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Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is a New Zealand-born country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and television music competition judge.
When he was 2 years old, his parents moved the family to Australia, where his career eventually began.
In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992.
Eventually, he found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.Still signed to Capitol, he made his solo American debut in 1999 with the album Keith Urban.
Certified platinum in the U.S., it produced his first Number One on Hot Country Songs with "But for the Grace of God".
"Somebody Like You", the first single from his second Capitol album, Golden Road (2002), was named by Billboard as the biggest country hit of the 2000–2010 decade.
The album's fourth single, "You'll Think of Me", earned him his first Grammy.
2004's Be Here, his third American album, produced three more number 1 singles, and became his highest-selling album, earning 4× Platinum certification.
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006, containing "Once in a Lifetime", as well as his second Grammy song, "Stupid Boy".
A greatest hits package entitled Greatest Hits: 18 Kids followed in late 2007.
Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on 31 March 2009 and 16 November 2010 respectively.
In September 2013, he released a brand new album titled Fuse, which produced two number ones on the newly introduced Country Airplay chart with its first two singles, "Little Bit of Everything" and "We Were Us".
The third single, "Cop Car", was released in January 2014.Keith Urban has released a total of nine studio albums (one of which was released only in the United Kingdom), as well as one album with The Ranch.
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He plays acoustic and electric guitar, as well as banjo, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, sitar, bouzouki, and drums.
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Since 2006, he has been married to actress Nicole Kidman.
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Published by the Minster FM News Team at 5:52am 25th November 2009.
With the countdown to Christmas on - the father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence is launching a new campaign later.
Peter will launch a new poster at Malton bus station - which will appear on Yorkshire Coastliner services.
The route travels from Leeds right out to the coast.
Last week the 35 year olds dad told Minster fm the thought of Christmas without Claudia was unbearable.
Yesterday, North Yorkshire Police have released there latest update into the investigation and suspected murder of Claudia Lawrence.
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Julian Glover currently plays Maurice in Maurice's Jubilee. He was nominated for the 2012 Stage Award for Best Actor for his performance.Read More
Julian Glover currently plays Maurice in Maurice's Jubilee. He was nominated for the 2012 Stage Award for Best Actor for his performance.
Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Julian Glover has had a rich and illustrious stage career.
His relationship with the Royal Shakespeare Company dates back to the 1950's and he has appeared there on many occasions. Productions have included Coriolanus, Henry VI: Parts 1, 2, & 3, The Man of Mode, Subject to Fits, Cousin Vladimir, The Changeling, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, and the title role in Henry IV: Parts 1 & 2, which earned him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1993. His work at the Old Vic Theatre includes Richard II, The Soldier's Tale, Hamlet and Prayers of Sherkin. At the National he has appeared in The Voysey Inheritence, Chips with Everything and Jumpers.
His West End credits include The Dresser, Macbeth, A Penny for a Song, Phedre/Britannicus, Waiting for Godot, An Inspector Calls, Cyrano de Bergerac, Never the Sinner, Otherwise Engaged and The Constant Couple.
His extensive film credits include The Young Victoria, Mirrors, Troy, Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Cry Freedom, Heat and Dust, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, For Your Eyes Only, Ivanhoe, Quatermass and the Pit and the legendary Tom Jones.
He has appeared in countless television series. Most recent credits include Game of Thrones for HBO currently showing on Sky Atlantic, Silent Witness, Trial and Retribution, Waking the Dead and Midsomer Murders. He has also starred in many timeless classics including Dr Who, Z Cars, The Avengers, Lovejoy, Taggart and others.Read Less
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Crystal pendants are often suspended from fringe or incorporated into flowers as petals. But in this easy crossweave design, they are nestled between two rows of bicone crystals, creating a glittering ring of spikes around your wrist.
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[1] Cut two 1-yd. (.9 m) pieces of beading wire. Center a crimp bead over both wires, and crimp it. Separate the strands, creating a pair of wires on each side of the crimp (Photo A).
[2] Using the first pair of wires, string five 4 mm bicone crystals on each wire end. On one wire end, string a crystal pendant, and cross the other wire end through it (Photo B).
[3] Repeat step 2 until you reach your desired length, then string five 4 mms on each wire end. On one wire end, string a crimp bead, and cross the other wire through it, but do not crimp it. Temporarily secure the first pair of wires with tape or a Bead Stopper.
[4] On the second pair of wires, string a 15/0 seed bead, a 3 mm bicone crystal, a 15/0, a 3 mm, and a 15/0 on each wire end. On one wire end, string a 3 mm, and cross the other wire end through it (Photo C). On each wire end, string a 15/0, a 3 mm, a 15/0, a 3 mm, and a 15/0. Cross the ends through the next pendant (Photo D).
[5] Repeat step 4 until you reach the last pendant. Repeat once more, but cross the ends through the crimp bead instead of a pendant.
[6] Snug up all the wires, and crimp the crimp bead. Trim the tails.
[7] Open a jump ring, attach half of the clasp and the loop of 4 mms and 3 mms next to a crimp bead (Photo E), and close the jump ring. Repeat on the remaining end.
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My son is three years old; he is learning to use the potty and brush his teeth at the moment. Next year, however, when he starts primary school, he will get his first lessons in sex education, during the so-called Lentekriebels week – the Dutch word for "spring itching" or "spring butterflies". This is not a joke, nor am I bringing up my offspring in a hippy commune. We live in a quiet middle-class neighbourhood in Amsterdam. Lentekriebels is a government-subsidised project for children aged four to 12. This year's Lentekriebels has just finished, with an exhibition about relationships and sexuality in hundreds of schools all over the Netherlands.
My son won't bring home the leaflet "Sex Yes, Worries No", about the use of contraceptives, until he is at least 10. He wouldn't be able to read it at the moment anyway. But his teachers will be talking about cuddling, friendship, newborn lambs in the fields and the differences between boys and girls. And his class might be visited by pregnant women and nursing mothers with their babies.
The Netherlands has a lurid reputation abroad when it comes to sex. Everyone knows about the red light district in Amsterdam and legalised prostitution. So it might come as a surprise to some to hear that deep down, the Dutch are very conservative people who take sex seriously. Very seriously, in fact.
Sex education has traditionally been an important part of the school curriculum here. Lentekriebels is in line with the Dutch tradition of assigning to schoolteachers responsibilities that might elsewhere be handled within the family. As my teacher in primary school in the 1970s told me: "If your parents don't bring you up properly, our school has to do the job for them." The issue then was not sex but prayer (we didn't pray at home), but the principle is the same. Parents are not to be trusted to do a good job and sex is a danger zone, like drugs or smoking. To discuss it at school from an early age will make young people aware of the many risks when they start to experiment with relationships and sexuality.
Dutch sex education doesn't stop at Lentekriebels. I remember vividly the little grey-haired lady with the large handbag who came to my high school to talk about "the first time", true love, the effects of alcohol and how to use a condom. I was 14 and we all found it great fun. And the lessons went on until my final exams: prostitution, reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases – we were spared nothing.
There is much to be said for the Dutch approach. Official figures show that the pregnancy rate here among teenage girls, 5.3 per thousand, is one of the lowest in Europe. The explanation is believed to be the open approach towards sexuality. And we see similarly low numbers when it comes to abortions and STDs.
The UK, by comparison, has a teen pregnancy rate that is nearly 400% higher and a much higher abortion rate.
