Daily Archives: November 14, 2008

The end of Spamalot?

November 14, 2008 – 3:45 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis
Did your inbox suddenly get very quiet? Are you missing your daily dose of Viagra ads, Nigerian banking scams, and absurdist literature? The Silicon Alley Insider reports that Spam (the unsolicited email variety, not the delicious canned meat product) has declined by 75% worldwide. Why? Because a Washington Post investigation led to identifying [...]

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Podcast: Is “Permanent Change” an Oxymoron?

November 14, 2008 – 9:13 am

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Is “Permanent Change” an Oxymoron?

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Bi-Rite Market stocks goodies from its own garden

November 14, 2008 – 6:11 am

by Nissa Hanna
WHAT’S HAPPENING

In 2007 we told you about New York-based grocery chain Wegmans selling produce grown on its 50-acre organic farm. Now the Bi-Rite Market in San Francisco is shrinking the concept for its own store (SFGate.com 10.8.08).
The small grocer grows produce like Romano beans, arugula and heirloom tomatoes on one-third of an acre in nearby Sonoma [...]

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