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Chili with chocolate and chorizo
I am not sure if this dish will get the love it deserves. It's not pretty. Definitely not photogenic. And there aren't any pictures for me to show you how luscious the texture is. How thick and dark it is when plated. What's more, this is chocolate and meat! Everyone loves these two separately and yet most people will wrinkle their noses and shake their head in disgust at the thought of their pairing. But this doomed couple – I tell you, they make a great pair. You may call me kooky, but I think chocolate has a lot to bring to this marriage. Anyway, I love kooky, and the mole was one of the first dishes on this blog. And I bet being paired with meat makes chocolate feel good too. Who wouldn't get bored of being slotted?
For all that talk, the chocolate is not really an overpowering presence in this recipe. Rather, it hangs around in the background adding a subtle but definite richness. The result of a whole day of searching for ideas, browsing recipes and building the dish ingredient by ingredient, the chili ended up with plenty of flavour – the sweet richness of the chocolate, smokiness of chorizo, bacon and smoked paprika, tang from the vinegar, heartiness from the beans, depth from the coffee and magic from the anchovies. The one thing I miss here though, is texture and for that I would probably add in chunks of diced meat next time but otherwise, this was pronounced pretty damn good as it is.
One of the reasons there aren't pretty pics is that this is still a Work in Progress sort of a recipe for me and I want to revisit it one of these days… probably for an enchilada. The other day there was this moment of panic when I I thought about that. Much self flagellation for my laziness followed and then a decision to quickly post it here before I lose it again. And if I did THAT.. then that looong afternoon, where I painstakingly built the dish – tasting, adding, balancing flavours till it reached where I wished it to, that afternoon would never forgive me. What's more, neither would those who ate it and are hoping for it to show up again on the table one of these days.
- 2T oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 150gm chopped chorizo
- roughly 100 gm chopped bacon
- 500 gms minced lamb/beef
- 2t coriander seeds toasted and roughly pounded
- 1 t chilli flakes
- 4t brown sugar
- 1/4 c vinegar
- 1/4 t coffee
- 85 gm choc
- 1 t oregano
- 1/4 t Cinnamon
- Pepper
- 1 can anchovies
- 1 ancho chili or another thick, unspicey chilli roasted, soaked and then ground
- 1/2 c tomato puree
- 1 t each sweet and smoked paprika
- 1/4 c tom kethchup
- 1 t jalapeño
- 1/3 c kidney beans, soaked overnight and then boiled till soft
1. Heat oil and add the bacon. Cook till the fat is rendered. Ad chorizo and stir fry for another 3-5 minutes till the cubes darken in colour.
2. Add onions and cook till softened and translucent. Now add in the minced meat, coriander and chilli flakes and stir fry till fat separated.
3. Throw in the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil and then simmer for about an hour and a half till the chilli is thick and the fat is separated. I find that cooking for a long time enhances the flavour of this dish. If along the way, the chilli seems to be drying up or getting far too thick, feel free to add in some stock or water till the chilli loosens up. By the time its done, you will see some flat beading on the edges of your dish and the chilli will be dark, thick and just pourable.
4. Check for seasoning and adjust as required.
If you like the chilli to be spicier, add more jalapeño or chilli flakes. For more tang you could increase the vinegar.
PS: The next time I would also want to add about 400 grams or so of cubed lamb or beef meat to the chilli along with the bacon and chorizo and let that brown before proceeding.. for texture. I am guessing this will necessitate an increase in the flavourings and liquid so will need to work that out. If you are game, please give it a shot and let me know how that went… will include your insights in my next experiment


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Although Rydzyk's political influence has waned since 2007, when the pro-business Civic Platform party ousted Law and Justice, his skills are increasingly turning to business. An effort earlier this decade to save Poland's troubled shipyards, the birthplace of the anti-communist Solidarity labor union, from bankruptcy by raising money from his supporters collapsed with the shipyards getting no funds and his foundation failing to account for the money it had raised.
His new project is to build an enormous church in Torun for about $35 million, where the focal point will be a replica of the Vatican chapel used by John Paul II.
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2. Super Mario Galaxy OST Platinum Version: Two CDs featuring 81 songs, all fully orchestrated; available at the end of January 2008.
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Google's "JohnMu" weighs in on the discussion at Cre8asiteforums.
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Simulate response of identified models to arbitrary inputs
y = sim(sys,udata) simulates the response an identified model, sys, using the input data, udata. Zero initial conditions are used for all model types except idnlgrey where the initial conditions stored internally in the model are used. y is the simulation output.
