There's a branch of robotics research that doesn't necessarily believe that future automatons have to be filled with pistons, gears, and motors. Working to closely emulate Mother Nature's more squishy creations, these robots would be made entirely from soft materials, like UC Berkeley's new hydrogel that reacts and moves when blasted with a laser.
Dancing the tango built up an appetite! A lot of brides say they either weren't hungry at their wedding, or they didn't have time to eat. Not the case here. I was ready to stuff my face. A late afternoon dinner was provided by?Skillet, the acclaimed Seattle food truck. They served up our favorite comfort foods out of their vintage Airstream trailer.
Chef Josh Henderson worked with us to create a custom menu to satisfy me and my family, the veggies, Hal and his family, the meaties, and everyone in between...
Butternut squash mac and?cheese, truffle, parmesean, cheddar
The burger, grass-fed beef, arugula, blue/brie, bacon jam, brioche
The portobello burger, grilled peaches, gorgonzola, balsamic reduction
My dad lovingly made us the chalkboard menu door. I'm currently trying to find some wall space in our house to hang it up. I almost don't even want to erase it!
My pops also built the bar, using scraps of old wood.?Scott Mallard, our bartender, served up two signature cocktails. Hal's was named, "Hal In Washington", made with?whiskey and Martinelli's. Sounds strange, but it was delightfully pleasant. Mine was called,?"Green Eyed Lady", made?with gin, cucumber and mint. We served local beer from from 7 Seas?& Sound Brewery?kegs, and cold non-alcoholic drinks out of a canoe filled with ice.
Kelly of?Tortes and Tarts?baked a lovely assortment of dessert table goodies:?brownies, cookies, pie pops and cannolis, presented with the tea party china I was given at?my bridal shower.
I initially wanted a cake made of cheese, but it would have melted in the sun. And Hal craved the real deal. So we asked my cousin, Isaac, who decorates cakes in his spare time, to make us one. We asked for something small, simple, and chocolate. He delivered, beautifully.?
Earlier this month, we told you about a U.N. report that makes the case for insects to improve global food security: They're cheap, plentiful and environmentally sustainable. Now, the coming of the 17-year cicadas provides East Coast Americans, for whom bug eating is considered novel at best, with an opportunity to try local insect cuisine.
If you're willing to try cicada cookery, there's a book to guide your way, as NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports Wednesday on All Things Considered. Cicada-licious, published in 2004 and available for free online, features recipes for cicada dumplings, tacos and chocolate-covered cicadas.
Author Jenna Jadin tells Yuki that, before cooking, you should break off the legs and wings ? "they kind of tear off pretty easily."
"Then rinse them off," Jadin says, to "make sure all the soil bacteria is off of them."
Back when cicadas infested Chicago in 2007, freelance food writer David Hammond also gave the critters a culinary go. "My goal was to get them right as they were coming out of the ground," he tells NPR. "Young. Veal, if you will. Ha ha."
He realizes Western diners might be put off or grossed out by the idea of eating bugs ? but weird is all relative, he notes. (After all, 2 billion people already eat bugs, mostly in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Australia.)
"Cheese is the grossest thing in the world," Hammond says. "You know, it's rotten milk. You eat rotten milk? That's disgusting! Yeah, well, we love it."
Then there's the fact that ? hate to break it to you ? you've probably already eaten bugs without realizing it.
"Insects are a part of all processed foods," Jadin writes in her cookbook, "from bread to tomato ketchup ? it's impossible to keep mass-produced food 100% insect-free. There are regulations stating the maximum amount of bug bits that food can contain and still be fit for human consumption."
Sit back and digest that for a second.
But of course, the big question is: How do they taste? Word on the street is that cicadas are kind of nutty or kind of like asparagus.
Jadin cooked up a batch of the noisy, red-eyed bugs for our intrepid reporter to sample: candied with brown sugar and seasoned with Sriracha, then baked in the oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. The verdict?
"It's kind of like caramel popcorn," Yuki tells us.
You can hear Yuki's story on All Things Considered.
