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for your general discussion of the deceptive use of language in political speech. And thank you for highlighting how voting machine vendors use the term "logic and accuracy testing" to deceive "well-intentioned elections department people."

by DWE on Sun Apr 30, 2006 at 07:22:18 AM PST

just pass us by unnoticed.

Thanks, Eridani

by noemie maxwell on Sun Apr 30, 2006 at 10:15:48 AM PST

Indian Recipes for Butter Chicken, Tandoori Dishes, Roast Chicken, Chicken Masala, Chicken Tikka ...

The Indian cuisine is as diverse as its culture, languages, regions and its climate. Every major region of India brings its own unique dishes and subtle variations to popular dishes.

Throughout it's history, India has been invaded by armies, traders and immigrants from all over the world, all adding culinary spectrum to India's cuisine; also adding to the complexity of India's cuisine is the deep rooted and profound influence religion has on how and what people eat.

Following are some of the exotic indian cuisine of the royalty.

    * Butter Chicken Recipe
    * Butter Chicken Recipe
    * Tandoori Chicken Recipe
    * Chicken Masala Recipe
    * Chicken Tikka Recipe
    * Roast Chicken Recipe
    * Chicken Moglai Recipe
    * Indian Curry Chicken

Butter Chicken

Ingredients
Chicken - 300 grams, cleaned and cut into small pieces
Cinnamon- 2" pcs
Salt - to taste
Cashew & almond paste - a handful ground smoothly
Ginger & garlic paste - 2 tspns
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tspn
Onion - one chopped
Orange colour - 1 1/2 tsp
Butter - 3 tspn
Oil - 2 tspn
Tomato puree - 2 tomatoes blended smoothly

Directions

    * Fry onions in oil till transparent.
    * Add cinnamon and let it fry.
    * Then add ginger & garlic paste along with a little water.
    * Stir continuously.
    * Add turmeric, chilly, coriander powder with salt and mix well.
    * Pour in tomato puree, cashew & almond paste - mix well with water.
    * When it starts to boil add the chicken which should be mixed with a little colour.
    * Then add sufficient water for the chicken to boil.
    * The gravy should get thick or according to your requirement. Before switching off add butter and serve hot with parathas.

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by Belltowner on Sun Apr 30, 2006 at 04:02:15 AM PST

You make a good point with regards to the manipulation of language to paint a picture that is so far removed from its content (speaking of butchering the language, it appears I could use some refresher courses).  

Especially with "logic and accuracy" testing, I have to wonder what good logic is when the goal is clearly to confuse and mislead.  

The blind trust of well-meaning elections department officials and the general public leaves them absolutely and totally susceptible to being hoodwinked and led over a cliff...it's the "see no evil, hear no evil" syndrome I've noticed is very widespread in our society now.  

To this day, I am flabbergasted that people would actually listen to these moronic talking heads in the media who parrot the reasoning of oil industry executives to excuse the insane level of current gasoline prices, but they do, and they buy this bullshit that "market dynamics" is responsible...or more incredibly, the recent suggestion that Canada is to blame (gee, how long has Canada been north of us, just across the border, but gas prices have only in the last few Bush years exploded?).

I do take some issue with your reference to "assault weapons" however.  Those of us in the "gun confiscation" movement, who really give a damn, such as those of us in Washington CeaseFire, do know damned well the difference between functionality and appearance.  And when we speak of assault weapons, we speak of weapons that have been designed, or altered, to function in a manner that is out of proportion to the concept of "hunting", "target shooting", or "collecting of unique and antique guns".  

I frankly don't give a fuck what you call the damned thing, if it is designed to spew large volumes and numbers of deadly projectiles at the touch of a button, or soon I am sure, at simply the slightest breath, then it no longer is a pistol, a hunting rifle, or an item in a valuable collection....it is a tool of mass murder, a "weapon of mass destruction" if you will.  As such, every moron and his dog should not have access to it.  That being said, I could care less if it looks like a frisbee.  Assault weapon?  That term means nothing to most of us.  Violence at the other end of any firearm is not pretty, it is not "well-intentioned", and trying to play games with language, in any direction or on any side of the issue does not make a damned bit of difference.  Violence is violence, and deliberately delivered tragedy is murder, it is not "the cost of living in a free society".

Richard

by Richard Champlin on Fri May 12, 2006 at 06:01:12 PM PST

I've heard Paul Miller talk about election system certification and logic and accuracy testing as if it meant something substantial.  It is scary to realize that some people will believe him.  "Don't worry, everything will be alright! Just trust us!"  We need the election officials to set up the elections in such a way that WE and not THEY or even  more likely THE ELECTION SYSTEM VENDORS determine the results of the elections.  

Elections should not be made so complicated as they are uncomprehensible.

by panmittens on Mon May 15, 2006 at 07:20:35 PM PST