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We'll hear next from a man making the case for Iran. Economic sanctions have put that country under increasing pressure. President Obama said in his State of the Union address that he'll take no options off the table to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamemei replied at a sermon in Tehran. He said President Obama's statement was harmful to America and war would be 10 times as harmful. The Iranian leader's warning was our starting point when we talked with Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammad Khazaee.
In what way would war be so harmful to America, do you think?
MOHAMMAD KHAZAEE: I think that the point that the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran was trying to make is that war is not something that you're looking for. And any confrontation between Iran and other countries in the region would be harmful for everybody.
So, basically this is the principle of Iranian foreign policy, and you have to try to avoid those kinds of harmful confrontations between Iran and any country in the region or outside the region.
INSKEEP: In what way could or would Iran be prepared to respond if there were, for example, a strike against its nuclear facilities?
KHAZAEE: You know, our strategy is not to initiate any strike against anybody. But if, God forbidden, someone wants to try an air strike against Iran or the Iranian nuclear facility or the Iranian national interest and security, of course the Iranian, like any other nation, will have the right to defend themselves in various strong possible way.
INSKEEP: Would that include, for example, cutting off the supply of oil through the Strait of Hormuz?
KHAZAEE: You know, I cannot say that yet. But, of course, every nation have their right to have all the options on the table.
INSKEEP: All the options on the table?
KHAZAEE: And everybody else say that.
INSKEEP: President Obama, of course, has said that, and others have said that.
KHAZAEE: But as I mentioned before, unless Iranians are threatened seriously and somebody is going to strike against Iran or something like that, all the options would be taken into consideration.
INSKEEP: What have you thought, ambassador, as you have heard Israeli officials in various forms say that they are considering or could consider a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities?
KHAZAEE: We hear some voices from the Israeli regime about attacking Iran. But I don't think that is going to happen because, first of all, Iran is so strong to defend itself. The consequence would be devastating for them and maybe for whoever helped them. And so, I do not believe that such a thing is going to happen.
INSKEEP: Well, do you think that Israel wouldn't dare, or do you think that there is a reasonable likelihood of a negotiated settlement in which Iran and the rest of the international community would agree on a future course for Iran's nuclear program?
KHAZAEE: It has nothing to do with the Israelis. The negotiation between 5+1 and the Iran on the nuclear issue or other issues has nothing to do with Israelis.
INSKEEP: You say the 5+1. We should just define that for people. You were talking about the nations that have been coordinating a response to Iran. And there is an offer on the table for Iran to return to talks. Are you saying those talks are likely to resume soon?
KHAZAEE: Yes, exactly. We have already announced that we are ready to continue our discussion without any precondition.
INSKEEP: You give me a couple of things that I need to follow up on.
KHAZAEE: Please.
INSKEEP: The first having to do with Israel. You are correct that Israel is not a party to the nuclear negotiations, and yet Israel's concerns have become very much part of the story here. Is Israel justified to be concerned about Iran given that Iran's leaders have made statements about Israel calling it a cancerous tumor, for example?
KHAZAEE: Just to refresh the memory of your audiences, I believe, that if they listened to the Israeli authorities, you will find out that almost every day they threat Iran for attacking Iran, bombing Iran, and doing so. So, they are not in the position to talk about a civilized nation like Iran.
And also, you know, as long as the damage that will receive in the region from the Israelis, either nuclear program or killing people in (unintelligible) and so on, they could be considered a cancer in the region.
INSKEEP: Should they be concerned about Iran's intentions then given your very strong views about Israel that you just expressed?
KHAZAEE: You know, we have mentioned that the Iranian policy is not to strike against any country in the region, neighboring countries and others. But if anything happens against Iran, the respond would be really, really strong.
INSKEEP: You also mentioned, ambassador, that Iran has said that it is ready to resume negotiations with other nations over the future of its nuclear program. Now if we look for what the shape of some kind of negotiated settlement might be, I wonder if that settlement might resemble an agreement that almost happened in 2009 between the United States and its allies and Iran.
And the agreement then was that Iran would essentially give up - ship out of the country - the uranium that it's been enriching. And in return, other nations would send Iran nuclear fuel rods for whatever peaceful purposes that they needed. Do you think that in the end that could be the shape of an agreement?
KHAZAEE: It could be. But, you know, I think the point here is trust. Just raising questions and suspicions among policies is not going to be helpful. That's why we insist that we are ready to engage in serious, without precondition, discussion and find a way to get out of this kind of, I should say, childish game.
KHAZAEE: The best way to solve this issue is a dialogue and negotiation based on fair position by both sides.
INSKEEP: One other thing to ask about, ambassador. Leading officials of your country have made it clear that they believe that sanctions against Iran, including those that the United States has been applying in recent weeks, are harmful to Iran, are damaging to Iran. Given that there is economic damage that Iranians are suffered, what benefits, if any, are Iran's people enjoying from this confrontation with the United States and from Iran's insistence on its nuclear rights as you see them?
KHAZAEE: First of all, I will say we are not looking for any confrontation for anybody. Second, even if these sanctions are harmful, there are two important points that we have to take into consideration. First, every human being, if they are under pressure and their clear rights are going to be taken away from them, they will resist.
Second, pressuring Iranians are not going to change their defending their rights. So, I believe that the target of these sanctions are Iranian nation and they are not constructive and they are not helpful. And if Iran say OK, we resist against these sanctions, it doesn't mean that we are looking for confrontation. This is the nature of the civilized nation that have been around for maybe 5,000 years.
INSKEEP: American officials think that if enough pressure is applied that Iran's supreme leader will make a different calculation about Iran's interest. Are they wrong about that?
KHAZAEE: Definitely they are wrong about that. You know, they need just to look at the Iranian history to see if Iranians have been compromising their rights for the last thousands of years.
INSKEEP: Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee, thank you very much for taking the time.
KHAZAEE: Thank you, Steve. Thank you very much.
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Buttons, Buttons, I've Got the Buttons!
And if the internet is acting wonky again (which was the ORIGINAL PROBLEM, remember?), well, for now I'm inclined just to overlook it and be grateful for what I have.
In other, CRAFTY news for a change, I've been reading and re-reading , and whining to everyone I see all about how in all the other crafty blogs I read, everyone in those blogs is just swimming in vintage buttons, and I have like five buttons, total, that I ripped off of an old Gap shirt (from Goodwill, of course, not The Gap, not that you care) of Matt's before transitioning it into a dishrag.
