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In central and southern Pakistan, the Indus River flows through the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, barely missing Balochistan Province in the country's southwest. Although the Indus River misses Balochistan, floodwaters from the 2010 summer monsoon season did not. In early September 2010, a United Nations representative described the flooding in Balochistan as the worst he had seen, and expressed concern that the region might be neglected as attention focused on areas closer to the Indus River.
These images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite show an area immediately northwest of the large bend in the Indus River where it flows from Punjab into Sindh Province. Jhatpat, Nuttal, Sibi, and most of the land area shown in this image lie in Balochistan Province. The top image shows the area on August 28, 2010, and the bottom image shows the same area exactly one year earlier.
Both images use a combination of infrared and visible light to increase the contrast between water and land. Water ranges in color from electric blue to navy. Vegetation appears bright green. Bare land varies from pink-beige to brick red. In the 2009 image, clouds appear as small white puffs of pale blue-green.
Acquired under what might be termed normal conditions, the 2009 image shows a Indus River confined to braided channels. Large expanses of vegetation, supported by irrigation, extend westward past Jhatpat and Nuttal. In the north, only the barest hint of vegetation appears around Sibi.
The image from 2010 shows the Indus River spanning well over 10 kilometers, completely filling the river valley, and spilling over onto nearby land. Floodwaters have created a lake almost as wide as the swollen Indus that inundates Jhatpat. Around Jhatpat and Nuttal, the human-engineered structures create sharp borders between cultivated and uncultivated lands. Along the northwestern. One such border appears immediately northwest of Nuttal, with floodwater pooled on the other side. Floodwaters around Jhatpat appear even more severe than those around Nuttal. Away from the irrigated areas, shallow waters extend as far north as Sibi.
NASA images courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott.


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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest U.S. Lutheran body, narrowly met its two-thirds requirement–by a single vote–to pass a statement on human sexuality that affirmed the validity of "chaste, monogamous and lifelong" same-sex relationships, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The same statement deals with a range of issues related to sexuality, and it seems to provide a place in its pages for those who disagree on biblical grounds with same-sex sexual behavior.
A hurdle easier to clear but possibly more divisive is a vote tomorrow on whether non-celibate same-sex oriented clergy–basically those in committed partnerships–can be hired by Lutheran congregations as pastors. That requires only a majority vote, so is likely to pass. During this week's ELCA assembly, 95 Lutheran ministers came out as GLBT, echoing the 95 Theses Martin Luther posted on the Wittenburg church door.
Though we Catholics don't do things this way (yet?), there's something inviting about the fact that the Lutherans are able to gather, discern, and come to decisions on these issues. We Catholics have only the non-official forums and interest groups we make for ourselves, which I think contributes to greater divisiveness–take a look at any of the comments at any Catholic blog. A moderated assembly of laypeople and clergy gathered to discuss and deliberate issues might go a long way toward informing the bishops of the sense of the faithful.
I doubt those who think the truth comes always from the Vatican will agree with me on this one, but I have a lot of confidence in the Holy Spirit speaking in the faithful, and I wonder if it's not something "conservatives" would welcome every bit as much as "liberals."


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Decoded at last: the 'classical holy grail' that may rewrite the history of the worldSee also a different article on the same topic, and an older post on a different potential source of ancient writings, that of Herculaneum.For more than a century, it has caused excitement and frustration in equal measure - a collection of Greek and Roman writings so vast it could redraw the map of classical civilisation. If only it was legible.
Now, in a breakthrough described as the classical equivalent of finding the holy grail, Oxford University scientists have employed infra-red technology to open up the hoard, known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, and with it the prospect that hundreds of lost Greek comedies, tragedies and epic poems will soon be revealed.
In the past four days alone, Oxford's classicists have used it to make a series of astonishing discoveries, including writing by Sophocles, Euripides, Hesiod and other literary giants of the ancient world, lost for millennia. They even believe they are likely to find lost Christian gospels, the originals of which were written around the time of the earliest books of the New Testament.
Christopher Pelling, Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford, described the new works as "central texts which scholars have been speculating about for centuries".
Professor Richard Janko, a leading British scholar, formerly of University College London, now head of classics at the University of Michigan, said: "Normally we are lucky to get one such find per decade." One discovery in particular, a 30-line passage from the poet Archilocos, of whom only 500 lines survive in total, is described as "invaluable" by Dr Peter Jones, author and co-founder of the Friends of Classics campaign.
The previously unknown texts, read for the first time last week, include parts of a long-lost tragedy - the Epigonoi ("Progeny") by the 5th-century BC Greek playwright Sophocles; part of a lost novel by the 2nd-century Greek writer Lucian; unknown material by Euripides; mythological poetry by the 1st-century BC Greek poet Parthenios; work by the 7th-century BC poet Hesiod; and an epic poem by Archilochos, a 7th-century successor of Homer, describing events leading up to the Trojan War. Additional material from Hesiod, Euripides and Sophocles almost certainly await discovery.
Oxford academics have been working alongside infra-red specialists from Brigham Young University, Utah. Their operation is likely to increase the number of great literary works fully or partially surviving from the ancient Greek world by up to a fifth. It could easily double the surviving body of lesser work - the pulp fiction and sitcoms of the day.
April 18, 2005
Modern technology and the Oxyrhynchus Papyri
Oxford scientists have made some incredibly exciting new discoveries in the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.
