Watch the National Summit on Arts Journalism from Arts America

This Friday - October 2 from Noon to 4:00 EDT (9AM-1PM PDT) - is the first ever National Summit on Arts Journalism at USC Annenberg in Los Angeles. We're taking part in the presentation of ten projects in arts journalism from around America, and each we think has something to say about the future of how we cover the arts. It will be in the auditorium of the journalism school in front of an audience of 200, but it's primarily conceived of as a virtual online event. Arts America is a participating blog.

Here is a live link that will enable you to watch it live on Friday, October 2 beginning at noon EDT.

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Motorola CLIQ Android available for pre-sale starting Oct. 19

CLIQ is Motorola�s first Android device and the first to feature the innovative MOTOBLUR solution that manages and integrates communications � from work e-mail to social messaging activity � all to your home screen. Updates to contacts, posts, messages, photos and more are streamed together and synced from sources including Facebook�, Twitter�, MySpace�, Gmail�, and work and personal e-mail. MOTOBLUR automatically delivers these updates to the home screen in easy-to-view streams so there is no need to open and close different mobile applications to keep up with the latest content.

In addition to the unique MOTOBLUR experience, the CLIQ features a premium design with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 3.1-inch HVGA full touch-screen display. The phone delivers a powerful mobile Web experience by harnessing the strength and speed of T-Mobile�s 3G network and Wi-Fi. Additional CLIQ features include a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, Shazam, iMeem Mobile, AccuWeather, MySpace Mobile, Quickoffice and a pre-installed 2GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB of removable memory. TeleNav GPS Navigator is also preloaded on the device with a free two-week trial, including voice-activated turn-by-turn directions.

With integrated Google technology, CLIQ brings one-touch access to the popular Google� mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search� by voice, Google Maps� with Street View, YouTube� and Picasa�. CLIQ also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. E-mail is also supported by Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, and other POP3 and IMAP e-mail services.

T-Mobile�s 3G network is currently available in 222 cities nationwide and covers more than 160 million people. By the end of 2009, T-Mobile USA expects its 3G network to be available to approximately 200 million people across the U.S.

Pricing and Availability

Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers in both Titanium and Winter White beginning Oct. 19 at http://www.T-Mobile.com/CLIQ or by calling customer care. CLIQ will be available in stores nationwide and online beginning Nov. 2 for $199.99 to eligible customers with a two-year agreement.* Customers can visit http://www.T-Mobile.com/CLIQ to learn more about CLIQ and MOTOBLUR and register for updates.

Android 1.6 NDK is available for download

Android 1.6 NDK, release 1 is available for download Today is a companion to the SDK that provides tools to generate and embed native ARM machine code within your application packages. This native code has the same restrictions as the VM code, but can execute certain operations much more rapidly. This is useful if you're doing heavy computations, digital processing, or even porting existing code bases written in C or C++.

upgrading to this release is highly recommended. It provides the following improvements:

* The ability to use OpenGL ES 1.1 headers and libraries If your application targets Android 1.6, your native code can now directly call OpenGL ES 1.1 functions to perform graphics rendering. This will help those programs that need to send large amounts of vertex data to the GPU. Note, however, that activity lifecycle and surface creation must still be performed from the VM. This NDK contains a new sample ("san-angeles") that shows exactly how to do that with a GLSurfaceView object.
* The ability to target either Android 1.5 or 1.6 devices The NDK parses your project's properties to know which platform release it is targeting. It will then automatically use the proper headers and libraries to generate your native code. Any application that targets 1.5 will run on Android 1.5, Android 1.6 and any future official system release. Targeting 1.6 should, thus, only be done if your application requires new 1.6 features / APIs, like the ability to call OpenGL ES 1.x headers from native code.
* The ability to put your native sources under your application's project tree You can now conveniently place all your sources (C, C++ and Java) under the same tree, for editing or version control purposes.
* Many fixes to the NDK's build scripts The changes to the build scripts fix some annoying bugs and also increase host system compatibility.

Android 1.6 NDK download
[Android NDK forum]

Marketing a Show Via Twitter - Next to Normal

Beating out Coca Cola, Star Trek, HBO and Sprint, the musical Next to Normal which began at Arena Stage in Washington, DC and moved on to Broadway, won an OMMA award for its Twitter campaign. The Online Media, Marketing and Advertising Awards are for internet creativity. The promotion was recognized by the MediaPost Group which sponsors the awards.

They used tweets to retell the show's plot by having the various characters advance the plot via short 140 character messages. They were taken from the book written by the show's author, Brian Yorkey. The responses by others has brought about the creation of a new song about tweeting, to be debuted at a future date.

During the campaign, the number of people following the show's messages topped out at 750,000 or so.

The Twitter campaign for "Next to Normal," much buzzed-about due to its unusually large number of followers for a Broadway show, has picked up an OMMA (Online Media, Marketing and Advertising) Award for online marketing.


It didn't hurt that the show's campaign was promoted extensively by Twitter itself to keep new participants involved. The drop out rate at Twitter is very high, at least half, and 30% of its users - according to a recent poll - don't expect it to still be around in a few years. It is all a crap shoot. And as the story below this one indicates, it doesn't stop people from claiming that Twitter is worth a billion dollars. The owners must be tweeting a happy tune.

But I wonder how many tickets this ad campaign sold, and how much the effort actually cost compared to traditional marketing methods.

Now available: Android 1.6 NDK

Today Android 1.6 NDK, release 1 is available for download from the Android developer site.

To recap, the NDK is a companion to the SDK that provides tools to generate and embed native ARM machine code within your application packages. This native code has the same restrictions as the VM code, but can execute certain operations much more rapidly. This is useful if you're doing heavy computations, digital processing, or even porting existing code bases written in C or C++.

If you already use the Android 1.5 NDK, upgrading to this release is highly recommended. It provides the following improvements:

• The ability to use OpenGL ES 1.1 headers and libraries
  If your application targets Android 1.6, your native code can now directly call OpenGL ES 1.1 functions to perform graphics rendering. This will help those programs that need to send large amounts of vertex data to the GPU. Note, however, that activity lifecycle and surface creation must still be performed from the VM. This NDK contains a new sample ("san-angeles") that shows exactly how to do that with a GLSurfaceView object.


