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Innovations in Access to Land: Land Grab or Agricultural Investment?

By Bernard Pollack on August 7, 2010 in Africa, Photos, West Africa

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This is the first in a series of posts about the increasing prevalence of large-scale land acquisition, or “land grabs” in Sub-Saharan Africa. Background: There has been a documented trend in recent years of foreign governments...

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Locavoration: The Benefits of Playing It Close to Home

By Deborah Crooks on August 6, 2010 in California, Featured, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Videos

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I spent the first part of 2010 touring a fair amount and taking some extended trips to the East Coast. Travel, even short getaways, is one of my addictive tendencies. While I love it (and...

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Steve Blank: History of Silicon Valley Tech vs Silicon Valley NOW

By Renee Blodgett on August 6, 2010 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Videos

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I haven't heard a 'university' lecture in awhile.....as for the style of one? Sure, I go to LongNow events and some academia shows up at TED, PopTech and others conferences I support and love. Yet,...

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HealthTap for Latest Updates on Personal Medicine, Health & Well Being

By Renee Blodgett on August 5, 2010 in Europe, North America, Photos, USA

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Introducing the new HealthTap Blog, who sees a future of true individualized medicine, where people’s increased control of their health reduces anxiety and increases optimism. Their first responsibility is to ‘do good’ for individuals....

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Liquids on Planes: 20 Most Common to be Thrown Away By Airport Security

By Renee Blodgett on August 5, 2010 in All Countries, Featured, Photos

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For better or for worse, attempting to bring a liquid item onto a plane has become a hassle. Because of the threats posed to flight security in recent years, restrictive measures have been...

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San Francisco’s Singularity Summit: August 14-15

By Renee Blodgett on August 5, 2010 in California, Events, Featured, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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The Singularity Summit, the premier dialog on the Singularity is coming to San Francisco August 14-15, 2010. Now in its fourth year, it started in 2006 with a mission to further the understanding and discussion...

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There’s No Place Like… Home?

By Katherine Hui on August 5, 2010 in Europe, Featured, Glasgow, North America, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Photos, Portland, Scotland, USA, Wales

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At Green Thing we always say that being green doesn't mean you have to live in a hole with very little provisions to reduce your impact on the earth. While this would make a difference...

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Singularity University: Financing the Future

By Renee Blodgett on August 4, 2010 in California, Europe, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Singularity University, now in the middle of its second year of classes over the course of ten weeks in Silicon Valley, held a panel on Financing the Future last night at Kicklabs in SOMA. Singularity University...

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