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Thursday, 23 December 2010

Photos Bethelehem - the wall

The graffiti on the wall in Bethlehem is different from in Jerusalem. It's got a different feel to it. More touristy perhaps? Maybe more commercial. This stretch of wall has been canvas for various famous and underground artists to showcase their work and give their own perspective on the situation. It is most definitely one of Bethlehem's tourist attractions.

Just as relevant and thought provoking but more organized and polished I suppose.

Here are a few examples of larger, more well known art projects on the wall:

Santa's Ghetto

The Wall Lounge & Restaurant

The bits that caught my eye:

This is the latest addition to the wall and was painted by children from around Bethelehem and the Aida refugee camp as part of a project by UK photo journalist William Parry. Images of this and the children drawing it were projected onto landmark buildings in London throughout the Christmas period. Images also included the daily difficulties that Palestinians experience.

I have no idea what super penguin represents, but it was sufficiently random to merit a photo

One day I will put a piece of this wall on the shelf in my living room

USAID has many projects in the West Bank and there's hundreds of signs around in this format extolling its virtues.

Banksy - this one isn't on the wall itself but close by.

Some of you may be familiar with Handala, the little boy who features in Palestinian political cartoonist Naji Al Ali's work; the symbolism of this picture renders me speechless.

Photos Bethelehem - out & about

Bethlehem was described by one of my colleagues as a cleaner, more liberal version of Nablus with less falafel.

Maybe he wasn't too far off.

We went the week before Christmas and were surprised to see it still fairly quiet and not actually all that Christmassy. This is putting aside the many shops selling a host of statuettes and a wide variety of religiously inclined household goods.

Admittedly, we may have had some fairly unrealistic expectations. It would not be far off to say that, for us, traffic stopping processions of praying nuns, long robed monks stopping at a corner store for shawarmas or crazed religious pilgrims bewailing society's departure from The Path would have seemed completely natural.

It is, after all,the birthplace of Jesus.

Being that as it may - it was not the case.

There were, however, large groups of non crazed pilgrims arriving by the bus load. They were mostly Nigerian tourist groups with a few Italian and Korean groups hanging about as well.

The Church of Nativity, built over the cave Jesus is believed to have been born in, wandering around Manger Square and visiting the wall were all we had time for that day but I'd say it's definitely worth another visit to get to know the actual city.

The old Roman and Ottoman architecture of the city reflect sunlight off large picturesque buildings. There are spires everywhere and the cobbled streets leading off Manger Square into the market transport you to a place of total whimsy in your head.

Below are pictures of the city itself, the Church of Nativity and a nativity museum which featured nativity scenes from around the world.

The city

The church:

The entrance to the church; the aptly named door of humility. It's only about 4 feet high.

the staircase leading you down to Jesus's birthspot

The spot where Jesus was born

A deserted room in the church that we stumbled on by mistake. The many layers of building that have taken place over the centuries show through the cracks.

Within this spire is a winding staircase.

Nativity scenes

A life size scene from China

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Chapter 26 Hebron - part 3: last man standing

Coming out of the mosque I walk up to my friends feeling a bit disconnected. The feeling soon wears off as we walk back up Shuhada Street and back to the Arab section.

We are looking for the keffiyeh factory. Most keffiyehs are manufactured in Jordan or China and there is only one source for Palestinian made keffiyehs. The Hirbawi Textile Factory in Hebron.

After much direction getting and a futile attempt at persuading the friendly Palestinian police to take us in their police vans, we pile into taxis and find ourselves at the door of a large warehouse room.

It is dark, a little damp and very bare. Large, rusty machines that look about a hundred years old are whirring along noisily in rows at the far end. Two old men work in the factory; walking around and checking up on the machines.

Keffiyehs of all colors are in various stages of production on the machines. The slingshot loom systems shoot back and forth at finger snapping speeds. We wander around lost in it all.

The mass production of keffiyehs has resulted in what feels like a dilution of its symbolism.

In the UK, every other person’s got a keffiyeh, tie-dyed red, green or yellow and purchased from Diesel or Camden Market, which they understand only as a fashionable item of clothing.

Even those who are aware of its roots cannot be aware that by purchasing non Palestinian manufactured scarves they are actually contributing to the dwindling of the Palestinian keffeiyeh industry.

The last remaining factory; the factory that practically clothed the second intifada.

Inside, in the small office room, the walls are lined with shelves and plastic encased keffiyehs. The men are very friendly and take great joy in our interest in the factory.

They are not in it for the money. Anyway they’re not much over breaking even at the end of the month. They feel it is their duty to continue, to maintain the authenticity of the symbol.


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Saturday, October 9, 2010

French w/ China Glaze Liquid Leather and Holo

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  1. I love it! I'm still so jealous that you can do a perfect French manicure!!! I love the holo top coat. I must use mine more.


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Guest lecture on Anthropocene theme given at University of Oslo

On Thursday February 23rd I gave a guest-lecture at University of Oslo´s Department of criminology and sociology of low, in the eco-criminology master course KRIM2920. I spoke about the human empire, man´s global ecological hierarchy in the Anthropocene. There were around 7 students present.

