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- Help CEC and IUCN benefit from and tap into organized expertise in learning and leadership on an on-demand basis;
- Advocate for strengthening learning processes in IUCN's work in order to increase productivity and effectiveness of actions; and
- Engage members in a continual learning process in this field, including using new learning technologies such as social media.
Short-term plans
- Run second recruitment drive with an e-recruitment package for new members.
- Build some additional content on the Specialty Group's web page, inc. a list of members and their links.
- Meet with the Science and Learning Team in IUCN HQ (if feasible/desired) and brief them on the work of the Specialty Group.
- Write a short consensus statement about what to expect in terms of voluntary work from the Specialty Group.
- Identify great events around the world linked to learning, leadership and social media, and produce a calendar encouraging CEC members to participate, asking people to Twitter and blog them with a set tag (#iucncec).
- Develop the "BlogItEarnIt " programme (working title). The idea is to establish an experiential learning programme where CEC covers part of fees for people who actively cover an event for CEC using social media. Prizes could be awarded at Congress for the best coverage of events by "CEC Social Media Reporters".
Long-term plans
- Develop a set of stories on learning and new learning in conservation/sustainable development organizations, with a focus on new learning technologies (social media) and informal learning. Collect with a view to distill learning and capture in useful online "publication" and potentially as product for launch at Congress.
- Contribute to shifting CEC into a new paradigm of communication, learning and knowledge management, with a view of changing name and structure in the next inter-sessional period.
- Find opportunities to test, demonstrate and share around new learning, and capture this process for on-demand use with CEC tools such as Posterous.
- Represent CEC at learning events, actively contribute CEC and IUCN learning to wider Communities of Practice, cross-fertilizing from events and efforts of other related communities.
- Help IUCN offices with advice/filter on learning and provide access to the best available information and human resources on learning for our sector.
- Contribute to Congress development to help make it a learning event, including inputs as needed/desired on the Learning Opportunities, CEC events, etc.
- Run a competition to identify the best examples of social media for positive social change, then organize one or two workshops where CEC members, IUCN members, Secretariat and others are invited to review the stories, pick winners, and decide how they could be translated into future learning strategies using social media. The process of learning in this way would potentially be powerful capacity building in itself.

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Boston Wine Expo, I found myself at the spacious tasting tables of 90+ Cellars. Brett Vankoski, pictured above, is one of the co-founders of 90+ Cellars and is personable and down-to-earth, an excellent advocate for his wines. In short, 90+ Cellars purchases excess wine from established wineries all around the world, and then rebottles them under their own label, at a reduced price. I've positively reviewed a number of their wines over the years, and found many of them to be excellent values. At the wine store where I work, Beacon Hill Wine & Gourmet in Melrose, the 90+Cellars wines are very popular with consumers.
discussed, I visited the Vintner's Reserve Loungeat the Boston Wine Expo for the first time since 2008. The event has seen some significant changes since that time, and it is now a much better event. From more (and tasty) food to a better tasting format, the Expo appears to have listened to prior complaints and worked towards improving matters. I still would like to see more diversity in the wine selections, and hopefully that too will change in time.
I am back again with a new edition of Thursday Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting wine and food items that are upcoming. **********************************************************
1)On Wednesday, April 2, NF Northeast (Neurofibromatosis Northeast) will celebrate the NF community and its supporters with their Table for TEN charitable event in Boston. With Honorary Co-Chairpersons Jenny Johnson (Co-Host of NESN's "Dining Playbook with Billy and Jenny") and chef Brian Poe (The Tip Tap Room; Poe's Kitchen at the Rattlesnake; Estelle's) headlining this unrivaled evening, supporters will dine at some of the city's top restaurants before closing out their night at a decadent dessert reception with live entertainment and an auction hosted at Parris in Faneuil Hall.
Groups of ten guests will arrive at their respective restaurant at 6pm, and will indulge in a specially created three-course menu. This year, NF Northeast has joined forces with some of the best restaurants throughout the city to make their biggest splash yet. Participating restaurants in this year's Table for TEN event include, but are not limited to: 75 Chestnut; Artu; Beehive; BOND at the Langham, Boston; Brasserie Jo; Cafeteria; Restaurant dante; Da Vinci Ristorante; Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse; Finch at The Boxer; Lala Rokh; Lucca North End and Back Bay; Lucia Ristorante; OAK Long Bar + Kitchen; Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker; Post 390; Red Lantern; Stefi's on Tremont; Strega Waterfront; Taranta; The Tip Tap Room; Top of the Hub; and, Union Oyster House.
At 8pm, supporters are invited to continue the festivities at the official after-party hosted by radio legend Ron Della Chiesa at Parris in Faneuil Hall. At this dessert reception, Montilio's Baking Company will provide sweet treats and revelers will enjoy Latin and jazz music by the Kenny Kozol Trio as well as a live auction with Honorary Co-Chairperson, Jenny Johnson, serving as Guest Auctioneer.
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a prevalent genetic disorder of the nervous system that causes tumors to form on the nerves anywhere in or on the body at any time. Through NF Northeast's efforts and the proceeds from their Table for TEN event, grants for groundbreaking research at Harvard Medical School Center for Neurofibromatosis and Allied Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital are made possible. Over the years, incredible strides in research development have been made bringing us one step closer to a cure.
NF Northeast has provided research grants to scientists at leading institutions around the country. NF Northeast is proud to have been the impetus behind the creation of The Harvard Medical School Center for NF and Allied Disorders (CNfAD), a virtual center whose mission is to define the pathogenetic mechanisms that cause NF1, NF2 and related disorders. NF Northeast is the leading resource in the northeast for patients and families who live with NF, a genetic condition that causes tumors to form on nerves anywhere in or on the body. Neurofibromatosis is more common than cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy combined.
For more information on the Table for TEN event and to reserve online, please visit: www.nfincne.org. Tables for ten are available beginning at $1,000 and individual placements at a table may be reserved for $100 per person. Sponsorships are also available by contacting NF Northeast's Sonja Nathan at 781-272-9936 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
2) Since chef de cuisine Mark Christian McMann has come aboard, leaving the bright lights of NYC behind to join chef-owner Chris Douglass here in Dorchester. Ashmont Grill has evolved from an almost scratch kitchen to a totally scratch kitchen, and menu items now lean towards culturally specific areas of the US and Europe.
Some of the new dishes include:
*Avgolemono Soup
Made in classic style with fresh dill, from a recipe taught to McMann by an ancient Greek lady who knew exactly when to stop stirring the eggs.
*Winter Citrus Salad
Tossed in grapefruit vinaigrette are: pomegranates and blood oranges, Marcona almonds, ricotta salata, and radishes.
*Kale & Bacon Salad
Were maple-curing two hog bellies a week for our house bacon, boasts McMann, who tosses this healthful green-of-the-moment with house-pickled pears, feta cheese, and cashews.
*Wild Mushroom Lasagna
Kale appears again, layered with roasted tomatoes and black trumpet-dusted ricotta, in this savory dish starring yellowfoot, hedgehog and shitake shrooms.
*French Butchers Steak
Technically a bavette or onglet (tip of the sirloin), McMann wood-grills it, then gilds it with spicy chimichurri.
*Chicken and Dumplins
This ones been flying out the door, McMann says, because the pan-roasted Statler breast is splashed with natural jus, and comes with rough-rolled spinach and ricotta dumplings I was taught to call malfatte.
*Shepards Pie
Local lamb is house-ground and braised in Guinness stout, then topped with a cloud of mashed potatoes for the friendly price of $17.
Pastry Chef Clare Garland recommends: Our Ice Cream Sandwich of the Month (chocolate-mint nestled between two chocolate shortbreads) always satisfies, or, get a whiff of early spring in the Pistachio-Crusted Cheesecake with Rose-Scented Rhubarb and Strawberry Sorbet.
3) From April 3-12, Restaurant Week Portsmouth & The Seacoastwill be held in New Hampshire and close to 50 restaurants will be participating. Sponsored by the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Week is a bi-annual culinary event that spotlights Portsmouth and the Seacoast as a culinary and cultural destination. The dates for the Fall are November 6-15, 2014.
