Cooking via induction

http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/technology/power_induction.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_realestate

Works great for recharging electronics, looks like it has other interesting purposes as well.

The end of an era

Well that was short lived. After taking a closer look at land costs, architectural fees, and material costs I decided that trying to build anything within 60 miles of where I work would require a few more decade's worth of savings. And that's taking into account the moderate price drops we've seen as a result of the myriad issues in the US housing markets. I'd still like to pursue this, but it would have to be somewhere else in the country. I have no immediate plans for moving, so I've taken nearly all of my house fund and put it into the markets.