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Fantastic News! Jabbar Savalan the young activist from from Azerbaijan has been released and recieved a pardon for his detention. today. He is now at home with his family. This is fantastic news however, 16 prisoners of conscience remain in jail in Azerbaijan.
He originally was detainedby Azerbaijan authorities after he'd posted messages against the government rule in the country on Facebook he was charged with 'drug offences' and detained on 4 May 2011 for two and a half years in prison. Amnesty International considered Jabbar a prisoner of conscience and many activisits worldwide have been campaigning for his release. A call for his immediate release and the right of freedom of expression to be upheld in the country.
Initially on the 4th February 2011 Jabbar had posted calls for protests against the government. The next evening he was arrested on his way home from a meeting of the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party.
Asia Bibi, a wife and mother, used these words to defend her faith against mocking co-workers who tried to make her convert to Islam. She was later convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death.
In Pakistan, more than 150,000 Christians have signed a petition demanding justice for persecution victims, including Asia Bibi. Now you can join with The Voice of the Martyrs and our Pakistani brothers and sisters in a call for mercy. We hope to gather 1 million signatures on behalf of our sister Asia, who now sits in prison awaiting the Lahore High Court's ruling on her appeal.
Invite your friends to visit http://www.CallForMercy.com and add their names to the petition as well. VOM will deliver the petition, along with the list of signers, to the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC.
For more information and the petition on behalf of Asia Bibi visit: http://www.callformercy.com/


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We, the Catholic inhabitants of the Barony of Clanmorris, understanding that endeavours are used to persuade the public of our dissenting from the Address which the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Kenmare, lately presented to Government, on behalf of the Roman Catholics of this county, think it our duty thus to declare, that our sentiments perfectly accord with those expected in said Address; and we highly applaud the truly patriotic views of the Nobleman who presented it.
[Transcriber's note: The following names were appended as signatories to this address. These names have been sorted in alphabetical order, by surname, below:]
John Cain; Timothy Carey; Daniel Casey; John Carroll; Thomas Connor; Thomas Coridan; John Daly; Owen Deady; Garret Dillon; David Dooley; Maurice Dooley; Patrick Dooling; Bryan Dowling; John Duggan; Patrick Dulug; John Elliott; Darby Feaunighey; Edmond Fitzgerald; Garret Fitzgerald; Thomas Fitzgerald; John Fitzmaurice; John Fitzmaurice, jun.; Thomas Fitzmaurice; John Flaherty; John Flaherty; Morgan Flaherty; Thomas Flaherty; Daniel Griffin; John Griffin; Michael Griffin; Edmund Hands; Timothy Harnett; John Healy; Laurence Henright; Mo. Kealiher; Daniel Langin; Michael Lawlor; Thomas Lawlor; Owen M'Carthy; Thomas M'Cartie; Timothy M'Cartie, jun.; John M'Elligott; Richard M'Elligott; Thomas M'Mahon; Thomas M'Mallowry; Garrett M'Money; Michael M'Money; Michael M'Quin; Thomas M'Quin; Denis Mchane; John Melan; Jerry Moloney; Edmond Morrarty; Edward Morrarty; Thomas Naghlin; Patrick O'Carrell; Daniel O'Connor; James O'Connor; Laurence O'Connor; Cornelius O'Donnell; Cornelius O'Keeffe; Andrew O'Kenney; Cornelius O'Leary; Jerem. O'Leary; Timothy O'Mahier; John O'Reily; Patrick O'Reily; Daniel Pierse; Maurice Pierse; William Ponse; Garret Purse; Jeremiah Quill; John Quill; Thomas Quill; Patrick Quinlan; John Ready; William Ready; Martin Realshor; Thomas Reilly; John Roche; Darby Shughrue; George Silles; Edmond Stack; James Stack; John Stack; Robert Stack; Thomas Stack; James Sullivan; Timothy Sullivan.
Source: "Declaration of the Roman Catholics of Clanmorris," in the Dublin Evening Post, 10 January 1792. The British Newspaper Archive, online at www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (BNA) (accessed 2015-05-09, by subscription); transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick.
Mr. Browne, son to the present Member, and cousin to Lord Sligo, and Mr. Dominick Browne, somewhat distantly connected with the Sligo Family, are the Castle Candidates for the County at the ensuing Election. Mr. Kirwan, the spirited and zealous Candidate of 1812, again offers himself, and with great expectations of success, notwithstanding the combination of some and the defection of other great interests. Mayo, which is a very large County,——the third, in point of extent, in the Kingdom, is what has been called highly Aristocratic, though it comprises a considerable proportion of independent votes. The great interests are those of Lord Sligo, Lord Dillon, Lord Lucan, Lord Clanmorris, Lord Clonbrock, Lord Tyrawly, Mr. Kirwan, (the Independent Candidate) Sir Neal O'Donel, and Sir S. O'Malley. We shall have occasion, hereafter, to put the Public in possession of some facts and arguments connected with this County——not only of a strong local interest, as it regards the West of Ireland, and the Independence of a great County——but of considerable general interest, as it bears upon the present exercise of the Elective Franchise.
Source: "General Election. County Mayo," in the Dublin Evening Post, 22 April 1817. BNA, op. cit. (accessed 2015-05-09). Transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick.
A few days ago, as a Mr. Murphy, a Revenue Officer, of Clare Morris, in Mayo, was returning home, his horse took fright and became ungovernable, when he was thrown from his seat and killed on the spot.
Source: Public Ledger, 30 July 1819. BNA, op. cit. (accessed 2015-11-04). Transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick.
Posting-bills have been put up in the disturbed district, offering a reward from the Right Hon. D. Browne, of 50l. for the apprehension of J. [John] Burke, of Musickfield, in the county of Galway, who stands charged with "coming into the Barony of Clanmorris in this county, at noon, on the 23d ult. at the head of an armed body of rebels, with a view of rescuing prisoners, and with feloniously tendering illegal oaths to several persons at Ballindangan, and also with taking fire-arms from several houses."
Source: Public Ledger, 10 March 1820; and, the Chester Courant, 14 March 1820. BNA, op. cit. (accessed 2015-11-04). Transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick.
Source: Extract from "History of the Connaught Circuit," which appeared in The Dublin University Magazine, Vol. LXXXVI, July 1875, (Dublin: George Herbert, London: Hurst & Blackett, Melbourne: George Robertson), pp. 93-5. Transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick.
The case we shall first select is remarkable for the singular plan struck out by the murderer to escape suspicion. His name was M'Guinness. He was a peculiarly powerful-looking man, standing upwards of six feet, strongly proportioned and of great muscular strength. His countenance, however, was by no means good, his face being colourless, his brow heavy, and the whole cast of countenance stern and forbidding. He was a farmer residing at a village nearly in a line between the little town of Claremorris, and the smaller but more ancient one of Ballyhamnis, near the borders of the county of Mayo.* With him lived his mother and wife, a young woman to whom he had not been long married at the time of which we speak, and with whom he had never any altercation such as to attract the observation or interference of the neighbours.
