Fab Food Friday Fotos: Cioppino, Chipotle Chicken Tacos ...

Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on November 2, 2012

?I?m at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I?ve just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.?

~ Rodney Dangerfield

FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD.

Such a week with the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and the US national elections are thankfully just a few days away. Time to decompress, de-stress, turn off the noise of politics, and enjoy this week?s fabulous collection of food photos and recipes.

When they?re available, recipes and recipe links will accompany select ?Fab Food Friday Fotos,? with a guarantee that at least one thrifty recipe will always be included.

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Cioppino | Photo credit: Kevin D. Weeks, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Cioppino (it?s pronounced chuh-PEE-noh) is a lovely fish stew, easy to make, perfect for chilly nights ? some background info from Wikipedia:

Cioppino is a fish stew originating in San Francisco. It is considered an Italian-American dish, and is related to various regional fish soups and stews of Italian cuisine. Cioppino is traditionally made from the catch of the day, which in the dish?s place of origin is typically a combination of dungeness crab, clams, shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels and fish. The seafood is then combined with fresh tomatoes in a wine sauce, and served with toasted bread, either sourdough as bouillabaisse, burrida, and bourride of the French Provence, suh or baguette. The dish is comparable to cacciucco and brodetto from Italy, as well as other fish dishes from the Mediterranean region suquet de peix from Catalan speaking regions of coastal Spain.

A few recipe links for cioppino for you to explore: Giada De Laurentiis at Food Network, What?s Cooking America, Wall Street Journal, and Bon Appetit.

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Russian Babayevskiy Dark Chocolate, 75 Percent Cacao | Photo credit: Eugenia Vlasova, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Eggs on Baby Spinach with Peas & Brie | Photo credit: esimpraim, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

The recipe for photographer/cook esimpraim?s lovely, inexpensive (except for the brie, but that?s what makes it so good) egg dish is posted on her food blog Dishing Up Delights ? it was adapted from a recipe at Lucullian Delights.

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Happy Teapot, Thames Festival, Bankside, South London | Photo credit: Paul Simpson, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Chocolate Brioche Banana Bread Pudding with Chocolate Caramel Sauce | Photo credit: RACINGMIX, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Fennel & Leek Gratin with Spicy Cajun Chicken | Photo credit: Manne, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Overview and Fennel & Leek Gratin with Spicy Cajun Chicken recipe link provided by photographer/cook Manne (recipe is based off one at BBC Good Food):

Perfect low carb dish, with steak, pork chops, or stir-fried chicken.

See recipe at Tummyrumble, my food blog.

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Lunch of Local Asparagus, Smoked Salmon, Dollop of Horseradish, & Locally Baked Granary Bread | Photo credit: John Oxton, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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?It?s Dessert Time!? ? Front & Back Covers of Vintage 1953, 36-Page Dessert Cooking Booklet, Published by General Foods Corp (click image to enlarge) | Photo credit: alsis35, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Sausage Balls (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free) | Photo credit: Cassidy, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Photographer/cook Cassidy?s gluten- and dairy-free sausage balls recipe are posted at Cooking Gluten (& Dairy) Free.

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Breakfast of Homemade Feijoa Scones | Photo credit: Teresa, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Photographer/cook Teresa provided this overview of her lovely breakfast:

Despite a poor recipe choice, the feijoa scones turned out ok. I made the feijoa jelly last night using the discarded skins. It was the first time I?d ever canned something ? I am so happy it set and the jar sealed (yes it is an old pasta sauce jar?).

Information about feijoa from WikiBooks:

The Feijoa or pineapple guava is an egg-shaped fruit with a thin lime-green skin. The flesh inside is cream-colored and encases a jelly-like center. The texture is gritty, close to that of a pear. The flesh tastes like a combination of several other fruits, usually described as pineapple, guava, and strawberry. Some people report a taste similar to that of a quince or lemon. Feijoa is native to South America, but is now commercially grown in New Zealand and California.

