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...villas and ancient structures that would otherwise be abandoned," says Livia Pianelli, director of Terranostra, an agency linked to the Italian farmers' union. Even with rising demand, not all agritourism destinations will survive. Willard Biemans, an E.U. official in Poland who deals with rural development, says that, given high start-up costs, "It's a big risk, especially if you take into account that everybody is doing it, and everybody thinks this is the future." Still, back in Germany, farmer Winkelmann is enjoying the boom. His farm, called Flottwedel, offers guests a hay bed plus a sumptuous breakfast...
...Danish apparel company. Each contract is worth between $300,000 and $550,000. The N.O.C.I. has reached out to U.S. companies with less success. A delegation met with Nike and Motorola in April. "It was the pitch from hell," says Hayder al-Fekaiki, director of IraqiSport, a London-based start-up that the N.O.C.I. hired to help negotiate its sponsorship deals. He cited the unfortunate timing: insurgents had just dragged dead contractors through Fallujah. Neither company signed pacts...
While there, Kidd established the fundraising department of the non-profit. “Judith was a consummate professional,” says Charlie Rose, vice president and dean of CityYear. “She really helped CityYear go from a start-up to building an institution...
...under 300 kilobits per second. Compare that with average connection speeds in Korea of 4 megabits per second and up to 8 megabits per second in Japan. Those speeds are driving innovations that we can't compete with here. So when you begin to fund an information-technology start-up here--and you won't know if you're successful or not for four or five years--it is incumbent on us to understand what is happening in China...
...pays for a slice of pizza with Crimson Cash, though, the vendor does not see as much money as it would if the student had paid with cash. In fact, HUDS currently collects between 5 and 8 percent of every off-campus Crimson Cash transaction, in addition to other start-up fees...