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DM – A soldier has returned from Afghanistan to discover his beloved Labrador was sold on Craigslist during his eight-month deployment. Brandon Harker, a soldier based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, is now appealing for help tracking down the beloved animal, Oakley, whom he has had since he was a puppy. When Harker returned home this week, he was excited to see the two-year-old purebred yellow Labrador retriever, whom he had left in the care of a friend. But the friend told him the dog had been given away – without giving an explanation as to why. 'He thinks he's a lap dog, even though he weighs 100 pounds,' he said. 'I've had him since he was a puppy. It's heartbreaking.'
First we find the dog. Then we find the friend. Renegade mob style with pitchforks, torches and all.
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I just recently returned from a 9 month deployment. And upon arrival back into the area I found out my yellow labrador retriever was either given away or sold while I was gone. I was told this happened in May, but it could have happened anytime from February till June. He is good with kids and other dogs. He has a unique coat, on his face he has spots of a darker yellow (champagne) he also has spots of the same color going down his sides and legs. If anyone has any information on this and can help me please do. I am just trying to get him back to me since he was wrongfully given away or sold with out my permission while I was deployed. I will also be able to verify the dog is mine because he is micro-chipped and registered to me. Once again thank you to everyone who sees this and tries to help. If you could spread the word about this issues that would be great as well.
Any Ace Ventura's on the West Coast who wants to take up the challenge? Because this dog needs to be found and he needed to be found yesterday. I have no idea how to go about this other than the locals keeping their eyes and ears open, but this is the least we can do on our end.
Now. What kind of lowlife, scumbag would sell away his friend's dog while he is overseas protecting our freedom? There is no punishment too great for this fuckface. William Wallace type shit. I'm talking old school dip his balls in boiling water then tar and feather him through the streets before impaling his ass on a 7ft steel pike dipped in AIDS. At the very least somebody needs to stand him at attention so that Brandon can get in a couple cold clocks while looking him straight in the eye and tell him what a brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is. Hallelujah, holy shit.. After all that then allow the Lab to get temporary rabies and go Cujo on his dick. Only then will justice will be served.
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Finally, the ink has dried on the pact with Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Group and distributor Apparition (as reported here) to release Sundance Kristen Stewart-starrer Welcome to the Rileys. They're planning a fall release. Directed by Ridley Scott sprig Jake, the movie was executive produced by Ste...
Read More »Distributor-turned-filmmaker Jeff Lipsky--who co-founded October Films with Bingham Ray-- is returning to the fray, bent but unbowed. Here's his announcement:
Read More »While the deal for Paramount to acquire George Gallo's Middle Men, starring Luke Wilson and James Caan, was closed late in the year, details are just emerging. Essential Entertainment started handling sales for the Oxymoron Entertainment-funded movie at Cannes, reported Screen:
Read More »As the Sundance Film Festival gets under way, issues of getting indie films out into the marketplace are front and center.
Read More »With a lack of available distributors to handle the spate of indie films seeking theatrical release, some filmmakers are taking matters into their own hands. Doc director Mary Mazzio went directly to a theater chain. Now her movie is playing in eight cities.
Read More »In the midst of trying times for the film industry, as the American Film Market gets under way in Santa Monica November 4 through 11, the presence of three high-profile projects is making buyers feel better about their prospects.
Read More »In this day and age, any indie movie that gets a release at all is lucky, I suppose.
Read More »As I speed through the second installment of the late Swedish author Steig Larsson's global bestseller, the Millenium Trilogy, Music Box Films is considering a U.S. release of the Swedish crime thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which has grossed almost $100 million worldwide to date. (Here's...
Read More »Former Slamdance Film fest producer James Mottern wrote and directed Trucker, an unpretentious, tough little movie that debuted at Tribeca in 2008 and is finally getting a modest release this week, starting in New York. The movie is about an independent young truck-driver (Michelle Monaghan) who is...
Read More »As Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime meets a mixed response at Venice, Telluride, Toronto and the NYFF (see IndieWIRE's critics poll), the two women who raised the funding for the $5-million movie are sitting on tenterhooks hoping to score a distribution deal that has not materialized.
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Black Beans and Spicy Refried Black Beans, two products from Eden Foods, Clinton, MI, were cited in Men's Health magazine's "The 125 Best Foods for Men," in its November 2011 issue. The black beans were named best "Canned Bean," and the refried beans were tops in the "Best Refried Bean" category. This marks the sixth time Eden products have been similarly honored in Men's Health.
