In the distillation process, chemicals such as aliphatic (paraffin) and alicyclic (cyclo-propane) hydrocarbons are combined with alkyl aromatic (benzene) hydrocarbons to produce the three most common types of mineral spirits. Type I has been subject to hydro-desulfurization where most of the sulfur...
What is a Popcorn Ceiling?Accordingly to Wikipedia popcorn ceilings, sometimes called acoustic ceilings, are “created by tiny particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties.” The particles are then mixed with a binder and sprayed onto the ceiling....
I prefer natural and homemade alternatives when I have the option. But there are rare occasions when I’ll stick to my guns on a particular product, and one of those products is WD-40. Why do I feel so strongly about a spray lubricant, you might ask?
comes to the soda water category. All work great for hydration. Natural minerals found in sparkling or mineral water can be a part of getting you the minerals you need, as long as the minerals in the brand you choose are ones that are not contraindicated in y...
Yet in spite of this proliferation of interest in DSM, there are two seemingly straightforward, overlooked, and argu- ably taken-for-granted questions relevant to the drafting and enacting of policy in this area. The first shortcoming relates to conceptions of what exactly the seabed is; the ...
Who ‘We’ Are: The 4 Sommeliers Luke Wohlers Former wine director of Betony in NYC, Luke Wohlers now hosts a fascinating wine pop-up called Walden in Seattle. @lukewohlers Kathrine Larsen Kathrine Larsen just won the 2014 UK Sommelier of the Year. She is a Master Sommelier and the bu...
they gather individual iceberg pieces from the sea in a very manual process just before they would otherwise melt and be lost forever. In their case gathering doesn't take quite as far a journey since they source from icebergs that have floated down from Greenland and are melting in the wat...
There have been stories in the press and other media about a small community in the north of Scotland called Findhorn where people talk to plants with amazing results—stories of vegetable and flower gardens animated by angelic forms where Pan’s pipes are heard in the winds—stories of plants...
s three-part series on what wines are best with pizza. In this second part, we turn the spotlight on Old World beliefs and preferences, presenting a series of opinions and comments by leading wine experts, somms, educators, importers, and chefs in Europe. To help out with this endeavour,...
Interwar shipping was a watershed, and Norwegian shipping companies went from laggards to leaders. The strength of the two leading maritime powers—the UK and the United States—was greatly reduced. Other countries—Germany, Greece, Norway and...