What makes Indian food so delicious?
But behind the appeal of Indian food — what makes it so novel and so delicious — is also a stranger and subtler truth. In a large new analysis of more than 2,000 popular recipes, data scientists have discovered perhaps the key reason why Indian food tastes so unique: It does something radical with flavors, something very different from what we tend to do in the United States and the rest of Western culture. And it does it at the molecular level.
Made an appointment to see a hand specialist. The appointment scheduler asked me which hand was giving me trouble, but not what the trouble was.
I assume this means there is a doctor who only does right hands and another who only does left hands.
TPM links to a poll:
(Republicans) Do you believe in global warming or not?
Believe in global warming ............................... 25%
Do not believe in global warming .................... 66%
Not sure .......................................................... 10%
(Republicans) Do you believe in evolution or not?
Believe in evolution......................................... 37%
Do not believe in evolution.............................. 49%
Not sure .......................................................... 13%
(Republicans) Would you support or oppose establishing Christianity as the national religion?
Support establishing Christianity as the national religion............................................... 57%
Oppose establishing Christianity as the national religion............................................... 30%
Not sure .......................................................... 13%
And these aren't even the stupid "Tea Party" Republicans:
(Republicans) Do you consider yourself to be a member of the Tea Party?
Yes.................................................................. 27%
No ................................................................... 60%
Not sure .......................................................... 12%
We are fucked.
Last time my father was in town, we went to the Fearrington House. It was, as always, truly awesome. WE'd been thir twice before, for anniversaries. We go to their far-less-fancy restaurant semi-frequently, and went there for Wife's birthday earlier this month. We've been to a few of their summertime Saturday evening concerts for beers.
The Fearrington Village complex may actually be the closest place for us to eat (besides the Grill n Go). I think it's 5 miles from our house.
James Jameson, heir to the Jameson Irish Whiskey company, once bought a 10-year-old slave girl for six handkerchiefs because he wanted to sketch the event as cannibals killed, mutilated, and finally, ate her
According to a report from The New York Times, Jameson had a fascination with cannibalism and wanted to experience the act firsthand.
Jameson was on a trip in Africa in 1890 when an opportunity to fulfill his sick fantasy presented itself because he and his translator happened upon a cannibalistic tribe. Jameson consulted the tribe’s chiefs who told him if he wanted to witness the event, he’d have to buy a slave girl to be killed.
The fewer idle rich in the world, the better.
h/t FB Modesto
Went back the to Dr. to have them look at my BP again. And today it's all fine.
Thanks for the scare, though, universe. Made the weekend kindof tense.
... because the answer to my question was "high blood pressure".
He is credibly credited with being actuated by lofty, unselfish patriotism. He probably does not know himself just what he wants to accomplish. The keynote of his propaganda in speaking and writing is violent anti-Semitism. His followers are nicknamed the "Hakenkreuzler." So violent are Hitler's fulminations against the Jews that a number of prominent Jewish citizens are reported to have sought safe asylums in the Bavarian highlands, easily reached by fast motor cars, whence they could hurry their women and children when forewarned of an anti-Semitic St. Bartholomew's night.
But several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler's anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded, and that he was merely using anti-Semitic propaganda as a bait to catch masses of followers and keep them aroused, enthusiastic, and in line for the time when his organization is perfected and sufficiently powerful to be employed effectively for political purposes.
A sophisticated politician credited Hitler with peculiar political cleverness for laying emphasis and over-emphasis on anti-Semitism, saying: "You can't expect the masses to understand or appreciate your finer real aims. You must feed the masses with cruder morsels and ideas like anti-Semitism. It would be politically all wrong to tell them the truth about where you really are leading them."
Same as it ever was.
Holy crap. Look at these things!
