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Black Is the Color
Julia Gfrörer (Author)
Black is the Color begins with a 17th-century sailor abandoned at sea by his shipmates, and as it progresses he endures, and eventually succumbs to, both his lingering death sentence and the advances of a cruel and amorous mermaid. The narrative also explores the experiences of the loved ones he leaves behind, on his ship and at home on land, as well as of the mermaids who jadedly witness his destruction. At the heart of the story lie the dubious value of maintaining dignity to the detriment of intimacy, and the erotic potential of the worst-case scenario. Julia Gfrörer's delicate drawing style perfectly complements the period era of Black is the Color, bringing the lyricism and romanticism of Gfrörer's prose to the fore. Black is the Color is a book as seductive as the sirens it depicts.
Fantagraphics Books
5.24 X 9.08 X 0.28 inches | 0.4 pounds
Julia Gfrörer lives on Long Island, where she maintains an extensive collection of black cardigans. Her work has appeared in Kramer's Ergot and Best American Comics. She pronounces her name gruh fare but you can say it however you like.
Beautiful. Gfrorer has a light touch in finding the yearning and humor amongst life's hard luck and even harder truths. A genuinely romantic and sensitive book. --Sammy Harkham"
Julia Gfrorer is amongst the most promising artist/authors of her generation. Her work is spare and elegant, yet the hand of the artist is always evident in her line. Her characters inhabit cold or desolate environments, often on the brink of inanition or beyond, yet still yearning to love and be loved. Do not be misled by this artist's sylphlike appearance and those great carrot-colored ramparts at her ear. Gfrorer is a powerhouse. Learn to spell her name. --Phoebe Gloeckner"
[Gfrorer's] comic is aptly named Black Is the Color and it is beautiful. Beautiful in a way an H bomb is beautiful -- devastating -- but also glorious and full of light.... Black Is the Color illustrates the horror and banality of our existence -- and the beauty of our death... --Amie Maxwell"
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Q: Building Boost on OpenVMs I'm hoping  to port an application to open vms using HP C++7.3, but at the minute just trying out a few examples to establish if it's a potential way forward but a bit stuck.  Being completely new to open vms it's being a lot of fun so far.
For starters I've not got very far building boost as a whole, after some googling I found a few mentions of people having dcl scripts to build boost but no actual scripts.   I don't suppose anyone has any or can pint me to some.  I 'only' need asio and threading.
Currently I'm just trying to compile the asio chat examples.  And as I said I'm completely new to VMS and the compiler, I managed to get a few things to compile but now get a  "could not open source file "sys/select.h"', a bit of googling suggests I may need to have an HP porting library installed or maybe I'm just missing an prepocessor directive to include the correct code, can't see anything obvious in socket_types.hpp to set?
Any pointers in the right general direction would be gratefully appreciated.

A: No answers since the questio is too open ended and in a realm I know little about.
Just some thoughts.
Select can be provided by the OpenVMS TCPIP services (aka UCX), or other TCP stack.
At the dcl prompt try:  $ HELP TCPIP_Services Programming_Interfaces Socket_API
Async programming on OpenVMS is typically 'event driven'.
Google for SYS$QIO and AST
There is a public access OpenVMS system which holds 'NOTES FILES' (pre-cursor to web-forums)
Try TELNET to EISNER.DECUS.ORG and you'll get sign up instructions.
Once you are in find your way to the PORTING_TO_VMS conference
Once in the NOTES conference you can issue the command DIRECTORY or DIR/TIT=xxx
Unfortunately there is not topic for select, but you can find some interesting
reading using NOTES> SEARCH "select(" followed by repeated SEARCH commands)
( $ NOTES ... OPEN PORT ... SEARCH "select(" ... SEARCH [] ... SEARCH ... )
The PERL folks did an admirable job getting open stuff to work on OpenVMS.
Good luck!

A: boost library on OpenVMS can be used directly from headers.
I remember one thing to make sure was that BOOST logical is defined concealed, so the relative-includes work.

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Paramount Dumping Cloverfield Paradox On Netflix Was A Smart Move
by Anthony McGlynn
Netflix and Paramount set the internet ablaze during this year's Super Bowl by announcing that the new Cloverfield film, The Cloverfield Paradox, would be available on the streaming service after the game. But was this a marketing coup or attempt to turn a film destined to be divisive into a guaranteed hit?
Speculation had been rife for months about the status of the third Cloverfield, with a constantly pushed back release date. Then, suddenly, the first trailer dropped at the Super Bowl and The Cloverfield Paradox released straight onto Netflix. It's a bold move to say the least, and one of Netflix's biggest acquisitions – a franchise movie with a dedicated fanbase and an enormous amount of curiosity surrounding it. There was no question over whether there was an audience for this thing, as proven by the immediacy with which everyone switched onto Netflix post-game to see it.
Related: The Cloverfield Paradox Ending Explained
The immediate reaction here is to say that this is further representation of how streaming is breaking down the common means of distribution. And that's not entirely wrong either; Paramount giving Netflix the newest installment in what's become one of its hottest properties is a genuinely big deal. The studio had already established they were developing a relationship with the streaming service when it was revealed they sold them the international rights to Annihilation in December. But a major distributor going straight to on-demand in certain regions for something new is one thing, turning away from the multiplexes entirely for what was previously considered a tentpole sequel is a sign of legitimate change.
But the flip-side to Paramount's dealings here is that they're using VOD as a way to circumvent critics and minimize bad press on something they couldn't justify releasing in theatres. Like 10 Cloverfield Lane before it, Cloverfield Paradox was once a completely different script being produced by JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Productions before it was decided to make it a Cloverfield film. However, unlike 10 Cloverfield Lane, whose tweaks were reportedly ultimately minor to its basic story and ideas, Cloverfield Paradox has been through an extended metamorphosis before getting to us.
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Cloverfield 3 Has Been In Development Hell For Years
Cloverfield 3 began life as God Particle in 2012 under Bad Robot and Paramount's InSurge label, written by Oren Uziel and to be directed by Julius Onah. Cameras didn't start rolling, however, for several years. Paramount eventually shuttered its InSurge wing in 2015 and some productions, like what would become 10 Cloverfield Lane, moved to the main body of the studio. In early 2016, it was confirmed God Particle was still a thing with Uziel credited as lead writer and Onah still taking the director's chair. A cast was assembled with a release date of February 2017 and sure enough, cameras starting rolling in June 2016 and finished in September of that year. So far so good – then things start to take a turn.
In late 2016 God Particle went from a self-contained science fiction story to "2017's Cloverfield movie" on Paramount's release schedule. And from here, the movie somehow became stuck in post-production indefinitely. First release was moved from February 2017 to October 2017, then in July 2017 it was pushed back again to February 2018, where it stayed until January 2018 when it was shifted to April 2018, pre-empting the surprise Netflix drop. The initial delay was explicitly to allow for more time in post-production, but no official reason was given for the others, leaving the movie's status unknown while audiences waited for drips of information to come out.
Related: How All The Cloverfield Movies Connect
An exact timeline of what happened and when isn't going to surface anytime soon, but comments from Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson and his frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill hint Paramount were unsure of where to go with the film from a relatively early point. Talking on Twitter, Cargill and Derrickson state they once read an early version of and became interested in working on God Particle some years back:
I remember The God Particle, sure. That became a Cloverfield movie? What is this fuckery? Why does everything on twitter have to be so surreal? https://t.co/AGtcafgyUy
— Scott Derrickson (@scottderrickson) February 6, 2018
Cargill emphasized that the script they read was very different to The Cloverfield Paradox and that the whole thing was rewritten to become part of the Cloverfield mythos. Derrickson then expressed surprise that Paradox is what became of the screenplay they saw. Given the time-scale of meaningful activity, it's doubtful he's the only one.
And thanks to Netflix, what could've been an even greater disaster has been averted.
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Akwa Ibom's finest music sensation, Pasto Goody Goody says he had a hard time capturing all of Governor Udom Emmanuel's projects in five music videos he is about to release this weekend.
He made this known while having a chat with Press men on Monday at the Victor Attah International Airport.
The 'Afo Do Legend' crooner highlighted that the music videos were shot to eulogize the good works implemented by the recently honoured Overall Most Performing Governor in Nigeria and executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, during his first tenure in office.
Goody reiterated his commitement to continually drum support for the Governor due to his superior performance in delivering his promised manifesto of a safe, peace, prosperous and industrialized state.
His campaign tagged #GoodysDiaryOfUdom, is a documentary skit videos that showcases numerous projects of Governor Udom Emmanuel.
About 30,000 copies of #GoodysDiaryOfUdom, comprising of 5 videos and 6 audio tracks, has been produced and will be distributed free of charge to Akwa Ibomites.
The videos and audio tracks will officially be released on Social Media and major TV/Radio stations across the country with an expected 20 million views before the end of 2018.


