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A few years ago a friend of mine gave me a tin of chai tea drink mix. It was simply measured by the spoonful and mixed with boiling water and it quickly became my new favorite drink until the day I actually read the nutritional info on the side of the tin and saw how unhealthy the ingredients were. The fat and sugar content alone were enough to scare me back into my fat pants, so when I finished the tin (waste not, want not) I was left with only the fond memories of that warm and soothing beverage. That is until I found this recipe for a homemade version that can be made as low fat/sugar as you want it to be.
Hot Chocolate Chai (from Women's World Magazine)
2 bags chai tea
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa
1 quart boiling water
sugar (or Splenda) and warm milk, as desired
cinnamon sticks
Place tea bags and cocoa in teapot and pour in boiling water. Let steep for 5 minutes. To serve, add 1 tsp sugar to each teacup and fill two-thirds full with tea. Add warm milk and stir with cinnamon sticks. Add a dollop of whipped cream if you're feeling naughty (I was.)
Now on to that award I received. Dave from My Year On The Grill passed on to me Lesa's
1. Thank the person who gave this to you.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you.
4. Tell us up to six outrageous lies about yourself, and at least one outrageous truth.
5. Allow your readers to guess which one or more are true.
5. Nominate seven "Creative Writers" who might have fun coming up with outrageous lies.
6. Post links to the seven blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know you nominated them.
So without further ado, I present to you my outrageous lies and at least one outrageous truth. If you comment on this post try to guess which one/ones are true.
#1 I once sat next to Colonel Sanders on an airplane. (this was of course back when he was still alive, just for clarification purposes)
#2 I have three nipples (no brag, just the facts ma'am)
#3 Johnny Depp and I have a very close and personal relationship. We met on the Black Pearl, savvy?
#4 My stage name back in my Vegas showgirl days was Kitten Kaboodle.
#5 I once swallowed a contact, found it when it came out the other end, and then wore it again.
#6 I can bake 30 minute brownies in 27 minutes.
#7 All my ex's live in Texas State Prisons.
I'd like to pass on this award to the following bloggers. I've enjoyed reading their blogs on a daily basis and consider them all very talented in the kitchen as well as in the blogging world. Please don't feel any obligation to participate in this little game of outrageous lies, but if you'd like to join in on the fun, I'd love to hear your lies!
June from JBugs Kitchen Antics
Joanne from Moogie & Pap
Debbie from Mocha Me
Shelby from Grumpy's Honey Bunch
Linda from Diva Weigh
Megan from Delicious Dishings
Sarah from All Our Fingers in the Pie
Have fun ladies!


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- Jan 17:
- 49ers' Kaepernick says his game plays well in any venue
- 49ers' Harbaugh says his team is ready for Seahawks
- 49ers' Rogers declares himself 100 percent
- 49ers hope to wipe smile off Marshawn Lynch's face
- Seahawks receiver Percy Harvin to miss 49ers' game
- No penalty, but $7,875 fine for 49ers' Anquan Boldin
- Former 49ers exec Carmen Policy pokes fun at Seahawks fans
- Remembering the Seattle Seahawks' exec who helped build the 49ers
- Jim Harbaugh's $8 pants: 49ers coach gets new Levi's gear but can't wear it vs. Seahawks
- Thompson: Ahmad Brooks grows up
- Purdy: Super Bowl ring belongs on Frank Gore's hand
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers were at or near full strength as they boarded a plane for Seattle in advance of Sunday's NFC Championship game.
Starting cornerback Carlos Rogers (hamstring), linebacker Ahmad Brooks (flu) and fullback Will Tukuafu (knee) participated in the 49ers' practice Friday, the team's final full-blown session before it faces the Seattle Seahawks.
Rogers said in his weekly guest spot on KNBR that he is playing Sunday for sure. He added that he won't start in the 49ers base defense but he will play in the nickel package.
Rogers returned to practice Wednesday after he missed the previous two weeks with a right hamstring injury. Tarell Brown is slated to start in place of Rogers, as he did the past two games.
Tukuafu is sporting a sizable brace on the left knee he injured against the Carolina Panthers last Sunday. He moved around better Friday than he did all week.
If Tukuafu can't play Sunday, the 49ers likely will use Anthony Dixon and regular tight end Vance McDonald at fullback. Starting fullback Bruce Miller is out for the season with a fractured shoulder blade.

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David Irving, Hitler and Holocaust Denial: Electronic Edition, by Richard J. EvansTable of Contents
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1.5 Methods used to draw up this Report
1.5.1 I have never met, spoken to, or corresponded with David Irving. I have not previously concerned myself with his work in any way. The only references to him in any of my books come on pages 38 and 76 of In Hitler's Shadow: West German Historians and the Attempt to Escape from the Nazi Past (New York, 1989), in the context, not of a detailed examination of Irving's work itself, but of a discussion of the work of other historians, namely Ernst Nolte and Hans Mommsen. Irving is mentioned on these two pages briefly, and in passing.
1.5.2 I had leafed through the 1977 edition of Hitler's War and because of its style and content considered it a work of journalism rather than of professional history. Like the overwhelming majority of professional historians, I rejected its argument that Hitler did not order the extermination of the Jews. However, I was also aware of the widespread assumption amongst professional historians that Irving's work (like that of a number of other journalists who have written historical work) reached generally acceptable standards of historical scholarship. I also knew of Irving's reputation as someone who had a good knowledge of the archival and other sources for the history of the 'Third Reich' and had discovered previously unknown material on this subject.
1.5.3 I had never met, corresponded or had any dealings with Deborah Lipstadt, but I had read Lipstadt's Denying the Holocaust and quoted it on pages 239-41 of my book In Defence of History in the context of a discussion of the implications of postmodernist theories of knowledge for historical scholarship, especially on the history of the Nazi extermination of the Jews. Lipstadt's treatment of Irving in the book was a matter of completely marginal interest to me. In general, my view of the book was that it was a solidly researched and strongly but rationally argued work of scholarship. However, Denying the Holocaust does not deal in any detail with Irving's historical arguments, so that on being asked to write this Report, I had no difficulty in approaching Lipstadt's account of Irving's writings in an open and critical spirit, the same spirit, in fact, as that in which I approach Irving's work, the vast majority of which was completely unfamiliar to me.
1.5.4 The material on which this Report is based consists in the first place of Irving's published books. These have gone through numerous editions, and many of them are available both in English and in German in different versions. They are available in libraries in Britain and Germany, though some are rather hard to track down, and I was startled to find that the 1991 edition of Hitler's War can only be read at the desk in the Rare Books Room of the British Library that is reserved for literature deemed by the Library to be pornographic. Secondly, Irving has published a number of articles, mainly in The Journal of Historical Review, which are also available for public inspection in institutions such as the Wiener Library. Thirdly, Irving maintains a very extensive website on the Internet (http://fpp.co.uk) on which the text of various speeches by Irving is posted, together with a large quantity of other material revealing of his views on the history of the 'Third Reich'. 1
1.5.5 Fourthly, the legal process of Discovery has provided a large amount of further material of relevance to the issues at the centre of the case. As Irving remarked in 1991,
The first thing that happens in a libel action is this: only a few weeks after you've served a writ on a gentleman there comes a very expensive stage for both parties known as Discovery. The word 'Discovery' written with a capital 'D', just like the word 'Holocaust' written with a capital 'H'. Only this time the word is on my side. Because Discovery is an ugly phase, for plaintiff and defendant, when you face each other across a lawyer's table, at the choosing of the Plaintiff, and you say, "I want to see your documents and you can see mine". And at that stage usually all the defendants crack up and cop out.2
1.5.6 In the present case, however, no-one has wanted to 'cop out', and Irving has been obliged to disclose an enormous mass of material in addition to the list of documents he initially agreed to supply. I have had access to many videotapes and audiocassettes of Irving's speeches, tens of thousands of pages of documents, his complete private diaries, thousands of letters and a great deal of other material, much of it from the huge private archive in which he records his various activities and in which he stores the materials for his historical work
1.5.7 It soon became apparent that the amount of material available was too vast for me to master in the relatively short space of time I had to compile this Report, especially given my other commitments such as my regular academic work. I was fortunate therefore to obtain the research assistance of two of my PhD students, Nikolaus Wachsmann, who is now Junior Research Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, and Thomas Skelton-Robinson, who is now researching for a PhD at Churchill College, Cambridge. Both had first-class honours degrees in History (from the London School of Economics and from Glasgow University respectively), both had a first-rate knowledge of German (Wachsmann is a native speaker, Skelton-Robinson lived in Germany for five years after graduating), and both had a good knowledge of twentieth-century German history.
