UnCommon Web 0.3.0

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UnCommon Web 0.2.1

UnCommon Web 0.2.1 05/05/2004 02:50 AM
A Web application framework.

UnCommon Web 0.2.3

UnCommon Web 0.2.3 06/14/2004 07:44 PM
A Web application framework.

A Life Uncommon

A Life Uncommon 12/03/2002 11:46 AM
I forget how I found this site. But a.lifeuncommon.org is one of the coolest and most unique sites I've seen in a while. The layout and content for this site is beautiful and inspiring. Dawn seems like she's a pretty cool lady too. Also check out her other site chicagouncommon.com, it is a true work of art.

Chicago Uncommon Photography

Chicago Uncommon Photography 11/22/2002 12:19 AM
An amazing MovableType site Chicago Uncommon Photography. Wow, this is an amazing site. Uses MovableType to create the most awesome photoblog I've ever seen. Has to be seen to be believed. I've asked Dawn over there how she did it and hopefully she'll tell us!

Creative Commons gives the BBC uncommon
creativity

Creative Commons gives the BBC uncommon
creativity 05/27/2004 01:48 PM
ZDNet UK May 27 2004 5:27PM GMT
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Corn syrup: the sticky kiiller

Corn syrup: the sticky kiiller 04/26/2004 02:07 AM
Atkinsians know that the devil has a name and that it is High Fructose Coorn Syrup, Elevator of Insulin and Most High Gycemic. It's validating, therefore, to see some sciency-type news about how bad corn syrup is for us, how it's creating a nation of diabetics, and how it accounts for 10 percent of the average American's daily calorie intake. Yow.

"This shows the increase in the past 20 years is almost exclusively carbohydrates and certainly corn syrup consumption has increased dramatically."

Gross said he was not "picking on the corn syrup industry," but added, "It is hard to ignore the fact that 20 percent of our carbohydrates are coming from corn syrup -- 10 percent of our total calories."

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Yahoo! News - Study Blames Corn Syrup
for Rise of Diabetes in US

Yahoo! News - Study Blames Corn Syrup
for Rise of Diabetes in US 04/26/2004 10:57 PM
Corn syrup and increasing diabetes

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"study that alleges some correlation
between the prevalence of high-fructose
corn syrup and type-2 diabetes"

"study that alleges some correlation
between the prevalence of high-fructose
corn syrup and type-2 diabetes" 04/27/2004 03:32 AM

Sunday Best, With Syrup on Top

Sunday Best, With Syrup on Top 09/22/2004 08:09 AM
The International House of Pancakes, a suburban fixture, joins Harlem's bustling brunch crowd.

How to clean up maple syrup

How to clean up maple syrup 06/05/2005 11:47 PM

Since my post about the maple syrup spill, my inbox has been buzzing with a number of different techniques that people have sent in for cleaning up maple syrup. As a service to future Google searchers or those of you that may have just spilled maple syrup all over the place, here are several of those techniques:

• if you spill syrup, or drop a raw egg, the trick is to pour a bunch of salt all over the spill (kosher or table, whatever you have), then leave it for a minute or so. the salt will soak up most of spill, keep it from spreading and make it much more manageable for cleanup.
• pour a bag of flour onto it and walk away for a while. come back with the dustpan and a spatula, scoop up the non-liquid mixture, and all you have left is a small sticky patch. buff to a shine
• Freeze it, and then you can break it off. Alternately (and easier, heh), you can take a wet dish cloth, put it on the syrup and use an iron on the dish towel (the maple effectively gets "sucked" right up).
• before you grab the broom (uh, you didn't really sweep syrup into a dustpan, did you?) find two hard, flat items (i.e. a dough scraper and a spatula) and put them at opposite 45 degree angles to your catastrophe, sweeping together until they are flush. voila, syrup squeegee. also works as a party trick with two cardboard coasters when someone spills honey mustard dressing on the table.
• Place a large piece of wax paper directly on top of the puddle of syrup so you get a good stick. With a spatula or paint scraper or whatever you've got handy, begin to flip the wax paper over by spooning the syrup onto it. Pretty soon you will have transfered all the syrup onto the wax paper and you can dispose of it quickly *and* easily. (You might even be able to use a paper grocery bag or newspaper for this.)
• Liquid nitrogen, and a chisel. Quickness depends on wether you keep liquid nitrogen around. Easy depends on how brittle the floor is. Fun however is pretty much assured. Or at least as much fun as cleaning ever gets.
• For future reference, pour some diet coke on it - the carbonation cuts right through and is a great cleaning aid (make sure you're getting the liquid carbed part and not the fizzy, useless head). In all seriousness, a pour from a can yields less fizz than from a bottle.
• the easiest way to clean up syrup (or anything sticky, for that matter) is to freeze it. take out some ice cube trays, or drop a bunch of cubes into a metal container along the lines of an 8x8 cake pan, then cover the pan with a dish towel to insulate. come back in an hour, and the syrup, while not frozen, should be much more manageable.
• Your mention of the sticky maple syrup kind of taking over reminded me of "Curious George gets a Medal" which I've been reading to kids here lately. Trying to pen a letter, George spills ink on the floor and in the process of trying to clean it up ends up with a room full of suds. Next time you find yourself in the situation be sure to borrow the pump from the farmer down the street (and of course you'll need a cow to help you pull it home).

