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Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to meet with this subcommittee today to discuss a topic of great importance to the American people and to our national security: nuclear deterrence.
During the Cold War, nuclear deterrence occupied center stage, and our strategy was focused on deterring the significant nuclear and conventional threat from the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Now that the Cold War is over, the role of nuclear deterrence has been reduced, but the need for deterrence in today's world is still critical. Our nuclear posture contributes substantially to our ability to deter any future hostile political leadership with access to nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction from aggression against the United States, its forces abroad, and its allies and friends.
Although the prominence of nuclear weapons in our defense strategy has decreased since the end of the Cold War, nuclear weapons remain important as one of a range of responses available to deal with threats or use of weapons of mass destruction against U.S. interests, and as an important disincentive to nuclear, biological and chemical proliferation. They also provide a hedge against the uncertain futures of potentially hostile nuclear powers, and serve as a means to uphold existing U.S. security commitments to our allies.
Nuclear deterrence has always been a controversial subject, fostering much debate over the years. While the end of the Cold War has fortunately decreased the intensity of this debate, the issues of nuclear force posture and nuclear deterrence continue to be debated by individuals and groups who question the need for nuclear weapons in today's world, and, in some cases, call for the complete elimination of these weapons.
Such calls are indicative of the continuing American and global interest in a deliberate process to further reduce, and ultimately eliminate, nuclear weapons. I emphasize the word deliberate, which is a prudent strategy in today's changing world where the dangers and risks of coercion and aggression, many potentially involving the use of weapons of mass destruction, are very real. We disagree with the nuclear abolitionists on timing, not ultimate goal; the United States has embraced the commitment to ultimately eliminating nuclear weapons for many years.
When we signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 1968, we subscribed to Article VI, which calls for the parties to undertake "to pursue negotiations in good faith relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control." In 1995, when the NPT was indefinitely extended, we reiterated this pledge to work toward the complete elimination of nuclear weapons in the context of general and complete disarmament.
The United States has made substantial progress in fulfilling our NPT commitment. The nuclear arms race has been halted, and in fact has been reversed. We have reduced our nuclear stockpile, through both the START I cuts and reciprocal unilateral initiatives, while fully preserving U.S. security interests. We have also made steady progress in pursuing and achieving stabilizing, agreed nuclear force
reductions through the arms control process. START I has entered into force; we are hopeful that the Russian Duma [parliament] will ratify START II so it can enter into force; and we are committed to negotiating START III as soon as Russia ratifies START II. Thus, lifting the threat of nuclear destruction and limiting the spread of nuclear weapons has been and remains an essential element of the president's foreign policy agenda.
However, we are not yet at the point where we can eliminate our nuclear weapons. For the foreseeable future, we will continue to need a reliable and flexible nuclear deterrent -- survivable against the most aggressive attack, under highly confident, constitutional command and control, safeguarded against both accidental and unauthorized use, and capable of inflicting a devastating retaliatory response should deterrence fail. We will need such a force because nuclear deterrence remains an essential element to deal with the gravest threats.
As stated in the secretary's 1998 report to Congress, the United States must retain sufficient strategic nuclear forces and theater nuclear systems to help deter any hostile foreign leadership with access to nuclear weapons from acting against U.S. vital interests, and to convince such a leadership that seeking a nuclear advantage would be futile. We believe that these goals can be achieved at lower force levels and are accordingly taking the lead in additional strategic arms reductions.
To summarize the topics I will develop in more detail:
Let me now turn to how we have transformed our nuclear deterrent, both qualitatively and quantitatively; what our future strategy involves; and why nuclear deterrence remains an important element of our national security.
Since the end of the Cold War, our nuclear deterrent posture has dramatically changed. Under the 1991 Presidential Nuclear Initiative, we decided to:
In January 1992, the second Presidential Nuclear Initiative took further steps which included: limiting B-2 production to 20 bombers, canceling the entire small ICBM program, ceasing production of W-88 Trident SLBM [submarine-launched ballistic missiles] warheads, halting purchases of advanced cruise missiles, and stopping new production of Peacekeeper missiles.
The 1994 Nuclear Posture Review, which was the first comprehensive post-Cold War review of U.S. nuclear policy and force posture, eliminated even the capability to deploy nuclear weapons (bombs and cruise missiles) on Navy surface ships. The NPR also established the strategic nuclear force structure which the United States will deploy under START II. Also in 1994, further reflecting the changed international situation, the U.S. and Russia agreed to no longer target their strategic ballistic missiles against one another on a day-to-day basis.
As a result of these significant changes, the U.S. nuclear stockpile has decreased by more than 50 percent since 1991. The most dramatic transformation in the U.S. nuclear deterrent has been in nonstrategic nuclear forces, or NSNF, which have unilaterally been reduced to one-tenth of Cold War levels. As a result, the only nuclear weapons remaining in the U.S. stockpile are those carried by our strategic triad of ICBMs, SLBMs and bombers equipped with gravity bombs and air-launched cruise missiles, as well as our nonstrategic bombs and nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise missiles.
There has been a significant associated financial benefit. U.S. spending on strategic nuclear forces has declined from 7 percent of the total DoD budget in 1991 to less than 3 percent today. We have no development or procurement programs for a next-generation bomber, ICBM, SLBM or strategic submarine. The programs we do have are designed to sustain the safety, reliability and effectiveness of our remaining forces, and to ensure the continued high quality of our strategic forces.
In response to unilateral nuclear reductions made by the United States, Russia made similar pledges in 1991 [and] 1992 to reduce its nonstrategic nuclear forces. However, while it has reduced its operational NSNF substantially, it has made far less progress on these eliminations than the U.S.
Consequently, the Russian nonstrategic arsenal (deployed and nondeployed) is probably about 10 times as large as ours. However, Russian officials recently stated that the 1991-1992 NSNF pledges would be fully implemented by the year 2000, which would reduce the Russian advantage to about three or four to one.
