Aug
25

Hear is a 2002 album released by Johnny Diesel.

Track listing

Faith and Gasoline

The Embers

Battleworn

Getta Kick

On Your Sand

Brighter Than The Sun

She’s High

I’m Here

Angel Face

Lotion

I Wanna Fly

Don’t Send Another

All tracks written by Diesel except tracks 1-3, 7, 10-12

Produced by Diesel and Don Gehman *

Produced […]

Aug
22

Nefazodone

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Nefazodone hydrochloride (trade name Serzone) is an antidepressant drug marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Its sale was discontinued in 2003 in some countries, due to the small possibility of hepatic (liver) injury, which could lead to the need for a liver transplant, or even death. The incidence of severe liver damage is approximately 1 in 250,000 […]

Aug
21

TI-82

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The TI-82 is a graphing calculator made by Texas Instruments. The TI-82 was designed in 1993 as a stripped down, more user friendly version of the TI-85, and as a replacement for the TI-81. It was the direct predecessor of the TI-83. It shares with the TI-85 a 6 MHz Zilog Z80 microprocessor. […]

Aug
18

Potassium propionate has formula K(C2H5COO).

Melting point is 410 °C.

It is the potassium salt of propionic acid.

Use
It is used as a food preservative and is represented by the food labeling E number E283 in Europe.

External links

Aug
14

Revés/Yo Soy (Backwards/I Am - note that “yo soy” is a palindrome) is the fourth album by Café Tacuba. In fact, it’s two albums - Revés is an instrumental album, Yo Soy a collection of songs the band had been saving up since their second album, Re - but it was sold as a single […]

Aug
13

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) is a drug of the phenethylamine family used as a decongestant and also as an appetite suppressant. In veterinary medicine, it is used to control urinary incontinence in dogs.

Chemistry
There are four optical isomers of phenylpropanolamine: d- and l-norephedrine, and d- and l-norpseudoephedrine. D-norpseudoephedrine is also known as cathine, and occurs naturally in […]

Aug
12

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Aug
11

Hatchettite

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Hatchettite, sometimes termed Mountain Tallow, Mineral Adipocire, or Adipocerite, is a mineral hydrocarbon occurring in the Coal-measures of Belgium and elsewhere, occupying in some cases the interior of hollow concretions of iron-ore, but more generally the cavities of fossil shells or crevices in the rocks.

It is of yellow colour, and translucent, but darkens and becomes […]

Aug
09

Textured or Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP), also known as Textured Soy Protein (TSP) is a meat substitute made from defatted soy flour, a by-product of making soybean oil. It is quick to cook, high in protein, and low in fat.

Manufacturing process
TVP is made through a process known as “extrusion cooking”. A dough is formed […]

Aug
08

I Gotta Make It is the 2005 debut album by contemporary R&B artist, Trey Songz. It features his hits “Gotta Make It” and “Gotta Go”. The album was released on the Atlantic Records record label and features guest appearances by Twista, Aretha Franklin, and Juvenile. According to Billboard the debut album was not successful in […]

Aug
08

Tetramerous

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Aug
08

Seam

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Seam may refer to:

Seam (band), an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, NC

A can seamer, a machine used to seal a lid to a can body, such as in paint or food cans

Seam bowling, in cricket, refers to bowling with the main seam upright

A quarter seam is a thread on the […]

Aug
05

Ilkka Tuomi

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Ilkka Tuomi (26 September 1958—), a native of Finland, is noted for writings on the subject of the Internet.

Works
Ilkka Tuomi has written books, including Networks of Innovation: Change and Meaning in the Age of the Internet, and Corporate Knowledge: Theory and Practice of Intelligent Organizations.

Tuomi has written several articles in First Monday, an important peer […]

Aug
04

Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts is a village of Newton, Massachusetts on the Charles River. The commercial area extends across the river into Wellesley, Massachusetts, where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are.

The Charles River drops 18 feet over less than a quarter mile at Lower Falls. […]

Aug
01

Tiger Balm

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Tiger Balm is the trade name for a heat rub manufactured and distributed by Haw Par Healthcare in Singapore. It was originally developed in the 1870s by a herbalist, Aw Chu Kin, in Rangoon, Burma, who asked his sons Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par on his deathbed to perfect the product.

Tiger Balm […]

Jul
27

Tentsuyu

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Tentsuyu (Japanese: てんつゆ/天汁) is Japanese tempura dipping sauce.