East Lansing, MI—Heart disease and diabetes risk can be reduced in teens by sticking to a diet rich in fiber, new research shows. While consuming certain vegetables and whole grains was correlated with avoiding these conditions, the study also found, perhaps surprisingly, saturated fat or cholesterol intake was not linked to a risk of metabolic syndrome in young people.
A recently released study highlights the accessibility of organic food in the Southeastern portion of the United States, where investigations found price points lower, on average, at farmers' markets than in chain stores. SCALE, Inc.'s Is Local Food Affordable for Ordinary Folks? report noted that organic was 16% less expensive at farmers markets in 88% of the studied communities in Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Melbourne, Australia—A recent study by researchers from St. Vincent Hospital, Melbourne demonstrated that the merits of the Mediterranean Diet can extend beyond just weight loss.
Washington, D.C.—Pizza is a vegetable, right? According to Congress, it should be. Congress' proposed changes to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-mandated school lunch programs have some people questioning whether the government has our children's or our corporations' best interests in mind.
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Brattleboro, VT—More American families than ever before are adding organic products to their weekly shopping lists, says the Organic Trade Association (OTA). In the 2011 U.S. Families' Organic Attitudes and Beliefs Study by the OTA, 1,300 families were polled about their feelings and buying habits when it comes to organic products. Four in 10 families said they are buying more organic foods than they were in the year prior. Of these families who have made the switch, three in 10 are brand new to the market.
A new industry standard currently under development by the Natural Products Association (NPA) is set to help fill what many see as a troublesome gap in the market. Sometime next year, the trade association plans to roll out a definition and certification program for some "natural" food products.
Washington, D.C.—Activities for the second annual Non-GMO month, a multi-faceted advocacy campaign directed against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food, went off without a hitch this October, and drew more attention to the growing movement.
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Honda-powered team on strong form ahead of Spain
BAR once again set the pace on Thursday as they continued testing alongside Ferrari and Minardi at the Mugello circuit in Italy. Jenson Button finished top of the timesheets, edging world champion Michael Schumacher by around a quarter of a second.
Button teamed up with Enrique Bernoldi to complete BARs two-day programme, taking over from Wednesday runners Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson. Button continued working on aerodynamic upgrades for the 007, while Bernoldi carried on with a split programme, using both the teams current car and a prototype chassis evaluating developments for the 2006 regulations.
"The test in Mugello went very well this week, said Button. I completed 123 laps today and we found some interesting things with the new aero package which I am confident will enhance our performance in Barcelona."
"It was an interesting day today, added Bernoldi, who went fourth fastest. I focused mainly on tyre evaluations completing a mix of short and long runs. It is five years since I drove at Mugello so it has been good to be back here, especially as it is such a fast track. I completed 151 laps today which is tough on such a physical track, so I'm very pleased and think that we have got some good data from the hard work."
Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello wrapped up Ferraris three-day programme with the F2005, again focussing on Bridgestone tyre work and aerodynamic development. The pair completed around 160 laps between them as the team prepared for the forthcoming Spanish Grand Prix.
Minardi concluded their two-day Mugello schedule with Patrick Friesacher, Christijan Albers and Chanoch Nissany all in action at various times. Once again, the race drivers were using the teams latest PS05 chassis, while official tester Nissany was at the wheel of the older PS04B.
In the near-ideal weather conditions, Minardi focused on cooling arrangements, aerodynamics, chassis and suspension set-up, and tyre evaluation in the course of the day's programme. Encouragingly for the team, both PS05s displayed good reliability, allowing Friesacher and Albers to collect considerable data and increase the team's working knowledge of the new car ahead of the Barcelona race.
"We made a number of changes to the car today, both in terms of chassis set-up and software, which meant we stayed in the garage a little longer than planned while all the technical matters were sorted out, explained Albers. Once on the track, however, we had a very good day.
The car showed it has speed, and with reliability as well, we were able to work through a solid programme. The PS05 is a new car, and there will continue to be small problems to be solved and work to be done in the coming weeks, but everything looks very positive at the moment."
Summing up their progress, Minardis sporting director and team manager Massimo Rivola commented: "We have taken a significant step forward in terms of overall vehicle reliability, which means we have achieved the main goal of this particular test. In addition, we made progress on the performance front, although it is clear the PS05 will have considerable potential for further improvement as the season progresses."
