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Madame Helga: Her Folly Hotel in Sri Lanka

By Rick Politz and Sara Damergi on February 25, 2011 in Asia, Lodging, Photos, Sri Lanka

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‘’Helga darling, I tried to commit suicide again , I jumped off a bridge and broke both my ankles, I’m just so depressed I may never be able to wear my Manolo Blahniks again’’ In disbelief...

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Facebook Adds Domestic Partner and Civil Unions as Relationship Status Choices

By Kathy Drasky on February 24, 2011 in All Countries, Featured, Photos

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It took Facebook awhile, but this week the behemoth of social networking sites tiptoed into the legal minefield of restrictions, bans and government-imposed definitions that gay and lesbian couples have been assigned to describe our...

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Battle for Bittora Will Make You Laugh Out Loud

By Puneet Sidhu on February 24, 2011 in Asia, India, Photos

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Anuja Chauhan’s second book, Battle For Bittora, will make you LOL (laugh out loud). Crafted around the Lok Sabha elections, this romantic comedy brings to the reader a rather “cute” (if I may) version of...

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Why Google Stopped Collecting Last 4-Digits of Kids’ Social Security Numbers

By Larry Magid on February 24, 2011 in Featured, North America, Photos, USA

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As Huffington Post blogger Bob Bowdon reported on Monday, Google was asking parents to provide the last four digits of their children's social security number on the entry form for its annual "Doodle-4-Google" contest....

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First Ever Footage of Tsalala Pride Cubs

By Rich Laburn on February 24, 2011 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Two days ago we announced that one of the Tsalala Pride lionesses has just given birth to four small cubs.  For the last two days, all of our rangers have at some stage or another...

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State of the World 2011 Launches in Finland

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 23, 2011 in Europe, Finland, Helsinki, Photos, Scandinavia

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Today in Helsinki Finland, Gaudeamus Helsinki University Press hosted the Finnish launch ofState of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Co-Project Director, Danielle Nierenberg discussed the findings from the book and talked about Nourishing the...

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Manara Vanilla: Cultivating Delicate Flavor in Madagascar

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 22, 2011 in Africa, Madagascar, Photos

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Though it was first used as flavoring by the Aztecs in Central and South America, the majority of vanilla beans–over two thirds– now come from the Northeastern rainforests of the African island of Madagascar. For almost...

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TEDxBerkeley 2011 Performers: From A Cappella, Cello & The Hang to Harmonica, Guitar & Piano

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

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While we're talking TEDxBerkeley, there was an amazing group of performers in addition to the inspiring list of speakers who inspired close to 1,300+ people in Zellerbach Hall last weekend. Moses Sedler and Sonja Drakulich teamed up...

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