“There was clearly felt the presence of a force not bound to be kind to man. It was a place for heathenism and superstitious rites, — to be inhabited by men nearer of kin to the rocks and to wild animals than we.” (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» THOREAU – WEBTEXTS – KTAADN PASSAGE: .) Yeast is a one-celled fungus that converts sugar and starch into carbon dioxide bubbles and alcohol. This has made it a useful ally in the production of bread, beer, and wine. There are many varieties of yeast. Bread is made with baker’s yeast, which creates lots of bubbles that become trapped in the dough, making the bread rise so it’s light and airy when baked. A small amount of alcohol is also produced, but this burns off as the bread bakes. Beer yeast and wine yeast are used to convert sugar into alcohol and, in the case of beer [ continue reading Cook’s Thesaurus: Yeast – so now you know. ] Street artist, cartoonist and comic book creator Phlegm is known for his signature illustrative black-and-white style, which he has translated from the page to large-scale murals in run-down public areas. The Sheffield, UK-based artist recently completed some stunning floor-to-rooftop street art, including ‘Whale of a Time’ in the Riverside carpark in Rotherham. Stunning Black and White Street Art Illustrations by Phlegm | WebUrbanist. [ continue reading stunning black and white street art illustrations by Phlegm ] Harry Beck’s map continues to inspire. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» European E-Road System as a Subway Diagram | Cameron Booth: .) 28 January 2011  |  | category: art, location+, maps & mapping, transport, travel  | comments are closed  TheChapel. A short film. (HDR timelapse) from Patryk Kizny on Vimeo. And how it was made is here. РАЭ-54 с борта НЭС “Академик Фёдоров” from North Pole on Vimeo. 22 January 2011 | | category: blue wobbly stuff, can't make it up!, one world, photography | comments are closed On December 25, 1643, Captain William Mynors and his crew aboard the ship the Royal Mary, sailed past a small island in the Malaysian archipelago and dubbed it “Christmas Island.” More than 300 kilometers away from the nearest other piece of dry land and uninhabitated by humans or their animals until the 1890′s, many of the animals and plants found here were unique to this island. These species included two endemic species of rats, Rattus macleari and Rattus nativitatis. Despite the fact that the first settlers found them to be abundant, within a very short time, i.e. by 1908, [ continue reading December 25 – Trypanosoma lewisi ] “Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out – it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» Motivational Quotes of the Day Robert Service: .) The appearance of impropriety Marketing is actually what other people are saying about you. Like it or not, true or not, what other people say is what the public tends to believe. Hence an imperative to be intentional about how we’re seen. It may be true that the effluent from your factory is organic, biodegradable and not harmful to the river. But if it is brown and smelly and coming out of an open pipe, your neighbors might draw their own conclusions. I know you washed your hands [ continue reading The appearance of impropriety ] The design firm of Speirs + Major got the contract to update the lighting in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. Their solution for the hall’s magnificent spiral staircase was this striking acrylic cylinder surrounding fluorescent tubes: “the inner layer is frosted to soften the light while the outer layer is etched with a ringed pattern that catches the light. each fluorescent section is separated by shorter sections of frosted glass rings uplit with leds to add sparkle and introduce variation along the length.” speirs + major: usher hall, edinburgh (via Cribcandy) Spiral staircase built around a 75' tree – Boing [ continue reading Beautiful lighting for an auld spiral staircase ] Music, oh, how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell! Why should Feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well? Friendship’s balmy words may feign, Love’s are even more false than they; Oh! ’tis only music’s strain Can sweetly soothe, and not betray. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» On Music by Thomas Moore: .) Dating hedges from subjective evidence Certain “indicator” plants can provide clues to the origin of a hedge, e.g. Bluebell (Hyacinthoides nonscriptus) , dogs mercury (Mecurialis perennis) and primrose (Primula vulgaris) are all species occurring in or at the edge of woodland. There existence in hedges strongly suggests a woodland origin that possibly dates back to the assarts of the 12th – 14th century. On the other hand we need to not overlook the possibility of secondary colonisation at a later date, especially in the case of bluebells that are sometimes escapees from gardens and waste piles. (CLICK HERE [ continue reading Hedgerow Dating – (I love stuff like this) ] Am getting bored of tilt-shift #justsaying. Eclectic 3.0: The Roads Less Traveled from Ross Ching on Vimeo. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» Eclectic 3.0: The Roads Less Traveled on Vimeo: .) (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» Sawse – Stir it Up! » Blog Archive » 12 Excellent Examples of Great Time Lapse Imagery: .) New York Times infographic Today’s parasite is the larval stage of the blister beetle Meloe franciscanus. The beetle larvae are brood parasites that feed on eggs and the young of the solitary bee Habropoda pallida. The problem is, how do they get into the nest of a female bee on the first place? Well they do it by imitating the real thing. They gather into a swarm and climb to the tip of a grass stem. Once there, they clump together to form a small brown blob. While it might not look like much to you, but beetles give off a smell and [ continue reading Parasite of the day. November 9 – Meloe franciscanus ] Many entrepreneurs idolize Steve Jobs. He’s such a perfectionist, they say. Nothing leaves the doors of 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino without a polish and finish that makes geeks everywhere drool. No compromise! I like Apple for the opposite reason: they’re not afraid of getting a rudimentary 1.0 out into the world. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» 1.0 Is the Loneliest Number — Matt Mullenweg: .) Happy Frog | Flickr – Photo Sharing!. by Jenkins94 |  
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