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9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth ; and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him. 10 Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners ?" 12 But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. 13 "But go and learn what this means : 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
The gospel author, Matthew (chap. 9), above recounts an interesting moment in the life of Jesus, a circumstance of spending time with "sinners" Jesus revisits in other situations throughout the gospel accounts.
We are called to mix with those outside the family of the Lord while knowing a sanctification of our souls which creates a revelation of the living Spirit of Jesus.
This next series of posts in the Wild Wood explores the tension between being separate from worldly desires while living among those who are still ruled by the same, and this accomplished without coddling or condemning those with whom we interact daily.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
"Cutting Edge" Christianity: the Maintenance of Holiness while Authentically Living Among Non-Believers
3 comments:
i am trying to go back to church now but i dont now how to i read the bible in all but do i have to go to charch so i dont go to hell please help i dont now what to do
- March 16, 2012 at 7:17 AM
- ded said...
Anonymous, going to church does not have any bearing on belonging to the Lord Jesus. Church is simply two or more believers together developing love for God and expressing it.
Read Romans 10:9-10. Going to heaven is a matter of faith in the life and resurrection of Jesus. Becoming one with God on earth is the beginning of life in heaven.
- March 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- careyrowland said...
That's good advice, Mr. ded. Amen. "Going to church" is a choice, not a requirement.
- March 19, 2012 at 6:44 AM
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Eh, so I guess it was too much to hope for 2 touchdown's in a row.
Lets start with the totals:
Abandoned, running time: 41m, 42s
Clark: 17m, 31s
Lois: 17m, 17s
Tess: 15m, 4s (Little Tess: 2m, 24s)*
Granny Goodness: 11m, 18s
I didn't do the screentime for anyone else.
*Doing Tess' screentime was something of a challenge. Since Tess was, technically, having memories of herself as a child, the time is counted for both Young Tess, and Current Tess. So, the 15m, 4s represents the accumulative time for Tess, with her also appearing as her young self for 2m, 24s).
Totals to Date (# of eps)
Clark: 175m, 30s (8)
Lois: 140m, 44s (8)
Tess: 57m, 40s (6)
Oliver: 46m, 35s (6)
Abandoned is an episode that seemed to suffer from a number of issues. While there was an attempt to link the stories together with a similar theme, the reality is that the stories just didn't seem to mesh well together at all. The Tess/Granny Goodness/Clark/Furies stuff seem to be occupying one universe, and then there was the Lois/her mothers tape/FoS/Visions of the Els/Clark stuff. And it just felt like two different shows.
I'll start with the show I preferred, which was the Tess/Granny Goodness stuff. For one thing, I was very much excited for the opportunity to see Clark and Tess working together, being friendly. And what we got didn't disappoint, but ultimately the lack of quantity did disappoint. I won't lie, I was hoping for more. Still, what was there completely worked in the way I thought it would. I happen to think Tom and Cassidy play off each other so well, so I just enjoy seeing them in scenes together. And I'm really enjoying seeing how their loyalty towards each other is increasing. I loved the way Tess growled "What did you do to him?" when Granny revealed that her girls were taking care of Tess' companion. And I loved the way Clark reassured Tess that she was part of his team, and he wouldn't be abandoning her. Something I'm sure she hasn't heard too much of in her life. This growing bond ups the stakes for Tess' storyline, I think, considering the stuff she's hdiing, like Clone Alexander, and her newly revealed Luthor-ness.
I do understand complaints about Tess' backstory being ever evolving, but I can't see where anything was directly contradicted or retconned here. And Tess as a Luthor? Well, OK. We all know Lionel was a Playa'. And having S1's Pamela be Tess' mother feels inspired (even if that does mean she was lying to poor Lex). I'm not entirely sure what Tess being a Luthor adds to the overall storyline though, but I'm willing to find out. Like so many other things Luthor-related, it would feel so much more weighty if MR's Lex was making a return.
However,what this backstory for Tess does bring to the storyline is a connection to Granny Goodness and the coming war, which in turn is going to be Clark's big challenge for the year. It brings Darkseid back into the story. So, I definitely believe this storyline did impact Clark, or will as the season evolves. As Granny said to Tess, she's going to be her best weapon, whether she wants to or not, and who do we think this weapon is going to be aimed at? I think it sets up a lot of possibilities, especially now that Clark and Tess have become friendly.
But, as much as there was stuff I really liked in this storyline, I didn't think it was executed as well as it could be. I wanted something more. As a non-comic reader, I have to be honest that this whole Darkseid/Granny Goodness/Godfrey/Desaad stuff is confusing as hell. My poor sister kept asking me what was going on, and frankly, I didn't know how to explain it to her at all. Even with my 'net access, that at least gives me some working knowledge of whats going on. I realize that the show is coming closer and closer to Superman, but it seems something of a conceit for them to think viewers are just going to be able to get a grip on these characters in 2 minute exposition scenes, and the rest they should just know from the comics. It reminds me of the recent talk about the anti-life equation that came up with Clark's "heart of darkness" arc, which means absolutely NOTHING to people who don't read the comics, so why would that resonate for me?
And I was initially excited for the Furies, and Mad Harriet, but it ended up being something of a waste. Not that I don't appreciate the gals taking off Clark's shirt ASAP (you girls can come back, anytime! I'll bring the chains!!). But I sort of hate when the show builds up this big "OMG, another DC character is coming..." and then their appearance in the episode seems unnecessary or anticlimatic. Silver Banshee anyone? With more time, and development, the Furies could've been a lot cooler, I thiink. And they should've been.
On the flipside of this episode, we had Lois going through her mothers things, and coming face-to-face with her mothers tapes. Though I thought having Teri Hatcher step in as Ella Lane was a nice touch, and her performance, and Erica's performance, were just fine, I can't really say that I was overly moved by this. And I truly expected to be, having lost a parent to cancer. But something fell flat. In the end, I think it was just the heavy-handiness in the dialogue for Ella. I mean, really, a line like "...knowing you, he'll be tall, dark and handsome"? Because 6 year old Lois already had a type? The clang of the anvil on my head with lines like that just take me right out of the game.
I also could never quite make the leap from Lois, and her feelings about the mother she lost to cancer, and how that relates to Clark and dealing with the psycho AI Jor-El. Its as if the show kept trying to tell me that they were practically the same thing, and the rational part of my brain kept screaming in protest. Because no, NO, they aren't the same thing at all. AI Jor-El is not Clark's "dad". And the weird way that the characters keep switching between referring to the AI Jor-El as a machine, or an ice fortress, then talk about it as some sort of real, living breathing version of Jor-El was just aggravating and nonsensical.
For instance, in the first kitchen scene, Clark says "...he's a machine, its different" (Which is RIGHT!), and Lois' answer is "He sent you all the way here, he created an icehouse and he trained you. He wouldn't do all those things if he didn't care about you". OK, What?!?! Clark refers to the AI as a machine, which is true. Lois then starts talking about what the real Jor'El did (sending Clark here, creating the FoS), then starts talking about what the AI has done (training Clark).
Huh??!? They are NOT one in the same. They just aren't Show! Stop trying to imply that they are.
This sort of thing continues later.
I also have a big problem with people who experiance something that helps them, or moves them, and then they decide its what EVERYONE needs, and they need to make it so. Lois may have had Clark's best interests at heart, but her epiphany that Clark needs to reconcile with the AI because of her experiances with her mothers tape just felt forced to me. And while it seems outwardly loving and thoughtful, it also strikes me as bit self-involved. Like "Well, I've decided this is what he needs, and so I'm justified in whatever I do to make it happen".
And believe me, I know I wasn't supposed to see it that way, but I did. And I HATE that they had Clark validate it. I much prefer the Clark who stands up for himself from last week to this one thats all "Oh Lois, its perfectly OK that you rummaged through my stuff, took the Fortress key without asking, or telling me, and decided what was best for me, because you were right". Just, No.
In fact, this need to parallel Lois and Clark in the episode just felt like really contrived and didactic writing to me. Lois sees her mother on a tape, and feels a sense of closure so Clark has to see his parents on a tape (of a sort), and feel a sense of closure. How...simplistic and trite.
You know what would've been more interesting to me? If Clark had instead told Lois that No, he didn't need anything from the AI because he's come to realize that its NOT his real father, and he knows that his real father and mother loved him. That he doesn't need validation from a machine when he's found a purpose in his life, and a love that makes him happy. That way, we have both Clark and Lois in a good place at the end, at peace with their lost parents, and yet having reached that last destination in different ways. This need for them to be the same seems unnecessary and obvious.
And while its nice and all that Clark saw his parents saying good-bye to him (and I wouldn't have objected at all to the scene in a different context), I still don't know what Clark was supposed to learn from it that he didn't already know. He's known that his mother loved him since S3's Memoria, and he got to spend time with her clone. So, no new revelations there. As for the real Jor-El, I think Clark already had a decent picture of who the man was, and even got to hear from him directly that he was proud of him (Kandor). So, what great epiphany came to Clark via this hologram message, and what does it have to do with the struggles Clark has had with the AI? I'll tell you what, Fuck All!
Another very odd tonal shift in this episode was the unresolved nature of the Granny/Orphanage stuff. Going by the trailer, there was a Clark/Tess scene at the orphanage that might have tied this up nicely. Instead, we are left to wonder....did they call the police? what happened to the little girls at the oprhanage? did they capture any of the furies? how did Granny get away? did Tess tell Clark about what Granny told her?
But instead, we zip off for a pointless FoS scene with the hologram message (and why did that suddenly pop up?), and then Clois happy and smiliing, going off for karoake. Well, OK, but the shift from one extreme to the other felt completely choppy.
So, overall, I felt like this episode was disappointing, even though I thought half of the storyline had/has tremendous potential.
Some quick observations
Who has the orange juice obsession on this show?
The actor who played Desaad was great with a tiny part. I hope we get more of him.
I'm a bit on the fence with the Granny Goodness character. because she was a bit hammy, but she brought the menace, so thats a good thing.
Poor Mrs Hartley was sort of wasted. But Wow, what a body!
Speaking of hot bodies, Hello there Mr Shirtless Welling. Looking good!!
Helen Slater mates with Julian Sands and produces Tom Welling? Not likely!
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ES1 Term 1, 2014
KF spoke about what makes them happy at school and recorded themselves using the 'Explain Everything' iPad app. They also drew an accompanying picture as part of their work this term on keeping happy, healthy and safe at school.
When Are KF Happy At School? from Sue Dowling on Vimeo.
KF worked very hard in RFF finding healthy food for the 'Very Hungry Caterpillar'. This was part of their work this term on healthy choices. Please take a look at their work in the slideshow below. The photos can also be found on the 'Latest Photos' page on our website.
KF as part of their work on 'Healthy Choices' have been looking at the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. They have been identifying the healthy foods from the five food groups they should be eating every day. They used the 'Vegetable Me' app to transform their faces into a delicious vegetable and fruit collage! Please see the iMovie below for KF's transformation.
KF Vegetable Me! from Sue Dowling on Vimeo.
KF created plasticine models of fruit as part of their work on 'Healthy Choices'. Their fruit looks delicious - they did such a good job rolling and stretching the plasticine.
KF's Fruit Models from Sue Dowling on Vimeo.
KM students reveal all about their wonderful new friendships at school and also enjoy their delicious fruit kebabs in the slideshows below.
KF, as part of their COGs unit 'Healthy Choices', looked at the need to wash their hands properly to keep themselves healthy. They wrote and acted out their special hand washing messages and this message was transferred to their photos using the app 'WordFoto' on the iPad. Please watch the slideshow below and see how you can keep healthy by washing your hands and zapping those germs!
KF - Zap Those Germs from Sue Dowling on Vimeo.


