Daily Archives: November 2, 2008

You can’t do much with a jack’o lantern after Halloween; some people try to cook the pumpkin but they are really bred for size rather than flavour. In Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood they have a tradition: bring them to Sorauren Park and have a pumpkin party.

Photographer/blogger Joseph writes in BlogTO:

The sheer volume and diversity or pumpkins was incredible and throngs of pedestrians slowly strolled through the glowing orange spheres. Today, almost all of the pumpkins remain – which is amazing, because with them all lined-up like that, it’s a smashing-pumpkins fan’s dream.

Photo by Brian Solis, (www.briansolis.com and bub.blicio.us)

According to a tipster, who told another Tipster, who heard it from their cousin, who overheard it from their dentist, who has a patient who talked to the ghost of Elvis

Okay, truth be told, we heard it from Left Lane News who has their own source at Tesla, who dropped the bomb several hours ago that the Tesla Corporation currently has about $9 million left in their bank account

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Soy Lecithin via all-creatures.org

Time sensitive call to action. Deadline is Monday, November 3.

Lecithin is one of those mysterious, but common, ingredients found on the label of many packaged foods. It’s an essential emulsifier that helps blend ingredients that don’t naturally mix.

Due to the lack of adequate organic sources of soy lecithin, the USDA allowed the use of non-organic sources when it drafted the national organic standards in 2002. The Cornucopia Institute is alerting consumers and other organic stakeholders that it’s time to tell the USDA to remove non-organ

Image courtesy of Archibase

Most Americans believe that fighting climate change will help boost the economy, a survey released last week found. And a majority are more committed to combating global warming than ever before, despite the financial crises on Wall Street. The survey yields some surprisingly positive results—and offers evidence that climate change has evolved into a truly important issue to most Americans

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Photo by Phillip Ritz

A once in a lifetime event happened this past Thursday in Dallas, Texas. The 20,000th Smart Fortwo was delivered to customer Patrick Zipper. We always see those computer advertising gimmicks claiming that we were the 20,000 person to click on a site, but imagine what it would be like to actually be the 20,000th customer of something, and receive an award of mass public attention and corporate celebration

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I have to admit I’m a sucker when it comes to scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. Many of the objects and patterns we see in nature that we may think of being bland or uninteresting take on new resonance when seen through the prism of an electron microscope. The microscope allows for an unprecedented level of detail (with magnifications of 1,000 or more) about the object’s surface topography, composition and, in some cas

picture by jnlenter

A bottled water producer became uncorked when the Miami-Dade water company placed radio ads that featured a talking faucet. This faucet would gab in a Brooklyn-style accent about the superb quality of water that came from its fellow taps. The vocal faucet would say things like, “Bottled water is not regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Tap water is. That’s why you always can be sure Miami-Dade tap water is superior. Stop wasting your money!” This made a

Image courtesy of Age Healthy

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are driven largely in part by environmental factors, a study released last week found. The report, Environmental Threats to Healthy Living, is a comprehensive review of research on the influences that the environment has on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Its key finding is that the risks for both can be significantly reduced—if we can tackle the environmental threats that pose them.