Participating Restaurants include: Agave Mexican Bistro; Anneke Jans; BG's Boathouse; Black Trumpet Bistro; Blue Mermaid Island Grill; Blue Moon Evolution;Brazo Restaurant; British Beer Company; Budha O - Asian Bistro & Lounge; Café Mediterraneo; Café Nostimo; Carriage House Restaurant; Cava Tapas & Wine Bar; Common Man Portsmouth; Demeters Steakhouse; Dinnerhorn Restaurant; The District; Dolphin Striker; Exeter Inn/Epoch Restaurant & Bar; Galley Hatch Restaurant; Grill 28 at Pease; Jumpin' Jays Fish Café; Library Restaurant; Martingale Wharf; Mombo Restaurant; Moxy; The Oar House; Orchard Street Chop Shop; Portsmouth Brewery; Portsmouth Gas Light Co.; Radici Restaurant; Ri Ra Portsmouth, LLC; Ristorante Massimo; River House; Rosa Restaurant; Rudi's Portsmouth; Harbor's Edge at Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel; Stage Neck Inn; Stages at One Washington;Tavola; Three Chimneys Inn; Tulsi Indian Restaurant; Vida Cantina; Wellington Room; Wentworth by the Sea – SALT.
What is the best restaurant in Massachusetts? That is certainly not an easy question to answer, and there is plenty of subjectivity involved in any possible answer.
Many consumers seek out restaurant reviews for advice on where they should dine. They might read the food column of a local newspaper or magazine, or check out the reviews from a local food blogger. Or they might check out the crowd sourced reviews from sites like Trip Advisor or Yelp. Which source is the most valuable for consumers?
Yelp has certainly been the target of much derision and controversy. And I don't think Yelp's new list of theTop 100 Places To Eatin the U.S. is going to help its reputation. I found the list enlightening and I feel it speaks volumes to consumers about what they can expect if they rely upon Yelp reviews. The list is drastically different from many other sources which have compiled their own "best places to eat" lists. There are restaurant's on the Yelp list that have probably never been listed before on any other "best place in the U.S."
Forget the French Laundry or Le Bernadin, according to Yelp the #1 restaurant in the entire U.S. isDa Poke Shack, a tiny seafood restaurant, kind of a hole-in-the-wall, in Hawaii that primarily serves poke, which you can roughly think of as a raw seafood salad. Really? The best in the entire country? Prior to this list, I have never heard of this place before, and have never seen it on any other "best in the country" list. It certainly befuddles me, though seems indicative of the type of places that Yelpers prefer.
Nearly half of the spots on the top 100 list are taken by restaurants in California. As part of the reason for restaurants to be on this list concerns the number of reviews a place has received, it seems likely that there are far more active Yelpers in California than any other state. It also seems to indicate that the list is biased more toward West Coast restaurants. With such a bias, can we take this list seriously?
There is a single Massachusetts restaurant on the list, at #32, and it is ranked higher than theFrench LaundryandLe Bernadin. That would make it the best restaurant in Massachusetts.Can you guess which Massachusetts restaurant garnered these accolades?
I bet you probably guessed wrong as it isn't an obvious choice. Yelp chose Dave's Fresh Pastain Somerville as one of their top 100 restaurants in the country. Again, I am befuddled how this place, which though it is good, somehow got ranked as the "best" restaurant in Massachusetts. Personally, I could list a couple dozen places offhand that I would consider better than this place. Do any of my readers consider Dave's Fresh Pasta to be the best restaurant in Massachusetts?
Only two other New England restaurants made the list, theFishermen's Grill in Portland, Maine at #60 andLos Andes Restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island at #69. Again, neither of these two places are on a short list of places I would consider the "best" in their state.
If these are the type of places that Yelp considers to be the best, do you really want to rely on it for your restaurant decisions?
I am back again with a new edition of Thursday Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting wine and food items that are upcoming. **********************************************************
1)On March 5, at 6pm, Dinner by Dames brings together five of Rhode Island's most talented chefs for a special dining event. Chefs Melissa Denmark of Gracie's and Ellie's Bakery, Jordan Goldsmith of Garden Grille, Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Kaitlyn Roberts of Easy Entertaining Inc. and Jessica Wood of Fire and Water Restaurant Group, gather together for the first time to prepare signature dishes and a few treats for dinner guests.
Hosted at The Café at Easy Entertaining at 166 Valley Street in Providence, Rhode Island, Dinner by Dames will begin with a 6 p.m. reception with welcome bites from each chef, then moving into a five-course dinner featuring: Gordita with goat and green salsa, Pappardelle with confit wild mushrooms and Maine white beans with roasted leek broth, Nantucket Bay scallops with other wonderful things, Pork and beans, and Milk chocolate and grapefruit crémeux, pistachio cake and espresso-toffee ice cream.
The five chefs have all enjoyed each other's food but have not had the chance to collaborate before. Meza said, "I'm excited to work with these great women chefs and prepare plates different from the cuisine I usually create." Denmark said, "This is an exciting way for some of the talented Rhode Island female chefs to show off all of the great food we create." Wood added, "It's going to be an amazing event to see women chefs highlighted in a primarily male dominated industry." Roberts said, "I really like working with women because they tend to be a little more collaborative. The spirit when women get together is palpable, so I look forward to sharing the energy of the night."
The cost of the dinner is $85 per person (which includes an 8% sales tax and 18% gratuity). An optional wine pairing, selected by Jessica Granatiero of The Savory Grape Wine Shop in East Greenwich, will be available to purchase at the event, as well as an a la carte wine selection. Tickets are available now at eatdrinkri.com/dames.
2) The 6th Annual Cheesemakers Festivalwill be held onSunday, July 20, from 11am-4pm, at theShelburne Farms Coach Barn in Vermont. This is a celebration of cheeses, artisan foods, craft beers, local wines – and the people who make them. Over 100 cheeses from more than 40 cheesemakers as well as dozens of artisan food producers and local beer, wine and spirits producers will all be gathered for this event. This is one of my favorite events of the year and highly recommended. Plus, I advise you buy your tickets early as the event sells out every year.
Tickets are $50 per person and include full access to all festival events, including workshops, demonstrations, and beer and wine tastings. An early bird special of $45 for tickets runs through March 1. To order tickets visit now on sale through http://www.flynntix.org, or by calling 802-86-FLYNN.
3) Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Carnival; different ways to describe the same worldwide party of hedonism and excess before the long (and dry) days of Lent. This March, on Tuesday, March 4, from 8pm-12:30am, Kenmore Square craft cocktail hub The Hawthorne is doing just that by bringing true New Orleans flavor to the neighborhood with a properly gluttonous and spirited Mardi Gras feast.
Time-honored, N'awlins-born cocktails like the Sazerac, Vieux Carre and Ramos Gin Fizz will be flowing Bacchus-style throughout the evening. And for noshing, live crawfish flown in straight from The Big Easy, The Hawthorne's own oversized muffuletta and freshly fried oyster Po' Boys lay a stick-to-your ribs foundation for a little light debauchery – horns and beads included. Rounding out the festivities is live New Orleans jazz from Mickey Bones and the Hot Tamale Brass Band, letting guests get down to the beats of Bourbon Street. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training as they prepare to run the Boston Marathon.
Cost: $75/person, includes New Orleans-approved snacks and two cocktails; other cocktails and bites available for purchase. To buy tickets, visit: http://thehawthornemardigras.eventbrite.com
4)Chef Paul Turano, chef/owner of Tryst restaurant in Arlington, has taken it upon himself to bring authenticity to his special Mardi Gras dinner being held on Tuesday, March 4, from 5pm-10pm. Served in addition to Tryst's regular menu, Mardi Gras diners can look forward to experiencing a three-course prix fixe menu available for $35 per person featuring items such as barbequed oysters with creole butter, chicken and sausage gumbo with spicy fried shrimp and jasmine rice and bread pudding "Commander's Palace style" with butter pecan ice cream and rum sauce. That's not all, guests will be able to enjoy authentic cocktails and Hurricanes galore.
Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by calling 781-641-2227.
5)Taste of Iceland, an annual festival that celebrates Iceland's vibrant culture, returns to Boston with a series of events from March 14-18. Presented by Iceland Naturally, the five-day event highlights the best of Icelandic food, music and culture, giving Bostonians a taste of what life is like in Iceland. This year's events include a special Icelandic menu at Rialto prepared by chef Hákon Már Örvarsson, a Reyka Vodka Craft Cocktail Class, and the Reykjavik Calling concert at The Middle East.
