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Climate Change and War Frequency in Eastern China over the Last Millennium
- David D. Zhang,
- Jane Zhang,
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We explore the association between climate change and warfare in eastern China over the past millennium from a macro-historic perspective. High-resolution palaeo-temperature reconstructions and the complete record of warfare incidence in eastern China were compared. Results show that warfare frequency in eastern China (its southern portion in particular) significantly correlated with the Northern Hemisphere temperature oscillations. Almost all peaks of warfare frequency and dynastic changes occurred in cooling phases. We suggest that in historic China, the reduction of thermal energy during cooling phases significantly shrank agricultural production. Such ecological stress interacted with population pressure and China's unique historic and geographic setting to bring about the high frequencies of warfare over the last millennium. We recommend scholars take climate change into account as they consider the anthropology of warfare in the historic past.
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- Title
- Climate Change and War Frequency in Eastern China over the Last Millennium
- Journal
Human Ecology
Volume 35, Issue 4 , pp 403-414
- Cover Date
- 2007-08-01
- 10.1007/s10745-007-9115-8
- Print ISSN
- 0300-7839
- Online ISSN
- 1572-9915
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Climate change
- warfare
- temperature anomaly
- ecological stress
- population
- eastern China
- Authors
- David D. Zhang (1)
- Jane Zhang (2)
- Harry F. Lee (1)
- Yuan-qing He (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
- 2. Department of Anthropology, University College of London, London, UK
- 3. CAREERI, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China


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Prith Rajendran
Prith joined Stopford in 1996 as Managing Director of its then fledgling process engineering division he is also a Chartered Chemical Engineer. Prith has been MD of the group since 2000. Prior to joining Stopford, he was a chemical engineer within the pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing industries for multinational companies and also ran an environmental consultancy.Prith has overall responsibility to ensure that the company achieves its strategic objectives and to provide leadership and direction to the board and staff.
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Steve is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and Environmentalist and Fellow of the IChemE. He has been associated with Stopford since the mid 1990's as a consultant and joined permanently in 2000 following an early career in process and project engineering, loss prevention, quality and technical management in chemicals manufacturing, environmental consultancy and chemical make-up and dosing equipment for multi-national companies.At Stopford he has taken responsibility for a range of key projects and clients and has had experience of projects in the pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental, water and waste, paper and fuels sectors, often in a hands-on front end engineering role. He is responsible for Stopford's outsourcing service on behalf of BASF (formerly Ciba Specialty Chemicals) for chemical make-up and dosing equipment. Steve is Chairman of the Environment Group at the Society of Chemical Industry, SCI.
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The MPOMC Garage Sale has a terrific reputation for selling baby clothes and gear in excellent condition, and it's this reputation that draws boatloads of buyers who buy boatloads of stuff! The only way to keep our reputation intact, however, is with a strict quality control process. So make sure your items are clean, all the pieces are there, batteries are loaded and ready to go – then go get your tags and start pricing!
A few helpful hints are listed below, but make sure to download our Garage Sale Handbook so you know all the details of the sale and understand why it's important to follow our guidelines.
Some Helpful Hints
- Save your baby hangers: little clothes sell better on little hangers.
- Be judicious: price items to sell – don't overprice.
- Get going: organize and tag now – it takes longer than you think!
- Look around: besides baby clothes & baby gear – we sell lots of baby furniture, books, DVDs, maternity wear, even bath toys and potty chairs!
The following items are not accepted for the sale:
- Stuffed animals
- Underwear
- Diapers
- Bottle nipples
- Pacifiers, teething rings
- Toys without working batteries
- Equipment with missing parts
- Stained or dirty equipment
- Stained or dirty clothing
- Stained or dirty toys
- Cribs manufactured prior to 6/28/2011
MPOMC will only accept the consignment of cribs manufactured on or after June 28, 2011. Although you may have heard that the 2011 changes in crib safety standards only restrict the sale of drop-sided cribs, the changes go well beyond that and actually include requirements to improve the overall structural integrity of cribs. While it is possible for some cribs manufactured before June 28, 2011 to comply with the new regulations, the process to verify compliance is overly burdensome. MPOMC has therefore elected not to accept cribs manufactured prior to June 28, 2011 in any configuration (toddler bed, day bed, etc). If you do choose to sell a crib, you will be required to show verification (in the form of the original manufacturer's tag, which should be located on the crib, generally somewhere on the mattress board) that the crib was manufactured on or after June 28, 2011.
Items you can sell at the Garage Sale!
High quality used items such as:
- maternity clothes, support belts, maternity pillows
- baby and children's clothes (from infant to children age 10),
- infant and toddler gear,
- clean toys with batteries
- furniture
Tagging & Pricing Your Items
If you are selling at the MPOMC Garage Sale, then you must use price tags purchased from MPOMC for the sale, and fill the tags out completely – top and bottom. This ensures that you get paid the proper amount for the sale of your items.
Tags are priced at $5 per 100 tags, including fasteners. Tagging guns can be borrowed for free, or purchased for $15. Tagging reps are located throughout Marin. Review the list of reps below, and please contact them directly to pick up and purchase your tagging supplies.
MPOMC price tags are either white or yellow, and there is an important difference in which color you use!
WHITE TAG: By pricing some or all of your items with WHITE tags, you are letting us know you'd like those unsold items returned to you, and so you must come & pick them up between 4 and 5pm the day of the sale (or be charged $50).
YELLOW TAG: By using YELLOW tags, however, you are letting us know that you would like any unsold items donated to charity, and thus you do not have to come pick them up after the sale.