1.5.8The two researchers compiled transcripts of the salient parts of the audiocassettes and videotapes and went through the material supplied by Irving during the process of Discovery, taking extensive notes. It was of course impossible to cover the whole of Irving's oeuvre with complete thoroughness, and some principle of selectivity had to be applied. We decided that I would cover Irving's general reputation as a historian, Irving's attitude to Hitler, and the central issue of whether or not Irving was a Holocaust denier. On the equally important matter of whether or not Irving distorted and falsified history, we decided to concentrate on the 'chain of documents' which Irving on various occasions had claimed proved Hitler's ignorance and disapproval of the Nazi persecution and extermination of the Jews. Each document was assigned to one or other of the research assistants for preliminary analysis. In this way we covered the entire documentary basis for Irving's controversial claim.
1.5.9 In addition, we decided to sample a number of other important issues on which Lipstadt's allegations of manipulation and falsification could be tested. These were the bombing of Dresden by the Allies early in 1945, a subject on which Irving had written the book which established his reputation; Irving's use of the evidence of Hitler's adjutants; and the explanations offered by Irving for such antisemitic actions by the Nazis as he was prepared to concede were actually carried out. Here again preliminary analysis was carried out by my research assistants. During the period January 1998 to April 1999, we met frequently, exchanged drafts, and carried out numerous revisions to what we had written. In addition, my research assistants undertook research in German archives and libraries. The compilation, structure and writing of this Report as a whole was undertaken by myself, and I alone bear the final responsibility for what it contains. I am satisfied that the amount of material we have examined, and the number of issues in Irving's writings which we have addressed, constitute a thoroughly representative sample of his work, and that any further investigation on our part would simply have replicated the conclusions we reached on the basis of the sample we looked at.
1.5.10 On all the issues concerned, this Report examines carefully and in detail Irving's writings and speeches over the whole of his career, from the 1960s to the present. Its method has been to identify what Irving wrote or said, and to note whether he changed his views over time, and if so, how and in what respects. The Report is written from the point of view, and with the expertise, of a professional historian. That is, it is not concerned with the issue of whether or not 'Holocaust denial' is morally wrong, or whether what Irving has written and said is politically or morally objectionable. Throughout, it bears in mind the pleaded issues in the case, but its method is not to subject them to any kind of forensic criteria or legal scrutiny, but rather to treat them as matters of historical and historiographical investigation.
1.5.11 Thus in examining each of the key 'chain of documents' which Irving claims prove Hitler neither knew or nor approved the antisemitic policies of the 'Third Reich', this Report is not concerned to demonstrate conclusively that Hitler did know or did approve of these policies: that is not the issue at hand. The issue is whether or not Irving distorts and manipulates the historical record in trying to prove that Hitler did not know and approve of these policies. In dealing with this issue, the Report takes each document in turn, examines Irving's translation of it (all the documents in question were originally written in German), scrutinises his interpretation of it, and brings as many other relevant documents to bear on this interpretation as it has been possible to research in the time available, in accordance with the standard method of historical research, in which every original document used has to be set in a wider documentary context in order to elucidate its historical significance.
1.5.12 Many of these documents are well known to historians, some less so; many of them would appear at first sight to support the view that Hitler did know about antisemitic policies and actions in the 'Third Reich', and it has been necessary in the course of this Report to point this out. Historians who are advancing a particular argument have to take all relevant documentary evidence into account, and where documents appear to go against their argument, they have to explain them; failing to mention them at all constitutes suppression of relevant evidence and is not acceptable in a reputable historian. Citing these documents, as is done extensively in this Report, should not be seen as an attempt to prove conclusively that Hitler knew about the extermination of the Jews and other antisemitic actions during the 'Third Reich', only as evidence which has to be taken into account by anyone who, such as Irving, wishes to prove the contrary.
1.5.13Very few historians have actually gone to the trouble of subjecting any of Irving's work to a detailed analysis by taking his historical statements and claims and tracing them back to the original and other sources on which Irving says they rest. This is because doing so is an extremely time-consuming exercise, and most historians have better things to do with their time than undertaking a minute analysis of other people's historical writings. It is also because historians generally assume that the work of fellow-historians, or those who purport to be fellow-historians, is generally reliable in its footnoting, in its translations and summaries of documents, and in its treatment of the evidence at a basic level. That is, historians may make mistakes and errors of fact, but they do not generally deliberately manipulate and distort documents, suppress evidence that runs counter to their interpretations, wilfully mistranslate documents in a foreign language, consciously use unreliable or discredited testimony when it suits their purpose, falsify historical statistics, or apply one standard of criticism to sources which undermine their views and another to those which support them.
1. Reference will be made in the course of this Report to various documents posted on Irving's 'Focal Point' website. Because of the changing content of the website, they may not be posted there by the time these proceedings come to court. The Internet is one of the main outlets for material and opinions of many kinds for which it is difficult to find a conventional means of publication through the printed word, since it is effectively beyond the reach of censorship and not subject to commercial considerations.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team was unable to capitalize on a late second-half rally in a narrow 69-67 non-conference loss to Benedict at the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.
Benedict (3-1) commenced the contest by scoring 17 of the first 21 points in the opening seven minutes of the game.
The Pacers would then go on a quick 5-0 spurt to pull within eight in the contest at 17-9 with under 11 minutes remaining in the first half of action.
A 12-5 run by USC Aiken (2-2) over the next almost five minutes would then pull the Pacers to within one at 22-21.
The two teams would remain close the rest of the half with Benedict holding a 33-28 lead at the halftime break.
Benedict had pushed its lead to 58-48 with 6:32 remaining in the game.
USC Aiken would then proceed to go on a 13-0 run over the next almost two and a half minutes to take a 61-58 advantage with 4:09 to play in the game.
A Benedict 3-pointer shortly thereafter would then even the game at 61-all.
The Tigers would then score two more to go ahead by two at 63-61. Two Re'mon Nelson (Columbus, Ohio/Canal Winchester HS) free throws would then even the game at 63-63 with 2:32 left in the game.
Neither team would then be able to hit another field goal until Benedict connected on a 3-pointer to go ahead 66-63 with 38 seconds left in the contest.
After a Pacer turnover, Benedict made one free throw to go ahead, 67-63. Nelson then connected on a 3-point play to pull the Pacers within one at 67-66 with 13 seconds left to play.