Icelandic Menu at Rialto Restaurant
March 14-18 | 8PM | Rialto Restaurant & Bar | One Bennett St. | Cambridge
An authentic Icelandic meal will be available Friday through Tuesday at Rialto Restaurant, located in Harvard Square. Icelandic chef Hákon Már Örvarsson, winner of Bocuse d'Or and World Culinary Cup, will collaborate with Rialto chef Jody Adams, a James Beard Award winner and former Top Chef Masters competitor. Diners will enjoy a four-course meal featuring traditional tapas-style dishes, fresh Arctic Char, free-range Icelandic lamb, and Skyr of the Vikings. Prepared onsite with fresh ingredients flown in from Iceland, this special menu will be offered for $85 per person (tax, gratuity, and beverages not included). For reservations, call 617-234-8026 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Reykjavik Calling Concert
March 15 | 8PM | The Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub | 472-480 Mass Ave. | Cambridge
The free Reykjavik Calling concert combines three of Iceland's most talented musicians with two Boston-area musicians for a night of spectacular collaborations. Past Reykjavik Calling performers have included of Monsters and Men, Asgeir Trausti, Lay Low and many more. Presented by WERS 88.9 FM and Iceland Naturally, admission to the concert is free and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m. Click here to RSVP.
Icelandic musicians: Hermigervill (Electronic) | Retro Stefson (Electronic/Alternative) | Sin Fang (Indie/Electronic)
Boston musicians: The Love Experiment (Indie/R&B) | Skinny Bones (Folk)
Reyka Vodka Craft Cocktail Class
March 16 | 4PM | The Liberty Hotel | 215 Charles St. | Boston
New to Taste of Iceland in Boston, this special, hands-on craft cocktail class will teach participants to artfully assemble cocktails using Icelandic Reyka Vodka. Led by Liberty Hotel Mixologist Juan Carlos Perez, the class is free and attendance is limited to 50. Click here to reserve your ticket (required for entry). Must be 21 years or older to participate.
6) On Sunday, March 9, from 3 p.m.– 9 p.m., Forum Bar & Restaurant invites guests for a Marathon tailgate that "goes the distance!" in the support of Forum Director of Event and Marketing Erinn Fleming, along with fellow runner Peter Riddle and the Joe Andruzzi Foundation on their journey to completing the 26.2 mile 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21.
Having been introduced to the Joe Andruzzi Foundation in 2013, Fleming was immediately captivated by their mission to provide support for individuals and families coping with cancer. On April 15th of last year, the Joe Andruzzi Foundation held a team-watch party for the 2013 Boston Marathon at Forum that was brought to an abrupt stop.
This year, Fleming, Riddle, and the Joe Andruzzi Foundation are teaming up to finish what they started by running, supporting, and continuing to raise funds for those affected by cancer. "I'm running because I cannot be inside Forum looking out again," says Fleming. "I'm running because my chest tightens and my eyes tear up every time I think about it. I'm running because there's a voice inside my head that said you should, you will, you are, you can."
Cocktails and light appetizers will be served while items including Red Sox tickets, a weekend getaway to New York City, and more are auctioned off.
There is no cover for this event. Suggested donation of $20 in support of the Joe Andruzzi Foundation. To make an online donation, please visit: http://www.crowdrise.com/JAF2014BostonMarathon/fundraiser/erinnfleming
7) On March 4, from 5pm-1:30am, Executive Chef Eric Gburski will embrace the spirit of New Orleans by offering exclusive Mardi Gras specials at his southern-style hotspot, Estelle's. To celebrate Carnivalin the South End, Chef Gburski will offer a two-course prix fixe menu that will give revelers a night of pure "Fat Tuesday" indulgence. To start, there is the Traditional Andouille Sausage & Smoked Chicken Gumbo. For the main course, Chef Gburski offers up a choice of two entrees: Braised Duck & Andouille Sausage Etouffee or Estelle's Creole Seafood Jambalaya.
On the liquid side, Bar Manager Jen LaForge will be shaking up the South End Hurricane, a festive Bourbon Street-inspired mix of Prichard's Peach Mango Rum, Cruzan Pineapple Rum, amaretto, Don Ciccio Hibiscus liqueur, lime juice, pineapple juice and pomegranate juice that is garnished with pomegranate seeds and a lime wheel.
COST: Two-course prix fixe: $30.95 South End Hurricane: $9.95
For reservations, please call 857-250-2999.
Rob Ciampa and Todd Trzaskos. These are all some of the highlights of my time at the Boston Wine Expo this year.
When the Cronut craze struck, Griddler's created their own Bronuts, a burger topped by a fried egg, and with a maple-bacon glazed donut as the bun. It was recently reported that PYT, a restaurant in Philadelphia, will open a location in Boston, bringing with them the Doh! Nut, a cheeseburger topped by chocolate-covered bacon and with a glazed donut bun. And Boston Magazine has been discussing the new RamenBurger at Ki Bistro, which has a bun made of ramen noodles. I'm positive that other strange burgers, as well as other unusual food combinations, will continue to be created and promoted, discussed and debated.
When these items get discussed on social media, many people evidence their disgust, including plenty of food writers. People complain that such items are way over the top, that there is no need for such strange combinations. They state that they wouldn't eat such items, that they have much better taste than to consume such a monstrosity. These unusual foods are seen more as a joke than anything serious, and thus worthy of being ridiculed.
Doth protest too much! And sorry, but I'm not buying it.
A significant number of these people will still eat, at least once, these strange burgers and other concoctions. They might claim it is in the name of research or journalism, that they are somehow obligated to eat these items. However, that is probably not the case. It is much more likely a voluntary choice and partially a desire to garner more readers by covering a hot topic. There is also a significant element that deep down, most passionate food lovers have an insatiable curiosity to try new foods, even those they claim sound disgusting.
All the burgers mentioned above, and similarly strange food combinations, are like Sirens calling to a food-loving Odysseus. You may not want to admit your desire to taste these bizarre combos, but that doesn't make the desire any less real. Though you could ignore them, there is a strong part of you that will give into your base desires and taste these items.
It doesn't make much difference if someone else gives a negative review of these items. That desire to try them, to taste for yourself, remains strong. That is also why these trends come and go, that these unusual items usually don't stay around too long. Restaurants understand that the novelty of these items has a short shelf life, but that they can capitalize on the curiosity of the public. It also drums up plenty of publicity for whatever restaurant decides to place such odd dishes on their menu.
So don't put on a superior attitude, claiming to be above such strange burgers and foods. We know there is a good chance you'll try them, that you will be helpless to resist the lure of these culinary Sirens. It won't ruin your reputation if you state that you want a taste. Just be honest and confess to your culinary curiosity.
Concord Cheese Shop, and they are interconnected, one helping to both stock and sell the other. Earlier this week, I spent time with both "hoards," tasting some of the hottest cheeses at the shop.
I am back again with a new edition of Thursday Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting wine and food items that are upcoming. **********************************************************
1)The Wine ConneXtion, located in North Andover, will be holding another special wine tasting event on Saturday, March 1, from 1pm-5pm. 2014. The Wine ConneXtion has winnowed down a list of Cabernet Sauvignon wines, including omitting famous brands such as Caymus and Silver Oak, to give way to the "Rise of the Underdogs." Guests will have an opportunity to sample some of the more unknown, yet delicious, Cabernet on the market.
Guests will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite Cab of the afternoon. Regardless of the winner, all of the featured wines will be available to purchase for a special price throughout the day. This his tasting is free to the public and, as always, walk-ins are welcome all day. *Please note: Must be 21 or older.
2) Executive Chef Paul Turano of Tryst has launched a new menu with unique takes on classic American cuisine. The new dinner menu stays true to the cuisine Chef Turano has always served, but now offers guests a wider selection of both small and large plates. Perfect for something light or for sharing, guests can choose from a selection of starters such as the Snacking Plate, chorizo stuffed dates, Serrano ham, peppadews, olives & almonds ($10), Oxtail Arancini, Barolo syrup & shaved Piave ($8), and Steak Tostada with capers, radish & cress ($10), or opt for fresh fare, a selection of salads including Chef Turano's famed Kale and Brussels Sprout Salad ($11).
