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Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Austin, TX (Courtesy: Personal Experience)

* The lost techniques and era of Chinese fashion. (Courtesy: New Yorker)

* Ten states have fewer jobs now than when the start of the Great Recession. The states are: Wyoming, Alabama, New Mexico, New Jersey, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, Maine, Connecticut, and West Virginia. (Courtesy: NYT)

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Kenya launched a government bond that is available for purchase only through mobile phones. (Courtesy: African Business)

* Among many things in the article, thirty percent of the United States’ federal revenue came from alcohol excise taxes in the early 20th century. (Courtesy: New Yorker)