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Start of campaign swing focuses on Latino voters
LOS ANGELES GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney came to California on Monday to launch an aggressive drive for the critical Hispanic vote, arguing that Latino small businesses are being "crushed" by the tax policies of Obama administration.
Romney began a campaign swing with an appearance before the 33rd annual U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce convention in Los Angeles, where he also sat for an interview with Univision.
The former Massachusetts governor, in his remarks to the business group, slammed President Barack Obama on jobs, saying that while the nation's unemployment rate is 8.1 percent, the jobless rate is 10 percentage points higher for Latinos.
"In 2008, candidate Obama promised us a world of limitless hope," Romney said. "What we got instead is a world where hope has painful limits, limits that make it harder to start a business, grow a business or find a job."
On immigration, Romney said that "for years, Republicans and Democrats seem to have been more interested in playing politics with immigration than actually fixing it."
Saying that Obama called immigration reform one of his highest priorities, he added that "the president never even offered up a bill" on the matter.
Texas Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, who heads the House Hispanic Caucus, and California Rep. Xavier Becerra, the caucus vice-chair, said Romney has failed to provide details on his plans for immigration, jobs growth or budget cuts that could affect millions of Hispanic Americans.
While many Hispanics have been frustrated with Obama over the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, polls show his backing from Latinos has grown since June, when Obama said his administration would suspend deportations of millions of young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and who had no criminal record.
In his trip to Los Angeles on Monday, Romney said that "in the midst of a difficult re-election, President Obama created what he calls a 'stopgap measure' for children who were brought here illegally, through no fault of their own."


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i recently decided to upgrade the junk parts that came stock on my 2005 bianchi axis. i scored some new campy veloce/centaur stuff, including some Ultra Torque compact cranks. well, today i installed them only to find they don't work. with the 50t chainring theres not enough clearance to put a chain on. the whole set up is really tight, the crankarms clear the stays by a few mm at most.
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I'm having one of those days, or maybe weeks... I'm 28 weeks pregnant, my DH is dealing with health issues and keeps complaining about the state of the house (we need to clean... and by we, I mean I), LO was super sick and hospitalized last month and is still not eating well and we are really worried about him still, work is stressfull, my MIL who babysits to help me out when I'm working from home hurt her knee and can't really watch LO, my dog is being annoying and I can't blame him because he's been a bit neglected, we're worrying about money due to my unpaid maternity leave... etc etc. Seriously, I just need a day to whine and vent and maybe have someone tell me that I'm totally normal! I usually kick myself out of a funk by reminding myself I have it so much better than many do and I have nothing truly important to complain about (about health stresses are real)... no one is dying, we have good jobs, etc. Someone tell me to suck it up pleeeease?
one of those bad days
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hang in there, sending big hugs to you! i know what you mean about even though it sucks, other ppl are worse off than you. doesnt mean you cant whine though LOL
i hope your DH and your Lo get back to 100% again soon and your MIL too!
i can feel your pain about the dog. our dog has been SO annoying but yes, she is neglected too so prob not 100% her fault lol
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Thanks! LO just refused lunch again and I could cry (I blame the hormones). He REALLY needs to gain weight right now and he is just won't eat if he doesn't want to. I was really hoping he'd have a good eating day to cheer me up :-(
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Hugs, I'm sorry. Will he drink pediasure or something? Might try a furit smoothie with spinach in it. I'd be worried too if my LO wasn't eating for that long of a time period.
Hang in there and vent all you want to us. It will get better.
Hang in there! It's fine to vent and whine sometimes! Just because someone else may have it worse doesn't mean that your feelings aren't justified. We all need to vent and whine from time to time. As far as the eating thing, my ODD went through a stage where she wouldn't eat much and really needed to gain some weight. I recomment frozen custard if your LO likes ice cream or milkshakes. It's a great way to add some fat into their diet. You can always add berries and/or peanut butter to add some extra protein and vitamins. That was actually a suggestion from a pediatric nutritionist. Hugs!
Thanks ladies! We've tried eeeeeeverything... pudding, cookies, etc. (He doesn't like cold things like ice cream or popcicles.) Before he got sick he loved yogurt and all kinds of fruit. Now he won't touch yogurt and fruit he'll take some days and other days not at all. We've tried offering treats (if you eat this, you can watch curious george, etc), we've tried going out to eat for a change of pace, we've tried offering him food outside of his high chair etc... We saw a GI specialist when he still wasn't eating a week after leaving the hospital. They tested his thyroid and for celiac disease, both came back fine. He's gotten some better over the last week and a half, usually doing well at daycare and not so well at home (leading us to think it's psychological etc.) but then yesterday he didn't eat at daycare either, and then not dinner last night (out or at home), and very little so far today for me.... so he seems to be regressing. We see the GI specialist on Friday again and he'll get weighed and we'll see if he has gained or not. I spoke to the nurse this morning and she reiterated that they dont' think there is anything medically wrong with him at this point and we'll keep monitoring and trying. They want us feeding him on a schedule and not offering food all day long and not pushing him too hard. It's so hard not to worry though, he was never like this before he got sick it's just hard for us to trust that there isn't something actually wrong! He used to love food, or at least love the foods he loved... like lots of kids he was a bit picky.
He won't drink pediasure - we've tried daily at the doc's recommendation (doc would love to see him drinking it). We thin it out with milk and he still won't take it. Have tried chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla flavored too. He'll take heavy cream in his milk (also the doc's recommendation) though, so we've been doing that, and putting butter or cream cheese or peanut butter on everything.
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I'm thinking of trying to make him a homemade smoothy when he gets up from his nap - I have some good strawberries and bananas and his whole milk yogurt.
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Smoothies are a good idea. It's sometimes easier to drink the calories. My daughter loves my post-work out smoothie -- a frozen banana, 1 cup of unsweetened plain almond milk, a tablespoon of natural peanut butter and a couple teaspoons of cocoa powder. You could definitely throw yogurt in there and use a room temp banana if he doesn't like cold smoothies.
OK hmommie, get out of my head! lol
I swear (minus your DS being in the hospital...poor thing!), I could have written this post word for word. It is so bad that our Christmas trees are still up!!! IT'S FRICKIN' FEBRUARY, and our indoor Christmas decorations are still up!!!
Last night I had to run to the grocery store to just buy the essentials because the HOA check went through along with a $900 bill from the dentist, which left us with about $20 in our account. The last of the chicken (2 nights dinner) that I cooked in the crockpot didn't cook all the way through, so we had no dinner at 8pm! YEE HAA! On my way there I felt myself getting overwhelmed. I could have freaked out and screamed at the steering wheel, but I just stopped and took a breath. I told myself "all you have to worry about right now is going shopping. Just go walk around HEB for a while and cool down. You only need 3 days worth of food...you can do this!"
I must have sat there for a good 3 minutes with my eyes closed, just breathing and calming down. Sometimes thats what you have to do. Instead of letting it all pile up, just take a second and simplify. Focus on one thing at a time. The dishes can wait. The floors don't HAVE to be cleaned right now. Make a schedule and do one to two things per day, and by the end of the week you'll look back and say "ok...it's better now...more managable".
I feel your pain, momma! Between work, a toddler, husband and the house, life is FULL! But we can do it! Sometimes we just need to take a step back and remember that no one will die if the laundry isn't folded and put away.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMS-0080977. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.
