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Kantha : sustainable textiles and mindful making
Textile artist Ekta Kaul explores the history of the kantha tradition and finds objects of extraordinary beauty. She goes on to look at how the kantha spirit is inspiring artists today and discusses creative techniques to help you develop your own interpretations, alongside a dictionary of fundamental kantha stitches with supporting images and instructions. Steeped in the ethos of sustainability, emotional repair and mindful making, kantha will lead you to uncover a slower and more thoughtful approach to stitching.
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Threads
Torn from her family, her paintings, and her beloved Calcutta after the partition of India, artist Surayia Rahman finds a new life in Bangladesh teaching impoverished mothers to embroider her story-telling designs. An inspirational example of the power of art and the impact of empowering women and girls around the world, THREADS takes us on an intimate journey into the heart of an artist and celebrates an unconventional path to dignity and independence.
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Here is what you need to know about mould in food
\"This mould should not pose a health risk to most consumers,\" [Tamara Ward] says. It can act as a pathogen (an agent that causes disease) \"very rarely\" and \"usually only for people with compromised immune systems through inhalation,\" she adds. \"If you can see mould on the top of yogurt, you should discard the entire product immediately,\" says Kantha Shelke, a spokesperson for the Institute of Food Technologists, a non-profit scientific society based in Chicago. Mould on the surface of fluid foods usually means that its mycelium, or mass of thread-like filaments, penetrated the item. \"Also, discard the yogurt if it develops off odour, flavour or appearance.\" \"The appearance of mould on bread usually means that the entire loaf is mouldy,\" Shelke says. \"It is best to throw out the entire loaf, as well as the bag containing the bread. Mouldy bread is not salvageable, and mould spores spread quickly ... and can contaminate the entire bag. \"
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India to assist Sri Lanka in reconstructing northern ports, airfield
India will assist Sri Lanka in reconstructing ports and developing the Palaly airfield in the war-ravaged northern parts of the island, High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha said on Wednesday [3 February]. Kantha said India will provide assistance to Sri Lanka on developing Kankesanthurai Port, the Point Pedro Harbour and the Palaly airfield in the northern areas.
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Delhi envoy to Hong Kong wants effort against \terrorism from whatever source\
The Indian consul-general in Hong Kong, Ashok Kantha, spoke to Reggie Ratour about India's role in the international coalition against terrorism.
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Popcorn's hidden benefits
Fruits and vegetables also contain polyphenols, along with vitamins and minerals not found in popcorn, he says. \"I don't want people to think they can just eat popcorn to get all the polyphenols they need. I don't want them to think of popcorn as an alternative to fruits and vegetables.\" Kantha Shelke, a spokesperson for the Institute of Food Technologists and a food chemist in Chicago who has studied popcorn, says the latest findings confirm other research. \"Popcorn has an anti-oxidant called ferulic acid that's also found in beans, corn, rice, wheat, barley and many other grains. Ferulic acid exhibits a wide range of therapeutic effects against cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and neuro-degenerative diseases (Alzheimer's) largely because of its strong anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.\" Still, there's no guarantee that the polyphenols are in the body long enough to have an effect, she says. \"It's possible that popcorn goes through the body really fast. If the polyphenols reside largely in the hull, which is principally insoluble fiber and not digested, they are not sitting in our digestive system for an extended period of time, and we may not absorb all the anti-oxidants,\" Shelke says. \"The hull may be loaded with nutrients that go right through us. The hull acts like a Roto-Rooter.\"
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TC and his barber-shop romance
In spite of having turned 80 recently, TC says he is \"as fit as a fiddle\" and has travelled the world. In December, the couple holidayed in Barcelona, Spain, and enjoyed a two-week cruise on the river Nile in Egypt. He is 'actively' involved in the Chinna Thirupathi Venkataswara Devasthanam in Belvedere and is a secretary at the Tongaat Andhra Sabha. TC is also a member of The Tongaat Child Welfare Society for over 50 years. In his free time he enjoys walking and gardening. \"[Rookoo]'s father took an instant liking to me and invited me to his home in Frasers, Tongaat, to meet his daughter. Not knowing what to expect, I dared myself to go and when I laid eyes on Rookoo, who was 17 at the time, I knew instantly she was the girl I had been looking for,\" said TC.
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A short but fruitful posting
[Ashok Kantha], who leaves on Nov 9 for his new posting as Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, is an unassuming career diplomat who flew into Kuala Lumpur in 2007 to create a flurry of interest among Malaysians on ties with India. They opened new ground in the bilateral relationship with their unique personalities that drew commonality in their zest to take ties a notch higher, something they had in common with succcesive Indian envoys here dating back to 1957. I had sat with Kantha earlier that day in his office at the high commission not too far away wondering how he would sum up his 30 months as India's top diplomat in Kuala Lumpur. Kantha smiles when asked about what he had achieved in his relatively short term here: his first task was to permanently remove the long lines of people gathering outside the mission for visa's by outsourcing it. He also managed to set up the Indian Cultural Centre at CapSquare (it will be opened on Wednesday), an idea floated by former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during a visit to Kuala Lumpur in 2003.
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Jobs abound in India's infrastructure sector: Envoy
IJM Corp Bhd, which stands as one of the largest foreign infrastructure groups in India with RM2 billion jobs in hand, is bidding for RM1 billion worth of projects in India, half of which are for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Maxis, which has more subscribers in India than in Malaysia, plans to invest between US$4 to US$5 billion (RM14.48 billion to RM18.1 billion) in 2009-2010, while TM International also has a growing footprint in India's lucrative mobile phone industry, with plans to invest US$1.8 billion (RM6.52 billion) this year. Others include Indian entertainment company Adlab's controlling stake in Lotus Five Star, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation's plans to set up institutions in Iskandar Malaysia and the Embassy Group of India's tie-up with Emkay Group of Companies of Malaysia.
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Minister says Nepalese in last stage of battle against monarchy
Accepting the political parties' failure to speed up election preparations though just 75 days remain for the CA polls, Minister [Sitaula] stressed on unity among all parties to successfully hold the elections. \"There should be unity and reconciliation among the parties to give a sense of Constituent Assembly to the people of all castes, creeds, professions, and communities,\" he said. Election Commissioner Nil Kantha Uprety directed the security agencies to work in a fair manner as the CA polls would have historical significance. Uprety also said that the Election Commission would treat equal all the 61 parties registered for the CA polls.
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