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The Secretary
Publisher's Summary
In November 2008, Hillary Clinton agreed to work for her former rival. As President Barack Obama's secretary of state, she set out to repair America's image around the world - and her own. For the following four years, BBC foreign correspondent Kim Ghattas had unparalleled access to Clinton and her entourage, and she weaves a fast-paced, gripping account of life on the road with Clinton in The Secretary.
With the perspective of one who is both an insider and an outsider, Ghattas draws on extensive interviews with Clinton, administration officials, and players in Washington as well as overseas, to paint an intimate and candid portrait of one of the most powerful global politicians. Filled with fresh insights, The Secretary provides a captivating analysis of Clinton's brand of diplomacy and the Obama administration's efforts to redefine American power in the twenty-first century.
Populated with a cast of real-life characters, The Secretary tells the story of Clinton's transformation from popular but polarizing politician to America's envoy to the world in compelling detail and with all the tension of high stakes diplomacy. From her evolving relationship with President Obama to the drama of WikiLeaks and the turmoil of the Arab Spring, we see Clinton cheerfully boarding her plane at three in the morning after no sleep, reading the riot act to the Chinese, and going through her diplomatic checklist before signing on to war in Libya-all the while trying to restore American leadership in a rapidly changing world.
Viewed through Ghattas's vantage point as a half-Dutch, half-Lebanese citizen who grew up in the crossfire of the Lebanese civil war, The Secretary is also the author's own journey as she seeks to answer the questions that haunted her childhood. How powerful is America really? And, if it is in decline, who or what will replace it and what will it mean for America and the world?
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- Mel
- 04-17-13
Never got to the heart...
...unless the author is using this as a metaphor, saying that Hillary Clinton has such a heart...I don't know; I'm confused.
A more fitting title may have been THE BBC CORRESPONDENT: flights with Hillary Clinton. The title, as is, seems misleading, adding to my confusion--and I'm blaming the author. With her childhood recollections of growing up in war torn Lebanon (and her subsequent disappointment in America) sandwiched between information we already know regarding Clinton's political trips, and banal info about the condition of the plane, the food, the bad schedules, Clinton's cheerful group sits, her toe nail polish choices...Ghattas didn't seem to have a clear flight plan, so to speak. I wasn't expecting to hear so much about Ghattas and her views on America's decline in power and popularity, and so little about Clinton's views on the heart of American Power. (That decline aspect would have been an interesting book providing the premise was well supported and not just Ghattas' opinion.)
I'd like to have heard about Clinton's milestones during her time as the Secretary of State; what were her initial goals and what she felt she accomplished; what did she see as the biggest deterrents to achieving the priorities she had; her experience with No. Korea, and her opinions of where the current situation there is going; and I'd like to have had an *inside look" at her assessment of Obama; how she developed a relationship with her opponent; her plans for the future...I could come up with a whole legal pad list of things I'd like to have learned from this book--and not one of them would have been the color of Clinton's toenails, (something I'd expect to be left to Barbara Walters as additional ammunition to besmirch the office of the Secretary of State). There was nothing of substance (new), especially when held up to a current portrait of America, or even the possible America of the future. Anything of political importance, we've read already; anything that may have been an *insider-only look* at Clinton... can be summed up in the first 6 letters of the word Secretary (still). I still haven't figured out exactly the intention of this book . It was at times interesting, Ghattas perspective was fresh, and it was a harmless 2 1/2 star listen. (And I'd love to read a review on this by Hillary Clinton.)
22 of 24 people found this review helpful
- Jean
- Santa Cruz, CA, United States
- 03-31-13
Informative & enlightening book
If you are looking for a scholarly biography of Hillary Clinton this in not the book. This is a story of a BBC foreign correspondent who was attached to the State Department (U.S.). She has an office in the press section at the Harry Truman building in Washington and flies every where with Clinton on the Secretary's plane. Kim Ghattas was born in Lebanon (half Lebanese/Dutch) during the civil war and the occupation by Syria. She grew up wondering why the U.S. didn't help them. Kim provides a thoughtful commentary of the varied trips, with insight brought from her own life while growing up in Lebanon during the civil war. I found it interesting to have behind the scene look at what the travelling group of reporters face during trips such as, unexpected changes in itinerary, running out of food, no place to sleep, sudden changes in weather etc. It is also interesting that Clinton and her staff faced many of the same problems. It was apparent that Ghattas admired Clinton but that did not stop her from covering mistakes made by Clinton. Ghattas makes it clear from the beginning with an interview with Clinton what the goal of her term as Secretary of State was. To rebuild American relationships with all countries and improve the image of America. She set off on trips to visit heads of states but unlike other Secretaries she went out to meet the people of the country and held town hall meeting with students, and women. She answered all questions and "listened" to what the had to say. I really liked her response to complaints by the Pakistan student who complained America was controlling them by giving them money. She told him they did not have to take the money. That set them back a bit and they had no response to that. In the book she faced many challenges such as China, Israel/Palestine and Netanyahu; sinking of South Korean naval corvette Cheonan by North Korea, Wiki-leaks (that causes enormous work by Clinton and her staff detailed in the book) Arab Spring (Tunis, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria), Japanese Fukushima reactor melt down. In her interviews with Clinton Ghattas said Clinton was implementing "Smart diplomacy" and this had not been tried before. The book shows the dedication and hard work of the thousands of people in our diplomatic corp around the world. It also demonstrated from an inside view how hard the staff around Clinton work so she could have all the latest information and taking care of every minute of every day of her work life. The key item in the book is that the view point is from an outsider looking in at America, she provides comments and insight into the feelings and view points of the people Clinton visited that an American would not have. Makes it interesting indeed. The test of all her work with China came to ahead with the blind lawyer seeking asylum in the U.S. Clinton handled it quietly and expertly so relationship with China was not effected and human rights applied. Kate Reading did a good job narrating the book Regardless of your personal or political opinion of Hillary Clinton, the Obama administration or America's current military involvement this book is worth reading on several levels. .
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
- patricia
- United States
- 09-18-13
Too Long and Too detailed
Would you try another book from Kim Ghattas and/or Kate Reading?
Not in the near future
What did you like best about this story?
The insights into starting out in such a demanding position.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
Did not like the drone of the narrator. Liked some of the intimate details about being in Hillaryland.