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GEEKY GUY COMICS REVIEWS: THE INCREDIBLE HULK - LAST CALL #1
Comic Name: Incredible Hulk - Last Call#1
Written by: Peter David
Artists: Scott Hanna, Marc Deering, Walden Wong, Mark Farmer, Dale Keown
Cover Artists: Dale Keown, Peter Steigerwal
Peter David and Dale Keown reunited on The Incredible Hulk: Last Call after working together from 1990 to 1992 on Incredible Hulk. It's possible this is part of Marvel's celebration of its 80th anniversary and it's fun to see these creators working together again after their 2002 one-shot Hulk: The End.
So is Last Call bad? Honestly I kinda liked it. Other than the timing of this release, this was a solid book but the Christmas references just seemed out of place. If, like me you had forgotten the back story between Bruce and Betty with all the Hulk comics out there this is a perfect quick fire way to catch up. The plot for this one shot is based around Bruce Banner calling into a suicide prevention hotline to confess his guilt for the death of his wife Betty Ross. Now to be fair the Hulk comics have never shied away from this sort of subject matter and there's even a line in The Avengers movie where Banner recalls "eating a bullet" only to have "the other guy spit it out." It's this exact sort of action that illustrates just how crippling Banner's dilemma is. On one hand you have an unbreakable (and often uncontrollable) rage monster that doesn't think twice before engaging in violence but on the other hand you have an intelligent scientist that will always look for a reason to not fight. In this comic though it feels a bit slap dash. Obviously we've seen this before and how Bruce is handling the situation but this time it feels a bit insensitive at times, especially to those who deal with mental health issues. Surely, it's not intentional, but it sure is there.
The Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1 is a tough but must read for Hulk fans. The comic's a rough emotional ride focused on depression and loss which I can totally relate to. But, that's also where the comic soars. It creates an emotional impact in the reader and when art can impact you like that, it's a success. The art however by Keown does have its ups and downs. For the most part it's bold and engaging. But, it's clear Keown's strength is the monster himself. So, when presented with Banner, things just aren't as impressive. For me this comic is a celebration of two creators who have had a massive impact on the character. The Immortal Hulk -- which has yet again redefined the character -- is a far cry from what is represented here, despite how The Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1 helps you understand how and why things have gotten so bad for Bruce Banner. Overall though, other than the out of date timing of this release it's a solid, enjoyable 3* comic. And just as a little heads up, the surprise at the ending could quite possibly be one of my favourites in a comic book in years. You won't be disappointed!!!
Writing/ Story:
Six Stones for Comic Creators: Tips for Writers/Artists
Stone 1: Soul Stone- Put your all into your piece.
One thing that differentiates you from everyone else is your passion. In order to give you're all you need to dig down deep and figure out why you do what you do. Discover how you can showcase your message and skills in a unique way to make your work stand out. Having a passion is a great thing, don't be afraid to unleash it.
Stone 2: Reality Stone- Don't limit yourself to your own reality. Don't be afraid to branch out and understand other perspectives.
One of the biggest things you need to do as an artist or writer is adjust to receiving constructive criticism. This can be achieved by experimenting with your work and taking feedback into consideration to help yourself grow and learn new things. Don't be discouraged by any negative feedback you receive, as it will only help you to strengthen your skills for the future. Get creative and have fun with your work!
Stone 3: Space Stone- Don't over exert yourself if you are in a creative block. Take a step back, give yourself space, and recover.
Creative block happens to the best of us. The worse thing you can do is wear yourself out spending endless time trying to get past the mental block. Close the screen, put your pencil down, and focus on yourself for a while. Give yourself time and space to gather your thoughts. Some of the best ideas often come when you are not even trying, so cut yourself some slack!
Stone 4: Time Stone- Control your time wisely.
Maintaining a schedule and organizing your plans are a significant part of having a productive week. In order to produce work, you need to make sure you put in the effort, which requires giving your time. Remember, time is compounding: the more you do things, the better you are at them and the faster you can get things done. The first priority you should set is to dedicating the time to yourself and your work, it will go a long way.
Stone 5: Mind Stone- Focus.
One of traits behind every successful creator is an intense mental focus. It is easy to pick something up for a day, it's a little harder to do something consistently for a month, and its increasingly difficult to do it for years, but being able you stick to your work and to focus on what you want will make it all worth while in the end. Make your goal, stick to it and don't lose focus!
Stone 6: Power Stone- Believe in yourself.
Have confidence in the message you are trying to get across. Be proud of the work you are creating. The fact that you have a passion strong enough to want to share your creativity to the world says a lot about you, don't be afraid to embrace that. It Is rare to be able to take your passion and be able to bring it to life. A strong message can touch someone and cause an explosion of emotion within them. Your work can have that impact on the world, so don't hold yourself back!
BONUS: The Infinity Gauntlet- Put all these stones together and be the one to control your own yourself. Be unstoppable, be a great creator, and show the world what you can do.
GEEKY GUY COMICS REVIEWS: DECEASED #2
As the massacre continues, millions are dying every minute. Heroes and villains alike are falling. Can the Justice League unite to find a way to stop the spread of death? Can they save humanity from extinction? Can they even save themselves? The key to survival may hinge on the last moments of one of the World's Finest Heroes…
As like in number 1, this issue is so well written. I'm a big of @tomtaylormade, his writing isn't always that innovating and he isn't doing things that are entirely unique to this story, but he has wrote a seriously solid, tight script, and he makes it look so easy. Its clear for everyone to see that the team working on this comic are totally united as the narrative and images throughout the entire comic result in a greatly impactful final product that not only looks fantastic but reads easy as well. With the introduction of Aquaman in the opening sequence and infected people falling off the ship, into the water, sinking, its this straight to the point art and writing that sees this comic doing well at what its trying to do, grab your attention, draw you in and make you feel part of the action and horror unfolding. I loved Aquaman's scene and feel that it was a great way to open this issue as it serves as a gory reminder of how f*@%ed up the current situation is in the DCU. Even far out at sea, people (and heroes) aren't safe from the virus.
After the first issue I couldn't wait to read this. Did it disappoint? HELL NO!!! I'm I'm seriously enjoying the DCeased run so and this issue is no different, great twist and turns, great art to look at and another good read. As I read and review more and more comics I find myself looking at the details put into every scene and this comic has some seriously details pieces. Now as many of you know I'm a huge Harley Quinn fan so anything with her in it is an instant hit. One of my favourite parts in this issue is when Ivy and Harley are introduced, it may only be a small part but these two are great together. In my opinion, if there is one constant throughout DC comics over the years this is it! I'd love to see them have another solo comic…@DC i'm talking to you lol, who's going to join the campaign??? If there is one criticism I have though, and its only a small one but the connectivity and flow between certain scenes is lacking, which results in part of this comic reading more like a collection of scenes rather than a continued story. I have no doubt that these scenes in question will be revisited in the next issues and made more relevant However, the action, the dialogue, the artwork and especially the emotion within the final cliffhanger more than make up for this shortcoming. P.S. Without giving any spoilers the part with Black Canary is FRICKING AWESOME!!!!!!
GEEKY GUY COMICS REVIEWS: HEROES IN CRISIS #9 THE FINALE
Written by: Tom King
Artist: Clay Mann
Colour Artist: Tomeu Morey
Release Date: 29.5.19
The most-talked-about miniseries of the year reaches its stunning finale! The mystery behind the murders at Sanctuary is solved, but the mind behind it is one the heroes never expected. With their deepest secrets exposed, the Trinity has to consider how to carry on. The answers will be found in the ashes of this final showdown, and the fates of Booster Gold, Harley Quinn and the rest hang in the balance.
Hey Geeks so here it is… The conclusion to Heroes in Crisis. If you have been following the whole story you will know how up and down this has been. In the epic conclusion of the nine part series, Wally must come to terms with the consequences of his actions. As he prepares to kill his past self to throw off the murder mystery, the previous suspects including Harley Quinn and Booster Gold and the rest of Trinity confront the former hero along with one of his resurrected victims and it takes both future Wally and Booster to convince present Wally that there is something worth living for. If, like me you were hoping for all the questions to be answered or just a decent conclusion to the book itself, sorry guys that ain't going to happen. While there are moments that are impactful and gripping these are always followed by moments that are pointless and damn right rubbish. I've said in my previous reviews of HIC that its clear to see that King had the best intentions going into this book, but the end result, in my opinion, is pretty rubbish and unfortunately damaging to the issues before it.
Heroes in Crisis' early issues started off great and it seemed to be something that DC had produced and was worth shouting about. Unfortunately this wasn't the case in the end. As the story progressed these great points that made it amazing at the start fell by the way side and if i'm honest its an overall failure as far as I'm concerned.
GEEKY GUY COMICS REVIEWS: THE HAWK #1
Comic Name: The Hawk
Written by: William Miles
Artists: Samir Simao, Kyle Sanchez, Matt Seborne
Colour Artist: Michael Sanders
Release Date: TB
As you know, at Geeky Guy Comics not only do I review comics from the big guns such as DC and Marvel but I also like to give others the limelight. So last week when I had the absolute pleasure of receiving and being able to read and review this great stand alone comic from the creative mind of William Miles I leapt at the chance.
The Hawk tells the story of boy, Ryan, who having suffered an abusive and terrible childhood at the hands of his underground king pin father has grown up and decides that enough is enough. Having been pushed too far by the man he looked up to the time has come to finally stand up to him once and for all.
Now upon first flicking through the pages as I always do before I read a comic I instantly saw similarities between The Punisher, Iron Fist and Batman stories. It was then I knew I was going to enjoy this comic more than I thought I would.
For a first comic I have to say I thought it was very impressive. It had everything; drama, action, emotional ties drawing back to the origin of the story and it all tied together like a comic that has been around for ages. The artwork by @samirsimao779, @sandersdigitalart & @sancho_panzais seriously good, the way it has the edginess feel of the likes of Sin City - dark over tones with bold pops of colour in certain parts does a great job of grabbing your attention, at certain parts I found myself not even reading the dialogue. The overall story and writing style from @william_miles514 is definitely worth shouting about. enjoyable and it's clear to see he could go a long way, this guy has some serious talent and I'm looking forward to see how this story plays out in the coming issues and what else is up his sleeve. These guys seem to be onto something here and I'm hoping I get a sneak peek at what is coming next.


