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Weapon trade without all Africa?

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:30:04 GMT

clipped by: Kreuzberg-Jakob
clipper's remarks: at first look everybody see, that this never is the truth - on the side of recipients. Who arms whole Africa? Chile and other at the boarders of Bolivia and Venezuela? The axis of willing?

Clip Source: www.infoplease.com

Arms Sales to Developing Nations

In 2006, leading manufacturers in the highly competitive global arms market sought higher profits and expanded political influence in weapons sales to developing nations. Despite a 13% drop in worldwide weapons sales from 2005 to 2006, the combined sales of the United States, Russia, and Britain increased. The United States maintained its position as top arms dealer to developing nations in 2006 with $10.3 billion in weapons sales.

Top Suppliers

Percentage

United States

36%

Russia

Britain

Germany

China

Top Recipients

Value of Agreements in Billions

Pakistan

$5.1

India

3.5

Saudia Arabia

3.2

Venezuela

3.1

Algeria

2.1

Israel

2.1

Brazil

1.1

Source: Congressional Research Service, Sept., 2007

Tags: arms, world-trade, weapons, world

World's Largest Swimming Pool

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:04:37 GMT

clipped by: odiedog
clipper's remarks: Chile has the world's largest swimming pool!

Clip Source: www.victory-cruises.com

Subject: World's Largest Swimming Pool -- off the coast of Chile

World's Largest Swimming Pool

Tags: vacation, travel, swimming, summer, pool, adventure

Columbia - Study Abroad (Semester)

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:34:47 GMT

clipped by: celesteg1119

Clip Source: www.ogp.columbia.edu

Study Abroad Programs

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Chile

China

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

France

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Hungary

India

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kenya

Korea

Madagascar

Mexico

Morocco

Nepal

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Norway

Other

Peru

Poland

Russia

Senegal

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Switzerland

Tanzania

Turkey

Turks and Caicos

United Kingdom

United Kingdom - Northern Ireland

United Kingdom - Scotland

Yemen

Laguna Colorada: The Red Lake of Bolivia

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:54:50 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Currently ranked 68 among the new wonders of the world!

Clip Source: www.odditycentral.com

The Red Lake of Bolivia

Bolivia has quite a number of salt lakes but one of the most amazing ones is the Red Lake, also known as the Laguna Colorada.

Like the name suggests it has a reddish color given by an astronomical number of micro-organisms that live in its waters and by the salt crust.

Laguna Colorada is an unforgetable sight especially if you’re lucky enough to spot the rare flamingos that like to spend their time here.

Clip Source: www.new7wonders.com

Laguna Colorada

BOLIVIA

Laguna Colorada is a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia and close to the border with Chile. The lake contains borax islands, whose white color contrasts nicely with the reddish color of its waters, which is caused by red sediments and pigmentation of some algae.

Tags: red lake, bolivia, south america, salt, laguna colorada

50 Billion Suns! -The Biggest Single Object in the Universe

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:17:51 GMT

clipped by: Silkweaver
clipper's remarks: Based on this self-regulating maximum rate, scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Massachusetts, and the European Southern Observatory, Chile, have calculated an upper limit for these mega-mammoth masses. Fifty billion suns, that's 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kg, otherwise known as "ridiculously stupidly big" and triple the size of the largest observed black hole, OJ 287.

Clip Source: www.dailygalaxy.com

Scientists have determined the mass of the largest things that could possibly exist in our universe, and they don't appear in the Oprah studio audience.

New results have placed an upper limit on the current size of black holes - and at fifty billion suns it's pretty damn big. That's a hundred thousand tredagrams, and you'll never get the chance to use that word in relation to anything else.

While there's theoretically no upper limit on how big a black hole can be, there are hard limits on how big they could have become by now. The universe has only existed for a finite amount of time, and even the most voracious black hole can only suck in matter at a certain rate. The bigger the black hole, the bigger the gravitational field and the faster it can pull in matter - but that same huge gravitational gradient means that the same matter can release huge amounts of radiation as it falls, blasting other matter further away.

