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Hawaiian Hope Keawe Wants to Keep Ancient Hula Alive

By Renee Blodgett on October 8, 2012 in Featured, Hawaii, North America, Photos, USA

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One of the most inspirational people I met when I went to Hawaii, the Big Island this past summer was Hope Keawe. The night I met her, I was scheduled to do a restaurant review, courtesy...

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Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens Lake Merritt

By Deborah Crooks on October 7, 2012 in California, Festivals, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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A special evening in the Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland next Saturday, October 13, 2012. The Gardens grounds will be filled with lanterns, carved and lit gourds and illuminated sculptures, all created by local Bay...

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Finland’s Cultural Turku

By Andrea Spirov on October 7, 2012 in Europe, Finland, Photos, Scandinavia

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It’s hard to put a finger on what makes Turku so cool. As the former capital of Finland (and the country’s oldest city), it offers plenty in the way of historic sites and cultural attractions....

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Discovering Finland’s Turku City Library

By Andrea Spirov on October 6, 2012 in Europe, Finland, Photos, Scandinavia

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Finland's Turku: our walk around the city's centre one evening took us past the city’s public library. We ended up spending about an hour there, wandering through the various rooms and enjoying the beautiful architecture, displays...

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A Steve Jobs Tribute One Year Later…

By Beth Blecherman on October 6, 2012 in North America, Photos, USA

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Many in the tech world are remembering Steve Jobs, who passed away one year ago. GigaOM wrote a post with reasons to remember Steve Jobs while Mashable covered that “Remembering Steve Jobs’ Death Ignites Twitter...

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A Capella Group Pentatonix WOWs a Kentucky Crowd

By Renee Blodgett on October 5, 2012 in North America, Photos, USA, Videos

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I hadn't heard of Pentatonix before but then again, I'm not between 15 and 20, which seems to be the generation that knows and follows their every move. They performed on the Idea Festival stage in...

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Ray Kurzweil on Ethics & Natural Language Processing

By Renee Blodgett on October 5, 2012 in California, Events, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Videos

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There was an odd but interesting combination of fireside chats at DEMOFall this year: Ray Kurzweil and Ev Williams both took the stage over the course of the 2.5 day event in Santa Clara, CA. Kurzweil,...

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Paradise in San Marcos & Lake Atitlan Guatemala

By Rachel Denning on October 5, 2012 in Central America, Featured, Guatemala, Photos

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Above, Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, considered to be one of the most spiritual places to visit. Join us on our journey on how we got there. How seven people and a dog (plus the driver) can...

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