Citation: Paul W. O'Brien. 2002. Institutional Warning Response Following the September 11th World Trade Center Attack. Quick Response Research Report #150. Boulder, Colorado: Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado. URL: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/qr/qr150/qr150.html
This paper is a result of research conducted in the aftermath of the World Trade Center (WTC) attack of September 11, 2001. The following report is a product of the Quick Response program funded by the National Science Foundation and administered by the Natural Hazards Research and Information Center housed at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The intent of these limited funds is to support the rapid deployment of researchers to a stricken area. Researchers then have the opportunity to collect perishable data for analysis.
This researcher spent six days in New York City conducting interviews with a wide variety of populations in accessing the impact of the event. These interviews were conducted on an "as available" basis with interviewees with the City of New York still on emergency alert. Two additional days of interviewing was conducted two and one half months later. Data collection is on-going by the researcher and student assistants. This report is phase one of a larger project. Phase one was completed to better understand the immediate human dynamics of the event. Follow-up research will be better able to research the population in a more systematic fashion.
These data presented here represent feelings, opinions, and activities in the immediate aftermath of the event. Subsequent research needs to apply rigorous social science research methodology to the event. Structured interviews, structured focus groups, and survey research using representative samples of the population and an elaborate detailing of events, actions, and warnings need to be undertaken in addressing critical public policy issues.
One of the focus populations for this investigation was the K-12 public school system. Many schools were impacted by this event. The New York City school system is responsible for over one million children on a daily basis. This event had a profound impact on their administrators, staff, teachers, and pupils.
This report is a result of those initial interviews. Much follow-up research needs to be undertaken as noted above. Based on the interviews conducted, it is felt that considerable effort needs to be accomplished in the theoretical area of terrorist's attacks to better explain the human dimensions. The long-term objective of this research is to better understand the risk communication model dynamics that occur in such an event. This understanding will greatly enhance the ability of both the private and government sectors to deal with any possible future events.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, two highjacked jetliners were flown into the World Trade Towers in lower Manhattan in New York City. The first impact occurred to World Trade Tower One at 8:48 a.m. This event brought a wide array of emergency personnel and vehicles to the aid of victims. At 9:07 a.m., World Trade Center Tower Two was struck and emergency personnel were coming to the realization that this was not an accident.
At 9:50 a.m., the South Tower collapsed. History provides only a few instances of such large-scale structural vulnerability. Structural engineers are currently investigating this aspect. Thirty-nine minutes later, at 10:29 a.m., the North Tower also collapsed. At the time it was believed that upwards of 20,000 lives were lost. Victims included those working, visiting, and running the twin towers. In addition, there were hundreds of emergency workers who were victims, including police, fire, emergency medical, medics, and Port Authority personnel among others. Many say that this disaster is the worst in the history of the United States. The only other comparison is the attack on Pearl Harbor when 2,403 citizens lost their lives. Some historians feel this high loss of life has no comparison in all recorded human history. Since the initial loss of life projections were made, the number has been drastically reduced from the early estimates. Currently the number hovers at approximately 3,000. Emergency personnel, including New York City police, Port Authority police, medical emergency workers, and fire fighters, comprise approximately 500 of those who perished.
The sample of this investigation was a purposeful sample chosen on the basis of availability, willingness to be interviewed, and being in a position to have knowledge of the topic. There were three types of interviewees. The first were emergency personnel. This group consisted of persons in the direct emergency chain of events. Examples of persons interviewed include police, fire department personnel, military posted around the World Trade Center site, and officials of the public school system.
The second set of interviewees were citizens in the area with more than a passing knowledge of the situation but not having an official emergency function. Examples in this category include K-12 teachers, business persons (e.g., restaurateurs, displaced WTC employees, and Wall Street traders), and support personnel of the World Trade Towers. Religious leaders including priests and ministers were also interviewed. The third sample category were people on the street, in stores, restaurants, subway stations, and anywhere people congregated to discuss events. Interviewees comprised sixty percent female and forty percent male and included forty percent Anglo, thirty percent African-American, fifteen percent Asian, and fifteen percent Latino. Although anecdotal, the citizens of New York City gave their time in the hope that this research would aid future victims.
Upon entering the field, the risk communication model informed the collection of data. Risk communication is a well-established model developed largely through the work of Dennis Mileti (Mileti 1975; Mileti and Sorensen 1990). The model is known to both disaster researchers and practitioners in the field as a method of understanding the complex human behavior of hearing and responding to warning messages. Until this event, the risk communication model has been used extensively in the area of disaster research, e.g. primarily natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
This event proved to be very different from its usual context with natural disasters. The magnitude of this event has not ever been witnessed in this country. Upon entering the field there were a series of research questions that guided the research, as outlined in the original Quick Response proposal. They included:
These research questions guided the interviews. In addition, background information, diversity issues, and the history of World Trade Towers were also collected.
Findings from this investigation must be seen as preliminary. Whereas every effort was made to interview a representative sample of all populations, i.e. victim, emergency personnel, and citizens, it nevertheless did not have the ability to use widely accepted social science research methodologies that would allow for greater generalizing. This notwithstanding, much was learned from this initial data collection phase and will be detailed in this section.
Upon entering the field, the model of risk communication was adapted for use in attempting to understand the on-going emergency. Although usually used in a natural hazard setting, the risk communication model proved extremely useful in interpreting how people processed information.
The risk communication model has three pre-event variables including: pre-event salience, pre-event knowledge, and pre-event experience. Prior research (Mileti and Sorensen 1990; O'Brien and Mileti 1992) shows that pre-event variables are important in understanding whether a public takes protective actions. These variables did not have applicability in this situation. Given the nature of the event, no event in prior experience could be called upon by the public to help form their perceptions in preparing them to undertake protective actions.
The second set of variables are informational in nature and include: the source, the consistency and the frequency of warning messages. Emergency personnel and the public were inundated with information regarding the event. This was not only the case in the locally impacted area, but also nationwide and worldwide. The magnitude of this event made it impossible to escape both official and unofficial warnings that were being disseminated by federal, state, and local officials. Based on this preliminary research, it appears that a new variable of magnitude must be added to the model for certain events. This event was so extraordinary, that trying to get the public to take protective actions (in the example of earthquake aftershocks) was not necessary. At times the public's perceptions and responses were in front of official warning messages.
In addition, this event was not only a human disaster but a crime scene as well. This made for some special dynamics. Law enforcement agencies from local to state to federal were involved. Instead of the usual crowd control concerns of keeping on-lookers at a distance (Quarantelli 1984), these agencies were tasked with the arrest of anyone who did not follow instructions. This raised the level of urgency and seriousness to a much higher level than in many natural disasters.
The third set of variables is categorized as situational and include: environmental cues, social setting, and social ties. Prior research shows that these variables have an impact on whether one takes protective actions (Drabek 1969; Mileti and O'Brien, 1992). It is difficult to give some sort of magnitude or scale of the public to these variables. Given the nature of this event, situational variables had an acute salience. The entire region and country were impacted by the events. It was impossible to deny the gravity, magnitude, seriousness, and reality of events. All of these variables coalesced to create a public that was proud, scared, angry, sad, and giving all at the same time. In addition, the entire country was witnessing the entire event live. Environmental cues and social setting were conducive to taking protective actions. One stark example of an environmental cue was the posting of WTC victims picture's in the subway. Many stations were filled with thousands of pictures of lost and/or missing people. The scope of loss and its real life consequences were unavoidable in the entire region. In addition, social ties also played a pivotal role in getting the public to take protective actions. Not only were many people's social ties directly involved in the event, be it as emergency responder or victim, but included family and friends across the country.