RED DOTS: At 1pm on Saturday, all unsold items are offered at half price! If you do not want an item to be marked down, please draw a large red dot on the top right hand corner of the top and bottom portion of the tag. However, all clothes and wearable items will be offered at half price regardless of whether it's been marked with a red dot. Red Dot=Full price only (except clothes/wearable items)
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Finally, please price your items in increments of 50 cents. Clothing items run on average between $1.00 and $5.00, and baby gear generally sells at half of original cost (or less), depending on condition.
Pricing Guide
Sweaters $3 – $8
Play pants $1 – $4
Jeans/Pants $2 – $8
Shorts $1 – $3
Skorts/Skirts $2 – $5
Dresses $2 – $7
Swimsuits $2 – $4
Shoes $3 – $10
Button Down Shirts/Polo Shirts $2 – $5
Jackets $4 – $8
Winter Coats/Snowsuits $5 – $10
Equipment - Start at 50% of estimated retail price and increase slightly if the item is in excellent condition and in high demand. Decrease to 35% if the item is in good used condition. All equipment items need all parts attached and if you need to take it apart (crib, dresser, bed) please take a picture of the assembled item first.
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Toys - Small toys require very competitive pricing, usually $.50 to $1.00. Only great toys can command prices higher than $10.
Car seats – $10 to $50
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Strollers - $10 to $150. Please clean your stroller to look as new as you can possible make it. Make sure all parts are included and tires inflated if necessary. Tags often fall off strollers please secure with Snap Lock fasteners.
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Cinnamon Pecan Sticky Buns
These sticky buns have to be started the night before, but they're so delicious they're worth the extra time.
- Yield: Makes 12
Source: Martha Stewart Living, June 1997
- 2 packages active dry yeast, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm milk, about 110 degrees
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut in pieces, plus more for the pan
- 3 1/3 cups pecan halves
- 2 1/4 cups light corn syrup
- 1 1/4 cups packed dark-brown sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
In a small bowl, combine yeast and milk. Let stand until yeast is creamy, about 10 minutes. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt. Add yeast mixture and eggs, and mix on low speed until completely combined, about 3 minutes.
Increase the speed to high and add butter, several pieces at a time. When all the butter has been added, continue mixing dough until it is smooth and shiny, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a parchment-lined 13-by-18-inch baking pan and use your hands to spread the dough out to fit the pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill overnight.
Generously butter one 12-cup or two 6-cup, 7-ounce-capacity muffin pans. Chop 2 cups pecans, and break remaining 1 1/3 cups pecans in half lengthwise, keeping the two types separate. Pour 3 tablespoons corn syrup into each muffin cup, and add about 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to each muffin cup. Add about 2 tablespoons of the halved pecans to each muffin cup, and set the filled muffin pan aside.
Remove dough from the refrigerator, and let stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 15 minutes. Roll out dough lengthwise, 1/4 inch thick by 15 inches long by 20 inches wide. Using a spatula, spread sour cream over the surface of dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Dust sour cream with cinnamon, and sprinkle with 2/3 cup brown sugar. Cover brown sugar with chopped pecans, and roll dough up lengthwise to form a roll 18 inches long by 3 inches in diameter.
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Using a sharp knife, slice dough into 1 1/2-inch-thick slices, and place in the prepared pan or pans, either cut side down, until every cup is filled. Cover buns with parchment paper, and let rise in a warm place until they rise 1/2 inch above cups, 20 to 30 minutes. Transfer sticky buns to the oven, placing a cookie sheet on the rack below to catch any drips. Rotate the pans between the shelves to ensure even baking, until buns are dark golden brown, about 40 minutes.
Remove the pans from the oven, and immediately turn buns out onto a second parchment-covered cookie sheet. Replace any pecan halves that fell off buns when turning them out. Place the cookie sheet on a wire rack to cool.
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Leyla Ezer Erman 25 Sep, 2012
I watched her doing this on TV prg. She didn't use 6 cups of flour. She used 1 cup bread flour and 1 1/3 of regular flour. So I am going to try it today and give you an input.
Aniatass 7 Aug, 2011
I have attempted this recipe some time ago, but it didn't work :( 6 cups of flour seems to be way too much, especially if the only wet ingredients you add are the yeast mixture and 4 eggs. My KitchenAid worked really hard to mix it up and I ended up turning it off to prevent the engine from exploding ;) I did not give up on the sticky buns, though - the recipe featured on Martha Bakes worked great (search for separate recipes for Yeast Dough and Sticky Buns from East End Cookie Company). Yum!
let314 20 Apr, 2011
Got a question. Do I need 2 pks of yeast AND 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon? Or does 2 pks equal 1 table. + 1 teas? Want to try these for Easter.
kutest 12 Jan, 2011
You need to roll these very tight. Mine were too large to fit in the pan when I sliced them. I made therefor my son and his buddies in Dec. I only made half of them and froze the other half wrapped in parchment and put in a ziplock bag. I took these out in Jan. Defrosted in the fridge overnight and they baked up beautifully the next morning. Well worth the work.
kutest 12 Jan, 2011
You need to roll these very tight. Mine were too large to fit in the pan when I sliced them. I made therefor my son and his buddies in Dec. I only made half of them and froze the other half wrapped in parchment and put in a ziplock bag. I took these out in Jan. Defrosted in the fridge overnight and they baked up beautifully the next morning. Well worth the work.
kutest 11 Dec, 2010
Very yummy! Made 24 not 12 like the recipe says. Make sure to roll the dough tightly or they won't fit in the cups. Also don't take the dough out of the fridge too early or it will get too soft. Lots of work but worth it.
