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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Flavour Bundles
To me, this food is a tonic, a kick in the pants, a comfort, a blessing, therapy.
The recipe settled on, with tweaks, and I can't remember what drove me to it in the first place, was this one:
Green-wrapped flavour bundles: [- with license] - from Laos.
1/2 lb boneless lean pork [or cooked leftover pork, chicken or beef], chopped fine
1 Tablespoon tamarind pulp, dissolved in 1/4 cup water [or tamarind syrup]
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
3 Tbsp minced garlic
[3 Tbsp minced fresh ginger]
[1 Tbsp shrimp paste]
2 Tbps palm sugar [Spice shop on 1st Avenue sells it] or brown sugar
2 Tbsp fish sauce
2 Tbsp ground, roasted peanuts
Wrapping and topping:
Floppy lettuce leaves, like Boston/butter lettuce, or Chinese cabbage
1 cup basil, cilantro (coriander) and mint leaves
1/2 cup chopped scallions/green onion
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/2 lime's juice
1 Tbps palm sugar or brown, or more to taste
1 Tbsp ginger, chopped
3 thin slices lime, peel included, chopped very small
1 chopped, hot chile
1 stalk lemon grass, trimmed and minced very fine
Mix all sauce things together and put in a little bowl.
In some oil fry garlic and ginger but do not brown. Add finely chopped fresh meat or leftover chicken, etc. Stir. Add tamarind, sugar, fish sauce, shrimp paste and some water, and cook till all liquid has evaporated and the mixture is turning brown. You're making almost a paste. Salty, sour, sweet. Take off heat and cool. You can make this days in advance and chill...but why?
My Vietnamese friend Mimi introduced me to wrapping things in leaves, with herbs in the bundle.
To make a flavour package, put a lettuce leaf in your palm. Spoon in some meat. Top with some basil, cilantro and mint leaves. Yes, all of them. Add some scallions. Spoon some of the sauce, in which the ginger, chile etc are floating, on top of this. Fold sides of the lettuce leaf in towards each other.
Pop. In. Mouth. Chew.
Be happy. Feel your troubles float down the Mekong.
Good additions are pickled carrots or radishes, as per banh mi. Cut them into matchsticks and bath in 1/4 cup vinegar to 1 cup water, with salt and sugar to taste, in the fridge (I like a cold pickle). Only takes an hour or so...drain. Instant pickles!
Speaking of pickles, to further distract your tastebuds, check out Jen's post for Banh mi, and more here on mine, too...for disorganized ones.
Hot Sour Salty Sweet, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, Artisan, New York, 2000.
And that, my friends, concludes Meals for Me. From now on it will be Meals for We.
But do not underestimate the calibre of your own company. Remember Lucullus.
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This recipe reminds of the fresh spring rolls or "nime chow" that are my favorite food on the face of the earth. But the sauce needs to be tangy like yours, and that's hard to find. Some places serve them with sweet plum sauce, drowning out the freshness.ReplyDelete
Now I have a craving...
You have made me very hungry. This is some of my favorite kind of food in the world, and your recipe looks fantastic. Yum.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the post, Marie! Reminds me of the lunches my Vietnamese students and I would enjoy at the restaurant just down the street from the College I worked at in Sacramento. Good times!ReplyDelete
MMMM that sounds so good! crunchy and green and salty and sweet and hot and cold oh my. Is Beence arriving tomorrow????ReplyDelete
I'm always amazed (and awe-struck) at your ability to put thought and effort into your beautiful solo meals. And I'm ashamed of how many times I don't bother, but have oatcakes and cheese, or soup and omelettes.ReplyDelete
Also, you sound very very calm and collected - but am I right in suspecting that inside you're really bouncing up and down squealing with excitement about the approaching "we"...?
M.heart, sweet's nice but I do like the bitter/sour element with it.ReplyDelete
Gigi...kind of guilt-free food, too (unless you're vegetarian)...so healthy and yummy.
Keli'i - how's that cat ?:-)
Paula, si, he is arriving tonight.
Rachel...I feel pretty calm. Must be something wrong with me. No squealing.
Spiders make me squeal :-) But Vince only has two legs.
As for the meals, it's simple...I think. I really like eating: the experience of, the taste, texture, smells. I'm basically just a pig. Oatcakes and soup every night (although very healthy) would make me saw at away at my wrists with the breadknife.
Pig, me.
ah, this will make fine vegetarian** fare. some may say "why bother" but i can make it worth the bother.ReplyDelete
** okay, conceding this is don't-ask-don't-tell vegetarian; fish sauce is pretty elemental here.
meals for *we*. very nice!ReplyDelete
Thanks, very nice. I'm finally off from school and have an empty fridge. Ready to shop and eat. This I'll make.ReplyDelete
these look fantastic marie! oneof my favorite recipes from one of my favorite cookbooks...i love the smell of fishsauce that comes with every opening of the book...hmmmm.ReplyDelete


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PEYTON, Colo., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Peyton, Colo., elementary school principal has apologized to parents and teachers for a "lesson" that involved students looking inside a bag of human waste.
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An Environmental Disgrace
The Oil Sands and Canada's Environment
I came across this series of photos while reading an article in the Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ They are part of the Garth Lenz' touring exhibition, "The True Cost of Oil", which has played a major part in the fight against Alberta Tar Sands Mining.
As a Christian, I believe that environmental protection is an extremely important part in serving God. God made us stewards of this land and all the creatures that live on it. Without a clean and livable environment life, as we know it, can't exist.
This presentation is directed at Alberta Canada's oil sands. The single largest source of pollution in the world. Alberta contains only 3% of Canada's fresh water, Yet, due to oil sands mismanagement, the oil sands pollute 22% of Canada's fresh water, almost the entire Athabaska basin.
What does environmental devastation actually look like? At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz shares shocking photos of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project — and the beautiful (and vital) ecosystems under threat.
Here are several photos from the video presentation:
Click on photo for larger view.
The refining or upgrading of the tarry bitumen which lies under the oil sands consumes far more oil and energy than conventional oil and produces almost twice as much carbon. Each barrel of oil requires 3-5 barrels of fresh water from the neighboring Athabasca River. About 90% of this is returned as toxic tailings into the vast unlined tailings ponds that dot the landscape. Syncrude alone dumps 500,000 tons of toxic tailings into just one of their tailings ponds everyday.
Boreal Forest and Coast Mountains / Atlin Lake, British Columbia | 2001
This area, located in the extreme northwest of British Columbia, marks the western boundary of the Boreal region. On the border of the Yukon and Southeast Alaska, the western flank of these mountains descends into Alaska's Tongass Rainforest and British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. Far from the oil sands, the greatest remaining coastal temperate and marine ecosystem is imminently threatened by the proposal to build a 750-mile pipeline to pump 550,000 barrels per day of oil sands crude to the coast. Once there, it would be shipped through some of the most treacherous waters, virtually assuring an ecological disaster at some point in the future.
