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...correctly identify organic cotton as problematic in your article on ecological intelligence but fail to suggest the clear alternative: industrial (nondrug) hemp. The crop, which can be used as an alternative to cotton as well as a base for fuels and plastics, can grow with rainwater and requires no pesticides. The fact that the U.S., unlike most industrialized nations, continues to prohibit hemp deserves some serious attention in these dire times. Tim Mensching, New York City...
...find a solution. With such alluring content, even that problem may evaporate more quickly. Other websites would cater to certain niches, such as gathering subscriptions and advertising for shows about doctors. This type of surgical precision in targeting high-quality viewers may allow for sustainable business models to crop...
...talk about wanting to run,” Walsh said.“People get excited because they look forward to swiping the bag,” captain Harry Douglas added.The Crimson got some solid performances out of its strong crop of freshman pitchers over the course over the day. Rookies Jonah Klees and Brent Suter each made impressive starts, while Will Keuper and Conner Hulse helped in relief.“I’ve been using them all a lot,” Walsh said. “I’m hoping they?...
...recession's bleak realities-and the talents of a turnaround artist. "The global economic landscape will be changed for at least a generation," the authors write. "Preparing for that eventuality now is essential." Perhaps because they have more to lose from not doing so, the cream of the crop has been better able to cope. Fifty-five percent of market leaders - according to sales figures - grew revenues in 2008, the authors note - a significant leap from the 40% of second and third-place companies that notched gains. That may be the least surprising element of this short, scary report. Shrewd...
...half, bordering Pakistan. Indeed, two-thirds of Helmand province, the prime poppy-growing area, was colored black, which meant it is in Taliban control. Helmand and its neighbor, Kandahar province, is where most of the 17,000 additional U.S. troops are headed. They will arrive just as the poppy crop has been harvested, the moment when many rural Afghans trade their ploughs for rifles and "fighting season" commences, a term that Admiral Mullen doesn't like - there were Taliban attacks through the winter - but which will be all too apparent from the expected surge in U.S. casualties this summer...