According to plant pathologists, this killer round of blight began with a widespread infiltration of the disease in tomato starter plants. Large retailers like Home Depot, Kmart, Lowe’s and Wal-Mart bought starter plants from industrial breeding operations in the South and distributed them throughout the Northeast. (Fungal spores, which can travel up to 40 miles, may also have been dispersed in transit.) Once those infected starter plants arrived at the stores, they were purchased and planted, transferring their pathogens like tiny Trojan horses into backyard and community gardens. Perhaps this is why the Northeast was hit so viciously: instead of being spread through large farms, the blight sneaked through lots of little gardens, enabling it to escape the attention of the people who track plant diseases.
The idea that “each man kills the thing he loves” has been interpreted by many—from Oscar Wilde to Paulo Coelho—but it’s always had a particular resonance in the environmental movement, where every hiking trail and ecofriendly resort inevitably destroys or alters nature in the name of love. For 69-year-old activist Ric O’Barry, the paradox is an apt expression for his cause: the preservation of dolphins.
“Everybody loves them, right?” he asks. “But be careful with the word love.”
To O’Barry, even activities as seemingly benign as paying to see dolphins perform at SeaWorld or swimming with them in captivity constitutes abuse. “We love dolphins like they’re our family—I hear that a lot. Really? You lock your family up in a room and force them to do tricks before they eat their dinner?” O’Barry says. “The dolphin is a sonic creature; its primary sense is sound. You put one in a bare concrete box with music blaring and people shouting, of course it’s stressful! If people could see them in the wild, they’d never buy a ticket to a dolphin show.”
Amazing tacos at La Sirenita taqueria on Alberta St. While I don't think the tortillas are home made, these tacos are among the best I've had.
$1.35 each. The pastor and carnitas are so good I can't bring myself to try anything else yet. Lengua next.
The tortillas at La Terrasca in Centrailia are home made but 90 miles each way is a long way to drive.
$1.35 each. The pastor and carnitas are so good I can't bring myself to try anything else yet. Lengua next.
The tortillas at La Terrasca in Centrailia are home made but 90 miles each way is a long way to drive.
Thunderstorm chorus - check. 5 year old boy singing Johnny Cash - check. Need more cool youtube videos to watch please...
Pictures of the glass box 103rd floor observation deck on Chicago's Sears Tower.
RIP John Hughes.
chasing cane sugar coca-cola
no longer true but still funny. via talking points memo:
Across the street from our office, some people have just taped a big paper sign on their balcony that reads "@cliffbot: twitter is down"
Sam Sifton is new NYTimes restaurant critic.
robin was wondering what italian rest in manhattan was in favor (mid+ priced) with yall ?
if you are not in on the joke, you must have a life...
old blackwater, keep on roiling
I had to cut off the game of "chase the laser" despite having a juvenile dog, juvenile cat and two kitties in a very entertaining game. The little dog is beyond OCD, he's totally chasing the dragon. He gets this expression with his tongue sticking out just a bit, his eyes all wide, and a shallow little fight-or-flight pant. Little dude gots it bad.
anyone know a website (ideally free but not necc) where one can stream live video from webcam that has a simple design, no ads? or maybe this is a custom job. i am helping some young artists with a project where they drive around for eight hours and webcast themselves over Portland's WiMAX system
Has little Georgie finally lost his mind?
michael pollan on the rise of food stars and the decline of home cooking.
if in napa
heard the food here is amazing......
Federal and state fisheries biologists are looking into the mystery.
(really?? read more on the comment)
from skinny
mobile knife sharpeners of brooklyn