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Early Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque Period, Repertoire, Anniversary, Wedding, Recital. Score, Set of Parts. 11 pages. Published by Jmsgu3 Publications (S0.314595). Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd (The lively hunt is all my heart's desire), BWV 208 is the earliest secular cantata by Bach composed in 1713 for the birthday of the Duke of Weissenfels. It is also called the Hunting Cantata, and/or the Birthday Cantata. The most famous piece from this collection is the soprano aria "Sheep may safely graze." Duration: 5:50, Score - 6 pg. Solo part - 2 pg. Piano part - 3 pg. 41 ms. Melodic range: M10 Level: Early intermediate and up. A popular choice for weddings, Christmas, Easter, birthdays and recitals. Sheep May Safely Graze Sheep may safely graze (Schafe können sicher weiden) is an aria from the Cantata BWV 208. The title of the Cantata, Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd (nicknamed the Hunting Cantata) translates as: The lively hunt is all my heart's desire. Programming Similar to Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, or I Stand at the Threshold, it is an all-time favorite and frequently requested at weddings. Originally, Bach composed this aria for a royal birthday celebration, that of the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Lyrics Sheep may safely graze and pasture In a watchful Shepherd's sight. Those who rule with wisdom guiding Bring to hearts a peace abiding Bless a land with joy made bright. Bach Overview First of all, Johann Sebastian Bach is maybe the greatest composer in music history. Certainly, he was prolific. As a result, everyone has heard of his works. Furthermore, these works number well over a thousand. It seems like people are probably most familiar with the instrumental works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, and the Goldberg Variations. But, similarly famous are such noteworthy works as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Musical Offering, and certainly the Art of Fugue. Seems like his most famous vocal works include the most noteworthy Mass in B Minor. Also, most noteworthy, though, are the St. John Passion, and certainly the Christmas Oratorio. History Bach came from a long line of musicians and above all, composers. Consequently, he, first of all, pursued a career as a church organist. So as a result, he gained employment in various Protestant churches in Germany. For a while, he worked as a court musician in Weimar and Köthen. Here he probably developed his organ style and likewise his chamber music style. Eventually, he, therefore, gained an appointment as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig. Here he worked until difficulties with his employer ultimately drove him away. The King of Poland finally appointed him as court composer. Style It seems like Bach created a fascinating new international style. He synthesized elements of the most noteworthy European music ideas into his new style. Even more, this new style was probably his synthesis of European musical rhythm and form. Furthermore, he demonstrated a complete mastery of counterpoint and motivic development. His sense of harmonic organization probably propelled him to the top. Revival Mendelssohn conducted a Bach revival in the nineteenth century. His effort probably helped to re-familiarize the public with the magnitude of Bach's works. During this period, scholars published many noteworthy Bach biographies. Moreover, Wolfgang Schmieder published the BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis). As a result, this is now the official catalog of his entire artistic output. The BWV number allows us to locate a work in the catalog. Sometimes scholars will simply use an "S" (Schmieder) as an abbreviation for "BWV". Voyager NASA launched two Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Onboard are phonograph records with sounds, music, and images of life on Earth. The purpose of the launch was to inform intelligent extraterrestrial life forms about conditions on Earth. The music on the disc is varied. There is Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Stravinsky among others. However, because Bach is so important in our music history, it contains three times more Bach that all the others combined.
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I've not seen that once since we made the switch.
Can you give some more details about when and maybe screenshot of the error you're seeing?
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I'm really sorry to hear you are still having these problems. I'll also ask some of our network engineers at work if they have any idea what can be causing this. For what it's worth, I check the site usually 3 times a day and have yet to have that problem.
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So it's summer, or close enough. A lot of college campuses are open for business. In most classrooms, if a student walked in playing Beyonce loud enough for everybody to hear, most professors would probably ask him or her to turn it off, but in Professor Kevin Allred's class that student might be asked to turn it up.
BEYONCE KNOWLES: (Singing) My persuasion can build a nation. Endless power, the love we can devour. You'll do anything for me. Who run the world? Girls.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN: (Singing) Girls.
KNOWLES: (Singing) Who run the world? Girls.
WOMEN: (Singing) Girls.
KNOWLES: (Singing) Who run the world? Girls.
WOMEN: (Singing) Girls.
MARTIN: That's "Run The World (Girls)," one of the songs you might learn more about if you took the politicizing Beyonce class at Rutgers University this summer. The man who teaches it, Kevin Allred, is with us now. Professor Allred, welcome. Thanks for joining us.
KEVIN ALLRED: Thank you - nice to be here.
MARTIN: So what do you teach normally? What's your subject?
ALLRED: Well, it's a women's and gender studies department that I'm in. So, you know, anything from 101 gender studies to more kind of specified classes, like this new one on Beyonce.
MARTIN: Why her? What is it about her that you find politically interesting?
ALLRED: Well, besides the fact that she's just one of, if not the most, powerful person in pop culture right now. It seems like she's on top of everything. I read an article a few years ago by Daphne Brooks, a professor at Princeton, and she was arguing that the "B'Day" album should be looked - politically, in kind of line with black, female protest singing throughout history. And I was really compelled by that. And I wanted to continue that and, like, think about all of Beyonce's work, post and pre "B'Day," and her career in general as a way to engage students around these conversations about race, gender, sexuality and the politics of those categories in the United States, especially, was my interest. So it kind of blossomed out of there...
MARTIN: It's...
ALLRED: ...As well as me being a fan of hers. Just...
MARTIN: And you're in the BeyHive?
ALLRED: Yeah.
MARTIN: You're in the BeyHive.
ALLRED: I am.
MARTIN: As fans of Beyonce are known - I - should I out myself? That I'm also the BeyHive.
ALLRED: It's OK. It's OK.
MARTIN: OK, thank you. All right - I just feel, in the spirit of full disclosure, we should probably...
ALLRED: Yeah.