Tags: astronomy, cosmology

Mexican regional varieties of tamales

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:00:51 GMT

clipped by: Lexica
clipper's remarks: Also Chiapas (countless varieties using different herbs, beans, chicharrón (crispy, fried pork rind) and even flower buds), Tabasco (one of Mexico's biggest cattle producers and grows sugar cane, cacao, coffee, corn, rice, peppers, bananas, coconuts, pineapple, watermelon and a variety of exotic fruit. All these, in addition to Maya herbs and spices more often associated with the Yucatán, flavor Tabasco's tamales, which are usually filled with pork, pejelagarto (large freshwater gar), chicken or even iguana), Veracruz (most famous for its fantastically large zacahuil tamale, which can be made up to 12 feet long for festive occasions and contain whole chickens, fish, turkeys, roasts or game, along with chiles, garlic and tomatoes, all wrapped in banana leaves and slow-roasted in a mud-brick and earth pit), and Yucatán (pork and chicken fillings marinated in achiote (with orange and lemon juices) are wrapped with tomato, peppers, onion and toasted garlic in banana leaves, and cooked in a

Clip Source: www.sfgate.com

There's virtually no end to what you might encounter in a tamal, but here are some of the most distinctive regional variations:

Sinaloa

Seafood is wrapped into tamales all along Mexico's Pacific coast.

Nayarit

South of Sinaloa, in the state of Nayarit, shrimp tamales may be filled with fresh or dried shrimp, often accompanied by roasted tomatillos, onions, garlic, chiles, cilantro and pineapples; ground chilacate or guajillo peppers and shrimp powder is traditionally added to the dough.

Michoacán

Instead of being wrapped around fillings, the masa itself is made with the traditional doblecrema (a creamy, salty cheese), and roasted poblano pepper strips; a variety of other ingredients may be mixed in. Most of the spice comes from the simple green sauce of tomatillos and hot chile peron.

Oaxaca

a complex sauce based on poblano (or even better, the local chilhuacle) peppers and superior Oaxacan chocolate, flavors large tamales wrapped in banana leaves and typically filled with chicken and onion

Tags: food, mexico, travel, tamales

hot crambery salsa

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:02:55 GMT

clipped by: Julian Ospina

Clip Source: www.deseretnews.com

Dips, Spreads & Sauces > Salsas >

Author: AP/Pork Information Bureau

E-MAIL | PRINT | FONT + -

Ingredients

16-ounce can whole cranberry sauce
1 jalapeno chile, seeded and diced (use rubber gloves when handling hot peppers)
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons lime juice

Directions

In medium bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, jalapeno chile, cilantro, black pepper and lime juice. Cover and refrigerate if made ahead. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Nutrition facts per tablespoon serving: 29 cals., 7 g carbo.

Cranberry-Chile Salsa

Tags: receta de cosina

crambery-chile chutney

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:57:17 GMT

clipped by: Julian Ospina

Clip Source: www.freecookingrecipes.net

Cranberry-Chile Chutney

Ingredients and Directions

2 c Fresh or frozen cranberries

1 Larbe onion, chopped

4 Cloves garlic, minced

1/4 c Cider vinegar

3 tb Sugar

1 c Cranberry juice

1 tb McfIlhenny Tabasco Pepper

Sauce 1 tb Lee Kum Kee Chili paste

1/4 c Chopped red bell pepper,

Stem and seeds removed 1 Red jalopeno chile, stem and

Seeds removed, chopped 1 c Dried cranberries

: Place all the ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until the sauce is thick. Cool and refrigerate. : Serve as a condimentwith meat dishes use as a sandwhich spread. Heat Scale: Medium

Actualités

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:38:30 GMT

clipped by: Youmah
clipper's remarks: Info

Clip Source: news.google.com

Clip Source: 64.233.179.104

Afficher plus d'articles

Clip Source: 64.233.179.104

Crostini de mozzarella de bufala y chile

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:42:54 GMT

clipped by: Carlita

Clip Source: www.jamieoliver.com

crostini - buffalo mozzarella and chilli

Tear 3 x 150g balls of buffalo mozzarella into quarters, then top each of your hot crostini with one of the quarters. Deseed and finely chop a fresh red chilli and sprinkle this over the mozzarella. Add a little seasoning and finish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Lovely with a little fresh basil torn over.

I Want My Country Back

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:37:50 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: "I love America, and I can't stand quietly by while the land of peace and liberty is being destroyed.

I love the America of the Constitution and limited government - not the America of the Patriot Act and the Orwellian Department of Homeland Security.

I love the America that Washington and Jefferson said should be far removed from all the age-old quarrels of Europe and Asia, while trading benevolently with people all over the world - not the America that has troops in a hundred countries while our own government prohibits us from peaceful trading with dozens of countries."

Clip Source: www.populistamerica.com

Thoughts on the American empire

Is it an empire?

Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.

But what do you call a government that has tried (usually successfully) to force "regime changes" in Panama, Grenada, South Vietnam, Cuba, Guatemala, Chile, Rhodesia, South Africa, Iraq (in 1963), the Philippines, Serbia, Afghanistan (twice), Iran and several other countries that don't immediately come to mind?

