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Fish Fry Recipe Indian Style
I wanted to try making fish for long and now that has happen.  Prepared this simple and most easy fish fry recipe for DH and settle myself with aloo gobi sabzi.    This must be the most healthy version of fish fry compare to the deep fried version, of course we call this recipe fry which literally doesn’t translate to deep fry here!
Indian Style Fish Fry Recipe
So coming back to our recipe I tried it hoping DH will like it and he did, though he wanted me to grill it in oven but he was happy with the end result of this recipe.  You can use any fish variety though personally I like to use mackerele or vanjiram meen. The bottom line is I am happy that I venture out with fish recipes and hope to continue doing so.
Fish Fry Recipe
Ingredients: [Serves – 2]
Fish - 2 pieces/300gm ( I used Seer Fish/ King Mackerel/Vanjiram variety]
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp [ use less if you don’t like spicy]
Coriander Seeds Powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp [divided]
Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Lemon Juice – 2 tsp
Oil – For pan fry
Salt – to taste
Fish masala recipe shallow fry
1. Clean fish and wash 2-3 times in running water.  Mix 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 1/2 salt and rub over fish, let it sit for 10-15 minutes and then wash fish again 2-3 times in running water; this is to remove fish smell.
2. In a wide bowl or plate mix  all spice powder, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, salt, add 1 tbsp water if required.    Coat masala on both side of fish nicely and let it marinate for 30 minutes or more.
3. Heat a pan or tawa, drizzle oil and pan fry fish until both side turns dark brown and fish is cooked.
Pan fry fish with indian spices recipe
Our fish fry is ready, serve with lemon wedges and onion for that extra kick.
1. Instead of turmeric, red chilli and coriander powders you can use 1tsp sambar or curry powder.
2. You can also deep fry marinated fish instead of pan fry.
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  1. wow so tempting fry dear,though i will not have fish but ur clicks makes me drool...

  2. i love fried fish, ur clicks make me wanna dig into that plate :)

  3. My fav anytime..looks spicy and yummy

  4. wow.... so yummmmmmmmmy fish.. m drooling here.

  5. FRied fish with spicy Southern flavors is my favourite...I always make it with dal chawal as a side dish.

  6. Yummy fish fry,makes me hungry..

  7. Yum yum, super delicious fish fry,makes me hungry..

  8. this is the one thing i crave most from my mom's kitchen!

  9. Looks Delicious

  10. I remember eating hot fish fry straight away from the pan. My mom would insist that. Missing those days. Spicy fish fry dear.

  11. luks perfectly done...never feels bore 2 eat...yummy.

  12. I am missing the fry! :(..just like my sis up above here.... I crave for this one from mom's kitchen!
    thanks for the first comment, girl! I always have the habit of waiting for the first comment after publishing a post and this always makes me feel spl! Hugs! :)

  13. I dont add corriander powder, instead try with pepper powder + saunf powder

    PIc is too good and come out crispy

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Setting Type Preferences

Although Photoshop is not by definition a typesetting application, such as Adobe InDesign, it does have some very powerful type features. For example, Adobe Photoshop allows you to output PostScript text to a printer with a PostScript option. This way you will not need to place Photoshop images into type-intensive applications, such as InDesign or Illustrator, just to create a few lines of text. In addition, Photoshop’s type menu lets you see fonts exactly as they will print or display. For designers who use a lot of fonts, this WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) font menu is a timesaver. You can use Type preferences to help you select the type and font options you want to use.

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Memory Diagnostics—Parity

Parity is the state of either oddness or evenness assigned to a given byte (not bit) of data. Parity checking is the way that the computer uses a special set of logical rules and chips to make decisions based on the parity (state) of a particular byte. When a PC runs through the POST (Power On Self-Test), commonly called a cold boot, memory integrity is one of the first things tested. On many machines you can see this taking place as a rapidly-increasing number displays on the screen before the operating system begins to load. This checking is designed to verify the accuracy (integrity) of the bits contained in memory, and it happens after every read/write operation.

Remember that computers think in binary bits and bytes. The binary computer language uses "words" composed of 1s and 0s.

Originally, parity checking was a major development in data protection. At the time, memory chips were nowhere near as reliable as they are today, and the process went a long way towards keeping data accurate. The parity circuit allowed the CPU to compare what it sent to main memory with what it read from main memory. Parity checking is still the most common (and least expensive) way to check whether or not a memory cell can accurately hold data. A more sophisticated (and expensive) method uses Error Correcting Code (ECC).

Even and Odd Parity

Parity checking puts a byte into memory along with its parity bit and then reads the byte from memory. If the byte plus the parity bit matches what was sent, the memory is okay. Otherwise, we have a parity error. Parity can be set to odd, even, or off. The parity circuit works by adding one bit to every byte of data, resulting in nine bits. (Remember that a byte is already eight bits.) The value of any given bit (1 or 0) is determined at the time that data is written to memory. Then, a 1 or 0 is assigned to the parity bit, depending on whether the overall byte is made up of an odd or even number of 1s. Figure 3.2 shows various bytes of data with their additional parity bit.

Figure 3.2 Odd and even parity.

In plain odd and even parity, every byte gets 1 parity bit attached, making a combined 9-bit byte. Therefore, a 16-bit byte has 2 parity bits, a 32-bit byte has 4 parity bits, and so forth. This produces extra pins on the memory module, and this is one of the reasons why various DIMMs and SIMMs have a different number of pins.

Even parity checking, is where the total of all the 1 bits in a byte must equal an even number. If five of the bits are set to 1, the parity bit will also be set to 1 to total six (an even number). If 6 bits were set to 1, the parity bit would be set to 0 to maintain the even number six. If the parity is set to "even" and a returning byte contains an odd number of "ones," the system knows the data is corrupted. This is called a parity error.

In even parity, the overall number of 1s must come out to an even number.

Odd parity works in the reverse of even parity, but the concept is the same. The total number of 1s in any given byte must come out to an odd number. Once again, this is done by using either a 1 or a 0 for the parity bit, as you can see in Figure 3.2.

You'll receive a parity error if the parity is odd and the parity circuit gets an even number, or if the parity is even and the parity circuit gets an odd number. The circuit can't correct the error, but it can detect that the data is wrong.

Fake or Disabled Parity

Some computer manufacturers install a less expensive "fake" parity chip that simply sends a 1 or a 0 to the parity circuit to supply parity on the basis of which parity state is expected. Regardless of whether the parity is valid, the computer is fooled into thinking that everything is valid. This method means no connection whatsoever exists between the parity bit being sent and the associated byte of data.

A more common way for manufacturers to reduce the cost of SIMMs is to simply disable the parity completely, or to build a computer without any parity checking capability installed. Some of today's PCs are being shipped this way, and they make no reference to the disabled or missing parity. The purchaser must ensure that the SIMMs have parity capabilities, and must configure the motherboard to turn parity on.

Error Correction Code (ECC)

Parity checking is limited in the sense that it can only detect an error—it can't repair or correct the error. This is because the circuit can't tell which one of the eight bits is invalid. Additionally, if multiple bits are wrong but the result according to the parity is correct, the circuit will pass the invalid data as okay.

Error correction code (ECC) uses a special algorithm to work with the memory controller, and it adds an error correction code bit to each data bit when it's sent to memory. When the CPU calls for data, the memory controller decodes each error correction bit and determines the validity of its attached data bit.