I couldn't stand it anymore. In a shocking move and a nail-bitingly tense auction, I bought over two pounds of buttons on ebay: This auction actually went a little higher than most of the vintage button auctions tend to do, because of two reasons:
1) The seller, who clearly had no idea of the awesomeness of what she was selling, just sort of mentioned in passing that most of these used to be her grandmother's buttons (DING! DING! DING! DING!)
2) In the sort-of blurry photo of a bunch of the buttons spilled out of the Ziploc bag onto a table, you could see studded all over the pile beauties like these: And now they're mine, ALL MINE!!!
Come on, even if you're not one of my crafty friends, you gotta love a shot like this one:P.S. Check out my shout-outs on Craftzine and Recycled Crafts! Remember, only make plant markers out of vinyl miniblinds that were made after 1996, or you and your loved ones will all die of lead poisoning.
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Is it weird to have button envy because I have it too! I do have a lot of buttons, actually...some I've bought, and some inherited, and it's not like I do much with them, but it's like fabric and yarn for me: I HAVE to have it. You totally scored, lady!
And congrats on your shout-outs!!
- April 6, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- cake said...
i am so happy that you got such a great button stash. i lucked into a jar full at a junk store in berea, KY a few years ago. then cosmo received his great,
great-grandmother's button collection (as a gift from his grandma).
i can't really use them in crafting projects though. they are cosmo's. he likes to play with them, sort them, pour them etc. and i'm afraid i'll end up using one of his favorites, and he'll be devastated.
- April 6, 2009 at 2:13 PM
- julie said...
I sort of forgot to tell you that I entered a low-ball bid on another auction of 2+ pounds of buttons--and I won it for 99 cents!
So I went from, like, five buttons to over four pounds of buttons in a week.
I have so many awesome project ideas in my head right now, it's not even funny.
Well, if you could look into my head and not have to BE in my head, you'd probably find it funny.
- April 7, 2009 at 8:18 PM
- Momma Jorje said...
I'd be interested to see what you've done with all these buttons. I *love* buttons! I have a collection that I've inherited here and there but I also have a suggestion on where to find good selection for cheap: Estate Sales! I've gotten some awesome finds that way!
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Many of us felt the same in affirming that we love when this happens, we do this for you guys after all; we do enjoy our food but the ultimate word is spoken from our guests and readers. I guess this is a special application of the old saying "If a tree falls in a deserted forest would it still make a noise?".
With our posts we often don't do anything else than throwing a pebble out there in the big lake of news, ranting, opinions and recipes. Sometimes we ourselves are attraced by one of these same pebbles shining through the "increspata" surface of this lake so to pick it up and add our special touch to it before sending it back. There are way too many pebbles on this lake's bed and some gets out of sight pretty easily so it is nice when we have that special pair of goggles that allows us to isolate a group of them from the rest.
Amanda helped us in doing just this by setting a new monthly bloging event: "The Secret Recipe Club".
What does it consists of? Each month the memebers of the club get assigned a blog belonging to one of the other members from which he/she has to choose a recipe to repropose in his/her own blog with total freedom of adaptation naturally.
I knew this was going to be fun, I like events involving random picking of sources, ingredients, recipes; it adds up to the fun, dont you think?
For this month I got assigned Avanika's "Yumsilicious Bakes".
As the name says, Avanika's blog consists mostly of baked goods and sweet treats so it was going to be difficult to pick up one recipe. Why difficult?
As you might have realised browsing through these pages, I am not such a sweet tooth. Though I often need something sweet, I am very picky on the sweetness of my desserts: more flavours less sweet, that's my motto.
Furthermore, Avanika's recipes are actually quite simple, straightforward and interesting so to make the choice even more difficult.
For this challenge then I was looking for something that could catch my immagination and I found it in Avanika's Just-like-Cotton Chiffon Cake.
This cake indeed delivers what it promises: a fluffy cloud of irresistible softness; it isn't too sweet or eggy but it is also a little tricky to get it right.
Chiffon cakes usually feature oil as fat ingredient and thoroughly mix the wet ingredients with the dry one as first step, the whipped egg whites are then added and the cake is baked.
This cotton'-like cake uses much less flour than a regular chiffon cake and so needs more gluten to support its structure. Starting by making a panade consisting of milk, oil, sugar and flour ensures then enough gluten developement.
With this procedure this Chiffon cakes is a funny crossing between a pate-à-choux and a soufflée. Ahhh the wonders of eggs are endless!
Because of this lack of bulk structure, this cake is also quite fragile. As with Angel-Food cake, you are instructed to use an ungreased pan so to give the batter something to cling on while raising as well as to avoid that the butter would collapse some of the egg foam on the cake's outside.
The cake is baked in a moderately low oven and it rises just like a souffle (I used a 25cm tube pan and also if it was filled by less than 1/2, the cake almost spilled over when baking).
The oven temperature is another tricky problem. The batter is quite fragile for the lack of flour so any big difference in temperature in different parts of your oven (front vs. back) might cause uneaven rise or a hollow cake or even a cake collapsing in some portion more than in other (as it happened to me). The cake is still quite light and delicious to eat, though funky to put on the dinner table (think of a roller-coasters kinda profile).
Another tricky part of this cake is the flavouring. Being so soft and light you are bound to use delicate aromas in the paste, and lots of them too. The starting panade gets diluted quite a lot by the egg whites and the big oven-rise increases furthermore the cake volume, diluting this way each flavorings you have used from the start. As with souffle then, this batter needs to be heavily "seasoned".
I would expect this cake to work pretty well when flavoured using herbs, in effect the original one used lemon zest; I won't use solids like nuts or dried fruits since they might sink to the bottom due to its light structure. Naturally spices works perfectly in it, especially if steeped with the milk while dooing the panade.
In my interpretation I used orange blossom's water and extra-vergin olive oil to flavour the cake. The olive oil isn't really perceivable but I think it gives a fuller body to the cake flavour profile, that would lack if using a flavourless vegetable oil. The orange blossoms come throug quite shyily as if brought by the summer wind.
Tanks also to the egg yolks, this cake is rich enough to stand up to some fruits to be served with it; tangy light dairy products make also a perfect accompaniment to it. After letting the cake rest for a few hours, I deciced to taste a slice of it so to pick my garnishes and decided tp serve it over a salpicon of diced apples and creme fraiche, with marinated apple slices and their spiced simple syrup.
So here you are my interpreatation for this cotton-like chiffon cake.