MARTIN: ...Disclose that we're all in the BeyHive. You know, it's interesting 'cause of the one hand I'm sure you've gotten the - so this is what people are sending their kids to Rutgers to study, part of it. But it is a fact that Beyonce has gotten a lot of attention from people outside of the pop-culture world. I mean, in the same week that, you know, the Fox pundit Bill O'Reilly used a segment of his show to express shock at her video partition, which is, you know, very much about, you know, sexuality. And then on the other side of the equation, the feminist scholar Bell Hooks, speaking on a panel at The New School in New York City, took issue with a Time magazine cover that Beyonce was on, in which she posed in a typical Beyonce outfit. And she actually used the word terrorist to describe her...
ALLRED: Yeah.
MARTIN: ...Because she said that she felt that she imposed this sort of image on young women that she feels is not healthy - so kind of interesting that she's attracted a lot of attention. Why do you think that is? Is it because just - she such has - such a big footprint in the marketplace? Why do you think that is?
ALLRED: Yeah, I think - and especially after she kind of took everyone by surprise with the lat album, which is unheard of in today's music industry, I think. And I think that directed everyone's attention to her immediately just because she kind of thwarted a lot of the industry ways that they've been putting out music, and she became - not that she wasn't already. She's, of course - you know, whenever Beyonce does something it's a new story. And she somehow manages to keep everything really private in her life, but yet be so public. And it's a weird juxtaposition of those two things, and I think that's what makes everyone kind of obsessed about her or obsess about her and think about every little move she makes. So, you know, whether it's one side of the coin wanting to come at her for being what they perceive as too sexual or too explicit, and then the other side of the coin where you have Bell Hooks already arguing this idea of putting forth an image that maybe is not so positive for young girls. I kind of see her point, but I think Beyonce has so much control over her own image that if she chooses to put that image as what she wants on the Time Magazine, I don't think anyone else is forcing her into dressing like that or being on the cover in that way. So in that way, I think that runs counter to what Bell Hooks was saying.
MARTIN: But let me jump in here, though...
ALLRED: Yeah.
MARTIN: ...And because the title of your course is politicizing Beyonce. I mean, some people might argue that a real place for a course about Beyonce is the business school, because if she is anything she is a successful businesswoman.
ALLRED: Oh, absolutely.
MARTIN: Certainly in the project of building the Beyonce brand. But your course is about politicizing Beyonce. What - tell me what kinds of things you're going to talk about - think about. I mean, presumably - I mean, I know for the parents who are paying this - might be paying this tuition, you know, I presume you're not, like, lip-synching her videos...
ALLRED: Oh, no.
MARTIN: ...And practicing her dance routines in your class.
ALLRED: No, I...
MARTIN: So what are you doing?
ALLRED: Yeah - no, I've got some of those e-mails thinking, you know, we're going to have a quiz on different Beyonce facts, but what I'm actually doing is putting her in line with this longer history of black feminism and black feminist thought in the United States. So on the syllabus I'll give a number of readings and a few songs that they should maybe think about or look at before coming to class, and then usually we start out with a video. So, for instance, we were talking about "Grown Woman."
KNOWLES: (Singing) I remember being young and so brave I knew what I needed. I was spending all my nights and days laid back day dreaming.
WOMEN: (Singing) Day dreaming, day dreaming, day dreaming.
KNOWLES: (Singing) Look at me. I'm a big girl now, said I'm gon' do something. Told the world I would paint this town, now betcha I run this...
ALLRED: We had just watched her "Life Is But A Dream" documentary kind of as an intro to get - you know, this is the way Beyonce the packages herself and wants us to see and know about, maybe, some of her more private moments. And we looked at "Grown Woman" alongside a reading by Melissa Harris-Perry from her "Sister Citizen" book - a chapter about the way black women kind of experience the world in the U.S., at least, as this kind of crooked room.
KNOWLES: (Singing) I'm a grown woman.
WOMEN: (Singing) I'm a grown woman.
KNOWLES: (Singing) I can do whatever I want.
WOMEN: (Singing) I can do whatever I want.
ALLRED: And you either have to lean to see everything - orient yourself so it seems normal, or you stand straight and have to reorient your surroundings. And we talked about how she, in the "Grown Woman" video - how might she be thinking about the crooked room leaning versus readjusting the world around her. You know, it always makes me think of the famous Audre Lorde, "Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master's House." You know, how is she using different tools to kind reorient herself in the room? And we look at that through the video and the visuals that she represents.
MARTIN: So let me play a little bit of "Pretty Hurts," which is from the latest album. This is - if there's one song that I think people might know at the moment - where they would think there's a real message here, I think it would be "Pretty Hurts." Let me play a little bit here.
KNOWLES: (Singing) Just another stage. Pageant the pain away. This time I'm going to take the crown without falling down, down, down. Pretty hurts. We shine the light on whatever's worse. Perfection is a disease of a nation. Pretty hurts, pretty hurts.
MARTIN: That is one, I think, song and a video that a lot of people would point to to say, here is a person who is very much a part of the industry, who is very successful at being pretty in a conventional way, and she's turning it on its head in a video where she's presented, herself, as a beauty queen but she's also showing a lot of the stuff that goes into that and the pain of getting to be that thin. It's pretty - it's actually kind of explicit in some - and I don't mean sexually, I mean in terms of showing the extreme lengths that some people go to to meet that beauty ideal.
ALLRED: Yeah.
MARTIN: But since some people would say she's got a completely contradictory message here, how do you reconcile this for yourself? Not to give everything away from the course, but how do you think about that? How do you encourage your students to think about that?
