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Paedophile broadcaster Stuart Hall will not give evidence from the witness box in defence of sex assault allegations, a jury has been told.
Hall, 84, has pleaded not guilty at Preston Crown Court to 20 allegations of rape and indecent assault between 1976 and 1981 against two young girls.
The complainants came forward after he was jailed last year for a string of historical indecent assaults against 13 young girls.
Following the end of the prosecution case, Crispin Aylett QC, defending Hall, said: "I am not intending to call the defendant to give evidence."
It is said the former It's A Knockout presenter groomed his victims and plied them with alcohol before he raped them.
One of the complainants, Girl B, said Hall raped her when she was aged 12 at a stables and went on to rape her at various locations, including at two BBC studios, when she was 14 and 15.
The other alleged victim, Girl A, said she was raped on numerous occasions at the same Manchester studios at Piccadilly and Oxford Road when she was aged between 14 and 16.
Hall said the alleged rape at the stables did not take place, while other sexual contact was consensual.
He has admitted to indecently assaulting Girl B when she was aged 13.
Earlier, the jury heard that Hall told police he was "surprised" when confronted with fresh sexual assault allegations made by two women.
He added it was "of serious concern" that they had "waited nearly 12 months" to make their claims, which he denied.
The first complainant, Girl A, contacted a firm of solicitors on June 5 last year - a month after it entered the public domain that Hall had pleaded guilty to 14 offences involving 13 young girls.
Two days later she contacted police and went on to make a witness statement on August 7 last year.
Girl B was asked by police in December 2012 - when Hall was initially arrested in the first investigation - whether she would make a witness statement in relation to a complainant but she said she did not want to become involved.
Girl B made her first contact with the police over her own allegations on July 12 last year, the jury was told.
She gave video recorded interviews in the days that followed.
Last October, Hall was brought from prison and interviewed about the new allegations.
After he was formally cautioned, Hall's solicitor read out a statement on his behalf in which the defendant said he had accepted legal advice not to answer any questions put to him regarding the accusations.
In his statement, Hall said he had known both complainants for a number of years.
He went on: "I am surprised by the nature of their allegations and I deny them.
"I am concerned that they have been made only after I pleaded guilty to a number of offences and then was sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
"It is only now at the end of October that I am being interviewed about these allegations.
"In relation to (Girl B), (Girl B) spoke to the police in December 2012 before I was charged with the offence in relation to (victim from first court case) and at that time declined to assist the police.
"Thereafter (Girl B) offered her support to me."
He added that it should be noted that Girl A had approached a firm of personal injury solicitors before going to the police.
Hall continued: "I am now approaching my 84th birthday and my health understandably continues to deteriorate.
"It is of serious concern that these two complainants have waited nearly 12 months after I was arrested (December 2012) to make their allegation and in the light of extensive media coverage I do not think it possible to have a fair trial."
He was subsequently charged and made no comment.
Hall was jailed last year for 15 months after he admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls, aged from nine to 17.
The sentence was increased to 30 months by the Court of Appeal after the Attorney General argued it was "unduly lenient".
A psychologist, instructed by the defence, said it was possible that Girl B's memory of being raped in the stables was "confabulated" in that the event did not happen.
The jury heard that therapy or dreams could produce false memories.
Dr Ian Anderson said: "The person who has the memory has a honest belief that it is true."
He said a confabulated memory could not be disentangled from a genuine one without "external reference".
He explained that might be done with a photograph, a video recording or if a number of witnesses said an event did not occur.
Girl B told a therapist that she had a "recurring dream" about the alleged rape but said it was a memory of an incident that she knew had happened.
Dr Anderson agreed with Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, that it was also possible that the recurring dream was "a product" of the trauma of being raped at the age of 12.
Next the jury heard a statement from Jean Tetlow, a production secretary, who worked at the BBC in Manchester with Hall during the relevant period.
She said she had never known him to drink alcohol before broadcasting or other professional commitments.
She added she had never seen anything inappropriate in his dressing rooms at Piccadilly or Oxford Road.
Ms Tetlow said she did not recall seeing Girl A at the BBC studios.
She did remember being introduced to Girl B at Oxford Road but stated "there was nothing in her demeanour or attitude to indicate there was anything untoward happening with her and Stuart".
Ms Tetlow said she would have raised the matter with Hall or a senior colleague if she had.
She added she always found Hall "respectful" in her company and again would have made any concerns about him known to bosses if she had any.
The trial continues tomorrow.


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Published on October 4th, 2012 | by Jules Yap41
Hacker help: Pax fixing for renters
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Materials: Pax
Description: Dear all,
Sorry this is not a hack (yet!) but we're in the process of buying and assembling the PAX wardrobe. AND here comes the sudden stressing question:
Will the PAX wardrobes fall on us? Any experience? And the reason why this could happen and any way to prevent it (apart from drilling)
Will the use of sliding doors be slightly better than opening doors, or the contrary?
As you may have understood, we're renters and drilling holes in the wall is a very difficult option. (Apart from the fact we never did, so we might not do it correctly).
I could use fixing straps and nail it to the wall but wonder if this will really prevent it from falling.
So…..any help/advise/scary thoughts (not too much, we're already worried enough!)welcome.
For the records, 2 of our friends didn't fix the PAX and are safe for years now.
Our plan is a 2m wide wardrobe + another 1.50m one in another room.
~ Jerry, Belgium
41 Responses to Hacker help: Pax fixing for renters
Bit late to the discussion, but we've had PAX in our bedroom for years and even though they aren't bolted to the wall, they've always stood firm. Additionally, we have something like 2-3 cm of space left on top of the unit. So even if I would try to tilt it over, it would simply get jammed between the floor and the ceiling.
Maybe you could do something similar by adding extra height to the units.. e.g. by bolting some wooden beam(s) to the top…. (Clearly, it also depends how much extra height you'd need to add, on the type of ceiling you have and/or what the expected reaction of said ceiling will be in case of an earthquake)
I'm going to have to secure my pax wardrobes to the wall since my floor slopes. Problem is there's a 3/4″ gap at the bottom. A wedge and a peice of toe molding will be needed, but the way i assembled them I set the kick board back and not flush with the legs.
I'd love to know how the room divider turned out — we're thinking of getting an 8-foot-tall pax for use as a room divider, and wondering whether it's possible to safely anchor it to a 2×4 or similar along the ceiling or at the side, since only the side will touch the wall. Also, does anyone know if the Pax cabinets off-gas at all (I'm chemically sensitive, and some of the guests are likely to be as well).