The system requires twice the number of bits, but the benefit is that ECC can correct a single-bit error. Because approximately 90 percent of data errors are single-bit errors, ECC does a very good job. On the other hand, ECC costs a lot more, due to the additional number of bits.

Remember that ECC can correct only single-bit errors, but it can also detect multi-bit errors. Parity checking understands only that the overall byte coming out of memory doesn't match what was sent into memory. Parity checking cannot correct anything.

Usually, whoever is buying the computer will decide which type of data integrity checking they want, depending mainly on cost benefits. They can choose ECC, parity checking, or nothing. High-end computers (e.g., file servers) typically use an ECC-capable memory controller. Midrange desktop business computers typically are configured with parity checking. Low-cost home computers often have nonparity memory (no parity checking or "fake" parity).

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Israeli singer Amir Benayoun denied gig at state event in the President's Residence due to song calling Arab terrorists 'slimy ingrates.'Tova Dvorin, 11/25/2014, 12:34 PM

Orbach: Left Involved in Feiglin Fiasco

Minister says Opposition escalated Monday's tiff in the Knesset, during which Moshe Feiglin was called 'fascist,' for political reasons.Ido Ben-Porat and Tova Dvorin, 11/25/2014, 9:19 AM

Orbach: Israel Deserves a 'Presidential Mentsch'

Uri Orbach (Jewish Home), Minister for Elderly Affairs, said he would do everything he could to get Reuven Rivlin elected president.Moshe Cohen, 5/20/2014, 12:12 AM

Minister Says Livni Should Leave the Government

In special interview, Uri Orbach calls HaTnua 'fictitious,' slams Livni for blaming Israel over talks - which he has 'no problem' reviving.Shimon Cohen and Tova Dvorin, 4/11/2014, 2:00 PM

Minister Claims PA 'Uninterested' in Palestinian State

Uri Orbach calls out Ramallah for playing the victim in talks, calls Israel 'an island of realism in an ocean of obsessives.'Hezki Baruch and Tova Dvorin, 4/6/2014, 11:24 AM

MK Orbach: Jewish Home a 'Real' Party, Not Just Sectorial

Jewish Home played crucial role in developing the three important laws passed by the Knesset this week, says MK Uri Orbach.David Lev, 3/13/2014, 3:25 PM

Shaked Committee Vote Frozen Over Hesder Yeshiva Fiasco

Prime Minister freezes Shaked Committee vote on sanctions for draft-dodging after controversy erupts over length of Hesder service.Tova Dvorin, 2/18/2014, 2:42 PM

'They Insult Our Rabbis, and We Remain Silent'

Jewish Home MK blasts hareidi Knesset MKs over 'ingratitude' to Jewish Home, Religious Zionist community.Tova Dvorin, 2/18/2014, 2:26 PM

Orbach: Schulz Speech Was Downright Ugly

Minister for Senior Citizens dismisses criticism by the left of Jewish Home's walking out of Martin Schulz's anti-Israel speech.Elad Benari, 2/13/2014, 5:13 AM

'Settlers' Make Up 16% of New IDF Officers

Their proportion among new company and battalion commanders is 4 times their part in the general population.Gil Ronen, 1/30/2014, 11:00 AM

Minister Slams ‘Assisted Suicide’: Doctors Should Heal, Not Kill

Minister of Pensioner Affairs attacks proposed law, which would allow doctors to provide patients with the means to kill themselves.Maayana Miskin, 1/26/2014, 10:37 AM

Orbach: Dispute with Yesh Atid a ‘Passing Storm’

Orbach on Jewish Home-Yesh Atid fighting, standing up to Obama, and an intermediate agreement.Maayana Miskin, 12/10/2013, 7:55 PM

Orbach: Blame the Arabs, Not Jewish Home

Minister for Senior Citizens Uri Orbach hits back at those blaming his party for the failure of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.Elad Benari, 11/17/2013, 4:00 AM

Bayit Yehudi Hits Back, 'Don't Preach to Us'

MK Orbach responds to Shas MK's attacks, says "a party with a criminal at its head will not preach ethics to us."Ari Yashar, 11/5/2013, 8:52 PM

MK Uri Orbach: Horse Racing Cruel to Animals

Uri Orbach, Bayit Yehudi MK and Minister of Pensioner Affairs, slams the recent trend of betting on horse races as "cruel to animals".Tova Dvorin , 11/1/2013, 9:03 AM

Bayit Yehudi Denies It Chose Terrorist Release

Minister Uri Orbach says there was never a decision to prefer a terrorist release over a building freeze.Gil Ronen, 10/30/2013, 12:28 PM

Orbach: Bennett Fought Lapid for Yeshiva Budget

Orbach reports ‘bitter’ fight for yeshiva funding, calls to stop criticizing Bennett over cuts.Maayana Miskin, 9/4/2013, 4:12 AM

Peres Criticized for 90th Birthday Extravaganza

Journalists, MKs and the Israeli public all criticized President Shimon Peres for the lavish production in honor of his 90th birthday.Elad Benari, 6/20/2013, 5:44 AM

Min. Orbach: Rabbinate Fuss Proves Need for Change

Accuses hareidi leaders of “verbal hooliganism” that “quickly becomes physical."Ernie Singer & Gil Ronen, 6/17/2013, 10:40 AM

Minister: Rabbi Stav is What the Public Wants

Orbach says Israelis want a chief rabbi with the ‘Tzohar spirit’ of openness, outreach.Maayana Miskin, 5/28/2013, 9:46 AM

Orbach: Media is Making Murder an Option

Minister criticizes media coverage of Be’er Sheva slayings. ‘Media is unintentionally encouraging more murder.’Maayana Miskin, 5/22/2013, 10:45 AM

Orbach: Naftali Bennett is Our Prince Charming

MK Orbach compares Naftali Bennett to a fairy-tale prince who woke ‘sleeping beauty.’Maayana Miskin, 2/13/2013, 4:57 PM

MK: Likud’s Attack Ads Killed Right-Wing Majority

Likud’s attacks on the Bayit Yehudi party drove young voters to the centrist Yesh Atid, says MK Uri Orbach.Maayana Miskin, 1/23/2013, 12:41 PM

MK: ‘3 Bandits’ of Shas are Misleading Rabbi Yosef

Bayit Yehudi MK, leading religious-Zionist rabbi in serious accusation: Shas higher-ups are deliberately misleading Shas spiritual leader.Maayana Miskin, 1/20/2013, 4:08 PM

Bennett in Post-Election Interview: Onward to Unity

Naftali Bennett shares his goals for religious-Zionist politics, including his social platform and the candidates he most supports.Maayana Miskin, 11/9/2012, 3:37 PM

Police Nix ‘The Temple Mount is In Our Hands’

Police bar signs with 1967 commander’s famous cry, ‘The Temple Mount is in our hands!’Maayana Miskin, 8/12/2012, 6:20 PM

MK Orbach: I Support Bennett

MK Uri Orbach (Jewish Home) calls news conference to endorse Naftali Bennett for NRP head.Gil Ronen, 5/22/2012, 8:32 PM

National Union, Jewish Home Agree to Run Together

Jewish Home and National Union parties sign a statement declaring they will run together on a joint list for the next Knesset.Elad Benari, 5/8/2012, 12:43 AM

