and what.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
boy=girl
The Girl=Boy Project, "planting the seed of equality in the psyche of young minds".
The latest project by Brute Labs.
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Feist - Sea Lion Woman (Live)
Sea Lion... Sea Lion...
Sea Lion Woman, She'd lie
She drink coffee, She'd lie
She drink tea, She'd lie
And [the] rooster crow, "She'd Lie" (sea lion)
Sea Lion Woman dressed in red,
Smiled at the man when you'd wake up in his bed
Sea Lion Woman dressed in black,
Wink at the man and then stab him on his back
Sea lion...
Sea Lion Woman, She'd love
She drink coffee, She'd love
She drink tea, She'd love
And the rooster crow "She'd love"
Sea Lion Woman dressed in white,
Married a man, who would spend all his sweet life
Sea Lion Woman dressed in green,
Silver linings in golden seas,
Sea Lion Woman dressed in blue,
called the man and hope he knows what he can do
sea lion...
Sea Lion...
SEA LION...
Sea Lion Woman, Sea Lion
She drink coffee, Sea Lion
She drink tea, Sea Lion
And the rooster crow "Sea Lion"
Thursday, August 27, 2009
All Day I Dream About Sports
Some grown-ups from Hollywood just came through to Clementina Street to shoot for an ADIDAS Ad. We were chillin' with them for a bit and gave them some designy-company, and they shared their Hagen Daz Strawberry Ice-Cream Bars with us. Only 120 calories!
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Gotta love them Swedes
Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced [ˈalbɪn]) was a name intended for a Swedish child who was born in 1991.[1]
Parents Elisabeth Hallin and Lasse Diding had planned to never legally name their child as a protest[2] against the naming law of Sweden (Namnlag (1982:670)), which reads, "First names shall not be approved if they can cause offense or can be supposed to cause discomfort for the one using it, or names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name."
Because the parents failed to register a name by the boy's fifth birthday, a district court in Halmstad, southern Sweden, fined them 5,000 kronor (roughly €500/$600 US). Responding to the fine, the parents submitted the 43-character name in May 1996, claiming that it was "a pregnant, expressionistic development that we see as an artistic creation." The parents suggested the name be understood in the spirit of 'pataphysics. The court rejected the name and upheld the fine.
The parents then tried to change the spelling of the name to A (also pronounced "albin"). Once again, the court refused to approve of the name, citing a prohibition on one-letter naming. Eventually, he was named Albin Gustaf Tarzan Hallin.[citation needed]
Submitted by Julp
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Indian in New York
It's official, i've just booked my flight. I'm flying into NY on Oct 9 at 7.35 am, and i'm flying out oct 14 at 8 am to arrive back in SF around noon... after which depending on how i feel i'll either laze around or maybe spend a few hours at work.... though i'd rather laze around...
I'm meeting up with Anjali and Anita at JFK, and then we're going to RAYAYAYAYYA all the way to Manhattan!!!!!!!!!!
i was looking up stuff to do, and since the NY moma is like literally one of my favourite places ever, i was looking at their current exhibitions. They have this great app called "My Day at MoMa"which helps you plan up to two months in advance!! I'm a little ahead of them so i'll have to wait until its ready for me, but i'm so excited to visit!!!!!!!!!!
An example of my day at MoMa. If you use their app now, you are entered to win a full year membership at MoMa. Woot!!
its been about 2 years since i went last... and that was for xmas / new years so that was pretty awesome too, but i'm excited to be there at a slightly calmer time of the year so that i can enjoy the streets of new york.
on another note, i want to create a parody of this song:
Englishman In New York
And call it "Indian in New York" (c)
hehehehhee. that's copy written by me so don't F with my ideas.
xoxo!
I'm meeting up with Anjali and Anita at JFK, and then we're going to RAYAYAYAYYA all the way to Manhattan!!!!!!!!!!
i was looking up stuff to do, and since the NY moma is like literally one of my favourite places ever, i was looking at their current exhibitions. They have this great app called "My Day at MoMa"which helps you plan up to two months in advance!! I'm a little ahead of them so i'll have to wait until its ready for me, but i'm so excited to visit!!!!!!!!!!
An example of my day at MoMa. If you use their app now, you are entered to win a full year membership at MoMa. Woot!!
its been about 2 years since i went last... and that was for xmas / new years so that was pretty awesome too, but i'm excited to be there at a slightly calmer time of the year so that i can enjoy the streets of new york.
on another note, i want to create a parody of this song:
Englishman In New York
And call it "Indian in New York" (c)
hehehehhee. that's copy written by me so don't F with my ideas.
xoxo!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
myth vs. FACT
Myth vs. Fact
The Truth About California’s Clean Energy & Climate Security Plan
Myth: AB 32 will drive up the costs of owning a small business.