It was on a market evening of Claremorris, in the year 1820 (M'Guinness had gone to the market), when his mother, a withered hag, bent with age, hobbled with great apparent terror into the cabin nearest to her own, and alarmed the occupants by stating that she had heard a noise in an inner room, and that she feared her daughter-in-law was doing some harm to herself. Two or three of the neighbours returned speedily with her, and entering the chamber saw the lifeless body of the unfortunate young woman lying on the ground. There was no blood nor mark of violence on any part of the body except on the face and throat, round which a neck-handkerchief was suffocatingly tied. She had evidently been strangled, and both face and neck were blackened and swollen.
Who, then, had perpetrated the deed? was the question whispered by all the neighbours as they came and went. M'Guinness, according to his mother's account, had not yet returned from the market: the old woman herself would not have had strength to accomplish the murder, even if bloody-minded enough to attempt it; and it was next to an impossibility that the young woman herself could have committed self-destruction in such a manner.
While the callous old woman was thus so skilfully supporting her part in the murderous drama, the chief performer, who had not as yet been seen to have returned from the market since the commission of the horrid deed, crossed a neighbouring river, and on the opposite side chanced to meet a country tailor, who was proceeding from one village to another to exercise his craft. And here the murderer, as murderers generally do, lost his judgment; for a plan suggested itself to him on the spur of the moment, on which he acted, and which was afterwards to recoil with destruction on his head. He forced the tailor to take on his knees the most fearful oaths that he would never divulge what should then be revealed to him, and that he would act in strict conformity with the directions he should receive, threatening, at the same time, if he should refuse compliance, to beat out his brains and fling him into the river.
The affrighted tailor having taken the required oaths, M'Guinness confessed to him the murder of his wife, using at the same time horrible imprecations, that if ever a word on the subject escaped the tailor's lips he would, dead or alive, take deadly vengeance upon him. He then proceeded to cut and dinge his hat in several places, and inflicted various scratches on his head and face, directing the tailor to assert that he had found him attacked by four men on the road on his return from Clanmorris; and, to give more appearance of probability to the tale, he obliged his involuntary accessory, after the fact, to bear him on his back to a cabin at some distance, as if the murderer were too weak to proceed thither himself after the violent assault committed upon him.
On reaching the cabin with this troublesome man on his shoulders, the tailor told the story as directed; while M'Guinness himself, showing his scratches and detailing in a weak voice the assault on him by men whom he did not know, affected such faintness as to fall from the chair on which he had been placed. A farrier was then procured at his request, and to such lengths did he proceed with the plan he had struck out, that he got himself blooded, though the farrier shrewedly observed at the same time (according to the evidence given by him subseqently) that there seemed to be no weakness whatever about him, except in his voice, and that his pulse was strong and regular.
Overcome with terror, the tailor on the following day disappeared from this part of the country, and did not return, though M'Guinness and his mother were at once committed on suspicion, till the approach of the ensuing assizes, when he came forward, probably as much induced by the large reward for the murderer's conviction as by the desire of disburdening himself of the fearful secret that weighed upon him.
There was much interest excited at the spring assizes of 1820 by the trial of the two accused; they were arraigned together before Mr Justice Vandeleur, Mr. George French, Mr. Crampton, and Mr. Kelly, appearing for the crown, while Mr. Guthrie and Mr. Daniel defended the prisoners.
Mr. French said that he never in his experience came across so extraordinary a murder as this. It reminded him of the stories in the "Arabian Nights," both the murder and the detection. He then stated the case, and called the tailor, whose evidence was to the effect already mentioned.
His testimony, bearing strongly the impress of truth, singular though it was, was strengthened by that of the brother of the deceased, who seemed greatly affected while deposing that he had met M'Guinness in Claremorris on the day of the murder, and that the handkerchief afterwards found round his sister's neck had been worn by the murderer on that occasion.
There was not an iota of evidence for the prisoners, and accordingly a verdict against the son was handed in, though his vile accomplice was acquitted for want of evidence, much to the regret of a crowded court.
Mr. Justice Vandeleur then passed sentence, condemning the prisoner to death; but that sentence was never carried into execution, for on the day following the conviction he was found hanged in his cell by the same handerchief with which he had murdered his unfortunate wife. How that handkerchief got back into his possession no man could tell.
* Transcriber's note—The following may yield a clue as to the identity of this family: The distance between Claremorris and Ballyhaunis is about 18km, the village of Brickens lying about halfway between the two towns. The records for Griffith's Valuation, conducted in the county of Mayo in 1856/7, lists a household in Cuilmore townland, distant from Brickens by just 2km, under the name of Peter McGuinness.
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The Holy Bible actually contains a complete and sustainable religion for people not interested in the Spirit of Truth. However, this religion is spiritually inconsistent and hypocritical. When the message of the Bible is shared horizontally among men without the Holy Spirit to interpret it, the content stands only as a document for religious people to reference as they enjoy a powerless and world oriented religion. Their experience of abundant life comes by way of their own idealism, their justification through a practice of legalism, and their righteousness through self works.
The Holy Bible is an amazing book with two decisive, yet divisive messages. One for the depraved man without the Holy Spirit, which at face value, appears simply as a collection of God's expectations of men on earth, written by many contributing authors. The other is for God's elect, whereby the Holy Spirit interprets the true message by way of those who wrote by the inspiration of God. The former group is unable to comprehend that another book lies beneath what they have become accustomed to. It is hidden from those who are wise by their own account (Matthew 11:25) and are not interested in the Spirit of Truth, for by seeking truth, they know their dark deeds will be exposed. (John 3:20)
Though Jesus spoke horizontally to the people, His message was vertical: from above, downward. As was Paul's and the other apostles, themselves filled with the Holy Spirit. Throughout the ages since, those without the Spirit of Life within don't understand this direction of communication. Their minds are too focused on the horizontal, the things of the world. Their religion establishes that God's written word stands as an authority for them in which to judge, condemn, and dispense guilt upon others in order to maintain their own righteousness, rule, and prestige.
Those with the Holy Spirit have received the true faith which comes by actually "hearing" in the depths of their soul, the living and active Word of God, which the Spirit confirms by the written word. This religion comes from God, exhorting us to love one another and prevent ourselves from becoming stained by the world. Like Jesus, this call to deny ourselves actually serves God by serving mankind, rather than enslaving it. The rewards of this faith ultimately belong to those who persevere through the sacrificial brotherhood with Christ, not to the hedonistic community of religious people.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness." (Matthew 23:27, 28)


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Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has offered concessions on reforms. But his critics are no longer fighting to hold a referendum on presidential term limits. Instead, they seek a complete change of power.
Outside the Sylvanus Olympio Hospital in the center of Togo's capital, Lome, assorted mattresses lay on the grass next to full garbage bags. As several patients drag themselves from one building to another, an open door offers a view into one of their rooms. The beds are packed together and the acrid smell of a cleaning agent is sharp enough to cause a headache.
A young nurse passes by and says: "Look at this, some people lie on the ground. There are supposed to be social services but [the administrations] doesn't care. People are suffering and dying."
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Togo's president has been in power for more than 12 years. Before that, his father, Eyadema Gnassingbe, ruled this tiny West African nation of 7.6 million people for 38 years until his death.
