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DR Congo Crisis Update - Dec 6
From: Charles Franzen
To: World Relief Canada
Subject: Goma and North Kivu Update -- Thursday December 6, 2012
Importance: High
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Partners of World Relief DR Congo,
When the rumble of trucks and the beeping of motorcars awakes one in the early hours of the morning even before dawn, then one knows that it is a "normal" day in Goma because the traffic from the port starts before the cock crows. These sounds have been absent since November 18th but today, at five in the morning, the grinding of gears and the rumble of overladen lorries is our clearest indication yet that life is returning to some sense of normalcy after weeks of conflict and uncertainty. UN planes and helicopters are now fully utilizing the airport although commercial traffic has not yet been permitted. All of this is very positive.
The negative of this development is that with the port re-opening, the precious foodstuffs which have been stored away here will now be sent to Bukavu for sale at a much higher price. With our main supply routes for food to Rutshuru and Masisi being inaccessible at present, we can anticipate a much higher food cost for the consumer in the next couple of weeks.
Otherwise, it has been a very quiet three nights since our return on Monday afternoon and I see no reason why it cannot stay that way for a while. The cloud on the horizon, however, is the Kampala Summit – one wonders whether a summit composed of second-hand men, yesterday's leaders and jokesters can achieve anything. Meanwhile, like cats looking up from bowls of fresh milk, the M23 sit on the rise overlooking the city biding their time until their commanders tell them to return to Rumangabo or Kibumba or enter and retake Goma. All hangs in the balance. It is a very precarious balance and one that depends very much on the restraint brokered between the government troops and the M23 rebal fighters by the UN.
Alas, that is where we are now and where we are likely to be for the foreseeable future. The great and good thing is that as every day passes without conflict, it increases the likelihood that we will get more violence free days and these can, if the soil is rich and the water abundant, lead to a more fertile ground in which peace can sprout and flourish.
Today we welcomed our dear brothers from Rutshuru, including pastors, who have come to Goma at our request to talk about their recent experiences. We were told of the numerous young people who have been recruited into the M23 as well as the increased danger of landmines as a consequence of the many planted in the areas around previous camps, especially in Kiwanja. We also heard that although the M23 has only a few people to administer a large area, they have done a relatively good job with a very great decline in the numbers of robberies and assaults committed since their arrival. Nevertheless, the pastors expressed their sadness and helplessness about being in a place that is no longer a normal part of the unitary Congo state and desire a great return to the union.
Many thanks for all your kind words, generous donations and prayers on our behalf – the sun is out for the first time in days and it sure feels great!
All the best,
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The state of character dancing (and training) today
Posted 24 November 2009 - 10:44 AM
This got me thinking about the many pleasant but bland and generally unconvincing Russian, Spanish, Gypsy, Neapolitan etc. etc. dances I've seen over the years. The impression of simplistic, un-nuanced caricature seems to be increasing in recent years.
What is the state of character dancing in ballet today? And of character dance training? Which companies do it best? Which need a little help? Specific examples, including ballets on video and links to YouTube, would be GREAT ... and very helpful.
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Posted 24 November 2009 - 12:44 PM
The worst character dancing I've seen lately was in ABT's Swan Lake. Bland and boring. I understand the dancers are performing for nobility in a ballroom, but the dancing still must have weight and power. It was much too light and delicate.
I believe the Bolshoi's character dancers are usually quite excellent, with a stirring dramatic fire and expressive upper bodies.
It's a bit difficult to find videos, but I'll search some more.
Posted 24 November 2009 - 02:36 PM
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Posted 24 November 2009 - 04:08 PM
The style of character dcance is v ery different to ballet, and represents national or regional characteristics. Some going back for generations, and is still even danced today by villagers and groups based on regional themes. Within classicl ballet's some of these dances should be generally much more grounded, with the steps danced into the floor, using a "plie" or the bending of the supporting leg the movement continues up through the body, the carriage of the upper body could be considered to look regal, and most movements are finished with an emphasis or flourish. That is more stylish than ballet in it's own special way. There is a definate change in the speed of the steps, from slow and controlled to fast and exciting.
