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Before getting back to my model, I took a diversion through another quick project.
My interest in 3D graphics was sparked through some programming work I was doing a few years back with C# and .Net. Microsoft introduced a new method of programming UIs with a markup language called XAML in WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation). Through this language, you can control all elements on the screen. One API set allows the display of 3D objects where the objects are completely described in this text language. I became interested in tools that could be used to generate 3D which led me to trueSpace and eventually Blender.
In 2008, an add-on to Blender became available which could translate Blender objects to XAML code. I never used it because I did not need to produce 3D for Windows applications. A new version of Silverlight will be released this year which will support 3D in the browser using XAML. Using this technology, it would be possible to show a rotating 3D picture of the Alamo when you mouse-over its map position in my Alamo App or even build a walk through application.
The original add-on does not work in the latest versions of Blender (2.5x) as the Blender API has changed as well as the version of the language that it was written in (Python). So as a fun exercise, I did a port of the old add-on to the new version of Blender in about 8 days.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Pat Conway is known more for beer, being one half the brother duo that runs Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood.
But the brothers are foodies, too. We know where Pat goes to drink; where does he eat?
Pat recently told us his favorite spots over lunch at his brewpub. His food preferences cover a range of cuisine that is as varied as the style of beers that Great Lakes makes.
"Food," he said, "is my favorite dish."
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Making Bolognese sauce is a regular thing for him, with his unique added touch of liver to the meat-and-pork mixture.
"I'm trying now to make the perfect Bolognese," he said.
Conway keeps a few rules of thumb for his dining excursions.
"I don't go too far east or south," he said. "I'm not a big meat person."
Conway's adventurous palate and love of food stem in part from his travels throughout the world. Years ago, when he lived abroad, "I ate what everyone else is eating. In Hong Kong I ate things that were still moving."
But the most steadfast dining-out rule Conway rarely breaks is a simple one:
"I'm partial to places that sell Great Lakes beer."
While he munched on a spicy chick-pea salad and cheeseburger taste-testing a new bun the restaurant is trying while mulling aloud different dishes his brewpub should consider putting on the menu he gave us his favorites. Conway had so many restaurants we made an exception - he offered five from Cleveland, and five from just outside the city limits:
Blue Point Grille ( 700 W St Clair Ave, bluepointgrille.com , 216 875-7827 ): "The seafood is amazing."
Flying Fig ( 2523 Market Ave, theflyingfig.com , 216-241-4243): He speaks highly of Karen Small's cooking. "Her sophistication, the way she blends the spices ..." It's convenient, too; the restaurant is about a 5-second walk from the brewpub.
Johnny's (3164 Fulton Road, johnnyscleveland.com , 216-281-0055): "Tremendous." If you're going to have a one-word review, this is the one to have.
L'Albatros ( 11401 Bellflower Road, albatrosbrasserie.com , 216-791-7880): "Across the board" one of the best restaurants around.
Lolita (900 Literary Road, lolitarestaurant.com , 216-771-5652): "Michael Symon restaurants are always a perennial favorite. He's a big supporter."
Bucci's (19373 Hilliard Road, Rocky River, buccis.net , 440-331-5157): Conway raves about the antipasto platter.
Nighttown (12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, nighttowncleveland.com , 216-795-0550): What's not an Irishman to like with dishes on the menu like "The Famous Dublin Lawyer" and "Bangers and Colcannon Mash?" Said Conway: "I'm into Irish authors (William Butler) Yeats, (James) Joyce. ... really interesting group of people there." After noting that Nighttown serves Oysters Rockefeller as a regular special a challenging dish to make but one that is well prepared here he wondered aloud about serving it in the brewpub's Rockefeller Room. "But the staff said it is too tough to pull off properly," he said.
Players (14523 Madison Ave., Lakewood, playersonmadison.com , 216-226-5200): "I've never ordered anything but pizza. They always have specials, but I go with the pizza."
Salmon Dave's Pacific Grille (19015 Old Lake Road, Rocky River, salmondaves.com , 440-331-2739): They always have wonderful seafood and overall have an interesting, upscale selection of food and beverage."Stino's ( 19070 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River, stinodanapoli.com , 440-331-3944): "The carbonara is one of the best around." The challenge here with this eggs-cheese-bacon-pasta mix, he said, is getting everything to cook just right timing is everything. Overcooked eggs can cling to the pasta; undercooked ones can lead to a soupy mess.


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I don't love Brunello.
I've never been able to drink it often enough to form that kind of bond with it.
But I do respect Brunello – Brunello di Montalcino, to be more exacting. I respect its tradition, even if it is a relatively new one.
So I'm very glad to report, no matter how late, that the producers who make up the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino have voted overwhelmingly in favor of maintaining the apellation rules requiring Brunello to be produced from 100% Sangiovese. That's what Brunello is after all, the local name for the clone of Sangiovese unique to the hills surrounding the town of Montalcino.
Making only a passing reference to what my fellow wine writers have alternately called Brunellogate and Brunellopoli, I've remained all but totally quiet on the recent scandals in Montalcino up to now. I've left it to those fellows who do love Brunello – guys like Jeremy Parzen at Do Bianchi and Alessandro Bindocci, scribe of Montalcino Report and member of the wine family at Tenuta Il Poggione – to give much more connected and impassioned day-to-day coverage than I possibly could have.
The scandal basically boils down to the disclosure that a number of producers have knowingly been adulterating their Brunelli with grapes other than Sangiovese, a practice strictly forbidden by the DOCG discipline for Brunello di Montalcino. This is hardly a revelation, as there's a long history of adulterating wine in some of the most famous viticultural regions of Europe. Whether tankerloads of Southern Italian juice were added under cover of night to fermentation vats in Tuscany and Northern Italy or whether Rhône and Languedoc wines were used to darken and enrich the more exalted wines of Burgundy and Bordeaux, winemakers have been playing loose with tradition for centuries, even longer.
Estates such as as Il Poggione (pictured at left) and Castello Banfi found themselves on very different sides of the debate.
In this case, though, the issue was less surreptitious. Brunellogate received global attention on a scope that few wine scandals had drawn before. In answer to the scrutiny drawn by the scandal, some major wine figures – among them Barbaresco ultra-star Angelo Gaja, winemaker and consultant Ezio Rivello, and American Cristina Mariani, owner of Montalcino-based Banfi Vintners – came forward to argue that the rules governing the production of Brunello should be changed to allow for the inclusion of so-called international varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
In Rivello's own words, "You don't win 100 points from the Wine Spectator using just sangiovese." And you know what? He's right. But the point of creating the discipline for Brunello di Montalcino was not to create a vehicle for winemakers to produce inky, rich blockbusters. Rather, the discipline was meant to give voice to the hills of the area as expressed through wines made from Sangiovese, Montalcino's own, unique vine. That's what Brunello is. Allowing for blending in other varieties may have made economic sense to some producers, but it wouldn't be progress. It would simply be another step toward global wine homogenization.
Though I expect there were many forms of motivation driving the 662 votes against (versus the 30 for) changes being made to Brunello's existing guidelines, I applaud – even love – the final decision. Upholding tradition does not always equate to halting progress.


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2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community..
I am home alone tonight.
I hear the fan of the computer, the clock in the kitchen, the typing of the keys, the traffic on the highway.
This would be considered quiet.
But I LOVE the quiet of the breeze in the trees, the solitude of being surrounded by God's creation. I have missed moments like that lately, as to be expected when motherhood is abounding with young ones.
It's nice to have this quiet now. Husband is 2500 miles away trying to make a living for us. 7 year old is having his first sleep over at a non-relative's house. Baby in the womb is kicking but silent!
I miss the deep quiet of the mountains, or even the coast where the waves produce a sound but create a silence.
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Thanksgiving had special meaning to me this year. I'm so grateful for everyone and everything God has placed in my life. I sometimes lament growing older, but I shouldn't. My life has never been as right as it is at this very time. I have made more good decisions in the past seven years than at any other time in my life. I'm blessed with an incredible husband, the most special children imaginable (and grown children and grandchildren), loving and supportive family far and near, good health, plenty of food on my table every day, life in a free country, and the promise that God is in full control of my future. It took a while for me to realize that I'm not in control, and when I let God guide me I'm much happier. There are so many things to be thankful for, and I never want to forget that every single one of them is a gift!
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Monday, 13 February 2012
Chronical (2012) - Review
So the other day, decided i would go to the cinema with a few friends and we all decided on watching the new film about telekinesis, Chronical.
Prior to this, i was quite excited about going to watch this film as i thought it looked brilliant, so i was quite excited. The film does start out slightly slow, but this is soon changed and we start seeing utterly brilliant things! This movie basically shows everyone what it would be like to have telekinesis and everything we would ever want to do with that power, is shown in this movie.
I dont really want to spoil anything for anyone so i wont go into too much detail, but i highly recommend watching the film because it is just great. The ending is superb!
9 / 10.
