Sunday, August 31, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Old Cigarette Butts as Supercapacitors
"The world has too many nasty old cigarette butts. On the other hand, the world could use some supercapacitors,
the high-tech replacements for batteries that could potentially charge
in seconds. Scientists in South Korea have found a simple process to
turn used cigarette filters into high-performing material that works better than graphene or carbon nanotubes in supercapacitors."
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Monday, August 4, 2014
From Howard Zinn
From a 2009 interview with Howard Zinn, a board member of Jewish Voice for Peace and a supporter of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign:
"There's no question in my mind that I should give my support to any Israeli soldier who refuses to serve, given the immorality of the Israeli attack on Gaza, and given the immorality of the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. To me, the resistance and refusal of soldiers to serve in an army of occupation or in an aggressive war is extremely important. Because, while you can have many different expressions of opposition to an immoral war, there's no form of resistance more powerful, more troubling to the occupying power, or to the aggressive military power, than when their own soldiers refuse to serve."
Read the full 2009 interview here: http://www.whywerefuse.org/zmag-zinn-interview/ and Zinn's 2008 article in Tikkun - An Interfaith Magazine on the "poison of nationalism": http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/HowardZinn-Thepoisonsofnationalism
"There's no question in my mind that I should give my support to any Israeli soldier who refuses to serve, given the immorality of the Israeli attack on Gaza, and given the immorality of the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. To me, the resistance and refusal of soldiers to serve in an army of occupation or in an aggressive war is extremely important. Because, while you can have many different expressions of opposition to an immoral war, there's no form of resistance more powerful, more troubling to the occupying power, or to the aggressive military power, than when their own soldiers refuse to serve."
Read the full 2009 interview here: http://www.whywerefuse.org/zmag-zinn-interview/ and Zinn's 2008 article in Tikkun - An Interfaith Magazine on the "poison of nationalism": http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/HowardZinn-Thepoisonsofnationalism
Friday, August 1, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Friday, July 18, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Supermoon over Spain
"in Olvera, in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz, July 12, 2014."
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
On Whiskey
BOURBON
What it is: Kentucky's greatest contribution to mankind -- with respect to the Colonel -- came into our lives in the 18th century. It legally must consist of 51% corn and be aged in virgin barrels at least 2yrs, and hovers between 80 and 101 proof. It tastes like America.
Where it comes from: The Bluegrass State is the most genuine, though microdistillers all over the country are starting to make what they call bourbon, typically in barrels shipped from Kentucky just to trick you.
Great examples: Buffalo Trace, Maker's Mark, Bulleit, and Wild Turkey.
Distinguishing qualities: An oakiness from the barrel, and notes of vanilla.
Best cocktails: Get it in a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned. Or stop being a putz and just put ice in it.
TENNESSEE WHISKEY
What it is: Essentially, it's not all that different from bourbon. The main difference is that if you call it "bourbon", you will likely be shot by an angry country singer. Also, it's treated to something called the Lincoln County Process, which involves dripping it through charcoal.
Where it comes from: One of the scattershot counties in Tennessee that actually allows alcohol. Because Tennessee be CRAZY.
Great examples: Jack Daniel's and his classy brother, Gentleman Jack. And his yahoo cousin George Dickel.
Distinguishing qualities: A bit mellower than its Kentucky kin due to that charcoal action, and a little more sweetness under the bite; ability to make 4H chicks look way hotter.
Best cocktails: Whiskey sour. Also, Jack & Coke isn't just a clever name.
RYE WHISKEY
What it is: More rules! In order for rye to be rye, it needs rye. Go figure. The mash has to be more than half composed of rye, in fact. Otherwise, it's a lot like a drier version of bourbon. Also, rye.
Where it comes from: Generally, Kentucky, since a lot of your favorite bourbon distillers also dabble in rye. They also, interestingly, make it at George Washington's crib, Mt. Vernon, presumably to dull the pain of chewing with wooden teeth.
Great examples: Jim Beam and Van Winkle Family Reserve.
Distinguishing qualities: Rye slaps bourbon's relative sweetness in the face, offering up a rougher, stick-in-your-throatier flavor that's a lot spicier. Also, you don't get much more distinguished than being made by George Washington.
Best cocktails: Classics like Sazeracs and Manhattans are completely transformed if you sub rye for bourbon.
source
What it is: Kentucky's greatest contribution to mankind -- with respect to the Colonel -- came into our lives in the 18th century. It legally must consist of 51% corn and be aged in virgin barrels at least 2yrs, and hovers between 80 and 101 proof. It tastes like America.
Where it comes from: The Bluegrass State is the most genuine, though microdistillers all over the country are starting to make what they call bourbon, typically in barrels shipped from Kentucky just to trick you.
Great examples: Buffalo Trace, Maker's Mark, Bulleit, and Wild Turkey.
