Kebabs or Shashlik (meaning skewered meat) was originally made of lamb. Nowadays it is also made of pork or beef depending on local preferences. The skewers are either threaded with meat…
Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential.…
Solved for humans as the human that solved for the parts. Phi (Φ) equals 1.618033988749895. The ratio, or proportion, determined by Phi was known to the ancient Greeks as the “dividing a…
Made in China is a country of origin label affixed to products manufactured in the People’s Republic of China. To make things in China, things must be measured in China. Hopefully,…
Scale – the ratio of the length in a drawing to the length of the real thing. Sometimes the role of the artist is not to depict what is real but…
The Office of Works was established in the English Royal household in 1378 to oversee the building of the royal castles and residences. This piece of art is not about…
Mash the lobster into a paste. Yes, lobster paste. Then add cornflour, pepper, MSG and sherry to bind it all together using a beaten egg. Shape into 12 balls. 12…
The point–line–plane postulate is a collection of assumptions (axioms) that can be used in a set of postulates for geometry in two (plane geometry), three (solid geometry) or more dimensions.…
Here we go again. The long arm of the law is once again reaching into places where it doesn’t belong. What now you say? Well, it seems that a small…
These are strange and interesting covers for a 1950s publication called A Handy Handbook For Girl Watching. It is dedicated to all serious scholars and connoisseurs of beautiful women. This book…
They aimed. They fired. They heard an explosion. In 2008, the U.S. successfully shot down its own spy satellite about 250 miles above the earth. Officials are confident that they…
Pizza that is perfect because it contains the essential ingredients of a pizza – bread, cheese and sauce. Pizza not so perfect because it uses sandwich bread, cheap cheese and…
This video is an instructional video from the Stella Artois brewery in Belgium. In this video you will learn how to pour the perfect beer in nine easy steps. That’s…
Most professions in America have some sort of regulatory protection from the intrusion of hacks and wannabes. For instance, certified public accountants, cosmetologists, tattoo artists, hair stylists, bartenders and countless other…
A parallel revolt against the traditional modes of expression took place in poetry under the leadership of the Symbolists, who strove for direct poetic experience unspoiled by intellectual elements. They…
Here are some old analog photography notes from days gone by. Still relevant, but without the techno terminology and the acronyms associated with today’s modern digital cameras. In fact, you…
Memorial Day is a holiday in the United States that commemorates the men and women who gave their lives to their country while serving in the U.S. military. The holiday…
Cut an eggplant in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving a thin shell. Spoon in some tuna and look what you get! Apparently, the god of the Sea, Poseidon,…
