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Game Review: Shooter fans get a mixed bag in 'Black Ops II'
"Call of Duty 2" kicked off this console generation when it released alongside the Xbox 360, and the series has been an annual juggernaut ever since. This sustained popularity has put the series in a tough spot creatively, as drastic changes to the formula might turn off longtime fans. With the first "Black Ops," Treyarch demonstrated it was willing to take risks by shaking up numerous multiplayer conventions. Fans loved the new features, and the developer has shifted its focus to campaign changes for "Black Ops II.." Some of these risks pay off, and others are faulty despite their ambition.
One of the most frequent critiques of the series' campaigns revolves around their restricting linearity. Treyarch has countered this in two ways with "Black Ops II": presenting the player with narrative-changing decisions (both obvious and subtle), and adding the new sandbox Strike Force missions.
During my six hours with the campaign, I sometimes didn't even realize how my actions had shaped the situations. You are occasionally presented with immediate choices like, "Do you want to kill this guy or not?" but others aren't as overt. As you enter one area near the middle of the campaign, your enemies are desperately attempting to burn evidence of some sort. Depending on how quickly you kill them, you might gain some information that will assist the overall war effort. These decisions don't affect the grand scheme of things, but many cutscenes and in-game scenarios can be altered based on your actions. The weight of your decisions isn't on the level of a game like Heavy Rain, but the system had me talking to others about their experiences in a way I had never done before with this series.
Interspersed between the story's chapters are the new Strike Force missions. These are undoubtedly the weakest part of the single-player component. The idea of integrating sandbox stages with light RTS elements could have been a great way to shake up the standard gameplay. Instead, these stages are a full of frustration as you attempt to control your AI teammates. Ordering my squads around via the overhead tactical view proved to be a fruitless effort, as they rarely reacted to my commands. At one point late in the game, I even had to restart an entire Strike Force mission because of a glitch that wouldn't allow me to perform the final required action.
Strike Force missions are a pain, and though they are not required for progression, they have a major impact on your ending. If you take them out of the equation, the "Black Ops II" campaign is on par with previous entries. Hopping between the 1980s and 2025, it tells the story of the original game's Alex Mason and his son David. The plot quickly gets convoluted, but the main threads are easy to follow and are ultimately rewarding. Everything moves along at a breakneck pace, big set piece moments punctuate the action, and Raul Menendez proves to be one of the best antagonists in the series.
With such a focus on introducing new elements to the campaign, it seems that multiplayer was approached with more of an "if it ain't broke..." mentality. Treyrach made one big tweak when it comes to loadouts: the new Pick 10 system, which allows for increased customization options. Players are allowed to hit the battlefield with 10 points in their loadout. Gun attachments, perks, grenade types, secondary weapons, and new wild card bonuses each take up a point. If you want to take the fight to your enemy with a decked-out LMG, you can equip up to three attachments with the use of a wild card bonus.
If you'd rather create an ultra-speedy class for capture the flag matches, you can activate wild cards that allow for two perks in each slot. With those active, you're free to head into battle with six speed-oriented perks. The system is interesting, but I ultimately found it less exciting than the currency system and contracts introduced in the original Black Ops and scrapped for this sequel.
Ever since "World at War," Treyarch's zombie modes have gained a devoted following. "Black Ops II" offers plenty to keep those fans coming back in, with a massive (and secret-filled) Tranzit mode that shuttles players across a zombie-infested town on a bus. It appears to be another horde mode clone on the surface, but fans of the previous offerings know that the bevy of Easter eggs in zombie mode offers a surprising amount of replayability.
"Black Ops II" gives multiplayer fans countless tweaks and changes to the formula to keep them occupied until next year's inevitable installment. New league matches are tailored to the e-sports community, and these open up every unlockable from the start in the interest of fairness. They also eliminate random elements from maps, such as moving environmental objects. Stat-tracking elements of "Call of Duty Elite" are now free, so everyone who owns the game has access to heat maps and extensive records.
