Veal comes from calves. It can be
produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, but most veal
comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds. Limited numbers of
male dairy calves are needed for breeding and the rest are sold to
the veal industry. Incidentally, rennet (necessary for cheese
making) is extracted from part of the fourth stomach chamber of
harvested young, unweaned calves used for veal production.
Beef comes from older cattle and can be harvested from bulls,
cows, heifers or steers. When a cow is slaughtered, its beef is so
fresh it is considered 'green'. Green beef is tough, bland, and
has no sustained juiciness. Aging causes natural enzymes to break
down the muscle fibers, making it more tender. Most aging takes
place within one to two weeks. Incidentally, Kobe beef, prized
for its intense marbling, refers to beef from the Tajima strain
of wagyu cattle, raised in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture according to
rules from the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion
Association. There are only about 3,000 head of cattle that may
qualify as Kobe. No beef from Japan was allowed to be imported
into the US by the USDA, starting during 2009. US
'Kobe-style' beef comes from domestically raised wagyu crossbred
with Angus cattle. Black Angus is the most common beef
breed (sixty percent and greater than the next seven breeds
combined) of cattle in the US and is meat is used by
McDonald's and Hardees.
Offal is also called variety meats or organ meats and refers to
the internal organs and entrails of a butchered animal, such as
calves, pigs, sheep, and lambs. It includes most internal organs,
but not muscle and bone. Certain offal dishes, including foie
gras, pâté, and sweetbread are considered gourmet food in
international cuisine. Others remain part of traditional regional
cuisine including Scottish haggis, Jewish chopped liver, Southern
US chitlins, Mexican menudo as well as many other dishes.
Intestines are traditionally used as casing for sausages.
Jun 12, 2015
Cheap Airline Tickets
There are many sites that offer
fares lower than going directly to the airline to book your
flights. Google Flights
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into one easy-to-find place. Check Hipmunk
to find flights with the best balance of cost and convenience.
A good app like Flight Aware allows you to track and know your flight's status and gate information before you leave for the airport, without calling.
A good app like Flight Aware allows you to track and know your flight's status and gate information before you leave for the airport, without calling.
Whiskey Name Origins
Four Roses Co-founder
Paul Jones Jr. trademarked the Four Roses name in 1888. The
story is that Paul Jones Jr. and his father, Paul Jones Sr., had
opened a grocery and warehouse in Atlanta and the younger Paul
became interested in distilling. At the time, he was also
courting a local lady, and asked for her hand in marriage. They
agreed that, at a grand ball they were to attend, if she were to
accept his proposal of marriage, she would wear a corsage of
four red roses. She wore the corsage and the two were married.
Knob Creek is produced at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, US. It is named for the creek that ran behind Abraham Lincoln’s childhood Kentucky home. The late Booker Noe, Jim Beam’s sixth generation master distiller, chose the name because he thought it reflected his values in making whiskey.
The rye whiskey brand name Whistlepig comes from the 'single oddest piece of social interaction' that founder Raj Bhakta had ever experienced. Bhakta was hiking outside of Denver, Colorado, US. “Out of the blue popped a guy with a thick French accent and a big shock of white hair,” says Raj. “He got very close into my personal space and asked ‘Could it be? A whistlepig?' I had no idea what he was talking about or what he was looking at. When I didn’t understand, he snapped in my face and repeated himself. When I still didn’t understand, he flicked his wrist and took off.”
The Wild Turkey name dates back to the 1940s, “Thomas McCarthy, an executive from Austin, Nichols the company that made the whiskey at the time, took all the New York business folks on a big turkey hunt every year.” The trip’s festivities would include hunting and whiskey. That year, he pulled 101 proof bourbon for the guests. The next year, they asked him to bring the same bourbon. He pulled a sample, and the brand’s name was born.
Knob Creek is produced at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, US. It is named for the creek that ran behind Abraham Lincoln’s childhood Kentucky home. The late Booker Noe, Jim Beam’s sixth generation master distiller, chose the name because he thought it reflected his values in making whiskey.
