what does pastel de nata mean in portuguese
Pastel de nata


Pastel de nata (; plural: "pastéis de nata"; , ), also known as Portuguese custard tart, is a Portuguese egg tart pastry dusted with cinnamon. As well as Portugal, they are particularly popular in former Portuguese colonies and in other countries with Portuguese populations. "Pastéis de nata" were created before the 18th century by Catholic monks at the Jerónimos Monastery () in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, in Lisbon. At the time, convents and monasteries used large quantities of egg-whites
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Egg tart


style of egg tart was evolved from the Portuguese cuisine pastel de nata (or called pastel de Belém). In 1989, Andrew Stow, a Britisher, brought the recipe of pastel de nata to Macau and started . Stow refined the original recipe and invent Macau style egg tart (Also called Portuguese tart by the natives). Portuguese egg tart also made its way to Hong Kong, where it was influenced by British custard tarts by chefs from Guangzhou. The Macau version of egg tart features a browned top which more strongly
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Lisboa Patisserie


Lisboa Patisserie is a long-running Portuguese cafe and bakery in London's Golborne Road. It is particularly known for its pastel de nata cakes. According to "Time Out" magazine, "Don’t arrive too late at the weekend if you want one of Lisboa’s famous pastel de nata – they often sell out by 2pm. It’s a humble setting, with plenty of banter from staff and slightly fancier pâtisserie than some other Portuguese cake shops. Bica (Portuguese espresso) was good and strong, and they
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Pastel (food)


A pastel in Portugal may refer to several types of desserts or hors d'œuvres. These include the "pastel de bacalhau" and the "pastel de nata". Pastel is typically a Spanish word that means "cake", but can refer to very different dishes, popular in other Hispanic countries. In Puerto Rico, pastel is a dish which includes diced pork with olives, capers, raisins, chickpeas, and sweet peppers. This mixture is centered in dough made mainly of green bananas with a small portion of plantain,
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Pastel de nata


closed and the recipe was sold to the sugar refinery, whose owners in 1837 opened the Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém. The descendants own the business to this day. In 2009 "The Guardian" listed pastéis de Belém as one of the 50 "best things to eat" in the world. The cuisine of Japan was heavily influenced by Portuguese traders during the 16th century. Notable Japanese baked goods including "pan" (), called "pão" in Portuguese, and castella have their origins in this period. "
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Portuguese Australians


confirm its success. The Portuguese "pastel de nata" is a very popular delicacy in Australia and is commonly found throughout the country. One of the most high-visibility moments for the Portuguese community was in 2005, when António Milhinhos, a shopkeeper from Darwin, was awarded the Senior Australian of the Year Award for his outstanding charity works and continuous catastrophe relief since 1983. A wave of post-war immigrants migrated from Europe to Sydney, in particular the Portuguese, who settled in the inner-city areas of Petersham
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Portuguese cuisine


" from the Portuguese island of São Jorge, and "Requeijão". A popular pastry is the "pastel de nata", a small custard tart often sprinkled with cinnamon. Portugal is a seafaring nation with a well-developed fishing industry and this is reflected in the amount of fish and seafood eaten. The country has Europe's highest fish consumption per capita and is among the top four in the world for this indicator. Fish is served grilled, boiled (including poached and simmered), fried or deep-fried
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Melktert


Melktert , Afrikaans for "milk tart", is a South African dessert consisting of a sweet pastry crust containing a creamy filling made from milk, flour, sugar and eggs. The ratio of milk to egg is higher than in a traditional Portuguese custard tart (Pastel de nata) or Chinese egg tart ("dan ta"), in which both was influenced by the Portuguese, resulting in a lighter texture and a stronger milk flavour. Some recipes require the custard to be baked in the crust, and others call
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Egg tart


The egg tart (commonly romanized as daahn tāat ()", dàntǎ (Mandarin), or dan tat") is a kind of custard tart found in Portugal, Macau, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Argentina, Brazil, Britain, and various Asian countries. The dish consists of an outer pastry crust and is filled with egg custard and baked. The egg tart is believed to have its origins in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The English custard tart and the Portuguese pastel de nata are European forerunners
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Egg tart


both filled with a rich custard that is much egg and less creamy than English custard tarts. Today, egg tarts are one of the most recognizable dim sum dishes offered in a dim sum house. In Guangzhou, there are 3 basic types of egg tarts: "dan tat" (egg tart), "pastel de nata" (Portuguese tart), coconut tart. It is not only provided in "yum cha" but also provided in bakeries. In 1940, egg tart was first introduced to Hong Kong by
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Culture of Hong Kong


tarts, pineapple buns, wife cake, jin deui and cream bun. Even pastel de nata, a Portuguese egg tart, is being sold in KFC, the fast-food chain restaurant. Poon choi, a cuisine from Hong Kong's walled villages, also sees popularity among Hong Kongers. There are some distinctive holidays that are celebrated in Hong Kong as a part of eastern culture, and not generally in western countries, except among certain overseas Chinese (especially Cantonese) communities. The best-known is Lunar New Year
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with them. Hong Kong received the pastel de nata egg tart from Macau which was a colony of Portugal and combined aspects of the Portuguese tart with their own. The modern egg tarts were first introduced in Hong Kong in the 1940s through cha chaan tengs which served foreign-influenced dishes. Hence, the modern egg tarts emerged. Guangzhou style of egg tart is a sub-branch of the British cuisine custard tart. After it was invented in medieval England, custard tart was first introduced to China through the intensive communication between
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for starching clothes, such as nuns' habits. It was quite common for monasteries and convents to use the leftover egg yolks to make cakes and pastries, resulting in the proliferation of sweet pastry recipes throughout the country. Following the extinction of the religious orders and in the face of the impending closure of many of the convents and monasteries in the aftermath of the Liberal Revolution of 1820, the monks started selling "pastéis de nata" at a nearby sugar refinery to bring in some revenue. In 1834, the monastery was
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Egg tart


