Fred Halliday & commentators on Gadafy's Libya - 'a state of kleptocracy'

A state of misrule

There are many ways to enter the strange story of al-Jamahiriya ("the state of the masses"), whose originating event was marked on 1 September 2009 by a spectacular celebration in Tripoli filled with extravagant stage-management and kitsch special-effects. The event was seen in much of the world outside Libya against the background of the concurrent media and diplomatic controversy over the release from a Scottish jail on 20 August 2009 of the only person convicted of any part in the Pan-Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie in December 1998, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi (who, incidentally, belongs to an influential branch of the Magariha tribe, which links him to Major Jelloud).  As a result, the experience of these four decades in Libya's history - and their impact on the Arab world and beyond - has been somewhat overshadowed. A pity, for these offer some sobering lessons in the politics of illusion.

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HD Relaxing Sunset Meditation

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Beautiful mantra - spiritually uplifting - beautiful simplicity!

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Oh joy..............Tina chanting!

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Sufi Shaikh Kabir - the true reality of Islam? (He ought to be advising President Obama)

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To learn more about this amazing man I went here - http://www.unesco.org.uk/uploads/Biographies_GMR2011_UK%20Input.pdf

The site gives this as his biography;

Kabir Shaikh was, between 2002 and July 2009, the Director of Education for
UNRWA/ UNESCO (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees), providing education to half a million Palestinian refugee children
based in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Gaza and the West Bank, and had a staff of
over 22,000.

For over 38 years he worked in the UK on Education, holding various posts
including: Director of Education for Bournemouth, LEA; Chief Inspector for
Education in London; and Chair of the Association for Science Education’s
National Working Party on Science for a Multicultural Society. Kabir has served
on several national committees in various capacities such as Chair of the
Partnership Board for Leicester City Education; Member of the Advisory Forum to
the Royal Naval School of Educational Training and Technology; Chair of the
Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services; Vice President
of the Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology and Mathematics
Education. His work has involved the Commonwealth Secretariat, UNESCO,
Development Education and the British Council. He is a Fellow of the Royal
Society of Chemistry.

In 2003 Kabir was awarded a CBE for services to Education in England

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His site is here -

http://www.sufism.org/

see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabir_Helminski

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In eastern Libya, citizens buoyant and cautious as they await Gadhafi's move – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

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Impressive!

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So, you thought you knew the depth of American politicians' ignorance? - Arizona Bans Karma - Seriously!

Since the dark days of the attacks on America by radical, Islamic terrorists on September 11th 2001, there has been a growing intolerance here for non-Judeo-Christian religions. This has, unfortunately, been mostly aimed at the American-Muslim community in a misguided attempt to combat radical Islam.

Unfortunately, there are numerous people in America who can't seem to make a distinction between an Islamic terrorist and an Islamic moderate practicing their religion freely as allowed under the American Constitution. But I digress. One of the targets of the this fear of anything Islamic has come in the form of a wide-spread paranoia of Sharia law.

In brief, Sharia law is law based on the Islamic holy book, the Qur'an (koran). The Islamophobia is so rampant in America these days that states have taken to banning Sharia law in a preemptive move to prevent such law from taking root. This is occurring despite no movement to impose or establish Sharia law in America. The silliness of it all is that such moves by these states are a waste of time since the American Constitution supersedes any other form of law within America!!

But the politicians of Arizona didn't stop there. They wanted to make sure 

ALL 

non-Christian religious beliefs would have no influence in Arizona state law.  This included banning karma, which I didn't even know was possible considering karma is basically the idea of, "cause and effect" or causality..............................

SOURCE: James Ure's excellent Buddhist Blog

Click on link to read the full article. 

