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Trinidad Cornmeal Pastelle

Trinidad Cornmeal Pastelle Ingredients FILLING: 1 lb minced beef 2 onions, finely chopped 1 bunch chive 1 bunch big leaf thyme 1 hot pepper to taste, finely chopped 1 pimento pepper, finely chopped 1 stalk celery 2 cloves garlic 20 leaves chadon beni 1 bunch fine leaf thyme salt to taste ¼ cup roucou (or ketchup) 2 tbsp. capers (optional) 2 tbsp. raisins (optional) 8 olives chopped finely (optional) DOUGH: 2 cups yellow cornmeal (Promasa) 3 cups lukewarm water 4 tbsp. vegetable oil or coconut oil ¼ lb butter, unsalted 1¼ tsp salt Wrapping: 2 -3 large fig (banana) leaves Strings to tie Note: Nutritional facts include optional ingredients. Method Step 1 Season the meat. Stew the seasoned meat for 15 minutes. Cook well, then add the roucou or ketchup. Remove from heat and set aside. Step 2 Combine cornmeal, water, salt, and butter to make a soft pliable dough. Divide the dough into small balls (about 12). Cover with damp cloth to prevent drying.

sheeple, influence and approval

1. Influence - https://hbr.org/2013/04/how-to-influence-people-with-y/  How can people put my idea into practice? Ideas take root when we can use them in our everyday lives. Model the methods yourself and also enable people to adapt them to their own situations. Daniel Kahneman offers a complex theory of thinking but also gives practical guidance on how to make better decisions — as a result his latest book has received a great deal of attention. The more people use an idea, the more they will believe in it. ============  2. Sheep psychology => http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/02/15/herd-mentality-explained/1922.html “We’ve all been in situations where we get swept along by the crowd,” says Professor Krause. “But what’s interesting about this research is that our participants ended up making a consensus decision despite the fact that they weren’t allowed to talk or gesture to one another. In most cases the participants didn’t realize they were being led by others.” Other ex

EMC SRDF

Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) The SRDF family of software is the gold standard for remote replication in mission critical environments. Built for the industry-leading high-end VMAX hardware architecture, the SRDF family of solutions is trusted for disaster recovery and business continuity. The SRDF family offers unmatched deployment flexibility and massive scalability to deliver a wide range of distance replication capabilities. The SRDF family consists of the following options:  •SRDF/S – Synchronous option for zero data exposure loss •SRDF/A – Asynchronous option for extended distances •SRDF/Star – Multi-site replication option •SRDF/CG – Consistency Groups for federated data sets across arrays link ->  http://www.emc.com/storage/symmetrix-vmax/srdf.htm

Florida voting issues and the 2012 Election Day results.

 The election for the 2012 presidency is almost over. There are still issues with Florida and the methods to count votes. It seems to be a known issue that Florida voting has issues, but we will see what their results are.. Florida still too close to call in presidential race Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/politics/Florida-still-too-close-to-call-in-presidential-race/-/11788048/17300208/-/v8fit8/-/index.html#ixzz2BZVjyH00     ORLANDO, Fla. — President Barack Obama held onto a slim lead in Florida, but he didn't need the state to win re-election.    Obama won another four years in the White House late Tuesday when he captured several other swing states. In Florida, the race was too close to call as 200,000 votes had yet to be counted.    Long lines at the polls and last-minute absentee ballots were the reasons why elections officials in certain counties were going to count votes on Wednesday.    Miami-Dade elections officials said 18,000 uncounted absentee votes