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Date: 2009-01-20 23:34:10

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Honoring 'little grandfather'

I just had one of those interesting cultural experiences, both painful and enlightening. I’m spending a few days in Chengdu, the largest city in southwest China, and my hotel is in an utterly urban neighborhood with almost no sign of Westerners. Coming back from lunch, I stopped in a small store to buy some crackers to tide me over till dinner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:16:11


Race and Obama’s Election

By LaToya Foster Political Commentator/Host, “In the Know” Standing on the National Mall yesterday, observing millions from all walks of life come together to celebrate the change that has arrived in America, I couldn’t help but be overcome with emotion, thinking to myself how would Dr. King react had he lived to witness this moment in time? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:15:35


Love. Again.

Love: Today I told James, “I promise that I want to punch you really hard dead in the stomach.” The sad thing was that I totally meant it ... of my plant and water it regularly. He said just because it’s in his oasis, doesn’t mean that he’ll take ... too. He will have no part in helping to feed and water them. But he did offer to “teach them to fart [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:01:31


Political Show Trials are a Bad Idea

As the Republican administration winds down, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is making more audible noises about investigations the Bush ... .  Some of these actions, like water boarding, are really debatable - and I would tend to agree with Senator McCain ... s suspension of Habeas Corpus during the Civil War.  Should President Bush or his delegates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:39:31


Tuesday Megalinks: The Barack Cookies/I Want Jill Biden's Boots Edition

Three things to love today:New President! I loved the message of his inaugural speech: “Yeah, we’re a pretty cool country, but we gotta work at it, ... in Your Fridge,” “Investigate Funky Grains,” and “Eat Breakfast in Bed” very much. The other suggestions ... over canned tomatoes. But he has nothing to do with it. Girl Scout Cookies, on the other hand… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:25:00


Absolute power gets blamed absolutely

By Spengler, ASIA TIMES Inauguration day brings to mind the reason I don’t read science fiction. It’s never weird enough. Today, America will place more power than any peacetime president ever has wielded into the hands of a man nobody knows. He has convinced more incompatible constituencies that he takes their side than any politician in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:15:12


Green Ink: Waiting for Obama

February crude oil futures sunk below $33 Tuesday ahead of the contract’s expiration, and thanks to a strengthening dollar, ... . It’s not just Lincoln’s ghost haunting the White House—there’s also Al Gore, notes the WSJ’s Capital Journal. Mr. Gore’s influence can be felt most of all in environmental policy, with acolytes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:08:58


Families told to stop scattering ashes

So many people want to scatter the ashes of family and friends in beauty spots that the government has been forced to step in with anti-pollution ... garden to save their grass.Sikhs traditionally scatter ashes over running water, but this practice ... and we go to an Environment Agency-approved stretch of water - the ceremony takes about an hour. We have [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:51:00


Dam Nation

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Date: 2009-01-21 07:03:47


Green dawn

Perhaps it was my imagination, but there seemed to be a spring in the step of the Americans at the World Future Energy Summit here in Abu Dhabi ... intends to invest about $1.5 billion a year in renewable energy, energy efficiency, so-called clean coal and water purification research. This week, GE announced that it will locate an “ecomagination [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:14:34


By now, we should all know about the cruelty inflicted on chickens before they end up as KFC’s “Secret Recipe” – cramming chickens into huge waste-filled factories, breeding and drugging birds so that many become so crippled that they can’t even walk, and forcing many into tanks of scalding-hot water while they are completely conscious [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:54:40


Tomorrow’s Inauguration and Comedians

Talk show writers and hosts, including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” have been lamenting how they would love to bust President-elect Barack Obama’s chops more, but he just doesn’t do anything to make fun of. No matter what he says at the coronation tomorrow, there’s no material here… move along [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:57:06


