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Joined: 18 Oct 2004
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Location: Within view of Elliot Bay, The Olympics and every ship in the Sound
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:18 pm
Post subject: Beefy chili
Every year on Halloween I make up a huge pot of chili, bread and apple crisp and invite a few friends to come over, hand out candy and have a few drinks. The last two years I have made a veggie chili because of my neighbor but, now she's gone and I intend to beef it up, hahaha. Do any of you have a spectacular recipe for me?
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Posts: 861
Location: Paris
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:57 pm
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No really special recipe, but I love chilli mince and veg chilli.
I usually add lots of things to it like kidney beans, corn niblets, peas, tomatoes, herbs etc and sometimes even carrot and other veg diced finely. Also long slow cooking. It is quite common for me to start it in teh morning and cook all day gradually reducing the liquid so it is ready for dinner that night. The next day is even better.
One thing I do is to drain off any oil or fat after browning the minced meat. I hate greasy/oily foods and find draining it gives a better texture at the end.
I will be interested to read other peoples recipes of this one.
Also.... what is an apple crisp? Is it a dessert or am I totally off the track?
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:24 pm
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Yes, it is a dessert. Very simple, just sliced apples and an oaty, cinnaminy topping that screams fall. Some call it a crumble.
I'm with you on the greasy chili , bleck!
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: Island of Ireland
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:24 pm
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My husband is always looking for a really hot chilli recipe - so hope one appears so he can try it! He has just made a hot chilli potato salad this afternoon, really too hot so he toned it down with mayo!
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Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:04 am
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I dont exactly have a recipe, I just sort of wing it based on past recipes I have tried. So please forgive questionable measurements on the ingredients. It is a bit of chemistry experiment in the end. I use lean cuts beef, instead of ground, and it is so good! My husband has dubbed this Triple Chili, as I seem to use 3 of each type of ingredient. I made it last weekend, and event went so far as to use 3 different cuts of beef.
Triple Chili
~1.5 lb top round or sirloin, cubed into ¼ (really nibble sized, this is not stew!)
1 large onion, diced
1 shallot, diced
2 cloves garlic
1 green bell pepper, diced
½ red bell pepper, diced
1 jalepeno pepper, diced (if you dont like it too spicy, use only the green flesh, and none of the ribs or seeds)
2-3 Tbs chili powder blend
1 tsp white pepper
Pinch (or 2
) of Cayenne
1 can San Marzano crushed tomatoes
1 can San Marzano whole tomatoes, broken up, juice reserved
1 tbs tomato paste
1 large can (28 oz?) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (14 oz?) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (14 oz?) white or pinto beans, drained and rinsed
Secret ingredients: 1 beer (a good one!), 1 tbs espresso powder, 1 tbs cocoa powder
Brown beef, seasoned w/ salt and pepper (in a little EVOO if very lean), remove from pot (drain if needed)
Saute onion and shallot in a bit of beef rendering or EVOO
When translucent, add peppers
After a few minutes, add garlic, saute until golden
Sprinkle w/ 1-2 tbs flour, stir until absorbed and heated through
Add spices, stir in
Deglaze w/ most of the beer, bring to boil
Add tomatoes, beans, add beef back in, bring to boil
Add coffee and cocoa
Simmer about 20 minutes
Use reserved tomato juice or remaining beer to adjust liquid if needed
Season to taste with salt, additional chili powder
Garnish with cheddar cheese, sour cream, chopped jalepno and sliced spring onion
Serve with good crusty bread or cornbread
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:36 am
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This is the second time tonight you have come up trumps. Your recipe sounds great, I will definitely try this one. Thank you very much.
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:51 pm
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Good luck Erin, and do taste as you go - as I said, this is a chemistry experiment, not a recipe;
I just pour things in my hand and dump them in. I just fiddle until I get a taste I am satisfied with. But you seem to know your way around the kitchen enough to come up with your own version sure to please. Enjoy!
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:47 pm
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That is my style of cooking to a T. Sad that it doesn't translate to baking very well.
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"It's hot ham water."
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:22 pm
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I hear you on the baking! I have to force myself to read and re-read the instructions, the order of preparation, etc. I am just now dabbling in baking, after years of declaration that I was incapbable.
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Location: Island of Ireland
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:41 am
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Thanks, Bluedog, I'll pass the concoction on to my husband! He used to live in North Africa where the recipes included a 'slack handful' of this, and a 'slack handful' of that - so that's his style too!
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Location: Canton, TX USA
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:38 pm
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This is the recipe that I developed. I had to go online to find it LOL! It was in the computer that got fried. This sounds more complicated than it really is. Essentially, you're cooking various things in a skillet with a bit of oil, and then transferring to a large stewpot for long simmering.
Ann's TX Chili
This is a richly flavored, mild chili. Adjust the heat with cayenne pepper or seeded, chopped chipotles en adobo. Real chili takes time to prepare, and tastes best when made a day or two ahead and reheated. This chili also freezes well.
Veg. oil
9 med. ancho chilies (ripened, dried poblanos)
1 head garlic, peeled & chopped
3 large yellow onions, chopped
2 tblsp. whole cuminseed
3 14-oz. cans beef broth
4.5 pounds lean stew meat (or cut up a chuck roast)
1 12-oz. bottle dark beer
1 16-oz. can diced tomatoes
2 tblsp. liquid smoke seasoning
1 tblsp dried whole oregano
1/3 c. masa harina (corn tortilla flour)
2/3 cup water
Salt to taste
Cayenne or chipotles en adobo to taste
Slit dried chilies open. Remove and discard stems and seeds. Rinse chilies. Place in a deep bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside for at least one hour. Drain, reserving liquid. Chop chilies finely and put in stew pot.
In large skillet, saute garlic in oil until translucent but not browned. With slotted spoon, add to stew pot. Saute onions in remaining oil over medium heat until golden brown. Add cumin seed and cook 1 minute more. Transfer to stew pot. Deglaze skillet with a little of the broth and add to pot. Wipe skillet dry. Working in batches, brown stew meat in skillet, using just enough oil to prevent meat from sticking. Keep the skillet uncrowded enough and the heat high enough that the meat is browned by hot oil rather than steaming in its own juices.
Remove cooked meat to the stew pot, deglazing the pan with broth once or twice during the browning process and after the last batch of meat is done. Add remaining broth to pot along with beer, tomatoes, oregano and liquid smoke. Add reserved chili liquid, avoiding grit and solids that have settled to the bottom. Add water to cover meat about 1-1/2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 2-1/2 hrs, stirring occasionally and adding water as needed to cover meat.