But what has happened to the Folk and National dances of the UK for instance. Appart from a few scattered groups who try to protect and keep them alive, it has almost died out. Scotland has preserved it's Highland dancing, sword dncing bagpipes, kilts. As well as Reels and other community dances.
In Ireland , true Irish dancing has enjoyed a revival with the promotion of Michael Flatley and Colin Firth with their Riverdance productions. and the Irish Dance Championships. There seems to be a wider interest in people taking up the interest.
But in England itself, despite the efforts of The Folk Dance and Song Society, the National Dances play a minor part in the world of Dance. There are a few groups of dedicated people trying to hold onto the traditions, but young people are not following in their footsteps, so the heritage of our rural dances are in a perilous state. There are a number of quite well known dances, struggling to survive.
Listed in no particular order, there are The Morris Ring,(Which is quite buoyant) Molly Dancers, Lancashire Clogg Dancers, (Fille mal Gardee) Sword Dancers (part of Morris) Maypole Dances, Country Dancing,
However , these dances are not in fact strictly Character dances as in the world of ballet, but are rare in featuring in professional works, one can mention La Fille mal Gardee, in which Sir Fred Ashton used , Morris, Maypole and Clog dancing, and which was very entertaining. He also use choreography to reprersent Gypsy dance in Le deux Pigeons, and a theme of Russian in A Month in the country.
At the Royal Ballet School National and Folk dance featured in the curriculum. So he was able to achieve the desired results. The E.F.D.& S.S., does hold cllasses and meetings at their head quarters and provides literature for interested parties.
However, the true teaching within ballet of Character dance to the students is only as good as the teacher. And I agree with what has been already stated.
When you consider the difference of artistic performance in say the countries of eastern europe, from Hungary through to Greece, places such as Rumania, Bulgaria the Caucauses, even as far as the Ukraine, the presentation and spirit that is evoked, even by amatuers is quite remarkable. It seems to be inborn. If you look back in the other direction to Spain, Portugal. then Latin America, they all have their regional dances, some of which have influenced other forms of dance, such as the Samba, Tango and Pasadoble to name a few.
So when you contemplate all these facts it is no wonder that the quality of dance in these regions excells over the west.
Folk and National dance should be "free" expression, it is not performed, or choreographed only say in the case of exhibition groups who attend festivals to perform.
The steps and movements are handed down from generation to generation, with the music being played on tradional instruments and costumes representing the region or area in which the dance originated.
Character dance is very special to me, and I hate it when modern choreographers change the interpretation and make it too balletic or airborn.
Some of Nureyev's attemps in his Swan Lake (POB) are abosutely attrocious, with the Czardaz and Marzurka just ballet steps and leaping around.
Sadly there is very little on YouTube to give us examples to compare, the only way you can do this is by watching DVD's or Video's if you still use them.
Posted 24 November 2009 - 06:19 PM
After studying with a classic Georgian, Vladimir Djouloukhadze, at the Kirov Academy, I have been able to make the class more fun that just learning to stomp your feet. I think a lot of it has to do with who is teaching the class. Far too often there are not any qualified teachers teaching character class. Far too often there are teachers teaching character class that don't even know the names of the steps or what country they originate from, etc. So this brings me to this conclusion, better qualified teachers and starting at younger ages will make the character dances in the ballet companies better. I can not stand it when schools just hire a warm body to get up and teach the class. (Can you sense my frustration?!?!?!)
Hans, I will disagree with your comment about character dances not being performed as much today, by the way you left out Sleeping Beauty. All the ballets you have named are in every major repertoire of every company in the United States today. So to say character dancing is waning is just not true. It's those story book ballets with the character dances that keep the companies in business.
As for Nutcracker, how many Russian dances are truly Russian? It's sad to say that just because it is an Eastern European step makes it Russian.