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Thoughts on… wearable technology

I haven’t “broadcasted” this widely yet, but I am a participant in the 1st Dress/Sense Competition (2014), which is taking place over three Saturdays (separated by two weeks each). The competition brings together computer scientists, electrical engineers / engineering designers, medics, fashion designers – most are university students (either undergraduate or postgraduate). It also brings in quite a few school children (the youngest being 12 years old). The idea of the competition is to bring these people together, forming small teams, to brain storm and create prototypes of wearable technology for the health reasons, and they have to be comfortable and fashionable. It could be for the purpose of diagnosis, or improving the wellbeing of sufferers of particular diseases, or anything else. It could be physical or psychological health, or both. There is a secondary aim, and that is to ensure costs of the item is minimal, allowing us to provide welfare for sufferers without excessive bills or taxes. We are therefore using things like the LilyPad Arduino.

This is exactly the kind of competition I like, it is co-operative rather than violently competitive, it has a grand vision for the benefit of humanity, and it brings together people of different ages and with different backgrounds to innovate.

We need more of this humanity co-operation in life, not just for healthcare innovation (or tech innovation in general) but for other areas too – politics, education, sustainable energy, urban living, rural living, everything! I want our prime ministers and our presidents to start talking about co-operation, start talking about true community, start publicly talking with those co-operating, and talking with those in communities, and start being part of co-operating communities themselves.

Anyway, I digress. I’m attending this competition to give my knowledge of computer science (particularly artificial intelligence, but probably also a lot of programming knowledge), along with my own personal interests in cardiac health and also future of humanity. We’ve already done one Saturday, and we are due to formulate teams and ideas in the next Saturday. I am enjoying it immensely.


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Luft dances around Oscar auction inquiries

GOOD MORNING: The plot thickens. This would make for a mini-series, or mebbe an entire season’s dramatic series, titled “Who REALLY Has Judy Garland’s Oscar?” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apparently didn’t believe Sid Luft when he told me (June 6) “I am innocent — I do not have Judy Garland’s Oscar — the original or the replacement.” (The latter’s in Lorna Luft’s bank vault where she says it will remain). So the Acad’s law firm rep (a private eye) plus an appraiser met with Sid Luft in person at the Bank of America in Century City to identify people involved in the sale of the Oscar, namely Luft and memorabilia dealer Marcia Tysseling of Star Wares. The Acad says Luft was there because he thought he had a buyer to pay more than $1 million for the statuette. The Acad’s attorney Joel Thvedt says the appraiser verified the Oscar and Luft and Tysseling were served with temporary restraining orders to prevent the sale … The only problem is that Luft says he didn’t bring any Oscar to the meeting — he didn’t know of Tysseling until that meeting and that he didn’t have any Oscar. So what did you bring, Sid? “I can’t tell you — but I will when the time is ripe.” So why were you there, Sid? “I was told I was to meet a heavy profile director and heavy producer.” In the bank? And what did you bring with you? “I will tell at the next court hearing.” But Thvedt, of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, in support of its order to show cause of preliminary injunction against Luft (and Nate Saunders of Nate’s Autographs) filed a declaration from Jerome Adamo, the private investigator at the Thursday meeting in the Bank of America. It states in part that Luft, there with an associate, “John,” showed him and an appraiser, Richard Ruskin, a half-sized “Oscar” statuette awarded to Judy Garland. “Also offered for sale were 1948 and 1949 high school yearbooks signed by James Dean, a full suit of clothing worn by James Stewart in ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,’ an ‘Oscar’ statuette presented for the movie ‘Dodsworth,’ and a prototype of the hat worn by the Wicked Witch of the West in ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ ” The declaration further states that the (certified) appraiser “examined the Garland ‘Oscar’ for approximately three to four minutes. After he examined the ‘Oscar’ he stated that it to the best of his knowledge it was genuine.” Following this “act,” investigator Adamo said, ” ‘I am here under false pretenses.’ I said I was there on behalf of the Academy and I handed to Luft, in an envelope, a temporary restraining order and order to show cause.” He ditto’d to Tysseling. Adamo also states “Luft demanded to know who I was. … When I identified myself as an employee of 7-W Investigations and Diamond Management and a private investigator, Luft told me to ‘shove the papers up my ass.’ ” All parties will have it out Sept. 13 in Dept. 85, Superior Court, when Luft may say what else he had in that bag. And, oh yes, Luft says he may sue the Academy for “abusive process.” I don’t think we’ll see this story on “The Practice.” Or will we, David E. Kelley?