For entrée-portioned dishes, Chef's "larger plate" section of the menu has something from everyone. From the newly added Cioppino, local white fish, gulf prawns, mussels, Sardinian cous cous ($25), Chili Glazed Pork Shank, stir fried vegetables & quinoa ($20), Roasted & Pulled Pork Sandwich ($12) to some of his staples such as the Faroe Island Salmon and Bourbon Marinated Steak Tips, the new selection of dishes will please any palate.
Tryst's new dinner menu will be available now through spring 2014 when new seasonal dishes will appear.
3) Chef Ed Hoffey invites home cooks to the Heirloom Kitchen's Dedham storefront to sharpen their culinary chops with a hands-on cooking class series geared towards families on the go.
Heirloom Kitchen launches its monthly "Cooking for Real Families" culinary class series on Saturday, March 1, from 7pm-9pm, as Chef Ed Hoffey leads a hands-on session on creating the perfect pasta feast for everyone in the family, including those with dietary restrictions and picky palates. Attendees will join Chef Hoffey in Heirloom Kitchen's spacious open kitchen, working side-by-side to prepare home-style favorites from scratch:
· Use local greens and vegetables to assemble the perfect Simple Greens salad with a fresh lemon herb vinaigrette
· Learn to mix, roll, and cut Pastas like papparedelle and tagliatelle by hand and get pointers on eggless and gluten-free modifications that make it easy to accommodate dietary restrictions at home
· Cook up Heirloom Kitchen's signature scratch-made sauces: a veggie-rich take on the classic Pomodoro; Pistou, a herbaceous Provençal sauce that is a nut-free alternative to pesto; and Creamy Parmesan sauce with comfort-food appeal for kids of all ages
After two hours of stirring, simmering, and slicing appropriate for any level of expertise, attendees will take home the delicious results of their hard work, along with recipes, tips, and techniques that make it easy for families to gather around their kitchen tables for a homemade meal.
COST: $55 per person including all supplies and ingredients
Classes are limited to ten guests to ensure opportunities for one-on-one learning and conversation.
Reservations are required; please call 781-326-4060 to learn more or secure your spot.
4) On Sunday, March 9, from 11am-1pm, Ristorante Olivio, located in Arlington, will open its doors for a special brunch to help raise money for the Boston Children's Hospital Marathon Team, Miles for Miracles. Traditionally only open for dinner, Executive Chef/Owner Angelo "Uncle Ang" DiGirolamo will be dishing up breakfast classics in support of his son, Vince DiGirolamo's marathon run and fundraising efforts.
Vince has devoted the past few months to training for the 2014 Boston Marathon while raising mosey to go toward helping patients at Boston Children's Hospital—such as his 13 year-old patient partner, Jack G. In addition to training for the marathon, Vince has created VinceRunsBoston.com, where he posts about his experiences, updates, and his own inspiration for supporters to track his progress. To donate to Vince's marathon run, please visit http://www.milesformiracles.org/goto/vdigirolamo.
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From 8pm-12am, Boston-based trombonist Brian Thomas, one of the most sought after musicians in the country, and his brass band will take The Beehive's stage. Brian has been playing trombone since the age of 10 in his hometown of Rochester, NY and leads his own jazz quartet, big band, and funk power house Akashic Record, each of which feature his original compositions.
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MSR's prototype implementation of IPv6 (IP version 6), the next-generation Internet Protocol.
This web page documents the old Microsoft Research IPv6 release. For Microsoft's main IPv6 site, please click here.
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has defined a next generation Internet Protocol, known as Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). This has been designed to ultimately replace todays pervasive Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4). Microsoft Research (MSR) contributed to the standardization effort from 1996 to 2002. To further networking research on the Windows NT/2000 platform, we elected to write an IPv6 implementation and make it available to the public in both source and binary forms. This effort proved to be a significant success in technology transfer, for today every copy of Windows XP contains an IPv6 stack thanks to this research, and IPv6 in Windows now has its own web page.
Here is the history of our IPv6 research and its transfer into Microsoft Windows:
MSRIPv6 - We released the first version of our implementation, MSRIPv6 1.0, early in 1998. We have continued to improve our implementation and have made several subsequent releases as we added new features. For more information, and to download the protocol stack, see the page describing our last release.
MSDN Tech Preview - Early in 2000, we began helping the Windows Networking product group in their effort to produce a production version of IPv6 for future versions of Microsoft Windows. The preliminary results of this project became available as a Technology Preview for Windows 2000 SP1 via the Microsoft Software Developers Network (MSDN) web site. Read the press release or access the download.
Windows XP - In October 2001, the latest desktop edition of Windows was released, bringing the reliability and performance of the Windows NT kernel to a much wider audience. Every copy of Windows XP, Home Edition and Professional, has an IPv6 stack based on the research that we started, released as a Developer Preview primarily for application porting. The stack is very easily manually installed from a command line just by typing ipv6 install. Click here for more information about IPv6 in Windows XP.
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CEC Contributes to Book on Youth and Sustainability
Over a dozen members of IUCN CEC contributed to the new book Young people, education, and sustainable development: Exploring principles, perspectives, and praxis. The book offers a global perspective on education initiatives by and for young people that promote a transition to sustainability. It includes 38 essays co-authored by 68 contributors from 25 nations.
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Weaving Together Two Commissions: Joint Meeting Reports
Bright ideas, like the colors of textiles woven in Ecuador, combined to create new plans for collaborative action by two IUCN Commissions during a joint meeting of their Steering Committees two hours outside Quito. Each Commission met separately on its 2009-2012 agenda, and then worked together to propose mutual areas for action. Two reports summarize the findings of this May 2009 meeting of CEC, the Commission on Education and Communication, and WCPA, the World Commission on Protected Areas. …
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A three-day International Seminar on Greening Education will be held from 30 September to 2 October 2009 in the "green" city of Karlsruhe, Germany. …
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The St Andrews Prize announces its call for entries. The deadline is October 31. 2009. The Prize recognises significant contributions to environmental conservation and attracts entries from more than 50 countries each year . There is an award of $75,000 USD for the winner and $25,000 USD for each of the two runners-up. …
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Yeah, I wasn't thinking about customs and such....that is a pricey hunk a plastic. I'm looking forward to him but even at US prices its a hit at christmas. (however this is going to be my christmas present this year, only way the wife would agree)
Sorry, I didn't know that, since I don't care about the damned subscription. But I know I'll have to shell out 150 euros + shipping if I want to buy him. It is way too much for a sitting figure, IMO.Granamyr is not included in the subscription
Yeah, I wasn't thinking about customs and such....that is a pricey hunk a plastic. I'm looking forward to him but even at US prices its a hit at christmas. (however this is going to be my christmas present this year, only way the wife would agree)
My Trader Feedback: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...mighty-He-Dad!
There will some advantage for the subscribers? Such as "early access"?
Thank you!
I know 2 angels: their names are Jedi_Kunle and Mikethedrummer!
Worship the Snake Goddess!
Now that all the vintage figures are done, don't let MOTUC die, keep buyin' the figures!
2016 will be great!!!
Actually, I don't even have to "calculate". My excellent and extremely competent reseller ASKS 150 euros for Granamyr, that's all you have to know. 80 dollars, plus shipping costs from the USA to Europe, plus a benefit margin for the reseller's store itself. In all, they ask 150 euros for Granamyr, plus shipping costs from their place to mine (which brings the grand total around 165 euros).Can you calculate this for me please?
Result : IMO, such a crazy price is too much for that sitting action figure.
And no, I don't want to use Matty's horrible website, with their disservices, "guaranteed" figures that sometimes never arrive, zig zag orders, DR's incompetence and issues with credit cards or address changes.
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I'll be (hopefully) picking up two Granamyr's on sale day. Was fortunate enough to see the figure in person and even though i had made up my mind, i'd initially only wanted one. But taking things into consideration with the way i collect, it has to be two.
I can just imagine how large the satchel will be when Granamyr, Procrustus and Mosquitor arrive on my doorstep... Nice b'day and Christmas presents without doubt!
