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Hot Web Rubdown by Moroccan Man on a Marble Floor

By Craig Ouellette on November 22, 2011 in Africa, Morocco, North Africa, Photos

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So I'm laying face down, ass up (but skivvies on), on a marble floor. The room is hot, steamy, and there are three or four other men in skivvies getting hot rubdowns by other...

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Republicans: War Is Not the Answer

By Michelle Kraus on November 18, 2011 in Featured, North America, Photos, USA

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After all we spent on the war in Iraq, in money and lost lives, haven't the Republicans figured out - that war is not the answer? They simply cannot jumpstart the economy on the...

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London’s Top Five Unconventional Sculptures Around Its City

By Julie McNamee on October 26, 2011 in England, Europe, London, Photos

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  "Icon" by Will Ryman This one was taken very recently. It was part of the Frieze Art Fair Sculpture Park and witnessed on a beautifully sunny, mild autumnal day. It’s called “Icon” and was created by...

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APEC Summit on Women & the Economy

By Glennia Campbell on October 1, 2011 in California, Events, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Romi Haan was a housewife in South Korea with a problem: how to keep the floors clean without spending hours a day doing it.  Because of the ondol tradition of heating homes through the floor,...

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African Food: How to Eat a Traditional Senegalese Meal

By Rachael Cullins on September 30, 2011 in Africa, Dakar, Featured, Photos, Senegal, West Africa

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Before I moved to Africa, I was, like many Americans, vehemently opposed to eating anything that too closely resembled its living form. This included anything with legs or anything that was essentially watching me eat...

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India’s Mcleodganj, aka Little Tibet is a Rite of Passage

By Shivya Nath on September 28, 2011 in Asia, Featured, India, Photos

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Mcleodganj is perhaps every backpacker’s rite of passage to India. Except that it is so unlike India, I feel I’ve skipped a few legalities, missed a few stamps on my passport, and entered a world...

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San Francisco Restaurants: Random Bits and News Bites

By Marcia Gagliardi on September 27, 2011 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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A friend forwarded me the Glen Park Association newsletter, and now the blog mentions the partners of both Tataki locations (Ken Lui, Kenny Zhu, and Raymond Ho) are taking over the Sel et Vin wine...

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Africa’s Equal Exchange Distributes Small Farmers and Big Change

By Danielle Nierenberg on September 13, 2011 in Africa, Asia, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Jessica Jones-Hughes is part of Oke USA Fruit Company, a fair trade fruit company importing bananas to the North American market. Oke USA is a part of Equal Exchange, a Fairtrade worker-owned, cooperative headquartered in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Equal...

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