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gleans at 6:40 PM MT, 07/31

 

Thousands sweat, and love it, at Mississippi fair

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. - Out on the cabin porches where fairgoers have gathered for decades, it's old home week. There's gossip, how's-your-mama banter, ice-cold sweet tea and, if you know where to look in this mostly dry county, a little hooch.

 

Security researchers offer caution on smart grids

The Associated Press - Jordan Robertson - ‎There are many benefits to upgrading the nation's electricity networks, which is why a smart-grid movement was already revving up before the recent economic ...

 

The best biker jackets

 

Spiced spinach with pine nuts, nutmeg and raisins

 

St. Anthony Chaplet

Catholic prayer, find a biography and pictures of St. Anthony of Padua, send a St. ... A modern version of a medieval prayer said on beads by Peter Huyck, ...

 

Young men boost requests for medical marijuana; state's top doc wonders why

 

Solving Squid Spatter (and No, Not the Ink)

By MARK BITTMAN

 

Evan Sung for The New York Times

Fried squid.

Some lessons emerge from frying squid: wet squid spatters more than dry, and lots of squid spatters much more than not so much squid.

 

Video: Fried Squid

 

 

 

Kelp Wanted

By CHRISTINE MUHLKE

A (very local) abalone farm brings back a California delicacy.

 

Recipes: Monterey Bay Abalone, Meunière-Style | Abalone Ceviche

 

 

 

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 9:10 AM MT, 07/31

 

Madonna shares spiritual awakening in Israel paper
JERUSALEM - After a long career as a singer, dancer, new-age seeker and megacelebrity, Madonna added a new item to her resume Friday - Israeli newspaper correspondent.

 

Obama more bartender than mediator at beer summit

 

Shuttle Endeavour, 7 astronauts return to Earth

Houston Chronicle - Marcia Dunn - ‎Endeavour landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center late Friday morning after a 16-day mission that saw them ...

 

Town halls turning into house of horrors for members of Congress

 

 

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For Alabama pinot noir lovers, it's no bottoms up

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Hahn Family Wines

The image on Hahn Family Wines' Cycles Gladiator bottle is copied from an 1895 French poster advertising bicycles.

Alabama officials banned a California wine over a nude on its label, saying it shows 'a person posed in an immoral or sensuous manner.' But that only intensified interest elsewhere, the vintner says.

 

Old Bicycle Joke:  Girl after riding her bicycle down cobblestone street says, "I'll never come that way again."

 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans at 7:35 AM MT, 07/31

 

Ala. ban of wine with nude label is marketing boon

 

U.S May Shift Afghan Strategy

U.S commander to use unconventional methods; no decision on troop increase yet, officials say.

Rajiv Chandrasekaran

 

Communitarian Nation of Moskitia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Communitarian Nation of Moskitia is an area of Eastern Nicaragua which, ... The Nicaragua Network News Service reported that the Communitarian Nation of ...

 

Mosquito Coast Bites Nicaragua's Ortega - TIME

The self-proclaimed Communitarian Nation of the Moskitia says all land titles, concessions and contracts issued by the Nicaraguan government are now invalid ...

 

 

Photofest/BAM

Once Upon a Time, a Real Leading Man

By MIKE HALE

BAMcinématek will present 17 films starring Cary Grant starting on Monday. The only thing that ties them together is that they starred Cary Grant.

• Highlights From the Series | Slide Show

 

A Look at Who Naps

 

 

 

 

 

gleans at 1:20 AM MT, 07/31

 

Unlocking history
London's first gin distillery for 189 years

 

 

3D movies
How the 3D cinema experience is making a comeback

 

The Pour: Analyzing the Beer Selection

 

 

US race row deepens with 'jungle monkey' slur

Boston police officer suspended after allegedly writing email calling Professor Henry Gates a 'banana-eating jungle monkey'

 

Chinese authorities allow rare glimpse into army life  Slide Show

 

British army surgeons call in US help

Afghanistan's bloodiest month to date leaves British surgical teams unable to cope without US support

• 'People are suffering … I couldn't go back'
• Ministers must assume war footing - army chief

 

Avocado recipes: ripe with promise

 

Restaurant review: Number 6, Padstow

 

Sauce: wines to go with avocado

 

Lavender Across Sonoma

For those who can’t wander among the fields of southern France, the lavender farms in Northern California offer an aromatic alternative.

