Java coffee is a coffee produced on the island of Java. In the United States, the term "Java" by itself is slang for coffee generally. The Indonesian phrase Kopi Jawa refers not only to the origin of the coffee, but is used to distinguish the strong, black, very sweet coffee, with powdered grains in the drink, from other forms of the drink.
The Dutch began cultivation of coffee trees on Java (part of the Dutch East Indies) in the 17th century and it has been exported globally since. The coffee agricultural systems found on Java have changed considerably over time. A rust plague in the late 1880s killed off much of the plantation stocks in Sukabumi, before spreading to Central Java and parts of East Java. The Dutch responded by replacing the Arabica firstly with Liberica (a tough, but somewhat unpalatable coffee) and later with Robusta. Today Java's old colonial era plantations provide just a fraction of the coffee grown on the island.
Ingredients 400g/14oz dark chocolate, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids 40g/1 and a half oz butter 400ml/14fl oz double cream 50g/2oz sugar dash vanilla extract For decoration hundreds and thousands white chocolate, grated, for sprinkling cocoa powder, for dusting hazelnuts, chopped, for sprinkling 200g/7oz raspberries, placed into the freezer for ten minutes before using
Method 1. Place the chocolate and butter into a heatproof bowl. 2. Place the cream and sugar into a clean saucepan over a medium heat and bring to the boil. 3. Pour the cream mixture over the chocolate and butter, add a dash of vanilla extract and stir gently, until the chocolate and butter have completely melted. 4. Place the chocolate mixture into three separate bowls and place into the fridge to chill overnight. 5. Once chilled, use a spoon to remove equal portions of the set chocolate mixture (reserving some chocolate to coat the chilled raspberries) and place onto a clean work surface. Roll the chocolate into balls, then dip and roll the balls into the various decorative ingredients of your choice. 6. Remove the raspberries from the freezer and mould the remaining chocolate around the raspberries and decorate these as you wish. 7. To serve, arrange the chocolates onto a large plate and enjoy with a cup of coffee or a glass of pink champagne.
"We brought back 15 minutes of the movie and we're concerned about any possible confiscation efforts on their part because of the value that that film has as a result of the work that we did while in Cuba" - Michael Moore
Moore attacks US government
6.52, Tue Jun 12 2007
Controversial film-maker Michael Moore has lashed out at the US government over claims that he entered Cuba illegally.
He believes an investigation into his recent visit to the country is simply because of his history of criticism against the White House.
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is investigating Moore for travelling to Cuba to film his latest movie Sicko without the proper documents.
The film-maker believes the move is an effort to block the release of the documentary about health care in the US.
He said: "We brought back 15 minutes of the movie and we're concerned about any possible confiscation efforts on their part because of the value that that film has as a result of the work that we did while in Cuba."
The US government has not said if it will confiscate the part of the movie that was filmed in Cuba, although Moore has admitted he has copies in Canada of the section just in case.
All men live beacuse of the love that exists in other men, not because of their thoughts about themselves.
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Simon was a poor shoemaker. He rented a peasant's hut*, and lived with his wife and children. His pay was low, but bread was expensive. He spent the money he earned on food.
Simon and his wife had only one sheepskin coat between them for winter wear. And that was torn and old. This was the second year that he had wanted to buy sheepskins for a new coat. Before winter, Simon saved up a little money: a three ruble note lay hidden in his wife's box, and five rubles and twenty kopecks were owed to him by customers in the village.
So one morning, he prepared to go to the village to buy sheepskins for his coat. He put on his shirt, then his wife's jacket, and over that he put his own cloth coat. He put the three-ruble note in this pocket, and set off after breakfast. "I'll collect the five rubles that are owed to me," he thought, "add that to the three I have, and that will be enough to buy sheepskins for the winter coat."
He came to the village and visited a peasant's hut, but the man was not home. The peasant's wife promised that the money would be paid next week, but she could not pay it herself. Then Simon called on another peasant, but this one swore he had no money, and could only pay twenty kopecks of what he owed Simon for the pair of boots he had mended. Simon then tried to buy the sheepskins on credit, but the dealer did not trust him.
"Bring your money," the dealer said, "then you can pick the best skins we have. We don't enjoy debt-collections." So all the business the shoemaker did was to get twenty kopecks for shoes he had mended, and to take home a pair of felt boots a peasant had given him to repair.
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