resembles the pastel de nata. The recipe of Macau egg tart was further improved and promoted by Andrew Stow's wife, Margaret. After a divorce in 1997, Margaret started her own business and renamed her bakery Margaret's Café e Nata. In 1998, Margaret sold the recipe of egg tart to the American fast-food-chain KFC, which later introduced Margaret's egg tart to mainland China and Taiwan. Stow also opened branches of Lord Stow's Bakery in other Asian countries, such as Japan and Singapore. Margaret
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Nata de coco


attempting to preserve coconut water as a jelly-like substance. Its name comes from the Spanish, and means "cream of coconut" or "coconut milk-skin". In the 20th century, the demand for coconuts increased. Products from coconuts became a major export product of the Philippines, including "nata de coco". "Nata de coco" is mainly made from coconut water, so it has a modest nutritional profile. One cup of it (118 grams) contains 109 calories, 1 gram of protein
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Curry puff


as yam. Curry puffs are enjoyed throughout Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar and Thailand. It also shares many similarities with the empanada, a popular pastry in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. In Indonesia, a curry puff is known as a "pastel", although it does not necessarily contain any curry powder. Pastels are derived from the Portuguese influence in Indonesia. It refers to a pie of crust made from thin pastry, filled with meat (usually chicken) mixed with vegetables (chopped carrot and
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Portugal


liquor), managed to create a spectacular wide range of different pastries, of which pastéis de Belém (or "pastéis de nata") originally from Lisbon, and "ovos moles" from Aveiro are examples. Portuguese cuisine is very diverse, with different regions having their own traditional dishes. The Portuguese have a culture of good food, and throughout the country there are myriads of good restaurants and typical small "tasquinhas". Portuguese wines have enjoyed international recognition since the times of the Romans, who associated Portugal with their
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Index of Portugal-related articles


Portugal · Manuel II of Portugal · Marcomanni · Marcelo Caetano · Maria I of Portugal · Maria II of Portugal · Miguel of Portugal · Military of Portugal · Miranda do Douro · Mirandese language · Monuments of Portugal · Moors · Mozambique · Multibanco · Municipalities of Portugal · Munuza · Music of Portugal · Muslim Conquest of Spain Narbasi · Nemetati Oestriminis · Olivenza · Ophiussa · Order of Aviz · Order of Christ · Our Lady of Fatima Paesuri · Pastel de nata · Patriarch of Lisbon · Pedro I of Brazil · Peter I of
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Macau


not part of Macanese cuisine. "Cha chaan teng", a type of fast casual diner originating in Hong Kong that serves that region's interpretation of Western food, are also prevalent in Macau. "Pastel de nata", pork chop buns, and almond biscuits are popular street food items. Despite its small area, Macau is home to a variety of sports and recreational facilities that have hosted a number of major international sporting events, including the 2005 East Asian Games, the 2006 Lusophony Games, and the 2007 Asian
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Nata (raga)


mostly sung in the early part of the concert. "Nata" is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain "gandharam" and "dhaivatam" in the descending scale. It is an "sampurna-audava" rāgam (or "owdava" rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale). Its "" structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows: It is a vivadi raga. The notes used in this scale are "shadjam, shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, shatsruthi dhaivatam" and
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Filipe Pastel


Hélder Filipe da Costa Soares (born 10 February 1982), commonly known as Pastel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. Born in Santa Eulália de Barrosas, Vizela, Braga District, Pastel started his senior career with S.C. Freamunde in the third division. In January 2004 he signed with fellow league club F.C. Vizela, helping it promote to the second level in his first full season but appearing in only five games in the process. In summer 2006, Pastel returned to Freamunde and achieved another promotion
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Egg tart


of the Chinese egg tart, which displays characteristics of both. From the pastel de nata, English styles of cooking came to influence the tart. Chefs from Guangzhou arrived in Hong Kong bringing in tart recipes since Guangzhou had heavy European influence as a major port. Taking reference from the recipes of the custard tart, the chefs in Guangzhou turned it into egg tarts by filling egg custards in the middle instead, a similar way to make simmered eggs with the milk (燉蛋). However, as butter was very costly at
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Portuguese cuisine


have a local specialty, usually egg or cream-based pastry. Originally from Lisbon, but popular nationwide, as well as among the diaspora, are "pastéis de nata". These are small, extremely rich custard tarts. Other very popular pastries found in most cafés, bakeries and pastry shops across the country are the "Bola de Berlim", the "Pão-de-ló", the "Bolo de arroz", and the "Tentúgal" pastries. Portugal formerly had a large empire and the cuisine
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Nata de coco


