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Sunday, May 27, 2018
Special post--for Memorial Day--International.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2-WPRJbtE
Vah Chef Master Class--special 4 way biryiani.
He does call it dhanbauk, and it is called dhanbauk in Burma.
At first I thought it was a combo of dum (process) and hpauk, a Burmese word (something like let rise--bread, or ferment)
but it is a real Indian word.
Nice to know.
Enjoy on Memorial Day while remembering all who have died (in Wars) and remember, as Bishop Michael Curry said, "It is love, and fire."
KMK
5-27-2018
Thanks to my friend for poppies in her garden.
Poppies need to freeze, so can't grow indoors.
From Myanmar Now--bumbling SAC propagandist-- SACK!--+ don't trust Hunterbrook Media--
Myanmar’s military regime is not renowned for its sophisticated propaganda machine. Much of what passes for strategic messaging from the rul...
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https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-post-apocalyptic-books
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The maker of this replica seems to have assumed, anomalously, that the corner towers were in the Banteay Srei style -- visually, as you can ...
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https://asianchildrensmission.org/causes/orphan-care/