I have been looking for an answer to this question as well. I recently purchased and assembled 3 PAX wardrobes to use in our converted garage office/music studio. We are using them as a room divider and I would like to know the best way to secure at least the end unit to the wall. We live in very earthquake prone California so this is a safety necessity.
I should mention although the unit 'floats' in the room the side of the end PAX touches the wall.
Thanks for any help or suggestion in advance
We have a few PAXs (all are bolted to the walls now).
- 35cm deep, 1m wide, 236cm high with hinged doors – tipped badly when opened, almost landed on me when we tested it.
- 60cm deep, 1m wide, 236cm high with hinged doors – a bit unstable before being filled but ok after.
- 60cm deep, 1.5m wide, 201cm high with sliding (plastic) doors – the most stable, no issues.
We have 2 Pax wardrobes that aren't attached to the wall and we've never had any problems.
What can I say??? thanks to all of you : it gives a broad range of opinions!!! you're stars!
I didn't mention it but:
- we plan indeed to put heavy stuff at the bottom
- we already scheduled to lean the wardrobe i.e. lifting a bit the front part so that the back touch the wall. Btw the PAX system already provides this option with two screws hidden at the front.
- I also put some cut to size carpet below the Pax: it gave more stability. (we tried with and without)
Between sending my question and the posting , there was a bit of delay so we bought and assembled one of them in the meantime.
I totally agree with some of you: this is the last PAX I buy so heavy to carry and I cannot think of moving it again when we'll finally buy sthg.
And about drilling holes, yes, flat rental law is different from one country to another. The contracts here are quite flexible: you can do things, but simply you won't get your guarantee back if you damage too much, and this includes holes.
Again THANKS a lot for the answers to the poll !
Jerry, Belgium
I live in Holland and we have a number of Pax wardrobes at home, none of them fixed to a wall and they have been standing there for 4 years now. Not one of them fell over.
You don't need to worry.
Dear Jerry,
I live in California, very close to an earthquake fault line. I assume that you don't have many earthquakes in Belgium. I attach all the big pieces to the walls, renting or not. I have become quite the expert over the year of damage repair. I don't see why you would have to attach anything unless you live in a dangerous area for trains or such things.
Best of luck, and I agree with the shimming idea.
I have my Pax standing in the middle of the room as a room divider for a year now. I had no problems so far and it works just fine. Hidden behind the Pax (1.5m wide) is my tiny laundry room, so I walk often behind it I even moved them around just to find a good spot and it all went smoothly without falling apart or falling on me. If you want to move them around, push the bottom part to make sure it wouldnt tilt.
I had two of them, swinging doors 270cm height X 50cm wide, without problems.
If you are still worried, try to unbalance the wardrobes making the top go against the wall (or at least a little).
Another tip is to load the bottom shelf with very heavy stuff, thus lowering center of gravity (=more stable).
Regarding doors, sliding ones give a no-torque solution. In the same sense, mind the cupboards, a heavy loaded one could unbalance the wardrobe (by mean of the torque wcreated when opening it)
Summing up, sliding doors, no cupboards, thats enough.
If you're renting you should be aware that taking it apart is a hazzle, I had two pax the last place I lived, took one of them apart, but let the other stay. There was some really ugly marks and scratches on the one I took apart and I ended up covering the entire wardrobe with wallpaper.
If you go for it, then I would go for sliding doors, even though it's more expensive it's worth it with all the space you save.
Pax are like a big fridge, did your fridge ever fall on you?? You got your answer, a pax unit will never fall on anyone even with regular doors open and an bunch of drawers out the unit.
ah ah : I've got a small fridge )))
thanks for answering the paranoid girl with reality sense !
I've never used a PAX, but I have had experience with tall units which normally 'require' fixing to the wall. I have two pantries in my kitchen storage area that were sold to be used either as standalone or as attached to the wall. Unfortunately, when empty they tended to tip over with both doors opened. My solution was to get a sheet of 1/2 inch plywood cut to fit the base of each pantry plus a few inches past the 'front' of the unit. I painted the portions of the plywood that would be visible (and did a primer coat on the bottom just to make it easier on the carpet) and used wood glue to attach the bottom of the unit to the plywood. This gave the unit a sufficiently large 'base' that it no longer had any inclination of tipping.
If the previous suggestions of "don't worry about it, mine never has" or "OMG fix it to the wall" haven't eased your mind, you might consider trying something similar for your PAX. Most big box home improvement centers will cut plywood to order for you, you just buy a sheet and ask them to cut it up for you. I think mine cost $20.
Anonymous: Renting is a whole different story in the US. Renters there are required to ask permission for PAINTING the walls, so I can imagine they are hesitant of drilling holes. Apparantly, US renters can't be trusted to not deliberately destroy property.
A lot of the time it's less about the renters destroying property and more about the landlords not wanting to do anything at all before getting another schmuck in there forking over money.
+1 on fixing is unnecessary (from own experience, they really stand like a fridge, if you're not playing Tarzan they won't topple). And +1 on taking care that they are leveled instead. Pax only becomes wonky or wobbly if it's skewed in any form. Also, place the back wall carefully and put enough nails into its rim, it's really what keeps the Pax's form sideways.
Sorry, but what's the problem with drilling a few holes? Back in my old flat the walls were looking like cheese with holes when I moved out and took everything down from the walls. Seriously, is it not allowed in your country (I live in Germany)?
I have never ever in my life fixed any wardrobe to my wall. Just make sure rigt from the beginning that the floor is plain and the feet are stable. Use a spirit level to make sure it is in balance
I have a 3,50 PAX with regular doors and the individual units are attached to each other but not to the wall. Never had any problems.
If you have a look at the IKEA website you can look up the weight of the wardrobes and also of the different kinds of doors. You will see that the wardrobes themselves (without the doors) are already really heavy, imagine that adding the weight of the shelves (!) and clothes. I don't see how that much weight should topple over, especially as the wardrobes are over half a meter deep.
In case you are still worried, you might consider that the sliding doors are actually heavier than the regular ones.
We have a large pax unit that is not only not fixed against a wall but it stands about 5 feet away to reveal a makeshift closet that lives behind it. It is incredibly sturdy, not wobbly at all. We use the sliding doors and have a his an hers side. It looks and functions great. It is only annoying when we are both getting dressed at the same time.