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Never heard of this one before but it sounds really cool.ReplyDelete
This sounds really interesting. I have to watch it.ReplyDelete
yea i went to see this with my girl, it was pretty epic actually ^^ReplyDelete
thx for recommending!ReplyDelete
I'm glad to see someone liked this. I had heard it was gonna be one of the better movies out.ReplyDelete
Hmm, IMDB has it for 7.6, it might be good. Thanks!ReplyDelete
For me this was just a remake of the Japanese animated film "Akira". Nothing really special IMHO, except for the special effects :).ReplyDelete
9/10? Will have to check it out then.ReplyDelete
cool movieReplyDelete
sounds like it'll be a great movie to see.ReplyDelete
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i like the look of this film,, i shall go see it.ReplyDelete
I also really liked this film. Really had a great vibe going on with it.ReplyDelete
sounds a great film....maybe a v-day treat for the wifeReplyDelete
seems kinda rad...but you know you spelled it wrong right?ReplyDelete
I definitely want to go see this.ReplyDelete
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Glad you liked it I was thinking about going to see this movieReplyDelete
Heyyyy. I watched this with my man the other day & fell asleep . . . Gutted, really wanted to see it & the end was brill, must catch up on the middle though :))))) defo worth a watchReplyDelete
Nice. Gonna give it a try.ReplyDelete
Maybe I'll watch it when it comes out on Netflix.ReplyDelete
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Telekinesis? Tried it in real life, need more practice tho lololol.ReplyDelete
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The last couple of months have been pretty awesome for ca and me when we thought it couldn't get even huger, BAM, something comes up which makes us pinch ourselves and wonder if its all for real. The nominees we're announced for Plus Camerimage 2010 and in the music category sitting amongst the big names Lady Gaga, Gorillaz, Fever Ray, Florence And The Machine, Eminem and UNKLE et al is our clip for Murder By Death.
Plus Camerimage is an international festival dedicated to cinematography and our animated clip for Murder By Death's "White Noise" has been nominated in the music video category and to say we're chuffed is a huge understatement! We're excited just to be amongst great directors and to have our work seen by the jury.
Other things that have happened this week include; meeting one of our creative heroes, Deanne Cheuk, missing out on a SOYA award but huge congratulations to the winners and all the finalists, taking part in the I Can Draw You A Picture: Re-Building lab at LiveWorks, getting an ass-whooping in Scrabble, taking down our group exhibition ABD6 and parting with some favourites and enjoying a day in the sun at the Newtown Festival.
Capture the Fade Photography Exhibition opens at the Paper Mill Gallery this Wednesday and guest judge Bill Henson will announce the overall winner of the competition. Congratulations to our friend Gene whose work will be exhibited and good luck for the anouncement!!
One last thing for this Monday's post, ca and I have started work on our next series of type and thread pieces, below is a sneak peek. Oh and since ABD6 has finished up, the unsold pieces will be put up for sale soon on our site, we'll keep you posted.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Pinching Ourselves
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That's amazing! Congratulations!!
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Craft Guerilla Market in Walthamstow!
We will be there March 31st selling our wares. I really hope we get a good turnout and the weathers nice. I visited the first edition which seemed to go well. Always nice to see what other crafters are doing and getting our products exposure! Will let you know how it goes!
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I've noticed this thing about a lot of recent comedy movies. No, not just that they're bad, I mean something else. See I think the last sort of wave of comedy movies that anyone really responded to were like those Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow movies from like ten years ago. You know, like Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin. And what made those movies so funny is all the improv between the actors. They didn't really write jokes, it was just kind of them all reacting to stuff and riffing off each other, and somehow it worked. And I think a lot of movies since have been trying and spectacularly failing at doing the same thing. It seems like a lot of directors think they can just stick any four funny people in front of the camera without writing any jokes for them and expect it to be gold. The thing is, Seth Roger and Jason Segel and Martin Starr and Jay Baruchel and Jonah Hill and Judd Apatow have all spent years hanging out and smoking weed and writing comedy together. They literally become famous off of just trying to make each other laugh. So when you get them all together in a movie, their natural rapport and comfort and developed timing with each other all translates to the audience, and it's effortlessly funny. But there are so many points in not just this new Ghostbusters movie, but also every other Paul Feig movie I've seen, where the rhythm and the timing and the framing all suggest that what the character is saying should be a big funny punchline and it's just nothing. It'll be like some generic understated reaction line, and it just comes across like there was no joke written, and they couldn't think of anything funny to improv. And it's not that they're not funny actors who are capable of improv, but unless you have the exact right group of actors and director, you just can't hang a whole movie on improv alone. At some point you have to write some jokes.
Speaking of actors, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth completely stole the show. Like I said, most of the jokes are just the characters reacting to wacky scenarios, and Leslie Jones's reactions are genuinely the funniest. As for Chris Hemsworth, I can't tell if he's actually a really great comedic actor or if it's just his accent, but every line he had made me laugh. Kate McKinnon was also really good, in the sense that her character was this ridiculous, over-the-top cartoon character who belonged in a completely different movie, but was super fun to watch. The two real let downs are Melissa McCarthy, who I dislike generally (being exassebated and having a midwestern accent isn't a comedic persona), but who was tolerable in this, and Kristen Wiig, who gave a suprsisingly bad performance. Normally she's funny, but it's like she has no fucking idea what she's doing in this movie. Like I think what happened is they sort of tried to make her the main character, which meant she had to be really grounded and relatable, so instead of letting Kristen Wiig like come up with a funny character to do, like they did with Kate McKinnon, they just made her play like "the normal girl". So all she has to fall back on to try to be funny is that whole awkward thing she does, which stretched out over two hours with nothing else and no written jokes quickly becomes pretty painful.
Oh yeah, two hours, this movie is too long by like 40 minutes. What happened to a nice, brisque 90 minutes comedy? They're all super long now. Even the best comedic premise wears thin after the two hour mark. Learn to edit, Paul Fieg. (Feig? Fieg. I can't rememeber how I spelled it last time. Spellcheck says they're both wrong. I'm not googling it). Some of the actual ghost stuff was better than I thought it would be, too. The trailers make it look like they're all just generic, but there are some interesting ones, once you get over the fact they're all CG. There's also way more of a focus on the development of the ghost fighting tech, which is kind of cool if you're a nerd. One thing I really didn't like was the "final boss" ghost, tho. I'm just gonna spoil it, who cares. The bad guy asks them to choose their destructor form, and they ask for a "friendly cartoon ghost". So it literally turns into an animated version of the Ghostubsters logo, which then turns giant and realistic and starts fighting them. Which is stupid enough on it's own, but like, there's a moment in the trailer where you see Stay-Puft, right, and I was like "oh no, they're doing stay-puft again". But then in the actual movie it turns out it's just a Stay-Puft balloon that gets possessed along with a whole Macy's parade, so it's more of a reference than anything else. But then like two seconds later this thing asks them to pick a destructor form and then proceeds to transform into a giant white chubby cartoon character with a bowtie. So what the fuck was even the point? Either do Stay-Puft or don't. Anyway it would probably be a stretch to call this movie good but if you mentally divorce it from the original and just compare it to the average modern day bright loud crap, then it's completely fine.
Overall Rating: And really with the whole calling out your own youtube haters thing? You know you give them the power when you do that. So childish. Who are you, Kevin Smith?/10


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As I was getting established in my career, going to grad school at night, and becoming a mom, I kept thinking (and saying), "I just don't have time to volunteer."
Sure, I would bake the cupcakes or volunteer at church, but certainly nothing that required sustained energy and effort. I thought, "people with more time would surely be better at that than me."
Looking back now, that sure sounds like an excuse and a mistake.
I regret what I missed in the giving and in the growing that comes from volunteering during that phase of my life. The growing is more fun these days.
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Hottest Summer (May and June)
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Hottest Summer – Phase II (Whole of October)
Autumn (November and most of December)
A pretentious Winter (Last week of December) and back to Hot Summer!We do experience what can be called a semblance of Winter for a week towards the end of December, and what a precious, pretentious Winter week it is! We pretend it is the real thing. How else can one explain people in full sleeved jackets in January when it is not even chilly but just pleasant? Could it be to bring out the lovely stuff one has purchased during the 'Winter Sale' from Westside or Allen Solly? My annual trek to the Himalayas makes every 'sale' purchase totally worthwhile! I was happy when we saw all the snow, experienced serious cold and actually got to wear the jackets. If I wear them here I would end up looking and feeling like a tandoori aloo!
I gather from the information available on mulberry cultivation that the best temperatures for cultivation of this crop is between 16 and 31 deg. Cel. which is generally May or June in colder regions hence it is a Summer Berry after all!
The other day one of my friends and I were reminiscing 'those days' when we would eat berries off trees, and she mentioned that she found a mulberry seller near Thane Station only for a few days in the first few weeks of January. Since we were already into February I knew I had missed my chance and was so very disappointed until I spotted them at the newly opened Reliance Mart at Pokhran II, Thane. There they were, about five small cartons all neatly sealed and sitting in a row – just for Rs.25/- each for 200g. I jostled my way and picked two before they got over.