Combine masa and water. Stir until smooth and set aside while chili cooks. Lastly, add masa mixture to simmering chili after cooking time has elapsed, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Continue simmering, uncovered, stirring frequently until chili is thickened, about 20 minutes. Add salt and cayenne or chipotles to taste.
shredded cheese, fried corn tortilla strips, chopped onion, chopped fresh jalapenos, chopped cilantro
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:02 pm
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my blogging partner uses this recipe for turkey chili - i'm sure it can be adapted for beef? just to give her credit,
here's a link to her entry
and below is the pasted recipe:
I used to serve this recipe with my favorite cornbread, but ever since being diagnosed as a borderline diabetic, Ive had to forgo this beloved treat. Even without it, this chili is still a hearty meal.
1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey
2 yellow onions, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped
4-6 cloves garlic, chopped (or more to taste)
2 tbs. chili powder
2 tbs. chopped fresh oregano (or 2 t. dried)
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tbs. cocoa powder
28 oz. can stewed tomatoes
30 oz. can kidney beans
2 cups dry red wine
salt and pepper to taste
In a deep stockpot or dutch oven, saute the onion, peppers and garlic until tender. Add the turkey and brown completely. Then add the chili powder, salt and pepper, cilantro, cinnamon, cocoa powder, tomatoes, kidney beans and red wine and bring to a boil. Cover and slowly simmer for 45 minutes to a hour and serve. Its even better the next day when the flavors are fully melded!
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area, USA
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:25 pm
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Perhaps not the beefiest chili around, but I really like the addition of pork to chili. It adds a really nice flavor, and with the chunks of steak, it still tastes pretty beefy. I think using black beans rather than the more common kidney beans is also great in chili-- black beans seem so much more flavorful to me!
Beef, Pork, and Black Bean Chili (adapted from
a Bon Appetit recipe
For the beans:
12 oz dried black beans (~1 1/2 cups)
1 quart low sodium beef broth
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic, smashed
2 tbsp oil
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground beef
1 lb trimmed chuck steak, cut into 1/2- 1 inch cubes
6 cloves minced garlic
12 oz bottle of beer (I like brown ales a lot here), plus enough water to make 2 1/4 cups liquid total
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp chili powder (NOT powdered chiles)
2 tsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper
3 6 oz cans tomato paste
3 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
3 cups chopped onions
3 cups diced red bell peppers
1 cup chopped cilantro
Pick over and rinse the beans. Put the beans, 1 cup beef broth (the rest will be used later), bay leaf, and smashed garlic clove in a large pot. Add enough water to cover, cover the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so the mixture simmers, and add water as necessary to keep the beans just covered in water. Cook until the beans aren't yet totally tender, but still mostly cooked. Remove the bay leaf and garlic clove. Salt the beans to taste.
In a large heavy pot, heat the oil. Add the ground meats, and cook until no longer pink. Add the steak chunks and garlic, and saute for a few minutes. Add cumin, chili powder, oregano, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook until you can smell the spices, then add the beer/water mixture. Cover, and bring to a boil over fairly high heat. Reduce the heat so that it simmers, and let cook for 10 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, and let cook 5 more minutes. Drain the beans, and add along with the tomatoes, onions, and peppers. Stir in 2 cups beef broth. Simmer until the vegetables and beans are tender, adding more broth as necessary if the chili seems dry. Stir in cilantro, then salt to taste.
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Location: United States
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:27 am
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Wow!! I'm not even going to post a chili recipe--mine are tame compared to what I see here. Instead, I'll try a few of yours. My husband always "needs" a new chili recipe.
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Joined: 21 Aug 2007
Posts: 552
Location: Central Kentucky
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:01 am
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My chili recipe is a secret that even Friend Wife doesn't get to see. However, some tips for making a beefy chili:
1. Skip the chopped meat. That's for Rachael Ray. The best chile is made with shredded meat. But, because that can be a PITA, most serious chili cooks use diced. A small dice, no more than about 1/4 inch.
2. A variety of chilies makes a more flavorsome, complex chili than does using just one kind. Check out mole recipes to get the idea.
4. The addition of chocolate makes a deeper bodied, more balanced chili.
5. If using tomato product it's best to add it towards the end of the cooking time. Tomato has a tendency to toughen other ingredients.
6. Do not be afraid of long ingredients lists. The best chili I've ever eaten was made by a former boss (who also kept the recipe secret). He did reveal to me, however, that it contained 52 ingredients.
7. Lastly, low and slow is the way to go. If you cook it for anything less than six hours you're working too fast. Mine takes two days to complete.
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85. WILLIAM CHARLES "Bill" HADEN was born on 7 April 1910 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.56 He died on 11 September 1992 at the age of 82 in Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas.56
His birth certificate filed 7 Apr 1910, does not give his name - only that he was born alive, the son of Robt C. Haden, and Audrey Earl White. His father listed as a merchant.
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May 30, 1947 Ladonia News listed graduates up through that year. William graduated in 1928, along with neighbor Bernice Fuller, his best friend Bill Hulsey, cousin Anna Bell Wishard and one of Lois's Fry cousins, Bessie. I have his graduation invitation and all the cards, apparently from his gifts. Commencement was held Friday evening, May twenty fifth at eight-fifteen o'clock, High School Auditorium. I also have a copy of the Senior play, "At the End of the Rainbow", a College Comedy in Three Acts, by Lindsey Barbee. William played the part of Stanley Palmer, also called "Hawkins, the Butler". The Play was presented 26 Dec 1927.
During the school 1928-29, William attended North Texas Agricultural College. It has formerly been a military school and until 1933 had a high school unit. I have pictures of William in a military appearing uniform. One letter to his grandmother states that he would rather be studying art - in the most beautiful handwriting. He also thanked his grandmother for the candy she sent him. That letter as well as those written to him while he was in business college had been saved in a candy box - assorted chocolates from Jacobs of New Orleans. I very much suspect this is the box that came from his grandmother - the thank you letter is addressed to Mrs. J. B. Haden, Sr. of Ladonia, Texas, dated 16 Dec 1929. A piece of tape on the bottom of the box reads "Perisha(ble) PLEAS(E)... From R. C. Had (en) Low (quite possibly Lowell, Arkansas).