IT’S RARE THAT BILLY WILDER will comment — positively — on any of his films, but maybe he’s mellowing — at the age of 94. Frank Darabont arranged for a screening Friday for Wilder of his “Sunset Boulevard ” on its 50th anni. Paramount struck a new print and the Egyptian donated the theater for the screening. Billy told me he thought it was very good — “for 50 years ago.” But I started reciting some of his choice lines — and he quickly picked up with Gloria Swanson’s classic: “I AM big, it’s the pictures that got small! We didn’t need dialogue, we had faces.” “Stalag 17″ used to be Darabont’s favorite Wilder pic, but after seeing ‘Sunset Blvd.” again, he admits, “I may have to revise that now!” Wilder doesn’t get out much these days, but will accept Cameron Crowe’s invite to see his autobiographical pic “Almost Famous.” Crowe, you recall, also authored “Conversations With Wilder” … “I owe a lot to you,” docu producer Ron Frank flatteringly informed me. It seems, back on April 29, 1999, I noted here that Hollywood Bowl Orchestra principal conductor John Mauceri would world premiere Kurt Weill’s “Eternal Road,” about the coming of the Holocaust in Chemnitz, Germany, when he discovered that city had its own Krystalnacht, Nov. 9, 1938, the same night as in Berlin. There were 3,000 Jews living there before the war, 30 after — and no synagogue. His concert would raise funds for a new temple. Producer Frank’s family had escaped from Chemnitz — and were among those invited back by the city’s mayor for the memorable Weill concert by Mauceri. Frank decided to film a docu showing not only the premiere, but the story of those survivors who returned to see it and the city they had left behind more than 60 years earlier. He found home movies of those early days in an attic. Docu is a combined story of their return and that of Weill, also an exile. The docu, “The Eternal Road: Encounter With the Past” airs on PBS, debuting Oct. 5 on WNET New York. But first, a special screening Sept. 25 at the German Information Center, across from the U.N. … On another note, Jerry Vale will grand marshal the traditional Feast of St. Gennaro Procession Sept. 19 in N.Y.’s Little Italy. Vale’s real name is Genaro Vitaliano. And you can find out more about Vale’s 50 years in showbiz in his book, “Jerry Vale, A Singer’s Life.”

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Collection Ahold Art Foundation

Ahold is an international retailing group based in the Netherlands, with strong local consumer brands in Europe and the United States.
Our foundation is selling great food and supermarkets are our core business. We also operate other formats and channels so that our customers can shop whenever and wherever is most convenient for them.
Our vision is to offer all of our stakeholders - our customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, and the communities we serve - better choice, better value, better life, every day. We are committed to acting responsibly in all that we do.

The Ahold Art Foundation collects contemporary art on a modest scale since the late nineties. From the year 2000 there is a focus on sculptures that are being exposed in the galleries of the head office of Ahold Europe in Zaandam. The collection policy aims for diversity in artists and materials. The materiality of artworks appeals to the senses. The artworks are often related to man and his daily environment.

The Ahold Art Foundation wants to stimulate contemporary art and increase the awareness and accessibility of art. It does so by purchasing artworks, giving assignments to living artists and exposing artworks for the public. The activities of the Ahold Foundation are aimed to integrate the artcollection in the corporate culture of Ahold.

The collection has been started in 1987 when Albert Heijn celebrates its 100th anniversary. 25 artists were selected and given an assignment to make a series of four works based on the theme 'Daily life'. All works were exhibited in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and employees were invited to choose a work of their own. After years of collecting art for the newly built head offices of Ahold and Albert Heijn the Ahold Art Foundation was founded in 1999 which gave the collection an autonomous status.

From the collection
Heringa van Kalsbeek

Untitled, 2008
mixed media
130 x 110 x 85 cm

Collections May 31, 2015
All! Imitate! Act!
Collections January 31, 2014
Marcel Wanders in het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Ahold expositiesponsor
Collections May 30, 2013
Guilty van Sylvie Zijlmans uitgeleend aan museum het Valkhof
Ahold Kunst Stichting
Collections May 3, 2013
Aernout Mik in Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Ahold expositiesponsor
In summary

Collection title
Collection Ahold Art Foundation

Wende Wallert

Head office

Art collection locations
Head offices of Ahold and Ahold Europe in Zaandam, Amsterdam, Geneva and Brussels.

Number of art works
About 650

Launch year

paintings, photos, drawings, graphic art, sculptures and installations

Focus of collection
Contemporary art in the Netherlands.

Guided tours
On request.

Art collection website

-Nicole Koek (red.), De Collectie. Ahold Kunst Stichting, Zaandam, 1998
-Pierre Jansen, Het dagelijks leven. 100 jaar Albert Heijn, Zaandam, 1987

Ahold is supporting the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

Works on loan
-Tom Claassen, Untitled, 'TOM CLAASSEN' Kunsthal Kade, 2010
-Eja Siepman van den Berg, De Stap, 'Ons soort mensen' Kunstkapel Zuidas Amsterdam, 2010
-Sjoerd Buisman, Phyllotaxis groep, Den Haag Sculptuur, 2005
-Peer Veneman, Atufal, 'Out of Africa', Cobra Museum Amstelveen, 2004-2005


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Sunday, July 15, 2012

BBQ Chickpea Burgers

I always have trouble finding the perfect vegan (and gluten free) veggie burger recipe.  I know many of you out there have the same problem.

