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Kitchen Alchemist

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When Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal wanted to check the best way to cook a really nifty pulse, allegedly he wrote a fan letter to Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking, the kitchen-nerd’s Bible. Harold McGee is the doyen of the science of cooking, from creating the perfect caramel to fermenting peas. He writes a great column for the New York Times, in which he tackles such knotty issues as how much water does pasta really need and how gross is it to share a dip? And he has a website called The Curious Cook, exploring the science of food and its transformations. Now from […]

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Chart For Medecins Sans Frontieres

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Further to our discussion on the previous post, here is the chart for MSF. There is no birth time although noon does work well, putting Jupiter on the MC. Note Chiron in Aries –pioneering doctors — ruled by Mars in Pisces — fighting for compassion. Jupiter in Sagittarius: no borders. Saturn Rx in Gemini opposite Neptune in Sagittarius: no borders. Sun at 29’56° Sagittarius about to jump over the border. Sagittarius/Gemini — the message is as important as the action, the teaching and training.

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The White Masks Of Ebola

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Someone asked last week when the white-masked people were coming to fight the black-masked Islamic State killers. Maybe the answer is, they are already here; but they’re busy. Healthworkers tackling the Ebola outbreak are sheathed in plastic. The white hoods and masks they wear do make them look like aliens. No wonder West Africans were at first suspicious. The battle against the virus is clearcut in one way: it’s humans vs. disease. But in another it’s a battle without boundaries. There is no cure as yet and Ebola crosses borders and travels along flightpaths invisibly. What might you look for astrologically? This is a story […]

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An Astro-Peek at America’s Nov 4, 2014 Midterms

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A Few Horoscope Factors in Effect on November 4, 2014: Washington DC by Jude Cowell With all the deceit and illusion on display in the horoscope/s of the 2014 Midterm Elections and considering my cramped schedule these days I have hesitated to type m…

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Venus in Libra: Grace, Balance… But Not Always

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I’ve often thought that Bill Clinton looks an awful lot like an older, whiter version of the actor Will Smith.     When the planet of beauty is in her own sign of Libra, you’d expect to find some real physical beauty. In particular, you might expect to find some perfectly balanced faces. Grace Kelly is always cited as an example of someone with a perfectly proportioned face. How about Beyoncé? For sheer glamour, it’s hard to bet Vivien Leigh or Rita Hayworth. One of the characteristics all these actors share — including Bill Clinton — is grace. Richard Gere moves […]

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Horoscopes for October 12th to October 19th

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Overview    The Libra North Node is activated by a conjunction to the Sun (October 12th) and Libra’s ruler, Venus (October 15th). This triggers partnerships as an area of further development, keeping in mind that the South Node (in Aries) &#823…

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