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• How a gardener makes sure everyone can have fresh food
• Job horizons widen for those with disabilities
• Not back in the USSR: Russia’s battle over rap highlights cultural shifts
• Apple’s stumble may be China’s gain

How a gardener makes sure everyone can have fresh food Posted: 04 Jan 2019 01:35 PM PST In the 1980s, Ashley Patterson's mother was a farmer – and in many ways a trailblazer. Managing some 240 acres of fruit trees, she realized she had to set her business apart from others to be competitive, so she began field-packing and selling produce long before the widespread popularity of farmers markets.

Job horizons widen for those with disabilities Posted: 04 Jan 2019 01:11 PM PST Rich Donovan, a Canadian living with cerebral palsy, earned his financial firm $35 million in profit when he was a trader in New York City. Many factors drove that kind of success. But he says having a disability shaped his distinct response to risk and stress, which gave him an edge on the trading floor.

Not back in the USSR: Russia’s battle over rap highlights cultural shifts Posted: 04 Jan 2019 12:14 PM PST Public debate over popular music – and the cultural fault lines it often straddles – can reveal a lot about how a society has changed. The issue currently roiling Russia is the place of defiant and often obscene hip-hop and rap music, as performed by a new generation of outspoken young artists. Since October at least seven prominent rap musicians have seen their concerts mysteriously canceled.

Apple’s stumble may be China’s gain Posted: 04 Jan 2019 10:02 AM PST When Apple cut its forecast for revenue on Jan. 2, world financial markets swooned. The global reaction, however, was not caused merely by concerns about Apple. To many investors, it was the reason given: flagging iPhone sales in what Apple said was a slowing economy in China, its largest customer base.

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