In an attempt to make sense of these figures, we can turn to Nick Hornby's novel Slam, in which 16-year-old Sam gets his girlfriend, Alicia, pregnant. On the internet he finds government statistics about teenage parents:
And some of them were funny – like, one in 10 teenagers couldn't remember if they'd had sex the night before or not, which is pretty incredible if you think about it. I think this meant that one in 10 teenagers had got so blasted the night before that they didn't know what had gone on. I don't think it meant they were just forgetful, like when you can't remember whether you packed your games kit.
Dutch teenagers are probably just as sexually active as British ones and may even drink as much. But thanks to the priority given to sex education, Sam's Dutch equivalent can go skateboarding without worrying whether he has knocked up his girlfriend.
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I am not one for stats in a competition like the Ryder Cup. Each player, regardless of their history have to perform when the time comes. I guess that is the same for every tournament, but a head-to-head event like the Ryder Cup is something special.
During this year's Ryder Cup, there were three things that made the difference: the Captian's, the singles matches, and the interaction between player and fans. Each played a significant role as to why Team USA played to victory!
First the Captains. Of the two, Davis Love III had the more talented team. His philosophy of team first paid off. His focus on ensuring the team was more important than any one player was demonstrated when he choose Ryan Moore over Bubba Watson. Additionally, Love had many weapons and the two most dominant were….well, it is impossible to determine just two. However, if I had to choose, I would go with Patrick Reed and Phil Mickelson. Both came through when needed and provided inspirational leadership during the entire event.
Darren Clarke was equally brilliant. His plan to always come out quick and strong worked fairly well, however he was outmatched in the singles matches. I am not so sure that letting a couple of the players sit for most of the matches was the best move, but once he picked a path, he stuck to it. And because of that, I believe he did inspire the most out of the inexperienced team he had.
The singles matches were amazing! Everyone focuses on Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy as an epic battle. Well, it was until the 12th hole and I believe Rory became emotionally tired. Next was Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia. This was by far the most exciting match of the day. 19 birdies and they halved the match; it was amazing to watch.
In the singles matches, most pivotal match was between Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose. Fowler's win stopped Team Europe's momentum. If he had lost that match, Team Europe would have tied the score and maybe the tides of fortune would have changed. Fowler did not panic and he continued to keep the pressure on Rose. As the match wore on, Rose could not withstand Fowler's solid play!
The last point was the fans and players interaction. Before any ball was struck, the media created animosity between Europe and USA. How would the unruly US fans treat the players? Except for a few loud mouth fools (who were ejected and rightly so), the fans were awesome. The players themselves instigated much of the noise and interaction. They taunted each other and the fans. As a result, the atmosphere around the golf course was more akin to a football game than golf. This atmosphere effected more of the inexperienced European players the most and helped propel Team USA to a win.
The Ryder Cup was very exciting for both teams, but mostly for the fans. If future Ryder Cup's are as exciting as this year, then L'Albatros course in France better be prepared for something special!
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KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in a report released Wednesday, has said that Pakistan's economy faces a major hurdle in the shape of its domestic energy crisis.
The ADB has identified rising inflation, investment decline, low tax revenue and losses at public-sector enterprises as other factors hindering economic growth.
"The economy continues to be affected by structural problems, including a domestic energy crisis, a precipitous decline in investment, persistently high inflation, and security issues. Budget deficits remain high, driven by substantial subsidies and losses at state-owned enterprises, and tax revenue below target," says the report.
The ADB sees power as the main constraint for economic growth, stressing for better load-management to minimize commercial losses.
The report adds: "Losses arising from power and gas shortages held down GDP growth by 3–4 per centage points in FY2011 and FY2012. Improved management of power resources could ameliorate predictability of load-shedding to allow the private sector to better schedule work and minimize costs."
"For every unit of power sold, there is a loss to the sector reflected in the form of subsidies. An outstanding accumulation of PRs220 billion was carried into FY2012, and an additional financing of 1–1.5% of GDP is likely to be required in FY2012."
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What is horsepower? How do I calculate my horsepower? These are common questions we receive from our customers. To answer this question, let's first define what horsepower is.
Horsepower, like any unit of power, is simply a rate at which work is being done. Literally, the horsepower unit originates from an experiment which set out to measure the power of a single horse. It was determined that a horse is capable of performing 33,000 ft-lbf of work per min. We will address to this number later in the explanation.
First, a few equations to help you calculate your horsepower:
Power = Work / Time
Power = (Force x Distance) / Time
For electric motors, power or horsepower can be calculated from the torque and speed. For example, if you have a motor rated for 3,000 RPM and 6 in-lbf then the horsepower is calculated below.
Horsepower = (3,000 x 6) / 63,025 = 0.286
63,025 is a constant when using RPM for speed and in-lbf for torque units. 5,252 is another common constant if the speed is in RPM and torque is in ft-lbf. If the units are different then simply make the unit conversion.
The derivation of these constants is done using the 33,000 ft-lbf /min = 1 horsepower. Though horsepower units are a derivative of the 33,000 ft-lbf/min, it is not critical to understanding how to calculate motor horsepower for speed and torque.
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When MRSA Gets Personal
How to protect yourself against the "superbug" that affects millions each year.
Oct. 22, 2007 -- When Mr. Wilson (name changed to protect confidentiality) arrived at the emergency department at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Fla., one night in October, he had a common complaint.
"I think I've gotten bitten by a spider," he said. On his thigh, several large raised skin lesions were visible.
"These aren't spider bites," his physician, Dr. Yvonne Dunn, remarked. "You have a skin infection called community-acquired MRSA. Your boils will need to be opened and drained, but with proper care, you should be OK."
The patient listened intently. "Just my luck," he said.
What Is MRSA?
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common germs we encounter each day. It is a normal (and usually harmless) germ on our skin and in our nose.
Infections may occur when the organisms get into the body through breaks in the skin (such as cuts, scrapes, open wounds, surgical incisions or catheters in a person's vein) and multiply rapidly. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a more resistant form of the germ that has become a serious cause of human infections in the hospital, and recently, in the community.
Where Does MRSA Occur?
MRSA has been a serious problem in hospitals since the early 1960s, when increasing use of powerful antibiotics led to germ resistance.
In health care settings, MRSA causes tens of thousands of surgical infections, bloodstream infections, pneumonias and infections of medical devices each year. Concern over the spread of MRSA between patients in the hospital is so great, that many hospitals isolate patients who have MRSA so that other patients are not exposed.
Over the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the number of MRSA infections in people who have never been hospitalized. Experts believe these are due to a new strain of MRSA that originated outside of the hospital. This germ, called "USA 300," is spreading across the country and producing hundreds of thousands of new infections each year. These infections can range from simple skin boils or abscesses to pneumonia and even to life-threatening infections.
Because USA 300 has become so widespread, the strain is now commonly found in hospitals, where MRSA made its first appearance decades ago.
"We've really come full circle with MRSA," Dunn said. "Now the community strain of staph is the predominant strain in the hospital, and it's far more aggressive in many ways."
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Outside the hospital, most MRSA infections cause simple skin infections.
"If it is on your skin and has lumps, bumps or pus, then there's a good chance it's due to Staphylococcus aureus," said Dr. John Toney, an infectious diseases specialist at the Tampa VA Hospital.
In many cases, these lesions are initially misdiagnosed as brown recluse spider bites or other insect bites.