Benedict was fouled next and the Tigers made their two free throws to set the score at 69-66 with seconds to play.
The Pacers from there would unfortunately be unable to tie things up in the final seconds.
Paul Larsen (Mooresville, N.C./Mercer) led the Pacers in the narrow loss with 21 points and four rebounds. He was 8-for-14 from the field in the game. Larsen was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
Nelson was the only other Pacer in double figures with 12 points. He also had four assists and three steals. Nelson was 3-for-3 from the free throw line and 4-for-8 from the field.
Tydran Beaty was the tops among four Tigers in double figures with 15 points.
USC Aiken ended the Benedict loss shooting 40.3 percent (25-for-62) as a team. Benedict hit 41.7 percent (20-for-48) of its shots as a team.
The Pacers held a 41-31 rebound advantage in the game.
USC Aiken will next welcome Mount Olive to the Convocation Center on Thursday, Dec. 6. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.


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Robert Altman (1925-2006)
I could praise his genius, his willingness to experiment, his determination, his ... well, you name it. But as I've been absorbing the news of his death, what I've been thinking about is that he is the one director who has produced movies I have loved for all of my life.
When I was a little kid, Popeye was my favorite movie. I thought it was the funniest, most delightful, most emotionally satisfying film that could ever be created. (Yes, you could probably say that only an 8-year-old would feel that way about Popeye, but still...)
In high school, Vincent & Theo was my favorite suffering artist movie. I had a grainy VHS tape of it, a tape I must have watched 20 or 30 times before finally getting the DVD when it finally came out recently. It remains a favorite, and continues to be neglected in discussions of Altman, which generally focus on some of his slicker, more superficial films like The Player and Gosford Park.
I saw a matinee of Short Cuts at the cinema in Plymouth, New Hampshire when it came out in 1993. I was the only person in the theatre. It was an overwhelming experience, and I'm sure some of the power of watching that film alone in a theatre has contributed to it being my favorite Altman movie (and thus just about my favorite movie by any American), but nonetheless, I have watched it repeatedly, and every time I discover something new to capture my attention within it.
Right around the time I saw Short Cuts, I met the writer Calder Willingham, who got screen credit for writing Altman's Thieves Like Us. I had already read about Altman's freewheeling approach to filmmaking, and so assumed that writers probably weren't particularly thrilled with what he did to their words, so I was gentle when I brought up Altman's name to Willingham. A look of disgust -- perhaps even horror -- came over his face, and he immediately changed the subject.
My first disappointment with Altman came when I saw his film of Christopher Durang's play Beyond Therapy. For a while, Durang was among my favorite playwrights -- his anarchic comedy at its best fits my sensibilities well. Beyond Therapy was on TV very late one night, and I stayed up to watch it, only to discover the film was leaden and completely destroyed all the humor of the original.
Of course, anyone who loves Altman also has to admit that he was capable of making atrociously bad movies like Beyond Therapy. That's part of what is so fascinating about his work -- the same commitment to experiment that led him to moments of genius also produced truly failed experiments. While this could be disappointing -- we want our geniuses to be gods of perfection, after all -- it is in the end, I think, his greatest quality, because he fully committed himself to the process of filmmaking, and he let his interests range farther than any other director I can think of. It's likely we wouldn't have had the masterpieces without the failures in between them, and if it required a few Beyond Therapies to get Altman to the point where he could create such films as MASH, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, Vincent & Theo, and Short Cuts ... well, I'm not going to complain.
My only complaint is he didn't live even longer. But it's a hollow complaint, because he died in the midst of work, at a time when he was receiving accolades for the achievements of his life, and there aren't too many better ways to go.
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- Anonymous11/22/2006 4:55 AM
Matt: Altman was one of those creators who made it seem possible that anyone could make movies, tell stories, etc. It wasn't that he lacked craft, but more that he made it evident that life was so much closer to art than one would normally think. Some of my favorites were Nashville, Quintet, The Wedding, The Player.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous11/22/2006 9:37 AM
My vote for most fascinating Altman movie goes to Three Women with Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duval. There's nothing else like it. (Which can be said of a lot of Altman's movies.)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/22/2006 12:00 PM
_M*A*S*H*_ was one of the very first "adult" movies I ever saw. Ever since, I've been in awe of what Altman accomplished. Even with a so-so movie such as _Ready to Wear_, I always knew that I was in good hands.ReplyDelete
His best films are unmatched, and the rest are (for me, anyway) always interesting. I share your admiration of _Short Cuts_, and I think that _Nashville_ is a viable candidate for, at the very least, the best American film of the 1970s that didn't include the word _Godfather_ in its title.
(This last observation may be influenced by my wife, who reveres Altman above all other directors, for whom _Nashville_ was a genuine life-altering experience, and who to this day believes that _Popeye_ was a pretty good movie.)
And one could do far worse than have _A Prairie Home Companion_ be one's final film.
Brett Cox
He indeed made many more great movies than he did disappointments .. I was so upset by this news Monday that I was a complete basket-case for the rest of the day, and I still haven't really gotten over it .. he will be sorely missedReplyDelete
I feel terrible that the only Altman films I've seen are Gosford Park and A Prairie Home Companion, although I loved them both.ReplyDelete
Rest in peace. And make some awesome films at the great location shoot in the sky.
- James11/26/2006 9:33 PM
The varying opinions of his films, even among those who are unabashed fans, is perhaps the best indicator of Altman's idiosyncratic brilliance. I think Nashville and McCabe & Mrs. Miller are two of the best films ever made, but that Quintet is a miserable flop. I like Popeye, too.ReplyDelete


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My pregnancy-induced nesting binge has brought home the fact that I have not been much of a "maker" in recent years. Planner, editor and organizer? Yes. It takes a lot of work to run a cultural center, buy a home, and get married and all those things happened in the last two years. But actual, real-world assembly of parts and materials? Not so much.
So, in July and August I took time to re-learn some basic skills. I signed up for a few sewing classes at Workshop SF, checked out some how-to books at the San Francisco Public Library, began collecting online tutorials, ordered a sewing machine, and jumped in. So far, I've made three baby bibs and washcloths, a dog coat for Riggins, a baby snuggler, a blanket and some bloomers. I also hemmed our curtains and made some tablecloths for Feast of Words, SOMArts' literary potluck.
People get crafty for all kinds of reasons and the main provocation in my case is to 1) save money, 2) have nicer things than I could otherwise afford. Not surprisingly, saving money and reaching above one's financial means are two things I also think about daily in my work at SOMArts. At work, I like to call this "fighting above our weight." It's not about cutting back, it's about doing more: how can we support more artists, reach a bigger audience, give them deeper experiences and make those experiences truly excellent? CONTINUE READING ]


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Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's tennis player Fernando Llorens was named the Southland Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week on Tuesday after his 3-1 performance the week before in New Mexico.
"We're very proud of Fernando, he showed a lot of courage and poise to come out and start 3-0 as a freshman against ranked teams," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "I felt like the key was the hard work he put in over the Christmas break and his sense of mission after some tough results in the fall.
"He's playing very confident right now because he put in a lot of hard work, it's not common that you see that from a freshman in his first three matches, so we're very proud of him."
The freshman from Barcelona, Spain opened his collegiate career by going undefeated in the first three matches of the year. Against No. 53 New Mexico State, the freshman garnered a 6-1, 6-4 victory at the No. 6 position.