• The ability to target either Android 1.5 or 1.6 devices
  The NDK parses your project's properties to know which platform release it is targeting. It will then automatically use the proper headers and libraries to generate your native code. Any application that targets 1.5 will run on Android 1.5, Android 1.6 and any future official system release. Targeting 1.6 should, thus, only be done if your application requires new 1.6 features / APIs, like the ability to call OpenGL ES 1.x headers from native code.


• The ability to put your native sources under your application's project tree
  You can now conveniently place all your sources (C, C++ and Java) under the same tree, for editing or version control purposes.


• Many fixes to the NDK's build scripts
  The changes to the build scripts fix some annoying bugs and also increase host system compatibility.

If you have any questions, please join us in the Android NDK forum.

LG BL20 Chocolate

LG today confirmed the handset. According to LG�s own website, the slider will be available very soon for about �269 ($393). The LG BL20 Chocolate features a 2.4-inch QVGA TFT display with 262k colors (240 � 320 resolution), a 5MP shooter with Autofocus and LED flash, a built-in FM radio, and a media player that supports WMA, AMR, MIDI, AAC, AAC+, MP3, 3GP. MP3s file formats. The phone measures 106.9mm x 50.8mm x 12.3mm and weights 119grams. Watch the video after the jump to get more details.

Samsung C5130 slider phone

Samsung C5130 slider phone features a 2-inch 176 x 144 pixels display with 262K colors, a 1.3MP camera, a music player, an FM radio, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 and supports both quad-band GSM/EDGE as well as 3G (UMTS) connectivities. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment.

Philips X806 and Philips C702 Show Up

Philips X806 and Philips C702 Both of them are touchscreen phones that will probably be released in China pretty soon.

The Philips X806 is a 14mm thick phone that comes with features like: 3.5 inch TFT display with 240 x 400 pixels, 5MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 47MB of internal memory and MicroSD card support.

Unfortunately, the phone only has quad-band GSM/GPRS connectivity. Well, at least it looks good:

Philips C702 is a CDMA 1X phone that seems to be heading to China Telecom (it has its logo on it).

The features of C702 include: 3.4 inch QVGA display, GPS, 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth, 70MB of internal memory and MicroSD card support.

The handset will come with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, a 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3MP camera, 256MB of internal memory and MicroSD card support.

[Mobile-review]

Samsung SCH-W880 M9820 (aka Samsung AMOLED 12M) the world�s first phone to have a 12MP camera with 3x optical zoom

Samsung SCH-W880 M9820 (aka Samsung AMOLED 12M) the world�s first phone to have a 12MP camera with 3x optical zoom also has 6x digital zoom, image stabilization, touch auto focus, face detection, Xenon flash and 720p video recording at 30fps.

Other known features of the phone include a 3.3 inch AMOLED WVGA touchscreen display and 4GB of internal memory.

Samsung AMOLED 12M SCH-W880 will be available in South Korea in early October for a price that hasn�t been announced. Samsung didn�t say if the phone will be launched in other countries.

[SamsungHub]

Varta V-Man Portable Power Pack

Varta V-Man Portable Power Pack is a device that can charge your mobile phone, MP3 player or Satnav device while on the go. The V-Man is pocket sized and has a storage capacity that allows it to charge a mobile phone up to 2 times and MP3 players up to 10 times before needing to be recharged it�s self.

Included in the pack are several connectors which make it compatible with a number of phones and now that mobile phones are starting to move to the micro-USB standard, it means all future phones will also be compatible.

When plugging a device in to the V-Man it takes around 1 � 2 hours to fully charge it. The V-Man can be charged a couple of ways which includes plugging it in to a wall, or it can be charged via a USB port on your laptop or PC. It takes around 5 hours to fully charge the V-Man unit although no information on how long it can stay charged for is available.

V-Man Portable Power Pack Features

* Ultra-slim and lightweight, with a stylish white design.
* Fitted with a state-of-the-art charge button. When pushed, three blue LEDs will indicate the V-Man�s charge level.
* Comes with a seven-piece adapter kit and a special USB adapter, meaning it can be used to charge a wide variety of devices.
* The set also contains a V-Man Plug mains adapter, a charging adapter, a USB extension cord and a protective carry case.

[gadgetvenue]

Motorola VE440 candybar just announced by MetroPCS

Motorola VE440 candybar just announced by MetroPCS and it should be available for purchase right away.

The new phone has some interesting features, including music-oriented ones like: 3.5mm headset jack, stereo Bluetooth and external music controls.

The VE440�s other specs are: 1.9 inch TFT display with 176 x 220 pixels and 65K colors, GPS, 1.3MP camera, MetroPCS ChatLINK, MicroSD card support (up to 8GB) and a 940 mAh battery (for up to 280 minutes of talk time).

MetroPCS sells the Motorola VE440 for $129 � obviously without a contract agreement.

[PhoneScoop]

Orange offering the Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS

Orange offering the Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS later this year It�s not much of a stretch to imagine these two events are linked, as when Apple chose O2 to exclusively sell the iPhone, the carrier occupied the highest step, now they are set to be replaced by T-Orange, or whatever the name will be, Apple have signed on the dotted line with them, a deal no doubt made easy by Orange already selling the iPhone in France.

The news also comes on the back of rumours O2 would be losing exclusivity when their contract ran out on November, and one can also wonder as to the impact O2�s Palm Pre exclusive deal had on their Apple relations.

At this stage, Orange have only released the fact the iPhone will be available with them via their own shops and �selected high street partners�, with nothing concerning phone pricing, tariffs or the final release date as yet. It�s also worth noting that Orange do not mention anything about exclusivity, so expect O2 to still offer the phone for sale too.

[Dial-a-Phone]

Palm�s webOS 1.2 update is now officially available

Palm�s webOS 1.2 update is now officially available to the public. This latest firmware mostly includes bug fixes and enhancements most notable of which is support for purchasing of paid apps in the App Catalog. Apart from that, it also now supports heterogeneous Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) policies and LinkedIn syncing in Palm Synergy. There are numerous other feature changes including cut/paste in email and web pages in webOS 1.2 all of which are listed here as well as instructions no how to update your Bell Palm Pre�s firmware.