Lastly in the risk communication model are the demographic variables, which include: sex, age, socio-economic status (SES), and ethnicity. Similar to the environmental cues noted above, the severity of the event brought all types of people together. New York's history is that of a melting pot in this country. That tradition continues today with a highly diverse population along all the variables in this category. That notwithstanding, the enormity of the event cross cut all of traditional factions that divide a society. All populations had lost loved ones, and members of their respective groups were involved in the subsequent response. The public behaved very similarly to a natural disaster where one sees the emergence of a "therapeutic community" (Barton 1969).
One of the focuses of this investigation was the New York City school system. Currently the system is responsible for over one million children daily with 79,924 teachers in 1,198 schools (New York Board of Education 2001). Numerous interviews were completed with administrators and teachers. One of the "fortunate" aspects of this event is it occurred in a city with tremendous resilience and infrastructure. The New York Board of Education accomplished its responsibility of caring for the region's school age children. In addition, it used its resources and intellectual capital in the event. Curricular changes to help children cope with the situation were instituted immediately. An already strong diversity curriculum was reworked and offered to teachers within days of the attack. In addition, the public school system, which has one of the largest police forces in the region, were utilized in the aftermath.
The Board of Education has an elaborate emergency response plan in place. The plan is located on a CD-ROM disk in each and every school. The CD-ROM allows administrators to use a cascading scenario approach to select the best course of action, be it a bombing, shooting, or hostage situation. One of the major problems that occurred with the school system was the wide area impacted. The emergency plan, for example, foresaw many schools evacuating to Stuyvesant High School. Stuyvesant, however, was also being evacuated. Planning needed to be modified given the scale of events.
One of the issues arising out of this investigation is dealing with low probability events. How is a society to deal with events that might never happen again? As in the case of the New York City school system, how many personnel and resources should be devoted to updating an excellent emergency plan to include another event on the scale of the World Trade Center attack? If no additional planning is completed with the modification of current plans, and another low probability event does occur, who receives the blame? On the other hand, if personnel and resources are diverted to create an enhanced plan that is never used, who bears the political costs of such a decision?
As noted throughout this document, additional research needs to be conducted. A formalized investigation needs to be undertaken which can be generalized to the region and nation. Theoretical development in the area of terrorist attacks should be given priority by funding agencies. Lastly, public school policy concerning pupil safely and low probability events needs to be addressed before another city or region must face what the City of New York faced on September 11, 2001.
Barton, Allen H. 1969. Communities in Disaster. New York: Anchor Books.
Drabek, Thomas E. 1969. Social Processes in Disaster: Family Evacuation. Social Problems 16 (Winter): 336-349.
New York Board of Education. 2001. New York City School System Vital Statistics. Fact Sheet, February 1, 2001.
Mileti, Dennis. S. 1975. Natural Hazard Warning Systems in the United States: A Research Assessment. Boulder, Colorado: University of Colorado Institute of Behavioral Science.
Mileti, Dennis S. and John H. Sorensen. 1990. Communication of Emergency Public Warnings: A Social Science Perspective and State-of-the-Art Assessment. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Mileti, Dennis S. and Paul W. O'Brien. 1992. Warnings During Disaster: Normalizing Communicated Risk. Social Problems 39:40-57.
O'Brien, Paul W. and Dennis S. Mileti. 1992. Citizen Response in Emergency Response During the Loma Prieta Earthquake. International Journal of Mass Emergencies. 10:1:71-91.
Quarantelli, E.L. 1984. Perceptions and Reactions to Emergency Warnings of Sudden Hazards. Ekistics. 309.
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| gomogomo777 chapter 1 . 10/30/2013
| kaixjouaddict chapter 1 . 4/12/2011
Only you can pull mushy stuff like this with out making me want to brush my teeth or wanna bang my head against the computer. XD Misura as always great work!
| Kitty Caesar chapter 1 . 7/3/2009
"But that doesn't mean I'm in love with you, you know,"
*snort* Yeah right, Seto. Just keep telling yourself that. ;P
| Alana-kittychan chapter 1 . 5/20/2009
Alana: now that amuse me lol
| Shezka Foxe chapter 1 . 4/18/2009
That is the best puppyshipping, EVER! Seriously, few people can bring those two so enticingly together and yet keep all in character at the same time! Congrats, friend, seriously, and I've to read other fanfictions as of yet...XD
| FireKai chapter 1 . 7/19/2008
Very cute fic. I liked that, even if Joey and Kaiba fought a lot, they still were together, even if Kaiba didn't admit that he really loved Joey.
| Ele Goddess of Elements chapter 1 . 10/15/2005
| Shuffle Queen chapter 1 . 4/4/2005
Squee! _ God, I am such a dork...but it was so cute! Fluffy and wonderful *sighs happily*
~Shuffle Queen~
| imagines writes chapter 1 . 1/10/2005
_ Fluffy puppy dog! -is random today, pay no mind- Fun to read; I like the first line particularly. Of course Kaiba would ignore someone saying no; he's spoiled and always wants his own way, which is why we love him so much, ne?
| allyson chapter 1 . 12/26/2004
nice... you write really well!
| astitchintime chapter 1 . 12/20/2004
aww! thats a fab story _ write more fics, koi?
| misori chapter 1 . 12/14/2004
Aw... sweet. _ SetoJou rocks! . Oddly enough... _ It is an extremely plausible pairing in my opinion.. haha... if you've noticed all the wonderful hints the anime and manga had laid out for us. XD
Great job! I love you!
| Alexa.G chapter 1 . 12/9/2004
great! Now keep writting and i'll keep reviewing! Hehehehehe!
| CaptainInuyasha777 chapter 1 . 12/7/2004
That's awesome!
I love it!
| Taskemus chapter 1 . 12/7/2004
I really like this, maybe because of how realistic you made it seem. I could actually smell Kaiba's house. o.O Good fics do that to me sometimes. But anyways, I loved the arguments, how Seto and Jonouchi were both in character while they were arguing. Keep it up!


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Canada Welcomes Peaceful Conclusion of Voting in Southern Sudan Referendum
(No. 27 – January 17, 2011 – 6:10 p.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement concerning the peaceful conclusion of voting in Southern Sudan's self-determination referendum:
"Canada commends the people of Sudan, the numerous international observer missions and the South Sudan Referendum Commission, all of whom made possible a peaceful and credible referendum. We urge all stakeholders to show patience and restraint as the ballots are counted, and to respect the democratic will of the people of Southern Sudan.
"I was deeply concerned by reports of violence last week in the disputed region of Abyei, where a scheduled parallel referendum did not take place. Canada notes a reduction in violence between key parties in the past few days, as well as the resumption of negotiations.
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Yes indeed, Billy!
Have to admit, all my Billy Zane jokes just fizzled. What's that saying…he who laughs last? Guess it's Billy laughing (and me crying).
ETA this fucker also dated Kelly Brook for 4 years. God I hate him.
Holy shit.