For this reason, 14 political parties as well as civil society organizations have been agitating for the end of the family's 50-year dynasty. One of them is David Ekoue Dosseh, a surgeon at the forefront of the new movement known as "Togo Citizens Stand Up" ("Front Citoyen Togo Debout").
Doctors scarce in the Togo's rural areas
The 48-year-old surgeon, who is also a trade unionist, has been critical of the country's health system and working conditions for health staff for years.
"In the capital Lome, we have about four doctors for 10,000 inhabitants but as soon as you leave Lome, it is less than a doctor for 10,000 patients," he said.
Dosseh has many more examples about what he calls the country's "catastrophic health system."
But other sectors such as education aren't any better. One in three Togolese above the age of 15 can't read or write. Around 58 percent of the population lives below the poverty level and survive on less than $2 (1.70 euros) per day.
In West Africa, Togo is the only country without two-term presidential limits.
"Why does Togo have to remain an exception? I don't want to be an exception but rather a citizen like everyone else," Dosseh told DW.
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It looks unlikely that regional bodies such as the African Union or the West African Economic Community, of which Gnassingbe is currently the chair, will act on people's demands for a change of power.
As for the Togolese government, it has now said it is prepared to hold a referendum on limiting presidential terms. Gnassingbe's change of face was announced in early September as anti-government protests spread through the country.
Nathanael Olympio, an opposition politician and the interim president of the Togolese People's Party, sees the proposed referendum as an insult because, if passed, it could allow Gnassingbe to stay in power for another two terms.
"The referendum is based on a law that was created by the government," he said. He also doesn't believe the government will abide by the results.
"Whether the answer is 'yes' or 'no' the regime will still remain in power," Olympio told DW.
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The opposition has good reason to be wary of government changes to the constitution. Back in 1992, Togo's constitution was amended to limit the presidency to two five-year mandates and thus ten years in total. But that law was then changed in 2002 to allow Eyadema Gnassingbe, the current president's father, to run for a third term.
"The most important thing is that we remain tough," says opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre. "I have a stance that I will not waver from and that is also the stance of the people."
According to Fabre, it is high time for Gnassingbe to leave.
"We need to negotiate his abdication," he told DW, "and a transitional government should then prepare for new elections."
Togo opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre says it's high time for President Gnassingbe to leave power
Up to 100,000 people have attended demonstrations calling for Gnassingbe to step down, giving strength to the opposition's position. In the past, protests have quickly subsided. Now, they seem never ending.
But continuing the demonstrations is an economic strain for the protesters, who lose out on income every time they take to the streets. If the economic pressure becomes too great, this could eventually lead to the end of the resistance.
Opposition politician Nathanael Olympio is nevertheless confident.
"With all the commitment and the dedication from the people we have today, we will celebrate the end of the year as a democracy," he says confidently.
But there is still another scenario. Faure Gnassingbe could also remain in power until the end of his mandate in 2020 and then chose not to seek re-election.
In Togo, protesters are calling for the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe. The opposition is confident that it will be successful in forcing a change in government. But will the president go voluntarily? (08.09.2017)
A huge rally for constitutional reform has taken place in Togo, a country presided over by one family for the past half-century. Opponents of the government want President Faure Gnassingbe to "leave by the front door." (07.09.2017)


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Tips for Designing HDI PCBs
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HDI is a necessity when the component pitch requires it or the board size demands it. Examples of this include smartphones, wearable technology, and robotics. A properly designed HDI board enables a smaller board (board size goes down), or enables two through-hole (TH) boards being combined into one board (pins per area goes up). A properly designed HDI board has 2X to 3X more average trace lengths per layer that a through-hole board. Some very good HDI designers report 4X performance. So know what your current through-hole design density performance is, and you'll be able to determine good HDI design performance. HDI boards are much harder to plan then traditional multilayer boards because, with multilayer, you only have two degrees of freedom, boards size, and signal layers.
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It took us 10 years designing HDI boards at HP before we realized that these "were more than small through-holes." We kept designing TH multilayers and using the small-laser-drilled blind vias in BGA breakouts in place of the larger drill TH vias. Then we realized that at a rate of >600 vias/second, 20,000 laser-drilled holes (or 200,000) costs the same as 200 laser-drilled holes. We then started to figure out ways to replace a, any mechanically drilled hole with a laser-drilled one.
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Go back and look at past HDI boards you have built and measure their 'pins/sq in' and 'in / sq inch' wiring on each layer, as well as future builds and create a 'Table of your own' to give to people.
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You can pay for HDI processes if you can make a board smaller—or you can delete signal layers (with the 2X — 4X density increase) or if you can combine a number of boards into one HDI board. Otherwise, if you add laser drilling to a conventional multilayer board the price has to go up.
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Use HDI PCB Design techniques when considering that need to be mounted on a particular size of board—or the average connections per square inch of board is extremely high. If the connections of all the parts and test points divided by the size of the board is less than 120 — 130 pins per square inch, there is no need to be using HDI.
One last tip from Happy? You can add laser drilling to a conventional multilayer, but always expect to pay more for this solution.


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Warm Chicken Salad
One of my favorite meals to make is salads! I absolutely love how you can have a completely balanced meal all on one plate. It's pure genius! I really enjoy paying attention to fine detail and I find that salads allow for a lot of freedom of expression when it comes to the finally presentation!
I was first introduced to this salad last summer when I was working at The Rope Loft Restaurant in Chester. This was my favorite salad to put together because it incorporated fresh fruits, berries, watermelon and feta cheese! This salad is so adaptable and can really be made to suit your own individual tastes. I always try to add a wide variety of berries, fruits and vegetables so that I am able to achieve a wholesome and well balanced meal. This salad is perfect for summer as it is light and healthy, prefect for your waist-line if you are trying to keep slim for those bathing suit days! I like to serve this salad over a bed of fresh baby spinach and then top it with watermelon, fresh strawberries, raspberries, cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced onions, bean sprouts, feta, and then topped off with an orange glazed warm chicken. I have become quite fond of making my own salad dressings for my salads. For this salad I made a honey-orange vinaigrette!
Warm Chicken Salad
6 cups fresh baby spinach, rinsed and patted dry
1/4 watermelon, cut into 8 wedges
4 fresh strawberries, thinly sliced
8-10 fresh raspberries
6 cherry tomatoes, cut in halve
1/4 English cucumber, thinly sliced and cut in half
1 small shallot, thinly sliced
1/2 cup bean sprouts, rinsed and patted dry
1/2 cup feta, crumbled
2 slices of orange for garnish
To Prepare
Divide the spinach evenly between two plates. Top the spinach with the remaining ingredients dividing evenly among the two plates. Set aside the orange slices.
Orange Glazed Chicken
1/4 cup sweet orange marmalade
1/2 tablespoon hot mustard
1 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1-2 tablespoons of orange rind
1 3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Makes 2 servings
To Prepare
Combine all of the ingredients together except the chicken breasts. In a large zip-lock bag shake vigorously to combine. Pour a small amount of the marinade into a bowl and reserve for basting. Using a skewer pierce the chicken breasts all over. Place the chicken breasts into the zip-lock bag and allow to marinate for 4-8 hours in the refrigerator. Place the oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F. Line a large shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan with foil, then oil foil.