When I was a kid we had a huge Mulberry tree (Shahtoot ka ped) in our backyard and every day the maali (gardener) would shake the branches and let the mulberries plop on the ground. Most of them would fall with a 'plop' and the juice would be squished out but we (I must have been about five and my sister about seven) would run about in our shameez (Frocklike innerwear for little girls) gathering the a few good ones, clean them in salted water and stain our hands, dress and teeth eating the juicy fruit. I don't remember my Mother ever making any sweets or desserts except for those that might have found their way into fruit custards, so I had no idea what I would do with the two packets I purchased.
Mulberries are mostly cultivated for sericulture, a practice taught by China to the rest of the world. Silk worms needed for weaving silk materials (made from the silk glands present in these worms) are said to only feed on mulberry leaves, and this is the prime reason for cultivation of mulberry as a crop. The fruit is basically only a by-product and as such it has never been given any importance in cooking. I gave up silk since the last three years as I really can't bear the thought of rearing worms just to kill them methodically for adorning myself!
Coming back to the present, the children were thrilled when they saw the fruit as they had never had it before. I somehow felt that these were not as sweet as what we had had as children but then taste has so much to do with nostalgia so I may be mistaken. I let them have half the quantity and asked them whether they would like me to try muffins – if you can have blueberry muffins, why not mulberry muffins? It was Jr.P who said he would rather have ice cream as Naturals does not have mulberry ice cream amongst its range of flavours, and since it was Summer Jr.H felt he was quite right. When it comes to desserts I always allow my children to decide as their reasoning however quirky always turns out more logical than ours, and their choice I have noticed is always more popular, probably because when P or I choose we unconsciously count the amount of butter, APF and calories before anything else.
I hunted quite a bit before I decided to follow the tried and tested kulfi method given on the 'Brown and Polson Custard pack', with a few twists which I added from this recipe I found at 'Food Down Under'.
The recipe gave me the perfect ice cream, exactly like the one you get at Naturals. I made my own soymilk version too which was also very tasty but not as appetizing to look at. I am sorry about the pictures. The weather is considerably hot so the ice cream started melting despite the fact that I had taken care to freeze the container and the small ladle I used to scoop out the ice-cream!
Vegetarian Mulberry Ice Cream
(Own recipe)
Whole full fat buffalo milk (I used Gokul) – 1litre
Sugar – 1/2 cup + 1/2 cup
Mulberries – 1 cup (rinsed out twice in clean water)
Vanilla beans – 2
Corn flour – 3tbsps.
Thick cream – 1/2 cup
(I used Amul which I kept overnight in the refrigerator so that the thick cream would rise to the top)
I used the mulberry syrup for both this and the soy ice cream. About 2tbsps for the soy version and rest for this one.
Heat milk in a broad thick bottomed wok or vessel and boil till it reduces to half. Collect the cream on the sides of the vessel. When boiling milk scrape the vanilla from the bean into the milk and boil the milk with the beans. Remove the beans later.
Dissolve cornflour in 1 cup of milk taken from the vessel and add the homogeneous mixture to the hot milk. Mix well till blended uniformly into the milk. Scrape the cream settled on the sides into the milk. Add 1/2 cup sugar and heat again till dissolved. Cool completely.
Updated: It is only when SJ listed the 'lessons she learnt' while making this ice cream that I realized the omission:
The cornflour needs to be dissolved in small quantity of cold milk. Take a cup of milk from the vessel. Let it come down to room temperature and then add the cornflour. Whisk it well to blend and add the solution to the hot milk whisking the milk in the pan all the while. If not the cornflour will form lumps. In case you still end up with lumps just blend the milk mixture in your blender before continuing to cook, but leave out the cream on the sides of the pan!
While the milk is cooling prepare the mulberry sauce.
Line a strainer with twice folded cheese cloth. Combine the water and berries and bring to boil. Simmer till the mulberris can be easily mashed. Strain through the cheese cloth and press out the juice. Gave me exactly a cup of juice. Now add 1/2 cup sugar and simmer on slow fire till dissolved and the sauce coats the back of the spoon. Cool completely. Keep a little sauce (About 2tbsps.) aside and fold the cream and the rest of the sauce into the cool milk mixture. It will form a thickish custard (not pudding like but like molten lava).
Pour into an air tight container and freeze for an hour. Remove and using an electric hand blender churn gently in the container itself. Freeze for another hour and repeat. Freeze overnight or for at least four hours.
Scoop and serve with a little sauce. You may chop a few mulberries and fold iti nto the ice cream before finally freezing.
I also folded a few broken pine nuts with the cream.
This recipe will not form icicles at all. Do not blend the cream into the milk while boiling. Wait till it comes to room temperature. For us the sweetness was just right.
Soy ice cream:
Soy Milk – 1 cup (I used organic Silk)
Soyvita powder – 3tbsps.
Corn flour – 1 tsp.
2tbsp. of mulberry sauce from above.
Silken firm mori-nu tofu – 2tbsp.
Dissolve cornflour into sauce and heat whisking continuously to get a smooth custard. Blend everything together in a blender till very smooth. Chop some of the fruit and freeze for an hour. Remove and blend with a hand blender and re-freeze. Repeat once and freeeze at least four hours before serving.
This tastes great but the colour does not look as good as the vegetarian version. It was a weird blue – not what can be called a color for the palette:)
Note: I won't be able to visit you guys for sometime as work is keeping my on my toes and I am spending some time with myself to get fit for the Himalayan climb. This does not leave me much time to blog or blog hop!!
If you would like to make gujiyas/somasi this Holi, do have a look here at my unhealthy and healthy versions:). Gujiyas are a kind of Indian puff pastry traditionally made during Holi in the North. We grew up on this tradition so I am stuck on this one!!
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I heard it very hot this year in india.. icecream looks so good.
mmm. ice cream looks great Harini! Don't worry about the picture, it still shows nice texture of the ice cream. Nice pink color. I think you forgot to send this to FIC:Pink. 🙂
I actually love the effect of you picture. & I have never had mulberries & ever since i was a kid i wanted to have it & half my life is over I still did not get to eat it. That icecream sounds sooooo good that I feel like having that right now sitting in my back yard.
I am not getting your updates in the reader… will have to see wht happened.
Ice cream looks fabulous…I like my ice cream slightly melted so the pic looks perfect to me…That was a good read, ur so right about the seasons in India, the dreaded October.
Whoa! H, that hot and hot and more hot there. As much as it's cold and snowy here, we do love the white all over in December around X Mas but if cold goes on and on, we get pissed! When it's too hot in Summer, we get pissed again!:D
It's 81F now, wonderful sunny days. Love Spring and Fall.
Mulberry IC looks so yum, it is melting there, must be really hot. Love the color, pale purple. Have fun there, and enjoy! 🙂
Don't worry about blog hop, u can catch up later. I feel the summer has started… The ice cream is melting….. Oh is still chill here, and u make me crave for some ice cream!
Looks absolutely delish! Can i use any other berry??
you've kindled such memories! I used to live in Thane eons ago, behind our house, we had a mulberry tree…remember climbling up a wall to pluck a few berries! The ice cream sounds very delicious.
And I do envy you your Himalayan trek..been ages since I went on one. Where are you off to?
That is a perfect description for the weather & the months Harini!:-)
I have seen mulberries being sold in bunches at Mahabaleshwar .. never felt like tasting them though. Thanks to this recipe I can make the perfect ice cream now (even without the berries). 🙂 Happy Holi to you too. 🙂
Thanks all:)
Uma, thanks for clearing. I thought it was purple but I guess it does look pink:) Lemme see what Priya says!
Soma, I had changed to google and transferred my feeds. I saw there was a considerable drop in the number but am not able to set it right at my end. Checked google but there is no fix as far as I know!
Poorna, I like it that way too!! I know – we have to brace up for October each time:)
Asha, I think it is our climatic variation that makes India very suitable for cultivation of crops and have vivid variety in flora and fauna. It is just that the heat gets to me like you said:), and sometimes we are envious of the cold too!!
Cham, there is something about having an ice cream in the cold, isn't it? Enjoy the season!!
SJ, yes use any other berry. The sauce can be made with strawberries too or you could just chop the berries. The basic ice cream remains the same.
Aquadaze, it is a nice feeling, isn't it? I am taking the 'Har-ki-Doon' route in Mussorie this year.
Ya really it's even very hot in Bangalore. But the icecream looks coooooool 🙂
Ice cream looks great. Perfect texture and very appealing color. Here the summer has started at 40 C. Don't know what is in store for the peak season.
So you have already made ur summer plans. Enjoy your trek.
