Go eating 2 - Becoming vegetarian (in Argentina) - What about those famous steaks?

Joburg, 2010 03 08

If in Buenos Aires restaurants you can commonly find a "milanesa de soja" — Italian-style breaded soy patty — alongside the traditional beef and chicken versions, well, something hase changed. Hasn't it?
It seems that beef prices have soared in the last two months, as the country faces herd shortages and the prospect of importing cattle for the first time in decades. With inflation soaring and a severe drought, on top of the government's price caps, cattle farmers began liquidating their herds. Many started planting soy crops, which recorded yields this year. Dubbed the "green gold," soy has become Argentina's top export, driven in part by increasing demand in China.

The event have given chance to set a real change in Argentines diet.
A lot of fine vegeterian restaurants.
Once again the crisis burning bridge allowed to set something new in well consolidated behaviours.

Here below a list of vegeterian restaurants in Buenos Aires:
- Casa Felix, (54-11) 4555-1882; diegofelix.com. Dinner for two, 300 Argentine pesos, or about $80 at 3.8 pesos to the dollar.
- Meraviglia, Gorriti 5796; (54-11) 4775-7949; meraviglia.com.ar. Meal for two, about 48 pesos.
- Buenos Aires Verde, Gorriti 5657; (54-11) 4775-9594; bsasverde.com. Meal for two, 90 pesos.
- Kensho, Zarraga 3799; (54-11) 4555-0421; kensho.com.ar. Dinner for two, 78 pesos.
- Bio, Humboldt 2199; (54-11) 4774-3880; biorestaurant.com.ar. Meal for two, 36 pesos.
Arevalito, Arevalo 1478; (54-11) 4776-4252. Meal for two, 56 pesos.

Credits: Tanvi Chheda
Links: http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/travel/07choice1.html?pagewanted=1

Go fast and furious - Ok, a little mistake.

Joburg, 2010 03 08.
You know, it can be that using the hotel in room safe, you dial the code so fast ... taht you do not even remember.
Yes, it can definively be.

Go folding - Only 2 secs!

If want to be LEAN in your life, better to think out of the box.
This is a quite useful tutorial.
Some friends will surely appreciate.

Go starting - Ready. Steady. Go!

Geneva Airport.
2010 03 06
03.14 PM





CHANGES - David Bowie
I still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time

I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell them to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time

Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace I'm going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon you're gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time

Go climbing - 1 - Giorni di ghiaccio_Marco Confortola IT

Marco Confortola è un alpinista estremo. Nella sua carriera, che è anche la sua vita, ha puntato alle vette più alte del mondo. Tra il 2004 e il 2007, Confortola ha scalato:
- Everest 8848 mt. (versante nord)
- Shishsa pangama (cima centrale 8017 mt.)
- Shsisha panama (cima principale 8027 mt.)
- Annapurna (8091mt.versante nord)
- Cho oyu (8200 mt. - salita veloce campo base cima-campo base 26 ore)
- Broad peak (8047 mt.)
- Everest Colle sud (8000 mt) - http://www.share-everest.com/cms/news.html
Le cito puntualmente solo perchè mi piacciono i nomi esotici, ma la sostanza è che sono tutte vette sopra gli 8000 mt. Va sottolineato che solo la prima ascesa all' Everest è stata fatta con l'ausilio delle bombole di ossigeno, le altre senza: per sfidare la montagna con lealtà.

Nell'agosto 2008, l'ennesima impresa: salita al K2, Chogori 8611 mt. Una rivincita, dopo un primo tentativo del 2004.
Questa impresa, però, è segnata dalla tragedia sulla via della discesa. Confortola porta a casa salva la pelle, ma perde le dita dei piedi amputate per congelamento. Con coraggio da buon alpinista, presta anche soccorso a due alpinisti coreani in difficoltà (che detto così non rende: i due erano rimasti appesi per le caviglie una notte intera a, immagino, -40°C).

Lesson learned da Marco confortola:
- sii ambizioso.
- sii leale.
- sii solidale.

Credits:
Giorni di Ghiaccio. agosto 2008, tragedia sul K2 - http://shop.bcdeditore.it/product.php?productid=16436

Links:- Confortola's web site - http://www.marcoconfortola.it/