08.May.2013 Goods & Services: Convolute on Fruits
{Indicate processed, canned, dried, or preserved} fruits Major issue is obviously definitional. There is a discrepancy (bordering on animosity) between the botanical definition (which relates to seed-bearing tissue) and the culinary definition (basically any plant matter that tastes sweet). Many foods satisfy the botanical definition but not the culinary definition (e.g. tomatoes, cucumbers). Fewer foods [...]
24.Apr.2013 Goods & Services: Convolute on Frozen Entrees
{Indicate frozen, prepared or packaged} entrees consisting primarily of pasta or rice {Indicate frozen, prepared or packaged} meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice {Indicate whether frozen, prepared or packaged} entrees consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry or vegetables {Indicate whether frozen, prepared or packaged} meals consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry or vegetables “TV [...]
01.Apr.2013 DRUGTG&S: Hops
{Indicate fresh, raw or unprocessed} hops Humulus lupulus, from the family Cannabaceae (yes, that Cannabaceae). The hops are the seed cone (the hive-looking structure lower right) of the plant. Beer without hops would be, I am told, almost unbearably sweet. Hops add bitterness to the malt with the added benefit of serving as an antimicrobial. DR Futures [...]
24.Mar.2013 DR Unabridged Guide to Goods & Services: Chives
{Indicate fresh, raw or unprocessed} chives Allium schoenoprasum, from the genus Allium (edible onions). The main difference between chives and green onions is that people have given green onions a variety of names (scallions, spring onions, salad onions, table onions, green shallots, onion sticks, long onions, baby onions, precious onions, yard onions, gibbons, or syboes) whereas people only refer [...]
06.Mar.2011 Taxonomies
The compilation of the Handbook has generated some discussion about different taxonomies of modern life. Perhaps taxonomy is not the best way to put it, because taxonomy seems to imply some sort of nested classification system. I don’t think we’re there yet. But more like just a classification system. A number of widely-encompassing and relatively [...]