"Dahlink, hand me ze baby, I think eet's time for zee feedeeng…"
It must be invigorating to park your station wagon next to a Mercedes and be poignantly reminded that you may be Billy Zane, but BOOBIES BITCHES!!!!
That clenched jaw and upturned lips just scream "BITCH THAT WILL SUCK THE LIFE FROM YOU AND ENJOY IT".
You'd be pissed too if there were physical evidence you slept with Billy Zane.
Feeeeeeeeeed me, mommy.
Now Angelina is onto him too???
This chick can feel her gonzagas all they want, but they want be like his bf's ex, the great gonzaga queen, Kelly Brooke
Look out, Angelina Jolie is about to snatch another baby! What color is this one?
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Macedonia is being shaken by twin political and security crises, both of which could escalate into violent confrontation or worse. While another civil war in the Western Balkans is not imminent, there is a serious threat to regional stability that the country's leaders and international partners need to contain.
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Bomb attack at Ankara peace rally led by leftist groups and pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) 10 Oct left some 102 killed and 240 injured in deadliest attack in republic's hist ...
For two decades, the North Caucasus conflict has been among Europe's deadliest. Recently, victims were less, but risks associated with growing Islamic State (IS) influence in the insurgency are growing. To prevent a new rise in violence, Moscow must promote transparent governance as well as social and economic opportunities in its six North Caucasus republics.
A powerful propaganda machine promotes the "success story" of today's Chechnya. But its peace is fragile; government repression is used to keep the people at bay while economic inequality, poor social infrastructure, lack of genuine reconciliation and almost full impunity for past abuses reflect the republic's daily reality.
Danger of renewed fighting in Ukraine's east is mounting. Crisis Group's new briefing shows that neither side is looking to compromise or able to win outright. Our accompanying statement sets out a new Western strategy with Russia to defuse one of the greatest post-Cold War threats to European stability and global order.
Winter in Ukraine is injecting further uncertainty into an already volatile conflict. After well over 5,000 deaths and eight months of war, eastern Ukraine – particularly the separatist-held parts of Donetsk and Luhansk – now runs the risk of a humanitarian crisis. All parties involved in the conflict should refrain from offensive operations, concentrating instead on helping the population survive the winter, and laying the groundwork for a political settlement.
The peace process between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is threatened by ceasefire violations and spillover from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Both sides must set aside pretexts and inertia and seize the opportunity of having powerful leaders able to implement a deal whose outlines are clearer than ever.
Ukraine needs a government of national unity that reaches out to its own people and tackles the country's long overdue reforms; both Russia and Western powers should back a vision for the country as a bridge between East and West, not a geopolitical battleground.
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Jody Arcuri of Holly Hill was intoxicated on alcohol, prescription pills and illicit drugs before the February 2014 crash that killed Stephen Michael Wilson, 22, of New Smyrna Beach, in South Daytona, police said.
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An interview Will Smith gave to a German newspaper in which he downplayed the effect September 11 (01) had on black Americans has prompted angry activists to boycott his films.
The I, ROBOT star unleashed his controversial comments in FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE four months ago, insisting the tragic terrorist atrocities in New York and Washington devastated white Americans more than the country's black population - because they were used to being the victims of tragedy.
Yesterday (02DEC04), in response to Smith's outspoken words, New York activist JON ALVAREZ - a member of Patriotic Americans Boycotting Anti-American Hollywood - called on the US public to boycott the actor's movies.
When reporter JOHANNA ADORJAN asked Smith if the events had personally changed him, he replied, "No. Absolutely not.
"When you grow up black in America you have a completely different view of the world than white Americans. We blacks live with a constant feeling of unease.
"And whether you are wounded in an attack by a racist cop or in a terrorist attack, I'm sorry, it makes no difference."
Furious Alvarez insists his bears no personal vendetta against Smith, but is urging citizens to teach him a lesson.
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Google sure is getting ballsy. Guess I have to go back to Firefox. So long Goog.
Mozilla and Google Agree to new 3 year deal
The panic's over, people, Firefox will continue to have Google as its trusty default search engine. Mozilla has just revealed that it has come to a "mutually beneficial" revenue-sharing agreement with Google that will see the search engine appear on Firefox for at least the next three years
Dont think that will work for you.
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Google is a MONSTER
Google trades today @ 580 dollars a share
Now correct me if I am wrong, but other than a SEARCH engine, what TANGIBLE product does google produce other than selling the data they receive...
Google Earth
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Tattoo on ankle?
she'd be kinda milfin if she wasnt such a stuck up bitch. aaand the fact that eight little kids destroyed her pussy.
Haggardly. And the ankle tat is Winnie the Poo. She is a money grubbing bitch.
I gotta be fair, she doesn't look that bad here. If I had no idea who this was or what history she had I'd probably wanna hit it.
Of course it's probably all held together with duct tape and corsets. Comes flying out at you like peanut-brittle snakes when the clothes come off.
Eh, I'll pass.
that's funny n probably so true,
Are you really that stupid?? Considering she had a c-section… theres not a damn thing wrong with her puss lol
She looks like a middle aged mom trying to look hip and young and it isn't working. That hair, yikes, she looks like she's 50 years old. Just awful.


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"Head fake", "game is rigged". Stuff like this implies intent to decieve. Who paid 4 million to look at CGX's data? That is what I would like to know. How do we know that CGX has not already received JV offers but are holding out for better offers. How do we know that better offers are judged to be likely after some more seismic has been shot and interpreted? If true then CGX is acting super responsibly and in the best interests of shareholders and the last thing they would want is to create the impression of a rigged game that would scare off potential JV bidders. As far as how the government of Guyana is playing this I can only say that it is their offshore area and they can play it anyway that best suits them and if they want to favour CGX for whatever motive then that is their business. If the awarding of offshore blocks to CGX gives CGX much more bargaining power in JV negociations then so what?
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Meg Whitman: GOP Must Change On Immigration
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. Meg Whitman speaks from experience, coming from an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in a large Latino influenced state. She spoke to a crowd in Dallas, Texas, at a George W. Bush Institute conference on the … Read More
Latino Growth in Texas Starts GOP Congressional Infight
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. We've been saying at News Taco how Texas has become the face of the new America, where Latinos have grown in numbers and influence, where most of the kids in public schools … Read More
5 Things to Know About Utah's Immigration Model
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. News last week that the Arizona state senate had rejected five stringent anti-immigrant bills seemed to signal a turning point in the fear-the-immigrant narrative that has been spreading across the country from the … Read More
Should English be the Official Language of the US?
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AZ Senate Eliminates Spanish Election Material
From NewsTaco, where this story was first published. So this really isn't about immigrants, undocumented or not. The folks in power in Arizona don't want anything in their state that doesn't look or sound like they do. This recent vote in the … Read More
Few Latinos in US Military Top Ranks
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. According to an independent report prepared for the US Congress there is a need for more and better integration at the highest levels of the US military. The report counted senior officers … Read More
Obama's Choice: Appoint a Latino Secretary of Commerce
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. Here's a choice to ponder. We can either complain about how we're not taken seriously, or we can take ourselves seriously. We've been talking a pretty big game about the Census numbers … Read More
Latinos as Political Game Changers
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. My friend Henry Flores, who teaches political science at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, said something startling to me. The midterm election was an aberration. The result was due to low voter turn out. Not only that, if things … Read More
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The Mormon church should assist the their web site to expand into the language of truth. Its presentation is so much sanitization and propoganda that it falls way short of representing the truth of the word of god. It is more like the word and work of man made advertizement machine.