FACT: Once the state’s climate plan is fully implemented, companies that follow a business-as-usual approach are likely to see higher energy bills, but savvy businesses that utilize readily-available incentives will save money. By taking advantage of these incentives to help pay for upfront costs of more efficient buildings, plumbing, lights and appliances, businesses can boost their bottom lines and improve operations. It is the cost of inaction that will negatively impact small businesses – the increased levels of uncertainty and risk brought about by climate change will impose new costs on numerous industries.
Myth: AB 32 will halt economic growth.
FACT: Over the last 35 years, energy efficiency measures have enabled Californians to redirect dollars saved toward other goods and services. Energy efficiency policies led to $56 billion in household energy savings between 1972 and 2006, which spurred about 1.5 million full-time jobs with a total payroll of $45 billion. If California continues to improve energy efficiency by just 1 percent per year, state climate policies will increase
real household incomes by up to $48 billion and create as many as 403,000 new jobs.2
Myth: Cars, trucks and fuels will cost more under AB 32.
FACT: The next generation of alternative-fuel and fuel-efficient cars and trucks will cost less to run and will save California drivers more than $12 billion in 2020 through lower operating costs. For the average buyer of a new, fuel-efficient vehicle, that translates into hundreds of dollars saved each year.3 Plus, by diversifying our energy supplies, we can protect the state’s economy from the increasing volatility of fossil fuel markets.
Myth: AB 32 will increase industrial and commercial buildings costs.
FACT: “Green” buildings are so water and energy efficient, they quickly pay for themselves. And building design features that increase energy efficiency (e.g., natural lighting, improved airflow) contribute to better air quality and health, reducing sick days, and increasing worker productivity.
Myth: AB 32 will increase costs for homeowners.
FACT: Improvements in energy efficiency in California during the past 35 years have already saved Californians about $1,000 per person. Meanwhile energy costs increased across the country. Combine additional investments in energy efficiency, rebates from local utilities, and personal conservation efforts, and homeowners will save money while reducing global warming pollution. Oil companies and other top polluters that cash in on dirty fossil fuels (while the rest
of us pay the price) are spreading misinformation about the state’s climate plan. Don’t be fooled.
Here are the facts about the economic advantage of energy efficiency and clean energy.
1 Center for Integrative Environmental Research, University of Maryland, The U.S. Economic Impacts of Climate Change and the Costs of
Inaction, Oct. 2007.
2 D. Roland-Holst, Energy Efficiency, Innovation, and Job Creation, Oct. 2008.
3 J. Fine and C. Mihm, Saving Fuel, Saving Money, Saving Our Planet, June 2009.
4 G. Kats, The Costs & Financial Benefits of Green Buildings: A Report to California’s Sustainable Building Task Force, Oct. 2003.
5 RAND, 2000, The Public Benefit of California’s Investment in Energy Efficiency, 2000.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
SCORE!!!!!!!!
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The email i got today:
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DEAR TEAM-
The Adobe Acrobat 9.0 is ordered for all 6 workstations plus one additional In Design license for David.
Thanks for your patience - please let me know if I can be of further service to you great ones...!!!
"
I FINALLY HAVE MY ADOBE ACROBAT 9.0!!!!!!!!!!! Now the only question remains is - is it PROFESSIONAL OR STANDARD?!!!!!!
The email i got today:
"
DEAR TEAM-
The Adobe Acrobat 9.0 is ordered for all 6 workstations plus one additional In Design license for David.
Thanks for your patience - please let me know if I can be of further service to you great ones...!!!
