Latest Shows | James Barber The Urban Peasant

Latest Shows | James Barber The Urban Peasant:

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CONCRETE CANVAS - Just Add Water | Nuna Logistics

CONCRETE CANVAS - Just Add Water | Nuna Logistics: "Concrete Cloth (CC)
Flexible, cement impregnated fabric that hardens when hydrated to form a thin, durable, water and fire proof concrete layer. CC allows construction without the need for plant or mixing equipment. Simply position the cloth and add water - workable for 2 hours and hardens to 80% strength within 24 hours. CC is available in 3 thicknesses, man-portable rolls for applications with limited access or where heavy plant equipment is not available.
Concrete Shelters (CCS)
Rapidly deployable hardened shelters that require only water and air for construction. Operational and financial advantages over conventional tented shelters: operational from day 1; better environmental protections/ increased security and vastly improved medical capability; over 10 year design life; savings on effort and cost over the lifetime of medium to long term operations."

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Qikiqtaaluk Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Qikiqtaaluk Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ) or Baffin Region is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island. Although Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organisations, including Statistics Canada[1] and Nunavut Tourism[2] prefer the term Baffin Region.

The region consists of Baffin Island, the Belcher Islands, Akimiski Island, Mansel Island, Prince Charles Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island, Cornwallis Island, Bathurst Island, Amund Ringnes Island, Ellef Ringnes Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Ellesmere Island, the Melville Peninsula, the eastern part of Melville Island, and the northern parts of Prince of Wales Island, and Somerset Island, plus smaller islands in between. The regional seat is Iqaluit (population 7,250). The Qikiqtaaluk Region contains both the northernmost and southernmost areas of Nunavut."

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Western giant puffball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Western giant puffball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The western giant puffball (Calvatia booniana) is a puffball mushroom that can grow as large as its close relative, the giant puffball of eastern North America and Europe.[1] Like the giant puffball, it grows on composted soil such as in meadows, fields, and forests,[citation needed], as well as on roadsides, sagebrush flats, pastures, and other sunny places.[1] In general, western giant puffballs occur on the west side of the Rockies and giant puffballs occur on the east side.[citation needed] However, on the West Coast of North America the western giant puffball is replaced by the giant puffball or a closely related species."

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Western giant puffball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Western giant puffball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Like the giant puffball, it grows on composted soil such as in meadows, fields, and forests,[citation needed], as well as on roadsides, sagebrush flats, pastures, and other sunny places.[1] In general, western giant puffballs occur on the west side of the Rockies and giant puffballs occur on the east side.[citation needed] However, on the West Coast of North America the western giant puffball is replaced by the giant puffball or a closely related species."

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Coprinus comatus, the shaggy mane. Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for May 2004

Coprinus comatus, the shaggy mane. Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for May 2004: "This month's fungus is Coprinus comatus, the shaggy mane mushroom, also known as the "lawyer's wig." It is a delicious edible mushroom, one of Clyde Christensen's "Foolprof Four," which also includes Morchella species, the morels, Calvatia gigantea, the giant puffball, and Laetiporus sulphureus, the chicken of the woods, or sulfur shelf mushroom. Clyde Christensen was a professor at the University of Minnesota who published the "Foolproof Four" in 1943 in a book called "Common Edible Mushrooms" in 1943. His intention was to popularize mushroom hunting by educating the generally mycophobic public that there are in fact some edible mushroom that are easily identified. "

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Mushroom hunting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mushroom hunting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "A large number of mushroom species are favored for eating by mushroom hunters. The king bolete is a popular delicacy. Sulphur shelf (also known as Chicken Mushroom or Chicken of the Woods) is often gathered because it occurs in bulk, recurs year after year, is easily identified, and has a wide variety of culinary uses. Lactarius deliciosus (Pine Mushrooms), Chanterelles, Morels, Oyster Mushrooms, Puffballs and Polypores are among the most popular types of mushrooms to gather, most of these being relatively hard to misidentify by anyone with practice. Only experts, however, collect from dangerous groups, such as Amanita, which include some of the most toxic mushrooms in existence.

Naturally, there are abundant mushroom guides, i.e. field guides on mushrooms available, but especially in the Slavic countries the ability to identify and prepare edible mushrooms is usually passed down through generations."

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Arctic archeological dig uncovers mysterious disks: Science | Alaska news at adn.com

Arctic archeological dig uncovers mysterious disks: Science | Alaska news at adn.com: ""The first one looks like a little stone that had some scratch marks on it," said Shirar. "We got really excited when we found the second one with the drilled hole and the more complicated etchings on it. That's when we realized we had something unique.

"We only opened up a really small amount of ground at the site, so the fact that we found four of these artifacts indicates there are probably more and that something really significant (was) happening."