 

New Energy Injects Hope in a Colorado Steel Town

 

Skin Deep

 

Banking on a Chemical Reaction

By CAMILLE SWEENEY

Cosmetics makers are using pheromones to tweak the rules of attraction.

• Related Article: Pheromones and Pharaohs
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gleans + 1xaddenda at 4:15 PM MT, 07/30

 

The moment is beer: Obama, Gates, Crowley to chat
WASHINGTON - Offering cold beer and careful words, President Barack Obama is trying to bury a political distraction and show the nation how conversation can help ease racial conflict.

 

 

Analysis: White House beers a way to change topic

 

At Black Hat and Defcon, hackers talk shop

(roundup) A reporter's iPhone is attacked via SMS, an ex-Google CIO breaks his own rules, flaws are exposed in domain name verification, and more news from the annual security conference.  | Read full story 

 

Examiner.com

Good for you food of the week: figs <== Cyril is a sycophile

Examiner.com - ‎Pair them with goat cheese or prosciutto for a classic appetizer. Slice them into salads made with arugula for an instant upgrade. ...

 

In Search of the English Eccentric by Henry Hemming (Hardcover - Jan 2008)

13 Used & new from $7.39

 

Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 4 ~ Julia McKenzie (DVD - 2009)

Buy new: $59.99 $44.99   (9)

 

Steppe Magazine - A Central Asian Panorama

steppe is an eclectic and inspirational guide to the arts, history, culture and landscape of Central Asia. Printed twice a year,

steppe stretches boundaries ...

 

Ryan Crocker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ryan Clark Crocker (born on June 19, 1949 in Spokane, Washington) is a Career Ambassador within the United States

Foreign Service and a recipient of the ...

 

Testimonials « Galapagos ICE

Galapagos ICE President Emily Pozo (second from left) with World Health ... Emily Pozo, the President of Galapagos

ICE, is a person who has not only gained ...

 

Mild season in Tornado Alley frustrates scientists <== into every life some rain must fall

DES MOINES, Iowa - This has been an unusually mild year in Tornado Alley, which is good news, of course, for the people

who live here, but a little frustrating to scientists who planned to chase twisters as part of a $10 million research project.

 

 

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Turner Cassity, 1929–2009
July 28, 2009

Ohio University Press mourns the loss of Turner Cassity, who died on July 26, 2009. He was the author of the Swallow Press poetry titles Devils & Islands, No Second Eden, and The Destructive Element: New and Selected Poems. Cassity’s poetry was marked by his wit, irreverence, erudition, and mastery of form. A Kirkus Review once stated that Cassity was “As jaded as Naipaul, as funny as the early Waugh,” and The Yale Review more recently noted “His inimitable takes on contemporary life and thought delight even as they deliver their well-aimed stings.” An informative page about Turner Cassity is included in his entry in The New Georgia Encyclopedia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans + 2xaddenda at Noon MT, 07/30

 

 

Florida's Hydroponic Pot: House-Grown and Super-Potent

 

Restart of big particle collider now November

 

Russian army rations to swap cigarettes for candy: general

 

Poignant farewell for WW1 veteran Henry Allingham

 

Pet cat catches the daily bus for four years

 

Photograph: swallow flies through two-inch gap at 35 miles per hour

 

Roast chicken with garlic and lemon

 

 

Sign Language

We present another selection of strange signs and bizarre translations sent in by readers on their travels

 

Trusted tool
How the humble Swiss army knife became an icon

 

 

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Last week the state of Alabama Beverage Control Board decreed that Cycles Gladiator wine label was pornographic. Well, not pornographic by definition but intent. Or immodest at least. Bob Martin, staff attorney with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage...

