Lamb Shanks Braised in Red Wine is a simple dish that combines onion, carrot and celery, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and peppercorns with dry red wine and chicken broth. Syrah or a Syrah-based blend deepens the flavor of the braising liquid and offsets the slight lambiness that some people find objectionable. Or, or you can pull the meat off, add it to the sauce and serve atop mashed potatoes, polenta or couscous. Serve the shanks on the bone or pull off the meat and use on polenta, mashed potatoes or pasta. Читать дальше...
To what extent does disorder threaten the global economic system, and must the United States prevent piracy, international crime, and general lawlessness in order to maintain our relative prosperity? Does uncertain access to sources of energy pose a threat to U.S. and global prosperity? The leading advocates of U.S. global primacy contend that trade has expanded because the United States provides a global public good of security within the commons, and that such trade would slow or contract if the... Читать дальше...
Beyond traditional threats to security such as wars and terrorism, fears have arisen in response to supposed new, but less visible, dangers. These include cybersecurity and cyberwar, potential problems derived from climate change, and issues of uncertainty, economic stagnation, and complexity. How do we assess these purported threats? Should we fear general instability and anarchy, which are persistent features of the international system? Can we do anything about them?
It's been months since we last saw Doctor Who, and there's still a month to go before the anniversary special. But if you're having withdrawal symptoms, fear not — British television has spawned tons of other great science fiction and fantasy programming. Here are 20 lesser-known British TV shows that Doctor Who fans…
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While on a break from One Direction’s Australian tour, pop star Harry Styles hit the courts with Pat Rafter. Plus, two WTA stars made their on-camera debuts, with Victoria Azarenka playing a part in Redfoo’s latest music video and Genie Bouchard giving the weather report for a Montreal news station. All this and more in the latest Tennis Now news update.
With a lack of credible state rivals since the end of the Cold War, security studies scholars and policy analysts in the United States have increasingly turned their attention to sub-state threats: insurgents, terrorists, criminal networks, and increasingly civil war, or the absence of authority itself. What have we learned of late about the sort of danger these troubles pose to the United States itself? To what extent should we fix, manage, or live with the lack of authority that lets these problems grow? Читать дальше...
Historically, states have posed the greatest threats to international security, especially through wars that have caused massive death and destruction. Is that still the case? What sort of security threat does China’s growing power pose to the United States? Another fear is that of nuclear weapons “cascades,” or a “tipping point” beyond which a large number of states will acquire nuclear weapons. Is such a cascade likely? What danger would such a scenario pose to Americans? And finally, American... Читать дальше...
Social media has redefined 'friend' to include estranged classmates and distant acquaintances. Mr. Know-It-All explains why it’s OK to quit second-rate pals on Facebook without fear of feeling guilty.
Social media has redefined 'friend' to include estranged classmates and distant acquaintances. Mr. Know-It-All explains why it’s OK to quit second-rate pals on Facebook without fear of feeling guilty.
Halloween is all about scarily serious costumes — so go hard or go home at one of the capital's best purveyors of the fancy stuff
A late Southampton goal snatched a point for the visitors, but what part did United manager David Moyes play with a late defensive substitution?
A late Southampton goal snatched a point for the visitors, but what part did United manager David Moyes play with a late defensive substitution?
On this week’s packed Rant Cast regular presenters Ed and Paul discuss Manchester United’s fixtures against Southampton and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford. In the Premier League a late Southampton goal snatched a point for the visitors, but what part did United manager David Moyes play with a late defensive substitution? Then, in the Champions […]
There is a monster at the center of our galaxy: A black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, weighing 4.3 million times as the sun and measuring about 25 million kilometers (15 million miles) across. At present the monster is slumbering, betraying its presence only by a slight snore of radiation, but it was not always so calm. A new study using the Chandra X-ray Observatory has picked up echoes of past outbursts within the past few hundred years--moments when Sagittarius A* was wide awake, blazing a m
OMTS have been given a Home draw vs Wisbech