Mirabilis.caAn eclectic assortment of stuff: food, archaeology, fun, books, history, geekery, etc.Jacobean Titanic discovered by archaeologists- July 6, 2008 From The Telegraph: Jacobean &8216;Titanic&8217; discovered by archaeologists. Marine archaeologists who explored the 600-ton vessel off Dorset believe it may have been as luxurious in its day as the Titanic. Among the treasures they have retrieved is a statue of a merman whose eye sockets would have held precious stones. The 4.5ft wooden figure was one of a ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/07/05/jacobean-titanic-discovered-by-archaeologists/ Of sommeliers and stomachs- July 4, 2008 From The Economist: Of sommeliers and stomachs. Fine food sings on the palate, but pairing it with the right wine creates a chorus. Among those in the know, the plum, chocolate and spice flavours of Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, Pinot Noirs and Sangioveses best accentuate the rich flavours of red meats. Now, however, a group of researchers ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/07/04/of-sommeliers-and-stomachs/ Recreating the sound of Aztec whistles of death- July 3, 2008 From CNN: Recreating the sound of Aztec &8216;Whistles of Death&8217;. Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand. But no one blew into the noisemakers for nearly 15 years. When someone finally did, the shrill, windy screech made the spine tingle. If ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/07/03/recreating-the-sound-of-aztec-whistles-of-death/ Home smart home- July 2, 2008 If you suffer from dementia and can no longer remember basic things, how will you manage to perform simple tasks A University of Toronto professor is designing tools that can help. From the University of Toronto Magazine: Home Smart Home. Mihailidis and his colleagues have built an artificial intelligence system that can recognize when patients need ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/07/01/home-smart-home/ Wait worth it for patient truffles harvesters- July 1, 2008 Goodness! Somebody&8217;s growing truffles on Vancouver Island. From the Vancouver Sun: Wait worth it for patient truffles harvesters. It took seven years for Betty and Grant Duckett to harvest their first truffle, but for them it was worth the wait. The couple retired to Vancouver Island after years of raising livestock on the Prairies. They wanted to ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/07/01/vancouver-island-truffles/ |