I feel priveliged to work with a director at the school where I teach that has been trained specifically in character dancing in Russia. She has given me a great deal of knowledge, books and video of character lessons that not many people are privy too.
In conclusion I will just say this after my long rant...
Just because you learned character dance does not mean you can teach it. And just because you can dance character dance does not mean you can teach it. Watching, learning and listening over and over again I think can save the character dance world before character dance just becomes a parody of itself.
Thank you.
Posted 24 November 2009 - 08:42 PM
By saying that, I do not mean that character dance is irrelevant. Quite the contrary: it is essential for any ballet dancer's education, if only because they are going to have to do it at some point, and it really can't be faked. Ballet companies should probably hold character classes, at least when they are performing a ballet that requires it, and frankly I think ballet schools should replace jazz with character.
Posted 24 November 2009 - 10:08 PM
And Hans, if you even look at the mid-sized companies, my former director's Corsaire has been gaining some steam and the Forban in there is quite the character dance. Here in Ballet Arizona, at least 2 productions a year require character. Character is alive and well in companies of every size. Don't forget that there are more character dances than the ones that require character shoes. Back to Eldar Aliev, my former director, his 1001 Nights is extremely character oriented and has been reproduced across the US. La Fille Mal Gardee is yet another one.
Many of Balanchine's dances require character dance as well. His Stravinsky Violin Concerto is strictly Georgian character dancing. His Tzigane. His Tarantella.
Have we forgotten Bournonville's Napoli and almost everything else Bournonville has done? Character is alive and well in companies of every size.
Hans I think you might be putting yourself in a box. Look more at rep pieces rather than just the big story ballets.
Posted 25 November 2009 - 05:37 AM
Hans, on Nov 24 2009, 11:42 PM, said:
By saying that, I do not mean that character dance is irrelevant. Quite the contrary: it is essential for any ballet dancer's education, if only because they are going to have to do it at some point, and it really can't be faked. Ballet companies should probably hold character classes, at least when they are performing a ballet that requires it, and frankly I think ballet schools should replace jazz with character.
Definatly...Yes, Yes, and the sooner the better. Jazz should come under the umbrella of a "Stage School".
Posted 25 November 2009 - 06:52 AM
Character Dance Marzurka, Czardaz, Jota
Character Ballet Napoli, L'Arlesienne, Le Tricorne
Character Dr Coppelias, Red Riding Hood, The Miller
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Posted 25 November 2009 - 07:55 AM
I wonder how fixed these styles are or should be. Hans' point makes a good point:
I've been thinking about Mel's point: that character dancing today can be "much too airborne." I assume that audiences today both expect and demand that look.
In contrast, my most vivid memories of the Gypsy dances in Don Quijote are from Victor Ullate's company in Madrid a decade ago. (They performed the same work in New York City later that year.) I can still see the gypsies seeping in with knees bent and torsos close to the ground. Even when jumping, they never lost contact with the earth. They made a scene that is often tedious (for me) exciting and dangerous. Nothing in the Kirov video (Terekhova, Ruzimatov) or the Perm video (Ananiashvili, Fadeyetchev) comes close.
A difficulty in teaching authentic character dancing must be that young dancers DO see these works on video -- and versions of nationality dancing in other more popular dance forms. Possibly they feel it is sufficient to replicate the movements they see everyone else performing. Don Quixote? Taco commercial? Disney stage show? You mean it ISN"T all the same thing?"
Posted 25 November 2009 - 10:16 AM
stinger784, on Nov 25 2009, 07:08 AM, said:
Many of Balanchine's dances require character dance as well. His Stravinsky Violin Concerto is strictly Georgian character dancing. His Tzigane. His Tarantella.
Have we forgotten Bournonville's Napoli and almost everything else Bournonville has done? Character is alive and well in companies of every size.
Hans I think you might be putting yourself in a box. Look more at rep pieces rather than just the big story ballets.
Thanks, stinger784. Interesting points.
Posted 25 November 2009 - 10:33 AM
then it could be considered authentic. The first Marzurka's came from Poland, and that is the ethnic connection.