It�s quite a hefty update at 79MB so be sure you�ve got enough battery life on your Palm Pre and some extra time on your hands so that it�ll download and install without any hitches. Once you�re done, do hit us up in the comments section below as we�d love to hear your take on Palm�s latest webOS software.

[mobilesyrup]

HTC Desire just passed the FCC and got its Wi-Fi certification

HTC Desire just passed the FCC and got its Wi-Fi certification (PDF)! none of the documents are particularly revealing, but they do provide reassurance to Verizon customers eagerly awaiting Android that they�ll have some options.

HTC wrapped up confidentiality on External Photos, Internal Photos, Test Setup Photos and User Manual that last through December 31st, 2009 ensuring that we�re left with very little to nibble on.

HTC Desire is not just a series of 2D rectangles and it IS an actual phone � we promise. And the little label on the battery might look a little something like this, Meanwhile the Wi-Fi certification is equally as informing� pretty much only revealing that the phone has Wi-Fi:

Verizon Wireless Android scene is really starting to pick up steam as the Motorola Sholes aka Motorola Tao also got FCC approval today. Now we�re awaiting leaks/rumors, an official announcement and of course more info on the Passion and Predator! Keep pumping out the good stuff VZW!

[phandroid]

Samsung C5130 entry-level sliders announced by the South Korean

Samsung C5130 entry-level sliders announced by the South Korean aren�t too many advanced features packed into the Samsung C5310.

The handset comes with a 2 inch 176 x 144 pixels display with 262K colors, Bluetooth 2.0, music player, FM radio, 1.3MP camera and MicroSD card support.

The phone also has quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity and 3G (although it�s only UMTS).We don�t know yet when Samsung plans to launch the C5130. The phone�s price will most probably be a low one.

[unwiredview]

LG Crystal GD900

LG Crystal GD900 phone is a slider and a transparent phone. The phone has a transparent and touch sensitive keypad. With the keypad one can not only enter numbers and type messages but also perform different gestures and actions also. With the 3 inch display the user can control all the features of the phone. The phone comes with an amazing 8 megapixel camera and supports Xvid and DivX contents. The camera comes with features like LED flash, manual focus, geotagging, image stabilization and smile and face detection. The phone has a memory of 1.5 GB which can be expanded to 32 GB. The phone has a nice audio player and the headset comes with headphones with a mike attached, a software CD, wall charger, user manual and USB cable.

On seeing the LG GD 900 review one notices that the phone has a unique design. The phone has a 3 inch sensitive touch screen through which one control many features of the phone. The screen has a capacity to support 16 million colours. The transparent and sensitive keypad of the phone adds extreme style to the phone. The phone is Wi-Fi enabled and a TV out port. To make the phone more useful it comes with Bluetooth, accelerometer, smart dialling and document viewer.

The phone is made of plastic but is very solid. Seeing the transparent keypad many people think the phone will be sensitive and delicate, on the contrary the phone is sturdy. The keys are lit by a LED array, which with the metal frame make it look extremely elegant. The battery cover is also transparent and made of plastic and adds on to the effect of the phone. The slider of the phone is secure and easy to use. The phone has a power switch at the top which makes it easy to put the phone in sleep mode.

A proper and extensive LG GD900 Crystal review one can conclude that this phone is certainly a very different phone. It has good technology and is very classy to use. The phone has excellent video recording and a beautiful chassis. The video playback is superb and the 3 inch screens helps make everything look sharper and better. The interface is great and so is the touch pad gesture control. With all the features and the stylish and elegant look the phone certainly has a huge market.

Samsung t239

Samsung t239 Prepaid Phone, Charcoal (T-Mobile) you�ll stay in touch with all your contacts and keep your busy life organized, and pay the way you want with prepaid and postpaid calling plans from T-Mobile Pay As You Go.

The compact, T239 slider phone includes multiple messaging options�including text, picture and instant messaging�and it provides handsfree communication capabilities via an integrated speakerphone and Bluetooth connectivity. Other features include a VGA camera for still photos, personal organizer tools, compatibility with T-Mobile�s My Faves service, and up to 6 hours of talk time.

About the T-Mobile Service:

Easy to use yet packed with powerful communication tools, the prepaid T239 from T-Mobile Pay As You Go lets you pay the way you want.

The compact Samsung t239 Prepaid Phone, Charcoal (T-Mobile) includes a VGA camera for still photos, Bluetooth for handsfree devices, and access to popular instant messaging services.
T-Mobile Pay As You Go Prepaid Service
T-Mobile prepaid plans give you wireless access with less commitment, so you can pay�and talk�as you go. With no annual contract, no credit check, and no monthly bill, prepaid plans are a simple, direct way to go mobile. There are many ways to conveniently refill your T-Mobile Prepaid Plan so that you can stay continually connected with the people who matter most, including using web2go directly from your phone, via the T-Mobile web site, or using refill cards available at over 90,000 locations nationwide.

As a popular prepaid phone, the Samsung t239 comes with a lot of wonderful features, let�s have a look.

Features:

* Integrated Bluetooth technology allows users to wirelessly connect to optional compatible handsfree accessories such as headsets and car kits
* Built-in VGA camera with 4x zoom captures special moments as photos and views and shares them as an Audio Postcards
* T-Mobile�s myFaves service that keeps users in contact with their favorite people
* Share photos, send text messages or instant message friends and family through AOL, Windows Live and Yahoo

These are just the main features this phone offers, you�ll find out more cool features when you get the phone.

Specs:

* Compact slider phone for voice communication as well as text and instant messaging
* Pay for just the minutes you use with no annual contract�easy refill via Internet or prepaid cards
* VGA camera for still photos; Bluetooth for handsfree devices; personal organizer tools
* Up to 6 hours of talk time, up to 336 hours (14 days) of standby time

Price as Reviewed: $51.63 (with new service plan)

Zipalign: an easy optimization

The Android 1.6 SDK includes a tool called zipalign that optimizes the way an application is packaged. Doing this enables Android to interact with your application more efficiently and thus has the potential to make your application and the overall system run faster. We strongly encourage you to use zipalign on both new and already published applications and to make the optimized version available�even if your application targets a previous version of Android. We'll get into more detail on what zipalign does, how to use it, and why you'll want to do so in the rest of this post.