Mulberry icecream..Mmmmmm it sounds delicious..Nice color and great clicks 🙂
wow…delicious ice cream…lovely click
It is ages ago i had mulberries, when i was in school there was a tree on theway and in the seaon we used to pluck the mulberries from the tree( well let me put it like this we used to steel )
Ice cream looks so soft and yummy delicious.
Ice cream looks yummy… Loved the pic feel like grabbing one right away from the screen. I loved the texture.. Planning to try this with strawberries..
Ahh those wonderful days…i remember plucking shahtoot from the neighbors trees near my Naani's home in Chembur and staining the pockets of frocks where these were STOCKED UP to have it later with friends around.
And hey the icecream looks wonderfully yummmmmm,perfect for the JUST IN Summer.And hey u had been near our NEW PLACE(P II) 😉
Happy Holi to u dear ,hope u enjoy the colours of life along with family on this colourful day
And BTW i am so sorry to trouble u again,but i needed help with BIG-LITTLE WORDS(whts that…no info on net too).Can u help out pls………
Mulberry ice cream sounds yum. Enjoy your trek !
Tandoori aloo!..good one.Sweaters?I don't remember wearing any in Hyd. either,but I do miss the tropical weather.
The melting ice cream looks delectable,the mulberries look lot like the blackberries,have to wait for summer to try the cool ice creams.I kinda had a sore throat after eating the icecream I made for DB challenge.
Himalaya trekking must be a nice cool change not to mention adventurous,have fun:)
And Happy Holi to you too:)
YUm Yumm..Looks so nice. It is so humid here already, I could have that bowl now..
Actually the picture looks so more beautiful ….lovely ice creams…
You are in Mumbai, I always thought B'lore !!! And Mulberry is Shahtoot, didn't know that
The ice cream looks very nice and creamy. All the best for your trek
Quite a delicious Ice cream…for me the pictures r quite beautiful n excellent..soo goodddd..
Mulberries in Thane! Gosh, Harini, where do you find this stuff?
The times are certainly a-changing. I remember I would almost jump out of my shoes when my bhaajiwalli in Thane would pull out some precious lettuce from her basket. 🙂
That ice cream looks incredible. Thanks for the vegan version– I still have to work on finding that soy powder.
I used to love mulberry during my school though I never had a chance to eat them for quite sometime now…I am just drooling over the icrcream..its just the way I love it…slightly melted 😉 Please trail back to my blog. I have something waiting for you 🙂
Its pink! 🙂 And whole buffalo milk sounds very good to me 😀
that looks soooo yum!
Here's something for you http://vibaas-world.blogspot.com/2009/03/potato-sandwich-and-awards.html
It looks fabulous! Never thought of mulberries in ice cream, somehow !!! Would love to make this, but with cow's milk 🙂
hi, i guess i missed a lot of recipes here..that ice cream looks very inviting:)
nice entry for FIC pink..i have to think of something too:)
We have only two seasons, rainy monsoo and hot-hotter-hottest summer!!
Perfect ice-cream. I make mine like this too, but tend to leave out the cream a lot of the time, so I feel less guilty about eating it.:)
I have been telling my husband we ought to drive up to Mahabaleshwar in berry season next.
Btw, do you know that shameez supposedly came from chemise?
Goodluck with the preparation for the climb.
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delicious looking icecreams
ice cream looks yummy yum….
I must have missed the earlier post, but did you say Himalayan climb? You are my hero already. Hope your work pressure reduces soon.
I never had mulberry as a child, the only thing I heard was "Here we go around the mulberry bush" Sigh!
Icecream sounds good and soyvita? I need to check that out.
HOPE YOU HAD A DELIGHTFUL HOLI.the icecream looks great.I was thinking of making an icecream for fic rose.love the pic,dear,here also the weather is a bit unpredictable.the weather anytime here is perfect for icecreams -hope Jr P &Jr H had a wonderful time,loved your post.I think soy icecream is much easier than the other.Also its better to ask children when it comes to desserts.Never had mulberries 🙁 though.
An afterthght-no one tght of using icecream as holi colour right,then it would have been much better,
Ice cream looks so creamy and delicious Harini! Perfect snaps!
harini, plz invite me to ur home 🙂
I forgot to tell you,ALL THE BEST FOR THE TRIP THIS TIME AS WELL.Will miss you dearly,but do enjoy the trip and come back with lots of stories and dishes.
Oh God got soem relief by seeing those cool delights….Wish to lick it off right now….Well said about the climate…
I made it …I made it… lallaallaaaa….
I never tried to make icecream at home.. ur recipe is tempting me though!!!
I love the aroma of mulberry and I shall scream for your ice cream!
I used the mulberry fragrance in my cupcake soap once.
hey nominated for BOTDA…and guess what u got it …i am sooo glad 🙂
Thanks all for the luck too! I need it as this is said to be a tough trail, but am going to enjoy it for that very reason!! With Youth Hostels it does become easy as we do not cover too much in one day and have food cooked for us rather than doing it ourselves:)
Sahaja, thanks to you for nominating me for Blog of the Day award!!
Bill, thanks for considering:)
Vaishali, ek baar Thana aake dekhlo! You will not recognize the place, I can bet on that one!
Alka, Yeah! I almost forgot:) Hum to aape ilake mein gaye the!!
Sia, come over:) Will be happy to have you here!! Maybe next time when you visit India?!
SJ, so soon? Thanks for trying and am glad you enjoyed it!! I am so sorry about those little details I missed!! I guess I either swallowed the words or just took them for granted. Will include it now!
Yummy looking ice cream – nothing to beat home made and yours really look tasty!
I'm not able to see the picture at all, but the procedure seems very simple. I have to look what's the tamil name for mulberries.
for some reason, your pics are not visible. would love to try this.
Can I make mango ice cream using this recipe by just replacing mulberry pulp with mango pulp ?
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday Feature- Gettin' Digi
Did you know there are some great artists on Etsy who sell digi stamps? Here are a few I located and my favorite items.
Puddle Jumper Digital Stamp by WhimsieDoodles
Butterfairy / Digital Stamp by Softpencil
Brayden and Berneen with Strawberries DIGITAL STAMP/IMAGE by DoodlePalace
Partysquirrel digital image for paper crafting by digitalstampoasis
Don't forget about digi papers too!
Bitty Bugs Mini Paper Pack by cocoastudio
Thanks for looking. My apologies for dropping this feature the last few weeks. I'm having to set a new schedule for myself with the new puppy!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
I started this card with the Sketch Saturday sketch. I knew I wanted to put butterflies in the place of the flowers as soon as I saw it and the challenge this week at Stamp Something is butterflies (or bugs or other wing things). The challenge this week at Stampin for the Weekend is masking. When I saw it, I did not plan to participate, but what did I do with these flowers? Masking! So, this is how my card came together.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Quick one
Sunday, July 26, 2009
A couple more challenge cards
Stamp: Flourishes All Wrapped Up
Paper: K&Co.
Accents: Stickles, Fiskars border punch, flowers 2 die cuts and swirl by Sizzix
Next is another card using die cut corners. This card is for Digital Tuesday Challenge. It's Christmas in July. My image is from Victoria Case Art Designs. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils. The papers are from my scrap stash and are so old I cannot tell you what company they are from. The sketch for this card is from Simon Says Challenge.
Feelin blue...
Next is a card I made for the Pink Elephant challenge #24- animals. This is my first time playing in this challenge, but I will check in more often as there is some great talent over there. I used a brand new stamp that I won in a OCC challenge from Dog Gone Stamps- birthday Betsy. I used BasicGrey paper again- archaic. I used some dog brads from Around the Block. My layout is the sketch from Stamps and Smiles - Fresh Batch .
Thanks for looking. I'll be back in a bit to post some more cards I made this weekend, but I gotta go link these up. I'm running close to the deadlines for the challenges.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Two for Tuesday
YELLOW LUCITE IRIS FLOWER AND BRASS EARRINGS by the29sparrows
Birthday wishes by SouthernScraps
Monday, July 20, 2009
Purple and pierced
I am also trying to participate in new challenges. I played along with A Spoonfull of Sugar for the first time. The challenge was a sketch.
Paper: Making Memories
Stamp: Whiff of Joy
Accents: Flowers, brads, button
All Wrapped Up
Details are really simple. Cardstock; patterned paper by HOTP; Martha Stewart lace doily punch; Flourishes All Wrapped up stamp set, color pencils, ribbon, nestabilities.
Thanks for looking and have a great week.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Seeing red
Only on my cards, lol! I've got two cards to share today that I managed to get done over the weekend. First is one using the sketch from Mojo Monday 95 combined with the red, black and white color challenge at StampTV. I colored the flower stamp with Marvy Markers and then stamped it. I filled in the flowers and leaves with prismacolor pencils. The large red panel was embossed with a Sizzix texture plate.
Paper: Cardstock (Black-Bazzill); other
Stamps: Simple Pleasures GinaK Designs
Tools: Martha Stewart Zig Zag punch; Nestabilites long and scalloped long rectangles; classic rectangle
Accents: Ribbon
Card size: 6.5 x 5 in.