Czardas the national dance of Hungary, originated from Gypsy music and dances, it also formed the basis for the Magyar Kor a ballroom dance favoured in Eastern Europe. It is performed as a dance for courting couples; and features alterations in tempo from slow to fast.
I do not agree that authentic dances should be altered to suit the audiences. Resulting in the original interpretation is gradually lost. What is more I do not think a western audience really knows what a true character dance is, they are mainly used to a Choreographers idea or whim. In saying that I do not hold any grudge, if it is because they have not had the opportunity to experience character dance in a true form. Neither can we really blame a choreographer or reperter if they are not conversant with it either. It comes down basically to a lack of experience and knowledge. Or they are just not interested in preserving the older traditional values.
I would very much like to suggest some Ballets for the members to be able to see what I am referring to, but this may take a little time for me to go through my large collection of DVD's as well as getting some new ones, to be able to complete this project. Then I will post my findings later for you all to compare and comment if you so desire. Hopefully you will probably have a collection of DVD's and video's you can use. It will be a good excuse to spend some more time than usual watching them.
Enjoy your interest in Dance Nanarina.
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The individual of interest first came to the FBI's attention in November 2005 after a series of photographs surfaced on the Internet depicting a prepubescent female, about 10 years old, posing naked in sexually explicit positions. Also visible in the photographs is an unknown male who can be seen witnessing the child's behavior from a bed nearby. These photographs have been circulated/traded on various illegal child pornography Internet forums.
Enhancement of the background of one of the photographs identified what appears to be a child's drinking cup from the QuikTrip chain of gas stations. This image led investigators to believe that the photographs were likely taken prior to November 2005 in one of the areas where QuikTrip stores are located. This has led investigators to believe the man may be in the DFW Metroplex.
This individual's identity and current whereabouts are unknown. He appears to be a white male between the ages of 55 and 65 with brown eyes, gray hair, and a full beard and mustache.
A photograph and informational poster depicting the unknown man are being disseminated to the public and can be found online at the FBI website at www.fbi.gov/wanted/ecap/unknown-suspect-4/view.
Anyone with information to provide should contact their local FBI office, submit a tip online at https://tips.fbi.gov/, or call the FBI's toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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The Sens are coming off a shootout win over Lundqvist and the New York Rangers last night at MSG. Craig Anderson shut the door through five round and Erik Karlsson was the only shooter to score, snapping a low shot that beat Lundqvist on the glove hand side.
The win pushed Ottawa past Colorado in the standings. The Avs fell to the Leafs on home ice.
Roman Wick was return to Binghamton this morning to make room for Michalek. Curtis McElhinney will miss the games for personal reasons which means Mike Brodeur will dress as the back up tonight.
Will post the forward lines when they become available.
I know a lot of fans are concerned about draft positioning right now and I don't blame them. But the more I think about it, it really seems like there is little difference between picking at two or three. Assuming the order holds in the lottery, a third overall pick is likely to land the Sens one of Landeskog or Nugent-Hopkins.
A win-win, I'd say.
Of course that's assuming either the Oilers or Avalanche take Adam Larsson. I really don't see how the Oil can pass on Larsson. They need help on the back end and he seems like exactly the type of prospect they're missing.
If Ottawa passes the Panthers and picks outside the Top 3, then you have to think Ryan Strome becomes the target. Again, a terrific prospect and probably the player with the most upside in the entire draft.


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In the commentary, Michael Bay says there are several Easter Eggs to find, including his home address. Post things you noticed in the film. References to other Bay films, Hasbro, etc.. I noticed a few but I'll just post one.
The Air Force Colonel in Qatar was named "Col. Sharp" like the pilot in Armageddon.


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Academy Day 3: Brenda Gets Motherly Counsel From Mummy J.
Wednesday, 08 August 2012 22:17
Brenda got motherly counsel from Mummy J, Sonia fell into Uncle Ben's 'late-comer's' net. Both of them sure won't forget today in a hurry.
