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Nov. 1st, 2019
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Nov. 1st, 2019 09:57 pm1. Fois Gras Banned in New York Restaurants or why I won't ever eat it again, not that I'm in the habit of doing so and I haven't had it since...hmmm can't remember the last time I had it
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After reading this article, I decided I'm never having this ever again. I also won't have veal any longer. Granted, can't anyhow, most of this stuff is served with gluten products.
2. In the Future Everything will be made of Chickpeas? (I hope not, they don't really agree me -- and kind of give me gas.)
3. She Invented Banana Ketchup and Saved Thousands of Lives, Why Have We Never Heard of Her?
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4. The 9 Most Important Things I Learned in Cooking School
Most of these I knew already, a couple I don't do either due to time, space constraints or a misguided attempt to eliminate as much sugar from my diet as humanely possible.
5. Discussion with mother over the phone about Costa Rica lead me to the following article on Costa Rica Ethics & Environmentalism. My parents belong to a lecture series called "World Affairs" -- which brings in high profile lecturers from around the world, who are specialists in various fields, and held prominent positions in those fields. They go to the lectures, and afterwards, my mother regales me with everything they learned -- or provides a very detailed Cliff Notes version.
What she told me can pretty much be found HERE. They had a lecturer who was a prominent leader in Costa Rica.
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The gist? They got rid of their defense or army, and invested instead in sustainability and environment. They also according to the lecturer...refused not one but two multi-billion dollar deals to drill oil off their coast or build an oil refinery. The first was an American Oil Company who offered to give them lots of money for oil drilling rights. Costa Rica said no. The second was China, who offered them billions to set up an oil refinery. Costa Rica said no.
Costa Rica is completely free of fossil fuels. They've put their money towards building sustainable crops, coffee, tourism, and a sustainable and collaborative eco-system.
( excerpt )
After reading this article, I decided I'm never having this ever again. I also won't have veal any longer. Granted, can't anyhow, most of this stuff is served with gluten products.
2. In the Future Everything will be made of Chickpeas? (I hope not, they don't really agree me -- and kind of give me gas.)
3. She Invented Banana Ketchup and Saved Thousands of Lives, Why Have We Never Heard of Her?
( Excerpt )
4. The 9 Most Important Things I Learned in Cooking School
Most of these I knew already, a couple I don't do either due to time, space constraints or a misguided attempt to eliminate as much sugar from my diet as humanely possible.
5. Discussion with mother over the phone about Costa Rica lead me to the following article on Costa Rica Ethics & Environmentalism. My parents belong to a lecture series called "World Affairs" -- which brings in high profile lecturers from around the world, who are specialists in various fields, and held prominent positions in those fields. They go to the lectures, and afterwards, my mother regales me with everything they learned -- or provides a very detailed Cliff Notes version.
What she told me can pretty much be found HERE. They had a lecturer who was a prominent leader in Costa Rica.
( excerpt from article )
The gist? They got rid of their defense or army, and invested instead in sustainability and environment. They also according to the lecturer...refused not one but two multi-billion dollar deals to drill oil off their coast or build an oil refinery. The first was an American Oil Company who offered to give them lots of money for oil drilling rights. Costa Rica said no. The second was China, who offered them billions to set up an oil refinery. Costa Rica said no.
Costa Rica is completely free of fossil fuels. They've put their money towards building sustainable crops, coffee, tourism, and a sustainable and collaborative eco-system.