Feijoas are most often eaten raw. The fruit is ripe when it is slightly soft and the jellied inner section is clear. The fruit is unripe when the jelly is white and is spoiled when the jelly is brown. Unfortunately, this test of ripeness may only be determined once the fruit is opened. Peel the fruit before preparing, as the skin is bitter.

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Chiles & Peppers | Photo credit: time_anchor, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Seafood Fried Noodles in Korean Stone Bowl, Tokyo, Japan | Photo credit: Nemo?s great uncle, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Beautiful Beans, Bad Godesberg Farmers? Market in Germany | Photo credit: Nancy White, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Chipotle Chicken Tacos | Photo credit: anjuli_ayer, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Recipe for photographer/cook anjuli_ayer?s spicy chicken tacos at A Smart Mouth, with this summary:

It?s starting to get cold. Cold means frost which means winter vegetables. In the winter, we have two main options: squash or roots. This year I?m just not ready for either. Since I started paying more attention to seasonal produce, I have been amazed with how excited I am as new vegetables come to the greenmarket. Not this winter. My stomach has been saying ?Winter, slow dooooown.? I?m eating tacos tonight. [I also had tacos last night.] For now I am beating the cold wind and puffy coats by building an inner fire using the magic of capsicum and tequila.

If you?re feeling what I?m feeling, join in on my fun. Chipotle chicken tacos with cheddar and guacamole.

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Roast Beef, Horseradish Cream, Green Beans, Dried Mole @ Ludobites 007, Gram & Papas, Downtown Los Angeles, California | Photo credit: kayone73, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Moroccan Chicken Soup | Photo credit: Raul P, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Baked Apple Crisp | Photo credit: Simply Frugal, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Simple, homey, and cheap, photographer/cook Simply Frugal provided an overview and the recipe link for this baked apple crisp:

Baked apple crisp. On days when I?m too lazy to make a crust, I just sprinkle rolled oats, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon over sliced apples and bake them for 35-45 minutes.

Recipe blogged here at Simply Frugal.

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Biscuits Rising in the Oven | Photo credit: heartajack, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Horseradish & Chili Pasta, with Smoked Trout | Photo credit: foodjungle, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Easy cooking instructions provided by photographer/cook foodjungle:

Pasta that will let you cry tears.

Grab a pack of smoked trout, 4-5 of those red tiny chilies you see above (imported from Thailand), 2 tablespoons low fat creme legere with herbs, 1 teaspoon fresh finely grated horseradish, and a small red onion.

1. Cook the pasta according package instructions.
2. Flake the smoked trout into a bowl.
3. Finely chop the red onion and chillies, mix them into the trout flakes.
4. Add the creme legere and the horseradish and mix well.
5. Season to taste (careful with salt as the trout is already salty).
6. Toss cooked pasta in the mixture and serve.

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Nice Mixed Tempura of Aubergine, Carrot, Sweet Potato, Prawn, & Scallop (The Best), Soseki Restaurant, London | Photo credit: su-lin, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Red-Wine Pasta with Broccoli, Zucchini, & Paneer | Photo credit: gay.goy.gourmet, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Photographer/cook gay.goy.gourmet used this recipe at Epicurious.

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Chorizo & Grape Skin Bread, Lunch at Ruca Malen Winery, Argentina | Photo credit: Velo Steve, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Chicken Stew with Mint, Chili, & Coriander | Photo credit: arsheffield, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Lunch Buffet @ Green Pepper Indian Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia | Photo credit: avlxyz, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Description from photographer avlxyz:

AUD16 Friday Lunch Buffet ? Green Pepper Indian restaurant

Plate #1 ? AUD16 Lunch Buffet ? Green Pepper Indian restaurant, Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Very spicy curries. Tandoori chicken, lamb rogan josh, butter chicken, lamb biriyani, & basmati rice.

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Chicken Menudo | Photo credit: digipam, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Funnel Cake, Gilroy Garlic Festival, California | Photo credit: Besighyawn, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Exciting Potato | Photo credit: Nuwandalice, Flickr, Creative Commons, some right reserved

Photographer/cook Nuwandalice wrote this:

Don?t usually post photos of food on Flickr, but goshdarnit this potato was photogenic. My first time trying this exciting new method, as well!

