Новости за 07.02.2014

At some grocery stores we visited, the gluten-free options even outnumbered the traditional varieties. Two panelists said they preferred these gluten-free mixes to standard varieties because they tasted "more natural," were "less sweet" and had more chocolate flavor. The "dense chocolate flavor" was pleasing to most of the panelists, though a couple did think it tasted "fake." Once again, panelists responded well to the brownie's "attractive crackled top" and "chewy, fudgy texture." Panelists... Читать дальше...

Political turmoil in his home country motivated Chiriboga and his wife, who is of German descent, to move to Bavaria as young adults. Obere Muhle gets its cow's milk from about 30 nearby family farms, whose herds range in size from three cows to eight. After the wheels age for about three weeks, the creamery wraps them and ships them to the U.S. It takes three to four weeks for them to arrive at Bay Area retail counters, so Chiriboga Blue may still be less than 2 months old when you sample it. What's more... Читать дальше...

Romantic drinks tend to be soft and sweet, and many of them lean toward pink hues, crimson cherries, Champagne and rose petals. "Love Is Like a Bottle of Gin" is the name of a song recorded by the Magnetic Fields, and the lyrics come very close to convincing the listener that the title is true. The drink becomes even more of a sentimental hit when you learn that Hal froze a place-holder engagement ring in a block of ice for Jessica, and he had the crew at his favorite watering hole in Manhattan serve the drink... Читать дальше...

On Monday, Facebook stepped more directly onto the news media's turf, rolling out a new iPhone app called Paper that enlists a handful of human editors to supplement its computers in recommending articles and blog posts on a dozen topics, including top news, food, parenting, the environment and gay rights. The app, which made its debut to rave reviews from tech news sites, offers users an easy way to browse their news feeds. The adjustment to its software gave more prominence to what Facebook considers... Читать дальше...

This week in tennis news, watch as Maria makes her debut as an NBC Olympic correspondent in her hometown, and two WTA players graced the pages of fashion magazines. Plus, find out which top three players have had to withdraw from next week’s tournaments due to injury.

Today's post ranks pretty high up there on the list of studies in which you probably would not want to be a subject. Basically, the "unwitting participants" were videotaped while being pummeled with balls by either the experimenters or a hidden ball cannon. The goal of this somewhat sadistic study was to determine how long it would take for people to respond to the incoming projectile. Turns out that the subjects were better at actually catching the ball when it was thrown rather than fired,

The mournful wail of the whistle, the whoosh of boiler steam and the welcome warning of "All aboard!" It's all part of the romance of the steam locomotive, ready to power travelers' journeys into parts unknown. For 80 years the V&T was called Nevada's "Bonanza Railroad," hauling ore from the rich Comstock-Lode mines down to production mills and then carrying lumber back up the hill to Virginia City. The child-size 1.5-inch-to-1-foot scale of this train is good for children but still has the... Читать дальше...