On Saturday, Llorens moved up to the No. 5 spot and claimed another straight-sets victory, this time winning 6-1, 6-2 over a player from Utah State. He rounded out the weekend by taking a 6-3, 6-1 final over Nevada's No. 5 singles player.
In the Monday night match against No. 56 New Mexico, Llorens suffered his first loss of the year after moving up once again, this time to the No. 4 position.
For the week, Llorens helped the Islanders to a 2-2 record, including a win over No. 53 New Mexico State.
"The other thing that may not be mentioned in the stat sheet is the positive spirit he competed with and the constant pumping up of his teammates, which are really keys to a team's success," said Moore. "It's a great overall message when you see a kid's hard work and great attitude pay off."
Llorens will be in action with the Islanders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday night against No. 52 TCU in Fort Worth. It will be the fifth-straight road match to start the season for the team before returning home to host No. 19 Texas on Feb. 12 at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
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|Wedding anniversary, Rocco and Jullia T. (Monti) Ciavarella, 1942
Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Ciavarella of Waterbury celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a party given by their family. Mr. and Mrs. Ciavarella were married Oct. 17, 1942, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Waterbury. They have four children, Leonard Ciavarella of West Haven and Rocco Ciavarella Jr., Felicia LaRosa and Anna Carlson of Waterbury, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Definition of system in English:
1.1A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network: the state railroad system fluid is pushed through a system of pipes or channels
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- The proportion of other gasses is always kept constant on the earth by the help of interconnected complex systems.
- He wanted to see the two systems actually mesh together and communicate with each other so it was possible to step off a tram and onto a train at the same platform.
- The complex of field systems and large stone walls extend from the north western slopes of Mount Brandon to within the boundaries of Dingle.
structure, organization, arrangement, complex, network
informal setup
1.2 Physiology A set of organs in the body with a common structure or function: the digestive system
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- Decreased kidney function is associated with complications in virtually all organ systems.
- This in turn enhances the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body helping the body systems to function to the best of their ability.
- If you have had part of your stomach or other organs removed, this will affect your digestive system.
1.3The human or animal body as a whole: you need to get the cholesterol out of your system
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- No prisoner wants to be caught with drugs in their system, so they choose to shoot up rather than smoke a joint.
1.4 Computing A group of related hardware units or programs or both, especially when dedicated to a single application.
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- One way to get these economies is to roll up the smaller software, systems, and hardware into the larger system.
- Even when I try to get my head out of the clouds and try to focus on our Linux systems, I think application launchers.
- The software can look out over various servers and storage systems and puts all of the hardware in a single panel for the users.
1.5 Geology (In chronostratigraphy) a major range of strata that corresponds to a period in time, subdivided into series.
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- Sand-rich turbidites from two Palaeocene submarine fan systems have very different heavy mineral stratigraphic styles.
- Only the most robust biominerals survive into the fossil record, and the range of isotopic systems available to study is limited.
- Interbedded clastics also record the build-out of deltaic systems from the subaerial hinterland around the basin margins.
1.6 Astronomy A group of celestial objects connected by their mutual attractive forces, especially moving in orbits about a center: the system of bright stars known as the Gould Belt
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- Astronomers hope to study the structure and evolution of the Universe, and to search for planetary systems around other suns.
- The latest find is a system of three planets orbiting around a star previously thought to have only one.
- It is a nebulae system, planets and stars bobbing in and out of blue, purple, and pink stardust.
1.7 short for crystal system.
2A set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method: a multiparty system of government the public school system
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method, methodology, technique, process, procedure, approach, practice;
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scheme, plan, policy, program, regimen, formula, routine
2.1Orderliness; method: there was no system at all in the company
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order, method, orderliness, systematization, planning, logic, routine
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the establishment, the administration, the authorities, the powers that be;
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Early 17th century: from French système or late Latin systema, from Greek sustēma, from sun- 'with' + histanai 'set up'.
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MOUNT DIABLO -- Roland Gaebert managed tens of millions of dollars in loans as a senior bank executive before deciding at age 51 to make a sharp career turn.
He quit his job to become a state park ranger.
Gaebert traded in the big paychecks and dark suits to earn much less and wear khaki green while working outdoors in a state park system perpetually short of funds.
Fifteen years later, the just-retired Mt. Diablo State Park superintendent said he doesn't regret his dramatic career flip even though he wishes the nation were willing to invest more in fixing its aging parks.
"Working in a state park means you always have a backlog of maintenance and projects that there isn't money to get to," Gaebert said. "You have to get creative in using gum and baling wire to hold things together."
In an interview before his Monday retirement, Gaebert said he was worried how much longer an erosion-damaged section of road at the park entrance above Walnut Creek would hold together.
Gaebert had also hoped repairs would be finished to reopen the Mount Diablo summit deck, a popular tourist spot for taking in panoramic views.
It didn't happen. Completion has been delayed until early 2013.
But Gaebert isn't bitter. He said he considered much of his job was managing scarce resources and making a case to higher-ups for maintenance money. Tight money, Gaebert said, comes with the state parks territory. It has been a test in adaptability, and he has had plenty of practice at that.
Now 66, Gaebert was an amateur bike racer who competed in two Olympic road race trials in the 1960s.
He also was a flight instructor, a mountain search-and-rescue patrol member, a river rafting guide, an amateur ham radio operator, and an Air Force military police officer.
As a young boy, he didn't speak English when he emigrated with his family from Germany to San Diego County in 1954. He soon become the only white child in an Indian reservation school class.
"The first words I learned were 'shut up,'" he recalled. "I had zero English. I watched 'Meet the Press' on TV to get exposed to the language."
He learned English, got a college accounting degree, and rose in the banking industry to manage a large loan program financing projects such as shopping centers and subdivisions.
At late hours some nights, he would hike up and down mountains on search-and-rescue missions and return home just in time to shower and get to the bank for its opening.
In 1996 at age 51, he heard the call of the wild and took an offer to enroll in the state ranger academy program.
"I always liked camping and being in the outdoors, and I could see trouble ahead for the banking industry," he said.
He worked his way up from ranger to manager. Four years ago, he got the assignment to become superintendent of Mt. Diablo State Park, where he has lived in a small cottage.
"I think Roland does a good job of holding things together in a difficult financial situation," said Bob Doyle, the general manager of the East Bay Regional Park District.
Gaebert said he enjoyed the scenery and the variety of people and environment in the 20,000-acre mountain wilderness surrounded by Contra Costa County suburbs.
On a Sunday in early December, his maintenance crews had to dig and scrape away several mudslides across roads that closed the park.
At other times, park employees must review requests from people who want to spread relatives' cremated remains on the mountain.
On Dec. 7, Gaebert used both hands to help out in an unusual situation in the summit visitor center.
During a crowded Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony, a Coast Guard admiral couldn't hold both her notes and a portable microphone while giving the keynote speech. The center has no lectern.
Gaebert didn't hesitate, taking hold of the notes and turning them page by page as the admiral spoke.
"Sometimes," Gaebert said, laughing, "you've got to improvise."
Contact Denis Cuff at 925-943-8267. Follow him at Twitter.com/deniscuff.
Roland Gaebert
Age: 66
Residence: Lived on Mount Diablo; moved to Southern California
Occupation: Retiring Mt. Diablo State Park superintendent
Quote: "Working in a state park means you always have a backlog of maintenance and projects that there isn't money to get to. You have to get creative."


