As we slide into the deep of winter I often read updates from friends about battles with colds and other ailments. This, coupled with my curiosity about European traditions, led me to Lithuanian Krupnikas: 10 cardamom seeds 1/2 nutmeg seed 2 teaspoons caraway seed 10 whole cloves 10 whole allspice berries 4 (3 inch) cinnamon … Continue reading Krupnikas
Here is an official update from Whistler Blackcomb on their Doppelmayr/Garaventa gondolas, from early this morning: Whistler Mountain will open for regular morning operations as early as 7:30am, as the Whistler Village Gondola and the Creekside Gondola are different types of lift installations and have different tower structures. Remaining Whistler Mountain lifts as well as … Continue reading Update on Whistler Gondolas
Jose Nazario has researched and concluded that the Mumbai attacks did not have any correlated India-Pakistan Cyberwar: Looking at the past ten days of attacks, which covers the terrible incidents in Mumbai and afterwards, we see no such evidence of attacks, both in DDoS traffic alerts and in DDoS commands in botnets. Only a handful … Continue reading No Mumbai Cyberwar
Ok, I’ll just say it. I am a huge fan of regulation of diesel. One only has to look at the amazing new diesel technology developments coming from companies like Caterpillar, Audi, VW, Subaru, Honda, and Mercedes to realize that regulation is the environment and consumers’ friend. Although there are serious economic impact considerations and … Continue reading On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (In-Use) Regulation