Russian spending on strategic forces has also declined substantially since the end of the Cold War. Russia does have some new strategic systems under development—for example, a new single-warhead ICBM (the SS-X-27), a new SLBM (the SS-NX-28) and a new strategic ballistic missile submarine -- but Russian development programs are much fewer in number and their pace is slower than in the past.
While these new systems are intended to replace currently deployed systems that will reach the end of their service lives over the next decade or that will be eliminated under START II, fiscal realities suggest that, even with these replacement programs, significant declines in Russia's strategic forces are still to come.
In addition to the unilateral nuclear reductions we have made, the United States places great emphasis on achieving stabilizing verifiable, agreed reductions in nuclear forces through arms control treaties and agreements. The U.S. and Russia have made great progress in this regard in recent years.
START I, which entered into force in December 1994, will reduce each side's deployed strategic weapons from well over 10,000 to 6,000 accountable weapons by December 2001. The START II Treaty, signed in January 1993, was ratified by the U.S. Senate in January 1996, but has not yet been ratified by the Russian Duma.
When START II enters into force, it will further reduce each side's deployed strategic weapons from 6,000 to [between] 3,000 [and] 3,500. More importantly, START II will bring about more stabilizing strategic force structures by requiring elimination of MIRVed [multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles] ICBM launchers and elimination of heavy ICBMs (i.e., the Russian SS-18).
As mandated by Congress, the U.S. is maintaining its strategic forces at START I levels until Russia ratifies START II. Accordingly, DoD is taking steps to maintain this option through FY [fiscal year] 1999. The FY 99 budget request contains an additional $57 million beyond what would have been previously anticipated in order to sustain our forces at START I levels. This force structure consists of:
In accordance with direction included in the FY 1998 Defense Authorization Act, we are examining a number of options for maintaining START I levels beyond FY 1999 if necessary.
At the March 1997 Helsinki summit, Presidents [Bill] Clinton and [Boris] Yeltsin made commitments to promote START II ratification and to set a course for further strategic arms reductions once START II enters into force.
First, although the original START II treaty called for these reductions to be completed no later than Jan. 1, 2003, the presidents agreed to extend the START II reductions deadline to December 2007, allowing five more years to accomplish required eliminations and thus reducing the near-term costs of treaty implementation.
Second, the presidents agreed to deactivate by December 2003 those systems slated to be eliminated under START II, by means of warhead removal or other jointly agreed measures, thus enabling the sides to gain security benefits from the treaty in roughly the same time frame that was originally envisioned.
The presidents also agreed to commence negotiations shortly after START II ratification to conclude a START III Treaty that would set a limit of 2,000 to 2,500 deployed warheads to be reached by December 2007. Finally, they agreed that START III would be the first strategic arms control treaty which includes measures relating to the transparency of strategic nuclear warhead inventories and destruction of strategic nuclear warheads. However, President Clinton made clear that the United States will not negotiate START III until Russia ratifies START II.
In September 1997, Secretary [of State Madeleine] Albright and Russian Foreign Minister [Yevgeniy] Primakov signed several legally binding documents which codify the Helsinki commitments on START II: a protocol extending the deadline to December 2007 for achieving treaty limits, and letters stipulating each side's agreement to deactivate by December 2003 the systems slated for elimination under START II.
In addition, a joint agreed statement was issued which records the agreement that downloading Minuteman III ICBMs from three re-entry vehicles to one can occur any time before the revised START II deadline of December 2007. After Russia ratifies START II, these documents will be submitted to the Senate for advice and consent.
If START II and its protocol are adopted, the U.S. strategic arsenal will be modified by the end of 2007 as follows:
Assuming Russia ratifies START II and we successfully negotiate a START III Treaty, once the START I, II and III reductions are completed, the United States and Russia will have reduced their strategic arsenals by roughly 80 percent from Cold War levels and, of even greater importance, greatly enhanced strategic stability by eliminating multiple-warhead ICBMs.
The department's Cooperative Threat Reduction "Nunn-Lugar" program is a key component of our nuclear arms control and nonproliferation strategy. Through the CTR program, the U.S. is providing assistance in the form of equipment, services and technical advice to Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. This assistance is based on hard-nosed considerations of national and international security.
Through CTR assistance, we attack the threat of unsecured nuclear weapons and WMD proliferation at its root -- by helping to dismantle and consolidate former Soviet weapons -- and we thus ensure that the requirements of the hard-won treaties negotiated in recent years are met. The CTR program is working in these countries to reduce the threat of theft and/or diversion of WMD and associated materials through support for safe and secure removal of nuclear warheads to Russia, destruction of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and related infrastructure, safe storage of warheads destined for destruction and of the fissile material removed from them.
The CTR program is not motivated by altruism. These activities are undertaken to reduce real threats to U.S. security: the threat of excess offensive weaponry, the threat of unsecured nuclear weapons and materials, and the threat of CW and BW capabilities.
The CTR program has notified $1.9 billion to Congress. The FY 98 notification, currently being staffed, will bring that total to $2.2 billion. Over $1.6 billion has been obligated for this program, and our spending rates have increased steadily since the program's inception in FY 92. Early in the program, there was criticism of CTR for its slow obligation rates. Indeed, it took time for the U.S. and Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Kazakhstani governments to define the assistance, sign the necessary agreements and begin the work.
It is a complicated process, but we have learned a great deal from our experience. We better understand the challenges of doing business in countries undergoing a transition from communism to capitalism. The projects funded by CTR are, for the most part, now moving smoothly.
Progress does not equal victory, however -- not yet. CTR has much work left to do, and this work remains just as important today as it was when first conceived, seven years ago. Our projects can be categorized by our five program objectives:
We have achieved important goals under each of these objectives, and have ambitious plans for future activities in each case.