Do you think The Secretary needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- scmccarty
- Boston, MA
- 07-08-13
Was Looking for Something Different
I truly wanted to like this book. Kate Reading did a great job performing the text but the text itself was fairly poor. I felt that this book focused more on Ghattas than about Clinton.I was looking for something more about Clinton's focus on policy and her relationship(s) within the State Department, the White House and across the world. Instead, I felt that the book was more about Ghettas and her experiences and Clinton was more of a backdrop and convenient cover to promote herself by using her close proximity to Clinton as a BBC Reporter. Towards the end of the audiobook, I was really looking for it to end.
If Ghattas focused more on the actual foreign policy and on Clinton herself then I would have enjoyed this audiobook much more.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- lvtotravl
- 05-04-13
What a fascinating perspective
I've always admired Hillary Clinton and was interested in hearing about her role as Secretary of State. The story was told from the perspective of the Lebanese-born journalist, Kim Ghattas. Because of Ms. Ghattas' background, the story was even more interesting. The detailed narrations of world events over the last few years was memorable -- and the insights into Hillary's role in these events makes my respect for her soar. The author yearned for more than 20 years to understand the role of the United States in the Lebanon/Syrian war. Yet, she glosses over the final chapter in Hillary's role as Secretary of State: Libya. The families of those who were killed in Libya and the rest of us caring Americans will agonize for the rest of our lives over actions that could have been taken to prevent their deaths. Had Ms. Ghattas spoken honestly about this unfortunate episode, I would have given her a 5++ for the book.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Geraldine
- Royal Oak, MI, United States
- 04-12-13
Enlightening and Powerful
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is such an important book, as it skillfully interweaves the author's autobiographical account of middle east events, a detailed history of the region and its players, as well as educating us about the complex interconnections between middle eastern countries and their relationships with the U.S. Gives us a true appreciation of Hillary Clinton, her superior job as Secretary of State, and her importance in world history.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
After hearing the "bonus" interview of the author at the end of the narration, realized how similar the narrator's voice was to the author's. Enjoyed this added dimension to the narration. Also liked the change in character and voices throughout the book.
Which character – as performed by Kate Reading – was your favorite?
The author herself, as well as Hillary's voice (which was sometimes humorous!).
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Christie
- 02-14-16
Insight on Hillary Clinton
If you could sum up The Secretary in three words, what would they be?
Interesting insight
Would you be willing to try another book from Kim Ghattas? Why or why not?
Definitely, I enjoyed her non-biased account and excellent thoughts and writing skills.
Which scene was your favorite?
Description of how she viewed Hillary Clinton's behavior / thoughts on what Clinton wanted to achieve as Secretary of State
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No, it did; however, change my view of Clinton's attempts to be successful in her role as Secretary of State. Not that I would vote for her but I see Clinton as less of an evil dictator type of politician.
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- Vic P
- 10-20-15
Unbiased narrative
Equally liked the narrators reading and content.
The content was truly fascinating.
Highly recommend to modern history buffs interested in international relations
- 05-09-14
A nuanced insider / outsider perspective
I found this audiobook fascinating: It reinforced for me that not only are politics local, they're personal as well. It's not possible to successfully negotiate with another party (whether it be an individual or a country's ambassador) without truly listening to the other party and sincerely responding to their concerns... Kim Ghattas's book indicates Hillary Clinton understood this need as Secretary of State.
Ghattas provides a unique insider / outsider perspective as a BBC correspondent who grew up in Lebanon and became part of the press contingent accompanying Secretary of State Hillary Clinton around the globe. Ghattas contrasted her perspective as a child growing up in war-torn Lebanon against insights she gained by speaking "on background" with Clinton and other U.S. officials, and how she began to realize that foreign policy frequently engendered difficult decisions not lightly made nor easily executed. Clinton is an interesting public figure but Ghattas's insider / outsider perspective makes this book even more interesting and nuanced. Kate Reading's narration was enjoyable and she easily transitioned from the author's perspective to voicing Hillary's broad midwestern accent. I enjoyed this audiobook and recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about U.S. foreign policy during Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State.
- Annette Leck
- Joliet, IL
- 04-07-13
Worst book I have listened to
This book wasn't for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
No one
Author has no talent. She was a minor player on Hillary's team. Was not privy to any real meetings. Why did she think she could tell a story about what she did not know about.
What could Kim Ghattas have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Not write it
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Any additional comments?
Kour book club chose it, so I read it.other wise I would have turned the audio off and called it you win some you lose some
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The Loudoun County Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (MH/MR/SAS) and the county's Commuter Bus Service are the topics of the new edition of "Inside Loudoun County."
"Inside Loudoun County" is a 30-minute cable television program airing Mondays and Fridays, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Adelphia's Government Access Channel 2. The show is hosted by Nancy McCormick of the Loudoun County Office of Public Information and is produced by Adelphia.
The After Hours Teen Center at the eastern Loudoun Regional Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling, will continue Friday nights, Dec. 16 and 30, from 7-10 p.m. The teen center will be closed Dec. 23 for the holiday.
Teens in grades six-12 are invited to hang out, watch movies, play games, enjoy crafts and more. Pizza and other refreshments provided. Call 703-444-3228.
Loudoun Ballet Company presents "The Nutcracker," at Briar Woods High School, 22525 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn. performances are Saturday, Dec. 17, 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 18, 4 p.m.
Advanced reserved tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under and seniors 60 and above. Premium reserved tickets and all tickets at the door are $20. Visit the Web site www.loudounballet.org or call LBC ticket box office at 703-771-8074.
Brian Kirk, an art teacher and fine arts department chair at Stone Bridge High, will be exhibiting a collection of contemporary metal sculptures at the Waddel Art Gallery at the Loudoun Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College, through Dec. 16. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Call 703-450-2627 or visit www.nvcc.edu/Loudoun/ArtGallery.
The Loudoun County Surplus Store will launch a new schedule beginning in January 2006. The new hours and days of operation will be, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., on the first, second, and third Fridays of the month and the last Saturday of the month. For the rest of 2005, the store's hours will remain from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.. on the following days:
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* Wednesday, Dec. 21
Due to the upcoming holidays, the store will not hold Saturday openings in November and December 2005.
In addition to typical office items such as computers, desks, and chairs, the store features unclaimed items confiscated by the Sheriff's Office, such as bicycles and sporting equipment. Some of the more unusual items recently have included antique lighting fixtures from the former Carver School.
The store is located at 14 Cardinal Park Drive, Suite 106, in Leesburg. Directions and photographs of merchandise are available on the Loudoun County Government Web site at www.loudoun.gov/surplus.
Santa makes house calls sponsored by Arcola Community Center, located at 24244 Gum Spring Road in Arcola. Schedule a 15-minute visit for $30 or an hour visit for $60. Visits are scheduled between 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Tuesdays-Thursdays, from Dec. 13-22. Call 703-327-3111.