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Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies

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EVER WONDERED WHY APPLE ISN'T FLASH -her's Steve Job's article

Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was their first big customer, adopting their Postscript language for our new Laserwriter printer. Apple invested in Adobe and owned around 20% of the company for many years. The two companies worked closely together to pioneer desktop publishing and there were many good times. Since that golden era, the companies have grown apart. Apple went through its near death experience, and Adobe was drawn to the corporate market with their Acrobat products. Today the two companies still work together to serve their joint creative customers – Mac users buy around half of Adobe’s Creative Suite products – but beyond that there are few joint interests.

I wanted to jot down some of our thoughts on Adobe’s Flash products so that customers and critics may better understand why we do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads.

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Vote YES for fairer voting - Debate Day 1

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Report (1st Day)

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A Top 500 list of poems and poets

Top 500 Poems
	Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Still I Rise by Maya Angelou If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Dreams by Langston Hughes i carry your heart with me by ee cummings I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You by Pablo Neruda Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost I Crave Your Mouth, Your Voice, Your Hair by Pablo Neruda Television by Roald Dahl One Inch Tall by Shel Silverstein Warning by Jenny Joseph As I Grew Older by Langston Hughes A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe Fire and Ice by Robert Frost If by Rudyard Kipling On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth Alone by Edgar Allan Poe Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by JRR Tolkien The complete list of Top 500 Poems >>

Top 500 Poets

Pablo Neruda Langston Hughes Maya Angelou Charles Bukowski ee cummings Shel Silverstein William Shakespeare Dylan Thomas Spike Milligan Billy Collins Emily Dickinson Khalil Gibran Sylvia Plath Dorothy Parker Elizabeth Bishop Ted Hughes Roald Dahl Robert Frost Walt Whitman Allen Ginsberg William Blake Edgar Allan Poe Mary Oliver Robert Browning William Wordsworth The complete list of Top 500 Poets >>

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Matthew Lipman one of the great educators has died - when will mainstream education grow up enough to see his genius?

Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC)

Matthew Lipman, creator of the philosophy for children movement, during a classroom discussion in an undated phot

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How great was he? He was in the highest echelon of educators. His achievement was to bring developing civilization itself into the child's heart and mind and into the heart of the teaching process and into the heart of the classroom community.

There is no problem that you can point to, no suffering being endured, no apparently intractable problem that would not be ameliorated or solved by the great process and programme he engendered, inspired as it was from the person and teachings of Socrates himself.

Any child taught well with his system and any teacher fortunate enough to teach using his methods will carry light and the very breath of civilization with them throughout their lives.

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Is humour the way to dis-arm fundamentalism?

Is humour the way to dis-arm fundamentalism?

In a Guardian article, (21.08.03) Fiachra Gibbons took stock of Shazia Mirza;

Shazia Mirza is a good girl. She doesn't drink alcohol, she doesn't smoke, she doesn't go out with men. She attends the mosque regularly. And not since Quentin Crisp has anyone had the nerve to stand in front of a roomful of drunks and declare their virginity.

"I don't do jokes about sex because I have never had it," she says, in her deadpan nasal Brummie accent. Only if George Clooney converted in the morning and threw himself at her feet would she even consider changing that. It's marriage or nothing. "I'm serious!" she says.

I don't doubt it. Mirza is the unlikely trailblazer for what, until she started appearing in small clubs three years ago in a hijab, was an oxymoron - devout Muslim comedy.

I would like to think that humour from within, like compassion from within, might turn fundamentalists into balanced human beings but you don't have to dig very far to find that devout or not, virgin or not Shazia has attracted masses of male hatred.

Should I be hoping for transformation from elsewhere?

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Was Islamophobia an invention of the extremists?

The invention of Islamophobia

Islamophobia was invented to silence those Muslims who question the Koran and who demand equality of the sexes. By Pascal Bruckner

At the end of the 1970s, Iranian fundamentalists invented the term "Islamophobia" formed in analogy to "xenophobia". The aim of this word was to declare Islam inviolate. Whoever crosses this border is deemed a racist. This term, which is worthy of totalitarian propaganda, is deliberately unspecific about whether it refers to a religion, a belief system or its faithful adherents around the world.