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Today has been one of my laziest days of May. I have spent my whole day inside watching some episodes of The Inbetweeners (one of my favourite TV shows right now) with this super cute outfit that IS NOT MY PYJAMAS (many people claim that, and it isn´t true!) aaaaand I´m quite happy to tell you that I got some clip extensions for a year or so- which is great as I can take them off whenever I want!
What have you been up to today? Leave in the comments belows!
P.S. these amazing shorts are from Pull&Bear if anyone is interested!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325772332018-08-28T01:30:46.955-07:00Hyderabadi KitchenAll about Hyderabadi food and email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-80976304198926979302010-03-23T13:36:00.000-07:002010-03-23T13:39:10.236-07:00Back...I am back and want to know what recipes you would like to see in my blog in future.
I have a lot more to email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-89129491878791272372009-05-29T11:20:00.000-07:002010-05-10T09:40:57.706-07:00Product Review

I have a 4 year old daughter, now a days even to give a cold or cough medication, I have to consult a doctor. But I got an email, for which I review products and its name is "Sinupret for Kids". This product is organic and is safe for kids over 2years of age.
I thought it would be helpful for moms like me, if I share with you.

Product Description:

Sinupret for Kids, developed by Bionorica, is a safe, natural remedy that supports healthy sinus, respiratory and immune function. To our knowledge, no other clinically tested remedies are available today in the United States that support all three functions for children.

Sinupret for Kids is one of the world's leading herbal remedies for upper respiratory health in children age 2 and up. Sinupret has been Germany's #1 most widely recommended and scientifically tested nasal and sinus support formula for children and adults for more than 30 years.

My Review:
Sinupret for kids is a great product. I have noticed that my kids nose less stuffed up from her cold. I love that it is all natural and completely safe for kids.But it does't smell that good, and my daughter complained about the taste too.
I think thats fine as long as it email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-56017060331492880162007-11-09T07:30:00.000-08:002007-11-09T07:30:21.769-08:00Happy Diwalifirstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-10236569995652396592007-09-10T13:36:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:42.506-08:00Fish Briyani ...

I know it has been long time that I haven't blogged, may be I am too lazy, but I do visit all the blogs, thanks to everyone for inquiring...
Today I want to share my own fish biryani recipe, i experimented with it and the outcome was very good.... Here comes the briyani

All u need is

1. Fish - 2lbs / 1 kg (I used catfish fillet, u can use any kind u like)
2. Yogurt / curd - 1 cup
3. Basmathi Rice 4 cups
4. Onions 2 medium sized
5. Green Chillies 12 nos
6. Mint leaves 20-30
7. Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
8. Red Chili powder 1 tea spoon
9. Turmeric 1/2 tea spoon
10. Salt according to taste
11. Oil for frying
12. Ghee 1 table spoon
13. Whole Garam Masala 1/2 table spoon
14. Garam Masala powder 1/2 tea spoon
15. Lemon Juice 1 table spoon
16. few threads of saffron soaked in 4 tbsp of warm milk.
17. 1 tsp pepper pwd.

Method:

1.Wash the basmathi rice and half boil with a large amount of water with whole garm masala and 4 to 5 green chillies (slit vertically) and little salt.
2.Take cleaned fish and marinate with yogurt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, powered garam masala, little salt. Heat tsp of oil and fry half of the chillies, mint and coriander leaves for 2 mins on medium flame, make a paste of it and add to the above marinated fish with pepper powder.
3.Make thin round slices of onions and deep fry them in the oil until golden brown and strain it on a paper towel, to this add rest of the green chillies (slit vertically), mint leaves and coriander leaves and keep it aside.
4.In thick bottom vessel put some oil (about 1 tea spoon) and pour the marinated mixture and then layer it with onion mixture and pour the lime juice and then layer it with half boiled rice. On the top put some little preheated oil (used for frying onion) and ghee. Add saffron milk for flavor on the top.
5.Keep the lid tightly and keep it on the stove for 20 to 25 mins on a very very small flame. After it is done mix slowly and serve.
6.Can be served with Raita.

Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: My own recipe.
Picture Source: own email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-67803939843147744072007-09-04T13:12:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:42.814-08:00Happy Janmastami :)
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-11351099517377592372007-07-24T15:37:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:43.105-08:00Weekend visit to Statue of LibertyWe visited Statue of Liberty from New York many times, but this is the first time we went from Liberty Center of New Jersey and I think its better from Jersey than NY as there was less crowd and we can park the car right next to the ferry place. No hassle to get into trains and etc... Here are some pictures I want to share with you all

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-1156254763372417452007-07-10T06:44:00.000-07:002007-07-10T09:23:22.502-07:00Hyderabadi Egg Biryani
Ingredients

Basmathi Rice 4 cups
Hard boiled Eggs 6 nos
Yogurt 1/2 cup
Onions 2 medium sized
Green Chillies 6 nos
Mint leaves 20-30
Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
Red Chilli powder 1 tea spoon
Turmeric 1/2 tea spoon
Salt according to taste
Oil for frying
Ghee 1 table spoon
Whole Garam Masala 1/2 table spoon
Garam Masala powder 1/2 tea spoon
Lemon Juice 1 table spoon

Method:

1.Wash the basmathi rice and half boil with a large amount of water with whole garm masala and 4 to 5 green chillies (slited vertically) and little salt.
2.Make vertical slits on the eggs and marinate with yogurt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, powered garam masala, little salt. After it is done drain the water and keep it aside.
3.Make thin round slices of onions and deep fry them in the oil until golden brown and strain it on a paper towel, to this add rest of the green chillies (slited vertically), mint leaves and coriander leaves and keep it aside.
4.In thick bottom vessel put some oil (about 1 tea spoon) and pour the marinated mixture and then layer it with onion mixture and pour the lime juice and then layer it with half boiled rice. On the top put some little preheated oil (used for frying onion) and ghee.
5.Keep the lid tightly and keep it on the stove for 20 to 25 mins on a very very small flame. After it is done mix slowly and serve.
6.Can be served with raitha.

Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: Mom's recipe.
Picture Souce: Web email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-55476993337196326812007-06-21T09:05:00.001-07:002008-12-11T23:02:43.143-08:00Coming up...Fish Biryani...firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-90948884004833919232007-06-14T12:48:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:43.281-08:00Masala Pappu / Masala Dal
Ingredients:

1. 1 cup toor dal / kandi pappu
2. 2 cups water
3. 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
4. 1 bay leaf
5. 3 cloves
6. 2 cardamom
7. 2 sticks of cinnamon
8. 1 tsp of shahi jeera
9. 2 tbsp of oil
10. salt to taste
11. 3 green chillies
12. 1 small onion finely chopped
13. 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
14. 1 tbsp mint leaves finely chopped (this is optional)

Method:

1. Wash dal and pressure cook it in water for 2 whistles (if not using pressure cooker, cook until it becomes soft).
2. Heat oil add bay leafs, cloves, cardamon, cinnamon and shahi jeera, let it fry for 2 mins.
3. Add onions, slit green chills and fry till translucent.
4. Add ginergarlic paste and fry for 2 more mins.
5. Add turmeric, cooked dal and salt.
6. Let it cook for 2 mins and take it off the stove.
7. Garnish it with coriander and mint leave.
8. It can be served with roti or white rice.

Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: Mom's recipe. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-42313055446771014392007-05-21T08:51:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:43.427-08:00Prawn/ Shrimp Pakoda / Royala Pakodi
Last week my father in law asked me if I know how to make prawn pakoda, as he likes it very much. He said he tasted this kind of pakoda in one of the restaurants in Hyderabad. I was like, let me try and the outcome was really good. Here comes the recipe....

All you need is

Ingredients:

1. Prawns / Shrimp - 1/2 cup
2. Besan / Chenaga pinidi - 1 cup
3. Rice flour / Biem pinid - 1 tbsp
4. Red Chili pwd - 1 tbsp
5. Mint / pudina leaves - 1 tbsp finly chopped
6. Coriander / kothmir leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
7. Ginger Garlic paste 1 1/2 tsp
8. salt to taste
9. oil for frying

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients dry with out water and oil.
2. Add 1 tbsp of warm oil to the above.
3. Start adding 1 tbsp of water at a time and mix well to form a hard dough.
4. Heat oil and then add the dough with the help of ur fingers in the form of pakoda.
5. Deep fry them on medium flame till golden brown.
6. Sever it hot.

Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: own creation. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-57805787689002522382007-05-15T12:35:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:43.861-08:00Methi Bagara Rice

This rec pie was made on one of my cousins engagement, I liked is so much that I tried it the very next day, and it came out really nice. Hope you all will like it too :)

Ingredients:

1. 2 tbsp kasoori methi
2. 2 cups of basmathi rice
3. 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
4. 2 bay leafs
5. 4 cloves
6. 2 cardamom
7. 2 sticks of cinnamon
8. 1 tsp of shahi jeera
9. 3 tbsp of oil
10. salt to taste
11. 3 green chillies

Method:

1. Wash the rice, soak it in water and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil add bay leafs, cloves, cardamon, cinnamon and shahi jeera, let it fry for 2 mins.
3. Add onions and fry till translucent.
4. Add kasoori methi and ginergarlic paste and fry for 2 more mins.
5. Add salt and 3 cups of water ( it goes this way, for every cup of rice, I use 1 1/2 cups of water).
6. Let the water boil, then strain the water in which rice was soaked, now add this only rice(no water) to the boiling water.
7. Cook for 5 mins on medium high flame and then simmer it with lid on.
8. Switch off the stove after five mins or till u think the rice is cooked.

Mirchi-ka-salan,Raita,bagara-baingan, mutton curry...

Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: own creation.

This is my entry for Masala Magic: Andhra Cuisine – Regional Cuisines of India May 2007.firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-25825342301713593592007-04-27T13:43:00.000-07:002007-04-27T13:48:02.626-07:00Birthday and goodies....Hi,

My daughter Ananya is going to celebrate her 2nd birthday next week. As I have never been to kids birthday, I have no idea of how to arrange for a kids birthday party and also what to give in/as goody bags...
I really appreciate if any one who have an idea on how arrange birthday party for kids and what to give as goodies, please leave ur comments on ideas, it would be really helpful to me.

Thank u...:)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-48188488834512057602007-04-01T12:48:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:44.309-08:00Tomato-Aloo Curry (Tomato-Alugada kura)
Today I want to share one of my favorite recpies, Tomato-Aloo curry. I cook it very often, and this is my hubby's fav too.I know this is a regular curry we can find in my house holds of South India.
Lets talk about my version of recpie, I prefer using a bit more oil and I dont like to use water. So lets dig in...

Ingredients:

1. Potatos 2 medium size skinned and cubed
(I prefer to use white skin potatoes as they taste better)
2. Tomatos 4 medium size chopped (Preferably tomatoes on the vein or plum kind)
3. Red chili pwd 2 tbsp
4. Turmeric 1/2 tsp
5. Coriander leaves 2 tbsp chopped
6. Red onion finely chopped
7. Ginger-Garlic paste 1 1/2 tsp.
8. Salt to taste.
9. Oil 2 tbsp.

Procedure:

1. Heat oil and add chopped onion, let it fry till translucent.
2. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for another 1 min, then add turmeric pwd followed by potato cubes, fry them for a while.
3. Add chopped tomatoes with coriander leaves and salt.
4. Put the lid and make the stove in between to simmer and medium flame.
(If you are using a pressure cooker,
then put it on medium flame for 2 whistles)
5. Check it after 5 mins and see if the potato cubes are cooked ,then open the lid and cook for few more mins, then its done.
6. Can be served with rice or roti.

This is my entry to JFI: Tomato hosted by Lovely RP of My Workshop

Kitchen Notes: All quantites are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: own creation. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-28403431120252658962007-03-20T12:53:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:44.461-08:00Happy Ugadi :)

picture courtesy: email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-16687369586050973492007-03-14T08:13:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:02:44.522-08:00Lord Venkateshwara Swami (Balaji)

I got this picture of Lord Venkateshwara Swami in one of my forwarded mails, I thought of sharing with you all.
It is known to everyone that photos are not allowed to be taken in the temple of Lord Venkateshwara Swami(in Tirmula). I think this photo might be taken long long time back when there was no restriction.

You can find more information about Lord Venkateshwara ( Lord Balaji) temple here  and the offical website of Tirumala Tirupathi Venkateshwara Swami is here .firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-10718379488045360822007-01-26T07:16:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:02:44.699-08:00Tomato Chutney from my Mom's kitchen
Ingredients:

1. Tomatoes - 4 nos Medium size(I prefer using tomatoes on the vine or plum tomatoes)
2. Green Chillies - 8 nos (Adjust it according to ur taste, I prefer little hot)
3. Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
4. Coriander/ Kothmir chopped - 1 tbsp
5. Mint chopped - 1 tbsp
6. Sesame/Til/Nuvulu - 2 tbsp - dry roast and grind to a fine powder
7. Turmeric - 1tsp
8. Salt to taste
9. For popu or tadka 1 tsp each - curry leaves, mustard seeds, dry red chilli's
10. Oil for tadka

Method:

1. Heat 1 tsp of oil add whole green green chillies, kothmir/Coriander, pudina and tamarind paste. Let it fry for a min then add the cut tomatoes.
2. Put the lid and make the stove to medium flame.
3. Check it after 5 - 10 mins, you can see that the water came from tomatoes starts leaving, at this point keep the lid open.
4. After some time you can see only little liquid is left, switch off the stove and let it cool.
5. Take out the green chillies from it and grind it to fine paste along with the sesame paste, add salt.
6. Take a big spatula and try to mix the tomato mixture so that it becomes fine paste. Now add the green chili and sesame mixture, mix well.
7. Finally heat some oil for seasoning, add curry leaves, mustard seeds, dry red chilli's, fry for few seconds, put it in the tomato mixture immediately.
8.Tomato chutney is ready:)can be served with roti, dosa, puri or white rice.

My entry to My Dhaba's VCC:VCC Q4-2006:FAHC:FAHC-campaign

Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: My mom's own creation.firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-31986692682450071842007-01-22T09:49:00.000-08:002007-01-25T10:31:55.205-08:003 Things MeMe...Thanks Nidhi (of 'Cooking Made Easy') tagging me for 3 Things MEME. I enjoyed writing it a lot.

Three things/ People that make me laugh
1. My daughter's sweet talks and my hubby teasing me.
2. Watching everybody loves Raymond.
3. When I see people who live for others (They buy stuff just for showing off and they really don't know the real value of enjoying it).

Three things that scare me
1. Cruelty and cunningness.
2. Being alone at home at night.
3. Losing loved ones.

Three things I love
1. I love Cooking, gardening, learning new things.
2. I love shopping.
3. I love being with my family.

