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Thursday 30 September 2010
World Vegetarian Day
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The Annual Kick-off of Vegetarian Awareness Month
Contents at a Glance
Contents at a Glance
- Healthy Vegetarian Food
- Other Vegetarian Celebrations
- Will you participate in World Vegetarian Day?
- Squid Angel Blessed
- About Me
What You Can Do
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Artificial Leaf Generates Electricity
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Artificial Leaf Generates Electricity
Sometimes nature is made to imitate art in startling ways. Consider the tree cathedral in Bergamo, Italy: 1,800 fir poles lashed together with chestnut and hazel branches to create a cathedral with five aisles. Eventually, 42 beeches will grow inside the startling mountainside structure designed by the late environmental artist Giuliano Mauri to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity.
Leaves -- your future energy provider? (Comstock/ThinkStock.com)
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Golden Pearl Farming
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Golden Pearl Farming in Philippines
The clean waters around the island of Palawan in the Philippines Sea have attracted investors to pearl farming for decades. There are several pearl firms actively operating at Palawan, but only one cultivates the exquisite and rare golden pearl – Jewelmer,
Jewelmer is the only pearl producer in the world that has successfully produced pearls with a rich, natural golden color. Through decades of research and biotechnology, Jewelmer was able to perfect the breeding process that produces gold-lipped Pinctada maxima pearl oysters capable of growing large, lustrous, golden pearls. This deep, rich color can only be found in South Sea pearls produced in the Philippines.
Pearls are cultured by transplanting a tiny piece of mantle tissue of an oyster shell into a the shell of a young oyster. This graft forms a pearl sac and precipitate calcium carbonate into this pocket. Over time, this grows into a pearl. It takes 2 to 5 years for a pearl to mature. "Cultivation of pearls is very time-consuming process," explains Jacques Branellec, managing director of Jewelmer. "Any change in temperature and water conditions can affect the oysters. For 38 years I have been in cultivation of pearls, but I’m always learning something new.”
A board showing the placing and the state of the oyster lines on one of the Palawan farms.
A biologist examining a gold pearl under a microscope.
Three species of Oysters: (left to right) white, gold, black.
Young oysters are transported by helicopter to a neighboring farm for further growth.
A worker holding a cage where oysters will spend the next 2 to 3 years.
Oyster cages are suspended by ropes at a depth of 15 meters.
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The 4 Funnel Liners
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Große
(1897-1914)
The first of the fourteen four-stackers
ever built, was built by Vulkan of Stettin. Launched in 1897, she made her
maiden voyage on 19 September of that year, from Bremerhaven to New York.
In November 1897, she set an eastbound crossing record from Sandy Hook to
the Needles and four months later she captured the westbound Blue Riband.
Kronprinz Wilhelm
(1901-1923)
The 2nd four funneler built for
Norddeutscher Lloyd. She was taken into service as a troopship under the
name USS Von Steuben when America entered the war. She was broken up in
1923.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
(1902-1940)
The third of the Norddeutscher Lloyd ships
was launched on August 12, 1902 at the Vulkan yards. She was converted to
a troop carrier as USS Agamemnon and served succesfully in this role until
taken out of service in 1920 and laid up. She was sold for scrap in 1940.
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Kronprinzessin Cecilie
(1906-1940)
The last of NDL's 4 funnel ships was
launched on 1 December 1907. Converted to a troopship, she was renamed USS
Mount Vernon, her career finally ending in 1940 when she was sold for
scrap.
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All Join In !!!
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- As the video became popular, some started to think about it a bit more, and all around smart guy, Derek Sivers, wrote up a nice little blog post in June, analyzing the sociological aspects of the video.
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Ads by GOD
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Ads by GOD
If God could communicate with us this is what he might have said. Very beautiful and meaningful thoughts
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Wednesday 29 September 2010
10 Vegetarian Soups and Stews
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It’s been just about a week since the first day of fall here in the northern hemisphere, and it’s finally starting to cool down a bit around here. One of the best things about fall is trading out summery salads and sandwiches for hearty soups and stews.
Whether you’re vegetarian, vegan, or an omnivore, these meat-free recipes are sure to please!