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Poland, 2012, 100 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Psychological, Romance, Thriller
Program: Contemporary World CinemaLanguage: Polish English Sub-Titles
War-weary loner Eryk returns to his trashed-out family home in rural Poland after serving what seems to have been a traumatic stint in the Chechen war. A scraggly teenage girl named Bezi (Polish shorthand for "nameless") has taken up residence there, even going so far as to decorate an upper bedroom. They form an uneasy association, which quickly grows into something more needy and desperate and restless.
Flashbacks from the war plague Eryk. His current employer, a man with a computer-distorted voice, calls for updates on what might be preparations for an assassination. Surveillance cameras that he's installed make him feel alternately jumpy and safe. Eryk's efforts to get information and help from colleagues in the intelligence business are fruitless. While he learns more about his companion and the situation that has made her hide from her family, he pursues his own agenda, including a confrontation with the girl's father and a revenge shootout. The girl disappears. And as his memories of his wife dribble back, it becomes clear that Eryk's take on reality may not be spot-on. A final twist resolves questions about trust and perception.
Director Jan Jakub Kolski (Funeral for a Potato, Pornography), known primarily for his forays into magic realism, here creates an atmosphere that is poetic and brutal, a paean to both man's inhumanity and the human soul's need for love.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio prisons department says a lakeshore lock-up that became the nation's first privately-owned state prison last year has corrected 38 of the 47 safety, health and security issues uncovered during a fall audit.
Results of the re-inspection of Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut were released Friday.
The report said the facility was largely organized and clean last week. An earlier state inspection found moldy showers, long food lines, a lack of blankets and mattresses for inmates, and missing keys amid generalized disorder.
Both staff and inmates now say they feel safe.
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America clearly worked hard to address the state's concerns. She expressed optimism the prison would pass a national accreditation inspection next month.
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- Since mobile phones have become an inseparable part of human being so efficient testing is highly required. We provide the best and cost effective test plans according to the requirements of the customer.
The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is a 15-digit decimal number required to identify terminal equipment when it is used on a GSM/UMTS mobile phone network. To ensure traceability of each item of equipment connected to the network, the IMEI must be unique and manufacturers must ensure no duplication of IMEI. See More
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"Flow State" refers to a state of mind, or a state of being, in which an athlete is so focused that things happen almost without thinking and time seems to move slowly - even when traveling at say, 80 mph down a nearly vertical ice luge, like some of the skiers on the World Class circuit are known to do regularly.
"If you ask a world class athlete, a lot of times they don't remember the full details of a race or something; they were in that zone where they just functioned automatically," said Chris Anthony, an Eagle County resident who is in the film and has been on the road touring and promoting since mid-October.
That's the story behind the name of the 63rd Warren Miller film, which screens at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek today and Saturday. The film takes viewers atop peaks in Norway, Austria, California, Switzerland and beyond.
"The powder in Japan will send you scrambling to tune up your gear, the gravity in Telluride will have you scheduling an avalanche refresher course and the steeps in Alaska will drive you to push a little harder during your next preseason workout," promoters boast.
There's an 11-year-old in "Flow State," as well as a slew of 90-something 10th Mountain Division veterans and athletes of all ages in between. It's pretty similar to the audiences the films pull each year, Anthony said.
"We'll get an audience where there will be three generations - grandparent to grandkid - and they all walk away with something," Anthony said.
Last Saturday, the film screened three times at the Paramount Theatre in Denver. Altogether, around 6,000 people attended, and each show had a very different feel, Anthony said. At the first screening, eleven 10th Mountain Division vets, all in their 90s, joined Anthony onstage.
"They literally got a standing ovation. There were some tears too. It was amazing," Anthony said.
The film includes a historical segment about the 10th Mountain Division, during which Anthony and others cut turns on 70-year-old 10th Mountain Division ski equipment. So far, people have really enjoyed that particular part of the film, Anthony said.
"It just has such a different feel to it," he said. "It's a real connection to our history, where we came from, and a real tribute to a special group of guys. Our editor did a nice job of putting it together. It's a break from the archetype and all the crazy stuff to something that's really neat."
The 10th Mountain Division segment also features veterans explaining what it was like be a part of the United States' first mountain infantry. These "original ski bums," as Scott Kennett describes them, pioneered the way for today's ski culture. The film includes vintage footage of the veterans navigating the Rockies with 7-foot hickory skis and 90-pound packs. Veterans of the 10th Mountain Division are invited to attend the screening free of charge.
Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety made an appearance at the next showing. He took a break from training for the upcoming World Cup season and drove to Denver to see the film for the first time. Ligety skiied in Alaska's Chugach Mountains for one segment of the film, but had yet to see it.
"There he is, the No. 1 giant slalom skier in the world right now, and he's in the film and he's heli-skiing in Alaska, which is totally not what we're used to seeing him do," Anthony said. "He's very humble in the segment, which is cool, and he takes a massive spill in it too. It's nerve-wracking to see a guy out there risking himself and not on the world class circuit either, but just for the pure joy of skiing and being in Alaska."
Former Vice President Al Gore attended the same showing Ligety did. Some of the film's athletes, including Ligety and Anthony, teamed up with Gore's Climate Reality Project.
"We're making small steps to increase awareness so we can decrease our carbon impact and hopefully protect our winters," Anthony said.
The final showing of the film got a little rowdy, Anthony said.
"It was a full-on rock star party show, with a shot ski up on stage and people going nuts," Anthony said. "The shows literally went from PG to R."


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Chalkdust was the rocker that it should be to open a set. Meat was pure funk before a Who-esq version of Rock n Roll > Down w/ disease was akin to the Red Hot Chili Peppers on steroids > Piper was where everyone was looking for a bowl > before melting into a velveta sea > and RUNNING out like an Antelope.
Been Caught Stealin' with Trampolines? Yes, Please.
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Experienced male skier. Thirty-seven years old. Wearing a helmet. Loses control on an intermediate, groomed run and hits a tree.
That's the average person who died on Colorado ski slopes in the past five seasons, according to a Denver Post analysis of ski and snowboarding deaths.
The 59 deaths - which do not include deaths from natural causes or riders in the backcountry or out of bounds - resulted from neck and skull fractures, torn aortas and suffocation after falling into tree wells, as well as inbounds avalanches and one person being impaled on a tree branch. Skiers accounted for 80 percent of the deaths, and two people died after colliding with other riders. Not one of those who died in the past five seasons appeared to be drunk.
The majority of deaths - 54 percent - occurred on blue, groomed runs, while 31 percent were on expert trails. Keystone saw 11 deaths, followed by Breckenridge with seven and Copper Mountain with six. Vail had five deaths.
Read more at: http://www.denverpost.com/investigations/ci_22820133/colorado-skiers-die-groomed-blue-runs-after-hitting


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Patch Forums now available for contract customers
By Gerry Haskins-Oracle on Sep 03, 2009
Ever wanted to run something past a patching expert ?
Want to pick the brains of your peers in other companies ?
Lobby to get a patching enhancement implemented ?
Debate what is an appropriate patching strategy and associated best practices ?
Ask other customers if they are seeing the same issues you are ?
Your wait is over. There are new Patch Forums available to customers with support contracts on http://forums.sun.com.
If you haven't accessed the private contract customer forums on forums.sun.com before, I'm told there's a bit of a "secret-handshake" procedure you must follow for your initial login:
- Go to https://identity.sun.com/amserver/UI/Login?org=self_registered_users&goto=http://sunsolve.sun.com/cwpGoto.do?target=home
- Log in with your Sun Online Account (SOA) username/password as normal.
