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The Parliament of the World's Religions took place December 3-9, 2009, in Melbourne, Australia. Held every five years, this event brought together 6,000 people from over 200 faith traditions for what some said was "the best Parliament ever." Members of local religious communities and interfaith groups from around the globe gathered with spiritual leaders, scholars and artists for a rich series of panels, lectures, workshops, dialogues, religious observances and meditations, cultural events, exhibits, films and plenaries.
Our publisher and two editors attended, speaking at six events, the Convocation of Hindu Spiritual Leaders being the most notable. The Parliament program staff brought together an international group of two dozen Hindu acharyas, matas, priests and sacred dancers in a unique assembly, the likes of which has never occurred outside India. Hinduism was the only religion to have such a grand intrafaith gathering at the Parliament. Arguably, only the Hindus, who were represented substantially in the Parliament, could have pulled off such an event in which leaders of such diverse traditions gave messages from the personal depths of their mystical realizations, each resounding in perfect harmony with every other. At the meeting's culmination, our Editor-in-Chief read out a draft "Hindu Declaration on Climate Change" (see page 21), the result of a collaborative effort between Dr. Karan Singh, Dr. K.L. Seshagiri Rao, Dr. Arvind Sharma and the Hinduism Today editorial team.
Following are excerpts from seven of the talks given at the Convocation.
Juna Peeth and Acharya Sabha, Uttarakhand
We have in our scriptures the best solutions available with which to face the problem of ecological imbalance today. This problem would not have arisen had we all committed ourselves to vegetarianism. Ecological problems, specifically global warming, have come about because of the world's nonvegetarian diet. The approach that we should take the maximum wealth available to us from nature, be it oil or metals, and that we should maximize our power with nuclear weapons--these also contribute to our global problems.
Our Hindu dharma has given us certain important values to implement in our day-to-day lives, including being satisfied with whatever we have. Learn to share, learn to give first, and then enjoy. This attitude will bring about harmony in society.
I would also like to affirm with confidence that the Hindu tradition has never believed in proselytizing, has never worked to enhance the fold and bring people from other faiths to our faith so that we can be more. On the contrary, this is a tradition which has always cared for the growth and religious sensitivities of each and every individual--not only cared but helped them equally to grow individually. This is the greatest good deed, or punya, that one can do in one's life.
Today the absence of this attitude has created agitation and given rise to crime and imbalance in society. The attitude that I shall grow at the cost of others is considered improper in the Hindu religion. It is a great sin against ahimsa, the principle of nonviolence, to be insensitive to the rights and demands of others and to afflict pain or hurt on them--not only physically, but by hurting their religious sentiments, their belief systems.
Jeeyar Educational Trust, Andhra Pradesh
Man has always considered himself an evolved being and has focused more on the intellect than his physical well being. This has resulted in his aspiring for higher things. The real purpose of being blessed with higher intellect should obviously make man lead a fair and charitable life, free from jealousy and hatred, considerate towards fellow beings and thus able to realize and surrender to God.
If religion and the higher purpose of the intellect go together, all of us as members of a huge global family live well, sharing love and affection. If religion does not help in controlling undesirable tendencies, then it becomes a poisonous weapon in the hands of self-centered men.
The paths taken by each religion may be different, but the final destination should be the same. We have to remember that some religions evolved in a particular region and period. The culture, traditions and environment in which they took root played a crucial role in determining their tenets. In some cases the doctrines one or another followed were radically different, and these differences in beliefs often lead to wars. If we are to coexist peacefully in this global village, we need to understand these differences and learn to respect the beliefs, practices and customs of others.
Every religion needs to view other religions empathetically and not attempt to dictate what others should and should not do. Neither should they attempt to allure the devotees of other religions through dubious perks, such as giving money and food. People should be allowed to practice their religion without being subjected to criticism, ridicule or torture by other religious people.
Sri Kali Gardens Ashram, Andhra Pradesh
Hindu philosophy is based on the truth that there is one Supreme Power that is the sustaining force of the entire creation. Personal transformation starts with realization of this Supreme Power within one's own self. The aspirant will then be able to experience that power all around him. Thus he understands that this power is universal, nondual, indivisible and eternal. He sees unity in diversity. He will not see his fellow human beings as different from him and so does not fear. Such a person is full of compassion and unlimited love. He will work towards peace and prosperity of not only mankind but all of nature. This is accomplished only through faith and surrender to that Supreme Power and under the able guidance of the spiritual teacher who is an embodiment of that power.
The guru gives various spiritual practices, like meditation, prayer, and religious observances to attain this goal. In man's quest for inner peace, he will try to keep an open mind so that he can better understand his fellow human beings by having an open dialogue. Healing the Earth is possible by exchanging ideas and restoring spiritual values. Peace is much needed in today's world. Unless each individual changes his behavior and thinking for his own progress and for the world at large, peace cannot be established.
Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Maharashtra
It has seemed to me that there can be no peace on Earth, that there can be no peace among nations, until we stop all killing. Stop all killing! No sentient creature must be killed. We of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission have started the SAK Association--S stands for stop, A for all, K for killing. I invite you all to join this association. All every member is required to do is to see that he stops killing wherever he finds it. You may ask me why; for the simple reason that if I kill an animal for food, I will not hesitate in killing a fellow human being whom I regard as an enemy.
All life should be regarded as sacred, for there is but one life that flows into all. This one life sleeps in the mineral and the stone. This one life stirs in the vegetable and the plant. This one life dreams in the bird and the animal. This one life is awake in man.
Creation is one family, and in this one family of creation, birds and animals are man's younger brothers and sisters. It is the duty of every man to share the love of his heart with his younger brothers and sisters. It is the responsibility of man to save his younger brothers and sisters from the cruel knife of the butcher.
Just as women do not exist as resources for men, just as black people do not exist as resources for white people, even so animals do not exist as resources for human beings. Today, wherever I go, I hear of animal welfare. But animal welfare is not the answer. Animal rights are needed!
I believe this Parliament should come together and formulate a charter of animal rights and man's duties towards animals. Every animal has certain fundamental rights, and the very first right of every animal is the right to live. For you cannot take away that which you cannot give, and since you cannot give life to a dead creature, you have no right to take away the life of a living one.