Place the chicken breasts in the dish season with salt and pepper. Roast chicken, basting occasionally with the reserved marinade until golden and just cooked through, about 30 minutes.
Turn the broiler on and spoon the remaining glaze mixture over chicken, then broil chicken until glaze is bubbling and browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from oven and slice the chicken breasts for 1/4-inch segments or slices.
Makes 2 servings
Honey-Orange Vinaigrette
4 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
2-3 tablespoons grainy mustard
2-3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
To Prepare
Combine all of the ingredients together in a small bowl and whisk until thoroughly incorporated. You may adjust the ingredients to suit your taste. Season with salt and pepper. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Makes 3/4 cup
To Assemble
Remove the prepared salad from the refrigerator and top with cooked chicken slices. Place an orange slice on top of the chicken. Place a small serving of the dressing on the side. Serve immediately.
Makes 2 hearty salads.
Source Adaptation The Rope Loft
If you have a deep love for fresh salads that utilize fresh and locally grown ingredients you are going to absolutely love this one for sure! It should be a welcomed addition to any diet 🙂 If you really wanted to make this salad even more summery you could grill your chicken breasts!
From our kitchen to yours,
Sydney Jones
Mocha Espresso Cupcakes
One of my very favourite things to bake is cupcakes. I love how they are an empty canvas and by the time you are done you can create some of the most beautiful flavour combinations known to mankind! I also have a deep affiliation with chocolate and coffee and when combined it is pure heaven for me!
These Mocha Espresso Cupcakes embody my two great loves of chocolate and coffee to create a deep decadent mocha flavour. The cupcake base is a chocolate cupcake that is topped with a delicious espresso buttercream frosting and then finished off with a small chocolate covered espresso bean! With this combination of flavours these cupcakes do really well in the afternoon when you are on your coffee break and need a little sugar rush to get you through the rest of your day 🙂 The only problem you may find is your lack of will power to have just one!
Mocha Espresso Cupcakes
1 1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup strong coffee
To Prepare
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 4 mini muffin tins with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine the sour cream, vanilla, and almond extract. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until smooth.
Set the mixer to low speed and add the eggs, one at a time, scraping thoroughly between each addition.
Alternately add the flour and sour cream mixtures to the butter mixture in two batches, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape down the bowl after each addition.
Gradually pour in the strong coffee. Scrape down the bowl and beat until thoroughly combined.
Divide the batter evenly between the muffin tins. Bake for 12-15 minutes, for mini cupcakes, and 20-25 minutes for regular cupcakes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow the cupcakes to cool for 20 minutes on a wire rack.
Makes 12 cupcakes
Source The Confetti Cakes Cookbook
Espresso Butter CreamIngredients
5 egg whites, room temperature
1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
2 cups butter, softened and cubed
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 tablespoons espresso powder dissolved in a tablespoon of water
To Prepare
Place eggs and sugar in stand mixer bowl attach thermometer to bowl and then place bowl over simmering water. Whisk mixture constantly until it comes to 150 degrees F. Remove bowl from heat and place back with stand mixer. Beat mixture on medium-high until it becomes glossy and shiny and stiff peaks begin to form, about 8-10 minutes.
Add butter in a few pieces at a time and beat to combine after each addition. Mixture may look curdled half way through, but continue adding the butter and beating and the mixture will become smooth once more.
Add dissolved espresso powder and continue to beat until smooth and uniform in consistency. Taste the buttercream and adjust the flavour accordingly to suit your taste.
Fill a piping bag with the Espresso buttercream frosting fitted with a Wilton 1M tip. Pipe swirls on top of each cupcake, sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles and top with a chocolate covered espresso bean.
Makes 12 cupcakes
This is a very simple cupcake recipe that will have your cupcake recipient thinking you slaved over them all day!
From our kitchen to yours,
Sydney Jones
Seeded Country Buns
Last week we were supposed to embrace ourselves for a little rest and relaxation in the woods for some camping. It was to be a celebration of my new found freedom. Unfortunately, mother nature thought it would be best for us to stay inside. We kept continually checking the weather reports only to be consistently disappointed with the chilly weather. At one point they were even calling for snow. So we decided to bide our time and keep in good health and good spirits by exercising our patients. It's funny how things work out sometimes. It was far better for us to wait than to forge forward and get sick. There will be plenty of opportunities for us to camp this summer when there is no longer a risk of snow. So, until then we bake 🙂
The day before we were supposed to go camping I thought it would be a great idea to bake some buns to bring with us for sandwiches. Ever since my time in Germany I had a deep love for seeded breads. There is nothing quite like roaming down the cobblestone streets first thing in the morning with no one around and the smell of fresh baking breads flooding your senses. I remember walking into one bakery that was a few blocks from where I stayed and ordering a beautiful freshly baked bun that was so incredible I had to order another. Germany bakeries are not a place for people with a weakness for carbohydrates first thing in the morning! I quickly packed on the pounds but enjoyed every bite of it. There was not one type of bread that I shied away from there! These Seeded Country Buns are very reminiscent of the seeded bread I grew fond of while in Germany. They are soft and chewy on the inside with a beautifully crisp crust on the outside. I love the nutty flavor that is enhanced by first toasting the seeds, my advice to you is do not skip this step. You will only be depriving yourself of the true beauty of this bun!
Seeded Country Buns
3/4 cup water
1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon sugar
4 teaspoons honey
4 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups bread flour
2/3 cup rye flour
3 tablespoons flax seed
2 tablespoons dry roasted pumpkin seeds
4 teaspoons black sesame seeds
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
To Prepare
Toast seeds on a baking sheet in a 350 degree F oven for 4 minutes; allow to cool completely. Set aside 2-3 tablespoons of the seeds for sprinkling prior to baking.
While the seeds are toasting combine 1/4 cup of the warm water with the yeast and sugar; stir to combine. Allow the mixture to sit in a warm place for about 10 minutes. When the bubbles have formed add the honey, olive oil and salt and stir.
In the bowl of your electric mixer combine the bread flour and rye flour; add the cooled seeds and stir to evenly incorporate the seeds. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the liquid mixture. Using the dough hook begin to mix using the stir, or lowest speed to create a ball of dough. Knead the dough with the dough hook for about 10 minutes. Remove the dough from the bowl and allow to rest while you lightly oil a bowl to set the dough in. Place the dough in to the oiled bowl and lightly cover the dough evenly with the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and then with a towel and allow to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in volume. Once the dough has doubled remove the dough from the bowl and deflate it with your fist. Divide the dough into 6 even pieces and form into rolls. Place the shaped rolls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cover with plastic wrap and a towel and allow to rise until doubled again. Prior to baking brush the tops of the buns lightly with honey and sprinkle with reserved seeds.
Preheat oven to 400 F and place the buns in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until evenly browned. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
Makes 6 Buns
Source Adaptation Allrecipes.com
If like you wholesome nutty-flavored breads you will absolutely melt when you sink your teeth into these buns!
