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The secret lies in the dips

Colorful sensations for the taste buds.

Dippen(e) er hemmeligheten for en god "hot pot".
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Blossom in ChaoYang park

Spring is delayed this year, and no wonder as night teperatures still can get sub-zero. Anyway, in downtown ChaoYang park, the flowers are opening.

Våren er forsinket i år, og det kan jeg godt forstå med natte-temperaturer ned til under null. Uansett, i sentrumsnære Chaoyang park så blomstrer det.
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Hot spring - Cold beer

What could be better than a cool microbrewery beer after several dips in a
hot spring resort?

Hva kunne være bedre enn en kald øl brygget av stedets eget mikrobryggeri,
etter flere dypp i varme kilder?
Written by Shanghaiet @ 04:11. 0 comment(s)

Value for money in the food chain

So where am I in the "food chain", pretty high, but not quite rich enough to
go to good restaurants too often. IKEA though, is a good place for some
"value for money" western decent food. This day I went both for lunch and
for dinner (and XiaoMei has to put up with me)

Så hvor er jeg i "næringskjeden", ganske høyt, men ikke helt så høyt at jeg
kan gå på gode restauranter til stadighet. IKEA imidlertid, er ett godt
"valuta for pengene" vestlig anstendig alternativ. Denne dagen var jeg både
for lunch og middag (og Veslemøy må holde ut med meg).
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Live at IKEA, Beijing!

Great live music at IKEA! I thought I was heading for a dull "semi-lonesome"
dinner, but was absolutely delighted by an excellent free concert by a cover
band.

Flott levende musikk på IKEA! Jeg trodde jeg skulle på en litt trist
"semi-alene" middag, men var positivt overrasket av en utmerket
gratiskonsert med ett coverband.
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Business trip to Monaco

Forretningstur til Monaco!
We are learning from the 5th alternative energy rally in Monaco
Observatør-status ved det 5te alternative energy rallyet i Monaco
LINK: http://www.acm.mc/vea/vea_main.php

Lineup of green vehicles
Far left: Think, Far right: Tesla, and the Monaco Casino in the middle.
Grønne biler på rekke og rad, høyre: Think, venstre: Tesla, og Monaco’s casino i midten.
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EVER conference in video conference with Earth Institute

Prince Albert of Monaco (left), and Jeoffrey Sachs, Director of Earth Institute at the Columbia University (big screen) had a direct dialogue during the opening plenary session of the EVER conference 2010 (Ecological Vehicles & Energies Renewable).

Prins Albert av Monaco (venstre), og Jeoffrey Sachs, Direktør ved Earth Institute i USA, Colombia (storskjerm), hadde en direkte dialog i annledningen for åpningen av den årlige EVER konferansen (for ekologiske kjøretøy & fornybar energi)

LINK: http://conference.evermonaco.com/
Written by Shanghaiet @ 17:35. 0 comment(s)

Making the world a Better Place?

Better Place is an interesting concept of battery switching, replacing petrol stations with battery swap stations, now they are ready for a trial in Tokyo, and the first commercialization will be in Copenhagen later this year. It is almost unbelievable, but HSBC believes in it and were present at EVER to defend their multi million dollar investment ($125 million in exchange for a 10 percent stake).

“Better Place” skal gjøre verden til “ett bedre sted” med ett interessant batteri bytte visjon for el-biler, hvor bensinstasjoner gradvis skal gå over til å bli batteri-bytte-stasjoner. Nå er de klare for testing i Tokyo’s taxier, og den første kommersialiseringen blir i Kjøbenhavn senere i år, det lyder kanskje utrolig, men den anerkjente HongKong-Kinesiske investeringsbanken HSBC tror på dem, og var til stede på EVER for å forsvare sin multi million dollar investering (125 millioner $ for en 10 prosent eierandel).

BP Financing: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/business/energy-environment/25electric.html
Tokyo Trial: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/05/tokyo-electric-cars-better-place
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The inside of a Nissan Leaf

One of the first Electrical cars to be mass produced, Nissan Leaf, delivers 160 km range, and 140 km/hr speeds (for about 33.000 USD), for delivery this year.

Innsiden (/skjellettet) i en av verdens første masseproduserte EL biler, Nissan Leaf, tar deg 160 km av gårde på en lading, i opptil 140 km/t, og koster ca 33.000 USD leveringsklar i 2010.

http://www.physorg.com/news189197864.html
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Brusa / Protoscar

I didn’t test drive any car, but I did like this one like a “Think” car on stereoids.

Jeg prøvekjørte ingen biler, men jeg likte denne litt ala en ”Think” elbil på steroider.

More: http://www.protoscar.com/
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