Nata de coco (also marketed as "coconut gel") is a chewy, translucent, jelly-like food produced by the fermentation of coconut water, which gels through the production of microbial cellulose by "Komagataeibacter xylinus". Originating in the Philippines, "nata de coco" is most commonly sweetened as a candy or dessert, and can accompany a variety of foods, including pickles, drinks, ice cream, puddings, and fruit cocktails. "Nata de coco" was first created in 1973 in the Philippines by
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Fila Brasileiro


the Fila Brasileiro was used to return fugitive slaves unharmed to their masters. The verb "Filar" in Portuguese literally means "hold, arrest, grab". So "Cão de Fila" (Fila dog) or "Cão de filar" suggests that it is a "catch dog", a dog that "bites and does not loosen its grip". A similar name is also found in two Portuguese dog breeds: the Cão de Fila de São Miguel and the extinct Cão de Fila da Terceira. One theory
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Danda Nata


continued for many years and Chaitra Yatra which is still celebrated at Tara Tarini Shakti/Tantra Peetha in the month of Chaitra, is also another part of that old tradition. But later this Danda Nata spread to different parts of Utkala and Koshala. Now the old tradition was changed. Danda Nata groups increased abnormally and the Danduas culminating their Danda in their own villages or locality instead of Taratarini Shakti/Tantra Peetha. Danda has various meanings, but there are two main meanings of the word The term Nata comes from the word
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Pastry


the myriad pastry traditions known to the region, from Portuguese "pastéis de nata" in the west to Russian "pirozhki" in the east. The use of chocolate in pastry-making in the west, so commonplace today, arose only after Spanish and Portuguese traders brought chocolate to Europe from the New World starting in the 16th century. Many culinary historians consider French pastry chef Antonin Carême (1784–1833) to have been the first great master of pastry making in modern times. Pastry-making has a strong tradition in many
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Brazilian Portuguese


Brazilian Portuguese. In Portuguese, one may or may not include the definite article before a possessive pronoun ("meu livro" or "o meu livro", for instance). The variants of use in each dialect of Portuguese are mostly a matter of preference: it does not usually mean a dialect completely abandoned either form. In Southeastern Brazilian Portuguese, especially in the standard dialects of the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the definite article is normally used as in Portugal, but many speakers do not use
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Gambhiranata


Gambhiranata is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an "audava" rāgam (or "owdava" rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a "janya" rāga (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven "swaras" (musical notes). "Gambhiranata" is also known as "Shuddha Nata". "Gambhiranata" is a symmetric rāga that does not contain "rishabham" or "dhaivatam". It is a pentatonic scale
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Pastel


notable artists made pastel their primary medium. An artwork made using pastels is called a pastel (or a pastel drawing or pastel painting). "Pastel" used as a verb means to produce an artwork with pastels; as an adjective it means pale in color. Pastel sticks or crayons consist of pure powdered pigment combined with a binder. The exact composition and characteristics of an individual pastel stick depends on the type of pastel and the type and amount of binder used. It also varies by individual manufacturer. Dry pastels have
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Belém (Lisbon)


is "Rua de Belém", a strip of 160-year-old buildings that have survived several years of change and modernization. This includes the famous pastry shop "Fábrica de Pasteis de Belém" known for a specific Portuguese confectionery: "pastel de Belém" (pl.: "pastéis de Belém"), an egg tart made with flaky pastry. In the heart of Belém is the "Praça do Império", an avenue of open-spaces and gardens, with a central fountain, which was laid-out
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Nata de coco


, and 7 grams of carbohydrates. It is often characterized as healthful since it contains dietary fiber to aid digestion while carrying fewer calories compared to other desserts, gram for gram. Commercially made "nata de coco" is made by small farms in Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, especially in Laguna and Quezon, and Indonesia, especially in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. It is commonly sold in jars. The primarily coconut water dessert is produced through the following steps: "Nata de coco" can be consumed on its
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Tsvi Misinai


. To this end, he argues it is imperative that the majority of Palestinians reclaim their ethnic Hebrew heritage, although he states that this does not mean reverting to Judaism (neither de-Islamization for Palestinian Muslims, nor de-Christianization for Palestinian Christians, etc.), nor does it mean cultural de-Arabization. Instead, it means the adoption of a national consciousness that acknowledges a common Hebrew origin that embraces all those of such a descent, no matter what their current religion, be they Jewish, Muslim,
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Bacalhau com natas


Bacalhau com natas (literally "cod with cream") is a popular way of cooking salted cod (bacalhau) in Portugal. It is an oven-baked dish consisting of layers of "bacalhau", onion, diced fried potato and cream. Use of dairy such as cream or cheese is not common in traditional Portuguese main courses, however the popularity of this dish—in households and restaurants—make it a classic. The origin of this dish is unclear, but a similar one using cod and cream was invented
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Pousadas de Portugal


idea of creating hotels that were both rustic and genuinely Portuguese. His first Pousada was built in Elvas, in the Alentejo, which would be the first of what Ferro called "small hotels that look nothing like hotels". This Pousada is no longer active. There are now 44 Pousadas installed in historic buildings. The Portuguese word "pousada" means "hostel" or "inn". In Portugal, the use of the word is registered as a trademark and reserved for the use of the Pousadas de Portugal and also
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Pro re nata


primarily daily) schedule (a.k.a. "scheduled dosage"). "Pro re nata" does not imply that the patient may take as much of the medicine as desired, but rather that the medicine may be taken in the prescribed dosage "if needed". Such administration of medication is not meant to imply, and should never allow for, exceeding a maximum daily dosage. This aspect of "only if needed, and only up to some maximum" differentiates "pro re nata" dosages (which are common)
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History of women in Puerto Rico


on the island. They introduced a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, and the language spoken in the Congo in what is known as "Bozal" Spanish. They also introduced what became the typical dances of Puerto Rico such as the Bomba and the Plena, which are likewise rooted in Africa. African women also contributed to the development of Puerto Rican cuisine that has a strong African influence. The melange of flavors that make up the typical Puerto Rican cuisine counts with the African touch. Pasteles, small bundles of meat stuffed into
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Siege of Kotte (1557–58)


spread a discontent in Portuguese camp. Portuguese captains openly questioned the leadership of the captain major with mutinous demonstrations. Afonso Pereira was determined to punish the ringleader, but the inquiries revealed he was none other than Diogo de Melo Coutinho, the hero of the “Battle by the Lake”. So intending for a peaceful solution He encountered Diogo de Melo publicly and questioned him “Diogo de Melo what do you mean? I own I owe you my life, and since you have given it to me and saved me from so
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Argent