MK Orbach: Eisner Story Overhyped Because He's Religious

MK Uri Orbach: The story of Lt. Col. Shalom Eisner is being blown out of proportions simply because he is a religious Jew.Elad Benari, 4/17/2012, 6:42 AM

Nationalist MKs Pack Food Parcels for the Needy

MKs from the National Union and Jewish Home parties participate in Kimcha dePascha - packing of food parcels for needy families.Elad Benari & Yoni Kempinski, 3/27/2012, 5:15 AM

MK Orbach: Israel's Future Focus will be the Family

As part of Arutz Sheva's Independence Day Project, personalities from different fields present their vision for Israel 25 years from now.Elad Benari, 5/10/2011, 8:15 AM

MK Orbach Proposes Bill to Stop Discimination Based on Residence

Bill to stop the practice of refusing product delivery and services to based on place of residence proposed by Jewish Home MK Uri OrbachGabe Kahn., 3/9/2011, 7:58 PM

Orbach: Freeze Means It's Time to Leave

MK Uri Orbach hopes the two other MKs in the faction will favor bolting the coalition in case of a freeze, but says he will not leave on his own.Gil Ronen, 11/14/2010, 9:52 PM

Interview with MK Orbach: We're Keeping Watch Over Netanyahu

MK Uri Orbach thinks Prime Minister Netanyahu can stand up to American pressure - and his Bayit Yehudi party intends to make sure that he does.David Lev, 10/11/2010, 9:40 AM

Journalists-Turned-Politicians Must Cool Off First

Journalists cannot run for office before a cooling-off period - according to a bill whose first reading passed in the Knesset today.Hillel Fendel, 6/23/2010, 6:31 PM


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F-It Fridays: Your Weekly Dose of Retail Therapy (Casual AF to Causal Chic Edition)

Me with Heidi Nazarudin of  The Ambitionista  Photo by  Sabrina Hill .

Me with Heidi Nazarudin of The Ambitionista Photo by Sabrina Hill

I know I’ve written a lot about rompers and it’s because I’m obsessed with them. I thought for this F-it Friday, I’d share one of my favorite new ones with you and how to create an entire outfit around it. You know, taking the romper from I- romped-around-until-4-in-the-moring-and-just-woke-up-so-I’m-casual-AF to Casual Chic.

So, I am not normally an American Eagle shopper. In fact, I can’t even tell you where one is. But, I was half asleep and very likely drunk on Instagram when I saw this one someone’s post. I wish I could remember whose account it was, but I don’t. I had to have it. Luckily, I didn’t even have to get out of bed to grab a credit card and buy it (which probably wasn’t going to happen anyway) because it turns out AE takes Paypal. Yay! It’s been one of my favorite pieces ever since. And it’s currently on sale

Here are some ideas to dress up and accessorize this romper or any romper.

I love a classic Jack Rogers Sandal or if you need a little height, a wedge

Throw on a jean jacket, especially if you are wearing a romper at night. I love this one from Madewell. Everyone should have a classic jean jacket in their wardrobe. If you don’t have one, I can’t imagine how you stay warm on breezy summer nights or when some annoying person blasts the AC.

Add a fun with a tote like this one from Draper James. I love this straw bag for summer. It’s causal, but put together. Because it’s roomy and more importantly lined, you can actually put things in it that aren’t your wallet, keys and half a lip gloss. I would even use it as a carry-on bag for a beach vacay.

Consider a tassel fob to look extra put together. Nothing says, “I actually care about details,” more than this tiny accessory.

Because rompers are causal, a little jewelry will let others know you didn’t just roll out of bed, even if you did. I like a turquoise necklace for the summer, particularly this Judith Ripka Baguette Doublet Pendant Necklace

Always have a bangle on your wrist. Kate Spade’s Feather Bangle coordinates well.

Have a great weekend! And don’t forget, F-it, it’s Friday, so buy yourself a present for getting through the week!


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1950’s Rock n Roll was alive and back in Nottingham, as soon as the music hit and the lights beamed down on us we knew we all were in for an incredible evening of live music.

It was December 4th 1956 and Sam Philips (Played by Jason Donovan) on this night made history, he made Rock n Roll history by bringing together Johnny Cash (Played by Robbie Durham),  Jerry Lee Lewis (Played by Martin Kaye), Carl Perkins (Played by Matt Wycliffe) and Elvis Presley (Ross William Wild) in one room where all their careers began, in Sun Records. It was a special night and the only night that these four men would be known as a Million Dollar Quartet.

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Throughout the story we were shown how Cash, Lewis, Perkins and Elvis individually approached Sam, and how they each wanted to have Sam hear and record their music, this part of the show was done well, the lighting and mood would change allowing us to see the nervous moments each of them had when they were trying to make a name for themselves and do something with their lives.

mdq-2485-1-1084x580The story would allow us to see the music plus the ups and downs bringing all these legends in place, it all took place on the cold December night at Sun Records, each of the guys would showcase their talent and vocal skills whilst Sam rushed around to make sure to get everything recorded live on tape, as this was his studio and he knew how to get the best sounds out of his artists. With Johnny Cash and his unique vocals plus adding Jerry Lee Lewis’ amazing work with his super fast fingers on the piano, then adding a guitar masterclass from Carl Perkins and not forgetting Mr Hollywood myself with Elvis Presley with his moving and shaking, blending them all together soon warmed up the room and at times it was too hot even for them to get along. Order was sometimes needed to settle the quartet down and this was often provided by Elvis’ girlfriend Dyanne (Played by Katie Ray) but she also added the added vocal to hit those high notes and her version of Fever was outstanding.

Could Sam Philips keep these outstanding artists from moving away from Sun Records? Was this the plan to get everyone together again and stay with Sun Records? Well you will need to find out what happened on that incredible night but seeing The Million Dollar Quartet at The Theatre Royal Nottingham while its still in town.

The Million Dollar Quartet was incredible as it would have been to have been a fly on the wall on that night back in 1956, throughout the performance the audience were singing and clapping along to each song performed and sung live by the cast and band on stage. There was a bit of everything with Million Dollar Quartet, you had the laugh and jokes of Jerry Lee Lewis, the tension between Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins, plus a great story being told along the way.

I really enjoyed how the members of the Quartet performed their iconic songs such as ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ from Carl Perkins, ‘Walk the Line’ by Johnny Cash, ‘Great Balls’ of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis and ‘Hound Dog’ by Elvis Presley, it was great to hear different sections of the audiences cheering and singing along to their favorite songs, as their were fans for each of the Quartet in the building.

The stage and lighting worked well, each of the actors got their time to shin, even though the stage design was small and didn’t change, the lighting gave it that feel that we were in and out of the studio and experiencing each of acts own mini concert.

To finish a great evening, everyone was off their seats singing and dancing the night away, great work by all the cast and crew plus hats off to Jason Donovan for this role as Sam Philips he didn’t put a foot wrong and looked like he thoroughly himself.