Unofficial Thursday times from Mugello:
1. Jenson Button, BAR (Michelin), 1:20.250
2. Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (Bridgestone), 1:20.566
3. Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari (Bridgestone), 1:21.406
4. Enrique Bernoldi, BAR (Michelin), 1:21.500
5. Christijan Albers, Minardi (Bridgestone), 1:24.380
6. Patrick Friesacher, Minardi (Bridgestone), 1:25.721
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Consuming increasing doses of peanut flour can help children build up a tolerance, study claims
Consuming increasing doses of peanut flour can help children build up a tolerance, study claims
The latest data suggests men should tread carefully when it comes to taking testosterone
The earlier kids gain weight, the less likely they are to lose it
15-year-old Morgan Gleason is in the hospital for meningitis after she got an infusion for an autoimmune disorder, Forbes reports.
But she doesn't think her doctors are treating her right, and she let them know via video. On Tuesday, her mom recorded her complaints about her treatment, including being awakened by doctors who drop by …
FDA is working with manufacturers to maintain the supply
Eric and Ryan Jensen pleaded guilty to unintentionally causing outbreak that killed 33
It's Lunar New Year, which means a moon-based diet is all the rage
Researchers found sufferers with high levels of DDE in their blood, a component of the toxic pesticide
It's not just the Freshman 15: college students' eating issues also include malnutrition
With the latest report of a stomach bug sickening more than 600 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, we took a look at similar recent outbreaks on cruises and found more than a dozen in just the last five years.
As surprising as it seems, about half of women of reproductive age have not talked to their health care provider about their reproductive health, according to a new study.
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Not that this deserves its own thread, but I never want to hear criticism of FOX alone, for dumbifying it's news broadcasts with Paris Hilton. EVERY channel had Paris, after Paris, after Paris, etc....talk last night. Larry fricken King was doing Paris (ew) last night. What is it with all the Paris Hilton talk? WHO CARES?
It's not Paris herself that needs to be discussed, it's what she represents and how/why popular culture embraces such an idiocy. When Hilton thanked her fans for helping her through this tough time, it made me want to puke. "Fans"? Why would this nobody who has done nothing aside from look pretty and party have "fans"?
I've been thinking about this, and have been trying to figure out why all 3 cable news networks have been on a Paris'athon for the last week or so. The only logical conclusion I've come to, is that Fox must have done well, ratings wise, when it went on an Anna'athon a few months ago. I'm guessing that this crap sells, which wouldn't surprise me since I've been of the mind that 30-40% of the public is stupid.
Fox has been doing well in the ratings since it came on as I recall. Bill O'Reilly did very well in the ratings dept. Though it has dipped some lately. Of course this stuff sells. Goes to show how shallow our general population is. Oh yeah, and they have a vote, too. Doesn't that make you feel warm and fuzzy. As far as the percentage of stupidity goes...well lets just say I think you're being far too kind. Even knowing that many would consider me a part of that percentage. I digress or is that digest or is it ingest. sigh.
Interesting topic indeed....Can you all say "Check out Paris.....Forget about Terhan!" PLEASE READ THIS: The Pentagon shakeup, tough talk on Iran, and....look everybody, it's Paris Hilton! http://www.attytood.com/2007/06/the_pentagon_shakeup_tough_tal.html
It's only Sore Losing Liberals that bash Fox for Paris Hilton, every other news outlet all over the country has been all over it since it started. :bricks:
And On The Third Day Paris Found God. AND It Was Not Good. Because Thou Hast Cheaponed Thy Name (GOD) By Utterance and Association. And in general trying to fool the lowest common denominator by the shamless act of pretending to find God and see the light.And possibly get her sentance reduced with this fake contrition, to wit go PARTYING again sooner than later.
The news networks, all of them, dwell on these type of stories because of one reason - ratings. If people would turn then off when they get on it, they would have a 30 second blurb and that would be it. It's easy to blame the news networks but if more people didin't tune in, they would go on to something else.
You only see this type of celebrity gossip trash on the 24 hour cable networks, on the old networks abc,cbs, nbc it's very limited and always has been. CNN has literaly morphed into something that alot of times resembles the E channel. In the last few year's It's getting harder to find a channel devoted to new's.The BBC isn't bad,it hasn't reached the level of the cable new's channels yet.
Most men probably won't change the channel when this is on. Especially if their wives are holding the remote control.