But confession has no more in common with race than it has with secular ideology. Muslims, like Christians, come from the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Europe, just as Marxists, liberals and anarchists come or came from all over. In a democracy, no one is obliged to like religion, and until proved otherwise, they have the right to regard it as retrograde and deceptive. Whether you find it legitimate or absurd that some people regard Islam with suspicion – as they once did Catholicism – and reject its aggressive proselytism and claim to total truth – this has nothing to do with racism.

Do we talk about 'liberalophobia' or 'socialistophobia' if someone speaks out against the distribution of wealth or market domination.

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Eckhart Tolle Teachings | Eckhart Tolle | Teachings, Quotes, Interviews of Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart's Core Teachings

1. You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness behind the thoughts. Thoughts are often negative and painful, yearning for or fearing something in the future, complaining about something in the present or fearing a matter from the past. However, the thoughts are not you; they are a construct of the ego. Awareness of your thoughts without being caught up in them is the first step to freedom.

2. Only the present moment exists. That is where life is (indeed it is the only place life can truly be found). Becoming aware of the "now" has the added benefit that it will draw your attention away from your (negative) thoughts. Use mindfulness techniques to fully appreciate your surroundings and everything you are experiencing. Look and listen intently. Give full attention to the smallest details.

3. Accept the present moment. It is resistance to the present moment that creates most of the difficulties in your life. However, acceptance does not mean that you cannot take action to rectify the situation you are in. What is important is to drop resistance so that you let the moment be, and that any action arises from deeper awareness rather than from resistance. The vast majority of pain in a person's life comes from resistance to what is.

4. Observe the pain-body. Years of conditioned thought patterns, individually and collectively, have resulted in habitual emotional reactions with an apparent personality of their own. During "pain-body attacks", we become completely identified with this "pain identity" and respond from its agenda -- which is to create more pain for ourselves and others. Observing the pain-body is awareness itself arising, as it allows humans to separate from this unconscious identification with pain.

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'AUSTERITY Brits plan to slash nearly £9bn from personal spending' - someone's got to pay the bankers & it's you!

25 October 2010

Freeview research reveals Brits planning to slash nearly £9bn from personal spending in next six months

Nearly three quarters of Brits (71%) are preparing a lifestyle change as age of austerity approaches

• Brits plan cutbacks of nearly £200 each on average over next six months
• 81% of people value best free things in life over money and possessions, with love (21%), laughter (15%) and friendship (15%) the most important amongst them
• More than 6 out of 10 respondents (61%) are planning to cut back on Christmas costs with 40 per cent set to slash spending on presents
• Out of all the regions in Britain, Londoners get most pleasure from earning money (20%) while Scots get least satisfaction from spending it (1%)

Freeview, the UK’s biggest digital TV provider, in conjunction with YouGov, today reveals that £8.68 billion (See note1) worth of personal cutbacks are being planned in the next six months alone, as the nation braces itself for tough financial times ahead.

The findings, part of Freeview’s study of over 2,000 people into the projected impact on the British public of the Government’s recent spending cut announcements, reveal that the average Brit will be looking to cut expenditure each by £183(See note 2) over the next six months. The comparative figure for Wales is £255(2), whilst for Scotland it is a whopping £319(2).

The research also shows that almost 3 out of 4 people (71 per cent) are preparing to make money saving lifestyle changes.

The most popular ways to save money selected are:

1. Cook instead of eating out or getting a takeaway (47%)
2. Make lunch instead of buying it (46%)
3. Cut down on socialising by staying at home (32%)
4. Watch free TV channels instead of paying for subscription TV (22%)
5. Walk / cycle / instead of using public transport / driving (22%)

According to the research, Christmas will not escape the population’s own budget cuts. Nearly two thirds of the nation (61 per cent) plan to spend less on Christmas this year with nearly 40 per cent planning to spend less on Christmas presents this year compared to 2009. Men should brace themselves for disappointment since 47 per cent of women say they plan to spend less on presents, compared to only 32 per cent of men.