Santa will be at Dulles Town Center, located at the intersections of routes 7 and 28, through Dec. 24. Visit www.ShopDullesTownCenter.com.
Sterling Annex Community Center, 22084 Shaw Road, is holding its annual Holiday Winter Camp for children 5-10 years old. Camp is Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 27-30, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost is $120 per child. Includes indoor and outdoor activities, weather permitting. Bring a packed lunch with drink; afternoon snack will be provided. Preregistration required, call 703-430-6673.
Winter Wilds Camp for ages 6-9. Explore the winter trails and solve the mystery of the "Big Foot" creature in the park. Different activities each day, both indoors and out. Bring snack, water, lunch. Dress for weather. Camp will be held Dec. 29 and 30. from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. Preregistration is required and the cost is $80 per student. Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestals Gap Road, Sterling, 703-444-1275.
Barns and Farms of Loudoun County art show and sale, Franklin Park Arts Center at Round Hill Center, 20 High St. View vanishing rural landscape of Loudoun County in photographs, paintings, sculpture and more created by local artists. All artwork is for sale. Call 540-338-7973 for evening/weekend appointments. Free event. Monday-Friday, through Dec. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fine-art quilts featuring landscapes, vintage cars, fanciful fish and geometric designs are on display in the first-floor gallery and Lovettsville Room of the Loudoun County Government Center at 1 Harrison St., S.E. in Leesburg through the end of December.
Thirty-five art quilts by 11 quilters from the Q&A Quilt Art Group highlight the contemporary nature of the fiber medium, ranging from abstract to representational and whimsical to serious. The quilts also represent a diverse use of color, technique and materials, such as hand-dying, printing, painting, embroidery, beading and collage.
Oatlands' Christmas 2005 celebration will highlight the 60th anniversary of the Allies' victory in WWII and commemorate the philanthropic lives of Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, who owned Oatlands throughout most of the 20th century. Oatlands will also pay tribute to their heroic son, 1st Lt. Morton C. Eustis of General Patton's armored tank division who was mortally wounded while in combat in France in 1944. Features music from the big-band era and interpretative guides in period costumes, including some U.S. military uniforms from WWII. Daytime tours run through Dec. 30, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays; from 1-4 p.m., Sundays. Tickets $10. Call 703-777-3174 or visit the Web at www.oatlands.org.
Oatlands announces that teas will be held Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, through Dec. 30, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday throughout the holiday season, except Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve day. Seatings are at 1 p.m. each day and reservations are required. The cost of afternoon tea is $19.95 per person plus tax. Includes an assortment of tea sandwiches, tea cookies and sweets, scones with preserves and cream complemented by Oatlands special ÒAfternoon Tea Blend.Ó All tea delicacies are from Savoir Fare Catering, a Loudoun County caterer.
Call 703-777-3174 for tea reservations and other information. Oatlands is located at 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg.
Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn, will be holding the Virginia Young Readers Book Club, 7 p.m., each month for elementary-school level, grades third-fifth, children. Includes reading one-two books each month, games and refreshments. Parents encouraged to join children in reading the selections. A limited number of free copies of each selection are available at the library for participants. Upcoming selections include: Jan. 5, "Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine," by Diane Stanley; Feb. 2, "Grover G. Graham and Me," by Mary Quattlebaum; March 2, "Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia," by Barbara O'Connor; and April 6, "Hana's Suitcase," by Karen Levine and "Boxes for Katie," by Candance Fleming. Register in advance by calling 703-737-8105.
Artwork created by student artists from Loudoun County Public Schools is on display at the George Washington University Virginia Campus. The exhibit is open to the public through Jan. 26, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday. The George Washington University Virginia Campus, 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, Gallery Lounge, Room 121.
Lucketts bluegrass concerts at Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road. Refreshments will be available. Call 703-771-5281. Admission $12. Saturdays, through Feb. 25, 7-10:30 p.m.
Virginia Apples For Flavor: The Story Of Hill High Orchards, a permanent exhibit at the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, 21558 Heritage Farm Lane in Sterling has opened. Learn about the history of Hill High Orchards and come away with a greater appreciation of the apple. Sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum Inc. Call 703-421-5322. Museum admission $5/adults, $4/seniors, $3/ages 2-12.
Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, has the following ongoing story times: Mother Goose Nursery Time, ages 18-24 months, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.; Terrific 2s, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:45 a.m.; Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.; Wonderful Wednesday Stories, ages 3-5, Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.; Pajama Story Time, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Call 703-737-8100.
The Eastern Loudoun Regional Library 21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling, hosts the following ongoing story times: Lapsits for 2s, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, 11:15 a.m.; Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, ages 18-24 months, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.; Pajama Story Time, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Story Time for 3s, 4s, and 5s, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Terrific 3s, Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Call 703-444-3228.
The Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., has the following ongoing story times: Preschool Story Times, for 2-5 years old, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Call 703-430-9500.
ÒArt CoopÓ is display at the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, 21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling. Featuring a changing exhibit of works by area artists. Juried by LHFM Art Advisory Sub-Committee. The museum is open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; as well as Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children 2-12 and free for children under 2. Visit www.loudounfarmmuseum.org or call 703-421-5322.
The Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, holds a potluck social the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Must register beforehand and bring a dish. To participate in bingo afterwards, bring a gift. Call 703-430-2397.
Leesburg Animal Park. Hours are Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fridays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mondays except holidays. Admission is $5.95 for children 2-12 and senior citizens, 55 and older. Adults are $7.95 each. Children under 2 are free. The park is closed from mid November-mid March. Call 703-433-0002 or visit www.leesburganimalpark.com. Located two miles south of Route 7 on Route 15 at 19270 James Monroe Highway in Leesburg.
Leesburg First Fridays and First Fridays Jr. Galleries and shops open their doors on the first Friday of each month with special events, refreshments and entertainment, from 6-9 p.m. There is no First Friday in January. Free. Call 800-752-6118. Visit www.leesburgfirstfriday.com.
The book discussion group at Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, meets the third Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. Call 703-430-2397 for the monthly book selections.
Loudoun Bluegrass Association. Weekly acoustic jam session held every Tuesday night, 7-8:30 p.m., at the Morningside House Retirement Center, 316 Harrison St. in Leesburg. All bluegrass/country musicians, singers and spectators are welcome. Free. Call Randy Kenyon
703-777-9865, home.
Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, 21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling, is open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; as well as Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children 2-12 and free for children under 2. On permanent display is "The Country People" where visitors travel through time and experience the past 300 years of agricultural history through 10 generations of Loudoun County residents. The Claude Moore children's Farm is an interactive exhibit area for children and their families. Visit www.loudounfarmmuseum.org or call 703-421-5322.