Tailings Pond in Winter, Abstract #2 / Alberta Tar Sands | 2010
Even in the extreme cold of the winter, the toxic tailings ponds do not freeze. On one particularly cold morning, the partially frozen tailings, sand, liquid tailings and oil residue, combined to produce abstractions that reminded me of a Jackson Pollock canvas.
Aspen and Spruce | Northern Alberta | 2001
Photographed in late autumn in softly falling snow, a solitary spruce is set against a sea of aspen. The Boreal Forest of northern Canada is perhaps the best and largest example of a largely intact forest ecosystem. Canada's Boreal Forest alone stores an amount of carbon equal to ten times the total annual global emissions from all fossil fuel consumption.
Tar Sands at Night#1 | Alberta Oil Sands | 2010
Twenty four hours a day the oil sands eats into the most carbon rich forest ecosystem on the planet. Storing almost twice as much carbon per hectare as tropical rainforests, the boreal forest is the planet's greatest terrestrial carbon storehouse. To the industry, these diverse and ecologically significant forests and wetlands are referred to as overburden, the forest to be stripped and the wetlands dredged and replaced by mines and tailings ponds so vast they can be seen from outer space.
Dry Tailings #2 | Alberta Tar Sands | 2010
In an effort to deal with the problem of tailings ponds, Suncor is experimenting with dry tailings technology. This has the potential to limit, or eliminate, the need for vast tailings ponds in the future and lessen this aspect of the oil sands' impact.
Tailings Pond Abstract #2 | Alberta Tar Sands / 2010
So large are the Alberta Tar Sands tailings ponds that they can be seen from space. It has been estimated by Natural Resources Canada that the industry to date has produced enough toxic waste to fill a canal 32 feet deep by 65 feet wide from Fort McMurray to Edmonton, and on to Ottawa, a distance of over 2,000 miles.
In this image, the sky is reflected in the toxic and oily waste of a tailings pond.
Confluence of Carcajou River and Mackenzie River | Mackenzie Valley, NWT | 2005
The Caracajou River winds back and forth creating this oxbow of wetlands as it joins the Mackenzie flowing north to the Beaufort Sea. This region, almost entirely pristine, and the third largest watershed basin in the world, will be directly impacted by the proposed Mackenzie Valley National Gas Pipeline to fuel the energy needs of the Alberta Oil Sands mega-project.
Black Cliff | Alberta Oil Sands | 2005
Oil sands pit mining is done in benches or steps. These benches are each approximately 12-15 meters high. Giant shovels dig the oil sand and place it into heavy hauler trucks that range in size from 240 tons to the largest trucks, which have a 400-ton capacity.
Oil Sands Upgrader in Winter| Alberta Oil Sands | 2010
The Alberta oil sands are Canada's single largest source of carbon. They produce about as much annually as the nation of Denmark. The refining of the tar-like bitumen requires more water and uses almost twice as much energy as the production of conventional oil. Particularly visible in winter, vast plumes of toxic pollution fill the skies. The oil sands are so large they create their own weather systems.
Boreal Forest and Wetland | Athabasca Delta Northern Alberta | 2010
Located just 70 miles downstream from the Alberta oil sands, the Athabasca Delta is the world's largest freshwater delta. It lies at the convergence of North America's four major flyways and is a critical stopover for migrating waterfowl and considered one of the most globally significant wetlands. It is threatened both by the massive water consumption of the tar sands and its toxic tailings ponds.
Tar Pit #3
This network of roads reminded me of a claw or tentacles. It represents for me the way in which the tentacles of the tar sands reach out and wreak havoc and destruction. Proposed pipelines to American Midwest, Mackenzie Valley, and through the Great Bear Rainforest will bring new threats to these regions while the pipelines fuel new markets and ensure the proposed five fold expansion of the oil sands.


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Loving Intentionally
"Love the Lord your God … with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30 (NIV)
Jesus summed up the entire Old Testament in one simple commandment – love God and love others. Then, He qualified that commandment with four descriptions of how to do that. I call these the four rings of a focused relationship. We are to love with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind and all our strength.
When you read the great commandment in Mark 12:30-31, you can't help but notice the word all. It's used four times. In other words, to love the way God commands us is to be all there – being all there with my affections, my emotions, my intellect, and my actions. We've already looked at the first two this week. Now, how do you love with all your mind and strength?
The biblical word for mind is "dianoia" and means "exercising the mind, to think through." Loving God and others is not a blind leap of faith. It's a step of faith based on the facts of God's Word and character. Faith is not irrational; it is supra-rational. It doesn't go against reason; it goes beyond reason. God is not asking us to commit intellectual suicide to become a Christian. He created our minds and expects us to use them in our relationship with Him and others. If I am to hit the target in my relationships, I need to engage my mind.
Too often, though, we begin to take even our closest relationships for granted and disengage our minds. We're not all there intellectually. We allow distractions to cloud our thinking. For example, I'm sure you've heard your wife or husband, or kids say to you, "I told you about this, but you weren't really listening." They are right. We let our minds drift, thinking about something else rather than being mentally all there. Are you all there intellectually, or are you thinking about other things when someone is talking to you? Be honest. I even struggle with this when I read the Bible sometimes. When I catch myself, I realize that I can't remember what I just read. Be intentional. Focus on what the person is saying or on what you are reading at the time. Engage your mind on that subject alone. You can't think about two things at the same time. Learn to love with all your mind.
Then, love with all your strength. That means that love is something you do. Love is an action. The biblical word for strength is "ischys" and it means "combined focused, all-out actions, might." Does that describe the way you love God and others? It's more than a warm, fuzzy feeling. The truth is, love is not love unless it becomes an action.
"For God so loved…He gave …." John 3:16a
You can give without loving, but you will never truly love without giving. Love always costs you something. Consider your actions. In what ways do they communicate love for God and others? What actions could you take today to express your love? Ask God for His power and do it.


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Great to finally have some cooler weather. Fall is almost here!
Significant IC events in September:
September 7: PSR Starts! 10:45am-12:00pm in the school. Click here to Register!
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September 13: Knights of Columbus BBQ at the Shell Station from 10:00am until 6:00pm.
September 20: St. Vincent de Paul Walk for the Poor 10:00am at the St. Louis University High School Track. If you are unable to attend, sponsor an IC team-member or drop a donation to SVDP in the collection.