Best Vocal Performance on the night by : Robbie Durham (Johnny Cash)

Best Comedy Performance on the night : Martin Kaye (Jerry Lee Lewis)


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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Together For Adoption Recap Pt. 2 Dr. Purvis

As I read through my notes I was reminded of so much that I gleaned at the conference. I recently read a blog Kristen Howerton wrote about her experience at T4A. She put into words much of what I was feeling. I realize Christians are criticized because others think adoption is somehow all about our "rescue mission". I will tell you I'm not raising my son to think he's some rescued child from this horrible country. David and I are parenting him, loving him, and empowering him to be all that God created him to be. That's the only thing we can do as parents. He's not a charity case, none of our children are. He's an amazing blessing. If anything he's saved me from myself. I know that sounds weird but God allows circumstances to break us, to change us, to mold us. The adoption of our son changed us. Opened our eyes to so much more then our little life of living the American Dream.
I'm so very thankful.

I attended several break out sessions, many of them were with Dr. Karen Purvis. Dr. Purvis is the director of the Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University. She has dedicated her life to developing biblical and research based interventions for at risk children. She's incredible. While I've read her book "The Connected Child" but hearing her in person was amazing. There were many things I felt we could implement in our parenting, it was enriching and empowering.

Not only is this incredibly helpful for adoptive parents but also for the extended families so they can understand why we parent our kids the way we do. For us we've just implemented changes across the board, it makes for a more fluid running of our home. There were even a few more things David and I talked about after I got home that we've since implemented as well.

Here's a few excerpts from my notes.

If you learned how to do a skill and then you lost it, you learn it again the same way you did the first time. As you go back to the beginning you recover.

Recovery of function recapitulates the development of function.

Pre-natal risk - Flight, fight, or freeze - brain awareness development even in utero can have this response. Giving voice is one of the most powerful things we can give our children. The ability to ask for their needs shows attachment. Recreate the environment and the child goes back to the beginning. Nursing....feeding.....meeting the need....hearing the voice. We should be doing a sensory activity every two hours for thirty minutes. Newborn, eight months, and beyond the touch is important. You give your child a heritage. Shame is what’s produced if the child didn’t get that.

We are an external modem to help the brain function in our child to develop. These children need to know they are precious, it tells our children who they are by the time we spend with them. If the child doesn’t get this brain development at a young age we have to download that information for them.

No matter what a child has done we must see them for the preciousness that they are. To tell a child that God hasn’t made a child quite like them. That He has a heritage for them. Orphaned kids want a mommy and a daddy’s blessing. They yearn to be told they are worth it. They have a heritage, they are worthy of love.

The heritage of a loved child = knowing they are loved and precious.

A child who has not had a mom and dad from the beginning will struggle, the brain will go crazy quicker. We are to be disciples to these children and fight for them. Love them and take them back to the beginning.

A child who lives in the amygdala portion of the brain lives in violence. It’s a life and death moment for them. Its a place they remain and HAVE to be in control stuck in fight, flight, or freeze. They turn to violence to maintain control. When children fall apart they go back to the loss. Embrace the child's grieving.

When we set this up we see dramatic changes in behavior, conversation, and abilities.

Regions of the brain are connected to feeling safe, love, and connected. Turn off the danger side of the brain and other areas improve. We are called to connect with our children, that is how God designed it. Parents must be trained, informed, and empowered.

For more information, free downloads, and more check out the links below.

Empowering Our children through healing attachment relationships.

Empowering is for the body - hydrating, feeding every 2-3 hours for the first two years of having a new child in your home, saying yes 72 times an hour. Trust is built on consistent yes’ - getting creative for older children with our yes’ can be a challenge. Give it if you can. Find ways to build the yes’. We don’t let the children run us but also not in a home where the parents hold the children hostage. Optimal attachment occurs around 36 months. This process is a mutual family dance. You go where your child is going because in the beginning they cannot go where you are. Your child cannot dance with you until you meet them there. Pick your strategies well. You are teaching your child at 2,4,6,8,12, and 14 how to treat you as an adult.

All too often........Children from Hard Places

Have dramatic changes in trust, self-esteem, self-efficacy

Have confused thoughts and emotions about family and loss

Have survived harsh circumstances, creating maladaptive survival strategies and skills

Have dramatic changes in ability to process sensory input, in brain chemistry, insulin levels and brain development

When our kids feel shame they react. The less connected you are with your child and the harder you are on the child the more your child is going to buck. Connection and movement together. When we want to get through discipline we do it together, moving with me tucked under my wing in a loving nurturing relationship.

Gods commands demand respect. Don’t preach, put the child down, etc. Don’t allow disrespect, if a child is snotty you request that they try that again with respect. The situation turns from a negative no filled opportunity into a yes filled response.

A newborn earns trust with yes. (feeding, diapering, holding, etc) Its not an issue where you don’t demand respect.

Connected Discipline vs. Distancing Discipline

Time-in vs. Time-outs
Bringing the child closer vs sending him away
Resolution vs Consequences
Problem solving vs Lectures and sermons
Advocacy stance vs Adversary stance
Focus on the child's preciousness vs focusing on the child's failures

Parents are the external modem for the first three years of the child's life.

Gods relationship with us is pure, full of integrity, and transparent. Our children need to see us as their coaches not their warriors. If we’re coaches we can problem solve together, keeping in line with the parent child relationship but the goal being relational not controlling.

IDEAL Response

Immediate (launched within 3 minutes) (ex: hey buddy lets try that again)

Direct (with proximity and eye contact)

Efficient (a measured response)

Action-Based (opportunity for a re-do)

Leveled (at the behavior not at the child) (no yelling, no barking, no chastisement of the child but the behavior)

If the child kicks, screams, bites its a sign that they need to be more deeply connected to you. Deeply tucked under our wing. Keeping the child moving on the train with you, keeping closer to you. Find opportunities to say yes. It builds trust and fills their love tank. Child is more connected, the child succeeded and we got them there. The heart of God is to stick with us on this journey and that is our goal with our children as well. We can do incredible things with our children if we keep our eyes on the prize of a deep relationship just as God desires with us. We lead by example.

We must understand the depths of the journey

The goal is for the church to be the church to these children. It is a ministry of the church, not a cottage industry.

Connie said...

One of the things that really challenged me in the Radical book is the idea of passing along what we learn instead of just jotting down a few personal applications, the idea of multiplying the blessing...that is what I thought of as I read your notes. Thank you for sharing what you gleaned from this conference with those of us who were not able to go.

Susan said...

Thanks so much for posting your notes from the conference. I soooo wish I could've made the trip. As a new adoptive mom to an older child, we're challenged in some of these areas right now. I appreciate your notes and links!!

sallee said...

can you just come over for a few days to chat!!
sounded wonderful!! am reading Purvis book now!!

Cindy said...

I just ordered some videos from Karen Purvis. I am excited.

Shauna said...

Hope you have a good weekend! :) Shauna from

Rachel said...

SO much awesome info! Thanks for putting it all down for us!


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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Did you know I was a painter?

A very long time ago, I was a painter.

I went to college as an Art and Theater Double Major.  I went through 2 years, taking only major courses during the school year.  I spent summers taking general education courses in order to be able to take double course loads during the school year.

I found the Art world in college hard, I couldn't find inspiration as easily as I did in high school.  I found that I compared every piece of work I ever made to everyone else's.  Was I good enough?  Did I have an opinion?  Did I have talent?  Could I make a living?

At the end of my sophomore year, I was told by my advisers that I had to drop a major.  So, I chose Theater.  I could always paint in theater, right?  Little did I know there was a huge difference.

When I stopped making paintings, I stopped making visual art.

