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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the EU in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
total: 83,871 sq km
land: 82,445 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km
about the size of South Carolina; slightly more than two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania
total: 2,524 km
border countries (8): Czech Republic 402 km, Germany 801 km, Hungary 321 km, Italy 404 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Slovakia 105 km, Slovenia 299 km, Switzerland 158 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins
mean elevation: 910 m
elevation extremes: lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m
oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
agricultural land: 38.4%
arable land 16.5%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 21.1%
forest: 47.2%
other: 14.4% (2011 est.)
1,170 sq km (2012)
landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere
0.51% (2016 est.)
8,711,770 (July 2016 est.)
noun: Austrian(s)
adjective: Austrian
11.2% of GDP (2014)
Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, Germans 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in South Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
Catholic 73.8% (includes Roman Catholic 73.6%, other Catholic 0.2%), Protestant 4.9%, Muslim 4.2%, Orthodox 2.2%, other 0.8% (includes other Christian), none 12%, unspecified 2% (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 14.02% (male 625,391/female 596,310)
15-24 years: 11.33% (male 503,333/female 483,748)
25-54 years: 42.71% (male 1,859,985/female 1,860,641)
55-64 years: 12.85% (male 554,191/female 565,189)
65 years and over: 19.09% (male 719,012/female 943,970) (2016 est.)
total dependency ratio: 49.2%
youth dependency ratio: 21.2%
elderly dependency ratio: 28%
potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.)
total: 43.8 years
male: 42.7 years
female: 44.9 years (2016 est.)
9.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas
urban population: 66% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
VIENNA (capital) 1.753 million (2015)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
total: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
total population: 81.5 years
male: 78.9 years
female: 84.3 years (2016 est.)
1.47 children born/woman (2016 est.)
note: percent of women aged 18-46 (2008/09)
4.83 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
7.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
20.1% (2014)
5.6% of GDP (2013)
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2014)
28.5 (2011 est.)
total: 10.3%
male: 10.6%
female: 9.9% (2014 est.)
conventional long form: Republic of Austria
conventional short form: Austria
local long form: Republik Oesterreich
local short form: Oesterreich
etymology: the name Oesterreich means "eastern realm" or "eastern march" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria, and in fact of all the Germans; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name
federal parliamentary republic
name: Vienna
geographic coordinates: 48 12 N, 16 22 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)
12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed)
National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the passage of the law on permanent neutrality
history: several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934 (authoritarian corporate state), replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation, reinstated 1 May 1945
amendments: proposed through laws designated "constitutional laws" or through the constitutional process if the amendment is part of another law; approval required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the National Assembly if one-half of the members are present; a referendum is required only if requested by one-third of the National Council or Federal Council membership; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)
civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Austria
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
16 years of age; universal
chief of state: Presidents Doris BURES (SPOe), Karlheinz KOPF (OeVP), Norbert HOFER (FPOe) (since 8 July 2016); note - until Alexander VAN DER BELLEN is sworn into office on 26 January 2017
head of government: Chancellor Christian KERN (SPOe) (since 17 May 2016); Vice Chancellor Reinhold MITTERLEHNER (OeVP) (since 1 September 2014)
cabinet: Council of Ministers chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor
elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held on 24 April 2016 (first round), 22 May 2016 (second round, which was annulled), and 4 December 2016 (second round re-vote); next presidential elections to be held in April 2022; chancellor appointed by the president but determined by the majority coalition parties in the Federal Assembly; vice chancellor appointed by the president on the advice of the chancellor
election results: percent of vote: first-round results - Norbet HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; second round results - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbet HOFER 46.2%; note - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN will probably be sworn into office 26 January 2017
