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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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Must Try: Classic Peruvian Ceviche

By Lainie Liberti on February 16, 2012 in Featured, Peru, Photos, South America

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When  you go to Peru, you definitely need to taste the Peruvian ceviche. For the Peruvians, ceviche  is so important that it is considered part of Peru’s “national heritage.” Why is Peruvian ceviche unique from others? Most South...

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MIT Media Lab: New Media Medicine Collaboration

By Paul Franzosa on February 15, 2012 in Boston, Events, Massachusetts, New England, North America, Photos, USA

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I spent two weeks working in a collaborative design competition at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge Massachusetts. Health and Wellness Innovation 2012 was a two-week hackathon that brought together students, health professionals, and innovators...

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As If There Weren’t Already Enough Reasons To Visit Las Vegas…

By Julie McNamee on February 15, 2012 in Events, Featured, Las Vegas, Nevada, North America, Photos, USA

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  Neon Boneyard from http://www.markwu.info On our road trip in the US last summer, one of must-sees on the itinerary was the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas. Not being much of a gambler or glitzy show watcher,...

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Facilitating Farmer-Market Relations in Mali

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 13, 2012 in Africa, Featured, Mali, Photos, West Africa

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Farmers near Tominian in eastern Mali rely on rain to grow food. With a dry season that lasts as long as nine months, farming is only possible for a short amount of time each year. During...

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Artist Interview: Lindy LaFontaine

By Deborah Crooks on February 12, 2012 in Africa, California, Egypt, Featured, North Africa, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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One of the many cool music events about the Bay Area is Kate Burkart's Under the Covers Acoustic Series, which features three artists performing covers of three other artists in rotating sets. On the bill...

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Five Places One Traveler Unexpectedly Found Inner Peace

By Megan McDonough on February 11, 2012 in Africa, Chile, Egypt, England, Europe, Featured, London, North Africa, Photos, Santiago, Seville, South America, Spain, Wales

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Like any traveler, there are cities and towns we visit that provide instant comfort to our wandering soles. To this day, I can think of five places where I allowed peace to swallow me whole....

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