"Brown recluse spiders tend to be indigenous to the central and Southwestern U.S.," Toney said. "They are much rarer in places such as Florida and the Atlantic and Pacific coastal states. In fact, many of these 'spider bites' are being misdiagnosed and are really MRSA skin infections."
Though there is a tendency for physicians to prescribe antibiotics for infections, an antibiotic pill may not be the answer for MRSA.
"With the community strains," Toney asserted, "the most common class of antibiotics, which include penicillin, are usually not effective. Although we have other antibiotics we can prescribe, the best therapy is to drain the pus."
For patients in a medical facility, hospital-acquired infections can lead to serious complications. MRSA is the leading cause of these hospital-acquired infections. Hospital-acquired MRSA infections may result from germs on medical devices such as IVs, urinary catheters, pacemakers and artificial joints.
A hospital-acquired staph infection may only have subtle signs at first, such as a change in alertness or a low fever. An infectious disease specialist's role "is to assist other health care providers in identifying patients with early hospital infections. If discovered early, serious infections should be treated quickly and aggressively to prevent severe complications or death," Toney noted.
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Outside of the hospital, Staphylococcus aureus infections are easily spread by close personal contact. This may include shaking hands, sharing exercise equipment or participating in close contact sports.
Recent studies have demonstrated sexual transmission of MRSA -- a testament to the germ's versatility. Some people, including those who have recently taken antibiotics, those who have had MRSA in the past and those in close contact with an infected person, are more likely to get the infection.
The simplest way to prevent MRSA is through regular hand washing and use of antiseptic hand gels. Other approaches, such as not sharing personal grooming items and towels, can also decrease the risk to you and your family.
For people admitted to a hospital or health care facility, some of the same precautions apply, but a patient needs to be proactive in other ways to keep safe.
"Ask questions," Dunn said. "Find out what your hospital does to control MRSA infections. Do they have an effective infection control program? Do their surgical site infection rates differ from other similar hospitals in your community? And lastly, if a hospital staff person or physician walks in or out of your room and does not wash his or her hands, don't be afraid to remind them to do so."
After a three-day hospital stay, Mr. Wilson returned home to continue his recovery from his brush with "the superbug." He was much more informed about protecting himself from MRSA -- and perhaps, a little less wary of spiders.
Dr. Richard Oehler is assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious disease and international medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine.


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Inspectors had found during an inspection in October 2015 that the hospital's Accident and Emergency Department was inadequate and it was put into black alert in February. England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals has urged the members of the public to tell the visiting team of inspectors about what they feel about the standard of medical services provided by the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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"Think Like a Man" with Comedian Craig Shoemaker
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Michael Bernard Beckwith of Agape International Spiritual Center
Michael Beckwith joins Nina Boski the studio for a very positive and informative interview.
What Is It Like to Think Like a Man?
This week we ask the question "What is it like to think like a man?" In honor of that question, we are highlighting the movie "Think Like a Man" a movie based on the best-selling book by comedian Steve Harvey called "...
Alex's Lemonade Stand
Nina talks with Jay Scott, father of Alex Scott - the 4-year-old who decided to start Alex's Lemonade Stand to fight childhood cancer while in the hospital. This is a truly inspirational story of a little girl whose d...
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Nina and Wendy explore happiness in the bedroom with sexpert Lou Paget. Join us and discover how to maximize your pleasure as well as your partner's.
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Next week is the 50th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe. Don O'Melveny, author of "No City for Dreaming", tells us what really happened that night. Producer Stephen Simon discusses his passion for bringing b...
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Last night I was going to make a very elaborate dinner but my day took a couple of wrong turns and I didn't get home in time to do that. I was now left with a pound of defrosted locally grown lean veal and no clue what to make in 45 minutes.
I decided to cop-out and make a quick and delicious Shepherd's Pie. My family loves this dish and it makes for delicious left-overs, which allows for me to have a cook free day the next day. Well not fully free but at least dinner is set.
PREP TIME: 10 mins
COOK TIME: 35 mins
- 1 lb ground beef or veal or lamb (preferably locally grown/organic)
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 2 – 3 large organic carrots, finely diced
- 1 cup of organic frozen peas
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 1 glass of red wine
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup of organic chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon of grapeseed oil
- 1 tablespoon of black pepper
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 8 medium potatoes
- 100 grams of butter
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 200 grams of grated cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Peel the potatoes and set them on the oven to boil.
- Use a saucepan to saute the carrots in the grapeseed oil until they start to get tender.
- Add in the onions and saute for a minute or two then add the meat.
- Season with black pepper and salt.
- Cook until browned. If you would prefer for it to be extra lean you can opt to drain the fat before continuing to the next step.
- Add the butter and peas.
- Sprinkle with flour and stir through.
- Add tomato paste, wine and Worcestershire sauce.
- Let this reduce slightly then add the chicken stock. Allow to reduce down until you have a thick meaty gravy. Season to your taste.
- Remove from heat. Grease an oven proof dish with a teaspoon of butter and add the meat sauce. *I like using my Corningware French White 4-QT Oval Roaster
- Smash the potatoes with the leftover butter and milk. Sprinkle some salt for taste.
- Spoon the mashed potatoes over top.
- Grate the cheddar cheese and sprinkle it over top of the mashed potatoes.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until the potato is nice and browned on top.
- Let it cool for 20 minutes before serving.
This dish serves 4-6 people comfortably.
This dish is not for the calorie counting folks but if you want to tweek it by making it a touch more nutritious, you can substitute the potatoes for sweet potatoes and remove the cheese.
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This may lead to earnings downgrades by 10-20% for the consensus EPS for the passenger vehicle (PV) makers.
The stock of Maruti will be more vulnerable to EPS cuts since it was riding on higher expectation of benefits from the pay commission.
Also, surging Yen may increase the raw material cost.
But, investors should keep in mind that within a month analysts would start factoring in Maruti's FY18 expected earnings, which may offer attractive entry point for long-term investors at the current stock price of Rs 3,495.50.
It trades at 16.5 in FY17 expected earnings, lower than the peak multiple of 21.5 in November 2015.
Infra cess of 1-4% on cars based on their length and fuel type will increase their price by 1-5%.
This will increase the cost of ownership at a time when demand is wobbly, and average discount level continues to be high.
Credit Suisse has cut FY17 growth projection for PVs to 12% from 20% in response to the infra cess and lower provision for Seventh Pay Commission.
It has, however, increased FY18 growth estimate to 20% from 15% in anticipation that benefits of the pay commission recommendations would play out in full.
The Swiss brokerage has cut Maruti's EPS by 18% and 10% for FY16 and FY17, respectively.
However, Credit Suisse maintains it is a strong play retaining its view on the Maruti stock as outperform with a target price of Rs 4,400.
It also cut M&M's FY17 earnings per share (EPS) by 4% on lower volumes.
Similarly, Kotak Institutional Equities cut Maruti's EPS by 11-12% and 1.5-2% for M&M over FY17 and FY18.
