Potato Omelette without potatoes or eggs

Spanish Potato Omelette without potatoes or Eggs Is it possible to make a potato omelette without potatoes or eggs? This preparation existed during the post civil war in Spain (1936-1939). During the post-Spanish civil war there was a lot of hunger and there were many who used their imaginations to calm their hunger. A proof of the creativity that provokes hunger is this potato omelette without eggs and without potatoes. The recipe is from the Catalan chef Ignasi Domenech, published …

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Paris Baguette New York City

How many Paris Baguette locations are there in the New York City? At less than 41  locations, Paris Baguette NYC  is tiny compared to the brand’s international footprint     How many Paris Baguette locations are there in Manhattan? At less than 12  locations, Paris Baguette in Manhattan. Tthese are the locations 2568 BroadwayNew York, NY 10025 1270 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY 10028 888 10th AvenueNew York, NY 10019 977 8th AvenueNew York, NY 10019 591 Lexington AvenueSuite 12New York, …

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US History of Tourism: First Coast to Coast Flight 1929

 

When was the first commercial coast to coast flight?

US History of Tourism, first coast to coast flight: Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) was an airline founded in 1928 by Clement Melville Keys that merged in 1930 with Western Air Express to form what became TWA.   The Transcontinental Air Transport airline was like “The Lindbergh Line” and the idea began in the months after the 1927 transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh. 

 

 USA History of Tourism – The Lindbergh Line – First Coast to Coast Flight – Transcontinental Air Transport – TAT –  Ford Tri-Motor

STOKES COLLECTION 1934 American Classics / 16.5" x 11" . Ford Trimotor - Amazon.com Poster Vintage
Stokes Collection 1934 American Classics / 16.5″ x 11″ . Ford Trimotor – Amazon.com Poster Vintage

Who were the sponsors of the first commercial coast-to-coast flight in the USA?

The main sponsors of this commercial airline were:

  • Charles Lindbergh,
  • Harold Bixby,
  • Henry Breckinridge,
  • Harry Knight
  • Commander William Robertson

 

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Alexa Ideal device for the blind – Read Kindle Books

Alexa Books, Ideal device for the blind

For blind or visually impaired travelers

You can ask Alexa to read eligible Kindle books in your library.

 Alexa can read Kindle books that support Text-to-Speech technology used for Wikipedia articles, news articles, and calendar events.

The Amazon Echo, the Amazon devices that make up its voice assistant Alexa, will now be able to read the books that are purchased for the Kindle eReader. This new version of the internal software of this device allows with the command “Alexa, read [a book from the Kindle library]” begin to hear the synthesized voice reading that book.

Alexa books - Amazon echo book
Alexa books – Amazon echo book


What else can you do?

Amazon’s voice assistant allows you to read and pause in the book as well as go forward or backward in reading. Continue with that reading with synthesized voice where we left it to be able to complete the process at our pace.

Alexa books: Can Alexa read books?

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