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Horrible-smelling 'corpse flower' blooms

The malodorous Indonesian Titan Arum, or 'corpse flower,' at the Western Illinois University Botany Greenhouse, has finally bloomed, prompting both delight and revulsion.
Giant, stinky 'corpse flower' (titan arum) to bloom this week

Good news for fans of the smelly titan arum or the 'corpse flower' as it is better known. It is set to bloom later this week.

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Dave Valle plays on a new field: microloans that help to end poverty

As a pro baseball player in the Dominican Republic Dave Valle saw poverty up close. Now his microloans are helping to end it.