Thank The Lord Thy Jesus H Christ God Amighty That Thou Hast Joined The Forum, Praise God. GOD IS GREAT DEATH TO AMERICA. :bricks:
Paris, Anna Nicole, Brittany et all feed in to some unmet fantasy and it is paid closely to by some demographic who they want to appeal to. OTOH for some folks they are just fascinated with the lives of the rich and famous.. next time you are in the checkout line at the supermarket check out the tabloids.. guess who they appeal to? Fox puts it on to bring in a certain demographic who they do not usually reach, CNN and all the rest do the same. This isn't done by chance is it part of a very high stakes game that has to do with the ratings. My theory is all of this diverts us from the order of the day, it is a great diversion from the real news.
America has been dumbed down, Hollywood has had much to do with it, the anything goes society has had much to do with it, suck and f-ck prevails. America now runs on the Hilton/Smith sh!t, it isn't the people that show it, it's the people that watch it, the media now gives the dumbed down a$s hoels what they want, "senseless sh!t". American adults now go to the movies on a Saturday night and pay 10 or 15 dollars apiece to watch a f-ckling cartoon. (shrek) This is America------------> :bricks:
well, it is rather documented by the Project for Excellent in Journalism that Fox Noise commits more coverage to Paris and Anne Nicole than any other news network... it's also documented that Fox Noise commits the least coverage to the Iraq War... so, while all networks should be ashamed of themselves, Fox stands head and shoulders above the rest for distraction and noise from the real issues of the day... further, i doubt any of the other networks were actually sympathetic to Paris' plight quite the way Fox Noise was here: Fox News: Paris HiltonŌĆÖs Jail Time ŌĆśSounds Like Abu GhraibŌĆÖ Paris Hilton headed to the Los Angeles County jail yesterday to begin her 4523-day prison sentence. While there, she will be allowed outside her cell ŌĆ£for an hour each day to shower, watch television in the day room, participate in outdoor recreation or talk on the telephone.ŌĆØ Today on Fox NewsŌĆÖs morning show Fox and Friends, the hosts noted that Hilton will not be allowed to speak on her cell phone while in jail. Guest host Greg Kelly then commented, ŌĆ£It sounds like Abu Ghraib. CŌĆÖmon, thatŌĆÖs not cool.ŌĆØ Watch it:
What a hack, do you even have cable? Do you not watch TV at night, or are you too busy watching cartoons? Paris been on CNN, Fox, and MSNBC non-stop. Call a spade a spade. Even Larry King was all over it last night. Sex sells. You'll figure that out when you're old enough.
Yeah, all the stations do it, but when it comes to trashy sensationalist news, Fox is #1. At any rate, it's nice you're coming clean with your conservative agenda, first defending pork barrel spending by the military and now defending Fox!
Liberals Have, ABC NBC CBS CNN PBS Why can't Conservatives have, FOX This is America not Cuba, China or Chavez Country. Left Wing Liberals constantly blather on about "freedom of speech" but become extremely upset at the thought of those that don't think like they do trying to exercise their "freedom of speech". Liberals may not like what Fox does or says but they have the same rights as CBS has, there are millions of people that don't like what CBS does or says, these people don't call for CBS's head, they simply change the channel, Cute Perky Katie's ratings will verify this. Also, the big reason that the left HATES FOX is knowing the fact that millions upon millions of people all over the world WATCH FOX. :bricks:


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Earning from selling photographs and referring photographers
As regular readers will be aware I have my fingers in allot of pies in terms of my affiliate work. For some time now I have been selling photographs (photography is one of my hobbies) on several stock photography sites. The sales of these bumble along bringing in a little bit of cash. The affiliate …
Consistency in your link back strategy continued
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Google Rank Monitor Software Launched Version 0.1 Beta
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The Apple iPhone rumors are already buzzing again on Verizon iPhones as Digitimes reports that Apple has increased the number of iPhones it is shipping during the first quarter of 2011.
The shipment of units has increased from 19 million to between 20 million and 21 million units. The shipment goal for CDMA iPhones is set at 5 to 6 million units, the Digitimes sources have said. The CDMA version of the iPhone that Digitimes mentions would be compatible with Verizon's network.
Fortune magazine had reported in October that it had confirmed Verizon would be releasing an iPhone in early 2011.


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London Stansted Airport is becoming increasingly popular with transatlantic travellers, according to its owner.
MaxJet and Eos currently operate business class-only services from London Stansted Airport to New York JFK, while American Airlines recently started a daily service on the same route that also caters for holidaymakers.
