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Enset: The “Tree Against Hunger”

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 6, 2010 in Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Photos

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Often confused with its yellow, more widely known cousin, enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a member of the banana family (Musaceae). Unlike its cousin it’s not grown for its fruit, but instead for the starchy pulp...

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Delhi Gate: The Royal Passage

By Shiraz Hassan on October 6, 2010 in Asia, Featured, Lahore, Pakistan, Photos

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Delhi Gate of walled city is one the thirteen historic gates of Lahore. The Delhi gate is named as Delhi gate because of its opening on the high road from Lahore to Delhi. It was...

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Beyond Peace in the Middle East at CGI

By Michelle Kraus on October 6, 2010 in Events, North America, Photos, USA

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The annual meeting for the Clinton Global Initiative this year was a place where politics converged with philanthropy. Since its inception, this venue has been the change agent for philanthropic work throughout the world. The commitments...

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Sustain 2010 Winners

By Katherine Hui on October 6, 2010 in British Isles, England, Europe, London, Photos

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The Royal College of Art has just announced the winners of the Sustain Awards. Sustain is a showcase for the work, issues and arguments related to sustainability within the RCA in their Sustainable Art...

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Reducing Post-Harvest Waste

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 6, 2010 in Africa, Photos, Videos

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In this week’s episode, research intern, Matt Styslinger discusses how in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 239 million people are hungry, more than a quarter of the food is lost before it can be eaten due...

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Mapping Courage

By Christian Carollo on October 6, 2010 in Featured, North America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Photos, USA

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The ‘Mapping Courage: Honoring W.E.B. Dubois and Engine #11′ mural on the corner of 6th and South Streets....

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Global Agenda Seminar: Poverty Reduction Project

By Yoko Ishikura on October 5, 2010 in Africa, Asia, Japan, Photos

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Last week at Global Agenda Seminar at Academy Hills, guest speaker Yuji Kano spoke, who is the Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group.  We always give assignment to the participants,  together...

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Busy Tech Week Ahead In San Francisco: Cisco, Logitech, Facebook

By Jean-Baptiste Su on October 5, 2010 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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This Wednesday, San Francisco will be the battleground of the tech news world… again! At an event in the heart of the City’s Financial District, Cisco will unveil its visio-conferencing system for the home. Cisco’s living room...

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