Koshari is Egyptian street food which combines rice, lentils and pasta, one or two of which is always in my refrigerator. This is one of my favorite meals to throw together.
Make the rice, pasta and lentils ahead of time for the ultimate in leftoveres or make them for this dish and then have more leftovers.
For the sauce, dice one small onion and sauté in oil until soft. Mince the garlic and add to the onions. When it is fragrant, add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, cumin, lemon juice and salt and cook together for about 10 minutes or more if you have other things cooking.
For the onions, slice the onion into crescents and place in a frying pan. Dust with paprika (that's how my Mom fried onions!) and fry until crispy.
To assemble, place the rice on the plate and top with a layer of lentils. Mix the pasta into the sauce and then on top of the lentils. Top with fried onions. Enjoy!


Undoubtedly, Drake has millions of fans all over the world. Apparently, one California woman decided to take her fandom to the next level as she got the words "DRAKE" etched into her forehead. Yep, you read that correctly. The Internet went into a tizzy last week when photos surfaced of a young lady smiling with her newly fresh inked tattoo of the Canadian rap star's name.
The cringe-worthy pictures were posted by the manager of the Los Angeles tattoo shop Will Rise. We don't like to pass judgment around here at PopCrush, but clearly, this woman is insane.
Goofnugget R&B dude? We are howling with laughter over here.
According to Campbell, the unidentified woman was a little high, but assured him that she wanted the tattoo on her forehead. By the way, she came into the tattoo parlor with her head and eyebrows already shaved. WTF?
Oh boy, we can only imagine what she is thinking right now. What do you think of the tattoo? Tell us in the comments below.


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CommBank brings mobile banking app to smartwatches
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is following in the footsteps of St George Bank, announcing that it will be launching a banking app for Android and iOS smartwatches.
By Aimee Chanthadavong | April 9, 2015 -- 05:52 GMT (22:52 PDT) | Topic: Mobility
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has announced that it will be expanding its mobile banking CommBank app to smartwatches on both Android and iOS.
The CommBank app for smartwatches will initially provide customers with three key functions: The ability to check account balances, find the nearest ATM, and make cashless card withdrawals from ATMS.
Lisa Frazier, Commonwealth Bank digital channels executive general manager, said the launch by the bank is the next phase for the company's mobile banking app.
"Mobile continues to be a very important part of banking for Australians. We have 3.3 million customers using the CommBank app, and they're using it extensively," she said. "There are 65 percent of logons to everyday banking, and over AU$100 billion in payments through the phone each year. With the evolution and development of the smartwatch, it's the natural extension from the smartphone."
Frazier said that while there is potential to expand the capabilities of the app further down the track to also include alerts and the ability to make payments, it will be dependent on the evolution of technology and customer feedback. In the meantime, the initial features included in the banking app for smartwatches will be reflective of what customers are currently using the most when banking on their smartphones.
"We've taken what's most popular on the go when people are not necessarily carrying their wallet, but they've got their phone, and we're extending that to the wrist," she said.
The app for Android will be released "within weeks", as it is currently in the final stages of its staff pilot. Meanwhile, the app for iOS is currently in testing phase, and will not be released on the launch day of the Apple Watch. Frazier said the bank wants to pilot the app for iOS on the Apple Watch when it becomes available before officially releasing it.
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The market first saw a national bank leap into smartwatch banking last April, when St George launched its mobile banking application for Sony SmartWatch 2 and later, the Samsung Gear 2.
Frazier said that while banking on smartwatches has been a space the company has been considering, the bank wanted to wait until it was sure the market was ready before it released anything.
"There were mixed reviews when watches first came out. There were a lot of issues with battery life, so it needed to go through some evolutions. But Apple is now saying this is the future, and they create a lot momentum. There were 370,000 smartwatches sold last year. We believe with Apple coming in that it will have broader appeal," she said.
The news from CommBank follows a recent update that the bank made to its mobile banking app. It introduced Tap & Go payments through Host Card Emulation-based technology to any Android smartphone with NFC running KitKat 4.4 and above.
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JDC Communities Making A Difference
"Life's persistent and most urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" – Martin Luther King, Jr.
That is a question that guides not only the development of Johnson communities but how we interact with the greater community. Each year, we and our employees donate money and time to make the communities around us a better place. In fact, over the past four years, our donations number into the hundreds, totaling more than $650,000. Johnson Development employees have served in leadership positions within charity organizations; served meals; created social clubs aimed at bettering mental health; and collected toys, coats, school supplies, pet items and more for those in need.
Here's a look at some of our communities' charitable endeavors for 2021:
Following a summer-long campaign, Bryson in Leander donated $10,000 to HomeAid Austin and Hill Country Community Ministries. The money — raised during the Building Hope Project — was split between the two charities. Earlier in the year, Chesmar Homes finished construction of a Home Builders Association of Greater Austin Benefit Home in Bryson on a homesite donated by Johnson Development. The sale of the home raised $300,000, with $100,000 going both to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and HomeAid Austin.
Cross Creek Ranch in Fulshear ended the year with a Give Back, Build Hope campaign that gave money for each home sold in November and December to Family Hope, Rainbow Room, Texana Center, Abigail's Place, Brookwood Community and Fort Bend PAWS — all local Fort Bend charities. The community also collected donations for each of the charities during the two-month campaign.
Grand Central Park again hosted its Furever Homes event, sponsoring pet adoptions and raising $1,600 for Operation Pets Alive. The Conroe community also was the site of the CASA Superhero Run, benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates of Montgomery County.
Grand Central Park and Woodforest in Montgomery County both sponsored The Grant program, which invites Realtors to nominate a charity for either a donation or volunteer hours by our team. Among this year's beneficiaries were The Neighborbridge and Sunny Creek Ranch, each receiving a $1,000 donation.
For a fourth year, Harvest Green in Richmond hosted and sponsored the OutRun Hunger 5k Family Walk and Run, benefiting the East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry. This year, the race raised $19,000. In all, OutRun Hunger has raised approximately $67,500.
In addition to collecting canned goods for Second Mile Mission during the annual Gingerbread Market, Sienna in Missouri City raised $5,000 for A Shelter for Cancer Families by donating a portion of ticket sales from the Sienna Art Festival.
Robust home sales in our McKinney community of Trinity Falls during 2021 led to $30,500 being donated to four Dallas-Fort Worth charities — the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County, Operation Kindness, The Samaritan Inn and Children's Health. The Project Community campaign extended from Feb. 1 through June 30.
Viridian in Arlington has long supported Arlington charities, and this year, donated $25,000 to Mission Arlington for its wrestling program. The program is devoted to engaging youth in a way that empowers them to realize their full potential.
For its Giving Tree campaign, Woodforest selected seven Montgomery County charities, collecting a variety of donated goods and then giving a cash donation of $100 for each box full of donations. The charities included Journey Home, Meals on Wheels Montgomery County, Montgomery County Women's Shelter, Operations Pets Alive, Patriots of Texas, Toys for Tots and Wrapped in Warmth. Numerous boxes were filled and $2,500 in total cash donations given.
Johnson Development Corp.
In addition to our community programs, Johnson Development and its corporate team also support numerous charities. Among our donations this year was one to the Arbor Day Foundation, which resulted in 5,000 trees being planted in the Econfina Watershed in Florida to help protect Florida's critical water resources. According to the foundation, those longleaf pines are sequestering 6,672 metric tons of carbon, which is the equivalent of taking 1,451 cars off the road for a year.