From our kitchen to yours,
Sydney Jones
Chocolate Caramel Turtle Tart
When I quit my job a few weeks ago I knew exactly what I was leaving behind. I also had a firm understanding of the road that lies ahead. I know that there are going to be tough and trying times but with those times will also be times of pure joy and excitement. There is always a bright side to every situation. When I think back on all the work I have accomplished over the course of the last year I am left with a very positive feeling of contentment. I feel proud of myself for not leaving a mess behind, for communicating my appreciation for the opportunities that were handed to me and for also being brave enough to walk away. Unfortunately, not everyone shares my positive outlook and that's okay as well because I feel that I have enough optimism to serve us all well!
One of the wonderful things I was able to take with me from my job was this incredibly decadent Chocolate Caramel Turtle Tart. It is a dessert that is not for the weak of heart. It takes a very serious commitment to bite into this dessert. It is the type of dessert that will either last you an entire month or less than a day. You can completely get away with having a tiny silver and it will satisfy your sweet tooth instantly. If you recall, the Lemon Blackberry Tarts that I made this recipe utilizes the same flaky shortbread pastry crust. If you have not used that recipe yet, you best get on it and try it here! It is insanely delicious. As if that weren't enough, the crust is topped with toasted pecans and then covered with a creamy smooth caramel and then topped with a rich chocolatey ganache topping. I can feel your teeth aching in angst from here 🙂 Just remember moderation is key!
Chocolate Caramel Turtle Tart
For the Shortbread Pastry Crust
2 cups flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
For the Filling
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons whipping cream
For the Chocolate Topping
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon sugar
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the Garnish
10 whole pecans
3-4 tablespoons Homemade Caramel Sauce
To Prepare the Shortbread Pastry Crust
Place the flour and icing sugar in a bowl. Place the butter and margarine in the bowl of your electric mixer and beat until softened. Add the flour and icing sugar and beat on low speed until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and beat until thoroughly combined. Flatten the pastry into a disk, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes or just until firm.
Lightly butter and flour a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Once the pastry has chilled sufficiently, evenly pat it into the bottoms and up the sides of the tart pans. Cover the tart shells with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place rack in center of oven. Lightly prick bottom of pastry crust with the tines of a fork (this will prevent the dough from puffing up as it bakes). Place the prepared tart pan on a larger baking sheet and bake the crust for 10-12 minutes or until crust is dry and golden brown. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
To Prepare the Filling
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place the toasted pecans in the baked tart shell and set aside. Place the butter, brown sugar, honey and granulated sugar into a heavy bottomed saucepan and set over medium-low heat. Melt the butter slowly and bring to a boil. Allow the filling to boil gently for about 3-5 minutes ~ DO NOT STIR as this will cause the filling to form crystals. Remove from heat and add the 2 tablespoons of whipping cream. Pour the filling over the toasted pecans and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the filling looks thick and bubbly. Remove from the oven and allow the tart to cool to room temperature.
To Prepare the Chocolate Topping
Once the tart has cooled to room temperature, add the whipping cream and sugar to a small saucepan. Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring it to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate chips. Whisk the mixture until it is smooth and then pour it over the tart.
To Garnish
Place whole pecans around the tart decoratively and then drizzle with homemade caramel sauce.
Makes 1~10-inch Tart
This is tart is a delightful treat! If you love the turtle candies you'll think you have found heaven on earth with this one 🙂
From our kitchen to yours,
Sydney Jones
White Chocolate & Peanut Butter Granola Trifles
I am one of those people with a slightly addictive personality. I have a tendency to do everything full force. There is no real happy medium. I am one extreme to the next. I have noticed that it even happens with food. It is something that I am working on because balance is important even with the food we eat. I used to stand in the kitchen and eat peanut butter out of the jar with the dog sitting at my feet waiting for me to share. Please, don't judge me! I would try to exercise more discipline with myself but there is just something so soothing about peanut butter, just ask my dog 🙂 I have forced myself to retire my late night spooning and am exercising moderation when it comes to my peanut butter cravings. And all other cravings for that matter.
This recipe is the perfect balance of sweetness! Not too much not too little. It combines a velvety smooth white chocolate custard with a light and airy peanut butter mousse. And as if that weren't enough there is a very welcomed crunch that is offered with the homemade peanut butter granola! Sounds enticing, don't you think? I stumbled upon this recipe from Made From Scratch Recipes, it instantly caught my eye because I am a total sucker for layered desserts! I also loved the sound of the flavor combinations being a recovering peanut butter addict 🙂 If you haven't noticed lately I have been on a bit of a simple dessert kick, Mini White Chocolate Berry Tarts, Salted Cashew Caramel Clusters, and Lemon Blackberry Tarts are a few other super simple desserts you might like! I think trifles are the epitome of simple desserts. If you really wanted to make this simple you could use store bought granola and then the dessert would be completely no-bake!! Perfect for summer 🙂
White Chocolate & Peanut Butter Granola Trifles
White Chocolate Custard
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 ounces white chocolate baking squares
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Peanut Butter Mousse
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 tablespoon sugar
Peanut Butter Granola
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
To Prepare
For the White Chocolate Custard
In a medium saucepan, whisk together the corn starch and milk. Cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to simmer and foam appears around the edge of the pan, stirring frequently.
Add the white chocolate baking squares to the milk mixture when the milk begins to simmer. Continue cooking the mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
Remove the saucepan from the heat temporarily. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk. Slowly pour a small amount of the hot milk mixture in with the whisked eggs, whisking constantly while doing so.
Pour the egg mixture back in with the remaining milk mixture in the saucepan, whisking constantly while doing so. Return the saucepan to the stove burner and cook over medium-low heat for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the butter and vanilla extract. Stir the mixture until the butter is melted.
Allow to cool slightly. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on top of the custard and place in the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours or until cold.
For the Peanut Butter Mousse
Heat the peanut butter in a small saucepan over low heat until softened. Remove from heat and set aside.
Using a stand mixer or a handheld mixer, whisk the whipping cream on medium speed until foam begins to form. Add the sugar and continue mixing on medium speed.
When stiff peaks begin to form in the whipping cream, add the softened peanut butter and continue mixing until combined.
Refrigerate until ready to use.
For the Peanut Butter Granola
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet and set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine the peanut butter, honey, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Stir and heat over low heat until the mixture is creamy, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Pour the oats in with the peanut butter mixture and stir until the oats are evenly coated.
Dump the peanut butter granola on the prepared baking sheet and place on the oven's center rack.
Bake the granola for 10 to 12 minutes or until the granola is evenly browned. Toss the granola at the midway baking point to ensure even baking. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
To Assemble the Desserts
Place enough granola into a dessert cup to coat the bottom of the dish. Spoon the desired amount of white chocolate custard on top of the peanut butter granola.
Place a dollop of the peanut butter mousse on top of the white chocolate pudding.
Sprinkle a little granola and white chocolate on top of the peanut butter mousse and serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings
Source Made From Scratch Recipes
If you love white chocolate, peanut butter and layered desserts you must make these this weekend! They are the prefect compliment to a relaxing afternoon as a snack or an after dinner dessert!