When we brought our bookcases home we put scraps of 1/2″ wood under the front "feet". This tilted them back into the wall just enough to survive 20+ years of rambunctious children, playful dogs, and nearby freight trains shaking the house. It's easy to move them (after taking out all the books!) for painting or rearranging & so far no one has notice the tilt.
If your apartment is older and the floors and walls aren't even, spend a few dollars and go to the home improvement store to pick up a pack of shims and a level. If the units are level or tilting slightly to the back you should be fine. Unless you start using it as indoor rock climbing wall.
I attach some things due to children who sometimes think they are monkeys. I have always drilled in apartment walls. It is really easy. But it looks like people say you should be ok.
For me, whether I attach furniture to the wall depends on the depth of the piece, how sturdy it feels, and most importantly if there are kids in the house (especially young ones and/or the kind that insist on climbing everything ).
Personally, I never thought twice about putting some small holes in the walls of apartments because I learned how to patch them (and even touch up the paint if needed). I always got my deposits back. But if you've never drilled a hole and don't know how, this may not be the best idea for you. You would need to know how to find the stud, etc. I'd be more concerned with how I would move such a massive piece when it comes time to move out. Hopefully you have that worked out already. I hope you enjoy your new Pax.
mine's good…no supports on walls either…but will say took 3 of us to put it together!
I've got two (one 750mm one and two 500mm ones joined together) and I've not had any issues whatsoever with them trying to fall over (or even moving).
Also, due to getting the tallest ones and them only being about 10mm from the ceiling, they couldn't fall over even if they wanted to!
Hi Jerry,
My husband just assembled ours last weekend, it looks great.
I'm not sure if it is the best to a renter though, we assembled ours knowing that if one day we need to move, we will need to leave it with the house, it is huge and it will not pass through the door.
We didn't secure it to the walls and it feels very safe.
Ours has a sliding doors like the photo one, but if we need to use at the same time, it not works well, if I have my door side open, it automaticly closes my husband side. We didn't think about it when we bought it. I think if I could change my mind, I will buy one with opening doors.
I'm happy with it looks though, and the space inside!
Good luck with your decision…
As a renter you can disassemble it, and move it. The holes sometimes strip but you can revise them and make them strong again by chewing a wooden toothpick or 2 and jamming it in the hole before screwing in the hardware again. Since most people know what they cost (if they like Ikea) you might be able to sell it to the new tenants.
Was going to suggest that perhaps tilting them slightly with something supporting the tilt from the base would be better. This may give a "wonky" look and feel but it's all about being creative and use of lighting.
Ours was very wobbly, we did attach it to the wall. It wasn't so much an issue of it falling forward on us, more that it leans sideways.
Agree with advice to put heavy stuff at bottom, and tilt slightly back toward the wall (or at least make sure it's level, and not leaning forward at all) that would help if floors are a bit uneven, and springy, as can be in older, less solid dwellings. For the tilt, a strip of wood of the right thickness under the front edge should do.
Sliding doors obviously better than swing doors if you're really worried about weight coming forward.
I usually tilt them a bit back, so they lean abit against the wall. However some places I've had the wardrobe, I've went for the tallest option, so that they couldn't fall even if they were to tip over. The ceiling would break the fall.
I agree with this — and really, as long as they aren't tipping forward (and/or you don't live in an area known for huge earthquakes), it should be fine.
Agreed, I do the same- wedge a slim piece of plywood or similar under the front part if you need to. I have the largest pax available, double width with very heavy glass sliding doors on and have never had a problem. Any danger of earthquakes in Belgium?
My Pax, with sliding doors and drawers, isn't fixed to the wall and still standing
We have three units that are not fixed to the wall. No accidents in the past 6 years
J'ai plusieurs armoires pax depuis plus de 10 ans, jamais eu de problème même sans les fixer au mur. Pareil pour celle de 35cm de profond… Les bibliothèques billy non plus. À mon avis, à moins de grimper dessus, pas de raison pour que ça tombe!
I would suggest that if you are not going to fix them to the wall, at least be careful about the weight distribution. heavy stuff should then be better located down rather than in the higher shelves.
I had a 1 meter Pax in my room for 2 years without fixing it to the wall and nothing happened
I have 3 PAX units, haven't fixed them to the wall in any way. Still standing (both me and the units)

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Miguel Cabrera could win both the Triple Crown and the even more rare 'Sextuple Crown'
How many crowns can one man wear? If said man is Miguel Cabrera, the answer is "however many he pleases." But six would do in 2013.
As Ted Berg at For The Win points out Miggy is in contention not just for his second consecutive Triple Crown, but also the unofficial "Sextuple Crown." Both of these are ridiculous feats. No one has ever won two consecutive Triple Crowns. And only five other players have accomplished the "Sextuple Crown," which is just as sexy as its name suggests.
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If we're looking at just the Triple Crown, Cabrera has a really good shot if he can catch Davis in homers. Barring injuries, of course. He is 12 RBIs ahead of Davis and 29 points better than Mike Trout in batting average.
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IRELAND: Joyce strikes century in Sharjah15-Mar-2013
Ed Joyce struck his maiden first-class century for Ireland this week as they took control of their ICC Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in Sharjah.
The Sussex skipper hit 155 from only 172 balls as the Irish declared on 589 for 7, with Leicestershire's Niall O'Brien also making a century.
The Emirates were bowled out for 360 and on the final day, Ireland are well ahead of their hosts and six points to the good in the competition. Click HERE to view the Cricinfo scorecard.
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BTW: I did not get the job, but I looked good.
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As discussed above, they are very pretty and the squishy soles are very comfortable.
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These shoes gave me the worst blisters I have ever had on my heels - the edge of the heel cut into my foot something terrible for the first couple of months (I couldn't wear the shoes on consecutive days, as I had to allow the skin on my heel to firm up.
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- Also in the Times is a look at legendary editor Judith Jones. If you're not familiar with her, she shepherded into print classic books by authors such as Julia Child, Claudia Rosen, Edna Lewis and Marcella Hazan. She has a new memoir out this week, and if you're in New York, she'll be doing a reading and a wine tasting at Bottlerocket tonight at 6:00.
- October has been deemed official chili month, and while I've been a bit of a laggard about posting about the state dish of Texas this year (though I wrote a series of posts about Texas Red last October), you can read about the saga of Texas chili and Terlingua in today's Dallas Morning News.
