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All things vanilla: July 2006
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THE TIME IS NOW. WHY WE IN THE UN ENVY THE WORLDS CUP. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Saturday, July 08, 2006. THE TIME IS NOW. In ancient times women in some cultures wielded power – spiritual power. It frightened the men to the point where they constantly tried to destroy the women. The witch hunts were only one example. Sometimes men were wise enough to recognize the importance and value of Woman’s...Now is the time, wome...
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All things vanilla: December 2005
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For The Love of Vanilla. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Tuesday, December 06, 2005. For The Love of Vanilla. Now imagine for a moment that you go to the store to buy your baking ingredients and there is no vanilla on the shelf. In fact, the only ingredient available is imitation vanilla. So you go to a second store and a third. No pure vanilla. You look online. No pure vanilla. Are you aware that even though there no longer ...
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All things vanilla: March 2006
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View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Wednesday, March 15, 2006. Linda set up and ran a Fortune 500 Company and has been a very influential business woman in the Silicon Valley. She is also the mother of I believe four grown children. She is a force to be reckoned with in the finest sense of this phrase. An open letter from Linda Alepin. Dear Sisters and Friends,. Why women’s rights? The other evening after giving my dinner speech ...
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All things vanilla: April 2007
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SUPPORT CHOCOLATE (CACAO) GROWERS. REMAINING HOPEFUL IN DIFFICULT TIMES. BIOFUEL: ARE FOOD CROPS OUR BEST OPTIONS? View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Monday, April 30, 2007. SUPPORT CHOCOLATE (CACAO) GROWERS. This pushed all of my buttons. Why? For the same reason that during the vanilla crisis the big manufacturers stopped using pure vanilla in their premium ice creams and said they contained "other natural flavors." This w...
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All things vanilla: May 2007
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Plantation workers look for justice in the North. The Struggle of Tropical Commodities Producers. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Sunday, May 27, 2007. Plantation workers look for justice in the North. Just out today, I've posted this article, although I have not yet gotten legal permission to print it. By T Christian Miller. May 27, 2007. Many had spent their lives toiling on banana plantations that U.S. The US. firms th...
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All things vanilla: October 2007
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UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Monday, October 15, 2007. UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS. Each time I receive FEED, I'm astonished by how much of our food supply is manipulated and how little we know of this. As a result, I'm now posting the newsletter from the Union of Concerned Scientists so that those of you who are also concerned can be more informed about what actually is going on. PR.
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All things vanilla: March 2007
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A JOURNEY TO CUBA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Wednesday, March 21, 2007. A JOURNEY TO CUBA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO. As so many friends have asked for a report on my recent trip to Cuba and Southern Mexico, I have posted a journal for you to enjoy. I hope that you will find it interesting. pr. A JOURNEY TO CUBA. If so, how would it affect the Island? I got the tickets. We were to stay in a. Each morning we...
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All things vanilla: October 2008
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Tropical Fruits - You Betcha! Breast Cancer Month - Less Pink More Research. A SENSATIONAL FUNDRAISING SOIREE. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Monday, October 27, 2008. Tropical Fruits - You Betcha! Another is Lilikoi, a variety of passion fruit that is more citrusy than its sensual purple cousin. Lilikoi chiffon pie is an Island favorite, as well as lilikoi salad dressing, lilikoi curd to spread on toast or poundcake, or...
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All things vanilla: January 2007
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The Story of Zakarya Abdulrihaman. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Thursday, January 25, 2007. The Story of Zakarya Abdulrihaman. The Story of Zakarya Abdulrihaman. How much vanilla was he selling? Currently you are the only one who cares about me. I do not know how to pay back your kindness. May God bless your kind soul. Your Somalian nephew.". I responded with long letters, giving him advice about vanilla, but more, giving ...
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All things vanilla: April 2006
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SHARING A PROFOUND MOMENT. Chef Deane and Dominican Hospital. View my complete profile. Global Women's Leadership Network. Neighborhoods Wildlife Conservation Alliance Blog. Saturday, April 22, 2006. SHARING A PROFOUND MOMENT. Sharing a profound moment. If you had read the front page story of the SF Chronicle on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2005, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become. Entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by. Circles. She then came ...