Vegan veggie burger recipes are notorious for making patties that don’t stick together well.  When I saw this recipe (@OhSheGlows) for burgers with a chickpea base I was curious as to how they would hold up.  For as many times as I’ve made falafel (and for the record, I LOVE to eat falafel), it has never occurred to me that making a veggie burger with a base of chickpeas (and rice) just might work.  The verdict: it does!

Because it has been so hot lately, I’m totally a fan of any recipe that allows me to make a big ol’ batch of somethin’ that can be stored in the fridge for a few days.  I tend to snack a lot throughout the day so it’s always nice to have something with a decent amount of protein and fiber to grab instead of tortilla chips or some other nutritionally flimsy snack.

I only used half a jalapeno because I’m not too fond of spicy things, but did want a little bit of the flavor that jalapenos contribute.  I also substituted grated zucchini for the red bell pepper.  I like to eat these pretty simply; wrapping them up in a huge romaine lettuce leaf, perhaps with a small dab of BBQ sauce, hummus, or just as is.

  • 1 cup dry/uncooked chickpeas (or 2 & 1/4 cups cooked chickpeas)
  • 1/2 cup dry brown rice (or 1 & 1/4 cup cooked rice)
  • 3 tbsp sunflower seeds
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup grated zucchini
  • ½ - 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion, diced
  • 1 small carrot, grated
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
  • 1/2 cup GF breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp ground flax
  • Fine grain sea salt, to taste (I used 1 tsp)
For dry chickpeas: Soak overnight (or at least 12 hours) in a large bowl filled with water. The next day, drain and rinse chickpeas well. Place chickpeas in medium-sized pot with plenty of water (I don't really measure). Bring water to a boil, lower heat, then cover and allow to simmer for about 1 hour. At this point, chickpeas should be tender and you can let some cool down and test them out. Drain and rinse. Allow to cool (at least 15 minutes) before using.

Cook that rice: Bring 1 cup of filtered water to a boil in medium saucepan. Add 1/2 cup dry brown rice. I also add about 1/4 of a veggie bouillon cube. Reduce heat to low. Cover. Simmer on low for about 30 minutes, or until most of the water is absorbed. Turn off heat and let sit (covered) for 10 minutes.
  1. Chop/grate vegetables. Place all veggies together in large bowl and add half the salt (or about 1/2 tsp.).
  2. If using canned chickpeas, drain and rinse now.
  3. Add parsley to food processor and chop until fine. Add chickpeas and cooked rice to food processor and pulse until coarsely ground (be careful not to process too much, it will be too mushy and leave you with sloppy patties)!
  4. Add the parsley, chickpeas, and rice mixture to the bowl with veggies. Mix well.
  5. Now, stir in the sunflower seeds, BBQ sauce, breadcrumbs, and flax meal. Add the other 1/2 tsp. of salt, or to taste.
  6. Preheat non-stick skillet over med-high heat.
  7. Form patties and cook on skillet about 5 minutes for each side, or until browned. I forget exactly how many this recipe made, but it was at least 8. I like mine on the thinner side, however.

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Valentine's Day: Raw Kale Salad, Spaghetti & Heart-Shaped Meatballs, Tiramisu, & Caprese Martinis

Below are my recipes for a complete Valentine's Day meal. Romance your love with this tasty, cruelty-free dinner!

Raw Kale Salad

I love the raw kale salad at Whole Foods. I may, in fact, be obsessed with it. This is my recreation of it and it tasted just like it!

* Prep Time: 5 minutes
* Cook Time: 5 minutes
* Ingredients:

  • 1/2 bunch kale, washed, cut
  • 2 tbsp dried cranberries
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1/2 medium tomato, diced, optional
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
* Recipe:
  1. Divide the cut kale into two salad bowls.
  2. Top each bowl with 1 tbsp cranberries and 1 tbsp pine nuts. Add half the tomatoes to each bowl (optional).
  3. In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  4. Add more olive oil or lemon juice to taste, if desired.
  5. Top the salad with the dressing. Enjoy!
Spaghetti & Heart-Shaped Meatballs

* Prep Time: 10 minutes
* Cook Time: 30 minutes
* Ingredients (for pasta sauce):
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • salt, heavy pinch
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 1 tbsp fresh basil, chiffonade
  • 3 fresh medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 cup red wine*
  • 1 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes with herbs
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • pepper, to taste
* Ingredients (for meatballs):
  • 2 packages Upton's Naturals ground beef style seitan, crumbled*
  • 1/3 cup yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1 tbsp vegan Parmesan*
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 "egg" Ener-G egg replacer (follow according to box directions)*
  • 1/3 cup Italian style bread crumbs*
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, for frying, add more if needed
* Ingredients (for pasta):
  • 6 oz. spaghetti, cooked by box instructions
  • fresh Italian parsley, to top
  • fresh basil, to top
  • vegan Parmesan cheese, to top

