Andrew Scrivani for The New York TimesSpiced roasted almonds. Roasted nuts are standard snacks, and almonds are a healthy food. But it is easy to eat too many. I find that if they are a little spicy or hot, delicious as they are, they are not quite as addictive. 3 cups (about 400 grams) almonds 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil Salt to taste 1/4 to...
Dec
19
IHT Special: The Syria Report Survives as Independent Publication
Label: WorldISTANBUL — Jihad Yazigi concedes that he owes a debt to Bashar al-Assad. Without the now-besieged Syrian president, there would have been no free-market reforms, no surge in foreign investment and no modern banks in Syria. As Mr. Yazigi acknowledges, there also would not have been The Syria Report, his weekly economic digest that is one of the country’s few successful independent publications. ...
Shopping Sites Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Label: BusinessMichael Nagle for The New York TimesPiperlime, the Gap Inc. unit that was online-only for six years, opened a SoHo store this fall. Andy Dunn was fierce about the Internet-only model of his apparel company, Bonobos, after helping to found it in 2007. He gave a speech, “The End of Apparel as We Know It,” arguing that stores were a bad economic decision. As he told a news channel in 2009: “We keep men...
Church Officials Call on Filipinos to Campaign Against Birth Control Law
Label: HealthMANILA — After losing a battle to stop the passage of a contentious birth control law, Roman Catholic Church officials on Tuesday dug in and instructed their millions of followers to campaign against the measure in communities, schools and homes. “Let us intensify the moral spiritual education of our youth and children so that they can stand strong against the threats to their moral fiber,”...
Church Officials Call on Filipinos to Campaign Against Birth Control Law
Label: LifestyleMANILA — After losing a battle to stop the passage of a contentious birth control law, Roman Catholic Church officials on Tuesday dug in and instructed their millions of followers to campaign against the measure in communities, schools and homes. “Let us intensify the moral spiritual education of our youth and children so that they can stand strong against the threats to their moral fiber,”...
Dec
18
Sasol Betting Big on Gas-to-Liquid Plant in U.S.
Label: WorldOryxThe Oryx natural gas processing plant in Qatar, where Sasol is converting natural gas to diesel fuel. RAS LAFFAN INDUSTRIAL CITY, Qatar — The compact assembly of towers, tubes and tanks that make up the Oryx natural gas processing plant is almost lost in a vast petrochemical complex that rises here like a hazy mirage from a vast ocean of sand. A blog about energy and the environment. ...
Samsung Drops Action to Block Apple in Europe
Label: TechnologyPARIS — Samsung said Tuesday that it had dropped its request for a ban on sales of certain Apple phones and tablet computers in Europe, a sharp tactical turn in a patent war that the companies have been fighting on multiple fronts around the world. Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant, had been seeking injunctions in a number of countries, including Britain, France, Germany, Italy...
Influx of Cash in Asia Raises Familiar Worries
Label: BusinessHONG KONG — To all the concerns that cloud Asia’s growth prospects next year — the fiscal measures set to take effect in the United States, the euro zone debt crisis and the uncertain growth trajectories of China and Japan — add one more: a renewed flood of cash into some of the region’s more dynamic economies. Asia’s fast-growing economies have weathered a tough 2012 relatively well, and...
Recipes for Health: Not-Too-Sweet Wok-Popped Coconut Kettle Corn
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesNot-too-sweet coconut kettle corn. I’m usually not a big fan of sweet kettle corn, but I wanted to make a moderately sweet version because some people love it and it is nice to be able to offer a sweet snack for the holidays. I realized after testing this recipe that I do like kettle corn if it isn’t too sweet. The trick to not burning the sugar when you make...
Recipes for Health: Not-Too-Sweet Wok-Popped Coconut Kettle Corn
Label: LifestyleAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesNot-too-sweet coconut kettle corn. I’m usually not a big fan of sweet kettle corn, but I wanted to make a moderately sweet version because some people love it and it is nice to be able to offer a sweet snack for the holidays. I realized after testing this recipe that I do like kettle corn if it isn’t too sweet. The trick to not burning the sugar when you make...
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