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People eat in the cafeteria at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California January 13, 2012. The 100,000 square-foot campus was designed by architect Frank Gehry, and includes an entrance through an iconic pair of giant binoculars designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Around 500 employees develop video advertising for YouTube, parts of the Google+ social network and the Chrome Web browser at the site. ©Reuters Feb 7, 2013

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Naivasha, Kenya --- A Kenyan woman packs red roses at the Sher Agencies flower farm in Naivasha, some 90 km (56 miles) from the capital Nairobi February 8, 2006. Shipping out more than 88 million tonnes of cut flowers worth $264 million annually, the east African country is the biggest supplier to the lucrative European market. But the industry's success rings hollow for many workers, some of whom make only a dollar a day. Picture taken February 8, 2006. ©Corbis The Last Word Feb 7, 2013

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