In Android, data files stored in each application's apk are accessed by multiple processes: the installer reads the manifest to handle the permissions associated with that application; the Home application reads resources to get the application's name and icon; the system server reads resources for a variety of reasons (e.g. to display that application's notifications); and last but not least, the resource files are obviously used by the application itself.

The resource-handling code in Android can efficiently access resources when they're aligned on 4-byte boundaries by memory-mapping them. But for resources that are not aligned (i.e. when zipalign hasn't been run on an apk), it has to fall back to explicitly reading them�which is slower and consumes additional memory.

For an application developer like you, this fallback mechanism is very convenient. It provides a lot of flexibility by allowing for several different development methods, including those that don't include aligning resources as part of their normal flow.

Unfortunately, the situation is reversed for users�reading resources from unaligned apks is slow and takes a lot of memory. In the best case, the only visible result is that both the Home application and the unaligned application launch slower than they otherwise should. In the worst case, installing several applications with unaligned resources increases memory pressure, thus causing the system to thrash around by having to constantly start and kill processes. The user ends up with a slow device with a poor battery life.

Luckily, it's very easy to align the resources:

• Using ADT:
• • ADT (starting with 0.9.3) will automatically align release application packages if the export wizard is used to create them. To use the wizard, right click the project and choose "Android Tools" > "Export Signed Application Package..." It can also be accessed from the first page of the AndroidManifest.xml editor.
• Using Ant:
• • The Ant build script that targets Android 1.6 (API level 4) can align application packages. Targets for older versions of the Android platform are not aligned by the Ant build script and need to be manually aligned.
  • Debug packages built with Ant for Android 1.6 applications are aligned and signed by default.
  • Release packages are aligned automatically only if Ant has enough information to sign the packages, since aligning has to happen after signing. In order to be able to sign packages, and therefore to align them, Ant needs to know the location of the keystore and the name of the key in build.properties. The name of the properties are key.store and key.alias respectively. If those properties are present, the signing tool will prompt to enter the store/key passwords during the build, and the script will sign and then align the apk file. If the properties are missing, the release package will not be signed, and therefore will not get aligned either.
• Manually:
• • In order to manually align a package, zipalign is in the tools folder of the Android 1.6 SDK. It can be used on application packages targeting any version of Android. It should be run after signing the apk file, using the following command:
    zipalign -v 4 source.apk destination.apk
• Verifying alignment:
• • The following command verifies that a package is aligned:
    zipalign -c -v 4 application.apk

We encourage you manually run zipalign on your currently published applications and to make the newly aligned versions available to users. And don't forget to align any new applications going forward!

Google Voice iPhone App Breaks the Law, AT&T Launches iPhone MMS

The excitement of the iPhone finally getting multimedia messaging, is overshadowed by the Google Voice drama

After a long wait AT&T finally rolled out support for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) protocol. This means that iPhones can at last send pictures, video, and audio recordings like users of other smartphones.

IPhones have actually had MMS support built in since June when the iPhone OS v3.0 was released. AT&T, however, kept the functionality disabled for fear it would overload and break its network. Meanwhile, AT&T upgraded much of its network and built extra capacity to handle the service.

On September 22, early last week, it sent a free SMS text message to inform its customers that it would be rolling out the update on Friday. The message read, "AT&T Free Msg: Picture & video messaging (MMS) will be available for iPhone on 9/25. While we prepare your account for MMS capability, the current 'view my message' experience will be turned off but your ability to send and receive text messages will not be affected."

Users began receiving the update when they synced their phones with iTunes on Friday. The update wasn't without its problems -- most of which appear to be software/firmware related. Some users found that their attempts to send MMS failed. Apple and AT&T suggested users first try to reset their networks settings. A more extreme fix involves selecting your iPhone's settings in iTunes and choosing "General > Reset All Settings > enter your pin if prompted". That fix appears to get MMS working, but you may have to reenter your Passcode, Wi-Fi passwords. You may also lose your VPN connections and remembered Wi-Fi networks. A perk, though, is that your apps are arranged alphabetically, something previously not easily done.

[via Daily Tech]

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Falafel & hummus on pita bread

Cooking Time 25 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 x 200g pkt falafel mix
60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
4 rounds Greek pita bread (Buttercup brand)
1 large green zucchini, ends trimmed, coarsely grated
1 x 200g punnet grape tomatoes, halved
1 x 250g container hummus
1/3 cup loosely packed fresh continental parsley leaves

Method

1. Make up the falafel mix following packet directions. Divide falafel mixture into 8 equal portions and shape into 5cm patties. Heat 2 tbs of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add the patties and cook for 4-5 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer patties to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
2. Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan over high heat. Add the pita bread and cook for 1 minute each side or until golden brown. Place pita bread on serving plates. Top with zucchini, tomato and falafel. Top with a dollop of hummus and sprinkle with parsley leaves.

Notes & tips

Leftovers: Brush the pita bread with garlic oil and grill on the barbecue.

Source
Good Taste - February 2004, Page 71
Recipe by Jane Charlton

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Falafel & hummus on pita bread

Cooking Time 25 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 x 200g pkt falafel mix
60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
4 rounds Greek pita bread (Buttercup brand)
1 large green zucchini, ends trimmed, coarsely grated
1 x 200g punnet grape tomatoes, halved
1 x 250g container hummus
1/3 cup loosely packed fresh continental parsley leaves

Method

1. Make up the falafel mix following packet directions. Divide falafel mixture into 8 equal portions and shape into 5cm patties. Heat 2 tbs of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add the patties and cook for 4-5 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer patties to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
2. Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan over high heat. Add the pita bread and cook for 1 minute each side or until golden brown. Place pita bread on serving plates. Top with zucchini, tomato and falafel. Top with a dollop of hummus and sprinkle with parsley leaves.

Notes & tips

Leftovers: Brush the pita bread with garlic oil and grill on the barbecue.

Source
Good Taste - February 2004, Page 71
Recipe by Jane Charlton

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Falafel and hommus wrap

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 multigrain wraps
1/2 cup hommus dip
1/2 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated, torn
150g tabouli
1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into ribbons
6 (225g) falafel with sesame seeds, halved

Method

1. Place wraps on a flat surface. Spread hommus along centre of each wrap. Top with lettuce, tabouli, cucumber and 3 falafel halves. Roll up firmly to enclose filling. Serve.