10KLady 1 Dec, 2010
Hi All
I just found this receip and want to try it for Christmas but lack time. if I prepare ahead of time, can I freeze -
10KLady 1 Dec, 2010
Hi All
I just found this receip and want to try it for Christmas but lack time. if I prepare ahead of time, can I freeze -
misscarri 11 Nov, 2010
I have always wondered if the amount of buns was correct, I had a friend of mine give me some of the extra large muffin pans (he runs a professional bakery)and even with that I always get 24. But, I have to agree, these are some of the best you will EVER have :)
KatySF 22 Aug, 2010
DELISH! AMAZING!! here are some caviats: The dough will not rise a lot overnight, so don't worry if it doesnt. 2: butter the parchment paper so you can roll the log easier and the dough wont stick to it. 3. Butter the tops of the muffin pans, not just the cups. These spread a lot and you will need to get them out and off of the pans. 4. I thought that 3Tbsp of corn syrup sounded ridiculous (too much?), but it worked fine. 5. Prepare to impress your brunch guests!!!! Totally worth the work...
terrie-bear 12 Jun, 2008
ceceliamarie, yeast can also be bought bulk in a jar, so if you don't use the individual small packages, you would measure out 1 tbls plus 1 tsp. from the jar. Hope this clears up the confusion.
ceceliamarie 12 Jun, 2008
after the 2 pkgs yeast, ...what is the 1 Tbls. 1 tsp. for? Plus that much More yeast or something else? Sorry but i'm easily confused:( Ceceliamarie


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Figures from speed testing service Ookla found Virgin Media achieved average download speeds of 52.98MBps during June 2014, up from 49.26MBps during the previous month and more than double the 25.27MBps average achieved by its main rival BT.
Zen Internet came in third in the ISPreview.co.uk chart with 21.67Mbps, ahead of Plusnet (20.83MBps) and Eclipse Internet (15.77MBps).
Some of the more established ISPs fared poorly, with TalkTalk (13.40 MBps), EE (13.32 MBps) and Sky (13.28 MBps) lagging behind their smaller rivals.
Overall, the average UK download speed increased slightly to reach 22.06 MBps during June 2014 (up from 21.7 MBps in May 2014), while uploads increased from an average of 5.04 MBps in May to 5.237 MBps now, according to Ookla's survey of eight leading ISPs.
Virgin Media has looked to invest heavily in its home broadband service, launching its fastest ever network in February, which is capable of producing speeds of up to 152MBps to its 12.5m UK customers, twice as fast as any other currently available service.
The figures come a few days after Ofcom revealed that its broadband services attracted the least amount of complaints during the first three months of 2014, recording just 0.07 complaints per 1,000 customers.
"Whilst it is great to see customers have told Ofcom we are better than BT, Sky and TalkTalk, there is always room for improvement," Virgin Media's chief executive officer Tom Mockridge said in a statement.
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One of the key observations that has been made about the new Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom interactive game is that every land except Tomorrowland has a tie-in to the game. This has led many to speculate that Disney does not want to spend to add SotMK elements only to have to remove them for a giant upgrade to the land that may be in the planning stages right now.
The new Disney parks leadership (aka Tom Staggs) and Walt Disney Imagineering agree that Tomorrowland at both the Magic Kingdom and at Disneyland is in great need of help. Cars land opens in June at DCA and New Fantasyland opens in November at the MK. This is fortuitous for the prospects for a new Tomorrowland. If the crowds and spending come to DCA and New Fantasyland as predicted, WDI will get the greenlight to move ahead with plans to update Tomorrowland in both parks.
Historically, Disney management has been much more likely to green light an attraction if it can be duplicated and used in multiple parks. They now believe they can get two Tomorrowlands for the price of one (so to speak). Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom would get clones of a new E-Ticket, clones of a C or D ticket, and updates to theming that will be nearly identical at both parks.
Everything would be tied up around space travel and a very futuristic vision of far off places and new creatures. The C or D ticket is tentatively scheduled to be a WALL-E based next-generation omnimover (a more varied range of motion for the cars and onboard screens to interact with). The E-Ticket you've probably already heard of.
It will be more than just a single ride, but rather a whole pavilion. Everyone knows that Avatarland has been put on hold at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The reason might be because Imagineering has long held an interest in graphing an alien world onto Tomorrowland and the Avatar movies might provide the perfect vehicle. It also lets Disney have a working concept that won't see the park needing to re-invent the land every 15 years again.
That's all I have for today. Looks like we could be in for a very interested next 5 years.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
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4 comments:
- Gavin said...
I second this rumor, it is definately a possibility, I think this may be happening.
- Anonymous said...
I hope Disney does NOT put Avatar in Tomorrowland. Avatar is not a Disney movie. I don't this swap meet mentality.
The Tron Cycle indoor coaster they're building for Shanghai would make a much better choice. - 3/13/2012 8:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
I pray that the project picks up for Avatar in Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom was originally going to have a land full of fantasy creatures. I think this is the perfect opportunity to bring this into fruition in a new way. Avatar was a story about conservation. That theme was the center of that film. If done right, that theme could be brought over into Animal Kingdom's Pandora. Imagine the bestiary of creatures we could encounter, Imagine Animal Kingdom being open at night! I don't think Disney is bold enough to brave enough to jump into this project. I think its sad. Pandora at Animal Kingdom has the potential of being one of Imagineering's greatest creations.
- Anonymous said...
Of course, Star Tours and the Indiana Jones Adventure are not Disney movies either, but it's the Disney magic that allows them to tie into Disneyland thematically so seamlessly. Avatarland would be no different.


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I've decided I want a new journal, because I liked that old one, but I'll post it tomorrow, I want to try something at this very second, and I didn't want to post tomorrow. I'll write it now.
*Edit*: See, after I posted that, I was looking for a liberal vs. conservative quiz I might put in the forum later, as I tend to be extremely liberal in certain issues, and in a few I'm mildly conservative, though I lean heavily liberal (of course). But I found something more interesting, and I wanted to do an experiment, with annotations. I'll probably fail... :P
We'll see how I do.