American Airlines plan to increase their service to New York to two flights a day in April 2008 and MaxJet has already launched flights from London Stansted Airport to Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
A spokesman for BAA, owner and operator of London Stansted Airport, said that all three airlines have reported "significantly increased bookings" in recent times.
He added that the decision of American Airlines to increase the frequency of its flights to New York was a particularly significant development for London Stansted Airport.
"Business and leisure passengers will have direct access to the airline's expansive route network from their JFK hub, which connects directly to nearly 200 destinations across the Americas and Caribbean," the spokesman explained.
BAA is currently awaiting the outcome of a public inquiry into its expansion plans for London Stansted Airport, which, if approved, would see passenger numbers increase to 35 million a year.


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Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z100 review
Casio's EX-Z100 has some desirable features packed into its smart metal body.
The lens has a 4x zoom that starts at a wide-angle 28mm. Behind it is a 10-megapixel sensor and on the back there's a 2.7in LCD with a 3:2 aspect ratio. This provides room next to the preview image for a strip of quick-access settings, including three new Auto Shutter modes. Smile detection waits until the subject smiles before taking a photo. It works better than other systems we've seen as it's a little quicker off the mark and is easier to override. Two other modes capture a photo automatically at the best time to avoid blur but didn't work well in our tests.
The camera took less than two seconds to switch on and take a picture. Subsequent shots were variable, though, sometimes taking a picture as soon as it could after we had pressed the shutter button, and at other times ignoring the shutter button. Focusing was extremely quick at around half a second, which makes us wonder why Casio still insists on including a Quick Shutter option, which saves time by taking an out-of-focus shot. However, our biggest concern is that, even with Quick Shutter disabled, the Z100 often failed to lock on to subjects at the widest zoom setting.
Automatic settings were well judged in bright light, but indoor shots used ISO 200 or lower and excessively long shutter speeds until we set the Anti Shake menu option to Auto. This boosted ISO speeds to 800. Although this resulted in blotchy colours, the pictures weren't a write-off. Skin tones were variable; some shots seemed undersaturated while others had a slight colour cast. They looked great under the flash, though, and colours were hard to fault for other types of subjects.
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How to Make French Fries
Two Methods:Vegetable Oil FriesMasala French Fries
French fries are delightful and make an ideal accompaniment to many a meal in need of a potato pick-me-up. Whatever your preference, there is a style of making French fries just for you.
Vegetable oil fries:
- Oil
- Potatoes
- Salt (optional)
- Pepper (optional)
- Sauces (optional)
Masala French fries:
- 1-3 potatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Oil for frying
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2Wash, dry, and peel the potatoes of any dirt or grime.
3Fill a dry pan with vegetable oil about 1/3 of the way full. It is best to use either peanut oil or a blended oil, which is usually a mix of canola and soybean oil. Set the stove on medium-high heat. If your stove has number settings, set it to 8.
4Using a sharp, clean knife, chop the potatoes with caution. You can make the slices as thick or thin as you want, just make sure they are all about the same thickness.
5Make sure the vegetable oil is hot before you put the potatoes in. You can test the oil by putting a single fry in there. If it starts cooking immediately, and quickly, the oil is ready.
6Cook the potato slices in the oil until they are golden brown. Do not burn them, as they will taste absolutely disgusting!
7Cool the cooked French fries. Add salt (optional) while still hot to keep the flavor in. Set them on the counter or an area with room temperature to cool. If you attempt to eat the French fries while they're still hot, you will burn your tongue!
8Finished. You can eat your French fries with ketchup, mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, French fry dip, salt and pepper, etc.
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3Mix the spices to make the masala. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix the tomato paste in well.
4Coat the fries with the masala mixture. Mix properly to coat well.
5Let the cut fries stand for some time to remove the excess water and let the spice mixture soak in.
6Deep fry the fries. Follow the instructions outlined in the previous method.
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Chris Froome hopes to inspire Africans after Tour win
Kenyan-born UK cyclist Chris Froome says he hopes his victory in the Tour de France will inspire young Africans.
Froome won the 100th edition of the world's premier cycling tournament on Sunday, racing under the UK banner.
Froome, 28, was born in Kenya to parents of British descent.
He was introduced to cycling by David Kinjah, a professional Kenyan cyclist, and won a cycling medal for Kenya in the 2007 All Africa Games before switching to the UK a year later.
At the age of 14, he moved to South Africa to go to school and also attended university in Johannesburg.
His father Clive Froome still lives in South Africa and told the BBC his son "feels at home" in the UK, Kenya and South Africa.