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Melissa admits in the comments of a previous post that she, a native Texan, cooks her Texas Red with beans. That gave me pause, but I bit my tongue and said nothing. I used to become all biblical when people admitted they added beans to their chili because I was a firm believer that chili wasn't true chili if it had beans; it was meat and bean soup. And yes, some places like Wendy's serve a dish they call chili but it's just ground beef, tomato and beans in broth. But I've realized that most people make their chili with beans, and I've had the pleasure of eating their spicy concoctions. And more often than not, it felt like a bowl of chili, never mind the beans. So if most of the world puts beans in their chili, does this make it the standard? I don't know. I do know that I don't add beans to my chili--it's just meat, chili peppers and secret spices. And to many of the uninitiated it seems bizarre. "What, no beans?" said one friend when I gave him a bowl (he was a NYC chili champion and yes, he uses beans). But he ate it, and while deeming it unlike any chili he'd ever had, it conceded it was still the best chili he'd ever had (OK, I'm not immodest about my Texas Red, but, hey, everyone needs one thing they're good at, right?). So to bean or not to bean, that is the question. What do you think?
I will say this: if you're going to add beans, and you're going to add canned beans, you can only add one brand: Ranch Style Beans, made in Fort Worth, Texas. They used to be Husband Pleasin' but a few years ago they became Appetite Pleasin' (I reckon the company realized that the wife and kids enjoyed them, too). I don't know if they sell these any place besides Texas (my supply comes from my mom who always puts a few cans in my Christmas stocking), but they are divine. Check them out if you've never had them.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
To bean or not to bean
50 comments:
- cybertoad said...
As a native Texas (Houstonian), I say there should be no beans in chili! (came over here from Flickr)
- Homesick Texan said...
Hey Cybertoad, I'm a Houstonian, too. Thanks for the vote.
- melissa mcgee said...
hmmm... i love spawning a good debate. you know my position on beans in chili. to me, the debate about beans in chili is something akin to religion - there may be more than one school of thought, but in the end, it's all still holy. chili, in texas, is certainly holy.
let me qualify also, that my chili isn't overly beany. i've had chili with beans before that was more beans than meat, and it was admittedly just WAY too beany. beans should complement the chili, bot overwhelm it.
also, i have to agree with your choice of bean - the ranch style (i remember when it was "husband pleasin') is the only way to go if you're gonna add canned beans - but when fall weather comes, there's nothing better than making a big ol' pot of beans, then adding some of those beans to the chili. the rest of the beans will be eaten separately or frozen for future bean feasting.
now i want some chili...
- East-Meets-Midwest said...
As someone who grew up in Pittsburgh, my experience with chili is skewed toward the ground beef,beans and chili powder variety topped with raw onions and cheese. Though I've always enjoyed such a feast, I've recently found beans a bit difficult to digest (a sad sad development as I age and become increasingly more sensitive) and am thrilled to hear about chili that is a pure meat and spice delight. I'm all for it. Plus, I always did hate when beans got in the way of my enjoyment of the carne - mmm...meat. The more the better.
Though there is also the New Mexican chili which is just red chili and water or green chili and pork that can be poured over anything you want. Great stuff.
- Ken Wheaton said...
What about yummy vegetarian chili with no meat ... just tomatoes and carrots and tofu chunks. MMMMMM. Good. Tastes JUST sort of kind of like the real thing.
Hahaha. I kid. I kid.
At any rate, I think comparing Texas Chili to "East of Texas" Chili is sort of like comparing Manhattan Clam Chowder with New England Clam Chowder. Just two different beasts.
For the record, for my NYC champion chili (cough, cough... it's hard to say that with a straight face considering the competition), I just used plain old UNSEASONED canned beans. As long as you rinse them very very well to get the gack off of them... and keep them in the pot a long time to let them soak up the goodness.
- matt said...
- Homesick Texan said...
Melissa, you are so right: nothing beats a big, steaming pot of cooked beans (I'm just going to keep them out of the chili.)
East-meets-Midwest, since you've never had meat-only chili, I'll invite you over when I make a batch.
Ken, I like your reasoning. I'll invite you and the missus over when I make a batch as well.
Matt, I just KNEW you'd go ga-ga over Ranch Style Beans! I want that old Husband Pleasin' guy on a T-Shirt.
- Monica said...
Homesick Texas I'm worried about you - come home. You've been livin' outside of Texas too long if this question is even a matter of debate. Chili (w/an i) is bean free. And please let's leave Cincinnati out of this whole thing - the spaghetti thing is too much for my delicate constitution.
Speaking of chile - it's Hatch festival time - yummy.
- Banjo Jones said...
Texans pride themselves on their individualism, thus there is no right or wrong way to prepare to chili. In the rich pageant that is Texas, some use beans, some don't. Live and let live.
- Jill said...
Texan in Philly, here; found your blog through Houstonist (I write for the Philly sister site). I've had a helluva time getting Ranch Style beans here, too; Mom sends them, along with all the fixins for Authentic Mexican Food (tm) a couple times a year.
- Austin Jernigan said...
My Texas roots are deep, going back at least three generations on both sides of the family, including ancestors who arrived by wagon train. And yet, I'm a first generation chili con carne maker.
I will not refer to my chili as "kickass" even though it is. It's all about using lots of fresh, pure chili powder, and just the right amount of cayenne powder and cumin, added to beef that has been sauteed in an iron skillet with onion and garlic and mixed in with diced tomatoes, not tomatoe sauce, and cooked for a couple of hours. It's good after a couple of minutes, better after an hour or two.
I've never added beans but I'm open-minded. True Texans are open-minded. It would be healthier with beans. It's probably best to cook the beans on the side. But I can see where, if you soaked the beans then added them to the chili con carne, it could be delicious.
Again, true Texans are open-minded.
- Austin said...
Hey, another Texan (Houstonian) in NYC here and I am a firm believer in no beans in Chili. Can't wait to read about your taco tour. Been dying to find some decent tacos in this town.
- Nicole said...
I'm from California and I like chile both with and without the beans. My chile always has beans because I love them and they are good for you. Usually I start with dried kidney beans rather than canned. But I do eat "Ranch Style Beans" as a side dish or in casseroles occasionally. They're good!
- Homesick Texan said...
Thanks for all the comments, I'm excited that everyone has such strong opinons!
Jill in Philly: is there any good Mexican in the Philadelphia area we should know about?
Austin in NY: have you found any hidden taco treasures in the 5 boroughs we should know about?
Nicole: I had no idea Ranch Style Beans were sold beyond the Texas state lines. Cool! If you come up to Torino for the Slow Food conference, let me know and I'll bring you a can.
