Archive for January, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog
The day is immortalized in the legendary Don McLean song “American Pie.” It was a day that saddened music lovers all over the world and shocked the music industry. It was the day the music died.
We are of course referring to the plane crash in Clear […]
New Vinyl Releases
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[?]Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog
Here is a list of new vinyl releases for 1/27/2009
Pick up these great vinyl releases here: http://tinyurl.com/aawcqu
Dan Deacon Adventure/Dan Deacon/Adventure (Split 12″)/Carpark Records
House Of Repz/U Gotta Love Us/Kings Link Recordz/12″ Single
Mi Ami/Enchonecho/Quarterstick/12″ Single
Turbtito/Liquid Disco/Losing Their Heads 12″ single/Throno
Fever Ray/If I Had A Heart/Mute/”Limited Edition 7″ single
Nickel […]
Why Gas Prices are Rising Again
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[?]Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
Every time gas prices start to go up, my essay “Why Are Gas Prices Rising?” gets a lot of hits from Google searches by people looking for an explanation. Because the supply/demand dynamics have changed, that essay needs dusting off, especially in light of stories like this:
Pros […]
Washington Biodiesel Plant obtains BQ-9000 Certification
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[?]Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Seattle, Wash.-based Imperium Renewables said in a news release that it has achieved BQ-9000 certification for its Imperium Grays Harbor Biodiesel production plant.
New Generation, First Florida to pursue Biofuel Projects
Hereford BioFuels Seeks Chapter 11
Value of VeraSun Plants Hard to Guess
Biodiesel Issue in Minn. Limited to Certain School […]
Siskin Winter
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[?]Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
Pine Siskins continue to visit the two feeders on our back deck off and on all day every day. They are aggressive little birds, and only a few Goldfinches succeed in getting to the feeders now and then. Early in the mornings, several Siskins swarm both of […]
Rapid White: Not Really That Rapid
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[?]Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I’ve just bought a tooth whitening system at Boots called Rapid White, and the reason I bought it is because it promises that it ‘Whitens teeth up to 5 shades lighter with 2 hours use’. Once you open the sealed box, THEN it tells you that this […]
RedBull Butter Cup at Mountain Creek
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[?]Submitted by liv2ride
More details at MountainCreek.com
Paula’s APC (mine too)
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[?]Submitted by Diary of Scott Morris
I didn’t think it was a good idea. I had offered to ride with Paula for her first Antelope Peak Challenge. But she would have none of it. The more I tried to talk her into letting me ride with her, the more determined she became […]
The Underneath
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
by Kathi Appelt
ages: 11+
First sentence: “There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road.”
I wrote this back in December, in the middle of the Cybils shortlist discussion, but didn’t post it. I […]
Teaser Tuesday, January 27
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have […]
Low Carb With A Twist - ER Fat Burn OPEN…
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More Blog
The Extreme Regime Fat Burn Formula is now open: for that determined dieter who’s ready for a new bod.
ER Fat Burn Formula
But it closes this Friday, Jan 30, at Midnight PST (3AM EST - NY).
Because this ER
Fat Burn Cycle starts officially on Jan 31 […]
Easy Apple Cake
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[?]Submitted by Chef Tom Cooks !
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups cake flour
3 cups raw apples, chopped
Beat eggs and then add oil and sugar. Add flour, sifted with other dry ingredients; mix well. Add apples. Mix well. Bake in […]
Garlic-Wine Rice Pilaf
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[?]Submitted by Chef Tom Cooks !
1 Tbs lemon rind
8 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 cup parsley
6 Tbs unsalted butter
1 cup regular rice (not instant)
1 1/4 cups chicken stock
3/4 cup dry vermouth
salt & pepper to taste
Chop together the lemon rind, garlic and parsley. Heat the butter in heavy 2-qt pot. Cook the garlic mixture […]
Two Pegasai?
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[?]Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
The Donaldson family were one of the pioneers of this very special area just one hour’s car ride north of Christchurch. The area comprises a narrow valley protected on the east and west by mountain ranges. The soils are a mix of clay, limestone, glacial […]
Obesity, Children and Their Future
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[?]Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog
According to recent studies the percentage of children who are considered obese has more than doubled and that the percentage of adolescents has more than tripled – all since 1980! Aside from obesity taking a toll on a child’s self esteem, could cause bullying and it […]
New iTunes Podcast Subscription Link For Stupid Cancer Show 2009 (c/o Blog Talk Radio Network)
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
http://itunes.i2y.com
Here Comes The Chemo!
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Immersed in wedding plans, and then cancer
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Vegan Lasagna: Like Your Mom’s, But Cruelty Free!
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[?]Submitted by Creature Talk
I typically don’t make up recipes. I have gotten to be a pretty good little chef, if I do say so myself, but I almost always use someone else’s recipe and follow it mighty closely too. But do you know what I’ve been missing lately? […]
Hospitals Take Animals Off Menus to Cut Carbon
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[?] Submitted by Animal Person
Across the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, hospitals have a plan to cut their global warming emissions that includes curbing meat and dairy use (among a slew of other strategies), according to yesterday’s Guardian. (Here’s the article, and thanks to Bill for the tip. And how […]
“Drug Money Is The Only Liquid Investment Capital”
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
It appears as long as people keep doing illegal drugs, or, more importantly, as long as those drugs are kept illegal, some banks will not go under during the Greater Depression :
The United Nations’ crime and drug watchdog has indications that money made in illicit drug […]
Warning : This Product May Contain The Product You Want To Buy
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
More here
I can’t see any listings online yet for egg-free eggs.
“Forest Floor” ~ 1/27/09 A Painting a Day Hudson River School Landscapes Paintings by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
Trees fascinate me! And forests…. how the light filters through the leaves and highlights some and leaves some in the shade. Then the light changes, and you have a whole new painting. I hope you enjoy this one! ~ Connie
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, O […]
Pedal-Powered Airship
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Gizmodo tells of this concept for a pedal-powered airship called Aeolus that can stay aloft for two weeks.
From Pig to Alien
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Where do ideas come from? That’s easy. Sketchbooks.
I did this sketch of a mama pig and her piglets at the county fair. What a job it must be, I thought, to nurse that many babies all at once.
Some time later I was inventing some aliens for a science […]
Review of Un Voyage a Chandara
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Dinotopia: l’ile aux dinosaures
A quoi ressemble Ie parfait recit imaginaire? A Dinotopia. Imaginez une ile aux paysages epoustouflants ou humains et dinosaures vivent en harmonie, une ville d’architecture classique construite a flanc de falaise, bordee de cascadesgeantes qu’enjambent des ponts sculptes. Sous un vol de pterosaures, des enfants […]