Apparently sometime in 1929 or 1930 William entered Metropolitan Business College in Dallas. I have copies of a lot of letters his parents sent to him, beginning with 8 Sep 1930 when he was applying to re-enter the school. He also asked his father about attending Texas A & M but was told that wasn't a good idea. Over the next couple of years, he did attend the business college, dropping out on occasion to help his father in his business. The letters end as he is preparing to take exams to graduate on May of 1931. I don't know if he did pass or not. He told us years later that he had worked at a bank in Dallas after attending business school but had to leave to go home and run his father's business. He seemed to consider this a turning point in his life. Many of the letters speak to him both about his spending habits and his failure to apply himself. His father discusses his own ill health in nearly every letter. They are altogether quite sad.
Lois and Bill Haden eloped. They were married at 5:30 PM on the 25th day of Nov. 1932 by Rev. Ernest Quick, minister of the 1st Baptist Church of Hugo OK. Witnesses: were Mrs. Quick and Winifred Quick. The marriage was recorded on p.179 of Book 23 in Choctaw Co OK. A note by Lois in her "wedding book" said the weather was "a beautiful crisp autumn day".
William's grandfather Joseph B. Haden, noted in his diary for this day, "Our grandson William, married."
1940 Census. Justice Prec 4, Ladonia, Fannin, TX, ED 74-21, Hh 80.
16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
I found his Draft Classification cards for World War II. In July of 1943, he was classified as II-A because he had dependants; by Sept this was no longer a legitimate exception so he was reclassified as I-A, or available for military service, but in Oct of 1943, William was classified II-C - deferred because his occupation was necessary to farm labor. Both his brothers served - Robert in the Navy and John as a Marine pilot.
Buried Bluff Cemetery, Springdale, AR
WILLIAM CHARLES "Bill" HADEN and LOIS GENEVA PIPPIN were married on 25 November 1932 in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.41,57,58 LOIS GENEVA PIPPIN, daughter of JAMES FRANK PIPPIN and CARRIE DOVE FRY, was born on 29 September 1915 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.56 She died on 12 November 1988 at the age of 73 in Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas.56
I have an autograph book that belonged to Lois. Entries are dated 1928-1930. The flyleaf says "Shoolday Memories bring back Pleasant Thought of Happy House, Spent in Work and Play.
Some of the notes in the book indicate R. W. Ward may have been an early boyfriend. On the back of one page is this note.
The book has notes from several cousins: Ruby Lee Dillard, Pauline Pharr, and Lois and Robert Lansford.
There was also an old photo album from Lois's high school daysk in very bad shape and falling apart. Items gleaned from it included:
Found in Lois's papers, "The Bride's True Book" True Memories of Our Wedding Day.
Newspaper clipping:
From the Ladonia News
I also have a memory book, The Bride's True Book for recording marriage data.
WILLIAM CHARLES "Bill" HADEN and LOIS GENEVA PIPPIN had the following children:


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The arrival of SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule at the International Space Station will be delayed due to a problem with its thrusters. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
The commercial SpaceX rocket venture launched its unmanned Dragon capsule on a cargo run to the International Space Station on Friday, and then spent hours addressing a gnarly problem with the Dragon's thruster system. The problem was solved, but not before it forced at least a day's delay in the cargo craft's space station rendezvous.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket made a problem-free ascent from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:10 a.m. ET to send the Dragon into space. But a half-hour after launch, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said in a Twitter update that controllers encountered an issue involving the capsule's thrusters.
"Issue with Dragon thruster pods," Musk wrote. "System inhibiting three of four [pods] from initializing. About to command inhibit override."
Each pod contains a grouping of thrusters that are used to guide the Dragon's course in orbit. In an email, SpaceX spokeswoman Christina Ra said the Dragon "experienced an issue with a propellant valve" after it achieved orbit. "One thruster pod is running," she said. "We are trying to bring up the remaining three. We did go ahead and get the solar arrays deployed. Once we get at least two pods running, we will begin a series of burns to get to station."
SpaceX's controllers wrestled with the problem for hours. Just before 3 p.m. ET, Musk said that a second thruster pod was up and running. After another hour, he reported that the other two pods were working as well. "Thruster pods one through four are now operating nominally. Preparing to raise orbit. All systems green," Musk said on Twitter. And an hour after that, he sent another tweet saying that the orbit-raising burn was successful. "Dragon back on track," he wrote.
During a teleconference with reporters, Musk speculated that there was a stuck valve or "potentially some blockage" in the lines for pressurizing the thrusters' oxidizer tank. Cycling the valves and releasing a blast of pressurized helium cleared the lines, he said. There was no indication that the blockage did any damage to the system, although SpaceX and NASA were taking a closer look at the cause of the problem and its aftermath.
Musk voiced relief that operations were getting back to normal. "It was a little frightening there," the 41-year-old billionaire coolly acknowledged.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, sending the Dragon capsule on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Hundreds of SpaceX employees gather around Dragon mission control at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., to watch the Falcon 9 liftoff. A flown Dragon capsule is suspended from the ceiling.
Checking the system
NASA said three operational thruster pods would be required for the Dragon's approach to the space station. The agency's space station manager, Mike Suffredini, said NASA's team would need some "added time to make sure this is working properly." That means the earliest opportunity for astronauts to grab the Dragon with the station's robotic arm and bring it in for a berthing will come early Sunday rather than on Saturday.
NASA's associate administrator for human exploration and operations, Bill Gerstenmaier, praised SpaceX for its handling of the problem. "They did everything exactly right about the vehicle," he said.
This is the third Dragon flight to the station: The first one, which took place last May, was a demonstration flight aimed at proving that California-based SpaceX could safely reach the space station, get hooked up, and then descend again to a splashdown. Last October's second flight marked the first of what's expected to be 12 resupply missions to the station, under the terms of a $1.6 billion contract with NASA. At that rate, each Dragon mission costs NASA about $133 million.
If the Dragon is not able to hook up with the space station, SpaceX would receive only a partial payment for the flight, Musk said. He didn't say how much that payment would amount to.
What's on the Dragon?
This Dragon contains more than 2,300 pounds (1,050 kilograms) of cargo, including experiments to study the growth of plants and mouse stem cells in zero-G. There are also spare parts for the station's air-recycling system, and a research freezer for preserving biological samples.