I started making crafts a few years back.  These crafts have served me well and get me some attention, but crafts aren't the same as art.  Art is never the same to anyone, I just know there was a bit of a  difference in what I used to make compared to what I could make.

So bringing back some 'Art'.

My favorite piece.  It took some time, but I love it.  More to come, check out my Etsy shop for more!


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AR links printed paper to video on smartphones

Category: [ Technology ]

By Jun Ikemura

Pointing a smartphone camera at a photo on the paper connects the phone to a video linked to the picture.

Japan Update has installed a new powerful information technology application called AR (Augmented Reality) that allows a reader to watch a video using a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet by pointing the device on a picture in the paper. The pictures and ads linked to the AR library are marked with a “Panda” symbol.

Using the feature is easy. Just download free applications called COCOAR and COCOAR2 into your mobile device, and scan pictures with the camera in your device. You are then able to watch movies related to articles or advertisements in the paper!

As we proceed implementing this new technology, not every story in the paper is yet linked to a video, but you can have plenty of fun with the application from Japan Update even now! For example, in this week’s issue, you can try the technology at some ads marked with “panda” icons. The Cape Maeda story in this issue is linked to a slide show.

COCOAR and COCOAR 2 applications are available for downloading, free of charge, from the App Store for Apple devices, and from Google Play Store for Android users. If the device already has a QR code reader installed, just scan the QR code  and jump to each application’s download page.

Paper publications are some of the oldest mass media in the world, but they’re still alive, and people love to read paper publications even when some new powerful media, like radio, TV and the Internet, have been created. The reason that paper publications have survived is that paper is a very portable media, and generally people find that printed words on paper are easier for eyes and brain than other media.

But the most important point of paper is that you may encounter stories or advertisements that you never thought of before. When you visit a bookstore, you might find and buy books that you didn’t think of buying before the visit, and that is a similar case with paper media.

The AR technology expands the paper’s usefulness very well, because when you find an interesting article or ad in the paper, you can just scan a picture, and get a video that gives you much more information than the still photo, for example the feel of the atmosphere or reality. Once you scan the information to your device, then you can watch the movie from just history button not need scan again.

There’s one more great point to be made for AR, and that is we at Japan Update offer this powerful system to you all. For example, you can set an AR marker on your business card, and when people who exchange business cards with you scan it and watch the video you have linked to the card, they will get a very strong impression and remember your movie

Linked photos are marked with one of two “Panda” symbols.

introduction for a long time. Post cards, invitation cards, Christmas cards, calendars, CD jackets, anything can be linked through AR and only your imagination is a limit.

It’s also nice to know you can set the AR link even after you have printed your material. Just send your hard materials and video to us, and we can link the movie to them. You don’t have to physically visit our office, just e-mail a pdf-file of the paper, on which you want to set the marker and a link to your video.

You can change the video anytime, too. Not only is it possible to set the AR marker to any kind of printed material but also most objects can be linked, too. Think about a home or wedding party? You can set the AR movie to the welcome board or greeting card after the party. Mail a postcard to your family in your hometown, and they can watch your movie from your post card, everyone would be happy to watch them.

COCOAR2 allows the picture printed on the paper to come alive while COCOAR allows a text or music or video pop-up from the AR marker. If interested in to use this service, just email us for prices and your ideas using AR at

Try to scan these pictures after download the application (COCOAR2)

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Awamori Flavor Wheel maps out taste of awamori brands

Category: [ Gourmet ]

Okinawa National Tax Agency, Okinawa Prefecture Industrial Technology Center, The University of the Ryukyus and National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, announced on Apr. 26th the completion of “Awamori Flavor Wheel” that maps out the characteristics of awamori. It classifies the flavor and taste of awamori in relevance to each other using 49 words arranged in a circle, each word representing one characteristic of the drink.

The wheel covers expressions of taste like “Sweet” and “Body,” and flavors like “Vanilla,” “Fruity,” “Oily” and even “Billygoat.” Jun Sho who was the fourth son of the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Taiou Sho, and a well known gourmet bestowed the flavor “billygoat” into the vocabulary of food culture.

In the field of chemical aroma, such as beer and wine makng, the visualization of flavor characteristics using a flavor wheel is well advanced.

On the other hand, in regards of awamori, its makers and experts use lots of words to phrase its taste and flavors, but until now there has not been a systematic and commonly accepted sorting of characteristics.

The awamori flavor wheel intended to be utilized as a support tool by people to describe the various flavors of awamori using common language.

It’s also visualizes the qualities of various awamori brands in relation to each other on a radar chart that maps out how the different brands relate to each other.

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"It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera. They are made with the eye, heart, and head."

-Henri Cartier-Bresson

Hello, I'm Jason Santiago.

My Images are the reflection of what I see in the world.  They are imbued with a sense of beauty, youth, and melancholy. I want to show the dichotomy of strength and vulnerability that we as humans can carry within us.

The power of photography is in its ability to unite us.

Write.        j.t.santia@gmail.com

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Friday, May 18, 2012

An Anniversary Give-A-Way!!!

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Even though my blogging goes back a bit farther.... first "blog for God" was on May 18, 2008.

You can click here if you would like to read it!!!

So....what do we do when we celebrate an anniversary?!?!
We usually get gifts....and eat!!!!
Since I can't actually share a piece of cake with y'all....we'll have to settle for gifts....but not for me....they're gonna be for YOU!!

If you're the "winner"'ll get the following....

 A devotional book by Mr. Chuck Swindoll.....
 A set of sweet little note cards.....
A journal to write down your thoughts.....
And, some pretty pens to write with!!

Plus.....'ll get a Bible marker with your very favorite Bible verse....
....handmade by me!!!

Since this is my four year anniversary....I'm gonna give each person four chances to win....and here's how:

1)  Follow me here at Jeremiah 29:11 and leave a comment letting me know that you do

2)  Leave a comment filled with lots of , maybe telling me how you found Jeremiah 29:11....or your favorite post....or how you might know me personally!!!

3) Post about the give-a-way on your blog and leave a comment with a link to your post.

4) Follow Jeremiah 29:11 on Facebook and leave another comment  that you did!!!

I'll announce the winner next Monday, May 21st!!!

Hope you have a great weekend, Sweet Reader!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

  1. I follow your blog via Google friend connect. Thanks for the giveaway!

    -Melissa B

  2. What a sweet giveaway and happy Blogging anniversary! Hugs and blessings, Cindy P.S. You know I am a follower!

  3. Am not very good at this, but have followed you for about a year on Jeremiah 29:11. God is love, and He has filled you with love, go daily take the time to do this online bible study with us. I have this new blog so I hope it is working...and I follow Jeremiah 29:11 through my facebook acct as well as through email, and have often commented there. Love you so much, The Other Deb

  4. What a great give away. I went by your facebook page. Congrats on your anniversary. I always look forward to your posts and are so blessed. I can't remember how I found you but I did and I am happy.

    Hugs, Sunny

  5. Hi lovely lady.
    Im new on your blog came over from ""Creations By Cindy blog"" So Happy I did your blog is full of peace and love to all of us.. So happy to meet you sweet lady... I also love my God !!! Im following your blog now... Your give-a-way is so Beautiful, hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend. I hope you will come see me.
    XXOO Diane

  6. We have been friends for a few years now. Well, since we worked together. Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. Congrats on four years of posting wonderful messages. I've been a follower for only a little while and I always look forward to your next post. So happy to be your blogger friend. {{hugs}}

  8. Deb, I have been so blessed by your posts. I don't remember exactly how I found your blog, I'm sure it was blog hopping from some other blog. All I know is it was a good day for me and I have been a follower ever since. Happy, Happy Blog Anniversary, I am looking forward to many more visits with you. I posted your give-away on my blog..see it here.