View a video of Dada J.P. Vaswani's complete talk
Mother Om Mission, North Carolina
A significant guiding principle of Hinduism is ahimsa, the universal dictum by which we embrace Mother Nature, all religions, cultures, people and life everywhere. To live as Hindus, we must demonstrate maturity, understanding and compassion--compassion that goes beyond tolerance--extending friendship to all traditions. We should not look to tolerate each other because of our differences, but to embrace each other. We should not only strive to accommodate our diverse ideologies but to understand them!
As Hindus, our expression must be free from himsa (hurtfulness), not only from the violence of wars, battles and conflicts, but more importantly the violence perpetrated through our thoughts, speech and action. For this, we must work to cultivate a spirit which is free from prejudice, narrow viewpoint and the attitude of entitlement. If each one of us makes a commitment to inner harmony, we will surely succeed in achieving the ultimate goal of our human destiny, that of a spiritual freedom that unites us. Ultimately, it is the work of awareness within the individual person that will change the world for the better.
To repair the violence in nature, we must first heal the violence within ourselves. To fix the violence in our communities, we must heal the disharmony among the various ancestral and faith traditions. There can be no perfect harmony on Earth until we eliminate the mind of violence. For this, we must heal dissonant, angry and prejudicial thinking. Every war, battle, fight and conflict began in the mind of a person. Toxic thoughts create himsa--cruelty, violence and insensitivity--which spills out of us, causing hurt and injury. My healing and your healing is pervasive energy that instantly touches the soul of the entire community, humanity and world.
View a video of Swami Mayatitananda's complete talk
Parmarth Niketan, Uttarakhand
Healing the Earth means what? Consume less, waste less, reduce, reuse, recycle, live a simple life. The problem is that nobody wants to live a simple life. The solution is that we must change our lifestyles.
If we are concerned, we have to listen to Mother Earth, we have to save the water, we have to save the air, we have to save our Earth and then only we can bring change. I was very impressed when our Dada said, "Stop all killing." This means being vegetarian. This is the only way, believe me, tomorrow, today and yesterday.
We don't have to spend billions of dollars. We have to come to the conclusion that we have to do it, and we have to start now. We don't have to wait. Vegetarianism is difficult. I know it's not easy. But I can tell you vegetarianism is the future, the way. If you don't want to stop today, even in cutting back to eating meat only once or twice a week, you will see the difference in your life and the life of the planet. We can do it.
Kauai's Hindu Monastery, Hawaii
Speeches by world leaders emphasizing mutual respect--such as Kevin Rudd's February, 2008, apology to Australia's indigenous people and Barack Obama's June, 2009, speech to Muslims in Egypt--are important, but, in and of themselves, are not enough to solve the problem of intolerance. Clearly the challenge is to get the message being given at the top about the need for mutual respect to the individual families that collectively comprise society, along with specific suggestions for how they can implement this concept in their lives. That is where religious leaders can help in their respective spheres of influence, by presenting unique formulations about the need for mutual respect for their different religious traditions.
A cardinal principle that naturally motivates Hindus to respect other people is that every person is a divine soul. The Vedic mahavakya, or great saying, that captures this sentiment is: "Ayam atma Brahma," "The soul is God." Even a terrorist or a criminal is a divine being, though one perhaps needing many lives of further spiritual evolution. There are no people who are evil intrinsically. Their behavior may be evil, destructive, but everybody is divine on the inside. They deserve to be encouraged to come up in consciousness. It is the duty of spiritual people to strive to lift everyone up in consciousness, whether they are for us or against us.
Of course, this doesn't mean we should gaze naively at everyone through rose-colored glasses, especially those who have been taught to hate others because of their religion, race or nationality. It means not looking at people through the distortional lenses of malice, bigotry and bias. Hatred is a reality in this world and needs to be responded to realistically. While being aware of the prejudices of others and the philosophies they have been taught, we can still choose to see their Divinity and hold no prejudice toward them.
Knowledgeable Hindus are accustomed to the existence of many different traditions and viewpoints with Hinduism itself. Thus they are naturally inclined to be tolerant of other religions, respecting the fact that each religion has a different concept of the Truth and refers to it by a different name. Hindus hold the point of view that all faiths are good and the members of those religions are just fine remaining in the religions they are in. They know that good citizens and stable societies are created from groups of religious people in all nations.
In expressing tolerance toward other religions, some Hindus use the phrase "Truth is one, paths are many" to assert that all religions are the same. However, if it was making that assertion, would it not say, "Truth is one, paths are one?" The famous phrase simply indicates that the world's religions all believe in one Truth. But the beliefs and practices are, in fact, quite different. Instead of teaching that "all religions are the same," teach that "all religions are good."
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Talk:Application Security Guide For CISOs
Meeting Notes 1/27/2012
Participants: Marco Guys, I opened the bridge at 12 OO GMT but I closed after 10 minutes because of nobody attending it.
Anyway, just wanted to give you a summary of what my thoughts are regarding this initiative. I will be attending a Security summit in Milan on March 22nd and participate to a forum with Italian Banks.
My objective is to present a complete draft to the CISO attending as well as some results of the CISO survey. This is aligned with the "momentum" objective we talked about at the last meeting. For completing the guide, we would need to draft part III that is where in the SDLC to target spending and part IV metrics for managing risks and security costs.