The recipe for tentsuyu depends on the seasons and on the ingredients for which tentsuyu is being prepared. A general, all-purpose, tentsuyu might consists of three parts dashi, one part mirin, and one part shoyu (Japanese soy sauce). For ingredients with strong odors or flavors, however, sake and […]

Jul
25

A means of protection is some contract or guarantee of security for body or property. It is usually achieved, in a modern state society, by agreeing to some social contract including a monopoly on violence, e.g. placing police and military powers under the control of an authority obeying some predictable theory of civics that […]

Jul
22

Derivatization is a technique used in chemistry which transforms a chemical compound into a product of similar chemical structure, called derivative.

Generally, a specific functional group of the compound participates in the derivatization reaction and transforms the educt to a derivate of deviating reactivity, solubility, boiling point, melting point, aggregate state, or chemical composition. Resulting new […]

Jul
19

Fairway

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Fairway is the name of several locations:

Fairway, Kansas, United States

Fairway, Kentucky, United States

Fairway, Maryland, United States

Fairway, Pennsylvania, United States

Fairway, Gauteng, South Africa

Fairway Rock, a small islet in the Bering Strait.

Fairway can also mean the following terms:

Fairway Furniture is a leading independent home furnishing retailer in Devon and Cornwall.

[…]

Jul
11

Mercurial diuretics, although previously widely used, have largely been superseded by safer diuretics such as thiazides, and are hardly used anymore.
Inorganic mercury compounds, such as mercury(I)chloride (calomel), were found to have diuretic properties several centuries ago, when they were used to treat syphilis. However, inorganic mercury compounds are very toxic and also have a strong […]

Jul
10

The Protective Trust is a form of settlement found in England and Wales and several Commonwealth countries. It has marked similarities to asset-protection trusts found in several offshore jurisdictions and US Spendthrift trusts.

In such a trust assets are ordinarily held to pay an income to the beneficiary. The beneficiary may also have access to […]

Jul
09

An interplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs at the boundary between two tectonic plates. If one plate is trying to move past the other, they will be locked until sufficient stress builds up to cause the plates to slip relative to each other. The slipping process creates an earthquake with land deformations and resulting […]

Jul
08

DUMCA

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DUMCA is an acronym for the Delhi University Master of Computer Applications degree.

In keeping with its tradition of exposing younger generations to modern sciences and technology, the University of Delhi was the first in India to introduce the three year post-graduate course “Master of Computer Applications,” beginning in the 1982 academic year. After more than […]

Jul
03

Burning Point is a power metal band from Oulu, Finland who have released two albums on the large independent German record label, SPV and one album on the large German record label Metal Heaven / Japanese edition on large record label Soundholic.

Members

Pete Ahonen - Vocals, guitar

Pekka Kolivuori - Guitar

Jussi Ontero - Keyboards

Jari Kaiponen - Drums

Jukka […]

Jul
02

Exclusion criteria are the standards used to determine whether a person may or may not be allowed to participate in a clinical trial. The most important criteria used to determine appropriateness for clinical trial participation include age, sex, the type and stage of a disease, treatment history, and other medical conditions.

See also

inclusion criteria

Drug development

FDA

European Medicines […]

Jul
02

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is a trade association in the US that represents about 600 telecommunications companies. The TIA will coproduce NXTcomm, a trade show for the telecommunications industry that replaces TIA’s GLOBALCOMM (formerly SUPERCOMM) and TelecomNext.

External links

Telecommunications Industry Association

NXTcomm

TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section

Jun
30

The term alternative process refers to any non-silver based photographic printing process. Currently the standard photographic printing process is the silver-gelatin process.

Alternative processes are often called historical, or non-silver processes. Most of these processes were invented over 100 years ago and were used by early photographers.

Many contemporary photographers are revisiting alternative processes and […]

Jun
29

Ran Zhi

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Ran Zhi (冉智) was a crown prince of the short-lived Chinese state Ran Wei. His father was the state’s only emperor, Ran Min.

Ran Zhi, as Ran Min’s oldest son, was created crown prince when he proclaimed the new state in 350 after overthrowing the Later Zhao emperor Shi Jian and declared himself emperor. […]

Jun
29

Witch ball

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A witch ball is a hollow sphere of plain or stained glass hung in cottage windows in 18th century England to ward off evil spirits, witch’s spells or ill fortune. Later, they were often posted on top of a vase or suspended by a cord (as from the mantelpiece or rafters) for a decorative effect. […]

Jun
26

The government of Peru, as established by the 1993 Constitution, is a presidential representative democratic republic.