Trucks covered with tiny indentations, like those on golf balls, experience less friction
Trucks covered with tiny indentations, like those on golf balls, experience less friction
By Sid Perkins
Web edition: May 28, 2013
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Drag Fighter
This teen?s wind tunnel tests showed that dimpling the surface of trucks could greatly reduce drag from friction.
Credit: Patrick Thornton, SSP
Part of the energy used to move a car, truck or plane is spent overcoming the friction posed by air. The force caused by that friction is known as aerodynamic drag ? and it can really hold a vehicle back. Over the years, researchers have developed ways to cut that drag. Now, an 18-year-old engineer has come up with a new approach. It?s specifically designed to boost the fuel efficiency of large trucks. And her solution: Just?cover its surface with?lots of tiny dimples.
Daniela Jimenez of?Preparatoria del Tecnologico de Monterrey in Zapopan, Mexico, presented her findings on May 13 in Phoenix, Ariz., at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair. The Society for Science & the Public, which created the fair in 1950, still runs the competition. (SSP also publishes Science News and Science News for Kids.)
Visit the new Science News for Kids website and read the full story: Smile! Dimples boost your mileage.
LITTLE ROCK -?Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday approved spending nearly $16.5 million in federal funds to continue setting up a marketplace where more than 500,000 people can shop for insurance under the health care law.
The Arkansas Legislative Council approved spending two grants from the federal government for Arkansas to set up its insurance exchange. The state has received more than $43 million in federal funds for the exchange.
The panel, which meets when the Legislature isn't in session, approved the grants on a 23-9 vote despite objections from some Republicans lawmakers over implementing the health care law in the state.
"The concerns are the same as they've always been. We're taking a lot of federal dollars that the federal government doesn't have, and I'm wondering how wisely we're spending those dollars," said Rep. Debra Hobbs, R-Rogers, who voted against the grants.
Cynthia Crone, who leads the Insurance Department's Health Benefits Exchange Partnership division, said the funds will help the state as it moves toward the start of open enrollment for the exchange in October. The state this summer is hiring more than 600 people to help enroll people for the insurance exchange.
"I think our state has done a tremendous job," Crone told reporters after the hearing. "The team that's working has done well, the contractors have done well. We are a leader among the partnership states."
Arkansas is one of seven states using the partnership model for running its health exchange.
Under the partnership models, the federal government will be responsible for several areas, including eligibility determinations, enrollment of individuals and operating the call center. The state will determine criteria for certifying health insurance plans, monitoring plans for continued participating, providing direct consumer outreach and education and providing consumer complaint resolution.
About half of the people who will buy insurance through the exchange are doing so under a plan lawmakers approved earlier this year to purchase private insurance for low-income residents using federal Medicaid funds. The "private option" was approved as an alternative to expanding Medicaid's enrollment under the health care law.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten, broadcast or distributed.)
Anyone who already thinks Google Glass is ?creepy? will certainly not be pleased to learn that Google?s digital headset may soon have the ability to recognize and identify individuals? faces. The Telegraph reports that San Francisco-based company?Lamda Labs has created a facial recognition application for Google Glass that will be available to Glass developers sometime over the next few days. The development of facial recognition features is particularly important with Glass because Google made a point of not including such technology in its first build of the device?s software, although it never forbade developers from creating their own facial recognition apps.?The Telegraph?says that initially the software ?forces users take photographs, tag them with information on who is in them and then compare any subsequent photographs taken to those previously uploaded? while adding that future versions ?may allow real-time recognition of faces.?
[More from BGR: Report claims Apple?s iPhone 5S will include a new Retina display with double the pixels]
FILE - In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 file photo, Paul McCartney performs during the first U.S concert of his "Out There" tour, in Orlando, Fla. McCartney made his first visit to the one-time home of the King of Rock 'N' Roll and left a gift behind. According to the official Twitter account of the former Beatle, McCartney dropped a personal guitar pick on Elvis Presley's grave, Sunday, May 26, 2013, and said it was ?so Elvis can play in heaven." (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 file photo, Paul McCartney performs during the first U.S concert of his "Out There" tour, in Orlando, Fla. McCartney made his first visit to the one-time home of the King of Rock 'N' Roll and left a gift behind. According to the official Twitter account of the former Beatle, McCartney dropped a personal guitar pick on Elvis Presley's grave, Sunday, May 26, 2013, and said it was ?so Elvis can play in heaven." (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ? Paul McCartney made his first visit to the one-time home of the King of Rock 'N' Roll and left a gift behind.