Put a bit of garlic in-between each slice, and slathered generously with butter and olive oil. Om to the nom, is all I have to say about that.

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Lemons at Farmers Market at Brisbane Powerhouse, Queensland, Australia | Photo credit: yksin, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Espirales con Champi?ones / Spiral Pasta with Mushrooms | Photo credit: Lablascovegmenu, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Photographer/cook Lablascovegmenu provided directions (no measurements) for this easy, frugal pasta dish:

Espirales con Champi?ones

Boil pasta. Sauce is made from stir-fried onions, courgette (zucchini), and mushrooms. Once is almost done, add milk and flour to thicken sauce. Serve.

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Drying Manta Ray to Eat Later, Taebaesksan Mountain, Gangwon-do, South Korea | Photo credit: Esteban Mendieta Jara, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Royal Cherry Cheese Cake | Photo credit: Bulsara McKinney, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Be still my heart? photographer/cook Bulsara McKinney provided the recipe for this luscious Royal Cherry Cheese Cake:

This is a Cherry Cheese Cake. Recipe below. This is what it looked like at first. Then I looked at the picture and it had a ring of cherries around the edge, so I tried to do that. The next picture is the result of that. P.S. Ignore the fresh cherries to the right. The recipe called for canned pie filling so that?s what we used.

Royal Cherry Cheese Cake Recipe

Crust:
* 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
* 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
* 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar

Filling:
* 3 8-oz. packages of cream cheese, softened
* 3 eggs
* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Topping:
* 1 21-oz can of cherry pie filling

Preheat oven to 375?F. Brush bottom and sides of the spring form pan with melted butter. Chill in the freezer until ready to use.

Crust: Using a fork or pastry cutter, blend all crust ingredients together in small bowl until well mixed. Press mix firmly against bottom and sides of a 9? spring form pan.

Filling: Using low speed on a mixer, cream together sugar and cream cheese from filling ingredients. Add eggs one at a time and beat well into mixture. Add vanilla and lightly beat until well blended. Pour filling into crust.

Bake at 375?F for 40-50 minutes.

Chill thoroughly for at least 2 hours and decorate with pie filling before slicing.

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Thai Black Rice | Photo credit: postbear, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

While I?ve heard about black rice, this is the first time I?ve seen it. Photographer postbear provided this background info:

Thai black rice, Ox Head brand. It?s sticky and I use it for rice pudding or ohagi. friends gave me a bag of tiny red beans and I?ll cook them up later tonight (I made the black rice and some sticky white rice earlier) so I can make a bastardised ohagi type dessert.

It works in sushi, too ? I prefer mixing the sticky white with black rice or a bit of brown just to vary the flavour and look of the roll. The night before last I made several rolls with cucumber, some nukazuke pickles, pickled ginger, daikon and some other bits and bobs.

The sushi can be made to look very elaborate and detailed if you are careful with the layers ? looks impressive, but the ragged screw-ups taste just as good.

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Butterscotch Blondies with Peanut-Pretzel-Caramel | Photo credit: csp67, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Recipe for this fabulous blondies dessert/snack is posted at Epicurious.

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Portuguese Egg Tarts | Photo credit: Rubber Slippers in Italy, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Historical info on these Portuguese egg tarts posted here.

