Fried beef and onions, added garlic. Big spoonful of cumin, big spoonful of coriander, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp cardamom, 1/4 tsp cloves. Fried for a bit, added dash of malt vinegar. Added can of diced tomatoes, drained/rinsed can of lentils. 1 heaped tsp of brown sugar, dash of Worcestershire sauce.

Served on rice, with salad of cos lettuce and red onion with cider vinegar, sugar, pink salt dressing on top, with ginger chutney on the side.

First thing I put on to cook was the rice, and everything was done just before the rice was finished. So quick and easy, IMO.

On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 03:07:00 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
wrote:

> Fried beef and onions, added garlic. Big spoonful of cumin, big spoonful of coriander, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp cardamom, 1/4 tsp cloves. Fried for a bit, added dash of malt vinegar. Added can of diced tomatoes, drained/rinsed can of lentils. 1 heaped tsp of brown sugar, dash of Worcestershire sauce.
>
> Served on rice, with salad of cos lettuce and red onion with cider vinegar, sugar, pink salt dressing on top, with ginger chutney on the side.
>
> First thing I put on to cook was the rice, and everything was done just before the rice was finished. So quick and easy, IMO.

The does sound easy, and tasty too. Which University are you at?


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On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 12:02:59 AM UTC+10, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 03:07:00 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
> wrote:
>
> > Fried beef and onions, added garlic. Big spoonful of cumin, big spoonful of coriander, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp cardamom, 1/4 tsp cloves. Fried for a bit, added dash of malt vinegar. Added can of diced tomatoes, drained/rinsed can of lentils. 1 heaped tsp of brown sugar, dash of Worcestershire sauce.
> >
> > Served on rice, with salad of cos lettuce and red onion with cider vinegar, sugar, pink salt dressing on top, with ginger chutney on the side.
> >
> > First thing I put on to cook was the rice, and everything was done just before the rice was finished. So quick and easy, IMO.
>
> The does sound easy, and tasty too. Which University are you at?

It was tasty. I don't usually do meat + lentils in curry. Usually, I'd put some greens, maybe some capsicum/bell peppers, or some other vegetables, with no lentils. I'd also usually start by frying curry leaves, but it was already dark when I started, so I didn't go out and pick any. Which is why I did the curry differently.

UQ = The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.

On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:32:43 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
wrote:

> UQ = The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.

I have a friend who moved to Brisbane a few years ago and she loves it
there! She's living in a more rural area outside Brisbane now and has
a "little" python problem. She has had to call the snake removal man
5 times this year so far.

A son of one of my friends recently took a job at the university in
Melbourne, that's why I asked. I don't know which field of science
he's in, but I do know he as gone to Antarctica to study the age of
the universe.


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On 9/9/2014 3:40 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:32:43 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
> wrote:
>
>> UQ = The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.
>
> I have a friend who moved to Brisbane a few years ago and she loves it
> there! She's living in a more rural area outside Brisbane now and has
> a "little" python problem. She has had to call the snake removal man
> 5 times this year so far.
>
> A son of one of my friends recently took a job at the university in
> Melbourne, that's why I asked. I don't know which field of science
> he's in, but I do know he as gone to Antarctica to study the age of
> the universe.
>
>
By any chance might he be hunting meteorites?

One of the world's largest was found the

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2789850.html

On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:47:40 -0600, Mayo > wrote:

> On 9/9/2014 3:40 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:32:43 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> UQ = The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.
> >
> > I have a friend who moved to Brisbane a few years ago and she loves it
> > there! She's living in a more rural area outside Brisbane now and has
> > a "little" python problem. She has had to call the snake removal man
> > 5 times this year so far.
> >
> > A son of one of my friends recently took a job at the university in
> > Melbourne, that's why I asked. I don't know which field of science
> > he's in, but I do know he as gone to Antarctica to study the age of
> > the universe.
> >
> >
> By any chance might he be hunting meteorites?

He peered into deep space. I found him - he's in the physics
department, probably the Sheldon Cooper type:
Experimental astrophysics and cosmology (Inflation, dark energy,
cosmological tests of fundamental physics, cosmological structure
formation)
Cosmic microwave background
Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect
Cosmic infrared background
Dark energy

His research focuses on the origin of the Universe and the growth of
structure. He is interested in questions such as: How did the Universe
begin and what caused inflation? How did the complex structures we see
evolve from the initial plasma? What were the sources that reionized
the Universe and how long did the epoch of reionization last? What’s
the nature of dark energy?
>
> One of the world's largest was found the
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2789850.html

Impressive!


