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02/15/2009 23:05 #47759

How much cement is there in China?
Category: world
World cement production

China- Cement production in metric tons    
2001 661,040
2002 725,000
2003 862,080
2004 970,000
2005 1,038,300

USA - Cement production in metric tons
United States, including Puerto Rico
2001 90,450
2002 91,266
2003 94,329
2004 99,015
2005 100,903
james - 02/15/09 23:41
A nation with a third of the worlds population has gone from the middle ages to the present day in a span of 50 years. They now have electricity, and that means dams, and that means cement. They are undergoing incredibly rapid urbanization. That means housing, streets, and infrastructure, and that means cement. It is such a fascinating country.

02/15/2009 12:38 #47754

Busy, busy
Category: life
I know I always say this, but I am right on the edge of having the new estrip done. I will have to do some more testing and optimization. The only things I have left are the new mobile site, the avatar upload, and the preferences pane.

I missed like 15 dancing opportunities this weekend because I am lame. Tonight we are having a vegetarian dinner party. I am nervous about the tasty value in that.
news - 06/12/10 23:50
And now it is even closer.
hodown - 02/15/09 15:27
I don't like change. It scares me. Let's just keep it the same. okthxbai.
tinypliny - 02/15/09 12:40
Kewl, can't wait for new (e:strip)! :D

And HEY! Vegetarian parties are the BEST in taste value. ;)

02/13/2009 20:39 #47749

Choco logo

We went on the Roswell paintbox project choco logo factory tour and
wine and chocolate tasting fund raiser with Robert and James. We
tasted so much delcious chocolate. I would suggest checking out their
shop on broadway and elm.

No umpa loompas though. I had a hard time not jumping in like
Augustus Glum.
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james - 02/14/09 12:10
I am not the biggest chocolate fan in the world. But I would die a happy man if someone drowned me in that.

Mixer off please.

02/13/2009 10:04 #47744

Flight 3407
Category: airplanes
Wow, nothing makes the thought of riding in a plane scarier than a commuter plane hitting a local house and everyone dying. Its the same type of plane we take all the time from NYC.

The news on TV is so super lame they just keep saying the same thing over and over. On youtube I found an interview with some local youths that were right at the scene.



I wonder if I will know anyone who was on the flight.

Here is another cell phone video of the fire.



On the news they said it really took out just one house. Imagine if your house was hit by a plane. One person in the house died.

Here is a pic from the story on wkbw That link is the most comprehensive information I could find about the crash.
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They also had a link to and claimed this is a picture of the plane that crashed. I think I have been on that type of plane on the way home form every vacation I was ever on. Either from Detroit or from NYC. I think I will really have a hard time ever going on a plane again.

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This is the house that is destroyed as per (e:tinypliny)'s link
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Robert - 04/12/13 04:41
an old coworker at chris' lived in the house behind this one? like... their backyards faced eachother, or so she said. i guess she was home when it happened.
metalpeter - 02/13/09 19:39
That is one weird looking plane. That fire looks pretty intense. I'm surprised it is international news.
janelle - 02/13/09 14:02
I'm not crazy. Google "turbo props" and icy conditions.

Turbo props are far more likely to accumulate ice and crash than jets.
drew - 02/13/09 12:32
And just to confirm, I do think that my wife is crazy.
hodown - 02/13/09 12:30
Its all over NYC as well.
carolinian - 02/13/09 12:14
Just to put things in perspective :::link:::

Safety-wise, I'd take a plane over my daily commute any day.
paul - 02/13/09 11:56
It must be all over the news everywhere, because my friend Yvonne in Flensburg just wrote to ask if I was okay after she heard about the crash.
mike - 02/13/09 11:51
teres said it is all over the news in england
janelle - 02/13/09 11:24
Turboprops have a slightly higher incidence of crashing in icy conditions than jets. Ice may have been the cause of this crash.

Drew thinks I'm crazy, but on my last trip home, I decided to stop flying turboprops. I know you can't protect yourself from everything, but I feel more secure flying when it's not a turbo prop.
tinypliny - 02/13/09 10:44
I have actually been on the same route a couple times in the past. :( This is the unfortunate home that was destroyed > :::link:::

02/12/2009 21:19 #47734

I love oysters
Category: birthdays
We went to Black and Blue agsint for my mother's birthday.

I had the lump crapmeat again. There is nothing like a large quantity
of crabmeat without the effort of wrestling them from the shell.

For an appetizer i had oystetd. These ones came with fish roe that
was mixed with wasabi powder.

The ones labeled alpine cove were especially delicious.
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Afterwards, we went to my mothers and ate delicious pastries rom Premier and Dolci that my brother picked up.

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Here is my mom showing my dad a cute card she got from (e:libertad).
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jbeatty - 02/16/09 17:05
I really want to try that restaurant. The dining room looks really nice, and I love any place that serves oysters. Except Hooters.