Guided Nature or History Hikes for all ages at Claude Moore park, 21544 Old Vestals Gap Road, Sterling. Nature hikes, Frogshackle Cabin Nature Center, history hikes and special request programs for school groups, scouts, community organizations, adults and families are available on a variety of topics throughout the year. Programs designed to foster an appreciation of Loudoun County's natural and cultural resources in a fun and informative way. Cost is $3.50 per person, with a minimum charge of $35. Call 703-444-1275 for reservations.
Historic Plantation. Oatlands, a 330-acre co-stewardship property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is located six miles south of Leesburg on Route 15. Tours start each hour between 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday; and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. Cost is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $7 for students 6-16, and free for children under 5. Plantation closed from Dec. 31 through late March/early April. 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. Call 703-777-3174 or visit www.oatlands.org.
The Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace hosts a Lunch Bunch the first Friday of each month at a local restaurant. A minimum of six people is required for each outing. The bus leaves the center, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, at 11:30 a.m. and returns by 1:30 p.m. Call 703-430-2397 to sign up.
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In Search of the "Greek" Dimension of Islam
Your new book "Contre-prêches" contains 115 reflections on topical subjects such as the Madrid bombings and the veil ban in France, but also observations on world literature, hospitality and the "freedom of the body". Why did you call your book "counter-sermons"? Do you want to create a counterweight to the television appearances of conservative Muslim preachers watched around the world?
Abdelwahab Meddeb: That's exactly it. I want to show that there might be possibilities to take up elements from Islamic tradition; elements that could be a kind of antidote to the poison of religious fundamentalism and that obey the principle of life rather than the bleak, misanthropic spirit of fundamentalist preaching.
Did you choose a new, more accessible form for this book to attract a larger potential readership than "La Maladie de l'Islam"?
Meddeb: It's really just a different form. The new book started out as weekly opinion pieces I wrote for Radio Medi 1 in Tangiers, which were broadcasted over a space of three years.
The title "La Maladie de l'Islam" – and also the ideas you present in the book – may well have offended a lot of devout Muslims. Were you not concerned that your provocative choice of title might put a lot of Muslims off ever reading it?
Meddeb: I have to say first of all that the book has been translated into 16 languages – including Arabic and Turkish. In fact I did think a lot about whether to change the title in Arabic. In the end I chose the title "The Illusions of Political Islam". A lot of people have read the book, and it may well have helped certain people to re-orientate.
What I really want to do is write a critique of my religion, Islam, in a similar way as Nietzsche did with Christianity. A lot of people don't realise that there were critical voices in Islam in the 9th and 10th centuries, who were a lot more radical than today's critics.
In the two books we've mentioned, you take a vehement stand against Islamists of all shades and colours. But at the same time you criticise the traditionalists, for example professors at Cairo's famed Al-Azhar University.
Meddeb: Islam's enormous problem is that Islamism is attempting to spread its message in all directions. The official Islam, which is a kind of final metamorphosis of traditional Islam, is becoming increasingly infiltrated and poisoned by Islamist ideas. Traditionalist Islam, though, was involved in a very interesting phase of development starting in the 19th century. There was a recognisable willingness to adapt to the conditions of the time and develop the necessary concepts.
But now this way of thinking is disappearing; and to tackle Islamism, traditional Islam has adopted a strategy of taking over part of the Islamist message. That has made it almost as rigid itself.
Your criticism of the Islamists – especially all those based in Europe – is extremely strong...
Meddeb: That's right. I have an extreme aversion to these groupings and everything they represent, and when I see them in Europe, I say to myself: alright, that's all part of the freedom in democratic societies. But at the same time I want to warn people about these movements.
Some Europeans would probably have difficulty following your arguments. They feel it is part of the freedom of the individual to wear the veil or even the niqab. Have these people failed to see the Islamists' true nature?
Meddeb: I don't know. I think we have to be careful about multiculturalism. Of course it's very important for us to take other cultures and their values into account in Europe. But multiculturalism is not a place where everyone can do whatever they like. We can't let the fundamental values disappear. We have to look exactly at what things mean. The veil is a symbol. What does this symbol mean? If this symbol conflicts with my own values, why should I accept it?
You've been very critical of the integration of Muslims in Europe. Can you tell us some more about your standpoint?
Meddeb: It appears to me that the Islamists have taken on a strategy of circumventing the European legal systems. And at the same time they're increasingly attempting to introduce Islamic law in Europe. I see this as a serious matter, because the two systems are entirely incompatible. If it goes on this way, we'll soon be in the extremely difficult and confused situation that characterises many Islamic countries.
Your advice to the Islamic world to find a way out of its severe crisis is to allow "cross-pollination" from Europe and the achievements of its civilisation.
Meddeb: That's exactly what many Muslims did in the past, and some of them are still doing so. But this stream of thought seems to be in the defensive in the Islamic world at the moment. I don't think this is a final defeat though; it's more of a pendulum movement.
For me, fundamentalism and integrism essentially mean a search for purity, and a consequential rejection of all "outside" elements. But if you remove all the outside elements from what makes up Islamic civilisation, there's not much left; all of Islamic civilisation is founded on the adoption and adaptation of elements that came from outside. Without the contributions of the Persians, Indians and Greeks, there would have been no Islamic civilisation.
We can extend this to the present day as well. All these fundamentalists who dream of "purity" and don't want any outside elements, and who think they're the spiritual descendants of the Prophet of Medina, are very wrong. If you take a closer look at the two main mosques in Medina and Mecca, Islam's holiest places, you can soon see they correspond with a kind of Disneyland "non-aesthetics".
Today's Islamists think they are the spiritual contemporaries of the Prophet, but really they're Americanised without even noticing it; and their spiritual situation couldn't be worse.
Interview Beat Stauffer
© Beat Stauffer/Qantara.de 2007
Beat Stauffer is a freelance journalist based in Basle. His main field is the Islamic world and the Maghreb in particular.
Abdelwahab Meddeb: Contre-prêches. Chroniques. Edition Le Seuil, 2006.
Translated from the German by Katy Derbyshire
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Arab thinkers must come up with a new reading of the Islamic message, one which is in harmony with the modern world rather than contradicting it, says Hachem Saleh. Mohammed Massad interviewed the Syrian intellectual in Paris, France
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Comments for this article: In Search of the "Greek" Dimension of Islam
Meddeb hit the nail on the head in each one of his answers. He confirmed much of my thinking. He is a great thinker.