ALLRED: Well, I think it provokes a discussion. So for my class, this is great stuff because you have these two different sides where - do these contradict? Can we somehow bring them together and see it as one fluid statement that she's making? And I tend to think of her work as - these videos as small, little pieces of performance, right? So I try and take away the - Beyonce as the person. And, you know, what is she putting forth in this video? So the "Pretty Hurts" video or the song, even - the lyrics are pretty straightforward about, you know, these detrimental facets of beauty, or the way that we stereotypically conceived beauty in the world. And she's exposing them at least. And maybe she's just showing that she's also been a part of this and maybe been a victim of these ideals of beauty, even though pretty much everyone agrees that Beyonce is stereotypically beautiful - what we consider - would consider to be beautiful. And then I take the sexuality of other videos, for instance, as more performance about - you know, we'll look at "Partition" next to writings about the way that black women's bodies have been seen over time or treated over time, and how in "Partition" is she performing the objectification of a black woman's body, versus objectifying her own body? So I try and make those kind of distinctions about what she's doing. It's not her lifestyle, necessarily, that's in "Partition." Although, who knows? Maybe, you know, that is a private fantasy or something. We don't know.
MARTIN: Well, for those who haven't seen it, "Partition" is about having an intimate moment with her significant other in a limousine.
KNOWLES: (Singing) Driver, roll up the partition fast. Over there I swear I saw them cameras flash. Handprints and footprints on my glass. Handprints and good grips all on my - private show with the music blasting. He like to call me Peaches when we get this nasty. Red wine drip, we'll talk that trash. Chauffeur eavesdropping trying not to crash. Oh there daddy, daddy now you ripped my fur. Oh, baby, baby be sweating out my hair. Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up, and we ain't even going to make it to this club.
ALLRED: Yes.
MARTIN: That's what it's about, so.
ALLRED: Yes.
MARTIN: So before we let you go Professor Allred, what would you say to people who wonder what is the value of studying Beyonce or studying something like this? What would you say?
ALLRED: I think it gives students a critical eye which young people need today, just in general, to think about their world - to think about, you know, whatever jobs they're going to go into. It's going to help you be critical about the world and about the pop culture that you're consuming. I mean, we're so inundated with images and radio, TV, reality TV, movies - all this stuff. We're kind of losing the critical eye on it, and I think it helps students see their world differently. And also it brings back a piece of history - or a group of writers - or, you know, a group of black women that often get overlooked in other core courses that you're reading. You know, if you take a literature course, how many black women are included in the writing? If you take a sociology course, how many black women sociologists are included? So I'm trying to introduce the students to this body of literature that often gets overlooked in assigning in other courses. It's the only thing I assign, so writings by black feminists - black women, in a number of ways that people identify as black women I include - I only include writings like that. So it's also a kind of political choice for me to get students reading this other body of literature. So they're going to learn something new the same as they would in a history class or something else, you know? And they're going to come away with a critical understanding of the world around them.
MARTIN: And just to be clear, you don't get extra credit for learning the "Single Ladies" choreography?
ALLRED: You don't, but I always welcome a little dance break in the middle of class if we can just, you know - no.
ALLRED: If there's a little time to break it up. We have a four hour class session, so if people want to dance for about 10 minutes in the middle, that's okay with me.
MARTIN: Kevin Allred is teaching the politicizing Beyonce course at Rutgers University this summer. He was nice enough to join us from our bureau in New York, taking a break from his four-hour class. Professor Allred, thanks so much for speaking with us.
ALLRED: Thank you.
KNOWLES: (Singing) All the single ladies.
WOMEN: (Singing) All the single ladies.
KNOWLES: (Singing) All the single ladies.
WOMEN: (Singing) All the single ladies.
KNOWLES: (Singing) All the single ladies.
WOMEN: (Singing) All the single ladies.
KNOWLES: (Singing) All the single ladies. Now put your hands up. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. 'Cause if you like it then you should have put a ring on it. If you like it then you should have put a ring on it. Don't be mad once you see that he want it. 'Cause if you like it then you should have put a ring on it.
MARTIN: And that's our program for today. I'm Michel Martin and you've been listening to TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Let's talk more tomorrow. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six decades ago. Now, with teaching about race in America more complicated than it's ever been, she's authored a picture book about her experience for the youngest of readers.
Bridges, along with three other Black students at a different school, were the first to integrate what had been all-white schools in New Orleans in 1960.
"I Am Ruby Bridges," featuring illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, goes on sale Tuesday. Published by Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., it's aimed at readers as young as 4.
Complete with a glossary that includes the words "Supreme Court" and "law," the book is an uplifting story about opportunities and kids being able to make a difference, Bridges said in an interview with The Associated Press.
"It's a true reflection of what happened through my own eyes," she said.
But books by or about Bridges have been challenged by conservatives in several school districts amid complaints over race-related teaching. Bridges said she hopes the new book winds up in elementary school libraries.
"I've been very, very fortunate because of the way I tell my story that my babies come in all shapes and colors, and my books are bestsellers, and maybe banned in schools," she said. "But I think parents really want to get past our racial differences. They're going to seek out those books."
Bridges was born in 1954, the same year the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. Southern school districts, including New Orleans, continued resisting integration for years.
But on Nov. 14, 1960, Bridges — carrying a plaid book satchel and wearing a white sweater — was escorted by four federal marshals past a taunting white crowd into segregated William Frantz Elementary School. The scene was made famous in the Norman Rockwell painting "The Problem We All Live With," which hung in the White House near the Oval Office during the tenure of former President Barack Obama.
The book's theme plays off the author's name: "Ruby" is a precious stone, and "Bridges" are meant to bring people together. Told with a touch of humor from the vantage point of a first-grader, the book captures the wonder of Bridges' experience — rather than just the scariness of that raucous first day at the school.
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Elsewhere in New Orleans on the same day Bridges went to school, Gail Etienne, Leona Tate and Tessie Prevost entered the previously all-white McDonogh No. 19 elementary school. Last year, New Orleans held a weekend of events to remember Bridges and other women.