- Click on "Edit Personal Information" in the menu on the top right of the screen and ensure that you have a "Screen Name" set. If not, set one here. This will be the name displayed when you post on forums.sun.com.
- If you are not an Member Support Center (MSC) registered user, click on "Change Contract" in the menu on the top right of the screen and ensure you have one or more support contracts associated with your Sun Online Account (SOA). If not, associate your support contract number(s) to your SOA. For MSC registered users, contracts are automatically associated to your SOA.
- Go back to http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=home and click on
the "[ Access ]" link under the "Sun Community Forums" section. This link is only visible if you have a support contract associated to your Sun Online Account. Your initial access to the Patch Forum must be via this link.
- Scroll down the page you are redirected to, you will now see a Forum called "Patches" in the "Private" section.
- Click on "Patches" will bring you to the Patch Forum, http://forums.sun.com/category.jspa?categoryID=162
- If you do not see the "Patches" link, please try and logout of
forums.sun.com and then log back in, as sometimes there are issues with
single sign on preventing you from seeing the correct links in the "Private" section. (Alternatively, clear your cookies and follow the above steps.)
Please note that the above process need only be followed once, in order to register your "Screen Name" for access to the private contract customer forums on forums.sun.com
For all future access, you may go directly to the Patch Forums and login via the "Login" link on the top right of the screen to see the Patch Forum content.
Patches Forum
You can use the "Let's talk patching!" Community Forum to discuss Patching Strategy and Best Practices with peers and Sun folk, including potential enhancements to improve your patching experience. It is important to note that this is not an official Support channel. To ensure optimal support, you must continue to raise Service Requests for specific patching issues through the normal support channels, although you may use the Patch Issues sub-forum to see if others have experienced similar issues and know of workarounds or available fixes. As with other forums of this nature, Sun does not guarantee to answer all questions posted. We'd like your feedback on how you would like to see this forum evolve and keep the questions coming so we can better serve your patching needs!
There are two sub-forums available:
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McCain, Hagel and the Surge (Video and Transcript)
One of the most dramatic exchanges in the confirmation hearing for former Sen. Chuck Hagel came near the beginning of the session, as Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) pressed Mr. Hagel on his past statements about the Iraq troop surge. Video is above, and the transcript of the exchange is below, provided by Federal News Service (www.fednews.com).
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee and especially pleased to see Senator Warner and Senator Nunn, two of the great members of this committee who have contributed so much to our nation's defense.
Senator Hagel, this — members of this committee will raise questions reflecting concerns with your policy positions. They're not reasonable people disagreeing; they're fundamental disagreements. Our concerns pertain to the quality of your professional judgment and the — your worldview on critical areas of national security, including security in the Middle East.
With that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge in Iraq. 2006, we lost — Republicans lost the election, and we began the surge. And you wrote a piece in The Washington Post, quote, "Leaving Iraq Honorably." 2007, you committed — you said it's not in the national interest to deepen its military involvement. In January of 2007, in a rather bizarre exchange with Secretary Rice in the Foreign Relations Committee, after some nonsense about Syria and crossing the border into Iran and Syria because of the surge, then — and a — and a reference to Cambodia in 1970, you said, quote, "When you set in motion the kind of policy the president's talking about here, it's very, very dangerous."
Quote, "matter of fact, I have to say, Madam Secretary, I think the speech given last night by this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam. If it's carried out, I will resist it."
And then of course you continued on and on for months afterwards talking about what a disaster the surge would be, even to the point where it was clear the surge was succeeding. In March 2008 you said, quote, "Here the term 'quagmire' could apply. Some reject that term, but if that's not a quagmire, then what is?"
Even as late as August 29th, 2011, in an interview — 2011 — you'd — in an interview with the Financial Times, you said, I disagreed with the president — Obama — his decision to surge in Iraq, as I did with President Bush on the surge in Iraq.
Do you — do you stand by that — those comments, Senator Hagel?
MR. HAGEL: Well, Senator, I stand by them because I made them. And –
SEN. MCCAIN: You stand by — were you right?
MR. HAGEL: Well –
SEN. MCCAIN: Were you correct in your assessment?
MR. HAGEL: Well, I would defer to the judgment of history to sort that out, but I'll –
SEN. MCCAIN: I think — we — committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the
MR. HAGEL: I'll explain why I made those comments, and I believe I had, but –
SEN. MCCAIN: I want to know if you were right or wrong. That's a direct question. I expect a direct answer.
MR. HAGEL: The surge assisted in the objective. But if we review the record a little bit –
SEN. MCCAIN: Will you please answer the question? Were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would
be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam? Were you correct or incorrect?
MR. HAGEL: My –
SEN. MCCAIN: Yes or no?
MR. HAGEL: My reference to the surge being both dangerous –
SEN. MCCAIN: Are you going to answer the question, Senator Hagel? The question is, were you right or wrong? That's a
pretty straightforward question.
MR. HAGEL: Well –
SEN. MCCAIN: I will — I would like to answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate.
MR. HAGEL: Well, I'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things today.
SEN. MCCAIN: Well, let the record show that you refused to answer that question.
Now please go ahead.
MR. HAGEL: Well, if you would like me to explain why –
SEN. MCCAIN: Oh, I actually would like an answer. Yes or no.
MR. HAGEL: Well, I'm not going to give you a yes or no.
MR. HAGEL: I think it's far more complicated than that. As I've already said, my answer is I'll defer that judgment to history.
As to the comment I made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since Vietnam — was about not just the surge but the overall war of choice going into Iraq. That particular decision that was made on the surge, but more to the point, our war in Iraq, I think was the most fundamentally bad, dangerous decision since Vietnam. Aside from the costs that occurred in this country to blood and treasure, aside what that did to take our focus off of Afghanistan, which in fact was the original and real focus of a national threat to this country — Iraq was not — I always tried to frame all the different issues before I made a decision on anything.
Now just as you said, Senator, we can have differences of opinion.
SEN. MCCAIN: But –
MR. HAGEL: That's essentially why I took the position I did.
SEN. MCCAIN: It's fundamental difference of opinion, Senator Hagel. And Senator Graham and I and Senator Lieberman, when there were 59 votes in the United States Senate, spent our time trying to prevent that 60th. Thank God for Senator Lieberman.
I think history has already made a judgment about the surge, sir, and you're on the wrong side of it. And your refusal to answer whether you were right or wrong about is going to have an impact on my judgment as to whether vote for your confirmation or not. I hope you will reconsider the fact that you refused to answer a fundamental question about an issue that took the lives of thousands of young Americans.
MR. HAGEL: Well, Senator, there was more to it than just flooding a zone –
SEN. MCCAIN: I'm asking about the surge, Senator Hagel.
MR. HAGEL: I know you are, and I'm trying to explain my position. The beginning of the surge also factored in what General Allen had put into place in Anbar province, the Sunni Awakening.We put over, as you know, a hundred thousand young — (inaudible).
SEN. MCCAIN: Senator Hagel, I'm very aware of the history of the surge and the Anbar Awakening, and I also am aware that any casual observer will know that the surge was the fundamental factor, led by two great leaders, General Petraeus and Ambassador — (inaudible).
MR. HAGEL: Well, I don't know if that would have been required and cost us over a thousand American lives and thousands of (wounded ?).
SEN. MCCAIN: So you don't know if the surge would have been required? OK.
Senator Hagel, let me go back — go to Syria now. More than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria. Do you believe that we should be more engaged in Syria?
