OVERWHELMING VICTORY!! "The change has come to America"
"It took a long time. But tonight, thanks to what we have done today and during this election, at this historic moment, the change has happened in America, "said the first Black elected to the White House, since a platform installed in the huge garden Grant Park, surrounded by skyscrapers lit up at Lake Michigan.
"If anyone still doubts that America is a place where anything is possible, wondering if the dream of our founders is still alive, who still doubts the power of our democracy, the answer is given to him tonight, " he argued before an enthusiastic audience.
A face leading man, a killer smile, athletic physique (he is 45 minutes of sport every day), a talented orator peerless: in 18 months, Barack Obama, 47, became an icon of life in American politics. "It's a rock star, he is fantastic," he told the conservative businessman Rupert Murdoch.
That night, the "rock star" became the 44th president of the United States.
GOOD LUCK PRESIDENT !!
To laugh a little, here food the effigy of Obama during the campaign ....
ICE .... BEN AND JERRY'S
cupcakes ...
Originally the "cupcake" is simply a small cake made and decorated with love by moms U.S. at birthday parties for their toddlers. You can find the equivalent in Britain under the name very poetic "fairy cake".
LEMON CUPCAKES ...
INGREDIENTS: (Makes 12 cupcakes)
For the cupcakes:
200 g salted butter soft
200 g sugar Zest of 1 lemon
4 eggs 200g flour
1 packet of baking powder (11 g)
4 tsp. tablespoon lemon juice
For the frosting:
300 g of fresh cheese type or nature Moret St.
spread 3 tablespoons. tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons ice
. tablespoon lemon juice
Utensils:
a muffin pan, paper liners, a pastry bag fitted with small plain tip (optional)
DIRECTOR:
First prepare the cupcakes. Preheat oven to 180 ° C (gas mark 6).
Break eggs into a bowl and mix lightly using a fork. In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and lemon zest until creamy. Add eggs gradually, while stirring. Add flour, baking powder and mix. Add lemon juice and mix.
Pour batter into muffin pan, filling the boxes with three-quarters. Bake for 20 minutes. Tip of a knife inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from pan and cool on a wire rack.
Prepare the frosting. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon juice until the mixture is smooth. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
When the cupcakes are cool, put the frosting in pastry bag and tips on forming the entire surface of cupcakes. If you do not have a pastry bag, spread simply icing on the cupcakes using a butter knife for example, or a small spatula.