| Obama Photo Worth 1000 Keywords? Or Less?
An Obama picture is worth a thousand words. You know which one. Obama photo. Somalia. Turban. Kenya. African dress. Keywords in search engine wargames played by presidential candidates. The clear message: He's a Muslim. The subtext: He's not like us. No question the whole sordid incident will be condemned. The Clinton campaign is sinking like the Titanic and willing to take anyone without a life raft with it. Women and children? First. They're the ones looking at Hillary as a role model. In the Beginning Was the Keyword During tonight's debate in Cleveland, Ohio, Barack Obama will have Hillary Clinton backed into a corner. No doubt she'll be on best behavior. No cynical, sarcastic mocking of Obama's message of unity. No playing the audience for laughs with her imitation of Obama's audacity of hope, deriding it as the "heavens opening up" and "choirs of angels" descending from above.
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We are awash, of course, in clouds of yellow pollen, now that the oaks have begun their annual sex party. I'm still sort of amused at myself for thinking yesterday was the right day to wash our cars. In fact, I remember thinking, as I did so, "Oh, good, this means it'll rain soon." But no...just waves and waves more pollen...coating everything, including this sunflower seedling in the back garden.Posted by PicasaFortunately, the pollen doesn't give me too much trouble, except as regards appearances...and the odd explosive sneeze. Which is good, as this is sort of an exciting time in the garden. In the fall, and throughout the spring, in my quest for the ultimate, overgrown cottage garden look, I've followed each weeding session with a pretty casual scattering of different seeds. Some were collected in other parts of the garden, or in other gardens...or just along the side of the road.
Wii hurt
Sweat popped out on the reddened faces of 12-year-old Jakob Njos and 15-year-old Emily Njos, evidence that they had raised their heart rate while holding remote controls and punching the air as they stood in front of a television set. The siblings had just finished a round of virtual boxing, a Nintendo Wii Sports game. Onscreen, customized Mii cartoon figures representing each of them "fought" until there was a knockout. Sweat flew from the faces of the virtual characters, too. .
Licensed toPrint Money?
To give him credit, I only had to say it once — men are much more sensible when it comes to money, it seems — but he later tried another tack: “You write nice words and I'll buy an ad in your magazine — but only if you get the commission" How repulsively sweet. Stick in the mudNever air dirty laundry in public? Far from it: As the self-appointed watchdogs for the public interest, journalists do their most valuable work when they unearth stories of filth and corruption. Put a little more prosaically: We're at our best when we're playing the role of the matronly old lady in the detergent commercial, pointing out the blotches and stains on the blanket that is society, our faces sour and desperate as we scream for Mrs. Clean to sprinkle her magical red and blue detergent crystals for results whiter than white.
Russian bombers to test-fire missiles in Bay of Biscay
There was no immediate comment from Nato about the exercise. Mr Putin has used military manoeuvres, including controversial North Sea overflights, to revive domestic and international respect for Russia’s armed forces which were shattered by the chaos of the 1990s. He has also boosted military spending, renewed long-range bomber missions and approved a plan to upgrade Russia’s nuclear attack forces, which he said was needed after Nato built up its forces close to Russia’s borders. But some analysts note that while the sabre-rattling is popular at home, Russian military spending in absolute terms is substantially lower than that of China, Britain or France and less than a tenth of that of the United States. Discipline is also still a major problem for Russia’s armed forces, which rely heavily on conscripts and outdated equipment.
15 things to do with leftover turkey
Taste the sauce. If it's too tart, add more broth.Remove from the heat, and whisk in the heavy cream and salt. Let cool slightly before making the enchiladas.
3. Fill a large skillet with enough oil to submerge a tortilla.Warm the oil over medium heat until a drop of water sizzles immediately. Fry each tortilla briefly in the oil, about 10 seconds per side. The tortilla should stay soft; if it starts to harden, it has been in the oil too long. Drain on paper towels.
4. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. With a pastry brush, spread a thin layer of sauce on both sides of each tortilla. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of shredded turkey in each tortilla, and roll loosely.
5. Set the enchiladas side-by-side in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, pour the remaining sauce over them, top with cheeses and bake until bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes.
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