Most Wanted MOTU Classics:
*200X ~ WMD Roboto/Sorceress *Filmation ~ Teela' Na/Hawke *Play-Sets ~ Eternia/Crystal Castle *Vehicles ~ Land Shark/Roton *Beasts ~ Stridor/Dragoon
The closer it gets, the more excited I am for the big G! Can't wait to start seeing reviews later this month!
I know 2 angels: their names are Jedi_Kunle and Mikethedrummer!
Worship the Snake Goddess!
Now that all the vintage figures are done, don't let MOTUC die, keep buyin' the figures!
2016 will be great!!!
Yup! I still can't wait for this figure!
I just don't get the "it's a horrible figure because he sits" argument.
200X fan? Classic fan? What does that mean? I'm a MotU fan!!!
He looks so great!
the ignore list is my new best friend
He does look nice. Not as big as he looked on previous pictures. I will buy him.
Goooooood times!!! That is one amazing figure!
I don't have Voltron or Stay Pufft, so can anyone tell me approximately how tall they think Granamyr is when sitting? THANKS!
My feedback: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...=125066&page=2
Awesome Traders List: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=135253
The Cradle Will Rock As I'm Drivin' Down Highway 40 In My Big Ol' Pick Up Truck.
So, Cooooool! Can't wait!!!
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MOST WANTED MOTUC figures: Ice Armor He-Man, Sagitar, Master Sebrian, Snake Mountain Man, Filmation Mer-Man, NA Prince Adam, Dylamug, Fang-Or, Major Header, Granita, Great Black Wizard, Quakke, Delora/Hawke, Dree-Elle/Montork, Tuvar, Badrah, Disco Skeletor, Songster, & Stridor
*My iTrader Feedback
*My MOTU_Maniac Feedback Thread
Very cool! I'm even getting over the erroneous color...
Not to sound like a creepy cheerleader for Uki, but it's nice to know there is at least one person on this forum who is extremely positive & friendly all the time. I don't think I could be that nice even if you paid me. If we ever give out awards for "forum member of the month", Uki gets my vote. -Mr. Shokoti
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Yay! Can't wait!
I see a Filmation Granamyr episode marathon in my future.
The Space Mutants are missing something CRITAcal!
My Feedback Rating Thread http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...43#post2936643
My Ebay ratings http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...k&myworld=true
My Custom MOTUC's http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/album.php?u=36694
My goodness Scott, that is one killer toy! You guys knocked it out of the park!
BTW, Castle Grayskull looks huge back there!!!
Hey Matty, Snake Mountain rocks! Please don't downsize it!
I want to know if he comes back apart once you pop him together, in case I ever want to put him back in the box....if anyone can answer that, that would be great.
He's Filmation based, if that's the issue....
Who didn't see that coming when he was announced?
Recent.... HATMOTU Trap Jaw
Coming.... Classics Vultak
Wanted.... Classics Masque & Callix?
Oh man, did I forget to use these [sarcasm][/sarcasm] again? Sorry....


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Testimony :: Susan Blaustein
senior consultant - International Crisis Group
Congressional Testimony before the Helsinki Commission, 28 February 2000
by Susan Blaustein, senior consultant with the International Crisis Group
Mr. Chairman and Honored Members of the Commission:
I am honored to be here today to speak about a matter of such critical importance to the future
stability of Kosovo and to the success of the international mission there as the fate of the thousands
of missing and detained.
Today, Mr. Chairman, you have asked me to address the particular set of issues regarding the
more than 1,600 Albanian prisoners who, a full eight months after the Kosovo conflict ended, remain
in Serbian prisons, penitentiaries, and military detention centers, in clear violation of international
humanitarian law.(1)
This unfinished business of the Kosovo war rankles deeply within Kosovar society. The prisoners'
continued detention, the risks taken and bribes paid simply to visit them, and the exorbitant
ransoms demanded by Serb lawyers for their release, all have put a tremendous emotional and
financial strain on one in 100 Albanian families. Moreover, the weak response thus far on the part of
the international community has fostered a profound cynicism among Kosovars regarding the
prospects for realising other Western promises such as self-governance or real peace.
Who are these prisoners and how many are there?
The Albanian prisoners in Serbia fall into several categories. The overwhelming majority of them are
men of fighting age -- that is, wage-earners who have much to contribute to the rebuilding and future
governance of Kosovo. There are a number of women, as well (including the respected pediatrician
and poet, Dr. Flora Brovina). All but 10 of the children are believed to have been among the 415
people released so far by the Serbian authorities.(2)
Hundreds of these men, women and children were arrested by Yugoslav Army personnel, Serbian
police, paramilitary forces, and civilians in the course of last year's NATO air campaign. Most of
these have yet to be formally charged with any crime. Their arrests or abductions, if explained at all,
were justified by Serbian authorities as part of legitimate "sweeps," a term understood throughout
the former Yugoslavia to connote ruthless, state-sponsored searches for weapons and/or
Some 2,200 prisoners were arrested prior to the internationalisation of the conflict, again, for
alleged activities constituting terroristic or treasonous crimes against the state. Among these are an
estimated 200 who had already been convicted of these crimes in Kosovo's Serbian-run courts and
were serving sentences inside Kosovo; but most, like those picked up in the course of the NATO
intervention, have yet to be charged or tried. (3)
All prisoners detained in Kosovo under Serbian custody were hastily trucked or bused out of
Kosovo and into Serbia proper as soon as the so-called military-technical agreement was signed
last June 10 and the withdrawal of Serb forces began.
How was this allowed to happen?
It was U.S. officials in Washington who allowed the issue of the Albanian prisoners to be dropped
from the negotiating table. According to senior NATO and US government officials, a provision
demanding the prisoners' release had been included in early drafts of the agreement, but the
Yugoslav commanders negotiating the agreement objected.(4) NATO commanders consulted with
Washington, where the Clinton administration's inter-agency team,(5) eager to end the air
campaign, fearful of casualties and of the collapse of the seriously fraying Atlantic alliance, readily
acceded to Serb demands to remove this and other issues from the table and to limit negotiations
to the immediate task of replacing one military force by another: getting the Serbs out and NATO
Nevertheless, Mr. Chairman, it is my view, and, more to the point, it is the view of many experts in
international humanitarian law, that the pragmatic omission of the prisoner issue from the
military-technical agreement that brought the conflict to a much-desired close does not in any way
relieve the parties to that conflict of the obligation to release, immediately upon the cessation of
hostilities, all prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians detained in the course of armed conflict. This
obligation is incumbent upon all signatories to the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions of 1949
and the accompanying Protocol II of 1978, all of which were drafted expressly with an eye toward
protecting combatant and civilian detainees in situations such as this one: where, for political or
other reasons, the armistice or peace agreement drawn up between warring parties does not
explicitly provide for the prisoners' release or general amnesty.
It follows, Mr. Chairman, that the government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continues to hold
those prisoners detained in the course of the international armed conflict in flagrant violation of
well-established tenets of international humanitarian law. This finding does not apply to those
apprehended prior to the internationalisation of the conflict,(7) or to those already charged and tried,
whom, as the Geneva Conventions make clear, states are well within their authority to hold until their
sentences have been discharged. But it does apply, Mr. Chairman, to the conditions of detention
and the conditions under which the prisoners' trials are conducted, both of which, in the Serbian
case, are also believed to violate explicit provisions of international humanitarian law.
The consequences:
It is not surprising, Mr. Chairman, that a government which would forcibly expel close to a million of
its own citizens by systematically burning their villages and massacring thousands of civilians would
show as little regard for individual human rights in the manner in which it has apprehended,
detained, maltreated, tried, and sentenced hundreds more. The conditions of detention are
reprehensible. The released prisoners and prisoners' families I have interviewed all reported that
they or their family member had been repeatedly tortured, beaten, starved, and kept in unheated
cells without winter clothing. Summary trials are being held as we speak, resulting in speedy
convictions won often on the basis of fabricated evidence or forced confessions obtained through
intimidation and torture. Defendants are regularly assigned counsel who, in case after case, have
not met with their clients or even reviewed their files prior to trial, have been observed holding ex
parte hearings with judges, and, upon conviction, have quickly waived their clients' rights to
However, the alacrity with which, since October, the Serbian authorities appear to have begun
ratcheting up the wheels of Serbian-style justice by finally charging, trying, and sentencing prisoners
suggests the state's sensitivity, at least, to the argument that its prolonged detention of people who
have yet to be charged is a violation of Serbia's own criminal code, which permits authorities to
detain someone for up to six months without charging them with any crime.(9) The recently
accelerated sentencing rate also suggests that the Serbian justice ministry is well aware that the
Geneva Conventions permit states to retain custody over convicted prisoners for the duration of
their sentences. By imposing sentences of as long as 10 and 12 years, the regime in Belgrade can
hope to destabilise Kosovo for some time to come.
