Monthly Archives: November 2008

A solar-powered bicycle tour?

Posted on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Via ArtsJournal, Steven McElroy reports from the launch of Broadway Goes Green, an effort sponsored by the New York mayor’s office and the Natural Resources Defense Council to reduce waste (paper, electricity, etc.) in the professional theater and promote a … Continue reading →

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Appalachian whiskey

Posted on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 by David Gorsline

The Scots-Irish seemed little moved by the magnificence of the Great Forest. The Germans were just as brutal to the land, only neater and more law-abiding about it. The English had already swept away coastal pineries to build tobacco plantations … Continue reading →

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Changes, again

Posted on Friday, 21 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Well, I can’t say that I’m overwhelmed by the changes to the profile system provided by Six Apart. What was a TypeKey Profile is now a TypePad Profile. The profile page is burdened with upsell messages. The shrouded e-mail address … Continue reading →

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Or, How a mistake by the fabrication shop became a design element

Posted on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Via The Morning News, Paul Shaw tells “The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway” in a deliciously-illustrated nine-page essay, which includes digressions into the history of the system map, the Chrystie Street Connection snafu, and … Continue reading →

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Tells a story

Posted on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Using the Google Chart API, I added a nifty summary graph to the page of historical data on Wood Duck and Hooded Merganser nest box activity at Huntley Meadows Park.

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A force for nature

Posted on Tuesday, 18 November 2008 by David Gorsline

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a new recruiting video online. No fancy drills with firearms, no freehand rock climbing, no jumping out of helicopters; but some impressive photography nonetheless.

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The active chaperone

Posted on Friday, 14 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Something that we always thought we understood, but now we really do: household bleach kills bacteria by unfolding certain proteins in the cell and causing them to irreversibly aggregate—like a hard-boiled egg—according to research published by J. Winter et al. … Continue reading →

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At the park: 22

Posted on Friday, 14 November 2008 by David Gorsline

We mustered out this morning to do some finish work on a stream restoration project at Huntley Meadows Park, under the direction of Park Manager Kevin Munroe. The watercourse is East Barnyard Run, which is thought to rise from a … Continue reading →

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Crooked Koger watch: 1

Posted on Thursday, 13 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Jeffrey S. Koger has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion, associated with the embezzlement of homeowners association funds that he managed. Sentencing is set for 6 February 2009. He still faces charges in connection with a … Continue reading →

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Boom

Posted on Thursday, 13 November 2008 by David Gorsline

How did we get here? How we know for sure? And most importantly, how do we tell the story of how we got here? These are the questions explored in Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s thought-provoking Boom, a highly theatrical science-fiction riff … Continue reading →

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Field trip

Posted on Sunday, 9 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Then she happened across a large tunnel burrowed into the side of a wave. “Oh my God!” she cried. “A groundhog hole!” …Ms. Lin laughed and then paused, reflecting, “I think we’ll cover it up?” But within moments she had … Continue reading →

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Doctor Atomic

Posted on Saturday, 8 November 2008 by David Gorsline

So what do you get for your $23 ticket to The Met: Live in HD? Well, the food court at Tysons Corner Center doesn’t have the cachet of the plaza at Lincoln Center. Twenty-three bucks doesn’t get you a reserved … Continue reading →

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5-second rule

Posted on Friday, 7 November 2008 by David Gorsline

As reported by Irby Lovette for Living Bird, research by Tomohiro Kuwae et al. provides evidence that Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) take a substantial portion of their diet from the biofilm that forms on tidal mudflats. Studying birds during spring … Continue reading →

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Another non-coincidence

Posted on Thursday, 6 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Lifehacker posts an entry on archival preservation of newspapers.

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Some links: 30

Posted on Thursday, 6 November 2008 by David Gorsline

Jonathon D. Colman in his column Everyday Environmentalist posts a richly-linked article on shopping for sustainable coffee (unfortunately, a couple of the links are broken already). He makes the connection—noteworthy if perhaps obvious on a moment’s reflection—between climate change and … Continue reading →

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