The good news is that eight out of ten Brits (84 per cent) believe that time spent with family is the most important ingredient for a perfect Christmas, with one in six people (17 per cent) saying Christmas telly will play a key part.

The research also demonstrates the importance of the things in life that are free. The research explored what people valued the most from a list of ten items – five of which were free (love, friends, compliments, free time, peace and quiet), the remainder have material value (holidays, clothes, money, eating out and mobile phone). From the list, over eight out of ten (81 per cent) of respondents chose the free items as being the most important.

As Brits prepare to tough it out through challenging times, nearly half the nation (45 per cent) believes that the best things in life are free, while more than half the nation say that money can’t buy you happiness (53 per cent). Love, laughter and friendship are the nation’s favourite free things in life, as Brits overwhelmingly look to simple pleasures and each other instead of materialistic distractions.

The nation’s favourite free things in life are listed below:

1. Love (21%)
2. Laughter (15%)
3. Friendship (15%)
4. Sex (9%)
5. Peace and quiet (8%)
6. Sunshine (7%)
7. Fresh air (4%)
8. Free time (4%)
9. Hugs (4%)
10. Sleep (4%)

While the nation is in agreement as a whole on life’s priorities, the sexes still display huge differences, with one in six men (16 per cent) claiming sex is the most important free thing in life to them, compared to only one in 50 women (2 per cent). Seven times as many women (7 per cent) compared to men (1 per cent) rank hugs as their favourite free thing, with a third more men (10 per cent) valuing simple peace and quiet than woman (7 per cent). Nearly twice as many women (19 per cent) enjoy laughter more than men (11 per cent) with twice as many men (6 per cent) to women (3 per cent) finding most contentment in sleep.

Across Britain Londoners (20 per cent) get more joy out of earning money than people in any other part of the country, while Scots get the least amount of satisfaction from spending it (1 per cent). And retired people (12 per cent) get more joy out of giving money than people in full time employment (3 per cent).

Ilse Howling, MD of Freeview, commented: “It’s encouraging to see that as personal finances come under pressure the nation believes that money isn’t everything and that the best things in life come without a price tag attached. With love, laughter and friendship key to people’s happiness, Freeview believes that everyone has the right to good times and good TV for free, without adding to your monthly bills.”

Notes:

• All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2106 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 15th - 18th October 2010. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+)

1. Freeview calculations based on 47.4 million adults (18+) and percentage of people planning to save over a six month period. Monetary value taken as mid-point in specified range
   a. 13 % x £12.50 per month = £77.02 million
   b. 10% x £38 per month = £180.12 million
   c. 5% x £63 per month = £149.31 million
   d. 5 % x £88 per month = £291.98 million
   e. 4% x £125 per month = £237.95 million
   f. 2% x £175.50 per month = £166.37 million
   g. 2% x £225.50 per month = £213.77 million
   h. 1 % x £275.50 per month = £130.59 million
   i. Total = 1.44 billion
   j. X 6 months = 8.68 billion
2. Average cutback per adult in Britain = 8.68bn / 47.4m = £183

Calculations of total amount to be saved for Scotland based on 4.1 million adults 18+ and percentage of those planning to save varying amounts over a six month period, following the above format.

Calculations of total amount to be saved for Wales based on 2.4 million adults 18+ and percentage of those planning to save varying amounts over a six month period, following the above format.

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Top 10 Women Photographers - do you agree with the list?

1. Diane Arbus
2. Dorothea Lang
3. Berenice Abbott
4. Julia Margaret Cameron
5. Margaret Bourke-White
6. Imogene Cunningham
7. Helen Levitt
8. Lisette Model
9. Tina Modotti
10. Ilse Bing

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'Blessed are the cheese-makers' as N Ireland's Dr P so aptly said.