Like-Cotton-Chiffon cake à la nage served with marinated apple slices
- 55 g fresh milk
- 50 g extra-virgin olive oil
- 40 g sugar
- 60 g plain flour
- 5 egg yolks
- 3-4 tsps orange blossom's water
- 5 egg whites
- 1 pinch cream of tartar or few drops of lemon juice
- 1 pinch of salt
- 60 g sugar
- 1/2cup water
- 2tbsp sugar
- 2 cardamom pods, bruised and opened
- ca 1/2tbsp Chinese rice wine
- Few drops of lemon juice
- apples
- creme fraiche or thick yogurt
- Dill, tarragon, basil en chiffonade (optional)
In a small sauce pan gather the milk, olive oil and sugar for the panade. Bring to a simmer stirring to ensure that the sugar is melted. At this point take the saucepan out of the fire and dump the flour all at once in the simmering liquid and whisk energetically to create a paste. Let the panade cool down before proceeding, transfering it to a new wide bowl will speed up the process.
Warm up the oven to 160 C [320 F].
In a standing mixer, whip the egg whites with the salt and the cream of tartar adding the sugar little at a time. Whip until they become nice and glossy and form stiff but moist peaks.
Whisk the egg yolks, on at a time, into the panade adding also the orange blossom's water. When the egg-whites will be ready, whisk one third of them into the panade to lighten it up and then fold the rest of them into it in two or three batches.
Tha batter will increase considerably of volume so you may either start by mixing the panade and yolks in a big enough bowl or complete the folding process in the mixer bowl when the batter is about to spill over from its container.
Grease and flour just the bottom of a tube pan leaving the sides ungreased. Transfer the batter into the pan delicately tapping it on the counter to release eventual bigger bubbles. Bake for 30-35minuts or until a tootpick inserted into the cake will come out clean.
Once ready, invert the tube pan balancing it over a cup, tomato tin or a jar so to let the cake cool upside down (if it has to deflate it will despite gravity unfortunately).
In the meantime prepare the garnishes. In a small saucepan gather the water and the sugar meant for the syrup, add the bruised cardamom pods and bring to a simmer. Add the chinese rice wine and take the syrup of the fire. Let it cool down slightly.
Cut thin wedges from the apples counting 4-5 of them per person and add them to the syrup to marinate. Cover with clingfilm and leave the syrup and apples come to room temperature with the cake.
When you are ready to serve, dice one apple and combine it with some creme fraiche or thick yogurt. This salpicon will constitute the tampon or basement over which you will place the cake and that will prevent it to soak up all the syrup.
Place one or two spoonfulls of salpicon in the bottom of a wide bowled plate flattening it out and giving it a shape wide enough to host the slice of cake.
Place the cake over is basement, season the syrup with the lemon juice and pour 1-2 tbsps of it around the salpicon. Decorate with the marinated apple slices and few threads of the herbs.
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The difficulty of encapsulating David Beers Quinn's contributions to the history of discovery and settlement has been amply demonstrated by three festshrifts* that only partially accomplished that goal. A better measure is the extent to which history has been altered by his research and publications during the past six decades.
Little in David Quinn's background portended his alteration of the recorded past. As an Irish youth who through age fourteen attended only a one-teacher school, his first interest was in geography, and he might have devoted his career to that subject had the opportunity been offered at Queen's University, Belfast, from which he graduated in 1931. Instead, in graduate school at the Institute of Historical Research and King's College, London, his attention was drawn to the history of early Tudor administration in Ireland, in which he received a doctorate in 1934. For the next five years as lecturer at University College, Southampton, he taught mostly colonial history, and upon returning to his alma mater in Belfast in 1939 he developed a course in Irish history, then little studied at the college level. Soon, however, his attention was drawn to Sir Humphrey Gilbert and English exploration of North America. On that subject historians still relied chiefly on the works of Richard Hakluyt, nearly four hundred years old. Quinn's initial research in archives and libraries made the young professor increasingly dubious of uncritical reliance on Hakluyt, and, in his own words, "I kept finding things which added bits and pieces to the accepted story." Those discoveries opened for David Quinn a new passion: the sources, always the sources. He was only thirty-one when the Hakluyt Society published his two-volume documentary, The Voyages and Colonising Enterprises of Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1940). He carried his penchant for research to University College, Swansea, where from 1944 until he moved to Liverpool University in 1957 he broadened his interests to include other explorers, especially Walter Raleigh. The Hakluyt Society's publication of Quinn's two-volume work, The Roanoke Voyages, 1584-1590: Documents to Illustrate the English Voyages to North America under the Patent Granted to Walter Raleigh in 1584 (1955), provided a landmark in the study of English exploration by making conveniently available sources that subsequently produced an avalanche of articles and books as North America approached the quadricentennial of earliest European colonization of the New World. More than any historian of his generation, Quinn uncovered new pieces of evidence, exposed them for other researchers through publication, and reinterpreted exploration and settlement in the light of new information.
David Quinn's research and writing soon branched into other scholarly directions, in each of which he made significant contributions. He sought to understand the North American natives encountered by Europeans, and he published Sources for the Ethnography of Northeastern North America to 1611 (1981). Upon his rediscovery of the long-hidden John White watercolors in the British Museum during World War II, he recognized their significance to history and ethnography. He did not rest until, with the help of Paul Hulton, he oversaw their reproduction and annotation in a distinguished two-volume edition, The American Drawings of John White (1964). After 1948 Quinn conducted personal inspections of North America, walking the lands and sailing the waters explored by his fellow Englishmen centuries earlier. Based on greater familiarity with those lands and waters, he accelerated his publications, especially of original sources and narratives written for scholars, such as The English New England Voyages, 1602-1608 (1983). In his dedication to Clio, Quinn generously shared his passion and knowledge with colleagues and educational institutions both in Europe and America. He was a visiting professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland, University of Michigan, and other institutions, and he was a Distinguished Fulbright Fellow and also a Fellow at the National Humanities Center. He has received many academic honors, and upon his acceptance of the first John Carter Brown Medal, he was described as "the pre-eminent authority on the history of early European exploration of North America." Meanwhile, until his retirement from Liverpool University, he shepherded an impressive number of young men and women into the study, research, and writing of the history of overseas discovery and exploration.
But Professor Quinn's influence has not been limited to academe. He incorporated his documentary discoveries in books written for a wider lay readership. For example, he collaborated with others in the production of popular editions, such as W. P. Cumming and R. A. Skelton in The Discovery of North America (1971) and Cumming in The Exploration of North America (1974). He has ever been ready to insist upon accuracy and credibility in commemorations of historic events. He was a major participant in the Drake Quadricentennial in California and the Roanoke Quadricentennial in North Carolina, and for the latter, produced "Set Fair for Roanoke," a distillation of four decades of intimacy with the Elizabethans.
