Monthly Archives: June 2008

Knowledge Centres for sanitation and waste management

Just a short note on an interesting e-mail I’ve received today on the ecosanres Yahoo!Group on ecological sanitation: The (dutch NGO) WASTE “on behalf of the Programme Board of the INTEGRATED SUPPORT FOR A SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENT (ISSUE) programme” puts … Continue reading

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Daifuku Mochi

What you see here is my more or less successful attempt at making Daifuku-Mochi – “a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from … Continue reading

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the FF3 map

There are those maps out there which are based on statistical data – assumed, accumulated and unproven figures that may indicate a certain trend and/or just show what the situation has been when the data was collected. When we look … Continue reading

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49 minutes

…on why waste = food. “The goal is very simple and technical. And the goal is a very delightfully, safe, healthy and just world with clean air, soil, water and power, economically, equitably, ecologically and elegantly enjoyed.” Enjoy! :-) (disclaimer: … Continue reading

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well…

I’ve (eventually) just watched “The Inconvenient Truth” for the first time and learned that: Apple MacBooks (Pro) seem to be great. Seriously, what’s so special about this documentary? [The film's director] Guggenheim, who was skeptical at first, later saw the … Continue reading

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