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I have been doing this since past three years,so how i could i forget to do this year,it feels good to go down the memory lane and think about the year gone,year 2011 i didn't blog much as so many other things kept me busy but still i managed to do some posts every month ,before i share about this year ,heres a recap of past three years -
year 2008
year 2009
year 2010
Year 2011 - sharing with you all some of my favourite posts
- Butter Chicken with Missi Roti
- Crepes with Fresh Blueberry Sauce
- Aloo Kachodi
- Eggless Chocolate Cake with Cookies and Cream Icing
- Food Fiction - of spinach leaves and Sapeta
- Lal Maas - spiced lamb curry
- Vanilla Cupcakes
- Food Fiction - Who is Radha
- Kasturi Chicken Curry
- Rogan Josh
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Best of year 2011 hosted by Srivalli of Cooking 4 all seasons.
Thats all friends,Wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy New Year 2012
take care and happy blogging,..:-)
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Some favorite ones from year 2011
Posted by notyet100 at Saturday, December 31, 2011
Labels: aloo kachodi, best of year 2011, butter chicken, crepes, curried chicken with milk and kasturi methi, eggless chocolate cake, lal maas, rogan josh, vanilla cupcakes
4 comments:
- Jaya M said...
Wish you and yours a very happy new year..hugs and smiles
- January 1, 2012 at 6:15 AM
- Cham said...
Wish You and ur family a Fabulous New Year Priyanka!
- January 2, 2012 at 12:20 PM
To many more years of blogging and wishing you and your family a very happy 2012.
- January 3, 2012 at 12:13 AM
- Srivalli said...
Good to have you share your best Priyanka..glad you did it..:)..Happy New year and hoping to see many more creations from your kitchen this year..
- January 3, 2012 at 5:50 PM
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There has been much finger pointing at President Bush about his tax cuts putting us on this financial road we are presently on. Such an easy thing to do…pointing fingers at someone or one particular party.
I think, and this is just me, that the road we are going down now was started before Bush and before Reagan. With the exception of a few years, 1960 ($.3B surplus) and 1969 ($3.2B surplus), our government has operated on a spend now, pay later model, operating in a deficit mode. (Clinton did not create a surplus, he just borrowed from other programs, thereby still creating a deficit spending model). Now, the tax cuts during Bush undoubtedly assisted in deepening our deficit, but to put the blame directly on Bush, I think, is a little simplistic. I would venture a guess that the beginnings of this road we are now on, economically, began in the 1930's. I'll let all of you figure that one out.
In regards to the end of the tax cuts, as has been stated, those above $250,000.00 income are going to see the affect. Not those below. I have some questions though:
- How is a 3%-4% bump in taxes (what is projected for 2011) for those above $250,000.00, going to affect small business's (S Corp). Are they going to reinvest profits to avoid the taxes? If so, no taxes would be paid on that part of the profit, but neither would the small business be able to 'bank' that money for future risk taking. There are many small businesses that operate above the $250K threshold that would be hurt by the end of the tax breaks.
- Are our politicians on both sides of the aisle going to pay this tax increase also? I'm pretty sure we can all say that isn't going to happen to any great degree. Both party's politicians do everything they can to pay as little tax as possible. Just look at Sen. Kerry avoiding MA taxes by registering his yacht in RI. (Well, trying to anyway…he got caught.)
- How does our present administration justify putting this country into an almost $1T dollar, 10 year deficit (min number of years), and yet say they need to raise the tax rates on the 'rich'? And it is said that Bush put us on this path? What path do people think we are on now? Sorry folks, that dog don't hunt.
There will always be different takes on what is happening with the economy, from both sides of the aisle, and from every spectrum of the electorate, but putting the blame on one person, one party, just doesn't fly. One may have contributed more than the other at any one given time, but every politician is to blame.
I've attached a link below this paragraph to an article from a writer in the UK that states his point of view of what needs to be happen with our economy. Yes, for those more liberal, you will bristle because it comes from the American Thinker. But if you read this article without bias, and consider what Steve McCann is saying, he's got some very good points. Pay particular attention to his comments about taxes.
Also, I ran across a discussion, on bargaineering.com written by Jim Wang, about the end of the Bush era tax cuts that was very interesting to read. And, it's not just one sided. Take the time to read it and come to your own decision. It brings out points that I don't think too many people consider, when talking about tax cuts. Here is the link.
Ok, I've said my piece. Bring it on!!!


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The University of Utah Press has published a new edition of Russell Martin's highly renowned nonfiction book A Story That Stands Like A Dam, winner of the Caroline Bancroft History Prize. Outside Magazine writes," The story of Glen Canyon is also a tale of lost innocence. Martin's book tells it wonderfully." The Los Angeles Times adds, "Read Martin's fine book. We have needed such a record of the war between our appetites and our dreams, and now we've got it." Buy it at Amazon.
Say Yes Quickly Books has published its first novel to universal acclaim. Author Howard Jay Smith's Beethoven in Love; Opus 139: Concerto Quasi Una Fantasia is an impeccably researched historical novel that offers dramatic new insight into the life of the greatest composer the world has ever known. Its fresh perspective and deeply felt understanding of Beethoven's motivations, passions, and challenges connect us to our own successes, failures, and dreams, and ultimately to the true consequence of our lives. "A great pleasure and a beguiling fictional interpretation of the tragedies and accomplishments of one of the greatest composers in history," writes Nic Kabaretti, Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Symphony, "a novel that reminds us of Beethoven's true genius." Buy it at Amazon.
Driving my father home
Driving My Father Home, the highly acclaimed personal essay by Russell Martin about taking his father home to Colorado to die, has been republished at MEDIUM. Originally published in 5280 Magazine in 2003, it is, he says, "one of those pieces of writing that feels like a gift to me." At MEDIUM, he has also published a number of short pieces of fiction and nonfiction written in recent years, as well as excerpts from his recently republished books.
Beautiful faces
Beautiful Faces has received the Humanitarian Outstanding Achievement Award from the Accolade Global Film Awards. The award "honors filmmakers who are bringing awareness to issues of ecological, political, social justice, health and wellness, animals, wildlife, conservation and spiritual importance. Congratulations to this year's illustrious winners who are committed to making a difference in the world."
All of us who are part of the film team are deeply grateful to have been able to tell the story of this remarkable clinic in Mexico City where children's lives are transformed--and we appreciate the acknowledgement of our work.
Beautiful Faces was the winner on March 2 of the coveted Audience Award at the ninth annual DURANGO FILM: An Independent Film Festival, selected by festival-goers from among many wonderful new films from around the world.
Beautiful Faces is now available for streaming rental, download-to-own, home DVD viewing, and screenings for schools and organizations around the world. The film can be rented or purchased with Spanish subtitles or English subtitles, and is in beautiful High Definition widescreen format. It is a "splendid documentary," writes columnist Federico Reyes Heroles in Reforma, Mexico's leading newspaper.
Beautiful Faces was enthusiatically received at its Los Angeles premiere at the Hola Mexico Film Festival on May 18 at the Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live. The festival, which takes place in both Los Angeles and Sydney, showcases what its organizers believe is the best Mexican cinema of the past year. This year's festival included thirteen features and six documentaries, and we were delighted to be in such great company.
Beautiful Faces had its world premiere at the distinguished Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in October. The film's European premiere took place during the same week at the acclaimed Bergen International Film Festival in Norway, and the Ojai Film Festival in California hosted its West Coast premiere in October as well.
Picasso's war
Picasso's War has been published in a new e-book edition by Hol Arts Books. It can be read on iPads, Kindles, Nooks, and all other e-reading devices. The Los Angeles Times says, "Martin deftly weaves the story of [Picasso's 'Guernica'] into the background of the rise of fascism and the course of the Spanish war. . . His book is beguiling . . . even in tone, illuminating, deft, indeed a painterly little book."