Our understanding of European expansion has been radically altered and advanced during David Quinn's six decades of mining original sources and making them available to scholars in print. No one could have expressed that mission better than he did in his address before the American Historical Association in 1986. In that address, simply titled "Reflections," he said, "I have thought of myself very much as a historical work horse, clearing the way through documentary tangles for others to follow." For the ore that he mined, which was refined and turned into shelves of articles and books by other historians, not all of whom acknowledged their debt to the miner, David Quinn stands as a giant among specialists in the history of discovery and exploration. His rank among his contemporaries rises even higher when we acknowledge his own narrative works—represented in the impressive Quinn bibliography—that incorporate new interpretations and understanding based on the sources, always the sources. Beyond Hakluyt, the single most recognizable name in bibliographies of early English expansion is "Quinn, David Beers." We are honored to add to his many honorifics the designation "FSHD" — Fellow of the Society for the History of Discoveries.
*The three festshrifts are:
K. R. Andrews, N. P. Canny, and P. E. H. Hair (editors), The Westward Enterprise: English Activities in Ireland, the Atlantic, and America 1480-1650. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1978.
H. G. Jones (editor). Raleigh and Quinn: The Explorer and His Boswell. Chapel Hill: North Caroliniana Society, 1987.
Cecil H. Clough and P. E. H. Hair (editors). The European Outthrust and Encounter The First Phase c. 1400-c.1700: Essays in Tribute to David Beers Quinn on His 85th Birthday. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1994.
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The Houston Dynamo will look to keep their unbeaten home record alive when they play host to Toronto FC on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo made it late, but came back for a 2-2 draw with Columbus at home last weekend, a result that left them tied for third in the Eastern Conference. Toronto FC are on a five-game winless run and sit in 10th place in the East, after starting their road trip with a 2-1 loss in Columbus at midweek.
Paul Ward. AR1 (bench): Chris Strickland; AR2 (opposite): Mark Cahen; 4th: Leszek Stalmach
MLS Career: 38 games; FC/gm: 23.2; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 11; pens: 7
INJURY REPORT PRESENTED BY THE METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM (As of Tuesday, August 21)
HOUSTON DYNAMO – OUT: DF Alex Dixon (heat illness); QUESTIONABLE: MF Ricardo Clark (L ankle sprain) ...
TORONTO FC -- OUT: GK Stefan Frei (L lower leg); FW Danny Koevermans (L knee ACL tear); DF Ty Harden (lower abdominal strain); DF Matt Stinson (R quadriceps strain); DF Doneil Henry (L knee tendinosis); MF Reggie Lambe (R knee MCL sprain); PROBABLE: DF Jeremy Hall (L ankle sprain)
- ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Dynamo 4 wins, 18 goals … Toronto FC 3 wins, 12 goals … Ties 5
- AT HOUSTON (6 meetings): Dynamo 3 wins, 12 goals … Toronto FC 1 wins, 6 goals … Ties 2
- 6/20: HOU 3, TOR 3 (Boswell 20; Bruin 73, 90 – Hall 13; Koevermans 22, 45)
- 7/28: TOR 0, HOU 2 (Carr 45; Ching 86)
- The teams are meeting for the third time this season. They played to a wild 3-3 draw June 20 in Houston, as a late pair of goals from Will Bruin canceled out a first-half brace from TFC's Danny Koevermans, then goals from Calen Carr and Brian Ching led the Dynamo to a 2-0 win, July 28 at BMO Field.
- That was the Dynamo's first win ever at BMO Field. TFC had taken two victories and three draws in the first five meetings all-time in Ontario.
- Houston's 2-0 victory in the final meeting between at Robertson Stadium, last July 9, was the Dynamo's first vs. TFC since 2009. Toronto FC had won two in a row vs. Houston after two draws.
- Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. TOR: P12 W4 L3 D5 … Paul Mariner vs. HOU: P2 W0 L1 D1
- The Dynamo struck just seconds before halftime. Brad Davis looped in a lovely corner to the near post and Bobby Boswell flicked it on to the back post, where an unmarked Calen Carr headed the ball into the bottom right corner.
- The visitors doubled the margin with a late goal. Another Davis run down the left side cleared space in the middle, and he angled his cross back to an oncoming Brian Ching, who made no mistake and slotted home from the heart of the box.
- TORONTO FC (4-4-2): Milos Kocic - Doneil Henry (Jeremy Hall 83), Logan Emory (Aaron Maund 83), Richard Eckersley, Ashtone Morgan - Reggie Lambe, Torsten Frings, Terry Dunfield, Luis Silva - Quincy Amarikwa (Andrew Wiedeman 62), Ryan Johnson.
- HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-3-3): Tally Hall - Warren Creavalle, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe (Kofi Sarkodie 78) - Boniek Garcia, Adam Moffat, Brad Davis - Calen Carr (Je-Vaughn Watson 83), Brian Ching, Macoumba Kandji (Luiz Camargo 74).
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On any given day of the week, tabloids claim that Angelina Jolie is either pregnant or way too skinny for her own good. Does anyone else see a huge contradiction here? The rumor mill seriously cannot get enough of all things Angie, and it seems like speculation about whether or not her body is growing or shrinking for various reasons is constantly plastered all over the front of gossip magazines.
The latest buzz is a new rumor in OK! Magazine that Angelina is, indeed, pregnant, and this time it's with twins. If by some stretch of the imagination this story does turn out to be true, Angie will go from being mother of six to a mother of eight. Could she potentially be the next Kate Gosselin?
More from The Stir: Angelina Jolie Could Be 'Starving' for Most Absurd Reason
From being accused of letting one of her sons play under a car to screaming at her kids at the bus stop, Kate has proven herself to be more than a little emotional when it comes to trying to wrangle eight little ones. Actually, the first thing that comes to mind while picturing Kate during her daily routine is an irate look on her face and a finger pointed at one or more of her children for refusing to eat their green beans at dinner.
Angie, on the other hand, drags her brood all over the globe, takes them to toy stores on a regular basis, and even lets her boys play with toy guns. She's the "cool" mom. When trying to picture her with an extra kid in each arm, the visual image doesn't really shift all that much. Having another set of twins would probably not rattle her in the slightest, and there's no way in hell you'd ever catch her driving an enormous van like Kate has. My guess is that she'd just get a larger private jet or hire an additional chauffeur.