(Beginning now)
New definitions: 'Liberal' vs. 'conservative'
Posted: October 28, 2004
1:00 am Eastern
By Hal Lindsey
© 2011 WorldNetDaily.com
When I was growing up, the political labels "conservative" and "liberal" basically described fiscal philosophies. (yes...)
Of course, there were exceptions. For instance, for much of the last 40 years, "conservative" denoted a more nationalistic, democracy-inclined outlook. (Well, democracy as in tyranny of the majority...)
"Liberal" implied a much greater acceptance of competing worldviews like socialism and communism. But as a rule, the labels usually indicated a philosophic divide over the role of government and its claim on our tax dollars. (Greater acceptance yes, but I don't know where you got socialism and communism... :P)
"Conservatives" generally favored allowing private initiative to flourish without overbearing governmental intrusion. In other words, the "keep the government's hands out of our wallets and we'll all be better off" kind of thinking. (Sounds reasonable...)
"Liberals" usually felt that only the government could wield the kind of power needed to tackle society's biggest problems. And certainly only the government could solve those problems with fairness and impartiality. Their thinking was, "Don't trust big business. Only big government will bother to take care of the little guy." (I wouldn't say that...)
But beyond those fiscal and political differences, many of the people of both stripes were remarkably similar. There were good, moral, spiritual people on both sides of the aisle. (Woah, they're not anymore? Since when?) Though they usually disagreed on domestic issues, they often stood together on foreign issues. (Probably)
Though they often disagreed on how many tax dollars to collect and how to spend those dollars, they frequently agreed on issues of moral consequence to the nation. It was not uncommon for a fiscal "liberal" to be spiritually and morally conservative. (Ugh, God forbid "morally conservative liberals" ewww...)
Of course, there are always exceptions on both sides. But by and large, the core beliefs of a "conservative" and a "liberal" in past decades are as I have outlined them above. (I dunno, I wasn't alive)
But these labels do not mean the same thing today. When you examine the fiscal philosophies of the two major political parties, they are now unfortunately similar. (I'm not sure about that...)
Though the Republicans decry big government, Republican administrations usually do very little to downsize. (Only to be expected)
On the other hand, the Democrats are currently attempting to claim the mantel of "peacemaker" while charging the Republicans with "warmongering." They conveniently ignore the fact that in the last half-century, with just a couple of exceptions, America has entered into every conflict or war under Democratic leadership. (No one said the Democrats were saints either...)
But the thing that concerns me most – and should concern all Christians – is this: The characteristics that used to define and divide conservatives and liberals – economics and government – now don't seem so defining. And the qualities that used to unite members of both major parties – morality and national pride – are now the arena of all-out warfare. It is the great divide. (Hide in the basements, society's not the same as it once was!!!!)
(But what does it all mean? If only you could put it succinctly into today's realities)
Putting the issues succinctly into today's realities, it looks like this: If you are a "liberal," you favor abortion and you support homosexual marriage. (Mmmm hmmm...) You want to see prayer banned from public gatherings and you think all Scripture – including the Ten Commandments, which form the basis of our system of law – should be removed from the public square. (Sounds about right) You believe that condemning certain deviant behavior should be a crime. (Well, depends what you mean... Murdering deviant, no, gay deviant, yes...)
If you are a "liberal," you think government can make better decisions and spend your money more wisely than you. (Well I didn't ask to have words put in my mouth thar) You believe that legislation can dramatically improve the fortunes of all Americans. (Woah, slow down thar) You think that taxpayers should foot the bill for many who either don't want to work or can't work as a result of their destructive lifestyles. (Well, when you put it that way... YES)
A "liberal" today takes comfort in the knowledge that even if America's citizens, legislators and Constitution get it wrong, somewhere there's an unelected judge that will make it right. Especially in the Supreme Court, which to the liberal exceeds the authority of the Constitution. (Depending on what parts of the Constitution you choose to ignore or read?)
Furthermore, the majority of liberals think the United States is responsible for most of the conflict, poverty, pollution and hardship in the world. (It propogates it, yes, is responsible for most of it, that's harsh) You believe America should place itself under the supervision and direction of the United Nations, functioning not as a sovereign nation, but as a member of the collective. (I never said that)
And most concerning of all, if you are a liberal, you are convinced that religion has caused most of our problems and should either be banned or tightly controlled. (Well, it causes problems, but liberals know that we let people do their own thing, and that includes religion. We believe religion should be banned? That's overreaching... And I don't see why that's most concerning of all, unless you're one of those people that annoy me talking about "traditional Judeo-Christian values"...)
Finally, if you are a "liberal," you probably don't believe there should be any restrictions on your moral or ethical behavior. (As long as it doesn't negatively affect anyone else, why not?)
At the other end of the spectrum lie the "conservatives." (That would be logical...)
"Conservatives" predominantly believe that life is given by God and begins at conception. (Yes...) They believe it is therefore sacred and to be revered and preserved at all cost. (Go on...) You think that our basic rights are granted by God, Himself – not by governments of men or human courts – and therefore cannot be denied without penalty. (Like marriage?) "Conservatives" believe our nation was founded by Christians on Judeo-Christian principles – that those principles and values have enabled our nation to become strong and prosperous. (HA! I knew it.)