Three things I hate
1. I hate milk, even though it's healthy.
2. Mean and cruel people.
3. When some one shows me down.

Three things on my desk
1. My cell phone.
2. Phone Dairy.
3. TV remote.

Three things I am doing right now
1. Writing MEME for the first time.
2. Thinking of what to write?
3. Writing a letter to my employer.

Three things I want to do before I die
1. I want to be on the top positions in one of the best companies in the world.
2. I want to help needy by doing some social work.
3. I want to go back to my country.

Three things I can do
1. I can cook good food.
2. I am always there for my family, whenever they are in need for me.
3. I can be much better than what I am today.

Three things I cannot do
1. I cannot dance.
2. I cannot see someone in pain.
3. I cannot stop watching TV.

Three things you should listen to
1. Listen to your elders.
2. Listen to swami vivekananda's inspiring teachings.
3. Pravachan from our Vedas.

Three things I'd like to learn
1. I would love to learn, how to skate.
2. I want to learn meditation.
3. I want to stick to a daily regime.

Three favorite foods
1. Of course food cooked by mom.
2. Street food (Indian).
3. Bengali sweets.

Three beverages I drink regularly
1. Water
2. Juice
3. Lemonade

TV shows I watched as a kid
1. Vikram aur beetal.
2. Spiderman cartoons.
3. Fairy tales.

Three fellow bloggers I would like to tag hmm..
1.Archana
(Take it up, if you like to)
I guess most of my blog buddies have already been tagged...
So no point in tagging again:)
Let me check.
Thanks to Nidhi once again... I enjoyed writing this MEME...email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-33765837036593646682007-01-13T05:23:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:02:44.919-08:00Happy Makara Sankranti.....
Happy Makara Sankranti to all my friends, fellow bloggers and everyone who celebrate sankranti.
I miss my home:(

Picutre courtesy : Yahoo photosemail@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-3946211549509390302007-01-11T05:58:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:02:45.082-08:00Carrot-Ginger Pickle
This was few months back when my hubby and me went to a south Indian fast food place. We ordered bisblebath togo, we went home and when we opened the bisblebath, they gave a red color pickle which was chunky, sour and had a strong taste. I had a feeling that I tasted this kind of pickle before, first we thought it was mango pickle but to my surprise it was a carrot and ginger pickle. So I tried it the very next day and it turned out to be very very tasty. Here goes my version of the recipe....

Ingredients:
1. 1 Stick of carrot(long and thick)
2. 1 inch of ginger (ginger should be 1/2 the qty of carrot)
3. 1 lemon
4. 1 1/2 tsp of jeera pwd
5. 1 tsp of methi pwd
6. 2 tbsp of red chili pwd
7. salt to taste
8. 2 tbsp of oil(use peanut/ sunflower oil for better taste)
9. For popu or tadka 1 tsp each - curry leaves, mustard seeds, dry red chilli's

Method:
1. Peel and grate the carrot and ginger together in a grater.
2. Heat oil in a kadai( or a pan) and when hot simmer the stove and add mustard seeds, curry leaves, dry red chillies.
3. After few seconds take the kadai (or pan) off the stove and put it aside.
4. Lets wait till the oil gets warm(it would take approx. 3 mins), then add the jeera pwd, methi pwd, chilli pwd and salt.(Make sure to wait till it gets warm or the pickle color would be dark brown and tastes different)
5. After few seconds add the carrot-ginger mixture to the above and mix well.
6. Let wait till the whole thing cools down. When its cold take the juice of the lemon and add it to the above mixture and mix well.
7. Taste the pickle for salt. If you think it has less salt add it.
8. Store it in a air tight container in the fridge. Its ready to eat immediately, but tastes better next day.
Will last for a week in fridge.

I tried to take pictures from my camera phone. I hope they are clear.
This is my entry for
Jihva for Ingredients - Ginger hosted by Rosie of 'Whats the recipe today'

Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: My own creation.firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-47004912744864266992007-01-08T06:25:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:02:45.291-08:00Shikampuri Kabab
Ingredients :

1. Kheema (Lamb/Goat) - 1lbs
2. Chana Dal - 3 tbsp
3. Egg White - 1 no's
4. Boiled Eggs - 3 no's
5. Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
6. Kaju - 8 soaked and make a paste of it with little water.
7. Chilli Pwd - 1 tsp
8. Turmeric Pwd - 1/2 tsp
9. Garam Masala Pwd - 2 tsp
10. correinder and Mint finely chopped 4 tbsps
11. Salt to taste
12. Maida 2 tbsp
13. Oil for frying
14. Lemon and onion for serving

Method:

1. Mix kheema, chanadal, chilli pwd and salt in 2 cups of water and boil it on medium flame with lid closed for 30 mins.
2. Strain the water and let it cool.
3. Make a fine paste of the above mixture in the mixer (try to use the pulse mode) with kaju paste and egg white.
4. Take it out in a bowl, add garam masala pwd, ginger garlic paste, corriender, pudina, turmeric pwd and mix it with a spoon.
5. Make slices of boiled egg.
6. Take the mixture and insert one sliced egg in the centre and give it a shape of the kabab( round shape).
7. Roll the kababs in the dry maida flour and swallow fry it in a frying pan or deep fry it. Fry it till its golden brown on both sides.
8. Serve hot with lime and onion slices. Can be eaten as a snack.

Picture courtesy: web
Kitchen Notes: All quantites are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: Adapted from a cookery show. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-88835627129706905192007-01-01T14:22:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:02:45.539-08:00Happy New Year :)

Picture courtesy: email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-90684313973216313752006-12-29T08:36:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:02:45.914-08:00Hyderabadi Do Pyaza
Ingredients:
1. 1/2 cup Ghee/Oil
2. 2lbs Lamb
3. 5 cups Yogurt/Curd
4. 6 large Onions
(make paste of 2 onions and cut the other four onions and fry till golden brown and make a paste of it separately)
5. 12 Black pepper pwd
6. 1 tsp Turmeric/Haldi
7. 1 tbsp Coriander/Dhania pwd
8. 11/2 tsp Garam masala
9. Coriander finely chopped
10. Salt to taste

Method:
1. Marinate mutton(Lamb) with haldi, black pepper pwd, dhania pwd, paste of two onions and salt for 1/2 hr.
2. Heat Oil / Ghee and put the marinated mutton and fry it for few min's.
3. Now add the fried onion paste to the above, stir it.
4. Put 1 cup of water to the above mixture and cook it in a pressure cooker for 1/2hr with low flame and with whistle on.
5. After its done take the lid and put the gram masala and some dhania.
6. Can be served with roti or rice.

Picture courtesy: web
Kitchen Notes: All quantites are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: Adapted from a cookery email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-60909518514224603272006-12-23T18:06:00.001-08:002006-12-23T18:09:45.851-08:00Happy Holidays :)Marry Christmas and Happy New Year to all and hope you and your family enjoy the holidays with loads and loads of fun........
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-18959012546479242102006-12-17T11:32:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:02:46.106-08:00Raita (Yogurt Salad)
Ingredients:

1 cup Yogurt
1 medium size onion (finely diced)
1/2 tomato (finely diced)
1 tsp Cinlatro finely chopped (Kothmir)
1 tsp chat masala
salt to taste

Method:

Mix all the ingredients togeather, server chilled with Chicken Biryani, Egg Biryani, or any other kind of biryani.

Picture courtesy: web
Kitchen Notes: If you think raita is too thick, add a bit of milk. All quantites are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: My own creation..email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-32577233.post-28081317504647584492006-12-01T01:00:00.000-08:002007-04-03T16:32:17.881-07:00Ginger brittle (Alam Moraba)
Alam (ginger) moraba (brittle) is a famous snack in Hyderabad. People who are born and bought up in Hyderabad will know about this snack. When I was a kid, I remember people selling it on streets. I love them, they are delicious and good for your health. Here is my version of the recpie...

Ingredients:

1. 1 oz Jaggary
2. 1/2 oz Sugar
2. 1/2 oz Ginger
3. 1 tsp Cardamom pwd
4. Water as needed
5. 1 tbsp Ghee

Method:

1. Grind ginger to a fine paste, if you want can add 2 teaspoons of water.
2. Put jaggary pieces and sugar in a non sticky pan and add little water, just to sink it.
3. Keep it on a medium flame, keep stirring.
4. When it comes to one string consistency, add the ginger paste and cardamom pwd.
5. Keep stiring, until it starts leaving the sides of the container.
6. Switch off the stove.
5. Grease a plate with ghee and pour the mixture when it is hot.When it is warm make marks to cut in a squares or use a cookie cutter for any kind of shape.
6. When cold store it in a air tight container.

