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In 2003, Best Buy's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis was just another cubicle beehive buzzing with nine-to-fivers. Today, the electronics retail giant is leading a workplace revolution. Two employees - Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson - brought about the change by proposing a radical approach to work. Dubbed ROWE, or...
In a line of work that relies on clean beaches and clear water, Mourn, the travel agent, worries the authorities aren't working hard enough to protect the environment. As more guesthouses and bars pay their license fees to operate at the popular beaches, Mourn says raw sewage is being...
Tibet and Nepal, the long-standing darlings of the Himalayan tourist trade, have not been the most welcoming countries for visitors over the past few months. Foreign tourists have been barred from Tibet since March's anti-Chinese protests. Political troubles in Nepal, where recent elections were marred by bombings...
Two decades after banning nuclear power, following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Italy announced it will begin building new nuclear facilities, spurred by surging oil prices and concerns over the effect of fossil fuels on the environment.
But inspiring though such tales may be, Blair will not find his work easy. Religion is not an uncontroversial matter in the developing world-witness the Catholic Church's doctrine on abortion and contraception or the discrimination that women face in many Islamic societies. Moreover, in many nations, the legacy...