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Are the glory of our cheeses - my Stilton Blue from Sainsbury's this years was magnificent.

To see the 100s of cheeses we produce see here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_cheeses

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Cornish cheese wins 2010 World Cheese Awards - voted best out of 2629 entries

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| Yes to fairer votes | Watch Jonathan Bartley introduce the next steps for the Yes campaign

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Long suffering Marion

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Guy and Eliza's Cat (thanks to Simon's Cat 'Fly Guy')

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| False Economy - arguing why the current cuts are wrong

About us

False Economy is for everyone concerned about the impact of the government’s spending cuts on their community, their family or their job.

It is brought to you by local campaigners, those who rely on or support good public services and those who work to supply them.

False Economy’s supporters want to build the broadest possible movement that can get the government to change direction.

Of course the country has been damaged by the recession, but there are alternatives to these deep, rapid cuts.

The government’s cuts are unfair, risk the fragile economic recovery and fail to make those who caused the crash pay a proper contribution through the tax system to clearing up the mess they made.

False Economy is not a top-down national organisation.

We recognise that there will be many campaigns against cuts, with some based locally, others that link up people in particular sectors, and others that bring together national organisations. Not all will agree on every aspect or share the same priorities.

But while we welcome and respect this diversity, we believe that we will be more effective when we work together, share information and pool resources.

False Economy will grow and develop as the campaign develops, but we launch with these initial objectives:

• To gather and map information and personal testimony about the cuts and their effects
• To show that there are alternative economic approaches
• To provide resources and tools for campaigners and campaign groups

False Economy is for everyone who thinks the coalition is cutting too much, too fast and wants to do something about it.

How we are run

False Economy came about through discussions between on-line activists, campaigners and trade unions. Out of this a small working group was formed to guide the creation of False Economy. The site was built by Clifford Singer, who developed MyDavidCameron and runs The Other TaxPayers’ Alliance. We are grateful to pre-launch financial support from the TUC, Unison, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Fire Brigades Union. We are now seeking further funding, and will soon be able to accept donations online.

False Economy working group

• Guy Aitchison, openDemocracy
• Kate Belgrave, Hangbitch
• Alison Charlton, Unison
• Nishma Doshi
• Deborah Grayson, Mutiny
• Sunny Hundal, Liberal Conspiracy
• Chaminda Jayanetti, A Thousand Cuts
• Becky Luff, The Cuts Won’t Work
• Adam Ramsay, No Shock Doctrine for Britain
• Clifford Singer, The Other TaxPayers’ Alliance
• Nigel Stanley, TUC
• Stuart White, Oxford Save our Services

Supporters

Here are some of our initial supporters. We welcome further supporting organisations – both nationally and locally – other than political party groups. Please get in touch if you are interested.

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Compass
• Fire Brigades Union
• Left Foot Forward
• Liberal Conspiracy
• The Other TaxPayers' Alliance
• PCS
• Red Pepper
• TUC
• Unison

Thank you

Hilary Aked, Captain Ska, Deborah Allwright, Julia Bard, Chris Coltrane, Jim Cranshaw, Lucian Evans, Josie Long, Alex Stobart, Sam West and John Wood.

Contact us

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Robin Hood Tax - but will Putin support it?

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Masters of Photography Diane Arbus Part 2

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Beautifully put - with such guys there is hope

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One comment - I see human reality as 'Justice is the conditioner of Truth, Beauty & Goodness - which are the three great illuminations and ways of engagement of the human spirit.'

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Wonderful range of Chines soup recipes

My soup recipe index - an A to Z list of chinese soup recipes

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The best eating we ever did was in China!

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The Magic of Homemade Chinese Soups. The place for oriental recipes and homemade soups

Bring the love and magic of homemade Chinese soups into your home via your kitchen with FREE information from this website.

