See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. Ray Charles never thought much about South Ossetia, Abkhazia, or other regions that comprise the country of Georgia. Located in the Caucasus region, the…
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A Netherlands non-profit plans to send 40 men and women on a one-way trip to Mars. To date, they have received over 200,000 applications for a seat. The Mars One…
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As seen on TV’s endless discussion of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, everyone is looking for the black box. It would probably help speed things up if more people…
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If you have any friends in the arts, you’ve probably been hit up for money via crowdfunding, a mass gathering of wallets designed to push forward new projects that need…
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. China is the second largest economy in the world, offering a huge population whose introduction to Western consumer goods is the Holy Grail of…
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Back in 2008, officials in Los Angeles made a big stink about a certain kind of cheese. It was not that the cheese stank — it was how it was…
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In large companies, there’s always an employee whose exact purpose seems a mystery. Sure, they’re pleasant and show up for work every day, but no one is quite sure what…
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Imagine this client meeting at a public relations agency: you are presented with a city in financial turmoil. They have wide swaths of the city given over to rubble and…
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You’ve probably seen the television commercials. The likes of Alex Trebek, former Senator Fred Thompson, Henry Winkler, and Pat Boone are featured, all telling you with a concerned look —…
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. You may have noticed Malaysia has been in the news lately. Like the last hundred times the country has been on the international stage,…