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>Good to know that Obama is on top of this one.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html

 

 

He's not a racist, he just has email issues...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/30/gates.police.apology/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans at 7:10 AM MT, 07/30

 

Obama's Beer Summit: A Bud Light, A Blue Moon & A Beck's (Or A Red ... NPR

 

Obama's 'beer summit' with policeman, professor

 

Obama hopes 'beer summit' defuses racial dispute

 

Mayoruna  Although the poison frog ceremony has probably been practiced for hundreds of years by the Mayoruna and Matis tribes, it is only recently that scientists ...

 

Iraq in throes of environmental catastrophe, experts say

By Liz Sly  Now-frequent dust storms are just one sign of the man-made damage that has taken the country from Middle East breadbasket to dust bowl, they say.

 

U.S. shifting drones' focus to Taliban

By Julian E. Barnes  In Afghanistan, the military is moving away from targeting Al Qaeda in favor of stabilizing the country.

 

'The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans' explores the Dude phenomenon

By Scott Timberg  The Coen brothers' 'The Big Lebowski' has achieved cult status. Eddie Chung's film tries to figure out why.

 

TVs are getting brighter, thinner -- and cheaper

By David Colker  Irvine's Vizio Inc. is getting ready to release its LED-backlit TV for $1,500 less than its competitors' sets.

 

How we love the myth of the small town, a sleepy place peopled by naive but gentle eccentrics and honest, warm-hearted folk... more»

 

Are psychotropic substances such as LSD about to make a comeback in therapy? ... [more]

 

We’re about to get a peek at the solar system’s final frontier ... [more]

 

Northwest dries out in record triple-digit heat AP

 

 

 

 

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 7:25 PM MT, 07/29

 

 Cutting edge
How the humble Swiss army knife became an icon

 

Increasing Postal Deficits Intensify Talks on Solution

By ANDREA FULLER  The postmaster general expects a $7 billion deficit this year, up from a projection of $6 billion just months ago.

 

Once-Mothballed Taurus Is Back on Stage at Ford  By BILL VLASIC  Ford’s chief executive, Alan R. Mulally, figured the Taurus name still had value, even though it had become a staple of rental car fleets.

 

Fed Sees Signs That the Economy Is Stabilizing 

By JACK HEALY  The recession is losing force in most of the U.S., the Federal Reserve reported in its “beige book,” but the picture remains grim in many parts of the country.

 

Plunge in Oil and Copper Drags Wall Street Lower

By JACK HEALY  A steep slide in oil prices dragged Wall Street lower, as traders questioned whether the recent recent upswing in stock prices has gotten ahead of the real economy.

 

Theater Review | 'Wildflower'

 

A Mother and Son Land in a Small Colorado Town

By KEN JAWOROWSKI  For 70 of its 75 minutes, “Wildflower” is a genial and pleasant play.

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'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe'

By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL  Reviewed by DWIGHT GARNER   Christopher Caldwell argues that through decades of mass immigration to Europe’s hospitable cities and because of a strong disinclination to assimilate, Muslims are changing the face of Europe.

 

 Beer diplomacy
Obama upholds tradition in dealing with race row

 

Library fan nears 25,000th book
An avid reader in south west Scotland, who began borrowing library books in 1946, approaches a lending landmark.

 

addenda <== weather in Colorado Springs continues unusually cool and wet - lots of green

 

Filed at 8:50 p.m. ET

SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle has recorded the hottest temperature in its history.

The National Weather Service recorded 102 degrees at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, breaking a previous record of 100 degrees, set most recently in 1994.

