“As a queer black woman, I’m among the last people anyone expects to see on a through-hike. But nature is a place I’ve always belonged.”

Outside: Going it alone. By Rahawa Haile, April 11, 2017.

“What happens when an African American woman decides to solo-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine during a summer of bitter political upheaval? Everything you can imagine, from scary moments of racism to new friendships to soaring epiphanies about the timeless value of America’s most storied trekking route.”

Buzzfeed: How Black Books Lit My Way Along The Appalachian Trail. By Rahawa Haile, February 2, 2017.

“I can confirm that one does not walk 2,000 miles across the face of this country as a black woman without building up an incredible sense of self.”

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Neues Spargelrezept

Heute habe ich spontan ein neues Rezept mit Spargel erfunden, das ich hier für die Zukunft festhalten möchte.

Gnocchi mit Spargel

Zutaten pro Person:
150g Gnocchi (fertig oder selbst gemacht)
250g grünen Spargel
Salz, Pfeffer
Petersilie
Schuss Sherry
1 bis 2 Esslöffel Sahne

Die Spargelenden schälen, dann den Spargel in 2 bis 3 cm lange Stücke schneiden. Die Spitzen beiseite legen und den Spargel mit etwas Olivenöl in einer Pfanne anbraten, bis sie Farbe nehmen. Gnocchi und Spargelspitzen dazugeben und ein oder zwei Minuten braten, dann mit einem kräftigen Schuss Sherry ablöschen. Nach Geschmack salzen und pfeffern, dann einige Esslöffel Sahne angießen. Wenn der Spargel bissfest gegart ist, frische Petersilie darüber streuen und servieren.

“They asked me to be a guinea pig, and I’ve been donating ever since“

The Washington Post: For six decades, ‘the man with the golden arm’ donated blood — and saved 2.4 million babies.

““He said that I had 13 units of blood and my life had been saved by unknown people,“ Harrison told CNN’s Sanjay Gupta decades later.

At the time, Australia’s laws required blood donors to be at least 18 years old. It would be four years before Harrison was eligible, but he vowed then that he too would become a blood donor when he was old enough.

After turning 18, Harrison made good on his word, donating whole blood regularly with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.
[…]
Harrison continued donating for more than 60 years, and his plasma has been used to make millions of Anti-D injections, according to the Red Cross. Because about 17 percent of pregnant women in Australia require the Anti-D injections, the blood service estimates Harrison has helped 2.4 million babies in the country.

“Every ampul of Anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,“ Barlow told the Sydney Morning Herald. “He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.“ “

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Friday Fun

OK Go: The One Moment – Official Video. (YouTube, 4:12min)

A music video that was shot in just four seconds and then slowed down to fit over four minutes of music. Here’s how they did it:

OK Go Sandbox: OK Go Sandbox – One Moment of Math. (YouTube, 4:33min) “Damian Kulash, lead singer of OK Go, discusses the immense amount of math behind their video,“ The One Moment“ .”

The rest of the OK Go Sandbox is worth checking out as well.

“That language is not going to further your cause. If anything, it will do the opposite. Good luck with the new job“

The Washington Post: Hours into his new job, Trump’s ambassador to Germany offends his hosts.

“In a tweet after President Trump’s announcement to leave the Iran nuclear deal, Grenell wrote that “German companies doing business in Iran should wind down operations immediately.“
[…]
“It’s not my task to teach people about the fine art of diplomacy, especially not the U.S. ambassador. But he does appear to need some tutoring,“ said Andrea Nahles, the leader of Germany’s mainstream Social Democratic party, striking a sarcastic tone. The Social Democrats are part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government and are in charge of key responsibilities, including the Foreign Ministry.
[…]
Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn told Germany’s Der Spiegel newsmagazine that the tweet was an “impertinence.“

“This man was accredited as ambassador only yesterday. To give German businesses such orders … that’s just not how you can treat your allies,“ Asselborn said.”

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