From our kitchen to yours,
Sydney Jones
Blackberry Pistachio Breakfast Braids
I have been toiling with the idea of sharing with you some very exciting news! I really want to tell you all something that just tickles me from the inside out! I have been bursting at the seems to let you all know that today was my last day of work 🙂 Two weeks ago I decided to let a lot of things go in my life and my job at the bakery was one of them. Don't worry, please, although bittersweet it is for the best. I wish that I could share with you some of my future intentions but being a fly by the seat of my pants kinda gal I really don't have any yet 🙂 I do have some exciting plans to go camping for a few days tomorrow but aside from that I don't really know. I think that for the first little while I will be taking a lot of time to reflect on my life and then attempting to try something new, different and exciting. I wanted to extend a very special thank you to you all for being here (or there) with me and allowing me to share with you what it is that I enjoy doing most which is baking and learning. So, to you all thank you!
In celebration of my big brave step forward into life, I have decided to share with you an incredibly simple yet insanely delicious, breakfast braid that would be ideal for this weekends breakfast or brunch! I made this recipe into individual braids to which you will be able to serve four, perfect for a family breakfast or brunch. The pastry is buttery, tender and very flaky quite reminiscent of puff pastry or the store bought crescent roll dough. In fact, if you wanted to cheat, you could use either one of those pre-made doughs and make this recipe even quicker. Although, I will forewarn you, it will not taste nearly as good as it does when you make it from scratch and bake it filled with your love 🙂 These individual breakfast braids are similar to the Fresh Raspberry Turnovers I made last May. If you recall, that pastry utilized cream cheese as well. You can substitute the blackberry preserve for any preserve you fancy as well as the toasted nuts. I really love the combination of blackberries and pistachios and it is one I don't see often so I thought I would give it a whirl and they really a the prefect compliment to one another.
Blackberry Pistachio Breakfast Braids
Pastry and Filling Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter
3 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup blackberry preserves (or your favourite preserves)
Egg Wash
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tablespoon milk
3-4 tablespoons sugar
Glaze Ingredients
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/8 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
3-4 tablespoons toasted sliced pistachios (or any nut of your choice)
To Prepare
Preheat oven to 425 F. In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix the flour, and baking powder. Add the cream cheese and butter into the flour mixture and stir to cut the fat into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Combine the milk and almond extract; add to combine into a loose dough.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead VERY CAREFULLY for 4-5 strokes. DO NOT OVER WORK THE DOUGH! If you overwork the dough, the pastry will be tough. Simply gather the dough together and wrap it in saran wrap the dough will still look a little rough. This is what you are trying to achieve.) Refrigerate the dough for 30-45 minutes to allow the gluten to rest.
Remove the dough from the fridge. Between two sheets of parchment paper, roll the dough out into a 16~ by 24~inch rectangle that is about ⅛-¼ ~inch thick. Cut the rectangle into 6~ by 4~inch rectangles to create four smaller rectangles. Place the rectangles onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet that has been lightly buttered. Measure and mark each of the rectangles into thirds lengthwise leaving about 1 1/2~inches on either side. Spread 2-3 tablespoons the preserves down the centre third of the dough, keeping it about 1/4~ inch from the mark on both sides.
Make 1~inch, slightly diagonal, cuts at ½~inch intervals along the length of each side. Do not cut into the centre jam-filled area. Fold the strips, first one from one side and then one from the other side in a rotating fashion so that they overlap, over the filling. It will now resemble a braid. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with generously with sugar. Bake in a 425° oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the dough is cooked through and the top is golden brown.
In a small glass measuring cup with a pouring spout, combine the sugar, milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Drizzle over the top of the braid. Sprinkle on the toasted sliced pistachios while the icing is still wet. Serve warm.
NOTE: To prepare these braids in advance, complete all steps and assemble the braids but do not bake. Cover the braids on its parchment lined baking sheet with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Set out in the morning as you preheat the oven and then bake as directed above.
Makes 4 ~ 6 inch breakfast braids
Source Adaptation Luna Cafe & Willow Bird Baking
These breakfast braids are a real cinch if you prepare them the night before. Simply preheat the oven as you sip your morning coffee and in they go, 15 minutes later they are out and ready to be enjoyed!
Here's to new beginnings that start out with the prefect breakfast braid!
From our kitchen to yours,
Sydney Jones
Mini White Chocolate Berry Tarts
Lately I have been on a mini tart kick. Have you noticed or is it evident? Maybe it's not a kick just simply a mini tart a week, hey, that sounds like a tradition I should maintain 🙂 Two weeks ago it was Mini Espresso Cream Pies (tarts) and then it was these incredibly simple and delightfully delicious Lemon-Blackberry Tarts! I think mini tarts should be incorporated into my weekly dessert menu they are very soothing to the soul.
Today, I thought I would share with you these amazing Mini White Chocolate Berry Tarts. These tarts are again very easy to throw together and they don't take long either although they look quite the contrary, wouldn't you say?! They are almost a no-bake mini tart and if you were really in a bind you could completely skip turning on your oven to bake the buttery graham cracker crust. I am never in a hurry and I do prefer to bake my graham crusts as I find it gives them a fuller flavor. To each is own though. The white chocolate filling is actually a white chocolate mousse which is heavenly and cloud-like in consistency. It is not an overly sweet filling which is rather nice when combined with the fresh berries on top. If you are a fan of easy desserts that err on the side of elegance these are a definite must for you 🙂
Mini White Chocolate Berry Tarts
2-3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon sugar
Cream Filling
4 oz (1/2 cup) cream cheese, room temperature
2 oz (1/4 cup) white chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons sour cream
3/4 cup whipping cream, whipped
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Any combination of fresh ripe berries (blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries) or other fruit such as sliced fresh peaches, plums, or kiwi.
To Prepare the Mini White Chocolate Berry Tarts
Mix together the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar. Evenly divide the mixture and press onto the bottom and up the sides of four – 4 inch tart pans with removable bottoms. (Each tart will use 2 – 3 tablespoons of the graham cracker crumb mixture.) Place the tart shells in the refrigerator to chill for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 F and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before filling.
To Prepare the White Chocolate Mousse Filling
Melt the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. (Watch carefully as white chocolate burns very easily.) Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy and smooth (about 2 – 3 minutes). Add the melted white chocolate and then the sour cream and vanilla extract, beating until you have a creamy smooth mixture. Fold the white chocolate mixture into the whipped cream until fully incorporated. Evenly divide the cream among the tart shells smoothing the tops with the back of a spoon or an offset spatula. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
To Assemble
Top with fresh berries or sliced fruit.
Note You can make both the graham cracker tart shells and filling a few days in advance. But to prevent the crust from softening, do not assemble the tarts until the day they are being served.
Makes 4 – 4 inch tarts. Preparation time 30 minutes.
Source Adaptation Joyofbaking.com
These mini tarts are the quintessential dessert for spring or summer as they utilize fresh berries and they won't kill your waist-line in the process 🙂
From our kitchen to yours,
Sydney Jones


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[01] PM in Qatar: New relation formalized,investment impetusDoha (AMNA/Sp. Goutzanis) -- A new relationship between Greece and Qatar has been formalized, following Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' discussions with senior Qatari leaders, Greek government sources told AMNA on Wednesday.