A similar freezer was loaded up with ice cream treats for the crew for last October's resupply mission, but this time, the goodies packed on the Dragon were "a little bit healthier," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said. Although she wasn't specific about what the space station's six residents would be getting, she said the treats were coming fresh from an orchard owned by the father of one of SpaceX's employees.
The astronauts are due to open the Dragon's hatch on the day after its arrival. It will take about three weeks to unload the craft, then load it up with more than 3,000 pounds (1,370 kilograms) of cargo for return to Earth. The original schedule called for the Dragon to be unberthed for a Pacific splashdown and recovery on March 25. Suffredini said that schedule would be adjusted, depending on the time frame for the Dragon's berthing.
SpaceX's cargo flights are meant to fill the gap left by the retirement of NASA's space shuttle fleet in 2011. Another company, Orbital Science Corp., has a separate NASA contract to begin deliveries to the space station later this year. Cargo can also be delivered to the space station on Russian, Japanese and European transports, but only SpaceX currently has the capability to bring cargo back down.
SpaceX and two other companies, Sierra Nevada Corp. and the Boeing Co., are developing crew-capable spacecraft under a separate NASA program. Those spaceships could be ready for NASA's use as early as 2017. In the meantime, U.S. astronauts have to ride on Russian Soyuz capsules at a cost of about $60 million per seat.
More about SpaceX:
- SpaceX hoped for glitch-free Dragon mission
- Falcon 9 rocket passes pre-launch test
- These space capsules can fit on your desk
- SpaceX's press kit for the March 1 mission
Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. To keep up with Cosmic Log as well as NBCNews.com's other stories about science and space, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered to your email in-box every weekday. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.
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Now that the dust has settled a bit, I decided to take the time and write a news post to keep everyone in the loop.
Blood Legion has been around since the launch of WoW, and has always been at the top of the PvE scene. Since 2011, we've been pushing the envelope and putting in countless hours of preparation towards competing for World Firsts.
Over the years, many people of the guild have gotten married, some have had children, others have moved on to new jobs/schools, and all of the other things that life throws our way.
We have always had a very small roster when it comes to raiding, and when these life issues come into play, along with others having less of a desire to push the insane hours, number of alts, etc., it became very clear that we needed to cut back on the hours and change the direction of the guild.
Our part in the race to World First has ended. We may enter the fray once again down the road. Blood Legion has been an active guild and part of the Illidan community since day 1. We will continue to do so until the day they close down the server. Thank you to everyone who supported our quest to win. We appreciate every one of you. And to all former, present, and future Blood Legion members. May you always remember what this guild did for you and what you did for this guild.
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Mahmud Anjum Asrar is a Turkish comic book artist, who works for the American market. Born in Ankara to an Austrian mother and a Pakistani father, he majored in Fine Arts and Graphics from Hacettepe University and Anatolian University.
He contributed to the independent 'Digital Webring Presents' anthology in 2002 and was then hired by Image Comics to work on the monthly 'Dynamo 5' title. He has also worked on the Image title 'Small Gods'. Asrar has also done work for Marvel ('She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision', 'War of Kings', 'Thunderbolts') and he has done the 'Brightest Day: Aatom' one-shot with Jeff Lemire for DC Comics.


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Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado is a long term acute care and rehabilitation hospital that exclusively specializes in the neuro-rehabilitation and research of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Craig is a not-for-profit, free-standing, national center of excellence that has treated 29,000 patients with SCI and TBI since 1956.
Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado is world renowned as a premier center for specialty rehabilitation and research for people with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury.
Craig Hospital is a 93-bed, private, not-for-profit, free-standing long term acute care and rehabilitation hospital that provides a comprehensive system of inpatient and outpatient medical care, rehabilitation, neurosurgical rehabilitative care, and long-term follow up services. Half of Craig's patients come from outside of Colorado, and in 2010 the hospital treated patients from 48 states and several foreign countries. At any given time, the staff at Craig treat approximately 50-55 inpatients with spinal cord injury, 25-30 with traumatic brain injury, and 50-60 outpatients. Craig provides housing for out-of-state families and outpatients, including the first 30 days free for families of new inpatients.
Craig Hospital is designated by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) as a Model System Center for both spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Craig is also the NIDRR National Statistical TBI database for the other model system centers (2006-2011). Craig has been ranked in the top Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals in the nation for 23 consecutive years by U.S. and World Report since the rankings began in 1990. Craig has a remarkable atmosphere and culture that is casual but professional, active and upbeat.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Tombstone Tuesday - A Face and Final Resting Place
I wasn't going to do a "Tombstone Tuesday" post today, but since I mentioned my great uncle Adam Tabor Jr in yesterday's post (and since I'm in Colorado Springs for Spring Break with the family). I thought I'd share a little more about the writer of that letter.
Adam Jr was the 3rd of 4 children born to Adam and Jadwiga Tabor nee Paszkawicz. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on May 21, 1913 and as far as I know he lived there all his life. He died on May 16, 1985 and is buried in the Lithuanian National Cemetery in Chinchilla, Pennsylvania (just outside Scranton). Adam never married.
Even though I knew that Adam Sr, Adam Jr and Jadwiga were buried in the Lithuanian National Cemetery, it took me a very long time (and I'm talking years of searching) to find it. You see they were said to be members of the Polish National Catholic Church and when I couldn't find the Lithuanian cemetery, I started looking through the PNCC cemetery. Then one year before a trip home to Pennsylvania, it turned up in a Google search (and I swear it never did before). Then with the help of a GPS I finally found it. I'd driven past it several times when out searching and never saw it. It's small and just off a narrow, winding road. If you blink...you miss it!
Every time I look and see that Adam Jr died in 1985 I'm stunned by the fact that I never met him. We never went to the funeral. I was 13 when he died and I could have had memories of this man, but have none. Sad.
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After Lejeune defeated Southwest 55-40 on Wednesday night to remain undefeated and advance to the finals of the Coastal Plains 1-A Conference girls basketball tournament, first-year coach Kevin Popadines was asked if he ever looks around the corner wondering if his team�s first loss lurks there.
�Yeah, it makes me nervous, especially when we have those slow starts because everybody would like to be the one to take us down,� he said. �And depending on when it happens, it could be our last game of the season.
�It adds a little bit of nerves to it, but, hey, it�s part of the excitement.�
Top-seeded Lejeune, 21-0 and tied for the No. 1 spot in the NCPreps.com 1-A state rankings, advanced to play the winner of tonight�s Jones Senior-Pamlico game for the tournament championship Friday at 6 p.m. aboard Camp Lejeune.