This is my entry for JFI-Jaggery hosted by Kay of 'Towards A Better Tomorrow'

Picture courtesy: web
Kitchen Notes: I've prepared mildly sweet moraba. Adjust jaggery quantity to suit your taste.All quantites are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: My own creation..email@example.com


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- As Congress prepares to debate the Republican tax bill this week, the NFL is pushing back against a provision that would get rid of tax breaks for communities and states that borrow money to fund stadiums. According to the Wall Street Journal, the league's opposition is the latest in a "series of political clashes this football season." NFL Executive VP/Communications Joe Lockhart said, "We believe that the construction of new stadiums and renovations of stadiums are economic drivers in local communities. If the idea is to promote economic growth, this would be a step backwards." Public funding of sports stadiums, and municipal bond tax exemptions that often underwrite such deals, have recently "come under fire from members of both parties." According to a Brookings report, subsidies for NFL stadiums cost $1.1 billion, and that study "didn't include" Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which was in part financed by about $200 million in municipal bonds. If the provision remains in place, several high-profile planned sports facilities could be impacted, including the Raiders' Las Vegas stadium and extensive renovations to Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena.
- As the NBA season intensifies, E-Poll Market Research has unveiled its annual list of the NBA's most marketable players. Topping the E-Score list is the Warriors' Stephen Curry, who slightly edged out LeBron James. Though LeBron has a higher Awareness than Curry, research shows Curry as the more appealing of the two former MVPs, with an Appeal of 57% versus LeBron's 41%. Interestingly, three of the top five most marketable players – James, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Durant – are signed with Nike. And two players on the top 10 list are not signed with any of the major sports brands. Dwyane Wade is with Li-Ning, and Klay Thompson has a deal with Anta. Among the NBA's most marketable up-and-comers are Giannis Antetokounmpo, a.k.a. the Greek Freak, and Lonzo Ball, who has made headlines with his decision not to sign with a major sponsor and instead push his own Big Baller Brand. E-Poll notes Ball has the lowest Appeal at 29%, possibly due to the hype around his "overexposed" father, Lavar.
- The Houston Astros are official World Series champions. After one of the most dramatic and entertaining Series in sports history, the Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 to claim the title. The excitement of the Series caused secondary market ticket prices to soar for the final game, as StubHub's average sales price for Game 7 was $1,791, more than $600 above the average price for Game 1. Low-end tickets for the ultimate matchup drew prices north of $1,300, well "above the full-park average price for Games 1 and 2 at Dodger Stadium." According to data from SeatGeek, the average resale price for a Game 7 ticket was $1,740, which is comparably low in relation to last year's Game 7 price of $2,420 for the Indians-Cubs series. Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard last night tweeted that "triangulating pricing and inventory tonight, it looks like sellers will make >$40 million on Game 7." Next, look for the Dodgers and Astros to raise across the board ticket prices in 2018 – and for other MLB clubs to follow suit.
- This year's World Series is sure to go down in history as one of the "most memorable" Fall Classics ever staged. According to the Wall Street Journal, a record 25 home runs were hit between the Astros and Dodgers, while two games were decided by one run, three games were decided by two runs, and another was "tied in the ninth before a late scoring flurry." World Series MVP George Springer led the way with five home runs of his own. "What this Series has done with the sport is hopefully have people around the country that just appreciated the emotion that's in our game, the youthfulness that's in our game, the drama that's come with this series," said Astros manager A.J. Hinch. Heading into the offseason, the Dodgers are the early favorites to win the 2018 World Series at 5-1 odds. The Astros are tied for second with the Cleveland Indians, at 6-1. Thanks to an electric postseason, MLB is anticipating more fans are already counting down to Spring Training than baseball has seen in decades. And the best evidence of a baseball resurgence will be seen if Little League sign-ups are up come spring.
- Injuries to some of the league's best and brightest players continue to plague the NFL this season – with business implications. According to SI.com, with Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson's ACL tear, eight "'face of the franchise' players have been lost to season-ending injuries this year." Joining Watson is Andrew Luck (Colts), Odell Beckham Jr. (Giants), Aaron Rodgers (Packers), Joe Thomas (Browns), Eric Berry (Chiefs), J.J. Watt (Texans), and David Johnson (Cardinals). As of November 1, 295 players had been placed on injured reserve this season – up from 277 at the same time last year. Watson had been one of the league's breakout players this season, as he was "one of the most genuinely exciting, thrilling things that has happened to the NFL this year or in recent memory." The news of Watson's ACL tear comes at a bad time for the NFL, which is already fighting to keep its ratings up. Losing marquee, fan-favorite players will only ensure the league loses more viewers in the short term.
- Sports marketing is a lot tougher nowadays due to the industry's position at the crossroads of politics and culture. According to SportsBusiness Journal, leading marketers noted at the 2017 Sports Marketing Symposium that reaching fans has become a more difficult task than in the past. "We have to be more like real brands," said New York Giants VP & CMO Mike Stevens. "We have to be storytellers. We have to get our message out because the truth is, negative stories get a lot of coverage." Philadelphia 76ers CMO Katie O'Reilly spoke about how difficult it is to maintain a solid brand identity and integrity in the modern era of sports. Social media and a digital presence have given teams, leagues, and organizations more platforms to market their products to fans, while simultaneously giving them more channels to monitor and regulate. "You have to make sure you're aware of social issues and how your fan base feels about that," noted NASCAR Senior VP & CMO Jill Gregory. In this era of heightened sensitivity, it's virtually impossible to develop a marketing plan that won't offend someone, somewhere – even when your basic stage is a ballpark or court.
- Rwanda's new Gahanga cricket stadium is more than just a venue for the national team, it is a reminder of how far the country has come since the 1994 genocide. According to The Independent, Rwanda national team captain Eric Dusingizimana described the stadium as "a dream come true." Longstanding President Paul Kagame was present for the opening ceremony, a day that has been six years in the making. The new stadium's name is "the Lord's of East Africa" and was constructed using 66,000 handmade tiles without using concrete – "the same way as Barcelona's Sagrada Familia although with the added bonus of actually being finished." The pavilion will also serve as an HIV testing center and restaurant going forward, giving it a true place in the community apart from just cricket. Previously, Rwanda's only other cricket stadium was at École Technique Officielle, the site of a "notorious" 1994 massacre and the location of the film "Shooting Dogs." A poignant example of the healing power of sport – even in a country still rebuilding from a tragedy that unfolded over two decades ago.
- In wake of the controversial comments made by Houston Texans Owner Bob McNair, head coach Bill O'Brien is being praised by his players for his response. According to the Houston Chronicle, Texans players have since described their coach as "a rock – a voice of reason whose leadership helped avoid a near mutiny" ahead of their game against the Seahawks. McNair seemingly compared NFL players to inmates in prison during an owners meeting, which did not go over well with his team. Texans players wanted to show that they were angry with McNair's comments, leading them to consider skipping a game. O'Brien won his players' trust "throughout the ordeal" by showing his unconditional support for them, while simultaneously convincing them that taking the field was the right thing to do. Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones was in the room with McNair and is "adamant that McNair was not talking about NFL players." This is a situation in which words speak louder than actions – and in today's highly-charged political climate, it is imperative for McNair and others in leadership positions to think long and hard before they speak.
- With Ezekiel Elliott's suspension being mulled over by the NFL, Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones is claiming that his star running back is a "victim of an over-correction" by the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell. According to SportsBusiness Journal, Jones thinks that Goodell is overcompensating for his mishandling of the Ray Rice domestic violence issue, and that Elliott is being penalized for Rice. "Two years ago this wouldn't be an issue, before Ray Rice this wouldn't have been an issue because the Commissioner shows where he really wants to come down when he did with Ray Rice," said Jones. Rice initially was handed a two-game suspension after a video was released of him punching and dragging his then-girlfriend out of an elevator, while Elliott was handed a six-game suspension without video evidence. Jones noted the discrepancy here is "unbelievable," especially considering the debate that Elliott might be innocent. The incident is only the latest battle of wills between Goodell and NFL owners, and may well impact Goodell's contract extension.
- The NFL currently hosts four games in London annually, but that number might soon be rising. According to PA Sport, Commissioner Roger Goodell "hinted at increasing the number of U.K. games" before the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings took the field at Twickenham Stadium in London last week. The league currently has a 10-year deal in place with EPL club Tottenham to play games at new White Hart Lane. The club's soon-to-be-completed stadium in North London will be able to hold 61,500 spectators, and could even feature a retractable turf field specifically for NFL games. While Goodell hinted at the possibility of adding more games, NFL U.K. Managing Director Alistair Kirkwood currently feels that four games is "the right number of games for London to host at the moment and is not ruling out a return to Twickenham Stadium in the future." Within the next few seasons, four games will likely become six, especially if White Hart Lane is a white hot hit.
- The Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, are now less than 100 days away. According to Reuters, less than one-third of total tickets have been sold, though organizers still remain optimistic about selling the lot before the Opening Ceremony. The Olympic torch relay started at the beginning of November, which should help spur more domestic interest in the Games. In an attempt to sell tickets within South Korea, organizers are targeting "schools, government organizations and public companies" with block ticket deals for low-demand events. Almost all Olympic venues are being finished currently or have already been completed, while restaurants for fans are being built in empty fields around the Olympic Stadium. The bobsled track and ski-jump mountain are being lauded as the Games' most stunning images, "nestled in the hills near the stadium." Efforts will only ramp up as the event draws closer in the coming weeks. President Trump's South Korean visit in the days ahead will also doubtless draw global attention to the region, and to the Games.
- The Milwaukee Bucks are still in the hunt to find a naming rights partner for their new downtown arena. According to SportsBusiness Journal, the team is not willing to compromise its standards just to sign a sponsor immediately, but rather will wait for the right fit in order to enhance its brand equity. "We think there's a tremendous value," said Bucks President Peter Feigin. "The Giannis (Antetokounmpo) effect is a big deal. It's kind of exploded for us on an international basis, so all of a sudden, the prospects of who to work with have changed over the last six months." Feigin noted that "in a perfect world" the team would sign a blue chip international brand, but at this point the team is open to smaller, regional concerns. Antetokounmpo, from Greece, has really helped push the Milwaukee brand across the globe, so the team is trying to capitalize on that movement.
