There is widespread agreement among investors and economists that the European program of stiff budget cuts while paying back a staggering mountain of debt is unsustainable.

WSJ: Greece Backs Bailout

As stiff as his white-collared shirts, a Rocky Mountain version of American Gothic, the Mormon Senator nonetheless makes nice with the Beltway Philistines.

CNN: Blowing His Stack

Channelled up and down Crete's mountain canyons - veritable wind tunnels - these stiff breezes are known to locals by individual names, depending on from where they come, how long they stay, and what gifts they bring with them.

BBC: Seductive southern Crete