What do you call a government whose leader says everyone must play by his rules or risk being attacked?

World government

America rules the world - by force.

And that's ironic. Because for as long as I can remember, conservatives have been railing against the threat of world government.

But now we actually have a form of world government - a government run by George Bush and enforced by the American military - and most conservatives are all for it.

If you ask

foreigners, they make it clear that it's America's bullying foreign policy they detest.

Spectacular Chile Volcano Eruption

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:09:11 GMT

clipped by: Smoke TNT

Clip Source: mysterytopia.com

Nature still has the best special effects....

Chile Volcano eruption!!
Several weeks ago, a volcano that had been dormant for 9,000 years near the
coast of Chile erupted spectacularly, hurling liquefied rocks many miles
into the sky with lightning. The results, which you see here, are called a

'dirty thunderstorm,' and are quite rare.

Nobody is certain what causes them, but according to National Geographic
it's believed to be 'the result of rock fragments, ash, and ice particles in
the plume colliding to produce static charges-just as ice particles collide
to create charges in regular thunderstorms.'

Tags: science, volcanoes, chile

online encyclopedia of spices

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:16:12 GMT

clipped by: Lexica

Clip Source: www.theepicentre.com

Ajowan

Chervil

Chile - Chili- Chilli
(general info)

Melegueta Pepper
(Grains of Paradise)

Nigella

Parsley

Rosemary

Sage

Tarragon

Thyme

Turmeric

Vanilla

Wasabi

Zedoary

African and Middle Eastern Spice Blends: Baharat, Berbere, Chermoula, Dukkah, Harissa, La Kama, Ras el Hanout, Tsire, Za'atar (Zahtar)

American Spice Blends: Apple Pie Spice, Cajun Blackening Spice, Chili Powder, Old Bay Seasoning, Pumpkin Pie Spice

Asian Blends: Chinese 5-spice, Chinese Seasoned Salt, Shichimi-togarashi

British Blends

Classic French Herb and Spice Blends

Indian Masalas

Tags: food, cooking, spices, reference

Chicken and Mint Salad

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:44:41 GMT

clipped by: rebecca dahl

Clip Source: www.foodnetwork.com

1 Thai chile, seeded and minced
1 large garlic clove, peeled, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce (nuoc nam or nam pla)
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 medium onion, finely sliced
Freshly grated black pepper
7 to 8 ounces white cabbage, shredded
1 medium carrot, shredded, julienned, or grated
7 ounces cooked chicken breast, shredded, or cut into fine strips
1 bunch mint, plus extra for garnish, leaves roughly chopped
Salt

Bunking with Scientists

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:01:59 GMT

clipped by: madame travels
clipper's remarks: PORTAL, ARIZ.
Southwestern Research Station of the American Museum of Natural History
Scientists at this field station in eastern Arizona study native Mexican birds and hummingbirds. The three cabins sleep up to 15 people each, and meals are served in the dining hall. "Everyone sits family-style, so guests can get to know the staff," says director Dawn Wilson. 520/558-2396, research.amnh.org, $75 with meals, open spring and fall.

CHURCHILL, MANITOBA
Churchill Northern Studies Centre
Up to six people can stay for free at the remote station if they volunteer to plant trees and collect data. Staff researchers give lectures on the region's subarctic climate and lead regular hikes to the habitats of arctic foxes, snowy owls, and polar bears. The facility also has a 300-species herbarium and an observation dome for viewing the aurora borealis in the winter. 204/675-2307, churchillscience.ca, open year-round.

Clip Source: www.budgettravel.com

There are hundreds of biological field stations around the globe, and a select few of them are now letting visitors rub elbows with staff researchers and spend the night inside the facilities—no advanced degree required.

ST. JOHN, U.S.V.I.
Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station

Day trips include mountain hikes and tours of nearby petroglyphs and former rum distilleries. islands.org/virgin/viers, open year-round, book six months in advance

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C.
Clayoquot Field Station

There's plenty to study at this station in the Tofino Botanical Gardens, which has a collection of plants from southern Chile, as well as a bird sanctuary that attracts western sandpipers and great blue herons

250/725-1220, tbgf.org, from $32, open year-round

HEREDIA, COSTA RICA
Tirimbina Rainforest Center

The solar-powered station accommodates 45 guests, with meals served in an open-air dining room. 011-506/2761-0333, tirimbina.org, from $64, meals from $6, open year-round