Notes & tips

* You can use any type of bread or rolls. For kids, use wholemeal, wholegrain or light rye.
* Wrap sandwiches in plastic wrap. Store in the fridge until ready to pack into lunch boxes. Pack sandwiches with ice bricks or frozen drinks to keep the fillings cool.

Source
Super Food Ideas - February 2009, Page 40
Recipe by Liz Macri

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Falafel and hommus wrap

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 multigrain wraps
1/2 cup hommus dip
1/2 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated, torn
150g tabouli
1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into ribbons
6 (225g) falafel with sesame seeds, halved

Method

1. Place wraps on a flat surface. Spread hommus along centre of each wrap. Top with lettuce, tabouli, cucumber and 3 falafel halves. Roll up firmly to enclose filling. Serve.

Notes & tips

* You can use any type of bread or rolls. For kids, use wholemeal, wholegrain or light rye.
* Wrap sandwiches in plastic wrap. Store in the fridge until ready to pack into lunch boxes. Pack sandwiches with ice bricks or frozen drinks to keep the fillings cool.

Source
Super Food Ideas - February 2009, Page 40
Recipe by Liz Macri

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Verizon�s upcoming Motorola Barrage

Verizon�s upcoming Motorola Barrage. Featuring a black-rubberized exterior, this handset meets the military�s 810F standards for extreme temperatures, dust and shock resistance.

Apart from that, the phone also offers dual displays, a 2MP camera, external music controls, GPS, a microSD card slot and a 2.5mm headset jack. The Motorola Barrage will hit Verizon�s retail stores starting on November 16th for $179.99 with a 2-year contract agreement.

Apple Allows iTunes Competitor on App Store

The approval of spotify is a sign of change at Apple

Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller has made it his personal mission to fix the iPhone's App Store. Phil Shoemaker, Apple�s Director of Application Technology is also playing a hand. Why would the top brass at a company like Apple be having to work so hard to "fix" a wildly successful marketplace that sold over a billion apps? It boils down to one thing -- perception.

Apple has consistently shown inconsistency, approving usenet applications designed to assist in filesharing, while rejecting others that monitor your torrent client. Likewise it rejected Google Voice, while approving a similar app from VoIP service Vonage. Still other controversial apps -- like the infamous "Babyshaker" app -- it approved only to later reject. However, there are some signs that Apple may finally be loosening up when it comes to its app store censorship.

This week Apple approved Spotify Mobile, a European music download service's application. The app will compete directly with iTunes in digital music sales.

In the past, Apple forbade most applications that competed with the handful of applications it offers for the iPhone. It relaxed this restriction slightly, recently allowing rival web browsers -- but only those based on WebKit, the rendering engine Apple's Safari browser uses.

For those interested, Spotify offers 6 million songs on-demand for $16. You can stream songs to your phone, or download songs to listen to when offline.

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Lebanese Platter

Ingredients (serves 8)

4 Lebanese bread rounds
1 cup plain Greek-style yoghurt
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Lamb kofta

800g lean lamb mince
1 large brown onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 egg
3/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
olive oil cooking spray

Tabouli
2 large tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 cup burghul (cracked wheat)
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 cups chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil

Method

1. Make tabouli: Place tomato, burghul and lemon juice in a bowl. Stand for 30 minutes or until burghul has softened. Add parsley, mint, onion and oil. Toss to combine.
2. Meanwhile, make lamb kofta balls: Place lamb, onion, cumin, allspice, parsley, egg and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Using hands, roll tablespoons of mixture into balls. Spray a barbecue plate or chargrill with oil. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook kofta in batches, turning, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until cooked through.
3. Cook bread on barbecue for 2 minutes each side or until heated through. Tear into large pieces. Combine yoghurt and cumin in a bowl. Place bread and yoghurt mixture on a platter with kofta. Serve with tabouli.

Notes & tips
Tip: You could serve baba ganoush, tahini dip or hommus with the bread instead of the yoghurt.

Source
Super Food Ideas - February 2009, Page 80
Recipe by Claire Brookman

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Lebanese Platter

Ingredients (serves 8)

4 Lebanese bread rounds
1 cup plain Greek-style yoghurt
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Lamb kofta

800g lean lamb mince
1 large brown onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 egg
3/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
olive oil cooking spray

Tabouli
2 large tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 cup burghul (cracked wheat)
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 cups chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil

Method

1. Make tabouli: Place tomato, burghul and lemon juice in a bowl. Stand for 30 minutes or until burghul has softened. Add parsley, mint, onion and oil. Toss to combine.
2. Meanwhile, make lamb kofta balls: Place lamb, onion, cumin, allspice, parsley, egg and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Using hands, roll tablespoons of mixture into balls. Spray a barbecue plate or chargrill with oil. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook kofta in batches, turning, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until cooked through.
3. Cook bread on barbecue for 2 minutes each side or until heated through. Tear into large pieces. Combine yoghurt and cumin in a bowl. Place bread and yoghurt mixture on a platter with kofta. Serve with tabouli.

Notes & tips
Tip: You could serve baba ganoush, tahini dip or hommus with the bread instead of the yoghurt.

Source
Super Food Ideas - February 2009, Page 80
Recipe by Claire Brookman

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Chickpea Fattoush

Add a Middle Eastern touch with this refreshing salad jam-packed with bright vegies, fibre-full chickpeas and crunchy bread crisps.

Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients (serves 10)

2 pieces wholemeal Lebanese bread
Olive oil spray
1 tbs sumac
2 tbs fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tbs olive oil
1 x 400g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained
2 x 250g punnets grape tomatoes, halved
2 Lebanese cucumbers, quartered lengthways, thickly sliced
2 small red capsicums, deseeded, coarsely chopped
6 shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced
1 cup chopped fresh continental parsley
1 cup fresh mint leaves

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200�C. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Spray the bread with olive oil spray and place on the lined tray. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sumac. Bake in oven, turning once, for 10-12 minutes or until crisp and light golden. Set aside on the tray to cool completely. Break into bite-sized pieces.
2. Whisk together the lemon juice and oil in a jug.
3. Combine the chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, shallot, parsley, mint and remaining sumac in a large bowl.
4. Add the dressing to the salad and toss to combine. Season with pepper. Add the bread and toss to combine. Serve.