* Recipe (for pasta sauce):
  1. Sautee the onions and garlic in the olive oil and salt until the onions have sweat.
  2. Add the diced fresh tomatoes, thyme, basil, and wine. Cook down until wine is reduced to half. This step may take about twenty minutes.
  3. Lastly, add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and pepper. Simmer for about ten minutes.
* Recipe (for meatballs):
  1. Combine the first 11 ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a medium pan.
  3. While the oil is heating, shape the meatballs into heart-shapes.
  4. On a plate, add the bread crumbs. Roll the meatballs in the bread crumbs.
  5. Cook in the skillet until golden brown.
* Recipe (for pasta):
  1. To assemble, place cooked pasta on a plate. Top with the sauce and meatballs.
  2. Add the parsley, basil, and Parmesan to the pasta plate. Buon appetito!
* Note: Make sure your red wine is vegan on Barnivore. I used Our Daily Red organic, vegan red wine. Upton's Naturals is a local Chicago seitan company. They sell their faux meats here in Chicagoland. You could use other seitan-style meat crumbles such as Boca Ground Crumbles,Gimme Lean Sausage by Lightlife, or Yves Meatless Ground Round Original. Vegan Parmesan brand I use is Galaxy topping. Ener-G is an egg replacer one can find in the baking area of health food stores. There are other means of egg replacing such as using apple sauce. For the bread crumbs, make sure to check they are vegan. Oftentimes, they will contain dairy. I used the Whole Foods brand, 365.

* Prep Time: 15 minutes
* Cook Time: 20 minutes
* Ingredients (for lady fingers):
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup white sugar*
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup almond milk*
  • 2 tbsp soy butter, melted*
  • 3 "egg" Ener-G egg replacer (follow box instructions)*
* Ingredients (for custard filling):
  • 1 8 oz. container vegan cream cheese*
  • 1/2 cup vegan sour cream*
  • 1/4 cup almond milk
  • 1/4 cup amaretto
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp agave nectar*
  • 2 tsp cornstarch (mixed with 2 tbsp water)
* Ingredients (for coffee mixture):
  • 1/2 cup espresso*
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Grand Mariner
* Ingredients (for topping):
  • cocoa powder, to dust
  • powdered sugar, to dust
  • shaved dark vegan chocolate, to top
* Recipe (for lady fingers):
  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Combine wet ingredients in another small bowl.
  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well. Make sure no lumps are in the batter.
  4. In an oiled medium baking dish, add the batter in a level fashion.
  5. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden and a toothpick can come out clean from the center of the cake.
* Recipe (for custard filling):
  1. Combine all the ingredients except for the cornstarch mixture. Whisk together until no lumps are found.
  2. In a small pot, add the custard mixture and heat on medium heat. When it starts to boil, add the cornstarch mixture.
  3. Turn to low to medium heat and cook for about five minutes. It should look rather thick (rather than runny).
  4. Set aside until needed for building process.
* Recipe (for coffee mixture):
  1. Combine freshly made espresso with Grand Mariner.
* Recipe (for building):
  1. Using a round cookie cutter (or a round form), cut out circles from the lady finger cake.
  2. Dip each circle in the coffee mixture on both sides of the cake.
  3. Place one circle on a plate. Top with the custard mixture.
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 two more times.
  5. Once done adding custard to the last cake piece, top the tiramisu with cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and shaved chocolate.
* Note: Make sure all the sugar in this recipe is vegan. You can find marked vegan sugar at health food stores. I used almond milk, though feel free to use any non-dairy milk. For soy butter, I used Bestlife which I found at my local Jewel. Ener-G is an egg replacer one can find in the baking area of health food stores. There are other means of egg replacing such as using apple sauce. For vegan cream cheese, I used Follow Your Heart brand. The sour cream was Tofutti brand. Agave nectar is a natural sweetener used to replace honey. One can find it near the honey in the green/organic/natural section of your grocery. I have an espresso maker, so I just made my espresso for this. They do make powdered espresso that I'm sure you could add water to. It would be in the baking section of your grocer.

 Caprese Martinis

* Prep Time: 6-12 hours
* Cook Time: 20 minutes
* Ingredients:
  • 1/2 pound tomatoes, sliced 1/4 in. thick
  • 3/4 cup vodka
  • kosher salt
  • 8 grape tomatoes
  • 1 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/3 bunch fresh basil
  • 4 small vegan mozzarella balls*
* Recipe:
  1. Put tomato slices in a large glass container or pitcher. Add the vodka (make sure it covers the tomatoes) and a pinch of salt. Let infuse for 6-12 hours at room temperature. Strain the vodka, then chill until ready to serve.
  2. Meanwhile, prick the grape tomatoes with a skewer (or toothpick); toss with the balsamic vinegar in a bowl and marinate for 4 hours at room temperature.
  3. Drain the grape tomatoes, reserving the vinegar. Bring the vinegar to a boil in a nonreactive saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until syrupy, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
  4. For each drink, drizzle some balsamic syrup into the bottom of a chilled martini glass. Muddle 2 to 3 basil leaves with a splash of tomato-infused vodka in a cocktail shaker. Add another 1 1/2 oz. tomato-infused vodka and 1 cup of ice; shake and strain into the glass. Skewer 2 marinated grape tomatoes, 2 basil leaves, and a mozzarella ball on a cocktail pick (or toothpick) and set in martini.
* Note: The caprese martini recipe was taken from Food Network Magazine March 2011 edition. To spare some time, one could just add squeezed tomatoes to the vodka instead of infusing. For the mozzarella balls, I used Soy Kaas as it is easy to form into a ball because of its texture.

