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Taste of Playa Brings On New Travel & Food Celebrity Host

By Renee Blodgett on October 13, 2010 in Mexico, North America, Photos

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Taste of Playa 2010 just announced a new celebrity host. Travel and Food Expert, Mark DeCarlo, is teaming up with local chefs in the Riviera Maya’s upcoming culinary event, Taste of Playa in Playa del...

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The Works of 2010 Nobel Laureate in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa

By Shiraz Hassan on October 12, 2010 in Peru, Photos, South America

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Mario Vargas Llosa is the Peruvian novelist, playwright, essayist, journalist, literary critic, who received Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the central writers in the Hispanic world, but he...

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Mushroom Packaging: An Alternative to Plastic?

By Katherine Hui on October 12, 2010 in England, Europe, Photos, Videos

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This is a fascinating TED talk by Eden Bayer, who has designed and engineered an alternative to plastic packaging from a fungus-based material. The organism, called 'mycelium,' acts as an adhesive that can turn agriwaste...

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Leo Laporte On Success: Pursue Your Dreams

By Haegwan Kim on October 12, 2010 in Europe, North America, Photos, USA

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Below is an interview with Leo Laporte on what success is to him. Haegwan Kim (HK): As my research is on the law of success, what is your personal definition of success? Leo Laporte (LL): I think...

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Meet Blufr, Answers.com’s Multi-Platform Social Trivia Game

By Renee Blodgett on October 11, 2010 in North America, Photos, USA

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Answers.com, just announced its first iPhone application: blufr, a social trivia game based on information from Answers.com. The app is currently available for free and is downloadable from the Apple iTunes Store. blufr has been designed to...

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Black-Eyed Peas to the Rescue

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 10, 2010 in Africa, Dakar, Photos, Senegal, West Africa

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While the process of baking bread may vary from culture to culture, there are a few essential ingredients utilized by bread makers the world over. They include:  flour, yeast, water, and salt.  Researchers at the...

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Nordin’s Permaculture Project in Malawi

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 9, 2010 in Africa, East Africa, Malawi, Photos, Videos

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In this week’s video we hear from Kristof Nordin, who runs a permaculture project in Malawi with his wife Stacia. They have been working in Malawi to help educate farmers that “tidy” yards and gardens...

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LA, Chez Mana, Recording

By Deborah Crooks on October 8, 2010 in California, Los Angeles, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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I came home from a fun run through Los Angeles (thank you, Cinema Bar & Java w/Javelyn) & San Diego to preview a song at Chez Mana's inaugural art & music soiree at The Fremont Hills...

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