Comments on: 2008, The Year of the Potato http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/ Blogging one sidereal day at a time Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:19:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bishnu Datt Awasthi http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-25810 Bishnu Datt Awasthi Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:53:53 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-25810 Potato is a very important vegetable in Terai and some of hilly regions of Nepal.Where as it is known as a staple food in high hills and most of the food deficit areas.Celebration of International potato year is a great meaning for Nepal to increase its production and productivity. Potato is a very important vegetable in Terai and some of hilly regions of Nepal.Where as it is known as a staple food in high hills and most of the food deficit areas.Celebration of International potato year is a great meaning for Nepal to increase its production and productivity.

]]> By: IYP2008 | Orbiting Frog http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24744 IYP2008 | Orbiting Frog Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:13:47 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24744 [...] Star Stryder - 2008 The Year of the Potato [...] [...] Star Stryder – 2008 The Year of the Potato [...]

]]> By: Mike Cloutier http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24733 Mike Cloutier Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:10:15 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24733 The potato is an excellent source of nutrition and sustenance. The potato can be grown anywhere and is responsible for keeping many people alive. Being a poor and struggling writer, I rely on the potato as an inexpensive and abundant food. Although I do eat meat, I think everyone can do themselves and the planet a favour and trade one or two meat dishes a week and substitute it with unpeeled potatoes. It is also the International Year of the Planet Earth which is a good lead in to the International Year of Astronomy. First we study where we are, then we look up to learn where we came from. And we toast it with vodka -- made from potatoes. The potato is an excellent source of nutrition and sustenance. The potato can be grown anywhere and is responsible for keeping many people alive. Being a poor and struggling writer, I rely on the potato as an inexpensive and abundant food. Although I do eat meat, I think everyone can do themselves and the planet a favour and trade one or two meat dishes a week and substitute it with unpeeled potatoes.

It is also the International Year of the Planet Earth which is a good lead in to the International Year of Astronomy. First we study where we are, then we look up to learn where we came from. And we toast it with vodka — made from potatoes.

]]> By: Daniel Fischer http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24732 Daniel Fischer Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:51:09 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24732 Just testing ... a wise comment sent here had vanished w/o a trace. Just testing … a wise comment sent here had vanished w/o a trace.

]]> By: Doc Kinne http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24714 Doc Kinne Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:35:24 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24714 Oh my Gods! You're not kidding about this. Spuds of the Universe...Unite! Oh my Gods! You’re not kidding about this.

Spuds of the Universe…Unite!

]]> By: Daniel Fischer http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24712 Daniel Fischer Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:41:39 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24712 The Potato Year has been <i>very much</i> on the mind of us here at the German IYA Committee since last year already as we were well aware of the many <a href="http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/un_days/international_years.asp" rel="nofollow">UN "Years of"</a> (another list <a href="http://www.unesco.de/116.html?&L=0#c399" rel="nofollow">here</a>) - and worried about how to advertise the IYA more effectively than the others typically do. The fact that even you - as a U.S. IYA executive! - hadn't heard about the Potato Year until now is a case in point. Same goes for the current Year of Planet Earth, by the way: Who has heard about that so far? (And they've got a huge budget, being funded by all kinds of rich geoscience organizations.) The deep cultural value of astronomy will certainly help us along, but a lot of advertising still needs to be done ... The Potato Year has been very much on the mind of us here at the German IYA Committee since last year already as we were well aware of the many UN “Years of” (another list here) – and worried about how to advertise the IYA more effectively than the others typically do.

The fact that even you – as a U.S. IYA executive! – hadn’t heard about the Potato Year until now is a case in point. Same goes for the current Year of Planet Earth, by the way: Who has heard about that so far? (And they’ve got a huge budget, being funded by all kinds of rich geoscience organizations.) The deep cultural value of astronomy will certainly help us along, but a lot of advertising still needs to be done …

]]> By: hale-bopp http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24711 hale-bopp Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:58:29 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24711 2008 is also the International Year of Sanitation. http://esa.un.org/iys/ It can be more than one year! 2008 is also the International Year of Sanitation.

http://esa.un.org/iys/

It can be more than one year!

]]> By: Colin J http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24710 Colin J Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:57:18 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24710 Hey, everyone has something that is important to them. If you are a potato farmer or in the agriculture industry or simply eat, then it's reasonable to say that they can promote their own industry. Having said that, I'll go make some hash browns for breakfast while reading the rest of the astro blog posts of the day! Hey, everyone has something that is important to them. If you are a potato farmer or in the agriculture industry or simply eat, then it’s reasonable to say that they can promote their own industry.

Having said that, I’ll go make some hash browns for breakfast while reading the rest of the astro blog posts of the day!

]]> By: Beth http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24709 Beth Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:26:16 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24709 We each choose what we choose to promote. I'm glad your choice is astronomy. I was wondering why you were listening to the BBC early on a Saturday morning, but since I just got in from a walk with my husband through the fog, I guess I shouldn't ask. We each choose what we choose to promote. I’m glad your choice is astronomy.

I was wondering why you were listening to the BBC early on a Saturday morning, but since I just got in from a walk with my husband through the fog, I guess I shouldn’t ask.

]]> By: Malte http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24708 Malte Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:25:30 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24708 Anyone who's seen a picture of asteroid Itokawa (say) or Phobos knows that potatoes and astronomy are intimately related. This is something that Swedish-German space artist Claus Schröter knows, and at popast.nu we wrote about him <a href="http://is.gd/sDw" rel="nofollow">a while back</a> (original post in Swedish is <a href="http://www.popast.nu/2007/02/rymdpotatisar-plotsligt-heta.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Anyone who’s seen a picture of asteroid Itokawa (say) or Phobos knows that potatoes and astronomy are intimately related. This is something that Swedish-German space artist Claus Schröter knows, and at popast.nu we wrote about him a while back (original post in Swedish is here.

]]> By: Freiddie http://www.starstryder.com/2008/06/07/2008-the-year-of-the-potato/comment-page-1/#comment-24701 Freiddie Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:02:09 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=661#comment-24701 Happy Potato Year! (No sarcasm intended) Off-topic: Tornadoes? Happy Potato Year! (No sarcasm intended)

Off-topic: Tornadoes?

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