Mummy J gave clear motherly rules to under-aged Brenda, telling her the issues considered before allowing her to get into the Academy in the first place. She told her to be covered at all times. No low-necks and definitely no skimpy dresses and she accepted without reservations.
It was Ige's first voice training class and trust, she has got a lot of technical words to play around with in her music class. she started out with asking the contestants what music is all about, and they started doling out all manner of definitions. She came to the rescue and took them through the basics of singing. She said her classes would entail.
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Academy Day 14: Brenda Becomes The Captain!
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 17:26
It's a new week, which means a new House captain needs to be selected. As usual a special exercise was devised to choose, this time it was a breath-control exercise. Everyone was to hold his/her breath for as long as possible-a long breath is needed to hold a long note- and go under water in the pool. The last person to come up for air wins and becomes the captain for the week. Guess who won ? Brenda! When asked in Mummy J's class how she intends to cope as the youngest, she said she will control all the contestants as expected, and also address the way they talk to themselves especially amongst the ladies.
At this point Mummy J addressed the skirmish that has been raging the Academy especially amongst the female contestants. Mummy J advised Sonia to respect others while trying to make her point known on any issue. Marvellous and Brenda had their own fair share of their arguments. Guess this should be expected amongst people from different backgrounds living together.
Brenda Adigwe
Sunday, 05 August 2012 18:01Brenda made it into the Academy, but left with Kemi at the fourth week of the competition. Here is her last stage performance on Project Fame Season 5:
Brenda Adigwe is a 16 year old go-getter. She is a third-year mass communication undergraduate of the Littoral University, Porto-Novo, Benin Republic. Brenda tends to come across as older than her age and even though the competition is open to only people eighteen years and above, she returned for another season of auditions to give it another shot and convinced the academy to let her in.
Ride on Brenda, the sky is your starting point!


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Another day, and no news that Mike Piazza has blamed Jonas Salk for polio. Not a word that Jack Nicholson is the core problem for the Lakers, Sandy Koufax is the cause of Clayton Kershaw's hip problem, that Walter Cronkite was actually on the grassy knoll.
Mother Teresa remains safe, but the day is early. He'd probably like to go after the pope for something but is not sure should whether to focus on the lame duck or await a new pontiff.
Not sure what's the upside to taking on beloved icons, but Piazza is blazing his own trail. Apparently it traverses into some netherworld you and I have never imagined, or would want to.
Piazza has a new autobiography out, "Long Shot," which apparently refers to the chances of anyone in Los Angeles now taking it seriously. In it, he calls out Vin Scully.
Right, the most beloved figure in Los Angeles history. Good luck with that. There are battles that should not be fought and those where if you even consider it, the entire world doubles over in absolute laughter.
As The Times' Bill Shaikin wrote, Piazza is blaming Scully for turning Los Angeles fans against him preceding his 1998 trade to the Marlins.
That's right boys and girls, that evil Vin Scully was at it again! Surely by now you're well versed with Scully's sinister side. Few know he was actually the inspiration for Darth Vader. Or was it Dean Wormer?
In 1998 Piazza wanted a $105-million contract and gave the Dodgers a Feb. 15 deadline to sign him to an extension. In the book, he said Scully asked him about it in an interview.
"He wasn't happy about it," Piazza wrote. "And Scully's voice carried a great deal of authority in Los Angeles."
Note to Piazza: He still does. Piazza sensed the fans were spiraling against him and he knew why.
"The way the whole contract drama looked to them — many of whom were taking their cue from Scully — was that, by setting a deadline and insisting on so much money, I was demonstrating a conspicuous lack of loyalty to the ballclub," Piazza wrote. "I understood that."
Poor Piazza. It's a wonder he had the emotional strength to rise from bed. As Shaikin noted, Piazza ripped the Dodgers in a 1998 opening-day interview with The Times. Which, you know, just might have had an impact with fans. The Dodgers lost their first four games of the season.
