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...been far better off loading up the e-vite list with meth addicts. After a while, some let me test their jewelry "for fun." When my machine read not gold, I found myself comforting people, telling them that their parents probably didn't know or that brass was the platinum of the early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joel Stein Sells His Gold | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...food, it seems, is safe these days from being repackaged in a shiny platinum case as an upscale product--there's even a $40 bottle of water designed by a Hollywood producer and sold in a frosted-glass container affixed with Swarovski crystals. I don't know if economists use bottled water as a measure of financial well-being, but there must be a growing split between the rich and the poor. Because even as some people worry about being able to put any kind of food on the table, the sales of specialty foods are up 17% over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gourmet Groceries — for More! | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...from the Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are helping residents build new houses that are up to 50% more energy efficient than their old ones. In early January, the city council approved a plan that would make all public buildings in Greensburg conform to the platinum rating of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) standards--something no American town has ever tried. Ron Shank's car dealership will be rebuilt as a model green facility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Greensburg | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...stripped-down, decidedly gentle piece aimed at Crow’s recently adopted son, which might do well among tired babies and devotees of easy-listening radio stations. Crow has made it clear that she doesn’t expect this album to have the success of her multi-platinum breakout work “Tuesday Night Music Club,” which sold over four million copies domestically and also represented her last collaboration with producer Bill Botrell. But at the very least, Crow will probably accomplish two important goals: satisfying her legions of fans with the traditional stuff...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sheryl Crow | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...than their old homes. The Discovery Channel has spent months documenting the town's reconstruction for a miniseries on the Greensburg experience that will be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. In early January, the city council approved a plan that would make all public buildings in Greensburg conform to the Platinum rating of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Design (LEED) standards - something no town in the America has ever tried. Ron Shank's car dealership, which had been close to closing, will be rebuilt as a model green facility for GM, and Google is even thinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turned Green by a Twister | 2/3/2008 | See Source »

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