Jay Albrecht with the National Weather Service says that's the hottest it has been in Seattle since temperatures were first recorded in 1891. He says temperatures could keep climbing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 5:40 PM MT, 07/29

 

Declassified Ike documents show '50s not so serene

By JOHN MILBURN   TOPEKA, Kansas - President Dwight D. Eisenhower grappled with topics like relations with Iran and stability in Iraq during an era that was far more complex than often believed, newly declassified documents show.  Full Story   Ananios of Kleitor by George Economou (Paperback - Mar 15, 2009) Buy new: $17.00  17 Used & new from $13.85   Peter Schlemihl (Oneworld Classics) by Adelbert Von Chamisso and Leopold von Loewenstein-Wertheim (Paperback - Oct 1, 2009)  Buy new: $14.95 $11.66  6 Used & new from $9.13   Goldengrove: A Novel by Francine Prose (Paperback - Sep 8, 2009) Buy new: $13.99 $10.28   (61)   Review: Yahoo's shift to Bing could be risky bet   Microsoft-Yahoo deal to face tough antitrust probe   Comics find something to laugh about with Gates   Bauhaus anniversary show draws many visitors     Texas librarians show wild side in calendar     addenda from the London TIMES   Best one for reading on the train The Man in Seat 61 – a guide to taking the train through Europe (£12.99, Random House) Mark Smith’s website is easily the best place on the net for information about travelling by train to the continent, but if you want an alternative to squinting at the screen, his comprehensive book is the next best thing. Part One is a guide to general train travel, including timetables and tips for booking tickets and railpasses; Part Two is a country-by-country guide to recommended routes, train times and fares from the UK. There's information for 35 countries, from Albania to Ukraine, as well as details for travelling by train long distance - to Morocco, Tunisia, Syria-Jordan-Iran, and China-Japan via the Trans Siberian Railway. There is a useful "Top Tips" section covering subjects like security, what to take, and suggested short breaks - a great place for the novice train traveller to start testing out Smith's philosophy that "getting there is half the fun".

 

gleans + 2xaddenda at 11:35 AM MT, 07/29

 

OUTSIDE MAG: Springs is No. 1 town in America

 

Princeton Review ranks reinforce stereotypes at CC, AFA

 

French wine is better than ever

French wine exports to the UK may be languishing, but the quality remains better than ever, says Jonathan Ray.

 

Salem: My kind of town

Head to Salem for haunted hotels and fresh lobster rolls - but give the witch museums a miss.

 

Humans 'time their blinks'

 

 

TRAVEL

Brunel's surviving structures

Ten of the greatest surviving buildings, bridges and tunnels by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

 

Organic food is no healthier, study finds <== today's less alert item

 

 

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EDITOR'S CHOICE Dan Palmer, online sub-editor Food allergies get curiouser and curiouser An invisible line divides Europe in two. North of it, people tend to be allergic to the uncooked flesh of apples. South of it, it is the skin of apples that they react to. This is just one of many discoveries that are changing how we think about food allergies, and how we protect people from them...MORE

TOP STORIES Keep up with the latest from New Scientist with our Twitter feed Exclusive: Gene predictions tell an ever-changing story Did an ice age boost human brain size? Comets, not asteroids, to blame for moon's scarred face Synchronised blinking stops viewers missing the action Brain cells have natural resistance to HIV Monotony was 'most difficult part' of simulated Mars trip Smart machines: What's the worst that could happen? Scent of fear puts brain in emergency mode Innovation: Is the future of healthcare online? AND FINALLY ... This week's Feedback reveals how to make self-destructing shoes, the importance of buying 4.49 cups, and why New Scientist can't count...MORE

 

 

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The nation's top party schools for 2009 was recently released by Princeton Review. Strangely enough, the survey of 122,000 students yielded only one ski resort friendly college, University of Colorado which Olympic freestyle moguls skier and standout college football player Jeremy Bloom attended. Does this mean that skiers and snowboarders don't know how to party? Hardly. We thought it might be useful to know which college to choose if you love to ski or snowboard and want to minor in partying. After all, Winter Park Ski Resort is less than 30 miles away.

The Top 20...

1. Penn State University, State College, Pa.

2. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

3. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.

4. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

5. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

6. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.

7. University of Texas, Austin, Texas

8. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

9. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.

10. University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.

11. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.

12. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

13. Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.

14. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.

15. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.

16. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.

17. Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.

18. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.

19. Tulane University, New Orleans, La.

20. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.