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Normally at this time of year, cold weather and the need to pay off holiday bills means drivers stay home, which decreases the demand for fuel and keeps prices low. But that hasn't happened this year since people are out driving more, possibly due to warmer temperatures.
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We are drawing on the compassionate and timeless wisdom of The Gabriel Messages to provide insight and inspiration that we can apply every day of our lives. The message from Archangel Gabriel this week reminds us about the importance of Gratitude. The Gabriel Message Card for this Week Gratitude Opens the Door to Feeling God's Love. The essential feeling of receiving Divine Love is so delicious, most of us wish we could feel it all the time. Once we have had that feeling, we may long with every fiber of our being to experience it again, because it is our true state. I have found that when I allow myself to receive this love, it is incredibly nourishing to me on all levels. The key that Archangel Gabriel suggested in this message really works. When I slow down and move into Gratitude, it feels as though a flood gate opens within me and Divine Love pours in. This love from the Creator of All That Is reminds me of the vastness of possibilities here for me to choose. You have heard the expression "act as if," as a way to change our patterns of behavior. I have discovered that prayers of Gratitude have the same power. They invite the miraculous flow of Divine Love to act in our lives. These powerful prayer thoughts create higher frequencies in our energy fields and allow us to open into new levels of consciousness in seemingly miraculous ways. When we are having an experience of darkness, we do not have to proclaim the highest states of what we ultimately desire in order to change our awareness. We only have to choose to observe even the small things that we can acknowledge as Truth and Beauty so we can gracefully lift our consciousness and shift our feelings. Ease and Grace are big components of what I want to experience. In times of darkness, Gratitude becomes the way back Home. Sometimes it takes some effort and I need to find something in Nature to inspire me. When I look at one of my green plants or a beautiful bouquet of flowers, I can more easily thank God for the Beauty as well as what is present in and around me. This morning I decided to let the Universe show me things I can be grateful for. Here is a list of what changed my consciousness in less than one hour. ~Deeply inspiring music ~Books that speak to my heart and inspire truth and love ~Breathing exercises that soothe me ~Green outside my window and the beauty of the sanctuary I have created for myself ~A friend that called for a brisk walk in the fresh autumn air ~People that send me inspiring messages on the internet, so I can choose to read that which uplifts me instead of what scares and confuses me. Within a very short amount of time, I felt completely different than when I first began my day. I was given a personal experience of how important it is that I open to ways that touch my heart and allow an attitude of gratitude to overtake my consciousness. It's easier sometimes to let myself sink into old habits that do not nourish me. It seems like I have even outgrown activities that used to make me feel good. So at times, a bit of extra effort is necessary to uplift and nurture myself. We are in a powerfully transformative time in which small efforts to change the way we feel pay off in big dividends in body, mind and emotional states. We are the Way-showers. We are creating a new life on Earth as we make choices that serve our highest good. Changes can happen very quickly now in the dimensional timelines we are learning to integrate. I have found it useful to give thanks before I see the evidence of what it is I prefer to experience. Here is my prayer today for shifting into an attitude of Gratitude. Divine Presence, Thank you for the gifts and blessings you constantly shower upon me. I am so grateful for the Creative Solutions you provide in every area of my life. I am thankful for my health, my Well-being and for knowing that you are guiding me into situations that constantly serve my highest good. I am grateful for the amazing beauty in this world that surrounds me whenever I take the time to truly see it. Thank you for helping me to remember to slow down to take deep healing breaths. I am very grateful that I don't have to tell my heart to beat or my body to digest its food. Thank you for all the gifts of this physical body that works for me in miraculous Divine Order. I am grateful for the new levels of Prosperity and Abundance opening to me now, and for Fulfillment in my work. I give thanks for Harmony, clear communication and Love in all my relationships. Thank you for more Balance in every area of life. For all these blessings and the life I have chosen, I give thanks. And so it is. Shanta Gabriel September 18, 2016 ShantaGabriel.com The Gabriel Messages Book #34 Gratitude opens the door to feeling God's Love. Dear One, When you feel God's love, there is a sense of Peace and Harmony within you. This feeling allows you to step back from the drama in your life, and to let the love of God flow into every situation. When Divine Love is flowing freely through you, miraculous healing occurs. There is one place where you can always go to feel God's love, and that is in your heart. Gratitude is the attitude that will take you into your heart. It does not matter if you see nothing in your life for which to feel grateful, just the act of putting your hand on your heart and giving thanks opens a door in your heart to allow God's love in. When there's nothing else, you can give thanks for just being alive. It is a gift to be in a human body, which is a miraculous instrument. You can give thanks that your heart beats, that your breathing occurs and digestive processes continue without your conscious direction. If your life feels like a constant struggle, you can give thanks for the lessons you are learning. On the other side of the struggle is freedom. You can give thanks in advance for such freedom. Prayer shifts our perspective so we can see a larger picture of what is actually going on in our lives. Prayers of gratitude are very powerful, and stimulate an increased flow of God's energy into every situation. This energy can create miraculous change for good. It may take a little effort to find something to be grateful for when you are feeling down, but it will create a beautiful shift in your mind when you do so. This shift is the doorway into a new awareness of the greater truth in your life. The greater truth is that you are never alone and that you are here on Earth to remember your connection to the Divine Presence in your life. You are meant to live a happy, abundant life with deep fulfillment. In order to do this, it is necessary to step out of the problems life presents and into the flow of God's love, which will bring Creative Solutions. It is as if you step through a doorway into right action, trust, and loving awareness. Gratitude is the key that unlocks the door to all you are seeking — a simple thing that brings miracles into your life. Remember your message from Archangel Gabriel today: Gratitude opens the door to feeling God's Love. Shanta Gabriel for Archangel Gabriel September 18, 2016 TheGabrielMessages.com Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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An evacuation plan is a necessity for every home, especially if you live in an area where fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, and other disasters are a possibility. Many homeowners create evacuation plans for their homes and practice them with their kids, but far fewer have considered one for their pets. Take these steps to add your pets to your evacuation plan.