My idea for part III is to provide an analysis of vulnerabilities causes and how these causes can be mitigated with people, process, training, specifically, besides in which phased of the SDLC to target spending also which specific projects/activities that include SDLC specific guides as well as training. For Part II, I will also reference the result of the CISO survey in relation of what the risk mitigation needs are and what OWASP can do for satisfying these. The business cases covered in part I and II go along with the needs from CISO because when the needs are identified is also important to be able to make the case for investment/budget
For part IV the metrics help to both manage risks and countermeasures but also to support the case in terms of money for the bang metrics that is to measure effectiveness of mitigating both risk with focused budget
I will update this meeting to next month hopefully would be better attended, thanks for your attention and have u all a nice weekend
Meeting Notes 12/21/2011
Participants: Alex, Eoin, Marco, Rex Purpose of the meeting was to brief on the status of the AppSec guide for CISO, capture feedback ideas for improve the content and capture a list of points to take action in the future. What we have today in this guide, is a draft document whose purpose is to provide a set of business cases for CISO for the adoption of best practices in application security that will drive adoption/endorsement of OWASP resources/projects. The guide is divided in 4 sections, 1) the business cases for investment in application security, 2) the guidance on which issues need to be targeted by the investment, 3) the selection to where in the SDLC target spending and 4) the metrics for the management of risk and costs. The end goal of the guide, is to pair with the OWASP CISO Survey as a solution document/white paper. Ideally this document will bridge the organizational needs in application security identified as part of the CISo survey with the OWASP projects as solution for these needs. The critical value, stands in being able to provide a mapping of CISO needs, with budget for application security and the endorsement of OWASP projects to meet these needs. At the extent of which this will be possible, it depends a lot on how effective the business cases are so that can be emphasized to CISOs. The business cases that have been documented in the guide today are not part of the survey, are around common sense justification of IS spending on application security, compliance and risks specifically the risk of monetary losses due to security breaches and incidents whose root causes are exploitation of application vulnerabilities whose OWASP leads as resource of best practices/guides/tools. The important point raised during the meeting/discussion were: 1) the importance to coordinate the completion of the guide with the survey, currently the business cases are made before the survey a type of cart before the horse approach, ideally there should be 1:1 mapping survey needs: OWASP business cases to address these needs 2) The opportunity to exploit a conference such as ISSA, Blackhat, OWASP etc to build momentum about the adoption of the guide and the survey. 3) The importance to document well a metrics that allows to measure effectiveness of security investments, this need to make sense across different domains such as engineering, security, fraud risk etc 4) Capture other work done on similar subjects such assecurity costs justification papers by Denim Group 5) emphasize that this guide is in direct response of what the survey needs are, a type of we hear your problem, here is the solution we propose, ideally targeting the same list of people that participated to the survey as distribution. 6) Map as close as possible the CISO business cases to OWASP project business cases. This will require translating the technical value of OWASP projects as business value, express in tactical and strategic terms, emphasize risk mitigation, cost efficiencies/savings 7) Supply a list of business cases for each OWASP projects to direct the CISO to adoption/investment on these OWASP projects Action moving forward: 1) Need to bring to completion section III and IV 2) Will held a meeting monthly to brief and track progress on the points 1-7 captured at the meeting.
Regards Marco
Please find below my questions/comments on the remaining justification
values. As I said, some of these are to prompt debate or to simulate
the sort of questions sceptics may come up, but they also include my
own misunderstandings. They are not meant to be critical and I only
hope they contribute to an even better final document.
a) $655
The reference for this (http://www.verdasys.com/thoughtleadership/) is
not available free of charge, so I can't verify the amount or
assumptions. But the units "per customer per year" worries me a
little. What costs are there in year 2 onwards for a single incident
(in year 1)? I can only think of payment protection insurance. Over
ten years, does that mean $6550? Or should a net present value (NPV)
of the cost be used instead?
There may be some other sources we can reference for alternative
numbers, to show we haven't just picked the worst one!
b) 4.6%
If the $655 figure already includes some averaging for customers, the
4.6% may be irrelevant since this is already taken into account in the
calculation of 655 - unable to verify for the same reason as a).
However, the 4.6% doesn't seem to matter in subsequent calculations,
so this may be a minor issue.
But if $30.11 (instead of $655) is the meaningful number, the rest of
the calculations may need to be adjusted?
We need the (public?) reference source for the 4.6% number.
c) 13%
Is this "breach type: web"? We should state this in the reference,
and the period (e.g. 477 incidents from X to Y). It would seem to be
12% today.
d) 19%
Need to define period in reference - sorry, can't access WHID data at
the moment to check this.
e) $16,000,000
I think this figure is correct (based on the assumptions), but maybe
the way it is shown being calculated could be confusing. If any
incident caused the loss of 1 million records, the cost is 1 million x
$655 = $655,000,000 i.e. it doesn't matter what method was used. But
then we are saying that 2.5% of such incidents on average are
attributable to SQLi, that gives on average $16,000,000 per incident.
I think mentioning the $16 is confusing and maybe undermines the
argument. It would be wrong to say the cost of a SQLi record loss is
$16 for example (it is $655 still).
So I think the wording in this paragraph needs to relate to the
average proportion associated with SQLi.
My only concern with this number is that to calculate a per incident
value, we have used something which includes "per year" - see a)
f) 4
We need a reference for "4 attacks every ten years".
g) SLE
Let's be careful, the SLE of a SQLi attack which obtains 1million
records in $655,000,000 not $16,000,000. So the question is does "4
[successful?] attacks every ten years [that grab 1 million records]"
mean 4 security incidents OF ANY TYPE?
If it is 4 of any type, of which 2.5% are SQLi, I agree $6,4000,000
(or actually 6,550,000) is the ALE due to SQLi via web.
h) 37%
Is there a public source to check this number and its assumptions/basis?
i) $5,920,000
Can I ask why this is calculated as 0.37 x $16,000,000 and not 0.37 x
$6,400,000 number (the ALE)?
j) 95% effectiveness of mitigation
Need a reference for this.
k) ROSI
Could you write out this calculation for me as well please. I can't
work it out!
+++ Just saw Eoin's new comment.... we could have separate examples
(as appendices) for different sectors with the numbers (and reference
sources) written in, and make the main text more generic perhaps?
Risk Management
Would propose to add to Risk management sections about:
- the vairous risk models: OWASP, ISO-27005, ITIL, NIST SP 800-30, FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk), ISO 31000, Risk IT (ISACA), OCTAVE?
- Asset Classification, Threat Analysis & Vulnerability Assessment
- Risk Heat Map
- Qualitative vs. Quantitative
OWASP CISO Guide Presentation Links
OWASP presentation at NYC chapter meeting, November 15th 2012 https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:OWASP-Atlanta-CISO-Guidevs1.pdf https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:OWASP-NYC-CISO-Guidevs1.pptx https://www.owasp.org/images/d/d7/OWASP-NYC-CISO-Guidevs1.pptx https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:OWASP-NYC-CISO-Guidevs1.pdf
ATL OWASP presentation at ATL chapter meeting, November 16th 2012 https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:OWASP-Atlanta-CISO-Guidevs1.pdf https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:OWASP-Atlanta-CISO-Guidevs1.pptx https://www.owasp.org/images/c/c2/OWASP-Atlanta-CISO-Guidevs1.pptx https://www.owasp.org/images/7/77/OWASP-Atlanta-CISO-Guidevs1.pdf
OWASP presentation at Italy Owasp Day 2 November 23rd 2012 https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:OWASP-Roma-CISO-Guidevs1.pdf https://www.owasp.org/images/5/50/OWASP-Roma-CISO-Guidevs1.pdf https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:OWASP-Roma-CISO-Guidevs1.pptx https://www.owasp.org/images/7/75/OWASP-Roma-CISO-Guidevs1.pptx
Update for Oct 1 2013 Call
- Primary page has been cut into smaller pages (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Application_Security_Guide_For_CISOs)
- Main page has been updated
- Should the "category" page be the top-level page? (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Application_Security_Guide_For_CISO_Project)
- Or should it be the project page? (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Application_Security_Guide_For_CISOs_Project)
--> Conclusion: We will keep this as the top level page.