For shooter fans that don't require as deep of a dive, "Black Ops II's" multiplayer may feel like more of the same. No significant new match types are present, and the Pick 10 system doesn't drastically change the gameplay experience. Most of the changes to the "Call of Duty" formula come in campaign mode, and they are executed with mixed results. Despite some frustrations, "Black Ops II" is yet another massive, polished, finely tuned entry in a series that shows no signs of slowing down. Even if Treyarch misses the mark on occasion, I respect the developer for taking chances with a series that would sell just fine if it stuck with the status quo.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Style: 1 to 4-player shooter (16-player online)
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Treyarch
Concept: Finally introduce some significant changes to "Call of Duty's" single-player formula.
Graphics: As always, everything looks great and moves along at a steady 60 fps.
Sound: The campaign features some Hollywood-caliber voice acting, and the shootouts sound appropriately chaotic.
Playability: It's "Call of Duty." You won't find any real control hiccups anywhere.
Entertainment: Strike Force missions aside, fans of the franchise should find plenty to like.
Replay Value: Moderately High
Bottom Line: 8.5/10


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When developing a new website, our managers, developers and creative team often meet to check-off our list of website quality checkpoints.
Here are 5 rules for website usability:
5 Second Rule
When a fresh new design is created for our clients, we step back and take note of what stands out first on the page. Where does your eye land first? Where does your eye go next? Is it conveying the message our client would like to communicate? Does the page flow, is it clear, and does it lead to the desired call to action? There is some debate on exactly how much time you have to capture your website visitors, but the initial impression is made within seconds.
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We clearly define our clients objectives from the get-go. We then ensure that the website is easy to navigate by applying the 3 click rule. This rule says that visitors can find what they are looking for in 3 clicks from any page of the site. Easy navigation is extremely important as website visitors are usually in a hurry and click onto another site within seconds if they do not see what they are looking for.
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Generation Citizen is pleased to announce that we are hiring a Director of External Affairs to work on our senior leadership team and help build out our fundraising operations. We are looking for an individual with development experience interested in playing a pivotal role in growing our emerging work as we start on an exciting 4-year strategic plan.
About Generation Citizen:
Generation Citizen (www.GenerationCitizen.org) is an innovative, quickly scaling non-profit that seeks to strengthen our nation's democracy by empowering young people to become engaged and effective citizens.
GC envisions a country of young people working as active and effective citizens to collectively rebuild our American democracy. To achieve this vision, GC works to ensure that every student in the US receives an effective action civics education. We do this by directly engaging schools in action civics while simultaneously building the demand for the concept across the country.
Our innovative, action-based program partners college students with classroom teachers to teach an in-school action civics course which mobilizes teens around issues their own communities are facing. This approach is revolutionizing civics education in this country, and as it's now in the 4th year of operation, serving nearly 10,000 students across 4 sites. We are led by co-founder and Executive Director, Scott Warren, who is a current recipient of a Draper Richards Kaplan Fellowship, a former recipient of an Echoing Green Fellowship, and was named one of Forbes' Top 30 Social Entrepreneurs under 30.
Generation Citizen is building a new generation of youth activists and leaders, a generation inspired and equipped to make change.
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The primary responsibilities of the Generation Citizen (GC) Director of External Affairs will be to develop and execute GC's development efforts, coach Site Directors on development, and build out the organization's development operation and staffing. This is the first-ever Director of External Affairs that the organization will hire, providing a tremendous opportunity for growth and impact. This position will be tasked with helping GC significantly increase its annual budget, including through the implementation of an aggressive growth capital campaign. This person will supervise a growing development team and report directly to the Executive Director, and will be a key member of the management team.
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- Equip the Board of Directors to play an integral role in fundraising, including supporting the Board's Development Committee
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Time Killers (1992)
Ah, the golden days of one-on-one fighters, in which there was no pressure on your game to be any good whatsoever as long as it had energy-bars at the top of the screen and a shitload of attack buttons. Time Killers has far more story than its premise would suggest (which is to say, about a paragraph's worth), boiling down to your mission: face uggoes from across time and dismember them.
Did it do your head in? It did your head off, which in its mouth-breathing cretinousness it thought was pretty much the same thing.
Above: It's a wonder people got worried about 1990s arcade games
Were there cowboys in it? Cowboys don't have swords; guns can't clumsily dismember people; ergo, no cowboys here. Boo.