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While they are expanding their site, they should publish the journals of Wilford Woodruff. The journals represent the most complete history of the Church, written by Woodruff nearly every day from 1834 till a few days before his death in 1898. Yet, it is doubtful whether many have read this history.
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@skeptic: that's what one of the big purposes of the website is, if
you'd really explore it. It gives a chance for members to tell their
stories (not just in the videos). Their answers to questions don't only
appear on their profile but throughout so that people can see the real-life
application of Mormonism. I don't know what more of a voice of truth
you'd need than the voice of those who have lived it.
One issue I do have with the foreign languages is that they haven't yet activated the FAQ part of the profiles, so we can't yet answer questions. Does anyone know when that feature will become available?
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@gemery324: I hear what you are saying and I agree it is nice to hear the opinions and insights of others; but, that is just what it is: opinions selected for their propaganda value without basis in reality or reason of truth. It is a one sided sales pitch. It probably has no significance, but selling canned religion just seems ungodly some how.
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@skeptic: I feel like the point of the website is to answer people's question of "who are Mormons?" Really, it's not supposed to be a historic expose of the Church but rather focused on how Mormonism is applied in members' lives today. "Who are Mormons?" is really not as much a historical question in most peoples' minds (I've seen) as it is a sociological one. Therefore, seeing how members individually have experienced the Gospel is exactly what is to be conveyed. Sure, the videos are hand-selected because their stories are interesting (my life isn't, so it'd be a boring video), but every member can create a profile.
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Love it! I've been sharing tweets about the new Japanese Page @morumonkyou on Twitter. Unfortunately there are not local Japanese members' profiles yet on there, but I know that will be rolled out next.
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Skeptic There is a song with the following words, "Oh say what is truth, 'Tis the fairest gem that the richest of worlds can produce." Why is it that you think you are not hearing that truth? Would you read this information if it were hatefully portraying the church and then you would be happy and you would call that truth? You are missing the most vital part of what truth is - the witness of the Holy Spirit. Until you(meaning anyone) have that in your soul you won't recognize truth when you hear it. Those people will not be satisfied unless the truth is constantly being attacked and every attempt is being made to destroy it.
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Well Jailtrader, there is more here than what you can see at face value. How did you like that spin from Hykawy ?
Not very reassuring when there is resignations like this with no replacements..
something don't smell right.
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I only just recently discovered the divinely delicious Frey chocolate because possibly I have been hiding underneath a rock somewhere *blush*……actually I gave up all chocolate, excepting for the 90+% range that I was using for baking, for almost 2 years so the introduction to this amazing range is very new. My absolute favourite Frey bar is the Dark Lemon and Black Pepper and I have one in my desk drawer waiting for later tonight when I will sneak just one block to satisfy my chocoholic tendency! Just that one block of this premium luxury Chocolat Frey bar is enough to transport me to my very happy place.
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If you're a Pick n Pay Smart Shopper and really, who isn't these days, you could win an amazing family trip to SWITZERLAND, an opportunity of a lifetime worth over R100,000 with Switzerland's most loved chocolate, Chocolat Frey.
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Courtesy of The Winelands Chocolate Festival, which is happening at Lourensford Wine Estate this weekend 25-26 July 2015, you, yes you reading this blog post, could win double tickets to the festival on Sunday. And I am also giving the lucky winner 1 set of double tickets to attend a demo by the Freys Chocolatier on Sunday at 10.00.
EDIT: This ticket giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Anthea our winner of double tickets to the festival on Sunday plus entry to the Frey Demo at 10am! We will be in touch!
If you wish to attend the Winelands Chocolate Festival this weekend buy tickets online at Quicket or at the door. Also read more about it on the website or here
Ticket Prices:
Adults: R120
Students: R100
Chocolate Afternoon Tea: R250 (sold out)
Family Package (Two Adults + Two Children Under 12): R85.00 each
Demo's: R50
Photographs in this post are not my own and are used courtesy of Chocolat Frey.
Disclaimer: I am attending The Winelands Chocolate Festival with a media accreditation pass. All information supplied by Wired Communications and written by me. Opinions of the product are my own.
WHAT? A Chocolate Festival you say? And in one of my favourite parts of the Western Cape – the Winelands! This is going to be a chocoholic's dream and I wouldn't miss it for the world…….in fact I am drooling already and dreaming of the 25th and 26th July as I close my eyes and breathe in all the amazing choccie aromas, relishing the smooth, luscious taste and texture of my favourite dark salty chocolate melting in my mouth. The idea of walking into a large chocolate emporium where the best artisan chocolatiers, chocolate artists, pastry chefs and cake designers are doing what they do best has me almost speechless. It will be like Alice disappearing into a chocolate rabbit hole and tumbling into an underground world of chocolate. BLISS!
Want to know more? Read on………
The Winelands Chocolate Festival – South Africa's very first gourmet chocolate festival – will be a decadent culinary celebration of the best in South Africa's chocolate industry. This amazing festival is being held indoors (hello winter!) at Lourensford Wine Estate in the Helderberg on 25-26 July 2015. SO soon…..I am wishing the days by Think gourmet bonbons, chocolate bars, chocolate smothered honey nougat and truffles and this festival will offer your sweet tooth all that it craves and inspire you to think differently about how wonderful chocolate really is; how versatile it is and how it fits into our lives so well.
Along with show-stopping premium wines, freshly-brewed coffees and tasty bistro food, the festival will allow you to experience chocolate in innovative and exciting ways, all while gaining knowledge about its history and production processes. Yes please!
Highlights to look out for at the festival on the weekend of 25-26 July will include the Chocolate Theatre, an area dedicated to demos from top chefs and master chocolatiers, a place where you will be able to pick up some great tips and recipes from professionals. Demonstrationswill be given by, among others, Master Chocolatiers Dimo Simatos from Lindt,Alan Clegg from Alexander Avery and Kees Beyers from Beyers Chocolates as well as some renowned pastry chefs, who will all show their eager audiences anything from how to temper chocolate and hand-craft truffles to creating chocolate lace and filling pastries with chocolate.Lindt will be creating the scrumptious afternoon tea to be held at the Aleit & IS Art Gallery in the afternoon on Saturday 25th July. Janine van Zyl (Cold Gold) will show you how to make real dark chocolate ice cream – as well as some interesting and creative serving suggestions; and for all the tea lovers out there, Janine Baum from The Tea Merchant will be demonstrating how tea and chocolate are made for each other. A seat at each live demo costs R50. For the full festival demo schedule click here.
Fancy yourself as a great baker? Take a chance and enter one of the many creative competitions taking place at the festival. Industry leading VIP judges will be hosting an exciting competitive showdown to showcase some of South Africa's most talented baking artisans.Categories include, amongst others, the best looking Chocolate Cake and the most beautiful multi-tiered Wedding Cake. For more detailed information as well as the entry form, click here.
Got little children? Not a problem for the Chocolate Festival. Why not add to the family fun and let them play dress up? On Sunday 26th July, all under 12's are free. There will be a Fancy Dress Competition at 12 midday for girls and boys between 2-6 years.The best dressed Cocoa Fairy OR Charlie the Prince of Chocolate (or Chocolate Pirate, Cowboy or Superhero) will each win a scrumptious prize. For more details and entry, click here.