September 27: Ladies Auxiliary #903 Indoor Yard Sale 8:00am -2:00pm in the gym. Part of the Tri-City Yard Sale, there will be bbq, a bake sale, lots of vendors selling their items, and clean restrooms.
Join us for Mass every weekday at 8:00am and on Saturdays at 4:00pm and Sundays at 9:30am!


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Fantasy Baseball 2012: Yoenis Cespedes Should Be Avoided EarlyMarch 5, 2012
Major League Baseball definitely did not disappoint this year when it comes to buzz in the media. As fantasy owners, you may find yourselves in a familiar place; deciding what to make of these relatively over-hyped foreign prospects.
Most of the attention as been focused on Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers and Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics.
Although I won't get into Yu Darvish in this article, I will say that he seems to be a much better fit than the likes of Daisuke Matsuzaka was just a few years ago. I will however, explain to why you may be a better manager by ignoring the enticing Yoenis Cespedes.
Oakland A's: Sure, Yoenis may be considered by many as one of the best talents to ever come from Cuba—but that may not matter much with what looks to be a very disappointing Oakland A's lineup.
According to Yahoo Sports, the Athletics hit 114 home runs and scored 645 runs in 2011. This put them 12th in the American League in both categories. That doesn't seem so bad, right?
It may, once you realize that that was before both Josh Willingham and David DeJesus left the club—players who together accounted for 39 homers and 129 runs. Hideki Matsui is also not expected to return.
This puts Yoenis in a lineup with the likes of Coco Crisp, Josh Reddick, Kurt Suzuki, and Seth Smith. Not exactly a lineup one would expect to produce. Almost certainly not a lineup that gives Cespedes an easy task of performing for fantasy owners.
The hype: Although this shouldn't play a large role in the progression of a player, it almost always does. Fantasy owners often jump at the chance to draft the hottest new names, especially when they are foreign players we have not been able to watch. I know I did last year when I drafted Tsuyoshi Nishioka, but we'll stop talking about that now.
As far as Cespedes goes, I think he looks the part of a good five-tool player in the right atmosphere. He's just not a fantasy monster in my eyes. The hype he receives will surely prove to be more than his performance demands.
Transition: Once again, this is a seemingly small obstacle for a professional baseball player, but we have come to learn that the media is relentless when it comes to these cherished foreign talents—often providing a very uncomfortable transitional period.
Fortunately for Cespedes, the Oakland A's are not in what I would call a media frenzy of a city. None the less, the attention he will see nationwide will prove to be overpowering and only hurt his chances at success in the MLB.
Draft Position: With the deceptive statistics fantasy owners find while researching Cespedes, many leagues will surely see him being drafted much earlier than what is deserving.
If you are anything like me and constantly run mock drafts, you may be persuaded to believe he is worth a mid-round pick. Keep in mind, not everybody will be looking at all aspects of what justifies a good fantasy player.
They will just see the stat line he had during his last season in Cuba (.333 AVG, 33 HR, 99 RBI, 89 R and 11 SB in just 90 games played).
The deceptive part of that stat line is simple: He did not play in the MLB. The level of competition in Cuba is nowhere near what he will soon face. We have seen this countless times with professional Japanese players who have disappointed fantasy managers.
Of course, if you find yourself in the late rounds of your league's draft and Cespedes is available, take the chance if you must. Just don't fall victim to the hype and draft Yoenis Cespedes until at least 200 players have been drafted. Every pick you make could prove to be an Achilles' heel for your team, leaving you relying on the scarce waiver wire.
Food for thought: Matthew Berry—of ESPN—ranks Cespedes as No. 249 overall. In a 12 team league, he values Cespedes as a 20th round pick. Spot on if you ask me.


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Auxerrois | Pinot Auxerrois
Auxerrois is an international name of intrigue. You are obscure, even in your Alsatian home, where you seek a secret refuge under the roof of 'Edelzwicker'. With the trouble you've had in establishing your own identity in the Old World, one wonders why celebrities like Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Malbec would ever wish to borrow your name as an alias. Perhaps the cool environs of North America will give you a fresh start in a place where you can finally make a name for yourself, the name of Pinot Auxerrois!
Appellations Growing Auxerrois | Pinot Auxerrois Grapes
Appellations producing the most Auxerrois | Pinot Auxerrois wines:
- Okanagan Valley (DVA)
- Willamette Valley (AVA)
- Leelanau Peninsula (AVA)
- Lake Erie (AVA)
- Ontario (Provincial Appellation)
- Lake Erie North Shore (DVA)
- British Columbia (Provincial Appellation)
- Similkameen Valley (DVA)
- Vancouver Island (DVA)
Auxerrois | Pinot Auxerrois Grape Details
Pinot Auxerrois (aka. Auxerrois Blanc)
Auxerrois' tendency towards low acidity makes it suitable to cooler climates, such as England, Ontario's Niagara Peninsula, and in British Columbia where it is grown with some success. A descendant of a Pinot Noir and a Gouais Blanc cross, it is relegated to the higher Haut-Rhin vineyards in Alsace, where it is most often blended into that region's bulk wine, 'Edelzwicker'. It is also grown in the northeast Moselle region of Germany. Wine made from Auxerrois tends to be dry, with a musky aroma and some floral and citrus character.
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Auxerrois has found its best home By Eleanor & Ray Heald
Making Pinot the Saintsburyian Way By Alan Goldfarb


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Photo of Cliff Johnson and a member of The Raine from from the Minstrel Palooza Facebook page.
Congratulations to the organizers of last Sunday's Minstrel Palooza Live! 2015 at Durty Nellie's in Palatine. The event, which celebrated the Minstrel Music store in Niles, drew a good-sized crowd throughout the bulk of its nine hours, and the bands followed almost immediately after one another. Ken Mottet, a musician/media personality whose Showmen's Rest CD was reviewed here this past June 8, proved to be an engaging MC. He shared anecdotes and quips like he was doing a radio show.
All of the acts went over well, but the strongest performances came from The Gus Adonis Experience; Van Go, and Cracked Actor. Still, the highlight was undoubtably Cliff Johnson's guest appearance with The Raine. I had never heard of The Raine, but apparently they started in the 1980s. It quickly became clear they'd be a perfect match for Johnson. If anyone has any info on this band, I'd be happy to share it here on the blog.
After a glowing introduction from The Raine's singer-guitarist, Johnson strolled out onstage and started belting out "Stay In Time" from Off Broadway's stellar debut On. He was also impressive on "Showdown" and "Bully Bully," and did his famous medley of hits during "Hang On For Love." This was the third multi-act event I've seen at Durty Nellie's, and I'd to see the venue to more of them.
