Life

Eat to Beat Stress

2011-12-10T17:28:00.001-05:00

Apps that are child's play for iPhone and iPad

2011-11-06T19:19:00.003-05:00

the link to an LA Times article.

Cookware Beaware

2011-10-08T01:25:00.001-04:00

Your pots and pans are just as crucial to upgrade as the food you cook in them: "Most nonstick cookware contains a fluorochemical called PTFE that breaks down to form toxic fumes when overheated," says Olga Naidenko, Ph.D., a senior scientist at the EWG. "Those fumes can coat the inside of the lungs and cause allergy-like symptoms."

Tests commissioned by the EWG showed that in just two to five minutes on a conventional stove top, cookware coated with nonstick surfaces could exceed temperatures at which the coating emits toxic gases. Switch to stainless steel, ceramic, or cast iron cookware.

Alan Greenspan explains Rachel Maddow Rep. Henry Waxman

2010-10-13T00:34:00.000-04:00

Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases

2010-10-11T11:21:00.002-04:00

Car chase is the dream of a car fanatic, like myself.

Here is the link to the hottest of them.

A few websites for voters

2008-02-22T17:01:00.001-05:00

smartvoter.org
votesmart.org
politicalbase.com
glassbooth.org

Free Photoshop Alternatives

2007-12-12T03:47:00.000-05:00

Here is a video about free photoshop alternatives.

Columbia

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Water Falls

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Water Falls

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Water Falls

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Columbia

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Portland

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Tillamook

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Day 4

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Finally at home

2007-08-16T00:41:00.000-04:00

Finally I'm at my new home.
sck

Day 2, Omaha Nebraska

2007-08-13T02:46:00.000-04:00

Day 2, Iowa accident

2007-08-13T02:43:00.002-04:00

A typical Ford SUV rollover. A Ford SUV rolls over and it slows down the traffic (almost still).
I recorded the accident but there is a problem with my camcorder. Not all of my videos are coming out OK.
sck

Day 2, Iowa land

2007-08-13T02:43:00.001-04:00

Day 2, Illinois land

2007-08-13T02:42:00.001-04:00

Day 2, Illinois land

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Day 2, Murat explaining protein carrying

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Day 2, with Murat in his Lab

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Day 2, with Murat at University of Illinois Urbana

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Day 2: In Urbana, Illinois

2007-08-13T02:36:00.000-04:00

Incredible amount of wealth

2007-08-13T02:20:00.000-04:00

I'm in Denver, Colorado right now.
I couldn't find internet last night so I'm uploading my files tonight.

I few notes about the road trip, so far.
I'm simply amazed by the land I traveled. From early Ohio to the entrance of Colorado, the land is harvested in all directions until the horizon. It is an incredible amount of wealth. That is Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska. Only in Colorado you start to see land that is not harvested.
At some point in Colorado I thought I was in the middle of nowhere or in wild west. The population is so low you don't see anything around.
The terrain is very flat. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa are dead flat. In Nebraska there are some very small hills (still very flat). But I saw the Rocky Mountains today. Tomorrow I'll be going through the mountains. I also completed half of my trip.

It is very dangerous to play with an mp3 player or a gps device when driving.
It is more dangerous than driving fast.
So do I play with them: Yes, I have to.
sck

Mirac Program

2007-08-11T02:07:00.000-04:00

That night we went to the Mirac Program with Murat.
His American wife made borek (this is Turkish) for the whole gathering.
There is someone who knows Caner here.
sck

Arrival to Urbana, IL

2007-08-11T02:05:00.000-04:00

The Farewell to Pittsburgh

2007-08-11T01:47:00.000-04:00

Feeling sad about leaving Pittsburgh.

Road Trip from Pittsburgh to Portland

2007-08-05T01:19:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Very soon I'll be taking off from Pittsburgh to Portland.
After a long time spent in Pittsburgh this will be an exciting change for me.
I'd like to let you know about my trip on my trip. I'll be taking photos and videos on the road and at the houses that I'll be staying. I'd like to share my memories with you. I'll try to update the blog daily at the houses that I'll stay.

Here is the list of the gadgets that I'll take with me:
Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS
Virgin Mobile MARBL cell phone
Creative Zen Micro 5GB, Mp3 player
Sony Cybershot DSC-P50, 2.1 mega pixel digital camera
Aiptek MPVR Digital camcorder
Nokia N800 Internet tablet

SCK

Become an MP3 master with Audacity

2007-07-12T13:26:00.000-04:00

With professional music software selling for hundreds of dollars, finding a comparable freeware program is no small potatoes. Audacity is an impressive open-source audio editor that has upped its own ante in the new beta version, Audacity 1.3. If you're attuned to the basics of fading and trimming, this guide urges you on the next step of your journey, mastering MP3 files for Web publishing, cell phone ringtones, and podcasts. Here are a few pointers.

Link

Outlook healthy for health care Web sites, but use caution

2007-07-11T18:28:00.000-04:00

Although you can't singlehandedly fix the woes of national health care that are spotlighted in the movie Sicko, many free Web sites at least put a bit more power in your hands to manage personal wellness or a medical crisis. Just share your data wisely.
link to the article

Confessions of a Linux Fan: 10 Things You Might Want To Know Before Switching Over To Linux

2007-07-09T14:45:00.000-04:00

Linux fans (myself included) love to argue to Windows users how much better the Linuxes are than Microsoft Windows. Now don't get me wrong, I am not posting this to disprove that Linuxes, BSD's, or any of the *nixes are better than Windows, they really are. However (and there's always a however) we tend to be very selective on what we tell you when it comes to the minor details. Take this as a confession, as an admission of those details you might not necessarily like about Linux.

http://thinkthick.blogspot.com/2007/07/confessions-of-linux-fan-10-things-you.html

Does Europe owe its institutional development to Ottoman Turkey?

2007-07-02T11:29:00.000-04:00

Every Turkish schoolboy grows up learning about the multitudes of contributions Turkey has made to Western civilization. My favorite one, not in the textbooks strangely enough, is the croissant. The story goes that the croissant was first concocted by Viennese pastry chefs in celebration of the collapse of the Viennese siege by the Ottomans in 1683, with the crescent on the Ottoman flags serving as the inspiration for the design. Well maybe it is just a legend, but it sounds too good to reject outright ...

Guide to Prepaid Phones

2007-06-30T05:30:00.000-04:00

Prepaid cell phone plans used to be sketchy alternatives for those with less than stellar credit ratings, but not anymore. They can be ideal for anyone who's had enough of restrictive two-year contracts, scary overage fees, or micromanagement of cell phone minutes. Likewise, while they used to be more expensive than traditional plans, prepaid costs have begun to fall, and the plans have become just another way to break into the cell phone game. As the popularity of prepaid has skyrocketed, even the big brand-name carriers have jumped onto the bandwagon.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3504_7-6260217-1.html?tag=cnetfd.mt

Is It Still Cheese?

2007-06-26T11:12:00.000-04:00

Leave a slice of American cheese on a windowsill and after weeks it will dry, darken in color and curl. But rarely will it mold. Individually wrapped orange cheese slices melt smoothly on burgers and taste great straight from the package, but in most cases these soft slivers of heaven aren't technically "cheese" at all. More likely, they fall under the title of "pasteurized process cheese," "pasteurized process cheese product" or "pasteurized process cheese food." ....

http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100165042&GT1=10109