Well done!Hakim21.04.2016 | 12:15 Uhr


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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
recipe: pizza pockets for lunch boxes
You asked for it! How to make homemade pizza pockets. Or, as my little girl calls them, "pizza sandwiches". :)
There are several variations to this recipe/technique to make homemade pizza pockets. You can take shortcuts to make the process easier and faster, or do it all from scratch - whatever suits your tastes (and time frame!) best.
Items needed to make your own homemade pizza pockets:
- pizza dough
- sauce
- your choice of toppings (or in the case of pockets, "fillings")
This is the (very!) easy pizza crust recipe that I use most of the time (for all homemade pizza, not just pockets). It's simple, cooks up nicely, and is pretty forgiving.
Ingredients for pizza crust:
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 packet active dry yeast (.25 oz)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour (you can use All Purpose flour or wheat flour or a combination of those two)
• Optional - Season to taste. (I like to add in a tablespoon (or two!) of garlic powder, Italian seasoning is great too!)
1. Stir warm water, sugar and yeast together until dissolved. Let sit for a few minutes so the yeast has a chance to get bubbly and happy. Add the olive oil and the salt. Stir in the flour until well blended. Dough should be smooth and not overly sticky. You can knead the dough at this point, adding in small amounts of flour if needed to achieve a smooth dough. Leave dough to rest for 10 minutes.
2. lightly dust your working space with cornmeal to prevent sticking (you can use flour, but the cornmeal gives a nice crunch to the crust. I've found that sometimes too much flour residue leaves an icky floury taste to the crust). Gently, using a rolling pin (and your hands!) work the dough out until it is quite thin. The thinner the better!
I am not the best roller-outer. I tend to shy away from a lot of recipes that require the use of a rolling pin. But pizza dough is, as I said before, very forgiving. It's okay if it's not rolled out perfectly. You can use the parts of your rolled out dough that are rolled out well and then re-knead it and roll out again as you go. The dough will become more firm and result in a chewier crust the more you work it, but in my opinion that is not a bad thing when it comes to pizza crust! (unlike, say, sugar cookies!)
* If you have a bread machine you can also make a pizza dough in that. I just follow the basic recipe that is printed in our bread machine manual/cookbook.
** If you don't want to mess with making your own dough or crust at all you may check with your local bakery for dough. Even our Publix will sell fresh pizza dough out of the bakery department. You just have to ask for it and they bag it right up for you!
*** If you want a really super short-cut you can buy pizza dough from the ready-to-go tubes. I'm happy that this pizza crust is free of trans fats.
For my last batch of homemade pizza pockets these are the products I used:
Of course you can use any sauce you like. I happen to love this one. My husband and I have been attempting to make our own marinara sauce for years and have been disappointed with the outcome time and time again. This one is my fall-back. I think it's great.
Use whatever cheese you prefer. I usually buy large blocks of mozzarella from Costco or the bags of shredded Italian blend cheese with parmesan, romano and other yummy flavors (my fave). But this one was on a super sale so I deviated from my norm.
For other toppings I used turkey pepperoni and (not pictured) diced mushrooms and I snuck in some broccoli too (which my son spied while eating. I had to feign ignorance and say it must just come in the sauce...LOL). Use whatever you like here! I would normally have used olives too, but forgot. My son reminded me as he was eating them later. ;-)
Assembling the pizza pockets:
There were two things I did differently this time that I think helped the pizza pockets turn out well. The first thing was I drained out some of the excess moisture from the marinara sauce. I just folded up a paper towel into four layers on a plate and them scooped about a 1/2 cup of sauce on top. After a few minutes the paper towels were soaking wet and the sauce was much thicker. Because the sauce wasn't so wet it didn't saturate the dough - allowing the crust to get a lot more crusty than I had before, also, none of the sauce ran out of the pockets!
The other thing I did (though I'm thinking this was secondary to draining the sauce) - but instead of putting the sauce down on the dough first (as you would when making regular pizza), I put down a cheese layer first and the sauce on top. I'm thinking maybe as the cheese melted it helped create a barrier so that the sauce didn't soggy up the crust. That's just me guessing. ;-)
So with the dough laid out I gently pressed my outline of the pockets into the dough to give me a border to make sure the toppings were in the middle. I used my sandwich sealer for this (you can find the same one on JList), but you could use anything for it - a large cookie cutter, a glass, etc.
The sandwich sealer worked great for me because it sealed all the edges easily and in one motion. If you are using a regular cookie cutter you will need to press all the edges firmly with your fingers to seal closed. Poke a couple small holes in the top. I'm not exactly certain you need to do this, but I do anyway.
Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes. KEEP AN EYE ON THEM!!! I set the timer for 6 minutes and then peaked in on them obsessively until they were golden brown. All ovens vary and depending on the temperature of your dough when it went in, the placement of them in the oven, what you are baking them on and the direction the wind is blowing outside, your cooking results may differ from mine!
I baked mine on a pizza stone (our stone always lives on the bottom of our oven), but you can use a baking sheet too. Because I use cornmeal on the dough there is no sticking issues at all. But if you are making these without cornmeal you might want to use parchment paper or a very light spritz of baking spray on your baking sheet...I'd hate to think of the pizza pocket bottom being stuck to the tray!
From that one tube of pizza crust I made these 7 pizza pockets and there was a small amount of dough left to make a small personal-sized regular pizza. Of course, your mileage may vary depending on the sizes of pizza pockets you make. I made some that were more square, and others I made more narrow. You might want to size and shape yours to fit the size lunchbox you are fitting it into.
I can't tell you how many pizza pockets you'd be able to get out of the pizza dough recipe I posted above. What happens at my house is that we make the dough to make a big regular pizza for the whole family and I save back some of the dough to make pizza pockets out of for later.
These keep in the fridge for a week or so (I've never kept them longer than a week), or you can freeze them too. To reheat I heat in the microwave until they are soft. If they have moisture on them after microwaving you can put them in a hot pan (no oil or spray) and flip over a few times until nice and crispy again. This extra step I will do for my son, but my daughter could care less. ;-)
Top photo shows pizza pockets in a Laptop Lunches box. :)
27 comments:
- The Planet Pink said... [Reply to comment]
Yum! Can't wait to try these! And thanks for the pizza dough recipe too! I've been looking for a good one.
- May 19, 2010 at 2:04 PM
- Astrid said... [Reply to comment]
Those look great! Maybe I'll make them when school is out - because I don't know that she would eat them cold, and putting them in a thermos might be a pain...
