Saturday Linkages: An Egg Shaped Houseboat, Bamboo Joints and the Origins of Umami

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Interior of houseboat designed by PAD studio, SPUD group and artist Stephen Turner.

Behold a Once-Lost Plan for a Central Park That Might Have Been http://gizmodo.com/behold-a-once-lost-plan-for-a-central-park-that-might-h-787841443 …

#Williamsburg vacant lot transformed into bike course and urban farm: http://po.st/2c8dOu 

Japanese beetle traps—a reconsideration by James Roush http://gardenrant.com/2013/07/japanese-beetle-traps-a-reconsideration.html?utm_source=feedly …

Lifehacking
Whole Life Integration: Tips To Simplify Nearly Everything In Your Productive Home http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NorthwestEdibleLife/~3/UC-3zsZ43pg/whole-life-integration-tips-to-simplify-nearly-everything-in-your-productive-home.html …

Two new resources on the web for the DIY solar crowd http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2013/07/two-new-resources-on-web-for-diy-solar.html …

A Long-Term Survival Guide – How to Make Bamboo Joints http://www.scribd.com/doc/24688327/A-Long-Term-Survival-Guide-How-to-Make-Bamboo-Joints …

Funnel Wall Plays Music during Rain http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lloydkahn/~3/cBklP2QZW7E/funnel-wall-plays-music-during-rain.html …

Just plain amazing
Stunning houseboat–Exbury egg by PAD studio, SPUD group & stephen turner: http://www.designboom.com/architecture/exbury-egg-by-pad-studio-spud-group-stephen-turner/#.UehXNCf_u3g.twitter …

The Pheonix Earthship….. http://frommoontomoon.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-pheonix-earthship.html …

Scale Models of Bicycles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/krisdedecker/lowtechmagazineenglish/~3/Zre1F8bEuz4/bicycle-scale-models.html …

Food
The Origins of Heritage Foods Revivals 1980-1985 http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2137 

Fermenting Mentor: Uri Laio of Brassica and Brine http://wp.me/p1xg32-qw 

“Umami” Was Coined by the Inventor of MSG to describe Its Taste http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/umami-was-coined-by-the-inventor-of-msg-to-describe-i-693953580 …

Why lettuce is making us sick: http://modernfarmer.com/2013/07/why-lettuce-keeps-making-us-sick/ …

Devolution
In Oregon, The GMO Wheat Mystery Deepens http://n.pr/15CRyHO

Study: Wealthier Motorists More Likely to Drive Like Reckless Jerks http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/07/16/study-wealthier-motorists-more-likely-to-drive-like-reckless-jerks/ …

Gardena PD Ticket, Harass United Riders of South Los Angeles for Taking Lane while protesting case of the Hit-and-Run… http://disq.us/8e2ep5

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  1. Study: Wealthier Motorists More Likely to Drive Like Reckless Jerks …….

    I dont think we need a study to prove this

    Heh Heh Heh

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