While Popadines wasn�t happy about his team�s slow start against the Stallions, he was pleased with Lejeune�s work on the boards, where it had a 47-28 advantage behind 5-foot-10 senior center Chryssandra Tatum (17 rebounds) and guard Chatori Major, who had 13 rebounds along with a game-high 20 points.
Rejanae Brooks led fourth-seeded Southwest (8-16) with 10 rebounds.
�I think that�s the first time all year we�ve been over 40. So it was a big night for us to hit it,� Popadines said. �Tatum�s done it all year long, but � if we can get anything over double-digits (from the guards), that�s great.�
On the other bench, Southwest coach Bev Marley was none too happy about her team�s lack of fundamentals on the boards.
�I�m just frustrated because if we had boxed out tonight and not missed 14, 15 layups, oh, my God, what a game,� Marley said. �It�s just been a real frustrating year looking at the tiniest little corrections, like boxing out, which create over-the-back call. And the officials would have called it if they had just created that space.
�Our effort�s great. It�s not like we�re not working hard, but we�re working harder, not smarter. It�s been that way the whole year. We don�t rebound, we don�t win. And we�ve got the people to rebound. It�s the biggest team I�ve had and the worst rebounding team I�ve had in 12 years. So that part is very, very frustrating.�
Despite its slow start, Lejeune led 12-4 after scoring the final two buckets of the first quarter, a quarter that saw Major manage just one field goal as the Stallions forced the Devilpups to look elsewhere for points.
And they did. Lejeune got a field goal from six players in the opening eight minutes.
�We have other players that can score,� Popadines said, �and we�ve got to have players to look to step up and we need to find those players open.�
The Devilpups began to pull away in the second quarter behind Major, who after an offensive rebound hit a 3-pointer and then moments later weaved through four defenders for a layup for a 24-16 lead with 2:24 left.
�She�s fantastic,� Popadines said. �She does it on all ends of the floor and all different spots.�
Lejeune led 29-19 at halftime after another 3-pointer by Major.
The Devilpups then scored the first nine points of the third quarter behind a wide-open trey by Major after Lejeune broke the press to take command at 38-18 with 4:26 left. Southwest never got closer than 13 after that.
The Stallions were led by Mikhayla Dugan with 13 points while Taylor Marley added 11 and Naya Burney chipped in 10.
Also in double figures for Lejeune was Nikia Wallace with 12.
With the state playoffs starting next week, Popadines was asked if he shares the philosophy of some coaches that it�s good to taste defeat before your first lost ends your season or that of others who say remain unbeaten as long as you can.
�I see both sides,� he said. �I tell you when Dixon gave us a run in the second half on Friday that was good for us. We played great in the first half and they just put it on us in the second half. We needed to feel that. If we can feel that and still get a win, I�m happy.�
Southwest 8 11 9 12 � 40
Lejeune 12 17 16 10 � 55
Dugan 14, Marley 11, Burney 10, Brooks 4, Miller 1. Totals� 13 11-24 40
Major 20, N. Wallace 12, Overton 9, Tatum 6, Wright 4, Lee 2, A. Wallace 2. Totals� 25 2-3 55
3-Point Goals� SW 3 (Marley 2, Burney 1). L 3 (Major 3). Rebounds� SW 28 (Brooks 10, Dugan 6). L 47 (Tatum 17, Major 13). RECORDS� SW: 8-16, state 1-A playoffs, TBA. L: 21-0, vs. Jones Senior-Pamlico winner Friday at 6 p.m.for CPCtny title.


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Isaiah 30: 18-21
John 14:5-7
By the Rev. Kate Davelaar, Chaplain, Hope College
Hope College Baccalaureate
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Dimnent Memorial Chapel
Therefore, the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice, blessed are all those who wait for him.
Truly, O people in Zion, inhabitants of Jerusalem, you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you. Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself any more, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And when you turn to the right or you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you saying, "This is the way, walk in it."
Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way? Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and
have seen him."
Having to utilize your critical thinking skills while driving is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Much to my chagrin, more and more cars are equipped with systems that will tell you precisely where to turn, suggest where you may want to stop to eat, how much you'll pay for gas to get there and how many minutes until you arrive. And if you somehow still manage to mess it up, a sultry voice with the accent of your own choosing will gently let you know that it is "recalculating... recalculating... recalculating" until you are once again on track to your destination.
I am aware that by God's grace some people are born with an "internal compass gene" and might pride themselves in not needing a GPS. I realize that for others, the GPS is a lifesaver and can indeed be of assistance in dire situations. And, it's not that I am anti-technological-advances, it is that I believe that in some respects Global Positioning Systems are making us stupider. Or, put more gently, less wise. This was demonstrated a couple years ago in an episode of the Office when Michael Scott, despite Dwight's resistance, is convinced the sultry voice in their car desires for him to drive right into Lake Scranton.
Ahh, but you say, I would never follow a robotic voice - no matter how sultry - that blindly. I concur, Michael Scott does not seem to possess the most developed set of critical thinking skills. But while I don't doubt your obvious brilliance, graduates, at the same time I concur, I also caution: never say never. For if we pause to think about it even now, we would realize there are many voices that we follow quite blindly.
I cannot help but wonder what exactly it is that we are drawn to about the GPS. Is it indeed the security we find in the directions, or is it the pride of being able to be self-sufficient and independent? Is it the comfort of knowing our errors can quickly be recalculated, or the convenience of being told exactly where to turn?Somehow, GPS enables us to both nurture our quest to be independent, while making us completely dependent on technology. As Eugene Peterson wisely said, the "technologized world knows how to make things, how to get places, but is not conspicuous for living well." (1) Or, to put it more simply, our GPS might keep us from getting lost - but it won't keep us from getting lost, if you know what I mean.
We come from a line of people who have desired to live well. The ancient Hebrews, the people of God, were a people who, much like us, found themselves in cultural currents of progress. They were a people who were so committed to the pursuit of God that they continued to live life in a way that set them apart from the culture that beckoned them to join in the cultivation of new and great civilizations. Despite the allure of some of the greatest world civilizations, they were a people who kept to their own ways and maintained a counterculture that marked them as God's people.
Yet, despite their commitment, the ancient Hebrews, to whom the prophet Isaiah was speaking, were a people who struggled, much like us, with idolatry - placing their trust in ways and means that were not the ways and means of God. In our Old Testament passage today, we find the prophet calling the people of Israel to find their strength not in their own ways but in their trust in God. They are promised that whether they turn to the right, or to the left, they will hear a voice from behind them saying, "this is the way, walk in it."