- May 19, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- Wendy said... [Reply to comment]
Mmmmmmmmmm...those look really good! I'll definitely have to make some of those for my pizza loving boy. I bet they freeze well, too.
- May 19, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Kristen said... [Reply to comment]
I am definitely going to give these a try!
I love your blog! My 6-year-old and I have been reading all the posts together, and I've been inspired to make his lunches much more interesting.
One technical question for you: Have your kids had any trouble putting the lid back on the Goodbyn? My son saw it on your blog and wants one, but a lot of the Amazon reviews indicate that kids and adults have trouble with the lid. How have you found it?
- May 19, 2010 at 10:15 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Kristen! Um, yes, the Goodbyn lid is difficult. My older (8yo) son *can* get it on securely by himself when he *tries* to. Unfortunately, it's when he's leaving the cafeteria that he doesn't bother to secure it all the way. Luckily he finishes his food, so when he puts it in his backpack it's not dripping food out, but I have found picks and swizzle sticks in the bottom of his backpack after they all fell out of the not-closed 'byn.
Short answer...it's not the easiest container to deal with. I've found every container has pros and cons and that lid on the 'byn is definitely a con.
I hope that helps. I'm always happy to answer questions. :)
- May 19, 2010 at 10:36 PM
This looks so easy and yummy! My kids love pizza and they are getting tired of what I have been fixing for lunch (and dinner) so I am always looking for something new. This looks great because it will be easier to "sneak" an extra ingredient or two into onto their pizza and have them try it without making waves about it first.
Thanks for all of the great ideas you are always posting! I love reading your blog.
- May 20, 2010 at 6:36 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
When sneaking extra ingredients, remember if you get busted by your kids you can always blame "the sauce!". ;-) ROFL Ethan doesn't think he likes mushrooms, but I've been putting them on his pizza for years. With regular pizza I just hide them under the cheese and other toppings. :P
- May 20, 2010 at 8:22 AM
- Amber said... [Reply to comment]
YUM! That looks good. I will try those pizza pockets.
- May 23, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- RoseMamie said... [Reply to comment]
Tried these today and even my super extra picky 6 year old declared them Yummy! I'll be linking to you on my blog....thanks for sharing the recipe!!!
- July 6, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- RoseMamie said... [Reply to comment]
I tried this out today and wow, delicious! I linked to you in my blog...thanks for sharing!
- July 6, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Cris said... [Reply to comment]
Do your kiddos take these to school? If so do they eat them cold or do they have access to a microwave at school? My oldest is starting 1st grade and I'm trying to figure this whole lunch thing out. Thanks for your help!
- August 5, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hey Cris! My daughter does take these to school. She's not picky about the temperature of her food and is happy to gobble them up at room temp (or a little on the chilly side since her lunchbag has an icepack in it). My son, on the other hand, is very picky about the temperature of food. He LOVES pizza but won't take pizza to school at all because he only likes it warm. I've tried to send it (cut up, obviously) in a thermos so it would be warm at lunchtime, but he has balked at that too. He's my trickier kid to pack lunches for because he has more issues to contend with.
- August 6, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Cate Proudfoot said... [Reply to comment]
Just stumbled upon your blog and love it! Thank you. My daughter is just starting school this year, so is going to my first time I will have to make her a packed lunch. I do have question on this pizza pocket and some other "typical warm things". I don't think she will be able to warm up, so would you just send this cold from the fridge or do you pre-heat and send in a thermos. Is there a rule of thumb you follow for how you decide if something is OK to be sent in a lunch box where on some days she will be leaving the house at 7:30 am and not getting to her lunch until after noon?
- August 26, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Cate!
My daughter eats 99% of her packed food cold, including these pizza pockets. I'm sure she'd prefer it to be warmed and in a thermos, but I haven't done that for pizza pockets (yet). :)
If your daughter would eat it cold, that's what I would recommend because it's a lot easier (LOL).
As far as food safety goes and would would be "OK"...well, I'm not an expert. All I can say is we have never had an issue with the kids (or us) getting sick from food packing. I use good icepacks and I try to arrange the food in a way that I can have the icepacks in their lunchbox on the side closest to the foods that need to be cold, and so far that has worked just fine for us. :)
- August 26, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- L said... [Reply to comment]
This is probably a silly question, but I'm new at this. When you add broccoli to it, do you add it raw or already cooked?
- August 27, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
L, I used raw broccoli. It was just the florets, so they have no problem cooking thoroughly during the course of baking. Though if you wanted to add broccoli that was already cooked, that would probably be fine too! :)
- August 27, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Allison @ Alli 'n Son said... [Reply to comment]
Yum! This would be the perfect lunch for my hubby to take to work too. Thanks for sharing!
- September 8, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Thanks for a great idea! I made these Sunday for dinner, planning to use the left overs for my 5 yo's lunch. Well there weren't any left overs!! Our family loves them and no one noticed the broccoli, carrots and mushrooms I added. I made another batch for lunch after my kids went to bed. Thanks for your great site.
- September 21, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Caitlin said... [Reply to comment]
These sound great. I'd love to make a huge batch and keep them in my freezer. I'm not crazy about the microwave idea though and I like myself a fresh crust.
Have you ever tried freezing them before baking? Or do you think the freezing and thawing process would make the sauce all runny?
- September 24, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Caitlin, I haven't tried freezing them before baking. I'm not sure how that would affect the viscosity of the sauce...though I think as long as you drain away the excess liquid prior to assembly that it would help prevent it being too runny. ??
- September 25, 2010 at 3:27 PM
You can also make this with (paper towel-drained) tuna salad or hot dogs and American cheese. They're both fine to eat cold. Don't use the hot dogs too often b/c they're not very healthy, but they work in a pinch. I haven't tried it, but I would think that you could make a ham-and-cheese version too.
It won't help your kids at school, but if you want to take these on a picnic after church, put them in a slow cooker on low while you're in the service, and they'll be ready when you are. And in the meantime, they will make your fellow worshipers very envious!
- September 26, 2010 at 10:41 PM
If you also spray the crust with your EVOO sprayer before adding toppings, it will keep the dough from getting soggy :) I had this problem on pizza pockets and even normal pizza for the longest time till i found this trick.
- May 6, 2012 at 12:08 PM
- rachaelblarson said... [Reply to comment]
I'd love to be able to pin this so I can remember it for school lunches this year. I noticed none of your photos can be pinned. If you reconsider, please let me know!
