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Getting the Most from Crops: In the Field and at the Market

By Molly Theobald on October 11, 2010 in Africa, Cameroon, Photos, West Africa

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In Cameroon, one of the foods that grows best is cassava. But farmers struggle with low yields because of pests and diseases that damage crops, making each harvest much more labor intensive than they are...

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Communications is a Service, Not a Cost

By Fran Brosan on October 11, 2010 in British Isles, England, Europe, North America, Photos, USA

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Looking through the Marketing Society’s 50th Anniversary book ‘The Future of Marketing’, sponsored by Accenture. These words stood out particularly, from Ian Livingstone, CEO of BT: ‘From a customer point of view, irrelevant advertising is...

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Top Hong Kong Attractions

By Renee Blodgett on October 11, 2010 in Asia, China, Featured, Hong Kong, Photos

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I have often heard the slogan “East meets West” thrown around to ascribe an identity to chic new hotels,  fusion restaurants, and trendy travel destinations.  While certainly trendy, Hong Kong truly is the indisputable perfect merging of East...

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Burning at Burning Man: Naked Came the Astronomer

By Dan Seligson on October 11, 2010 in Events, Nevada, North America, Photos, USA

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Burning Man is an annual week-long celebration of radical self-expression, community, arts and music.  Since 1989, it has been held in the Nevada desert concluding on Labor Day, the first Monday in September.  It had...

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Ecuador By Bike Anyone?

By Renee Blodgett on October 11, 2010 in Ecuador, Photos, Quito, South America

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Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental opened in Quito in the past month, and offers an exciting way to discover the city and the country… on a bike or motorcycle! Mountain bikes, scooters and motorcycles are...

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San Francisco’s Open Studios For The Artist In You

By Renee Blodgett on October 11, 2010 in California, Events, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Open Studios kicked off in San Francisco this past weekend. As the largest and first open studios program in the country, SF Open Studios showcases a multitude of artists, styles, and mediums that may lie...

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Will the Real Eiffel Tower Please Stand Up?

By Sherry Ott on October 11, 2010 in Europe, Featured, France, Paris, Photos

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Everyone around me was taking pictures of the Eiffel Tower, but I was distracted by the thousands of other Eiffel Towers and the touts carrying them. From the first moment I went to the Eiffel...

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Othmer’s The Futurist: A Lonely But Humorous Journey

By Renee Blodgett on October 11, 2010 in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Featured, Fiji, North America, Pacific, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa, USA

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I just finished reading The Futurist by James Othmer. Not a new novel, but like piles of others in my pending pile by the bed, it's been sitting there waiting to be devoured. Three flights...

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