To understand the deeper significance of this, it is important to note that the ancient Hebrews had a much different understanding of time than we Westerners. (2) Unlike our understanding of time as linear - past, present and future--time for the Israelites was not a line but rather a destination, a focal point. This destination, this focal point, was God. The people of Israel were not working to move ahead, farther down the line, but to orient themselves to God - God who is source of all life. Since, at this point, God had revealed Godself most profoundly to their ancestors: Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jacob, and others, the Hebrews sought to return to the Source - the ancient times. While we face the future, they literally faced the past. In some of our translations of the Hebrew text we find references to "the coming days" - referring to the future - a literal translation of the Hebrew, however, would be "in the behind days." (3) Because the Hebrews faced the past, the days yet to come were behind them. The Hebrews, in a very literal sense, backed into the future.
When you keep your back to the future a few things happen. One, you are constantly aware of God's faithfulness. Looking back gives us the perspective that God has carried us through before and this bolsters our ability to trust that God will indeed carry us through again. This bolstering is essential, because the other thing that keeping our back to the future does is requires us to trust.
Here's something I've realized about myself: I'm a careful stepper. Even when I'm walking forward. I have found on various hiking excursions - or even in simple walks around the block - I tend to be pretty cautious - particularly when the path in front of me is rocky, steeply declining or it is dark out. Some might say that I am simply a slow mover, but I prefer cautious stepper. You see, deep down inside I know that I actually am physically capable of moving faster...it's just that I am chicken. My mind is undoubtedly faster than my body, and so as I am gingerly moving down the path my mind has already envisioned a plethora of unnatural angles my joints will make with one simple misstep.
Some of you might relate to this, and others of you are able to bound ahead of me without a care in the world. I am willing to bet, however, that if we were all traveling down the path backwards, the playing field would be leveled. We would all be equally disoriented. I would imagine our steps would all become a bit more ginger and cautious. And, I would imagine, we would all equally welcome a voice to lead us on the way.
The text tells us, "Your eyes shall see your Teacher, when you turn to the left or you turn to the right, your ears will a word behind you saying, this is the way, walk in it."
Could it be, that this voice is the voice of the very One who claims to be the way, the truth and the life?
Often we skip over the way of Jesus to get to the truth of Jesus, but as author Eugene Peterson points out, "the way of Jesus is the way that we practice and come to understand the truth of Jesus." (4) The way of Jesus is one that is participatory, one that we discover as we live Jesus in our homes and in our workplaces, with our friends and family. (5) The way of Jesus is one that is an alternative to the dominant ways of our world. The way of Jesus is a way of dependence, humility and obedience to God alone.
And this way - the Way of Jesus - calls to us at the very core of our being. There is something about Jesus, about the Way of Jesus, that resonates with us and prompts us to wonder, to hope, to believe that this Way is indeed the truth and the life. That the true life is a life of peace and justice, that the real world is a world of beauty and spirituality. We long for this world and when we are given glimpses of this Way we long for it even more.
Keeping our back to the future and our eyes on Christ helps us to drown out the persistent voices that lure us to believe the truth of another way - that we are to do whatever it takes to get ahead, be the best, the smartest, the wealthiest, the most beautiful. And to seek after these things no matter the cost to our sanity and our health, no matter the cost to those around us, no matter the cost to God's good creation. Voices that do not calm but rather stir fear in us that we will never be good enough, that we will get left behind, that we will fail and never be loved for who we really are. Voices that leave us paralyzed in our decision making for fear of making the wrong choice. Do I take this job or that internship? Is this the person I am supposed to marry or not? Is it better to go to graduate school next fall or defer for a year? Should I live in this city or that one?
The Word says, however, that when you turn to the left or when you turn to the right you will hear a voice behind you saying, "This is the way, walk in it." It is less about questioning whether it's this job, that program, this person, or that city, and more about trusting that you do know the way - and that Way is not simply a path, but a person.
I know from conversations with many of you that some have a clear view of where you are headed--your bags are packed, your plans have been made and you have a only a few things to cross off your list before you settle into what is next. And others of you are not so sure. Your bags are also packed but your plans are still shifting and making it impossible to even write a list of things that need to get done. The challenge for all of us - all of us - regardless of plans we may or may not have, is to continue to keep our back to the future. Keep our eyes on Christ. For when our eyes are on Christ, though we may not always know where we are going, we can know who we are. Whose we are. We listen to the voice that has shown us that another way is indeed possible. That while the future is not ours to make, nor is it ours to fear for the One who is the Way has gone ahead to prepare the way.
I am going to ask you to humor me one last time. I want you all - all of you, not just the graduates - if you are able to stand, now turn around and close your eyes. Listen again to the trustworthy and true Word of God:
Whether you turn to the left or to the right, you will hear a voice behind you saying this is the way, walk in it.
How can we know the way? They asked...Jesus replied, "I am the way, the truth and the life."
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
(1) Eugene Peterson, "The Jesus Way" (Eerdmans Publishing Co.: Grand Rapids, MI, 2007), 28.
(2) I am indebted to my colleague and teacher, Travis West, for the insights that follow regarding the worldview of the Ancient Hebrews.
(3) Isaiah 2:2
(4) Peterson, 4.
(5) Ibid.


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President Franklin D. Roosevelt said he would appoint an investigatory commission. Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts — a pro-British internationalist friendly with FDR — was selected to head it. Also appointed to the group: Major General Frank McCoy, General George Marshall's close friend for 30 years; Brigadier General Joseph McNarney, who was on Marshall's staff and chosen on his recommendation; retired Rear Admiral Joseph Reeves, whom FDR had given a job in lend-lease; and Admiral William Standley, a former fleet commander. Only the last seemed to have no obvious fraternity with the Washington set.
The commission conducted only two to three days of hearings in Washington. Admiral Standley, arriving late, was startled by the inquiry's chummy atmosphere. Admiral Harold Stark and General Marshall were asked no difficult or embarrassing questions. Furthermore, all testimony was taken unsworn and unrecorded — an irregularity that, at Standley's urging, was corrected.