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Mario's Time Machine (1993)
From this box shot, it would appear Mario's Time Machine is about a direct-to-video Mario impersonator who takes a bad trip and dreams of riding Slave-1 through a wormhole, pursued by college professor F. Murray Abraham and Halloween costumed John Kerry. If you told us it was actually a Carmen Sandiego rip-off with Mario in it, that wouldn't really help matters.
Did it do your head in? Did you even read the previous paragraph?
Were there cowboys in it? The game revolved around recovering priceless relics from history. Cowboys were many things, but artificers of timeless objets d'art they were not.
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The Chaos Engine (1993)
Presented with all the love and care that 1990s British auteurs the Bitmap Brothers lavished on their work, The Chaos Engine keeps its time-travel carry-on stylishly minimalist. The storyline is rife with future visitors and alternate timelines, but the game itself plays out in sensible, chronological, Victorian steampunk order. Which is fine and all, but you know what that means: COWBOYFAIL '93.
Did it do your head in? The plot was basically Terminator 2 with mustaches, these both being things that were big in 1993.
Were there cowboys in it? The cast was a stiff-upper-lip Victorian version of all the cowboy tropes… but if you want to get technical, there were no ten-gallon hats. If only.
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Day of the Tentacle (1993)
Beloved Lucasarts classic Day of the Tentacle is a breakneck journey through American history in which you have to travel backwards in time to foil the titular Purple Tentacle's scurrilous world-domination scheme, but accidentally wind up playing pranks on George Washington to make his face explode. Characters communicate by sending small objects through time machines made out of port-a-potties. So yeah, there's time-travel in it.
Did it do your head in? The ultimate goal of the game is to get to yesterday, but when you get there you find that the villain has arrived there several times over and has to be defeated accordingly. Head: done in.
Were there cowboys in it? You hung out with all manner of colonial American bigwigs, who were all basically cowboys made good. Close enough for jazz.
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An underappreciated head-scratcher in the Sonic canon, Sonic CD introduced concepts that would later be paid slim deference: Sonic's metal nemesis, imaginatively named Metal Sonic, and time-travel between stage acts. It also introduced Amy Rose, which could easily be argued to be the moment the series jumped the shark. Still… Metal Sonic!
Did it do your head in? Elements in each level's "past" could be destroyed to pave the way for a better "future", and running really fast could (just like in real life) propel you into the future.
Were there cowboys in it? As a rule, the more human-influenced characters a Sonic game has, the worse it is; which is to say, Sonic CD was blessedly cowboy-free.
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Lennox Interview Questions
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Interviews for Top Jobs at Lennox
- Territory Manager (4)
- Product Management (1)
- Product Manager (1)
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I applied through other source. The process took 3+ months – interviewed at Lennox.
Interview DetailsHiring process took a few months because of the holiday season. I applied in October. First phone interview was in November. Second phone interview maybe a week later. In person interview lasted about 6 hours 7 people, and included a lunch interview. I got a call back about 2 weeks later asking me to come back. I thought it was for a job offer. It turned out to be another interview with a different department. Then I was offered the job about 2 weeks later.
It turns out the first set of interviews liked me but I didn't fit their needs. They recommended me to another department. Things worked out great. I love my job, and the position I was recommended to.Interview Questions- The first set of interviews were different. The VP will interview you at some point during the process. They ask good questions. View Answer
Negotiation Detailsnegotiations turned out great.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview - Application Details
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Lennox.
Interview Details3 interviews first with prospective boss then with him and his boss last one with the 2 of them plus their most prized salesman The salesman de-briefed me wanting to know quotas, who I had contacts with within the industry what I thought about my boss and the other n manager plus some technical questions and asked me to give him examples of my best landed projects
Interview Questions- we have 6 other applicants - why are you better? View Answer
Negotiation DetailsVery narrow range or flexibility to negotiate base salaryAccepted OfferNegative ExperienceAverage Interview - Application Details
I applied through a recruiter – interviewed at Lennox.
Interview DetailsVery friendly interview and to the point, gave me an opportunity to share my strengths and what I have to bring to the position instead of shooting a thousand random questions all at once.
Interview Questions- Roleplay Answer Question
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Application DetailsI applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks – interviewed at Lennox in April 2014.