. White does seem to be regarded as a different tincture from argent in Portuguese heraldry, as evidenced by the arms of municipal de Santiago do Cacém in Portugal, in which the white of the fallen Moor's clothing and the knight's horse is distinguished from the argent of the distant castle, and in the arms of the Logistical and Administrative Command of the Portuguese Air Force. Sometimes, the different tinctures are said to be connected with special meanings or virtues, and represent certain elements and precious stones. Even if this is
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Pro re nata


Pro re nata is a Latin phrase meaning "in the circumstances" or "as the circumstance arises" (literally "for the thing born"). It is commonly used in medicine to mean "as needed" or "as the situation arises". Generally abbreviated to P.R.N. or PRN, it refers to the administration of prescribed medication whose timing is left to the patient (in the case of patient-controlled analgesia), nurse, or caregiver, as opposed to medication that is taken according to a fixed (
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NatA acetyltransferase


NatA Acetyltransferase have been found to have an altered interaction between Sup35p[PSI+] and nascent Sup35p. This interaction at the post-translational level still produces a prion with classical beta sheets, but this version of the interaction does not take away the function of this third release factor. Thus, stop codons are translated reliably in [PSI+] strains lacking NatA Acetyltransferase. Yeast cells lacking Naa15 and Naa10 show a reduced sporulation efficiency, failure to enter G phase under specific conditions, defect in silencing of the silent mating-type loci,
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Pastel de Camiguín


Pastel de Camiguín, or simply pastel, is a Filipino soft bun with "yema" (custard) filling originating from the province of Camiguin. The name is derived from Spanish "pastel" ("cake"). "Pastel" is an heirloom recipe originally conceived by members of the Bollozos family of Camiguin. It is primarily produced by the family's bakery business, Vjandep Bake Shop. In addition to the original "yema" filling, "pastel" also feature other fillings, including "ube", "
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Ivory Coast


, and various indigenous religions. Originally, Portuguese and French merchant-explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries divided the west coast of Africa, very roughly, into four "coasts" reflecting local economies. The coast that the French named the "Côte d'Ivoire" and the Portuguese named the "Costa Do Marfim"—both, literally, mean "Coast of Ivory"—lay between what was known as the "Guiné de Cabo Verde", so-called "Upper Guinea" at Cap-Vert, and Lower Guinea. There was also a
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Pastel


pigment in place. Supports include: Pastels can be used to produce a permanent work of art if the artist meets appropriate archival considerations. This means: For these reasons, some pastelists avoid the use of a fixative except in cases where the pastel has been overworked so much that the surface will no longer hold any more pastel. The fixative will restore the "tooth" and more pastel can be applied on top. It is the tooth of the painting surface that holds the pastels, not a fixative. Abrasive supports avoid
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Nata (raga)


Nata (nāṭa) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a "janya" rāgam (derived scale) from the 36th "melakarta" scale "Chalanata". It is a "janya" scale, as it does not have all the seven "swaras" (musical notes) in the descending scale. It is a combination of the "sampurna raga" scale "Chalanata" and the pentatonic scale "Gambhiranata". It is an auspicious raga, which is
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Théophile Nata


Théophile Nata (born 1947) is a Beninese politician and a former member of the Pan-African Parliament. Nata attended Natitingou Catholic Primary School for four years starting in 1954 and ended in 1960. He graduated from the Sainte Jeanne d' Arc de Oudah, Southern Benin after seven years. He studied French and literature for two years at the Higher Education Centre of Lomé, Togo, as well as at Abidjan University in Côte d'Ivoire and the Sorbonne. He received a Master's Degree which dealt with colonisation and decolonisation in
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Television licence


, the merger of TV and radio services means also that state TV does have access to this funding, while continues to use public advertising for revenues. Also the tax name "Taxa de Contribuição Audiovisual", includes TV (visual) name in it. In reality, the advertising-free public radio channels in Portugal use a form of "hidden advertising", by informing listeners about new services provided by some Portuguese institutions such as banks or shops. By specifying their names, these radio channels end up advertising de facto
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Pasteles


pateles" in a phonetic rendering of the Puerto Rican pronunciation of "pasteles", as discussed below. Colombian pasteles are called "pastel de arroz cartagenero" (rice pasteles) and are more of a tamale than a typical pastel. Is made up of rice that is seasoned and left out in the sun; a process referred to as "orear" (to air). The rice is then mixed with many ingredients. Pickled vegetables, chorizo, pork, chickpeas, olives, and potatoes are the most common.
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Pasteles


varieties are commonly served with ketchup, tabasco-ketchup sauce or with pique criollo. Pique criollo is a hot sauce made from local hot chilies and other ingredients which are pickled in vinegar, sometimes with rum added. "Cuchifrito" pasteles are done traditionally. The masa consists of grated green banana "(pasteles de guineo)" or green plantains "(pasteles de plátano)", liquid from the meat mixture, milk, and annatto oil. It is then filled with Boston butt and served with a sauce. In
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Val-de-Grâce (church)


