Since it is the day before International
Bacon Day, thought it would be appropriate to discuss eggs. Hens lay
eggs whether they have mated with a rooster or not. Eggs produced
without help from a rooster will never become a chicken. These
become our breakfast eggs.
A hen must mate with a rooster in order for her egg to contain both
the male and female genetic material necessary to create an embryo
inside the egg. An egg laid after mating may or may not become a
chicken.
Chickens develop only from eggs that have been incubated (heated).
When a fertile egg is incubated under precise, steady temperatures
and humidity levels for 21 days, a chick may be developed.
A fertile egg that is never incubated will never contain an embryo
and will never look like anything other than common breakfast food.
In fact, we all likely have eaten fertilized eggs. There is no harm
and we cannot tell the difference between fertilized and
unfertilized eggs, unless the fertilized eggs have been properly
incubated. There is no difference in look, taste, or nutritional
value between fertilized and unfertilized eggs. All foods,
including eggs go well with bacon.
Aug 30, 2014
Email Tip
One way to reduce marketing emails is to create a
filter. Filter for the word 'unsubscribe' in the body of the email
and send the email directly to trash.
Wordology, Napkin
When eating bacon with your fingers, you
need a napkin. The word comes from Middle English, borrowing the
French nappe, a cloth covering for a table and adding kin, the
diminutive suffix. The English word napkin means, “A usually square
piece of cloth, paper, etc., used at a meal to wipe the fingers and
lips and to protect the clothes”
That same “nappe,” led to the English “apron,” which was originally “napron.” Through a linguistic process the initial “n” of “napron” in the phrase “a napron” shifted and produced “an apron.”
The use of paper napkins is documented in ancient China, where paper was invented in the 2nd century BC. In Roman times, each guest supplied his own mappa and, on departure it was filled with delicacies leftover from the feast. German-speaking people were reputed to be such neat diners that they seldom used a napkin.
In the United Kingdom and Canada both terms, serviette and napkin, are used. In Australia, 'serviette' generally refers to the paper variety and napkin refers to the cloth variety.
There is no relation to taking a nap or snooze during the day, that 'nap' comes from the Old English word 'hnappian', meaning “to doze or sleep lightly.”
That same “nappe,” led to the English “apron,” which was originally “napron.” Through a linguistic process the initial “n” of “napron” in the phrase “a napron” shifted and produced “an apron.”
The use of paper napkins is documented in ancient China, where paper was invented in the 2nd century BC. In Roman times, each guest supplied his own mappa and, on departure it was filled with delicacies leftover from the feast. German-speaking people were reputed to be such neat diners that they seldom used a napkin.
In the United Kingdom and Canada both terms, serviette and napkin, are used. In Australia, 'serviette' generally refers to the paper variety and napkin refers to the cloth variety.
There is no relation to taking a nap or snooze during the day, that 'nap' comes from the Old English word 'hnappian', meaning “to doze or sleep lightly.”
Interesting Thought
Think about it, the oldest person in the world was born with
a completely different set of humans than now are alive.
Smart Cards Coming
Beginning in October 2015 in the US,
liability for credit card fraud will sit with whichever entity, the
issuer or the merchant is using the less secure equipment. A
merchant would be penalized if it doesn't have the equipment to
accept chip cards and suffers an unauthorized purchase with a card
that had a chip in it. The bank would be liable if it doesn't issue
chip cards and one of its customers makes an unauthorized
transaction with a traditional card at a store that accepts chip
cards. Finally the US is beginning to catch up to the many
countries that have had this technology for years.
Salt Tips
If you do not use milk for a while, it goes bad.
Add a pinch of salt to a gallon of milk to keep it from spoiling as
fast.
Salt reduces bitterness. It is the sodium ion that interferes with the transduction mechanism of bitter taste. Add a pinch of salt to coffee grounds before brewing and it will reduce the bitter flavor. Add a small pinch of salt to tonic and it will reduce the bitterness.
Apples, pears, and potatoes dropped in cold, lightly salted water after they are peeled will not brown.
Salt can deodorize thermos bottles and jugs, decanters and other closed containers.
Sprinkle a little salt in the pan before frying fish to prevent sticking.
To prevent mold on cheese, wrap it in a cloth dampened with saltwater before refrigerating.
Spread salt between patio bricks, then sprinkle with water to kill and prevent weeds.