Being in the public eye while trying to take care of eight kids put Kate and Jon Gosselin on an irreversible path to divorce. But Angie and Brad Pitt are so laid back and seem fairly solid. Adding another couple babies into the mix would probably only make them stronger and more blissfully in love than they already claim to be. Barf.
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Academy Award Best Costume Nominees Announced: Oscar nominations were announced this morning, including five films that are acknowledged for their standout costume design. Among the nominees are Anna Karenina, Les Misérables, Lincoln, and two Snow White-inspired film—Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman. [Academy Awards]
Guy Richie for H&M: Madonna's ex-husband Guy Richie has directed David Beckham's newest Bodywear campaign for H&M in which the soccer star plays an action hero. "For me, this felt like more than a campaign—it was like directing a short film," Richie said of the project in a release. The ads will drop just before Valentine's Day on February 6. [Fashion Beast Inbox]
Missoni Show Goes On: Missoni will show their fall 2013 menswear collection in Milan on Sunday despite the ongoing search for the brand's missing CEO Vittorio Missoni. However, none of Missoni's family members are expected to attend. [WWD]
YSL Troubles Loom: Troubles are reportedly brewing over at Saint Laurent Paris. The house, which was supposed to debut its pre-fall collection this week, has reportedly cancelled its press presentation last-minute. WSJ's 'Off Duty' fashion director Meenal Mistry tweeted, "Status of Saint Laurent pre-fall: Appt made, then postponed, now canceled entirely sans explanation. Are we really doing this again?" Pre-fall 2013 will mark Hedi Slimane's second collection for the brand. [Twitter]
Selfriges's Quiet Corner: UK department store Selfridges has collaborated with upstart Headspace, a company that bills itself as the "world's first gym membership for the mind" to create a series of quiet-time practices. The store has begun holding mass meditations on its cosmetics floor, drawing over 500 people. They've also erected a 'Silence Room' where shoppers can respite in peace, and have developed a special retail component: The Quiet Shop features 'No Noise' products—taking iconic items like La Mer and selling them without a branded label. [BuzzFeed]


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Sporting the number "eighty (80)," you can now run out onto the field or court featuring Fett's name, number, and team colors.
The Drew Pearson's Saga Collection has released several new sports jerseys to StarWarsShop.com. Two of which feature the Fett name on the back.
His Football Jersey sports the number "80" with yellow stitching and Fett's name on the back in cotton panel with tackle twill letters. The sleeves contain two heavy cotton cut and sew white stripes as well as heavy cotton cut and sew elbow pads."
While you can run out onto the court with his Assassins Basketball Jersey which is "sporting a cool gray outlined by yellow number "80" in tackle twill with stain stitch and Fett's name on the back in tackle twill. The jersey includes yellow ribbing trim and metallic silver side panels with Boba Fett icon screen prints. The front of the jersey includes the team name Assassins in tackle twill with the number "80" and a Star Wars logo Saga Collection woven label."


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Gun lobby opposes McKinney's candidacy
This is probably the last constituency Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was counting on to fill in the circle next to his name on the ballot: gun owners.
But should Republican John McKinney win his party's nomination to challenge the first-term Democrat, a founding member of a key Second Amendment group said Tuesday he would have no choice but to support Malloy in 2014.
He blamed McKinney, the GOP's lead negotiator on a package of gun control measures adopted by Connecticut in response to the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, for selling out.
"It's better the devil you know," said Lenny Benedetto, vice president of the 9,000-member Connecticut Citizens Defense League. "If we're going to have a Democrat up there, we might as well have a D in front of their name instead of an R."
McKinney's baptism as an official candidate for the state's highest office elicited immediate criticism from the right and left, with allies of the state Senate minority leader from Fairfield saying he is uniquely positioned to mount a serious run from the political center.
McKinney, 49, who represents Fairfield, Westport, Weston, Easton, and notably, Newtown, filed paperwork with the state Elections Enforcement Commission on Tuesday to run for governor.
He also unveiled a campaign website.
McKinney is the first candidate to formally declare in what has the chance to be a bellwether race, and that includes Malloy, who is expected to wait until later this year to announce his re-election bid.
Former U.S. ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley is the early favorite to represent the GOP after coming within 6,500 votes of beating Malloy in 2010,
"John is getting into the race because Gov. Malloy has done such a lousy job of running Connecticut that Republicans know there is an opportunity to defeat his progressive agenda that has landed Connecticut dead last in economic growth," Foley said. "Governor Malloy was booed last week for a reason.
"Taxpayers, workers and people trying to take care of their families have lost confidence in Dan Malloy and his misguided policies and leadership. It's time for a change. It is no surprise that people with strong leadership records are jumping into that void."
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, currently unopposed for a seventh term as leader of the Hat City, is also considering a run for governor.
"John's a good man and certainly will lend a voice to the debate of the issues that confront our state," Boughton said. "My decision is going to be based on what is the best thing for the state, first, and, obviously, for me and my family. I never let anybody else dictate what decisions I make based on whether they're running or not running."
Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays questioned the logic of the gun lobby and called it short-sighted, saying McKinney is the most capable of restoring the economic promise of Connecticut.
"It makes no sense. It makes no sense," said Shays, who succeeded McKinney's father, Stewart B. McKinney, in Congress upon his death from AIDS in 1987.
Democrats quickly sought to typecast McKinney as out of step with the middle class and opportunistic when it comes to accepting taxpayer dollars for his upcoming campaign from the citizens election fund program, which McKinney recently told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers he will attempt to do.
"I do think that it's interesting that he was so opposed to it and yet now he is willing to use it," said Nancy DiNardo, the state Democratic chairwoman. "Is it a perfect system? No. But I think it's a very good system. It gives candidates the ability to talk to the voters about issues rather than always worrying about raising money."
McKinney must raise $250,000 in small donations of $100 to qualify for $1.25 million for a primary and $6 million for the 2014 general election under the program.
"Obviously, I don't like the fact that tax dollars are used to fund our campaigns," McKinney said. "I do not have the wherewithal to be a self-funder."
The top Republican in the Democratic-controlled Legislature, McKinney stood by his support of universal background checks on the purchase of firearms and ammunition, capping the size of gun magazines, and expanding the definition of assault weapons to include the type of semi-automatic rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators last December in Newtown.
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For the GOP, which hasn't won a statewide election since 2006, McKinney's record on gun control could turn the party's nominating contest into a referendum on the Second Amendment.