If you are a conservative, you probably are convinced that it is not only our right to worship without interference, but that it is our obligation to publicly remind ourselves from whence our strength and blessings flow. (Well, "conservatives" appear to be tolerant of their own religion, while liberals are tolerant of all religions - and everything else. Nobody's stopping you from mentioning God or praying in public, but while "reminding yourself" where your blessings come from, maybe avoid "telling others" that they are the same and should listen to your beliefs. But, I digress... )
As a conservative, you understand that marriage is a sacred institution designed by God to be the union of one man and one woman. You think that when society condones and sanctions deviant behavior, destructive lifestyles and moral depravity, it degrades and weakens our nation. (Exactly, that's exactly what we want... Wait, you think "deviant behavior" is bad... hehehehe... )
A "conservative" believes in the power and the rights of the individual, the family and the private sector to create and preserve wealth. You believe that our earned wealth is to enhance our lives. (Money = Happiness?) You are confident that government should play an important role in protecting the nation, supplying common essential services, and providing a safety net for the weaker and less fortunate in our midst. It should, however, be our servant and not our master. (Yah...)
Finally, if you are a conservative, you probably believe that God raised up the United States of America and continues to bless her because she honors Him. (I don't see why God favors the US over other Christian countries...) You believe that we owe our allegiance to her – not to a cartel of nations that are determined to see her humiliated and hobbled. (That sounds cultish)
You believe America should stand for honor, equality, morality and righteousness,(Except for the gays?) and that we should be prepared and willing to defend those virtues no matter the price. (Unless they involve gay people or other religions?)
Twelve years ago, the campaign slogan that propelled Bill Clinton to victory was: "It's the economy ... Stupid." But to the informed and critically thinking person today, there are much more important issues than just the economy. (As there should be? The economy is boring)
We are facing an enemy that hides in the shadows, doesn't play by any of the rules, and is determined to use any means to bring about our literal annihilation. (Yep, that's all we gays care about, I know I don't care about finding someone I can love and marry just like everyone else, I'm just using this as a ploy to destroy society. We're all anarchists, you know)
And though this aptly describes the Islamic fanatics who seek our destruction,(Racism, anyone?) it also describes the enemy that lurks among us. The enemy that seeks to remake America from within. (Well, you didn't like from without, either...)
Twelve years ago, you could vote for the liberal agenda and plausibly convince yourself that you were just calling for a change in fiscal philosophies. Today, you don't have that luxury. A vote for the conservative cause next week – in the national, state and local races – is a vote to continue the effort to reverse America's decline and restore her to a path of morality, conscience and strength of character. (Unless if involves gay people, of course)It's a vote to continue America's return to her rightful place as the strongest beacon of hope in a terrified world. (Reminds me of Big Brother)
Please, make your voice heard. Be strong and stand by your convictions, not upon who makes the biggest claim of increasing your paycheck. Take this opportunity – it may be one of our last – to re-assert our claim to America's Judeo-Christian heritage. (Psht, there he goes again)
Vote! Vote for the candidate whose biblical (Is there any other "biblical outlook" than "I believe in the bible", or "I don't believe in the bible"?) and moral outlook most closely resembles yours. Take someone with you to vote. Don't listen to the predictions of the mainstream media. They have already demonstrated that they are totally sold out to the "liberal cause."(Yeah, we pay off the media, too, we are good) No matter what they say, vote anyway. Even if your candidate is losing, your voice will still be heard – but only if you cast a ballot on Nov. 2. (And then it won't matter anyway)
... ugh
i'll just edit this comment when you update this entry
It takes a while, the other journal was short, I'll post it tomorrow.
No one escapes from life alive
My sentiments lie with Magic Fantastic.
The problem is that many may come away thinking that WorldNetDaily could --- just possibly --- be a source of honest news and commentary!
All should be disabused of the thought that this could ever be true.
That being said... your italicized comments were quite appropriate for the garbage (mostly) that preceded. Maybe caps would have worked more effectively :)
Very much looking forward to tomorrow's journal/commentary!
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Mentor Graphics CEO to Keynote at the Semico Summit
WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 7, 2007 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that Walden C. Rhines, the company chairman and CEO, will present a keynote address at the Semico Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rhines will present "Differentiating by Design" on Monday March 12, 2007 at 10:45 a.m. Register for the conference online at: http://www.semico.com/eventsummit/summit.asp .
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Published May 01, 2012
The title really says it all...
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By: SaraWright on May 11, 2005 - 11:09am - Add new comment
I appreciate all the entries I received on what people do while in their cars. Some were hillarious. I recently took a defensive driving class and learned that statistically multitasking in the car impairs driving in the same way as alcohol does. I guess I lost my zest for writing about learning Spanish in traffic after that; then we learned our community had lost young people very dear to us in a tragic car accident. I'm one of those people that believe many religious traditions offer nuggets of wisdom. Bhuddism, for example, focuses on being present in the moment.
By: SaraWright on April 29, 2005 - 6:06pm - Add new comment
Beyond cell phone chit chat and mascara application, I want to know how you keep boredom at bay while stuck in traffic. Are you learning Spanish? Crocheting a sweater? Let me know for an upcoming story. Your 15 minutes of fame could be closer than it appears...
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Here links to more information on educational subjects covered in the paper. Everyone is invited to contribute ideas about how to ensure those in Bluffton receive the best education possible. I invite you to bring your creativity and participate! SW Education Briefs Education Calendar
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The other day Erin McGuire and I were discussing math. I miss doing math regularly. It's true. I don't wish I was a mathematician, I just miss doing a little bit each day. Erin, on the other hand, used to break out into a sweat just thinking about doing math.
Which got me thinking: A lot of our ways of approaching things are formed by an experience we had while in school.
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Sara Wright: I invite the community to discuss the importance of early childhood education. Please send constructive suggestions, insights, questions and personal stories around this issue.
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President Thein Sein still vital for Burma's reforms
Burma President Thein Sein has had a rollercoaster month, riding a wave of international approval while dealing with the Kachin, Shan and Rohingya sectional conflicts that have long afflicted his country.
Thein Sein has been receiving international approval for his bold and so far successful steps to open up his country. He has eased decades of repression and has taken steps to end long-running conflicts with separatist groups. Burma has been under military control since a coup d'état in 1962.