The rye whiskey brand name Whistlepig comes from the 'single oddest piece of social interaction' that founder Raj Bhakta had ever experienced. Bhakta was hiking outside of Denver, Colorado, US. “Out of the blue popped a guy with a thick French accent and a big shock of white hair,” says Raj. “He got very close into my personal space and asked ‘Could it be? A whistlepig?' I had no idea what he was talking about or what he was looking at. When I didn’t understand, he snapped in my face and repeated himself. When I still didn’t understand, he flicked his wrist and took off.”
The Wild Turkey name dates back to the 1940s, “Thomas McCarthy, an executive from Austin, Nichols the company that made the whiskey at the time, took all the New York business folks on a big turkey hunt every year.” The trip’s festivities would include hunting and whiskey. That year, he pulled 101 proof bourbon for the guests. The next year, they asked him to bring the same bourbon. He pulled a sample, and the brand’s name was born.
What's in a Name, Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin
Rafael Bottom/Leaf Phoenix was one of five children, all with
equally interesting names, including River (1970–1993), Rain ,
Liberty, Summer, and a half-sister Jodean.
After Joaquin's parents, John Lee and Arlyn Bottom, married in 1969, they joined a religious cult and traveled around South America. They became disenchanted with the cult and moved back to the US in 1978, and changed their last name to Phoenix to symbolize new beginning.
About this same time, a young Joaquin began calling himself "Leaf," desiring to have a similar nature-related name as those of his siblings. Leaf was the name he used as a child actor until, at age 15; he changed it back to Joaquin.
After Joaquin's parents, John Lee and Arlyn Bottom, married in 1969, they joined a religious cult and traveled around South America. They became disenchanted with the cult and moved back to the US in 1978, and changed their last name to Phoenix to symbolize new beginning.
About this same time, a young Joaquin began calling himself "Leaf," desiring to have a similar nature-related name as those of his siblings. Leaf was the name he used as a child actor until, at age 15; he changed it back to Joaquin.
Six Benefits of Laughter
Laughter increases a sense of
well being and doctors find that people who have a positive
outlook on life tend to fight diseases better than negative
people. Laugh a little or laugh a lot, it is all good.
1. Laughing lowers blood pressure, which reduces risk of strokes and heart attacks.
2. It reduces stress hormone levels and cuts the anxiety and stress impacting your body.
3. It tones your abs by expanding and contracting stomach muscles.
4. It improves cardiac health and burns a similar amount of calories per hour as walking at a slow to moderate pace.
5. It boosts T cells to help you fight off sickness.
6. Laughing triggers the release of endorphins, which can help ease chronic pain and make you feel good all over.
1. Laughing lowers blood pressure, which reduces risk of strokes and heart attacks.
2. It reduces stress hormone levels and cuts the anxiety and stress impacting your body.
3. It tones your abs by expanding and contracting stomach muscles.
4. It improves cardiac health and burns a similar amount of calories per hour as walking at a slow to moderate pace.
5. It boosts T cells to help you fight off sickness.
6. Laughing triggers the release of endorphins, which can help ease chronic pain and make you feel good all over.
Jun 5, 2015
Happy Friday
"He who laughs, lasts." - Mary Pettibone Poole
I plan to laugh and last a long time, especially while celebrating every Happy Friday!
I plan to laugh and last a long time, especially while celebrating every Happy Friday!
Happy National Doughnut Day
National Doughnut Day is
celebrated on the first Friday of June each year. (Doughnut is the
dictionary spelling, but donut is becoming more acceptable each
year.)
National Doughnut Day started on June 7, 1938 when a young military doctor by the name of Morgan Pett was sent to a military base. On his way there he stopped at a bakery and picked up eight dozen doughnuts. When he arrived at the base he started helping many wounded soldiers, and would give them a free doughnut. One man he helped was a Lieutenant General by the name of Samuel Geary. Samuel Geary decided to make a fund raiser with Morgan Pett to give every wounded soldier, and the needy a doughnut. This fund raiser was later joined with the Salvation Army. Many donut shops still give out free donuts on this day.