Karol G has a tattoo on her forearm saying "no regrets, just lessons learned.
Karol G has a tattoo on her side in Spanish that says "Mi Familia me hace humana, Dios me hace fuerte" and it means "My family makes me human, God makes me strong".
Karol G has a message inked on her arm in decorative font with the words "Esto Tambien Parasa" – which is Spanish for "this too shall pass".
Karol G has the initials "AR" inked on her left middle finger.


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Priddy Nine Barrows Cemetery and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemetery are a collection of round barrows, dating from the Bronze Age, near Priddy in the English county of Somerset. They are designated as ancient monuments.
The barrows sit on crests of land at either end of a field in an area of the Mendip Hills with several Neolithic remains.
They are assumed to be related to the Priddy Circles which lie 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the north. Ashen Hill consists of six bowl barrows and two bell barrows aligned east to west while Priddy Nine Barrows divided into one group of seven round barrows and another pair slightly separated from the others.
Excavations in 1815 uncovered cremation burials and grave goods.
A geophysical magnetometry survey suggested that there may have been three further barrows.
A Survey of the Somerset Fairs
The charter of king John also granted that the Dean and Chapter of Wells, and the prior and monks of Bath should be free of toll throughout the king's land for all that they should buy and sell.
By fortunate chance an interesting example has survived of the careful way in which such privileges were safeguarded.
The following incident is given in full, both for the
quaintness of its language, and for the light it throws upon the
punctilious manner of such medieval transactions. The date
is 1250 :2S
Memorandum that on Sunday before St. Andrew 1250 (Sunday
letter B) William, de Beaumunt provost of Bristol gave back to H. subdean
of Wells one halfpenny taken of Walter son of the late Simon de Heanton
his man for toll of a fish sold there, and to John de Derham three farthings
taken of three men for wheat etc. sold there : and this was done towards the Avene bridge before the seld of Wm. the goldsmith, in the presence of
. . . Clerk of the Toll house, who read the king's charter before the
said Wm. de Beaumunt in the street, by these tokens, that the said W. changed a penny with W. the goldsmith for four farthings whereof he
handed three to the said John, and the bell was ringing for Vespers.
And Wm. de Beaumunt added, after hearing the charter read, that he knew the canons' men should be quit of toll, and if any had to pay, it was
for want of an oath that they were their villeins. Next day this was
repeated in the toll house by the subdean, and after by Wm. de Beaumunt
before Simon the clerk, mayor of the town, and several burgesses, and the charter read by Jordan the clerk, whereupon the subdean and the
said John by leave of the mayor withdrew with their toll repaid.
We have already noted elsewhere the transference of fairs to
Priddy and Binegar in time of plague, and the subsequent
duplication of fair days. The four seasons of the year—May,
June, October, and November were observed in Wells down
till the eighteenth century, the lists of 1729 and 1785 both
giving fairs at those times, though the precise date is not
always the same.
Collinson, by a curious misreading of Calixtus, presents us with a fair on St. Catherine's day.
To-day there are only two Wells fairs—one on the first
Saturday in May, now known as May Market, and the other
on the first Tuesday in December. This is the St. Andrew's
fair. Both are now pleasure fairs, held in the street in front
of the Town Hall, though some cattle are sold at the
ordinary market during the day.
The fairs last only one day, to which is attached an evening pleasure fair on the preceding
25 Calendar of MSS. of Dean and Chapter, vol. i, p. 88
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