"Thein Sein has put Burma on the perception map of leaders, businessmen and economic planners throughout East Asia," Shihoko Goto, an expert on Asian economies at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., told Asia-Pacific Defense Forum in an interview. "He has already succeeded in making it an attractive location for investment. This is a remarkable achievement for a country that was isolated for so long and that had virtually no foreign direct investment [FDI]."
Thein Sein's international image took a pounding, however, when reports emerged of the increasing riots and violence against the country's small Rohingya Muslim minority in the northeast region.
However, those reports were followed by meetings between senior representatives of Thein Sein's government and rebel military commanders of the Kachin movement in Burma's east and its Shan minority. In both cases, the government and the rebel groups agreed to take confidence-building measures and hold further talks to establish full and lasting peace in a new mutually agreed political frameworks.
Thein Sein seemed to be a cautious figure in his four years as prime minister from 2007 to 2011 under Than Shwe, who ruled the country from 1992 to 2011. However, since Than Shwe appointed his successor in 2011, Thein Sein has confounded skeptics and pessimists in his own country by reversing generations of isolation and repression.
Even more impressive has been Thein Sein's ability to go as far as he has without risking being toppled by his fellow generals.
Burma still has long way to go
"In [Burma's] democracy, the constitution guarantees that 25 percent of the total seats in parliament are reserved for the military without electoral challenge," Burma analyst Aung Tun noted in Asia Times Online.
"As Thein Sein faces the next tough phase of democratic reforms, he will need all the outside support he can get," the analyst cautioned. "While the symbolic exchange of state visits and the suspension of economic sanctions have brought the U.S. and [Burma] closer together, there are still miles to go before [Burma] can honestly claim to be a functioning and durable democracy."
Thein Sein met with rebel leader Lt. Gen. Yawd Serk, head of the Restoration Council of Shan State, for the first time on June 10. The two sides discussed setting up an all-inclusive political dialogue and the creation of a conflict monitoring team in the eastern state.
On May 20, U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Thein Sein at the White House. The trip marked the first time since 1966 that any Burmese leader had paid an official visit to the United States. In November 2012, Obama paid the first-ever visit by a sitting U.S. president to Burma.
Thein Sein's reforms produce major gains
When Thein Sein announced his determination to liberalize his country, he was met with widespread skepticism. But so far he has delivered on his promise.
The president's policies, Aung Tun wrote, have "resulted in several positive upshots: hundreds of political prisoners, including [Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San] Suu Kyi, have been released; extensive media censorship has been abolished; separation of powers between the executive, legislature and judiciary has been established; and peace talks with armed ethnic groups, albeit on a limited scale, have been undertaken."
Thein Sein's reforms have won international gains for his country this year as well.
In January, the Paris Club canceled $5.7 billion of Burma's debt. In April, Japan forgave $3.7 billion of Burma's debt. That same month, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group honored Thein Sein with its "In Pursuit of Peace Award" and the 27-nation European Union removed its long-standing economic sanctions on the country.
Nobel winner Suu Kyi plans to challenge Thein Sein
Suu Kyi, 67, has thrown down a new challenge to Thein Sein.
"I want to run for president, and I am quite frank about it," she told the Asian gathering of the World Economic Forum.
The next Burmese presidential election is scheduled to be held in 2015. Commenting on Suu Kyi's declaration, The Hindu newspaper in New Delhi 8 ran the headline, "No Stopping Her Now."
"Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy know full well that the present Constitution specifically disqualifies her from contesting an election for the post of president. Article 59(f) says any candidate who is married to a foreign citizen or has children who are foreign citizens is barred from becoming president or vice-president of [Burma]," The Hindu noted in its editorial. "By declaring her intent despite this prohibition, she has raised the expectations of her supporters and also put the country's military rulers on the defensive."
Suu Kyi, who is a widow, has two sons who are British nationals. Her late father is Burma's founding father.
Suu Kyi's NLD won the 2012 parliamentary by-elections. However, under the current Burmese political system, 312 of the 440 seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw, or House of Representatives, are held by the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party and other military nominees.
"If … Suu Kyi wants to be president, the NLD and the various ethnic groups represented in parliament will have to work towards amending the rigid constitution. But unless a section of the military party is willing to work for a political settlement and reconciliation, such a major challenge cannot be met," The Hindu cautioned in its editorial.
Thein Sein born into poverty, became a general
Burma's bold reform leader comes from a humble background. He was born in a small village in the Irrawaddy River Delta, to impoverished farmers. His father Maung Phyo was a porter at a river jetty and wove bamboo mats. Ten years after his wife's death, he became a Buddhist monk for the rest of his life.
Thein Sein's rise was slow and uneventful: Throughout his four decade-long military career, he was considered a bureaucrat, not a combat soldier. He always was regarded as a safe, reliable man.
At 68, he is a father figure to the military leadership. His rule is crucial and he may be irreplaceable in convincing the Army command that it is in their interest to allow the liberalization and opening of Burma after total repression and self-imposed international isolation.
Only in 2007, after becoming prime minister, was he finally promoted to the rank of Army general. But then he started carrying out high-level negotiations with Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Apart from the old retired military dictator Than Shwe, Thein Sein's government experience is unparalleled among Burma's living current and former Army generals. In this, he resembles China's Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping. But unlike Deng, Thein Sein has taken the far-reaching decision to liberalize his country politically as well as economically.
And like Deng, Thein Sein already has shown his awareness of the importance of attracting large amounts of foreign investment to boost living standards in his country.
"Thein Sein has succeeded already in putting Burma back on the map," Goto told APDForum. "His policies have strengthened the economy of the country and given new hope and new opportunities. He has also made his virtually undeveloped country an attractive home for foreign investment. He has increased the allure of Burma. A lot of companies across Asia want to get in on the ground floor."