"
I FINALLY HAVE MY ADOBE ACROBAT 9.0!!!!!!!!!!! Now the only question remains is - is it PROFESSIONAL OR STANDARD?!!!!!!
sitar CONCERT
Sitar Concert with Srinivas Reddy
Friday August 21st8pm
@: Sangati Center, 3049 22nd St, the Mission
Srinivas Reddy - sitar
Ferhan Qureshi - tabla
Srinivas Reddy, a disciple of sitarist Partha Chatterjee and an ardent lover of the artistry of Nikhil Banerjee, returns to the Bay Area as the instructor of UC Berkeley's summer Music of India course, and in true polymath style to work on a translation of the Telugu epic Amuktamalyada for Penguin Books. Srinivas has recently recorded an album entitled "Hemant & Jog"
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upcoming EXHIBITIONS
Small Firms, Great Projects
August 27–October 23
Opening Reception September 3, 6:00 pm
AIA San Francisco/Center for Architecture + Design Gallery
130 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco
Celebrating exceptional Bay Area architecture, this exhibition showcases the innovative and award-winning work of local architecture and design professionals. Whether you are looking for an architect, or simply passionate about architecture, Small Firms, Great Projects is an invaluable resource. The exhibition introduces viewers to architecture and design firms experienced in a wide range of work, including new residences and remodels, commercial and retail spaces, educational, civic, institutional and religious projects, historic preservation, landscape and interior design.
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LOST!
August 31–September 4
3A Gallery, 101 South Park, San Francisco
Visit www.vmwp.com/lost.php for competition details.
This exhibition offers the design enthusiast and public an inside look at the ‘unseen’ design process that goes on every day. Featuring the work of local design teams, LOST! showcases innovative project proposals that, for one reason or another, have gone unnoticed. The result of a competition run by Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP and juried by designers, city officials, press and development professionals, this exhibition represents winners among losers of past competitions and commissions. Winners of the competition will be announced September 18.
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OWA Women Architects: Building in the City
September 1–30
Opening Reception September 8, 6:00–9:00 pm
ARCH, 99 Missouri Street, San Francisco
Sponsored by ARCH Drafting Supplies, Barcelon & Jang Architecture
OWA Women Architects: Building in the City showcases a range of work by women design professionals in the Bay Area, highlighting their ongoing commitment to create and support sustainable design practices. The exhibition reveals specific sustainable design projects that reflect sensitive and elegant responses to a design problem. Furthermore, it reveals the community’s problem-solving challenges, highlighting the way creative designs are inspired responses in balance with nature and in harmony with the built environment.
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Sensate: Bodies and Design
Through November 8
SFMOMA, Phyllis Wattis Theater, 151 Third Street, San Francisco
Mutant bodies, fictional bodies, animate architecture: these are among the provocations offered by Sensate, an exhibition that reflects recent debates about what bodies are and how they are met and mirrored by design. Works from the SFMOMA collection are joined by two large-scale installations fabricated especially for the exhibition. Andrew Kudless’s cast plaster P_Wall covers a 45-foot-long gallery wall, its bulbous, creased texture replacing the smooth surface with a decidedly different kind of skin. Alex Schweder’s A Sac of Rooms All Day Long is a massive, inflatable sculpture that begins as a heap of clear vinyl and, over the course of a day, slowly rises to assume the shape of two houses, one inside the belly of the other. The installations, alongside other works by artists, architects and designers, replace traditional references to the body with approaches that admit greater complexity, nuance and uncertainty.
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Agents of Change: Civic Idealism and the Making of San Francisco
Through November 15
SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
Through compelling content spanning a variety of media—historical maps, photographs, recorded interviews and an interactive multimedia installation—this major exhibition examines the history of citymaking in San Francisco, and challenges visitors to consider today’s urban issues in light of their own values. The story is told through the lens of history, and organized into six overlapping generations: The City Builders, The Progressives & Classicists, The Regionalists, The Moderns, The Contextualists and The Eco-Urbanists. Curated by Benjamin Grant, with exhibition design by Studio Terpeluk, graphics by Leon Yu and multimedia installation by Taco Lab.
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SPUR Urban Center Tour (1.5 SDs)
September 18, 3:00–5:00 pm
Free; Registration required.
Don’t miss the behind-the-scenes tour of SPUR with exhibition curator Benjamin Grant and Urban Center architect Peter Pfau, AIA. From the City Builders, to the Regionalists to the current movement of Eco-Urbanists, you will learn about the urban planning movements that have shaped San Francisco’s physical and social landscapes—and get an exclusive peek at the architectural and green building features of the new 14,500 square-foot SPUR Urban Center in the heart of the city’s bustling Yerba Buena Cultural District.
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August 27–October 23
Opening Reception September 3, 6:00 pm
AIA San Francisco/Center for Architecture + Design Gallery
130 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco
 Ridge House © Sharon Risedorph |
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LOST!
August 31–September 4
3A Gallery, 101 South Park, San Francisco
Visit www.vmwp.com/lost.php for competition details.