Legislative branch

Executive branch

Judicial branch

Suffrage

Local governments

Jun
25

Ancient Egypt was divided into two regions, known as Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. To the north was Lower Egypt where the Nile fanned out with its several mouths to form the Nile Delta. To the south was Upper Egypt, stretching to Syene. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united c. 3100 […]

Jun
25

Glazing agents, or polishing agents, are food additives providing shiny appearance or protective coating to foods. Mostly they are based on waxes.

Examples are:

Stearic acid (E570)

Beeswax (E901)

Candelilla wax (E902)

Carnauba wax (E903, used to provide shiny appearance to chocolate and many other foods)

Shellac (E904)

Microcrystalline wax (E905c), Crystalline wax (E907)

Lanolin (E913)

[…]

Jun
24

Pot Rice

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Originally manufactured by Golden Wonder, Pot Rice could be considered a close cousin of Pot Noodle. A dish dreamt up by Alex ‘Wookie’ Laker, first available in the early 1980s and discontinued in the early 2000s, Pot Rice was an instant convenience food, made from dehydrated rice, soya protein, vegetables, and flavourings, sold in a […]

Jun
23

Hesperoyucca is a small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Agavaceae, closely related to and recently split from Yucca, but distinct in having dehiscent fruit and a scape more than 2.5 cm diameter with reflexed (not erect) bracts. It is also distinct in DNA analysis. The genus is native to Mexico […]

Jun
23

Events

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is set up under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.

Births

April 13 - Sachit Sethi, Indian Entrepreneur

September 9 - Sana Saeed, actress

December 24 - Piyush Chawla, cricketer

Deaths

August 12 - Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja, spiritual leader

Jun
20

Bunkobon

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In Japan, bunkobon (文庫本) are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.

The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size. They are sometimes illustrated, and (like other Japanese paperbacks) usually have a dust wrapper over a plain cover.

They are used for similar purposes as Western mass market paperbacks: for cheaper editions of books […]

Jun
19

In mathematics, in particular topology, a topological space X is called semi-locally simply connected if every point x in X has a neighborhood U such that the homomorphism from the fundamental group of U to the fundamental group of X, induced by the inclusion map of U into X, is trivial. That is, every […]

Jun
17

Liliana Berry Davis Mumy (born April 16, 1994) is an American child actress and voice talent.

The daughter of former child star Bill Mumy and sister of child actor Seth Mumy, Mumy has appeared in several motion pictures. Her most recent and notable film appearances are in Cheaper by the Dozen, Cheaper by the […]

Jun
14

The Equal Opportunity program in the Canadian province of New Brunswick was created to ensure equal services would be provided to citizens in all parts of the province regardless of the wealth in the area.

Prior to the implementation of this program, New Brunswick’s health and education systems were governed and funded by county governments. […]

Jun
10

The art and science of food photography is a specialisation in general commercial photography. Food and Drink Photography is one of the most challenging aspects of still life work.

The main areas of food photography are: Editorial for Magazine and Books on food including but not limited to cook books, advertising and packaging design1.

The near perfection, […]

Jun
09

CCGS Limnos

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The CCGV Limnos is a Canadian Coast Guard Coastal Research & Survey vessel.

She has served on joint missions, on the Great Lakes with vessels from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

References

Official Limnos web-page, Canadian Coast Guard

Great Lakes: Significant Activities Report: October-December 2004, Environmental Protection Agency

Jun
03

A sanctuary lamp, altar lamp, or eternal flame is a light that shines before the altar of sanctuaries in many denominations of Jewish and Christian places of worship.Ask the Pastor: Sanctuary Lamps Prescribed in Exodus 27:20-22 of the Hebrew Bible, this icon has taken on different meanings in each of the religions that have […]

Jun
03

A parliamentary assembly is part of many international organizations. Examples include:

European Parliamentary Assembly (now the European Parliament)

NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO-PA)

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)

Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) (proposed)

There is also a much called for but not yet achieved parliamentary assembly of […]

Jun
03

The Wirth-Weber relationship between a pair of symbols <math>(V_t \cup V_n)</math> is necessary to dwetermine if a formal grammar is a Simple precedence grammar, and in such case the Simple precedence parser can be used.

The goal is to identify the when the viable prefixes have the pivot and must be reduced. A <math>\gtrdot</math> means that […]

Jun
02

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May
31

Wax

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Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by bees (beeswax) and used by them in constructing their honeycombs.