description: bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists of the Federal Council or Bundesrat (62 seats; members appointed by state parliaments with each state receiving 3 to 12 seats in proportion to its population; members serve 5- or 6-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: National Council - last held on 29 September 2013 (next to be held by September 2018)
election results: National Council - percent of vote by party - SPOe 26.8%, OeVP 24.0%, FPOe 20.5%, Greens 12.4%, Team Stronach 5.7%, NEOS 5.0%, other 5.6%; seats by party - SPOe 52, OeVP 47, FPOe 40, Greens 24, Team Stronach 11, NEOS 9; note - currently: SPOe 52, OeVP 50, FPOe 38, Greens 24, NEOS 9, Team Stronach 6, without faction 4
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 85 judges organized into 17 senates or panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgerichtshof (consists of 20 judges including 6 substitutes; Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof - 2 judges plus other members depending on the importance of the case)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges nominated by several executive branch departments and approved by the president; judges serve for life; Administrative Court judges recommended by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; terms of judges and members determined by the president
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (4); Regional Courts (20); district courts (120); county courts
Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Reinhold MITTERLEHNER]
Communist Party of Austria or KPOe [Mirko MESSNER]
Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe [Heinz-Christian STRACHE]
The Greens [Eva GLAWISCHNIG]
NEOS - The New Austria [Matthias STROLZ]
Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe [Christian KERN]
"Team Stronach" [Frank STRONACH]
Austrian Trade Union Federation or OeGB (nominally independent but primarily Social Democratic)
Federal Agriculture Chamber (OeVP-dominated)
Federal Economic Chamber (OeVP-dominated)
Labor Chamber or AK (Social Democratic-leaning think tank)
OeVP-oriented Association of Austrian Industrialists or IV
Roman Catholic Church, including its chief lay organization, Catholic Action
other: three composite leagues of the Austrian People's Party or OeVP representing business, labor, farmers, and other nongovernment organizations in the areas of environment and human rights
golden eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian; national colors: red, white
ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
chief of mission: Ambassador Wolfgang WALDNER (since 28 January 2016)
chancery: 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035
telephone: [1] (202) 895-6700
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York
consulate(s): Chicago
chief of mission: Ambassador Alexa Lange WESNER (since 22 October 2013)
embassy: Boltzmanngasse 16, A-1090, Vienna
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [43] (1) 31339-0
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red; the flag design is certainly one of the oldest - if not the oldest - national banners in the world; according to tradition, in 1191, following a fierce battle in the Third Crusade, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became completely blood-spattered; upon removal of his wide belt or sash, a white band was revealed; the red-white-red color combination was subsequently adopted as his banner
name: "Bundeshymne" (Federal Hymn)
lyrics/music: Paula von PRERADOVIC/Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART or Johann HOLZER (disputed)
note: adopted 1947; the anthem is also known as "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (Land of the Mountains, Land by the River); Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which had been appropriated by Germany in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; a gendered version of the lyrics was adopted by the Austrian Federal Assembly in fall 2011 and became effective 1 January 2012
1.4% (2016 est.)
Austria, with its well-developed market economy, skilled labor force, and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. Its economy features a large service sector, a relatively sound industrial sector, and a small,
Economic growth has been relatively weak in recent years, approaching 0.9% in 2015, but rising to 1.4% in 2016. Austria's 5.8% unemployment rate, while low by European standards, is at its highest rate since the end of World War II, driven by an increased
Although Austria's fiscal position compares favorably with other euro-zone countries, it faces several external risks, such as unexpectedly weak world economic growth threatening the export market, Austrian banks' continued exposure to Central and Eastern
$415.9 billion (2016 est.)
$410.4 billion (2015 est.)
$406.9 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
$387.3 billion (2015 est.)
1.4% (2016 est.)
0.9% (2015 est.)
0.4% (2014 est.)
$47,900 (2016 est.)
$47,600 (2015 est.)
$47,600 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
25.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
25% of GDP (2015 est.)