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The primary classroom is a specially prepared environment for children 3 to 6 years of age. A multi age classroom develops independence, leadership and promotes socialization. Montessori teachers are trained to recognize the windows of learning or sensitive periods that naturally occur in children. In response, the teachers use didactic materials to maximize the cognitive growth of each child.
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The study of world cultures imparts a rich fabric of information about history, geography, and natural science. Montessori materials include wooden puzzle maps, as well as pictures, stories and timelines which transport the child to different historical periods. Science experiences include lessons from Botany, Biology and Zoology. Children develop a feeling of connectiveness with the global community.
Art is integrated into the daily life of the classroom allowing children to use creativity as a medium of expression. The primary classroom extends into the outdoor environment where the children explore the natural world and play together.
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Sunday, 31 July 2011
Black Bean and Chocolate Chilli
This Black Bean Chilli was gorgeous, the black beans just melted in your mouth and the peppers still had some bite. I especially liked the red sauce that was surprisingly neither sweet or spicy, then it all changed - the chocolate went in altering the aroma, taste and look of the sauce completely. It became somewhat meaty, a tad bitter and looked like thick glossy gravy. Perhaps it is meant to be this way, reminisce of Mexican mole sauce, or maybe the chocolate I used which contained cocoa nibs was too strong for the dish, regardless I've decided that I won't be making this particular recipe in a hurry, well at least not with the chocolate as I found its addition too rich for my liking. We mellowed the rich flavour by topping it with some grated cheddar cheese and serving it with some plain boiled rice.
Seasonal Sunday.
Serves 4 - 6 as an accompaniment
270g black turtle beans, soaked overnight.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 medium onions, finely sliced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
2 small red chillies, sliced
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 red pepper, diced
1 yellow pepper, diced
1 x 400g can of tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce
40g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional: Lemon juice to taste
Optional: Spring onions, chopped for garnish
In a wide pan, cook beans in water until tender. Drain and set aside.
In a saucepan, warm the oil on medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until the onions become soft. Add the celery and chilli, then cover and cook for about 5 minutes.
Reduce the heat and stir in the cumin, oregano, cinnamon, cloves, corainder, pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook until the peppers begin to soften. Stir occasionally to keep the spices from burning. Then add in the tomatoes and soy sauce cook for about 5 minutes, then stir in the black beans and cook for 10minutes. stir in the chocolate. When it has melted, adjust the seasoning if necessary, and add lemon juice to taste. Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve. Adapted from Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates.
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I think it looks great and I always add chocolate to my chilli. I use green & black's cocoa to thicken out the flavour.ReplyDelete
I haven't tried chocolate with black beans and chilli, but I can vouch for the fact that chilli and chocolate go well together in ice cream! :-)ReplyDelete
Hi ShaheenReplyDelete
Just read your post and googled black turtle beans as I was unfamiliar with them. I would definitely cook the chilli without the chocolate .
Have a good week
Chocolate and chilli are perfect partners - and I love the Moosewood books, full of great ideas xReplyDelete
WOW!!! Gorgeous!! I love the idea of chocolate in chili!! And I love chili year-round too... :-)ReplyDelete
mmmm, so many lovely aromamatics in there. I will try and add afew to my reg home made beans. The chocolate is something I always add too.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry this didn't turn out to appeal to you - the title sounded so enticing! As you say, perhaps lower quality, less dark chocolate would work? I'm tempted to try!ReplyDelete
Thanks Jacqueline.ReplyDelete
I'll have to try a different chocolate in future I guess.
Thanks Mark.
I think its an acquired taste and may grow on me with time, should I dare make it again with a different chocolate. I do agree with you that chilli and chocolate go well together - I've made a cake recently combining both . I will be sharing in the future and hope to try your suggestion in ice cream on of these days too! :-)
Thanks Jane.ReplyDelete
They are much richer.
Thanks freerangegirl.
I agree that Chocolate and chilli are perfect partners, but not completely sold on the two with beans - may grow on me with time though x
Thanks Astra.
Thanks DuckEggBlue.ReplyDelete
Maybe this recipe will grow on me with time.
Thanks Kari.
So many readers like the combo - I guess it just takes time getting used too; and a perhaps a lower quality, less dark chocolate would help my appreication of it more. Please do try it for yourself.
If you've tried one of my recipes, Please let me know by leaving a comment below or tagging me social media with @SeasonalShaheen.
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|Intestinal Cell News 2.28 August 5, 2016
Protective Actions of Epithelial 5-Hydroxytryptamine 4 Receptors in Normal and Inflamed Colon
The 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 4 (5-HT4R) is expressed in the colonic epithelium but little is known about its functions there. Scientists examined whether activation of colonic epithelial 5-HT4R protects colons of mice from inflammation. [Gastroenterology] Abstract
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Stromal Hedgehog Signaling Is Downregulated in Colon Cancer and Its Restoration Restrains Tumor Growth
Scientists used Hedgehog (Hh) reporter mice to show that downstream Hh activity is unexpectedly diminished in a mouse model of colitis-associated colon cancer, and that downstream Hh signaling is restricted to the stroma. [Nat Commun] Full Article
ADAM17 Is a Tumor Promoter and Therapeutic Target in Western Diet-Associated Colon Cancer
Researchers investigated CXCR4-ADAM17 crosstalk and examined the role of ADAM17 in tumorigenesis. [Clin Cancer Res] Abstract
miR-449a Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Progression by Targeting SATB2
Scientists investigated the expression and functional significance of miR-449a and SATB2 and the mechanisms of their dysregulation in human colorectal cancer cells. [Oncotarget] Full Article
Edible Ginger-Derived Nano-Lipids Loaded with Doxorubicin as a Novel Drug-delivery Approach for Colon Cancer Therapy
The authors describe a nanovector made from ginger-derived lipids that can serve as a delivery platform for the therapeutic agent doxorubicin to treat colon cancer. [Mol Ther] Abstract
Ceramide Mediates FasL-Induced Caspase 8 Activation in Colon Carcinoma Cells to Enhance FasL-Induced Cytotoxicity by Tumor-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
Investigators aimed at testing the hypothesis that novel ceramide analogs effectively modulate Fas function to sensitize colon carcinoma cells to Fas ligand (FasL)-induced apoptosis. [Sci Rep] Full Article
Total Glucosides of Paeony Promote Intestinal Motility in Slow Transit Constipation Rats through Amelioration of Interstitial Cells of Cajal
Using an atropine-diphenoxylate-induced slow transit constipation (STC) model, this study explored the effects of the total glucosides of paeony in the treatment of STC and the possible mechanisms. [PLoS One] Full Article
Outer Membrane Vesicles from the Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 and the Commensal ECOR12 Enter Intestinal Epithelial Cells via Clathrin-Dependent Endocytosis and Elicit Differential Effects on DNA Damage
Investigators elucidate the pathway that mediates internalization of outer membrane vesicles from the probiotic E.coli Nissle 1917 and the commensal ECOR12 strains in several human intestinal epithelial cell lines. [PLoS One] Full Article
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Synthetic Biologics, Inc. announced the completion of an End of Phase II meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SYN-010, designed to treat an underlying cause of the symptoms commonly associated with IBS-C. [Synthetic Biologics, Inc.] Press Release
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The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 17 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its spring Fellowship Award Committee review. [Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation] Press Release
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Russia's scientific community is reeling from news that the government plans to fire about 10,000 researchers over the next three years. [ScienceInsider] Editorial
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Worried at the prospect of losing access to EU funding and collaborations, scientific societies have fired off numerous letters asking the government to keep their country in the EU's research system, and warning of damage already caused by Brexit. [Nature News] Editorial
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Antibiotics researchers are set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars from a new funding stream — but not everyone thinks the cash is being directed to the right place. [Nature News] Editorial
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The Arena is available to book in hourly slots from 9am - 5.30pm.