The commission then flew to Hawaii, where it remained 19 days. When Admiral Husband Kimmel was summoned, he brought a fellow officer to act as counsel. Justice Roberts disallowed this on grounds that the investigation was not a trial, and the admiral not a defendant. Because Kimmel and General Walter Short (pictured) were not formally "on trial," they were also denied all traditional rights of defendants: to ask questions and cross-examine witnesses. Kimmel was also shocked that the proceeding's stenographers — one a teenager, the other with almost no court experience — omitted much of his testimony and left other parts badly garbled. Permission to correct the errors — other than adding footnotes to the end of the commission's report — was refused.
The Roberts Commission laid the blame for Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian commanders. They had underestimated the import of the November 27th warning; they had not taken sufficient defensive or surveillance actions; they were guilty of "dereliction of duty." On the other hand, it said, Stark and Marshall had discharged their duties in exemplary fashion. Incredibly, the report's section declaring this was first submitted to Stark and Marshall for revisions and approval. Admiral Standley dissented with the findings but did not write a minority opinion after being told that doing so might jeopardize the war effort by lowering the nation's confidence in its leaders. Standley would later call Roberts' handling of the investigation "as crooked as a snake." Admiral J.O. Richardson, Kimmel's predecessor as Pacific Fleet commander, said of the report: "It is the most unfair, unjust, and deceptively dishonest document ever printed by the Government Printing Office." Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, one of World War II's foremost heroes, wrote, "I have always considered Admiral Kimmel and General Short to be splendid officers who were thrown to the wolves as scapegoats for something over which they had no control."
Roberts brought a final copy of the report to FDR. The president read it and delightedly tossed it to a secretary, saying, "Give that in full to the papers for their Sunday editions." America's outrage now fell on Kimmel and Short. They were traitors, it was said; they should be shot! The two were inundated with hate mail and death threats. The press, with its ageless capacity to manufacture villains, stretched the commission's slurs. Even the wives of the commanders were subject to vicious canards.
There was great outcry for court-martials. The Roosevelt administration, of course, did not desire that — in an orthodox courtroom, a sharp defense attorney might start digging into Washington's secrets. They contemplated simply retiring Kimmel and Short — but to a gallows-hungry public, that, ironically, would look like they were covering for them. So the issue was sidestepped by again invoking security concerns due to the war effort. It was announced that court-martials would be held — but postponed "until such time as the public interest and safety would permit."
Sufficient delay would also cause the three-year statute of limitations that applied in such cases to elapse. But that was the last thing Kimmel and Short wanted; court-martial was the only means of clearing themselves. Thus they voluntarily waived the statute of limitations.
Their Day in Court
By 1944, the Allies were clearly winning, and national security would no longer wash as a barrier to trials. A congressional act mandated the court-martials. At last, the former Hawaiian commanders would have their day in court.
In August, the Naval Court of Inquiry opened. A source inside the Navy Department had already tipped Kimmel and his attorneys about the scores of Magic intercepts kept from the admiral in 1941. One of the attorneys, a former Navy captain, managed to get at the Department's files, and authenticated the existence of many. Obtaining their release was another matter. Obstruction after obstruction appeared — until Kimmel tried a ploy. Walking out of the courtroom, he bellowed to his lawyer that they would have to tell the press that important evidence was being withheld.
By the next day, the requested intercepts had been delivered — 43 in all. The admirals on the Court listened to them being read with looks of horror and disbelief. Two of the admirals flung their pencils down. More than 2,000 died at Pearl Harbor because those messages had been withheld. Navy Department officers gave additional testimony. After nearly three months, the inquiry finished. The verdict of the Roberts Commission was overturned. Admiral Kimmel was exonerated on all charges. Admiral Stark — who had rejected pleas of juniors to notify Hawaii on the morning of the attack — was severely censured.
News of the intercepts leaked to the Army Pearl Harbor Board, convening at the same time. The Board secured copies of Magic from War Department files. The Board's conclusions still expressed modest criticism of General Short, but found overwhelming guilt in General Marshall and his Chief of War Plans, General Gerow. Its report ended with this statement: "Up to the morning of December 7, 1941, everything that the Japanese were planning to do was known to the United States except [Tokyo's final diplomatic message] the very hour and minute when bombs were falling on Pearl Harbor."
Criticism of the president, incidentally, was forbidden to the proceedings as beyond their jurisdiction. But FDR held ultimate responsibility for Pearl Harbor, and the warnings he had received — some of which have only recently come to light — far exceeded anything they might have dreamed.
Naturally, the inquiry findings wrought dismay in the administration and Pentagon. But a solution was swiftly concocted. It was announced that, in the interest of national security, the court-martial results would not become public until the war's end. (This would give Washington time to conduct "new" investigations.) Navy Secretary Knox told the press that the Naval Court of Inquiry had marked its conclusions "secret," and therefore nothing could be published. A stunned Admiral Orin Murfin, who had presided over the Court, protested to the Secretary. It was true that the breaking of Japan's diplomatic code was not for public knowledge — but, he pointed out, the Court had only marked part of its determinations secret. Charles Rugg, Kimmel's attorney, telegrammed Knox demanding to know how the "innocent" verdict granted the admiral could be deemed classified. Nevertheless, the reports were suppressed.
More Staged Shows
Washington now explained that it would conduct additional inquiries supplementing the court-martials. Henry Stimson picked Lieutenant Colonel Henry Clausen — known to disagree with the Army Board findings — to carry out the War Department's investigation. The Navy Secretary appointed Admiral W. Kent Hewitt. Hewitt's role, however, was largely titular; most of the operation was carried out by John Sonnett, a special assistant to the Navy Secretary.
The game rules were reminiscent of those of the Roberts Commission. Kimmel and his attorneys were refused permission to attend the Hewitt Inquiry, which operated under this directive:
Except that the testimony you take should be taken under oath so as to be on equal status in this respect with the testimony previously taken, you will conduct your examination in an informal manner and without regard to legal or formal requirements.
Not surprisingly, witnesses who testified against Washington during the court-martials now reversed themselves. Colonel Rufus Bratton had informed the Army Pearl Harbor Board that on December 6, 1941, he had delivered the first 13 parts of Japan's terminative message to General Marshall via his secretary, and to General Gerow. Now in Germany, Bratton was flagged down on the Autobahn by Clausen, who handed him affidavits from Marshall, his secretary, and Gerow denying the deliveries were ever made. Confronted with denial by the Army Chief of Staff himself, Bratton recanted.
Other officers, their memories similarly "refreshed," retracted their statements about seeing the "winds" message; now, it seemed, the message never existed! All of these individuals faced a dilemma. They were career military men. They knew telling the truth would pit them against the Army Chief of Staff and end all hope of promotion.