"On top of that, Vin Scully was crushing me," Piazza wrote.
That's the Scully we all know! Just crushes people. A regular trademark. Guys on the team shudder in daily fear of what criticism Scully will unleash next.
Scully denied ever taking a shot at Piazza and told Shaikin he was "flabbergasted." Which puts him at the head of a long line.
I can't remember Scully ever criticizing any player over contract negotiations. Maybe there's a recording of that interview out there somewhere, but chances are great that at best Scully simply asked about it.
Piazza ripped the Dodgers again and again in his book. He sounds like a bitter old man, which is supposed to be my gig.
He could blame himself or his agent or Fox or Chase Carey or Al Qaeda. Nope, he blames Vin Scully. And the whole world is doubled over in laughter.
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By Renee Enna, Tribune Newspapers
November 7, 2012
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Despite our country's romance with all things Italian, it seems there is a serious gap when it comes to Italy's colorful and diverse repertoire of cookies.
Admittedly, it's not as if French, Peruvian or Latvian cookies are flooding the markets here. But at a time when the vast array of Italian olive oils, breads, pastas, cheeses, etc., continues to be celebrated in high-end restaurants and mainstream supermarkets alike, the Italian cookie remains an anomaly.
(Anyone who bakes them knows this. You hand your precious tray of Italian cookies to the recipient, who looks down at these sturdy treasures and says, eyes darting hither and yon, "Wow! I'm going to save these for later!" We all know what later means.)
Besides biscotti -- the authentic ones often criticized for approximating the texture of granite or, worse still, Americanized into a variety of bizarre flavors and squishy textures -- and perhaps the pizzelle, those crispy wafers that require a special appliance, the Italian cookie carousel remains familiar mostly to Italian-Americans who bake (or whose relatives do), dedicated Italophiles and those who stock their pantry with Stella D'oro.
Most Americans, asked to define cucidati, will furrow their brows and perhaps blush. (It's a fig cookie. And, for the record: koo-chee-DAH-tee.) Ditto for the chubby Italian lemon cookies. Sicilian sesame cookies. Cantucci (crunchy almond cookies). There are more. Hundreds more.
"The range of Italian cookies in Italy are virtually unknown here," agreed Francine Segan, an Italian-American and author of "Dolci: Italy's Sweets" (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). Her book explores many Italian cookies, including amaretti and savoiardi (aka the ladyfingers you enjoy in tiramisu), and she acknowledged that she only skimmed the surface in her beautiful book. Indeed, the variety she found on her travels through Italy, she said, was "a real surprise."
Part of the problem is that these cookies' flavor profiles are often lost on a culture that reaches for a soft-sweet-sugar blitz.
"Americans generally like chewy cookies," Segan said. "To get a soft, chewy cookie, you're going to need a lot of butter. Generally, Italians don't like that much." And, she added, "they do not (use) as much sugar as we do."
Which brings to mind a friend who dislikes Italian cookies just for those reasons and describes them as tasting "industrial." No argument here: They are rarely gooey, often cakey and pair beautifully with coffee, which is how Italians like them.
To be completely honest, many Italian cookies are heavy enough to cause damage if you throw one at somebody, and rarely are they the prettiest kids on the cookie tray. But once you adapt to the sturdy, honest flavor, you'll become addicted. What's more, they keep forever -- it's not unusual for a recipe to end with, "Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month." And they'll come out of the freezer just fine after a year.
"It's essentially," Segan concluded, "a cultural difference."
This still doesn't explain why the multifaceted language of Italian cookies remains so limited, because there are, after all, some that are gooey (the aforementioned cucidati) and soft (cavallucci, made with honey, nuts and anise).
Segan thinks it has to do with the role of the cookie in its homeland. She traveled throughout Italy for her book, exploring the cuisine's language of dessert. Italy's bakeries usually focus on bread, she said, while its chefs tend to concentrate on fanciful desserts.
Cookies, she learned, are very much a homemaker's domain, and obviously travelers are not going to experience these cookies, short of knocking on a few doors and inviting themselves in. (We're not recommending that.)