Investigators find evidence that the award to at least one program was manipulated and that records justifying allocations were destroyed.
Supervisors in the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff members to destroy documents that helped justify $4.7 million in funding allocations for regional health programs, according to an investigation by the Legislature's watchdog agency.
The report released Thursday by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability dismayed lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee. Their concerns centered on several findings, including evidence that documents were shredded and "strong indications" that supervisors manipulated the selection criteria to allow the Penquis health district to receive a grant of more than $600,000.
The grants go to regional districts to fund health programs, including smoking cessation and fitness programs that often are used and praised by employers and health advocates. The Healthy Maine Partnerships funds are distributed primarily through the Fund for a Healthy Maine, which has had severe budget cuts over the past three years.
The grant program distributed $7.5 million in 2012. The grants were reduced to $4.7 million in 2013 through a supplemental budget enacted by the previous Legislature.
The decrease prompted the state CDC to rework its award process. Since then, questions have surfaced about its grant decisions, some of which slashed awards in more populated regions while increasing funding in rural districts.
An investigation into the grant process was fast-tracked after a whistleblower in the CDC filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission.
Sharon Leahy-Lind, former director of the agency's Division of Local Public Health, alleged that her supervisor, Deputy Director Christine Zukas, told her to shred documents related to the competitive awards to health outreach nonprofits. Leahy-Lind claimed that she was harassed and discriminated against for not complying with the directive.
The report by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability does not identify who ordered the shredding of the documents.
The Attorney General's Office is also investigating the document-shredding claim, said Beth Ashcroft, director of the government accountability office. The office will open a public comment period and, if directed by the Government Oversight Committee, may investigate further.
Under Maine's Freedom of Access Act, it is a Class D crime to willfully destroy or remove public documents possessed by a state entity.
During the investigation, unnamed officials in the CDC told investigators they believed that the destroyed documents were "working papers," rather than final documents, so they were not public records.
According to the investigation, Leahy-Lind isn't the only employee who claimed that bosses in the CDC ordered the shredding of grant documents. "There are strong indications, including accounts from multiple interviewees, that such intentional manipulation may have occurred in the selection of the lead for the Penquis district," the report says.
The Penquis health district includes two nonprofits, one in the Bangor area and one in Piscataquis County. The Bangor nonprofit received a grant of $309,607, a $127,000 decrease from 2012.
Previously, grants were determined by a formula based on population and a rural or urban classification. In 2013, the CDC determined a base funding amount of $120,000 for each nonprofit and used new grading criteria.
However, the watchdog agency found that the criteria were subjective, undocumented and inconsistent. In some instances the process was changed on the fly. All of those flaws "undermined the integrity and credibility of the results," the report says.
The report also says that the contract for the Wabanaki tribal district was handled differently from the contracts for other districts. It says the tribal district's contract for nearly $600,000 was a no-bid contract and was developed outside the parameters used by other coalitions.
The same tribal district received $370,000 in 2012. The district was one of four to receive increases in 2013 after the budget cuts for the Fund for a Healthy Maine.
Overall, the investigators found that the grant process was severely flawed, unorganized and subject to manipulation.
Sen. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston, blamed the LePage administration in a written statement. Craven represents part of the Western Maine health district, where the Healthy Androscoggin nonprofit took a 65 percent reduction in grant funding, which may lead to the elimination of some health programs.
Sen. Emily Cain, D-Orono, co-chair of the Government Oversight Committee, said the findings are "extremely disappointing" and it is "extraordinarily frustrating" that many of the documents to justify the grant decisions no longer exist.
In a memo appended to the report, Mary Mayhew, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, gave a written explanation for the grant process. She wrote that officials had to modify the process after the funding cut was approved by the Legislature and LePage.