Notes & tips

Time plan tip: Prepare this recipe to the end of step 1 up to 1 day ahead. Store the bread in an airtight container. Continue to the end of step 3 up to 4 hours ahead. Store the dressing and salad in separate airtight containers in the fridge. Continue from step 4 just before serving.

Source
Good Taste - December 2007, Page 63
Recipe by Anneka Manning

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Chickpea Fattoush

Add a Middle Eastern touch with this refreshing salad jam-packed with bright vegies, fibre-full chickpeas and crunchy bread crisps.

Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients (serves 10)

2 pieces wholemeal Lebanese bread
Olive oil spray
1 tbs sumac
2 tbs fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tbs olive oil
1 x 400g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained
2 x 250g punnets grape tomatoes, halved
2 Lebanese cucumbers, quartered lengthways, thickly sliced
2 small red capsicums, deseeded, coarsely chopped
6 shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced
1 cup chopped fresh continental parsley
1 cup fresh mint leaves

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200�C. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Spray the bread with olive oil spray and place on the lined tray. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sumac. Bake in oven, turning once, for 10-12 minutes or until crisp and light golden. Set aside on the tray to cool completely. Break into bite-sized pieces.
2. Whisk together the lemon juice and oil in a jug.
3. Combine the chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, shallot, parsley, mint and remaining sumac in a large bowl.
4. Add the dressing to the salad and toss to combine. Season with pepper. Add the bread and toss to combine. Serve.

Notes & tips

Time plan tip: Prepare this recipe to the end of step 1 up to 1 day ahead. Store the bread in an airtight container. Continue to the end of step 3 up to 4 hours ahead. Store the dressing and salad in separate airtight containers in the fridge. Continue from step 4 just before serving.

Source
Good Taste - December 2007, Page 63
Recipe by Anneka Manning

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Lentil & tomato salad with garlic lebanese bread

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (serves 6)

1 tbs olive oil
1 garlic clove, chopped
4 (25cm diameter) Lebanese bread

Lentil & tomato salad
2 400g cans brown lentils
300g (about 3) vine-ripened tomatoes, diced
1 cup roughly chopped fresh continental parsley
1 red onion, quartered, thinly sliced

Dressing
60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
60ml (1/4 cup) fresh lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1/2 tsp ground cumin
Salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200�C. Combine the oil and garlic in a small bowl. Cut the Lebanese bread into wedges and use a small pastry brush to brush all over with the oil mixture.
2. Place the bread wedges on 2 baking trays and bake in a preheated oven for 7 minutes or until crisp and golden.
3. Meanwhile, to make the lentil and tomato salad, place the lentils in a sieve and rinse well under cold running water. Drain well and place in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes, parsley and onion to the lentils. Toss to combine.
4. To make the dressing, place the oil, lemon juice, garlic, lemon rind and cumin in a small bowl, and whisk to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
5. Pour the dressing over the lentil salad and toss to combine. Serve with wedges of garlic bread.

Source
Good Taste - March 2002, Page 55
Recipe by Michelle Noerianto

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Lentil & tomato salad with garlic lebanese bread

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (serves 6)

1 tbs olive oil
1 garlic clove, chopped
4 (25cm diameter) Lebanese bread

Lentil & tomato salad
2 400g cans brown lentils
300g (about 3) vine-ripened tomatoes, diced
1 cup roughly chopped fresh continental parsley
1 red onion, quartered, thinly sliced

Dressing
60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
60ml (1/4 cup) fresh lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1/2 tsp ground cumin
Salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200�C. Combine the oil and garlic in a small bowl. Cut the Lebanese bread into wedges and use a small pastry brush to brush all over with the oil mixture.
2. Place the bread wedges on 2 baking trays and bake in a preheated oven for 7 minutes or until crisp and golden.
3. Meanwhile, to make the lentil and tomato salad, place the lentils in a sieve and rinse well under cold running water. Drain well and place in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes, parsley and onion to the lentils. Toss to combine.
4. To make the dressing, place the oil, lemon juice, garlic, lemon rind and cumin in a small bowl, and whisk to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
5. Pour the dressing over the lentil salad and toss to combine. Serve with wedges of garlic bread.

Source
Good Taste - March 2002, Page 55
Recipe by Michelle Noerianto

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Motorola CLIQ Android

Motorola CLIQ Android handset has something very cool about the Exchange email program, though, is that you actually have a font editor. You can bold, italicize, and completely format text. I think the CLIQ is sexier than the sholes, but we will see which one actually works better. the Motorola CLIQ is only their first handset since they did a little spring cleaning and it�s decent.

The T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ cell phone features include a touch screen display and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.1-inch capacitive display HVGA screen, 5MP autofocus camera, 3.5mm jack, 3G, Wi-Fi. Motorola�s new MotoBlur software syncs contacts, posts,messages and photos from sources like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work and personal email. Motorola CLIQ�s appeal will be to the young teen market as opposed to consumers as a whole like other Android handsets. Android is ready� it�s just about the motorola modifications.

Motorola CLIQ Specifications:

- Carrier: T-Mobile
- Available: Q4 2009
- Networks: GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz); UMTS tri-band global 3G (900/1700/2100 MHz); GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s/HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s/HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s
- Display: 3.10 inches HVGA screen, 320 x 480 pixels, Color, TFT
- Camera: 5 megapixels with AF
- Operating system: Google Android MOTOBLUR
- Input: 5-way navigation, Capacitive touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Virtual keyboard
- CPU: 528MHz MSM7201A
- Memory: 256MB
- Memory card: microSD/microSDHC
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.5mm HeadPhone Jack
- Misc: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, AMR
- Media: MPEG4, 3GP, H.263, H.264
- Form factor: Slide-out
- Battery: 1400mAh
- Talk Time: 6 hours (360 mins)
- Standby Time: 324 hours (14 days)
- Dimensions: 4.49 x 2.28 x 0.62 inches (114 x 58 x 16 mm)
- Weight: 5.75 oz (163 g)

Vertu�s first clamshell phone is now official

Vertu�s first clamshell phone is now official, it�s called Vertu Constellation F Ayxta and it will cost between �4,900 ($7,198) and �6,500 ($9,548) � probably depending on how you want to customize your model.