, as it does not allow for second thoughts. Val-de-Grâce’s cupola was the first of its kind and magnitude in Paris, as only smaller painted cupolas existed then, including the one in Eglise des Carmes and the other in the chapel of the Sorbonne. It was also the first important fresco in France, as all others were done with oil paint on canvas. After its completion, the dome was enhanced with oil pastels that faded soon after. Mignard’s superiority in this new art of fresco was
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Tres leches cake


A tres leches cake (Spanish: "pastel de tres leches", "torta de tres leches" or "bizcocho de tres leches"), is a sponge cake—in some recipes, a butter cake—soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. When butter is not used, the "Tres Leches" is a very light cake, with many air bubbles. This distinct texture is why it does not have a soggy consistency, despite being soaked in a mixture
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Facundo


bruises received the day before from unruly soldiers, he wrote in French, "On ne tue point les idees" (misquoted from "on ne tire pas des coups de fusil aux idees", which means "ideas cannot be killed by guns"). The government decided to decipher the message, and on learning the translation, said, "So! What does this mean?". With the failure of his oppressors to understand his meaning, Sarmiento is able to illustrate their ineptitude. His words are presented
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Adam Cost


give you the meaning of us." At that time the posters included a phone number; those who called heard a woman's recorded voice repeat their questions back to them: "My intuition tells me that you're asking yourselves who are Revs and Cost and what are they doing? What is it? What does it mean? What does it mean? What does it mean?" Cost and Revs continued to write in New York City with impunity, highly visible examples of the graffiti that Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was determined
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Portuguese India Armadas


, and what remained of the dwindling Portuguese India trade was brought back under the royal "Casa da Índia". What seems like the first chronology of the Portuguese India armadas can be found in the magnificently illustrated codex known as the "Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu" ("Book of Lisuarte de Abreu", named after the man who ordered the compilation). It covers the period from Vasco da Gama's first trip (1497–99) to the end of 1563. It is conserved at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New
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Giuseppe De Nittis


De Nittis took up pastels, which became an important medium for him in his remaining years and which he helped popularize. Back in Paris, where his home was a favorite gathering place for Parisian writers and artists, as well as expatriate Italians, he executed pastel portraits of sitters including De Goncourt, Zola, Manet and Duranty. He preferred pastels as the medium for his largest works, such as the triptych entitled "Races at Auteuil" (1881). De Nittis exhibited twelve paintings in the Exposition Universelle of 1878,
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Urracá


in order to unite to defeat the Spaniards. Caciques such as Ponca, Dures, Duraria, Bulaba, Guisia, Guaniaga, Tabor, Guracona, Guaniagos and other great masters of Veragua united under his command. Ponce de León succeeded in breaking the siege of Nata, and he was followed by Pedrarias commanding new forces that reinforced the Spanish at Nata. Bloody clashes continued, without any of the parties achieving complete victory. In a subsequent battle, Urracá's forces managed to defeat Captain Diego de Albitres, who escaped and reported
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Pastel de choclo


Pastel de choclo ('corn pie') is a South American dish based on sweetcorn or choclo. It is also similar to pastel de elote, found in Mexican cuisine, and to the English corn pudding. The filling usually contains ground beef, chicken, raisins, black olives, onions or slices of hard boiled egg. The dish is prepared with sweetcorn ground into a paste. It is then seasoned with ground basil that is blended into the corn. The mixture is pre-cooked with milk and a little lard
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List of Portuguese football champions


and Taça de Portugal (continental treble) in the same season. The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira does not count. Benfica is the only Portuguese club to have achieved a domestic treble by winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga in 2014, and Porto is the only Portuguese club to have achieved a continental treble by winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and UEFA Cup in 2003, and by winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and UEFA Europa League in 2011. The Quadruple, called "
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Antonio Cañizares Llovera


What does it mean to receive communion in the mouth? What does it mean to kneel before the Most Holy Sacrament? What does it mean to kneel during the consecration at Mass? It means adoration, it means recognizing the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist; it means respect and an attitude of faith of a man who prostrates before God because he knows that everything comes from Him, and we feel speechless, dumbfounded, before the wondrousness, his goodness, and his mercy. That is why it is not
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Emmy Award


programming as well as local news and locally produced shows. Nineteen of the regional chapters are affiliated with the NATAS, while the Los Angeles-based ATAS acts as the regional chapter serving the Los Angeles area. In general, a show is considered regional if it does not reach more than 50 percent of U.S. households; programs that reach more than 50 percent of the country must enter into one of the national Emmy competitions instead. The Regional Emmys are essential in helping NATAS and ATAS honor the works of deserving individuals in local
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Søren Kierkegaard


three parts. It included "Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing", "What we Learn from the Lilies in the Field and from the Birds in the Air", and "The Gospel of Sufferings". These questions are asked, What does it mean to be a single individual who wants to do the good? What does it mean to be a human being? What does it mean to follow Christ? He now moves from "upbuilding (Edifying) discourses" to "Christian discourses", however
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Oil pastel


the very idea of "self-expression" in general, favoured the coloured pencil, a cheaper German invention then widely promoted in Europe as a means to instill work discipline in young children. Oil pastels were an immediate commercial success and other manufacturers were quick to take up the idea, such as Dutch company "Talens", who began to produce Panda Pastels in 1930. However, none of these were comparable to the professional quality oil pastels produced today. These early products were intended to introduce western art education to Japanese
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Political positions of Jeremy Corbyn