In honor of the day Krispy Kreme, with no purchase necessary, will hand out a free donut of choice to each customer.
Dunkin Donuts (which began the new spelling) will give out one free donut with the purchase of any beverage.
Incidentally, International Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day is widely recognized as June 8.
National Doughnut Day started on June 7, 1938 when a young military doctor by the name of Morgan Pett was sent to a military base. On his way there he stopped at a bakery and picked up eight dozen doughnuts. When he arrived at the base he started helping many wounded soldiers, and would give them a free doughnut. One man he helped was a Lieutenant General by the name of Samuel Geary. Samuel Geary decided to make a fund raiser with Morgan Pett to give every wounded soldier, and the needy a doughnut. This fund raiser was later joined with the Salvation Army. Many donut shops still give out free donuts on this day.
In honor of the day Krispy Kreme, with no purchase necessary, will hand out a free donut of choice to each customer.
Dunkin Donuts (which began the new spelling) will give out one free donut with the purchase of any beverage.
Incidentally, International Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day is widely recognized as June 8.
The Real D-Day
When Allied troops stormed the beaches at
Normandy. It was a turning point of WWII, and not a day the world
will soon forget. According to the National WWII Museum, June 6th,
1944 wasn’t the only “D-Day.” The term was used for any important
operation. “D-Day” was the day of the operation itself, and the
days leading up to and after the operation were indicated with “+”
and “-”. So the “D” is a variable. If June 6th, 1944 was “D-Day”
then June 1st, 1944 was “D-5″, and June 8th was “D+2.”
Since the variable references a specific day, “D” in “D-Day” essentially stands for “Day.”
The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins says the French meaning of the D is “disembarkation,” and it also quotes a letter from Eisenhower’s executive assistant, Brigadier General Robert Schultz, in 1964 who responded to a letter to Eisenhower asking to clarify the meaning of “D-Day.” Schultz wrote, “Be advised that any amphibious operation has a ‘departed date’; therefore the shortened term ‘D-Day’ is used.”
D-Day has become synonymous with June 6th, 1944 because of the significant impact that particular operation had on World War II and world history.
Since the variable references a specific day, “D” in “D-Day” essentially stands for “Day.”
The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins says the French meaning of the D is “disembarkation,” and it also quotes a letter from Eisenhower’s executive assistant, Brigadier General Robert Schultz, in 1964 who responded to a letter to Eisenhower asking to clarify the meaning of “D-Day.” Schultz wrote, “Be advised that any amphibious operation has a ‘departed date’; therefore the shortened term ‘D-Day’ is used.”
D-Day has become synonymous with June 6th, 1944 because of the significant impact that particular operation had on World War II and world history.
Oregon Owns Water
According to Oregon water laws, all
water is publicly owned. Therefore, anyone who wants to store any
type of water on their property must first obtain a permit from
state water managers.
A rural Oregon man was sentenced in 2012 to thirty days in jail and over $1,500 in fines because he had three reservoirs on his property to collect and use rainwater.
Oregon law that says all of the water in the state of Oregon is public water and if you want to use that water, either to divert it or to store it, you have to acquire a water right from the state of Oregon before doing that activity. The law states that the city of Medford, Oregon holds exclusive rights to “all core sources of water.”
A rural Oregon man was sentenced in 2012 to thirty days in jail and over $1,500 in fines because he had three reservoirs on his property to collect and use rainwater.
Oregon law that says all of the water in the state of Oregon is public water and if you want to use that water, either to divert it or to store it, you have to acquire a water right from the state of Oregon before doing that activity. The law states that the city of Medford, Oregon holds exclusive rights to “all core sources of water.”