Salt reduces bitterness. It is the sodium ion that interferes with the transduction mechanism of bitter taste. Add a pinch of salt to coffee grounds before brewing and it will reduce the bitter flavor. Add a small pinch of salt to tonic and it will reduce the bitterness.
Apples, pears, and potatoes dropped in cold, lightly salted water after they are peeled will not brown.
Salt can deodorize thermos bottles and jugs, decanters and other closed containers.
Sprinkle a little salt in the pan before frying fish to prevent sticking.
To prevent mold on cheese, wrap it in a cloth dampened with saltwater before refrigerating.
Spread salt between patio bricks, then sprinkle with water to kill and prevent weeds.
Super Computer TrueNorth
This month, August 2014, IBM
unveiled "TrueNorth". It is the most advanced and powerful computer
chip of its kind ever built. This neurosynaptic processor is the
first to achieve one million individually programmable neurons,
sixteen times more than the current largest neuromorphic chip. It is
designed to mimic the structure of the human brain and is uniquely
different from other computer architectures.
TrueNorth is the largest IBM chip ever fabricated, with 5.4 billion transistors at 28 nanometers (A human hair is approximately 80,000- 100,000 nanometers wide) and it consumes orders of magnitude less power than a typical modern processor. IBM hopes this combination of ultra-efficient power consumption and entirely new system architecture will allow computers to far more accurately emulate the brain.
TrueNorth is composed of 4,096 cores, with each of these modules integrating memory, computation and communication. The cores are able to continue operating when individual cores fail, similar to a biological system.
TrueNorth is the largest IBM chip ever fabricated, with 5.4 billion transistors at 28 nanometers (A human hair is approximately 80,000- 100,000 nanometers wide) and it consumes orders of magnitude less power than a typical modern processor. IBM hopes this combination of ultra-efficient power consumption and entirely new system architecture will allow computers to far more accurately emulate the brain.
TrueNorth is composed of 4,096 cores, with each of these modules integrating memory, computation and communication. The cores are able to continue operating when individual cores fail, similar to a biological system.
Free Hearing Test
Here is a site that offers a free minimal
hearing test. Came across it while reading about free smartphone
apps that are said to deter mosquitoes by putting out a high pitched
sound from your phone that humans cannot hear. Further reading
debunked those apps as useless.
Turn up your speakers. LINK
Turn up your speakers. LINK
Labor Day
Labor Day is annually held on the first Monday of
September in the US, Canada. The first Labor Day was celebrated in
1882. In many countries, it is celebrated around May 1 and called
May Day. It was originally organized to celebrate various labor
associations' contributions. It is a mostly day of rest in modern
times.
Aug 22, 2014
Happy Friday
What we read with inclination makes a much stronger impression.
What we do with inclination makes for a stronger impression of a Happy Friday!
What we do with inclination makes for a stronger impression of a Happy Friday!
Opt Out
There is a web site that will scare the heck out of you, but
will also help you. The ad industry website for opting out of ads
from multiple companies goes a long way to keep companies from
dropping cookies on your computer, then bombarding you with ads that
have become more and more personalized to you. Increasingly, these
companies also track your location, contacts, calls, texts, etc.,
through your smartphone. Check what an app can look at each time
before you agree to download. (If it wants access to your contact
list, please remove me or change my name to John Doe.) If you like
these ads, skip to the next topic.
If you do not like ads, go to the site using the link below and follow the instructions to opt out. These are only the specific companies that target ads to you, based on your cookies. Other companies that do not directly target can be eliminated through various add-ons to your particular browser. In my case, I had only one company showing, although 117 companies were participating. My browser is so locked down, I usually do not see any ads on most pages, but I am vigilant with my lockdown practices. After opting out, a few of the companies added a preference in my browser to not show me ads. LINK
My mother used to tell me that too many cookies were not good for me. Now I understand she must have meant both physical and electronic.
If you do not like ads, go to the site using the link below and follow the instructions to opt out. These are only the specific companies that target ads to you, based on your cookies. Other companies that do not directly target can be eliminated through various add-ons to your particular browser. In my case, I had only one company showing, although 117 companies were participating. My browser is so locked down, I usually do not see any ads on most pages, but I am vigilant with my lockdown practices. After opting out, a few of the companies added a preference in my browser to not show me ads. LINK
My mother used to tell me that too many cookies were not good for me. Now I understand she must have meant both physical and electronic.
