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River Dance at the Grand West Casino Arena

By Jade Scully on February 23, 2011 in Africa, Cape Town, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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River Dance. As a child I used to sit and watch my grandparent’s VHS of Michael Flatley’s feet whiz by as he stepped and jumped to the music of the River Dance. I loved to...

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Making Mochi the Easy Way

By Naomi Kuwabara on February 22, 2011 in Asia, Japan, Photos

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I wanted to post some sort of osechi (Japanese new year's fare) and mochi article for New Year's but I missed my opportunity. However, I've been eating a lot of mochi lately and started thinking...

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Video Images from the Damaged Gene Bank in Egypt

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 22, 2011 in Africa, Egypt, Photos, Videos

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Check out this video taken for the Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog by El-Sayed Mohamed El-Azazi, Executive Director of the Egyptian Deserts Gene Bank at the North Sinai Research Station. The Bank was severely damaged by looters...

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Photo of the Week: Holi, The Festival of Color

By Mariellen Ward on February 22, 2011 in Asia, Events, Festivals, India, Photos

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photograph of people playing Holi in India by Dave Bouskill, PicturethePlanet.com I love this photo by Dave Bouskill of Picture the Planet. It’s of Holi, of course, the festival of colour, a celebration that everyone in...

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America’s Renowned Krispy Kreme

By MJ Klein on February 22, 2011 in New England, North America, Photos, USA

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People love ‘em or hate ‘em.  There’s no middle ground with Krispy Kreme.  Personally, I love them.  When I was a kid, our favorite place to go after church on Sunday was Krispy Kreme.  Hui-chen...

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San Francisco’s (Snow-Covered?) Hills

By Laura Del Rosso on February 22, 2011 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Strange as it may seem (particularly to those who live in cold weather climates), everyone seems to be talking excitedly about the possibility of snow this week in San Francisco. It was even mentioned on the...

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Room-to-Read: Lessons Learned in Taking Literacy Global

By Renee Blodgett on February 22, 2011 in All Countries, Events, North America, Photos, USA

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Erin Keown Ganju shared her passion with 1,300+ TEDxBerkeley attendees this past weekend, including five key lessons she has learned about not just engaging the world (theme of this year's event) but making a difference in...

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Robert Fuller on Rankism: Humiliation is More Dangerous Than Plutonium

By Renee Blodgett on February 22, 2011 in California, Events, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Robert Fuller's TEDxBerkeley talk this past weekend brought me back to my own childhood as well as made me reflect on the childhood of my parents and grandparents. He was fresh and frank when he spoke...

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