 © VMWP LLP |
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OWA Women Architects: Building in the City
September 1–30
Opening Reception September 8, 6:00–9:00 pm
ARCH, 99 Missouri Street, San Francisco
Sponsored by ARCH Drafting Supplies, Barcelon & Jang Architecture
OWA Women Architects: Building in the City showcases a range of work by women design professionals in the Bay Area, highlighting their ongoing commitment to create and support sustainable design practices. The exhibition reveals specific sustainable design projects that reflect sensitive and elegant responses to a design problem. Furthermore, it reveals the community’s problem-solving challenges, highlighting the way creative designs are inspired responses in balance with nature and in harmony with the built environment.
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Sensate: Bodies and DesignThrough November 8
SFMOMA, Phyllis Wattis Theater, 151 Third Street, San Francisco
 P_Wall (detail) © Andrew Kudless |
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Agents of Change: Civic Idealism and the Making of San Francisco
Through November 15
SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
 © San Francisco Chronicle |
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SPUR Urban Center Tour (1.5 SDs)
September 18, 3:00–5:00 pm
Free; Registration required.
Don’t miss the behind-the-scenes tour of SPUR with exhibition curator Benjamin Grant and Urban Center architect Peter Pfau, AIA. From the City Builders, to the Regionalists to the current movement of Eco-Urbanists, you will learn about the urban planning movements that have shaped San Francisco’s physical and social landscapes—and get an exclusive peek at the architectural and green building features of the new 14,500 square-foot SPUR Urban Center in the heart of the city’s bustling Yerba Buena Cultural District.
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under cover rapper
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http://www.myspace.com/phillipdrummond
i met this guy last night outside my house. apparently he's a rapper! but that isn't really his name. i wonder what made him choose that name? he's having a show tonight so he told me to email him so i could get on the list. so i did, and i complemented his music style and said it reminded me of the gorillaz which in his response to me he seemed pretty excited about....
then he went on to say, "FYI I do this music thing on the side...I'm working on my PhD in psych at the Wright Institute in Berkeley and work in Oakland doing therapy with children and adolescents...keep my real name on the d/l though!!!
peace"
hmmmmmmmmm. thoughts?
some faves:
http://www.myspace.com/dangermouse
http://www.myspace.com/
i met this guy last night outside my house. apparently he's a rapper! but that isn't really his name. i wonder what made him choose that name? he's having a show tonight so he told me to email him so i could get on the list. so i did, and i complemented his music style and said it reminded me of the gorillaz which in his response to me he seemed pretty excited about....
then he went on to say, "FYI I do this music thing on the side...I'm working on my PhD in psych at the Wright Institute in Berkeley and work in Oakland doing therapy with children and adolescents...keep my real name on the d/l though!!!
peace"
hmmmmmmmmm. thoughts?
some faves:
http://www.myspace.com/dangermouse
sumiyia is cool like fiyah (fire)
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so. sitttin around on gchat. and sumiyia's status says "cool like fiyah" i giggle smugly to myself.
me: cool like fiyah
so. sitttin around on gchat. and sumiyia's status says "cool like fiyah" i giggle smugly to myself.
me: cool like fiyah
retard haha.
sumiyia: * dances *
me: ahahahah
what's brown and sticky?
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me: hahaha
me: hahaha
yesterday
xtina
goes
WHAT IS BROWNAND STICKY
i was like o hell no
shes like A STICK!!!!!!!!
john: AAHAHAHAHAHHAi need to meet her
me: AHAHAHAHHAHAAH YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
ahahahahahahaahahah
it was sooooooo funnnnny
john: ahahahahahahah OH HELL NO
me: i was like OMG!!!!!!
hahahahhahha
backstory:
JOHN ALWAYS SAYS THAT JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
backstory:
JOHN ALWAYS SAYS THAT JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
candy land celebrates 60th anniversary on Lombard St, SF!
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"According to the Examiner, "Kids will draw from a deck of color-coated cards as big as six square feet while eco-friendly confetti and balloons drape the background." Also, "purple, yellow, blue, orange, green and red blocks" will be placed along Lombard's 575-foot-long path. "Each block will be about 14 feet long and 12 feet wide, matching the same color sequence as the usual game," Ex goes on to report.
"Ted Weinstein, who was live on the scene, reports that today's event was commercial yet charming, and the kids really loved it. "Capitalism meets childhood," he told us.
A good time was had by all, and the most astounding cake was served after the game. Today's Candyland bash also makes us wonder, can a life-sized Chutes & Ladders on Vermont Street be far behind?"SOURCE: http://sfist.com/2009/08/19/candyland_game_starts_at_10_am_toda.php?gallery0Pic=7#gallery
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
COMPOST YOUR SHIT!!!!!!!!