"The United Nations is essential for the world, and the European Union is essential for the United Nations," the Permanent Representative of France said today at a Headquarters press conference.
Briefing correspondents on France's priorities when it assumed the Presidency of the European Union in July, Jean-Marie Ripert said Europe was a global partner of the United Nations. Although many denounced the European Union, Europe was more than the sum of its members; it was also a great economic power. It was also one of the main pillars of United Nations peacekeeping. At 38.5 per cent, the European Union was the largest contributor to the Organization's regular budget, and four of its members -- Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy ‑- were among the six major contributors.
He said the European Union was also a top contributor to United Nations peacekeeping, accounting for 40.5 per cent of the peacekeeping budget, with some 11,000 staff devoted to peacekeeping operations, excluding those operations that the Union undertook under the United Nations mandate. The Union was also the number one contributor to public development aid, at 60 per cent, and private investment flows to developing countries, at 50 per cent.
Europe was the fundamental partner for United Nations discussions on the Millennium Development Goals; financing for development; climate change; rule of law; promotion of human rights; and food security, he said. In the General Assembly, the statements made on behalf of the Union were on behalf of 27 Member States and 13 associated countries, or a total of 40 nations, which often voted as a bloc. There were between two and five Union members present in the Security Council, where two thirds of the texts adopted were of French or British origin. Seventy to eighty per cent of the texts on Africa were of European origin.
According to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the priorities for the French European Union Presidency concerned the challenges of climate change, the food crisis, migration and European security, he noted. Europe wanted to convince all partners, in particular the emerging countries, to implement the Kyoto Protocol. Before the end of the year, its Presidency would like to provide a "well-defined and ambitious" plan for reducing carbon gas emissions and for developing renewable energies. It would also prepare, among other things, the 2009 Copenhagen meeting. Additionally, it wished to strengthen the energy independence of the European continent.
As for the food challenge, he said Europe had already profoundly reformed its agricultural policy, but more had to be done. There was a need to meet food requirements, to protect the environment, fight desertification, adjust global imbalances and ensure sustainable development. Europe had been criticized for food surpluses that destabilized local markets. In light of today's world food crisis, one should be more modest about the realities of the food situation. There was no prosperity in the world unless the right to food was ensured, and there was no real independence without food security. Europe would be an important partner in events following the meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.
Addressing the issues of migration and asylum, Mr. Ripert said that Europe, with its 450 million inhabitants, was under heavy demographic and economic pressure. It was essential to coordinate measures among member States in that area, but that should be done in a spirit of solidarity in favour of an immigration that was selective and ensured the right of asylum. Europe also wanted to fight effectively against illegal immigration.
He said that, today, European Union States spent too little on their defence and security: less than half of what the United States spent. Europe was not able to meet its needs as its partners required. Regarding external interventions, the objective was to ensure a deployment capacity of 60,000 troops, inclusive their equipment and support, for one year. Not all criticisms of United Nations specialists regarding European Union participation in peacekeeping operations would be solved during the French Presidency. Practical solutions had to be found to increase the military and civilian capacity of European States. The intention was to increase industrial military capacity and operational effectiveness, and establish a command structure that would allow for a more proactive European force. That would include, hopefully by the end of the year, adoption of a new European security strategy, which took into account the new challenges including terrorism, proliferation, arms trafficking and Internet crime.
Another priority of the French Presidency concerned the European-Mediterranean area. The Mediterranean region was of vital strategic importance to the Union, whose Presidency team in New York, under the leadership of Philippe de la Croix, would work with the General Assembly and its committees in a "modest, ambitious and proactive" way. Although consensus was mentioned often, the Union's proactive approach would be in favour of compromise.
Asked about a European seat on the Security Council, Mr. Ripert answered, "Why not?" Council reform was on the table again, and France supported Council expansion with permanent seats for Japan, Brazil, India and an African country to be determined by Africa. An interim solution was possible. For a European Union seat, however, there must first be a joint European foreign policy.
When asked about the return of the Iran issue to the Security Council and that country's refusal to accept the "incentives package" and halt the uranium enrichment process, Mr. Ripert, in his national capacity, said that a group of countries was negotiating with Iran, adding that the European members of that group were careful to stay within the European Union positions. Mr. Solana, responsible for the Union's political and security concerns, had gone to Teheran. Those discussions had not yielded the desired results. Iran had refused the offered "strengthened cooperation package", which was still on the table. There was a two-track approach, consisting of pressure and dialogue. No one disputed Iran's right of access to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. If Iran continued to refuse negotiations of substance on its nuclear processes, however, pressure must be increased and the issue would return to the Security Council.
Asked in that regard about the perception that Europe was taking a backseat position, he said Europe did not think in terms of backseat position, but in terms of effectiveness. It took initiatives, as it had done when it had proposed the abolition of the death sentence, at the United Nations. After months of negotiations, a compromise had been found, namely a moratorium on the death sentence. European values progressed in dialogue and compromise.
The European Union's priorities during the General Assembly session could include: human rights, including women's and children's rights; and extreme poverty, he continued. December would be the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed in Paris. There would be a reaffirmation of the validity and universality of human rights. The Union would also strive for more reform in human resources management, as a top contributor. Although the scale of contributions would come up next year, preparatory work for revision of the scale would arise in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this session. Development and the Millennium Development Goals were also a priority of the Union.
There was an easy and a more complicated answer to the question of Turkey's ascendancy to the Union, he said in response to a query in that regard. The easy answer was that Union expansion was off the table until the ratification procedure was concluded. In addition to the no-vote of Ireland [on the Lisbon Treaty], Poland had decided to suspend its ratification. That was not a disaster. The popular will had to be respected and the issue would be addressed in October. The ratification procedure would be continued.
However, European Union expansion was still on the agenda, with three candidate countries, he added. There were also several countries that were in the stage of the "association and stabilization pact", including Balkan countries, in particular Serbia. He hoped, speaking in his national capacity, that Kosovo would join later. That process was continuing, and there was no question of interrupting discussions, in particular with Turkey, which was a major partner of the European Union and would be a major partner in the " Barcelona process", regarding the Mediterranean.


