Saturday Linkages: Can We Please Have More Underpass Chandeliers?

...rgin Suicide: Olive Oil Corruption Slide Show http://nyti.ms/1f7yHcI Black Bean Soup http://feedly.com/e/lPhvrdNB Meet the Bakers: Louie and Clinton Prager http://feedly.com/e/KsUR-_dv Poultry Show Common Sense http://feedly.com/e/YNk88kWG Bee Colony Adapts to Human Environmental Impact by Using Plastic to Build Nests http://inhabitat.com/bee-colony-adapts-to-human-environmental-impact-by-using-plastic-to-build-nests/ … Thin Wall Earthbag — 10x Fa...

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The Blue Bear

...s and 50/50 blend sheets. I think back on my groovy synthetic clothing, my bean bag, my Biggie comb, my Breyer Horses and my Barbies. It’s all buried somewhere now, part of the immortal treasures of the 2oth century, my own King Tut’s Tomb. My great-grandmother Caroline, on the other hand, was born into a world which did not know polyester or plastic. In fact, rayon and polyester don’t appear on the scene until the 194o’s, so she was over 50 when...

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So Cal Alert: Polyphagus Shot Hole Borer

...ident maple (Acer buergerianum) 5 Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) 6. Castor bean (Ricinus communis) 7. California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)* 8. Mexizan sycamore (Platanus mexicana) 9. Red Willow (Salix laevigata)* 10. Avocado (Persea americana) 11. Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) 12. English Oak (Quercus robur) 13. Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)* 14. London plane (Platanus x acerifolia) 15.Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)* 16. Black cottonwood (P...

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The Jerusalem Cookbook

...lots of meat and fish recipes, but it also has plenty of salad, vegetable, bean and grain recipes, so it’s friendly to both vegetarians and meat eaters. We’re mostly vegetarian, and we feel like we’ve only scratched the surface of the meatless offerings so far. Though there are a lot of veg recipes which use eggs, yogurt and cheese, there are also good vegan-friendly offerings. To give you a feel for the book, these are the recipes we’ve enjoyed s...

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Saturday Tweets: Barbra Streisand, Urban Farm Troubles and Thoughtful Plants

...imple) December 3, 2014 Duluth library's seed sharing program hits a hurdle http://t.co/W1t4XeK5IF via @mprnews — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 3, 2014 Filling an advent calendar with gratitude and giving opportunities instead of stuff. #Christmas #holidays http://t.co/r4cmryx3Kh — Green Bean (@iamgreenbean) December 3, 2014 Plants think and react – it's time we rethought intelligence. Plus pre-human art and more http://t.co/0rUfd6Lap...

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