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Curly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The purpose of the 'begats' was ... for a record of > the lineage leading to the promised Messiah. What do you make of the Messiah's genealogies in Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38: on the surface these different listings appear to be a contradiction in the scriptures?

Morrisons: 1kg carrots - 30p Large swede - 30p

1. Eggs Benedict

Bluerevolution Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > he cheated so NO You were out-smarted - pay up or you'll be snubbed and sent to Nunhead!

Y'man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Quoting Knox in The Telegraph today, "I received a > fair trial" and "it was conducted correctly". As > she was found guilty and sentenced to 26 years, is > this not admitting guilt? It's not an admission of guilt by any means. A convict who complains about the unfairness of his or her trial is less likely to succeed on Appeal, since they are challenging the integrity of the legal system, which every legal system is bound to uphold as an overriding principle. Knox, most likely on the advice of her lawyer, is making it clear from the outset that she is only challenging the verdict - a smart move, in my view.

I was thinking Which is the most boring thread of all? but I couldn't be bothered.

Here's my field report on the cling film egg: I wrapped a de-shelled egg in cling film and dropped it into a pan of boiling water. The result: a somewhat misshapen boiled egg! Without wishing to be overly critical of what is an undoubtedly innovative cooking idea - I can't see the point of it. One might as well just boil an intact egg in water - the result will be exactly the same in terms of taste and texture. It is definitely not a poached egg!

Declan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Will you clarify what did happen to the thread > then.........it's beyond my experience? Matthew123's thread-buster reply contains a snippet of (deliberately broken) HTML code that stops the forum's software from properly processing links and blocks the display of anything that comes after the image. Clever or what?

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Prosecutors present > evidence and invite the tribunal of fact to draw > inferences from the evidence to reach conclusions. As reported, the prosecution?s case was that Knox and Sollecito had held down Kercher while Gu?d? raped her, an act that culminated in Sollecito cutting her throat. There is no testimony to that effect from any witness or defendant - that scenario is pure speculation on the part of the prosecution. Even the evidence of rape is disputed by the experts. > I'd be surprised if Italy, or any jurisdiction, > "allows" a defendant to lie In France, Italy and Germany, criminal suspects cannot be heard under oath or affirmation and thus cannot commit perjury, regardless of what they say during their trial. Interestingly, Gu?d? has changed his story for his Appeal now claiming that he saw Knox and Sollecito (rather than an unknown assailant) leaving the room when he emerged from the toilet - despite having refus[ed] to testify at their trial. > It would be odd if the prosecution were able to > advance very different cases in two trials > concerning the same events - I'm not sure if that > happened in this case. There are many well-documented cases in English Law where the prosecution has changed its 'scenario': for example, in retrials, Appeals or when prosecuting new defendants after the original suspects are acquitted, etc, etc. That is one of the reasons that prosecution and defence Summing Ups are not usually transcribed and cannot be used as the basis for an Appeal in the English courts ? they are often wildly speculative.

Ladymuck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like the "Benny" hat! Coincidently, it?s actually called a Commando Beanie hat.

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > for a rare / medium rare, would the juices not be > bloody if you pierce it (and if you pierce it > during the cooking process, do you not lose all > the juices)? A quick stab with the tip of the knife reveals what is happening inside the steak. For rare the juices should be clear with a pink tinge. No significant amount of juice is lost in the process. > And more to the point, how on earth did you come > across this method of cooking? The method is based on sound physical principles - the technique was developed for a chain of five-star hotel restaurants in the Mediterranean to enable them to use frozen meat straight from the freezer yet still produce delicious steaks. > Were you travelling in the arctic and came across a baby > Mammoth steak frozen in the ice? I saw that program too - fascinating stuff.

A real player can't have too many hats, Mick. I'm still waiting for my Homburg to come back into fashion.

Well, I don't see anyone arguing with you so I guess you're home and dry on this one.

The short answer is: I freeze steaks when I want to flame grill them according to my own particular style, a technique that has taken years of practice to perfect.

Timster Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But can all three of them be guilty on anyone's > version of events? One of the irrationalities of most western legal systems is that the prosecution can present its version of events no matter how ridiculous or absurd or, as in this case, based entirely on speculation. Under Italian law, this situation is further compounded by the fact that defendants are not obliged to tell the truth and are allowed to lie in their defence without fear of prosecution. The prosecution can even change its version to suit the prevailing circumstances: different trials ? different scenarios. Neither version needs to be consistent or even make sense. The jury simply decides whose version it prefers to believe.

I seem to recall that albumen and yoke have different microwave energy absorption coefficients - so a naked egg cooks from the outside inwards yielding something akin to a hand grenade. Don't quote me on this one, though.

Just to add: starting from frozen allows the strip of fat down the side to frazzle nicely without risk of overcooking the rareness out of the steak.

pk - It might be easier if you posted your view or argument rather than trying to draw it out of other posters' contributions. That way, anyone who wishes to agree or take issue can engage with you directly.

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > but you're not actually giving any stats? No, I was only citing the Home Office stats produced by C4 news last night. I've no reason to disbelieve them, though. > do you really think I've not expressed an opinion regarding the other issues raised within this thread (apart from my personal views about rap music and goat curry) so you might consider addressing a poster who has in order to expedite your argument.

This only works for the tender ?top? cuts: grill under maximum heat from frozen (or well chilled) - flip once and stop as soon as the juices from a stab or cut run clear for a delicious rare to medium rare steak.

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i haven't got any stats that show that what he > said is true, i doubt that any exist - so i am > asking you to share the stats that you have that > 'support his claims' I was citing stats produced by a TV news program that aired last night, which presented them as support for Liddle's claims. I think it was Channel 4 News: last night's program might still be available on demand or via the C4 website. With regard to rap music - I can't stand it, but I am partial to a nice goat curry, although I prefer my goat either spit-roasted or "stolen" (i.e. kleftiko-style).

If you can't find it by name, there might be another way. If you can access the preference settings though the Adobe application's menu, change a preference and save changes - and note the exact time, close Adobe then search for any files (i.e. *.*) that have been modified in the last day. Look for a file whose time stamp matches the noted time. I hope this makes sense.

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the stats that i saw didn't - what did you see? Show me yours and I'll show you mine.

Quids - I know.

Use Basmati long grain eggs!