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Not literally though, because it could contain bacteria or viruses dangerous to humans.
But on the real, what are you supposed to or not supposed to compost?
What to Compost - The IN List
• Animal manure
• Cardboard rolls
• Clean paper
• Coffee grounds and filters
• Cotton rags
• Dryer and vacuum cleaner lint
• Eggshells
• Fireplace ashes
• Fruits and vegetables
• Grass clippings
• Hair and fur
• Hay and straw
• Houseplants
• Leaves
• Nut shells
• Sawdust
• Shredded newspaper
• Tea bags
• Wood chips
• Wool rags
• Yard trimmings
Leave Out/Reason Why
• Black walnut tree leaves or twigs
o Releases substances that might be harmful to plants
• Coal or charcoal ash
o Might contain substances harmful to plants
• Dairy products (e.g., butter, egg yolks, milk, sour cream, yogurt)
o Create odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies
• Diseased or insect-ridden plants
o Diseases or insects might survive and be transferred back to other plants
• Fats, grease, lard, or oils
o Create odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies
• Meat or fish bones and scraps
o Create odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies
• Pet wastes (e.g., dog or cat feces, soiled cat litter)
o Might contain parasites, bacteria, germs, pathogens, and viruses harmful to humans
• Yard trimmings treated with chemical pesticides
o Might kill beneficial composting organisms
Source: http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/composting/basic.htm
Not literally though, because it could contain bacteria or viruses dangerous to humans.
But on the real, what are you supposed to or not supposed to compost?
What to Compost - The IN List
• Animal manure
• Cardboard rolls
• Clean paper
• Coffee grounds and filters
• Cotton rags
• Dryer and vacuum cleaner lint
• Eggshells
• Fireplace ashes
• Fruits and vegetables
• Grass clippings
• Hair and fur
• Hay and straw
• Houseplants
• Leaves
• Nut shells
• Sawdust
• Shredded newspaper
• Tea bags
• Wood chips
• Wool rags
• Yard trimmings
Leave Out/Reason Why
• Black walnut tree leaves or twigs
o Releases substances that might be harmful to plants
• Coal or charcoal ash
o Might contain substances harmful to plants
• Dairy products (e.g., butter, egg yolks, milk, sour cream, yogurt)
o Create odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies
• Diseased or insect-ridden plants
o Diseases or insects might survive and be transferred back to other plants
• Fats, grease, lard, or oils
o Create odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies
• Meat or fish bones and scraps
o Create odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies
• Pet wastes (e.g., dog or cat feces, soiled cat litter)
o Might contain parasites, bacteria, germs, pathogens, and viruses harmful to humans
• Yard trimmings treated with chemical pesticides
o Might kill beneficial composting organisms
Source: http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/composting/basic.htm
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
broccoli
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"Maybe you have been reading recently about the debate over the toxicity or not of tomato plant leaves. Or, you might be humored to know that eggplants contain nicotine. (Yes, eating 20 pounds of eggplant is equivalent to smoking one cigarette. I figure you would have to eat the 20 pounds in the same seven minutes it takes to smoke a cigarette to really have this work, and I doubt anyone has studied the secondary effects of such eggplant consumption.)"
from:
What Broccoli Leaves To Be Desired
If I read a title like that, I’d figure the guy was about to embroil the poor innocent vegetable—but you’d be wrong. No, the title stems from this week’s basket filled with tips of broccoli plants, mostly leaf, the result I’m assuming of the overheated end of its seasonal cycle. Broccoli, like its brassica buddies, prefers to be cool as cucumbers (yes, there was one of them in the basket, too). I was told by experienced chefs to remove the leaves from broccoli before cooking. But, since in this batch the florets seem to have butted out, into the sauté pan they went with their fellow basket-dwellers onion and garlic. What a surprising wonderful delicate flavor which I attribute directly to the fertility of Steven and Gloria’s Demeter certified biodynamic soil. And it turns out that the leaves have a higher content of betacarotene than the florets in any case. So, I repeat, what broccoli leaves to be desired—maybe you hear it differently this time (unless you are suffering cauliflower ear!).