Heather (Where's the Beach) said...

Wow, what a great looking meal. I love love love tiramisu.

Chris Foresman said...

There's a tomato infused vodka you can buy—it's organic so I assume vegan—though I don't remember the brand name. I've seen it a Vas Foremost in Logan Square and at the Lincoln Park Whole Foods.

Miss Lexy said...

I've seen that tomato vodka at WF as well! Thanks for mentioning it. :]

Betsy said...

The entire meal looks gorgeous, I am especially enthused over the salad though. It looked absolutely perfect!

Miss Lexy said...

I LOVE kale in all forms. This salad is amazing. I am obsessed. haha

schamton said...

"vegan parmesan cheese" the pasta looks really good, but i'm curious about this cheese... what is it really? it doesn't have any milk?

Miss Lexy said...

Ah, I forgot to link the brand on that post. The Parmesan is from a brand called Galaxy topping (which I find to be the best brand - there are a couple out there).

schamton said...

seems expensive to be a vegan :/

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Finding a plumber you can trust is often a difficult task, and it isn’t made any easier with that leak that just sprung up. Scouring review websites isn’t an easy task either, especially with the growing concern of many small businesses faking their reviews. Remember that anyone can build a website, and a nice website doesn’t necessarily translate into a qualified plumber.

Would you rather hire the plumber who spends more on marketing, or the master plumber with decades of experience?

CNN has a piece on How to Hire a Qualified Plumber, and goes over the importance of hiring a licensed plumber. Overall, avoid the so-called “Craigslist Handyman,” which can often cost you a lot more in the long run… and make to hire a plumber who is licensed, bonded, and insured.

Location, Location, Location (and dispatch times).

If a pipe busts and you have water leaking onto your floors, do you think you should waste time scouring reviews and reading the “about” pages of on various plumbers websites? If your $10,000 hardwood floors are on the line you need to find the best, and closest plumber who can dispatch immediately… a plumber that can get there 30 minutes earlier can save you thousands of dollars.

So who are the best plumbers in Las Vegas?

We’ve further broken this list down for your convenience, to help you find the plumber closest to you. As always, be sure to give them a call and ask for a quote. Be weary of any Vegas plumbing companies who dance around the quote, it could be a sign of hidden fees.

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1. Dino’s Plumbing – This is actually the only plumbing company in Las Vegas who scored perfect on both Google+ and Yelp. Notching a perfect 5 stars on both sites. They’re located in Summerlin and, dispatch from Henderson as well. They specialize in everything from commercial plumbing, to residential, including water softeners and heaters.

Henderson Plumber

2. Pure Plumbing – Pure Plumbing scores a perfect score on the Henderson side, with 26 perfect 5-star reviews. As all good plumbing companies do, they offer free estimates and offer emergency plumbing services. Their current promotion is $89 to snake and drain and residential drain.

Spring Valley Plumber

3. AllAces Plumbing – All Aces scores the perfect review crown for Spring Valley, and they also dispatch out of Pahrump if you happen to live out there (I don’t know why).

North Las Vegas Plumber

4. I hate sending referrals to giant corporations, but if you’re in North LV, RotoRooters is probably your best bet as other companies who were reviewed in that area did not fare too well.

Southeast, SW, and Centennial

5. While there wasn’t a specific plumber that stood out in these areas. Number One Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning are centrally located in Las Vegas and were fairly well ranked all around.

We advise you to check the reviews of the companies listed in this post, as companies evolve, management changes, etc. can happen. If you have a plumbing emergency, feel free to give each a call and ask for a quote.

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Sunday, 25 January 2015

The scream test revisited

I wrote an article for The Telegraph last week about the public health lobby's 'scream test' and the real motives behind plain packaging.

So much for evidence. With every indicator showing that plain packaging in Australia has been, at best, a damp squib, the campaign for this risible policy was won with the one oft-repeated question: "Why would the tobacco industry spend so much time and money lobbying against plain packaging if it didn’t work?"

Do read the rest.

Christopher Snowdon said...

Interesting. Expecially fascinating how fast the commentators are in pointing out that you are an evil tobacco-industry-funded right-wing overly bad person.

I am wondering - I live near Nuremberg, Germany and usually do not buy my cigarettes in Germany as it's far cheaper to spend a nice weekend in the Czech Republic and bring a few cartons - it's financially solid:

In Germany a pack is 5,40€ for 19, i.e. 28,42ct/cigarette

In CZ a pack is 82 CZK (Marlboro Gold softpacks for my wife) and 74 CZK for my Philip Morris, containing 20, thus averaging 3,90 CZK per cigarette or 14,18ct/cigarette. Bringing 4 cartons each, that makes savings of 1.600 cigarettes x 14,24ct each = 256.32€. That's gas plus 2 nights in a nice 5* Hotel in Prague plus two nice dinners and a visit to the opera if you like (dinner & opera is dirt cheap in CZ).