Samaras, on a visit to Doha, met successively on Wednesday with the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the Crown Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Khalifa Al Thani, followed by a ceremony for the establishment of a Greece-Qatar Business Council. On Tuesday evening he met with the prime minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.
Addressing the inaugural session of the Business Council, Samaras called Wednesday "an important day for the relations between our two countries", since "we are given the opportunity to commence something new, with a new way of though and action", adding that "we can give new impetus to investments and business opportunities".
Samaras, who arrived in Doha on Monday evening accompanied by several key ministers and a 40-member business delegation, began his official talks with Qatari officials on Tuesday, aiming at enhancing economic relations between the two countries and attracting investments to Greece, and rekindling Qatari investment interest.
"The Greek businessmen who are today in Qatar are the best. The two countries have many common fields for a new beginning in their relations. Both love life, trade and the sea," he said, adding that "this government is an enemy of bureaucracy and understands the obstacles it raises to growth and business activity".
Samaras later visited the Pearl-Qatar in Doha, an artificial island spanning nearly four million square meters, while he is also due to tour the Museum of Islamic Art, and the new airport, which Greek companies participated in the construction of, before departing Qatar on Wednesday evening.
A government source told AMNA that substantial steps were made toward restoring the confidence and credibility between the two countries, which will form the basis for accelerating business agreements.
The same source stressed that the disbelief created in the Qatari leadership from previous contacts has been overcome, and "now we are moving ahead, but steady steps will be made, we will proceed plan by plan".
The source said that Qatar continues to insist on its preferred inter-state agreements, but understands the difficulties in Greece due to its commitments to the European regulations for international tendering procedures. The emirate has expressed specific interest in some of the 37 regional airports and 48 marinas due to be denationalized by the Greek government.
Also, a plan is being advanced for setting up a joint investment fund, with capital from both countries that will invest in small and medium size enterprises.
The Greek government requires EU approval for the plan, while it is also seeking the capital for its own participation, which could be part of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) monies.
The source said that the new relationship between the two countries creates margins for the development of direct relations between businessmen from both countries.
Samaras, the source continued, noted that the businessmen accompanying to government delegation to Doha are of a very high level, which constitutes a vote of confidence in the Greek government.
He further presented to the Qatari leaders dossiers of specific plans that Greek entrepreneurs have drafted, in which Qatari private or state capital could participate, in such areas as medicines, health, tourism, energy, and even the development of commercial Malls.
The source said that Qatari interest still existed for the creation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) station in Greece, not in Astakos, which plan has been aborted, but possibly in Kavala and Alexandroupolis.
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Anticipating another hot, dry summer, it's probably a good idea to plan a trip to the Botanical Garden to escape the heat, but also to see what last year's hot summer can mean for flowers this summer. Even the later-blooming rhododendrons—famously happy in cool, damp weather—are blooming beyond any expectation this year. The Botanical Garden's irrigation upgrade, has meant closures for parts of the David C. Lam Asian Garden. The undertaking involves the complete replacement of the aging irrigation system with a new more extensive and efficient system, as well as upgrades and extension of the main pathway through the Asian Garden. This exciting project will be extraordinarly valuable for the Garden's plant collections—not least that there will be reliable irrigation on demand! But even with a few blocked trails, there is still plenty to see.
As mentioned, some of the summer flowering rhododendrons are particularly floriferous this year. In particular, the tree-sized Rhododendron auriculatum (eared rhododendron) with its lily-scented blooms will be spectacular. There are several scattered around the Garden, but most are near Upper Asian Way and Ludlow Trail. Hydrangeas always put on a significant show in the Asian Garden, and there are many species, large and small throughout, but hydrangeas are also given pride of place elsewhere in the Botanical Garden. For example there are several plantings of Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea) in the Carolinian Forest Garden, and a huge plant of the remarkable lacecap hydrangea, H. macrophylla 'Mariesii Perfecta' (also known as 'Blue Wave') in the Contemporary Garden. Speaking of the Contemporary Garden, that site has recently had a near complete makeover and will be ablaze with summer-blooming perennials.
Flowers from around the temperate world are at their peak in the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden in July. Visitors can't help but notice our spectacular collection of Kniphofia (torch lilies) and Crocosmia (montbretias) in Africa. In habitat, pollination of these flowers is carried out by sunbirds, a family of small, often iridescently-coloured birds with curved bills. Because sunbirds cannot properly hover (only hummingbirds can perform this feat), they must first alight and grasp the inflorescence to drink the nectar produced at the base of receptive flowers. Note that hummingbird-pollinated flowers, such as penstemons and Epilobium canum (zauschneria or California fuchsia)—check out the North American section for these—present their flowers more horizontally and on stems that are often supple and incapable of supporting a bird's weight. Working one's way up the slope to South America, Escallonia species and the spectacular lipstick-red flowers of Lobelia tupa (devil's tobacco) are also magnets for hummingbirds. Next door in Australasia, these feathered pollinators are also known to visit Eucalyptus flowers and even the diminutive hebes, both of which are having banner years for flowers. Of course, if it's hummingbirds you want to see, the Salvia tribe probably provides the most entertainment for visitors, and this year salvias will be better than ever. North and Central American salvias are almost exclusively pollinated by hummingbirds, but salvias and their relatives are native all around the Northern Hemisphere. Interestingly, hummingbirds don't seem to mind that some salvias are insect pollinated at home. The Botanical Garden's front entrance and Reception Centre patio are awash in a huge variety of salvias. Don't miss the show this summer.
Submitted by: Douglas Justice, Associate Director, Horticulture and Collections


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It was with real sadness that I read of the passing of Roger Bannister – a man that created a new paradigm for sporting achievement. He was a true iconoclast, who changed what we see as possible, and ignored his doubters. At the time of his four minute mile attempt, The Daily Telegraph called it "sport's greatest goal." But they also said it was "as elusive and seemingly unattainable as Everest".
I absolutely love it when someone proves all the doubters wrong. "Fast trains will suffocate us all… I think there is a world market for five computers… go that way and you'll sail off the edge of the word." This was Roger, a man who trained relentlessly and set his target on something that had never been done before. To tune out doubt is hard. I know from our work with Olympians that it's the one thing you cannot have present in a Gold medal final. More interestingly, it was failure that drove him to achieve his four minute mile.
An inspiration and a warning around achievement
I've lost count of the times that I've said to people: "don't expect them to run a four minute mile." I rarely mean it literally. But I do use it to remind high achievers not to overlay their own abilities onto those they work with. Imagine how daunting it would be to stand next to Roger on the starting line. Now imagine how it feels in business if your peer or leader is constantly outstripping you, but shouting over their shoulder 'keep up'.
We've lost a real treasure, a part of the 20th century that made us proud. But his legacy is huge – it tells us not to listen to the negative voices. It also reminds us to be careful not to drag others into a race they cannot compete in.


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- Make sure the rope is taut before you begin tying off the halyard.