Interview DetailsMy resume was passed over to the hiring team through one of the employee I met in an events held at Lennox. One of their recruiter contacted me through mail in a week and setup an interview with the team in the immediate week. I met the manager with whom I'll be working with during the interview and it was a good experience. I got a response in 2 to 3 weeks after the interview.
Interview Questions- There were no technical questions since it was for marketing internship and they were looking for someone who can bring in new perspectives from other industries.
Some of the highlighting factors of the interview
1. Resume Walkthrough
2. Are you analytical?
3. Are you a team player?
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Negotiation DetailsI got a decent offer and they were not ready to negotiate.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview - There were no technical questions since it was for marketing internship and they were looking for someone who can bring in new perspectives from other industries.
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I applied through college or university – interviewed at Lennox.
Interview DetailsReally believe developing, training and retaining employees. Promote from within. Must be mobile and willing to relocate.
Interview Questions- Explain to me your decision making process with considering a career. Answer Question
Declined Offer - Application Details
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks – interviewed at Lennox in June 2013.
Interview DetailsFirst it was an 45 min phone interview. They then called back a week or two later for an on-site interview that lasted around 4 hours. Talked with a couple engineers. As long as you have something in common to talk about you will be just fine. Very easy interview process.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ weeks – interviewed at Lennox in February 2012.
Interview DetailsManagement Consultant called. Meeting off site at my request to avoid prying eyes.One on one with future boss. Next was with the Reginal VP as well as Colleague flown in from another geographical territory. I felt the VP had no idea what the job entailed technically. Indeed both him and colleague had no college technical backgrounds.
Interview Questions- Asked about success stories,figures of quota,salary and commission - all which I was thinking we're confidential. View Answer
Reasons for DecliningI made my own inquiries and found out of massive layoffs historically across the firm plus lawsuits for age discrimination
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Lennox in July 2010.
Interview DetailsInterview 1 - Interview with Hiring Manager. Manager was interested in establishing my experience and educational fit for the role. Discussion lasted ~45 minutes.
Interview 2 - Interview with HR. Much like Hiring Manager discussion, checking on experience and education. Key to Interviews 1 & 2 is to appear interested, engaged and likeable (nothing new here)
Interview 3 - Full Day of Interviews with 3 Directors and 3 VPs. The key is to know the company (who is Lennox? what are Lennox' differentiators in the market? why did I choose Lennox? How does this role fit with my career development? What is my value proposition for Lennox?.Negotiation DetailsRefused to go lower on salary. Offer negotiated by phone. Lennox open to making adjustments on other items on the offer as well (signing bonus, relocation etc)Accepted OfferNeutral ExperienceAverage Interview - Application Details
I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks – interviewed at Lennox in June 2010.
Interview DetailsThe first interview was on the phone with the hiring manager. The hiring manager's goal was to establish my credentials (experience, qualifications and technical ability) for the role. We walked through several job-related scenario's e.g " How do you react when your sales are not meeting plan or last year's performance", "How do you conduct industry research" and "How do you develop your pricing plan".
Next was another telephone interview with Human Resources. This was more behavioral e.g. "Tell me about a time when you were really stressed at work - what led to the stressful situation and how did you deal with it" and "How do you handle Horrible Bosses?"
After that I had a couple of days of onsight interviews with a number of folks. The interviewers were all interested in understanding how I would fit into the new role and the team.
All in all, the people were excellent, very professional. I was pretty impressed by the company.Interview Questions- How would you develop your pricing straegy? Answer Question
- How do you handle the development of new features and functions as a one of the smaller players in your market? How does that change if you are the market leader? Answer Question
Reasons for DecliningI took a job elsewhere due to location.
Declined OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview - Application Details
The process took a day – interviewed at Lennox in November 2009.
