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Spain’s communist model village

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/marinaleda-spanish-communist-village-utopia
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“In 2004, I was leafing through a travel guide to Andalusia while on holiday in Seville, and read a fleeting reference to a small, remote village called Marinaleda – “a communist utopia” of revolutionary farm labourers, it said.”

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Toronto Tool Library

http://torontotoollibrary.com/
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“Welcome to the Toronto Tool Library Homepage! We’re under construction at the Library (and website).”

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Almost Instant Chai

http://food52.com/blog/8599-almost-instant-chai
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“It’s always more fun to DIY. Every week, we’ll spare you a trip to the grocery store and show you how to make small batches of great foods at home. Today: Megan Scott of The Joy Kitchen shares the key to a perfect cup of chai.”

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An Ode To Pour-Over Coffee

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3019842/an-ode-to-pour-over-coffee?partner=rss
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“I used to have a coffee machine from the future. It was silver, naturally. It could be programmed to burr-grind my beans to various levels of fineness, charcoal-filter tap water, and brew 12 cups of coffee before I woke up.”

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Mazeguy Dominoes

http://www.mazeguy.net/supplies.html
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“Robin Paul Weijers aka Mr. Domino, the founder of Weijers Domino Productions, is now selling dominoes that are about as close to the ones used for his company’s world record attempts as possible. The dominoes are made of solid plastic, and come in 11 different colors.”

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Turkey Brine

http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/54614/turkey-brine
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““This is a tasty brine for any poultry. It will make your bird very juicy, and gravy to die for!! This is enough brine for a 10 to 18 pound turkey.” – by SHERI GAILEY”

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If He Hollers Let Him Go

http://www.believermag.com/issues/201310/?read=article_ghansah
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“Although the city of Dayton is small and has been hit hard by the decline of industry, in Xenia and Yellow Springs the land is green, fecund, and alive, even in the relentless heat of summer.”

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How to create chocolate out of nothing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y13tSEyOqGs
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“Discover my other interactive magic here: http://www.marianotomatis.com Wanna solve world hunger with magic? This video will teach you how to create chocolat…”

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Voice and Hammer

http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2013/fall/sharlet-belafonte/
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“Harry Belafonte, New York, 2011. (Mark Seliger/Management + Artists) Once, more than half a century ago, he was the handsomest man in the world. A radiant man. It was a matter of bearing, of voice and gesture and timing.”

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