So...after a long day after preparing a Crisis presentation and a tour of the Bibliotheque Nationale..
Yummy Salad!
Mesclun = mixed herbs like spring mix
1/2 cup of rotini pasta
emmental rectangle shaves = swiss, gruyere, emmentaller
dinde au four- roasted turkey --> rolled up one large slice and sliced
fresh melon = scooped out like shavings
dressing = mustard with herbs + balsamic + olive oil.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Please, get tested, and be one less statistic.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-09/27/c_13531422.htm
The letters in bold are my commentary
This is an article I just found while doing research for a presentation tomorrow, it's on:
"1 in 5 gay, bisexual men in 21 U.S. cities have HIV
English.news.cn 2010-09-27 10:49:38 FeedbackPrintRSS
BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A recent study shows that one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 U.S. cities are infected with HIV, but nearly half of them are not aware of this."
Which ones? What are the dynamics of these cities...very urban? suburban? what are the dynamics of this society? Illiteracy? AIDS/HIV prevention programs available?
Ok, so. If you are including bisexual men, why did you not include women in your study? Women can contract HIV too you know...or did you not?
Every year about 56,300 Americans become infected with HIV and about 18,000 die from AIDS, according to the study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study, initiated in 2008, tested and interviewed 8,153 men who had sex with men.
This is NOT the only way Americans can contract HIV. I mean..how did it start in the first place? Ah yes, not just men having sex with other men. So why the focus only on men to men?
The research findings show that 28 percent of black men who had sex with men were infected with HIV, compared with 18 percent of Hispanic men and 16 percent of white men.
"For young men who have sex with men, including young men of color who are least likely to know they may be infected, the future is truly on the line," said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
Why is it that “young men of color” are least likely to know they may be infected? Where was it more prevalent? Did your research try to investigate this? Because, ok, your findings have been referenced before, that HIV numbers are higher amongst homosexual and bisexual men...even to the point that homosexual men are not allowed to donate blood. Pff. Not even I can because I travel to Colombia, that's neither here or there.
Therefore, the CDC recommends that gay and bisexual men receive an HIV test each year and that those who have multiple sex partners or use drugs during sex get a test every three to six months.
(Agencies)
Editor: Yang Lina"
The message should NOT be just for gay and bisexual men. EVERYONE, and I really mean everyone, should get tested for HIV. PERIOD.
Instead of sending money to studies that are not capturing the whole spectrum of those who contract HIV (which yes, they are important for our knowledge), implement the money into PREVENTION programs and HELP with these statistics in not only those 21 U.S. cities.
Please, get tested today. It does not matter if you're the King of Timbuktu. HIV does not discriminate.
The letters in bold are my commentary
This is an article I just found while doing research for a presentation tomorrow, it's on:
"1 in 5 gay, bisexual men in 21 U.S. cities have HIV
English.news.cn 2010-09-27 10:49:38 FeedbackPrintRSS
BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A recent study shows that one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 U.S. cities are infected with HIV, but nearly half of them are not aware of this."
Which ones? What are the dynamics of these cities...very urban? suburban? what are the dynamics of this society? Illiteracy? AIDS/HIV prevention programs available?
Ok, so. If you are including bisexual men, why did you not include women in your study? Women can contract HIV too you know...or did you not?
Every year about 56,300 Americans become infected with HIV and about 18,000 die from AIDS, according to the study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study, initiated in 2008, tested and interviewed 8,153 men who had sex with men.
This is NOT the only way Americans can contract HIV. I mean..how did it start in the first place? Ah yes, not just men having sex with other men. So why the focus only on men to men?
The research findings show that 28 percent of black men who had sex with men were infected with HIV, compared with 18 percent of Hispanic men and 16 percent of white men.
"For young men who have sex with men, including young men of color who are least likely to know they may be infected, the future is truly on the line," said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
Why is it that “young men of color” are least likely to know they may be infected? Where was it more prevalent? Did your research try to investigate this? Because, ok, your findings have been referenced before, that HIV numbers are higher amongst homosexual and bisexual men...even to the point that homosexual men are not allowed to donate blood. Pff. Not even I can because I travel to Colombia, that's neither here or there.
Therefore, the CDC recommends that gay and bisexual men receive an HIV test each year and that those who have multiple sex partners or use drugs during sex get a test every three to six months.
(Agencies)
Editor: Yang Lina"
The message should NOT be just for gay and bisexual men. EVERYONE, and I really mean everyone, should get tested for HIV. PERIOD.