24.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
household consumption: 52.7%
government consumption: 20%
investment in fixed capital: 22.8%
investment in inventories: 0.4%
exports of goods and services: 53.1%
imports of goods and services: -49% (2016 est.)
agriculture: 1.3%
industry: 28.1%
services: 70.6% (2016 est.)
grains, potatoes, wine, fruit; dairy products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber and other forestry products
construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber, paper and paperboard, communications equipment, tourism
3.944 million (2016 est.)
agriculture: 0.7%
industry: 25.3%
services: 74% (2015 est.)
6.1% (2016 est.)
5.7% (2015 est.)
4% (2014 est.)
lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 23.5% (2012 est.)
29.2 (2013)
26.3 (2007)
revenues: $187.3 billion
expenditures: $192.6 billion (2016 est.)
48.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
-1.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
85.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
86.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
note: this is general government gross debt, defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year; it covers the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95):
calendar year
0.9% (2016 est.)
0.8% (2015 est.)
1.8% (31 December 2016 est.)
2% (31 December 2015 est.)
$203.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$193.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of
$319.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$317.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$467 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$462.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$96.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$96.79 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$117.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
$10.19 billion (2016 est.)
$9.583 billion (2015 est.)
$141.9 billion (2016 est.)
$142.9 billion (2015 est.)
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs
Germany 29.4%, US 6.4%, Italy 6.1%, Switzerland 5.7%, France 4.4%, Slovakia 4.2% (2015)
$138.6 billion (2016 est.)
$140 billion (2015 est.)
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal goods, oil and oil products, natural gas; foodstuffs
Germany 41.5%, Italy 6.3%, Switzerland 6%, Czech Republic 4.2% (2015)
$22.24 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$24.94 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$689.1 billion (31 March 2016 est.)
$679.3 billion (31 March 2015 est.)
$304.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$294.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$363.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$349.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
0.9214 (2016 est.)
0.885 (2015 est.)
0.885 (2014 est.)
0.7634 (2013 est.)
0.78 (2012 est.)
electrification - total population: 100% (2016)
59 billion kWh (2014 est.)
69.75 billion kWh (2015 est.)
19.31 billion kWh (2015 est.)
29.37 billion kWh (2015 est.)
24.22 million kW (2014 est.)
32.8% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)
0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)
56% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)
11.1% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)
16,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)
0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
165,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)
47.5 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)
200,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)
264,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)
50,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)
117,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)
1.321 billion cu m (2014 est.)
7.845 billion cu m (2014 est.)
2.529 billion cu m (2014 est.)
10.12 billion cu m (2014 est.)
7.9 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
76.2 million Mt (2014 est.)
total subscriptions: 3,609,900
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (July 2015 est.)
total: 13.471 million
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 155 (July 2015 est.)
general assessment: highly developed and efficient
domestic: fixed-line subscribership has been in decline since the mid-1990s with mobile-cellular subscribership eclipsing it by the late 1990s; the fiber-optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet services are available; broadband is avail
international: country code - 43; earth stations available in the Intelsat, Eutelsat satellite systems (2016)
worldwide cable and satellite TV are available; the public incumbent ORF competes with three other major, several regional domestic, and up to 400 international TV stations; TV coverage is in principle 100%, but only 90% use broadcast media; Internet stre (2016)
total: 7.273 million
percent of population: 83.9% (July 2015 est.)
number of registered air carriers: 11
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 130
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 14,718,641
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 351.379 million mt-km (2015)
52 (2013)
total: 24
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 13 (2013)
total: 28
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 24 (2013)
1 (2013)
gas 4,736 km; oil 663 km; refined products 157 km (2013)
total: 5,267.7 km
standard gauge: 5,267.7 km 1.435-m gauge (3,556.4 km electrified) (2014)
total: 133,597 km
paved: 133,597 km (includes 2,207 km of expressways) (2016)
358 km (2011)
registered in other countries: 3 (Cyprus 1, Kazakhstan 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
river port(s): Enns, Krems, Linz, Vienna (Danube)
Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system (2015)
0.55% of GDP (2015 est.)
