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KBaumlier – Named one of the Most Interesting People in Cleveland by Cleveland Magazine

KBaumlier – Named one of the Most Interesting People in Cleveland by Cleveland Magazine

Posted on by Kbaumlier

This November I learned that Cleveland Magazine had chosen me as a recipient of the Most Interesting People in Cleveland Award.  I was interviewed by Kim Schneider, who writes about food for the magazine and also is the features editor.

At the award reception,I got to meet some interesting people who also received the reward this year (and also got to eat some really great cupcakes and french fries.)

The article is in the current magazine, and also can be seen online on their website.

Thanks Cleveland Magazine for giving me this award!

 

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Cleveland Magazine – Most Interesting People  Award 2013

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Cleveland Magazine – Most Interesting People  Award 2013

 

 

 

ThePresent: A New Annual Clock

ThePresent: A New Annual Clock

Posted on by Kbaumlier

This time of the year the topic of time seems to come up.  January 1 is a time of new beginnings, resolutions, and a new year.  Time is something that has been measured with many things including grains of sand, shadows, and hands on a clock.

Scott Thrift and the creative company “m ss ng p eces” set out to make a clock that measures time in a new way, in the form of a dedicated annual clock.  The clock makes a revolution each day, and changes color as it moves.  With one hand – it tells the story of time in seasons instead of seconds.  The clock looks like a color selection from a design program, the full color spectrum in the form of a circle.

ThePresent uses gradients of pure color to mark the Equinoxes & Solstices throughout the year. It uses special German-engineered annual movement that holds the “memory” of where the Annual Hand should be on any given day of the year.

The maker says that the clock, called ThePresent will have a powerful effect on how you can experience time.  Check out the video and read more on thepresent.is.  Since I read about the clock, it has had me thinking about what color today would be.  Maybe a light blue?

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http://thepresent.is/

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http://thepresent.is/

KBaumlier – Named one of the Most Interesting People in Cleveland by Cleveland Magazine in 2013

Posted on by Kbaumlier

This November I learned that Cleveland Magazine had chosen me as a recipient of the Most Interesting People in Cleveland Award.  I was interviewed by Kim Schneider, who writes about food for the magazine and also is the features editor.

At the award reception,I got to meet some interesting people who also received the reward this year (and also got to eat some really great cupcakes and french fries.)

The article is in the current magazine, and also can be seen online on their website.

Thanks Cleveland Magazine for giving me this award!
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Cleveland Magazine – Most Interesting People  Award 2013

 

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Cleveland Magazine – Most Interesting People  Award 2013

Orion Live Web Event: Nanotechnology: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

Orion Live Web Event: Nanotechnology: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

Posted on by Kbaumlier

I recently got information about a live web event on January 15th that explores the topic of nanotechnology.  I have heard mostly about nanotechnology in terms of medical devices, but this “particles” are regularly added to our food, clothing, and personal care products.  Questions are emerging from this since despite very little being known about their impact on our health or environment.

Nanotechnology is used in sunscreen to make the creams transparent, in creams to deliver an ingredient like Vitamin E.  I also read that milk is a natural example of nano technology, since very small particles of protein are suspended in water.

In the current issue of the magazine Orion, writer Heather Millar visits a team of scientists at Duke University that is currently studying the implications of the use of this new technology.

In the article in Orion she writes:

“The use of man-made nanoparticles has spread into almost every area of our lives: food, clothing, medicine, shampoo, toothpaste, sunscreen, and thousands of other products. Regulatory structures, both here and abroad, are completely unprepared for this onslaught of nanoproducts, because nanoparticles don’t fit into traditional regulatory categories.”

The implications and ethical issues of nanotechnology will be discussed by Millar and a team of experts on January 15, at 4 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Pacific, and is a free web event.  It is free to register, and there is an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.


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www.nanoandme.org

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Orion- Nanotechnology: Panacea or Pandora’s Box – Web Event

www.nanoandme.org

 

Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook – Making a Comeback and a Vegan Version

Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook – Making a Comeback and a Vegan Version

Posted on by Kbaumlier

This year a historical Betty Crocker book was republished called the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook.  I know about the book because I somehow ended up the publisher’s email list, and I got a email about the book for every week until I took the time to get off the list.

It did perk my interest about the excitement about the republishing of the book, so I did a little reading about it.  The cookbook came out in the 1950’s, and the title made cooking sound easy, and the color photos were helpful for new cooks to follow.

Some of the recipes in the book include Pigs in the Blanket, Mock Duck, Emergency Steak, and Chicken Tomato Aspic (note:aspic is like a meat jello.)  There also are lots of cookie recipes, and a Home Front macaroni recipe that was developed during World War II to help families stretch their meat.

After I got the email about this book week after week, I almost ordered it – but since I have a restricted diet, I could  not bring myself to pay the  $20-30 dollars that the book was priced at.

In looking up the book, I found someone that did a unique project, of cooking every recipe in the book, but making each recipe into a vegan version.  The project inspired by the Julie and Julia movie, and the woman behind the project got the Betty Crocker Picture cookbook, and worked to “veganize every recipe.”

The project was called “The Betty Crocker Project,” and each recipe cooked was written about and posted on the project website.  From what I can tell from the website, most of the recipes were made.  Some recipes I checked out include Baby Olive Garlic Knot,  a Chicken Skillet Dinner, and a Maple Glazed Holiday Roast.

The project inspired a new cookbook that is available for presale, called “ Betty Goes Vegan” which has recipes inspired by the Betty Crocker Cookbook, and also many original new recipes.

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The Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook – Rodale Books
The Betty Crocker Project

 

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The Betty Crocker Project

The Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook – Rodale Books