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FROM THE FRAME UP SOURPATCH’S COMMENCAL ABSOLUT BUILD Words and Photos by Sourpatch There are few things that are as rewarding as building up a frame only project. Between selecting the frame to methodically making the list of parts for which you hope to use, there is no shortage of fun. Sometimes, going the frame only option is a way to save money over a complete build, other times it could be because one doesn’t like the spec on completes by the brand of their choice. Whatever the reason may be, it’s always gratifying to get that first pedal in...

(Natural News) In 2014, the U.S. government placed a moratorium on gain-of-function (GoF) virology research, yet the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) continued to fund coronavirus GoF research through EcoHealth Alliance at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Going by its most benign definition, GoF gives an organism (e.g., a fish or a...

Al Majlis Thai Seafood Restaurant in Bukit Batok has halal-friendly seafood buckets Image credit: Al Majlis Thai Seafood Restaurant If you love seafood, you might want to check this restaurant out. Located under a HDB block in Bukit Batok, Al Majlis Thai Seafood Restaurant is a newly-opened, halal-certified restaurant that opens till 2:30am daily! This restaurant serves a variety of cuisines but is best known for their seafood specialties such as seafood buckets and steamed shellfish.  Image credit: @lesliewh For starters, you can get the Satay-Ayam, AKA chicken satay, at $9.20 for 10 pieces. It comes with ketupat, cucumbers, onions,...

Confession is good for the soul, goes the saying of old, attributed to an old Scottish proverb. There is also a reference in the book of James 5:16. Well, I’ve got a confession to make to all of you. I’ve been wrestling with Jesus Christ. Not just of late, but for 43 years. I started in the summer of my baptism. When asked to name my favorite Bible verse, I invariably default to the Genesis epic of Jacob wrestling with the angel along the banks of the river Jabbok. That depiction of a flawed man encountering and wrestling with a...

After a long and busy year of not much blogging , this Christmas with time on my hands during our Cook Islands holiday, I’m getting back on my blogging “bike”. This setting is perfect for a free spirited foodie! A slice of paradise – Rarotonga This week we travelled to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from Sydney via some excellent meals in Auckland at Giraffe Restaurant and Italian stalwart Baduzzi. Taro plants growing in Rarotonga The Cook Islands are made up of 15 islands in the time zone as Hawaii, 21 hours “behind” Australia and across the international dateline, but...