- August 12, 2012 at 11:49 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Rachael! I'm not sure why this isn't being pin-able. It seems as though a lot of my older photos are coming up that way, but I don't see that being an issue with newer photos. I've seen this very post Pinned a lot on Pinterest, so I'm have no idea why it's suddenly being problematic. I'm sorry for the trouble! If you really want to pin it you might try searching in the Pinterest search box "anotherlunch.com pizza pockets" and when you see it pop up then repin it from there?
- August 14, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Hi - do you fold the dough over the ingredients or cut another piece the same size and lay it over top?
- October 16, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Anonymous #25, I fold over the dough. It's just faster only having to seal half the shape, rather than around the whole perimeter.
- October 16, 2012 at 9:40 AM
- Sara said... [Reply to comment]
Thanks so much for this idea! I pop them in the freezer, warm them in the morning and my kid couldn't be happier!
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It's Very Hard to Make a Mistake at Wimbledon
Welcome to Wimbledon, where the lawns are lush (at least near the net) and the tennis is a little too perfect.
You see, at Wimbledon, players don't appear to make many mistakes. In the last four years, including the first four rounds this year, about 24% of the points played in singles at Wimbledon ended with an unforced error. According to the tournament, this occurs when a player is "not judged to be under physical pressure as a result of the placement, power or spin of the opponent's stroke." Ultimately, though, "It's a judgment call," said Keith Sohl, a consultant for IBM, which trains match scorers and oversees the tournament's stats.
The scorers at Wimbledon have a reputation for being generous. Take Novak Djokovic's third-round contest against Jeremy Chardy. Djokovic was assigned just three unforced errors, and none until he double-faulted late in the third set. Tim Henman, commenting on the match for the BBC, was skeptical of Djokovic's perfection. "I'm not having it," he said early in the third set.
Nor should he. In the fourth game of the match, Djokovic hit a backhand into the net and threw back his head, clearly annoyed that he had missed. It wasn't scored an unforced error. Djokovic didn't even have to move to hit the shot, though the ball did bounce high, which is something scorers could have deemed a quirky grass-court bounce. "The surface can force errors that wouldn't be errors on a hard court," Sohl said. In all, we found 11 unforced errors, eight more than the scorers.
In Agnieszka Radwanska's 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2 victory over Li Na on Tuesday, the scorers gave Radwanska 18 unforced errors; we counted 23. Then there was Roger Federer's last shot in his second-round defeat, a routine backhand miss, which wasn't deemed an unforced error. For the seven-time champion, perhaps it was a parting gift.
Overall, Federer was marked down for just one unforced error in the fourth and final set of his loss to Sergiy Stakhovsky, though the Journal counted six.
Where the Journal and the officials deviated, it was almost entirely in one direction. Eight times official scorekeepers spotted an unforced error when the Journal didn't, compared to 67 shots that went the other way.
There were no common threads to explain why some shots looked like unforced errors to the Journal but not to the official scorekeepers. About half were forehands, half backhands. Just a few were volleys and a handful of others were service returns. They came early and late in sets. If there was a common thread, it was that players were treated kindly if they were going for a tough shot—even if they didn't have to.
It's difficult to directly compare the majors for how they score errors, because not all of them score winners and errors for every professional singles match. To approximate the differences, we looked at the men's and women's singles semifinals and finals for the last four competed major tournaments, since all of those matches do have scorekeepers. We calculated, for each major, the number of points that ended in errors which required judgment calls: those not won by winners or lost by double faults. Then we calculated the percentage of those that were scored as unforced errors.
The results were definitive: Wimbledon's scorekeepers are the most generous. Just 30% of non-double-fault errors at the Wimbledon semis and finals last year counted as unforced, compared to 47% for the equivalent matches at last year's U.S. Open, 51% at this year's French Open and 55% at this year's Australian Open.
There are legitimate reasons why more errors are forced on the grass at Wimbledon. The courts are the quickest of any Grand Slam, robbing players of time. More points are played at the net, which forces opponents to go for low-percentage shots. And four of the six semifinal and final matches at Wimbledon last year included Serena Williams and Roger Federer, two players whose aggressive styles force the action, and lots of errors. There is also evidence that other majors, at times, give players the benefit of the doubt, such as with an oft-repeated stat about Fernando Gonzalez's semifinal defeat of Tommy Haas at the 2007 Australian Open: that Gonzalez hit 42 winners and three unforced errors. Those three unforced errors were "a little bit of a myth," according to a recent revisit of that match.
But those factors probably can't explain all of the discrepancies. The Journal's scorekeeping suggests another factor is relatively generous scoring at Wimbledon.
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Future Pro Bowls to be played in Arizona, Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) The next Pro Bowl will be played in Arizona at the site of the Super Bowl, skipping Hawaii for the first time since 2010.
The game will return to Hawaii in 2016, the NFL announced Wednesday.
The 2015 game will be the third time the Pro Bowl is held in the same city as the Super Bowl. The NFL's all-star game took place in Los Angeles after the first Super Bowl in 1967, then the two games weren't in the same city again until South Florida in 2010.
Since 1980, all but one Pro Bowl has been held at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, the college football home of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
The Pro Bowl will remain a week before the Super Bowl, as it has the last five years. The new format introduced after last season, which scrapped the AFC vs. NFC matchup, will be retained. The new format splits the all-stars through a schoolyard-style draft, a setup loosely based on fantasy sports meant to play toward player egos and the changing ways fans are interacting with the game.
The Pro Bowl after this coming season will take place Jan. 25, 2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium. A year later, the game will be held Jan. 31, 2016, at Aloha Stadium.
Tourism officials in Hawaii said they were pleased that the game was coming back in 2016 and the deal has an option for the game to be played in Hawaii in 2017.
"While we would like to have had the Pro Bowl in Hawaii in 2015, the return of the Pro Bowl in 2016 provides the state with an opportunity to showcase our islands' unique culture and beauty," Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie said in a statement.
The Hawaii Tourism Authority, the main agency that markets the state to tourists, said the 2014 Pro Bowl generated nearly $72 million in direct visitor spending, including spending by people who traveled with Pro Bowl attendees.
The agency said Hawaii will pay $5 million to support hosting the Pro Bowl in 2016 and repurpose funds set aside for the 2015 game toward other initiatives, including drawing more conventions and tourists from Asia.
Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui, who leads a state initiative to try to attract big sporting events to Hawaii, said the loss of the 2015 game sends a message that the state has to stay proactive and competitive while other destinations push value and Hawaii grapples with issues like how to freshen an aging stadium.
"We've anticipated having to compete harder for all kind of different events, not just with the NFL but with other events," Tsutsui said. "We can't just take those things for granted anymore."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Harvard sailing team captured its first New England Dinghy Championship in 11 years Sunday on the Charles River, moving up from third place with five top-five finishes in 12 races on the final day of competition.