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Beets at the Market, Charlottesville, Virginia | Photo credit: kthread, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Asian Pork & Kale | Photo credit: saralafas, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Photographer/cook saralafas gave this list of ingredients (no measurements):

Ingredients: Pork tenderloin, rice vinegar, sesame seed oil, honey, soy sauce, ground dry mustard, ground ginger, garlic powder, sesame seeds

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Roasted Turnips with Caraway & Dillweed | Photo credit: SaucyGlo, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Root veggies and roasting were made for each other ? recipe for these awesome roasted turnips is provided at Carolina Sauce Company. Photographer/cook SaucyGlo wrote this:

Roasting brings out a deep, mellow sweetness in sometimes-sharp or bitter root vegetables, and roasted turnips are no exception. For best flavor, use young little turnips instead of the baseball (or larger!) size ones. If small enough, simply quarter the peeled turnips. But if using some larger ones, just make sure all the turnip chunks are roughly the same size. This recipe makes two to three hearty side servings, and there?s no reason why you couldn?t multiply the quantities to make more servings. I served this with crab cakes tonight, but the German-inspired flavors would also pair well with bratwurst and other German dishes, as well as roast chicken, roast beef, steak and brisket. A dollop of sour cream (or nonfat Greek yogurt) or creamy horseradish sauce would certainly complement these turnips.

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My First Flan | Photo credit: Matt Gonzalez, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Link and description from photographer/cook/webmaster Matt Gonzalez:

My first flan

Fell apart when I took it out of the dish, but I think it was a valiant effort for my first try. It was easily the most dangerous thing I?ve ever made! Recipe at cookingmatt.com/flan-de-leche.

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Lovely Bowl of Hot Chocolate, La Niche Restaurant in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | Photo credit: howard61, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Greek Marinated Chicken Breasts | Photo credit: Lynn Gardner, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

My mouth is watering looking at this chicken dish photo ? photographer/cook Lynn Gardner wrote this:

Greek Marinated Chicken Breasts

Based on Betty Crocker?s recipe for ?Grilled Proven?al Chicken Breasts? but I used Penzeys Greek Seasoning instead of herbes de Provence (I also let the chicken marinade for nearly 24 hours). A very tasty marinade.

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Spanish Potatoes with Saffron, Almonds, & Bread Crumbs | Photo credit: megabeth, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

I?m dying to try this recipe ? photographer/cook/webmistress megabeth provided the recipe link and wrote this summary:

Spanish Potatoes with Saffron, Almonds, and Bread Crumbs

I was asked, when I announced my intentions to do a vegetarian Vuelta a Espa?a if I?d be featuring saffron. But, of course! Spain is the largest exporter of saffron, so it?s only natural I use it in these recipes. Saffron is the bright star of this dish leaving you with that subtle perfumed flower flavor. Don?t worry about blowing your budget on this expensive flavoring, just a little bit will do you just right in this recipe.

If you?re patient enough, and can stand the wonderful cooking smells from the oven, let these potatoes get nice and crispy in the oven. That little extra time will adds a little smokiness and texture to the potatoes.

Recipe and Details on Veggin?.

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Thai Okra & Pomegranate Salad | Photo credit: Sean Ganann, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Grain Belt Beer Sign, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Photo credit: Photomatt28, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

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Food photos selected and posted are credited and have Creative Commons-licensed content with some rights reserved for noncommercial purposes, unless otherwise noted.

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Past three months of Fab Food Friday Fotos posts:

Deliciously Creepy Halloween Food & Thrifty Recipes Galore, Plus a Hat Tip to Foods of New Orleans

Pumpkin Coconut Milk Panna Cotta, Chicken Paprikash, Shaved Asparagus Salad, Vegan Tostada, Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Walnut Pesto, Popcorn Cupcakes, Cous Cous & Veggies, More Recipes

Broccoli & Pecan Sauce, Bang Bang Chicken, Mocha Mousse, Black-Eyed Peas & Ham, Cheese Biscuits, Italian-Style J?cama-Cucumber Salad, Soups, Apple Cranberry Muffins, Red Curry Shrimp & Pineapple, & More Frugal Recipes

Green Zebra Gazpacho, Rice Pudding & Rhubarb, Crackly Fudgey Brownies, Gluten-Free Perfect Roasted Chicken, Soups & Salads, Cheesy Spinach Potatoes, GF Chocolate Strawberry Torte, Chile Rellenos, & More Thrifty Recipes

