20 Reasons I’m Going To Have Kids Some day, I’m going to be a mamma. Did you gasp? Are you horrified? No? What about if I said I can’t wait to push a brood of screaming, shitting, demanding, mini-humans out of the tiny hole between my legs? I want to be a mamma more than anything else. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Home « Unfold Infographic: A Scientific Map Of Optimal Food Pairings Happy Thanksgiving! To keep you busy while you recover from turkey coma, we're republishing some of our favorite stories from 2013. Enjoy.--Eds Surf and turf. This is the science of Western cooking. Of course, the Scientific American infographic is actually a reinterpretation a flavor map created by Yong-Yeol Ahn. Up top, you have roast beef--the food that shares the most chemical compounds (or food relatives) with other foods. Roast beef's link to peas is especially notable, because peas sit way down on the tree. The more time you spend exploring the graphic, the more “aha” moments you’ll have. Interestingly enough, Scientific American points out that while the tradition of Western food is largely based upon these chemical overlaps, Eastern food is created quite differently, with dishes comprised of discrete flavors rather than interrelated ones. Try it here. [Hat tip: FlowingData] [Image: Peas via Shutterstock]
♫ Tony-b Machine ♫ Ville Tikka Designer / Researcher, MUKANA. ▶ Designing MUKANA smart clothing for visually impaired that provides a wearable interface for the guide system, incorporating a neoprene sash, a cell phone, a wireless headset, a GPS module and voice-recognition software. MUKANA helps visually impaired to identify their location and use the phone with Braille number pad as well as provides information about routes or public transportation timetables. ▶ MUKANA has appeared in the blogosphere in over 100 blogs including Engadget and we-make-money-not-art, as well as in Business Week. ▶ It has also been exhibited globally in the following exhibitions:
chai spice + almonds I’m very hit or miss when it comes to chai spices. I guess my only real experiences with the chai-flavor, is in tea form. It’s rare that I try a chai tea that I fully enjoy. They typically end up too sweet or spicy, and sometimes too potent. Once in awhile though, the spices are just right. Spice mixing can seem scary. I typically add the tiniest pinch of cloves in my recipes, so deciding to put a whole whopping teaspoon into this fairly small mixture, had me a bit scared. warm. spicy. deep. rich. Tastes like winter. Chai Spice Mix 2t cinnamon 2t ginger 1t cardamom 1t cloves 1/4t nutmeg 1/4t all spice Mix together and store in a sealed jar or spice container. If you’re lucky enough to have a bulk spice section in your store, this should cost well under $1 to make. This spice mix is totally customizable. So what made me randomly decide to mix up these spices? Oh you know, to make nut butter! I’ve become strangely addicted to the oh so convenient + cheap, peanut butter. Better yet? Ashley
The 10 most popular Zen Pencils comics of 2013 Hey everyone, I hope you all had a nice Xmas holiday (if you celebrate it). To see out the year, here are the 10 most popular Zen Pencils comics of 2013. This list is based purely on page hits and traffic. Is your favourite comic here? A fantastic quote always makes my job a lot easier and this Leary quote does a lot of the work for me. A remarkable story that I just had to acknowledge and I was glad to bring attention to Malala to some people who weren’t aware of what happened to her. It was so cool that Chris Hadfield tweeted this comic from space! Another very popular ‘life-advice’ strip. Some people were highly offended that I compared social media users to drug addicts. This comic produced another ‘pinch myself’ moment as not only did John Green like the comic, he even got in touch with me and we had a very pleasant Skype chat. I knew I would adapt Carl Sagan’s most famous quote as soon as I thought of creating Zen Pencils. I’M GOING ON VACATIONWell, that’s it, the best of 2013.
Talent Garden - Passion CoWorking Space un ecosistema dove menti brillantisi sfidano e si contaminano In un giardino le varie piante germogliano e crescono tutte insieme creando un ambiente meraviglioso, dove tutti gli elementi collaborano e competono allo stesso tempo, e si contaminano l’un l’altro facendo, di un giardino ben riuscito, un vero e proprio ecosistema. questo è ciò che facciamo in TAG (Talent Garden) è un ecosistema dove menti brillanti e creative, piene di entusiasmo e di passione, di coraggio e di fantasia, possano aiutarsi e competere allo stesso tempo; sfidarsi e collaborare, confrontarsi e contaminarsi in modo “naturale”, e, quasi naturalmente, dando consistenza ed humus imprenditoriale ad un ambiente nel quale, dai boccioli di nuove idee, potranno fiorire e crescere nuove piantine, nuove aziende che avranno il terreno migliore per poter crescere, svilupparsi e diventare grandi. Talent Garden è network di Campus locali aperti 24 ore al giorno che possono ospitare fino a 445 talenti in tutta Italia. so, who is
Cake Whiz | Mango oatmeal I recently received some samples from Quaker. I was very excited coz let's face it... who doesn't like FREEBIES? Plus, I am a BIG Quaker fan. I have been enjoying their stuff since I was a kid. In my package, I got oatmeal cookies, granola bars, cinnamon oatmeal and LOTS of coupons for other Quaker goodies that I am happily SHARING with everyone. These are my honest opinions after trying out everything: Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies: Among everything I got from Quaker, these were my absolute FAVORITE! .These cookies came in a packet of 4, making them EASY to share and very easy to carry in my purse. Big chewy chocolate chip oatmeal bars: They came 5 in a box and are 60% bigger in size than before. Perfect portions-Cinnamon flavored oatmeal: Among the 3 things I got from Quaker, this was my LEAST favorite. Using milk in the preparation made it only slightly better. However, I played around with a few ingredients and made a DELICIOUS mango oatmeal with dried cranberries and coconut. Enjoy
30 Fantastic Websites To Lose Yourself In If you follow me on Twitter you might know that I moved to London last September. You might also know that since then I’ve had nothing but trouble trying to get an Internet connection set up in my home. Fortunately, last week I finally got everything up and running and to mark my triumphant return to the world of the Internet I went a little crazy and shared 30 of my favourite websites on Twitter. The majority of them are single-serving sites. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 500 Letters Artists. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. UK Bonus Tracks As a cheeky extra here’s some extra links I tweeted which are pretty cool for those like me who live in London: Are the any good films on iPlayer? Live Map of London Underground Trains Exactly as the name suggests. The London Bookshop Map A site set up to promote independent bookshops.