The host Crimson, led by a first-place performance in the A division by Brendan Kopp and Sarah Pierson, needed only a top-eight finish in the field of 18 schools to move on to the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Championship semifinals May 12-13 at Navy. The Crimson, however, led the regatta by the end of the second round of races Sunday and held off stiff competition the rest of the way.
"We're really excited about our performance this weekend," said head coach Mike O'Connor. "I'm really proud of the team because it's one of the most difficult regattas on the ICSA schedule, given the depth of competition."
Harvard finished with 231 points, nine fewer than runner-up Roger Williams and 19 fewer than third-place Yale. Dartmouth, Boston College, Boston University, Tufts and Brown also qualified for the national semis. Kopp and Pierson totaled just 110 points, four fewer than any other A-division pair, while Emily Lambert and Brian Drumm placed fifth in the B division with 121 points.
After 12 races in each division Saturday, Boston College led, with the Crimson seven points back. After finishing fifth and eighth, respectively, in their first races Sunday, Harvard's B-division and A-division groups finished first and second in their second races. That gave the Crimson a five-point lead on the field that grew with two A-division wins in the final four rounds.
"The racing was incredibly close throughout with very few points separating a lot of teams, right down to the wire," O'Connor said. "Our kids were able to keep their focus and really sail well. I think the key to our success was that we avoided any huge finishes, and we were consistently able to race near the top of the fleet, which in these conditions is very difficult to do."
Facing inconsistent wind velocities and huge wind shifts all weekend, Kopp and Pierson finished seventh or better in 11 of 18 races, seven top-three finishes and two victories. In the B division, Lambert and Drumm recorded top-five showings in half of their weekend races.
Harvard last won the New England coed title in 2001 at Rhode Island, its second straight league championship. The Crimson will seek a spot in the ICSA National Dinghy Championship June 6-8 at Texas. Harvard has placed in the top three at the national regatta in each of the last two seasons.
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Harvard 231
Roger Williams 240
Yale 250
Dartmouth 258
Boston College 261
Boston University 267
Tufts 272
Brown 274 (won head-to-head tiebreaker)
Rhode Island 311
Connecticut College 331
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Harvard sailing team captured its first New England Dinghy Championship in 11 years Sunday on the Charles River, moving up from third place with five top-five finishes in 12 races on the final day of competition.


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Liberty University professor Daniel Henderson has recently teamed with Jim Cymbala, senior pastor of the 10,000-member Brooklyn Tabernacle, to begin a national initiative focused on ministering to church leaders.
Cymbala and Henderson will be visiting key U.S. cities in 2010 for several one-day reFresh! events, consisting of teachings, prayer and presentations of fresh ideas for ministry.
"This is a day of giving back to spiritual leaders who sacrifice so much for the sake of the people they serve," said Henderson. "We hope every participant walks away from the day with fresh hope and practical tools."
Henderson, Assistant Professor of Renewal and Church Leadership, has taken his students to Brooklyn Tabernacle in the past and led training seminars at the church. He is also pastor of prayer at Thomas Road Baptist Church and the president and founder of Strategic Renewal, a non-profit ministry specializing in coaching pastors and congregations in prayer-based revitalization.
Cymbala, a well-known author, has led the Brooklyn Tabernacle for almost 40 years and has visited Liberty several times as a guest speaker at convocation.
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Steele Jantz was one of the few Iowa State players who didn't have a role in the team's 41-7 dismantling of Texas Tech last season.
Instead, he sat on the sidelines and watched as his replacement, redshirt freshman quarterback Jared Barnett, gashed the Tech defense for 236 total yards and two touchdowns in his first career start.
It wasn't the last solid performance for Barnett, who threw for 376 yards and rushed for 84 in a shocking upset of Oklahoma State a few weeks later.
With Barnett cruising, it seemed like Jantz - who had the starting job earlier in the season, then lost it after compounding his struggles during a four-game losing streak with a foot injury - was watching his chances to be the Cyclones starting quarterback slip away.
"It was hard," said Jantz, whose regular season ended after throwing just four passes in a loss to Texas A&M last Oct. 22. "I've had injuries before - it's been a long journey for me - but the hardest part was losing those four games and feeling like you had a chance to do something different."
Now Jantz is eager for a second chance to do just that.
Though Barnett sizzled in several Big 12 appearances last season, he struggled mightily in Iowa State's loss to Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl. Jantz came on in relief in that contest, creating enough doubt about the position for Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads to open up the quarterback competition during spring ball and fall practice.
Jantz won the job by showing he had improved as a runner and by making better decisions with the ball, traits he demonstrated throughout Iowa State's non-conference schedule, which it finished 3-0 with wins against Tulsa and Iowa.
"It looks like (Jantz) gives them more balance running and making decisions," Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. "They run a lot of the option stuff where he reads tackles, reads ends. He's not just a guy that hands it off. He makes a lot of decisions after the ball is snapped."
In Iowa State's offensive system under new offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham, who coached tight ends and receivers during his previous three seasons at the school, much is expected of the quarterback.
In addition to going through pass progressions, the signal-caller has to decide where to go on the zone-read option play - the Cyclones use it on about one-third of their run plays - whether that's handing off, making the pitch outside or running it himself.
"It boils down to decision-making," Jantz said. "The coach has to trust the quarterback in this offense."
Jantz has been efficient as a passer, averaging 243 yards per game with six touchdowns and four interceptions. He's part of a balanced rushing attack that also features James White (51.3 yards per game) and Shontrelle Johnson (55).
The goal for Iowa State's offense is to control the ground game and, subsequently, the clock, relying on a defense - led by veteran linebackers Jake Knott and A.J. Klein - that hasn't allowed a touchdown since the season opener.
"They are a very physical team," Tuberville said. "They play hard. We are not going to come in and catch them flat-footed at all."
Much like Texas Tech (3-0), Jantz and Iowa State are eager to prove success during non-conference play wasn't a fluke. Fair or not, the winner of this game will likely enter the conversation as a Big 12 contender, with the loser ending the night with a mountain of doubt in its way.
Rhoads believes Jantz is ready to face such an atmosphere in his second season with the Cyclones.
"There's no question he's a better quarterback than he was a year ago," Rhoads said. "He's anxious to have this opportunity. I'm sure redemption is on his mind. He knows he did not play well against Big 12 competition last year. Like anything else, he anxious to go out there and prove a lot of people - who don't know if he's capable of that - wrong."
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