- General wordsmithing
- Rename of Part III?
- Current: Selection of Application Security Processes
- Proposed: "Application Security Services" or "Application Security Program Services"
- Reasoning: This allows us to distinguish between the program-level controls or services versus individual processes that are being discussed under "people, process, and technology"
--> Conclusion: Application Security Program
- Structure
--> Conclusion: Overview - executive summary - max 2 paragraphs Introduction - max 1 paragraph Details
- Metrics
- Introduction
- No new metrics, no callouts
- Part 1
- Added 3 metrics
- Part 2
- No new metrics, no callouts
- Part 3
- Added 2 metrics
- Part 4
- No new metrics, no callouts
- Introduction
--> Conclusion: Correct, will look over again once survey data is available
- Reference page (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/CISO_AppSec_Guide:_References)
- Added sections
- Dead link direction
--> Marco will reach out to Dan Geer, perhaps make the PDF public
- Diagrams
- https://www.owasp.org/index.php/File:People_Process_Technology.png
- Will we have a graphics artist for this project?
--> Conclusion: Marco will reach out to Samantha for graphics
Other Questions
- Survey data available yet? In raw form?
- We can just create the book - at time of checkout, will contact Samantha to cutover to OWASP account and templates
TODO Remove Appendix 1-c Move Appendix 1-d to 1-a to references

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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A public workshop on the city's Comprehensive Plan grew more contentious than anticipated Thursday evening due to a contingent of property rights champions. "There appears to be an agenda that is just frightening me," said David Chew, who is with an organization called NYers for Property Rights. "I have a lot of say on the not-for-profits that have a lot of say on what's being reviewed." The City Charter requires that the city review its Comprehensive Plan every five years. The plan serves as the city's road map for development. The current plan, developed in 2001, established the "city in the country" model by which an urban core surrounded by a "green belt" was created. Since May, an advisory committee appointed by the City Council has been working to garner public input on the plan. Last month, two all-day workshops were opened to the public, and Thursday night, the committee and its consultants presented what the public had told them. "It was a pretty intense meeting," said Jaclyn Hakes of M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, the consultant the city hired for the review. "All of the things we presented tonight came from the public. We were just sharing them." That seemed to be a source of confusion for some, though. At times, committee Chairman Clifford Van Wagner had to step in to keep order in the meeting as attendees argued back and forth about the merits of the plan or concerns over property rights. Many questioned where the ideas had come from, and some questioned why the plan was even being discussed. "These are just suggestions that members of the public came in and wrote down on a piece of paper," Van Wagner said. "Why don't you leave everything alone?" asked Joseph DeMarco, who didn't state his place of residence. "There are some business owners here. You have most likely put together a business plan. The comp plan is not much different from that," Hakes explained. "It identifies where we want to be and how we want to get there." Hakes walked through a dozen areas of public input, such as economic development, sustainability, character of the city and other concepts the Comprehensive Plan would touch on. For instance, in the "Vision of the City" category, Hakes said the public's comments seemed to indicate two main observations: that the city is "green-friendly," walkable and bikeable and has a combination of urban and forest settings; and that it has a small-town feel and character. Chew, and other people in the crowd who echoed his points, said they were concerned with the makeup of the board and that four of the committee's 15 members are from Sustainable Saratoga. He circulated a petition to the city planners, consultant and members of the committee requesting they agree that "all citizens' private property rights shall be placed in the highest priority of consideration during the planning and zoning process." As additional suggestions concerning the Comprehensive Plan were offered by the crowd, Hakes had the consultants take notes. She said that at the end of the public-input process, all of the suggestions would be presented to the committee for consideration. For more information about the Comprehensive Plan review process, go toengagesaratoga.com
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I have recently begun to enjoy making muffins and I make a batch of some kind of muffin almost regularly. There's something very magical about the whole muffin-making process. It is amazing to see that just by addition/substitution of fruits, nuts, and/or chocolate chips, the basic muffin can be transformed into a delicious treat. I just love the smell that wafts through the entire house when the muffins are baking and I am pretty sure that this is what heaven would smell like.
Dry ingredients:
1 ¾ cup All Purpose Flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
Wet ingredients:
1 egg
½ cup oil
¾ cup milk
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 tsp pure orange extract
For folding in:
½ cup almonds
½ cup chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet)
1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, chopped
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well till the whole batter comes together. (Too much stirring/mixing will result in muffins that are too dense/heavy.)
Fold in the strawberries, chocolate chips and almonds. Spoon the batter and place in each paper-lined muffin cup till it is two-thirds full.
Bake for 25 minutes or so till the tops are nice and brown or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin comes out clean.
This recipe yields 12 muffins.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
I have recently begun to enjoy making muffins and I make a batch of some kind of muffin almost regularly. There's something very magical about the whole muffin-making process. It is amazing to see that just by addition/substitution of fruits, nuts, and/or chocolate chips, the basic muffin can be transformed into a delicious treat. I just love the smell that wafts through the entire house when the muffins are baking and I am pretty sure that this is what heaven would smell like.
Cooked by TBC on Friday, August 31, 2007
Labels: Almonds, Baked, Breakfast, Chocolate, desserts, Strawberries, Sweet Treats
42 Burps:
- Srivalli said...
Very nice round up
- August 31, 2007 at 10:00 PM
- Srivalli said...
the muffins looks so tempting.....
- August 31, 2007 at 10:01 PM
- Padma said...
Those muffins look tempting, feeling like grabing them..
- August 31, 2007 at 10:14 PM
- Pravs said...
Beautiful muffin.. feel like having one.
- August 31, 2007 at 10:19 PM
- archana said...
Muffins are looking sooooooooo nice TBC. I have never made muffins ever because I don't have a tray, but will surely buy one to make your recipe :) There is only one egg in the recipe which is good :)
- August 31, 2007 at 11:22 PM
- Raaga said...