Middle East. He said that he does not condone the actions of either organisation: "Does it mean I agree with Hamas and what it does? No. Does it mean I agree with Hezbollah and what they do? No. What it means is that I think to bring about a peace process, you have to talk to people with whom you may profoundly disagree ... There is not going to be a peace process unless there is talks involving Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas and I think everyone knows that". Corbyn
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Jeremy Corbyn


friends are prepared to talk," and that the specific occasion he used it was to introduce speakers from Hezbollah at a Parliamentary meeting about the Middle East. He said that he does not condone the actions of either organisation: "Does it mean I agree with Hamas and what it does? No. Does it mean I agree with Hezbollah and what they do? No. What it means is that I think to bring about a peace process, you have to talk to people with whom you may profoundly disagree … There
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The Pastel Society


Prior to the founding of the Pastel Society in London similar societies had been founded in New York City and Paris, as well as a predecessor in London. In 1882 The Society of Painters in Pastel was founded in New York by William Merritt Chase, Robert Frederick Blum, James Carroll Beckwith, Hugh Bolton Jones and Edwin Blashfield. Influenced by The Society of Painters in Pastel, in 1885 the Société des Pastellistes was founded by artists in Paris. The London Pastel Society held their first exhibition in 1888. The Society was organised
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Ho Yin


Red Guards began to riot, denouncing the Portuguese authorities for "fascist atrocities". Afterwards, the Chinese in Macau adopted a "Three No's" approach as a means to continue their struggle with the Government — no taxes, no service, no selling to the Portuguese, almost leading to the collapse of the Portuguese administration. On January 29, 1967, the Portuguese Governor, José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho, signed a statement of apology at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, under a portrait of Mao
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Pêro de Anaia


less intact, Pêro de Anaia secured permission from the ruling sheikh Isuf of Sofala for permission to erect a Portuguese fortress and factory in the island-city. By November, 1505 the perimeter of the Portuguese Fort São Caetano of Sofala was essentially finished and Pêro de Anaia opened the royal credentials assuming the title of "Capitão-Mor" (Captain-Major) of the fortress and garrison. Fort São Caetano was first permanent Portuguese colony in East Africa, and the kernel of what was to become the Portuguese colonial province of
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Nata mandir


A Nata mandira (or "Nata mandapa") is the dance hall of a Hindu temple. It is one of the buildings of the temple, especially in the Kalinga architecture. The name comes from the sanskrit "Nata" (=dance) and "Mandira" (=temple). The most known nata mandiras are the one of the Temple of Surya at Konark and the Lingaraja temple in Bhubaneswar. The Nata mandira refers to the time of the devadasis tradition when it was prevalent in India. Dancers lived in
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Rio de Janeiro


Portuguese Royal Reading Library) is located at Rua Luís de Camões, in the Centro (Downtown). The institution was founded in 1837 by a group of forty-three Portuguese immigrants, political refugees, to promote culture among the Portuguese community in the then capital of the Empire. The history of the Brazilian Academy of Letters is linked to the Real Gabinete, since some of the early meetings of the Academy were held there. The official song of Rio de Janeiro is "Cidade Maravilhosa", which means "marvelous city
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Pastel (color)


well as magic mint, periwinkle, and lavender. In the 1980s, there was a trend of pastel colors in men's fashion. In particular, the NBC television police series "Miami Vice" popularized what was already a growing trend even further as its lead character Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) exclusively wore pastel shirts and suits, setting a fashion that stood popular years after the show ended. The abundance of pastel was, and still is, also visible in the shooting locations with Art Deco buildings around the Miami area
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Pastel


historically used binders such as gum arabic and gum tragacanth. Methyl cellulose was introduced as a binder in the twentieth century. Often a chalk or gypsum component is present. They are available in varying degrees of hardness, the softer varieties being wrapped in paper. Some pastel brands use pumice in the binder to abrade the paper and create more tooth. Dry pastel media can be subdivided as follows: In addition, pastels using a different approach to manufacture have been developed: There has been some debate within art societies as to what
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Katana


or "daitō" among Western sword enthusiasts although "daitō" is a generic name for any Japanese long sword, literally meaning "big sword". As Japanese does not have separate plural and singular forms, both "katanas" and "katana" are considered acceptable forms in English. Pronounced , the "kun'yomi" (Japanese reading) of the "kanji" 刀, originally meaning "dao" or knife/saber in Chinese, the word has been adopted as a loanword by the Portuguese language. In Portuguese the
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Sherman Alexie


and alcoholism among the lives of Native American people, both on and off the reservation. They are lightened by wit and humor. According to Sarah A. Quirk from the "Dictionary of Library Biography," Alexie asks three questions across all of his works: "What does it mean to live as an Indian in this time? What does it mean to be an Indian man? Finally, what does it mean to live on an Indian reservation?" The protagonists in most of his literary works exhibit a constant struggle with
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Sang-Min Whang


because of being a woman, when we say that what does that woman mean? Does it mean different genitals between a man and a woman or a difference in roles? Whang: It is a difference in roles, right? For example, what is one of the more representative roles? Whang; Mother. Being a mother means having given birth to children, right? In Korean society living as a woman does not mean being born with genitals different from man, but it means [a difference in] role,
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Deniz (surname)


Déniz or Deniz (also written Denis in some parts of South America, see Denis) is a Spanish-Portuguese surname derived from the French surname De Niz. People with Déniz surnames can be found mostly in the Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira and in the Americas (USA, Cuba, etc.). It is sometimes confused with the Turkish name "Deniz", but they have different origins, pronunciation and meaning: "De Niz" in French, Spanish and Portuguese means "from Niz", where "
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UDAPB


