Web 2.0

Let’s review the web services, peer-to-peer networking, blogs, podcasts and social networks that constitute Web 2.0.

Blogs – Also known as Web logs, these sites are online journals that allow the host or blogger to post comments, text, photos, graphics and links on a regular basis. Visitors to the site often can respond by posting their own comments. There are a number of blog types: photoblogs, videoblogs, podcasts, and even online portfolios called sketchblogs.

Collaborative Tools – Many Web 2.0 tools are services that will replace desktop applications. Google has rolled out a number of them, such a Google Docs & Spreadsheets. This service allows you to store documents and spreadsheets online and to allow others access for collaborative purposes.

Herbs & Spices

The herbs and spices we use in food preparation come from a variety of plant parts, everything from the root or bark to the flower or the seeds. You can often tell where a dish has originated just by the aroma and taste created by the use of spices or herbs, whether Mexican, African, Indian or Mediterranean.

All dishes benefit from the careful use of flavouring, be it a pinch of salt or a few chili peppers and Spanish cooking is no exception, with almost every dish calling for the use of a chopped herb here or a dash of spice there. However, apart from the spicy chorizo or alioli, we never describe Spanish food as being particularly spicy and that is because the use of herbs and spices in Spanish cuisine is subtle and it is the gentle hint of flavouring that makes Spanish food so special.

Credit-Boom Bust?

A recent article called, The Liquidity Crisis by Mike Whitney of Atlantic Free Press tells the story from the top down.

"The boys in Washington and Wall Street don't work for you and me. They're destroying the currency and selling everything that isn't bolted to the floor. Then, they'll pack-off to Asia and Europe where they can begin the scavenging-cycle all over again.

Your First Million

Don't make the mistake monkeys make. Monkeys try to imitate others and, if something doesn't work immediately, they drop what they are doing and look for something else. Do not give up on your original idea. Don't throw it away. Keep perfecting it until it is ready to go into production. Then multiply it as many times as you want.