The growing awareness of Burma's senior Army commanders that they stand to make major fortunes from permitting major international investment and development of their country is playing a central role in deterring or persuading them not to topple Thein Sein or try to force him to turn the clock back to the decades of isolation and repression.
The example of Indonesia and its leading generals appear to have played a crucial role in this process. Burma joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], in which Indonesia plays a leading role, in 1997. In 2014, Burma is scheduled to chair the 10-nation ASEAN, with its combined population of 600 million people.
Indonesia, after the toppling of 32-year dictator President Suharto in 1999, successfully made the transition to being a successful, stable democracy. TNI, the Armed Forces of Indonesia, continue to play a protected, privileged role in guaranteeing the continued unity, peace and stability of the country.
Army is crucial for communication
Burma's population of 60 million is scattered over almost impassable jungles, mountains and ravine valleys with virtually no road or rail infrastructure connecting them. The Army is crucial in maintaining national communications as well as cohesion in a country with 135 officially recognized ethnic groups.
It remains to be seen how long Thein Sein and the Army high command can hold out against Suu Kyi's vast popular force and her determination to challenge him for the presidency. But for now, no one can match his skill at introducing and successfully implementing far reaching reforms on the one hand, and preventing the Army from trying to reverse them, on the other.
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Robert taught this dance, in his usual inimitable style, in Bournemouth the other weeked and we all loved. Taught it to my class today. Straightforward teach and nice happy music, we'll be dancing it for ages I think. Hope it's a hit!
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Ps. Get the video camera out and let people see for themselves what a brilliant dance you've produced. Also look at Forever Yes. Another good dance. Get those hips moving and put your feet to the beat Robert. No point being shy. The camera never lies. Time to show everyone what I've know for years. Get out there and shine Mr Firecracker.
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Robert taught this dance at Kinghills Easter Weekend in Bannockburn. 64 counts and one restart. This is a really good dance and its very easy to teach to a really catchy tune. You can put in turns or just walk forward in a few places. Personally I prefer the turns and I find myself humming to the tune even when I'm not dancing. Interesting steps to keep intermediate on the floor and I believe that some off the improvers would also manage it quite well. A Matter Of Time is a top 20 dance. Have a look as you will not be disappointed. I taught this dance in just over 10 mins. It was a pleasure to teach. 10 out of 10. Well done Mr Lindsay. I give it 5 stars.


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Namco, of worldwide PAC-MAN fame, is having a huge iOS Christmas sale that will last until January 3rd. With a ton of apps that are going for $0.99 and $1.99, there's just no reason for people to not play the heck out of all the Namco games they can get their hands on. Enough talk though, here's the Christmas sale!
House of Glass – in-app purchase lowered to $2.99
BIT.TRIP BEAT Blitz – in-app purchase levels lowered to $0.99
BIT.TRIP.BEAT was definitely one of my favorite retro experiences over the past year. Taking the classic Pong game and pumping in some heavy interactive beats and crazy graphics, BIT.TRIP.BEAT will definitely entertain anyone looking for an extremely stylish retro gaming remix. It won't haunt your Pong loving dreams like Be2: Escape From Pongland, but it is definitely a game worth playing.
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Isaac Newton's Gravity – $0.99
Mishap – $1.99
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More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawahsima – $1.99
Dr. Kawashima is the pioneer of tying brain exercise to video games with the huge success of Brain Age on Nintendo DS. After selling millions of copies of his book, many more millions of copies of his branded game on the DS, Namco decided to bring the brain training guru to the App Store. More Brain Exercise isn't quite as advanced as Brain Age, but if brain training is what you are looking for you've come to the right place. At this discounted price you definitely won't be disappointed.
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Mr. Driller – $0.99
Ms. PAC-MAN – $1.99
Ms. PAC-MAN, whether you like it or not, was the very first game to tie into Apple's Game Center. While I prefer regular PAC-MAN, gamers looking to capture a bit of gaming history can download the game and attempt to crack the global top 50 list… a list littered with hard core gamers that were patiently waiting for other games to populate the Game Center system. Good luck! The competition is stiff.
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PAC-Match Party – $0.99
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Pole Position: Remix – $0.99
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Tamagotchi? In the App Store? As an app reviewer I feel like I should hang my head in shame, but as an adult stuck in the late 90's, all I can say is O.M.G. The App Store's description says that I can "Eat, dance, play and even poop your way to a happier and healthier planet!" Perfect.
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The MSM seems to be focusing on the replacement of Katie Couric's producer as a story about her poor ratings.
Six months after Katie Couric's much-ballyhooed debut as "CBS Evening News" anchor, the network signaled on Thursday an overhaul of her flagging newscast by hiring one of the industry's most experienced hands to oversee her program.
But despite Couric's ratings being at the predicted "bottom of the toilet bowl" range, it appears there's something else behind this move.
The new producer is Rick Kaplan. He's being billed as:
"…among the most experienced, and most traveled, producers in TV news, having worked for ABC News, CNN and MSNBC as well as CBS over a 35-year career. He has won more than 30 Emmy Awards and has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, like Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel and Diane Sawyer"…
But conveniently left off his resume is this:
[Kaplan] has been a close friend and political adviser of the Clintons all the way back to the 1970s, when the future president was Arkansas attorney general and Kaplan was producing Walter Cronkite.
During the 1992 campaign, while he was executive producer of ABC News' "Nightline," Kaplan repeatedly advised Clinton on how to handle the revelation of the then-Arkansas governor's affair with Gennifer Flowers.
A Newsweek report found Kaplan, while he was CNN president, apparently assisting Al Gore during a debate rehearsal for the 2000 presidential campaign.