Emily Luchetti, a San Francisco-based pastry chef (Farallan and Waterbar) and cookbook author ("Classic Stars Desserts," "A Passion for Desserts"), sees that focus translate to Italian-American bakeries, which produce fabulous breads and other baked goods. As for the cookies, well ...
"A lot of the old-fashioned bakeries -- and I'm not blasting all of them -- but you'll see 50 different varieties (of cookies)," Luchetti said, "and they all look so unique and they all look so beautiful and then when you go home and taste a few � they all taste the same!"
"You would never begin to think that if there were 45 gelati in the case, they would all taste the same."
Luchetti wonders if it's time for American bakers to start bridging the gap between Italian classics and American preferences. The pine nut-fig cookie in her latest book, "The Fearless Baker: 175 Surprisingly Simple and Utterly Indulgent Recipes" (Little, Brown), uses traditional Italian ingredients (pine nuts, figs, semolina) but incorporates melted butter to create a moister, flatter cookie.
This is not to dismiss anybody with a penchant for authentic Italian cookies. Luchetti, a proponent, says that Italian cookies have not morphed into a steroid version of something they're not. She recalled sitting next to a woman on an airplane who was unwrapping a cookie whose package said it "serves 4."
"The good thing about Italian cookies, as opposed to American cookies, is that sometimes you just want a small bite of something sweet," Luchetti said. "The tradition of the Italian cookie is in a good spot: It has stayed where the intention was."
Looking for authentic Italian cookie recipes? The Internet will yield a variety of recipes, and so will your neighbor's nana. (Do not pass up any opportunity to bake with a veteran.) In the meantime, these cookbooks deliver the goods:
• "Dolci: Italy's Sweets," by Francine Segan (Stewart, Tabori & Chang).
• "Cookies Unlimited" (William Morrow). Nick Malgieri, the renowned cookbook author and teacher, offers many Italian cookies in this book, as well as delicious examples from other cultures.
• "La Dolce Vita" (Harper Perennial, out of print but available from online sellers), by Michele Scicolone. An array of cookies as well as myriad desserts from this prolific author of Italian cookbooks.
• "Sweet Maria's Italian Cookie Tray" (St. Martin's Griffin), by Maria Bruscino Sanchez, is short on photos, long on authentic recipes.
Sicilian sesame cookies (Biscotti regina)
Prep: 40 minutes
Chill: 1 hour
Cook: 30 minutes
Makes: 24 cookies
Note: From "Dolci," by Francine Segan.
2 cups (12 ounces) flour
1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar
8 tablespoons butter, olive oil or lard, see note below
3 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon honey
Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sesame seeds
3 tablespoons water
1. Combine the flour, sugar and butter in a large bowl until mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the egg yolks, milk, honey, lemon zest and salt; knead with your hands until a dough forms. Roll the dough into a ball; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat until light golden, about 5 minutes; shake pan occasionally and do not overcook, or they'll burn. Pour into a shallow bowl or plate; let cool.
3. Beat the egg whites and water with a fork in a small bowl; set aside.
4. Divide chilled dough into four portions. Roll each section into a log about 1-inch thick; cut the log into 1 1/2-inch sections. Dip each section in the egg whites, then roll in the sesame seeds, covering all sides. Place cookies on baking sheet lined with parchment or foil. Bake until golden, about 30 minutes. (Do not overbake; check the bottom of the cookies.) Cool cookies on wire rack. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for several weeks, and freeze well too.
Note: Butter or oil will give these cookies a softer center; lard will make them crunchier.
Nutrition information:
Per serving: 139 calories, 7 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 34 mg cholesterol, 16 g carbohydrates, 3 g protein, 43 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.
Pine nut-fig cookies
Prep: 40 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes per batch
Makes: About 30 cookies
Note: These cookies could be considered the bridge between Italian and American tastes that pastry chef Emily Luchetti mentions. Traditional Italian ingredients — pine nuts, figs and cornmeal — meld with an American approach (courtesy of the chewy goodness from generous amounts of butter and brown sugar). This recipe is adapted from Luchetti's book, "The Fearless Baker."
