Archive for April, 2009

ZipiTweets: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26

  • Reading: “Lifehacker – Inexpensive Vegetable Trellis Grows Vegetables in Small Spaces – gardens” (http://twitthis.com/n2u85m) #
  • Reading: “Lifehacker – A Master List of Free Online Language Lessons – Language” (http://twitthis.com/tw5fc3) #
  • Reading: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your Old Gadgets – Wired How-To Wiki” (http://twitthis.com/kawyki) #
  • Reading: “Moleskine Retro PDA Part 9 – Garden Planner on Flickr – Photo Sharing!” (http://twitthis.com/z5q7qe) #
  • Reading: “How to Grow Herbs Indoors : Easy? Maybe not. Rewarding? Hell yeah. – CHOW” (http://twitthis.com/ly37i8) #
  • Reading: “Self Watering Garden – Using recycled water from an air conditioner” (http://twitthis.com/yphgvc) #
  • Reading: “HOW TO: Use Social Media to Champion International Causes” (http://twitthis.com/vhivp5) #
  • Looking at: “Infinite Photograph — (amazing interactive photo mosaic)” (http://twitthis.com/3bqbjj) #
  • Reading: “Lifehacker – Reduce Your Footprint this Earth Day – Environment” (http://twitthis.com/p3lhxr) #
  • Reading: “Lifehacker – Run the OLPC OS From a Thumb Drive – Olpc” (http://twitthis.com/ud2n7l) #
  • Reading: “World Malaria Day 2009″ (http://twitthis.com/28nvwi) #
  • Looking at: “Earth Day 2009 – Boston.com” (http://twitthis.com/bm2kjw) #
  • Check out: “Nambale Harambee fundraiser for Nambale village in Kenya (May 8 @ Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center)” (http://twitthis.com/4lveup) #
  • Looking at: “Lifehacker – MapEcos Dishes the Dirt on Toxic Facilities – Google Maps mashup” (http://twitthis.com/z7cdlc) #

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Posted by zipizapeartisans on April 26th, 2009

ZipiTweets: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19

  • Reading: “An interactive map of vanishing employment across the country. (Horrifying.)” (http://twitthis.com/762dqy) #
  • Reading: “Survival Guide to Edible Quantum Physics, Ingesting The Higgs Boson” (http://twitthis.com/ubrsmf) #
  • Laughing at: “Craftzine.com blog : Internet Cross Stitch Sampler” (http://twitthis.com/e6wgm3) #

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Posted by zipizapeartisans on April 19th, 2009

ZipiTweets: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19

  • Reading: “An interactive map of vanishing employment across the country. (Horrifying.)” (http://twitthis.com/762dqy) #
  • Reading: “Survival Guide to Edible Quantum Physics, Ingesting The Higgs Boson” (http://twitthis.com/ubrsmf) #
  • Laughing at: “Craftzine.com blog : Internet Cross Stitch Sampler” (http://twitthis.com/e6wgm3) #

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Posted by zipizapeartisans on April 19th, 2009

ZipiZen: A Field Guide to Recognizing Your Eggs, Part II

Since our last egg safari, our field researchers have discovered many, many more new species of eggs. This handy guide will get you up to speed.

Dyed Eggs
Originally, Tea Eggs acquired their unique crackle pattern from being boiled in soy sauce.

teaegg
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But over time, they’ve evolved far more colorful markings. Though they’re easily domesticated, should you spot these in the wild, approach delicately, pinkies up.

teaegg-updated
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These cascarones — the feistiest, most festive variety of the dyed-egg family, traditionally cracked on the forehead — can achieve their brilliant colors with natural dyes.
cascarones
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Tons more after the jump.
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Posted by shaula on April 12th, 2009