"This election will be decided on the economy," said state GOP Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr., who qualified McKinney as a "top-tier" candidate.
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In Basking Ridge, New Jersey, a strange hole recently appeared in an unsuspecting lawn. This spontaneous divot has fascinated residents and local news anchors, spinning dark, eldritch dreams of meteorites and UFOs. Plus, witness the wannest Smallville joke ever made.
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Slip Sliding Away
The roads and everything else today are absolutely trecherous! When driving home from church service last night a light mist was falling. I knew it meant trouble for driving out to the trail head today.
By 6 AM there was a thin layer of ice over everything. I drove very slowly to Lake Maria and not too suprisingly, didn't encounter many vehicles.
The gravel lot was even layered in ice. Topaz jetted across it, skidding out before he reached the dirt of the trail. I slid along the lot very slowly until I came to the trail. The clear ice sparkeled under the beam of my headlamp.
The trail wasn't in bad shape as most of it is under a heavy tree canopy. There were a few icy spots but all in all it was an excellent run although it was much 'noisier' than usual. The grass and leaves were covered in a fine thin ice, crinkling and crackling under my feet.
We spooked a flock (flock?) of turkeys in the middle of the trail. As they flew up into the trees shards of ice fell upon us. It was so cool!
After a few hours the mist turned into a heavier 'almost' rain, but was still freezing upon contact. As I navigated the open field the ice was apparent. I sort of skated through the meadow until I entered the forest where my traction was much better.
Topaz wouldn't slow down no matter what the surface; he skidded along the meadow even though I was telling him to slow down. I was afraid he'd damage a knee as he shimmied across the ice. Somehow he kept his balance.
After 4 hours of running we exited the woods to the barren lot where only my car was sitting, covered in a layer of ice. After chiseling the windows I slowly drove home..very slowly. MNDOT advised no driving for this morning and they weren't out sanding. Very slippery.
Once I arrived home and told Troy about the ice he couldn't wait to check it out. Troy and I, along with Topaz, headed out for a slide along the roads near our home. The ice didn't disappoint Troy, we played hockey and a what we named 'ice ball' as we slid up and down the street. Awesome fun!
We couldn't help but wish that this would have happened tomorrow, instead. A no school day, for sure.
The rest of the day will be spent preparing for Thanksgiving. Baking pecan pies, cornbread for my stuffing and some more Christmas cookies.
5 comments:
- SteveQ said...
I managed 2 miles on ice before deciding it wasn't worth it today.
Noticed I have a hole in my favorite wind pants, tights and Under Armor - all in the same place. Time to go shopping (when the roads clear).
- Fifty K said...
Sounds like a great run! I know those icy days aren't too far away for me. Very cool you enjoyed the ice on the roads, love the pic.
- Julie B said...
Hey Kirstie! I'm glad I went out to run and slide the neighborhood roads with Troy! I spent the rest of the day inside and began to get stir crazy!!
- elizabeth said...
I was out running in the cold snowy weather here in MT today. So glad you are again posting about your winter runs with Topaz. Can't believe the # miles you run wearing snowshoes. I have some running snowshoes, but do most of my running without them and wear yaktrax or other gripping devices on my shoes when needed for ice. The snowshoes are tough on my feet. Witner running is definitely slower, but feels great to get out there and run anyway!
I would love to try a cornbread stuffing, can you share your recipe sometime?
- UFS-INFORM said...
well done - keep it up


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Bible, Calm, Christianity, God, Hope, Jesus, My christian walk., Scripture, Storm, Tests, Trials
You've heard the phrase 'the calm after the storm' before, and if you're alive (you're reading this, so I'm sure you're alive) then you've most probably experienced those words before. Of course there is also 'the calm before the storm', and that usually escapes our notice because, honestly, no one is thinking, 'Things are really good and calm right now, something terrible must be about to happen.'
But it's the first phrase I'm interested in, today. The calm after the storm, something the bible has a lot to say about. I think life is a series of bursts of calm preceding bursts of storms, and the cycle continues, ad infinitum. Thank God we have a manual, and an ever present help for both phases of this cycle that's life.
The Psalmist said;
You have put us to the test, God; as silver is purified by the fire so you have tested us. You let us fall into a trap and placed heavy burdens on our backs. You let our enemies trample over us; we went through fire and flood, but now you have brought us to a place of safety. Ps 66:10-12


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We've had some really sunny and fairly warm days here in Colorado this week, and I just checked the weather with hopes of having some nice weather this weekend, too. I really want to get outside to do something fun, but it's supposed to be snowy this weekend with temps in the 30s. Which will actually make it a good day to bake the bread I was planning to make tomorrow.
I saw online that there's a romantic sleigh ride for two at the Winding River Resort in Grand Lake. A couple of winters ago, we tried ice skating, and while it was a fun day together, the ice skating was not very successful. But sitting in a sleigh while the horses do the work - how could that not be fun? Although with the snow coming, I'm not sure we'll even be able to get there, as the mountain roads get pretty icy.
Today I want to talk about healthful baking, which is something I'm trying to be more conscious of as I work to get in better shape. I'm not one who's willing to sacrifice all the good things about baking to make it healthy, because if it doesn't taste good, then what's the point of eating it?
And along with the recipe today, I also took a few pics of my ever growing collection of dishes and linens for this blog... I rarely buy more than one of anything - I like the mismatched look, and it makes each piece unique. I don't often go to antique stores anymore, although I used to buy a lot of my dishes there. I've discovered that Home Goods is a great place to find pieces that look a little different and don't cost a whole lot, with small plates and bowls costing only $2-$4.
Paper bags, either with pretty patterns, or the ones from Starbucks, come in useful for meals like fish and chips, or anything fried, really, where it looks kind of cute and casual on a crumpled piece of brown paper.
A canvas tote holds all the place mats, napkins and other linens. And a few glass bottles and jars of various sizes just look pretty. I'll share a secret about those little bottles that look like the mini milk bottles that are so popular right now, but that are so hard to find. You know the bottled frappuccinos you can buy? That's all these are. I saw them one day at the grocery store after trying to find small milk bottles for sale without any luck, and realized just how cute these would be. The generic brand has a label that peels off so easily, and then you have a cute little bottle that looks adorable with a straw.
But back to today's recipe... So many foods labeled as low fat are not that good for you at all, since the fat is replaced with a lot of added sugar to make it taste good. And since sugar melts when it's heated, it also provides moisture to baked goods, so reducing the sugar too drastically can result in something very dry. A reduction in sugar means that moisture needs to be added in other ways. I want something that's low in fat and sugar, but still moist and full of flavor.