Next is a card I made for a new challenge I discovered - Digital Tuesday Challenge. Digi stamps are beginning to be very popular and I discovered this challenge blog last week. Along with a digi stamp you are to use 2 design papers and 3 embellishments. I used three acrylic stones, three punched flowers and three button brads for embellishments. Now that I've said that, I'm now sure it really meets the criteria, that may be more than three, but still it's groups of threes. I colored my image with prismacolor pencils and OMS. The card design is based on the sketch which is the challenge at Stamp Something this week. I also chose the strawberries for Simon Says summer fruits challenge.
Stamp: Sammy Squirrel eats strawberries by digitalstampoasis
Paper: BasicGrey Lime Ricky
Accents: Brads, acrylic stones, daisy punch
Card size: 5.5 x 4.25 in.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
I must be wonderful!
On to my card. This one is for Sketch Saturday and OCC- Pet Parade.
(Sorry, my card was sitting a little crooked when I took the picture.)
Stamps: Inkadinkado Dogs; Sentiment by MFT
Paper: BasicGrey archaic; Bazzill cardstock
Tools: Nestabilities labels four, Cuttlebug embossing folder spots and dots
Accents: paper flowers, ribbon, rhinestones (Michael's), stickles
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Pink, yellow, and green something
Stamps: MFT
Paper: K&Co wild raspberry
Accents: Ribbon
Thanks for looking. The week is half over. Hope it's been a good one for you.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
A little more bliss
The sketch is from Caardvarks. The colors are for the chocolate and red challenge at Stampin for the Weekend.
Here is my card:
Stamp: Stamping Bella beachabella
Paper: K&Co. Wild Saffron
Accents: Ribbon; button
Tools: Fiskars treading water punch
Monday, July 13, 2009
Pop it
Stamp: Flourishes butterfly moments
Paper: K&Co. Wild Saffron
Accents: Paper flowers; jewels (Michael's)
Tools: Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Late mojo
Stamps: Verve Wishful elegance
Paper: BasicGrey marrakech
Accents: Button, ric rak Making Memories; Marvy Markers
Tools: Circle punch
Introducing Bella
We took a 17 hour road trip (one way!) over the Fourth of July weekend to pick up this beautiful little girl. Recovering from the trip and getting her settled into her new home and schedule has taken up a lot of my time. But she is so worth it. Our beloved Tarra (you can see her here) passed away at the first of June. We miss her but this little stinker has brought lots of joy back.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Stamps: Sweet N Sassy Light of the World
Paper: BasicGrey boxer
Accents: Button (BasicGrey)
Tools: Fiskars punch, star punch
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Late and not so late
Friday, July 3, 2009
Let Freedom Ring! Friday Feature
For the casual function
Fourth of July Fireworks Flip Flops by traveltimecrafts
For a more formal affair
Sailor Dress by FablesbyBarrie
Add some earrings to the attire
Red, White, and Blue Chandelier Earrings by SuaVoce
And if you're grilling or hosting a celebration, you'll need some kitchen linens
Patriotic Linen Set by pruitthandcrafts
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Last Minute
Paper: BasicGrey sugared
Stamp: Whiff of Joy
Accents: Flowers (Wal-mart); brads
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Three somethings for Stamp Something
Stamp: Flowahbella/ Stamping Bella
Paper: K&Co.
Tools: Nestabilites circle, scalloped circle, scalloped rectangle; Fiskars scallop punch; Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Accents: Jewels (Michael's)


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Figures that the one day all semester when I am so tied up in classes and meetings that I spend almost zero time on the internets is the day when mondo GH news breaks. "Film Star James Franco Checks into General Hospital"! So I finally find out, I'm all excited (who doesn't love Daniel Desario?), I'm all, "but doesn't he realize that no one thinks GH is any good these days?" And then I finally get to read all about it in the soap blogosphere and the entertainment industry sites and all. And I realize this is really interesting in many, many ways.
First is the shocked (SHOCKED!) reaction amongst all commenters. No one can believe it. No one can understand it. But these shocked reactions come in at least three versions: one is from in-the-know soap types, who pretty much echo my reaction above--the "but everyone knows GH is a shell of its former self these days" take. GH is not the place to go for a quality soap experience! Serial Drama's Mallory says it; Marlena DeLaCroix says it. And here and there a commenter says it on more general entertainment biz sites.
But those sites have the much more predictable comments, the why the hell would he go to a soap at all comments, the who the hell cares about those awful soaps comments, the NO ONE actually watches those things anymore comments. These, of course, come from a much different place than those from soap viewers. Soap viewers love soaps, but rue how far so many have fallen from their days of soapy goodness. The rest of the world simply picks up the discourse of denigration long linked to the genre. Boring, easy pot-shots. The soap viewers' criticisms are much more stinging.
Then there's category three of reaction--the attempt to explain. Rumor has it he's researching a film role. He shares a manager with GH actor Steve Burton. He knows lots of famous folks once worked on soaps and wants to be like them. A friend told him that soap acting is the hardest acting gig there is and he wanted to try it. He got stoned with Seth Rogen and lost a bet.
I'd like to think that it's all linked to the education he's been getting at Columbia and, reportedly, in a queer cinema course at NYU. A while back, zigzigger linked to an interview clip with Franco expressing his admiration for Carl Wilson's awesome book, Let's Talk about Love, a volume about a hipster music snob trying to understand the appeal of Celine Dion that does an amazing job of exploring questions of cultural hierarchy, taste, and gender. I'm thinking that a little queer theory, a little Bourdieu, maybe even a little soap scholarship in one of those college courses piqued his interest and encouraged the guy to explore the genre from the inside.
Let's call the story, "James Franco challenges cultural hierarchies!" or, alternately, stealing from Wilson (who borrowed it from Idolator) "James Franco Journeys to the End of Taste." I think I may love the guy.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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In light of the recent surge of the Tea Party, Democrats, and liberals in general, seriously need to find an answer to that energy, however misplaced it may be. This is my solution.
We are the future of America, not trying to recreate an ideal that never existed. Wrapping yourself in the flag may gain you some votes, but it's also the path to Fascism, and we should refuse that path.
Core Values:
- All people should be treated equally and equitably. Thus, restrictions to marriage, voting, and holding office based on sexual orientation and religious persuasion need to be abolished immediately as they run contrary to the founding principles of this nation, and, more importantly, to common decency and ethics.
- In an effort to continue the above, the income tax system should be abolished and replaced with a value-added tax on all purchases. This is the only permissible tax on citizens, and as it is based on spending rather than income or property, it is entirely voluntary in an important sense: if you don't want to give money to the government, don't spend any.
- A complete overhaul of the criminal justice system aimed at breaking the cycle of crime, and the poverty from whence that cycle arises. Criminals will be given reasonable sentences, and billed for their room and board while incarcerated, after the first year. In order to allow the prisoner a means of doing this, they will be afforded the opportunity to learn a trade or complete a degree during their imprisonment, and then paid for their time, less the real costs incurred by housing them. This not only gives the prison system a chance to be self-financing, but provides a means to be a productive member of society when released. Prison manufactured goods will be sold on the open market. Citizenship rights will be stripped from no one, including felons, once they have served their sentence.
- Decriminalisation of illegal drugs, and the legalisation of marijuana. We spend far too much money on law enforcement for something that we cannot hope to control. Prohibition is not an effective solution, therefore: those arrested on drug offences will be sentenced to in-patient rehabilitation, not prison. Those convicted of trafficking or selling large quantities may still be subject to criminal penalties, as above, and in addition all liquid assets will be seized and donated to the rehabilitation programs that treat their customers.
- Real and reasonable social welfare programs: a) universal health insurance for all, administered by the government and paid for by tax dollars. Those under 18 and over 65 will receive completely free care and prescriptions, all others will pay a co-pay, up to a yearly limit. This is about eliminating a predatory health insurance industry and ensuring proper preventative care and treatment for all. Thus, health care providers will be paid on a per patient basis, and as an incentive, pharmaceutical companies will be awarded grants from NIH/NSF just like other researchers. These are for the public good, not profit, and should be treated as such.
b) Unemployment/disability insurance should continue, with the requirement that those taking benefits attend a workshop, weekly, aimed at job-seeking skills and/or training for a new career. Frankly, with the current computer technology, there's no reason to claim physical disability... unless you're mentally incompetent or quadriplegic, you can certainly operate a keyboard or man someone's customer service line.
- Dismantle the military-industrial complex, beginning with aggressive foreign policies and empire-building. This doesn't mean that we don't need a military for defensive purposes, nor even does it mean that we might not need bases on foreign soil, but we no longer need to enter into a war simply because the president feels the need to assuage daddy's pride. All acts of war require a formal declaration of such in Congress, as written into the Constitution. We need not inform the enemy of this declaration, but it ensures that one man or woman doesn't get to play a game of soldiers with real people again. To make up for the lost productivity in the economy, I suggest retooling all those brilliant minds and the factories that produce their inventions to generate clean, domestic energy sources. Removing the dependence on foreign oil will remove much of the need for the military in any case, and let's face it, the idea of clean coal is a joke. Ethanol/biofuels are a band-aid for this problem, what we really need are renewable, non-polluting energy sources.