  9. Congratulations. Have you had a good birthday? I know you through all sorts of blogs ... on just one day I found yours. And responded occasionally. Your mother was sick and I admired your open blogs and the way you wanted to write honestly.

    I just found you on facebook. Very nice. Fun! I'm going to post a message. Under my real name. No nickname more.

    Sweet give away but I lived so far a way from you ... We shall see.

    Big hug.

  10. I'm sure I'm a follower....and how DID I first meet you???? I can't remember! Here's what I DO know...I like the music. I ♥ your heart. Congratulations on your blog-longevity, Deb. I hope you have many more years of honoring the King and serving Him via your great blog!

  11. I'm and OLD follower, I didn't know you were on FB, so I will follow you there also. I don't need any gifts, but if you could like my author FB page, I would so appreciate it.
    Much love always...Love makes the world go around. xxx
    Your Ozzie friend. xx

  12. Oh! Happy Birthday to you (Blog), Happy Birthday to you, born again in Salvation, how happy for you. xx

  13. I came over from Creations by Cindy. Happy b irthday to you.

Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24


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Every company want its name to be remembered by their clients or customers. They also want potential new customers to have a way of knowing they exist and have a way of contacting them.

One way of doing this is giving away some small promotional gifts. However, when we look for Promotional Gift 03promotional gifts, many business owners think it is going to be expensive and that they cannot bring in more customers. It could not be farther from the truth.

There are great ideas for promotional gifts, and one giveaway that will always be popular is the Promotional Pens. Pens are something everyone needs on a daily basis. If you have not used a pen today in your work, it will be a miracle. A pen is an instrument that anyone will want to have with them no matter where they are. It is useful to write things down, make notes and even get contact details of someone you met for the first time.

Everyone loves to have a pen given to them, and it will be more appealing if the pen is well designed and smart. That is why using a pen as a promotional tool to advertise your company is always a great idea. If you take hotels for example. If you go to any hotel room, you will notice a pen and some paper for you to take notes. In most cases, people take the pen along with them when they check out. When they need to write something and use the pen they will remember the hotel. The Promotional Gift 07next time they visit the area where the hotel is located they will most likely stay there as they can remember the hotel and would not need to go looking again.

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Dos Passos and Dada

A lovely video from a series of interviews with John Dos Passos in 1969 for French TV. This one is on a motorboat and he is fishing while talking about the Dada movement in French. Talk about multitasking! And the interviews ends when he catches a fish!


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Day 9 GR1 to Miranda de Ebro

Yet another lovely day, nice mix of easy walking, pleasant scenery and interesting things to see.
For once there was nowhere to stay on the GR1 within walking distance of Espejo and Miranda de Ebro, a town well to the south of the GR1, was the best option. Rather than walk all the way along a road to Miranda de Ebro I thought I would make a virtue out of necessity, leave the route at Fontecha, catch a bus or thumb a lift, get to the hotel early and have a bit of a rest. So today's walk was a relatively short one at 18 kilometres.

Left the party of teenage schoolchildren preparing to set off on their racing bikes god knows where. They were very excited and dressed to the nines in lycra racing gear. To English eyes it all looked incredibly impressive. My bible on Spain (apart from Juan) is Giles Tremlett's book "The Ghosts of Spain" and he argues that the Spanish education system puts an enormous emphasis on socialisation and I guess going away for the weekend and flying around on bikes is part of that. Looks great to me.

Another cloudy morning, perhaps a bit colder than of late, but with the occasional snatches of sunshine beautifully illuminating different parts of a very green landscape.

The church at Tuesta didn't look much at first sight but inside its 18th century outer clothing was a 12th century Romanesque gem. The stonemasons decorating the main door had really gone to town. There were seven concentric arches around the door - the inner two dressed with geometric patterns (moorish?) and the rest with dozens of small figures. Some of these were traditional and biblical but the rest were, to various degrees, fantastical (twin headed animals, animals dressed as people and lots of weird behaviour) a display perhaps designed to contrast earthly horrors on the outside of the church with the peace within.

Leaving the church and heading gently upwards in an easterly direction you start to appreciate its location. It sits on a small hill but is silhouetted against the Pico Bachicabo which rises to over 1200 metre behind it.

Like Tuesta, Salinas de Anana, doesn't look much from the distance with its gem, ancient salt pans, hidden in the valley at the bottom of the village. To be honest they are more impressive than attractive and at first sight look like the long abandoned remains of some frantic gold rush. After a while it starts to make sense. Flat terraces have been constructed on the hill side, sometimes with a sort of wooden scaffolding, where I guess salty water is deposited and left to evaporate. Wooden conduits fly about the site taking the water to the different terraces. It started operation in the 8th Century and its success made the town one of the richest in northern Spain. Efforts are now being to develop it as a tourist attraction.

The rest of the walk was good but not spectacular involving, after a little climb, a long descent through a wooded valley. I was hoping for some ducks on the Lago de Caicedo de Yuso but today they were elsewhere.

Fontcheta, at the end of the valley was another little gem, two castles, at least two bars and a lovely looking church perched up on the hill. Protecting the salt trade made this an important town in the Middle Ages but judging by the poor frequency of the buses it has lost some of its significance since then. It is about 9 kilometres along the road to Miranda de Ebro and I got a lift after one. "Nice job" as Johnny Spanish says on my podcast Spanish lessons, unfortunately so far that's about the only thing I have remembered.

If want to see on a map where I went today go to this link.

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  1. John the link to Juan´s Site is not working well.

  2. Hi John. I retire next year and am planning (well, dreaming about) getting a bit fitter, going to night school to learn some basic Spanish and brushing up my rusty O level French and then doing the Camino Santiago. The more I look into it the more attracted I am to avoiding the main drag and taking the road less travelled. My current thinking involves crossing into Spain at Irun and taking the Tunnel Route to Miranda de Ebro, the GR1 to Oviedo and the Primitivo to Santiago.
    Do you think this is doable solo by a moderately fit person in his early 60s not wanting to do much more than 30 km in one day? (I have done over 40 km in under 7 hours over primarily open moorland, farmland and rough tracks on sponsored walks but I had plenty of company to keep me going and was not much use the following day!) To what extent am I likely to come across other temporary walking companions along the way? I appreciate your guide does not go that far west but do you know if the GR1 continues to (or near to) Oviedo? What time of year would you recommend for this? Do you have any other recommendations? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. With kind regards, George.

    1. Hi George

      If you're not carrying too weight it's definitely doable. You do need to build up to day after day walking however and there might be a few pain barriers to cross. Light weight is key and that includes footwear - light weight footwear is the best way of avoiding blisters. Taking some anti-inflammatory in those first few days should also help.

      I think the GR1 takes you through prettier more remote countryside than the Camino but the downside is that there isn't as much accommodation and off course its not as cheap. This means that sometimes the next place to stop is just a bit further away. By the time you get to the GR1 however you should be fit as a fiddle so this shouldn't be a problem. Please check for accommodation updates elsewhere on this blog.