- Homesick Texan said...
Also: Austin Jernigan is a wonderful man I've known my entire life. And his food is some of the most "kick ass" food I've ever tasted. When I say I'm homesick, often times I'm thinking of dishes he's made. Fortunately, he's a generous man who shares some of his culinary bounty at the holidays.
- Anonymous said...
I'm a fourth generation Texan on both sides of the family and my grandpa was chairman of the Collin County (TX) Cattleman's Association. If any of that counts for anything.
OK - here goes - when I heat up a can of Wolf Brand I add a quarter cup dark chili powder and a heaping tablespoon of cumin and beans (pinto or black) AND a can of drained carrots. And some of my favorite chili is a vegetarian chili made at a restaurant off Music Row in Nashville.
I think the main ingredient of chili is dark chili powder and lots of it.
Of course if I truly have my druthers I relish Wick Fowler's 2 Alarm mix with chunks of red meat.
Richard Jernigan (brother of Austin J.) - Dallas
- Homesick Texan said...
Richard J. introduced me to the magic of masa. He also makes a killer salsa, a recipe so fresh, easy and tasty you'll never pick up a bottle of Pace again.
- monica said...
What about beans in Frito Pie chili? Our Austin office is split on beans in chili in general, but even the bean proponents wouldn't put beans in Frito Pie.
- sara said...
no beans for this native dallasite and friend of melissa. i like it meaty, tomato-ey, and a little chocolaty/
i love me some beans, especially with some cornbread, but not in my chili. just can't do it.
- Anonymous said...
My friend Rob, a Texan via Missouri makes some of the best homemade chili I have been privy to, and he uses three types of beans. Maybe I have been out of Texas too long.
If the chili is hot and makes me yearn for an ice cold bottle of Lone Star, then it passes the test. If I feel the need to break up some saltines to give it flavor and texture, I'll pass on that.
Throw some pan seared hamburger with peppers, onion, and heavy spice my way, I'll be in heaven. Just don't serve me bland beef stew and call it chili.
- Homesick Texan said...
Mmmmmm...chocolate. An excellent "secret" ingredient.
- laanba said...
Wow, I guess I find myself on the wrong side, even though I have lived in Texas since I was three. I like beans in my chili. I probably have my family to blame for that. I'm not sure but you can bet I will be asking at Thanksgiving! I might as well fess up all my crimes and admit that I don't like iced tea! Please don't kick me out of the state! :-)
- metalrat said...
Beans in chilli...sigh!!!!! All I can say is if you want beans in your chilli then call it "bean chilli". or "chilli with beans". Chilli was invented as a way to eat crappy pieces of meat and a bunch of cheap cooks later started adding beans as filler. I like beans (esp. ranch style) and I like chilli.But never the twain shall meet.
- Anonymous said...
NO NO NO Beans!!!! Not in Texas Red!!! You want chile con carne out of Betty Crockers' cookbook, served over rice (AGGGHHHHH!!!!,) go ahead and add your Progresso kidney beans. UGHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Please, don't mess up a good thing ... texas red is no beans, no tomato, just meat, peppers, spices.
- Janice said...
I'm a homesick Texan too! Out near Chicago. I ran across your blog when I was asking my mom to bring me Ranch Style Beans and I drew a blank. All I could remember was the "husband pleasin" part!
At any rate: great lookin' blog! And thanks for helping me jog my memory! Now I'll get Ranch Style Beans & Wolf Brand Chili when Mom & Grandmother come to visit in a couple of weeks!
I'll definitely keep an eye on your blog.
- Kim said...
Absolutely no beans in chili! Texas chili is all about the meat.
Ranch style beans are the best though. My husband is from Maryland, and I have him hooked to ranch style beans. We both live in Florida now though. I had my parents sending me ranch style beans for a while too, but I finally found an excellent website to order them from.
It's a great website. It offers all of the different varieties of ranch style beans you could possibly want. While I still don't agree about putting them in chili, I do think they're the only bean to put in tortilla soup.
- Anonymous said...
oh my my..i saw this comment and it made me wanna cry. i am a homesick texan. i love ranch style beans and i can't find them here. i am in rhode island now and they don't even know what ranch style beans are. they do not know what they are missing.
- Anonymous said...
I love em too. I'm from Aberdeen Scotland and made friends with a couple from Texas four years ago,when I first tasted them. My friends were shipped back to the states but they still send me a couple of cans of ranch syle beans in the mail from time to time. mmmmmmm
Love the beans, Charlie
- Anonymous said...
I read your wonderful recipe for Texas Red. (Cant wait to try it.) I would never add beans to that version. It would be an evil thing to do. I make a Red Chili that is Tomato based. Its not soupy....but its not gravy like either. Its thick and chunky. I add kidney beans, and it tastes great in there.
-Born and raised in San Antonio, Spent a long haul in Colorado and currently living in Tennessee.
- Beanless in Seattle said...
Dear Melissa,
As a 4th Generation Houstonian who recently made a permanent move to the Pacific NW, my family and I were missing Ranch Style Beans (Yes, I, too, remember when they were "Husband Pleasin'!) I looked on the Web and GOOD NEWS - found I can order them online from www.foodlocker.com. I haven't explored what other items they sell that we miss, but I'm sure I will!
As to chili - husband likes beans in his (he is from Ohio)- daughter and I don't. However, we all also love "Cincinnati Chili" (Served over spaghetti with cheese!) - which they also do not sell up here!! It is so totally different from Texas Chili that there is no competition in this house - we love them both!! Anyway, all you homesick Texans - take a look at the Foodlocker website and see if it helps you, too!
- Lyra said...
I have always eaten and made my chili with beans in it, but then I grew up in Belize, where a day without beans is a day without food. In fact, most of the time my chili is all beans and no meat (although I do enjoy the meat kind), because I only buy free range beef and that too expensive for my everyday budget.
But my chili does pack a real punch-and I always use cast iron for my cornbread, so I'm not a total loss;).
Great blog, btw. This is my first time on it, and I think I'm going to have to add you to my blogroll.
- Elaine said...
My mother has always made her chili with an assortment of beans, but just the right amount not over powering. She won't give me the recipe till all my siblings are grown. :( But i do like white bean chili i think thats what its called. Well here in San Antonio is the only place i have seen the ranch style beans, i fly all over and i always come home to get groceries.
- Lisa said...