One hour sessions have been set up to book online. A 15-minute gap has been created in between each hourly session to ensure that visiotrs have time in between hires to socially distance from the next booking. Riders who books multiple slots will get the 15 minute breaks included for free in their hire price (therefore a booking of 2 hours from 9.00am would effectively hire until 11.15am)
Once a session is booked, slots will be marked as closed.
The Live Feed will also provide a list of available sessions at a glance.
Show-jumping course hire available at Bury Farm from Tuesday 19th May to Sunday 31st May (excluding Thursday 28th May.)Show jumping course hire will run with appropriate safety measures in place to comply with government guidelines surrounding sporting activity and Covid 19. A course of jumps will be set up in the Legacy Outdoor Arena. Poles may be put up and down but the course layout MUST NOT BE MOVED. A designated warm up area with poles and a warm up fence will also be provided in the Legacy arena.No other arena may be used during course hire sessions.Bookings available from 09.00-17.30Please book online the event link on the Events page of our website, www.buryfarmequestrianvillage.co.ukOne hour sessions will be set up on our online booking system. A 15- minute gap has been created in between each hourly session to ensure that visitors have time in between hires to socially distance from the next booking. If visitors choose to book more than one hour's hire they will be able to take advantage of the additional 15-minute social distancing break as part of their booking. E.g. if a 2-hr booking is made the visitor will receive 2 hrs and 15 minutes of ridden time.Payment must be made in advance.£40 per hour members fee, £48 non-members fee. £5 per additional horse per hour. Only 2 horses allowed in the arena at any time.Please maintain 2-metre social distancing measures Please use hand sanitiser upon arrival at the centreParticipants should be individuals, members of the same household, or from two householdsNo more than 2 horses allowed in the arena at any one timeCar and Lorry parking is only permitted in the allocated parking area which is clearly signposted upon arrival at the centre. Please maintain social distancing measures when parking vehiclesBookings must be made online. Pre-payment is requiredIndoor areas will remain closed and so toilet facilities will not be available in our International Show Centre during course hire dates.
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Myth: We stop eating when our stomach is full, right?
"Believe it or not, this is wrong. We don't stop eating because our stomach is full except in very extreme cases. In reality, scientists don't know exactly what makes us feel full. It seems to be a combination, among other things, of how much we chew, how much we taste, how much we swallow, how much we think about the food, and how long we have been eating. What does seem to be the case is that the faster we eat our food, the more we eat, because this combination of cues doesn't get the chance to tell us we are no longer hungry. Many research studies show that it takes up to 20 minutes for our body and brain to signal satiation, so that we realize we are full." -Brian Wansink (PhD).
Every day on average, we each make around 200 decisions about eating. But studies have shown that 90% of these decisions are made without our conscious thought and lead to mindless eating.
Basic Formula for Weight Lose:
This is a basic rule of thumb if you make a change on your food habit, there is an easy way to estimate how much weight you will lose in a year. You simply divide the calories by 10.That is roughly the number of pounds you will lose.
One less 270 calorie CANDY bar each day = 27 fewer pounds a year = 12.24 Kg a year!
One less 140 calorie SOFT DRINK (Coke & Pepsi) each day = 14 fewer pounds a year= 6.3 Kg a year!
One less 420 calorie DONUT each day= 42 fewer pounds a year= 19 Kg a year!
Note: 1 pound=0.45 Kg (Kilogram), the same idea will works with burning calories – walking one extra mile a day is 100 calories and 10 pounds a year. Exercise is good but for most people it's a lot easier to give up a candy bar/soft drink than to walk 2.7 miles to a vending machine.
Strategy – 1: Replace your 10 inch plate with an 8 inch plate – Larger plates always lead to larger food intake. A two inch difference in plate diameter — from 10″ to 8″ plates — would result in 22% fewer calories being served, yet it is not drastic enough to trigger a counteracting response. If a typical dinner has 800 calories, a smaller plate would lead to a weight loss of around 18 pounds per year for an average size adult.
Strategy – 2: Mini-size your boxes, bowls or eat with chopsticks – The bigger the bowls or boxes you pour from, the more you will eat: 20% to 30% more for most foods. People tend to eat more or less depending on the greater or lesser size of plates, bowls, serving spoons, serving bowls, and serving sizes. Also, research shows that people pour more drink into and drink more from a short, fat glass than a tall, thin glass. Greater or lesser variety of food types and colors encourage greater or lesser consumption. Repackage your jumbo box or bowls into smaller Ziploc bags or Tupperware containers, and serve it up in smaller dishes (8″ plates).
Strategy – 3: Serving vegetables first – Before starting any dinner start with vegetables first. This is how you can keep yourself from reaching out for more food, and can also track the amount of food you consume.
Strategy – 4: Think 20 percent less – This is a Japanese concept call hara hashi bu – eating until you are just 80% full. Dish out 20% less than you think you might want before you start to eat. In most studies, people can eat 20% less without noticing it. If they eat 30% less, they realize it, but 20% is still under the radar screen. For fruits and vegetables, think 20% more.
Strategy – 5: Serving tasty dishes from kitchen – Believe it or not, but when the main dish is served from the counter or stove, we consumed less. Make sure every time you finish your food; you must walk to the counter to take food in your plate again.
Strategy – 6: See it before you eat it – Put everything you want to eat on a plate before you start eating – snacks, dinners, ice cream, and even chips. Also, instead of eating directly out of a package or box, put your snack in a separate dish and leave the box in the kitchen. You'll be less likely to eat more food.