Actually, I had meant to write about eggplants before today’s greens garnered my attention. The nightshades are far more storied and controversial than broccoli. Nightshades come in many forms including potatoes, peppers, tobacco, tomatoes to mention a few. Maybe you have been reading recently about the debate over the toxicity or not of tomato plant leaves. Or, you might be humored to know that eggplants contain nicotine. (Yes, eating 20 pounds of eggplant is equivalent to smoking one cigarette. I figure you would have to eat the 20 pounds in the same seven minutes it takes to smoke a cigarette to really have this work, and I doubt anyone has studied the secondary effects of such eggplant consumption.)
The only controversy over broccoli that I can remember was when the first president Bush made the mistake of publicly indicating his distaste for the vegetable. The
It seems appropriate here to cite another reference to broccoli in a political commentary. This is from an essay, “The Fallacies of Anti-Reformers,” by Sydney Smith written early in the 20th century in which he excoriates (as in how you prepare apples for applesauce) the politicians who were trying to pass “irrevocable law.” Aside from indicating that such laws are worse than the tyranny of Nero or Caligula (hard to imagine since as Caesars their salad days were over) he goes on to say: “…how are the Parliament…to be awakened from that dust in which they repose—making irrevocable laws for men who toss their remains about with spades, and use the relics of these legislators to give breadth to broccoli, and to aid the vernal eruption of asparagus?” That was written back in the day when folks really knew how to use language. I can only assume, aside from the linguistic use of consonance to express his consternation, that by “breadth to broccoli” he was not referring to some kind of casserole, but rather to the use of the ash as fertilizer. The reference to broccoli was no doubt a paean to populist proclivities, while the asparagus alludes to more aristocratic appetites. The prosody of it all! Thank heavens Smith didn’t make reference to a vernal eruption of vetch—then we’d really have something to complain about.
I apologize if you’ve lost your taste for broccoli or the story line along the way. I haven’t forgotten that broccoli is the subject and object of this article. (Can it be both?) The challenge is that, as I mentioned, broccoli is a little unexciting from the standpoint of good gossip. The Italians are of course most famous for their varieties of “nightshade stew”—a Bolognese, or caponata, eggplant “parm” with tomato sauce—and they are also responsible for creating the cultivar of broccoli, broccolo. It seems to have emanated from the region of
A closing observation about the broccoli plant: Much has been made of its tree-like form with trunk, stems, and branches. The comparison makes perfect sense, though it would be a challenge to explain a true scientific correlation other than circumstantial morphology. On that logic, turn the floret upside down. What I noticed when I did that was a remarkable resemblance to the bronchi and bronchioles that make up the better part of the lung’s air exchange system. I couldn’t tell you what to make of the observation, and I could not find any shared etymology short of reading Sanskrit. Some might think that the whole human organism and its subsystems are simply upside-down pictures of the plant world—but that is another story altogether.
As the broccoli season passes for now until the approach of autumn, we can bid it farewell with the same brassica band cacophony with which we consoled the kale. Those casseroles will have to await the relief of cooler clime, as even the leaves make like a tree and….
John Bloom
© 2009
image:
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/tfd-archives/tfdarchive-jun02.php
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
solar charging stations in bozen
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South Tyrol gets serious about solar mobility: The "E-Move Charging Station", a pilot project of the Bozen entrepreneur Valentin Runggaldier, is to supply electrically operated bicycles, scooters, cars and even mobile phones with the necessary "fuel" from the sun. The solar charging stations were designed by Michael Scherer from Brixen.
Illustration: Michael Scherer/MM Design GmbH
Filling-up without the smell of petrol for once and, on top of that, neutrally in respect of the effect on the climate. With the "E-Move Charging Station" in Bozen, the first prototype of a new kind of solar filling station for city traffic was inaugurated. The project of the Bozen entrepreneur Valentin Runggaldier is intended to enable up to eight vehicles to be charged at the same time. Electrically operated cars and scooters as well as the two-wheel "Segway" rollers and even mobile phones and other electrical devices can be connected. Eight mono-crystalline photovoltaic modules, which together supply 1.76 kWp of solar power have been installed on the pitched roof of the prototype. The initiators estimate that, over the year, the filling station will have a total output of around 2000 kWh of electricity.
At the moment, the first prototype is going through a test phase and, once this has been completed successfully, the modules are to be marketed throughout Europe. Operators of the charging stations could then be private companies, municipal authorities or car rental agencies. Payment is to be made by mobile phone or credit card in a way similar to that used for the rented bicycles that are currently being installed everywhere in Europe's large cities.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
pandora favourites:
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I listen to pandora all the time.. Wanted to share some of my favourites with you all :)
I listen to pandora all the time.. Wanted to share some of my favourites with you all :)
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