Crystal Bowersox

Season 9 for Crystal! She is a real talent

 

Crystaaaaal Bowersoooox

I love Crystal Bowersox Can't stand the other guy!

 

Hungry

Don't know what to make for lunch I have some mozza and other cheese left in the fridge and some hamburger buns left in the fridge... I think I'll make some grill cheese!

Life created in labs

I read this in the paper this morning

From MSNBC.MSN.COM Researchers creating life from scratch

In Israel, scientists have created the world's smallest computer by engineering DNA to carry out mathematical functions. J. Craig Venter, the entrepreneurial scientist who mapped the human genome, announced last month that he intends to string together genes to create from scratch novel organisms that can produce alternative fuels such as hydrogen and ethanol. With a $42.6 million grant that originated at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Berkeley researchers are creating a new malaria drug by removing genetic material of the E. coli bacterium and replacing it with genes from wormwood and yeast. "We're building parts that can be assembled into devices and devices that can be turned into systems," said Jay Keasling, head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Berkeley synthetic biology department, which was created last year. Keasling, who doubles as a chemical engineering professor at the University of California, Berkeley, hopes to create never-before-seen living molecules by fusing genes from the three species — a new breed of bacteria capable of spitting out malaria-fighting artemisinin, a chemical now found only in small traces in the wormwood plant. Artemisinin has been extracted from finely ground sweet wormwood for more than 2,000 years as a treatment for a variety of ailments, but the method is expensive, time consuming and limited by access to wormwood, which is found mainly in China and Vietnam. Keasling has a similar project in the works to synthetically create a compound now found in Samoan trees, one that shows promise in fighting AIDS. Such efforts are attracting more than grant money.

Uh oh.. I smell ethics troubles!

Lunch

I have no idea what to make for lunch I have some leftover cheese from yesterday and some bread left in the fridge... Yay grill cheese time!

allergies

Oh no... I think that  Buck has some allergies! Buck is litterally biting his skin away... I feel so sad for Buck! I did some research and found that he has all the symptoms they describe in thiscanine allergies site ... Not sure if I should call the vet??? It's gonna cost me a fortune...

Watching Star Trek...

I love watching Star Trek Deep Space Line... I'm really a nerd lol! But I love it... I'm addicted to that show!

News of the day

By LA Times

Gulf oil spill: Interior secretary, other officials to be questioned by Congress

May 16, 2010

In the news today

By BBC News

Thailand rejects protesters' UN-backed talks plan

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The BBC's Chris Hogg reports on the failure to negotiate an end to the unrest



Thai officials have ruled out UN-backed mediation in an increasingly violent dispute with anti-government protesters on the streets of Bangkok.



A protest leader suggested the talks, but a government spokesman was quick to rebuff the offer, saying outside groups should not interfere.



At least 31 people have died since Thursday, when soldiers and police moved in to shift the demonstrators.



The protesters, known as red-shirts, have been camped in Bangkok for months.



They want Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign and call a new election.



A red-shirt leader, Nattawut Saikua, said protesters were willing to hold UN-moderated talks to end the stand-off, providing that the army withdrew from the area around the red-shirt camp.



But government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn insisted that no outside help was needed.



"We reject their demands for UN mediation... No Thai government has ever let anyone intervene with our internal affairs," he said.



Plea to Red Cross



A state of emergency has been declared in more than 20 provinces across the country - mostly in the protesters' northern heartlands - in a bid to stop more demonstrators heading to the capital.

    

RED-SHIRT PROTEST

14 Mar: Red-shirts converge on Bangkok, occupy government district

16 Mar: Protesters splash their own blood at Government House

30 Mar: Talks with government ends in deadlock

3 Apr: Occupy Bangkok shopping district

10 Apr: Troops try to clear protesters; 25 people are killed and hundreds injured

13-14 May: 16 killed in Bangkok clashes

15 May: Eight killed in street battles



In pictures: Bangkok violence

Thai protests: Eyewitness accounts

Profile: Thailand's reds and yellows



Officials have urged women and older people to leave the protest zone by Monday afternoon, and have asked for help from the Red Cross.