Two Spirits
Two Spirits has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary among films broadcast on American television during 2011. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
Beautiful Faces
Beautiful Faces is being produced in association with the UNESCO Chair in Bio-Ethics and Human Rights. Executive Director Dr. Fernando Lorenzo Rego, based in Rome, calls the film "a great documentary . . . Seeing this film is one of the most significant human and spiritual experiences I've had in recent years. What pride it gave me in being a doctor, what pride to find work like this in Mexico . . . what pride I found in the hope of these families, and in these children who remind us of the grandeur of the human being."
Two Spirits won the Audience Award for the 2010-2011 season of the PBS series "Independent Lens," selected by viewers as their favorite among the twenty films broadcast during the season. The film was screened nearly fifteen hundred times by 140 PBS stations across the United States in June 2011.
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The number of users who have been spammed via social network sites has risen by 70% in the past year, according to a new survey. Nearly 57% of respondents reported they have been spammed via social networking sites.
Users being sent malware via social networks have risen by 69.8% in the past year to 36%.
Facebook is the social network that respondents believes poses the biggest security threat, the report published by IT security firm Sophos shows.
While Facebook is the largest social networking site in the world with 350 million users, 60% of internet users surveyed believe the site posted the biggest security risk.
Nearly 20% believed the biggest threat was posed by MySpace, followed by 17% who thought it was Twitter. Only 4% thought LinkedIn posed the biggest threat.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said "there is no doubt that simple changes could make Facebook users safer."
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Can progression of kidney disease be prevented?
How does kidney function relate to heart disease and other complications?
Can –omics provide novel treatment approaches?
Which transplantation patients are at risk for rejection?
Status Quo and Medical Need
In spite of high numbers of kidney diseases, treatment options are limited. Many patients are only diagnosed at an advanced stage – at a time when the renal tissue that hardly regenerates is irreplaceably damaged.
Renal disease strongly increases the risk for conditions such as heart failure. Also, impaired kidney function limits the therapeutic choices for many diseases. With rising diabetes numbers, the numbers of patients with kidney disease are also likely to increase, further progress to control kidney disease is an urgent need.
Besides being a site of metabolite anabolism and catabolism, the kidneys have an important role in maintaining homeostasis through the excretion of metabolic waste products.
Biocrates is a partner in the SysKid research consortium.
Relevant Metabolite Classes
- Impaired mitochondrial function, reflected by altered acylcarnitine levels, is well described in renal function decline.
Amino acids and biogenic amines:
- Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) is hardly metabolized, and elimination relies on renal excretion. In kidney function decline or kidneytoxicity, SDMA levels are expected to increase.
- The tryptophan to kynurenine ratio has been suggested as marker for kidney function.
Steroid hormones:
- Produced by adrenal glands and cleared by kidneys.
- Blood pressure is co-regulated by steroid hormones. Sustained hypertension is a major reason for kidney function decline.
Selected Publications
- Bassi et al.: Metabolomic profiling in individuals with a failing kidney allograft; PLOS One 2017
- Braun et al.: Altered lipid metabolism in the aging kidney identified by three layered omic analysis; Aging 2016
- Nikolaeva et al.: Nephron-Specific Deletion of Circadian Clock Gene Bmal1 Alters the Plasma and Renal Metabolome and Impairs Drug Disposition; Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2016
- Blydt-Hansen et al.: Urinary Metabolomics for Noninvasive Detection of Borderline and Acute T Cell-Mediated Rejection in Children After Kidney Transplantation; Am. J. Transplant. 2014
- Pena et al.: Urine and plasma metabolites predict the development of diabetic nephropathy in individuals with Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Diabet. Med. 2014
- Goek et al.: Metabolites associate with kidney function decline and incident chronic kidney disease in the general population; Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2013
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Breitling was founded by Léon Breitling in 1884 in St Imier with the specific purpose to develop chronographs and counters for scientific and industrial applications. In 1892, to face up to the unstoppable growth of his company, Léon Breitling decides to relocate his workshops to La-Chaux-de-Fonds, metropolis of the Swiss watch industry in those days. Louis Breitling dies en 1914 and leaves his son Gaston Breitling in charge. One year later, Breitling creates the first wristwatch chronograph. Later, he continues to make several significant developments in this area and supplying the first wristwatch instruments to aviators. By 1923, Breitling develops the independent chronograph push piece. Gaston's son, Willy Breitling takes over control of the company in 1932 and in 1934 Breitling adds a second push piece to the chronograph enabling either cumulative or incremental time recording giving the chronograph its current configuration. In 1936 Breitling becomes the official supplier to the Royal Air Force. Breitling introduces the Breitling Chronomat in 1942 – the first chronograph to be fitted with a circular slide rule. The company also widens its professional clientele to include the American armed forces. 1954 sees the creation of the Breitling Navitimer, a wrist instrument equipped with the famous "navigation computer". This exceptional chronograph becomes the favourite among the pilots across the globe. By that time, Breitling was already supplying the major international airlines with cockpit clocks. In 1962, the astronaut Scott Carpenter wears the Breitling Cosmonaute chronograph during his orbital flight aboard the Aurora 7 space capsule. Along with Büren and Heuer-Leonidas, Breitling invents the self-winding chronograph in 1969. This technical feat represents a major breakthrough for the entire Swiss watch industry. Will Breitling dies in 1979. The company was subsequently bought by Ernest Schneider. Breitling launches, for its 100th year anniversary, the Breitling Chronomat which would later become Breitling's best selling line in the collection. In 1985, the Aerospace, a titanium multi-function electronic chronograph, attracts the attention of a large number of pilots and 10 years later, Breitling presents the Breitling Emergency, with a built-in micro-transmitter transmitting on aircraft emergency frequency. In 1999, Breitling ends the century with the ambitious bet of subordinating the totality of its production to the Swiss Official Chronometer Control. In 2000, Breitling opens in Grenchen, Switzerland, its new headquarters. A year later, with the introduction of the Breitling SuperQuartzTM , Breitling proposes a mechanism ten-fold more precise than the standard ones due to its electronic mechanisms which are the only that fulfill the criteria of COSC. Today, Breitling is still established in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the town where Léon Breitling opened his first chronograph factory 110 years earlier.
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Finding ourselves in Norwood, at lunchtime, and with the Parade Thai – our usual Norwood eatery – closed, we needed lunch.
As a diabetic, I have to eat (no skipping meals), and with my wife being gluten intolerant, it also has to be quality, gluten-free food with no cross-contamination.
When looking for a "safe" eatery, the reaction of staff to "do you serve gluten-free food?" is always a good indicator. Blank looks or having to ask the kitchen are always a bad sign. Having a plate of gluten-free cakes, handled with the same tongs as other food is also a bad sign.
Asking at Gusto Ristorante got an immediate and postitive "all our risottos are gluten-free". That was a good sign.
We used to frequent Gusto some while back, when it was known as Sketches. After it was sold and went to the Gusto name, we felt that the quality suffered considerably and had not been back in some time. However, on this visit, we were pleasantly surprised. The food was really excellent.
Both my wife's risotto and my home-made Ravioli ai Vitello were truly delightful.
Thus begins my documentation of "gluten-free dining in Adelaide".