It is an imprecisely defined term generally understood to be a substance with properties similar to beeswax, namely

plastic (malleable) at normal ambient temperatures

a melting point above approximately 45 °C (113 °F) (which differentiates waxes from […]

May
30

Chicken piccata is a dish made of chicken breast scaloppine (cutlets), capers, lemon, and white wine. The term piccata is also used for an Italian dish traditionally made with veal.

A chicken breast used to prepare chicken piccata is usually butterflied, or sliced along its width, and then flattened either with a tenderizer or between two […]

May
27

16 Questions On the Assassination was a paper by Bertrand Russell, published in the September 6, 1964 issue of M.S. Arnoni’s The Minority of One. Bertrand Russell, then in his nineties, wrote the paper questioning the conclusions of the Warren Commission on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It begins:

The Sixteen Questions

Why were […]

May
26

In photography, palladiotype is a monochrome printing process, a rather obscure variant of the platinotype.

The process was in use after World War I, because the platinum used in the fairly popular platinotype quickly became too expensive for use in photography.
Photographers tried to replace the platinum with the much cheaper palladium which gave similar effects. The […]

May
26

Many schools are named Washington School including:

Washington School (Appleton, Wisconsin), listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Washington School (Mississippi), Greenville, Mississippi

Washington School (Monroe City, Missouri), listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Washington School, North Las Vegas, Nevada, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Washington School (Park City, Utah), listed on the National […]

May
26

Alternative Press EP, sometimes simply referred to as the “AP EP”, is an EP by AFI. Released by Alternative Press in mid 1999, this CD was a bonus when purchasing a copy of their magazine. Cardboard fold-out case. All of the songs on this EP were released on AFI’s fourth album Black Sails in the […]

May
25

Jacob SmithCalifornia Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Ancestry.com (born January 21, 1990) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role in the film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel.

Biography

Personal life
Jacob Smith was born in Monrovia, California. He has a brother, […]

May
21

Michelina’s is an American frozen food company based in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded by frozen food tycoon Luigino Paulucci, the company is named after Paulucci’s mother, Michelina. Today, Michelina’s frozen foods has over 70 brands of food.

External links

Official Website

May
19

Synthonia

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Synthonia is short for Synthetic Ammonia, a product produced by chemical company I.C.I.. ICI produced this product at one of its many plants in Billingham in the 20th century. Many local facilities took on the name due to sponsorship from this local firm including Billingham Synthonia F.C., Cricket Club and Synthonia Scout troop […]

May
15

In the United States, the FDA approves drugs. Before a drug can be prescribed, it must undergo an extensive FDA approval process. This process involves first testing the drug on animals or in medical labs. If found to be safe by the FDA and approved for the next phase of study, the drug is then […]

May
14

Brazier

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A brazier is a container for fire, generally taking the form of an upright standing or hanging metal bowl or box. Used for holding burning coal as well as fires, a brazier allows for a source of light, heat, or cooking. Braziers have been reported in many early archaeological excavations, for example the Nimrud brazier […]

May
13

Fanyang

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Fanyang (Traditional Chinese: 范陽) is an ancient city in Northern China, somewhere around the modern-day city of Beijing. It is also known by its other names, Youzhou (Traditional Chinese: 幽州), used for administrative purposes, and Ji (Traditional Chinese: 薊), as the capital of the Yan.

Fanyang was founded during the Warring States Period by the state […]

May
13

Fullbore Target Rifle (TR) is a distinctively British and Commonwealth of Nations shooting discipline that evolved from Service rifle (SR) shooting in the late 1960s, and is governed by the rules of the National Rifle Association, UK (NRA).

Modern target rifles are extremely accurate, and have ‘iron’ aperture sights which are fully adjustable for elevation and […]

May
12

Lip balm

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Lip balm or lip salve is a substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores. Lip gloss is similar, but generally has only cosmetic properties. The balm is usually manufactured from beeswax, petroleum jelly, menthol, camphor, scented oils, and various other […]

May
12

Wormleybury

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Wormleybury is a landscape park of 57ha and house near Wormley in Hertfordshire, England.
It was developed in the 1770s.

In 1825 the parish records from the Parish Church of St. Laurence, Wormley were lodged with Sir Abraham Hume in Wormleybury.

The park is listed on the English Heritage Register ref: GD1165 Listed grade II.