Thanks to Sarah, Tim, Jeremy, Eric, Josh, Yi, Rachel, Samuel, and Jack for sending in their tips. Who knew that my readers knew so much about cleaning up spilled maple syrup?

"Swimming in syrup is as easy as water"

"Swimming in syrup is as easy as water" 09/24/2004 08:07 PM

Swimming in syrup is as easy as water

Swimming in syrup is as easy as water 09/25/2004 01:30 AM

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Syrup Slick Leaves Drivers in a Jam
(Reuters)

Syrup Slick Leaves Drivers in a Jam
(Reuters) 02/17/2004 11:51 AM
Reuters - A truck carrying raspberry syrup to a jam factory sprang a leak that left a 25-mile sticky trail on a highway, German police said on Tuesday.

Mich. Suspect Caught After Syrup Spill
(AP)

Mich. Suspect Caught After Syrup Spill
(AP) 07/19/2004 04:46 PM
AP - A robbery attempt at an ice cream store resulted in a not-so-sweet ending for a would-be thief who authorities say knocked over a large container of strawberry syrup.

Drivers in a jam as truck leaves syrup
slick (Reuters)

Drivers in a jam as truck leaves syrup
slick (Reuters) 02/17/2004 10:28 AM
Reuters - A truck carrying raspberry syrup to a jam factory sprang a leak that left a 25-mile sticky trail on a highway, German police say.

Country corn

Country corn 07/23/2004 08:06 AM
Grilled, boiled, roasted, sure ... but fried? A Kentucky barbecue joint offers a twist on a summer favorite, corn on the cob.

Low-carb corn

Low-carb corn 05/08/2004 02:05 AM
A GM corn strain has twice the protein and half the carbs:

"Surprisingly, not only did we observe rescue of flower abortion but the kernels produced from pairs of flowers fused into a single normal-sized kernel that contained two embryos and a smaller endosperm," said Gallie. "Because it is the embryo that contains the majority of protein and oil, the presence of two embryos doubles their content in corn grain. The reduction in the size of the endosperm in the kernel, the tissue that contains most of the carbohydrate, means that the nutritional value of the grain has been improved considerably."

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corn is king

corn is king 06/20/2004 09:49 AM
I found these images, one, two, when I typed in “tent” in the “search all fields” field and selected image as resource type. The site is OAIster, which is a digital library, which has 3,273,233 records from 301 institutions. Its my new magic eight ball. (via)

Corn-Based CDs Delayed

Corn-Based CDs Delayed 07/12/2004 12:17 PM

EU not sweet on Bt11 corn

EU not sweet on Bt11 corn 12/08/2003 02:22 PM
USA Today Dec 8 2003 1:36PM ET

Biotech Corn Grows On EU

Biotech Corn Grows On EU 05/14/2004 07:34 AM
CBS News May 14 2004 12:09PM GMT

EU Capitulates on Biotech Corn

EU Capitulates on Biotech Corn 05/15/2004 05:45 AM
The European Union caves to U.S. pressure to approve a type of genetically modified corn for human food. Such food will have to be clearly labeled, however, and European farmers are still prohibited from growing the insect-resistant corn.

EU OKs importing of modified corn

EU OKs importing of modified corn 05/19/2004 10:27 PM
AP via New Jersey Online May 20 2004 2:51AM GMT

U.S. Probes Sale of GM Corn

U.S. Probes Sale of GM Corn 03/23/2005 08:09 AM
A major agrochemical firm says it accidentally distributed an experimental strain of genetically modified corn seed. The mishap went unnoticed for four years. By Amit Asaravala.

EU OKs Import of Canned GMO Corn

EU OKs Import of Canned GMO Corn 05/20/2004 05:35 AM
Breaking its controversial five-year ban on new genetically modified foods, the European Union opens supermarket shelves to Syngenta's sweet corn.

The Coming Corn Bubble

The Coming Corn Bubble 03/17/2005 03:37 AM
We really need to move to Ethanol-powered automobiles.  And I mean soon.  Not because of energy efficiency, or to reduce farm subsidies.  People in America are getting really fat.  We need a more profitable product for corn than High Fructose...

EU demands guarantees on US corn

EU demands guarantees on US corn 04/15/2005 06:44 PM
The EU blocks certain US grain imports feared to have a genetically modified strain of corn.

[f2c] Jeff Jarvis and Bob Corn-Revere

[f2c] Jeff Jarvis and Bob Corn-Revere 03/30/2005 05:50 PM
Jeff interviews Bob Corn-Revere, a first amendment lawyer, about the new threats to free speech. Bob says that the Democrats have been even more pro-regulation than the Republicans. The fines have gone way up: 4x the fines this year than in the total of the past ten years. We now have "obscenity light," a vast expansion of scope and vagueness. Jeff recounts his investigation of the 129 complaints that caused the FCC to issue it's largest fine ever, $1.2M. Jeff found that they were written by 23 people and all but 3 were the same. Bob says that the number...

Cuitlacoche: corn fungus delicacy

Cuitlacoche: corn fungus delicacy 04/05/2005 11:29 AM
Mark Frauenfelder: A Boing Boing reader says: "Here's a taste test of the Cuitlacoche -- which comes from corn fields that have been infected with spores. The resulting Mexican "delicacy" is corn that's black, bulbous and frightening."

In just a single serving, you'll experience a wide array of textures. Without getting too gross, it's because the disease is more advanced in some kernels than others. One bite might be kinda chewy, while the next might burst in your mouth like a black pus-filled blister.

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