According to the official Twitter account of the former Beatle, McCartney dropped a personal guitar pick on Elvis Presley's grave and said it was "so Elvis can play in heaven."
The lifelong Elvis fan toured Graceland, the Memphis mansion, on Sunday.
He was in Memphis to play a show on the North American leg of his "Out There" tour.
The show at FedExForum marked McCartney's first visit to the city in two decades.
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Everything You Required To Know About Golf Clubs The weapon of choice for any golfer is a good golfing club. A set of golfing club would be a fairway wood, iron, putter and at least one driver. Today there are many clubs that replace the traditiona? Author:Tamara Graham Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
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Mens Cruiser Bikes Can Also be Mens Beach Cruisers Mens Cruiser Bikes or Mens Beach Cruisers are synonymous words for male bicycles that come in various sizes, designs and uses. The vehicle?s term may already tell its use but the name doesn?t functio? Author:Mohd Ishtiak Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
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How To Make Homemade Carp Baits Defeat Any Readymade Boilies In Summer Or Winter! You can beat any readymade boilie with unique homemade baits; this is a fact! Do you use bait dips, glugs and soaks with your readymade boilies? If you do add these to any bait then they are not opti? Author:Tim Richardson Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
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What is the best way to keep my bike from being stolen? The best way to protect your bicycle is: ?Have more security on your bike than the bike it's parked next to.? Looking at many different locks that are available, most do the basic securing of a bike? Author:Gord Anten Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
An Introduction to Rugby Kits Rugby is a team sport which has its roots in the United Kingdom. In this sport the players run with ball in hands. Rugby ball is an oval- shaped ball. H- Shaped goal posts are made on both the sides ? Author:John Wright Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
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Softball Tips: Take Your Injuries Seriously Imagine yourself in the middle of an important game. The scores are close and you are at bat. The pitcher throws the ball your way, you swing your bat, and you hear the satisfying whack of the ball h? Author:Marc Dagenais Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
Important Aspects To Consider While Choosing Perfect Squash Racquets- Weight The perfect squash racquet can make or break your squash game, aspects like grip size, head size, string tension, racket swing and flex all facilitate to discover which type of squash racquet will of? Author:Geoff Batterham Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
What is the best way to keep my bike from being stolen? The best way to protect your bicycle is: ?Have more security on your bike than the bike it's parked next to.? Looking at many different locks that are available, most do the basic securing of a bike? Author:Gord Anten Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
An Introduction to Rugby Kits Rugby is a team sport which has its roots in the United Kingdom. In this sport the players run with ball in hands. Rugby ball is an oval- shaped ball. H- Shaped goal posts are made on both the sides ? Author:John Wright Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
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Important Aspects To Consider While Choosing Perfect Squash Racquets- Weight The perfect squash racquet can make or break your squash game, aspects like grip size, head size, string tension, racket swing and flex all facilitate to discover which type of squash racquet will of? Author:Geoff Batterham Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
What is the best way to keep my bike from being stolen? The best way to protect your bicycle is: ?Have more security on your bike than the bike it's parked next to.? Looking at many different locks that are available, most do the basic securing of a bike? Author:Gord Anten Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
An Introduction to Rugby Kits Rugby is a team sport which has its roots in the United Kingdom. In this sport the players run with ball in hands. Rugby ball is an oval- shaped ball. H- Shaped goal posts are made on both the sides ? Author:John Wright Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
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What is the best way to keep my bike from being stolen? The best way to protect your bicycle is: ?Have more security on your bike than the bike it's parked next to.? Looking at many different locks that are available, most do the basic securing of a bike? Author:Gord Anten Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
An Introduction to Rugby Kits Rugby is a team sport which has its roots in the United Kingdom. In this sport the players run with ball in hands. Rugby ball is an oval- shaped ball. H- Shaped goal posts are made on both the sides ? Author:John Wright Share/Discuss this article: Digg twitter Facebook del.icio.us MySpace Comments
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