About 5,000 people remain in the encampment, where food and water are running low amid a blockade on the area.



Sporadic clashes were reported on Sunday, but not on the same scale as previous days.



The BBC's Rachel Harvey says streets around the protest area are littered with fires; thick black smoke is rising into the air.



She says the pattern of demonstrations is that the protesters set up a disturbance and fires in one area, and the troops try to gain control of that area - then the demonstrators move somewhere else.



The latest fighting flared on Thursday, as the army and police moved to isolate a fortified protest camp.



Thousands of demonstrators remain behind makeshift barricades of rubber tyres, sandbags and bamboo stakes in the Ratchaprasong commercial district.



Mr Abhisit has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays and delayed the start of Bangkok's school term, but a planned curfew was cancelled.



Army 'prepared'



On Saturday, Mr Abhisit said the army would not back down in its operation to clear the protesters.



"We cannot leave the country in a situation where people who don't obey the law are holding hostage the people of Bangkok, as well as the centre of the country," he said.

Protester waves Thai flag in Bangkok - 15 May 2010

Several hundred protesters are gathering in other parts of Bangkok



Mr Abhisit and security officials have insisted that their operations against the protesters have targeted armed "terrorists" who they say have infiltrated the protesters.



Earlier, the army declared "live-fire zones" in some areas as it attempted to cut off the camp from supplies and reinforcements.



US-based Human Rights Watch warned that the zones had set the Thai authorities on a "slippery slope" towards serious human rights abuses.



More than 200 people have been injured since Thursday, and 27 people have been sent to jail, each given six-month sentences. All the fatalities have been civilians.



The clashes have raised questions about the stability of Thailand, South East Asia's second-largest economy.



Many of the protesters are from poor rural areas in northern Thailand where support is still strong for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup.



Mr Thaksin has called on the government to withdraw troops and restart negotiations. He is living abroad to avoid a jail term on a corruption conviction.

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GORGEOUS DAY!

I'm walking on sunshine yyeeeyyeee  It's sunny and nice out! Woohoo!

Yummyyyyy!!

I had lunch with Judith today. We went to that place we really like. I had a chicken teriyaki and stri-fried vegetables.. I love japanese food!

Watching TV

Lost is on! I adore that show!

Shopping with family

I went to look for a bridesmaid dress today. It took us less than an hour! The moment we saw the dress we had that feeling we found the ultimate bridesmaid dress! I am going to the store again Thursday for measurements.

chin-ups

Yes! I did one chin-up today

YPA event

I attended a Young Professional Association meeting today. It was pretty interesting. They invited some well known speakers. And the dinner was so good!.

 

Yes a sample sale!

This afternoon I'm going to the New York City sample sale, I'm so excited. I love anything from New York City!



 

My protein shake recipe of the day

Today's shake:



No work out, no shake for today of fat, 19 grams of protein and 22g of carbohydrates, including 10 grams of fiber and barely 1 gram of sugar no sugar alcohols.

 

Run today

This morning I ran the Town Sporting Life in 55min17sec without stopping!  We are just so happy this is done, thank you to my awesome dear family&friends for coming out for the race   to support me !

My shake

No homemade shake today. I bought a chocolate banana monkey shake at the health store... SO TASTY!

The cutest thing I've seen!

A very pretty video.

Fruity shake

Shake shake shake

Shake of the day:

-homo milk
-frozen berries
-pear and apples
-1 tsp of honey
-1.5 scoops of protein powder banana cream flavored.

A great way to regenerate your body after a great work out

Hello

Welcome to my blog. Being the mom of two, and working full-time, I sometimes have little time to make myself a proper lunch. So I took the habit to at least, make myself shakes and quick meals. I just wanted to share them with you!