There will be a show stopping chocolate inspired Fashion Show presented by the Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design on both days at 11:00. Be ready to be dazzled with amazing, innovative chocolate-inspired fashion.Try something original by getting your nails done, creatively and expertly! If you are a little more daring, Mark Minnies will be on hand to adorn your body with temporary tattoos. Oh I am SO in for this :) You'll even be able to be framed in chocolate when you have your special Freys photograph taken at the show.
An Art Exhibition will display illustrations on the topic of the 'The Chocolate Wrapper' while thrilling Flash Mobs by students will be adding some energized musical ambiance to the event. Talented singers and musicians from Cape Town University's Music School will be demonstrating random skits throughout the festival. Be ready to be blown away when you least expect it.
And then, as the afternoon shadows lengthen and you've had your fill of chocolate and are overloaded with inspiration and information, the Chocolate Lounge (open all day with free entry) will beckon you to wind down for a little while. From 4pm on both event days you can enjoy bistro foods, tapas, cocktails, and a glass of wine or MCC while relaxing to live music and late afternoon cabaret. Sounds like a bit of heaven to me.
Not only will The Winelands Chocolate Festival be a delicious culinary celebration of the best in South Africa's chocolate industry, it will give you an opportunity to interact with the people and the talent behind the chocolate. Like a kid in a candy store, get ready to unwrap and savour the pleasantly layered Winelands Chocolate Festival, where good flavour and exquisite chocolate designs await you. Diarise the 25th and 26th July now and go and book your tickets!
Buy tickets online at Quicket or at the door.
Ticket Prices:
Adults: R120
Students: R100
Chocolate Afternoon Tea: R250 (sold out)
Family Package (Two Adults + Two Children Under 12): R85.00 each
Demo's: R50
BUT WAIT! There is more……………
I have a set of double tickets to give away to a lucky couple. Just like the browniegirl facebook page, and then tell me in the comment section under the advert of this post, how you feel that moment when you pop a block of smooth dark chocolate, or a delightful chocolate truffle into your mouth. The comment that raises the most blissful image in my mind and makes me drool will win Get to it. Please note that no travelling or accommodation expenses are included in the prize!
This competition is now CLOSED! Thank you to everyone for the wonderful entries. Our winner has been notified. Enjoy the Festival
All photographs in this post used with permission from The Winelands Chocolate Festival and Wired Communications!
Disclaimer: I am attending The Winelands Chocolate Festival with a media accreditation pass. All festival information supplied by Wired Communications and written in my own words. Opinions expressed are my own.
Easter is fast approaching and chocolate is synonamous with Easter. Do I have the perfect celebration cake for you if you follow a LCHF, Keto or Paleo lifestyle. This has been by far the most requested of all the cakes that I bake – this is definitely everybody's favourite, be they very young or ancient. Now that my family are gluten free and following the LCHF (low carb high fat) lifestyle it is definitely a perfect cake for special occasions as we don't do baked goods and desserts too often. However this one always stands the test of time and is always showcased at birthday parties. The ingredients are ideal for a low carb high fat lifestyle with the omission of the sugar. Delicious served with fresh whipped cream or better still, creme fraiche is ideal with fresh summer berries for the perfect party treat.
Note: The cake is flourless and grain free/gluten free so should therefore suit wheat intolerant individuals and will fit into a gluten-free diet. Being sugar free it is suitable for diabetics! This cake is now available in my homebased shop Granny Banting's Kitchen and also at the twice monthly Peach Pip Market in the far south on Kommetjie Road behind Rodgers Fruiterers.
My favourite way of eating this intense chocolate cake is simply with a dusting of xylitol dust mixed with cacao powder….yes you can get this fancy product now to replace icing sugar, some freshest berries & a dollop of crème fraiche to cut through the richness of this cake. Serve it at room temperature but do store it in the fridge in between.
I love the rustic simplicity of it served as above but some people do prefer a celebration cake with frosting. See some example photos below of how I have used ganache to decorate this cake.
browniegirl xx
Hello Chocolate lover! It's been a while since I had a marathon baking session in my kitchen and it has been on my mind a lot lately to step out of my comfort zone and bake something that is a bit of a challenge to myself. As you all know I am self taught in the kitchen, an ordinary cook and baker with a passionate love for food….and cake! I watched and learned a lot in my late mom's huge kitchen during my childhood and then put into practice all that I learned over the years, using my lovely family as guinea pigs, mostly surprising both them and myself with my offerings. But sometimes it is good to test yourself, to challenge what you know you can do and raise the bar a little bit. Sometimes, like when you watch those divine chefs on tv and wish you could do what they do, produce what they do to knock the socks off those you love…just every once in a while………
My opportunity arose a couple of weeks ago when I got a call from Woolworths SA , one of the main sponsors of Masterchef Celebrity SA, asking if I would be willing to collaborate with them on a "You Too Can Cook Like A Celebrity " Challenge. Of course I totally fell in line and agreed when I heard what their special ingredient was going to be for the week….CHOCOLATE! I started gleaning all the information I could about how to work with chocolate and what all you can do with it. I kind of got a general idea of what I wanted to do very early and then started building my dream cake in my mind and on paper. It was so much fun heading to the foodstore and being able to blow the contents of my purse on some of the best quality ingredients that I could find – slabs of darkest chocolate, organic eggs, beautiful Ayrshire cream, unsalted butter, raw hazelnuts!
I spent a few day working on my recipe and then working out how best to carry it out. Although the missive was "it can be as simple as you want it to be or it can be as elaborate and fancy as you would like" I decided to go with elaborate. So bear with me…….the recipe is longish and involved but if you plan it all as I did and you can do some of it ahead of time it really isn't all that difficult to assemble to parts.
CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT MERINGUE AND MOUSSE CAKE (made over 3 days)
(Serves 16 as it is a very rich dessert)
Moderately difficult as it involves a number of techniques but a delicious challenge and very satisfying when you see your guests faces and hear the oohs and aahs of delight!
CHOCOLATE MIRROR GLAZE (can be made up to 3 days in advance)
6g (3) Gelatin Leaves – soaked in 1 liter cold water until soft about 20 minutes
250g Granulated Sugar
50g Dark Cocoa Powder – sifted (I use NoMU)
100ml Woolworths Ayrshire Whipping Cream
125ml Water
50g 85% Lindt Dark Chocolate
Combine the sugar, cocoa powder, cream and water in a saucepan and heat over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved and it comes to the boil
Remove from the heat, stir in the chocolate pieces until melted
Squeeze most of the water out of the gelatin leaves then drop them into the hot chocolate glaze and stir until dissolved
Pass the glaze through a rough sieve and stir gently then allow to cool for about 15 minutes
Pass the glaze through a fine sieve so that it has no bubbles or tiny lumps in it. I hold the sieve close to the bowl so that no little bubbles form when it pours through
Set aside to cool enough to glaze the cake (if making beforehand seal once cooled and place in the fridge until required. You would have to warm it slightly to make it pourable before use if refrigerated)
4 XL egg whites
2.5ml cream of tartar
200 ml granulated sugar
125 ml Raw Hazelnuts – roasted in a dry pan until lightly browned then ground finely
1ml vanilla seeds
Pinch Maldon Salt flakes
Preheat oven to 110deg C and place rack on bottom shelf of oven
Line 2 30x20cm (ungreased) cookie sheets with parchment paper. Using the same springform pan bottom as a template trace a circle onto each sheet of paper then turn the paper over on the cookie sheets so that the pencil mark is on the underside
In a very clean metal mixing bowl using a very clean whisk beat the egg whites with vanilla seeds and cream of tartar until soft peaks form
Beat in the sugar gradually – 1 tablespoon at a time – until glossy stiff peaks form.