Gusto Ristorante
121 The Parade, Norwood
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These days, most people store their music on a computer or mobile device, rather than on packaged media. That's if they store it at all. Instead of locally stored music libraries, more and more listeners are getting their music from streaming services. Music is changing, and music systems are changing right along with it. This Monitor Audio system is a case in point.
Available in gloss black, white and walnut finishes, the Radius 90 (CDN$629 per pair) is a conventional-looking mini loudspeaker. But it incorporates some interesting technology. The 4" mid-woofer employs a C-CAM (Ceramic-Coated Aluminum/Magnesium) concave cone originally developed for Monitor Audio's range-topping Platinum series. It has now trickled down to the company's entry-level Radius lineup. The 1" C-CAM gold dome tweeter has followed a similar trajectory. Both drivers are bolted through to the back of the rear-vented enclosure, forming a very rigid stricture.
These are very attractive speakers, with beautifully finished cabinets. Both drivers are protected behind mesh grille. The gold dome tweeter is just visible behind the mesh, creating an elegant look.
With its unusual arched shape, the AirStream A100 amplifier (CDN$549) looks anything but conventional. You can lay it flat, or use it vertically in the supplied base. It's a Class AB design, with rated power of 2x50 watts. The "AirStream" name is well chosen, because the A100 has built-in Wi-Fi, and support for Apple AirPlay, allowing you to stream music from iOS devices and from iTunes libraries on PCs and Macs. The A100 is DLNA- compliant, so you can stream music from devices that support that protocol. It also has analog (two RCA jacks) and optical digital inputs on the back panel, along with locking speaker connectors. But there's no headphone output, and no USB input for playing music from a computer, mobile device or portable drive.
There is a USB port on the front panel, but that's for charging connected devices, and for transferring Wi-Fi settings from a mobile device to the amplifier. If you don't have a Wi-Fi network set up in your home (doesn't everybody??!!), you can still stream to the A100 wirelessly, using its Wi-Fi Direct capability. Also on the front panel are buttons for choosing sources (Wi-Fi, optical, analog), plus power and volume controls. Included with the A100 is a funky little teardrop shaped remote for skipping tracks, selecting sources and adjusting volume. Like the Radius 90, the AirStream A100 is a beautifully made product, and will give real pride of ownership.
My MacBook Air doesn't have an optical output, so I opted to connect to the AirStream A100 wirelessly. That was a little challenging, because Monitor Audio doesn't supply written instructions, only a Getting Started leaflet with diagrams and symbols. If I were an Egyptologist, I could probably have deciphered these hieroglyphics; but I'm not so I was baffled. Fortunately, Monitor Audio has a written manual on its Website, which provides clearer guidance. I connected my iPhone 6 Plus to the front USB port, pushed a little wireless button on the back, and a message appeared on my phone asking if I wanted to transfer my network settings to the connected device. I selected OK, and the network light on the A100's front panel changed to blue, confirming a connection.
All my listening tests were performed using AirPlay, from an iTunes library on my MacBook Air and music collection on my iPhone 6 Plus. The speakers were set on the top of a fold-down desk, with the tweeters exactly at ear level. I did most of my listening seated at the desk about four feet from the speakers. The speakers and my chair formed an equilateral triangle, ideal for nearfield listening. I also moved around the room and listened from 10 feet or so.
Listening at the desk, a CD rip of Luigi Boccherini's Opus 12 Concerti Grossi (AAC 320kbps), in a classic Philips performance with Raymond Leppard conducting the English Chamber Orchestra, sounded warm and full, with lovely texture in the strings.
"Lulú", the opening track from New York Days by the Enrico Rava Quartet (ECM, CD rip, ALAC) was a treat. Rava's trumpet had delicious bite without being overbearing, and Stefano Bollani's masterful piano work was beautifully delineated. Larry Grenadier's double bass sounded surprisingly satisfying. The lower strings were a little bloated, but the upper strings were fast and articulate.
The boominess was also apparent in "Giant," from Prog by The Bad Plus (Sony Music, CD rip, ALAC), a wonderfully bad-ass jazz piano trio. But the drums had really good impact and the cymbals appropriate sizzle, and the piano sounded big and enveloping. The whole album is really fun to listen to through this lovely little system.
Lower female voices, for example Sharon Robinson's intro to "Boogie Street" in Leonard Cohen's Ten New Songs (Columbia, CD rip), sometimes sounded cavernous; but that was the only issue I had with vocal reproduction.
Given their diminutive stature, it's not really a surprise that the Radius 90's major weakness is bass performance. It's not just that it can't go really deep, but that there seems to be a bump in the upper bass, which may be intended to compensate for the lack of deep bass. This is accentuated when the speaker, with its rear bass port, is placed near a wall. On music with a lot of mid and upper bass content, this can make them sound boomy.
They also seem slightly rolled off in the highs, which helps balance the voicing. For nearfield listening especially, this really works in its favour, as it keeps highs from being overbearing. Also predictable, given their size, is that there's some dynamic compression during loud passages, though rarely any sense of strain.
None of these observations negates the fact that this is a very enjoyable system, equally satisfying when listening up close, or when sitting back and listening out loud in a small to medium-size room. Listeners who want fuller, better-defined bass can add a subwoofer; the A100 has line outputs that can be used for that purpose.


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It's a little ridiculous how I became myopic. I was in my graduating year in secondary school and one day the classroom light above me became dim. They didn't fix that so after 2 weeks I moved to another spot with better lighting, but the irreversible damage had been done and so from then on I was myopic. VERY SAD RIGHT!! It's not as though I used the computer for hours, or sat too close to the TV, or read books lying down; all I wanted to do was study, but one stupid classroom light took my perfect eyesight away forever. 🙁
Fortunately my myopia isn't too serious. I can do without spectacles or contact lenses, but I prefer to have crystal clear vision. It's not a good feeling to be asked why I don't respond when people wave at me.
The problem with most contact lenses is that they tend to feel very DRY and UNCOMFORTABLE after extended periods of time of wear. There was once when I removed my contact lens from my eye and saw that the LENS WAS TORN. It was so dry I think it tore in my eye. Where did the missing bit go??!?! =O
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26 Oct Interview with Emerge (and a new Q&A series)
I'm delighted to share a recent interview I did with Emerge Magazine! Emerge is a new digital publication designed to serve as an inclusive medium for LGBTQI Christians of all walks of life. From pulpits to think pieces, people tend to forget that a significant percentage of the LGBTQ community are people of faith. I'll post some excerpts from the interview below, but you can also head over to their website and subscribe to get the whole issue in your inbox!
In other news, I'm excited to start an ongoing Q&A series here. You can email me (or write through the contact form) with a question or a situation you're facing, and I'll respond to a handful of submissions at a time. Our public conversations often feel removed from the personal struggles we face. Think pieces are usually too broad to address the questions, joys, and anxieties we feel in our immediate communities. I'm excited about this new series because it will help me to write about the things that are on your mind rather than responding to the internet outrage of the hour (unless your questions are about the latest outrage, in which case I'll go there with you!).
You can sign your email anonymously, with a first name, real name, fake name––whatever makes you most comfortable. And feel free to provide a little context if you'd like. So, email your questions and let's get started! I think you'll resonate with some of the situations others are facing here, and our conversations will remind us all we're not alone.