The international community's response to date:
This issue, Mr. Chairman, as the UN's Special Representative to the Secretary-General, Dr.
Bernard Kouchner recently put it, has become "an open wound" for Kosovo, a wound with enormous
repercussions for the success or failure of the international mission there. In recent months
Albanians have grown increasingly frustrated by the absence of productive advocacy on or
involvement in this issue by international actors:
· The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) has consistently refused to advocate for the
prisoners' release because its legal advisors maintain that for such advocacy to fall within the
organisation's mandate, the issue ought to have been included in the peace agreement;
· UNMIK head Bernard Kouchner says he has repeatedly called for the detainees' release
"immediately and without conditions" and that he raises the missing persons issue with every
foreign government he visits. But his initial response last July to the question of the detainees and
the missing was merely to appoint a sub-commission of concerned Albanians, Serbs, and Roma,
and chaired by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Special Envoy to the Balkans,
Barbara Davis. But with no resources, no professional staff, no legal team, and no forensic experts,
the UNMIK sub-commission's well-intentioned but highly inadequate efforts have finally led
Kosovars to conclude that the international community has little interest in resolving this issue and
that they should take matters into their own hands.
In recent months prisoners' families and their advocates have staged a series of hunger strikes and
peaceful demonstrations calling upon the international community to mount a systematic campaign
to achieve the prisoners' release. So far, these protests have yielded only promises.
What the U.S. Congress can do:
Mr. Chairman, this situation is not news. It has been going on for some eight months now, with the
international community admittedly able to do very little about it, given its lack of leverage or
influence over Belgrade.(10) However, there are a few things that Western nations should not do,
and that the West, and the United States Congress in particular, can do to redress this egregious,
outstanding humanitarian crisis left over from the Kosovo war.
First, the U.S. Congress should pass a resolution, as the European Parliament recently did, calling
for the release of the Albanian prisoners in conformity with international law.(11) A House resolution
to this effect has been drafted by Congressman Engel of New York that Commission members
might consider co-sponsoring, and the Commission is uniquely positioned to win passage of a joint
resolution that would draw attention to this issue and reassure the Albanian community that these
prisoners have not been completely abandoned or forgotten.
This resolution should urge that European nations which maintain ties with Belgrade, in consultation
with the UN, the ICRC, and other appropriate international agencies, use their respective diplomatic
channels to press the Belgrade authorities for the prisoners' release, and, pending release, for
access to medical treatment, family visits, defence counsel of their own choosing, and for
international monitoring of their trials. In addition, the resolution should urge NATO's Kosovo Force
(KFOR) to assist in the releasees' timely return to Kosovo by preparing facilities in which the
alleged criminals among them can be properly detained while their cases are reviewed by KFOR's
legal advisors to ascertain whether or not prosecutions are warranted.(12)
Second, this Congress might urge its ambassador to the United Nations to introduce a UN Security
Council resolution to the same effect.(13)
Lastly, there are things this Congress and other Western governments ought not to do: The
sanctions against Serbia should not be lifted until such time as the Albanian prisoners detained
during the Kosovo conflict are freed and returned home. The European Union's recent decision to
lift the flight ban, ostensibly to make it easier for ordinary Serbs to travel, had the unfortunate
side-effect of signaling to the indicted President Milosevic that if he only waits out the West, the
remaining sanctions will be lifted, as well, without his having to turn himself over to The Hague as
warranted, to leave office, or even to show the slightest inclination to abide by international law.
Finally, neither this Congress nor any other Western government should allow this issue to drop from
public view. Without the carnage and destruction we all saw on our television screens last year this
time, it is easy to understand that most Americans believe the Kosovo conflict has long since
ended. It is important that U.S. citizens remember that the reasons American troops went to fight in
Kosovo was to stop the Yugoslav government from committing gross human rights abuses there.
Tragically, that same government continues, even to this day, to commit similar gross violations
inside their own prisons, against at least 1,600 of those same Yugoslav citizens -- the Albanian
citizens of Kosovo -- that our soldiers and those of 18 other nations intervened, almost a year ago
now, to protect.
Once again, Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you and the members of the Commission for this
opportunity to speak today and to submit my testimony and supporting materials for the
Congressional Record. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
1 The International Committee for the Red Cross publication issued on 24 February 2000 reports that, as of 1 February
2000, of the 4,434 persons formerly listed as unaccounted, 102 have been confirmed dead, 1,345 confirmed alive, and
1,297 have been visited in prison. (This list includes not only Albanians but people of all ethnicities, under both Serbian
and NATO detention.) Of the 2,987 who still remained unaccounted for, 1,875 persons were reportedly arrested by
Yugoslav and Serbian authorities and civilians in the course of the Kosovo conflict, and 346 were reportedly abducted
by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) or Kosovar civilians, which number that includes the alleged 39 Yugoslav army
soldiers reported as missing in action. There was no information at all regarding 766 persons. The Serbian authorities
have released 415 persons, for whom ICRC has provided transport to Kosovo.
I have submitted the ICRC's report of 24 February 2000 for the record. It is important to realise, when reading these
figures from the ICRC, that their list has been derived from the list made available by the Serbian Ministry of Justice.
Lists compiled by Albanian human rights monitoring groups arrive at far higher numbers of suspected prisoners,
including many reported to be detained inside Serbia at military prisons about whom no one has any information. Many
of these reports come from released prisoners and are believed to be credible; however, in the absence of confirmation
from the Serbian authorities, visits by the ICRC, or other proof of prisoners' whereabouts, these higher numbers cannot
be confirmed.
2 International Committee for the Red Cross report, 24 February; the 415 prisoners have been released largely as the
result of interventions made by Belgrade- and Pristina-based lawyers from the Humanitarian Law Center.
3 Still another category of prisoner consists of those Albanians who allegedly committed crimes inside Serbia proper,
where they were arrested, charged, tried, and where they are serving their sentences. Some of these, presumably, are
common criminals; it is believed that others have been arrested simply because they are Albanian. My testimony
today does not address their plight, just as it refrains from considering that of all other unjustly detained persons inside
Serbia, whether they be independent journalists, student activists, draft resisters, or non-Serbs.
4. 4 According to Western officials present at the talks, the Yugoslav commanders insisted that they were authorised
to negotiate only those items spelled out in the text of the 8 June "G-8 agreement," which became the basis two days
later for the UN Security Council Resolution #1244, the authorising resolution that gave legal force to NATO's 12 June
intervention to secure Kosovo and to the temporary, international administration of Kosovo by the United Nations.
5 Consisting of officials from the White House and Old Executive Office Building, the State Department, and the
6 Another issue dropped early on was the still unresolved question of how many uniformed Serbs would eventually be
allowed back into Kosovo.
7 That is, to the time when the conflict was purely an internal one, not involving more than one state.
8 Still, the Serbian government has shown an attention to legalistic detail not typical of all authoritarian regimes.
Belgrade took care to insure that not only the prisoners were transferred into Serbia in mid-June, when Yugoslav and
Serbian forces pulled out, but the Serb prison wardens, and even the judges were transferred from their jurisdictions in
Kosovo to designated spots inside Serbia proper, apparently in the interest of preserving intact jurisdictions so that
convictions could not be challenged on that ground.
9. 9 In their haste to dispose of so many un-adjudicated cases, the Serbian authorities have tried Albanian defendants
in both small and large groups that correspond to the alleged crimes, with minors sometimes being tried with adults, in
violation of the Serbian criminal code. The sentencing patterns would appear to have been somewhat capricious, as
well: in the southern town of Leskovac, sentences for convictions on charges of "terrorism" have recently been
imposed that range from 10 months to 15 years.
10 As deputy head of UNMIK Jock Covey recently told a visitor, "There is no issue about which we get more knocks on
our door, and no issue about which we have so little influence."