Golf with Bill, overnights in the Lincoln Bedroom, a personal two-and-a-half-hour tour of the White House by the president for his 21-year-old daughter are among the perks Kaplan has enjoyed. His response to press questions about the conflict of interest: "It's nobody's business."
To say nothing of his laundry list of unethical and biased approach to journalism, which includes:
• Vanity Fair reported in 1998 that Kaplan in October 1994 killed an ABC "World News Tonight" segment on the Clintons' Whitewater scandal featuring an exclusive interview with an Arkansas state trooper who claimed a Clinton aide had tried to silence him, and that Kaplan discouraged other Whitewater coverage.
• It also revealed Kaplan advised Bill on how to bounce back from his disastrously tedious speech to the 1988 Democratic National Convention, in which he was practically booed off the stage.
• The magazine also reported that Kaplan even once hired Hillary "to work on coverage of the 1980 Democratic convention."
• According to a CNN producer quoted in the Washington Monthly in 1993, Kaplan arranged for Bill to appear on New York's Don Imus radio program during the 1992 campaign.
I think this is less about Katie Couric and more about Hillary Clinton. CBS is preparing itself to become a daily commercial for her campaign and they've hired one hell of a campaign manager to do it.


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Like many American cities, Modesto has been decimated by local media layoffs and cutbacks in recent years. Journalists have more responsibilities than ever, and so they've come to rely on Twitter, Facebook, local blogs, and Google as vital parts of their news-gathering efforts. Before this digital shift, journalists too often under-reported, stereotyped, and misrepresented poor and working class Americans. Now, social media allows a broader array of citizens to participate in the creation and distribution of local news. Do these new platforms help marginalized voices represent themselves better in the media?
Not really. Over the past five years, I've been researching the barriers and divides of who is producing publicly available digital content. According to my data, aside from age, socioeconomic class is the key determinant of one's likelihood to engage in activities such as blogging, social networking, or posting to video sites. So online access and activity are far less common in a rural area, like Modesto, than ninety miles away in San Francisco, a more urban setting with a bounty of innovative journalism.
Indeed, one can find few local Modesto blogs, news startups, or foundation-backed nonprofits stepping into the breach. And given the demographics of the region, and the role those demographics play in determining who is likely to participate online, it's unlikely that these sorts of projects will appear organically.
To understand why, it is essential to study what I call the digital-production gap: the poor and working class in America, of which Modesto has more than its share, are not as likely to create online content as those from the middle to upper classes.
I have researched online content production using statistical analyses of almost a decade's worth of Pew Research Center data. I examined the factors affecting participation in ten common online activities—from blogging to social networking, from video to photo posts. I found that the production barrier isn't simply a question of access to the Internet. My analysis included everyone from the data, even people not online, who are often omitted from published reports on digital engagement. However, even among people who are online, a significant class gap exists across all online activities, even accounting for other demographic factors.
Do race and ethnicity explain the gap—especially in a town like Modesto, where 35.5 percent of the population is Hispanic (compared to 16.3 percent of the total US population)? Not really. Hispanics are less likely to have Internet access than non-Hispanics; but among those who are online, neither ethnicity nor race accounts for the production gap.
Instead, the low rate of citizen journalists in a city like Modesto is related to the low levels of education and income among a significant proportion of its residents. For one thing, a limited income can reduce access to an array of digital tools and production gadgets. In other words, owning a smartphone, a desktop, and/or a laptop—and having access to these digital tools at home and at work—matters. Public library access or school-based computers are a start, but they're not enough to close the gap. In another study, I interviewed and observed library patrons who relied on public computers. They reported having to take multiple buses or walk a great distance for their one-hour computer allowance during the few days per week that the library was even open. They spent their time online applying for jobs, writing résumés, or doing school work, rather than production activities like citizen journalism.
In addition, Internet users with a college education are twice as likely as their high school-educated counterparts to post videos and photos online. Also, bloggers are one and a half times more likely to have a college degree than just a high school diploma. Digital skills training is a tempting remedy for the education gap—but it fails to account for the new gadgets and applications that are always on the horizon, leaving people on a treadmill trying to catch up.
How, then, can low-income people in cities like Modesto become active producers of media rather than passive consumers of others' attempts to cover them (or the lack thereof)?
It is not simply a question of improving rural broadband access, or importing technological solutions from the digital riches of Silicon Valley to the poverty of the Central Valley. The digital production gap transcends geography and stopgap measures.
Expanding broadband access, particularly in rural areas, is an appealing answer to digital production inequality. Surprisingly, while high-speed Internet access is important for being an Internet consumer, it is not important for being a producer. At the same time, living in an urban area contributes to consumption of online content, while having little bearing on production. What ultimately matters is class.


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Calories | 769 |
Total Fat | 20g |
Saturated Fat | -- |
Cholesterol | -- |
Sodium | -- |
Total Carbohydrate | 110g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 36g |
Calcium | -- |
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- 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 clove(s) pre-peeled garlic, chopped (or 2 tablespoons garlic paste)
- 1.5 teaspoon(s) dried rosemary
- 1/2 cup(s) dry red wine
- 1 jar(s) (25-ounce) marinara sauce
- 1 package(s) (12-ounce) fully cooked Italian-style turkey meatballs, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound(s) dried pasta twists like gemelli (pictured), caserecci, or rotelle
- 1 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup(s) torn basil leaves
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and rosemary and sauté 6 minutes, until softened. Pour in wine and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in marinara sauce, meatballs, and pepper and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
- While sauce simmers, add pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package directions, or until al dente, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and return pasta to pot and toss with butter until coated. Stir in a ladleful of sauce and half the basil and toss until coated. Put pasta on plates and spoon remaining meat sauce and basil over pasta. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
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