I have to say that there are advantages with procrastination, today's post is a great example of it; this month I made the BBB challenge very early, I think I was one of the first for once, and I have been feeling virtuous ever since but now comes the backlash - I can't really remember that much about the actual baking, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:01


What DOESN'T Work For Me Wednesday

Here's what DOESN'T......making homemade teething biscuits.In my ongoing efforts to keep hydrogenated oils away from my children, I have gone the route of attempting to make many items I would normally purchase at the grocery store from scratch. I've had good success at some of my attempts, such as my homemade whole wheat rolls, homemade pancakes, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:30:00


Write, like food, to bring to life

I'm not Episcopalian. Sometimes I wish I were. I enjoy every once in a while focusing on the original meaning of the communion metaphor—remembering Christ's sacrifice in the physical symbols of His love. That we can remember the most beautiful fact of human existence--restoration--through the elemental symbols--eating a flayed, disfigured body [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:43:59


The Real Deal on BPA

I have written extensively about BPA or Bisphenol A on this blog. It is a hormone mimicking chemical that can be found in some plastic types ... . It is most commonly found in baby bottles, water bottles, kids feeding items (cups, plates, bowls, utensils) toys, etc. Today I saw an investigative... This is a content summary only. Visit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:47:16


Somewhere, Grant Morrison is Smiling…

As Grant Morrison fans know, the writer is somewhat fond of the idea of travel back and forth between the real world and that which we create ... and has to then navigate barefoot through piles of broken glass. Finally, he straps on the Water Wheel of Doom ... with balls flying at 45mph. He then tests his ability to jump into just 17 inches of water, mud [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:22:50


President Barack Obama Proves ‘Hope’ Is More Than Just A Slogan

I wasn’t in Iowa on that cold, bright morning in January of last year when President Barack Obama made his first improbable step to the White House. I watched from home, and like a lot of people, I was shocked that this freshman senator was able to pull off such an audacious feat against a two-time first lady whose coronation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:17:11


How Effective Is Bruce Wood Flooring?

When cost effectiveness and simple installation are needed, Bruce flooring provides an excellent line of products from which to choose ... cleaning is a crucial requirement of upkeep with hardwood. When spills begin to bead up on hardwood ... its appearance without too much work. Pressure sealed against moisture from both the top and the subfloor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:24:07


Scheherazade is easy. The little black dress is hard.

I’m not sure that “the little Black dress” is just a girl’s best friend, ... (comprising colors of various wavelengths) passing through water penetrate only to certain depths. Water clarity plays a huge role in how far they can be seen, but the warm spectrum; red, orange [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:02:00


If You’re So Rich, Why Aren’t You Smart?

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Date: 2009-01-21 04:31:11


AQ Algerian operatives the victim of their own bio experiments?

A somewhat innoculous article appeared in UK’s Sun yesterday by Alex West… apparently 40 AQ cockroches died as a result of Black Death… aka, The Plague. The killer bug, also known as the plague, swept through insurgents training at a forest camp in Algeria, North Africa. It came to light when security forces found a body by a roadside [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:41:34


Reconsidering Family Photographs

Not so many years ago, I was visiting my parent's home in Atlanta. As we were sprawled around the living room, glancing through the Sunday papers, my mother let out a gasp, "It's like I've seen a ghost!" She passed the paper over to me and showed me a photograph, which I was pretty sure I had seen several times previously [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:11:01


I found this interesting. Jimmy Carter snubbed Bill Clinton today, and it's pretty obvious.Now folks, I never did agree with Carter's politics. He still embarrasses me sometimes. But I love that man, because I believe he's the only honest politician we've had in the presidency since Harry Truman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:08:00


Secret Waters

Part one Recently I learned from a map that the house in which I live on Langermann Kop in Kensington is but three or four hundred metres from the continental divide which ‘starts’ near Cape Town and ‘runs’ through central Joburg on its way north into the African continent. A large diameter storm water drain runs under the edge of our garden [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:58:59