The artifacts were unusual in several respects. They were made of clay, not carved from stone or bone. In the course of the excavations, the team encountered a fine gray clay that could have been worked to create the objects, which were, Shirar said, "definitely hand made.""

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Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "There is a long-standing American urban legend that killing a praying mantis is illegal and subject to a fine. The origin of this myth is unknown but may have originated due to the low number of sightings of mantis and because of how beneficial they are to gardens in which they live"

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Somewhere in Time - YouTube

Somewhere in Time - YouTube: "The Paramount 3/32 Virtual Theatre Organ and Garritan Steinway blend together for this live rendition of John Barry's "Theme from Somewhere in Time" played live from my Hauptwerk Virtual Theatre Organ Console"

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Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Andrey Vladimirovich Bogdanov (Russian Андре́й Влади́мирович Богда́нов) (born January 27, 1970 in Mozhaysk) is a Russian politician. He is the leader of the Democratic Party of Russia and a Freemason, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia [1]. As a candidate for the 2008 presidential election, he received 968,344 votes or 1.30% of the Russian electorate.

Bogdanov began his political career in 1990, when he joined the Democratic Party of Russia. He ascended to the leadership of the party in 2005, after he was elected at the 19th party congress.[1]

Russian president Putin described Bogdanov as "an ambitious young man with progressive views"."

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Soup Tuesday: Rowan Berry Jam

Soup Tuesday: Rowan Berry Jam:

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Edinburgh, probably the most beautiful city in the world - YouTube

Edinburgh, probably the most beautiful city in the world - YouTube:

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Ben-Nevis.com hompage

Ben-Nevis.com hompage: "Ben Nevis (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of Scotland, close to the town of Fort William and is affectionately known as 'The Ben.'

Ben Nevis attracts an estimated 125,000 complete and a further 100,000 partial ascents per year, most of which are made by walkers using the well-constructed Mountain Track (Pony Track) from Glen Nevis on the south side of the mountain. For climbers and mountaineers the main attraction lies in the 700-metre (2,300 ft) high cliffs of the north face. Among the highest cliffs in the United Kingdom, they harbour some of the best scrambles and rock climbs at all levels of difficulty, and are one of the principal locations in the UK for ice climbing."

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Recipes: Puffball

Recipes: Puffball: "A slice of giant puffball, griddled on both sides after being coated in a mixture of chopped parsley, lemon juice, thyme, garlic and olive oil. Served with sirloin steak, tomatoes, fried onion and rocket.
The method of cooking the puffball is from Carluccio's "The Complete Mushroom Book"."

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SharyaMarie.com - The Saskatchewan Farmer

SharyaMarie.com - The Saskatchewan Farmer: "A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural Saskatchewan. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing. The litigator responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."

The old farmer replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over here." The indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial attorneys in Canada and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own.

The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we settle disputes in Saskatchewan. We settle small disagreements like this with the Saskatchewan Three Kick Rule."

The lawyer asked, "What is the Saskatchewan Three Kick Rule!!! "

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SharyaMarie.com - Canadian Jokes

SharyaMarie.com - Canadian Jokes: "I can appreciate a good joke, and I especially enjoy Canadian jokes. These include jokes that incorporate Canadian stereotypes, as well as jokes that poke fun at our American cousins ;) I've been collecting them for a while, and here are a few I thought I'd share. If you have any others you think I'd enjoy, please send them to me!"

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Bat bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bat bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The plan was to release bat bombs over Japanese cities having widely-dispersed industrial targets. The bats would spread far from the point of release due to the relatively high altitude of their release, then at dawn they would hide in buildings across the city. Shortly thereafter built-in timers would ignite the bombs, causing widespread fires and chaos. The bat bomb idea was conceived by dental surgeon Lytle S. Adams, who submitted it to the White House in January, 1942, where it was subsequently approved by President Roosevelt.[1] Adams was recruited to research and obtain a suitable supply of bats."

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COLORES | Surviving Columbus: First Encounters | KNME - YouTube

COLORES | Surviving Columbus: First Encounters | KNME - YouTube:

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Polar Pilots - Flying in Canada's Eastern Arctic

Polar Pilots - Flying in Canada's Eastern Arctic: "Over the last few years, our little group of private pilots has received many emails asking about flying in our unique and challenging region. This site tries to bring together some of the basics for those thinking about flying to Baffin Island."

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Picking morels with Joe - YouTube

Picking morels with Joe - YouTube:

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Picking with my dad - YouTube

Picking with my dad - YouTube: Last days of the BC morel harvest 2011

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- Untamed Feast

- Untamed Feast: "Untamed Feast is a Vancouver Island based company committed to the celebration of wild, gourmet mushrooms. British Columbia has some of the most desired wild mushrooms in the world. We believe it’s time for you to experience this fine food in your own kitchen.
All of our mushrooms are gourmet, edible species that have long been enjoyed in epicurean circles. These mushrooms are non-cultivatable. They are gathered from secret, wild, remote regions of BC, the old fashioned way; with high hopes, hard hiking, and years of experience. We dry our mushrooms the same day as the harvest in a large, mobile, commercial food dehydrator. We then market them to select retail locations and to the finest restaurants throughout Canada. Please contact us if you would like to be a vendor for our retail products or are interested in wholesale orders for your business."