CTR's bottom line is impressive. In 1991, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus together had 3,300 strategic and roughly 2,600 tactical nuclear warheads on their soil. They would have been respectively -- by far -- the third, fourth and seventh largest nuclear powers in the world. Today, in what is probably the greatest nonproliferation achievement the world has seen, these three states are completely free of nuclear warheads. In addition, START I eliminations are well ahead of schedule. CTR assistance has specifically helped deactivate 4,700 warheads, and destroyed 252 ICBMs, 252 ICBM silos, 37 bombers, 80 SLBM launchers and 114 nuclear test tunnels.
Much more is still to be done. We must continue to encourage the dismantlement of excess nuclear warheads in Russia and the reduction of its weapons-grade material, and to help ensure the safety and security of the warheads and fissile material that remain. We must continue to help the states of the former Soviet Union fully implement their START I reductions, and look forward to doing the same with START II. While the CTR program assists the recipient states, it is fundamental to U.S. national security, ensuring the reduction in weapons of mass destruction that would otherwise be arrayed against us or pose a serious proliferation threat.
In view of all of the reductions we have already made and the steady progress of arms control, the question of why we need a nuclear deterrent at all following the Cold War is relevant.
The Clinton administration answered this question in the Nuclear Posture Review. The NPR recognized that with the demise of the Soviet Union, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the embarkation of Russia on the road to democracy, the strategic environment has been fundamentally transformed. Conventional forces can and should play a larger share of the deterrent role. Nevertheless, nuclear weapons continue to play a critical role in deterring aggression against the U.S., its overseas forces, and its allies and friends. This is the case because the positive changes in the international environment are far from irreversible, and the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction in the hands of rogue states has grown.
The NPR reaffirmed that we need not only a strategic nuclear deterrent, but also flexible, responsive nonstrategic nuclear forces. Maintaining the capability to deploy nuclear forces to meet various regional contingencies continues to be an important means for deterring aggression, protecting and promoting U.S. interests, and reassuring allies and friends. As stated in the NATO Strategic Concept, the U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in Europe provide an essential political link between the European and North American members of the alliance.
Russia has made great progress toward the creation of stable market democracy, and we do not regard it as a potential military threat under its present or any reasonably foreseeable government. We have made wise investments in the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, and we share with the current Russian leadership (and most other Russian centers of influence) a determination not to let our relations return to a state of hostility in which these weapons would again be a threat.
Nevertheless, Russia still possesses substantial strategic nuclear forces and an even larger nonstrategic nuclear stockpile. Because of significant degradation in its conventional military capabilities, Russia appears to be placing even more reliance on its nuclear forces. Russia's new National Security Concept, promulgated in December 1997, states that "Russia retains the right to use all available forces and means, including nuclear weapons, if armed aggression launched against it threatens the very existence of the Russian Federation as an independent, sovereign state." It also states that "the main task of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is to ensure nuclear deterrence, which is to prevent both a nuclear and conventional large-scale or regional war, and also to meet its allied commitments. To accomplish this task, the Russian Federation should have a potential of nuclear forces which can guarantee that planned damage will be caused to any aggressor state or a coalition of states."
We cannot be so certain of future Russian politics as to ignore the possibility that we may once again need to deter the nuclear forces of a hostile Russia should the current policy of democratic reform be replaced by a return to aggressive authoritarianism. We do not believe that such a reversal is likely and we are working hard to avoid it. Nevertheless, it is prudent to maintain a secure and capable nuclear force as a hedge against it happening.
Even if we could ignore a future threat from Russia, there is a range of other potential threats to which nuclear weapons are a deterrent. China has a significant nuclear capability, and its future political orientation is far from certain. In addition, the number of rogue states with actual and potential WMD programs is considerable. We do not regard these states as undeterrable, either in their incentives to acquire a WMD capability or to use it.
We believe that the knowledge that the United States has a powerful and ready nuclear capability poses a significant deterrent to proliferators. If any nation were foolish enough to attack the U.S., its allies or friends with chemical or biological weapons, our response would be swift, devastating and overwhelming. As [then Defense] Secretary [William J.] Perry said in 1996, we are able to mount a devastating response without using nuclear weapons. Nevertheless, we do not rule out in advance any capability available to us.
The U.S. nuclear deterrent also helps to discourage the spread of nuclear weapons among our allies and friends. The extension of our deterrent to those nations has removed any incentives they might have to develop and deploy their own nuclear forces, as many are technically capable of doing.
The Quadrennial Defense Review, completed last spring, examined U.S. nuclear strategy and force posture and reaffirmed the continuing need for a robust and flexible American nuclear deterrent. In the QDR, nuclear forces were examined as an integral part of an overall review of defense issues. This review followed a path which led from the threat to strategy to force structure considerations, and finally to resource issues.
Last November, the president signed a new decision directive on nuclear weapons employment policy guidance. This directive was the first revision of such guidance in over fifteen years, although U.S. nuclear plans have been updated regularly through changes to subordinate documents and through presidential decisions such as the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives and the Nuclear Posture Review. The directive takes account of the changes in our policy and force posture brought on by the end of the Cold War, and builds on the conclusions of previous policy reviews, such as the NPR and QDR, to lead us to where we are today.
The directive describes, in general terms, the purposes of U.S. nuclear weapons, and provides broad presidential guidance for developing operational plans. It also provides guidelines for maintaining nuclear deterrence and U.S. nuclear forces.
The directive indicates that the United States must maintain the assured response capability to inflict "unacceptable damage" against those assets a potential enemy values most. It also posits that we must continue to plan a range of options to ensure that the U.S. can respond to aggression in a manner appropriate to the provocation, rather than being left with an "all or nothing" response. The new guidance also continues our policy that the U.S. will not rely on "launch on warning", but will maintain the capability to respond promptly to any attack, thus complicating an adversary's calculations. However, the new guidance eliminates previous Cold War rhetoric including references to "winning a protracted nuclear war."
The directive reaffirms that the United States should have a triad of strategic deterrent forces to complicate an adversary's attack and defense planning. It also notes that our deterrent forces and their associated command and control should be flexible and survivable, to ensure that the U.S. will be able to make an adequate and appropriate response.