Interview DetailsThe process was long, after Only 1 day of interviews the job was offered 1 month later
Interview Questions- Describe your experience in logistics Answer Question
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New Website: Crystalin's Reviews
I'm excited to announce the launch of my new review website, Crystalin's Reviews. This has been a vision of mine and a work in progress for some time, so I can't believe it's finally come to life! As you know, I've been sharing my favorite products and reviews here, but I knew I wanted to expand and grow it further. Over the last couple of years I've become quite the online shopper. I love reading reviews, finding the best deals and products, and most of all, sharing them with all of you. It's kind of become a hobby and let me tell you, when you do this hobby a lot, you become good at it. I've created Crystalin's Review as an extension of this blog that focuses more on shopping, finding the best deals and products, and helping you make better purchases.
I really wanted the site to be unique, something we haven't seen yet, and completely different than your traditional review site. I've always loved the look and feel of all the photo tumblr sites, so I've taken the same idea and added reviews. The infinite scroll bar allows for easy browsing and the photo-based theme creates a clean and pretty layout. Not only is the site visually appealing, it's also easy to search. I've added a menu bar based on product categories and you can utilize the search bar for very specific results. Looking for a particular brand or blogger's review, simply enter the names in the search bar.
To add variety and different perspectives to the site, I've asked some of my blogger friends to share their favorite products too! I like to think of it as the one place online where readers can read reviews, get recommendations, and purchase the latest products from their favorite bloggers. Fun, right?! Be sure to see the contributors here!
Sharing a vision you've had for years with the world is exciting but scary at the same time. I really hope you like the site and find it useful. Please, please share any feedback you have as the site is still a work in progress. I will be sharing daily deals and review updates on Crystalin's Reviews Facebook page, so be sure to 'like' it here!
P.s. There's a link in the top menu on this site (Reviews) that now directs to Crystalin's Reviews!
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Congrats, girlfriend! Such an exciting new venture and much needed shopping tool! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of it.
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AWESOME! I am SO excited about this!!!
Congrats on the launch! Can't wait to dive into your new website!! Always love your reviews on products!
Congrats on the launch, girl!
Congrats! Sending big XX to you today.
what a great idea, crystalin! the new site looks great, the only thing i would suggest is text when you hover over an image, telling you what the product & brand is.
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Congratulations! That's so exciting to see a dream come to life. I am seriously loving the simplicity of the design, so fresh!
xo Catherine
Great site! There's definitely a need for something like this. Some immediate feedback:
The picture size to text ratio seems a little off. Maybe make the pictures a bit smaller? And I don't love having to scroll all the way down to see the review. Perhaps switch the post/tagging info with the text, so the review is to the right of the picture? That way you can see the whole picture and all of the text in one screen, rather than having to scroll up and down.
The reviews also seem a bit text heavy. It might help to have some sort of rating system (eg. recommend highly or not) or pros/cons quick summary at the end?
Also, I'm not sure if you and the other reviewers are willing to include this but I often find it helpful when reviewers include their own measurements and what size they bought. I generally read reviews to determine what size to order, so knowing someone's waist size and height is usually helpful for figuring out what jean size to buy. This is especially helpful for online shopping.
Lastly, it might be helpful to have some information on purchasing the item, like if you can get it on sale (eg. with the Gap family of brands) and if it's worth getting for full price. Maybe include helpful info on popular brands, like which ones commonly have discounts and offer free shipping both ways?
Hope this was somewhat helpful. Looking forward to following the new site! Congrats again!
I would agree about the measurements – I love this feature of Rent the Runway – and they just due height and weight I think. I'd definitely be willing to provide my measurements to help someone else out.
due = do* :)
i really like the text-heavy reviews!
xo julesinflats
I can't believe this all came to life! So happy for you and thank you for letting me be a part of this. You're the best and I can't wait to see this blow up!! P.S. Looking forward to adding more reviews too :)
Congratulations! What a cool idea! I'm heading over to check it out now.
- Kaitlyn
This is amazing!! I haven't seen anything else like this and have no doubt I'll be using this site for my online shopping! Great idea and congratulations on the launch! Cant wait to hear more about it next weekend!
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William (Uncle Bill) Anatooskin's Note:
This recipe takes a bit of time to prepare, but is worth every moment spent. With the help of an Egyptian friend who does not cook but remembered the main ingredients, I finally developed this very tasty recipe that is enjoyed not only by the Egyptian persons but by all who have made it or tried it.