I wish I could pick one up and bite in right now.
- September 1, 2007 at 1:51 AM
- Happy Cook said...
Hey; delicious looking muffin.
And the combination stawberry and chocolate HAVEN.
I do agree it is great to make muffins.
- September 1, 2007 at 6:56 AM
- Cynthia said...
This is a beautiful combination for such little cups of deliciousness :)
- September 1, 2007 at 11:17 AM
- Rajitha said...
they look so good...love the close-up shot and easy to make 2
- September 1, 2007 at 2:57 PM
- Savithri said...
Mmmm! Chocolate and strawberry:) How can you go wrong!
- September 1, 2007 at 8:51 PM
- Vcuisine said...
Hi TBC, well raised and perfect muffins to relish. Viji
- September 2, 2007 at 1:13 AM
- Lia said...
beautiful muffin!!
- September 2, 2007 at 2:18 AM
- Mallugirl said...
u are right.. its interesting to see the variations possible in the muffins and the smell when its feshly baked..awesome!
- September 2, 2007 at 8:59 AM
- Suma Gandlur said...
Loved to look at your muffins with all those strawberry chunks. I was kind of busy and was not blog hopping.
I loved your tomatoey raita. The texture and color of it is so gorgeous.
- September 2, 2007 at 4:22 PM
- SeeC said...
Muffin looks very professional.
Good job .
- September 2, 2007 at 5:27 PM
- Kajal said...
This is very nice combination of muffins with Strawberry and Chocolate. I always love muffins because it contains less fat as compare to cake. Looks absolutely delicious.....If possible then send it...:)
- September 2, 2007 at 10:16 PM
- Sreelu said...
Looks so delicious, looks very moist.wish I could dig in
- September 3, 2007 at 12:10 AM
- Latha Narasimhan said...
Nice cute cakes TBC! I always bake in a large dish! after seeing so many cupcakes I too am temted to make tham!
- September 3, 2007 at 3:17 AM
- Rachna said...
aw...these cupcakes look so perfect....
- September 3, 2007 at 3:25 AM
- Nags said...
wow! never seen this unique combi before - strawberry with choc.. and the muffin inside pic looks awesome!
- September 3, 2007 at 9:53 AM
- musical said...
The last picture says it all! YUMMY!
- September 3, 2007 at 8:08 PM
- TBC said...
Srivalli-? I think that was meant for one of the other blogs:-)
Srivalli, Padma, Pravs, Raaga, Happy Cook, Cynthia, Rajitha, Savithri, Viji, Lia, Shaheen, Seec, Sreelu, Latha, Rachna, Nags and Musical-thank you very much for all the compliments & comments.Your encouraging words mean a lot to me:-)
Archana, do give ita shot...it's pretty easy to make.I have made eggless muffins before.You could probably add a banana or some applesauce instead.
Suma,thanks:-)Good to have you back.
Kajal, muffins coming ur way as soon as u send me ur address ;-)
- September 4, 2007 at 10:27 AM
- Asha said...
Looks yum tbc,wish I had some now!:)
- September 4, 2007 at 10:29 AM
- East Meets West Kitchen said...
Oooooh! Beautiful strawberry and chocolate muffins!
- September 4, 2007 at 11:17 AM
- WokandSpoon said...
Ooo, gorgeous muffins and I like the new layout!!
- September 4, 2007 at 11:46 AM
- Laavanya said...
Strawberry and Chocolate go together well usually don't they? Your muffins look very nice TBC.
- September 4, 2007 at 11:47 AM
- WokandSpoon said...
Hmmm....I just added a comment saying that I like your new layout but I just realised that it's not new! There's actually another Budding Cook as well and I got you confused ;-) sorry!
- September 4, 2007 at 11:48 AM
- A kitchen scientist & a white rat hubby!!! said...
wow!!..yummy muffins, this and the previous ones you had come up with...i think its high time that you change your name from a budding cook to a "full-bloom"!!!..coz, u know what, last month, i got myself too much interested in cooking and stuff, to be precise, after meeting Viji of Vcuisine, purchased a pack of ready -to-make muffin mix, and paper cups ..(but not the muffin moulds!!!!)..read the instructions carefully, which said to preheat the oven to 425 degs...and found myself staring at the oven, and wondering "oh, my..this oven heatd up only till 250 deg's!, how do i make my muffins..!!..anyway, went along to make it in the shape of a cookie, but got baked to the toughness of a hard burned biscut!!!..later did i realize, again from Viji(thanks to her!).that the temp shown on the pack is fahrenheit, and not degree celcius!!!....i am sooo illiterate, isnt it??/..have got a looong way to goo!!!!
- September 5, 2007 at 7:50 AM
- TBC said...
AKSAAWRH...lol:-).. u r so funny.
First, welcome to my blog & thanks for leaving a comment. Thank you so much for all the nice things u have said about my blog. It feels really good.
You are being too hard on yourself now. Give it some time and you will do just great;-)
- September 5, 2007 at 10:04 AM
- TBC said...
Asha, hope you are getting a little better every day. Please take rest & take care. Hugs to u.
EMYK, thanks:-)
Wokandspoon, but u still like my layout, right? ;-)
Thnaks for stopping by.
Laavanya,yeah they do, I just love that combo. Thanks:-)
- September 5, 2007 at 10:20 AM
- bindiya said...
hi,love ur blog ,its so well put together and yes! u should change the name to full bloom lol,these muffins definitely look heavenly
- September 11, 2007 at 1:25 AM
- TBC said...
Bindiya, thank you very much for the generous compliments. But don't u think I can get away with much more if I am still a budding cook!;-)
- September 11, 2007 at 8:56 AM
- Madhavi said...
first time here.great blog and nive recipes.I liked the muffin pictures. you seem like an expert chef not a budding cook :)
- September 27, 2007 at 11:01 AM
- TBC said...
Madhavi, welcome & thank you! :-)
I am no expert cook. Like many others, I too started cooking after I got married and out of necessity!. Thank you for your kind words:-)
- September 27, 2007 at 2:25 PM
- Dee & Chai said...
Hi TBC,
Thanks so much for visiting us! You have a GREAT blog here- v have added u to our blogroll.
- October 27, 2007 at 3:02 AM
- TBC said...
D & C, thanks for stopping by:-)
Thank you for adding me to your blogroll.