1. Cook your first pot of delicious and nutritious homemade chinese soup

Enhance the health-giving benefits of your meals by serving some common chinese herbal soups

Nurse your homesickness or craving by replicating that well-loved chinese soup from home

Increase your repertoire of chinese soups beyond a Spartan egg drop soup

Walk into a chinese grocery store and shop with more confidence and less bewilderment

Many chinese restaurants serve wonderful luxurious chinese soups such as shark fin soup and Buddha jumps over the wall using expensive ingredients and elaborate cooking techniques.

When they are served, they are both a feast for the eyes and for the stomach. A gastronomical experience indeed!

But magical moments with chinese soups happen in the humble home kitchen.

Home-cooked, with simple ingredients, using simple cooking methods, using simple cooking utensils, served piping hot ... with love.

MAGICAL!

Why homemade chinese soups?

Hi, my name is Phoebe and I live on a small tropical island republic in Southeast Asia called Singapore.

There are many chinese living here, mostly descendants of immigrants from China.

I grew up with homemade chinese soups at our dinner table.

They were common sight and for many years chinese soups were just part of the meal, nothing special. I took what I know and enjoy about chinese soups for granted.

They have been a good friend: comforting me when I am sick or cold and pampering me when I have a tummy ache.

I have even lost weight drinking chinese soups.

I am not an expert cook and I do not spend long hours in the kitchen nor do I want to. The chinese soups I make have to be easy and hassle-free.

My late grandma will shake her head by my minimalist cooking approach.

What to do? I have been corrupted by modernity.

I know that many people are interested in chinese food but are unfamiliar with chinese vegetables, chinese food items, condiments, chinese cooking tools and preparation methods such as the simmering method, the double-boiling method, and how to thicken soup.

It would be a shame to let these stop people from enjoying chinese soups.

This is why I created this website. All that I know about homemade chinese soups I have attempted to record down here.

I hope you will make use of the information here to prepare some nice chinese soups for your family, friends and most importantly, for yourself.

What you will find on this website

chinese soups and their health benefits

different cooking techniques and types of chinese soup pots

a list of chinese soup recipes including the famous wonton soup, chinese congee, hot and sour soups and egg drop soups

articles on some common chinese soup ingredients like lotus root, chicken, chinese herbs, tofu and etc

articles on soups with specific functions such as for colds and slimming

places where you can share your soup or food stories, pictures, "secret" recipes and changes to my recipes with like-minded people here.

and many more ...

Navigating this website

For the wanderer

The left side navigation bar is arranged alphabetically. (if they are not, it means I am working on them...)

You will find links to soups made with certain key ingredients such as beef soups, chicken soups, egg drop soups, fish soups, herbal soups, pork soups, lotus root soups and vegetarian soups.

There are also links to soups for various functions such as soups for cold and soups for weight loss.

I have also included pages on 2 all-time favourites: fabulous wontons, and comforting rice congee.

For the purposeful

If you are interested in recipes for homemade soups, you can browse my growing list of chinese soup recipes.

I will also try to include links to good recipes I found online, especially those with wonderful colour pictures and clear instructions. Best of all, they are tried and tested recipes.

Finally,

THANK YOU for visiting!

You might also like:

Jul 28, Shrimp soup recipe with shrimp balls and straw ...

Jul 27, Cooking tools for making homemade chinese soups.

Mar 28, How to fold wontons

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The best eating ever was on our trip to China!

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Resource on Mysticism - The Mystic's Vision - hosted by Swami Abhayananda

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I can't vouch for it but it looks to contain useful work

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Masters of Photography Diane Arbus Part 1

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Carly Simon - You're So Vain

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Just realized she could be sister to Richard Branson!

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David Mitchell gets Grumpy About Kids' Stuff

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Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce

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Aaron Huey: America's native prisoners of war

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Prof Schama or Prof Vernon - who's most right about school History?

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Click on link for the Guardian articles

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Francesca Woodman's photography - Telegraph

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Stunning!

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BBC Four's brilliant 'Getting On'

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Genius comedy drama that shows Jo Brand is a fine actress and co-writer as well as a top stand-up comedian.