"He has shared affiliation and affection for all three," he said.
Although cycling is not a massively popular sport in Kenya, some fans gathered to celebrate Froome's victory in the capital, Nairobi, reports the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza from the city.
They sang and danced, with Kinjah joining in the celebrations, our reporter says.
Froome's fans
Fans arrived early to see the victory of Chris Froome, whom they described as their own. For hours, they sat silently, watching the race on the huge TV screen at a bar in the wealthy suburb of Westlands.
When the Kenyan-born cyclist crossed the finishing line, they burst into song and dance, raising their glasses and beer bottles. Among them was David Kinjah, a man Froome has on several occasions described as his mentor.
He could not hide his joy when Froome took to the podium in the famous yellow jersey. Kinjah said the victory of a friend would inspire a new generation of cyclists in Kenya.
Out in the streets though, not many people knew about Froome, his Kenyan ties or his success in Paris. Cycling, as a sport, still remains the preserve of a few.
After his victory, Froome said: "I'd like my performances here to help inspire a lot of youngsters, especially young Africans."
"They have to believe they can get out of Africa to make it to European teams."
He took the title by more than four minutes, linking up arms with his team-mates as he crossed the finishing line in Paris.
Mr Froome told the BBC he was "thrilled to bits" by his son's victory
"He's always been a very focused individual. He gives the impression of being fairly quiet and self-evasive, but inside he certainly has a rod of steel," he added.
Kinjah told the BBC he initially thought Froome was "another young kid" from a wealthy family, but then realised that he was a "poor white boy".
"And soon when we started to be friends, I never charged his mother any money because Chris was quickly becoming one of us and he loved to be in the village with us," he said.
"He was like one of us, our brother. He was just funny and happy, a white boy who accepted our village and ate our food."
Froome speaks Swahili, the main language in East Africa.


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Like wine and cheese, oysters owe much of their flavor to terroir, the specific environment in which they grow—indeed, oysters are the food that tastes most like the sea. Today, there are at least two hundred unique oyster appellations in North America, each producing oysters with a distinct and often dazzling flavor. The Oyster Guide provides a tour of those appellations and a taste of what's in my book. Get the complete e-book from Amazon or Apple.
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Yahoo is trying to give those worried about snooping a little less to worry about. It has added more layers of security to keep communications between its members and the outside world from being targeted by prying eyes.
Among the measures: a system that encrypts all information being sent from one Yahoo data center to another. That is designed to make the emails and other digital information flowing through data centers unreadable to outsiders. Search requests made from Yahoo's home page are also now automatically encrypted.
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Today HP appeared to make another addition to their Chromebook lineup, but without any announcement. The Chromebook in question is a new alternate HP Chromebook 11 with the design of the HP Chromebook 14. The Hewlett-Packard Chromebook 11, which came out last winter featured a brand-new gloss white and colorfully accented design. The larger HP Chromebook 14, however, has a much more sleek, classy design and comes in models completely of one color, rather than just accents like the Chromebook 11.
The new Chromebook has the latter design, much to the surprise of Youtuber Lachlan, who discovered the alternate Chromebook 11 and posted a video of it. Apparently, Lachlan, who resides in Australia, purchased what was labelled as a "white Chromebook 11″, but soon realized that it was not the same as the other Chromebooks 11, but rather a miniature Chromebook 14.
He immediately began a series of tweets about the "mystery Chromebook", proclaiming to the world he had found an unannounced HP Chromebook. OMG! Chrome first reported that this was a HP Australia only leaked product, but now the alternate Chromebook 11 is listed on HP's website. The mysterious Chromebook has not yet appeared on the official Google Chromebook page.
In Muktware's review of the latest HP Chromebook 14, it was found to have a more premium feel to it than other Chromebooks, like the current HP Chromebook 11. It will not be surprising if HP pursues this classy design rather than the flamboyant feel of the smaller Chromebook, although it fits the carefree spirit of Chromebooks in general. Also, this is not the first time in recent weeks HP has let Chromebook related news slip. Rumor has it that HP may release an Android-powered laptop in a form factor similar to the Chromebooks they already produce. This was also supposedly backed up by listings on their website, although the promotional material for it has been removed.
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June 5, 2008 — With the conclusion of the presidential primary season, the People For the American Way Voters Alliance today announced its endorsement of presumptive nominee Barack Obama in the 2008 race for President of the United States, and called for progressives to unite in support of his candidacy.