11 The European Parliament issued a strong resolution on 17 February 2000, calling upon the EU Council of Ministers
to launch "a new initiative to put strong pressure on Belgrade and to obtain the release of the ethnic Albanian
In addition to the resolution taken by the European Parliament, the EU has taken other actions. The Secretary-General
of the Council of the European Union, Javier Solana, has repeatedly asked the FRY to guarantee the ICRC full access
to the prisoners still in detention and for the immediate release of those prisoners held without charges. "There can be
no normalisation of relations with the European Union or eventual lifting of sanctions before there is a return to
democracy in Serbia, with all that that entails in terms of democratic freedoms and respect for the rights of minorities,"
Secretary-General Solana recently wrote, resolving to "remain engaged on this issue."
12 KFOR commanders should also be urged to exploit their regular military-to-military contacts with Yugoslav
commanders to obtain information as to the identity and whereabouts of those prisoners detained in military facilities
and for access to those prisoners.
13. 13 The Security Council has taken an interest in this issue, having heard UN Assistant-Secretary-General for
peacekeeping operations Hedi Annani report to them on 17 February that there are "approximately 3,000 missing
persons from the NATO bombing period and 400 to 500 persons missing since mid-June 1999," when KFOR entered
Kosovo. Mr. Annani also told the Security Council that the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights was considering
"the appointment of a special envoy to deal with the issue of detainees and the missing." Moreover, the U.S.
ambassador, Richard C. Holbrooke, is extremely interested in this issue, according to his aides, arising as it does out
of the Kosovo conflict, which, as U.S. Special Envoy to the Balkans, he attempted for so long to resolve through
diplomatic means.


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I thought that upon ending my four-year term as councilwoman, I'd be out of politics for good.
I was honored with a plaque recognizing my dedicated service to the town of Rochester. During the same January 2012 ceremony, Terry Bernardo - freshly elected chairwoman of the county Legislature - received a specially created "Pride of Rochester" certificate.
A few days later, it was painful to watch our legislator from Rochester voting against the opinion expressed by Supervisor Carl Chipman. Later in the year, the Legislature's budget for 23 legislators dwarfed the previous one for 33. Promises were broken. Ethics conflicts abounded. Finding solutions to important problems took a back seat to unnecessary partisan bickering.
Legislative District 21 needs a true public servant. We deserve a legislator who listens and truly represents them.
If anybody is tempted to dismiss my concerns because I ran for the same Legislature seat as Bernardo, here is proof of bi-partisan outrage:
William West, R-Woodstock, former chairman of the Legislature, wrote to Roger Rascoe, the Ulster County GOP chairman: "I would urge that as quickly as possible you meet with Ms. Terry Bernardo and ascertain whose team she is on. Is her goal the destruction of the party? In a short two months she alone has caused more damage to our Republican Party than any of the 30,000 county Republicans have ever done."
Jeanette Provenzano, D-Kingston, made her opinion public: "We waited over 30 years for a woman to be a chairperson. Bernardo has done a disservice to all women in Ulster County."
The reorganizational meeting for the coming legislative year will be held on Jan. 2. Bipartisan predictions were made on Ulster County blogs. From the left (Ulster County Cloakroom): "But when it comes to Bernardo being bounced from her leadership post, I'll always wager on timidity and entropy. In other words, it's far easier to chicken-out and do nothing than it is to do hard work." From the right (Liberty Coalition): "Bernardo gets reelected because none of the Republicans have enough backbone or spine to challenge her even though they are sealing their own fate for next year's elections."
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Congrats, Ace. Nothing but good can come out of this. Racing improves the breed!
Bigger picture please!
Nice Ace, now let's go kick some Manx ass!
It would be safe to say, if it hasn't already been said, that the "apple cart" has been upset?!! And some of those teams will soon have to swallow that hard pill!! It's always fun to see that sort of stuff, when they're at the top.... for what? ever? and here comes something from left field with a head of steam, just rolling on!
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28-0 OK over Nebbie about 5 minutes into the 1st quarter
A three legged dog walks into a bar and says, "I'm lookin' for the man who shot my paw."
Nebraska should leave the conference. They are an embarrassment.
Even Baylor looks like they would be competitive if they were in the North.
"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." Albert Einstein
"If your worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on" Lance Armstrong
"Dress cute wherever you go, life is too short to blend in." Paris Hilton
"Money is one of the greatest instruments of freedom ever invented by man." F.A. Hayek
Originally Posted by Clones85'
Nebraska should leave the conference. They are an embarrassment.
They've won National Championships.
They've shown they belong in the past.
Last edited by CLONE2THEBONE; 11-01-2008 at 07:43 PM.
Damn... I think the whole Big 12 North should switch football conferences.
They never win against the south, except for last year. They are completely bringing this conference down and they are nothing but a punching bag for the rest of the conference.....
Wait..... Wrong thread....
Seriously though, look were the conference money is distributed and look at the records... South gets more, spends more, more tv exposure... More wins...
Run to JJ's right before the game starts, come back and it's 28-0...already?
Originally Posted by bellzisu
Seriously though, look were the conference money is distributed and look at the records... South gets more, spends more, more tv exposure... More wins...
Which came first the wins or the TV and $$?
35-0 now, still in the first quarter.
Originally Posted by CLONE2THEBONE
Which came first the wins or the TV and $$?
Catch 22 there... If we had more of a equal spread of tv revenue and other advertising I think it would help shrink the gap...
But historically winning football teams do get more money. More wins will get more money... But bigger donations and more wealthy alums really wouldn't hurt either. No matter how bad you are. Look at OSU... Bad for several years and now add Boone Pickens and $$$ they are back on track...
who invited those damn texas teams to jion the Big 8?
We were warned not to let the Texas teams into our league. Looks like whoever gave us that warning might have been right...
"That's what I do. I drink, and I know things." - Tyrion Lannister
"Success is just failure that hasn't happened yet." - life advice from Latrell Spreewell
I hope OU hangs a Cnote on them
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
It looks like they are almost halfway there with a couple of minutes left in the half. Are the Big 12 offenses this good or are the defenses that bad?
The entire Big 12 North should defect and form it's own conference.
Originally Posted by CLONE2THEBONE
They've won National Championships.
They've shown they belong in the past.
We came within a field goad kick of winning the North 2 years in a row... wouldn't that qualify as "showing we belong"
99% of Hawkeye Fans give the rest a bad name...
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Heavy Horsepower HappeningWritten on January 28, 2004 Autos and Thoroughbreds Mix at the Road Kings' Car Show at Santa Anita Park
The Road Kings, one of the oldest hot rod enthusiast clubs in the nation, held its 12th Annual Charity Car Show inside the beautiful Santa Anita Park infield on Sunday, October 12, hosting more than 500 special-interest street rods, street machines, classics, antiques, customs, and musclecars. Based in San Fernando Valley, California, this show happened to be the most cars and trucks ever to congregate for an outdoor show at the historic equestrian thoroughfare.
Proceeds from this event, as well as those from the club's June Johnny Carson Park show, were donated to local San Fernando Valley charities, kept specifically within the confines of the club's official headquarters in Burbank, California.
The show attendees filed through the infield tunnel at precisely 6.30 a.m. on Sunday and parked on the dewy grass along the adjoining rails and fences of the famed horse track. While early risers were putting the final polish on their own version of steeds, they were also given the opportunity to watch real steeds being exercised trackside.
Of course, a feature attraction of this event is that showgoers can win a trophy with their car, plus, they're able to watch and wager trackside, offering the opportunity to have a little fun and perhaps win some bucks.
The Road Kings' Santa Anita Park Show annually draws only the best machines in the area, and this year was no exception. Selected this year to win the Boyd's Pick award, presented by Boyd Coddington, was Eddie and "Moo" Dyke's green and black '37 Ford Standard. Show attendees were also given the opportunity to bid on a set of Boyd Coddington wheels in a silent auction, and the winner this year was Nick Sfetku.
Obviously, custom classic trucks made up a large portion of the event, competing for First through Third Place honors in a total of eight classes. Two vintage trucks especially caught our attention at the event. One such extraordinary truck was Bill Meixner's full custom '55 Vettabaker, from Saticoy, California, which handily won First Place in the Special Interest class. Bill's homebuilt hauler features a '53-'54 Corvette nose, a C5 'Vette tail section, a chopped cab, and a healthy small-block 350, all blended together to make one outstanding truck.