For this muffin recipe I created, I used only 1/2 cup of sugar, which is about 2 teaspoons per muffin, as much as you might add to your coffee every morning. I used brown sugar, since it contains molasses, and is more moist than white sugar. I also added skim milk and non-fat Greek yogurt, which always makes everything better, and is so good for you. Unsweetened or no-sugar added applesauce is a good substitute for oil or melted butter in muffins.
For the carbs, these muffins are as healthy as it gets - whole wheat flour and oats - which are full of fiber and protein.
Toasted pecans and dried plums add a nice textural bite, as well as wonderful flavor. And of course, sweet spices like vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and orange sweeten the muffin up so that you don't even know they're made with so little sugar.
All of which adds up to a healthy, hearty and flavor-packed muffin that's satisfying and guilt free. Out of curiosity, I calculated the nutritional value, which is something I don't usually do, and something you won't see that often on my blog. I'm not a dietician, and nutritional value is something I'm still trying to learn, as well as it being very tedious to try to figure out from all the ingredients in a recipe. But I wanted to know if what I came up with really was as healthy as I thought it was?
After all the calculations, I had my answer. This muffin really is good for you, which is amazing since it tastes so delicious. In each muffin, you get approximately 190 calories, 28 grams of carbs, 4 grams of fiber, 5 grams of protein, and 7 grams of fat.
Not bad, right?
And surprisingly, the main source of fat in these is actually from the pecans. Without pecans, these muffins would have less than 1 gram of fat each. But fat from nuts is in the healthy fats category, and perfectly fine in moderation.
If you don't like pecans and dried plums, then some other yummy combinations would be almonds and dried apricots, walnuts and dried cherries, cranberries and a little bittersweet chocolate... Or leave out the nuts completely and make an oatmeal raisin muffin. And I bet you'll feel so much better after eating these than a half dozen oatmeal raisin cookies! :)
Oat and Whole Wheat Muffins with Pecans and Dried Plums
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- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon dried orange zest
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup no-sugar added applesauce
- 1/2 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chopped, toasted pecans
- 1/2 cup chopped, dried plums
Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a standard 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick spray (inside the cups and on top of the pan).
In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange zest, and cloves. In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, applesauce, yogurt, milk, egg and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir just until moistened. Stir in the pecans and plums.
Divide batter between 12 muffin cups. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Place pan on a wire rack and cool muffins in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Cover with a towel to cool slightly and serve warm. They are wonderful plain, or with a little honey, agave nectar or jam.
Yields 12 muffins.
Nutritional Info (for 1 muffin):
Calories: 190
Carbs: 28 grams
Fiber: 4 grams
Protein: 5 grams
Fat: 7.4 grams


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A family who ate at Olive Garden over the weekend received a sweet surprise at the end of their meal that would put a slice of tiramisu to shame.
The popular chain restaurant gave a man and his family a free meal after his 3-year-old daughter told the manager that her grandfather's house burned down. The man posted a photo of the receipt on Reddit on Tuesday night and news of the good deed went viral.
The receipt was billed as a public relations ploy at first, but a representative from Olive Garden quickly debunked that rumor.
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"The receipt is real and was posted by the guests, not by anyone at Olive Garden or Darden," an Olive Garden rep told Consumerist. "We are always looking for ways to surprise and delight our guests, and this was one of the ways the Olive Garden team in Vernon Hills, Ill., did that last weekend."
Earlier this year, a manager at the burger chain Red Robin cheered up a pregnant mom when she received her bill and saw that her burger was comped with a line item that read MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC.


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In February 2013, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute staff member and graduate student Jonathan (Joneo) Oglesby journeyed to Niger, West Africa, to conduct preliminary thesis research with the Songhai people.
The focus of the trip was to gain a better understanding of how the Songhai cope with the water cycle, sterilization of water, water sanitation and water hygiene.
Oglesby conducted surveys and interviewed workers in remote villages along the Niger River. The data acquired will be used as the foundation for future thesis work that will include the creation and dissemination of water education materials for the Songhai. The goal is their eventual dissemination to other Least Developed Countries in the region and around the world, including to a second study site at Gales Point, Manatee, in Belize starting this summer.
Through his research, Oglesby is working with his advisor, Dr. Leslie North, to develop and evaluate successful avenues for informal education practices in improving water education in these communities to promote sustainability and water resource protection, as well as to improve economic and educational opportunities through capacity building. He will use data visualization techniques incorporating science and art to cut across culture, language and geography to teach these communities about water sanitation and conservation.
Niger is a landlocked state of West Africa located mostly within the Sahara desert. It relies heavily on foreign aid to maintain sustenance, existing in one of the harshest political and environmental climates in the world. Pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea, coupled with malnutrition and food insecurity, give rise to high mortality rates. "I want to empower groups in developing nations, in particular the women and girls of the Songhai, by educating them about water," Oglesby said. "I'm passionate about water and passionate about the Songhai. I decided to start here and start now."
Many of the women Oglesby interviewed during this initial research trip spoke of the daily arduous task of carrying water to and from the river to their homes, often starting before dawn and not finishing until after dark. Some even explained it's as if they never stop. Most gather water from sources that are heavily used and negatively impacted by people and animals. The water is then used without any treatment for consumption. For many communities in Niger, water collection takes up so much time that women and children are often unable to find time to go to school or work to support their families.
Oglesby will return soon to continue his work and envisions a positive, if audacious, endeavor. "I can't change the world," he noted. "But I hope I can change the quality of it, one person at a time."
He is starting a website, www.fofohari.org, as the foundation for an organization to address water education for developing countries. The educational tools developed and created for this research will be disseminated through this site, and it will be used to further communicate techniques for water education in developing areas.
Dr. North, Associate Director of the Hoffman Institute, said: "Joneo's research embodies the true spirit of integrating science and education to make a difference in communities. The geography of water education is understudied, and certainly of pressing importance as water resources diminish in the face of population growth and climate change.
"This will be a great step in working to develop and study effective informal education tools aimed toward understanding how to overcome these spatial and cultural differences," she said.
Dr. David Keeling, head of WKU's Department of Geography and Geology Department, noted: "Faculty and students in the Hoffman Institute exemplify the WKU spirit of international reach, with active research projects underway across the planet. Science is of little use practically unless it can change people's lives for the better. Joneo's research is a wonderful example of how addressing a resource such as water, that we take so much for granted here in the U.S., in a developing country like Niger can literally save lives and boost the capacity of women and children to build sustainable communities for the future."