I grew up in Austin but, strangely, we always had beans in our chili. I'm guessing it was an economical decision on the part of my family. It was always served with chopped onions and grated american or cheddar cheese, and often with cornbread on the side. My granny often just served thick slices of onion to eat with it instead of the chopped.
I did frequent the Texas Chili Parlor in downtown Austin. Dad and I would go on father/daughter "dates" there and eat chili and drink cuba libras. Good times. I think we had chili without beans there, but I can't be sure.
Now I usually make it with beans. I fresh cook the beans most of the time, but I do sometimes use canned (a very good canned variety, though). I grew up eating Ranch Style beans as a side to burgers, dogs, or BBQ. I can get it here (Phx), although sometimes only in a very large can. As I move away from processed food though, I eat them less because they do have some kind of funky ingredients in them. Perhaps someday I'll work on a homemade version.
- LovesGoodFood said...
If you're making Chili, then add beans if you're making Chile con Carne, then No Beans.
- Anonymous said...
I am a born and raised Texan (born in Houston and raised in San Antonio). I love chili and believe it should always be made with beans, but not just any beans 1 can of Ranch Style Beans and 1 can of Ranch Style brand Pinto beans with Jalapenos. There is no other way to eat chili if there are no beans all you got is tomato soup with ground beef.
- David said...
My Metroplex Chili recipe includes a can of Fort Worth's Ranch Style Beans and a 12oz. can of Dallas' Dr. Pepper - These elements contribute to make for a "real" Texas chili.
- Susan said...
We get Ranch Style Beans here in Sacramento CA and also previously bought them in Redding CA and Kingman AZ.
AND we put them in our chile!
- el gato said...
Native South Texan (originally from Harlingen) now in Vermont, here. God, I miss RANCH STYLE BRAND beans. Found some places to order online... may have to do that.
- badlittlemunky said...
I buy two cases of Ranch Style beans and several bottles of Tapatio every time I go back to Texas, for the Holidayas!
- sirmarcos said...
I can't tell when the last comment was, since this post is 2 years old, but I too have left Texas, and was worried I'd not be able to find the Ranch Style beans. Fortunately, Publix carried them in Florida. In DC, it's proving harder. Safeway and Giant don't have them.
Fortunately, Harris Teeter seems to - including the new one that opened in DC proper. So, I don't have to buy them online or have my parents ship them to me!
Every non-Texan I introduce them to loves them though. :)
I agree with the original post though, no beans in chili.
- Novelismo said...
Maybe it's like with Nachos .... and Real Nachos. Real Chili doesn't have beans. You might make some good beans maybe as a side dish to go near it. And a pan of rice might be a good idea too -- especially if it's hot as blazes. I know it's not difficult to make a passable beaned-up concoction, and evidently some people don't really mind the taste of hamburger. They're used to it. I guess you can get used to anything. But. Beef ground once through the coarse chopper still tastes like beef - not like hamburger. And if you're going to make chili with beans and probably tomatoes in it -- at least soak the beans overnight, and maybe try adding one can of refried beans just past the midway point. This will make for an unctuous and velvety mouthfeel. I leave adjusting the spice blend up to you. But can you really do better than anchos, cumin, salt and beef chunks? stewed together until tender. Some do add more vegetal ingredients; I never thought they improved the real chili. Now, theoretically, it ought to be possible to make sort of a real chili cassoulet slow roasted and annealed in the oven until the beef chunks, red kidney beans, anchos, cumin, salt onion and garlic seem ready for the apocatastasis of posterity. This is how we transmute fact and legend into myth. And after all, isn't cooking one of the arts where everything matters? But serving real chili to (literally) tasteless fools uninterested even in discussing the finer points of theory and practice is like watching the playoffs with idiots who don't appreciate the real importance of some moments in football basketball or baseball. What's the point? It takes courage to make a real effort. Hey, thanks for sparking up my appetite .... again. -- Novelismo
- Anonymous said...
anyone that knows beans about chili knows chili don't got no beans.
Willie N.
- Arizona Kid said...
I love the beans and I agree that ranch style is the best. Makes me hungry to think about!
- Anonymous said...
Native Texasn living in Colorado!
- ZH G'ma said...
Ran into a mom & dgtr in our FL WalMart who said they were from Texas. Got to talking abt chili & beans & they told us about a "6 gun (?shooter) chili" - had 6 ingredients - Ranch style beans, ground beef, onion, diced tomato, ___?___ and ___?___. Haven't been able to find a recipe like that. Can anyone help??? Thx! (Native Wisconsinite - our chili always had kidney beans) Z'H G'ma
- summre said...
I personally think beans are the best part of chili, but i'm vegetarian so it's my only real option.
- Food Junkie said...
Beans in chili? Absolutely, it's just spiced meat otherwise. It's all about what you're used to and prefer. Doesn't seem odd that Texan insist on Texas beans when they don't even want beans in the chili? While red kidney beans - plain - are the defacto standard a mix of beans is way more interesting.
- DTX said...
I know I'm waaaay late to the party here (5 years or so?) but I am a Tex-Pat too (Big D) - having just moved to NYC this month. I was in LA for the past 10 years and every grocery store out there carries Ft Worth's finest bean. The Ranch Style are a staple of my diet (my sister and I even have a killer band called Appetite Pleasin') and I just assumed they were nationwide now. However, I'm slowly realizing that I may not be able to find that beautiful bean anywhere in the tri-state area. Is this true? Will I have to start importing?! Help!
- Tiffany Adkins said...
As a native Texas everyone I know puts beans in their Chili, BUT they serve it over rice. None of that noodle stuff. If you seve it over Fritos...it's frito pie lol...Authentic or not...what they guys eat at the deer camps, at the family get togethers....has beans, ya'll. Oh and ranch style beans in the black label can...I thought everyone ate that...Can you not buy it elsewhere, but Texas? They are so good you can eat them cold out of the can.
- RobinH said...
my mom lives in DC and I was giving her the recipe to my Frito pie when she called me all in a huff and stated there's no such thing as a ranch style beans I couldn't believe that in DC they don't sell ranch style beans but they don't sell blue bell either what a travesty. The Frito pie just not going to be the same without them. I told her maybe some Bush grillin beans might be a decent replacement but there's nothing like Ranch style Beans.
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For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.
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- 10X Tris Buffered Saline (TBS): (#12498) To prepare 1 L 1X TBS: add 100 ml 10X to 900 ml dH2O, mix.