Another Salt Study
Adding to the library of salt studies is
yet a new one which again finds that salt is not that bad and that
too little salt may be as bad for us as too much salt. The same can
be said for calories or carbohydrates.
More than 100,000 people from the general public in 17 countries were observed for nearly four years and sodium levels were determined from urine tests. The researchers found people who consume 3 to 6 grams of sodium a day (salt contains about 39% sodium by weight) had the lowest risk of heart problems or death from any cause. About three-fourths of the world's population is in the ideal range, including the US, which averages 4 grams a day salt consumption.
The new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests the US's daily consumption of about 3,400 milligrams is not only perfectly fine, but may be healthier than abstaining. It suggests eaters should shoot for between 3,000 and 6,000 mg of salt each day. Dr. Suzanne Oparil, a cardiologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, who wrote an editorial accompanying the publication, added, "Japan, one of the highest salt consumers, has one of the longest lifespans."
Table salt also contains iodine, and desiccants to keep it from clumping. Sodium is essential for human nutrition, but too much sodium or too little sodium raises health risks. Sodium levels generally correlate with the risk of high blood pressure, but correlation (are related) is not causality (one causes the other). Chlorine is also important to overall health. Our bodies, like salt water swimming pools separate sodium from chlorine for use.
Potassium, found in vegetables and fruits appears to lower blood pressure and heart risks, and offsets sodium's effect. Potatoes, bananas, avocados, leafy greens, nuts, apricots, salmon, and mushrooms are high in potassium.
Determining that worldwide deaths are caused by one ingredient, without relation to complete diet, or other factors, is like saying global warming is caused only by CO2, or that drinking only diet soda makes us fat.
As with all studies, results 'should be taken with a grain of salt'. Reducing or increasing one item from the panoply of food we ingest is interesting fodder for highly funded studies, but taking results too seriously can be hazardous to our health.
More than 100,000 people from the general public in 17 countries were observed for nearly four years and sodium levels were determined from urine tests. The researchers found people who consume 3 to 6 grams of sodium a day (salt contains about 39% sodium by weight) had the lowest risk of heart problems or death from any cause. About three-fourths of the world's population is in the ideal range, including the US, which averages 4 grams a day salt consumption.
The new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests the US's daily consumption of about 3,400 milligrams is not only perfectly fine, but may be healthier than abstaining. It suggests eaters should shoot for between 3,000 and 6,000 mg of salt each day. Dr. Suzanne Oparil, a cardiologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, who wrote an editorial accompanying the publication, added, "Japan, one of the highest salt consumers, has one of the longest lifespans."
Table salt also contains iodine, and desiccants to keep it from clumping. Sodium is essential for human nutrition, but too much sodium or too little sodium raises health risks. Sodium levels generally correlate with the risk of high blood pressure, but correlation (are related) is not causality (one causes the other). Chlorine is also important to overall health. Our bodies, like salt water swimming pools separate sodium from chlorine for use.
Potassium, found in vegetables and fruits appears to lower blood pressure and heart risks, and offsets sodium's effect. Potatoes, bananas, avocados, leafy greens, nuts, apricots, salmon, and mushrooms are high in potassium.
Determining that worldwide deaths are caused by one ingredient, without relation to complete diet, or other factors, is like saying global warming is caused only by CO2, or that drinking only diet soda makes us fat.
As with all studies, results 'should be taken with a grain of salt'. Reducing or increasing one item from the panoply of food we ingest is interesting fodder for highly funded studies, but taking results too seriously can be hazardous to our health.
Three Quick Hacks
Put a few of those small ketchup packs in
the freezer. They stay soft and can be used for small bruises or
bumps.
Use the microwave to soften some chocolate in an ice cube tray, then add strawberries for an easy and clean way to make chocolate covered strawberries with no mess (not as pretty, but taste just as good).
If you mix a tablespoon of vanilla extract to a gallon of paint, the smell will be much more pleasant and it will not change the color of the paint.
Use the microwave to soften some chocolate in an ice cube tray, then add strawberries for an easy and clean way to make chocolate covered strawberries with no mess (not as pretty, but taste just as good).
If you mix a tablespoon of vanilla extract to a gallon of paint, the smell will be much more pleasant and it will not change the color of the paint.
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