Here are some snippets from my interview with Emerge:
On whether LGBTQ Christians should stay in non-affirming churches or go to churches that offer full inclusion without qualification:
I'm a big fan of Augustine's exhortation to "love God and do as you please." Since most LGBT Christians come from non-affirming backgrounds, many of us feel a sense of responsibility to stay. We feel burdened because we want to make these communities safer for the LGBT people who will come after us. I think this instinct is noble and important. Our presence in non-affirming communities allows us to respectfully challenge these communities, and the relationships we build give straight people the opportunity to see our gifts and earnest hearts. Bridge building is holy work.
But sometimes these communities are toxic for LGBT Christians. Even if the church is largely kind and compassionate, if you feel a sense of shame every time you interact with members, then know you're free to move on. You're free to find a place of nourishment. It's hard to be spiritually and emotionally healthy when you're constantly judged and scrutinized, and too many LGBT Christians have carried unbearable burdens for too long. It's okay to leave before you get burned out or bitter.
The local church should be a place where we receive grace and strength to love and serve the people around us. Instead of choosing a church based on whether or not it's affirming, I would choose one based on whether it nurtures spiritual growth.
On LGBTQ people navigating evolving views:
First, I would say to have grace for yourself as you stumble along the way. We are the first generation of openly LGBT people in many Christian communities, and the church is asking questions about same-sex relationships that we've never asked before. LGBT Christians haven't had many role models and most haven't received a whole lot of support from the church over the years. So be gentle with yourselves. It's okay to blow it sometimes or to go through entire years when you're not sure who you are or where you're going. Too many people I know put so much pressure on themselves to be perfect, to have all the right answers, to be model Christians. But it's really hard being a sexual or gender minority in the church at this time, and it's okay to acknowledge you're a vulnerable human, doing the best you can.
On the challenges of navigating communities that privilege some people over others:
I think this often happens in subtle ways. There will be two women lined up to speak alongside twelve men at a conference. There will be one or two people of color on staff, and if it's overtly progressive, there might be one LGBTQ person. This doesn't seem like overt marginalization, but the lack of representation in leadership roles, in general, makes it seem like those who are not straight and white are only qualified to talk about race or gender and sexuality (if we're allowed to talk at all).
When we find ourselves marginalized in communities, I think it's all the more important to assert ourselves. And it doesn't have to be directly related to our experiences: we can lead by teaching Bible studies, or volunteering in the youth group, or starting events or publications for our local communities. Sometimes we have to be creative and work around the barriers to make change. However we need to go about it, we need to make our presence known so people will realize they have things to learn from us.
I also think it's important to recognize our particular areas of privilege and to be aware of how that grants us access or credibility in our social circles. When we find ourselves at tables or on stages where other groups of people aren't represented, we need to challenge those organizations to grow. Identify areas where you have influence, pay attention to who's not at the table, and use your influence to change that system.
On grace and forgiveness:
I will be honest and say I'm very much in process when it comes to questions of forgiveness and restoration following spiritual trauma in faith communities. But I'm finding hope in the life and words of Jesus. Whenever I've thought I might be losing my faith, it's become clear that I've simply lost faith in many churches and Christian organizations; I haven't lost a sense of hope and wonder when it comes to Jesus. Jesus motivates me to move toward reconciliation, forgiveness, tenderness, and compassion.


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Elastic bracelet made with lava stones and semi-precious black Jasper stones. Can be used as an essential oil diffuser : simply rub a drop of your favorite essential oil directly to any of the lava beads and enjoy the therapeutic benefits of your oils all day.
- Handmade in Montreal, Canada
- 8mm semi-precious Picasso Jasper stones & lava beads
- Essential oil diffuser
- Stainless steel alloys that will not tarnish and resist water
- Hypoallergenic
- Strong, latex-free stretchy cord
Black Jasper properties :
- Encourages strength and self-discipline
- Supports and encourages friendship
- Helps renew old friendships
- Attracts positive people in your life
Lava properties :
- Known for its grounding qualities
- Helps to manage our anger in order to express it and to free it
- Helps for self-knowledge
- Acts against negativity
- Essential oil diffuser
To find your size, measure your wrist and add half an inch for a comfortable fit or an inch for a loose fit.
We use strong, latex-free cord so that it can stretch enough to get on and off your wrist. But the bracelet should not be unnecessary over-stretched in order to keep his longevity.


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Day 8: Serious Surveying
After a busy day of trial runs yesterday, we set out for round two of surveying the reefs. Around 10AM, we boarded the boats and set out for Pyramid Reef. After a quick dip, we headed to Reef 44 (where the dinosaur lives) to check our Montipora dilatata survey spots. We made a few adjustments to our methods, set out some sediment traps, flow plaster balls, and hurried to the boat. Most of us were in fear of another hammer head shark encounter (like yesterday). Our next stop was Reef 54. We have heard some sharky stories about the north of Kaneohe Bay. As we approached, James told us about shark sightings around Chinaman's Hat. In fear for our lives, we all dashed to the reef (don't worry, none of us saw sharks). We headed for our second colony of the day, when Ceina felt a sting on her leg; it was a Man o' War. She was a trooper, and we pressed on to our colony. A significant difference in the morphology of M. dilatata was seen at Reef 54. Check it out below.
Once we were finished with M. dilatata measurements, we header to the sandbar for lunch. After a cold spagetti lunch (provided by Madi), we dove into the water to search for our favorite inarticulated brachiopod, Lingula reevii. We placed sediment traps and flow plaster balls at each lingula site. We felt lucky that we were able to spot nine total. Hopefully, by the end of this class, we will be spotting lingula like Anuschka, Chris, and Christina. We left the beautiful waters at the sand bar, and revisited Pyramid Reef. After an exhausting day, we flopped into the boats and headed back to Coconut Island.
The highlight of the day was Cosco run. We finally have some food! YAY!
That's all for today! We will inform you of tomorrow's adventures!
2 Responses to "Day 8: Serious Surveying"
Tratra Says:
July 27th, 2011 at 8:32 am
Emmmmm!…sounds like you and your class are learning a lot at a lot of places we go usually a tad bit "in our cups"…haha…well, miss you and this week needs to hurry up cuz Jeffery has come out to hang out/stare at me for the past two days and you need to be here to make him go away!…i tried, i failed…twice…text me when you get this
<3 Em's Bestfriend/Roomie
p.s. Jags misses you too
mindy meininger (keisha's mom) Says:
August 4th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
I can see you are eating well! Good job on footage! Love u and keep up the good work!:)


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Good news! My sister-in-law Zoe's stolen van was recovered, a bit ransacked, but with no major damage. All her Santa Cruz thrift finds AND my book were still in the van... yay!
I fell in love with this book for its gorgeous melancholy illustrations. It was published in the 60's, my favorite decade in vintage children's books. I'm drawn to the sparse use of color and vaguely haunting images that seem to have been common in children's books of that decade.
Lucas jokes.. ok, "jokes" is probably not the right word... that maybe ALL of Clover's books don't need to be creepy... he may actually have a point there ;)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Good news! My sister-in-law Zoe's stolen van was recovered, a bit ransacked, but with no major damage. All her Santa Cruz thrift finds AND my book were still in the van... yay!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Santa Cruzin, Part 2
As promised, pics from my Santa Cruz camping trip and it only took me a week to get them up this time... yay for me ;)
We camped at Sunset State Beach just a few miles south of Santa Cruz and had a lovely woodland campsite bordering grassy, ice plant and shrub-covered dunes which separated the campground from the beach.