- October 27, 2007 at 10:34 AM
- Sarah said...
These look absolutely divine! I added you to my blogroll too :) Hope you don't mind!
- November 25, 2007 at 7:36 PM
- ANJALI J. said...
i loved this too.. looks great..
- April 15, 2008 at 11:23 AM
- TBC said...
Sarah: I'm just a little late getting here!;-) Thanks for adding me. :-)
Anjali- thank you. :-)
- April 16, 2008 at 3:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
This recipe was amazing, I tried to make the muffins and they turned out perfectly. However, I actually had to add 1 c. more flour because my batter was too runny,but in the end they were high and perfect.
- February 7, 2009 at 11:40 PM
- Marlin said...
Just made these. They are soo good! I decided to skip the orange extract and used 2 tsp of vanilla and the taste is awesome. thank you for sharing this recipe!
- January 27, 2013 at 6:58 PM
- TBC said...
Marlin- So glad the recipe worked for you- thanks for letting me know! The vanilla sounds like a great addition- I should try that the next time I make these.
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Uganda president calls gays 'abnormal,' but opposes bill
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's president opposes an anti-gay bill passed by lawmakers that calls for life imprisonment for gays, even as he characterizes homosexuals as "abnormal" people who should be rehabilitated, according to excerpts of his letter to the speaker of parliament.
President Yoweri Museveni's opposition to the bill comes despite pressure from evangelicals as well from lawmakers from his own party.
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But Frank Mugisha, a prominent Ugandan gay activist, said gays are not celebrating the president's words that were published Friday in Kampala's Daily Monitor newspaper, noting that his characterization of gays "creates more hatred" of them.
In his letter to parliament speaker Rebecca Kadaga, written days after lawmakers passed the bill by acclamation in December, Museveni called for the bill to be revised and wondered what to do "with an abnormal person? Do we kill him/her? Do we imprison him/her? Or we do contain him/her?"
Museveni has previously warned of serious consequences for Uganda's foreign relations if a bill proposing severe punishment for gays is passed. Some European countries have threatened to cut development assistance to Uganda if the bill becomes law.
Nicholas Opiyo, a Ugandan lawyer and independent political analyst, said Museveni is simply trying to "spread the blame" for a bill that is "unstoppable." Under the country's constitution, the bill will become law if parliament approves it with a two-thirds majority, which the lawmakers are now likely to do without any revisions.
"Museveni will say that 'I tried my best and the members of parliament have refused,' " he said. "He's looking for where to place the blame."
Ugandan anti-gay activists accuse Western homosexuals of "recruiting" impoverished Ugandan children, and Museveni addressed this concern in his letter.
"We should legislate harshly against those people with money, from within and from without, who take advantage of the desperation of our youth to lure them into these abnormal and deviant behaviors," Museveni wrote, adding that he would support a life sentence for those who "lure normal youth" into homosexual acts.
Museveni called for improving the economy so that the youth have better jobs and are better positioned to reject offers of money for sex with Western homosexuals.
Sarah Kagingo, a spokeswoman for the presidency, confirmed that Museveni wrote the letter and said he genuinely believes "the way forward is rehabilitation" for gays.
Homosexuality is already illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law that criminalizes acts "against the order of nature."
Museveni's rejection of the bill comes as some African countries are toughening anti-gay laws. In Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan on Jan. 7 signed a law making it illegal for gay people to even hold a meeting. The Nigerian law criminalizes gay marriage, homosexual clubs, associations and organizations, with penalties of up to 14 years in jail.
The original bill in Uganda, first introduced in 2009, proposed the death penalty for some homosexual acts. That provision was later removed amid international pressure. A committee of lawmakers later recommended life imprisonment as the maximum penalty, reasoning in its report that "the death sentence, if executed, does not make the offender feel the punishment for his actions."
The legislation that Museveni wants revised set life imprisonment as the penalty for gay sex involving an HIV-infected person, acts with minors and the disabled, as well as repeated sex offenses among consenting adults.
The bill was highly popular among lawmakers and evangelical pastors who say a tough new law will deter Western homosexuals they accuse of "recruiting" Ugandan children to become gay.
But Ugandan gays say the country's political and religious leaders were influenced by American evangelicals who wanted to spread their anti-gay campaign in Africa. A Ugandan gay rights group in March 2012 sued Scott Lively, a Massachusetts evangelical, under the Alien Tort Statute that allows non-citizens to file suit in the United States if there is an alleged violation of international law. A U.S. federal judge ruled in August that the case could proceed, saying systematic persecution on the basis of sexual orientation violates international norms.


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Comfort and relative affordability are two reasons why some travelers and RV renters say rentals are up this year over last year, while RV sales are down in the sluggish economy.
About 5 percent of the nation's 3,100 dealerships nationwide have closed in recent months and about 10 of 105 U.S. RV manufacturers have stopped production, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). Sales are expected to be down 40% from 2008, the RVIA said.
But rental activity will be up about 12% this year, according to the Fairfax, Va.-based RV Rental Association (RVRA).
Businesses that sell and rent RVs in the Reno, Nev., area say they are seeing more rentals, especially around holidays such as the Fourth of July and next month's Burning Man counterculture arts festival, for which local dealers have been booked for months, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
"Yes, the economy has slowed down, but people still take vacations," said Veera On Ta, owner of El Monte RV in Reno. "Our rentals are up 10% from last year."
Cruise America in Reno has seen a 10% drop in business from last year, manager Wes Johnson said, but he expects things to turn around with a mid-season surge through September.
"The last few weeks have been great," Johnson said. "We have eight units here, and just one has canceled, so its not doing too bad."
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What's News: Apple's iWatch trademark application in Japan fuels speculation on new device. Nineteen elite firefighters die battling a wildfire in Arizona. Tribune is buying 19 local television stations for $2.7 billion. Joanne Po reports.
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Portland roadside panhandling problems gets worse; City Council to consider enacting a ban
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � The Portland City Council is taking up a proposal that would ban panhandling from median strips, a measure sought by police and supported by many motorists.
Police Chief Michael Sauschuck says there's been a big increase in roadside panhandling since the City Council rejected a similar proposal a year ago.
He says it's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt or killed.
The city already bans aggressive panhandling. Sauschuck says his concern is panhandling in close proximity to cars and trucks on busy streets, a practice that becomes even more dangerous when alcohol is involved.


