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...relatives, no matter how distant. Although this ancestor does not resemble any relatives that I've seen before, your artist's rendition bears a striking resemblance to the storybook monkey Curious George, a childhood favorite. But where does the Man with the Yellow Hat fit into our family tree? JON HERSHEY Akron, Ohio...
...more grains, fruits and vegetables (but not exclusively) and cut back on fat and sweets (but not too much). Marketers are playing up the gourmet aspects of their products--and charging premium prices. "A lot of companies don't want to sell an organic product with a tree-hugger image anymore," says Michelle Barry, an analyst with the Hartman Group, a Seattle-based market-research firm. "They're marketing these products for their taste appeal and the social status connected with them...
Richard Savage kneels in the rich brown earth of a field on the outskirts of Pyongyang and reverentially spreads out the broad, green leaf of a young paulownia tree. The saplings have been in the ground for only a month but already they are a meter high; the first harvest could take place in just five years. Eyes shaded by his black cowboy hat, the Singaporean native gazes down the rows of juvenile trees, each worth thousands of dollars at maturity, with a satisfied grin. The experimental lumber crop has survived the harsh North Korean winter and is flourishing...
...Hermit state, international pariah, charter member of the "axis of evil"?North Korea is hardly an obvious place for long-term investments like tree farms. The decrepit Stalinist economy depends on international handouts to prevent widespread starvation. The Dear Leader?strongman Kim Jong Il?runs the country like a medieval fief. But Savage is confident that his $23 million, 20,000 hectare Paulownia plantation south of Pyongyang will pay off. His Singapore-based company, Maxgro Holdings, is investing $5 million in North Korea this year, and he even has plans to build a resort there, complete with a 70-room...
...Savage, the tree farmer, believes otherwise. He will be in North Korea with his Israeli irrigation engineers this week, setting up greenhouses and touching base with his North Korean partners. But he acknowledges his venture will require patience. The country "may be a bit backward," he concedes, "but so what? If you are prepared to help, it will take off like a bloody bullet." Or a paulownia tree...