Monthly Archives: May 2007

Six Recipes for a Lifetime – NPR.

Cook’s Commencement: Mastering a Meal for One.

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Why Are They Greener Than We Are

From the NYT an article that talks about Building Standards in Europe and how in general buildings in Germany use a 3rd of their counterparts in the US – http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/magazine/20europe-t.html?ex=1337400000&en=f7c4c12a82961674&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink   Time for the US to make significant progress in … Continue reading

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Amazon Presales – Book Expected 31 Dec 2035!

What can I say Amazon is selling a book by Jane Goodall that is due on 2035 (I’m guessing this is a typo but then both the website and the promotional mail had the same year). Wonder what Dave Barry would … Continue reading

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Shanghai Day 1 and 2 – Apr 28th/29th – Impressed by China.

After a pleasant flight from Bangkok to Pudong (anytime you get 4 seats to yourself, it’s a pleasant flight 🙂 ), we landed in Shanghai. Immigration was a breeze, the airport is quite big, very clean and very modern. A … Continue reading

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