External links […]

May
07

The Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, which engaged in not only tallow candle making but also in the trade of oils, received a Royal Charter in 1462. The Tallow Chandlers, were traditionally separate from Wax Chandlers; wax candles were customary in […]

May
04

18 Candles: The Early Years is a CD released by Silverstein in 2006. It compiles their two previously released, then-out-of-print CD EPs Summer’s Stellar Gaze (2000) and When the Shadows Beam (2002) along with some newly recorded acoustic and live material as well as a remix of the Discovering the Waterfront album track “Smile In […]

May
03

Sudan Red G

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Sudan I

Systematic name

amethoxybenzenazo-β-naphthol

Chemical formula

C16H12N2O

Molecular mass

248.28 g/mol

Density

Unknown g/cm³

Melting point

225 °C

Boiling point

Unknown °C

CAS number

1229-55-6

EINECS number

214-968-9

SMILES

Unknown

Disclaimer and references

Sudan Red G is a yellowish red lysochrome azo dye. It has the appearance of an odorless reddish-orange powder with […]

May
03

Meteorological astrology - (or Astrometeorology) is the practice of applying the astrological/astronomical placements of the Sun, Moon, and planets to forecast the weather.

Astrometeorology is thousands of years old and based on astronomical positions that directly affect the weather on Earth. Ancient classical astrologers created weather forecasting known as meteorology by noting the positions of stars, […]

May
01

White coffee is an herbal tea, invented in Beirut, made with orange blossom water. Traditionally served after meals in Lebanon and Syria, it is often accompanied by candied rose petals, served in tiny, delicate dishes. White coffee is a sedative, and calms the nerves while stimulating digestion after a particularly rich or heavy […]

May
01

The Anáhuac Metro Station is currently under construction and it’s part of the expansion of Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro.

This station is planned to be multimodal since there will be a hub for the “Transmetro” bus program.

Controversy

Many people in the surroundings of the planned construction site complaint that “the construction is way too expensive” […]

Apr
29

Phlegmatized is a term applied to an explosive that has had an agent added to stabilize or desensitize it. Sometimes this is desirable, to enable handling or to reduce the rate of combustion. Typical phlegmatizing agents include wax, paper, water, and paraffin. These agents are nearly always flammable themselves, or at least boil off easily. […]

Apr
29

Premedication refers to a drug treatment given to a patient before a (surgical or invasive) medical procedure. These drugs are typically sedative or analgesic.

Premedication before chemotherapy for cancer often refers to special drug regimens (usually 3 drugs, eg dexamethasone, diphenhydramine and omeprazole) given to a patient hours or minutes before the chemotherapy to avert hypersensitivity […]

Apr
27

Private transport, as opposed to public transport, is transport in one’s own vehicle (e.g. car, motorcycle or bicycle), or through self-power (such as walking). Private transport differs from public in that it lacks timetables and fixed itineraries. Poor people will most likely own cheaper transport.

See also: General Motors Streetcar Conspiracy

Handmade Soap-Novelty Soap-Teddy Bear-Soy Candle Luvy […]

Apr
25

The Burwash Mine was a small gold property discovered in the fall of 1934 by Johnny Baker and Hugh Muir at Yellowknife Bay, Northwest Territories. The town of Yellowknife did not exist yet at that point, but the discovery of gold at Burwash was the catalyst that brought more gold prospectors into the region in […]

Apr
20

The livre was the currency of Haiti until 1813. It was equal to the French livre and was subdivided into 20 sous, each of 12 deniers. The escalin of 15 sous was also used as a denomination, since it was equal to the Spanish colonial real. Coins specifically for use in Haiti were issued between […]

Apr
19

Bolívar Soy Yo is a 2002 film detailing the story of an actor who is known for his interpretation of “El Libertador”, Simón Bolívar. The excitement of the role and the admiration of the public are so strong that reality and fiction begin to mix. Finally, reaching the limits of stage-acting, the actor himself believes […]

Apr
17

Wax wood

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The wood from White Wax Wood (presumably Ligustrum lucidum) saplings has been prized in China for thousands of years. It is an ideal material from which to fashion staffs, spear shafts, and walking sticks, because it is tough, hard and flexible and can absorb shock without breaking. However, a downside to “Wax Wood” is that […]

Apr
15

Mobster

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“Mobster” is a slang term for a person who participates in organized crime, which is known as belonging to “the Mob”. In western stories and movies, cowboys as mobsters are known as outlaws. Terrorists at times can also be called mobsters as well, since many terrorist organizations are well-organized. Given […]

Apr
14

Zhajiang mian (lit. “fried sauce noodles”) is a northern Chinese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with fermented soybean paste.

In Beijing cuisine, yellow soybean paste (黄酱; pinyin: huángjiàng) is used, while in Tianjin and other parts of China sweet noodle sauce (甜面酱; pinyin: tiánmiànjiàng), hoisin sauce […]