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Report from Today's Phoenix Trial of UUA Pres. Rev. Peter Morales
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UUA President Rev. Peter Morales, Salvador Reza of Puente Arizona, and four others [one in absentia] stood trial today [Friday, July 29, 2011] for their actions of non-violent civil disobedience protesting the Arizona law known as SB 1070 one year ago today. The trial is in recess until 8:15 a.m. Monday, August 1.
The defendants in today's trial stood in protest near the north entrance to the Maricopa County Madison Street Jail. Other groups of protesters, who had formed human chains at the same jail entrance, were tried in June and earlier in July. Their trials were completed but no verdicts had been announced. At the beginning of the day today Judge David Seyer provided an update on those trials. Judge Seyer indicated that he had reached verdicts for seven of the ten defendants and that he would announce those verdicts at the end of the current trial.
The bulk of today's trial comprised testimony by three witnesses for the prosecution: a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant and two sheriff's deputies. As all defendants were charged with failure to obey a lawful order to disperse, the questioning focused upon the clarity and timing of the multiple orders to disperse and the defendants' responses to them.
The prosecution rested at 4:20 p.m. A decision was made to take testimony of two defendants who reside outside of Arizona, Rev. Peter Morales and Sarah Dougherty, so that they could avoid the hardship of returning to court on Monday.
Rev. Morales testified that he came to Arizona upon the invitation of the AZ UU congregations and ongoing partners Puente and NDLON, who work on behalf of immigration reform and against the mistreatment of immigrants. Rev. Morales stated that when he arrived in Phoenix he did not plan to be part of the protest at the jail, but two occurrences the evening of July 28 changed his mind. First he found out about the partial injunction against the implementation of SB 1070. Then he immediately heard that despite the injunction, Sheriff Joe Arpaio had issued a statement that he would engage in sweeps of immigrant neighborhoods on July 29, which Rev. Morales believed to be potential illegal acts by the sheriff.
Rev. Morales decided to stand at the jail location in solidarity with Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray of the UU Congregation of Phoenix and with Puente Arizona lead organizer Salvador Reza, as a result of conversations with them. Morales stated that he had a moral obligation to stand against the sheriff in order to delay the sheriff's intended actions and to engage in public witness, bringing national attention to the immigration issues. Rev. Morales likened the action to the actions of those who gave shelter to runaway slaves in the 1850s. He stated: I thought it was probable that I was breaking the law, but I did not have any special knowledge of whether it was a lawful order to disperse. He stated that he believed and hoped that he was successful in delaying the sheriff's actions. Defense attorney Sean Larkin concluded by stating that Morales' defense is a necessity defense.
Ms. Dougherty began to stand near the jail door holding a banner protesting SB 1070 after the first wave of arrests was completed and during a lull when there were no police officers near that door. She was given one, immediate order to disperse before being arrested. She stated that she wished to continue holding the banner and was trying to coordinate a move to a location that would not block the jail door but was arrested before she could do so.
The trial will resume at 8:15 a.m. Monday.
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Sheriff Joe's 'sweep' is entirely consistent with Federal Case law. He is entitled to interrogate anyone suspected of being an illegal– mode of speech, dress, being present in certain areas – all ratified by Case law.
"The Law is an Ass", Shakespeare. It is accepted that The Law is the foundation of Civilization. The point Shakespeare is making is that Human Society is ruled by individuals and groups with ideologies of widely differing values and forces. Like the Ass or donkey, the law is loaded up with burdens to fulfill for rulers and is forced by a stick to move or a carrot to entice it to move or in the last possibility of its own will as to what is "Right", or correct. In this case Joe Arpaio is a criminal and the FBI has been after him for years. AS to the consistency with case law . so what ? The law is an Ass and it is formulated by for and enforced by those in power regardless of being correct by natural law. Just see ALECexposed.org and you'll see how far this tactic of evil has progressed.


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On Friday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a forced ultrasound bill that will also require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. In 2012, Walker also signed major anti-choice legislation, a telemed abortion ban, in the lead-in to a holiday weekend.
Anti-abortion lawmakers in Wisconsin rush through an admitting privileges law and advocates immediate sue to block it.
According to the anti-choice action group, "tons of doctors" approve of the new anti-choice bills mandating how physicians interact with patients. But national and state physicians' groups are not on board.
Anti-choice politicians in Wisconsin are gathering sponsors for "Sonya's Law," an anti-choice bill named after a woman who chose to continue a pregnancy after receiving an ultrasound.


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