0.62% of GDP (2014)
0.63% of GDP (2013)
0.68% of GDP (2012)
0.7% of GDP (2011)
refugees (country of origin): 17,458 (Afghanistan); 15,526 (Russia); 14,894 (Syria) (2015)
stateless persons: 828 (2015)
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; increasing consumption of European-produced synthetic drugs


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Midwest Living May June 2013 Recipes
Pea and Mint Pesto
Fresh mint and sweet peas shine in this bright, versatile pesto. We love it as a dip, sandwich spread and pasta sauce (thinned with a little water), but we suspect that you'll find even more ways to use it for a burst of early-summer flavor.
Choose-a-Fruit Fools
No one knows how fools (a centuries-old blend of whipped cream and fruit) got their playful name. Maybe it's because, with just 4 ingredients, you'd be foolish not to make one!
Pineapple Chicken Stir-Fry
Garden-fresh veggies and juicy pineapple give classic stir-fry a seasonal refresh. For an easy substitute, switch the chicken for thinly sliced boneless pork or peeled, deveined medium shrimp.
Sauteed Swiss Chard and Pine Nut Bruschetta
If you've never tried Swiss chard (a dark leafy green similar to kale and spinach), this pretty appetizer makes a good introduction. Garlic, red onion, currants, vinegar and honey balance its earthiness. The recipe comes from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri.
Ribs made easy
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Potato-Thyme Frittata
This flavorful frittata can be a simple brunch or weeknight supper dish; if you don't have fresh thyme, just substitute dried. The recipe comes from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri.
Raspberry Swirl Angel Food Cake
A subtle swirl of fresh raspberries infuses this homemade angel food cake with light fruit flavor. Like all angel food cakes, it has no fat or cholesterol.
Grilled Pork with Cranberry Chutney
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Roasted Carrots
Carrots' natural sweetness shines in this recipe from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri, so shop your farmers market for the freshest ones, even if they aren't heirloom.
Peach-Topped Honey Rice Pudding with Chocolate
Peaches poached in sweet wine and rich dark chocolate add a sophisticated twist to homey rice pudding. The recipe comes from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri.
Oven-Roasted Squash and Beets with Arugula
This calicolike blend is as nutritious as it is pretty. The veggies roast separately so the beets don't dye the squash pink. The recipe comes from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri.
Roasted Jalapeno Gazpacho
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Whipped Fresh Herb Butter
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Pickled Green Beans
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A few months ago it came out that Michael Fassbender had signed on to produce and star in an adaptation of the video game Assassin's Creed. I fretted, because video game movies, historically, don't work and I don't want to see Fassbender suffer the same fate as Jake Gyllenhaal and Prince of Persia. Well ditto for Tom Hardy, who has just become attached to an adaptation of Splinter Cell, the game linked with Tom Clancy's military-espionage brand.
Splinter Cell centers on Sam Fisher and his elite black ops unit which fights terrorism. It's a pretty straightforward set up for a video game (unlike Assassin's Creed, which deals with past lives and multiple personalities), and it's easy to see it as a summer blockbuster. There's already a writer on board, Eric Singer, whose Black List script American Bullsh*t is being made by David O. Russell. The project is being developed in-house at game owner Ubisoft before they seek a production partner to handle the movie, which is the same structure they used with Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft recently partnered with New Regency to make Creed).
It's easy to picture Hardy fronting a big splashy video game movie. I recently saw This Means War, and while it is an horrendous movie of unspeakable proportions, when Hardy handles a gun, you believe it. He doesn't ring my bell but I buy him as a guy who can stomp around barking orders and pointing at things. That's essentially what he did as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises; at least this time we'll be able to understand what he says.