União Desportiva Aeroporto, Picão e Belo Monte (Portuguese meaning the Picão e Belo Monte Airport Sporting Union, abbreviation and common form: UDAPB) is a football club that plays in Santo António in the island of Principe in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team plays in the Principe Island League in its local division and plays at Estádio 13 de Julho in the island capital as every club on the island does. It is located next to the island's only airport and is based in the village of Picão and the club area
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Colonization of Angola


The Portuguese colony of Angola was founded in 1575 with the arrival of Paulo Dias de Novais with a hundred families of colonists and four hundred soldiers. Luanda was granted the status of city in 1605. The fortified Portuguese towns of Luanda (established in 1575 with 400 Portuguese settlers) and Benguela. The Portuguese, Paulo Dias de Novais secured a grant allowing him to colonize what is now Angola. In exchange for agreeing to raise private funds to finance his expedition, bring Portuguese colonists and build forts in the country, the crown
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Filipe Pastel


to division two, going on to be first-choice in the following two seasons. Subsequently, he joined C.D. Feirense also in that tier but, on 27 January 2010, moved across the Atlantic to Canada and signed with Montreal Impact of the USSF Division 2 Professional League. After one season in Cyprus, Pastel returned to his country and signed for F.C. Penafiel in the second division. His input during the season consisted of 67 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against C.F. Os Belenenses, for the campaign's Portuguese League Cup
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Banco Português de Negócios


the Portuguese economy, the Portuguese government decided to give them a bailout, eventually at a future loss to taxpayers. Because of that, the role of Banco de Portugal (BdP) (Portuguese Central Bank) in regulating and supervising the Portuguese banking system, when it was led by Vítor Constâncio from 2000 to 2010, has been the subject of heated argument, particularly whether Vítor Constâncio and the BdP had the means to do something or whether they revealed gross incompetence. In December 2010, Constâncio was appointed vice president of the
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Chinchinim


" is also known for his daughter and oldest son, who were Goa's fearless writers, who haunted both the Portuguese rulers and the anti-Portuguese. Their works related to Goa and how Goa laid at the centre of the Portuguese Empire. His son Mario de Loiola Furtado carried a newspaper column "Manual de Rua" which means 'Street guide' which awoke and enlightened many a Goan. He made Goans realise that they were not ruled by the Portuguese, but they ruled Portugal. Their votes counted in deciding who
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Agadir


sea, "Santa Cruz do Cabo de Aguer" on the site of the now-vanished neighborhood of Founti (named after the Portuguese word "fonte" meaning "fountain") under a governor. Quickly, the Portuguese were exposed to the hostility of the tribes of the region. From 1530, they were blockaded in Santa Cruz. Portuguese weakness showed itself on 12 March 1541 when Sherif Saâdien Mohammed ash-Sheikh captured the fortress of Santa Cruz de Aguer. Six hundred Portuguese survivors were taken prisoner, including the governor
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Singer with A Glove


Singer with A Glove by Edgar Degas, originally titled Chanteuse de Café, la chanteuse au gant, is a pastel drawing on canvas 53.2 x 41 cm from the year 1878. Degas himself was a French artist famous for not only pastels, but his paintings, sculptures, prints, and charcoal drawings as well. This pastel is part of a series of works that have cafe-concert singers as their subject. Degas was a habitué of those places, especially the Cafe des Ambassadeurs, and he uses them as the settings
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The Killing (Danish TV series)


plot structure – what does it [a murder] mean for a police investigator, what does it mean for the parents, what does it mean for the politicians. It's not just about finding the murderer. That's important, but it's not all." Over 120 countries have purchased the first two seasons of The Killing. The first series has also been shown in other countries, as follows: "The Killing" has been awarded a number of awards and recognitions from various festivals and organisations from around the
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Natas (group)


, and the official Natas Facebook confirmed that "FUQERRBDY" was to be released on July 15, 2014. On December 20, 2014, Natas member T-N-T was killed in a car accident. With the death of T-N-T, Natas broke up. Esham has said in his interview with Faygoluvers, for his 16th album Scribble, "There won't be another Natas album". Natas refers to its performance style as "acid rap," comparing the lyrics to hallucinations induced by LSD
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De Jesus


De Jesús or De Jesus (; , ) is a Spanish and Portuguese surname (meaning "of Jesus") and a common family name in the Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking world. In the year 2000, there were 26,336 people of Hispanic/Latino origin in the United States with the surname De Jesus, making 172nd in order of frequency for all Hispanic/Latino surnames, and 1,002nd most common surname in that country. In the Philippines, De Jesus (or "de Jesus") is the 33rd most common surname
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Pasteles


a cheesecloth. Some liquid from the stew is added to the masa with annatto oil. The filling may be traditional or it may be a stew of currants, shrimp, crab or lobster, and seasoned with basil, sofrito, adobo, and annatto oil. Another variety is "pasteles de arroz" where the "masa" is actually composed of partly cooked seasoned rice which is fully cooked as the "pastel" boils. Fillings are traditional, pork butt, chicken and crabmeat are the most common. Pasteles of all
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Natas (comics)


to kill you". Ollie calls Connor and Mia to attention and tells them to prepare for a fight. Natas leaves Oliver Queen and his friends with a parting gift – a squadron of some of the world's deadliest assassins – and they have all been assigned to kill him. Ollie brings all of his allied masters together inside of a cave. Before they can realize what he is doing, Ollie sets off a detonator, which seals the cave. He doesn't want to place Connor or Mia into a situation where
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Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña


Serrallés into a music museum was subsequently discarded. In 1991 the first headquarters of the Museo de la Musica Puertorriqueña were located at 70 Cristina Street in what is now the Centro Cultural de Ponce. The pastel villa building was built by a well known architect named Juan Bertoli Calderoni, who also built many other buildings throughout Puerto Rico. It was designed in the neo-classic architectural style, specifically a French style architecture. In 1996, the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP) moved the Music Museum to its current location at
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Diogo de Silves


Portuguese sources. The hypothesis has been sufficiently accepted that the Portuguese postal service saw fit to emit a stamp in honor of 'Diogo de Silves' in 1990. There is no other record or information about Diogo de Silves, whom he worked for or what his objective was. It is often assumed (albeit without corroboration) that Diogo de Silves was a captain in the service of the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. If so, he may have been sent out in 1427 as just one of Henry's several expeditions in
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Kent Bach


means.” Context provides constraints on what a speaker can reasonably mean and on what a hearer can reasonably interpret a speaker to mean. “contextualist platitude” does not preclude the “older picture of language and communication” and “a fairly standard semantic-pragmatic distinction.” Pragmatic considerations and context do not contribute to the content of what is said. Bach admits that there is meaning in utterances beyond the semantic content of a sentence, but he maintains that context does not determine speaker meaning but rather constrains how a speaker
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De Brief voor de Koning (film)


heart. Then Tiuri goes to a hermit named Menaures. Menaures sends his boy Piak as Tiuri's guide. After traveling for a bit, Tiuri and Piak struggle with people who pose a threat to the safety of the letter, Tiuri opens the letter and memorises what is written on it. After that he burns the letter so that no one can read it. However, Tiuri does not know what the message on the letter means because the message is written in a different language. Piak helps him to remember it by
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Gordita


sweet cake similar to a tiny but extremely thick pancake made with milk cream or clotted cream, called "nata" in Mexico, cinnamon, sugar, and white wheat flour. They are named "gordita" too, due to their appearance, similar to the original fried gordita, but their taste is sweet, not salty. Besides their appearance, this snack is not related to the original one. The same flour preparation used to prepare gorditas de nata is also used to cook a flat cookie variation, which by extension
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P.S.K. What Does It Mean?


"P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (also written as "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)") is a song released in 1985 by Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D on his independent label Schoolly D Records. P.S.K. is the abbreviation for Park Side Killas, a street gang with which Schoolly D was affiliated. The highly influential song is considered the first hardcore rap song and features incidents of graphic sex, gunplay, drug references and one of the first uses of the word "nigga" in a rap song (
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Annabel Port


" was usually a short, comical song introducing the coming weekend, with varying topical verses played live by Annabel. The song was introduced as coming "From the golden throat of miss Annabel Port". "Chorus" Oh what does it mean when the pubs are all packed at five-thirty? Oh what does it mean when we're all having fish for our tea? Oh what does it mean when Top of the Pops is on the telly? Oh yes, the weekend's nearly here; So sing along
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What Does Anything Mean? Basically


What Does Anything Mean? Basically is the second studio album by English post-punk band the Chameleons. It was recorded in January 1985 and released 1 October 1985 by record label Statik. One single was released from the album: "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)". "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" was recorded in January 1985 at Highland Studios in Inverness, Scotland. The album's sole single, "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)", was released on
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Double Dee and Steinski


compilation of Stein's work entitled "What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective", which Spin Magazine listed as the #1 reissue of 2008. The collection also received a rating of 8.7 from Pitchfork, and 4 stars from Rolling Stone. Steinski's 2006 compilation CD "What Does it all Mean?" contained a new track - "Number 3 on Flight 11", a meditation on the 9/11 terrorist attacks - which has been widely praised. In their reviews of "What Does it all Mean"
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Pastel


Maurice Quentin de La Tour (who never painted in oils), and Rosalba Carriera. The pastel still life paintings and portraits of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin are much admired, as are the works of the Swiss-French artist Jean-Étienne Liotard. In 18th-century England the outstanding practitioner was John Russell. In Colonial America, John Singleton Copley used pastel occasionally for portraits. In France, pastel briefly became unpopular during and after the Revolution, as the medium was identified with the frivolity of the Ancien Régime
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Morten Lauridsen


", "A Backyard Universe", "Five Songs on American Poems" (Moss, Witt, Gioia and Agee) and "Lux Aeterna"—his series of sacred a cappella motets ("O Magnum Mysterium, Ave Maria, O Nata Lux, Ubi Caritas et Amor", and "Ave Dulcissima Maria") and numerous instrumental works are featured regularly in concert by distinguished artists and ensembles throughout the world. "O Magnum Mysterium, Dirait-on" (from "Les Chansons des Roses"), "O Nata
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What Does Anything Mean? Basically


1 August 1985. This song used uncredited Lennon-McCartney lyrics, with the final passage of the song quoting key lyrics of the Beatles song "She Said, She Said". "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" was released 1 October 1985 on record label Statik. "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" has been generally well received by critics. In his retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic called it "[a] rarity of sophomore albums, something that at once made the band all the more unique
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Philippe Saunier


Philippe Saunier (born 1972) is a French art historian who is chief curator at the Bureau de l'inventaire des collections et de la circulation des biens culturels at ministry of culture. He was formerly with the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée Picasso in Paris. He is the author with Thea Burns of "L'art du pastel" (2014) which was translated into English and published by Abbeville Press in 2015 as "The art of the pastel". From 2004 to 2006, Saunier was a curator at the Musée de l'Orangerie in
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