Sunday Chuck Roast, Chilaquiles Casserole, Asian Lentil Rice Wrap, Chocolate Streusel Banana Coffee Cake, Zucchini Gratin, Gluten-Free Walnut Apple Cake, Bacon & Leek Risotto, Mac & Cheese Nacho Bake, More Thrifty Recipes

Polish Zurek, Raw Okra Salad, Mini Chocolate Cupcakes, Steak with Cilantro Sauce, Gluten-Free Sesame Chicken, Corn & Seafood Jambalaya, Lebanese Lamb Stew, Tuna Croquettes, Collard Greens & Bacon, & More Frugal Recipes

Date Nut Cookies, Sausage Hash, Baked Sea Bass, Matryoshka Bento, Wakey Wakey Breakfast Muffins, Stir Fry Ox Heart, Green Bean, Mushroom, & Hazelnut Salad, Vegan Onion Soup, Quiche, Triple Chocolate Banana Ice Cream, Lebanese Roasted Eggplant, & More Cheap Recipes

Caribbean Coleslaw, BBQ Pork Ribs, Pepper Cornbread, Fruit Pizza, Pepperoni Grilled Chicken, Mighty Rhino Cookies, Grilled Shrimp, Menemen, Cambodian Catfish, Blueberry Bread, Chicken in Milk, & More Frugal Recipes

Taco Salad, Chinese Cabbage Rolls, Beet-Lemon Cupcakes, Amish Chicken Pot Pie, Peach & Blueberry Rustic Tart, Squash & Turkey Casserole, Buttermilk Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese, Tres Leche, Vietnamese Beef Jerky, More Cheap Recipes

Cast Iron Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake, Mango & Paprika Pork, Salads & Salsas, Polenta Fritters, Vindaloo Chicken Curry, Summer Tomato Pie, Roasted Lamb, Turnip Chicken Soup, & Frugal Recipes

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake, Mini Wellingtons, Coffee Granita, Chicken Satay, Spicy Italian Lentil Soup, Honeyed Fig Crostata, Green Chile Pork Chops, Salmon & Baby Spinach, Sesame Ginger Salad, Steak & Horseradish Sauce, Veggies, & More Recipes

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Non-Stick Surface On Med Devices Could Keep Bacteria At Bay

In lab tests, catheters coated with a non-stick surface harbored far fewer Staph bacteria than conventional devices. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports.

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Nasty bacteria cling to the surfaces of countertops. They also stick to medical devices?like catheters?that are placed inside the human body, where they can become a dangerous source of infection.

Individually, bacteria are fairly easily killed. But if they multiply on a surface, they eventually form a biofilm?a tightly organized bacterial community that can fight off antibiotics and the body?s immune system.

Now, researchers have come up with a way to give those nasty bugs the ?slip?? a non-stick surface that stops the biofilm from forming. The material hasn?t been tested in humans yet. But in the lab, catheters coated with the non-stick surface stayed almost completely free of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The findings were presented at the October, 2012, AVS International symposium in Tampa, which covers materials, interfaces and processing. [Andrew Hook et al, Combinatorial Discovery of Materials That Resist Bacterial Adhesion]

By denying bacteria a grip on medical devices without resorting to antibiotics, the researchers also hope to help doctors get a grip on antibiotic resistance?one of medicine?s stickiest problems.

?Gretchen Cuda Kroen

[The above text is a transcript of this podcast]

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No more surprises? Obama, Romney fight to finish (cbsnews)

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Romney Makes Last-Ditch Play For Pennsylvania

It's a tradition for Republican presidential candidates to pour money into Pennsylvania with little to show for it -- the state hasn't picked a Republican for the office in 24 years. But a week before the election, the Romney campaign says it is making a serious play for the Keystone State.

In a memo released Tuesday, campaign manager Rich Beeson argued that Pennsylvania is a "unique opportunity" for Romney. And the campaign seems to be putting its money where its mouth is, placing statewide ad buys that should begin airing on television Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

"The western part of the Keystone State has become more conservative (and President Obama's war on coal is very unpopular there), and Mitt Romney is more competitive in the voter-rich Philadelphia suburbs than any Republican nominee since 1988," the memo states. "This makes Pennsylvania a natural next step as we expand the playing field."