- Government spending and size of government are not the problem, what we choose to spend government money on the the efficiency with which government business is conducted are. Not only should a government protect it's people, it should also serve their best interests, as determined by them.
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02 November 2010
New Life for Liberals...
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The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer from Crazy for Books. And this is my first time doing this because of the question being asked. I figured this was a good way to get connected and see who is going this year!I'm in fact going to BEA, just not the BB Convention (too expensive, broke college student). This will be my first year attending and so happy to go! When all that drama hit earlier this month, I thought my head was going to explode from the PR guy of BEA and that lousy mass email. But all was resolved, so I'm forgiving them once for this.
Q: Are you attending the Book Blogger Convention (aka Bea Bloggers) and/or Book Expo America in New York City in June? If not, will you participate in the online event called Armchair BEA?
Anyway... I'll be thrilled to attend for many reasons, one meeting face to face with other like-minded YA bloggers. I've got friends and family, but none that blog about it, so it will be awesome to meet some of you! Another reason: I <3 NYC! I've been going there since I was about eight years old. I'm now 25. So it'll be like visiting an old friend that I've shared many adventures with. I also know most of the city like the back of my hand, so I don't get lost easily. Another great reason: BOOKS! I've been a book'aholic since I was two. I still have all 50 Bernstein Bears books (i.e. - saving for my future kids lol). I've always loved to read, so I hope I don't go all gapping mouth dropping shocked by the overwhelming display of love for books. I've sort of done it the first time I went to the palisades to the B&N store haha same reaction to that scene from "Buffy" and the Sunnydale College library back in 1999.
So.... as you can tell I'm uber amped for this event in June. Now I turn the tables on you reader... Are you attending BEA in June? If not will you be joining in the online event called Armchair BEA? Leave your thoughts below! Happy Reading!


text: I understand full well that nothing pulls extremist automatons from all sides out of the woodwork faster than an abortion thread, but since we now have a clean debate forum I'm going to try anyway. I ask that if you wish to participate in this debate you first concede the following two points: 1) Aborting a fetus within a week of conception is not murdering a child. 2) Aborting a fetus after 8 months of gestation, that could survive outside the womb, is murdering a child. The debate I'm interested in is where between point 1 and point 2 should that line be drawn? At what point in the pregnancy has the mother forfeited the right to 'choose' so to speak?


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The 'Hot Dog' Guy- I am just here to serve
Michigan became a right to work state and the reaction from the communist left and their union leeches was predictable.
Clinton Tarver, a hot dog vendor was on the lawn at the Capitol to do a job that he has done for the last 16 years.
"I kept explaining that I was just here to do a job, that I wasn't on anybody's side, but when people started calling me racial slurs, my friend who works at the Capitol told me I had to get out of there, so I crawled out," said Tarver, who is black.
Here is more from Sundance over at The Last Refuge:
Michigan: Union Thugs Yell "Ni**er and Uncle Tom" As They Demolish Hot Dog Cart – Conservative Racist Tea Partiers Raise Over $9,000 To Help Man Rebuild Business
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- Nick said...
I always think that these people who yell racist are the ones who have a worldview dependent on the notion of skin colour. No one else.
Personally I couldn't care less about anyone's "race", I've slept with all kinds of women in my life, from Africa to the Far East and had a great time. A few blondes, never a red head, and no Eskimos. That's about it though.
So when it comes to someone's "race" - I CARE NOT A JOT!
What I DO care about is the truth, and whether our elected politicians are doing their jobs properly. If a politician is either lying or doing something that will bring harm (either short-term or long term) upon the very people they are elected to represent, then I DO have a problem with that.
To paraphrase the man himself, there are some things up with which I will not put!
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Bombay – a city that is often compared to New York; it is looked upon as the nerve center of India. On one hand, you have the most mesmerizing structures that were built centuries ago, and on the other you have an urban jungle that is built on greed and chaos. My visit this winter was a whirlwind, but I did notice a few things that disappointed me – the dug up roads, the pollution, the poverty. All of these have always existed in Bombay, but the level to which it had escalated was terrifying. I wondered, how long can it take this kind of abuse? There is so much positive press about India – we are a country of a billion people, but it is these people that live in conditions that are un-acceptable and basic requirements like water, cleanliness & clean air to breath are difficult to come by. We have a lot of potential, but no infra-structure in place to take it to the next level. With greed and corruption all around how will Bombay / India succeed. I see a beautiful country with so much, and yet depleting itself bit by bit till nothing will be left. I hope we can change this course and give some respect to our city – Bombay !
Note: The pictures were actually taken as I was driving from Bombay to Pune and in Sinhagad Fort - but I felt they depicted a piece of life in India that we see in Bombay as well.


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Emirates has announced that by the end of 2014, passengers will be flying between Houston and Dubai aboard the Airbus A380 aircraft. Beginning on December 3, Emirates' passengers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) will travel aboard the iconic double-decker A380, an aircraft configured to accommodate almost 500 people.
"Houston is definitely seeing the future of the aviation industry unfold before them, especially in regards to international travel," said Houston Aviation Director Mario C. Diaz. "Houston already has the distinction of being the first city in Texas to offer scheduled air service with the A380 aircraft and we are proud to take the next step with Emirates in building upon that solid foundation."
Houston welcomed its first A380 aircraft in August 2012 when service to Frankfurt, Germany was upgraded by a fellow foreign flag carrier operating at IAH. The Houston to Dubai route has traditionally featured service aboard the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
Leaders with Emirates announced the enhanced Houston service alongside a similar announcement focusing on their route between San Francisco and Dubai.
"Emirates continues to see strong customer demand from our U.S. gateways. Since 2007, we have carried over 2.3 million passengers on the San Francisco and Houston routes, and our flagship A380 will allow us to connect even more people and facilitate trade between these important U.S. cities and the Middle East, India, Africa and beyond." said Hubert Frach, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations West. "Everywhere we fly our A380, we receive a tremendously positive customer response, thanks to the unique, award-winning product and service which Emirates offers passenger in all cabins. We look forward to bringing this experience to our customers in San Francisco and Houston."
The A380 service in Houston will offer passengers an additional 137 seats. This represents a 38 percent increase in overall passenger capacity, and 80 percent more seats across the premium cabins. In addition to offering a choice of 14 First Class Private Suites and 76 lie-flat Business Class seats, the aircraft offers 401 spacious Economy Class seats.
The entire upper deck of an Emirates A380 is dedicated to its premium First Class and Business Class cabins, creating a relaxed and exclusive space. Even at 40,000 feet, the two First Class Shower Spas allow passengers to arrive feeling refreshed. First Class and Business Class passengers connect in the popular A380 Onboard Lounge to relax, socialize and network over fine wines and cocktails while enjoying canapés prepared by five-star chefs.
Emirates started flying to Houston in December 2007, directly connecting the city with the energy sector hubs in Dubai and the Middle East. Since then, Emirates has seen steady growth in business and leisure travelers, thanks to the city's strong international community and corporate industries and last year connected more than 190,000 people and over 7,900 tons of cargo from a range of industries including the construction and automotive sectors.
Emirates' daily flight EK211 to Houston departs Dubai at 9:30 a.m. and arrives at 4:05 p.m. The return flight, EK212, takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 6:25 p.m. and lands in Dubai at 7:05 p.m. the next day (all times local).


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1. Sociology and common sense
a. Empirical investigation and clear concepts
b. Focus on social change and social stability
c. The relationship between the individuals and the collective
2. The sociological imagination
3. Everyday interaction
Erving Goffman
- Incredibly clear writer
- Self-centered, right-wing
- Unpleasant to colleagues
Interest in 2 areas:
1. Works on ritual and rules
a. 'The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life' (1959)
b. 'Encounters' (1961)
c. 'Asylums' (1961)
d. 'Stigma' (1963)
e. 'Interaction Ritual' (1967)
f. 'Frame Analysis' (1974)
g. 'Gender Advertisements' (1979)
2. Works on everyday interaction
a. 'Behaviour in Public Places' (1963)
b. 'Strategic Interaction' (1969)
c. 'Relations in Public' (1971)
d. 'Forms of Talk' (1981)
Key assumptions
1. People know (some of) what they are doing
2. Everyday life requires co-ordination and co-operation
3. People prefer to be thought well of
4. Everyday life takes place in space and time
5. Everyday life takes place in local orders
6. Rules are drawn on - they don't determine what people do
7. An emphasis, therefore, on how things get done (not what things, why, etc.)
Habit and improvisation
1. Improvisation
a. Life is complex
b. Life is changeable
c. Life is unpredictable
d. Memory is fallible
2. Habit and routine
a. Can't do everything from scratch
b. Creates the 'background' for improvisation
Some specific concepts
1. The presentation of self and impression management
2. Front stage and back stage
3. Face work
4. Tact and collusion
5. Stigma: information given and information given off
6. Use of metaphors and analogies ('cooling the mark out')
7. Interaction rituals
8. Territories
9. Frames
10. Civil inattention
11. Scanning and body checking
1. Too descriptive...
2. Ignores social structure...
3. Views people cynically...
4. Not a coherent theory...
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Is the interior minister afraid another attack will occur during the rally or do you think he wants to avoid riots?
