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...main concourse is what Hooper considers his terminal's most beguiling feature. Here, he has arranged brightly colored Moroso lounge chairs in front of the plate glass windows that overlook Kennedy Airport's main runways. Hooper calls it his "big-screen TV," and invites travelers to settle in and watch the mesmerizing take-off and landing of more than 1,000 aircraft a day. Fittingly, it is a simple glass window, and not the terminal's dizzying array of high-tech accoutrements, that reconnects the traveler to the bygone glamour of flying...
...Visiting a stall that serves bhelpuri - a mix of puffed rice, dough, tomato and coriander that is the quintessential Mumbai snack - I find that the price has gone up from 37 rupees a plate to 42 (about $1), in line with the current inflation rate of 12%. I ask the manager of the stall if sales have slowed down at the higher price. He thinks this is funny, and he shares my question with his workers; they think it's funny too. One of them explains: "If you were happy to pay 37 rupees for a plate of bhelpuri...
...being sarcastic when I say that sounds lovely, really nice. I love sharing, especially the steak on my wife's plate and TIME Inc.'s money. This is sharing - and then some...
...soon as I started writing down all the foods I was eating, I wondered exactly how many calories I was consuming. I found a terrific site called the Daily Plate at livestrong.com. It not only lets you accurately count calories but also helps you find people with eating habits similar to your own. A virtual cheerleading squad could help motivate you to stay away from that bag of M&M's, or whatever food weaknesses you may have...
There was a time when city dwellers could more or less provide for their own food needs, but since the Industrial Revolution, the distance from field to fork has greatly increased--the average meal now travels 1,500 miles (2,400 km) to reach your plate. And, notes Bela, "the hidden cost of the food chain is the transport." Thus urban agriculture aims to help people save money as well as the environment...