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Clinical Plant Tidbits - Pacific School of Herbal Medicine

Clinical Plant Tidbits - Pacific School of Herbal Medicine: "Horsetail (Equisetum sp.)
Harvesting: Pick it in a clean area. Best time to harvest is midsummer when plants are large but still somewhat succulent. Contrary to modern herbal pseudo-factoid, the plant is safe to use internally when picked midsummer. Picking when plant is large lets us get more medicine while disturbing fewer plants than if picking when the plants are small and young. It is considerate of the plant and habitat to pick this way. (This modern American herbal-factoid goes something like this: "As this plant ages the silica crystals get too big. Those big silica crystals can do harm to the kidneys.")"

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Ottawa criminal defence lawyer Solomon Friedman - Firearms Law Canada

Ottawa criminal defence lawyer Solomon Friedman - Firearms Law Canada: "Welcome to Firearms Law Canada, the premier Canadian firearms law, policy and resource site.

This site was created and is maintained by Ottawa criminal defence lawyer Solomon Friedman."

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Matteuccia struthiopteris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matteuccia struthiopteris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The ostrich fern is a popular ornamental plant in gardens. While choosing a place of planting it should be taken into account that these ferns are very expansive and its leaves often lose their beauty throughout the summer, especially if not protected from wind and hail. The tightly wound immature fronds, called fiddleheads, are also used as a cooked vegetable, and are considered a delicacy mainly in rural areas of northeastern North America.[citation needed] The young shoots can also be eaten raw in salads or as a snack in the field.[2]

The plants are also grown in Japan, where the sprouts ("kogomi" in Japanese)[3] are a delicacy."

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Mushroom Photo Gallery - Ojibway Nature Centre - City of Windsor

Mushroom Photo Gallery - Ojibway Nature Centre - City of Windsor: "This photo gallery illustrates some of the more striking and interesting fungi that occur in the Windsor area. Over 5,000 different kinds of conspicuous fungi are likely found in Ontario and our knowledge of local species is still far from complete."

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Welcome to the Ontario Woodlot Association

Welcome to the Ontario Woodlot Association: "Forest Mushrooms: Part II – Common Edible Species

This article is the second of a series of articles in the S&W Report on forest mushrooms. Topics covered in the series include mushroom anatomy, life cycle, habitat, and key identification features of some of Ontario’s common forest mushrooms."

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"Most mushroom are soft, delicate and sensitive to drying and they don’t care for exposed habitats. They prefer the deep, dark recesses of the forest where there is lots of organic debris that they can use for food and it stays damp for long periods under the canopy. Fungi like it moist.

Wide open grassy places exposed to the sun all day, therefore, are not amongst the favourite spots for fungi to set up shop. There are of course exceptions to every generalization and a handful of fungi have adapted to open spaces. During or after prolonged wet periods, mushrooms will pop up in abundance over lawns and other grassy spots.

Over the years, old clippings and dead roots build up a thatch under grass. This decaying organic matter mixed with soil provides an ideal substrate for a host of microorganisms including fungi. Not only does it supply the food source for energy but thatch tends to hold the moisture for longer which is ideal for the fungus growth. Many fungi can also grow on dead wood. This source becomes available when trees die and the stumps and buried roots under the lawn supply abundant food for a long time for wood decay fungi such as Mica Cap."

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Mushroom-Collecting.com - Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Species of Maine and New England

Mushroom-Collecting.com - Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Species of Maine and New England: "This site is about finding, collecting, identifying and preparing the more safe and common edible and medicinal mushroom species of Maine, New England, and Eastern Canada. The content is aimed at cooks, foragers, herbalists, and restaurateurs."

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Helpful Caregiver Websites |

Helpful Caregiver Websites |: "When a loved one needs care due to a disability or age, you do the obvious tasks to help, but at some point you may become overwhelmed as a caregiver. You need a plan and you may need help. Most people do not mind helping, start with family, friends, local organizations and associations – but don’t forget the Web, which is available 24-7."

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Rue Saint-Paul (Montreal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rue Saint-Paul (Montreal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The street was laid out by François Dollier de Casson, along the route of a path that had bordered a former fort. Saint Paul is Montreal's oldest street and for many years served as its main thoroughfare. Paved in 1672, it was named after Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, who built a home for himself on it in 1650.

The street is home to such landmarks as the Bonsecours Market. Much of Saint Paul is still paved with cobblestones."

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