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25-Foot Junk Food Pyramid to Raise Awareness... and Hunger

Junk food tastes better than it looks--place a pile of neon orange Cheetos next to a basket of fresh strawberries to see for yourself. Now an unidentified group of people (or person) wants to show us just how unappealing junk food ...READ»

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Barbara MacPhee

Principal, New Orleans Center for Science and MathematicsREAD»

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A Visionary, Reinventing New Orleans

Kirsha Kaechele's mother was a wild-child painter; her father was an astrophysicist at a miltary think tank, at the dawn of the Cold War—until he took acid, and gave it up. So it's safe to say that Kaechele's work does her parents ...READ»

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Stephen Sabludowsky

Co-founder, The Internet CoalitionREAD»

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Education Report Card

Dogged by historically low test scores, the New Orleans Public School System flounders while nearby private institutions follow the lead of strong higher education programs in the area. Closing this education gap requires back-to-basics education reformREAD»

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Brady Finney

Director of Operations, New Orleans Technology CouncilREAD»

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Jim Clinton

Director, Southern Technology CouncilREAD»

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Harold E. Doley, Jr.

Founder and Chairman, Doley Securities, Inc.READ»

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Handybundles

Hi, I am ohhenson. I am working in this site and i have a group. This site is about to learn some features and  to collect new ideas. I am working in New Orleans, United States.To have touch with me, please visit my  <a ...READ»

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Tim Williamson

General Manager, Cox Interactive Media of New OrleansREAD»

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Brand U.S.A.: New Orleans

Given its rich cultural history, can and should New Orleans embrace the technological demands of the New Economy and down play its Mardi Gras reputation?READ»

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Edward Massey

Owner, Massey RealtyREAD»

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Kimberly Williamson

Executive Director, New Orleans Downtown Development DistrictREAD»

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Reinventing New Orleans

Silicon Bourbon? New Orleans works to change its brand from indulgence to innovation and from revelry to research.READ»

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Soya and Oilseed Summit 2009

The U.S. expects its largest-ever soybean crop this year: 3.2 billion bushels, enough to make 77 pounds of tofu for each person on the planet. Still, that might not be adequate, given rising demand for meat -- and thus animal feed -- ...READ»

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The New New Orleans: Best of Times for the Big Easy

New Orleans is on one formidable good times roll.READ»

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Recruiting and Retaining Talent

How can a city attract bright, young talent without a powerful business community? How can a city grow a powerful business community without bright, young talent?READ»

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Tech Priority Check

While the New Orleans economy is powered mainly by tourism, many community leaders envision the city as an emerging technological hub anchored by its most recent high-tech achievement: The Naval Information Technology CenterREAD»

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Rebuilding New Orleans: Ten Coolest Innovators

Three years after Katrina, the nation's most expensive hurricane, which cost insurers an estimated $44 billion, came Gustav. As if New Orleans needed its rebuilding project to get any harder. And yet, there’s hope. To underscore how far the city has come since 2005, alldaybuffet, a group of creative professionals focused on social innovation, created the New Orleans 100, a list of projects that are bringing new creative energy, attracting tourism, rebuilding homes, overhauling the educational system, and stimulating economic activity. Here are 10 of the most innovative ventures.READ»

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Fast Cities: New Orleans

The recovery of post-Katrina New Orleans has unleashed a new generation of social entrepreneurs. A sterling example: the Broadmoor Improvement Association and its dynamic president, LaToya Cantrell. Broadmoor is a racially mixed, middle-class historic district dating to the 1920s.READ»

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Soul is Waterproof

With three years behind us since Hurricane Katrina and, continuing in the spirit of The New Orleans 100 project, I've been contemplating my hometowns future and realizing the positive changes that have come about since the storm. ...READ»

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The New Orleans 100

 This week I had lunch with a colleague who works at one of the most innovative and  creative shops around today. One might assume that his agency is based here in nYc  - but then you'd be wrong. Honest mistake though; New York ...READ»

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Clean '09

"I know I'll offend wet advocates, but you can't do everything with water," says Tim Maxwell, president of GreenEarth Cleaning, which licenses a liquid-silicone-based dry-cleaning technology. At the biennial World ...READ»

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Fast History: Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in New Orleans, 2005

Most Americans remember tuning into the news this morning four years ago to find a beloved American city half immersed in water after Hurricane Katrina’s Category 3-fueled storm surge broke New Orleans fragile levees. Katrina ...READ»

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Rebuilding the Big Uneasy

As New Orleans continues to dry out, efforts are underway to reopen the central business district and tourist quarter as soon as possible. The steps send a multiple message: Life goes on, business as usual -- and tourists, please ...READ»