Archive for December, 2004

karai.com renewal

Yes, it’s about time this poor old site underwent some kind of renovation. In one form or another, my website has been around for about ten years now. It’s unfortunate that I can’t remember exactly when I wrote my first webpage.
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine has a copy of my site from October […]

Flavored Fruit Pieces

From the Economist.com, an article about cranberries. Apparently they are one of nature’s most fantastic fruits, with a long shelf life, possibly even more nuclear war resistant than a twinkie.
The gist of the story is that they can extract the juice from a cranberry to make cranberry juice, and then put another juice inside […]

Contrasts in Girls’ Manga

Girl Power Fuels Manga Boom in U.S., an article on the New York Times website caught my eye this evening. Manga is becoming big business here in the US, and it seems like some of these companies are discovering that 50% of their potential market is girls. From the article:
Manga often celebrates strong […]