Hey guys i'm growing a single plant and i need some advice

Ok, so here's my setup: In my room the far wall is made of shelves and there is a rectangular one that I have layered black trash bags inside and ... the pot which I fill with water when I water the sprout(usually once daily because I put a decent amount of water in the tray for it to soak up). I was giving it only 12 hours of daylight and night [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:02:54


Dioramas

Sally was assigned a diorama due today; it had to represent the water cycle (evaporation, precipitation, runoff, and so on) ... all the design and execution herself. Boy, though, that's a brutal assignment for a nine-year-old kid ... are like that, at the grade school level; the difference between 'good' and 'bad' students is so strongly influenced by ho [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:01:16


Some Things Never Die … and More

Yeah, this is a bit of old news — or at least it feels like a recycling of old news, but it bears at least a little comment just the same. Seems that “Operacion Puerto the Endless” is truly endless. Just when you think it’s faded into the background (for good or ill), and the issues settled, like a phoenix rising from its grave, OP is back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:22:10


Game Notes: Cavs at Lakers

by John Krolik So there I was, your humble young reporter intrepidly going to what was sure to be an epic showdown between the League’s two marquee stars at the heads of two of the League’s best teams going head-to-head on national television in a playoff-atmosphere packed house at the Staples Center. How did it all go down? Read on to find out [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:22:05


Salinger, Wild Hogs and Tiwari

I would have been making a Shitoon right now because I have an idea for a new joke, you know. I am writing this post instead ... and then one day they generally decide to go for some bike trip without any plans and stuff and without ... from such things, put up in a guest house built on a 10 ft by 10 ft island in the middle of the Pacific [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:05:35


When does a thing become The Thing?

January 18, 2009 in history and current events | by SEK The various newspaper digitization projects have allowed intellectual historians an ... of biological warfare: weaponized ideas contaminate air and water alike, such that those who breathe what’s “in the air” swiftly follow Derrida, while those who drink what’s “in the water” embrace Foucault [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:01:53


Flat Bread and Hummus

If you have not entered my One Word Giveaway yet click on over and do so now!!  It’s finals week at the high school ... from Epicurious.com 1 C lukewarm water (90°F to 100°F) 2 1/4-ounce package dry yeast or two 0.6-ounce ... seasoning) Pour 1 cup lukewarm water into small bowl; sprinkle with yeast and add 1 tsp sugar. Let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:00:36


Afghan Girls Defy Islamic Subjugation

We can only hope they will grow up to be proud apostates! Or at least Islamic apatheists. But for now, they are defying the Taliban, and that takes some courage. Below is the story from the New York Times. I'd like to thank the inimitable Damien for alerting me to this article:KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — One morning two months ago, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:00:00


The end. The beginning.

All at once it hit me this weekend: A desperate, urgent need to attend the inauguration. A friend was kind enough to offer a spare ticket and the last 24 hours has been a scramble to try to get a train, get a ride, get someone to watch my two sick kids including the one with the double ear infection...I've officially conceded defeat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:20:00


On Relocating

I almost apply for a loan for housing loan last year.  But because of some legal problems (marital related) it was not pushed through ... was so bad for the whole week, the whole area out there was filled with water and many are backing ... week of continuous rain could really fill the place with water.  So who would be comfortable thinking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:26:22


The End of America, end of western democracy?

