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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-05

Bourne Energy’s RiverStar: a fresh approach to hydropower http://tinyurl.com/34j39h #
Analysts see ‘ringback tones’ becoming an $800 billion industry http://tinyurl.com/2nbd6x #
Ringback tones are one more way for fiscally dumb people to spend their money. Completely pointless ways to show off. #
Nokia Trips the Silverlight Fantastic http://tinyurl.com/3cftxs #
New colors, button-shift and accelerated market expansion for 3-wheel Can?Am [...]

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Mosaic makes delicious food

We dined at Mosaic Cuisine & Cafe in Rockville this past Friday evening. The food was delicious and the service wonderful. Here are some of the dishes we had with our friends:

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Montgomery becomes first county in nation to ban trans fats

A few days ago, on May 15th, Montgomery County (my county) became the first county in the nation to ban trans fats from restaurants and marketplaces. Basically, anything made and or cooked in this county will have to contain no trans fats, or at least close enough to that — only 0.5 grams of trans [...]

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ComeAcross Podcast 11

Download ComeAcross Podcast 11
Summary: Book review, “Mister Ed and Me”, by Alan Young with Bill Burt — ComeAcross Photos (photos.raoulpop.com) is up and running — Congress to make social networking sites inaccessible to minors — Recipe: croissants with butter, sour cream and cinnamon — In France, politicians still listen to reason — Part [...]

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Eating at the IKEA Restaurant

Ligia and I had lunch at the IKEA Restaurant in College Park, MD today. It was a first for both of us. We stopped by to have a look at the store, we were hungry, and thought we’d try it out.
The look of the place is typical IKEA: modern, open, and clean. The menu is [...]

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