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Fenugreek leaves fritters/Methi Vadas for "F", is my contribution to Nupur's "A to Z of Indian Vegetables" weekly event. This week's letter is "F". Thanks for hosting Nupur!:)
Fenugreek Leaves:
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Unlike last week for "E",I got very creative this time for "F" and here they are, my Fenugreek leaves fritters or Methi Vadas as we call them in India!
What's so special about this dish?! Corn meal of course, which is not a usual addition in Vadas and makes these fritters very crispy and keeps them crisp for a quite sometime after frying!! Can you guess what is the other Southern US (without the Methi leaves of course) name for these fritters?!:))
Fenugreek Leaves fritters/Methi Vadas:
You Need:
1 cup Yellow Cornmeal,1/2 cup Plain flour,1 tbsp Cornstarch,1 cup fresh or 1/2 cup frozen Fenugreek leaves(Methi),1/2 tsp sugar(yes,sugar!),salt,few green chillies chopped,1 medium Onion minced,1 tsp grated ginger, 1/4 tsp baking soda,3 tbsp hot oil,and some Cilantro(optional)
How To:
Mix all the above dry ingredients and add hot oil and mix.Add enough hot water to make a thickish dough and keep it aside for 10 mins.It must not be thin which makes it soggy and too soft to make shapes and fry.
Heat enough oil to deep fry around 370F, and take 1-2 tbsp of dough and drop it carefully into the oil.Fry rolling them on all sides to a golden color and drain on paper towel.Make sure oil is at the right temp. Too hot,Vadas burn on the outside and still raw inside.If oil is not hot enough, Vadas sucks too much oil and becomes very soggy.
Serve these delicious tasting and very crispy Methi fritters with any sweet and tangy sauce you have like Delhi Chaat sauce or just as they are with coffee or Tea or with Kadhi and rice as a sidedish as well.
Enjoy the Indian style Hush Puppies!!! ;D
March 2, 2007
46 comments:
- Mishmash ! said...
Ur blog is reflection of ur passion for cooking . I really recommend u writing ur own book...ok here comes another stupid doubt..whats the advantage in adding baking soda in pakodas/fritters?
Shn - 10:35 AM
- FH said...
Thank you shn. Phew,I made it for this event before the deadline,I am happy about that.I will think about the book! ;D
No,no question is stupid,that's how we all learn.
Soda; my mom and grandma always added it.It makes the Vadas or Pkodas or anything fried crisp outside and airy inside when fried just like Baking powder makes baked goodies puffed and soft in the oven.
Try once,you will see.Have a great weekend shn!:)) - 11:21 AM
- Seema Bhat said...
Wow Asha,
Lovely looking fritters perfect for the rainy day like today. - 2:25 PM
- Deepa Hari said...
Hi Asha,
Ur Methi fritters luks crispy and delicious... - 2:38 PM
- mommyof2 said...
I love methi too;-) allu methi with a cup of tea,ohhh.. and ur pakoras with that would be awesome;-)I gotta move near you then starve myself to death afterwards;-)
- FH said...
Hi Seema,I know!!:D It was raining cats and dogs last night.I made these last week,I wish I had some leftovers.Thanks.
Thanks Deepa.Hope you give it a try!:))
G, if you move near to me,we are both going to have so much fun and become "skinny"(not!) and need a big pick up truck to haul both us around with 4 kids in it!:D:D - 3:20 PM
Fenugreek Hushpuppies!! They look great... please send a plate right away :)
- FH said...
Package is on the way, Linda!!:D
With a little sugar in the batter which is not Indian at all(I hear all the Indians fainting right about now!) tastes soo good.Indian style Hushpuppies rock! Hope you try :) - 5:24 PM
- Deepak Gopi said...
Hi Happy Holi.You may be knowing thatKerala doesent celebrate holi :(:(:(. lot of people come from Karnataka also to offer Pongala.
good day & a nice week end :) - 1:43 AM
Asha, how can you catch up with all these food events going on....and that too with such wonderful entries..I bought fenugreek leaves for this event but they are resting in my refrigerator...:-)
Methi pakods/Fritters look perfect for a raing season
-Sushma - 2:15 AM
- FH said...
Hi Deepak,I don't think any south Indians states celebrate Holi,It's just catching up everywhere because it's fun holiday.Never had heard of Pongala,thanks for that.
Have a great weekend. - 8:03 AM
- FH said...
Hi Sushma,I used frozen Methi,you got fresh ones but didn't use it!!:)
Weekly event are a little hard for participate,had to rush.But I like cooking and creating ,so I don't mind.Use the fresh ones to make these,you will love it!:)) - 8:07 AM
- J said...
I have a silly doubt to ask...is cornmeal the same as cornflour, or are you referring to maize flour/makkai ka atta? I have some maize flour at home and made makkai di roti and saag recently. I liked this new twist to pakodas.
- Sig said...
Hey Asha, Wonderful recipes! I read Foodie's Hope often, but for some reason none of the links ever work for me, so I could never comment there! Is it just me?
- Sia said...
indian ishtyle hush puppies han? he he... just i rememberd u telling me abt postin 2 more entries b4 saturday... so came to check and what i get to see... yum... got frozen mente soppu ashakka. guess i'll need fresh one for this.
had late lunch and emmegala haage biddu kondiddivi tv munde;) watching a movie and now its interval time...he he... - 4:27 PM
- Sia said...
oh!!! just read ur comment... u used frozen methi? cool...
- FH said...