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A sizzling set by Austrian born pianist & Venezuelan emigre Gerry Weil.
Recorded in Caracus - cracking!
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always the good stuff. looking forward to this!
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sound lovely. thanks
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Great discovery for me, crackling, thanks!
Cracking indeed,thank you.
Remember downloading and not leaving a comment. Apologies, a great bit of music as always.
Awful shit, this music. It is the same with Donald Byrd, who was a great trumpet artist, did wonderful albums in the 60's, but around 1970 the jazz-world had all this bullshit music with voices, pop-arrangements, awfull sounds, so a real jazzfan wishes bop back again. Luckily, this music here did not survive
Fortunately, i'm a fake jazzfan, and do not wish bop back again (at least not all the time), i will enjoy this! Thank you!
Yes, hooray for us fake jazz fans!
Weil Deal was an awesome musician! please post more of his stuff soon!
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MONTREAL – Montreal's city hall was locked down while being swept by police Tuesday in one of numerous raids conducted across the city that had even the newly installed mayor being questioned.
The province's anti-corruption squad said it was carrying out nine raids at the seat of the municipal government, in Old Montreal, and six other ones in different borough offices.
A news report said the new mayor, Michael Applebaum, and the man he recently replaced, Gerald Tremblay, were both among 25 people questioned by police. Spokespeople at the police squad and city hall did not confirm, or deny, that report.
Applebaum added some details later, at a 9:15 p.m. news scrum outside city hall. He confirmed meeting with police but said he was not a target of the probe — only a participant.
"I'm not under investigation," Applebaum said.
"I'm there to work with the police."
He did not elaborate on reports that the raids were related to the 2009 campaign financing of Union Montreal — the long-ruling, now-crumbling municipal party Applebaum recently abandoned. He said he wanted to avoid revealing details that might hamper the investigation.
But the mayor did say: "I ran a clean campaign. I raised money legally."
He also sought to downplay Tuesday's events, calling it "normal" that so many officers would be involved in a probe of this kind and that he would speak with them.
These latest raids were part of a two-year-old investigation related to fraud, breach of trust, and falsified documents in Quebec.
A number of arrests have already been made in connection with construction corruption, which is also the subject of an ongoing public inquiry.
A note went out to city employees explaining the situation.
"Due to exceptional circumstances, we are asking you to leave your work stations and to immediately exit Montreal city hall," said the email.
"This order stands until further notice."
One municipal politician described the scene inside city hall.
Richard Bergeron, leader of the Projet Montreal party, said he was supposed to have a meeting with the mayor at 4:15 p.m.
But suddenly a voice on the loudspeaker ordered everyone to leave the building.
As police officers moved in, city officials moved out. Employees received an email that the building was closed until further notice, and city hall was locked down.
While no arrests were expected Tuesday, more than 20 witnesses were scheduled to meet with investigators.
More than 125 police officers were participating in the various operations.
One of those raids was being conducted in Cote-des-Neiges-NDG — the borough governed for years by Applebaum, who is currently the interim mayor of Montreal.
Applebaum was chosen by council to lead a coalition government after the previous mayor, Tremblay, resigned in scandal last fall.
He became the city's first Anglo mayor in a century. An election will be held later this year.
The main opposition leader, Louise Harel, summed up the situation: "I've never seen anything like this," she said outside city hall.


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A Compilation of Environmental Education News from Across Louisiana
Capital Area Native Plant Society Meeting
Join the second CANPS foundational meeting on Sunday, December 9th, 2:00 pm, at the Goodwood Library (7711 Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge) as they discuss future goals, exchange seeds, and work to become an official Louisiana Native Plant Society chapter. Bring a friend, neighbor, anyone who's interested in learning about nature. As a special bonus Charles Allen, author of several books on Louisiana plants, will present a talk on wildflowers of Louisiana! For more information: https://www.facebook.com/CapitalAreaNativePlantSociety
NOAA's Climate Stewards Education Project – Class of 2013 (Deadline: December 17)
NOAA's Climate Stewards Education Project (CSEP) provides formal and informal educators with sustained professional development, collaborative tools, and support to build a climate-literate public that is actively engaged in climate stewardship. Applications are being accepted until December 17 for the class of 2013. Educators accepted into the program will be notified early January, 2013 and will be required to attend a mandatory introductory Web seminar for new participants - tentatively scheduled for January 14th OR January 28th, 2013 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time. Click herefor more information and to apply.
BioBlitz 2013: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Mark your calendars for May 17 and 18 for the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve BioBlitz in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two-day celebration of biodiversity centers on a 24-hour discovery of species. Teams of scientists, students, and the general public will explore the park's Barataria Preserve swamps, marshes, and forests to find as many species as possible. The event is free and open to the public, so come discover, count, map, and learn about all the living creatures that call Jean Lafitte and the Barataria Preserve home. Public registration will open in the spring. Send an email to email@example.com general information or to be included on an email mailing list for updates and registration details. Learn more about Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preservenow.
Nominations Sought For Top State Conservation Awards (Deadline: January 21)
The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is accepting nominations for the 49th Governor's State Conservation Achievement Awards. The program recognizes those persons and organizations making outstanding contributions to the natural resource welfare and environmental quality of the community, parish and state. There are eight award categories for which nominations can be made. They are: professional; volunteer; business; educator; youth; elected official; communications and organization. Nominations will be accepted until January 21, 2013. The awards will be presented on February 23, 2013 at a special banquet held in conjunction with the 74th annual convention of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. More details about the program are posted on the LWF website at www.lawildlifefed.org. Interested people can also call the LWF office, 225-344-6707, or email firstname.lastname@example.com more information.
NGCP Webinar: Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Role Models to Inspire Girls in STEM
January 23, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
In honor of National Mentoring Month in January, presenters from Techbridge and FabFems will discuss how to effectively provide role models and mentors for girls, including strategies for recruiting, retaining and recognizing professional volunteers. Participants will experience interactive activities, resources, and role model stories that will help craft engaging experiences that dispel stereotypes and ignite girls' interest in STEM careers. Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/recruiting-training-and-retaining-role-models-inspire-girls-stem
DuPont Writing Challenge for Grades 7 – 12 (Deadline: January 31)
Year 27 of the DuPont Challenge—a national writing competition for middle and high school students—kicked off last week with a new focus on addressing global challenges. The DuPont Challenge calls on students in grades 7–12 from the United States, Canada, and U.S. territories to research, think critically, and write an essay that provides innovative ideas on the world's most pressing challenges, or demonstrates the application of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to our daily lives.