Fold in the ground hazelnuts gently using a metal spoon
Divide in half and spoon the meringue onto the paper using an offset spatula to spread it evenly inside the circles and smoothing the tops
Place both pans on the bottom rack of the oven and bake for about 1 hour until crisp and dry. Check it after 45 minutes as they are thin disks and ovens vary
Turn off oven and allow to cool for an hour before removing and cooling completely in the pan. Turn out onto wire racks and peel off the paper backing
Store in an airtight container until required. Can be made 2 or 3 days ahead of use
(You could make one thick meringue layer, baking for about 1 ½ hours and cooling for 2 hours in the oven if preferred but I wanted a 4 layer cake at the end of the process)
100g 85% Chocolate – chopped
200g dark chocolate 70% – chopped
6 XL Egg Yolks – at room temperature
250g Philadelphia Cream Cheese – at room temperature
500ml Woolworths Ayrshire Whipping cream
6g Gelatin leaves – softened in 1 liter cold water for 20 minutes
120g Castor sugar
5ml Vanilla Extract
Place the egg yolks, cream cheese, vanilla extract and 100g of the sugar into a bowl and beat until pale and thick
Place the chopped chocolate in a glass bowl. Pour 200ml cream into a jug and micro on high until the cream just comes to the boil. Squeeze most of the water from the gelatin then whisk the leaves into the hot cream mixture. Pour this over the chopped chocolate and leave to melt then whisk gently until all the chocolate has melted
Pour the still hot chocolate mixture slowly over the beaten egg yolk mixture while the mixer is running on low and whisk until all mixed in. Set aside to cool for about 15 minutes before adding the whipped cream
Beat the rest of the cream and 20g sugar until stiff peaks form then add 2 tablespoons to the egg mixture to loosen and fold in. Fold in half of the remaining whipped cream gently and then fold the rest of it into the egg mixture until evenly distributed
Cover with clingfilm and place in the fridge to set for a few hours
FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE LAYERS: (repeat recipe for 2 layers)
4 XL eggs – separated (room temperature)
1 Egg Yolk only
200g Castor Sugar
130g 85% Chocolate (this amounts to 1 slab plus 3 blocks of Lindt)
50g Unsalted Butter
2,5ml Maldon Salt
1ml Vanilla seeds
Melt butter and chocolate in the microwave on low for 2 minutes – whisk after each minute then set aside to cool a bit once smooth
Preheat oven to 160deg C
Brush bottom and sides of a swissroll tin 30x25cm with melted butter then line with parchment paper. Brush paper with butter as well
Place egg whites into a very clean mixing bowl and beat on high with a very clean whisk or blades until frothy. Add half the sugar, 1 Tbs at a time, beating all the time until medium stiff glossy peaks form (not dry stiff peaks) Set aside
Place egg yolks, salt, vanilla and sugar into a second large mixing bowl and using the same blade or whisk beat on high speed until pale and thick – about 3 or 4 minutes
Beat the slightly cooled chocolate mixture into the egg mixture
Fold the egg whites gently into the chocolate mixture with a metal spoon until evenly distributed then pour the mixture into the prepared pan
Bake for 15 minutes then remove and cool
Repeat recipe for the second layer
Once cooled cut into 2 circles using a 23cm Springform pan as a template
Turn over onto a wire rack and place a warm wet tea towel over the base of the pan for just a few seconds to loosen the cake.
Remove the pan, peel off the paper, remove the offcut bits of cake and wrap the 2 circles gently in clingfilm (I use a piece of cardboard as a base as these cakes are delicate and light) and store in an airtight container.
Brush base and sides of a 23cm springform pan with melted butter. Line the base with a circle of parchment paper and brush paper with butter as well
Place the first chocolate circle into the base and drizzle 20ml of hazelnut liqueur over the cake
Place one third of the chocolate mousse filling on top and smooth with a spoon or spatula. Tap the pan gently on your counter top to fill up any gaps
Place a layer of hazelnut meringue onto the smoothed and straightened mousse in the pan, and fill with half the remaining mousse. Give another tap on the counter top to settle it all into place
Repeat with the second meringue layer and pour the remaining mousse over the top. Tap on the counter top again once or twice then smooth the top with an offset spatula until it is even and very smooth
Place the final chocolate cake layer on top and press down gently so that it is level with the top of the sides of the pan. Drizzle 20ml hazelnut liqueur over the cake then cover with clingfilm and place in the fridge overnight before coating with the mirror glaze
Remove prepared mousse cake from the fridge and wrap a warm towel around it to loosen from the sides and bottom of the pan. Unclip and remove the sides of the springform pan and place cake on a wire rack over a clean baking tray (I left it on the base of the springform pan because it was easier and you don't see the base at all once glazed)
Warm the mirror glaze in the microwave for 30 seconds, give it a gentle stir to mix then pour the glaze onto the centre top of the cold cake. Using an offset spatula level and spread it outwards and allow it to run over the sides of the cake, covering it completely. You can use the spatula to smooth the sides a bit if you like but the rippled patterns look quite good
Allow to stand for 15 minutes or so until it has set a bit then gently lift the cake and place it on a serving plate or board and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour to set completely
(the extra glaze that dripped into the baking tray can be lifted with a spatula and poured through a fine sieve to remove any cake crumbs and kept for dessert or ice cream topping (yummy with some chopped toasted hazelnuts swirled through it)
CANDIED HAZELNUTS (Prepare while the cake is cooling in the fridge)
20 Hazelnuts – lightly toasted (this will ensure you have extra to allow for breakages)
20 thin cocktail sticks with sharp ends
250ml sugar
15ml Water
5ml lemon juice
Pack of Prestik or Blu-tack
Prepare a dripping space for the candied hazelnuts – underside of a cupboard hung over your counter top is ideal. Line the surface directly below with newspaper. Stick 20 balls of prestik (tick-tack or Blu-tack) evenly apart in a row on the underside of the cupboard (I did this the night before!)
Poke a wooden cocktail stick into the bottom of each hazelnut and set aside
Place a large pan of iced water close to the stove to stop cooking once the sugar is at the correct level of cooking (pan must be big enough to hold the saucepan)
Place the sugar, water and lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat. Don't stir but you can swirl the pan gently to ensure all the sugar has dissolved. You can wash down the sides of the saucepan with a brush dipped in cold water if needed to avoid crystals forming in the candy
Bring it to the boil over moderate heat then watch it carefully as it boils and allow it to turn a light to medium amber colour – no darker otherwise it goes bitter
Remove from heat once the desired colour has been reached and plunge the saucepan into the icy water bath to stop the cooking process and to cool the candy down for about 10 minutes. It is cool enough when you can dip the back of a wooden spoon into it and it forms a long slow droplet when you remove it. The shard of candy should be able to snap cleanly when cold
Gently dip and swirl the prepared hazelnuts into the candy then remove and stick the back ends of each cocktail stick into the prepared prestik balls, working from the ball furthest from you and allow to drip in long strands and cool and harden completely before removing the wooden sticks gently and breaking the beautiful candy spikes about 10cm or so from the hazelnuts (it was a damp humid day when I made mine so the spikes would not stand up. I remedied it by breaking the candy off close to the hazelnuts…not the same visual effect I was looking for but it worked well)
Remove cake from the fridge, decorate with the candied hazelnuts around the outer edge and some roughly chopped hazelnuts in the centre then cut into wedges and serve. We ate ours as is but you could cut the richness with a few fresh or frozen raspberries and a dollop of creme fraiche
Disclaimer: The ingredients for this cake were sponsored by Woolworths SA
Take a look at their beautiful page and get loads of new ideas of how you too can cook like a Celebrity Chef!
