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Skriven 2012-08-30 08:54:00 av Glen Jamieson
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Greatings Hap.
 

 -> Those Maoris can be quite scary.  When the Europeans settled in New
 -> Zealand they had to make a treaty with the Maoris, who killed so many
 -> of the invaders that they had to be respected.
 ->
 HN> Yep, and I have friends all over both
 HN> countries! Aukland, Cambridge, Hamilton, and
 HN> Christchurch in NZ. Brisbane, Bathurst, Melbourne,
 HN> Adelaide, Sidney, Perth, Broome, and even one in 
 HN> Canberra in Oz!

I have decendants in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Gore in
NZ, Darwin, Brisbane, Alice Springs and Adelaide in Australia, and
other relatives in Manila, Houston, San Diego, Copenhagen, Roskilde,
London and Belfast, and they all want me to visit them.  Most visit me
on occasions.
 
 ->  HN> Ask Poor Prince Harry about that! 
 ->  HN> I think he's properly unhappy with
 ->  HN> camera phones right about now!
 ->  HN> Granny will give him what for I expect!!
 -> 
 -> That is for sure!!  He will be in the soup now.
 ->
 HN> I hope so! Silly behavior to say the least!
 HN> Strip Billiards takes entirely too long!
 HN> Strip tiddlywinks is faster!!

I'll take your word for it!
 
 -> I think that there are very high definition digital cameras available
 -> for producing wall-sized pictures, but at a price, of course.
 ->
 HN> Of course, and I have several of those.

I am not surprised!
 
 -> It is sad that those expensive film cameras with wonderful optical
 -> systems are now obsolete.  I would like to see someone come up with
 -> relatively cheap digital back conversions for the best classics.
 ->
 HN> Oddly enough they are NOT obsolete as many
 HN> think. I have a friend who takes 4X5 cameras
 HN> and even an 8X10 Camera and uses digital 
 HN> Scanners for the "digital capture"...
 HN> Very interesting...but not very portable!!

That still necessitates exposing, developing and printing film.  I was
thinking of the amateur with his/her $1000 camera plus lenses. These
days it should be possible to produce a photocell receptor with
equivalent resolution to 35 mm film, which could replace the film
transporting system.
 
 -> The police here still use Polaroid cameras for their IDs, as those
 -> pictures are very difficult to forge.
 ->
 HN> Getting harder to do since Polaroid is 
 HN> no longer making film...but there is a 
 HN> company in the Netherlands who IS making
 HN> polaroid film and Fuji also is marketing
 HN> a ling of instant film that works in 
 HN> Polaroid camreras. I have about $3000 
 HN> worto of polaroid film (including 
 HN> 8X10 sheet film) and have been
 HN> "resisting" efforts to pry it away
 HN> from me!

I would expect there to be a small, continuing market for that type of
film, so somewhere in the world, there will still be a producer.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Traditional Scotch Broth
 Categories: Soups/stews, Ethnic, Lamb
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      1 lb Neck of mutton or boiling
           -beef
      2 qt Cold water
      1 ts Salt
      2 tb Pearl barley
      2 tb Yellow split peas
      2 tb Dried green peas
      2 md Size carrots
      2    Leeks
      3 tb Diced rutabaga
      1 md Onion
    1/2 sm Cabbage
      1 ts Finely chopped parsley
 
  Salt and pepper to taste
  
  Put the meat, water, salt and washed pearl barley into a large
  saucepan. Bring to a boil very slowly and skim.  Dice the vegetables
  and wash and shred the cabbage and add to the pan.  Bring the soup
  back to a boil again and simmer very gently until the meat is cooked
  and the peas are tender - about two hours.  Add parsley and salt and
  pepper to taste.
  
  Posted by Gavin Davies. Courtesy of Fred Peters.
 
MMMMM
 

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