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On 9/9/2014 4:04 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:47:40 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>
>> On 9/9/2014 3:40 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:32:43 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> UQ = The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.
>>>
>>> I have a friend who moved to Brisbane a few years ago and she loves it
>>> there! She's living in a more rural area outside Brisbane now and has
>>> a "little" python problem. She has had to call the snake removal man
>>> 5 times this year so far.
>>>
>>> A son of one of my friends recently took a job at the university in
>>> Melbourne, that's why I asked. I don't know which field of science
>>> he's in, but I do know he as gone to Antarctica to study the age of
>>> the universe.
>>>
>>>
>> By any chance might he be hunting meteorites?
>
> He peered into deep space. I found him - he's in the physics
> department, probably the Sheldon Cooper type:
> Experimental astrophysics and cosmology (Inflation, dark energy,
> cosmological tests of fundamental physics, cosmological structure
> formation)
> Cosmic microwave background
> Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect
> Cosmic infrared background
> Dark energy
>
> His research focuses on the origin of the Universe and the growth of
> structure. He is interested in questions such as: How did the Universe
> begin and what caused inflation? How did the complex structures we see
> evolve from the initial plasma? What were the sources that reionized
> the Universe and how long did the epoch of reionization last? What’s
> the nature of dark energy?

Oh very cool, so perhaps gravitational measures and such there are critical.

>>
>> One of the world's largest was found the
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2789850.html
>
> Impressive!

I love it when we pick up celestial hitchikers!

;-)

On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 7:40:39 AM UTC+10, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:32:43 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
> wrote:
>
> > UQ = The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.
>
> I have a friend who moved to Brisbane a few years ago and she loves it
> there! She's living in a more rural area outside Brisbane now and has
> a "little" python problem. She has had to call the snake removal man
> 5 times this year so far.

Brisbane is very green. Stand on our local mountain, and you see more trees than rooftops. Plenty of snakes around, but they're good at hiding. Our most visible wildlife is birds, and at night, lots of possums and bats.

> A son of one of my friends recently took a job at the university in
> Melbourne, that's why I asked. I don't know which field of science
> he's in, but I do know he as gone to Antarctica to study the age of
> the universe.

The astrophysics people here are into that kind of thing (but without going to Antarctica). Cosmology, dark energy, structure of the early universe, etc. And evolution of galaxies.

Me, I do optical trapping, using laser beams to trap, move, spin small transparent objects. E.g., bacteria.

On 9/9/2014 4:35 PM, Timo wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 7:40:39 AM UTC+10, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:32:43 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> UQ = The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.
>>
>> I have a friend who moved to Brisbane a few years ago and she loves it
>> there! She's living in a more rural area outside Brisbane now and has
>> a "little" python problem. She has had to call the snake removal man
>> 5 times this year so far.
>
> Brisbane is very green. Stand on our local mountain, and you see more trees than rooftops. Plenty of snakes around, but they're good at hiding. Our most visible wildlife is birds, and at night, lots of possums and bats.
>

Possums eh?

They're known here for getting into rubbish bins.

Fearsome teeth they have too.

>> A son of one of my friends recently took a job at the university in
>> Melbourne, that's why I asked. I don't know which field of science
>> he's in, but I do know he as gone to Antarctica to study the age of
>> the universe.
>
> The astrophysics people here are into that kind of thing (but without going to Antarctica). Cosmology, dark energy, structure of the early universe, etc. And evolution of galaxies.
>
> Me, I do optical trapping, using laser beams to trap, move, spin small transparent objects. E.g., bacteria.

Well that sounds darned interesting!

Is there any way what you do equates to being sort of an optical slide
or thin section?

On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 15:35:07 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
wrote:

>
> The astrophysics people here are into that kind of thing (but without going to Antarctica). Cosmology, dark energy, structure of the early universe, etc. And evolution of galaxies.
>
> Me, I do optical trapping, using laser beams to trap, move, spin small transparent objects. E.g., bacteria.

To a non-scientist, it sounds like you two are working at opposite
ends of the spectrum (so to speak).


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On 9/9/2014 5:07 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 15:35:07 -0700 (PDT), Timo >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> The astrophysics people here are into that kind of thing (but without going to Antarctica). Cosmology, dark energy, structure of the early universe, etc. And evolution of galaxies.
>>
>> Me, I do optical trapping, using laser beams to trap, move, spin small transparent objects. E.g., bacteria.
>
> To a non-scientist, it sounds like you two are working at opposite
> ends of the spectrum (so to speak).
>
>
Ha, good one!

On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 8:48:41 AM UTC+10, Mayo wrote:
> On 9/9/2014 4:35 PM, Timo wrote:
> >
> > Me, I do optical trapping, using laser beams to trap, move, spin small transparent objects. E.g., bacteria.
>
> Well that sounds darned interesting!
>
> Is there any way what you do equates to being sort of an optical slide
> or thin section?

Not really. What we have in common with that stuff is that we use a microscope - the lens focusses the laser beam to make the trap, and also lets us see what we're doing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_tweezers
http://people.physics.illinois.edu/S...R/Tweezers.pdf