Now, what I am wondering as Britons are obviously living on an island and may not have heard about Ryanair, but let's do the calculation for the UK.

Marlboros are £9,00 at Sainsbury's, thats 45p/cigarette.

The Czech Marlboros are 11.3p (let's make that 12 for flating exchange rate.

Bringing 4 cartons will save you £264,00.

Ryanair will get you to Prague for about £40 from London and around £100 from Dublin, Easyjet will take about the same from Manchester, Bristol or Edinburgh, leaving you with at least £164,00. If you are a smoking couple, that means you have £320 to spend in a weekend in Prague, which is close to impossible except if you literally burn the money (you'll probably want a smoking room in the hotel which cancels out the most expensive hotels, so you'll be around £60/night for the hotel, and you'll probably want a smoking table in the restaurant, which cancels out the only really expensive restaurant, so you would have to get really drunk to get a bill of more than £30 for dinner - for two).

So, my question is: Is cigarette tourism a really big thing over there?

Christopher Snowdon said...

It certainly is. If you're a smoker, a holiday to Greece, for example, pays for itself if you bring back a suitcase of cigarettes. And because it's for personal use, it doesn't count as part of the illicit trade. A heavy smoking friend of mine has only bought one packet of cigarettes in the UK in the last two years.

Christopher Snowdon said...

Tobacco control zealots are the only ones taking plain packaging seriously, for smokers in my country, where we have had plain packaging for a while now, it is a standing joke. You can't further stigmatise smokers, as it had already reached saturation point. I have personally seen people having a great laugh when they buy their smokes, " can I have the pack with the manky foot please, I've already got the eyeball and the dead guy" . Pinch mouthed puritans don't live in the real world, they inhabit some space where their poo brown packs and gruesome pictures are taken seriously and they really think that they are going to stop kids taking up smoking, in the real world the opposite is happening.

Christopher Snowdon said...

It does make a nonsense of UK cigarette prices. £9.00 a pack? Ye Gods, it's no wonder people don't buy many cigarettes in UK. Have the Exchequer not heard of the Laffer Curve?

On the subject of Greece, I know a chap who holidays in Greece regularly (2 or 3 times a year) and always goes back with a suitcase full of ciggies. (He actually sells half and keeps half, I believe.) He reckons he hasn't paid for a holiday in years.

And on the subject of price, a couple of weeks ago I was in Hanoi, Vietnam, and I found a local cigarette I rather liked, called 'Thang Long'. Much like the American Marboros used to be. Decent quality and a nice smoke. So I bought a carton (10 packs of 20 = 200 ciggies) from one of the local wholesalers (tax paid) and the carton cost me 71,000 Vietnamese Dong, which is about €2.80 - £2.10(?), or 21 pence a pack or thereabouts. If a kosher company in Vietnam can produce a decent ciggy, tax paid and covering all the distribution costs for that price, it gives some indication of the sort of money that can be made from counterfeiting cigarettes and shipping them to UK. Even selling them at half UK price makes for a massive profit.

Maybe I should consider a career change...

Christopher Snowdon said...

Q. "Why would the tobacco industry spend so much time and money lobbying against plain packaging if it didn’t work?"
A. "Because their property is being stolen"

Christopher Snowdon said...

I think this business is controlled by EE mafia ;)

I love thinking back to my time in China where the very-similar-to-Marlboro brand "Zhongnanhai" was around 5€/carton (with tax stickers).

But thinking more about it: Did anyone ever check if smoking prevalence and rates (of cigarettes smoked) going down may be flawed due to both cigarette tourism and illegal imports?

There are the trashcan-studies, I know, but is it reasonable to assume that foreign (maybe yes) and illegal (maybe not) packs go to the same public trashcans as local packs?