- U.S. Soccer Vice President Carlos Cordeiro has entered the running to become the next U.S. Soccer President. According to ESPNFC.com, Cordeiro is currently Sunil Gulati's right-hand man, so many assumed that he would support his "longtime friend and colleague" if Gulati chose to run for reelection. Instead, the former Goldman Sachs partner penned a letter to potential voters outlining a platform that calls for significant structural changes within the U.S.S.F., a bold financial growth strategy, and plans to bid to host the men's and women's FIFA World Cups in 2026 and 2027, respectively. "U.S. Soccer has achieved a lot over the last 25 to 30 years, but I think we've hit a plateau," said Cordeiro. "This is not about Sunil. I've decided to take the plunge here because I think it's about the federation and how I fit into that." The election will take place in February, and more candidates are sure to enter to field before then. Stay tuned.
- Detroit is pulling a major audible with their hopeful MLS expansion bid. According to the Detroit News, officials working to bring an MLS franchise to the city have scrapped the idea of building a soccer-specific stadium and now plan on using Ford Field as their preferred site. Architects working on the bid found that the NFL Lions' home field can be made into a state-of-the-art soccer stadium. Up to this point, a soccer stadium was being planned on the site of Wayne County's unfinished jail in Greektown, though that is no longer being considered. "We concluded that the downtown location of an MLS stadium is paramount to an MLS team's success," said Palace Sports & Entertainment Vice Chair Arn Tellem. "And no MLS stadium sits in a better downtown location than Ford Field." It remains to be seen whether MLS approves of this move away from a soccer-specific stadium, as the league has been trending towards building facilities specific to its sport for many years now.
- Questions are circulating as to whether MLS misled San Antonio officials in regard to landing an expansion team. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Bexar County (Texas) Judge Nelson Wolff recently asked a local district attorney to investigate the matter. In 2015, MLS encouraged local San Antonio officials to purchase Toyota Field for $9 million and submit a bid for an expansion franchise. That purchase came "two years after Crew Chair Anthony Precourt had obtained the legal right to relocate the Crew to Austin." Wolff notes that he was told by MLS Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott in 2015 that the league "would not add both San Antonio and Austin as expansion cities," which is problematic now that the Columbus Crew seem likely to move to Austin. Precourt denies claims that the team reached an agreement to use University of Texas facilities starting in 2019. Since the two cities are so close together, it may be possible for a compromise to be reached so that soccer fans from both markets can enjoy "their" regional team.
Five Top Tech
1. We could soon be watching Esports competitions in the Winter Olympics. Last week in Switzerland, representatives of the Olympic movement met to discuss where Esports could fit into the Olympic picture. The move could become a landmark development for Esports as they continue to gain momentum on the global stage. Ubisoft Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Geoffroy Sardin said about the potential addition: "We're proud to be part of the Esports exhibition leading into the Winter Olympics that will provide fans with more ways to engage with the sports they love. We have been developing 'Steep Road to the Olympics' in close relation with the IOC and we are now looking forward to this competition." If the Olympic committee approves the addition of Esports into the most prestigious athletic competition in the world, the public outcry could be intense. Regardless of which side of the court you are on in terms of Esports being a sport or not, the worldwide increase in interest is changing the spectrum.
2. Facebook continues to look into making more investments into broadcasting sports on their platform. Facebook has been live streaming IPL soccer games, and could expand to other sports in the future. The potential broader entrance of Facebook into the sports streaming arena could be a cause of concern for both Amazon and YouTube, who agreed to large partnerships to stream live sports this year. Misha Sher, Vice President of Sports and Entertainment at MediaCom told SportTechie, "Facebook will almost certainly bid on major sports rights so it's a question of when rather than if. I believe it will happen in the next 12-18 months and it will disrupt the way these rights have traditionally been sold. I think the recent bid for the IPL rights is a clear indication of their ambition. Facebook will want to lead in disrupting this space and the upcoming Premier League rights will likely be their first bet." If Facebook expands its sports streaming realm, consumers will have a bevy of options to watch their favorite teams play every week. Whether it's the NFL, MLB, NBA, or other sports, Facebook could create a new problem for cable networks now struggling to not be left in the dust.
3. Game Four of the World Series brought Augmented Reality and traditional marketing into the fold at the same time. Before that game, Mastercard and MLB collaborated on a message that was read by Astros star shortstop Carlos Correa. The message encouraged fans in the park to donate to Stand Up To Cancer, another MLB partner. Mastercard's Executive Vice President of North American Marketing and Communication said of the gesture, "We're proud to come together with MLB, our cardholders and partners for the seventh consecutive year and advance SU2C's mission. It's truly special to thank baseball fans at the World Series through AR for their commitment towards the fight against cancer." Fans could see the message if they had the MLB Ballpark app, which encourages fans to use it to buy food, tickets in order to better help MLB teams build personalized database profiles. Teams are now able to collect more personal data than ever before thanks to features like the BallPark app, to be used in traditional partner marketing as well as their philanthropic ventures.
4. If you attended an MLB World Series game in Houston last week, you were treated to some of the greatest World Series action we have seen in a long time. Thanks to newly-installed 360 degree cameras, you could also see exactly where you were during each game. SportTechie describes the technology as the cameras take "multiple images thousands of times during a game, then pieces them together to create a giant 360-degree photo that shows in detail every person there. Fans can go online to find themselves and tag the photo on social media." With the new technology in place, the fan experience has been improved. And with a better fan experience, an organization builds trust. MLB knows that attending a World Series game can be a bucket list event, especially if your favorite team has advanced to the Fall Classic. While it doesn't seem like much more than just a picture of a person at a game, that 360-degree photo cements a lifelong memory for that fan.
5. For NBA Teams, every small advantage can go a long way over the course of an 82-game season. Accordingly, the Chicago Bulls are implementing a new way of tracking and analyzing their players' sleep patterns, and how they can affect play on the court. One change the team made after analyzing early data was moving their shootaround back one hour, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., in order to give players a few extra crucial minutes of rest. Chip Schaefer, Chicago Bulls Director of Sports Performance, said in a statement, "We felt there was enough data to collect at home. What we are looking at is particularly back to backs and late-night returns, what their sleep patterns were — not to be intrusive on them but rather to advise us and our coaching staff on the scheduling of practices and shootarounds and things like that. I think it'd be very helpful not only to the NBA but to the world of professional, elite sports in general." The Bulls could change the way the NBA evaluates player rest. This season in Chicago may not be great in terms of wins and losses, but the team is taking necessary steps to change the way their future players will be trained. Time will tell if the new-look Bulls will also be the well-rested Bulls.
Power of Sports 5
1. ESPN Opens Community Sports Facility in Bangalore. This week, as part of its global "safe spaces" initiative, ESPN representatives gathered with community leaders and local residents in Bangalore to celebrate the opening of a new multifunctional sports facility dedicated to the local community. The facility is the first of its kind to be built in Asia. The court was refurbished by members of the local community alongside ESPN and Disney employees. The facility will host several development programs focused on teaching the local youth valuable life-skills and empowering them to reach their full potential.
2. Los Angeles Chargers Helping Feed the Homeless. The Los Angeles Chargers are underwriting a new initiative to help serve 30,000 meals to people in need throughout the most underserved areas of Los Angeles. The initiative will be presented at Summit LA17, a local flagship ideas festival in downtown LA. Chargers owner and chairman Dean Spanos will be present at the event, along with Chargers offensive tackle Russell Okung, to help serve meals and to inspire others to take action.
The movement is being operated in conjunction with Robert Egger and the L.A. Kitchen, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reclaim local, healthy food that would otherwise be discarded and use it to provide healthy meals to local citizens in need. The groups participating in the movement hope that their efforts will inspire others across the country to follow in their footsteps and help feed those in need in their own city.
3. Anthony Rizzo Announced as Recipient of 2017 Roberto Clemente Award. Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was announced as this year's Roberto Clemente Award recipient before Game 3 of the World Series last week. The award is given out annually to the player who best represents Major League Baseball through a combination of extraordinary character, philanthropy, and community involvement.
The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation assists pediatric cancer patients and their families. Over the last five years, the foundation has contributed more than $4 million to programs that provide financial assistance to children and their parents. Earlier this year, the foundation also made a $3.5 million donation to the Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. Rizzo makes frequent trips to many of the hospitals across the city to visit with the children currently undergoing treatment. Rizzo was a five-time nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award before winning this season.
4. Former Raven Hosting Celebrity Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser. Former Baltimore Raven Matt Stover is hosting a Celebrity Cornhole Tournament at the Baltimore Museum of Industry to raise money for his Players Philanthropy Fund. Plenty of Baltimore's biggest celebrities are expected to attend the event on Monday night, including current Baltimore Ravens Justin Tucker, Brandon Carr, and Brandon Williams. Other athletes confirmed to be attending the event are Baltimore Oriole Mike Wright and lacrosse star Paul Rabil, among others. Tickets for the event are being sold for $75 and include tickets for dinner and a drink.
The Players Philanthropy Fund is a public charity that helps athletes, entertainers, and other philanthropists maximize their charitable giving while protecting their finances and reputation. Stover co-founded the organization alongside philanthropy expert Seth McDonnell after retiring from the NFL in 2011.
5. Saudi Arabia to Allow Women into Sports Stadiums. Beginning next year, Saudi Arabian women will be allowed to attend sporting events in stadiums in three of the country's major cities, according to a statement issued this week by the General Sport Authority. According to the report, families will soon be able to enter the stadiums in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. Saudi Arabia's governing body for sports has said that the preparations would begin immediately to get the three venues ready for the accommodation of families by early 2018. The selected stadiums are the homes of six teams in the Saudi Professional League. This decision is the latest in a series of changes aiming to give Saudi Arabian women more freedom. Last month, the country made a public decree announcing that women will be allowed to drive for the first time in history, beginning next June.