      The guide describes why the GR1 starts/finishes where it does and how to join it up with the Camino to continue to the coast. There is a lovely trip report from 'wild-pilgrims' which describes their journey westwards to the coast so please have a look at that -

      Best wishes

    2. Thanks John. I'll check out that web site link. Yes, I can see that weight will be an issue. Once I get into training, I'll try building up to doing it with 10kg on my back (and hopefully take at least some of that off my belly). Kind regards, George.


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Charity Quilts

Here is our landing page for things about charity quilts.

Several years ago we started working with our blog readers to provide charity quilts to people in need  or charitable endeavors that aide people in need.  Many readers have quilt tops hidden away in closets that they know longer love or want.  We even have some readers that have blessed their family members with quilts but still have ambition to sew more quilt tops and happily sew to share.  Many readers have been given those tops to me so I can finish them and move them onto someone in need.

I have volunteered to quilt them.  That often means providing the thread, batting and often the backing too.  I love being part of this project and enjoy giving to others.  I do this because I love it and because it’s a tribute to my parents who were always ready to help out others.  More than that, giving to others just feels good.

I’m setting up this page to answer so many of the frequently asked questions that we get.

1-Who can donate quilt tops?
Anyone who has a top they no longer want.  If you have questions email me at

We are looking for more long armers who want to volunteer to quilt tops.  Feel free to contact me about that at

2-What size of tops do you take?

All sizes.  We find homes for all quilt tops that get sent to us.  Twin size is much needed.

3-What do I need to send with my quilt top?
You are welcome to send backing or binding but neither is necessary.  You can simply send the top.

4-Where do I sent them?
Jo Kramer
111 2nd Ave NE
Waucoma, IA 52171

5-Where do the quilt tops get donated to?
Occasionally I keep one and donated it locally to a benefit or worthy cause.  I’ve donated to the local Humane Society, a benefit for a child who needed a trained dog to help him detect seizures, the local nursing home, families who suffered from a fire, Quilt of Compassion and other events.

We recently implemented an opportunity for people to volunteer to bind quilts.  Those that volunteer can donate the quilt or quilts that they bind to a similar type organization in their area.

6-I want to become a volunteer quilt binder or long armer?  How do I do that?
Send an email to Jo at  There is a listing of volunteers so don’t be surprised if it takes a bit of time to get to your request to help.

Please keep in mind that there are some requirements that you must follow if you are a binder.  We ask that:
1-A volunteer tells if you’d like one or two quilts to bind.
2-They tell me the size preferred to work on…I have baby, to lap, to single to queen.
3-I send it to them
4-They bind it and send me a picture of the quilt finished along with the name of the original maker of the quilt top
5-They pick a charity or worthy cause to donate it to, tell me the charity and donate it.
6-I write a blog post about it.

7-Can I request a charity quilt to be donated for an event?
Yes.  You can request it but there is no guarantee that we will provide one or that one will be available.  We recently were able to provide quilts for a family who went through a devastating fire.

8-I have fabric and sewing related things that I want to donate.  Do you know a resource?
Yes.  I am currently working with two different places to get sewing and crafting related things to them. I have a home for them with Sacred Heart Haiti Mission.  Read a blog post I did for them here.   If you have any of the needed items…treadle and electric sewing machines (they don’t have to run perfectly), fabric, thread, needles & pins, embroidery floss, lace and trim, zippers and scissors..they can use them.

I am also supporting Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.  Read a blog post I did about them here.
You can send items directly to them at:

If via UPS/FedEx:
Parents Resource Center
Wounded Knee District School
201 Main Street
Manderson, SD 57756

If via US Mail:
Parents Resource Center
Wounded Knee District School
P.O. Box 350
Manderson, SD 57756

Thanks for your interest in our charitable quilting project.

Any other questions, feel free to ask them.  Here’s my email.

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This one-day workshop brings together academics and practitioners to discuss and reflect upon the teaching of criminal law as part of legal education. It will engage with a number of different approaches, rationales and agendas in order to challenge the boundaries of the subject.

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes Over Pasta

At Trader Joe's this past weekend, I came across cartons of colorful heirloom cherry tomatoes. I bought two cartons of tomatoes and decided to use them to make a quick and simple dinner on Saturday night. Yum!

Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes Over Pasta
Serves approximately 4

16 ounces pasta (I used pappardelle)

2 pounds (2 cartons) heirloom cherry tomatoes

1/8 - 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Basil leaves, torn

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Slice the tomatoes in half and toss them in 1/8 to 1/4 cup of olive oil. Add salt and pepper, and roast the tomatoes in the oven on a foil-lined baking sheet for about for about 20 minutes.

About 10 minutes into the roasting process, bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Before removing the tomatoes out of the oven, drop the pasta into the hot water and cook according to the directions on the package.
Take the tomatoes out of the oven when they become soft, but not mushy. Set the tomatoes aside.

Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute for about 3 minutes until softened. Add the tomatoes and turn the heat down to low. Add the basil leaves and, if necessary, additional salt and pepper.

When the pasta is done cooking, drain the pasta thoroughly. Spoon the tomatoes over the pasta and serve.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cobb Salad

For a bacon substitute, I cut Lightlife brand's smokey tempeh strips into small pieces and sauteed them in some canola oil until they were crispy around the edges. I arranged the defrosted sweet corn, "bacon" bits, chopped boiled eggs, diced tomatoes, diced avocados, black olives, and some crumbled blue cheese on top of a bed of romaine lettuce that I had tossed in some store-bought blue cheese dressing.

Easy. Filling. Yummy!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Vegan Jambalaya

I really liked this dish, which is my vegan adaptation of a Rachel Ray recipe.

I pretty much followed Rachel Ray's recipe as written, except that I did use more cayenne pepper than called for. I also used vegetable broth and vegan worcestershire sauce and, of course, omitted the shrimp and chicken.

And, yes, the entire dish took less than 30 minutes to prepare!


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Valley Of Desolation

The Valley of Desolation is situated 14km North-West of Graaff-Reinet in the Camdeboo Nature Reserve. One drives up a steep, narrow road into the mountains surrounding Graaf-Reinet. There are view points and picnic areas on the way to the top. The first view point over-looks Graaff-Reinet and the Karoo expanse towards Pearston.

The next view point is at the columns itself. One can find clean restrooms here. The walk from the parking area to the columns is worth it. Overlooking the plains of the Camdeboo is a sight to be remembered.

The Valley of Desolation is a product of erosive and volcanic forces and has a very diverse eco-system. There are over 220 bird species, 336 plant species and 43 species of mammals. There are different hiking trails through the area that take one via the different viewpoints. The shortest trail is 1, 5 km long and takes roughly one hour to complete. Other trails are 5km, 11km and 14km long. An overnight trial is also available.

Remember to take along cash when visiting the Valley of Desolation. An entrance fee is charged per person on entering the reserve. There are braai and picnic facilities available which can make an outing even more worth your while.

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Banana farming soon going to be a reality in Kashmir

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Banana farming soon going to be a reality in Kashmir

Imagine Kashmir for a moment. What comes to your mind other than scenic hills, green meadows, snow clad mountains and beautiful waterfalls? Certainly, every person who has visited Kashmir or has ever imagined to visit the paradise would also mention about the local fruits like apple, apricot, peach, pear, cherry, almond, wild berry, walnut and some other dry fruits.

