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Luxury and Stupidity

1/19/2008 – 2:13 pm

Last week, I noted a December story from the New York Times regarding the shrinking global supply of food. That story was buried in section C.
Today’s Times carries a more prominent piece on the global shortage of food oil, palm oil particularly. Like the earlier piece, this story highlights the competition between the [...]

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The Power of Belief

1/3/2008 – 10:53 am

I must have been seven years old. My dad was helping me learn to ride a two-wheeler. He held the bike steady as I mounted and found the pedals. Then, holding the frame, he ran along behind as I cruised the sidewalk.
It felt good, I was doing this, but I was apprehensive. [...]

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