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UNWTO Member States set priorities for European Tourism
PR No.: PR14026
European Tourism representatives gathered at the 57th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe identified enhanced international cooperation, innovation, private-public partnerships and accessibility as main priorities to ensure the sector's future competiveness. The Seminar on Developing Effective Tourism Clusters, held in on the sidelines of the Meeting, laid the ground for innovative collaborative approaches for sustainable tourism development in Europe (3-4 April, Baku, Azerbaijan).
International tourism in Europe continues to grow above expectations and despite the region's on-going economic constrains. In 2013, international tourist arrivals grew by 5%, an additional 29 million as compared to 2012, raising the total to 563 million, more than half of the world's total.
"Despite a fragile global economic recovery, particularly in the Eurozone, Europe continues to excel", said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, addressing the Meeting. "Many reasons are behind such positive performance, particularly growing collaboration and innovation, issues which are fundamental for Europe to ensure tourism continues to play a central role in the region's economic growth and job creation", he added.
"The international tourism policy agenda can only be effectively developed via intensive and international cooperation among tourism stakeholders", said Abulfas Garayev, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan. "The development of international tourism products, the worldwide promotion of open skies policies, the facilitation of international investments in tourism and the harmonisation of tourism standards and legislation around the globe are just some examples of the vast tourism agenda requiring continuous support from, and interaction between, national governments."
The main short-term challenges and priorities for European Tourism identified by UNWTO Member States include travel facilitation, connectivity, taxation, clustering and private-public partnerships, and the creation of favorable business environments to stimulate investment and innovation.
These policy priorities set the immediate tourism roadmap for Europe. The Commission concluded that as global tourism becomes increasingly competitive, Europe must take the lead on key issues such as innovation, accessible and inclusive tourism, and new models of cooperation that effectively bring together the diverse stakeholders involved in delivering tourism experiences.
The Seminar on Developing Effective Tourism Clusters, which preceded the Commission deliberations, underscored the need for tourism policy to contemplate the sector's fragmented nature and act to promote tourism clusters. The recently launched UNWTO project 'Madrid Precious Time' was presented as an example of innovative collaboration in stimulating new tourism products. Several examples of prominent clusters from UNWTO Member States such as Cyprus, France, Hungary, Norway and Romania were also presented.
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While you usually know Hunee when you hear him, he has a knack for keeping things fresh. So while both inclusions here were apparently pulled from a backlog of older material, neither is likely to sound like a facsimile of something you've heard before. "Tide," the slower of the two inclusions, packs a curious punch: ebullient percussion rides a zappy 303 through sections that can be both headily melodic and sparsely down-to-business.
"Minnoch" feels more paranoid and manic, though the producer still manages to leave plenty of space for a forceful kick to cut through the mix. (Some of his percussion flourishes here sound like they may have been pulled from the same source as those in Roman Flügel's "Brasil," though Hunee doesn't take the elements in quite as deranged a direction.) With properly new material supposedly on the way, Hunee once again sets the bar high, though he gives little indication of where his studio chops might go next.
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Kristan J Caryl
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CHICAGO – Hopefully hoping.
That is where the Bears found themselves after Sunday's 21-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
No longer are the Bears in control of their playoff chances.
No longer are the Bears in contention for an NFC North title.
No longer can Lovie Smith rely on a rivalry win to reverse the Bears' late-season swoon.
Instead, Smith shifted his focus to the Bears' final two regular-season games after his team's latest setback. A pair of wins – along with outside help – could set up a playoff rematch against Green Bay.
"We just have to take care of business," Smith said, "and hopefully hope that we get another chance."
Even if the Bears received another opportunity, what reason exists to think they would capitalize?
The Bears (8-6) are in big trouble of missing the playoffs after their fifth loss in the past six games, and Smith's job security is weakening with every disappointing weekend. On a day when the Packers (10-4) celebrated back-to-back division titles, the Bears slipped behind the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings in the race for the conference's final playoff berth.
Bothered by the Bears' latest blunder-filled game, thousands of fans in a sellout crowd of 62,534 walked out of the home finale long before the final whistle. They left after witnessing Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers throw three touchdown passes to James Jones, while the Bears countered with a touchdown from Jay Cutler to Brandon Marshall along with a pair of field goals.
They left before the Packers sealed their sixth consecutive win against the Bears and their third consecutive win at Soldier Field. They left before the Bears fell to 1-8 in their past nine games against Green Bay and before the Packers increased their winning streak against division opponents to 12 games.
Say what you will about the Bears' skid during the past six weeks, but the team's prolonged struggles against its oldest rival could be the tipping point in whether Smith stays or goes after the season.
When Smith was introduced as the 13th head coach in the history of the Bears in 2004, he outlined three goals in specific order: 1. Beat the Packers. 2. Win the division. 3. Win the Super Bowl.
For almost four years and counting, Smith has been unable to achieve his No. 1 goal.
"Six games – that should tell you," Smith said regarding his team's losing streak against the Packers. "We know they're our rival. You need to beat your rival. We haven't gotten it done."
Turnovers and early deficits often have been the reasons for the Bears' losses against Green Bay, but neither held true Sunday. The Bears grabbed a 7-0 lead in the second quarter when Marshall caught a pass across the middle and knocked down Packers cornerback Casey Hayward with a stiff arm, and the Packers committed two turnovers compared with one by the Bears.
Yet Rodgers dissected the Bears' defense after a slow start, and the Bears' offense was forced to settle for field goals on a pair of second-half drives inside the red zone. On one series, Matt Forte was stuffed twice at the 1-yard line. Another series featured two incompletions and a run for no gain by Forte.
Cutler dropped to 1-7 as the Bears' starting quarterback against the Packers.
"It wears on me," Cutler said. "It wears on everybody. You don't want to lose to your rival year-in and year-out. Then it's not a rivalry anymore. It's a domination."
Elsewhere in the stadium's tunnels, it was a celebration.
Ask Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb, who caught six of Rodgers' passes for 115 yards.
"This is big," Cobb said. "To come into a rival's house and win, clinch your division, and be able to celebrate in their locker room, that's a great feeling to have."
It's a feeling the Bears haven't enjoyed in too long.
It's a feeling that could cost Smith when the season reaches its end.
"There's disappointment," Smith said. "They're NFC North champs.
"We have to get to the playoffs a different way. That's the only thing we can think about right now."
• Tom Musick covers Chicago professional sports for Shaw Media. Write to him at firstname.lastname@example.com.