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The Night Watch on Tour
A glimpse at the theatre production of Sarah Waters' extraordinary novel, The Night Watch.
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The novel, adapted for theatre by Hattie Naylor and staged by The Original Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal, is touring the UK this autumn.
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Judith Vivell
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery
November 8 – 26, 2007
Where John James Audubon looked into the avian eyes of faraway migrations and lands unknown, Judith Vivell looks into the eyes of birds looking back. As of 2007, the cartographies of their homelands and chromosomes are drawn; their wild lives are cuffed by anklets with microchips, and their mystery has been thoroughly dissected. The future science of birds, of birdwatchers, is a diminishing frontier, as is the natural home of the flighted population. Vivell's subjects stand not so much on the threshold of vast wildlands, as they stare out onto a burgeoning frontier of suburban sprawl. Their eyes no longer retain the enigma of the natural world—a boundless expanse beyond the outposts of human civilization—but a fear, a resignation to the end of Green earth. Contrary to naturalist illustration, Vivell's birds look out at us—standing in the gallery with our cell phones in our hands—and they are afraid. They know that the worlds behind them are shrinking and flat, and they are deadpan returning the gaze of their predators, their executioners—and they are waiting.
The twenty-one oil-on-linen paintings of Vivell's The Bird Series bring to mind Ann Craven's floral and fauna bird portraits; but the wide brush strokes, multiples and repetitions, and pop culture references of Craven's work are absent from Vivell's lexicon. Brushmarks and underpainting—invisible to digital reproduction—point Vivell to the industrialism of early and mid-twentieth century illustration—The Sunday Post, The Hardy Boys—with the result that the paintings strike the viewer more as paintings about the subject of naturalism, than paintings with the subject of naturalism. Duncan Hannah, with his end of empire rehashes of 50s boy's adventure drawings, might be invoked. "Kitsch" is not the concern; rather, it is an address of Empire/Superpower romanticism. Without sentiment, the paintings lay bare the sentimental.
For an oeuvre that often takes the exactitude of Albrecht Durer as assumption, Vivell (whose daughter, a writer, Cassandra Neyenesch, contributes to the Rail's Art section) is remarkably unconcerned with every last feather. The attitude is all there—pride, majesty, despite the inevitable fall. Portraiture, regardless of its own evolutions, continually evidences itself as a capturing of a time period's outlook—from posture to politics. Vivell's birds, while a variety of identifiable species, are first and foremost contemporaries of one another. Durer's birds are also haughty—but the haughtiness that Vivell catalogues is more defiant, more desperate. With the wild kingdom in a state of global chaos—elephants and baboons on a global tear—it is difficult to maintain that interspecies discontent is unreal, that it is a form of human anthropomorphizing.
In New York City, one hundred and fifty years ago, there was a bird called the Passenger Pigeon. It was the most populous pigeon in all of North America, probably the world. When flocks flew overhead, the sky would blacken—for hours, for days. The last Passenger Pigeon died alone in a zoo in 1914. Today, in 2007, New York City is seriously considering a law that would make feeding the pigeons illegal. To know animals is to apprehend that they understand far more than we give them credit for; that is of course the tragedy, that they know too much, that we know too little. To tag Vivell as an environmentalist painter is reductive, but one cannot come at the avian subject—as viewer, as painter—without acknowledging our own predilections to darken the sky … maybe for much longer than hours or days.
ContributorJohn Reed
John Reed's novels include A Still Small Voice (Delacorte 2000) and Snowball's Chance, which will be published by Roof Books this September. He lives in Manhattan.
The Eyes of Another: "Tokyo Stories" at the Japan SocietyBy Jaime Grijalba
NOV 2019 | Film
Inked in 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco specified the compensations and conditions Japan had to comply with following its defeat in World War II, essentially marking the nations first steps toward regaining sovereignty, but it also affected the cultural landscape of the country.
Eyes Without a Face: Christine Hume and Jeff Clark's Question Like A FaceBy Chris Campanioni
DEC 17-JAN 18 | Books
The first time I read Question Like A Face I mistakenly omitted the "like" in its title.
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Alex Katz at Ninety
DEC 17-JAN 18 | ArtSeen
This show is so right that it effortlessly hits the note of happiness and celebration, the major key Katz means to reach every time out.
VIFF 2017: On watching and being seen in Dragonfly Eyes, Claire's Camera, and Happy EndBy Steffanie Ling
NOV 2017 | Film
Being a young correspondent at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) means you don't get to queue in the ticketholder line, but that you must arrive extremely early, to claim one of the limited spots allotted to passholders and stand in line with gregarious, though often confused, industry people.


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Two television stations switched off a week ago by the government for airing opposition leader Raila Odinga's "oath" ceremony are back on air.
NTV and KTN News resumed normal programming yesterday afternoon after the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) finally complied with a court order issued last week on Friday ordering that the stations be allowed back on air.
However, by the time of going to press Monday evening, Citizen TV and Inooro TV were yet to be reinstated.
CA switched off the stations on January 30 mid-morning to prevent a live broadcast of the "swearing-in" of Mr Odinga as the "people's president" at Uhuru Park, Nairobi.
NTV, owned by Nation Media Group, was the first to go off air, followed by Citizen TV of Royal Media Services Ltd.
Two hours later, Standard Group's KTN was switched off.
The media blackout was roundly condemned by the UN, the US, European Union and human rights organisations. International media stations from around the globe also highlighted the government's defiance to keep the stations off-air, despite a court order to restore broadcast.
The court had also directed the government to stop interfering with television transmissions before the case is heard on February 14.
The government's decision to wait three days before complying with the order has raised questions about adherence to the rule of law, and has seen activists sue the government for contempt of court.
Earlier Monday, human rights activists and NGOs were teargassed to bar them from going to Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i's office to protest the continued media blockade.
Protesters took to the streets of Nairobi to condemn the switching off of the three TV stations.
"We have seen arrests by police in the last few days that are a reminder of where the country has come from. All the signs indicate that the country is turning into a police state. Now, we are here to state that we will not allow a situation where the government turns this country into a police state," said Mr George Kegoro, the executive director of Kenya Human Rights Commission.
Bunge la Mwananchi national president Josephat Waema gave the government until 7pm yesterday to switch on the stations. He said citizens did not have any other way of keeping up with live news, terming the move an infringement on the citizens' right to information.
In addition to the protest, the lobby has also filed a petition in court with regards to the Cabinet secretary nominations made by President Uhuru Kenyatta two weeks ago. Mr Kegoro said most of the nominees were from two areas of the country hence no equitable regional representation. He added that the two-thirds gender rule was not followed, with only six of the 22 slots in Cabinet being given to women.
Atheists in Kenya (AIK) have also condemned the move by the government to muzzle the media, terming it unconstitutional.
"It is precisely when the free media is telling us what we don't want to hear, when it is challenging government officials, exposing government misconduct and refusing to be the unofficial mouthpiece of any government agency that the press stands most in need of that constitutional protection," said Ms Joyce Atieno, the AIK vice president.
Among the protesters were those who claimed a fire that left more than 5,000 people in Lang'ata's Kijiji slum homeless was planned by the government.


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