Instead of sending money to studies that are not capturing the whole spectrum of those who contract HIV (which yes, they are important for our knowledge), implement the money into PREVENTION programs and HELP with these statistics in not only those 21 U.S. cities.
Please, get tested today. It does not matter if you're the King of Timbuktu. HIV does not discriminate.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Explorations in Cheese and Wine..
Today after an absolutely exhaustive mission on getting internet on my computer, I rewarded myself with a bottle of wine...
I decided to be naughty and walk into Nicolas Winery...I mean...IT'S THE FOIRE AUX VINS TIME OF THE YEAR!!! If you can, stalk up, if not, come with me to the Salon des Vins in November for a very merry time =). Imagine...a convention center FULL of wine booths begging for you to come by and try some of their wine and by a box or TEN.
Since, J'etude, donc je suis BROKE,
I cannot afford a lovely 142 euro bottle of Dom Perignon. Therefore, I need to stick to something with less opportunity cost in my economics. The beauty of France is that even a 9 euro bottle of wine can be absolutely worth every centime. Thanks to a lovely job as a beverage waiter at the Bourbon House (of Pain), I do not choose my bottles anymore by the entertaining label they have..
Just to give you an example...
My first bottle in Paris 2006, was the Nicolas line of special recoltes which I chose by it's label that had a naked french man with grapes covering his privates while he's running...
On to the choices for today...
I walked in, and as the helpful gentleman started asking me what I would be interested in this afternoon, I salivated over the Muscadet sur Lie that I enjoyed over Thanksgiving dinner in New Orleans.
But. I snapped out and said to myself, I am in a store full of who knows how many wines that I have never tried and, GO FOR SOMETHING ELSE! Look away!
I mentioned that I am a fan of Muscadet, and he asked if I had ever tried a Bourgogne white wine, I answered, "Not one that has been memorable..."
He suggested, a Chardonnay 2009 Macon Chardonnay vinifie en futs by Jacques Charlet...Appellation Macon-Chardonnay Controlee (as in from the Chardonnay village in the Maconnais region) and with my Muscadet sur Lie, was a total of 12 euros (woot!). I did not pay much attention to his description apart from the floral notes and that it goes well with cheese, but it was a wine from an area I had not explored much of. Description of a wine is one of those I'd rather leave to myself. Taste is something very personal to one's senses, so the experience that one person describes the wine with, is not always useful to another.
After chilling them in the fridge while I ran several errands, I opened the bottle of wine along with, one of my favorite, Tomme Noire des Pyrennees. I had not thought about the actual combination, but I was certainly willing to explore as an appetizer.
I opened the Macon Chardonnay, and what a nice surprise. It had lovely legs falling down the side of the glass, defining body in the Chardonnay. I swirled it, dipped my nose into the glass, and it had only a tinge of a burn from the alcohol (now that I looked, its 12,5%, and Chardonnays can hold their liquor very well!).
What my senses received, was a certainly welcomed taste. It was on the verge of petillant, as in, you can fill a zing! like the beginning of a bubbly, and then a nice medium body that instead of becoming heavy and syrup-y, the petillant made it light. As I mentioned before, taste is personal, but it reminded me a bit of the Domaine St. Peyre Picpoul de Pinet in the light floral notes the gentleman mentioned, and lemon, or general agrumes, which the bottle mentioned when I read the label afterwards.
I bit a piece of the Tomme des Pyrennes, and the Macon Chardonnay made it creamier! The cheese itself, to give you a pointer, reminds me of the consistency of the Babybel round cheeses. It muted the flavor of the cheese though. But the effect of making it creamier was pleasing and the wine tasted sweeter with a nice finish of salty coming from the cheese. I have to admit, I am a sucker for the combination of salty and sweet. Ice cream in a pretzel cone, BRING IT ON!
Ok. I should eat dinner now since the 12,5% alcohol Chard is manifesting itself.
A bientot!
I decided to be naughty and walk into Nicolas Winery...I mean...IT'S THE FOIRE AUX VINS TIME OF THE YEAR!!! If you can, stalk up, if not, come with me to the Salon des Vins in November for a very merry time =). Imagine...a convention center FULL of wine booths begging for you to come by and try some of their wine and by a box or TEN.
Since, J'etude, donc je suis BROKE,
I cannot afford a lovely 142 euro bottle of Dom Perignon. Therefore, I need to stick to something with less opportunity cost in my economics. The beauty of France is that even a 9 euro bottle of wine can be absolutely worth every centime. Thanks to a lovely job as a beverage waiter at the Bourbon House (of Pain), I do not choose my bottles anymore by the entertaining label they have..
Just to give you an example...