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Clean blue water in the river.
Alisa drank a glass of water.
There is no water on the Moon.
Вода́ -- прозра́чная жи́дкость, не име́ющая цве́та и за́паха.
Water is a clear liquid with no color or smell.
The boys are jumping into water.
The float disappeared under the water.
Челове́к не мо́жет жить без воды́.
A man can not live without water.
Кру́пная ры́ба живёт в глубо́ких во́дах.
Big fish live in deep waters.
Температу́ра кипе́ния воды́ составля́ет 100 гра́дусов.
Мне нра́вится газиро́ванная вода́ "Бурати́но".
I like the carbonated drink "Buratino".
A glass of sparkling water, please.
Кора́бль вы́шел в нейтра́льные во́ды.
The ship entered the neutral waters.
Это не суп, а вода́ кака́я-то!
This soup tastes like water!
literal This is not soup but some water!
The chemical formula of water is H₂O.
Лю́ди и расте́ния не мо́гут существова́ть без воды́.
People and plants can't exist without water.
20% of all fresh water on Earth is contained in Lake Baikal.
Baikal water is extremely transparent.
literal Water does not flow under a stone that lies still.
literal Do not plunge into the water if you do not know where the ford is.
Обжёгшись на молоке, дуешь и на воду.
literal Once burned by milk you will blow on [fresh] water too.
The pitcher goes often to the well but it is broken at last.


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Al Manar (en àrab:المنار; El far) és un canal de televisió per satèl·lit del partit polític libanès Hesbol·là, que emet des de Beirut, la capital del Líban, oferint una alta producció de notícies, comentaris, i entreteniment, al servei de la unitat nacional libanesa i de la resistència islàmica.

Al-Manar TV, ha estat anomenada "el canal de la resistència antisionista" és un mitjà de comunicació clau en el qual Hesbol·là anomena la seva "guerra psicològica contra l'enemic sionista", i ha esdevingut com una part integral del pla de Hesbol·là per a difondre el seu missatge arreu del món àrab.

Actualment, la programació s'orienta cap a la cobertura de la causa de la llibertat del poble palestí, la resistència cap els Estats Units, i la coalició que va ocupar l'Iraq, i el foment de la resistència contra els governs imperialistes dels Estats Units i Israel.

Al-Manar TV, ha estat designada pels governants d'alguns països com "una entitat terrorista", i va ser prohibida en els Estats Units en desembre de 2004. També s'ha prohibit a França i a Espanya, i ha tingut alguns problemes de llicència per emetre a l'estranger, i no es troba disponible en els Països Baixos, a Canadà, ni a Austràlia, si bé no ha estat pas prohibida oficialment en cap d'aquestes nacions.

L'emisora va ser llançada pel partit Hesbol·là el 1991, amb l'ajuda i el finançament dels ayatoles iranians, el 2004, Al-Manar TV s'estimava que tenia entre 10 i 15 milions de televidents diaris a tot el món. Els crítics van reclamar que la programació d'Al-Manar TV estava influenciada pel govern xiita de l'Iran, en virtut que una part important del dèficit pressupostari del partit polític i del moviment d'alliberament Hesbol·là, era finançat pel govern de la República Islàmica de l'Iran, a través dels entre 100 i 200 milions de dòlars americans a l'any que el govern de l'Iran dona a Hesbol·là. Els funcionaris del canal Al-Manar TV neguen això fermament, dient que estan sent subvencionats pel partit libanès Hesbol·là, i que les donacions provenen d'altres fidels musulmans xiites, i no pas del govern iranià.

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Rings of Power is a 1992 role-playing video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Electronic Arts (EA) for the Sega Genesis. The player takes on the role of an apprentice sorcerer named Buc, whose quest is to assemble a team of adventurers and collect eleven rings to defeat the evil god Void.

The game was pitched under the working title Buccaneer by Naughty Dog founders Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin following the release of their previous title Keef the Thief, and was developed while the pair attended college in separate states. It was originally intended for a PC and Amiga release until Gavin and Rubin happened upon – and decided to invest in – EA's secret operation of using makeshift development kits to create Genesis games without Sega's permission; as a result, Rings of Power became Naughty Dog's first console video game.

The game received mixed reviews upon release, with critics praising its presentation and scope but criticizing its controls, scrolling, and gameplay. Although Rings of Power was a moderate commercial success, EA declined to reprint the game for technical and financial reasons. This experience discouraged Gavin and Rubin and convinced them to take a hiatus from the video game industry.

Gameplay

Rings of Power is a role-playing video game in which the player controls an apprentice sorcerer named Buc, who is tasked with exploring the land of Ushka Bau and gathering a team of five other adventurers, with whom he must collect the eleven titular Rings of Power in order to confront and defeat the evil god Void. The game is played from an isometric perspective and with a diagonal control scheme; the camera zooms closer to Buc whenever he enters a building. The game's setting can be traversed on foot or with an assortment of vehicles, including dinosaurs, boats, ships, and dragons. Magical gateways marked by a ring of statues are scattered across the setting and can transport Buc and his party to other locations in the world. The game features a day–night cycle, and many tasks and quests can only be accomplished during the day or the night. Various characters can be conversed with to obtain information concerning the Rings or other quests at hand. Characters can also be bribed with currency, which can be used to gain information or unlock doors.

Combat can either be initiated with a command while talking to a pedestrian or may occur randomly while traveling. During combat, Buc and his party are located on the left side of the screen and have blue shadows, while their opponents are located on the right side and have orange shadows. Each party member is equipped with a strength and magic meter, which are affected by how much damage a character takes or the type of spells the character uses. A party member will die if their strength meter is fully depleted, and a character will only be able to cast weak spells if their magic is depleted. The player can set the party's spells to be selected automatically or manually, and can adjust how aggressively a party member behaves in a fight. Winning a fight grants the party currency and experience points, which can be used to learn stronger spells. Strength and magic can be restored by camping, which also accelerates the passage of time.

Plot
Long ago, the divine being Nexus the Benevolent used the Rod of Creation to turn the desolate planet of Ushka Bau into a paradise. He then granted humanity the gift of the Six Arts: the Art of Separation, practiced by knights; the Art of Summoning, practiced by conjurors; the Art of Force, practiced by archers; the Art of Change, practiced by enchanters; the Art of the Body, practiced by necromancers; and the Art of the Mind, practiced by sorcerers. After a long age of prosperity, Nexus's envious demonic brother Void the Destroyer stole the Rod and created an age of chaos that lasted 66 years. Nexus and Void engaged in a titanic battle that split the Rod in two, and each fled with half. They further divided their halves into eleven Rings of Power and hid them to keep each other from reassembling the Rod and taking power again.