This year, the Challenge asks students to take a solutions-focused approach and address one of four categories in their 700–1,000-word essay:
* Together, we can feed the world.
* Together, we can build a secure energy future.
* Together, we can protect people and the environment.
* Together, we can be innovative anywhere.
Students and sponsoring teacher prizes include savings bonds, teaching grants, exciting trips, and much more. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2013. For more information, including official rules, entry forms, and details on awards, please visit the Challenge website at: http://www.thechallenge.dupont.com
Jean Lafitte National Park for Cypress Forest Restoration
Volunteers are needed for Jean Lafitte National Park's biggest annual project, coming up on December 7 and 8. They are planting 800 cypress trees on Bayou Segnette in Jean Lafitte National Park, and need a great volunteer crew to get the job done. CRCL and Jean Lafitte National Park have teamed up on this waterway before, and the results are amazing. Sign up here!
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Project Noah Video Debut and Toolkit Release December 3
NEEF, with generous support from Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., is partnering with Project Noah on Using Tech to Connect Students & the Environment, a video on how technology can further STEM learning through the environment, both outside and in the classroom. NEEF will release a free toolkit along with the video that provides a set of teacher-recommended resources and tools for using technology to help teachers design and implement environmental education projects with their students.
Social media contest:K-12 classroom teachers will be invited to view this video and leave a comment answering the question, "How do you use technology to explore the environment with your students?" Comments will be entered into a drawing to win product from Toshiba. Prizes include:
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The video and contest will be available on NEEF's Facebook page: http://goo.gl/FidAX.
Check out The Shape of Life: the Story of the Animal Kingdom, Formatted for the Classroom: http://shapeoflife.org/
The Shape of Life's mission is to get the high quality, scientific videos found on the website into the classroom. If your classroom has access to a computer, you can stream the videos directly or if you prefer, download any/all the videos found on this site using the download button on each individual video page. These videos are hosted at vimeo.com. Since many schools block websites such as Vimeo from their network you may need to download the videos for classroom use. If playing these videos from a computer is not possible, you can request a DVD set which will be sent for cost of shipping and handling: $5.00
- From sponges, to worms, to humans, each phylum is presented, showing the exquisite design of its body plan and the evolutionary developments that lead to today's astonishing diversity.
- Animations explain the intricate inner workings of animals' bodies, demonstrating how form and function are complementary.
- Never before filmed animal behaviors show animals hunting and feeding in their natural habitats.
- Scientists are shown at work, as they study paleontology, genetics and ecology, pursuing their passion for the animals they study.
- Other topics present exciting new developments in genetics, paleontology, and engineering.
The NEED Oil and Gas curriculums
The NEED Oil and Gas curriculums are available online for free as downloadable PDFs: www.need.org. The curriculum guides are written for primary, elementary, and intermediate/secondary – Oil, Gas and their energy (K-2), Wonders of Oil and Gas (3-5), Exploring Oil and Gas (6-12)
Remember to take a moment to enjoy the meteor shower on the evenings of December 13-14, beginning at 9 PM!
NGSS Second and Final Public Draft to be Released in January
Achieve announced last week that the second and final public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) will be released the first week in January. Achieve encourages all interested parties to review the draft when it is released and provide feedback. The NGSS will be completed in March 2013. To read the announcement, go to www.nextgenscience.org. NSTA encourages science educators to take the time to review this important draft when it's released and to provide feedback to the writers. To support teachers' understanding of the drafts, we developed a guidefor organizing study groups. An updated guide will be published on the NSTA standards web pagewhen the NGSS draft is released. NSTA is also seeking science educators willing to review the NGSS draft and answer questions about implementation, such as what types of professional development and curricular materials will be needed. Volunteers should be NSTA members and be prepared to spend at least 2–3 hours reviewing the NGSS public draft and answering the NSTA survey questions. If you would like to be considered for this project, please fill out the online registration form. The deadline for registering has been extended until December 14. You will have about 10 days to complete the NSTA survey after the release of the NGSS public draft.
Environmental Awareness Student Art &Language Arts Contest - 2013 Calendars
Get FREE copies of the 2013 calendar "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" featuring winning entries from our 2012 Environmental Awareness Student Art & Language Art Contest. This contest is sponsored by the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission (LEEC) through the generous support of the Alcoa Foundation. To request a calendar or to learn more about the contest contact Juliet Raffray at firstname.lastname@example.com 225-765-0124. Information about the 2013 contest can also be found on our website: www.wlf.la.gov/eec
Inspirational Passages from Bama Environmental News (BEN)
"The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time. They are kneeling with hands clasped that we might act with restraint that we might leave room for the life that is destined to come. To protect what is wild is to protect what is gentle. Perhaps the wildness we fear is the pause between our own heartbeats, the silent space that says we live only by grace. Wilderness lives by this same grace. Wild mercy is in our hands." ~ Terry Tempest Williams
"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." ~Mahatma Gandhi
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." ~Gary Snyder
"In the name of the bee, and of the butterfly, and of the breeze, amen!" Emily Dickinson
"He who plants a tree, plants a hope." ~Lucy Larcom
"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now." ~Proverb
"While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment." ~Barry Goldwater
"The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask." ~Nancy Newhall
"Wilderness itself is the basis of all our civilization. I wonder if we have enough reverence for life to concede to wilderness the right to live on?" ~ Margaret Murie
"Some things may be profitably broken up and sold for the materials in them; others are better left intact. Would the cherry trees in Washington, D.C. be more useful in the form of kindling? Ought Congress to sell the Lincoln Memorial to a rock crushing concern, or the paintings in the National Gallery to a rag collector?… The remaining bits of American wilderness also constitute a great national treasure, but if Congress permits them to be destroyed, they, like Humpty-Dumpty, can never be put back together again." ~ Connie Harvey
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Cathy LaLonde's Natural Resources Class at the Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District requires students to do summer work and on June 22 the class was looking for species of bugs in the Pinconning River, which flows through the Pinconning Nature Preserve.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University women's basketball team has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2009-10 season. A date with the University of Utah, scheduled for Saturday, November 29, marks the official home-opener and road games at the University of Iowa, the University of Oregon and the University of Minnesota highlight the Broncos' 14-game non-conference schedule before West Coast Conference play begins Friday, January 8.
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