This will be a personal post. My beloved grandfather, Paul Dhas, passed away on 10 May, 2008. The most unfortunate part of the situation being the fact that I have not seen him in 3 years and was not be able to make it back to India for the funeral. This is one of the [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Death of a Grandfather
Posted in Life, tagged Life on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cyclone Nargis
Posted in Environment, News, tagged Burma, Cyclone, Myanmar, Nargis on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
3 May 2008: A terrifyingly severe cyclone makes landfall into the impoverished nation of Burma (Myanmar). Dubbed “Asia’s Hurricane Katrina,” Cyclone Nargis produces 215 km/h winds (135 m/h equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane). Initially forecasted to strike Bangladesh (somewhat protected by the mangrove forest) or Burma’s mountainous northwest, Cyclone Nargis became one of Asia’s [...]
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Posted in Diet and Nutrition, Food, tagged Culture, Family, Food, Photography, World on May 6, 2008 | 8 Comments »
A truly amazing concept, a panoramic view of cultural diversity from a diet standpoint. Hungry Planet: What the World Eats dives into the dietary habits of a spectrum of families from different countries featuring pictures of each family behind 1 weeks worth of food. The artists behind this novel concept, photographer Peter Menzel and [...]
Gas Prices in the US
Posted in Environment, Gasoline, tagged Business, Cars, consumption, Gas, Gasoline, Money, Price, Science on May 5, 2008 | 27 Comments »
It’s quite easy to complain about the drastic increase in gas prices. Looking at straight facts, the US remains a cheap location to fill up. Out of 155 countries surveyed, U.S. gas prices were the 45th cheapest, according to a recent study from AIRINC, a research firm that tracks cost of living data. The data [...]
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