Death with Interruptions Jose Saramago was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. As you read Death With Interruptions you get to know why he was given the prize, and you feel ready to nominate him for another. The story is of a time in a country where no one dies, because death (with […]
Tagged book review, reviewService Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter A witty and informative story of a woman who works her way up to the wait staff of a four-star NY restaurant, Per Se. This very readable book goes through the establishment of a new restaurant, and it’s striving for a great review from the NY Times […]
Tagged book review, reviewGaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm A well-written story about the transformation of a farm and the people who chose to live on it from dead-end industrial farming to a sustaining natural and organically managed farm. An inspirational story and a  thoroughly enjoyable read. “We buried my father […]
Tagged book, review, sustainable agricultureThis recipe is from Latin American Street Food: The Best Flavors of Markets, Beaches, and Roadside Stands from Mexico to Argentina by Sandra A. Gutierrez. The book is attractive with great photos, well organized, and easy to follow. This recipe was done with corn just at the beginning of November at the farmers market in […]
Tagged corn, latin american street food, recipeSearching for Media The collection of hyperlinks in Chapter 9 of Searching and Researching on the Internet and the World Wide Web 5th Edition Podcasts NPR: Business Story of the Day Podcast (tags: podcast chapter9snr5) Juice, the cross-platform podcast receiver. (tags: juice podcast podcasting web2.0 podcatcher chapter9snr5) PodcatcherMatrix – Choose your favorite podcatcher (tags: podcasting […]
Tagged ackermann, fba, hartman, images, media, music, photos, podcast, searching adn researching, videos, web 2.0Invent with Python “”Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python” is a free e-Book that teaches you how to program in the Python programming language. Each chapter gives you the complete source code for a new game, and then teaches the programming concepts from the example.” (tags: gamedev pygame python ebook)
Tagged games, online, pythonI came across two interesting lists recently. The first is Laze’s playlist on last.fm and the second is an equally excellent lsit – Zorba’s Guide to free eBooks. Both promise hours of enjoyment. http://www.last.fm/user/laze laze playlist (tags: playlist laze) Zorba’s Guide to Free Ebooks « Zorba Press Comprehensive guide to free e-books (tags: free directory […]
Tagged ebooks, laze, playlistThe first two links deal with open access to information. The first is a presented as a parable that tells of an inventor who has a great idea and develops it into a product. However, the truckers, the ones who control the distribution lines will not agree to distribute it unless the inventor signs over […]
In the Beginning…was the Command Line A short, interesting book that is a related series of essays about the relationship between Unix or Linux with a way to understand a computer. This is overlayed with a discussion of the superiority of Unix/Linux to the major windowed operating systems, OsX and Windows. A particularly interesting and […]
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Rosalyn Carter on Daily Show discussing mental healthhealth
Rosalyn Carter was on the Daily Show last night discussing mental health issues and her most recent book Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis. John Stewart did a great job interviewing her and giving her the opportunity to discuss issues important to her. View the video. Daily Show interview of Rosalyn Carter
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