My first bottle in Paris 2006, was the Nicolas line of special recoltes which I chose by it's label that had a naked french man with grapes covering his privates while he's running...
On to the choices for today...
I walked in, and as the helpful gentleman started asking me what I would be interested in this afternoon, I salivated over the Muscadet sur Lie that I enjoyed over Thanksgiving dinner in New Orleans.
But. I snapped out and said to myself, I am in a store full of who knows how many wines that I have never tried and, GO FOR SOMETHING ELSE! Look away!
I mentioned that I am a fan of Muscadet, and he asked if I had ever tried a Bourgogne white wine, I answered, "Not one that has been memorable..."
He suggested, a Chardonnay 2009 Macon Chardonnay vinifie en futs by Jacques Charlet...Appellation Macon-Chardonnay Controlee (as in from the Chardonnay village in the Maconnais region) and with my Muscadet sur Lie, was a total of 12 euros (woot!). I did not pay much attention to his description apart from the floral notes and that it goes well with cheese, but it was a wine from an area I had not explored much of. Description of a wine is one of those I'd rather leave to myself. Taste is something very personal to one's senses, so the experience that one person describes the wine with, is not always useful to another.
After chilling them in the fridge while I ran several errands, I opened the bottle of wine along with, one of my favorite, Tomme Noire des Pyrennees. I had not thought about the actual combination, but I was certainly willing to explore as an appetizer.
I opened the Macon Chardonnay, and what a nice surprise. It had lovely legs falling down the side of the glass, defining body in the Chardonnay. I swirled it, dipped my nose into the glass, and it had only a tinge of a burn from the alcohol (now that I looked, its 12,5%, and Chardonnays can hold their liquor very well!).
What my senses received, was a certainly welcomed taste. It was on the verge of petillant, as in, you can fill a zing! like the beginning of a bubbly, and then a nice medium body that instead of becoming heavy and syrup-y, the petillant made it light. As I mentioned before, taste is personal, but it reminded me a bit of the Domaine St. Peyre Picpoul de Pinet in the light floral notes the gentleman mentioned, and lemon, or general agrumes, which the bottle mentioned when I read the label afterwards.
I bit a piece of the Tomme des Pyrennes, and the Macon Chardonnay made it creamier! The cheese itself, to give you a pointer, reminds me of the consistency of the Babybel round cheeses. It muted the flavor of the cheese though. But the effect of making it creamier was pleasing and the wine tasted sweeter with a nice finish of salty coming from the cheese. I have to admit, I am a sucker for the combination of salty and sweet. Ice cream in a pretzel cone, BRING IT ON!
Ok. I should eat dinner now since the 12,5% alcohol Chard is manifesting itself.
A bientot!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Opportunity Costs...
Wow. My Economics text book summed up the following:
"The point is that in pre-applicance days, the opportunity cost of working outside the home was very high: it was something that women typically did only in the face of dire financial necessity. With modern appliances, the opportunities available to women changed-and the rest is history."
You know..because..the husbands didn't help with the laundry, cooking, rearing of the children, cleaning of the house, grocery shopping, or perhaps the starch ironing of their perfect white shirts for work. Because it wasn't expected of them to, and it's because women were the ones that were expected to do it all. Their "alternative" was out of reach by the weight of their opportunity cost that society imposed by the double standard of expectations by gender.
Nor was there a whole revolution to allow women to go out and vote, and have a choice of where to work --> evolving from only having the opportunity to be a secretary, which was a wife-in-office to fetch coffee, answer your phones, and type letters. It was as it was, this is not a put down on secretaries nor those who aspired to be (believe me, I've been there).
Thank you world for evolving. Or I guess, according to the econ book, for the invention of appliances. pff.
"The point is that in pre-applicance days, the opportunity cost of working outside the home was very high: it was something that women typically did only in the face of dire financial necessity. With modern appliances, the opportunities available to women changed-and the rest is history."
You know..because..the husbands didn't help with the laundry, cooking, rearing of the children, cleaning of the house, grocery shopping, or perhaps the starch ironing of their perfect white shirts for work. Because it wasn't expected of them to, and it's because women were the ones that were expected to do it all. Their "alternative" was out of reach by the weight of their opportunity cost that society imposed by the double standard of expectations by gender.
Nor was there a whole revolution to allow women to go out and vote, and have a choice of where to work --> evolving from only having the opportunity to be a secretary, which was a wife-in-office to fetch coffee, answer your phones, and type letters. It was as it was, this is not a put down on secretaries nor those who aspired to be (believe me, I've been there).
Thank you world for evolving. Or I guess, according to the econ book, for the invention of appliances. pff.
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