Distinguishing qualities: An oakiness from the barrel, and notes of vanilla.
Best cocktails: Get it in a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned. Or stop being a putz and just put ice in it.
TENNESSEE WHISKEY
What it is: Essentially, it's not all that different from bourbon. The main difference is that if you call it "bourbon", you will likely be shot by an angry country singer. Also, it's treated to something called the Lincoln County Process, which involves dripping it through charcoal.
Where it comes from: One of the scattershot counties in Tennessee that actually allows alcohol. Because Tennessee be CRAZY.
Great examples: Jack Daniel's and his classy brother, Gentleman Jack. And his yahoo cousin George Dickel.
Distinguishing qualities: A bit mellower than its Kentucky kin due to that charcoal action, and a little more sweetness under the bite; ability to make 4H chicks look way hotter.
Best cocktails: Whiskey sour. Also, Jack & Coke isn't just a clever name.
RYE WHISKEY
What it is: More rules! In order for rye to be rye, it needs rye. Go figure. The mash has to be more than half composed of rye, in fact. Otherwise, it's a lot like a drier version of bourbon. Also, rye.
Where it comes from: Generally, Kentucky, since a lot of your favorite bourbon distillers also dabble in rye. They also, interestingly, make it at George Washington's crib, Mt. Vernon, presumably to dull the pain of chewing with wooden teeth.
Great examples: Jim Beam and Van Winkle Family Reserve.
Distinguishing qualities: Rye slaps bourbon's relative sweetness in the face, offering up a rougher, stick-in-your-throatier flavor that's a lot spicier. Also, you don't get much more distinguished than being made by George Washington.
Best cocktails: Classics like Sazeracs and Manhattans are completely transformed if you sub rye for bourbon.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Coffee in the 17th C.
London’s
coffee craze began in 1652 when Pasqua Rosée, the Greek servant of a
coffee-loving British Levant merchant, opened London’s first coffeehouse
(or rather, coffee shack) against the stone wall of St Michael’s
churchyard in a labyrinth of alleys off Cornhill. Coffee was a smash
hit; within a couple of years, Pasqua was selling over 600 dishes of
coffee a day to the horror of the local tavern keepers. For anyone who’s
ever tried seventeenth-century style coffee, this can come as something
of a shock — unless, that is, you like your brew “black as hell, strong
as death, sweet as love”, as an old Turkish proverb recommends, and
shot through with grit. - See more at:
http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/08/07/the-lost-world-of-the-london-coffeehouse/#sthash.XiUlVcz2.dpuf
Read about the "Lost World of the London Coffeehouse" here
London’s
coffee craze began in 1652 when Pasqua Rosée, the Greek servant of a
coffee-loving British Levant merchant, opened London’s first coffeehouse
(or rather, coffee shack) against the stone wall of St Michael’s
churchyard in a labyrinth of alleys off Cornhill. Coffee was a smash
hit; within a couple of years, Pasqua was selling over 600 dishes of
coffee a day to the horror of the local tavern keepers. For anyone who’s
ever tried seventeenth-century style coffee, this can come as something
of a shock — unless, that is, you like your brew “black as hell, strong
as death, sweet as love”, as an old Turkish proverb recommends, and
shot through with grit. - See more at:
http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/08/07/the-lost-world-of-the-london-coffeehouse/#sthash.XiUlVcz2.dpuf
London’s
coffee craze began in 1652 when Pasqua Rosée, the Greek servant of a
coffee-loving British Levant merchant, opened London’s first coffeehouse
(or rather, coffee shack) against the stone wall of St Michael’s
churchyard in a labyrinth of alleys off Cornhill. Coffee was a smash
hit; within a couple of years, Pasqua was selling over 600 dishes of
coffee a day to the horror of the local tavern keepers. For anyone who’s
ever tried seventeenth-century style coffee, this can come as something
of a shock — unless, that is, you like your brew “black as hell, strong
as death, sweet as love”, as an old Turkish proverb recommends, and
shot through with grit. - See more at:
http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/08/07/the-lost-world-of-the-london-coffeehouse/#sthash.XiUlVcz2.dpuf
Madlib - Shades of Blue
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Slim's Return
04:18 Distant Land
08:26 Mystic Bounce
12:16Stormy
16:05 Blue Note Interlude
16:47 Please Set Me at Ease
21:37 Funky Blue Note
24:58 Alfred Lion Interlude
25:43 Stepping Into Tomorrow
33:20 Andrew Hill Break
34:28 Montara
40:17 Song for My Father
45:45 Footprints
51:00 Peace/Dolphin Dance
56:42 Outro
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
household plant - air purifiers
-Spider Plant
-Boston Fern
-English Ivy
-Areca Palm
-Golden Pothos
-Aloe Vera
-Chinese Evergreen
-Snake Plant
-Marginata
-PeaceLily
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Friday, March 7, 2014
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