Like all phones made by Vertu, the Ayxta is made from expensive materials like stainless steel, ceramic, leather, sapphire crystal (for the display) and aerospace grade aluminum parts.

The new phone comes with GPS, 3G (HSDPA, apparently), MicroSD card support, 3MP camera with dual LED flash, and City Brief � a feature that provides �restaurant recommendations, the latest exhibitions, shopping guides and important cultural etiquette tips.� There are also some exclusive ringtones recorded by UK-based band Zero 7.

Free iPhone Porn App Launched by Sunny Leone

Well, except without any actual porn in it, obviously

We're not up to speed on the finer points of Sunny Leone's work (or at least, we weren't until an eye-popping Google Images search), but we gather she's fairly well known in the adult entertainment world.

Now there's some good news for fans who want to keep up with her doings on their iPhones: yes, there's an app for that. A free one, launched by T3 IT.

This being the app store, it doesn't contain anything that would flout Apple's upper ceiling of a 17+ age rating - the blurb describes it as a "bikini and lingerie model app... although there is no nude picture or video, nudity or pornographic material, the content is very provocative".

Quite. The app offers photo galleries, video clips and Leone's personal blog. A separate paid version has more content for 59p, and T3 IT has launched a similar premium app for another adult star, Aria Giovanni.

Apple has been uncompromising in its no-adult-apps stance for iPhone, but it's interesting to see the adult entertainment world experimenting with tame iPhone apps for promotional purposes in this way.

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A Note on Google Apps for Android

Lately we've been busy bees in Mountain View, as you can see from the recent release of Android 1.6 to the open-source tree, not to mention some devices we're working on with partners that we think you'll really like. Of course, the community isn't sitting around either, and we've been seeing some really cool and impressive things, such as the custom Android builds that are popular with many enthusiasts. Recently there's been some discussion about an exchange we had with the developer of one of those builds, and I've noticed some confusion around what is and isn't part of Android's open source code. I want to take a few moments to clear up some of those misconceptions, and explain how Google's apps for Android fit in.

Everyone knows that mobile is a big deal, but for a long time it was hard to be a mobile app developer. Competing interests and the slow pace of platform innovation made it hard to create innovative apps. For our part, Google offers a lot of services � such as Google Search, Google Maps, and so on � and we found delivering those services to users' phones to be a very frustrating experience. But we also found that we weren't alone, so we formed the Open Handset Alliance, a group of like-minded partners, and created Android to be the platform that we all wished we had. To encourage broad adoption, we arranged for Android to be open-source. Google also created and operates Android Market as a service for developers to distribute their apps to Android users. In other words, we created Android because the industry needed an injection of openness. Today, we're thrilled to see all the enthusiasm that developers, users, and others in the mobile industry have shown toward Android.

With a high-quality open platform in hand, we then returned to our goal of making our services available on users' phones. That's why we developed Android apps for many of our services like YouTube, Gmail, Google Voice, and so on. These apps are Google's way of benefiting from Android in the same way that any other developer can, but the apps are not part of the Android platform itself. We make some of these apps available to users of any Android-powered device via Android Market, and others are pre-installed on some phones through business deals. Either way, these apps aren't open source, and that's why they aren't included in the Android source code repository. Unauthorized distribution of this software harms us just like it would any other business, even if it's done with the best of intentions.

I hope that clears up some of the confusion around Google's apps for Android. We always love seeing novel uses of Android, including custom Android builds from developers who see a need. I look forward to seeing what comes next!

Bursting the Billion Dollar Twitter Bubble

Call it froth, call it sizzle, but don't use more than 140 characters. A billion dollars. That's the value of Twitter according to the esteemed Wall Street Journal, the newspaper of record when it comes to over valuing things from mortgage derivatives to the current story on Twitter's prospects. Wall Street lays another egg. How do you say nineties nonsense?

The investors are valuing Twitter -- which has yet to generate more than a trickle of revenue -- at about $1 billion...The investor group is expected to include mutual-fund giant T. Rowe Price Group Inc. and private-equity firm Insight Venture Partners, which would be new investors to Twitter. Existing Twitter investors, including Spark Capital and Institutional Venture Partners, are also expected to participate in the round, according to the people familiar with the plan.Twitters Value is Set at $1 Billion

We're seen these speculative internet gold rushes before, when IPO's were all the rage in order to monetize some code warrior's sleepless nights of toil creating, say, a website devoted to images of her friend's piercings and tattoos. Of course, theatres, symphonies and other arts presenters have been doing backflips trying to figure out how to get people to tweet short reviews of their productions, not realizing that it is as easy to say "save your money" as it is to encourage friends to "buy a ticket." Besides, the bottom line is it takes more than a few abbreviated words to convince me to attend something. The twitterati have short and shallow attention spans, what with their multi-tasking and everything.

I am a regular visitor to and participant in both Facebook and MySpace (or My Face as my friend Shirley likes to say) and think they are better suited to the future prospects of being adjuncts to arts marketing efforts. Here in the Berkshires just about every cultural group with more than one member is now online, on My Space, and the number of writings on my wall touting this event or that far outnumber those of friends reporting on their baby's diaper condition.

Still, every once in a while somebody posts something really interesting, or novel, and makes it all worthwhile.

But not a billion dollars of worthwhile, no matter what the WSJ says. Let the investors choose their vehicles to ride over their cliffs. Thelma and Louise can do whatever they want to piss away their retirement money. This time let's just not bail them out, ok?

ADC 2 Judging Has Begun!

I am happy to announce that Android Developer Challenge 2's first round of judging has begun!

As a reminder, user voting determines which apps will make it to the second round. Voting will occur through an application called Android Developer Challenge 2, which is now available for download from Android Market. Android Developer Challenge 2 presents apps for each user to download and score according to a set of criteria, such as originality and effective use of the Android platform, among others. The first round of judging will last at least two weeks from today. Judging will continue until we receive a sufficient number of votes to identify the top 20 applications in each of the 10 categories (200 apps total) that qualify for the second round.