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- 2 cups dried fava beans
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large potato, peeled and quartered
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (for deep frying)
- 3 large green onions, chopped small
- 3/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup deep fried dried onions
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds, lightly roasted
- 4 large radishes, sliced
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1 large dill pickle, diced
- 1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 6 whole 6 1/2 inch pita bread
- 1 cup finely shredded lettuce (, of your choice)
- 1/2 teaspoon beau monde seasoning
- 1In a large-size saucepan, add fava beans and cover with water; bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 3 minutes.
- 2Remove from heat and let beans soak overnight.
- 3When ready to use, drain.
- 4In a small saucepan, add quartered potatoes, cover with water and cook until done; drain.
- 5In a food processor or blender, process fava beans, onion, cooked potato and garlic cloves until smooth.
- 6Add coriander, cumin, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper and process for a few seconds to blend well.
- 7Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl.
- 8Add chopped green onions, bread crumbs, deep fried dried onions, and baking soda; mix well to incorporate.
- 9With dampened hands, form mixture into balls the size of walnuts.
- 10Place on a lightly floured surface and flatten the formed balls slightly into patties.
- 11Measure roasted sesame seeds into a soup bowl.
- 12Dip flattened fava patties into sesame seeds, turn over to coat lightly with sesame seeds.
- 13In a large frying pan, heat vegetable oil to medium-high heat.
- 14Carefully drop fava patties into hot oil and deep-fry for 2 minutes, turn over and deep-fry for another 1 to 2 minutes or until patties are cooked through and golden brown.
- 15Remove from oil with a slotted spoon onto paper toweling to drain.
- 16In a medium-size mixing bowl, add sliced radishes, chopped fresh parsley, diced tomato, diced dill pickle and diced jalapeño pepper and mix well.
- 17Wrap paper toweling around each individual flat bread or pita bread, place individually in microwave oven and microwave on HIGH (full power) for 30 seconds.
- 18Microwave remaining pitas in the same manner.
- 19Remove and cut pita at one end to form a pocket.
- 20Stuff 3 or 4 fava patties in pocket.
- 21Then spoon about 3 tablespoons of prepared vegetable mix into the pocket.
- 22Top with finely shredded lettuce and sprinkle with Beau Monde seasoning or you may use Seasoning salt.
- 23Serve immediately.
- 24You can also use canned fava beans but I prefer the dried fava beans the best.
- 25Note: Deep fried dried onions are available in most East Indian Grocery Stores. These are the best onions to use as they are crispier and crunchier than the ones that you can buy in cans.
Nutritional Facts for Egyptian Falafel - Pita Pocket Filler
Serving Size: 1 (318 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 664.3
- Calories from Fat 214
- 32%
- Total Fat 23.7 g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat 3.2 g
- 16%
- Cholesterol 0.0 mg
- 0%
- Sodium 1612.0 mg
- 67%
- Total Carbohydrate 91.6 g
- 30%
- Dietary Fiber 18.4 g
- 73%
- Sugars 7.9 g
- 31%
- Protein 24.0 g
- 48%
The following items or measurements are not included:
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- Posted by city2burbs (My Page) on Sun, May 11, 14 at 0:46
I like the way it picks up the colors in the stone.Very nice. |
That really looks great. |
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Beautiful, beautiful. |
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It looks beautiful! Very sophisticated, understated and elegant, IMO. Is the color BM Wenge? May I make a suggestion, though? Remove the wreath and put a nice brass door knocker on the door to keep with that sophisticated elegance you've got going there? Might also want to, at some point, change out the lantern and kick plate for a brass pieces to keep with the hardware. I love it when people follow up so we can see the "after". |
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I have a question....Did you paint your front door while it was hanging?? If so how did you let it dry without closing the door. How long did it take to dry? I want to paint mine too, but can't take it off for it to dry? |
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Thanks everyone! The color is actually a Behr Marquee color "Museum". Tibbrix, good suggestions. Though, my husband will never agree to brass. He despises it. But I like the knocker idea a lot, same with new kick plate. A new light fixture is in the works. We are thinking of hanging it from the "ceiling" rather than mounting it. lilsphie. I left the door hanging. I was able to close the door in about an hour without any issues. |
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the door looks beautiful! and the hanging fixture will look great too. |
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