Hi J,it's not silly,just ask away!:))
Cornmeal is made of corn but it's not corn flour or Maize flour we use for rotis.Corn meal looks like yellow or white rava /semolina(coarse),available in the flour section in any American supermarket.If you don't get it at all,then use Rava.Corm meal is slightly different taste than rava.Hope it helps.
Hi Sig,sorry about that.Since I changed the template few week's ago some of you can't log in ,don't know why! If you can read it,and would like to comment and any q's ,you are welcome to leave it here.I will paste there and answer you.
Sometimes,using diff. browsers like Firefox,opera works as some have told me.Hope you try.Thanks Sig!:)) - 4:47 PM
- FH said...
HAHAHA!!Sia,Punya madidri emmegala tara biddukolloke time ide nimmibbarigu.Naavu kattegala tara kelasa(grocery shopping etc) madi igatane manege bandevu.Kalella noyta ide.Indian storege hogeddevu,mootegatle snacks(Udupi Kodbale,Chakli,Nippattu,Balekai chips!)tegedukondevu!!Slurp!!
eradu tingaligomme hogutteevi ashte allige,swalpa doora illinda !
I never get fresh Methya soppu here,I grow some in summer in my backyard.Last week I got some frozen in a Pak store locally.Frozen works well too,gets very crispy with corn meal.Try some sometime,goes well sweet chutney if you make the vadas spicy and chatpata.
Paati gave me a (French style)Naan recipe,I am made some.It was good.I brought down my bread machine from the shelf,baking some sweet loaf today and then experiment more to perfect Naan like the one you get in Dhabas!!:))
I don't think Indians use yeast,egg,butter and milk and all that.Do you have any recipe for Indian Naan?Let me know.
Yesterday,I saw your BBB too and few more recipes I had missed before I met you.I didn't know you had one.I will try your's too :)) - 5:13 PM
- USHA said...
Hi Ashaji,
Fritters looks amazing...the crispness really tempts me alot...
First i had littlebit doubt about whether this cornmeal and corn flour is same,but i got answer from you to the Jyothsna's query...
Do we surely need cornstarch, can we substitute with any other?Thanks in advance. - 6:49 PM
- Suma Gandlur said...
Great dish. Was dying with curiosity to see what you are going to come up with. I have another dish for fenugrrek leves which I am thinking to post in the future events.
Thanks for the recipe. - 8:36 PM
- Nabeel said...
looks yumm .. especially the last picture .. anything fried is always good. At first glance, i read the title as "Finger Licking leaves" as in Finger licking chicken.
- Gattina Cheung said...
My jaw locke! My gosh, your fritters straight out from food magazine!!!
Sometimes I wonder, if the substitute (in this case celery leaves) really make a decent substitute?! I know in most cases of others, they really don't... - 6:01 AM
- FH said...
Hi Usha,glad about the corn meal.Cornstarch thickens the whole thing to bind,bcos the mealy texture corn meal.kip it if you like,no problem.
Hi Suma,I made Methi allo too with the frozen Methi!:D Thanks ,can't wait to see yours:) - 7:39 AM
- FH said...
Finger licking fritters works too for "F" event!!;P Thank you ,hope you try this weekend.Little different from the usual.
Hope your jaw is onlocked now Gattina!;D
Hush Puppies are southern US special.I think if you saute Leeks for any dishes,you can easily add to fritters like these.Try a small amount and see if you like it,I am sure it will taste great too,can add spinach too.Enjoy. - 7:45 AM
- bee said...
too freaking yummy looking.
- sunita said...
Hi Asha,
Those fritters are so tempting...hmmm...have'nt made fritters for a long time...I want them...now...yummm...now lets see...what have I got in my pantry...
Enough of that...you've got an amazing passion for food,that's for sure...
By the way, even I tend to add the baking powder or soda, something I've seen my mom do as well.... - 10:36 AM
Hi Asha
fenugreek leaves fritters look delicious.
shalini - 10:43 AM
- Unknown said...
Asha..fritters looks crunchu and crispy..now i know one of the secrets ..BAKING SODA.I never knew that..thanks for sharing
- Mona said...
Asha..HAPPY HOLI TO YOU & YOUR FAMILY!
Thanks for the vadas recipie & guess what, I had them yesterday :)
& we have Gujias [ sweet curry puffs] and mathri [ cornflour & ajwain namkeens] and also Kanji vadas [ vadas soaked in sour kanji or water, which is made sour with mustard seeds added & kept over a month] for Holi festival up North here...
Do you know, In Agra & Mathura, holy is celebrated with greatest fever than in the whole of India. It lasts for three days here. On first day they play it with color, On the second day, hooligans play it with keechads from the drains & on the third day, women play it , by showering [beating]their husbands with Dandas [ sticks]...now isnt that cool!? That is the best type I like...:D - 11:45 AM
- FH said...
Oh, frigging thank you Bee!!!;D
Thanks Sunita.I am beginning to think adding soda to frying things is K'taka special or something becuse many ppl do not add it.We always did to most fritters.
Hi Shalini,glad you liked them,hope you give it a try now :) - 3:32 PM
- FH said...
Hi Mahesh,I am surprised that many of you don't use soda in there.Well..new thing to learn indeed.Try next time.Love the Pineapple choice.I will make something nice and unusal.
Happy Holi to you darling girl!:)
Good lord Mona.I wish you would post all those recipes for Vadas,sounds great.I bought some Mathris yesterday,I love them.
Holi,I would like to disappers on the second day and would LOVE to return on the third day with colorful jadoos!!:D:D:D
Somehow,south iNdia doesn't celebrate that much,it's catching on though,For us here,only know when somebody says Happy Holi!Enjoy. - 3:41 PM
- Pinki said...
Hi Asha, wow delicious. Happy Holi
- Prema Sundar said...