500 years later, the Rings have yet to be recovered and have passed into legend. However, the six Guildmasters discover strong evidence of the Rings' existence as well as clues to their locations. To prevent Void's minions from reassembling the Rod, each of the Guildmasters decide to charge six of their most promising students with forming a team of five other adventurers from each discipline and finding the Rings. As the Guildmaster Thalmus the Wise prepares the top students of the Academy of the Mind for this quest, he is attacked and killed by Darius, a student who has fallen under Void's influence, and the other students are teleported elsewhere by Thalmus's dying word.

Buc, the Academy of the Mind's most promising student, builds a team – consisting of the knight Slash, the necromancer Mortimer, the archer Feather, the conjuror Alexi and the enchanter Obliky – and sets out to gather the eleven Rings. After retrieving them, Buc and his team take the Rings to Nexus's seat at the Fount of Heaven and defeat Darius, who has become Void's physical vessel. Nexus transports Buc and the Rings to his realm and reassembles the Rod of Creation. Nexus leaves the Rod in Buc's care, claiming that keeping it in either his or Void's possession would upset the balance between them. Upon returning to his world, Buc creates a mighty palace in the Fount of Heaven's place from which he rules from that day forward.

Development and release
Following the completion of Keef the Thief in 1989, Naughty Dog founders Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin pitched a more ambitious role-playing game code-named Buccaneer to EA, and requested $90,000 to develop the game; the budget would balloon to $150,000 by the end of the game's production. At the time, Gavin and Rubin were college seniors in different states, with Gavin at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and Rubin at the University of Michigan. The pair spent a year trading information and data using modems ranging from 300 to 2,400 baud. During the summers, they reconvened at Gavin's family home in Virginia to continue work on the game. These circumstances, as well as the size of the game, prolonged development from a projected two years to nearly three.

Buccaneer, eventually titled Rings of Power, was originally developed as a PC and Amiga release, although EA considered them to be weak platforms. During a visit by Gavin and Rubin to EA's offices, Gavin immediately identified a reverse-engineered Sega Genesis development kit – EA was privately using these kits to develop Genesis games without Sega's permission, with plans to use this ability as leverage against Sega to obtain a better licensing agreement from them. After pointing out the development kit, Gavin and Rubin were required by EA founder Trip Hawkins to sign non-disclosure agreements, upon which Gavin suggested that Rings of Power would make a suitable Genesis release. Hawkins agreed, wishing for Gavin and Rubin to invest in the success of EA's secret operation. As a result, Rings of Power became Naughty Dog's first console game, as well as the second EA game to begin development for the Genesis. Rubin later voiced regret for the decision to change platforms, as it affected the game's quality.

The visuals for Rings of Power were created by Rubin from 8×8-pixel 16-color blocks, with as many of these blocks being reused as possible. The game's world map took a total of six months for Rubin to lay out, and he flipped or alternated colors to break up the repetitiveness of the landscape. EA's Genesis development kits altered surrounding electronic signals, which interfered with television reception. Because the white noise pattern would change depending on how busy the development kit's graphics hardware was, Gavin used the television across his dorm room as a debugging aid. The game's dialogue was written by Gavin. The amount of dialogue required Gavin and Rubin to compile and compress each of the script's words into "dictionaries" as a space-saving measure. The titular character of Keef the Thief has a cameo appearance in the game as a non-player character. Vijay S. Pande, then a physics student at Princeton University in New Jersey, was an additional designer and programmer on the game. The music was composed by Alexander Hinds, a first-year student at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California. The Rings of Power cartridge includes an EEPROM for the purpose of storing saved games. However, less than one thousand bits of space are available on the cartridge for a saved game, and the data-packing measures result in a minuscule loss of in-game currency upon loading a saved game.

An easter egg that replaces the Naughty Dog mascot in the opening credits with a topless woman is included within the game that can be activated by entering a cheat code at startup. An issue of Game Players was pulled from distribution at Toys "R" Us for printing an unedited screenshot of the alternate title sequence. Rings of Power was showcased at the 1991 Summer Consumer Electronics Show, and released in January 1992.

Reception

Rings of Power received mixed reviews upon release. Earth Angel of GamePro compared the game's size to The Seven Cities of Gold and felt that its isometric view, battle scenes and "terrific" music made it unique, but mentioned that the scrolling was somewhat choppy and the gameplay had a steep learning curve. Howard H. Wen of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment commended the presentation (describing it as "Ultima with the look of Populous") and was engrossed by the magnitude of the setting. He considered the quests to be interesting and not excessively challenging, but remarked that the more dramatized scenarios were cliched, deeming the backstory to be "from the Tolkien assembly line". His biggest criticism was the difficult diagonal control scheme, suggesting that a point and click system would have been more suitable. He also complained of the uninspired musical direction, and mentioned that the option to toggle music off failed to function when entering a building. MegaTech said that the game was rendered dull and virtually unplayable by poor controls and difficult combat. While Radion Automatic and Julian Rignall of Mean Machines acknowledged the size of the game and its promising concept and design, they considered its potential to have been wasted by slow, unresponsive and frustrating gameplay, "shambolic" scrolling, and poor graphics and sound.

Rings of Power was a moderate commercial success, selling its entire initial allotment of 100,000 copies in three months. However, EA declined to reprint it due to its large and expensive cartridge size compared to John Madden Football, which was selling faster. EA's decision was also influenced by Sega granting only a fixed number of cartridges to reorder, as well as the royalties Naughty Dog would have to be paid as an external developer. The experience of losing EA's support disillusioned Gavin and Rubin, and led them to take a brief hiatus from the video game industry. The game's sales helped fund the development of Naughty Dog's next project, Way of the Warrior.

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Cheïkh Benzerga est un footballeur international algérien né le 8 Novembre 1972 à Oran. Il évoluait au poste de milieu défensif.

Biographie

Il compte 13 sélections en équipe d'Algérie entre 1995 et 1998, pour un but inscrit. Il participe avec cette équipe à la CAN 1998 organisée au Burkina Faso. Lors de cette compétition, il joue trois matchs, avec pour résultats trois défaites.

Il joue en Division 1 avec les clubs du WA Tlemcen, du MC Oran, du MC Alger, et enfin de l'ASM Oran. Il inscrit notamment neuf buts dans le championnat d'Algérie lors de la saison 1994-1995. Son meilleur résultat obtenu dans le championnat d'Algérie est une quatrième place.

Palmarès
 Finaliste de la coupe d'Algérie en 1998 et 2002 avec le MC Oran.
 Vainqueur de la coupe arabe des vainqueurs de coupe en 1998 avec le MC Oran.
 Vainqueur de la supercoupe arabe en 1999 avec le MC Oran.
 Accession en Ligue 1 en 1995 et 2006 avec l'ASM Oran.

Statistiques

Avec l'équipe d'Algérie
Le tableau suivant indique les rencontres de l'équipe d'Algérie dans lesquelles Cheïkh Benzerga a été sélectionné depuis le  jusqu'au .