The consultant is monstrous - worthy of Dickens!

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Absolutely Fabulous to return? - News - British Comedy Guide

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38 Degrees | Stop Murdoch - We're with you Vince!

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STOP THE TRAFFIK

START FREEDOM - Our Aims

Do you realise that two children are trafficked every minute?

And do you realise that you have the power to help stop it?

START FREEDOM equip young people around the world to become advocates for trafficked people and help those at risk stay safe.

Whether you're a student, teacher, youth leader, club or society member you can be part of START FREEDOM.

Steps to START FREEDOM:

1. SIGN UP!

• Young people, take the lead! Sign up your school / college /club and tell your teachers you want to START FREEDOM!
• Teachers and youth group leaders sign up to gain privileged access to START FREEDOM tool kits, packed with creative lessons and activities to educate and motivate young people to act
• Whatever age you are and whether you are part of a school or not send a letter asking your local schools to get involved. Follow this link for example letter.

All resources are translated into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Dutch and Hindi.

2. The Challenge

The challenge is for young people to creatively express their response to trafficking and take the message into their community. This can be through street theatre, film, dance, art, writing, photography... you name it, the stage is yours!

3. Go to www.startfreedom.org and tell the world how you’ve been STARTing FREEDOM

Half of all trafficking victims are under 18. We want young people all over the world to:

• THINK about it
• LEARN about it
• HELP STOP IT

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Petition: Stop the Stoning of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani in Iran

Stop Stoning Sakine Mohammadi Ashtiani

Sakine Mohammadi Ashtiani is a forty-three year old mother of two children, 16 & 20 year old respectively. Both Sakine's children and her lawyer tried everything they could to stop the stoning sentence, as a result of committing adultery. However, her stoning is finalized by the Iran's court. Sakine is in Tabriz prison awaiting her imminent stoning sentence. The barbaric act of stoning must stop now! _______________________________________ June 26, 2010 Plea to the world by Skanie's Children Do not allow our nightmare become a reality, Protest against our mother’s stoning! Today we stretch out our hands to the people of the whole world. It is now five years that we have lived in fear and in horror, deprived of motherly love. Is the world so cruel that it can watch this catastrophe and do nothing about it? We are Sakine Mohammadi e Ashtiani’s children, Fasride and Sajjad Mohamamadi e Ashtiani. Since our childhood we have been acquainted with the pain of knowing that our mother is imprisoned and awaiting a catastrophe. To tell the truth, the term "stoning" is so horrific that we try never to use it. We instead say our mother is in danger,she might be killed, and she deserves everyone's help. Today, when nearly all options have reached dead-ends, and our mother's lawyer says that she is in a dangerous situation, we resort to you. We resort to the people of the world, no matter who you are and where in the world you live. We resort to you, people of Iran, all of you who have experienced the pain and anguish of the horror of losing a loved one. Please help our mother return home! We especially stretch our hand out to the Iranians living abroad. Help to prevent this nightmare from becoming reality. Save our mother. We are unable to explain the anguish of every moment, every second of our lives. Words are unable to articulate our fear… Help to save our mother. Write to and ask officials to free her. Tell them that she doesn’t have a civil complainant and has not done any wrong. Our mother should not be killed. Is there any one hearing this and rushing to our assistance? Faride and Sajjad Mohammadi e Ashtiani Disseminated by the International Committee Against Stoning Mina Ahadi +49 177 569 2413 ___________________________________ Letter Translation: Mission Free Iran

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UK Foreign Secrtary William Hague appalled at treatment by Iranian authorities of Baha'is

Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement following the sentencing of 7 spiritual leaders of the Bahá'í faith to 20 years in prison.

On hearing this news, the Foreign Secretary said:

"I was appalled to hear of the 20 year prison sentence handed out to the seven spiritual leaders of the Bahá’í faith in Iran. This is a shocking example of the Iranian state’s continued discrimination against the Bahá’ís. It is completely unacceptable.