During the second round, judging will occur through a combination of user voting and input from a panel of industry experts. User voting will continue to occur via Android Developer Challenge 2 and will account for 40% of the final score that each app receives in round two. The remaining 60% of the final score will be determined by the industry expert panel.

It has been a little less than a year since the first Android-powered phones became available. Today, there are more than 10,000 applications available in Android Market. We are pleased by the energy and commitment demonstrated by developers in such a short period of time. Our goal with Android Developer Challenge 2 is to inspire the developer community to produce even more innovative apps for Android. Now on to the voting!

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Stuffed Potato with Tomato Sauce

Tasty oriental main dish recipe of Stuffed Potato with Tomato Sauce, it's great.

Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 45 minutes

Ingredients - Serves 6

1� kg potatoes, small and round
2 cups oil for deep frying
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions or 250 g, chopped
750 g minced beef
� teaspoon salt
� teaspoon ground black pepper
� teaspoon seven spices, ground
2 tablespoons pine seeds, toasted

For the sauce:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 medium tomatoes or 450 g, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cubes MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Bouillon
� tablespoon ground black pepper
2 cups water or 500 ml

Preparation

Peel the potatoes and cut little from both bottom sides to have a flat base then hollow their center and fry in hot deep oil until it�s golden in color and half way cooked. Set aside on kitchen tissues to absorb excess oil.

Meanwhile, heat the vegetables oil in a frying pan; add onions and saut� for 3 minutes or until it�s tender. Add minced meat and stir until meat is cooked. Season with salt and spices. Add the toasted pine seeds. Stir and remove from heat.

Stuff the fried potatoes with the meat mixture and set aside.

To make the sauce: Warm olive oil in a medium saucepan and saut� garlic until fragrant then add tomatoes and stir for 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Bouillon cubes, black pepper and water. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes over a low heat.

Pour the tomato sauce in an oven-proof platter.

Arrange the stuffed potatoes in the platter over the tomato sauce.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven of 200�C temperature for 40 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.

Serving tips : Serve this dish with vermicelli rice.

Nutrition Information

Serving tips : Serve this dish with vermicelli rice.
Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 45 minutes
Fats : 37.00 g
Protein : 42.00 g
Carbohydrate : 49.00 g
Energy : 649.00 Kcal

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Stuffed Potato with Tomato Sauce

Tasty oriental main dish recipe of Stuffed Potato with Tomato Sauce, it's great.

Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 45 minutes

Ingredients - Serves 6

1� kg potatoes, small and round
2 cups oil for deep frying
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions or 250 g, chopped
750 g minced beef
� teaspoon salt
� teaspoon ground black pepper
� teaspoon seven spices, ground
2 tablespoons pine seeds, toasted

For the sauce:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 medium tomatoes or 450 g, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cubes MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Bouillon
� tablespoon ground black pepper
2 cups water or 500 ml

Preparation

Peel the potatoes and cut little from both bottom sides to have a flat base then hollow their center and fry in hot deep oil until it�s golden in color and half way cooked. Set aside on kitchen tissues to absorb excess oil.

Meanwhile, heat the vegetables oil in a frying pan; add onions and saut� for 3 minutes or until it�s tender. Add minced meat and stir until meat is cooked. Season with salt and spices. Add the toasted pine seeds. Stir and remove from heat.

Stuff the fried potatoes with the meat mixture and set aside.

To make the sauce: Warm olive oil in a medium saucepan and saut� garlic until fragrant then add tomatoes and stir for 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Bouillon cubes, black pepper and water. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes over a low heat.

Pour the tomato sauce in an oven-proof platter.

Arrange the stuffed potatoes in the platter over the tomato sauce.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven of 200�C temperature for 40 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.

Serving tips : Serve this dish with vermicelli rice.

Nutrition Information

Serving tips : Serve this dish with vermicelli rice.
Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 45 minutes
Fats : 37.00 g
Protein : 42.00 g
Carbohydrate : 49.00 g
Energy : 649.00 Kcal

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Broad Beans Stew with Lamb

An easy Lebanese main dish of Broad Beans Stew with Lamb.

Preparation time : 15 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

� kg lean lamb shanks, cut into cubes
6 cups water or 1� liters
1 medium onion or 150 g, cut into cubes
1 small cinnamon stick
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
� kg frozen broad beans, thawed
� cup coriander leaves or 25 g, finely chopped
� tablespoon plain flour
� teaspoon ground pepper
2 cubes MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Bouillon

Preparation

Place lamb pieces and water in a large pot. Bring to boil and skim froth as it appears. Add cinnamon and onions then cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour or until meat is tender.

Heat oil in a large saucepan; add garlic, broad beans, coriander and flour. Then cook stirring for 2 minutes.

Add the pepper, MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Stock and the cooked lamb pieces to the stock, cook uncovered for 10 minutes or until meat and broad beans are cooked.

Serving tips : Serve with cooked rice.

Nutritional Information

Serving tips : Serve with cooked rice.
Preparation time : 15 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour, 30 minutes
Fats : 13.00 g
Protein : 36.00 g
Carbohydrate : 32.00 g
Energy : 395.00 Kcal

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Broad Beans Stew with Lamb

An easy Lebanese main dish of Broad Beans Stew with Lamb.

Preparation time : 15 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

� kg lean lamb shanks, cut into cubes
6 cups water or 1� liters
1 medium onion or 150 g, cut into cubes
1 small cinnamon stick
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
� kg frozen broad beans, thawed
� cup coriander leaves or 25 g, finely chopped
� tablespoon plain flour
� teaspoon ground pepper
2 cubes MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Bouillon

Preparation

Place lamb pieces and water in a large pot. Bring to boil and skim froth as it appears. Add cinnamon and onions then cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour or until meat is tender.

Heat oil in a large saucepan; add garlic, broad beans, coriander and flour. Then cook stirring for 2 minutes.

Add the pepper, MAGGI� Flavored Mutton Stock and the cooked lamb pieces to the stock, cook uncovered for 10 minutes or until meat and broad beans are cooked.

Serving tips : Serve with cooked rice.

Nutritional Information

Serving tips : Serve with cooked rice.
Preparation time : 15 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour, 30 minutes
Fats : 13.00 g
Protein : 36.00 g
Carbohydrate : 32.00 g
Energy : 395.00 Kcal

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