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About Our Walk
Join us, Kansas City to celebrate 30 years of Great Strides -- the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest national fundraising event -- on Saturday, May 12th at Theis Park in Kansas City, MO. Great Strides has supported the Foundation's mission to cure cystic fibrosis and raise awareness for this rare, genetic, life-shortening disease that makes it difficult to breathe and shortens lives.
Great Strides provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students, and colleagues to come together and make a difference in the lives of people with CF. The event harnesses the power of people with a shared vision and encourages collaboration, team building, and leadership, as we collectively take steps to find a cure
Registration is free, but walkers are encouraged to raise funds. Your support will help accelerate innovative research and drug development, as well as advance care and advocacy. Nearly every CF drug was made possible by the Foundation and because of funds raised from Great Strides, people with CF are living longer, healthier lives and pursuing their dreams.
We are working every day to build on this incredible momentum, and we won't stop until there is a cure for all people living with CF.
Sign up to walk in Great Strides today and join us as we take steps towards a cure.
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If you are looking for a care assistant to help you with general day-to-day living such as personal care or domestic services, then you can apply to your local authority for social care funding.
Currently, the Leicestershire County Council say that if you have more than £23,250 in savings and assets you'll have to pay the full cost of a care package. If you have less than £14,250 in savings and assetts then these will not be counted when they work out how much you will need to pay.
If you have savings and assets between £14,250 and £23,250, you will pay £1 towards your care for every £250 of your savings and assets.
When working out your income, they do not include most benefit allowances such as State Pension and State Credits, income from personal or occupational pension, the care part of the DLA, Attendance Allowance etc.
For more information on how they work it out, you can visit the Leicestershire County Council's website by clicking here.
If you qualify for funding after a financial assessment, then you will receive an amount of money towards your care. This is called a Personal Budget.
A Managed Budget is where the Local Authority will hold onto the money they will contribute and buy your care for you. Your care provider will invoice they local authority and then the local authority will invoice you for the balance.
The local authority will first do a financial assessment and also help you to decide on a care plan. 1st Choice can send a trained member of staff to assist you in this and help to agree a care package.
Once they have completed a financial assessment, then you will need to
A Direct Payment, formerly know as a cash payment, is where the Leicestershire County Council will pay some money towards your care based on a financial assessment and you will pay the balance. Both you or a dedicated person responsible for organising your care and the local authority will pay money directly into a dedicated bank account. You will then be invoiced by the care provider and the money will be taken out of your dedicated account.
There are a few ways you can set this up.
You, or the person responsible for organising your care, can arrange a new bank account that is used solely for funding your care. You will need to keep a record of the money that is coming in and out of this account to make sure that you have enough to pay for the cost of your care. This will then be reviewed periodically by the local auhtority and your care provider to make sure that you are getting the best service. You can also get your direct payment paid to a third-party person, carer or organisation that runs a payment service to set up and manage an account for you.
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Provider Managed Account (PMA)
With a Provider Managed Account, your Direct Payment will be paid directly to your care agency. The care agency can then manage a bank account for you and collect the money from the Local Authority and invoice you based on actual cost of care.
1st Choice Nursing and Care Services currently work with the local authority to setup Provider Managed Accounts.


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Seen in Resident Evil Zero as the Bravo Team helicopter co-pilot. Killed off early in the game Edward is seen later as a zombie where he will attack the player. He along with Forest Speyer were the mechanics of the team. Originally he was thought to be the one which Joseph Frost had found in the opening scene of the original Resident Evil when he found the hand which had a pistol in it. Though in the Remake it was shown that it wasn't his hand but another operative from the team Kevin Dooley who had had no previous mention prior to that. The player would later find him on the train to have been attacked by a pack of Cerberus and to me mortally wounded where he would tell the player that there are zombies and monsters in the forest. Then he would furthest die in front of the player only to be found later in the game where he would be found feasting on a dead passenger in his undead state. In 0 he was finally given a role as he had been the only player from the original Resident Evil which had been given no screen role.
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She's a long-time patient, and over the years, your professional relationship has developed a certain personal dimension. You treat her in her decline, refer her to palliative care and she passes away in a hospice. Should you attend her funeral? Or does this cross a professional line? It's a delicate question that hasn't been much examined in the medical literature.
In a recent opinion piece, a Melbourne-based anaesthetist looked back at her management of a patient with pancreatic cancer, who she helped "navigate the tortuous terrain of mortal illness". Dr Katrina Barber found herself a first-hand witness to the "raw emotion that spills over with the coming of death".
"I wondered whether it would be appropriate to attend the funeral of that patient. Even after the worst had happened, I didn't have the answer."
Although Dr Barber ultimately did go to the funeral, she points out that "the right course of action for one doctor may not be the correct course for another."
She notes that while the presence of a doctor may offer comfort to the patient's family, it could also "stir up problems rather than bring solace". It could invite anger or recriminations from the family who may blame the clinician for the loss of the patient's life. There may also be wider-ranging implications concerning patient confidentiality.
Given that this is a dilemma likely to be faced by most doctors, surprisingly little research has been done on doctors attending patient funerals. But one of the only recent studies on the subject is Australian. Researchers from the University of Adelaide carried out an anonymous survey of 437 doctors and found that most had attended at least one patient funeral. GPs were the most likely to have attended a funeral (71%), while surgeons (52%) and ICU specialists (22%) were the least likely.
Female doctors were more likely to have attended a patient funeral, and they were also more likely to do so out of grief for the patient's death rather than a sense of obligation. Women were also more open to crying at a funeral and discussing going to funerals with their colleagues. Young male doctors were the least likely to attend.
Study co-author Associate Professor Greg Crawford, who works in palliative medicine, said the benefits of attending a patient funeral may be twofold: "It's a practice that may help physicians deal with their emotions after a patient dies, and in turn it can also be of comfort for the patient's family," he said.
But he said there were differing views in medicine about its acceptability, with some doctors feeling it to be unprofessional and other feeling that their colleagues might disapprove of them.
"The medical community should ask itself whether funeral attendance needs to – and can – be addressed more openly, whether death and dying should be discussed more candidly among health professionals, and what effects these discussions may have on job satisfaction and on the mental health of medical practitioners," the study authors wrote.