Strategy – 7: Eat slowly – Slow eaters tend to eat less, feel fuller and rate their meals as more pleasant than fast eaters. Scientists believe that taking at least 20–30 minutes to finish a meal allows more time for the body to release hormones that promote feelings of fullness. The extra time also allows the brain to realize you've eaten enough before you reach for that second serving. Eating with your non-dominant hand or using chopsticks instead of a fork are two easy ways to reduce your eating speed and make this tip work for you. Chewing more often can also help.
Strategy – 8: Turn your TV, smart phone, radio and computer game off – Eating while you're distracted can lead you to eat faster, feel less full and mindlessly eat more. You eat more while watching TV, which is why, keeping your TV set off, is one of the important things to do. For instance, people watching television while eating their meals ate 36% more pizza and 71% more macaroni and cheese. Scientists note that longer distractions extend the amount of time spent eating, making you more likely to overeat. In addition, eating while distracted may cause you to forget how much you've consumed, leading to overeating later in the day.
Strategy – 9: Keep foods or snacks in an inconvenience place – By keeping all foods in an inconvenience place will automatically limit your food intake. Adding extra effort will allow you to reduce the chance of overeating. Put all kind of snacks or cookies hard-to-reach cupboard to resist yourself to eat more.
Strategy – 10: Avoid eating in a group – Research show that when you are with 1 other person you will eat 35% more, with a group of 4 it's 75% more and with 7 or more it's 96% more! So do conscious thought next time you are in a group. When dining in groups, sit next to people who eat less or slow eater than you. This can help you to eat less.
Strategy – 11: Less variety, less eating – Research shows that having a wider variety of food in your daily menu lead you to eat up to 23% more. Reduce the variety of food, flavors, colors and textures can help you to eat less than your body needs.
Few more strategies:
- Avoid having too many foods on the table. The more variety there is, the more people will eat.
- Eat fruit for dessert instead of more indulgent choices.
- Practice and make a habit of "Half-Plate Rule". Half the plate is filled with vegetables and the other half is protein and starch.
- Chewing gum can distract you away from the 4 C's: Chips, Cookies, Ice Cream and Candy.
- Chew gum to prevent eating from boredom or stress.
- If you plan to attend a dinner party or a buffet-style dinner, arrive late or leave early. If you arrive late, most of the good stuff will be gone by the time you show up. Leave early and you will make it easier to avoid a dessert.
- When you go out for dinner use the "Rule of Two": Limit yourself to two of the following: an appetizer, a drink, or a dessert. Pick any two.
- Replace every other soft drink with water. We often think we are hungry when instead we are simply thirsty. Fill up your water bottle a number of times each day.
- If you want dessert, see if someone will share it. The best part of a dessert is the first two bites.
- If you feel hungry and want to have some snacks, try yogurt and water or can of tuna fish instead. Protein can replace your craving for the snack.
Point to ponder:
- A study of 854 children under three years old showed that a child is nearly three times as likely to grow up obese if one of his parents is obese. If you are overweight, your child has a 65% to 75% chance of growing up to be overweight.
- There was a great study where 1 group of people ate chicken wings and their bones were kept in front of them. In the other group, the plates were cleared every 15 minutes or so.
Who do you think ate less? The group who saw all of their bones.
- "Low-fat" labels are a prime example, because foods low in fat are not necessarily low in calories. For instance, "low-fat" granola is typically only 10% lower in calories than regular-fat granola.
- Another study compared calorie intake from Subway versus McDonald's. Those who ate at Subway consumed 34% more calories than they thought they did, while those who ate at McDonald's ate 25% more than they thought. Researchers noted that the Subway clients tended to reward themselves for their supposedly healthy meal choice by ordering chips or cookies with their meal.
- It seems that the longer the movie or show, the more food you're likely to eat. One study noted that participants watching a 60-minute show ate 28% more popcorn than those watching a 30-minute show.
- Researchers found that participants given bowls with 10 colors of M&Ms ate 43 more candies than those given bowls with 7 colors, despite all M&Ms tasting the same.
Last but not least, I did start going to gym last year and lost 4.5 kg (9.92 lbs) within 3 weeks time and less than three months I have lost 9 kg (19.84 lbs) weight. But I have stopped going gym almost eight months now but I still keep the same body weight just following the above strategies. It's estimated that over 95% of all people who lose weight on a diet gain it back. Of course, going to gym and follow all the instructions regularly will help you to lose weight and burn your extra calories but this is an alternative solution suggested by various scientists, nutritionists and researchers based on their experiments. Remember this quote – "The best diet is the one you don't know you're on."
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'Why Not Worker Control?'
Chris Dillow:
Why not worker control?: "Workplace autonomy plays an important causal role in determining well-being" conclude Alex Coad and Martin Binder in a new paper. This is consistent with research by Alois Stutzer which shows that procedural utility matters; people care not just about outcomes but about having control, which is why the self-employed tend to be happier than employees.
This implies that a government that is concerned to increase happiness - as David Cameron claims to be - should have as one of its aims a rise in worker control of the workplace.
This is especially the case because research shows that the cliche is true - a happy worker really is a productive worker. For this reason, it shouldn't be a surprise that there's a large (pdf) body of research which shows that worker coops can be at least as productive and successful as hierarchical firms. ...[examples]...
Greater worker control, therefore, might increase well-being directly and also raise productivity. Which poses the question: why, then, is it so firmly off of the political agenda? It's not because it's a loony lefty policy. ... Nor do I think it good enough to claim that there's no voter demand...
Instead, I suspect there are other answers to my question. ... As Pablo Torija Jimenez has shown, "democratic" politics now serves the interests of the very rich. And these benefit from managerialist control of workplaces even if most of the rest of us do not.
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Tea Time, my Aunty Margaret's hand-me-down (very old tea-pot) Erin's cute little robot tea strainer, and some homemade peanut butter cookies.
I set up this still life on the coffee table just in front of the couch, no special table top, or background, light coming from the patio window. I have been following Kim Klassen's Be-Still 52, an online still life course, and each week trying to create at least one still life. I am finding it easier to do this if the objects and still life have some meaning for me. Once I had captured a few image it was time to sit back and relax and enjoy the tea and cookies.