This puts Hardy in direct competition with Fassbender—I always like to see two actors of similar stature and equal career hotness go head to head on similar projects. It makes for a good "state of your career" survey. Who can get their game adaptation made first? Whose will turn out better? Is either capable of breaking the video game movie curse? It also means prioritizing from Ubisoft, who owns both game properties. I've heard Creed is a high priority for them, and they hope to get it into production next year with a 2014 release. But Splinter Cell seems to be in good train, too, and there's no reason it couldn't also get made next year. If you had to choose to between seeing Michael Fassbender or Tom Hardy as a highly-stylized action hero, which one would you give your $11 to?


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BOSTON – A surveillance video shows a man prosecutors say is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev placing a bomb near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, just yards from where an 8-year-old boy was killed when it exploded.
A hand-scrawled confession condemning U.S. actions in Muslim countries was found on the inside wall of the boat where Tsarnaev was captured four frantic days later.
A year after twin pressure cooker bombs shattered the marathon and paralyzed the area for days, federal prosecutors say they have a trove of evidence ready to use against the surviving suspect, but many questions remain.
What roles did Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, play in planning and orchestrating the attack? Would they really have launched a second attack in New York? Did federal authorities underreact to a warning from Russia that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was becoming radicalized?
With Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed in a police shootout days after the attack, some of those questions may never be fully answered.
"The obvious one is the motivation and how could two young men who were in a country that, from all appearances, was very good to them end up this radical," said former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, who helped lead the investigation.
The bombings last April 15 killed three people and injured more than 260 near the finish line of one of the world's most famous marathons. At least 16 people lost limbs.
Dzhokhar has pleaded not guilty to a 30-count federal indictment that carries the possibility of the death penalty.
The brothers, ethnic Chechens who lived in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Dagestan region of Russia, settled in Cambridge, outside Boston, after moving to the U.S. as children with their family more than a decade ago.
Dzhokhar's defense team, which includes two of the nation's top anti-death penalty lawyers, appear to be building a case that Tamerlan, 26, was the driving force behind the bombings. In court documents, they've focused on Dzhokhar's young age – 19 at the time of the bombings – and the influence his older brother had on him.
A congressional report released last month said U.S. intelligence agencies missed a chance to detain Tamerlan when he returned from a trip to Dagestan in July 2012.
Russian authorities had warned the FBI in 2011 about Tsarnaev becoming radicalized. The FBI investigated, and his name was added to a terrorism watch list. But he was still able to fly to Dagestan – an area that has become the center of an Islamic insurgency – spend six months there, and return to the United States.
"There was not sufficient weight put on the information we got from Russia," said U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
A separate report found that Russia was unresponsive when pressed by the FBI for more details.
Three days after the bombings, the FBI released photos of the Tsarnaevs from surveillance video near the bombing sites. Hours later, authorities say, the brothers shot and killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer in an attempt to steal his gun, then carjacked a Cambridge man.
"'Where's your money?"' carjacking victim Danny Meng said Tamerlan Tsarnaev demanded of him after jumping into his car and showing him a gun.
What Meng thought would be a quick robbery became more terrifying when the man asked him whether he knew about the marathon bombings.
"He said, 'Do you know who did that? I did that.' "
Meng said Tamerlan asked him, "Can your car drive out of state, like to New York?"
A week later, former New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators from his hospital bed that he and his brother decided that night to drive to New York City and launch a second attack.
Meng escaped by running when the Tsarnaevs stopped at a gas station. Authorities said the brothers drove to nearby Watertown, where a wild gun battle with police erupted on a quiet side street, with the brothers shooting at officers and throwing three pipe bombs and one pressure cooker bomb.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed, but Dzhokhar escaped on foot, leading to an unprecedented lockdown of Greater Boston. Dzhokhar, wounded from gunfire, was found later that day hiding in a dry-docked boat in a backyard.
Authorities said Dzhokhar wrote in pen on the inside wall of the boat explaining that the bombing was meant to punish America for its actions overseas.