- 1X SDS Sample Buffer: Blue Loading Pack (#7722) or Red Loading Pack (#7723) Prepare fresh 3X reducing loading buffer by adding 1/10 volume 30X DTT to 1 volume of 3X SDS loading buffer. Dilute to 1X with dH2O.
- 10X Tris-Glycine SDS Running Buffer: (#4050) To prepare 1 L 1X running buffer: add 100 ml 10X running buffer to 900 ml dH2O, mix.
- 10X Tris-Glycine Transfer Buffer: (#12539) To prepare 1 L 1X Transfer Buffer: add 100 ml 10X Transfer Buffer to 200 ml methanol + 700 ml dH2O, mix.
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- Biotinylated Protein Ladder Detection Pack: (#7727).
- Prestained Protein Marker, Broad Range (11-190 kDa): (#13953).
- Blotting Membrane and Paper: (#12369) This protocol has been optimized for nitrocellulose membranes. Pore size 0.2 µm is generally recommended.
- Streptavidin-HRP: (#3999).
- Detection Reagent: SignalFire™ ECL Reagent (#6883).
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- Treat cells by adding fresh media containing regulator for desired time.
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- Sonicate for 10–15 sec to complete cell lysis and shear DNA (to reduce sample viscosity).
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- Incubate substrate with membrane for 1 minute, remove excess solution (membrane remains wet), wrap in plastic and expose to X-ray film.
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Western Blot Reprobing Protocol
Reprobing of an existing membrane is a convenient means to immunoblot for multiple proteins independently when only a limited amount of sample is available. It should be noted that for the best possible results a fresh blot is always recommended. Reprobing can be a valuable method but with each reprobing of a blot there is potential for increased background signal. Additionally, it is recommended that you verify the removal of the first antibody complex prior to reprobing so that signal attributed to binding of the new antibody is not leftover signal from the first immunoblotting experiment. This can be done by re-exposing the blot to ECL reagents and making sure there is no signal prior to adding the next primary antibody.
A. Solutions and Reagents
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- Wash Buffer: Tris Buffered Saline with Tween® 20 (TBST-10X) (#9997)
- Stripping Buffer: To prepare 100 ml, mix 6.25 ml of 1M Tris-HCl pH 6.8, 10 ml of 20% SDS and 700 μl β-mercaptoethanol. Bring to 100 ml with deionized H20. Make buffer fresh just prior to use.
B. Protocol
- After film exposure, wash membrane four times for 5 min each in TBST. Best results are obtained if the membrane is not allowed to dry.
- Incubate membrane for 30 min at 50°C in stripping buffer (with slight agitation).
- Wash membrane six times for 5 min each in TBST.
- (Optional) To assure that the original signal is removed, wash membrane twice for 5 min each with 10 ml of TBST. Incubate membrane with LumiGLO® with gentle agitation for 1 min at room temperature. Drain membrane of excess developing solution. Do not let dry. Wrap in plastic wrap and expose to x-ray film.
- Wash membrane again four times for 5 min each in TBST.
- The membrane is now ready to reuse. Start detection at the "Membrane Blocking and Antibody Incubations" step in the Western Immunoblotting Protocol.
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Phospho-p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) (Thr202/Tyr204) (197G2) Rabbit mAb (Biotinylated) detects endogenous levels of p44 and p42 MAP Kinase protein (Erk1 and Erk2) when dually phosphorylated at Thr202 and Tyr204 of Erk1 (Thr185 and Tyr187 of Erk2), and singly phosphorylated at Tyr204. The antibody does not cross-react with the corresponding phosphorylated residues of either JNK/SAPK or p38 MAP kinase protein.Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat, Monkey, Mink, D. melanogaster, Zebrafish, Pig
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Thr202/Tyr204 of human p44 MAP kinase protein.
This Cell Signaling Technology antibody is conjugated to biotin under optimal conditions. The biotinylated antibody is expected to exhibit the same species cross-reactivity as the unconjugated Phospho-p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) (Thr202/Tyr204) (197G2) Rabbit mAb #4377.
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are a widely conserved family of serine/threonine protein kinases involved in many cellular programs, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, motility, and death. The p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) signaling pathway can be activated in response to a diverse range of extracellular stimuli including mitogens, growth factors, and cytokines (1-3), and research investigators consider it an important target in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer (4). Upon stimulation, a sequential three-part protein kinase cascade is initiated, consisting of a MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK or MAP3K), a MAP kinase kinase (MAPKK or MAP2K), and a MAP kinase (MAPK). Multiple p44/42 MAP3Ks have been identified, including members of the Raf family, as well as Mos and Tpl2/COT. MEK1 and MEK2 are the primary MAPKKs in this pathway (5,6). MEK1 and MEK2 activate p44 and p42 through phosphorylation of activation loop residues Thr202/Tyr204 and Thr185/Tyr187, respectively. Several downstream targets of p44/42 have been identified, including p90RSK (7) and the transcription factor Elk-1 (8,9). p44/42 are negatively regulated by a family of dual-specificity (Thr/Tyr) MAPK phosphatases, known as DUSPs or MKPs (10), along with MEK inhibitors, such as U0126 and PD98059.
1. Roux, P.P. and Blenis, J. (2004) Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 68, 320-44.
2. Baccarini, M. (2005) FEBS Lett 579, 3271-7.
3. Meloche, S. and Pouysségur, J. (2007) Oncogene 26, 3227-39.
4. Roberts, P.J. and Der, C.J. (2007) Oncogene 26, 3291-310.
5. Rubinfeld, H. and Seger, R. (2005) Mol Biotechnol 31, 151-74.
6. Murphy, L.O. and Blenis, J. (2006) Trends Biochem Sci 31, 268-75.
7. Dalby, K.N. et al. (1998) J Biol Chem 273, 1496-505.
8. Marais, R. et al. (1993) Cell 73, 381-393.
9. Kortenjann, M. et al. (1994) Mol. Cell. Biol. 14, 4815-4824.
10. Owens, D.M. and Keyse, S.M. (2007) Oncogene 26, 3203-13.
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NEW YORK -- Its always easy to knock the incumbent for having lost his mojo.
Despite a glorious history and myriad innovations that wowed the world, Sony--dogged by financial woes in recent years--has been overlooked and underestimated, a high-tech geezer whose best innovations are stuck in the 20th century.
EE Times pored over the Sony portfolio, talked to industry analysts, and made a list of nine products/technologies that demonstrate Sonys unbroken record of leadership in a host of market segments.
Sonys CEO Kazuo Hirai last year made it clear that he hoped to revive Sonys electronics businesses by concentrating on the core businesses of mobile devices, games and digital imaging.