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Games & Gambling
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Digital Badges in higher education
Literature: Role play
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|I'm curious what kind of light do you guys use
Me I get very little natural light in my room so I have a 4 foot sunleaves t5 50 watt 4 bulbs two red and 2 blue and two smaller lights one from bachmens another from Amazon the one from bachmens its a $50 bulb the one off Amazon is $24 99 and has mainly red and blue spectrum
In summer if all goes well I plan to have the plants outside eßsically the cacti
Feb 21, 2016 8:47 PM CST
|I use T5 grow light bulbs with 6500 k. They cost about $5 each for 48 inch tubes. I think they are called 'planet lights'.
Although red and blue light are used mostly by plants, they use all the other colors of the spectrum too. Except green. They don't use a lot of green.
The important part is getting a bulb with over 6000k.
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Just about this time six years ago, I told my dying father that his line would be carried on--I was pregnant with his first grandchild. He and my step-mother were the only two people (besides myself and hubby) that knew we were expecting. Now, it was early enough in my pregnancy that I didn't know if I would make it through the first trimester or not. Despite my own fear of loss and miscarriage (which clearly, thank heavens, didn't happen) I wanted my dad to know that I was pregnant. I couldn't be with him the last few days or even hours of his life. Honestly, I don't think I would have handled it very well. I like to think that I gave him one last gift of joy before he was gone from the earth.
I think about him everyday, most especially when I look at that first grandchild, Nathan. He likes black jelly beans best of all, like my dad. He is curious about everything, and wants to know how everything works, like my dad. I see him everywhere I look: food; baseball; politics; college sports; Charleston, S.C.; human and civil rights; films (most recently Moneyball); family. His spirit is here with me, in my heart, everyday. Sometimes it lives in Nathan, and now at times in Keira. But mostly, he is in my heart--telling me to speak up and speak out; to try new things; to be brave. And in my heart is where he shall stay.


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From the soft rumble of traffic that runs along the streets lined with rustic buildings, to the open friendliness of the people that live there, there is a charm to Chiang Mai that is hard to put into words and can only fully be understood by experiencing it for oneself. Chiang Mai is big enough to have enough on offer to keep young children entertained, without the hectic rush that comes with Bangkok. It is this that makes Chiang Mai the perfect place for families who want to experience a different culture, without being too far out of their comfort zone.
On arriving in Chiang Mai, we realised that Bear had caught chickenpox during our time in Bangkok and after speaking to a friend of ours who is a doctor and a local pharmacist, we knew he would be contagious for the first five days of our time in Chiang Mai. This meant that we had to alter our initial plans and keep Bear in the hotel we were staying. Thankfully we had chosen a wonderful accommodation, with a large outdoor area and plenty to keep him occupied.
Where to stay in Chiang Mai with young children
Gongkaew Chiang Mai Home is set in an idyllic setting, hidden away behind the rumbling streets of Chaing Mai. It is so serene in its surroundings, it is hard to imagine just minutes away lies the bustle of Chiang Mai's streets. The accommodation itself is split into two different types. The more basic, cheaper, hostel style accommodation comes complete with bunk beds, temperamental shower – and in our case – an array of ants in the bathroom to keep us company. The slightly more expensive, but much nicer accommodation is what we moved to for the later part of our stay. The apartment style accommodation comes complete with a fully functioning shower, larger room and a generally more comfortable stay. My advice would be to splash a bit of extra money for the apartment style room as the price doesn't actually vary too much, especially when booking it in person.
With birdsong surrounding you in the day and the chorus of frogs in the evening, there is a lot to keep children occupied at Gongkaew Chiang Mai Home. The boys loved exploring the complex looking for lizards, frogs, different birds and watched in awe as bats came out at dusk in search of food. The staff are incredibly helpful, books and games can be found in the communal area, toast, tea and coffee are available in the day and each morning a free breakfast is on offer as well, which was perfect for the times we wanted to just mooch about the complex rather than venturing out. We absolutely loved our stay and would really recommend checking out Gongkaew Chiang Mai Home if visiting Chiang Mai with young children. We wouldn't hesitate to stay there again.
Where to eat in Chiang Mai
Merely minutes from Gongkaew Chiang Mai Home are a number of different restaurants. Turning right out of the complex, you will find yourself on a main road lined with a coffee shop, different restaurants, a smoothie bar and a mini supermarket. Turning left out of the complex you will find a number of smaller, more intimate restaurants, a coffee shop, laundrettes and further along another main road. Turning left again on this main road will bring to another set of shops, restaurants and side roads harbouring hidden gems. We visited a number of different restaurants in this area during our time in Chiang Mai and I just had to share some of our favourites.
House kitchen
This is a low budget, family run restaurant that has a wonderful, relaxed atmosphere. There is a lot of traditional thai dishes, but also a selection of pastas, which are great for fussier eaters.
Tikky Cafe
Tikky cafe is a great place to stop by for a fresh coconut, an amazing fruit platter and some great traditional thai food. The staff are incredibly friendly, welcoming and make the effort to make dining with children that bit easier by providing smaller bowls for little ones. I highly recommend the cashew chicken, it is quite possibly the best I've ever eaten!
Teng Nueng
This is a quirky restaurant that serves some amazing food at a really cheap price. In the centre of the restaurant is a little, rectangular fish pond that you step over to get to the back of the restaurant. This provides a great distraction for little ones while waiting for food and makes for a quirky dining experience.
Dusit D2
This is an open air restaurant near the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar. It is quite expensive for Chiang Mai, but is the perfect stop for some cocktails over dinner. The service is brilliant and with it being so close to the market place is a great place to stop after a busy evening of shopping.
Street Food
While exploring Chiang Mai, you will notice a number of different street food venders. We love trying the local food, it was generally incredibly cheap and everything tasted delicious. The boys loved choosing their food and paying for it themselves, which added to the experience.
Things to do in Chiang Mai
As Bear was quite poorly with chickenpox at the beginning of our stay in Chiang Mai we spent a lot of time in the hotel and so myself and Mr. C decided to take in turns to do a half day excursion. Mr. C set off on a bike tour of Chiang Mai city and I went to a meditation retreat morning. It was much needed time out of the hotel and kept our cabin fever at bay until Bear was feeling better and could come exploring with us.
Half day Chiang Mai experience (on bicycle)
The morning starts by loading up at the office in the centre of Chiang Mai, preparing for the day. The tour takes you on a journey around a couple of Chiang Mai's temples and the lesser known ruins, which tend to be quieter than Chiang Mai's tourism hotspots. The guide talks you through each location and the history behind it, before taking the group to a local market to buy a snack after the long bike ride around the city. This is a great way of exploring the city in a slightly unusual way, with insiders knowledge of these beautiful buildings.
Half day meditation retreat
The day begins with a hotel pick up and a short drive to a flower stall to buy our gift to Buddha. The guide then drives the group further into the mountains to a temple nestled next to a waterfall. The guide then teaches the group seated, standing and walking meditation. Following on from the meditation, the group is taken to place of worship and shown how to pay respect to Buddha. The tour finishes with a drop of back at the hotel, while the guide discusses Buddhism with the tour group. This was such a wonderful experience and something that made me realise how much of the day to day I miss by moving from point A to point B without taking in things around me.
Elephant Freedom Day with The Elephant Nature Park
By the end of the week Bear was feeling much better and we were able to go on our Elephant Freedom day with the Elephant Nature Park. After being collected from our hotel we were taken into the mountains to meet with some local elephant owners who have joined The Elephant Nature Park in their 'saddles off' project. We were able to feed, bath and trek with the elephants, which was an incredibly humbling experience and the highlight of our time in Chiang Mai. If you find yourself in Chiang Mai, definitely look at what The Elephant Nature Park has to offer, as it is a wonderful experience and one we will remember for a lifetime.
Visiting Temples and coffee shops
One of our favourite days in Chiang Mai was our day wandering the streets close to our hotel, visiting the local temples and stopping in at coffee shops for tea and cake in-between each temple. It was such a relaxed day and doing it ourselves meant that we could go at our own pace, with our own breaks. The monks in the temples were really welcoming and each one showed the boys something different, from allowing the boys to watch people in worship to inviting them to ring the temple gong and showing them the fish in the pond. It was such a wonderful experience and an amazing way to introduce the boys to a religion different to our own.
Chiang Mai Night Bazaar
During out time in Chiang Mai, we took a few evening trips to the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar. The stalls started setting up around 3pm, but we aimed to get there around 6pm as that was when most of the stalls were already set up, but it was still relatively quiet. The boys loved meandering down the street and looking at all of the colourful items for sale and we picked up some new clothes for bargain prices. It is expected that people will barter on the price, so the seller will always quote a high price to begin with. Bartering is all part of the fun when it comes to visiting the bustling market, but do keep in mind that the average Thai wage is a lot lower than the average wage in the United Kingdom and to be mindful not to knock the price down too low when bartering.
Arts and Culture Festival
During an evening stroll looking for food, we stumbled upon the Arts and Culture Festival. The festival had a centre stage, where a variety of different performances took place throughout the evening including; traditional Thai dances, an acting performance and an acoustic singer. It was such a great atmosphere and the whole festival was set up for children, with faceprinting, crafts and a sandpit. The boys had such a great time at the festival and it was the perfect way to end our time in Chiang Mai.
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