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I don't know if I have any readers left who believe that I was ever going to post about the food in Turkey. After all, it's been almost a month since I went to Turkey and I haven't posted yet. Sure, I've made promises, here, here and here. But still, no post. Instead, you got Pearls Before Swine comics. And my Celebrity Chef-ness. I know I have regular readers, many who prefer anonymity, and loyal ones who even commented on the Pearls posts, with its barest hint of connection to the rest of this blog. Today, I aim to rectify that. I am at the computer on the weekend, ready to post my final thoughts on my trip to Turkey and guide you through some of the food.
Although I am always eager to experience the food in a new country, even if it's as close as Grenada, I was especially interested this time, having had a couple coincidental communications that gave me expectations and intentions. The most coincidental, especially in timing, was an IM conversation with an old high-school friend, as I sat in the airport in Guyana all those hours. While we are in contact, it's somewhat sporadic as he's been in the US since high school (many years ago) so it was a complete surprise that he was online on a Saturday morning and had recently returned from a trip to Turkey. He was still raving about the experience and the food, sending me the pictures and his blog post, and being ever so excited. I couldn't wait. Of course he'd trekked around Turkey with some Turkish friends, so he would have had a better insight into local foods, being able to learn the names and ingredients of some things, but not having known him previously for a foodie, the enthusiasm was especially inspiring.
There was my discovery of Turkish coffee, from this photo a month earlier. At the time, I didn't have any idea I'd be heading to Turkey to try it myself, I just wanted to know how to make this. And then I had to figure out what was Turkish coffee and how to get it ground so fine etc. I never got a chance to explore this before my trip, but now I am the possessor of two bags of Turkish coffee beans – dark and medium roast. And a little grinder, turkish style. Because, this, my first cup of Turkish coffee (Türk Kahvesi) was great. Rich and with a flavour that's more complex, and different from regular made coffee, with foam, and silty at the bottom. Yummy. As with anything, there can be bad Turkish coffee, as I discovered in the airport in Istanbul, trying to have a goodbye cup. Yech. Chain store commercial coffee can be awful anywhere. But, I am ready to try to reproduce this, I just need a small pot. I should have bought one of those cool Turkish coffee pots, but there was only so much I could justify cramming into my suitcase. I'll find something suitable.
The Coffee Geek gives a good step by step guide to brewing Turkish Coffee, and this is an interesting post on the history of coffee in Turkey.
Then there was the mention of Tulumber, a Turkish/Yugo dessert (according to my friend Tamara) that is somewhat similar in description to Trini Gulab Jamoon i.e. fried dough, dipped in syrup. Of course, there are differences. Tulumber is made from a yeasty dough, so that when you bite into it there are little air pockets. It's also dipped into a syrup that remains wet, unlike the hardened coating for the gulab jamoon. In fact, when we were served these, the guy dipped them into fresh syrup before serving, so we got something to dip the airy insides into. Of course, I did have other desserts in Turkey, delicious as well.
But this was just the intro.
Turkish cuisine inherited its Ottoman heritage which could be described as a fusion and refinement of Turkic, Arabic, Greek, Armenian and Persian cuisines. Turkish cuisine also influenced these cuisines and other neighbouring cuisines, as well as western European cuisines. Ottomans fused various culinary traditions of their realm with influences from Middle Eastern cuisines, along with traditional Turkic elements from Central Asia such as yoghurt. The Ottoman Empire indeed created a vast array of technical specialities. It can be observed that various regions of the Ottoman Empire contain bits and pieces of the vast Ottoman dishes.
Taken as a whole, Turkish cuisine is not homogeneous. Aside from common Turkish specialities which can be found throughout the country, there are also region-specific specialities. The Black Sea region's cuisine (northern Turkey) is based on corn and anchovies. The southeast—Urfa, Gaziantep and Adana—is famous for its kebabs, mezes and dough-based desserts such as baklava, kaday?f and künefe. Especially in the western parts of Turkey, where olive trees are grown abundantly, olive oil is the major type of oil used for cooking. The cuisines of the Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean regions display basic characteristics of Mediterranean cuisine as they are rich in vegetables, herbs and fish. Central Anatolia is famous for its pastry specialities such as ke?kek (kashkak), mant? (especially of Kayseri) and gözleme.
The Wikipedia entry is quite expansive and makes for a great read, especially since I am not able to name all the foods I ate. It also makes me wish more that I'd been able to be a proper tourist in Turkey. But the food I ate was almost all good – tasting of fresh ingredients, lovely balance of flavours and seasonings, and varied treatments of meats and pastries. There weren't necessarily a tonne of spices and seasonings in the food (not like our Trini cooking) but what was used was just right and it didn't have that uhm freshness (in the Trini sense) that I tend to associate with meat cooked without the familiar green seasoning marinade.
The first thing that impressed me about Turkish food was the bread and pastries. Apart from the fact that even the smallest diner/cafe gave you bread on the side (and lots of it), the sheer variety and quality of the breads was impressive. There were rich buttery breads, sweet buttery breads, fluffy and crusty breads, flaky pastries filled with cheese, meats and veggies, flat breads of all shapes, nutty biscuits, chocolate-y biscuits – all good stuff. I had flatbreads, round and dimpled, with kebabs or bought separately because they looked so good fresh from the open ovens. I believe these were pide, which is the Turkish version of pita, but not really pocketed. There were breads and croissant-like rolls with soft white cheese inside. There were white cheeses everywhere. Breads and biscuits tasting of sesame seeds, or tahini. Yum.
There were pastries made of phyllo, filled with cheeses, meats or potato. One borek in particular, I got from the food court in 5Migros – mashed potato, rolled in a long tube of phyllo, with the tube then rolled in a spiral – was excellent. At a gala dinner, one of the courses was a crepe/thin pastry wrapped around spinach, potato and diced salami (?) that was pretty good, in spite of my aversion to cured meats.
This post from a Turkish blogger about her native breakfasts is excellent, and accompanied by photos. I should have read this before leaving, since I didn't know how I was to eat the buffet available at breakfast. There was the regular assortment of loaves of bread and rolls, in addition to a different hot bread every morning (some sweet, some savoury, all delicious). Sausages and sliced deli-type meats were always on offer, along with an assortment of olives and cheeses. Fresh tomatoes too. The olives and cheeses were sometimes mixed with a spice mix (peppers). Lots of white cheeses, cubed or soft. Olive oil on the side. An array of honey and fruits in syrup, eaten (by me) with the yoghurt. But I really wasn't sure what was the traditional way of eating these things, and there were no Turkish people in our party to explain. The hotel people were great, but the restaurant staff didn't speak English so couldn't really help. But I imagine, lots of bread, oil, cheese, olives and tomatoes are very typical, perhaps not just of Turkey, but Mediterranean.
If you like kebabs, Turkey is the place to go. You may know shish kebab, maybe doner kebab, but then there's iskender; kebabs served with rice, or chips (or, strangely, rice AND chips); kebabs on bread. And koftes – various forms of meatballs, different in the base meat, as well as the textures and techniques.
Shish (?i?) Kebabs are made from marinated cubes of meat, whether chicken, lamb or beef, skewered and grilled. I had Beef Shish in the hotel, served with a rice pilaf, grilled pepper, onion and tomato, and Chips (çips). I also had Chicken Shish out in the city, in this great little place, where I had the Tulumber. This shish was served with all its cooking juices on top a pide, with grilled pepper and onion on the side. So very good. Fresh bread, soaking in the chicken goodness. Yum.