Banana, mango, orange are some rare-to-imagine fruits to be grown in Kashmir Valley due to cold climate of the region. But the scientists of CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) are thinking otherwise as they’ve prepared a full blueprint to turn the option of banana farming in Kashmir into a reality.

Yes, you read it right - banana farming in Kashmir Valley.

According to Dr Rahul, scientist at CSIR-IIIM Jammu - who along with other scientists with the use of biotechnological research and advancements has already set up the State’s first ever banana farm in Jammu’s Chattha area - claimed that three locations - Verinag village of Anantnag district, Bonera village of Pulwama and Yarikha village of Kulgam district - have been identified as prospective destinations for banana farming in Valley.

“But before starting commercial farming, we will conduct the trial for this crop from our Sanat Nagar (Srinagar) research lab on around one acre of land,” said Dr Rahul.

Dr Rahul said, “Since Kashmir remains covered with snow in winter, we will initially grow the saplings of banana through tissue culture technique in high tech poly houses at our research laboratory in Srinagar and gradually after conducting the trials we will start the commercial cropping from Anantnag, Pulwama and Kulgam.”

About progress on the project as of now, Dr Rahul said, “At this time, we’re busy in creating facilities in our Sanat Nagar based research lab and the project is in DPR stage. Once we create the facilities, we will apply for the approval of Director IIIM.”

It takes a banana tree 12-13 months to bear the fruit. In the 10th month, the process of flowering starts and in the 12-13th month, a banana tree bears fruit.

In Jammu’s Chattha village, the experiment of CSIR-IIIM has already turned out to be a huge success as all the 2000 saplings of high quality tissue culture variety of banana, Bhim Grand Naine (G-9), brought from Agro Division of Cadila Pharmaceutical Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and grown on around 2 acres of land bore fruit with average 20-30 kilogram fruit production from every plant.

And now, the private farmers of other districts of Jammu including Kathua, Samba and Udhampur in particular and the horticulture department officers have also started approaching the CSIR-IIIM Chattha scientists with the plea of teaching them the technique and art of banana farming.

“Yes, one of the horticulture officers of the region and many private farmers have sent letters to our center in Jammu seeking our expertise on banana farming,” Director IIIM Jammu, Dr Ram A Vishwakarma said.

He said, “Our project at Chattha turned out to be huge success. There is scope of banana farming in other districts of Jammu as well. But harvesting better crop largely depends on how much efforts you put in while taking care of the crop.”

According to Dr Rahul, insects don’t eat the Bhim Grand Naine (G-9) variety of banana and every plant bears fruit, thus bringing maximum benefit to the farmers.

“Not all the traditional plants of banana bear the fruit, but all the plants of Bhim Grand Naine (G-9) variety of banana bear fruit. This will help the farmer facilitate the sale of their produce every year at a particular Mandi,” Dr Rahul said.

The first experiment of growing banana, around 2000 saplings of the fruit with the narrow spacing of 2x2 m, was done in Jammu and Kashmir over two acres of land at IIIM field experimental farm Chattha back in 2016. The fruit setting commenced in July-August 2017 while the maturity and harvesting attained in 13 months. The plants grow to a height of 6.5 to 7.5 feet and gave a yield of 20-30 kg per plant and 20-25 tonnes per acre.

On the basis of market demand then, the scientists at the Chattha farm pegged the net return at Rs 2.5 lakh by cultivation of one acre of land.

Dr Rahul believes that banana farming can be an alternative business for the farmers of Jammu and Kashmir as it involves very less input but gives lucrative profit.

Most edible species of banana are widely cultivated in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Assam, AP and Bihar.

Jammu and Kashmir is net exporter of most of the fruits to other states and abroad, but every year banana worth Rs 200 crore is imported to Jammu and Kashmir.

“If banana farming would start on a serious note in both the regions of the state, several crores of rupees will add to the kitty of Jammu and Kashmir farmers,” Dr Rahul said.

According to a news report published in February 2018 in Food and Beverages News, the country’s first newspaper that provides a comprehensive view of the food and beverage industry, although India accounts for just 15.5 percent in area, its contribution to the world’s banana production is 25.58 percent.

“Bananas are cultivated in over 130 countries across the world. According to 2013 statistics by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), five million hectare yield 103.63 million tonne of bananas,” the newspaper report said quoting union minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Radha Mohan Singh.

“India is the largest producer of bananas in the world, with 29.7 million tonne (MT) from an area of 0.88 million hectare, with a productivity of 37MT/ha,” the report said.

“It is predicted that with the ever-increasing demand, 60MT of banana will be needed to meet the domestic demand in 2050,” the minister was quoted by the newspaper report.

“So far, 11,809 pack houses and 34.92 lakh MT of cold storage capacity have been created in the last three-and-a-half years in India. Owing to the growing awareness of bananas for their nutrition value, high economic returns and export potential, the area under banana cultivation has increased,” the report reads.


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Manila Mini Faire Maker 2019

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

     Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects.

     It is called the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth - a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness. Glimpse the future and get inspired. Now on its 3rd year, the Manila Maker Faire 2019 will be happening on June 22-23, 2019 at The Mind Museum Canopy Plaza, Bonifacio Global City Taguig. This is a free event for the public :) Read more below what you can expect from Manila Maker Faire 2019:)

Manila Mini Faire Maker 2019

What can you expect from the Manila Mini Maker Faire?
  • Meet over 150 Makers from all over the Philippines, including Visayas and Mindanao as well as from around Asia.
  • Expect a good mix of science, tech, craft, and art Maker categories, from groups who make drones,
  • upcycled furniture, electronic beat boxes, paper crafts, robots, 3D printed projects, and more.
  • This year’s Faire highlights environmentally sustainable projects such as solar-powered waste collectors, motorcycles retrofitted with electric engines, products fashioned out of ocean plastic, and so much more!
  • Attendees can also sign up for a variety of free and ticketed workshops such as Bokashi mudball making, robotics, paper engineering, 3D design, eco art organic painting, and more.
  • The Manila Mini Maker Faire is co-presented by 3M Philippines and supported by Norde International Distributors, Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc., FLUOR Philippines, Karatula Marketing and PCBWay.

Manila Mini Faire Maker 2019

Manila Mini Faire Maker 2019 Projects
  • Solar-powered waste collectors
  • Motorcycles retrofitted with electric engines
  • Fashioned products out of ocean plastic
  • To establish a stronger maker community through networking and collaboration with makers from different parts of the country.
  • There will be a Maker’s Networking Night to give an extraordinary chance for participants to interact with their fellow makers.

Manila Mini Faire Maker 2019

     The Manila Mini Maker Faire and the Maker are the perfect melting pot of science, engineering, art, performance, entrepreneurship, and craft. These fields aren’t limited to the experts and specialists, but to children and indigenous people as well! A large number of our makers are students, mothers, indigenous communities, and all sorts of people of different backgrounds and walks of life. Basing innovation around local communities ensures real-world problems are solved and addressed.

For more information about Manila Mini Faire Maker 2019
visit: http://manila.makerfaire.com/
Like them on Facebook: Maker Faire Manila
Follow them on Twitter: @makerfaireMNL
Follow them on Instagram: @makerfairemanila

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