I always add Baking soda for vadas Asha. As u said they are a bit airy inside and puffed when u add them. Haven't tried methi fritters.. they look so lovely.
Before blogging I new only one dish to make out of methi and now I knew lots.. thanks - 6:05 PM
- FH said...
Thank God for you Prema!!:)))
It does make it crispy,I don't why many don't know about it.Methi is so versatile,enjoy all the dishes.Happy Holi!:)) - 6:16 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
I've bought fenugreek seeds, but never the leaves. Thanks for the information. Those fritters look fantastic!
- Ashley said...
Wow that looks superbly wonderful... I'll have to try that. Where can you get Fenugreek leaves at anyways? hmm have a wonderful day and Night (since at the current moment it is night here): )..
-kora - 3:16 AM
- FH said...
Hi Pinki,hope you had a good time on Holi day!:)) Thanks for visiting.
- FH said...
Hello Susan,fenugreek leaves are tough to get in the regular grocery store,but you can add Spinach,Water cress or any of your fav edible,friable greens as well.Hope you try :)
Hi Kora,thanks. Fenugreek leaves are available only in Indian stores,fresh or frozen.But you can replace that with finely chopped Spinach leaves too!:) - 7:21 AM
- david santos said...
Hello, Asha! This work is very good
Good week for you
By, by - 2:48 PM
- FH said...
Hi David,thank you.Have a great week!))
- Swapna said...
Hmm..these look absolutely delicious..Wish I could reach over and pick 2-3 from the plate
- FH said...
Hi Swapna,wouldn't that be nice if we could grab some from the screen?!I would grab all your dishes too!;D
Thanks. - 7:22 AM
- Menu Today said...
Hi Asha,
Your Methi fritters looks perfect...I will try your version soon.. - 4:26 AM
- FH said...
Thanks MT! This is a Americanized
Indian pakoras!!:D - 7:26 AM
- brii said...
asha..these leaves are beautiful!!!
I'm here from Yasmeen's blog..looking for your pasta with herbs..and found this!
veeeeeery nice and interesting blogs, you have here!!
baciusssss - 7:01 AM
- FH said...
Thank you Brii, food blogging makes me happy! :))


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It is difficult to imagine Sibelius being something other than who he was. I will admit that it took me some time to appreciate how singular and wonderful that is, especially in my younger years when I was expecting all modern composers to be...overtly modern.
I listened, appreciated, but it wasn't until I took a flight from Chicago to New York years ago and they had his 5th Symphony playing repeatedly over the classical music channel on the earphones. A revelation when combined with a striking view of the sky and clouds...
So now I can say that Sibelius is essential, to me at least. His symphonies, his Violin Concerto, his orchestral work, the "Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends from the Kalevala)," the major tone poems, all wonderful.
And then there are other less-known miscellaneous works of his. You can hear some of them very respectably performed on the new release Belshazzar's Feast (Naxos 8.573300) by Leif Segerstam and the Turku Philharmonic.
It is a mix of fascinating music created mostly in his younger years. The "Overture in E major" and the "Scene de Ballet," both from 1891, are apparently what were his first efforts, the first two movements for an inaugural symphony that he never completed. They are in some ways more Sibeliusian than his actual "First Symphony," at times, the actual first having more of a Tchaikovskian feel now and again.
The central work on the collection is the title piece, "Belshazzar's Feast" (1906). It is a multi-movement suite of incidental music composed for the play of the same name, written by Sibelius's friend Hjalmar Procope. It has much charm and a goodly amount of the hallmarks of Sibelius at his best.
To complete the program are four other brief pieces written between 1894 and 1938, one-off orchestral works that are perhaps not masterpieces but gratifying to hear for anyone who admires the composer and his ways.
And in that this collection will be cherished by Sibelianites. It is probably not the album to start with if you don't know Sibelius well. For that you should probably begin with the Violin Concerto and/or the Symphonies (three and on). Nonetheless this is a charming set that at the Naxos price is hard to beat.


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The fifth lecture in The D'Arcy Lectures series, exploring the concept of Common Good through the three lenses of Aristotle's philosophy, Catholic teaching, and contemporary political liberalism.
Many theologians addressing these questions of politics and the common good begin their discussion with St. Augustine's City of God. This lecture argues that there is a trap in taking this starting point, a trap that Aquinas avoided by combining his reading of Augustine, the Theologian, with a reading of the Philosopher Aristotle. It suggests a reworking of Augustine's analysis to retain the theological benefit of his ideas for understanding politics today.
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Sep 14 | Sun., Sept 18: Reality Bites Back at Brooklyn Book FestivalAs a born-and-bred Brooklynite — and a lit geek, 'natch — I'm thrilled to be bringing Reality Bites Back to the fifth annual Brooklyn Book Festival, along with brilliant writers including Laura Flanders, Jeremy Scahill, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and several Pulitzer Prize winners. WHERE: Brooklyn Historical Society Main Hall (128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY) WHEN: 5pm, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 WHAT: Media Representations and Reality: The debate continues over whether the media reflects reality or has a hand in shaping it. Like Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, the act of presenting the news can very often alter it. No one knows this better than Brooke Gladstone of "On the Media," whose new book The Influencing Machine with Josh Neufeld examines the role of the media in American society. Patrice Evans, (Negropedia), examines media representations of African-Americans, and Jennifer Pozner (Reality Bites Back) looks at the completely unreal world of reality television. Moderated by Juan Gonzalez (News for All the People). Haven't heard yet from the panel organizers about whether I'm going to be giving prepared remarks, just answering questions from the moderator, or both, but whatever the format, I'll do my best to discuss the media economics, product placement advertising, and virulent institutional sexism and racism at play within reality television. And I'll throw in some laughs, like I |
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