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A Sermon for Easter 3: Acts 2:14a, 36-41, Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17, 1 Peter 1:17 23, Luke 24:13-35
For 60 years, a mysterious unnamed monk has wandered around the world protecting an ancient scroll that holds the key to unlimited power. It is time for the Monk to find a new scroll keeper. The unnamed monk is inadvertently saved by Kar, a streetwise young man whose only interest is himself. They become reluctant partners as they and an equally hesitant Russian mob princess, known as Bad Girl, struggle to find, face, and fight the ultimate enemy, in a harrowing effort to save the world from the scroll's most avid pursuer (IMDB). At the heart of the story is an ancient prophecy that the protector of the scroll is revealed as one fighting for justice while cranes circled overhead, fighting for love under a palace of jade, and rescuing friends he never met with family he never knew he had.
The Monk is looking for a situation that was the same as when he became the scroll's guardian 60 years ago when his mentor is killed, by the evil man who pursues the scroll today. He realizes fulfilling the prophecy will be different when he recognizes that the Palace of Jade is Jade, otherwise known as Bad Girl; that the cranes overhead are the construction cranes above the site of the final battle for control of the scroll where Kar defeats the evil man seeking the scroll to use its power for selfish purposes, while Jade frees other monks who were imprisoned and left to die by the scroll's ultimate enemy, thus rescuing friends with family she never knew. The Nameless Monk sees that the prophecy is being fulfilled, just in ways that he could never have imagined, and he passes along the scroll's hidden secret and its guardianship to Kar and Jade (Wikipedia).
Jesus is dead; crucified by the Romans at the behest of Jewish officials. The same day that Mary discovers the empty tomb, two of Jesus' disciples (or should we say former disciples) are walking to Emmaus. They walked through the valley of death. Their lives and hopes are in utter shambles (Hoch). Along the way, they meet a stranger. We will always wonder if they did not recognize him because they were so busy looking elsewhere, or if their eyes, like Pharaoh's heart, were hardened (Ellingsen). Everything they had experienced or been taught made it almost impossible for them to imagine God's work in Jesus crucified (Lose).
The stranger doesn't know about Jesus' death. Cleopas and his traveling partner wonder how was it possible that there is anyone who didn't know what had happened to Jesus. That his followers, had not just lost the one they loved, but also the one who was going to restore David's Kingdom, throw the Romans out and make life worth living (Whitley). To Jesus' disciples, this was headline news. But to most of the people, it might have been casual news. It was really nothing more than another Roman crucifixion. And those happen all the time (Hoezee). Regardless of their questions, they share all of their story. A story that reveals that their expectations were that Jesus was the hoped for a prophet; Moses' successor (Luke 24:19) (Harrelson). Their expectations show us their lack of awareness of who Jesus' really was. When their story is over, Jesus shares with them a summary of the whole of Jewish history and religious thought. His teaching offered them a new lens for engaging Scripture, although they could not recognize it; at least not yet (Gaventa and Petersen).
At the end of their journey, the disciples offer the traditional but not expected hospitality, and invite Jesus to stay. At dinner, Jesus takes the bread, gives thanks, breaks it, and gives to them. The disciples remember the taking, giving thanks, breaking and giving bread and fish when Jesus feed 5000 out in the country (Luke 9:16). They remember Jesus taking, giving thanks, breaking and giving the bread at the last Passover meal (Luke 22:17) (Hoezee). Jesus' actions at the dinner table in at Emmaus provokes powerful memories. The guest becomes the host (Culpepper). Luke tells us that these words and gestures open their eyes and that they recognized Jesus (Gaventa and Petersen; Whitley). Allan Culpepper notes that Aristotle taught that recognition is a change from ignorance to knowledge; it can lead to either to friendliness or to hostility; recognition determines the direction for good or ill the futures of those involved (Culpepper). For the disciples recognizing Jesus allows then to see a whole new future.
Immediately after this, Jesus disappears. Dinner is over. The inspired disciples head back to Jerusalem.
You know all about this Emmaus journey (Epperly). Every day, you walk some form a road that you are uncertain about. You wonder about your destinations or are perhaps you are concerned about your future, about our future. You know from the Emmaus story that every day Jesus meets you on your road, in the ordinary places and experiences of your lives, in the in-between moments of your lives, and in the places where you retreat to when life is just too much (Culpepper). The question is: Are our hearts, ears, and eyes open? Can we see the world not constrained by our presumptions? Will we be able to see beyond the limits of our betweenness (Lewis, Betweenness) Will we be able to find composure when we are distraught? Will we be able to be calm when we are frantic? Will we be able to recognize safety and hope when we are desperate? Will we be assured or re-assured when we are distracted, (Hoezee)? The deepest question is: Do we trust our faith stories enough to be really honest with ourselves and name our pains, our grief, our losses. Do we trust our faith stories enough, to know that naming our pains, our grief, and our losses allows God/Jesus/Spirit to empower us to transcend them so that they can no longer define us (Lose)?
The disciples knew their faith stories of Moses and the prophets. You know your faith story and the promise that you are heirs to Jesus' resurrection. The disciples saw Jesus take, bless, break, and share when he feed thousands with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish (Luke 9:16). They saw Jesus take, bless, break and give at their last Passover supper (Luke 22:17). You share in taking, blessing, breaking, and sharing, in every Eucharist. You have everything going for you, that the disciples had going for them.
Actually, you have more, because our faith story is very clear that God is not static, not bound by yesterday's revelations or the church's creeds, scriptures and structures.
God is alive, on the move, doing new things and sharing new insights with people, with us all the time (Epperly).
The unnamed monk knew the possibilities of his guiding prophecy through ancient traditions. That knowledge shaped how he saw the world. Only when he is able to let go of what he thought, he is able to see that the prophecy is different in today's world and then he is able to recognize cranes over the fight for justice, the house of Jade, and the one rescuing unknown friends with undiscovered family. Only when the disciples were able to let go of Moses, and the prophets are they were able to see that take, bless, break and give reveals the new hope. It is only when we are able to let go of what we were, or think we were, that we will be able to see the presence of the resurrection promise, in this moment, that offers new life and new hope.
Culpepper, R. Alan. New Interpreter's Bible Luke. Vol. 8. Abbington, 2015. 12 vols. Olive Tree App.
Ellingsen, Mark. Lectionary Scripture Notes. 30 4 2017. <http://www.lectionaryscripturenotes.com/>.
Epperly, Bruce. The Adventurous Lectionary. 30 4 2017. 12. <http://www.patheos.com/blogs/livingaholyadventure/author/bruceepperly>.
Gaventa, Beverly Roberts and David Petersen. New Interpreter's One Volume Commentary. Nashville, n.d.
Harrelson, Walter J. The New Interpreters' Study Bible. Abingdon Press, 2003. E-book.
Hoch, Robert. Commentary on Luke 24:1335. 30 4 2017. <http://www.workingpreacher.org/>.
Hoezee, Scott. Easter 3A Luke 24:13-35 . 30 4 2017. <http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/sermon-starters/advent-3c/?type=the_lectionary_gospel>.