Doner Kebabs are made from ground meat, seasoned and shaped onto a big vertical spit to cook. Strips of the doner are shaved off for serving. Beef or Lamb doner seems to be the norm, but I have had chicken doner (shawarma) in the UK. I am not sure whether this is Turkish.
Iskender kebabs are doner kebabs in a tomato sauce, served with/in yoghurt. There seem to be different ways of serving this as well – as my friends had this served with chips and bread on the side and here, atop the bread.
Köfte (kufta)or fried meatballs are another staple on the Turkish menu, also found in the Middle East. They can be made from lamb, beef or chicken, with cumin and oregano, garlic or onion, and other spices. I had some different versions while in Turkey – some seemingly made from almost pure, seasoned ground meat, while others having a lighter crispier texture, from the addition of egg and either breadcrumbs or some other starch (one tasted like potato, one like rice, but I am not sure if I was right). While there are vegetarian kuftas (made from red lentils) I didn't have any while I was there. The picture at the top of the page has what was called chicken meatballs on the menu, while this one, from the same place was chicken kufta. Different textures and tastes. That cafe served them with fuschia-coloured pickled cabbage and other salad items, with chips and a basket of fluffy bread.
Although I was eating meat all the time, a little overload perhaps given my normal travel eating habits, I did appreciate some of the vegetable offerings. Stuffed peppers, whether with bulgur, rice, or with meat. Mmmm. They really know how to cook eggplant in Turkey – eggplant stew, grilled, stuffed. Lovely. At that gala dinner, we got a plate of meze, with many offerings of such delights. Unfortunately, I can't describe them all, but check the Wikipedia entry for some idea. I know I had a stuffed pepper, cucumber-mint-yoghurt, somethign made out of ground red lentils, something out of yellow split-peas, a orange vegetable purée (squash?), 2 kinds of cheese, hummus and a wedge of lemon.
At one of the kebab shops we also had an Antalya specialty – a bean salad, made with tahini and lemon juice. There's a recipe here, but the version we had didn't have eggs. It was unexpectedly good, because I am not generally a bean salad fan. This is called Antalya Usulü Piyaz.
Ah, sweet desserts. If you're a fan of the Middle Eastern sweet treats like baklava and basboosa, then you'll love Turkey. You'll find such delicacies here also, in addition to the syrup-soaked Tulumber. Honey, pastry, pistachio, walnuts, rose-water… Yummy. The dessert plate from that gala dinner is a good example – 2 pastries made with phyllo pastry, and a cake in the back made from semolina, like basboosa. And ground pistachio all over. Syrupy. There are also somewhat less sweet biscuits, with sesame seeds, or chocolate, nuts, but delightful anyway.
To end of such great meal, nothing could be better than some tea. When we were first offered Turkish tea in the souvenir shop, we were curious – what is Turkish tea? or rather, what makes Turkish tea Turkish? Well, the fact that it is grown in Turkey of course. It's black tea and tastes like good black tea, but it's the way it's served that is so enticing! In these gorgeous narrow glasses, with matching saucers. Cubes of sugar and cute little spoons. I like tea.
And I like black tea in beautiful glasses, while I look at the Turquoise Mediterranean.
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he has a blog…no link?
tulumber – looks like if it was piped…like an eclair or choux?
well, in my anonymity, I can't really put his blog post now can I? Yeah, I think it is probably piped and the insides do remind me of choux pastry.
I think there are options for vegetarians, especially since they eat lots of beans and eggplant etc. I just didn't know what was vegetarian on the menu, usually. And for once, was trying out meats.
The tea looks very refreshing.
This is such an informative post, Chennette. I've learnt a lot from it. Thank you.
Hey Ewe! So glad to see you back online They also do cool things like apple teas, so you would have liked those. I just forgot to blog that. But in the spice stalls, they also sell cool teas.
I am reading this at 5:10 a.m and my last meal was about 10 hours ago. Now I feel hungrier than ever and a warm bowl of oats awaits. I have no more cinnamon.
These photos and descriptions are not only tempting but likely to make me buy lamb in excess this afternoon. I like the coffee and tea cups.
Lamb is good. Oats without cinnamon require nutmeg.
that was one gorgeous virtual trip to Turkey. if i drink turkish coffee, i have to brush my teeth right after, it's so strong.
Only one thing missing at this time of year – turkey! (actually, I'm having capon).
We had turkey yesterday since we're not bound to the Christmas Day thing Tried the brining for the first time a la Alton Brown, will probably blog.
Turkish food…it's not something that you can put your finger on. Thanks so much for this. This gives a much better spin to Turkey than Midnight Express!!
I need a photo for our food packaging.
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the quality or state of being equal : the quality or state of having the same rights, social status, etc.
First there are a lot of different views, to some it's gender equality, to some it's race equality, to some it's financial equality, and the list goes on and on. But what I see most of the time is people saying they want equality while at the same time saying they should be treated as special, these people can talk the talk but they can't walk the walk.
I'm going to give some examples of what I'm talking about but I am by means saying these represent the majority of the groups I use as examples.
The African Americans who demanded equal rights in Ferguson Missouri & Baltimore Maryland, then rioted and looted and claimed racism when they were arrested.
Women who demand equal pay, then say they shouldn't have to do the same work as their male counter parts because of their gender.
The low or no income who demand that the government pay them because their poor (thereby draining the system and leaving less for those who really need help), but refuse to help themselves and find work.
These are just basic ideas and by no means are meant to represent the groups as a whole. What I'm trying to show is the hypocrisy of the extremes here. Are there inequalities in each of these groups? Yes, of course there are, but what people need to understand is equality means taking the good AND the bad of equality. That seems to be the biggest thing most people can't seem to understand, they think equality means I get everything I want without any of the stuff I don't want, and that's not equality that's favoritism towards one group over another. When you show favoritism towards one group over another under the guise of "equality" all you are really doing is hurting the group you say that you want to be equal to.
Now some people think the only way to get true equality and that's by mixing all the races until there is only one race made up of all the different races on this planet, then run a socialist global government to make everyone equal and then everything will be equal and fair. First of all that's crazy, and would never work. But second the diversity on this planet is what makes us unique, what we really need to do is understand that we are all in this together and if we want to survive we're going to have to stop acting like children and work out our differences, make compromises that we make not always like, and work together.
Do I think that writing this blog post is going to be and earth shattering moment for anyone, no of course not. But I do hope that it at least makes you think. This is a tough issue and there are a lot of biases out there that have to be overcome if we are to ever get even close to true equality, but maybe if we start a calm adult conversion about it, then maybe we can make this world better for the coming generations so they will not have to deal with it and will look back at us and wonder why we didn't get our act together and work things out sooner.
Let's face it, if we go around hating each other forever instead of coming together and and doing the hard work to find middle ground, then we're doomed and we don't deserve equality.