In the 1970s the cassava mealybug first threatened to decimate cassava crops throughout sub-Saharan Africa, causing fear of widespread famine. Although cassava (a perennial woody shrub with an edible root) originates from South America, it...
Voting can be fun! Especially when you live in California. This year, we voted on Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana for sale to the masses. Yes, instead of developing a reasonably convincing bum knee...
A student from Moore College of Art & Design works on an assignment in Logan Square....
Beirut: they call this pile the Paris of the Mediterranean but I’ve been to Paris and they must be thinking of a different Paris. It looked great from the air but on the ground you...
Successful entrepreneurs know that bringing their ideas to the most powerful reality is a function of building a team of the right caliber and with the right motivation.
Drive by Daniel Pink proposes a new model to...
English-language books are hard to come by in Brazil, and when you find them, they’re often overpriced. That’s why I asked my girlfriend’s friend to bring me a Kindle from his trip to the...
From November 5-7, 2010, Brussels will be having their annual Accessible Art Fair, a three day event, held twice a year, during which art-lovers can purchase art directly from the artists. It has grown into...
Farmers groups, unions and women’s cooperatives are a powerful force in Africa. It’s difficult to estimate how many of these groups exist, but there are millions of farmers across the continent who have come together...
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