Car Tire Colors
Car tires were initially off white, due
to the natural color of the rubber used. Pure vulcanized rubber is
soft and wears out very quickly and tends to heat up and deform
under load. Tire makers mixed zinc oxide in with the rubber that
added temperature stability and hardness, and which made the tires
bright white in color.
As the benefits of adding carbon black to the compound became known, that additive was used just on the tread portion, while the side of the tire remained the natural color, the original whitewall tires. Adding carbon black made the tires darker, and they lasted four to five times longer.
Binney & Smith began selling their carbon black chemicals to Goodrich Tire Company (now Michelin). Binney & Smith would later switch to making school products, and, eventually, re-name their company after their most popular product, Crayola Crayons.
There are a few tire manufacturers that make specialty color tires, mostly for car shows, and during 1961, Goodyear Tires introduced an experimental tire that was illuminated from the inside. Small incandescent bulbs were mounted inside the tire through holes inside the rim and the tire was made from a single piece of synthetic rubber. The synthetic rubber was created much thinner than a regular tire to allow for the light to penetrate the rubber. Due to the strict laws regarding the manufacturing of street-legal tires and the obvious hazard of having fragile glass inside them, Goodyear’s illuminated tires never actually saw mass production.
As the benefits of adding carbon black to the compound became known, that additive was used just on the tread portion, while the side of the tire remained the natural color, the original whitewall tires. Adding carbon black made the tires darker, and they lasted four to five times longer.
Binney & Smith began selling their carbon black chemicals to Goodrich Tire Company (now Michelin). Binney & Smith would later switch to making school products, and, eventually, re-name their company after their most popular product, Crayola Crayons.
There are a few tire manufacturers that make specialty color tires, mostly for car shows, and during 1961, Goodyear Tires introduced an experimental tire that was illuminated from the inside. Small incandescent bulbs were mounted inside the tire through holes inside the rim and the tire was made from a single piece of synthetic rubber. The synthetic rubber was created much thinner than a regular tire to allow for the light to penetrate the rubber. Due to the strict laws regarding the manufacturing of street-legal tires and the obvious hazard of having fragile glass inside them, Goodyear’s illuminated tires never actually saw mass production.
Ant Life Facts
Spring is here and the ants have become
active. The life of an ant starts from an egg. If the egg is
fertilized, the progeny will be female; if not, it will be male.
All females, except the queen are workers who feed the babies,
take out the trash, and forage for food and supplies, and defend
the nest. Males have one job, to mate with the queen.
Males can deliver 5 to 6 million sperm, which the queen can store and use for the rest of her life. The queen can produce a few thousand eggs a day and up to a million or more during her lifetime. She also decides which eggs to fertilize.
Queen ants can live for up to 30 years, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Males, however may survive for just a few weeks.
Incidentally, there are an estimated 22,000 species of ants. Also, all male ants have a grandfather, but no father, and their grandfather had only a grandfather, but no father.
Males can deliver 5 to 6 million sperm, which the queen can store and use for the rest of her life. The queen can produce a few thousand eggs a day and up to a million or more during her lifetime. She also decides which eggs to fertilize.
Queen ants can live for up to 30 years, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Males, however may survive for just a few weeks.
Incidentally, there are an estimated 22,000 species of ants. Also, all male ants have a grandfather, but no father, and their grandfather had only a grandfather, but no father.
The Real William Shakespeare
A true, only known, actual
portrait of William Shakespeare was recently found in a botany
book. He was presumed to be about 33 at the time.
Botanist and historian Mark Griffiths claims in the new issue of Country Life Magazine that he has identified the “first and only known demonstrably authentic portrait of the world’s greatest writer made in his lifetime.” It was discovered on the title page of a 16th century botany book called “The Herball” by John Gerard.
Botanist and historian Mark Griffiths claims in the new issue of Country Life Magazine that he has identified the “first and only known demonstrably authentic portrait of the world’s greatest writer made in his lifetime.” It was discovered on the title page of a 16th century botany book called “The Herball” by John Gerard.
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