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted
1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup white cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon each: baking soda, kosher salt
1/2 cup dried figs, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread the pine nuts in one layer in a small baking pan; bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes (check after 10 minutes, being careful not to overbake). Cool; coarsely chop. Set nuts aside.
2. Pour melted butter in a medium bowl; add the brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla, stirring until well combined. Stir in the egg and egg yolk. Add the flour, cornmeal, baking soda and salt, stirring until combined. Stir in the figs and reserved pine nuts.
3. Place racks in upper and lower thirds of the oven. Put 2-tablespoon mounds of dough 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. (A small ice cream scoop can be useful here.) Bake until the cookies are golden-brown, about 12 minutes, rotating pans midway through baking, if you wish. Let cool to room temperature before serving.
Nutrition information :
Per cookie:147 calories, 7 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 25 mg cholesterol, 21 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 59 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.


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The internal affairs report concerning the officer videotaped kicking a handcuffed suspect in June and the subsequent actions afterward will be delivered to City Hall within the next two weeks.
City Manager Bob Bartolotta detailed the process today on how the report will be released.
Officer Christopher Childers was caught on camera kicking Juan Perez twice at the jail's booking facility. After the incident, Police Chief Peter Abbott approved a $400 payment through the city's risk-management department to Perez in exchange for waiving the right to sue the city. Both Childers and Abbott have been on paid administrative leave since.
The Hillsborough Sheriff's Office is conducting the investigation, and it will issue three separate reports: one on the actions of police officers at the booking facility; one on the actions of Sgt. Ken Castro, who delivered the $400 to Perez and Capt. Paul Sutton, who told Castro to take a risk-management worker with him so he could pay Perez; and one on Abbott.
After it submits its reports, which is expected to be more than paper, the city will take a week to 10 days to review the findings; another week to allow the employees to give input on the findings; and up to four days to review that input.
The city will then hold disciplinary hearings if that is warranted. The police officials could be reprimanded, suspended or fired.
After that process, the city will release the reports to the public.
All of the police-department employees have the right to appeal any disciplinary action. That appeal process could take months. The disciplinary action would still take effect immediately, but would be reversed if they win their appeals.
Last month, the state attorney's office decided not to file criminal battery charges against Childers, because it said there was no evidence Childers tried to intentionally hurt Perez.
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"Poseidon's Arrow: a Dirk Pitt Novel" (Putnam), by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
Dirk Pitt and the NUMA crew are back to save the world in the Cussler (Clive and son Dirk) family's latest adventure, "Poseidon's Arrow."
The government has secretly created a submarine capable of moving through the water at over 100 miles an hour. Stocked with advanced weaponry and almost stealthlike abilities, this new submarine will dominate the seas.
Then the prototype is stolen and the inventor is found dead.
Pitt and his wife are enjoying a sailboat cruise when a freighter crashes into them. They barely escape, and soon discover the crew of the freighter that slammed into them is nowhere to be found. Pitt and his team have to once again save the day because it appears that a traitor high up in government wants to thwart their every move.
Cussler fans know what to expect when they pick up one of his novels — a rollicking adventure with much banter and derring-do.
The Dirk Pitt novels are the mainstay of Cussler's vast empire. The last few novels have been written with his son, and the stories have become more of a family affair with Dirk Pitt Sr. taking over NUMA and his son and daughter tackling the field investigations. Since he now has a desk job, it has become a bit of a stretch to keep him operating in the field.
The novels usually rely heavily on history, and this time it's more about the future of marine technology rather than a quest for a past artifact. The previous novels also had so much material it felt like reading three books in one package. Now the formula has become a bit bloated and padded.
However, Cussler fans will still grab this one. It's no "Inca Gold," but it's one of the better ones in the series written with Dirk Cussler.
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