While the directive does not address arms control issues per se, analysis undertaken in accordance with the new guidance shows that the U.S. strategic deterrent can be maintained at the 2,000 [to] 2,500 strategic weapon level envisioned for START III as agreed in the 1997 Helsinki accords.
Because nuclear deterrence will remain an indispensable part of our national security policy for the foreseeable future, the U.S. nuclear deterrent must remain credible; its weapons systems and nuclear warheads must be safe, reliable and effective.
Currently, our nuclear weapons are safe, secure and under responsible custodianship. Moreover, we place high priority on maintaining and improving safety and security. Our nuclear safety record is extraordinary; although a few accidents have occurred over the past 50 years, no accident has ever resulted in a nuclear detonation, and the last accident of any kind occurred almost 20 years ago.
Because of changes in our posture and technical improvements made since the end of the Cold War, the likelihood of a nuclear accident has decreased significantly. Our strategic bombers are no longer on day-to-day alert; our surface ships and attack submarines no longer carry nuclear weapons. The Army and Marines have eliminated their nuclear weapons.
Older weapons with less modern safety features have been removed from the stockpile; technical safety mechanisms have been improved. And detargeting means that our nuclear-tipped missiles are no longer aimed at targets in any country. The number of nuclear storage sites has decreased by 75 percent and weapons have been consolidated. As a result of all these changes, our nuclear weapons are much less exposed to accident environments.
In recent years, several defense observers, including some in Congress, have expressed concerns that deterioration in Russia's early warning and nuclear command and control systems raises the risk of inadvertent nuclear war resulting from a ballistic missile launch based on faulty warning information. Although the degree to which this is viewed as a significant problem varies, these same experts, in response, have called for reducing the alert status of U.S. and Russian nuclear forces.
While we continue to believe that the most direct means to achieving increased stability and security is via the negotiated, verifiable reductions of START II, an interagency working group has been examining a range of measures that the U.S. and Russia might take cooperatively or in parallel to address such concerns. A number of options have been studied, and we are continuing our examination, but we have made no decisions yet on proposing to proceed with specific approaches.
The department places top priority on maintaining the high quality, reliability and effectiveness of our nuclear deterrent forces (including their communication and command systems), and the people who operate them.
In conjunction with President Clinton's decision to conclude a "zero yield" Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the president stated that he is pledged to maintain high confidence in the safety, reliability and performance of the nation's nuclear stockpile as a matter of supreme national interest of the United States.
He also established a new annual process for certifying whether the stockpile is safe and reliable, and six concrete, specific safeguards that define the conditions under which the United States could enter into a CTBT.
One of these safeguards calls for the conduct of a science-based program, utilizing modern experimental facilities and computer simulations to ensure a high level of confidence in the safety, reliability and performance of nuclear weapons in the enduring stockpile. Consequently, the Department of Energy has established an aggressive, well-funded Stockpile Stewardship Program designed to ensure our weapons remain safe, reliable and effective in the absence of nuclear testing. The Department of Defense fully supports this program. Today, we have high confidence in the safety and reliability of our nuclear deterrent, and the Stockpile Stewardship Program is designed to provide the tools to assure this in the future.
Our objective is a safe, stable world. While successive U.S. administrations have embraced the objective of nuclear disarmament as our ultimate goal, the path to this goal is not clearly marked in a still uncertain security environment. What is clear is that the ultimate goal of nuclear disarmament will be reached only through realistic, methodical moves forward, as genuine security permits, with each step building on those before it.
We have made dramatic reductions in our nuclear deterrent forces and weapons, as a result of unilateral initiatives and formal arms control treaties. Such stabilizing, verifiable agreed reductions will continue to be a primary objective of the United States. However, for the foreseeable future, we will continue to need a reliable and flexible nuclear deterrent -- albeit at lower force levels -- to provide our ultimate guarantee against the gravest threats.
Because nuclear deterrence will remain an indispensable part of our national security policy, the U.S. nuclear deterrent must remain safe, reliable and effective. Today, we have high confidence that this is so. In connection with the CTBT, the president established concrete safeguards to ensure the continued safety, reliability and effectiveness of our nuclear forces and weapons in the future. We are committed to full implementation of these safeguards. ...
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Fan's view by Mariners supporter and Grimsby Institute student Christopher Stephenson
MIDWEEK may not have gone entirely to plan for Grimsby Town, but at least they remain top of the league.
Wrexham, Forest Green Rovers and Newport County all collected maximum points against their opponents, while Town's game against Nuneaton was yet another victim of the bad weather.
With no league game this weekend, the team are next in Blue Square action against Braintree on Tuesday night.
Town have won six out of their last ten and drawn the other four, while in the same amount of time, Tuesday's opponents have won five and lost five, sitting in 19th place and six points above the drop zone.
As with many games this season, Town fans will no doubt expect a win to keep up the pressure on the other promotion contenders.
However, I was perhaps a little naïve to word my article the way I did last week, no game is an easy one, and in reality, the statistics only matter come the end of the season when the ups and downs have to be decided.
Telford showed us all how a team lower down in the league and fighting for their lives can bring a huge challenge to every game.
Eventually we came away with the points but they were a tough side to break down.
Similarly, Braintree are also looking over their shoulders dangerously close to the trapdoor, so I can see them playing in much the same way.
It will be a tough game and I don't doubt that the Essex side will give a good account of themselves, but Town need to keep their composure and perform like they have all season.
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However, the high school experienced no flooding.
Principal Jennifer Reiff, not wanting to move the commencement, made quick decisions earlier in the week to prevent a potential disaster.
Three years ago, the high school's commencement was moved to Indian Springs Middle School. Reiff did not want to see a repeat.
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A fall dessert from Food Network chef Bobby Flay. "This fantastic dessert is perfect for the cool months of late fall and winter. Cubes of tender pumpkin bread are baked in a rich custard laced with bourbon and maple syrup. Crisp apple cider is the base of a buttery caramel sauce spiced with fresh ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and star anise. Forget about serving the same-old pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and put this out instead for a new twist on two old classics. Use a homemade or store-bought pumpkin bread in the pudding. Brioche or cinnamon-raisin bread would also work perfectly."