The Iranian judiciary has repeatedly failed to allay international and domestic concerns that these seven men and women are guilty of anything other than practising their faith. It is clear that from arrest to sentencing, the Iranian authorities did not follow even their own due process, let alone the international standards to which Iran is committed. The accused were denied proper access to lawyers, and there is evidence that the trial was neither fair nor transparent.

I call on the Iranian authorities urgently to consider any appeal against this decision, and to cease the harassment of the Bahá’í community. I further call on the Iranian Government to ensure that the rights of all individuals are fully protected, without discrimination, and that it fulfils its obligations to its own citizens as set out in the Iranian constitution."

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See story source here at Foreign and Commonwealth Office website - http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=22683999#

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Stunning story about learning alternative to prison | Society | The Guardian

Mitchell Rouse who faced a 60-year prison sentence for drug offences was instead put on probation and sentenced to read. Photograph: Michael Stravato/Polaris

With one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, and the death penalty, the US state of Texas seems the last place to embrace a liberal-minded alternative to prison. But when Mitchell Rouse was convicted of two drug offences in Houston, the former x-ray technician who faced a 60-year prison sentence – reduced to 30 years if he pleaded guilty – was instead put on probation and sentenced to read.

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Click on link to read this inspiring Guardian story - why oh why can't we have similar schemes in he UK?

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Rocklist.net is asking for ideas on your favourite music

Want some ideas of what to fill that 160 Gb iPod up with?

At the end of each year, critics & readers of music publications select their favourite albums and singles of the year.

Lists from publications including: New Musical Express, Melody Maker, Select, Q, Mojo, Rolling Stone, Spin, & Village Voice, various European publications and several independent fanzines from around the globe plus the complete John Peel Festive 50's are included on this site.

There are critic single and album lists from 1974 to 2009, pop poll results from 1952 to 2009, personal lists from critics including Dave Marsh and Robert Christgau plus All Time Best Film Soundtrack and Banned recordings.

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They maintain list of favourite music gleaned from a range of periodicals including NME Ne Musical Express - click through and take a look.

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SAMBA: Batala Banda De Percussao Drums Liverpool Hope Street

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UK & Irish Samba association | "All aspects of Afro - Brazilian music & dance forms"

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Second cool Drum Master! - London School of Samba rehearsal before Nottinghill Carnival

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BBC - Learning Zone Class Clips - Samba drumming - Music

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Great stuff from the BBC - I love the cool Drum Master - and the even cooler kid in the shades!

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Beware unmarked police cars - 112 works from a mobile - from The KempTown Rag

I didn’t know about 112 did you?

This is useful advice verified by the Police. The number 112 does work from a mobile.
The following story actually happened to someone. Lauren was 19 yrs old and in college. It was the Saturday night and it was about 1.00pm in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend, when an unmarked police car pulled up behind her and put its lights on. Lauren's parents have four children (of various ages) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get to a service station, etc
So Lauren, remembering her parents' advice, telephoned 112 from her mobile phone. This connected her to the police dispatcher she told the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing blue light on his rooftop behind her and that she would not pull over right away but wait until she was in a service station or busy area. The dispatcher checked to see if there was a police car where she was and finding there wasn't and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back-up already on the way.
Ten minutes later four police cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
I did not know that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you do not have to pull over for an unmarked car.
Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a 'safe' place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them I.e, put on your hazard lights or call 112 as Lauren did. Too bad the mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful information.
112 is an emergency number on your mobile that takes you straight to the police. It is also used throughout EU countries.

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How can "2.8 on 15" be deeply moving? - Photographer Rena Effendi's best shot | Art and design | The Guardian

'I was paralysed' ... Rena Effendi's Best Shot Photograph: Rena Effendi/INSTITUTE/-

I took this photograph in Mahalla, one of the old neighbourhoods in my hometown of Baku, Azerbaijan.

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