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Making money a renewable resource
How Peter Liu, a former oil industry engineer, stopped designing petrochemical plants and started the first green bank in U.S. David Bank. David Bank | December 2008 issue Several years ago, when the drips through our ceiling could no longer be ignored, we decided to install solar panels along Read More...
Norway puts hydrogen-powered cars on the road
Norway is creating a network of hydrogen filling stations to power cars that run on fuel cells. Diane Daniel | December 2008 issue From Oslo, where most Norwegians live, the nearest hydrogen filling station is about two hours away, first along a freeway, then down a smaller, winding highway and Read More...
Our lady and the juggler
Invisible gifts produce visible results. Paulo Coelho | December 2008 issue A medieval legend tells us that in the country we know today as Austria, the Burkhard family, a man, a woman and a child used to amuse people at Christmas parties by reciting poetry, singing ancient troubadour ballads and Read More...
Replacing pain killers with hypnosis
It may not be your method of choice for major operations, but for a growing number of procedures – from childbirth to dental surgery – hypnosis is an effective alternative to conventional sedatives and analgesics. Ursula Sautter | December 2008 issue Alexis Makris, a 19-year-old Read More...
Truth is good for you
The best prescription for happiness: To thine own self be true. David Servan-Schreiber | December 2008 issue Sophie is unhappy with her husband, but won’t risk talking to him about it. It’s easier to behave as though everything’s fine. Jack knows the factory waste he disposes of is toxic, Read More...
Arab-Muslim culture rocks!
How the Arab and Muslim worlds have influenced America for the better. Jonathan Curiel | December 2008 issue Photo: iStockphoto.com He wasn’t on the cover. That honor went to B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Eddie Van Halen, but Dick Dale was still a prominent part of Rolling Read More...
A fun way to feed kids vegetables
Trojan veggie crepes for kids. Elbrich Fennama | December 2008 issue All parents have faced this dilemma: How do I get the little ones to eat a decent meal? Making sure they get their carbohydrates and protein isn't a challenge, thanks to pizza, pasta and crepes, but how do you sneak in enough Read More...
“Age and youth have the same appetites but not the same teeth”
An aphorism by James Geary, author of The World in a Phrase and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists. James Geary | December 2008 issue Teeth are the feet of the mouth. Overlooked and unloved, they crunch through rough vegetal underbrush and wade knee-deep through vast morasses of meat. Read More...
Doctors reduce error with electronic prescriptions
The CEO of Allscripts, a Chicago-based health-care technology company, explains we can improve the healthcare system and save more lives by moving away from traditional handwritten prescriptions. What’s the problem with handwritten doctors’ prescriptions? “Every year, 1.5 million Americans Read More...
Central Asia Books
Carol Greenhouse | December 2008 issue If you’ve fantasized about opening a bookshop, you’re not alone. But with the death of the independent bookstore in the U.S., the idea has shed some of its age-old appeal. Or maybe it’s time to look farther afield. That’s what David Korowicz did in Read More...