"The U.S. Government is killing our innocent civilians," authorities say he wrote, and "Stop killing our innocent people and we will stop."
A federal grand jury continued to investigate months after Dzhokhar was arrested.
The parents and sisters of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell, were called to testify. Russell has a 3-year-old daughter with Tsarnaev.
Russell's lawyer, Amato DeLuca, said that she did not suspect her husband of anything and that nothing seemed amiss in the days after the bombing. He said Russell was told last year she was not a target of the investigation.
"It really saddens me to think the people, obviously innocent victims, are going to carry the wounds from this craziness the rest of their life," DeLuca said. "That includes Katie and her daughter."
People who knew Dzhokhar say they still struggle to reconcile the seemingly Americanized young man they knew with the one accused of planting the bomb that killed Martin Richard, 8, and Lu Lingzi, 23, a Boston University graduate student from China. The first bomb, allegedly planted by Tamerlan, killed Krystle Campbell, 29.
Luis Vasquez, who helped coach Dzhokhar's soccer team in high school, said both brothers appeared to be good people when he knew them. The death penalty, he said, would be the easy way out.
"That event should eat at him," Vasquez said. "If we kill him, he will take those answers with him."
Associated Press writers Paige Sutherland in Boston and Michelle R. Smith in Providence, R.I., contributed to this report.
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Academy Award® Nominee
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.
With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Peter Weller
Directed by J.J. Abrams
Running Time - 2:03
Genre - SciFi/Fantasy
Opened in Theaters - Thursday, May 16, 2013 (10 years ago)
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Bosphorus Watch Strap - Vintage RLX Vintage Camel
Full Grain Leather
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This All handcrafted, entirely hand stitched Bosphorus watch strap is being crafted from full grain, finest calf leather! Bosphorus Master Craftsmen who have a master on leathers, dying, leather stitching rigorously work on your strap from the beginning of the making process. From the leather producing to the final appearance of these best straps in the sector, BOSPHORUS is in the whole process with its huge experience and with the incredible abilities of the strap workshop masters.
You will experience once you unbox the strap how high quality it is! With its full grain leather has been used, quite rigorous stitches and lovely finishing done by Bosphorus Strap Masters; it indeed will bring a strong touch to your wrist.
Be like getting a new watch with this pretty chic, handcrafted strap. Now, new combinations are possible for your daily use!
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If you have purchased Bosphorus Leather Next Day Shipping product(s), we ship it/them the next day with Fedex/TNT Express Carrier. (Saturday Purchasements are being sent out on Mondays due to Sunday being an off day of delivery companies.
Once your order is shipped, you receive a customer tracking number to be able to track your consignment online.
All products in Bosphorus Leather Store are handcraft and some of them are also hand dyed products. Since there is no ready made product in the Bosphorus Leather Store, the making process of your order nearly takes 30 days to be ready for shipment. That 30 days may be shorter or a few days longer according to your ordered item, customizations, extras. Normally, the shipping period takes 2-5 business days to be at your address. (Delivery companies declare those figures.)
Once you complete the purchasement, we add your order with its number(ID) to the Production List which is being followed up both by masters and related staff. After the Quality Control Process, we ship your consignment with Fedex/TNT delivery companies and give your tracking number to be able to track your package online.
Each Bosphorus Leather product is being shipped rigorously in its dust bag and original box which carry brand logo and brand name on it.
For the best delivery in a short time, please fill your phone number, email address, postcode and address while ordering.
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Prices include shipping costs. The customs duties are not being added to the prices since possible customs duties vary according to the destination country, amount of invoice and the product. We do not prefer to remark an estimated figure which may vary. On the other hand, most items arrive at your address without customs clearance.
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The Refund Policy of Bosphorus Leather is "so simple", "quite basic"! No need to bear around the rush with chic, fancy and long sentences that get you bored!
Just we need your unpackaging video record! We advise that when you receive the consignment, please take a video record as you open up the package of the consignment of the delivery company. That method facilitates the job of both of us!
