This book sounds really interesting to me, as who doesn't enjoy reading about a slow hemlock death?
Biker Poet anthologies are now on my must read list!
When I was in Vegas last Christmas, I loaded up on whiskey fudge from the international supermarket near me mum's house. I bought a few varieties and can't wait to get more the next time I go out there. (I would share it with my brothers [maybe].) Anywho, now this BonBon scotch bar candy looks just as good and it is now on my list for when I see my sister in California.
The title is the best part of this article: "FDA: Pistachio Plant knew some nuts were tainted" (heh heh!)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Stuff and stuff
I agree with the author here: academic librarians need to teach research methods, not computer skills.
Kindle DX? No thanks, not for me, but Princeton is giving them away!
If you really want to get technical, OSU is not burning books, they are merely migrating to more digital collections, which results in the loss of physical items. This is why I think there needs to be some sort of book landfill or place somewhere where people can go and scrounge around the landfill of thrown-away books and take some home.
You've read the news stories, the blog posts and watched the specials, but if you are anything like me, you would have found it hard to fully grasp the way the world economy is growing (or not growing). I need visuals and this article and this accompanying "parking lot" map helped me visualize the situation. Hundreds of ships just sitting around Indonesia you say? Why yes, I did say that. Now what are we going to be doing with all of these ships if we end up with an economy where we eliminate the need for these ships? What's this I hear about reducing or trying to eliminate carbon footprints by not moving food around the globe as much as we have been?
ASEAN Cocoa Contract update
Kindle DX? No thanks, not for me, but Princeton is giving them away!
If you really want to get technical, OSU is not burning books, they are merely migrating to more digital collections, which results in the loss of physical items. This is why I think there needs to be some sort of book landfill or place somewhere where people can go and scrounge around the landfill of thrown-away books and take some home.
You've read the news stories, the blog posts and watched the specials, but if you are anything like me, you would have found it hard to fully grasp the way the world economy is growing (or not growing). I need visuals and this article and this accompanying "parking lot" map helped me visualize the situation. Hundreds of ships just sitting around Indonesia you say? Why yes, I did say that. Now what are we going to be doing with all of these ships if we end up with an economy where we eliminate the need for these ships? What's this I hear about reducing or trying to eliminate carbon footprints by not moving food around the globe as much as we have been?
ASEAN Cocoa Contract update
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
For your viewing and reading pleasure, fer sher
I love old pictures! I've been reading a lot of old chocolate books and they have some of the coolest pictures in them. This is from a website showcasing old photos from Sri Lanka.Libraries that Twitter - yet another article about it!
As an aside, read Marion Nestle's blog. Not just because I told you to, but because it is not only funny, but informative on current food politic topics.
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