The Latest on the bombings Tuesday in Brussels that killed 31 people and wounded 270 (all times local):
3:40 p.m.
Belgium's interior minister has appealed to residents not to rally in solidarity for the victims of Tuesday's attacks on the airport and subway, saying police are too stretched with the investigation into the attacks.
Trending: EPIC: Jeff Foxworthy Takes on Obama and it's Hilarious
Interior Minister Jan Jambon made the appeal on Saturday. He did not demand that the rally Sunday be cancelled, although he "invited citizens not to have this demonstration."
He says "we understand fully the emotions. We understand that everyone wants to express these feelings."
The march was to take place from the Place de la Bourse in Brussels to the city's Gare du Nord.
Thirty-one people were killed and 270 wounded in Tuesday's attacks in Brussels.


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Testing poultry in Arkansas.
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Ever since HPAI H5 viruses arrived in the Pacific Northwest last fall we've seen it continue to spread both south, and east, carried by wild and migratory birds. Six days ago the HPAI H5 virus was reported at a Minnesota turkey farm, and just two days ago it turned up at two Missouri poultry farms.
We've now a news report this evening suggesting that it may have been detected at a poultry farm in Arkansas.
As I wrote yesterday in Missouri Dept. Ag. Statement On Avian Flu At Missouri Turkey Farm, the arrival of HPAI to Missouri is particularly troubling as that state, and several adjacent states (most notably Arkansas), are among the biggest producers of poultry in the nation.
At this point, it is just a suspicion, and we'll have to wait for test results. Details are scant, but here is the report from Reuters.
UPDATE 1-Suspected bird flu in Arkansas poultry threatens exports
Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:29pm EDT (Updates with details on discovery, comments)
By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter
(Reuters) - A suspected case of avian influenza has been identified in poultry in Arkansas, the third-largest U.S. turkey producer and home to Tyson Foods Inc , the nation's biggest chicken company, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
The infection, if confirmed, threatens to widen trading bans from countries such as Taiwan, Singapore and Nicaragua that have already restricted U.S. poultry exports due to bird flu outbreaks in states ranging from Minnesota and Missouri to California.
"There is a suspect case in Arkansas, but testing is ongoing," USDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Cole said.
Meanwhile, earlier this afternoon the USDA posted the following confirmation of the second Missouri Farm's infection with H5N2.
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic H5N2 Avian Influenza in Commercial Turkey Flocks in Missouri
CDC considers the risk to people from these HPAI H5 infections in wild birds, backyard flocks
and commercial poultry, to be low
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2015 -- The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) in two separate commercial turkey flocks in Missouri. The flocks are located in Jasper County and Moniteau County, within the Mississippi flyway where this strain of avian influenza has previously been identified. CDC considers the risk to people from these HPAI H5 infections in wild birds, backyard flocks and commercial poultry, to be low.
Samples from the turkey flocks, which experienced increased mortality, were tested at the Missouri Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa confirmed the findings. APHIS is working closely with the Missouri Department of Agriculture on a joint incident response.
State officials quarantined the affected premises and the remaining birds on the properties will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the involved flocks will not enter the food system. No human infections with these viruses have been detected at this time. The Missouri Department of Agriculture is working directly with poultry workers at the affected facility to ensure that they are taking the proper precautions.
As a reminder, the proper handling and cooking of poultry and eggs to an internal temperature of 165 ˚F kills bacteria and viruses. As part of existing avian influenza response plans, Federal and State partners are working jointly on additional surveillance and testing in the nearby area. The United States has the strongest AI surveillance program in the world, and USDA is working with its partners to actively look for the disease in commercial poultry operations, live bird markets and in migratory wild bird populations.
USDA will be informing the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as well as international trading partners of this finding. USDA also continues to communicate with trading partners to encourage adherence to OIE standards and minimize trade impacts. OIE trade guidelines call on countries to base trade restrictions on sound science and, whenever possible, limit restrictions to those animals and animal products within a defined region that pose a risk of spreading disease of concern.
These virus strains can travel in wild birds without them appearing sick. People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. If contact occurs, wash your hands with soap and water and change clothing before having any contact with healthy domestic poultry and birds.
For more on the migratory expansion of these highly pathogenic H5 avian viruses, you may wish to revisit a blog I posted earlier today, called:
J. Virol: Spread & Persistence Of Avian Flu Viruses In The Mississippi Flyway


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Micronauts vol.1 No.3 (Mar 1979)
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Artist: Michael Golden / Josef Rubinstein
Letterer: John Costance
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Editor: Al Milgrom
EIC: Jim Shooter
Fuckers, now we're talking. A title like that promises big things, and Micronauts will deliver! PS Sorry I called you "fuckers." I meant it lovingly.
Before we launch into this, it's worth mentioning that Commander Arcturus Rann, effectively the de facto leader of The Micronauts, is introduced in this issue as the very Skywalker-esque "Space Glider." If this name catches on, I give up. Arcturus Rann is much more of an "enjoyable bullshit 1970s science fiction" name and any other choice is folly.
|I know, there was a toy called Space Glider, I still hate it.
Back to issue 3: We pick up where we left off, plus or minus a few minutes. Shirtless tween Steve Coffin is joined by his sad, paunchy ex-astronaut dad Ray Coffin. Currently employed at Cape Canaveral, pop Coffin longs for a return to relevancy, and the miniature space-war recently concluded in his backyard might be the key. Also, Muffin the Cocker Spaniel is fine, just stunned. That's all I needed this issue to tell me.
While most of the issue is an extended dogfight between the Micronauts' ship The Endeavor and disgraced Prince Shaitan of the Acroyear Warriors, it combines comic book action with some entertaining real-world locations. The battle takes the tiny figures through the Daytona Speedway, Cape Canaveral, the eponymous beach and even a skate park -- described as a mountain range, and I don't know why I find that so charming but it's great and I do and you should too and it's also great, did I say that?
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Belladonna has been promised Marionette's body as a replacement for her Estelle Getty-lookin' self, a transaction which seems to exist in this story mostly to underline the inherent evil of the Body Banks. The book has been vague about the operation and intent of the Body Banks, so it's nice to occasionally have a horrible crone show up and talk to the giant evil black fire hydrant about stealing the body of a girl dressed like a package of Fruit Stripe gum. Now I can align my moral compass correctly.
Rann acquires a curious but compelling bit of backstory. He and Mari share in common the loss of their parents at the hands of Karza and his squads of outer space mooks. The Princess' loss is more recent, if just by dint of Rann having spent a millennium in telepathic space hibernation (if those three words don't make sense at first glance, then you're on your own, I'm afraid).
But the pain of their loss nonetheless resonates with Rann, and it's interesting to try to understand the reasons. Surely, in his mind, he'd come to grips with the reality that his loved ones, parents and all, would be long dead by the time he returned to Homeworld. Still, he must have imagined the fullness of their lives preceding their eventual, inevitable deaths. To find instead that they'd been murdered by a power-mad former professor of his, ad have been elevated to the status of widely-worshiped deities, is stealing them from him multiple times.
Maybe he'd accepted that he had to lose them during the interim of his mission, but he not only had the fantasies of their happy, long lives taken from him, but the exclusivity of his memories robbed from him as well. If an entire world worships your parents as gods and rebels, if they've created mythologies about them which are appropriately epic in nature, then how does a child's individual memories compare? If you alone remembered your loved ones for their minor triumphs and occasional foibles, for their sense of humor and affection, for the shared moments of charm and warmth -- but billions more remembered them for being gods of freedom and revolt, then whose memories are real? Whose are more valid? Do individual, personal memories of someone long dead mean more than the collective imagination's recollection? Basically, this is a Berestein/Berenstain thing is what I'm saying.
Next issue, the Micronauts stop blowing up bits of Daytona Beach, more or less! Awww ...
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I have some news. I got cats. I have two cats.
Mocha is a Sealpoint Ragdoll, who is a little over a year old. When you pick a Ragdoll up, they go limp like a ragdoll...hence the name. Another breed trait is that they like their bellies to be rubbed, just like a dog. It's so funny....Mocha will come and lay by me and roll over on her belly so I can pet it. LOL
Chai is a Chocolate point Siamese, who is about 14 weeks right now. I really love Siamese kittens....they always just look like they've been playing in the soot!! Mom always had a Siamese cat when I was growing up, so I have decided to continue the tradition.


