Book Auction
Earlier this week I was in NYC to witness the auction of a portion of a collection I helped inventory about two years ago. The collection was pieced together by...
Tag: Colombia
Aug
12
2007
Bufeos
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A few days ago the Christian Science Monitor had an interesting article about conservation efforts for bufeos, (also known boto, pink dolphins, or fresh water dolphins). Scientist Fernando Trujillo from...
Jul
09
2007
Zero Waste
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I just finished reading an article in the BBC about a retired teacher who goes to great lengths to avoid producing waste. It was amazing to read about how she...
“Flower Confidential”
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Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers by Amy Stewart My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews Over the weekend...
May
08
2007
Fuel for thought
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Now when pollution and global warming seem to be an accepted concern, people around the world are trying to come up with new option for running their cars (instead of...
Apr
09
2007
Swimming the Amazon
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Today, Martin Strel, became the first person to swim the entire Amazon River. Strel completed his journey in 66 days, and averaged about 52 miles a day. His journey began...
García Marquez and One Hundred Years of Solitude
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This week García Márquez has a lot to celebrate. 2007 marks the 40th anniversary since his famous novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude was first published; it also marks the...
Mar
22
2007
Remittances
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A couple of days ago, the UK’s Guardian published a story about record breaking remittances going to Latin America. The high numbers involved shouldn’t really come as a surprise to...
Mar
16
2007
Complicated Flowers
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Valentines Day and Mother’s Day are the biggest days of the year for flower sales around the globe, but do you know how those flowers come to you? It’s not...
Mar
12
2007
OpenCourseWare
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I’m still not over my fascination with open source, so here is more on the subject… I just learned about the OpenCourseWare which “is a free and open digital publication...