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	<title>The Big Story | SmartPlanet</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Longform feature stories by the industry's best writers.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Getting crafty: small batch distillers push the alcohol industry envelope]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/getting-crafty-small-batch-distillers-push-the-alcohol-industry-envelope/483]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In a burgeoning U.S. market for small-batch and craft spirits, hundreds of small companies scattered throughout the nation are making new concoctions that would seem otherworldly to the...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In a burgeoning U.S. market for small-batch and craft spirits, hundreds of small companies scattered throughout the nation are making new concoctions that would seem otherworldly to the...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Dearen]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-17T10:00:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Are we ready for a robotic barista?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/are-we-ready-for-a-robotic-barista/477]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Brewing and serving coffee with a precision typically reserved for manufacturing might just be the answer to a wired, mobile, impatient, caffeine-hungry world. Austin-based Briggo is betting on it.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Brewing and serving coffee with a precision typically reserved for manufacturing might just be the answer to a wired, mobile, impatient, caffeine-hungry world. Austin-based Briggo is betting on it.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-06-03T10:00:43Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Laughing, tweeting and eating: the soft power of Shaquille O'Neal]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/laughing-tweeting-and-eating-the-soft-power-of-shaquille-oneal/421]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Social media is allowing brands and celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal to build their soft power and transfer it to profits. So what's the trick to creating an authentic Twitter relationship?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Social media is allowing brands and celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal to build their soft power and transfer it to profits. So what's the trick to creating an authentic Twitter relationship?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-20T10:00:23Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Kick a ball, turn on a light: Can soccer solve one of the globe's intractable problems?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/kick-a-ball-turn-on-a-light-can-soccer-solve-one-of-the-globes-intractable-problems/430]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Four Harvard University women created a soccer ball that generates electricity for use in off-grid areas of the world. It is having a powerful impact.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Four Harvard University women created a soccer ball that generates electricity for use in off-grid areas of the world. It is having a powerful impact.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/kick-a-ball-turn-on-a-light-can-soccer-solve-one-of-the-globes-intractable-problems/430]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Dearen]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-06T10:00:16Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Bypassing traditional shipping methods through travelers' good will]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/bypassing-traditional-shipping-methods-through-travelers-good-will/369]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "Crowdshipping" is a new and less expensive way to ship goods through travelers connecting online. But if something goes wrong, who is held responsible?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "Crowdshipping" is a new and less expensive way to ship goods through travelers connecting online. But if something goes wrong, who is held responsible?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/bypassing-traditional-shipping-methods-through-travelers-good-will/369]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Serafin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-22T10:00:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Fourth Estate 2.0 puts innovation above the fold]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/fourth-estate-20-puts-innovation-above-the-fold/372]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Non-profit news organizations develop new ways to tell a story and play watchdog, while tech gurus now share the bylines. Is the future of news already here?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Non-profit news organizations develop new ways to tell a story and play watchdog, while tech gurus now share the bylines. Is the future of news already here?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/fourth-estate-20-puts-innovation-above-the-fold/372]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-08T10:00:09Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The new metropolis, sponsored by you]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/the-new-metropolis-sponsored-by-you/340]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Crowdfunding is providing innovative new urban design projects with the capital they need to get started. But can citizens really dictate future city landscapes?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Crowdfunding is providing innovative new urban design projects with the capital they need to get started. But can citizens really dictate future city landscapes?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/the-new-metropolis-sponsored-by-you/340]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-03-26T10:00:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[It's a wrap: food packaging design goes high-tech]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/its-a-wrap-food-packaging-design-goes-high-tech/314]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ From software that can take a juice bottle from sketch to virtual store shelf in hours to innovations that make frozen dinners safer and more sustainable, food packaging design is entering a new era.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ From software that can take a juice bottle from sketch to virtual store shelf in hours to innovations that make frozen dinners safer and more sustainable, food packaging design is entering a new era.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/its-a-wrap-food-packaging-design-goes-high-tech/314]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-03-12T10:00:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Can 'charter cities' help abolish global poverty?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/can-charter-cities-help-abolish-global-poverty/274]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Economists envision future urban centers that spur economic investment and growth. So why is it so difficult to build them?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Economists envision future urban centers that spur economic investment and growth. So why is it so difficult to build them?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/can-charter-cities-help-abolish-global-poverty/274]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Dearen]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-02-26T11:00:44Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In Copenhagen, daring to innovate on the plate]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/in-copenhagen-daring-to-innovate-on-the-plate/256]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ At the internationally-renowned restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, finding an insect in your food is a reason to dig in, not send it back.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ At the internationally-renowned restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, finding an insect in your food is a reason to dig in, not send it back.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Serafin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-02-12T09:58:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Reading, writing and raisins: how school food innovations are reducing childhood obesity]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/reading-writing-and-raisins-how-school-food-innovations-are-reducing-childhood-obesity/245]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ To stem the tide of childhood obesity, healthy food initiatives are targeting schools -- and finding success.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ To stem the tide of childhood obesity, healthy food initiatives are targeting schools -- and finding success.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-01-29T13:58:12Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[For business, food waste a ripe opportunity for savings]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/for-business-food-waste-a-ripe-opportunity-for-savings/224]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Minimizing waste along the food chain: it's good for the environment, but even better for the bottom line. The "mega-movement" is just beginning.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Minimizing waste along the food chain: it's good for the environment, but even better for the bottom line. The "mega-movement" is just beginning.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/for-business-food-waste-a-ripe-opportunity-for-savings/224]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-01-15T09:33:35Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Dredging the past to create a better shipping future]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/dredging-the-past-to-create-a-better-shipping-future/179]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The centuries-old technique of dredging sediment to create deeper waterways is having a resurgence. Will it spark an economic boom?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The centuries-old technique of dredging sediment to create deeper waterways is having a resurgence. Will it spark an economic boom?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-12-04T10:11:07Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Michelle Rhee: a reformer, reformed]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/michelle-rhee-a-reformer-reformed/120]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Michelle Rhee sparked lots of emotional fires as chancellor of the Washington, D.C., school system. Now the firebrand is taking her education ideas to a national level.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Michelle Rhee sparked lots of emotional fires as chancellor of the Washington, D.C., school system. Now the firebrand is taking her education ideas to a national level.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-11-29T11:00:33Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[An unassuming warrior: Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/an-unassuming-warrior-chinese-environmentalist-ma-jun/122]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Award-winning environmentalist Ma Jun chastens multinational companies and fights pollution in China using the most powerful tool he knows: information.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Award-winning environmentalist Ma Jun chastens multinational companies and fights pollution in China using the most powerful tool he knows: information.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Dearen]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-11-20T13:10:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[From relic to revolutionary: streetcars revitalize city transit]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/from-relic-to-revolutionary-streetcars-revitalize-city-transit/105]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ More than a half-century after streetcars were abandoned and burned, at least a dozen U.S. cities are working to revive them.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ More than a half-century after streetcars were abandoned and burned, at least a dozen U.S. cities are working to revive them.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-10-09T13:28:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[With technology, bringing the ACL tear to its knees]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/with-technology-bringing-the-acl-tear-to-its-knees/101]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Experts in medicine and engineering are using new technology to learn why ACL tears, a devastating sports injury to the knee, occur -- as well as how to prevent them from happening.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Experts in medicine and engineering are using new technology to learn why ACL tears, a devastating sports injury to the knee, occur -- as well as how to prevent them from happening.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/big-story/with-technology-bringing-the-acl-tear-to-its-knees/101]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-25T09:04:21Z</pubDate>
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