A Yunnan village's sweet success story Most people don't associate Xishuangbanna in Southwest China's Yunnan Province with chocolate. But in Sanman village, they are now turning locally grown cacao into handcrafted chocolate. More than just a sweet treat, the cacao industry is boosting farmers' incomes while protecting the local environment and creating new opportunities through tourism and educational experiences. Watch how a cacao pod becomes a bar of chocolate.

He gave birth to the Xbox. Was a game making legend. Became an agent and then went full mad scientist making the world's best bread and chocolate. More than all that Seamus Blackley is a deep, eccentric thinker on tech and has lived a most unusual life. One of the best pods we've ever done. Mega thanks to @brexHQ and @sendcutsend for making the Core Memory podcast possible. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:37 Why Tech Hype Sucks 00:08:33 Why Talking About Your Work Kills It 00:11:36 Early Life, Physics, and Jazz 00:22:53 Fermilab & Academic Politics 00:31:43 Building the First 3D Video Game Engines 00:35:14 Early Game Development Culture 00:39:33 DreamWorks & Spielberg 00:45:28 Pitching the Xbox 00:55:04 Fighting to Save Xbox 01:04:44 Abducting Jimmy Fallon 01:08:16 Baking Bread with 4,500-Year-Old Yeast 01:11:36 Growing Cacao Trees in a Lab 01:18:05 Accidentally Launching a Chocolate Empire

10 THINGS TIME HAS TAUGHT ME 1. Most of our life is spent chasing false goals and worshipping false ideals. The day you realize that is the day you really start to live. 2. You really, truly cannot please all of the people all of the time. Please yourself first and your loved ones second, everyone else is busy pleasing themselves anyway, trust me. 3. Fighting the ageing process is like trying to catch the wind. Go with it, enjoy it. Your body is changing, but it always has been. Don’t waste time trying to reverse that, instead change your mindset to see the beauty in the new. 4. Nobody is perfect and nobody is truly happy with their lot. When that sinks in you are free of comparison and free of judgement. It’s truly liberating. 5. No one really sees what you do right, everyone sees what you do wrong. When that becomes clear to you, you will start doing things for the right reason and you will start having so much more fun. 6. You will regret the years you spent berating your looks, the sooner you can make peace with the vessel your soul lives in, the better. Your body is amazing and important but it does not define you. 7. Your health is obviously important but stress, fear and worry are far more damaging than any delicious food or drink you may deny yourself. Happiness and peace are the best medicine. 8. Who will remember you and for what, become important factors as you age. Your love and your wisdom will live on far longer than any material thing you can pass down. Tell your stories, they can travel farther than you can imagine. 9. We are not here for long but if you are living against the wind it can feel like a life-sentence. Life should not feel like a chore, it should feel like an adventure. 10. Always, always, drink the good champagne/ Cacao and use the things you keep for ‘best’. Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. Today is a gift that’s why we call it the present. Eat, Drink & Be Merry. ~ Donna Ashworth ✨🙌🏾💫

The cacophony of harpies suddenly screaming about the Paramount deal were dispatched by Bonta to give him back-up to blow up the deal. He's terrified he's being blamed for destroying Hollywood, so he needs even crazier voices to take the political pressure off him. Scammers.

This is INSANE Carl Cacconie was convicted of six counts of child sex crimes El Dorado County, CA Judge Michael McLaughlin RELEASED him AFTER his conviction until sentencing where he faced up to 18 years in prison, despite the DA’s objections. Cacconie never showed up. He’s been MISSING for 9 months Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information. Contact them at (800) 222-7463

For lunch, she tried cacio e pepe—pasta with pecorino cheese and black pepper, simple yet flavorful. The pasta was al dente, the cheese creamy, the black pepper adding a subtle heat, a classic Roman dish.💸 Start each day with grateful heart.154652

In just 3 months, @CAcannabisdept has seized over 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis valued at over $104 million. Through strong multiagency collaboration, California is making clear we will not allow anyone to undercut our legal and regulated cannabis industry.