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  • 2010-Oct-20: In 2010 Toshiba developed a 1TB optical disk prototype, this was done by leveraging Bluray technology and building a disk with 32 layers, each with 32GB capacity. Another large optical storage device that will never make it to market? [9405]
  • 2009-Nov-13: The DiamonDisc DVD media is claimed to hold data for 1000 years (which would be better than some Sanyo CDRs I burned in 1999 that had turned transparent - and unreadable - by 2009). Discussed here on Slashdot. [8750]
  • 2009-Jul-17: A Utah startup company called Millenniata is developing a modified DVD drive and special media with the objective of having a 1000 year life span (which is better that current writable DVDs by probably a factor of 100). [8290]
  • 2009-May-21: An Australian lab has developed a technique for five-dimensional optical encoding that could allow a single DVD-sized disk to hold 1.6TB of information. This would be great for backup if they can keep the cost per disk below $100. [8011]
  • 2008-May-28: Call/Recall claims it is going to build a 1TB optical drive based on their blue-violet laser diodes (which are used in Blu-Ray drives) and a 200-layer optical disk. Discussed here on Slashdot. [6251]
  • 2008-Jan-10: Kodak's professional grade CD-R and DVD-R disks are supposed to have a data storage lifetime of 100 years (their archival Gold Preservation CDs has a longer lifespan). [4631] [1]
  • In Sept'07 JVC announced the first rewritable single-sided dual-layer DVDs, I guess these are DL DVD-RW [3748]
  • HD-DVD disks with 3-Layers have been shown in the lab, with a potential to go to as many as 10 layers [3747]
  • Dec'06, BenQ's BW1000, a dual layer Blu-Ray recorder capable of writing 50GB to a single disc has been released in Japan. [3746]
  • Sept'06, LG's GBW-H10N Blu-ray burner gets reviewed [3745]
  • In June'06 a new technique for making narrower laser beams (based on existing lasers) was announced - this could result in another large step in optical disk storage capacity. [3744]
  • Build your own disk changer to allow burning multiple disks without operator intervention, I wonder if the mechanism in the Pioneer DRM-624 (6 disk CDROM change drive) could be grafted onto a different CD/DVD drive to allow for burning multiple disks? [3743]
  • In Apr'06 TDK reported that they have made a 200GB recordable Blu-Ray disk (using 6 layers) [3742]
  • In Apr'06 TDK began shipping 25GB Blu-ray media in the $19-$25/disk price range. [3741]
  • It might be possible to increase the storage of DVD (including Blu-ray) by about a factor of 3 by using polarization. [3740]
  • First indications of pricing on blank Blu-ray media: about US$25 for the 25GB and US$50 for the 50GB media. As well, Sony will be shipping their Viao RC computer with a Blu-ray burner that will work with both the 25GB and 50GB media right from the start. So roughly $1/GB to backup to Blu-ray, versus the roughly $0.10/GB to backup to DVD-RW media, so initially Blu-ray will be quite expensive, but give it a year and things should change significantly. [3739]
  • There may be a 40GB version (called EVD) of the conventional DVD drive appearing to compete with Blu-Ray. They are working on a single sided, 10-layer disk. [3738]
  • The first reviews of Blu-ray burners are starting to appear in late Jan'06, this one covers the Samsung SH-B033 which was able to burn a 25GB disc in about 43 minutes and should be able to burn dual layer discs as well. [3737]
  • Tom's Hardware has an end of the year (2005) write up that does a good job of covering all the available DVD burners and the various formats and speed they support. [3736]
  • NEC (Sept'05) has announced the HR-1100A, a better HD-DVD burner [3735]
  • Pioneer's BRD-101A blue-ray burner is about to enter the market (Aug'05) [3734]
  • Sony is planning on taking the BlueRay disks to 8 layers for 200GB, that'll keep the pirates at bay. [3733]
  • Buffalo is making the BR-PD 23U2 which is a Sony Professional Blu-Ray burner that can store 23GB of data per disk. [3732]
  • The HD-DVD spec was ratified in June 2004, it defines a 15GB single layer and a 30GB dual layer disc. [3731]
  • Pioneer is building a DVD recorder that uses an electron beam instead of a laser to pass the 50GB mark. Panasonic is doing this too. [3730]
  • Sony's Blue-ray technology is going to pack 25GB per side, and now they are talking about further reducing the blank media's cost by making the disks largely of paper. [3729]
  • Alternate firmware that has been patched for universal region coding... [3728]
  • Tohiba has demoed HD-DVD (possibly becoming available to consumers in 2005). The single layer disks will hold 15GB in the read-only version and 20GB in the rewritable version. This would be way better than a DDS-4 tape drive. [3727]
  • Making your own DVDs [3726]
  • The DVD FAQ [3725]
  • Hot Hardware has a review of the TEAC DV-W50D which is a 4x DVD+/-RW drive [3724]
  • has a comparison artical on the Plextor, Panasonic and Pioneer DVD Burners (July 03) [3723]

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Color Blocking

I will never ever forget this outfit of Camilla Belle from Gucci. I think it was the outfit that first got me to notice the color blocking trend. She wore this to a Pre Grammy brunch and it was love at first sight for me! So gorgeous and unexpected colors put together :) I love it!

Camilla Belle at Gucci & RocNation Host Pre-Grammy Brunch 2011

So I wanted to copy the outfit but since I lacked both the pants and the blazer, I just tried copying the color combination instead! :) I know its faaaaar from the inspiration but I tried! :P haha Wore this when I went to go to my final interview today for a new opportunity for me. Its quite obvious what it will be because of the last picture but I just got the final word today and I couldn't be happier! :) A new distraction, new opportunity, new exposure! So excited to start on Friday! :)

[Top: Landmark, skirt: Hong Kong, Shoes: Janilyn, Necklace: Apostrophe]

My new second home for the next three months :)

Just came home from an event in Member's Only! Will tell you guys all about it in my next post which I'll probably be posting tomorrow pa since I need some shut eye soon! :) Might go to Nuvali with my friends tomorrow!! :)
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The votes are in. See which pet you chose to be DVM Newsmagazine's 2011 small animal calendar cover model. (Percent of votes shown in paranthases.)
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Dog in grass (43%)

Runner up
Strutting cat (22%)

Third place
Soulful dog (20%)

Fourth and final place
Dog in bed (15%)