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February is "National Prevent a Litter Month" and Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) urges you to spay or neuter your pet. It's the right thing to do for them and for our community.
Did you know that when pets are not spayed or neutered the number of offspring could overwhelm a community? A pair of breeding cats can have two or more litters per year, and can exponentially produce 420,000 offspring over a seven-year period. Each year, shelters like our Alameda Animal Shelter are overrun with stray and surrendered animals. Preventing a litter by spaying or neutering your pet prevents this pet overpopulation problem.
There are other important reasons to spay or neuter your pet. Your female pet will enjoy a longer healthier life because spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast cancer. This disease is lethal in approximately 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent in cats. When a female is spayed, she will not go into heat, sparing you the frustration of your pet escaping to mate. Neutered males are often much better behaved than non-neutered ones and less likely to become an escape artist.
Speaking of "litters," kitten season is right around the corner and, when it starts, FAAS will need fosters to care for the kittens until they can be neutered or spayed. If you can help during this period, please contact the volunteer manager, Cindy Shelby at 510-337-8575.
Here are a couple of upcoming FAAS events:
Feb. 13 — Tip-A-Cop, a fundraiser at Applebee's, in the South Shore Center from 6:30-9 p.m. Alameda Police Chief Mike Noonan and fellow officers are raising needed funds for the animals at the shelter. All tips to the officers will be given to FAAS.
Feb. 20 — Pet Loss Support Group is from 6:30-8 p.m. at the FAAS shelter, 1590 Fortmann Way, Alameda, led by Jill Goodfriend, RN, LCSW. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Jill at 510-393-1359.
For more information on either of these events, visit the FAAS website at http://www.alamedaanimalshelter.org/ or you can call 510-337-8565.
PET OF THE WEEK: MIA is a 3-year-old white poodle mix with a cute face and a sweet personality.
DOG ALLEY: There are 19 dogs available for adoption at the Alameda Animal Shelter.
CLEO is a 1-year-old female black-and-tan Miniature Pinscher who is smart and cute.
WALLY is a 1-year-old, wonderful, black-and-white Welsh Corgi and Australian cattle dog mix.
CAT LAIR: There are 35 cats and kittens available for adoption at the Alameda Animal Shelter.
AUBURN is a gorgeous tortoise shell with long fluffy fur who is about 5 years old and is super friendly.
NATHAN is a large declawed black-and-white male, about 3 years old, who loves to be loved.
RABBIT ROW: PUTI, a 5 year-old New Zealand white, and HOLLY a 4-year-old mini-lop, are both in foster care. Contact the shelter for more information on these rabbits.
Mim Carlson, Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter's executive director, is filling in while Linda Treml is away. Visit the Alameda Animal Shelter at 1590 Fortmann Way at Grand Street, call the shelter at 510-337-8565 or visit petharbor.com to view the animals.


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Enjoy a peaceful afternoon and treat yourself to a two and a half hour river cruise and pie aboard the Lady of Lee Valley. Choose between Steak & Kidney, Chicken & Mushroom Pie or Cheese, Potato & Onion pasty.
Glide along the River Lee and watch the spring erupt on the riverside as you cruise along.
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The Boat Centre will supply all major spirits, wines, beers and soft drinks. However, there is limited space and on occasion may have limited stock
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The European Commission (EC) has granted final approval for the release of state aid funding for the UK's rural broadband rollout.
As a result, local authorities will now be able to proceed with their Local Broadband Plans (LBP), which are geared at ensuring 90 per cent of homes and businesses can access super-fast speeds by 2015.
The EC's decision enables councils to access the money allocated to them by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), the body charged with distributing the government's £530 million fund.
The commission raised concerns over the process earlier this year, based upon the fact that only BT and Fujitsu have been able to compete for contracts.
Back in October, the EC's Joaquín Almunia requested "relatively minor changes" to BDUK and processes for the delivery of state aid funding.
And it appears the alterations have been made, convincing the EC to give the green light to the public-funded project.
Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said getting the green light from Brussels will mean "a huge boost" for the British economy.
"Super-fast broadband is essential to creating growth, jobs and prosperity and the delay has caused frustration within government," she stated.
"[This] announcement means that we can crack on with delivering broadband plans, boosting growth and jobs around the country."
Ms Miller commented that Britain "is in a global race", and it needs to have the infrastructure to match its aspiration.
This will ensure people who work hard have the tools they need to get on and prosper, she added.
"Our broadband plans are hugely ambitious – to connect 90 per cent of homes to super-fast broadband and ensuring the rest have access to at least 2Mb," Ms Miller noted.
"The government will not allow parts of our country to miss out on the digital age."


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Well. This past week has been a bit crazy… I feel like I was running around a ton. But all for good reason! It has to do with this summer…. India fell through. I will no longer be travelling to India for an internship. I took that as a sign that I am supposed to go to Samoa, for the project we're doing there during Summer Break. However, my professor prayed about it and believes that I am supposed to stay back and be on the "home-team". This means that everyone in Samoa will collect the data and then send it to me and I would be running the statistics of it all.
As of right now, the plan is to go home in April and do online classes for Summer A, which I think I've mentioned. But now, I will stay there until the beginning of August, and then come back to Hawaii for my final semester. This is not ideal. I'm hoping that I can find some Internship to do and go somewhere for the Summer Break. So far, I've found a couple things, but nothing seems to work out because of the dates. They all go until August 14th, and BYU-H starts on the 3rd. I also applied to be an EFY Counselor. One problem, I won't be 20 by the deadline. I turn 20 a month afterwards. But, I only applied for the weeks after my birthday, so we'll see if it works out. If not, I've looked into counseling in New York, and also internships abroad. I've been talking with the ASL teachers, as well to see if there are any internships I can do with the Deaf. So far, I only know of working at a Deaf School in Ghana, so we'll see. I know something will work out! I've been praying constantly trying to receive direction, but it's been a struggle still.
Classes have still been pretty tough, but I've come up with a way to manage them, for the most part. I am still enjoying every bit of it, though! But I am excited to be able to save money and be home this summer. I still don't feel like this is right to be here…
"Lift up your heads and be of good comfort... And I will also ease the burdens which are upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions… The Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease…" Mosiah 24:13-15
I have definitely been starting to enjoy my time here, but it's still not the same. I'm not sure what it is. However, I've been going out! Accomplished! *High Five* I mostly only went out yesterday, but hey, at least I did! Yesterday afternoon, Trevor and I went to get pizza in town and then went to Lanikai Beach for a bit (the best beach on the island). The whole reason for this trip was because we had to go to Walmart, so we did that afterwards. Once we got home, we went to our school's basketball game, which we totally won, by the way, and got free ice cream because we scored 100 points. Also, I went camping! It was loads of fun! We had a huge group of people that all joined together to camp. We had a massive fire and music, and it was great. It was last night, but I didn't end up staying the night. I came home around 2am, so that I could get some decent sleep to go to church this morning.
Church…. Now that was interesting. It's Fast and Testimony meeting, and my Ward seemed like it was a Priesthood Meeting. Everyone that went up was male, and after about six guys, the first sister went up and then one more. Then there were two more guys, and then me. So, because I made myself known by bearing my testimony, after Sacrament, I was given a calling and also asked to speak in church next week… Stoked. I'm sure it will be alright… Maybe!
One thing that I have definitely noticed this week is how much the Lord is testing me, and Satan. Because I am trying to do all things right and do the Lord's will, Satan is right there next to me trying to get me to stop. He is real, and I've felt it. I am often times pulled to stray from the path, and to forget the important things. But, as I continue to choose righteously by always having a prayer in my heart and remembering to read my scriptures daily, I know that the Lord will be my strength.
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Corinthians 10:13
I know this to be true. I know that the Lord won't give me anything that I can't handle. Everything that the Lord is allowing to happen to be is to give me experience and "shall be for [my] good" (D&C 122:7). Sometimes, I forget that. I'm not perfect. There are times when I wonder "Why me???" and times when I question His plan. Nevertheless, I know that He has a plan for me. Even though I can't see it, I know it's there.
I was reading in Mosiah which is in the Book of Mormon, and something in there really stuck out to me. It was during the time of Alma when they wanted him to be King, but instead, he was appointed as high priest. All the people were being righteous, and the Lord was blessing them exceedingly. "Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith" (Mosiah 23:21). Even when His people were righteous and the Lord was blessing them, he still tried them and tested them. I know that this is what is happening with me now. The Lord is testing my patience, which I feel He has done multiple times, so I don't think I've learned yet, apparently… However, I know that it IS for my good and that He really does love me and that's why He is helping me become the person that He knows me to be.
"Nevertheless—whosoever putteth his trust in him the same shall be lifted up at the last day." Mosiah 23:22
I love my Savior, I love this Gospel, and I love you! Hope your week went well! <3
"For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise." Hebrews 10:36