IMDB. Bulletproof Monk. n.d. 28 4 2017. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245803/>.
Lewis, Karoline. "Dear Working Preacher Betweenness." 23 4 2017. Working preacher.
—. Dear Working Preacher What Things? 30 4 2017. <http://www.workingpreacher.org/craft.aspx?post=4706 1/3>.
Lose, David. Easter 3 A: Dashed Hopes and Surprising Grace. 30 4 2017.
Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob. New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 2009.
Whitley, Katerina. Seeing through Doubt, Easter 3(A). 30 4 2017. <http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/stw/>.
Wikipedia. Bulletproof Monk. n.d. 28 4 2017. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletproof_Monk>.


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The abaya is a traditional robe worn by women in the Arab Gulf states as both a symbol of national identity and as a part of Islamic veiling customs. Over the last twenty years, partly due to exposure to Western couture fashion, the abaya has changed from a plain, voluminous black robe to a unique signifier of personal taste through variations in fabrics, cuts, colors, and detailing. This study explores both the physical and symbolic changes the abaya (and the industry surrounding it) has undergone, as well as how these changes both reflect and provoke the conflicts in identity residents of the Arab Gulf States have undergone in an age of globalization.
Level of Honors
cum laude
Religious Studies
Martyn Smith
Recommended Citation
Shimek, Elizabeth D., "The Abaya: Fashion, Religion, and Identity in a Globalized World" (2012). Lawrence University Honors Projects. 12.
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Mr. Motilal Oswal is the Managing Director & CEO of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (MOFSL). He is a Chartered Accountant and started the business along with co-promoter, Raamdeo Agrawal in 1987.
Oswal has served on the Governing Board of the BSE, Indian Merchant's Chamber (IMC) and has also served on various committees of BSE, NSE, SEBI and CDSL. He is the President of the Jain International Trade Organization (JITO) and has been awarded the Rashtriya Samman Patra by the Government of India for being amongst the highest income tax payers in the country for a period of 5 years.
For his work and contribution to the capital markets, Mr. Oswal has been felicitated with several awards and accolades including:
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Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Vijay Kumar Goel has over 24 years of experience in financial services. He is a rank
holder Chartered Accountant and also a qualified cost accountant.
He started his career as a management trainee with Birla Global Finance. He spent 11 years
with Aditya Birla Group Financial Services where he worked with Birla Global Finance, Birla
Mutual Fund and Birla Sun Life Distribution Company. He was the head of insurance
distribution and mutual fund sales from 2002 to 2004. He then moved to lead the PCG and
Direct Retail group of Birla Sun Life Distribution.
Before joining MOFSL in 2006, he was working with Dawnay Day AV Financial Services as Sr.
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served MOFSL group as MD & CEO of Broking & Distribution Business. He is also currently
leading the Private Wealth Management Business of MOFSL group as MD & CEO.
Mr. Navin Agarwal is the Managing Director of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited. He is
responsible for the Institutional Broking & Investment Banking Businesses and has been
instrumental in
building a market leading position in the Institutional Broking business. Under his leadership,
the firm
has been rated as The Best Indian Brokerage House by Asiamoney. Leveraging on the dominant
positioning in institutional business, he has also been instrumental in building an Institutional
Derivatives business when derivative products were introduced in the Indian markets. As a member
the board, Mr Agarwal believes in leveraging the core strengths of a strong brand, a vast
network and unmatched research capabilities and has been closely involved in strategizing and
reviewing all the other business of the MOFSL.
He started his career as a Senior Analyst with Insight Asset Management in 1994. In the year
1996, he
was appointed the Head of Research & subsequently took up the additional responsibility of
Management in 1998. Mr. Navin Agarwal is affiliated with prestigious organizations like
Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost and Works Accountant of India, Institute of
Secretaries of India and CFA Institute, Virginia.
He has also co-authored a Book 'India's Money Monarchs' featuring interactions with India's
investment managers. His hobbies are reading and travelling.
Mr. Raamdeo Agrawal is a Chartered Accountant and the Chairman of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited (MOFSL). He is the man behind the strong research capabilities at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. A keen believer and practitioner of the QGLP philosophy, his wealth creation insights and decades-rich experience have played a pivotal role in MOFSL, transforming it from a small stock broking firm to a well-diversified financial services company.
Mr. Agrawal is an Associate of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also a member of the National Committee on Capital Markets of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has received the "Rashtriya Samman Patra" awarded by the Government of India for being amongst the highest Income Tax payers in the country for a period of 5 years from FY95–FY99. He was also conferred with the 'Special contribution to Indian Capital Market Award' by Zee Business in 2011.
Mr. Agrawal has been authoring the annual Motilal Oswal Wealth Creation Study since 1996. In 1986, he wrote the book 'Corporate Numbers Game', along with co-author, Ram K Piparia. He has featured on `Wizards of Dalal Street on CNBC TV 18` and also compiled a book of investing insights called 'Wealth Creation Thoughts'.
Independent Director
Ms. Smita Gune is finance professional with over 30years of experience in banking and financial
services industry having worked in Hinduja Hospital (Finance team), Tata Finance Ltd, ICICI
Bank. She was the nominee Director of Sakthi Sugars Ltd. and Arvind Brands Ltd and is currently
the director of business risk management at ANB – A risk management consultancy. Mrs. Gune is a
member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Internal Auditors.
Mr. Sanjaya Kulkarni is an engineer from IIT Mumbai and has done MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He has
over 40 years of experience in banking and financial services industry. He is presently an
advisor and an investment committee member of the private equity funds and the real estate funds
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Broking Industry. She has done her Business Management from one of the leading Business Schools
of India, JBIMS (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies). Further, she also holds a
graduation degree from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, University of Mumbai and
possess an enriched experience of more than 18 years in Broking Industry. She worked with
various well known Indian business houses like Tata Group, Intermediaries such as Vadodara Stock
Exchange, UTI Securities (erstwhile),Kotak Securities, JM Morgan Stanley(erstwhile), etc. and
has also given training sessions.
Sr. Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary
Mr. Sankhe is post Graduate in Commerce and a member of Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. He is
also a fellow member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Associate member of Indian
Institute of Bankers.
Mr. S Y Sankhe has more than three decades of rich experience in Banking (Union Bank of India for
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Houston legend Scarface is no stranger to receiving accolades from fans and critics alike, but now, one of the South's contemporary acts has declared 'Face the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All-Time) emcee. In a recent interview with GoldenUndergroundTV, Atlanta powerhouse Killer Mike gave 'Face the top honors in the Hip Hop community.
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