Meixner, who refurbishes interiors of Sears stores for a living, built the truck as a tribute to Corvette's 50th Anniversary. The other especially outstanding vintage hauler at Santa Anita was Mike Chaffer's yellow and orange '53 Ford F-100 smoothie, from Huntington Beach, California. This is the very same truck that we featured in the Nov. '03 issue of Truckin'.
Late-model and mid-year Ford and GM truck enthusiasts also had plenty to see at the show. Andre Reneaux's orange and white '72 Chevrolet Blazer captured Second Place in the '55-'72 truck class, while Ronnie Mongenal's purple with candy-copper and red-flamed Pro Street '65 with a blown GM big-block, earned Third Place. Lynn Guthrie's black and candy-blue tribal-flamed '01 Ford F-150 Lightning not only captured Second Place in the '73-'03 truck class, but it also won the Best Flames award.
Over in the light-duty El Camino and Ranchero classes, Diane Straughn's red and orange-flamed '66 El Camino captured First Place in her truck's class, while Scott Swetnan's '72 Ranchero swept in his class.
Of course, we could go on talking about all the killer truck-ware companies in attendance at the show, but it would be more fun to show them to you. If you haven't attended this event, or the Road King's Johnny Carson Park Show, you should. For further information on either of these events, as well as what's happening on a daily basis with the Road Kings, call (818) 842-KING (5464), or log on at www.roadkingsburbank.com.
Of course, this is just a sample of the photos from the show. For the whole scoop, go pick up the March 2004 issue of CCT at your local newsstand.


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Video: Accident In Clarksville Blocks Part Of Route 108
Video: Sky 9 Video: Pole Down On Route 108
CLARKSVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Howard County Fire officials say a pole is down and blocking all lanes on Route 108 between Richardson Farm Lane and Highland Road on Tuesday morning.
The pole fell at approximately 4:48 a.m., presumably from a crash, say officials. Sky 9 showed a flatbed truck at the crash scene.
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Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Dies at 76
The Rev. Dr. A. Knighton Stanley, the longest serving pastor of one of Washington's most historic Black congregations, died of heart failure Sept. 21 in Atlanta. He was 76.
Alfred Knighton Stanley arrived in Washington in February 1968, two months before the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spawned riots along the city's 7th, 14th and H street corridors. He bore a family legacy of involvement in the Congregational church, the denomination that founded Howard University and later merged into what is now the United Church of Christ.
His father, the Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Stanley, had served as the pastor of the oldest African-American Congregational church in North Carolina. His mother, Kathryn T. Stanley, was the first African-American woman licensed to serve Congregational communities in the Southeastern United States.
Early in his ministry, Rev. Stanley was a pastor and an adviser to many of those who launched the sit-in movement in Greensboro, N.C. As a chaplain at North Carolina A&T State University, he is credited by some as having brought the quarterback on the football team, Jesse L. Jackson, into the Civil Rights Movement.
His Washington church became the Christian home to many prominent doctors, lawyers, judges, educators and community leaders. He served on the District's Bicentennial Commission, chaired the board of the University of the District of Columbia and served on the board of the Black-owned Industrial Bank of Washington. Yet his church also invested heavily in the future of the city through its children.
"Peoples got the reputation for the place where you wanted to bring kids," said Washington lawyer Bradley A. Thomas, who grew up in the church, raised his own two children there and whose father, the late Ashton Thomas, was the first Black person to work in the mailroom of the White House.
"Peoples was his first priority," Thomas said of Stanley. "He was involved in a lot of stuff, but never at the expense of Peoples Church."
Tony Stanley, as Rev. Stanley was known affectionately, came to Washington as a graduate of Talladega College in Alabama and Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Conn. He had previously served as an assistant pastor at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Detroit.
Peoples Church, in the District's solidly middle-class Black neighborhood of Petworth, was founded in 1891 by the children and grandchildren of slaves as a spinoff from Asbury United Methodist Church. It was pastored for nearly four decades by the Rev. Arthur Fletcher Elmes.
As senior minister, Rev. Stanley injected himself and his congregation into the lifeblood of the times while overseeing the construction of a major addition to the church, an education center named in Elmes' memory.
He shared his pulpit with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, authors James Baldwin and Maya Angelou, educators Benjamin E. Mays and Johnnetta B. Cole , D.C. Mayor Walter E. Washington, civil rights leaders King and Dorothy I. Height, Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy and D.C. delegates Walter E. Fauntroy and Eleanor Holmes Norton, among others.
His Sunday morning sermons often were rooted in the style and substance of one of his mentors, theologian Howard Thurman, seeking so often to tie Biblical teachings to everyday life, often filtered through Rev. Stanley's own. The music menu at the church ranged from Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" to Protestant standards, classic Negro spirituals and 21st century urban gospel.
Church membership during his tenure grew threefold, to about 2,000, and the church built a new sanctuary designed to resemble an African hut. It housed the largest Girl Scout and Boy Scout programs in the District, a drama group, liturgical dancers, an investment club, a credit union, a weekly meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, a cherished pipe organ and several choirs, as well as a regular jazz vespers service. He led the participation of his men's fellowship in the Million Man March in 1995 and established a regular youth-oriented collaboration with Jewish congregants on the federal holiday honoring King.
He was a member of the board of the Greater Washington United Way and an adjunct professor at the Howard University School of Divinity, as well as an instructor at the Urban Institute in Washington. He also was a vice president of the Council of Churches of Metropolitan Washington.
Rev. Stanley was born in Dudley, N.C. in 1937 and grew up in Greensboro, where his family moved when he was 6. He graduated from Dudley High School, where he also was a well-regarded thespian. He also worked regularly to help support himself and his family.
His marriages to Beatrice Perry and Andrea Young ended in divorce. He is survived by a sister, Ollie Mae Stanley of Bradenton, Fla.; daughters Kathryn Stanley of Atlanta and Taylor Marie Stanley of the District; and son Nathaniel Stanley, also of Washington, D.C.
A memorial service is scheduled for Oct. 10 at Peoples Church on 13th Street NW.
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Good job Cyclones!
The game hasnt even ended yet you credit whore you
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
It's ended in my eyes.
I was going to post this when the game ended, DARNIT!!!!
Too early.
You can't die. That would upset the equilibrium in the Cave.
Prohman Empire.
After a very slow and scary 1st half, our team played one heck of a 3rd quarter to put the game away. Nice game 'Clones!!
BTW - Jon Walters' call on the Lenz punt return was GOLD!!
Originally Posted by cyrocksmypants
CG. No one knows what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by cowgirl836
Now that this was posted early Kansas is going to score 5 times in 13 seconds
No they arent, but I'm not going to get my points now.
A W is a W... wasnt pretty in the first half... but as many have said a great third quarter... Lets hope Nubby wears themselves out today against MiZoo...
Let's get number 6 next week!
Originally Posted by HerkyKiller
It's ended in my eyes.
You just jinxed the cover by starting this thread early. Nice job, jacka$$!
I hope Missouri comes back and is competitive so that they will wear out Neb. more.
I'll take this win. 5 wins for the season was my benchmark for the team and they made it. Now lets go bowling!
Penalties were unacceptable today
And we are officially third in the North now!
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Venice wrote:well the hardy are good to zone 5 I think.
More then likely it did survive, but took too long to come back in the spring and got dug up.
I almost dug mine up the first 2 years, I had to fight with hubby. It dies down to the ground each year, and takes forever to sprout in the spring, you can see from my pics, the hosta's and spiderwort's were already doing well, and no sign of the Hibiscus.
Lol,lol I bet that is what happened. In fact I distroy a lot of plants like that or jut plain forgetting where they are
This year I am missing my red coreopsis, asters
I know what garden bed they were in but think I pulled them out along with every color of bee balm there is as I don't see any of these plants this year
Drats !!! How stupid
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It flowers August to Frost, and yes it's worth it. It's so chucked full of blooms.
I have my first bud starting on it now.
I have my first bud starting on it now.
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Re: Hibiscus, hardy or not
I bought a hardy hibiscus and planted it in garden. Its flower is beautiful and incrediablely huge! My question is: when and how much do I need to cut in order to prepare it for winter?
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