MR. HAGEL: I know this administration is very engaged in working with its partners.
SEN. MCCAIN: So you don't think we should do more?
MR. HAGEL: Well, when you say do more, do you mean –
SEN. MCCAIN: Do you think we should put — make sure that the Syrians get the weapons they need, and perhaps, establish a no-fly zone? Do you think we do?
MR. HAGEL: I believe that part of our review is looking at those options.
SEN. MCCAIN: It's been 22 months, Senator Hagel.
MR. HAGEL: Well, I wasn't there. I don't know the details. I'm not there now.
SEN. MCCAIN: I'm sure you've read in the newspapers that 60,000 people have been killed and that it's in danger of spilling over into neighboring countries. My question, I guess, is, how many more would have to die before you would support a — arming the resistance and establishing a new fly zone — no-fly zone?
MR. HAGEL: Well, I don't think anyone questions the terrible tragedy that is occurring there every day. It's a matter of how best do we work our way through this so that we can stop it, does — to begin with. And then what comes next? I think the president was pretty clear on this.
SEN. MCCAIN: Did you disagree with — did you disagree with President Obama on his decision for the surge in Afghanistan?
MR. HAGEL: I didn't think that we should get ourselves into — first of all, I had no original position as far as no formal position, but I didn't think we were –
SEN. MCCAIN: But you were — you were quoted in August 29, 2011, saying, I disagreed with President Obama and his decision to surge in Afghanistan.
MR. HAGEL: That was my personal opinion, yes.
SEN. MCCAIN: I thank you, Mr. Chairman.
MR. HAGEL (?): Thank you.
SEN. LEVIN: Thank you, Senator McCain.


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Hello all. I just had to stop for a second and say thank you to all of you who went to see A Madea Christmas this weekend. Didn't I tell you it was hilarious? After 15 movies I never take for granted that you will show up but I'm really glad that you did. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
For those of you that didn't get a chance to see it, it's playing now and it's a welcome relief from a stressful day. I hope you decide to get out to the theaters and see it over this Christmas break. Again, thank you.
Now I'm going somewhere to lie down. When I tell you I was working like a mad man promoting this thing, LOL...
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
Objective 1: Determine the absorption of dietary calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc in children and the influence of other nutrients and dietary factors on the absorption.
Sub-objective 1.A: Evaluate the effects of supplemental vitamin D in enhancing calcium absorption in healthy children 4 to 8 yrs of age.
Sub-objective 1.B: Assess the absorption of magnesium and zinc in healthy children 4 to 8 yrs of age.
Sub-objective 1.C: Determine the effects of a diet lacking in meat (lacto-ovo vegetarian diet) on iron status in small children using a highly precise stable isotope method to measure iron status as determined by absorption of iron (reference dose).
Objective 2: Determine the effect of dietary components on the upregulation of intestinal iron transporter genes in human models.
Sub-objective 2.A: Test the quantity of a food component that must be provided and the duration of exposure to the Caco-2 cells that is needed to obtain a change in expression of the divalent metal transporter (DMT1) and the brush border ferrireductase (Dcytb) genes involved in iron absorption.
Sub-objective 2.B: Apply micro-array technology, once the appropriate conditions have been determined, to identify other intestinal genes that are affected by dietary components.
Sub-objective 2.C. Evaluate foods that contain the food component(s) in question to assess if the food component is able to alter gene expression in a food matrix. This would indicate that the digestion procedure is able to release the food component(s).
Objective 3: Evaluate multiple roles of Vitamin C and ocido-reductases in molecular regulation.
Objective 3: Characterize dynamic indices of bone formation by quantitative histomorphometry and micro computed tomography in 7 mouse models developed in our laboratory.
Objective 4: Quantitate specific gene expression by qRT-PCR in calvarial osteoblasts derived from appropriate models to clarify the specific roles of each knockout gene.
Objective 5: Determine the effects of castration, iron loading, ASC feeding and plant derived antioxidants on bone parameters in vivo.
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The goal of our research is to provide data to enhance the development of nutritional guidelines, especially as related to mineral nutrition, in children. Using both human experimentation and cell culture models, we are studying methods of delivering the key minerals of calcium, zinc, and iron in the diet so as to optimize health outcomes. This is done by evaluating enhancers of mineral absorption, such as ascorbic acid, prebiotic fibers, and vitamin D and by considering nutrient:nutrient interactions that may limit mineral absorption such as an excess in the zinc:copper intake ratio. We will conduct a controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation to assess the effects of vitamin D status on calcium absorption in small children. We will evaluate different types of whole diets (lacto-ovo vegetarian) on iron status and the effects of differing intakes of zinc on zinc and copper absorption. We will determine if benefits previously seen for prebiotic fibers in enhancing calcium absorption also occur for iron absorption. These studies will utilize stable isotope techniques so as to provide accurate, practically applicable information that may be obtained from the study populations in a safe manner. In vitro studies will seek to identify genetic basis for mineral absorption and to develop appropriate models for evaluation of mineral absorption. Taken together, this project will provide novel information directly useful to government, industry, and the consumer related to dietary requirements. These data will have global application and provide a strong basis for evidence-based nutritional recommendations to be developed. Additional studies will explore the roles of aldose reductase and aldehyde reductase in modulating oxidative stress in cells, as well as their separate role in providing the starting substrates for the ascorbate synthesis pathway in mice. As a result we will have a better understanding of the role and importance of vitamin C in our diet.
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SALUDA – The Party Place and Event Center off Friendship Church Road in Saluda will host the Blue Ridge Contra Valentine Dance at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Roasted Vegetable Mac and Cheese
Anyway, last week she posted a recipe for Autumn Mac & Cheese that just screamed to me to make it. If you follow Jessica's blog, you already know that she's a self-proclaimed hater of almost all veggies, especially green ones. So when we (her readers) started noticing Brussels sprouts popping up again and again in her recipes, many of us were obviously concerned that someone may have hijacked her blog and taken it over, and that she was tied up in her basement with Mr. How Sweet. As it turns out, she's learning to love vegetables and is teaching the rest of us a thing or two about how to prepare them and what to put them with to accentuate (hide) them in her recipes. Smart cookie that girl, and FUNNY!
I changed up this recipe enough to feel I have the right to post it here, mostly because I roasted all my veggies and I have a different method of making my cheese sauce that includes Velveeta (*GASP*) but please check out her healthier version if you're trying to cut back on the fat and calories. I make mac and cheese once a year, so I go all out when I do make it, but I feel that the extreme amount of vegetables in this recipe might at least garner me a lesser penance when I hit the Confessional. (Forgive me Father for I have used bacon grease and Velveeta.) Well worth the ten Hail Mary's, I say.
Roasted Vegetable Mac & Cheese (adapted from How Sweet It Is)
1 medium sweet potato, peeled, small cube
1/2 lb Brussels sprouts, trimmed, halved
1 red bell pepper, seeded, quartered
1/2 red onion, quartered
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp oregano
2 cups pasta (1/2 lb) cooked per package directions
6 oz center cut bacon, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
3 TBSP flour
2 cups whole milk
1 cup half and half
8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
4 ounce velveeta, small cubed
salt and pepper
1/2 cup crushed buttery crackers (I used Town House)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Place sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, red pepper and onion in a large bowl and drizzle them with the olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, cumin and oregano. Stir well and spread vegetables in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. *NOTE* I left the red pepper and red onion in larger pieces because they roast more quickly than the sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts.
