AOL News Team - Dave Thier

David Thier is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic Food Channel, The New Republic, Wired.com, IGN.com and South Magazine. He periodically moonlights as a tour guide in the haunted pubs of Savannah, Georgia.

What's the World's Best Cheese? Verdict Is In

posted: 1 day 10 hours ago

(March 19) -- The verdict is in, and the best cheese of 2010 is a Gruyère made by Cedric Fragniere of Switzerland. The Swiss cheese was selected by an international panel of expert judges at ...

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Clinic Seeks to Help Teens Kick Tech Habit

posted: 1 day 11 hours ago

(March 19) -- Facebook, Twitter and video games provide a harmless diversion for most people. For others, however, they can be an addiction on par with gambling or even substance abuse. In July, Dr. ...

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Beekeepers Buzzing With Joy After Hive Ban Lifted

posted: 3 days 12 hours ago

(March 17) -- New York City just got a little sweeter. The city's Board of Health voted unanimously Tuesday to end the moratorium on beekeeping, giving locavores and urban agriculture activists a re ...

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World's Most Useful Tree Purifies Water, Too

posted: 8 hours 15 minutes ago

(March 20) -- A widely cultivated and useful tropical tree may provide a solution to the diminishing supply of safe drinking water in many parts of the world, a researcher says. The seeds of the Mori ...

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What the Bleat? We're Short on Goat Meat

posted: 4 days 13 hours ago

(March 16) -- Goat has been called "the soccer of meat": Everyone loves it but Americans. Traditionally, the agricultural viability of goats in this country has been limited to tangy cheeses, petting ...

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There's a New (Video) Game in Town

posted: 4 days 12 hours ago

(March 16) -- Like Hollywood, the video game industry has been dominated by huge companies with large teams and endless budgets. Those big companies tend to stick with safe bets -- recognizable genre ...

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Philadelphia Mayor Calls for Tax on Soda

posted: 16 days 5 hours ago

(March 4) -- Facing a mounting deficit that could reach $500 million to $700 million over the next five years, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is getting creative. Among budget cuts and various fun ...

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US to Back Ban on Bluefin Tuna Trade

posted: 16 days 11 hours ago

(March 4) -- In a landmark decision, the U.S. government will support a complete ban on the international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a popular sushi delicacy that conservationists believe is bei ...

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Harsh Florida Winter Puts Squeeze on Tomato Supply

posted: 16 days 11 hours ago

(March 4) -- America's favorite fresh vegetable has had a rough winter, and consumers are beginning to feel the pain. An unusually cold January has destroyed 70 percent of Florida's tomato crop, resu ...

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Smart Cars That Learn From Their Drivers

posted: 17 days 9 hours ago

(March 3) -- You get to know your car: the steering, the brakes, the limits of its cup-holder capacity and when that grinding noise is normal or when it's time to worry. But your car doesn't know muc ...

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