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    Nature’s air conditioners

    B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 10/01/2016

    » While I was writing this, extreme weather was wreaking havoc in many parts of the world. In South America, vast areas in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were hit in what was said to be the “worst flooding in 50 years”. Deadly tornadoes, snowstorms and floods brought winter woes to Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Arkansas and several other states in the US Midwest and South, and record-breaking rains brought floods that devastated parts of northern England and Scotland.

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    Growing farm fresh kids

    B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/05/2015

    » Not many teachers would use a farm as an educational tool for grade school children, but Preciosa Soliven, PhD, is no ordinary teacher. As the founding president of OB (Operation Brotherhood) Montessori Centre, which operates five schools in and around Manila in the Philippines, she motivates children to develop into self-dependent adults from the age of three.

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    A dahlia by any other name

    B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 27/07/2014

    » My childhood friend Leandro Nunez, who lives in San Francisco, and his wife Dana went strolling with their granddaughter Emilia at the Golden Gate Park near their home last week. Dahlias were in bloom, and the proud grandparents sent me a photo of beautiful Emilia posing among the gorgeous flowers. Dahlia is the official flower of San Francisco, and every year the bountiful flowers attract visitors from far and near during their peak blooming time from June to September.

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    The heat is on

    B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 27/05/2012

    » A friend has just come back from Bangladesh with some bhut jolokia, which is said to be one of the hottest chillies in the world. The heat of a chilli is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU), and this chilli is supposed to be between 855,000 and 1,463,700 SHU, which makes the Thai prik kee nu, the hottest of Thai chillies, mild by comparison at between 50,000 to 100,000 SHU.

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