Place veggies in oven and roast for 30-40 minutes, stirring halfway through roasting time. Remove from oven and dice the red peppers and onions. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray and place all vegetables in dish.
While veggies are roasting, boil the pasta and prepare the sauce. In a large skillet fry bacon pieces until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on paper towel. Reserve 3 TBSP of the bacon grease. If you don't have 3 TBSP add butter or olive oil to equal 3 TBSP. Return skillet to stove and over medium heat add the minced garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Saute for just a minute or two, then sprinkle flour into grease and stir well to combine. Cook flour for two minutes, forming a roux. Add the milk and half & half, then raise the heat a bit and whisk until thickened and smooth. Reduce heat again and slowly start to add the shredded cheddar a bit at a time until melted and combined. Add the Velveeta and whisk it into sauce until melted and smooth. Taste sauce and season with salt and pepper. Add the cooked pasta and stir well to combine.
Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees.
Pour pasta and sauce over vegetables and gently stir to combine all ingredients. Combine crushed cracker crumbs and reserved bacon and sprinkle over casserole. Place casserole dish on baking sheet and place in oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until browned and bubbly.
11 comments:
- Jessica @ How Sweet said...
No forgiveness needed - bacon and velveeta should have a shrine all their own!
Also, thank you, you are the best! :)
- November 7, 2010 at 7:49 PM
- Julie said...
Wow, what an interesting take on mac and cheese. So much healthier! I have some brussels sprouts in the fridge. Might have to give this one a try!!!
- November 7, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Design Wine and Dine said...
Very, very nice take on the classic! I love vegetables and this is a great way to get lots of them in at once! I am seeing the Brussels Sprout everywhere too! Need to pick some up and experiment... Thanks for sharing the recipe and her blog!
- November 8, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- June said...
Wow - tell me this doesn't have all that's good and wonderful in it! (We love Brussels sprouts here, particular pan roasted with bacon or browned butter.)
- November 8, 2010 at 8:43 AM
- Moogie said...
Yum... I've been looking for a mac-and-cheese that is different and awesome. I do believe we have a winner.
Photo is super!
- November 8, 2010 at 9:07 AM
- briarrose said...
What an interesting mac n cheese. I've never thought to toss in roasted veggies. Looks wonderful. Now can I tear myself away from my favorite ham and onion version is the question. ;)
- November 8, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Lynda said...
This looks fantastic! As for Velveeta, it's so creamy in mac and cheese and anything else ya want to put it in. What's not to love! :)
- November 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
This looks good even before the vegetables are roasted and the dish baked! We love green vegetables (well, my oldest son once asked (at age 3) if peas came in any other color since he didn't want to put "green" on his tongue) and especially love brussel sprouts. I'm going on over to check out Jessica!
- November 8, 2010 at 9:49 AM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
You had me at sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts- yum!
- November 8, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- Sue said...
I'll have to try this. Roasted vegetables are my favorite way to prepare and eat them!
- November 9, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
I saw this on Jessica's site the other day, and it looked fantastic. Now that I see that you've made it as well, I really have no choice but to give it a try!
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team has added Morgan Thomas as an assistant coach, head coach Tony Graystone announced today. Thomas comes to the Island University after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant for the University of South Carolina.
"Morgan is a great hire for us and a terrific addition for Islanders volleyball," Graystone said. "Her previous experience working at South Carolina has definitely prepared her well for her role with us, and as a former middle blocker she will really compliment our coaching staff. We've enjoyed getting to know Morgan and seeing how she will impact our program and are thrilled for her to join us."
Thomas, a native of Fort Lauderdale Fla., was a four-year starter for USC Upstate and a standout middle blocker. She set numerous school records, including the top record in USC Upstate Division I history with 1,049 career kills, and the top record for career blocks with 315. The former team captain also was the first All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection in program history in 2011. Off the court, Thomas served as a marketing intern in the athletics department, while being highly involved on the Executive Board on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Additionally, she helped incoming students transition into college as a University 101 Peer Leader.
"First, I want to thank Tony and Kendra for bringing me on to join the Islanders volleyball family," Thomas said. "They both share a strong passion for the game and a competitive energy that is so contagious. I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from such an amazing staff, and I am excited to get started with a team that is coming off an impressive season."
Following her successful collegiate career, Thomas landed her first job as a graduate assistant for the South Carolina indoor volleyball team in July of 2012. With the Gamecocks, Thomas was responsible for coordinating and directing community service initiatives for student-athletes, while assisting with team travel and summer camps.
Following the 2012 season, Thomas moved into the director of operations role for the Gamecocks 2013 sand volleyball team, and was the primary Under Armour and equipment liaison. During her time under head coach Moritz Moritz, Thomas oversaw the total operations of home games, while working closely with the compliance and business offices on a daily basis.
In addition to her college experience, Thomas served as the head coach for two of the top club volleyball programs in the state of South Carolina, the Club South Volleyball Club in Spartanburg, S.C. and the Magnum Volleyball Club in Columbia, S.C.
She graduated from USC Upstate in 2012 with a bachelor's in communications and a minor in sociology before earning her master's in sport and entertainment management from the University of South Carolina.
Thomas attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School and played for the Boomers Volleyball Club from 2005-2008.
Thomas will join Graystone and assistant coach Kendra Potts as they host six summer camps in July before starting official practices on Monday, Aug. 11.
The Islanders are coming off an impressive 2013 season. The team finished with a 20-12 record, including a school-best 13-5 record in Southland Conference play. The Islanders also made history by advancing to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time.
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Said General Clay to General Gore
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To kill and die is such a bore"
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And have some ice cream on the way".
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I love "Fuck 'em" and "The Great Smokeoff"
"Got Stoned and Missed It" is good too.
It's all about very acute observations of mundane things. Well...that and power. And money. Maybe sex.
Alright...so that's not what it's ALL about, but besides my SUV - y'know?
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I recently found his cd for download on soulseek, freakin at the freakers ball which I never knew existed and I was thrilled...
I've been into this dudes stuff since I was a wee child... my dad hooked me up with light in the attic and where the sidewalk ends and the giving tree, or gee... but yea, he had some great poems geared towards adults too...
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News 12 First at Five / Monday, Feb. 11, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The budget for the Augusta Convention Center is one step closer to getting the final OK. The Finance Committee voted unanimously to add it to next week's consent agenda.
"We've got shows two weeks from now. We have to have people to operate the shows," said President of the Augusta Riverfront Partnership Paul Simon.
"I haven't voted for anything on the TEE Center. I don't intend on doing that for the tenure the TEE Center is in operation," said Commissioner Alvin Mason.
It could be a problem since the Augusta Convention Center will need an approved budget from commissioners.
"Starting any new business, you gather the best information, you're going to spend on heat, light and power, any of those costs," said Marriott General Manager Darryl Leech.
Leech will oversee things at the convention center. He brought his attorneys in to help answer questions commissioners have on their budget.
"We've done a lot of research on it. We've gone pretty close, but are we exact now. It could be more or less. We don't know," Leech said.
The budget is pretty specific. It has details on labor costs, department expenses and gross profit. It also shows an $800,000 projected revenue loss.
''It's a starting point. You got to start somewhere," Leech said.
"I'm not going to vote on something that will saddle us with an almost $1 million deficit. It's unfortunate for the citizens of Augusta-Richmond County," Mason said.
The Augusta Convention Center will have its first week of events starting Feb. 24. They have seven events planned and are expecting 3,500 people to attend.
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