Unsalted butter, for the pan
8 cups 1/2" cubed pumpkin bread or other bread
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
6 large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp pure maple syrup
1 cup canned pumpkin purée, not flavoured pie filling
2 tbsp bourbon
Freshly whipped cream, for serving
Spicy caramel apple sauce
Shelled pumpkin seeds (optional), for garnish
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter a 10" glass baking dish.
Step 2: Spread the bread cubes on a large baking sheet and bake in the oven, turning once, until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Let cool.
Step 3: Combine the cream, milk, and vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
Step 4: Whisk together the yolks, sugar, maple syrup, and pumpkin purée in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the hot cream mixture until combined. Discard the vanilla bean and whisk in the bourbon.
Step 5: Scatter the pumpkin bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Pour the custard over the bread, pressing down on the bread to totally submerge it in the custard. Let sit for 15 minutes to allow the bread to soak up some of the custard.
Step 6: Place the dish in a larger roasting pan and pour hot water into the roasting pan until it comes halfway up the sides of the glass dish. Bake until the sides are slightly puffed and the centre jiggles slightly, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and the water bath and cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Step 7: Serve the warm bread pudding topped with whipped cream and drizzled with spicy caramel apple sauce. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds if desired.
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Either they are amazingly gamer friendly devs or they know how to use their PR department.
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Well, sign me up for two copies of these games. Gonna hook a friend up with a copy, too. Gamers, support good devs!
Thats why Witcher series rocks. Production is consisted of people who understand what gamers want from their game and they dont exploit it, by adding shitty multiplayer add ons or microtransactions. When a game is made from fans for fans then u get the best results. Thats why the witcher series is a hit and thats why it deservers every penny u spent on it.
If only every company in the gaming industry would have the same sense and duty towards its fans and customers, game wouldnt have deteriorated so much. Kudos to u Project Red!!!! U will get 60 bucks from me when this baby hits the floor thats for sure!!!!
I love Projekt Red so much! Not only I love the witcher games, but they're different from others!!! I could've pirated their games 1000 times, but I bought originals, because unlike most of developers, they deserve it!
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March 2, 2009 -- The stench of rotten eggs seems an unlikely aphrodisiac. But new research suggests that a foul-smelling gas could someday become the target of new drugs for erectile dysfunction.
Hydrogen sulfide is present in raw natural gas and in the odor of rotting eggs. Our bodies also produce tiny quantities of hydrogen sulfide, but the gas was long thought to be only a toxic by-product of metabolism.
Research early this decade revealed that many animals actually use hydrogen sulfide to help expand blood vessels. Chemicals that create these expansions in blood flow are called vasodilators.
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For the new study, researchers at the University of Naples in Italy studied penile tissue samples obtained from humans.
They found the same enzymes that produce hydrogen sulfide in animals were present and functional in human tissue. The chemical reactions that produce hydrogen sulfide were generally the same, too. The scientists concluded that hydrogen sulfide does likely contribute to erections in men, just as in animal studies.
Viagra and other drugs for erectile dysfunction work by boosting the effects of nitric oxide, another vasodilator. Viagra slows down a specific enzyme, prolonging nitric oxide's actions. Blood vessels in the penis expand, and erections result from the increased blood flow.
The researchers say greater understanding of hydrogen sulfide's separate chemical pathway could eventually lead to new treatments for erectile dysfunction. The study appears in the online early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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The McKinley High School glee club has grown significantly over these past three seasons — and had so many new members come and go — that we sometimes forget it started off with just five original members.
Back at the very beginning of Glee Season 1, the New Directions was just a small group of five: Rachel (Lea Michele), Mercedes (Amber Riley), Kurt (Chris Colfer), Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), and Artie (Kevin McHale).
Now that senior class graduation is just around the corner, Glee's original five will take center stage once again in this scene from the upcoming Season 3 finale. Lea Michele tweeted this photo of the five on May 1, saying, "This is how it all began.."
Jenna Ushkowitz quickly followed up by using the photo to create a fun then and now comparison. The top half of her image shows all five back in Season 1 — before any of the football players or cheerleaders ever joined the glee club — and the bottom image shows everyone today.
Just look how much they've all changed! Kurt, in particular, has matured from little sophomore to confident senior. Tina ditched the goth look and lightened her hair. (Remember back when Tina was goth? And had a fake stutter? How much time has passed!)
As for Mercedes, she appears to have decided to start straightening her hair and ditch those headbands, while Rachel opted to change up her hairstyle by growing bangs. Not the most shocking of transformations, but still noticeable. Only Artie looks virtually identical to when we first met him!
This photo is just another reminder that Glee's seniors really are graduating this year. Well, Tina and Artie are still juniors, but the other three are definitely headed away from McKinley.
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I used coconut cream pudding instead of the vanilla pudding and heavy whipping cream whipped up with two tablespoons of granulated sugar instead of the coolwhip type cream. I also roasted about a half cup coconut on a preheated baking sheet to sprinkle on the top. It was great and I received lots of compliments. Too easy to be this YUMMY!!!
I really liked this but my husband did not. He did not like the coconut sprinkled on top. Definitely use coconut pudding otherwise your pie will taste like vanilla pudding w/coconut. I could not find coconut pudding so I used vanilla but added 3 tsp. of coconut extract. I also toasted the coconut sprinkled on top of the pie to add color and used a graham cracker crust. I served this to 2 other people who did not offer any comments but did clean their plates. I doubt I'll make this again since my husband did not care for it.