If you were not able to take a video record, please send us photos of the item that shows default or defaults in reasonable day. Let's imagine that you are in hectic days and you were not able to send the photos of the product. Calm down, we can easily notice our faults when you provide the clear photos and compensate for them! If you are able to prove the Bosphorus Leather item has a default; rest assured, we will send out a new one to your address or refundimmediately.
The "Warranty Policy" of Bosphorus Leather is quite simple as its RefundPolicy. Bosphorus Leather Warranty shall cover all products and shall remain valid for a period of two(2) years as from the date on which the "Buyer" received the "Product".
Throughout the period of warranty, Bosphorus Leather undertakes to replace at no extra cost all "Products" which the "Buyer" declares faulty, as well as to repair any operational malfunction detected and declared by the "Buyer".
In all cases, Bosphorus Leather reserves the right to verify by any means or method, any default detected by the "Buyer", without hindrance from the "Buyer" to the persons assigned by Bosphorus Leather to carry out such verification. This warranty shall not apply to any faults or damage to the products incurred by negligence or misuse of the Buyer. To be more informed about "Product Care"
Rest assured, you will have a customer lover after sale policy. So far, we have replaced our products even though they had natural leather wrinkles, scratches to pleasure our customers.
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Check Out All the Action Inside the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards!
From the looks of it, the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards seemed like one big party! Inside the Staples Center in L.A. last night, performances by Justin Bieber and Usher, Rihanna and Drake, Katy Perry, Bob Dylan (with Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers), Barbra Streisand and Lady Gaga were all a big hit with fans!
And it wasn't just the singing and dancing that kept the audience entertained — famous faces from Eminem to Miranda Lambert, newcomer Esperanza Spalding and veteran musician Neil Young all accepted awards.
Check out the list of winners below:
Record of the Year: Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year: The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Song of the Year: Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga / The Fame Monster
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars / Just the Way You Are
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Train / Hey, Soul Sister
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Imagine
Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck / Nessun Dorma
Best Pop Instrumental Album: Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto / Take Your Pick
Best Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga / The Fame Monster
Best Dance Recording: Rihanna / Only Girl (in the World)
Best Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux / La Roux
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Buble / Crazy Love
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney / Helter Skelter
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: The Black Keys / Tighten Up
Best Hard Rock Performance: Them Crooked Vultures / New Fang
Best Metal Performance: Iron Maiden / El Dorado
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck / Hammerhead
Best Rock Song: Neil Young / Angry World
Best Rock Album: Muse / The Resistance
Best Alternative Album: The Black Keys / Brothers
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia / Bittersweet
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher / There Goes My Baby
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Sade / Soldier of Love
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots / Hang on in There
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Cee Lo Green / F*** You
Best R&B Song: John Stephens / Shine
Best R&B Album: John Legend & The Roots / Wake Up!
Best Contemporary R&B Album: Usher / Raymond V Raymond
Best Rap Solo Performance: Eminem / Not Afraid
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys / Empire State of Mind
Best Rap Song: Empire State of Mind
Best Rap Album: Eminem / Recovery
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Miranda Lambert / The House That Built Me
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban / 'Til Summer Comes Around
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Lady Antebellum / Need You Now
For additional winners, please visit the Grammys.


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This is a Limited Edition photographic print of Feluccas under sail at sunset on The Nile in Aswan, Egypt.
Printed on high quality archival matte rag paper. Wooden frames are all hand assembled and complete with museum quality acrylic instead of glass to protect your print from damaging UV rays. It is available in Medium, Large, Extra Large and by Special Request (1500mm x 1000mm)
John Laurie works closely with the fine people at Format Printing & Framing here in Melbourne to ensure his framed photographic artworks are printed and framed to the highest of standards and delivered to your door with the utmost of care.


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Feinberg, Seth Band: Golden Circle
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