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A Summer Shower in Mandalay

By Douglas Crets on February 23, 2012 in Asia, Myanmar, Photos

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This photo was taken during a summer shower in Mandalay, just on the fringes of the beginning rainy season. I was walking to my hostel, and it had just started to rain. These boys took...

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Azerbaijan’s Public Art Festival Launches This Week

By Renee Blodgett on February 22, 2012 in Asia, Azerbaijan, Events, Festivals, Photos

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This week, the launch of the inaugural 012 Baku Public Art Festival is happening in the Azeri capital, where they will present a unique opportunity for a selection of the finest emerging and established Azeri artists...

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Children At Play In Burma, Myanmar

By Douglas Crets on February 22, 2012 in Asia, Myanmar, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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On the fringe of the Burma border with Thailand, children play outside the straw hut school in their refugee camp. On my first night at this camp, mosquitoes were biting and buzzing around my face...

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Solar Nexus International Offers Quick and Easy Solar Power Generation in Africa

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 20, 2012 in Africa, East Africa, Featured, North Africa, Photos, Southern Africa, West Africa

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In rural Africa, over 90 percent of people do not have access to electricity. To address this problem, Solar Nexus International (SNI) has designed a contained system of solar power generation that can be installed...

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Praying in the Himalayas

By Douglas Crets on February 19, 2012 in Asia, India, Photos

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Praying in the Himalayas. “After three years of compulsory military service for males and two years for females, an estimated 20,000 former Israeli soldiers travel to India. The winter months are spent in...

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To Iceland and the Faroe Islands with M/S Norröna

By Dave OByrne on February 18, 2012 in Europe, Iceland, Photos

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Your North Atlantic adventure on a motorbike starts with the good ship M/S Norröna. No matter where you come from in Europe, the islands of the North Atlantic Ocean are something you must experience. Give...

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San Francisco: Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant

By Marcia Gagliardi on February 17, 2012 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Every year, my friends and I like to get together for our “Lonely Hearts/Singles Scene” Valentine’s Day dinner. I think we end up having more fun than most couples that night. In fact, I know...

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What’s For Dessert: Strawberry Mascarpone Layer Cake and Homemade Vanilla Extract

By Leen Al Zaben on February 17, 2012 in Featured, North America, Photos, USA

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It has been a frozen February. The air has a biting iciness to it and it has sent me straight into the arms of my kitchen for some warmth and goodness. I’m on a complex...

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