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I just made this pie and I had to run to the computer to post my review. This pie is fantastic!!!! I had a craving for coconut cream pie after catching a little bit of a "Gilligans Island" re-run the other day. I remembered how easy this recipe seemed and grabed the ingredients at the store today. I used canned cocount milk instead of regular milk to kick up the cocount factor a little and it came out great!!! I will make this recipe all the time now!!! So easy and so tasty!!! Yummm
I recently made this for a PTA appreciation lunch and boy did they appreciate it! IT ROCKED! There is not an easier recipe for this out there and it yields bakery tasting results!!! I would DEFINITELY recommend using coconut flav. instant pudding rather than vanilla (I followed this advice after reading other posts...thanks.) I toasted coconut and sprinkled that atop the pie and I also piped whip cream around the sides...it was beautiful and EASY AS PIE!!! MAKE THIS PIE!! :)
Wonderful! I have made this 3 times now. Each time I use 2 small (3.5 oz ) packages of coconut instant pudding instead of a 5oz. (couldn't find) and I think it helps the pie really firm up. I didn't prebake the crust and did let it sit overnight. It's a nice treat when you are looking for something sweet that isn't chocolate. I won't bother making one from "scratch." Everyone already thinks it is!
First of all, I have to admit that I do not eat coconut so this review is based solely on the other members of my family. I used the cocunut pudding as suggested and they raved about this pie which I could not believe because it was too easy! I took it to a family gathering and it has been requested for every get together after.
I made this pie for my husband's birthday since he LOVES coconut cream pie. He said it was the very best pie he had ever enjoyed. I did replace the vanilla pudding for coconut as recommeded by others, as well as adding a splash of vanilla extract. A true keeper.
I made this with a few variatons. I used 2 small boxes of instant coconut creme pudding,I couldn't find any 5 oz. boxes. I still used the same amount of milk, and I used french vanilla cool-whip. I took one other persons advice and didn't put the toasted coconut on until I served it.
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Any more questions? As much as I hate to say we told you so, in this case, I can't resist.
During the desegregation-settlement tax-support hoopla, St. Louis Teachers and School Related Personnel Union Local 420 was the only group voicing opposition to the sales tax. Our reasoning has proven prophetic -- we had not seen the agreement or the language in the ballot measure. We tried to tell the community they were buying a pig in a poke, and, instead of anyone saying we might be right, we were labeled spoilers. Now we see developers are getting part of the money that was sold to the public as its financial obligation to our schools and will scream bloody murder if the loophole is closed [D.J. Wilson, "Stiffed by TIF," RFT, June 20].
The same scenario is playing itself out with the bond issue for air-conditioning our schools. The district promised voters the $80 million would be used to air-condition schools, but they didn't say how many or when or how much it would cost. Now we know it will be only 32 schools plus the 12 or so already climate-controlled, leaving over 65 schools still baking! Ask the voters in the South Side wards that voted overwhelmingly to support the bond issue and are now being kicked out of the Gardenville School. Do you think they will support St. Louis Public Schools the next time we truly need them?
What about the new Vashon High School? A $30 million bond issue was passed to build the school, but because of "fuzzy math," the state-of-the-art facility will be built without an auditorium. Now private donations are being collected to build the auditorium. Any more questions about the union's ability to predict the future?
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Art doesn't have to come from the same place your crap does, Matthew: This is in regard to the self-righteous letter that Matthew Strauss wrote regarding the People Project ["Letters," RFT, June 20]. His letter not only insulted the companies who sponsored the work, the artists, St. Louis and the Regional Arts Commission, he is insulting himself by bringing his closed mind to everyone's attention.
Does he not realize the artists didn't know what the outcome of the People Project would be at the time they sent in their proposals? He almost sounds as if he is afraid to try anything new and uses his pompous definition of what art is to cover up his insecurities. I sent in a proposal and must admit I was a little reluctant. My piece got a sponsorship. I accepted it. Not only was it fun, it was a challenge, and I met many helpful, appreciative, talented people during the process. It seems as if many of the people who have written negative letters about the People Project don't realize a few things:
No one ever said this was supposed to be a highbrow art project.
Everyone has a different opinion on what art is. Remember, it's subjective. Isn't that something we all learned at a very early age? It doesn't have to mean or come from the same place your crap does, Matthew.
Keep in mind that when you are insulting one of the people figures, you might be insulting some little high-school kid's piece. Amateurs as well as professionals were allowed to submit proposals.
There was a bit of disorganization. Artists didn't have a lot of time to work on their pieces.
It's easy for rich kids who make art with Mom and Dad's money to call someone who did the project for the money a whore. I can guarantee you most of the artists didn't make a dime off this if you count time, supplies, gas, etc.
How can anyone insult every artist when it would be almost impossible to see every piece that was made?
I do know what art is and where it comes from. I do take art and the endeavor of making it seriously. I took a break and made something fun to brighten up someone's day (not everyone's, but surely someone's). Loosen up, Mathew -- be glad you didn't submit to such a "soulless proposition." Maybe you should take a break from your own art and search your own soul (it might make your artwork better); you could use it, because you sound just like another boring, self-centered, bitter, whiny spoiled brat -- very typical in the art world. Ho-hum.
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CSFB raises estimates
Credit Suisse First Boston raised estimates on Apple, noting that Apple's March quarter Mac shipment growth , but maintained a 'neutral' rating on the stock. After a trip to Taiwan and after completing checks with key component suppliers, Credit Suisse said that "both iPod and Mac demand are tracking above normal seasonal calendar first-quarter patterns." Forbes reports that CSFB's checks showed sales of the iPod shuffle device are "trending above its initial expectation of 500,000 units, and CSFB now expect shipments of 1.5 million units in the quarter. CSFB also expects Apple to ship 4.2 million hard-disk-drive-based iPods 'as the company has secured capacity to meet growing international demand.'"
CSFB raised the quarterly shipping estimate on the Mac mini to 150,000 units from 100,000, and expects total Mac units shipping in the fiscal second quarter to rise 35 percent year-over-year. Credit Suisse expects the PC industry to grow 10 percent in the same period, according the report.