Recent polls show that the Romney campaign may be on to something. Romney began to gain on President Obama in September and that continued in October after his strong performance in the first debate. The TPM PollTracker Average has Obama leading Romney by just three points.

Since Romney's post-debate bounce, the campaign has claimed that the momentum in the race remains with the former governor, a strategy that the Pennsylvania ad buys fits into as well. But the Obama campaign called Romney's proclaimed efforts to expand the map a bluff.

"The Romney campaign wants you to think it's expanding the map, but it's not," Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said on a conference call with reporters Monday, after news that a super PAC supporting Romney was running ads in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. "They tried this before: a month ago they were going to surge in Michigan, then they weren't. A couple of weeks ago too they were going to surge in Maine...then they weren't."

Nevertheless, the Obama campaign will also begin running ads in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh markets in a response to the super PAC. On Monday, the campaign said it would do this out of an abundance of caution.

If a last-ditch Republican effort to win Pennsylvania sounds familiar, that's because Sen. John McCain did it in 2008. Two weeks before that election, McCain's political director held a conference call with reporters in which he argued McCain had a good shot at winning the state even though polls at the time generally showed McCain trailing Obama by 10 to 15 points. Ultimately, Obama won the state by 10 points.

Though 2012 is not 2008, this is the scenario the Obama campaign recalled in their response to Romney's Pennsylvania effort.

"Three things are now absolutely clear in this race - we have a significant early vote advantage in states from North Carolina to Nevada, there is no Romney momentum in the battleground states, and the Romney campaign has found itself with a tremendously narrow and improbable path to 270 electoral votes," Messina said in a statement Tuesday, responding to new Romney ad buys. "Now, like Republicans did in 2008, they are throwing money at states where they never built an organization and have been losing for two years."

Romney's first ad in Pennsylvania touts his commitment to the coal industry -- and arguing that the state's coal industry has suffered under Obama:

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/romney-makes-last-ditch-play-pennsylvania-192529181--politics.html

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President Sata has began the contruction of his retirement home-HH

TIME PUBLISHED - Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 1:40 pm

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema addresses journalists after attending the meeting

United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hikainde Hichilema has accused President Michael Sata of beginning the construction of his retirement home at a cost of K1.4 billion while he is a sitting president. According to the statement, this action is a violation of the republic constitution which only provides such privilege to a former head of state.

Below is the full statement

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Press Statement
31st October, 2012

Early this year, we alerted the nation that Mr. Sata had begun constructing his retirement home near state lodge illegally using government resources.

Government spokesperson Hon Kennedy Sakeni refuted our assertion and alleged that we were bitter and chocking with envy after the 2011 electoral defeat.

Lies have a very short life span and we have been vindicated.

Mr. Sata sent his uncle Hon Alexander Bwalya Chikwanda as a bearer of a message to Parliament to solicit for K1.4 billion for the construction of his house. Page 911 of the yellow book attest to this.

Our contention is that our laws do not provide for such type of expenditure. This is a clear violation of our statutes. Act number 21 of 1998, chapter 15 section 4a states as follows:

?assigned to a former President within a period of not more than two years from the date of ceasing to hold office, a furnished executive house built or bought in Zambia by the State at a place of the former President?s choice?.

Clearly, this is a benefit given to a former President not a sitting one. Is Mr. Sata a retired, sitting President? We are concerned that Mr. Sata has continued raping our constitution with impunity. If Mr. Sata had any sense of morality, he would have concentrated on paying retirees who have already worked for their money than paying himself a retirement prematurely.

We call on all Honourable Members of Parliament across political divide to do the honourable thing by stopping this reckless, proposed spending.

This level of self aggrandizement is unacceptable especially that houses for the second, third and fourth former Republican Presidents are not completed. If this reckless expenditure is not stopped in Parliament, UPND shall explore other democratic options available.

Hakainde Hichilema
PRESIDENT

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