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Many good books you can read at home about the R language. I am particularly interested in R for geospatial projects.
The Coca Story Goes Way Beyond the Cola | TASTE
t 11,000 feet above sea level, the Cusco airport offers arriving passengers dry coca leaves for chewing—a millennia-old practice locals keep alive today. Coca leaves are ubiquitous in the historical capital of the Inca Empire in the Peruvian Andes. Throughout the surrounding Sacred Valley, hotels welcome tourists with bitter, earthy, and herbaceous coca tea to combat soroche (altitude sickness), bars serve coca-infused pisco cocktails, and bakers grind the leaves to make bread. The leaves are part of the cultural, culinary, and ecological fabric of the region.
Meanwhile, in the United States, coca leaves have two primary associations, neither of which is quite so wholesome: cocaine and Coca-Cola. In 1961, the United Nations declared coca leaves an illegal narcotic, and, outside of countries like Peru and Bolivia, it’s illegal to use the plant. But one US company was given a pass.
Coca leaves and kola nuts gave Coca-Cola its name and its distinct flavor, and cocaine—an isolated alkaloid from coca leaves that, in ultra-concentrated form, becomes the addictive narcotic—was once an ingredient in the drink. An advertisement from the late 19th century, when cocaine was legal in the United States, promoted Coca-Cola as a promising brain tonic that relieved headaches and mental or physical exhaustion. Another swore that Coca-Cola syrup cured nervous afflictions, with drugstore soda fountains soon becoming a vehicle to dispense over-the-counter doses to customers.
Weather Update – October 29, 2021
It looks like today will start out a bit foggy, but then more sun later. Then around midnight or maybe a bit later, then the rain will start and Saturday will be quite wet. Monday looks to be real nice — no real plans for my days off besides the various things I need to get done including getting ready for my Central NY – Finger Lakes – Pennsylvania trip.
| Today. Feels like … November 3rd. |
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Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
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54 degrees | 5:52 sunset |
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| Tonight. Feels like … October 9th. |
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Rain, mainly before 4am. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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43 degrees | 7:27 sunrise |
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| Saturday. Feels like … October 27th. |
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A chance of rain before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and 5pm, then rain after 5pm. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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57 degrees | 5:50 sunset |
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| Saturday Night. Feels like … September 27th. |
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Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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48 degrees | 7:28 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … October 19th. |
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A chance of rain before 8am, then a slight chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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60 degrees | 5:49 sunset |
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| Sunday Night. Feels like … October 4th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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45 degrees | 7:29 sunrise |
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| Monday. Feels like … October 27th. |
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Mostly sunny.
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57 degrees | 5:48 sunset |
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| Monday Night. Feels like … October 21st. |
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Partly cloudy.
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39 degrees | 7:30 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … November 6th. |
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A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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53 degrees | 5:46 sunset |
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| Tuesday Night. Feels like … November 3rd. |
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A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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35 degrees | 7:32 sunrise |
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| Wednesday. Feels like … November 11th. |
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Mostly sunny.
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51 degrees | 5:45 sunset |
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| Wednesday Night. Feels like … November 7th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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34 degrees | 7:33 sunrise |
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| Thursday. Feels like … November 18th. |
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A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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48 degrees | 5:44 sunset |
Winding through the mountains
Good Morning – October 29, 2021
Good morning! Happy Final Friday of October. 🎃
Chilly start to the morning, I kind of wish I had turned the heat on before bed. Very dark with the late sunrise and the thick fog this time of year.
Foggy and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌁 Calm wind.
That fog 🌫 is a bit chilly walking down to the express bus 🚍 and it certainly is quite thick. Hard to see cars without their headlights on today from any distance. Visibility is okay to see the road but you can’t see far. Haven’t seen a fog so thick you can’t see the road well since I was a child. 🧒 More common in the mountains I think.
Looks like another rainy weekend on tap. ☔ I have Monday and Tuesday off next week but I probably will do some day trips this week and get ready for heading out of town next week, which right now looks quite nice.
Yesterday I went to the store and got milk 🥛. I didn’t bother with my muzzle . 😷 While I wear my muzzle while up and around in the office, on the bus or when I’m doing an extended grocery shop 🛒, I’ve stopped wearing it when quick in and out and can social distancing, I’ve been vaccinated for a while now and the evidence is that the vaccine is quite effective and casual exposure is pretty low. The danger really is for the unvaccinated, extended periods and to a much lesser extent the elderly. I’m not convinced about boosters for one of my age and health.
Last night I launched a new blog theme, as I like to change things up from time to time. 📄 It’s actually not that radical of a change – just a modified style sheet but it’s a cleaner and more contemporary look.
Gazebo
Seen along the trail.
Taken on Saturday November 7, 2020 at Canastota-Cazenovia State Trailway.