The firm raised its estimates of March earnings to 25 cents per share on revenue of $3.2 billion, up from its previous estimates of 20 cents on revenue of $2.9 billion. CSFB raised the fiscal 2005 yearly estimate of profits to $1.15 per share on revenue of $13.4 billion. Previously the company said that it expected earnings of $1.03 per share on revenue of $12.8 billion. CSFB, however, maintained a "neutral" rating on Apple, citing its current valuation.


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This week's installment of I'm Married To A… shed light on a dating phenomenon we've seen play out in movies and across the pages of tabloids. Meet Antoine and Towana, a committed and loving couple who just so happen to be 18 years apart. (Yes, it's time to ready those Graduate references and soapbox speech about how Jennifer Lopez most definitely has a "type.") The fact that Antoine is closer in age to Tim and Chrissy (Towana's children) than his own girlfriend is something people notice, sure, but by no means a defining factor in their relationship. And despite being only 24, Antoine is so in love, he put a ring on it.
VH1 caught up with the recently engaged couple to see how they've been handling their newfound fame, and most importantly, if they've started wedding planning.
What has the response been like since Tuesday's episode aired?
Towana: The response to our episode was great. 98 percent of the comments we received were in support of our love. Our Facebook, phones, and email were dinging and ringing all night. We are still receiving feedback on the show and most people want to see more–they want to know if there is more footage or if we are coming back for another show. Even my children are being treated like celebrities.
Have people in similar situations approached you with their stories?
T: Yes, I had a co-worker ask for my advice in dealing with his girlfriend's son who is four years his junior. People are asking us how they can find the kind of love that we have, how we keep our love alive, and what it takes to have a successful relationship. I gave advice before but it has been magnified now.
What did you hope to achieve by putting your story on television?
T: Our main goal was to share our story with the world. To help people understand that the relationship you hope for may not be perfect, or fit into the norm, but if it is perfect for you than go for it. Age is just a number — make sure they are legal — and true love is ageless.
Was there anything you were nervous to show on camera?
T: Yes, because of my ministry and religious beliefs I did not want anyone to be confused about my morals. We wanted to be open and honest no matter how uncomfortable it may have been.
Towana: Had you ever thought about being with a younger man before you met Antoine? Have you dated one in the past?
T: I've dated men maybe four or five years younger than me at the most, but I typically dated men older than me or my age. I never thought about or ever tried to date a younger man. I didn't think they could handle me.
Do you have any thoughts on iconic May-December romances in pop culture (The Graduate, etc.)? Are the similar to your experiences?
T: We don't consider ourselves to be part of a May-December romance. One reason is because most of these relationships are fueled with a purpose: money, status, etc. Our relationship is built on love and was not planned. There is a somewhat negative connotation that is perceived when you give this title to your relationship. We have a significant age difference but in everything else we are the same.
What's the most attractive thing about an older woman?
Antoine: I can't speak for all older women, but as for Towana, it's her mind. I love the way she thinks. Older women also know how to treat their man like a king, and in return you treat them like a queen.
What's the strongest part of your connection?
T: Aside from the love being number one, it is our faith in God and our unwillingness to let any dictate who we should be with. The more people hate on us, the stronger we become. Our personalities play a big part, though. We are both a little crazy.


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From Larry D. Warren of San Antonio (Ball & Weed), this excerpt from his deposition of the plaintiff in a highway construction case - in which the attorney for the plaintiff was Abner Burnett of Odessa.
All right. The police report - you've just gone through you being at the
Bonham Exchange nightclub the night of Nov. 11 [and] you left at 11
p.m. and went home.
A. Yes.
Q. You were at home, watched TV a while and went to bed?
A. Yes.
Q. You woke up the next morning about what time?
A. To tell you the truth, I can't recall.
Q. Okay, but you woke up and had breakfast with your wife and your son?
A. Yes.
Q. Now, the police report says the accident that you were involved in was Nov. 12 at 2:30 a.m.
A. Yes.
Q. Okay, so sometime while you're sleeping at your home on Perrin Beitel, you were also involved in an accident at I-10 and Callaghan Road?
A. Yes.
Q. Can you tell me how that happened?
A. To tell you the truth -
Q. Just tell me what you know.
Mr. Burnett (wisely): You're completely lost.
The witness: Yes, I'm completely lost.
Mr. Burnett: Can we just take a short break?
Mr. Warren: Go ahead, let's do that.
Mr. Burnett: Otherwise, we'll be here a long time.
(There was a brief recess.)
By Mr. Warren:
Q. Mr. Riojas, Your attorney has advised me that you are under some sort of medication; is that right?
A. Yes.
Q. And it's your understanding that this medication affects your ability to remember things?
A. Yes.
Q. Can you just tell me briefly who is the doctor that is prescribing this type of medication for you?
A. To tell you the truth, I can't recall.
Shortly after this, the attorneys "agreed to adjourn the deposition to a later date."


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cilantro, chopped
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green onions, cut into 3 inch lengths
jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
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I gave this as gifts this year in little canning jars. Everyone wanted the recipe. Just a tip - it tastes better after at least a day in the fridge. Add sugar to taste..I probably cut out about a 3rd of it, and increased the peppers because I like it hot!
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I make this and spoon it over cream cheese. Let it set in the refrigerator over night so it blends some with the block of cream cheese (make sure and poke holes in the block of cream cheese. Serve with crackers. I won 1st place on a radio station Thanksgiving contest for this salsa dip recipe.
I've made this recipe, but decreased the sugar to 1/2, 1 lime & 2 jalepenos. Soooo yummy. The best thing you can do though, is dump the salsa over a cube of cream cheese. It's so pretty too. Serve with tortillas chips and/or crackers.
This is a great recipe! The color, texture and flavor of sweet & spicy is perfect. I adjust the peppers for my kids, but I like it with a little more kick than they do. p.s. the longer it sits the more hot it becomes and it saves in the fridge for 7-9 days.
I made this for Thanksgiving, and it was a huge success with the whole family. I spread cream cheese on a platter and spread the salsa over the top of the cream cheese with whole berries for garnish--a great balance of flavors and pretty, too. This will be a regular for future holidays.