Thank you Woolworths SA for this lovely opportunity and challenge. I really enjoyed it.
Browniegirl xx
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Have you ever been invited to pledge to bake bake for someone special? I am sure you have baked for someone before, and witnessed the joy that something that you made with love and your own hands brought to someone else. I love doing that. As you all know my signature recipe is brownies….with a name like browniegirl it HAS to be! It gives me so much joy to see someone happy and uplifted because I have actually made something for them, with love. It is far more meaningful really than going to buy an "its the thought that counts" gift. That is why, when I Love Baking SA (proudly sponsored by Stork) sent me the challenge to make a pledge to bake for someone special for World Baking Day 2014 I accepted straight away. I signed up and was sent a pledge pack, which arrived via courier in a beautiful aqua polka dot box.
When I opened up the box I knew we were in business. It contained everything from the brick of Stork Bake to the baking parchment, to the Le Creuset silicon spatula to mix it all together with. Eggs neatly wrapped in straw in little plastic tubes, chocolate, cocoa, sugar, flour, walnuts, vanilla, baking powder. Even the recipe I was to bake. I was now without excuse. My day had arrived and I was going to bake!
I just didn't know who to bake for yet. I bake for my family all the time and they are so used to getting sweet treats so it had to be someone outside of my family circle. That was when I had a lightbulb moment and thought about a small group that I had only fairly recently become aware of……a group of elderly ladies living below the breadline in a building in the midst of our little town. Almost a year ago now, 17 July to be exact, a care group was formed, under the leadership of a young man who has a hearts desire to assist these women with their plight. This man is Tone Alexander and the group was named The Pauline Loots Care Group in honour of one of the ladies who tragically took her life just the day before. I knew Pauline, as well I guess as Pauline would allow anyone to know her, but I never knew about her situation. Her death was an absolute tragedy and yet something so good has come out of that tragedy. The Pauline Loots Care Group, made up of Tone and a group of caring local people have taken these women, and the place where they live, under their collective wing. They have painted, renovated, begged for second hand fridges, stoves etc to make their living spaces homely and functional. Every second week someone cooks a meal for the ladies and this is served to them in the dining room and lounge that have been renovated out of storeroom space so that they have a little meeting place, a place where they can socialize and interact with one another, watch television and chat or read. A place where they don't have to be lonely. Loneliness kills. Over and above all that the women cannot afford to buy all the monthly essentials for themselves so these are bought by members of the care group and delivered on the last Thursday of the month to a collection point. They are then made up into hampers to be handed out to each resident at dinner that night. These hampers would include stuff like toilet rolls, essential toiletries, cereal, tea, coffee, sugar, milk, cup a soup, tinned goods like tuna, sweetcorn, tomato and onion mix etc. marmite, bovril (dare one mention those two in the same sentence haha) peanut butter and other things that they would use. One other item needed is R50 electricity vouchers to help them get through the last few days of the month.
So then, to get back to the baking thing……. On Wednesday afternoon I got into brownie baking mode. I baked two batches of the brownies as I knew one batch would not be sufficient for the group. I used the recipe given to me and I was very happy when the brownies came out of the oven just perfectly…..crackly on the top and fudgy soft in the middle. A winner of a recipe!
Late Thursday afternoon Donald and I delivered the chocolate brownies that I baked to the Pauline Loots Care Group in Fish Hoek because I believe they deserve to have a little bit of love and sweetness in their lives. Donald bought a tub of ice cream on the way home from work and this, together with the delicious brownies, was served for dessert after the homecooked dinner. We were deeply touched to meet the residents of Clifton Parade in Fish Hoek. We were touched by their plight at this stage of their lives, and we were deeply touched by the amazing work that is being done by Tone Alexander and his amazing team who help these elderly women to live a more comfortable, dignified and happy life. It was wonderful to participate and interact and to meet these lovely old folk and to see the delight on their faces as they saw what was for dinner and for puds. Thank you Stork and I Love Baking SA for the opportunity to bake for someone else in need. It brought both Donald and I great pleasure to play a small part in bringing a bit of joy and sweetness on a cold, blustery very wet winters night into the lives of these deserving souls.
For a while those lives have been made a little easier, a little happier, a little warmer, their bellies a little fuller, their hearts a little lighter….it is not a lot to ask and it is always good to remember that there, but by the grace of God, go I. It can happen in any of our lives that, for some reason, we are left destitute, with nothing and nowhere to turn to…..this team of caring people are making a MASSIVE difference in the lives of these people right here in our midst in our little village. Local folk can get involved by committing to donate the essentials mentioned once a month, or if you live further afield donations for electricity and other incidentals would be gratefully accepted. Or join the team and cook a meal for them every once in a while. You would be making a huge difference in the lives of beautiful women who have fallen on hard times for various reasons. It was such an honour to be there helping in a small way and we will definitely go back……
Here is the recipe for Chocolate Brownies as given to me by Stork SA
Makes 12 (I managed to get 16 adequate squares out of each batch)
140g Milk Chocolate – broken into small pieces (I used dark chocolate)
130g Stork Bake – cut into cubes
3 Eggs
225g Sugar
5ml Vanilla Essence
40g Flour
25g Cocoa Powder
Pinch (about 2 1/2 ml) Salt
5ml Baking Powder
Preheat oven to 160deg Celcius
Spray the base and sides of a square ovenproof dish and dust with flour. Line the base and sides with baking parchment and set aside
Melt the Stork Bake and the chocolate over a saucepan of simmering water or in a microwave (60% power for about 1 minute then stir until smooth) then set aside
In the bowl of an electric mixer whisk the eggs, sugar and vanilla until the eggs are thick and pale
Pour in the still warm/hot melted chocolate mixture while whisking
Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt over the mixture and fold in gently with the spatula – dont overbeat!
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 35-40 minutes until the top looks crackly. A skewer inserted will come out with a few crumbs attached indicating that it is still a bit moist in the middle. That is as it should be!
Allow to cool in the pan for about half an hour before cutting into 16 squares, cool completely on a wire rack and store in an airtight container
I dusted the tops with icing sugar and served each square with a scoop of ice cream but they are equally delicious with a spoonful of creme fraiche or mascarpone!
WHO ARE YOU GOING TO #PLEDGETOBAKE FOR? World Baking Day is on Sunday so haul out those baking ingredients and turn the oven on! Pop over here now and fill in the pledge form which will enable you to post a little card, tagging the one you want to shower with some love and sweetness, onto social media.
Go out and make a difference in a life….make someone smile! Give them something to look forward to! It really is the easiest thing to do.
Have a great weekend,