I took LOTS of pictures. Even this cluttered mess in the Duck somehow looked lovely to me in the morning sun.
We made the trip with my sister-in-law Zoë and her family again, us in the Duck and them in their cute little teardrop trailer. I guess this probably makes them our official camping buddies.
It's awesome traveling with them because Clover loves having her older cousins around to play with and they, being avid campers, really have the whole routine down.
Not only did Zoë make our campsite nice and homey with floral oilcloth for the picnic table and fresh roses from her yard, she also cooked ALL of our campsite meals for us and we're talkin delicious stuff like fried potatoes and yummy cheese-y bacon-y eggs for breakfast!
Surrounding the campground were seemingly endless fields of strawberries...
That combined with the fact that I had just seen Across the Universe the day before we left, resulted in this song playing non-stop in my head throughout the weekend.
As far as songs-to-get-stuck-in-your-head go, I'd say I got pretty lucky and it actually just added a bit of a dreamy quality to the whole experience.
My niece and nephew zoning out on the campfire, over which we later made s'mores with roasted coconut covered marshmallows and chocolate graham crackers, mmmm. There were plenty of good trees for Vida, our resident tree climber, to enjoy as well :)
The best thing about our campsite was that we had a trail that went directly from our site straight up the dunes to a magnificent lookout point, perfect for surf checking and sunset viewing.
Since I was the one taking all the pictures, this is one of the few that I was actually in. I know the yoga pants under the dress are not very stylish but what can I say, it got cold, I was camping.
I do also realize that I have my daughter wearing an article of clothing straight from my own list of Nevers *gasp* but I'd like to state that for the record, crocs can actually be kind of cute if they are pink and your feet are less than four inches long ;)
I think it's safe to say that Clover has finally outgrown her dislike of the sand! I'm pretty sure the elaborate sand maze that Lucas and her cousins dug for her (as I lounged about) may have had something to do with it ;)
I totally broke down and got her sand toys and this little rash guard/shorts ensemble at Target before the trip. I know, not very thrifty of me, but look at her! How could I resist?!
I took everyone to the little natural history museum that I had fallen in love with on my previous trip. I was excited to see that they had a completely new exhibit, which was right up my alley, with cool scientific illustrations and curiosity cabinet type vignettes on display.
Can you spot me in the reflection on the right? (hint: that's my shoulder in Darwin's beard) and I love the reflection of Vida holding Clover on the left :)
Not a very thrift related post, I know, but we did actually head downtown for some thrifting after leaving the museum. The only item I ended up with though was a vintage children's book.
Zoë had better luck and left with a bag full of stuff, though the luck ran out when her van with her thrift finds and my book still in it, was stolen (!!!) a few days after returning home. A bummer thing to have happen after such an awesome trip, but I think they're already getting excited about the idea of getting a new car, so I guess there's that!
If you're still reading… hey, thanks for sitting through all my travel pics!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Nifty Thrift Picks of the Week (5.22.09)
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Trying to inspire myself to finally dust off the old sewing machine... I think it might be working. Also, this one didn't quite fit with the theme but since I'm still loving all things alphabet, take a look at these cool wooden letters too :)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
100% Thrifted Pick of the Week (5.21.09)
For more fabulous fully thrifted outfits check out the 100% Thrifted flickr group :)
Now for some (not necessarily thrifted) floral inspiration from my flickr faves:
(Images sources: 1. the snail and the cyclops, 2. variationsonthewordsleep, 3. elinkan, 4. klipomaniaco, 5. anja louise verdugo, 6. anja louise verdugo, 7. Margo Ovcharenko, 8. lifeamundo)
Monday, May 18, 2009
Santa Cruzin, Part 1
We had a great time camping over the weekend and there will be pictures from our trip soon (I promise this time) but first I thought I'd share the pics from my last trip which was now like two months ago that never made it onto the blog.
Clover and I took our first solo mother/daughter road trip to Santa Cruz to hang out with my friend Kristen and her daughter Zoe for a few days back in March. With all the craziness of becoming moms for the first time, we hadn't seen one another since we were both pregnant and it was so much fun to get to spend time with her and meet eachother's little ones, only a few months apart in age. They hit it off splendidly!
Kristen and I first met twelve years ago when we worked together at the UC Davis Marine Lab in Bodega Bay. So it was fitting that one of our destinations would be a UC marine lab discovery center. Interesting to us as biologists, yet plenty of neat stuff to keep the girls entertained, perfect!
Kristen's husband who works out at the lab took a little break to come say hello and I got him to snap a picture of us sitting on the giant elephant seal statue out front. Those starfish, by the way, were HUGE and very cool.
Peeking into a classroom that was apparently set up for some sort of sea otter lab made me feel a little nostalgic for my days as a UC Santa Cruz marine biology student.
The full skeleton of a blue whale next to the building was pretty amazing too.
If the fact that Kristen lives just a short walk away from a pretty awesome beach wasn't enough to make me envy her situation a little then you can bet the fact that right across the street from said beach is the cutest little natural history museum in existence sure as hell did!
Oddly enough, it too had a life-sized whale out front (see Clover for scale ;) and that little girl sitting on it kept making me think of the film Whalerider.
Luckily all the taxidermied critters were very cooperative in posing for pictures. My little critter on the other hand… not so much. Her and Zoe were zipping from one thing to the next taking it all in.
They even had a live beehive with clear Plexiglas walls so you could look in and watch the bees doing their bee business. There was a tube that went outside through the wall and you could walk up stairs along the side of the building to get a close look at them going in and out of the hive. Why they are not wearing their sweaters, I do not know ;)
As mom to a very curious toddler, I loved how geared towards the little ones the place was with small stepping stools strewn about to boost them up to the displays and plenty to interact with. They even had a box set up like a prehistoric excavation site complete with sand and paintbrushes for the kids to take part in the excavation.
There were visits to numerous park playgrounds as well. Can you spot little Clover trying with all her might to get up onto that play structure with those short little legs?
Getting to hang out with an old friend while watching our daughters become new friends made the trip all the more special :)
Before heading home, Clover and I cruised around downtown Santa Cruz where we hit up the Goodwill and the Salvation Army (I've already shared most of my finds) before getting on the road to drive back north up the coast where we stopped off in Half Moon Bay to meet up with my sister Shayna for lunch.
On the way into town, I saw a van parked in a field with a big sign that said THRIFT STORE, so of course before getting back on the road I had to go check it out. Unfortunately, the place turned out to be pretty creepy but not in a good creepy thrift store kind of way where hidden gems are to be found, just crap and lots of it.
The sign on the side of the building that bordered an overgrown empty lot turned out to be the coolest thing about it. I do really like that photo though, so that's good enough for me.
P.S. Looking forward to catching up on all your lovely blogs!


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UNC Researchers Discover Another Cell HIV Can Infect
May 10, 2016
HIV is not the death sentence it used to be. In the 1990s more than 40,000 people could die because of HIV/AIDS in a single year. In 2013, that number had dropped to just fewer than 7,000 per year thanks to education and treatments that can manage the HIV virus.


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Microsoft Teams: The Slack Competitor We've Been Waiting For
April 13, 2017
Ask any employee about common productivity killers and email is sure to be a popular response. Initially released in 2013, Slack has been the go-to persistent chat platform among organizations. Slack promises to help organizations divorce themselves from email by providing a collaborative environment where users can communicate and share files.…Read More