This is better than the low-calorie recipe I lost and was looking for! I substitued 1/2 cup Splenda for the sugar and added a splash of orange juice. I have made this recipe before with dried cilantro (2TBLS) and it turns out okay - fresh is definitely better, though!
WOW! What a wonderful way to have fresh cranberries! Love all the fresh ingredients. As a bonus it's simple and easy to make. My family loved it so much the only thing we served it with was a fork!
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MADISON, Wis. — The point of this trip was all business.
And the Lobos certain took care of it.
The University of New Mexico's nationally ranked cross-country teams powered to stellar performances at the fifth-annual Wisconsin adidas Invitational, as the No. 25 men seized fifth place and the No. 7 claimed sixth.
"It was solid," head coach Joe Franklin said. "I think we're going to continue to get better and now we're in recovery phase. We just have to make sure we get ready for the conference championships in two week."
Behind skilled runs by veterans Luke Caldwell and Charlotte Arter, the Lobos tallied a number of victories over ranked competition and strengthened their postseason résumés heading into the Mountain West Championships in two weeks.
On the men's side, Caldwell led the men to their fifth-place finish by dint of his sixth team-leading performance in his last seven meets. Caldwell ran to seventh place overall, finishing the 8-kilometer race in 23 minutes, 30 seconds.
"He just keeps getting better and better," Franklin said. "That's what great about Luke."
Adam Bitchell and Patrick Zacharias chipped in strong results for the Lobos, as Bitchell placed 24th in 23:44 and Zacharias finished 42nd in 23:56.
Sean Stam (24:11) and Elmar Engholm (24:25) also scored for the men, with Stam placing 69th and Engholm 111th overall.
Donovan Torres (162nd, 24:40), Alex Cornwell (228th, 25:13) and Graham Thomas (262nd, 25:45) rounded out New Mexico's finishers.
The men rolled out a stellar showing, posting a team spread of 55 seconds and a team score of 252 points. It's the lowest point total the UNM have recorded in three trips to Wisconsin, and 99 points fewer than last year's eighth-place total of 350.
"Today, they ran like we thought [they could] all year," Franklin said.
But the men weren't the only ones taking care of business.
Charlotte Arter paced the women to sixth place at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course, finishing the 6-kilometer course in 20:15. She placed 24th overall, bettering her showing from last year when she placed 44th.
Arter was followed by Calli Thackery in 40th and Sammy Silva in 41st, as both finished within seconds of each other. Thackery crossed the line at 20:32, while Silva finished in 20:33.
Heleene Tambet and Nicole Roberts rounded out the Lobos' scorers, with Tambet (20:48) placing 65th and Roberts (20:50) in 70th.
Tamara Armoush (71st, 20:52), Nicola Hood (118th, 21:13) and Kirsten Follett (174th, 21:38) also placed for UNM.
While it wasn't the same as the runner-up finish the women secured two weeks ago at the Notre Dame Invitational, the women still recorded a strong showing.
"The women ran very solid," Franklin said.
Overall, the women posted a team score of 240 points, their best in the three years they have competed at Wisconsin. The previous two years, the Lobos placed 11th, scoring 375 points in 2011 and 457 last year.
With both teams taking top-six finishes, the Lobos were the one of two institutions — out of 37 women's teams and 35 men's teams competing at the meet — to place both teams in the top-10, joining Arkansas' second-place women and seventh-place men.
"If you look at teams throughout the country, there aren't many that [perform well] on both the men's and women's side on a consistent basis," Franklin said. "And we continue to do that on the men's and women's side."
On top of that, both teams also continued to bolster their résumés for the national championships.
The men registered victories over 15 ranked teams, including 11 teams currently ranked above them, lending a great deal of credence to their championship credentials. The women also nabbed a handful of wins, topping 12 other ranked teams.
"It gives us confidence, Franklin said. "Now the goal is to have a good race two week up in Air Force."
The Lobos will have a week off before heading to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the Mountain West Cross Country Championships on Nov. 1.


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Your choice of adventure or serenity awaits you at Mt. Olympus Indoor Water Park. Take the thrilling plunge down a 10-story waterslide or relax in one of our steamy whirlpools. The Dells has never had so many options! Park hours and ride availability limited during off season. Please check Park Info for complete details.
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Was driving from Austin to Houston, weekday morning, and got hit for speeding just outside of Houston - one of those small spots in the road where the limit suddenly and for no good reason just drops by 15mph.
Small town motorcycle cop pulls me over, approaches on the passenger side of the car and asks for my license and insurance. (I have colleagues in the car front and back seat.) I hand him license, insurance and chl. He takes them, goes back to the rear of the car for moment and then returns, says hes citing me for, I dont remember, like 72 in a 65 or something, hands me all my stuff and says have a nice day.
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I've attended men's and women's soccer games at BYU, Utah and Utah State, and nothing compares to BYU women's soccer. What is it about Coach Rockwood's team under the lights at South Field? I believe there are three unique characteristics that make Cougar Lady Soccer one of kind.
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If you haven't ever been to a soccer game at South Field, you're missing out. There really is nothing else like it. The scenery of Y mountain as the field's backdrop is breathtaking. The field is always in great condition with freshly cut grass. And the bright shining lights set the stage for Cougar soccer.
From the moment fans' tickets are scanned, they are surrounded with things to do. Artists draw fans as cartoon characters. Others make balloons into animals and fun hats for the kids. Families can pile into a photo booth to save the memory. And of course Cosmo is always keeping things interesting.
Finally, year after year, BYU women's soccer proves to be one of the nation's premier programs. Just last week, BYU beat #11 ranked Long Beach State 1-0 in front of their home crowd, and last night destroyed the University of Texas 5-0. At the helm for the Cougars this year are 2011 All-American Lindsi Lisonbee and Academic All-American Carlee Holmoe. Both seniors made the 2012 All-WCC team.


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