1. Quinoa and Vegetable Soup
2. Vegan Fricot
3. Black Bean Soup
Up next: Eggplant stew, (no) chicken and rice, and spicy lentil soup.
10 Vegetarian Soups & Stews for Fall
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Sunday 26 September 2010
Saturday 25 September 2010
Classic Motor Bike Rally
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ELR Classic Motor Bike Rally - Bury - April 2010
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Wigan Scooter Club
Which do you prefer Bike or Scooter ?
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Wigan Scooter Club Boars Head June 27th 2010 .wmv
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60s Mods and Rockers
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60s Mods and Rockers
The Mods' attention to detail and obsession with style was the complete
opposite to their arch rivals the Rockers' love of motor cycles and leather
jackets. The regional nature of fashion meant that the two tribes existed at the
same time. The Mods mainly frequented central London or the centres of other
large cities. The Rockers, whose roots were in the Teddy Boy gangs, occupied
other towns or the outer ring road of London.
Rockers had an almost romantic liking for early Rock music. They wore black
jeans and leather jackets, in the manner of Marlon Brando in 'The Wild One'
(1953). They used grease on their hair, which was an evolution of the Teddy Boy
look of the 50s. The Rockers though, rejected the Teds' love of fashion and
style. Teds, although violent, were also dandies. This element of the Ted style
was taken up by the Mods rather than the Rockers.
Rockers' favourite bikes were Triumph 500s, BSA Gold Stars or Bonnevilles.
The term Rocker may have come from biking rather than rock music; they rocked
their machines. However, it is more likely to be a reference to Rock music. The
press at the time often used the earlier term, ton-up-boys, to describe the
Rockers. This was derived from doing over the ton or over 100mph.
Rockers ate greasy fry ups, washed down with steaming mugs of tea in
transport cafés, such as the 'Ace Café on the North Circular and the Busy Bee on
the Watford bypass. Cafés often had juke boxes which allowed the bikers to play
Rock'n'Roll music, cementing the link between motorbikes and Rock'n'Roll.
Whilst Mods were part of the 60s fashion revolution, Rockers were left out of
it. Their liking for the purity of 50s style Rock music and a rebellious look
from a decade ago meant they were outcasts.
Mods and Rockers did not get on. Rockers thought Mods were effeminate,
stuck-up or snobbish. It was a common jibe that they "couldn't tell the birds
from the blokes". Mods thought Rockers were old-fashioned, dirty, greasy and
uncouth. However, there was not an all out war between the two tribes.
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Discovering Fossils
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Peacehaven is a small coastal town of 13,000 people in the Lewes
district of East Sussex, located 6 miles east of Brighton. From its
cliff-top vantage point the town has stunning views of Friars Bay and the English
Channel. At the base of the cliff is a substantial concrete sea defence and
promenade built in stages between 1976-1996 to reduce the rate of cliff
retreat. The robust defences protect the majority of the cliff, however the exposed foreshore is
left unprotected and subjected to intensive erosion, and it's here
that Peacehaven earns its reputation for some of the
most spectacular fossils in the UK.
Left: Stunning views of
Friars Bay and the English Channel from the cliff-top east of the town.
Right: Over 100 steps wind their way down the
cliff-face.
Access to the beach is made via a narrow road (track)
optimistically named 'The Highway' which leads from the A259 at the
eastern end of the town (click map above). A small number of parking
spaces are available along the roadside and from here it's a short
walk to the cliff-top. It's a good idea to bring food and drink with
you as the beach lies at the bottom of over 100 steps.
The most frequently seen fossils at Peacehaven are partial
echinoid shells, usually observed in cross-section on the beach
platform and on the surface of fallen rocks. Complete specimens are
less common but can be found with relative ease. Other common
fossils include bivalves, brachiopods, sponges, corals, and
bryozoans, the latter of which can be seen on the outer surface of
echinoid shells in particular. Less common fossils include shark teeth,
fish remains and belemnites. On one
occasion following the recovery of a large ammonite from fallen
rocks at Friar's Bay an exceptionally rare crab carapace was found on the underside (see Robert
Randell's
British Chalk Fossils for details).
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