 while Man United look bereft of any goal scoring presence when Marcus Rashford is missing.
ESPN have reported that Man United have been making attempts to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan, but ultimately it looks like the chase will end in disappointment.
The report indicates he has a release clause of €111m so he would represent a serious outlay, but that could be good value in the current market.
He’s proven to be an integral part of an Inter Milan side that looks like pushing Juventus all the way for the title, while a goal scoring record of better than 1 in 2 is always welcome.
Unfortunately for United, the report suggests that the Argentine has his heart set on a move to Barcelona in the Summer, so a transfer to Old Trafford seems highly unlikely at this point.
It’s also possible that a successful link with up Lionel Messi at The Nou Camp could boost his hopes of establishing himself for Argentina too, so the move would make a lot of sense.An interview with Tim Schlitzer, Executive Director, Food Routes Network and Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Chances are if you live near one of its 50 chapters in 17 states, you've seen a "Buy Fresh Buy Local" sign. Sighting one of these is a great way to know you are near a source of an active local food network.
"It's not a brand," he says. "It's just continuity that can be identified." You see, brands, according to Tim, mean a label. A set definition. Rules. Eating local is for a person and a community to define for themselves. An approach not unlike that of the Eat Local Challenge.
An example of such interpretation, he said, is the hundred-mile diet. A hundred miles of choice is a lot different for someone in Kansas compared to someone in New Jersey. People have to be able to localize their approach.
Thus, the Buy Fresh Buy Local program exists to help insure that there are local choices, and that consumers can find them. The program includes everything from creating "feedability guides" that identify new opportunities for growers and producers based on an individual community's needs, to assisting with grant proposals, to helping raise awareness of endangered foods and the importance of seed banks.
The program also provides marketing materials and the "continuity" of the Buy Fresh Buy Local program that can serve as a guide for consumers. At the heart of all these different activities, the organization serves as a liaison for sharing information on what programs work and what kinds of solutions are working in other chapters.
Each of the 50-plus chapters then determines its own needs and can use the support, marketing materials, and shared knowledge to succeed in recreating its local food system.
Tim uses the analogy of microbreweries to help people understand what has happened to local food systems. As he explains, small, quality-driven breweries used to be the norm. Larger breweries with a standardized, cheaper product then took over. People since realized that the beer just wasn't as good, Tim says, and now you see the rebirth of microbreweries. Local food needs to experience the same rebirth.
Tim also advocates the rebirth of dialog with regard to food. As individuals we need to stop being complacent and take an active role in learning more about where our food comes from, he says. And, while the journey for each of us to define our local food may be complex, starting that journey does not have to be.
"I would say [for a consumer] to start with one thing rather than trying to broadly replace it all," Tim advises. Try sourcing that one thing, and the rest will grow from there. This is sound advice given that many local food systems can't offer all of the local items needed to sustain their surrounding communities. By starting small, demand and supply can grow together.
As the executive director for the program, it's likely Tim has seen his share of both successes and, well, not successes. Despite this, he remains optimistic when asked about the next ten years ahead for his organization and the long-overdue "consumer-driven food revolution."
"I'd like to see local food systems to be recreated in every state," he says. Currently about two percent of foods are sourced locally. Tim's goals include raising that percentage to ten or even twenty-five percent. "Communities will learn to feed themselves again."
Tim seemed less optimistic about the pending farm bill.
"Too much politics. We can't wait. The public has to stop looking to government for change." There is a certain irony in allowing a centralized government define "rules" for local food systems. These systems are unique and can only be understood by the people in them, Tim explains. "Local chooses local," he says.
Despite the overall optimism, Tim advises others not to take the fragility of our food systems for granted. It only took fifty years to get to the current state of a highly centralized and industrialized system. It's the goal of Buy Fresh Buy Local and Tim Schlitzer — as well as the responsibility of each of us — to guarantee that when we choose local, we will have that choice.
More information on Buy Fresh Buy Local can be found at foodroutes.org. Kansas City residents can learn more about our local Buy Fresh Buy Local Chapter through Bridging the Gap's site.
Semi-relevant anecdote. 

Some years ago my family and I were taking a trip to San Diego to see some relatives and my schedule unfortunately had me working nine hours and then immediately leaving for the airport when I got home. As we're sitting there after getting through security and waiting for our flight I decide it's time to change into something more comfortable for the flight as I'll be sleeping through all of it. I grab my backpack and head to the bathroom.

This type of bathroom had the identical split hallways with the signs posted in the middle for which way was which. Generally left is the mens room and right is the womens so I went left without giving it another thought. I head towards the back where the larger handicapped stalls are usually located and let myself in where I could change my clothes. I failed however to look closely because in this case both of the entrances on this side were womens restrooms, and to the left on the other side of the water fountains there were two more identical ones that were both for men. I also managed to walk along an entire row of stalls, probably 20, without thinking anything of it. 

Right as I finish changing and packing my clothes up I unlock the stall door when I hear a rather feminine voice coming from outside. Slowly my exhaustion addled mind begins to put the clues together and I very quietly re-lock the door and in order to confirm the growing pit in my stomach I crouch down and realize where I am. I hope and hope that this woman leaves quickly so I can make my escape. No dice. One after another comes in, strollers and rolling luggage in tow, there's probably 6-8 women and children in there now. The time for our flight is quickly approaching and soon I'll have no choice but to close my eyes, apologize as loudly as I can and make my way to the exit. I did have semi-long hair but my beard was unfortunately a dead giveaway about my maleness. The thought occurred to me that I might be able to play it off like I'm mentally handicapped, my dad works at an early childhood center and growing up I spent a lot of time with handicapped children, so I figured I could pull it off. The number of women dwindled slowly, only two left and one with a stroller. I began my preparations with a few facial tweaks and very, *very* quietly trying to get my voice right. Carefully planned out what I would do up to and including wearing my backpack upside down and leaving a shoe untied. 

While I'm just getting up the nerve to leave I realize everything is quiet, I quickly crouched down and discovered I was alone. I opened that door and speed walked as nonchalantly as I could hoping to not come face to face with a woman who would scream and start a chain of events that would end up with me convulsing and drooling on the floor of an airport bathroom via tazer. Coast was clear, I half-ran back to my family, so wired/wide awake from the adrenaline I didn't manage to sleep until we landed in Cali.

.. I lived / work in N.Yorks 12 years, in 03 periods, 'tween 1977-1999.
.. I haven't been back.
.. I'll change that. I miss Old Blighty.Release Date: 2012 |
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Album Rating: 4.5As it should be, criticism is welcome. I already see issues. Digging: Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Digging: Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Album Rating: 4.0haven't heard this yet, although Who Will Survive... is awesome
Album Rating: 4.5It is. I think their whole discog is though. Although Goodmorning is the least of the 7.
Album Rating: 4.5Well, 8. I'm not sure that Breakdancing counts.
LOVE THIS ALBUM. They took the energy of Who Will Survive and mixed it with the darker mature writing of Magpie.
Album Rating: 4.5I feel the review could do with a bit more discussion of the actual album itself- over half of it is just background (albeit relevant). Its really well written though, so I'll pos.
As for the album, I think its their best- the production is absolutely incredible, there are so many tiny hiddden touches which