Although the company sorely needs to prune its sprawl, many Sony watchers remain convinced of Sonys unparalleled technology prowess--especially in imaging and audio. This historic audio and video expertise will neither generate quick bucks for Sony nor save the company. But it provides ample foundation for Sony to build solid products compelling enough for enthusiasts to pay extra for the pleasure of buying Sony-branded products.
Followings are a handful of examples of reasons why many experts still pay respect to Sony for being Sony.


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There are no guidelines for reducing your risk of allergic rhinitis because it is not fully understood why some people develop allergic reactions to certain substances while others do not.
Researchers are studying to see if mothers can reduce allergies in their children by taking certain measures during pregnancy. For example, not having pets may help reduce wheezing in babies prone to allergies. For adults, closely following the Mediterranean diet may offer some protection from allergic rhinitis. More research needs to be done before any recommendations for reducing the risk of allergic rhinitis can be made.
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- Review Date: 09/2016 -
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It's beginning to sound like a broken record.
For the past few years, Fatah and Hamas, the two rival factions in the Palestinian national movement, have tried in vain to create a single Palestinian government in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Since the collapse in 2007 of the short-lived Palestinian national unity government, formed as a result of the Mecca Agreement, Fatah, a secular organization, and Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist group, have signed three reconciliation accords.
All of them have imploded, dashing hopes that the Palestinians can settle their differences.
Recently, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi intervened in an attempt to broker a unity deal, inviting Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, and Khaled Meshal, a Hamas leader, to Cairo for talks.
They arrived in Egypt in the wake of significant developments in the Palestinian arena last November, December and January.
First, the United Nations granted the Palestinian Authority non-member observer status.
Second, Hamas and Israel fought an eight-day border war during which Israel bombarded targets in Gaza and Hamas fired rockets deep into Israel's heartland.
Third, Fatah and Hamas exchanged two goodwill gestures. Fatah allowed Hamas to stage a rally in the West Bank town of Nablus to mark the 25th anniversary of its founding. Hamas reciprocated by permitting Fatah to hold a rally in Gaza for the first time since the summer of 2007, when Hamas violently seized Gaza from Fatah in a mini civil war.
Following the Gaza rally, billed as a show of unity by both Fatah and Hamas, Fatah leader Nabil Shaath declared, "The climate is excellent for reconciliation." Responding to these overlapping events, Morsi invited the antagonists to send representatives to Cairo.
On the eve of their meeting, Marwan Barghouti, a leading Fatah figure serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison for his role in terrorist attacks against Israelis during the second intifadah, issued a statement from his cell imploring both sides to end their dispute. As he put it, "We need reconciliation now and without delay."
The discussions in Cairo focused on ways to implement a reconciliation accord signed in April 2011. No progress was reported, and Abbas and Meshal left Cairo empty-handed, leaving two separate and feuding Palestinian entities in place in the West Bank and Gaza.
The divisions that keep Fatah and Hamas constantly at odds are substantive.
Israel, of course, is a key sticking point. Fatah, a major component of the Palestinian Authority, has accepted Israel's existence within the pre-1967 armistice lines. Hamas rejects a two state solution and continues to call for armed struggle in a bid to create a single Palestinian state in place of Israel.
Toward the close of 2012, Ahmed Halabiyeh, head of Hamas' Jerusalem department, called upon Palestinians to launch a third uprising and resume suicide bombings against Israel.
At around the same time, Meshal, following a visit to Gaza, vowed that Hamas would never recognize Israel and try to "free the land of Palestine inch by inch."
Abbas, a moderate, has urged the Hamas leadership to recognize Israel, disavow terrorism and respect previous agreements signed by the Palestinian Authority and Israel. Hamas has balked, but has been amenable to observing a long-term truce with Israel.
Another area of contention turns on Hamas' armed wing, the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassem Brigades. Fatah has demanded its dismantlement, but Hamas has stoutly rejected this condition.
One of the thorniest issues yet to be resolved concerns the Palestinian Authority's security co-operation with Israel, sanctioned by the 1993 Oslo accords. Hamas staunchly opposes this partnership, which has been instrumental in quashing terrorist plots.
Fatah and Hamas are also at loggerheads over the issue of political arrests. Since their momentous falling out in June 2007, just months after the Mecca Agreement was signed and sealed, their respective security forces have been arresting each other's operatives in the West Bank and Gaza, contributing to an atmosphere of mutual bitterness.
Fatah and Hamas have also clashed over four internal issues, beginning with the question of who will lead a national unity government. Would it be Abbas, Yasser Arafat's designated successor? Or would it be Ismail Haniyeh, the prime minister of the Hamas regime in Gaza?
Remarkably enough, Fatah and Hamas cannot even agree when presidential and parliamentary elections should be held.
Nor have they been able to reach a consensus as to how the Palestine Liberation Organization – established in 1964 and universally recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinians and currently led by Abbas – would be reconstituted.
Finally, Fatah and Hamas have yet to decide whether Hamas would be admitted into the PLO, and if so, what role it would then play in that umbrella organization.
These differences are not likely to be resolved within the foreseeable future, if indeed at all.
But as Fatah and Hamas struggle for primacy, Hamas appears to have gained the upper hand in the battle for hearts and minds in the West Bank and Gaza.
The reasons seem clear.
Although the Israeli Air Force battered Hamas in the last round of fighting, Hamas fought Israel to a virtual draw, thereby gaining street credit in Gaza and the West Bank. Under the terms of the ceasefire negotiated by Egypt and the United States, Israel eased its blockade of Gaza, a clear tactical victory for Hamas.
On a strategic level, Hamas has become stronger now that the new Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt has lined up firmly behind it. Morsi's predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, was hostile to Hamas and worked with Israel to keep Islamic fundamentalism in check.
Fatah, notwithstanding its success in upgrading its status at the United Nations, has grown correspondingly weaker. Although Abbas has renounced violence and clearly accepted Israel's existence, he has not made any real headway toward achieving Palestinian statehood. And due to a lack of funding from foreign donors, the Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank faces a dire financial crisis.
Israel's position on Palestinian unity seems contradictory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a Palestinian unity agreement would put an end to a two-state solution. By the same token, Israel has observed that the split within Palestinian ranks jeopardizes the chances of peace. As Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's former foreign minister, noted, "We are ready to move forward, but we do not know who represents the Palestinians – Hamas or Fatah."
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