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Google Chrome Cupcakes

By Renee Blodgett on December 13, 2010 in North America, Photos, USA

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Google Chrome Cupcakes.....creativity geek-style: Thanks for the inspiration Chris DiBona....

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Mysore: Scratching the Surface of Carnatic Music

By Deborah Crooks on December 13, 2010 in California, India, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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"It must be perfect," my voice teacher Mysore V. Amba Prasad tells me after I've botched the pitch of a mid-tempo Janti Varasa. Janti Varasas are specific sets of swaras, or notes, of the 7-note...

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Lucia from Sweden: Coldest, Darkest Part of the Year

By A. Christian Karlsson on December 13, 2010 in Europe, Photos, Scandinavia, Sweden

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In the coldest, darkest part of the year, there is Lucia on December 13.  (Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy%27s_Day ) In our family: hot cocoa, lit candles, a fire cracking in the fireplace and savoring real "lussekatter" (Saffron...

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Downtown Napa Revival Well Underway

By Laura Del Rosso on December 13, 2010 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Downtown Napa used to be a sleepy place, with working-class roots that set it apart (some might say, pleasantly so) from its increasingly chic and expensive "up valley" neighbors: Yountville and St. Helena. But these...

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Beyond the Brink

By Katherine Hui on December 13, 2010 in All Countries, Photos

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Beyond the Brink is an excellent film that takes you on the journey of a young filmmaker, trying to unravel peoples' opinions and attitudes towards climate change. As climate talks in Cancun kick off, let...

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Arte Callejero: Expanding the Scope

By Brian Horstman on December 13, 2010 in Argentina, Ecuador, Europe, Featured, Italy, Photos, South America, Videos

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Like Arte Callejero.  Here you can find loads of graffiti from the streets of cities around Latin America and other parts of the world.  At the bottom of the page you've got an itemized list...

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Things to Know Before Heading to Namibia

By Jade Scully on December 13, 2010 in Africa, Featured, Namibia, Photos, Southern Africa, Videos

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You may be headed to the fascinating Etosha National Park, the captivating Namib desert or the atmospheric Skeletal coast. You’ve bought the latest 4 x 4 and all the accompanying gadgets and you’ve filled a...

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Animals in Pictures

By Lainie Liberti on December 13, 2010 in Antigua, Belize, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, North America, Photos, USA

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Below are some of the Most Beautiful Animals we met on our travels 3 toed sloth in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Sloths come down from their lazy tree slumber once a week to defaecate. We were...

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