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Date: 2009-01-19 13:00:12


Instant dosa and Onion chutney

Welcome our New President! The world will be buzzing for many days/years of this historic day , event, his name and all his moves…But I will be blogging as usual about food without change…Talking about change, we are seeing some unusual weather pattern in California.Bay Area has seen a near record high temperature from past 10 days [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:49:00


CSPI: “Vitamin Water” not good for you

Mike Cernovich thinks the plaintiff suing over the sugar-laden beverage might have spared himself a lot of trouble by, you know, reading the label. Tags: CSPI, eat drink and be merry, labels Related posts Seriously Bad Elf beer (2) Nanny staters target Anheuser-Busch and Miller (20) At least for now, Miller’s ‘Sparks Red’ won’t fly (1) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:13:33


A British philo-semite speaks

One of my commenters, Chas Newkey-Burden, has recently written an article for the British newspaper Totally Jewish:As a vocal, non-Jewish supporter of Israel I've heard some strange remarks in my time.One of the most memorable came from a former work colleague - also a gentile - who, during a heated water-cooler debate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:41:00


The Superhero President

Obama’s already met our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.  Here’s some suggestions for which colorfully clad heroes he should bump into next.  (Fanboys, keep your continuity complaints to yourself.) Superman Title: “Takin’ it to the Hoop” Written by Mark Millar Drawn by George Perez Synopsis: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:24:21


Drinking from the Springs of Living Water

photo by Snap Last Friday, there was a water line breakage of some sort near our home and we were unexpectedly without any water for half a day ... , do the majority of our cleaning chores, do any cooking, take showers, or even get a drink of water ... and we soon had nary a drop of water in our house. In the midst of this, I got to wondering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:00:02


Ugly, Belching Steam-Powered Tractors

"QUANTUM SHOT" #524 Link - by Craig Finch and Avi Abrams Jules Verne was swallowed by one of these, but escaped unharmed Just when you thought that we had covered all possible steampunk-ish machinery... here comes another kind of steam transportation: obnoxious, loud, belching steam-powered tractors... oh yeah. (images by Marvin and Joe Ross) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:54:53


Operation Rice Bowl Helps Feed the Hungry

Dear Friend, As we prepare to observe Lent, many of us find ourselves preoccupied with the hardships brought on by the global economic crisis that followed closely on the heels of a global food crisis. Amid dire economic news, we see the signs of stress placed upon our families and friends—the stress of dealing with home foreclosures, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:13:50


Can Yogis Make a Difference in DC?

What do you get when Shiva Rea, six kirtan chanters, and their bands get together on the eve of an historic presidential inauguration in the nation's capital? Chant4Change. Think praise band meets dance club/mosh pit in a church. Last night I braved the crowds and the cold to raise my voice in support of change with some of the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:17:35


Goody Green: Chemical-Free Cleaning Product

I've posted about eco-friendly cleaners in the past, but this one tops the list ... with just the special microfiber cloth and water. Now, I know what you're thinking... how does ... , I was naturally overcome by the urge to clean and try it out for myself! So I did. At work I tackled my desk [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:23:53


San Diego News Roundup - January 19, 2008

Today's top stories from sunny San Diego:Pressure grows on power plants' cooling system -- SDUTBlamed for the widespread killing of marine life, California's coastal power plants are under mounting pressure to abandon an antiquated process that draws in ocean water to cool turbines.If City Services Go Private, So Could Access -- VoSDMany [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:38:46


6 Tips to Maintain Your iPhone & Protecting It

By Dave SandersYou made a fairly substantial investment in your iphone now you want to preserve its newness by looking after its appearance and any ... of chemicals when cleaning it. Just plain water and a micro fiber cloth is all you require. Do not make the cloth too wet, water can damage the components. Another handy tip is not to rub in circles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:23:00


What Makes a Hero? -- Redux

I crossposted "What makes a Hero" at IBA and I find the following comment too interesting to be missed here: Just Cause said.. ... involved in bringing down a heavy, speeding chunk of metal safely to rest in water and they are immense ... horrendously, thinking about your wife and kids getting the news of your death, seeing the water approaching [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:03:00


Farm Life: Highs and Lows - Part Two

So to continue with the baby lamb saga.  We do not know for sure if it is genetic, or just the result of having a large 9 pound lamb for the first time ewe, but something went wrong with the umbilical cord.  The delivery, which by all appearances and compared to our only other lambing experiences last year, seemed long and hard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:44:22



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