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Indonesia Tries Honesty Policy to Rebuild Trust

Years ago, I heard about an unusual doughnut vendor who asked people to pay what they owed, and make change for themselves, says Dov Seidman. The practice told his customers that he trusted them to be honest. Indonesia’s cashier-free “honesty cafes” do the same thing. The best way to rebuild trust is to extend trust to others.READ»

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Getting the Ideal Overseas Careers

Overseas career current market has witnessed overwhelming growth over the last two decades. A major share of national revenue for a number of growing places is a direct contribution of international jobs especially highest paying ...READ»

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Black(Berry)-Out: Indonesia Considers Banning the BlackBerry, Too

It's been a rough couple of days for Canadian smartphone champ RIM. Its BlackBerry devices have been banned in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and now the crazy-populous Indonesia may be next.READ»

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Social Capitalists: Profiles

Path (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) Founded: 1977 Seattle, Washington Christopher J. Elias, President www.path.org Entrepreneurship: A Innovation: A+ Social Impact: A+ Aspiration: A- Sustainability: A- ...READ»

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Would You Like Carbon Insurance With That Latte?

You can bet that this commodity will soon have carbon insurance percolating around somewhere. READ»

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The Impact of the Web on Sustainability

The web has impacted nearly everything: from the way we do business to the way we keep in touch with our friends. The web has also changed the way we contribute to our communities. It is a tool for organizations to help individuals realize their impact — whether it’s beautifying their community or donating to...READ»

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Mengembalikan Jati Diri Bangsa

Mengembalikan Jati Diri Bangsa - After reading the back end of a sentence from the article http://jurnalpublik.beritajitu.com about SEO contests Mengembalikan Jati Diri Bangsa with the words "Good racing, Please start at this very ...READ»

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Would You Live in a House Made of Sh*t?

Cow dung isn't usually thought of as house-building material, but a team of students from Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Indonesia have managed to build high-quality, low-cost bricks from the stuff. The team's invention, ...READ»

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World Food Business Summit

These are turbulent times, even for the allegedly recession-proof food industry. Here are the trends three leaders are seeing as they prep for this gathering (June 17-19) in New York. --Theunis Bates "You can't go into ...READ»

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Feeling all fuzzy? As this convention kicks off its 10th edition (this year in Nagoya, Japan), here’s a look at six critters worth saving—and the industries threatening to put them under.READ»

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World Food Business Summit Leaders Dish Future Trends

These are turbulent times, even for the allegedly recession-proof food industry. Here are the trends three leaders are seeing as they prep for this gathering (June 17-19) in New York.READ»

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Packing machine

Untitled DocumentPacking machine: What does packing machine do ? of course it's packing packages, Ruian Tengda Packing Machinery Co.,Ltd. Is Specialized Packing Machine, The Company Is Founded in 1997, and gets together 12 ...READ»

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Can Carbon Credits Slow Global Warming?

Legal limits on greenhouse-gas emissions are coming fast, with a $1 trillion carbon market emerging. At the core: A cadre of young, idealistic Yale forestry grads. But will carbon offsets do anything to slow global warming?READ»

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Friday Fun: How to Bake a Cake that's Horrifying, Un-P.C., and Hilarious

Apocalypse Cakes creates confections inspired by the most terrifying facets of our modern world.READ»

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Is Facebook Becoming the Whole World's Social Network?

Facebook's growth, which we already know is massive, is truly a global phenomenon, it turns out. And nations with the fastest membership growth rate are in South America, and Asia. Is Facebook becoming the global phone book?The data's ...READ»

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Big 3 Bailout?

This Saturday as world leaders from the G20 meet in Washington, the topic du jour is stabilizing the world economy. Leaders from the United States, France, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, Germany, India, ...READ»

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Eastern culture

Many wedding dresses in China, India (wedding sari) and Vietnam  (in the traditional form of the Ao dai) are colored red, the traditional color of good luck and auspiciousness. Nowadays, many women opt not to wear red ...READ»

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Plastic Planet

For Tupperware, all the world's a storage container.READ»

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Nestle Eases Up on Rainforest Destruction

We recently gave kudos to Nestle U.K. for a plan to source the chocolate in Kit Kat bars from fair-trade suppliers. That wasn't enough for Greenpeace U.K., which attacked the candy maker this week for sourcing palm oil from Sinar ...READ»

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Act Local, Think Global

Hindustan Lever's strategic and marketing innovations have the potential to transform its business in India and to improve the quality of life of the country's rural citizens. Now the company is exporting those ideas to other parts of the world -- from Indonesia to the Congo.READ»

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Updates

Texan Trees"Carbon Boom" (July/August) addressed the idea of offsetting greenhouse- gas emissions by preserving forests, largely in tropical regions like Brazil and Indonesia. Now the so-called forest carbon trade has come ...READ»

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Soft, Fluffy Recycled Tissue IS Possible, Says Biotech Entrepreneur

  Good news! Softer, flufflier, whiter, stronger, fully recycled tissue and toilet paper may already be possible! The sensitive American consumer no longer has to compromise. And the all-natural technology requires less ...READ»

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Survival Pricing

Reed Holden recently wrote this entry in his blog - www.reedholden.wordpress.com  Thought it had some great insight on what to do with pricing during this economic crisis: The Economy, Parking Lots and Survival Pricing I ...READ»

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Nestle Learns an Important Lesson in Social Media Management

Last week, Nestle got itself into a bit of a situation on its Facebook page. Following accusations by Greenpeace that the confectionery company was using palm oil sourced from deforested areas in Indonesia, the company's Facebook page ...READ»