But one man wouldn't bend — Captain Laurance Safford, father of naval cryptography. Safford had overseen that branch of naval intelligence for many years. He personally invented some 20 cryptographic devices, including the most advanced used by our armed forces. For his work, he was ultimately awarded the Legion of Merit.
Safford, who had testified before the Naval Inquiry that he had seen the "winds" message, was confronted by Sonnett. Safford wrote of this meeting: "His purpose seemed to be to refute testimony (before earlier investigations) that was unfavorable to anyone in Washington, to beguile 'hostile' witnesses into changing their stories...." In a memorandum written immediately after the encounter, Safford recorded some of Sonnett's verbal prods, such as: "It is very doubtful that there ever was a Winds Execute [message]"; "It is no reflection on your veracity to change your testimony"; and, "It is no reflection on your mentality to have your memory play you tricks — after such a long period." Safford realized a colossal cover-up was underway, but was not surprised. He had already discovered that all copies of the "winds" message in Navy files, along with other important Pearl Harbor memos, had been destroyed. Indeed, just four days after Pearl Harbor, Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, director of naval communications, told his subordinates: "Destroy all notes or anything in writing." This was an illegal order — naval memoranda belong to the American people and cannot be destroyed except by congressional authority. Stories circulated of a similar information purge in the War Department. Some files, however, escaped destruction.
The Clausen and Hewitt inquiries pleased Washington. Armed with fresh sophistries, the administration now publicized highly revamped versions of the court-martial findings. The dual Army/Navy announcement came on August 29, 1945 - the very day American troops arrived in Japan, when a rejoicing public was unlikely to care about Pearl Harbor's origins. The War Secretary's report shifted the blame back to Short, while saying of General Marshall that "throughout this matter he acted with his usual great skill, energy and efficiency." It admitted the Army Board had criticized Marshall, but said this was completely unjustified. The Navy Secretary's statement again imputed guilt to Kimmel, while asserting that Washington had not been negligent in keeping him informed. It did acknowledge that Admiral Stark had failed to exercise "superior judgement."
Consequently, Americans never really understood what the court-martials had determined. Of course, anyone wanting to learn for himself could do so when the government released the official record of the hearings connected with Pearl Harbor — if he didn't mind wading through 40 volumes!
Congress Enters the Act
Only one obstacle now remained to burying Pearl Harbor. Congress had long made noises about conducting its own investigation; with the war over, it was sure to do so.
To nip any threat in the bud, the administration sent a bill to both the House and Senate forbidding disclosure of coded materials. It was promptly passed by the Senate, whose members had never heard of Magic and had no idea that the bill would hamstring their forthcoming investigation.
Admiral Kimmel read about the bill in the papers. He and his attorneys notified the press and congressmen about the measure's implications. As a result, the House voted it down and the Senate rescinded it.
Capitol Hill's Pearl Harbor probe began in November 1945, when the Joint Congressional Committee assembled. It comprised six Democrats and four Republicans. A split along party lines quickly emerged. The Democrats knew that, even though Roosevelt had recently died, a Pearl Harbor scandal could devastate them at the ballot box. But so long as all six Democrats maintained unswerving party loyalty, a majority decision favoring the administration was inevitable.
The Democrats used their edge to jockey things their way. The counsel chosen for the committee was a Democrat who previously served with Henry Stimson; his assistant was a former New Dealer working for the law firm of Dean Acheson, the undersecretary of State. A majority vote determined what evidence the committee would review. Several witnesses Kimmel wanted introduced were never called.
Coercion prevented others from testifying. Major Warren J. Clear, who had warned the War Department in early 1941 that the Japanese were planning to attack a series of islands including Hawaii, was ordered not to appear before the committee. So was Chief Warrant Officer Ralph T. Briggs, the man who had originally intercepted the "winds" message at a United States monitoring station. He was summoned before his commanding officer, who forbade him to testify. "Perhaps someday you'll understand the reason for this," he was told. Briggs had a blind wife to support. He did not come forward as a witness.
The treatment of Lieutenant Commander Alwin Kramer was cruder. Kramer, who had been in charge of the Navy Department's Translation Section at the time of Pearl Harbor, and had once testified to having seen the "winds" message, was thrown into a psychiatric ward at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Representative Frank Keefe, a committee Republican, learned of this and vigorously protested. Kramer was told that his testimony had better change or he'd be in the ward for the rest of his life. The officer went before the committee, but gave a confusing narrative that essentially denied existence of the "winds" message.
Captain Laurance Safford, however, remained fearless in his revelations. A campaign to "nail" him was soon evidenced among committee Democrats. Congressman John Murphy, a former assistant DA, put him through a wringer of cross-examination. Safford's personal mail was read aloud before the committee in an effort to humiliate him. Artful polemics made the captain — naval cryptography's most eminent man — look forgetful on one hand, vindictive toward superiors on the other.
Safford was accused of being the only one to believe in the "winds" message. In fact, no less than seven officers had acknowledged seeing it before having their memories "helped." Perhaps the browbeating of Safford helped inspire Colonel Otis Sadtler of the Signal Corps. During the Clausen investigation, Sadtler had recanted his testimony about the message. Now he came forward and corroborated Safford. (Any doubts about the "winds" affair have since been dispelled. As historian John Toland reports, both Japanese assistant naval attachés posted at the Washington embassy in 1941 have verified that the message was transmitted on December 4th, exactly as Safford said.)
The congressional investigation battled on for over six months. In the end, all six Democrats held to the party. A majority decision was handed down on Pearl Harbor assigning most of the blame to the Hawaiian commanders, some blame to the War and Navy departments, and none at all to Roosevelt and his civilian administration.
That was the last major official inquiry into Japan's surprise attack. The lie of Kimmel and Short's fault was perpetuated and Washington's secrets sealed. Congress did conduct a "mini-probe" in 1995, at the urging of the families of General Short (died 1949) and Admiral Kimmel (died 1968). The families hoped to restore the ranks of their libeled, demoted fathers. The 1995 probe requested that the Pentagon reinvestigate Pearl Harbor in light of the new information. However, on December 1, 1995, Undersecretary of Defense Edwin Dorn concluded his own investigation with these comments: "I cannot conclude that Admiral Kimmel and General Short were victims of unfair official actions and thus cannot conclude that the remedy of advancement on the retired list is in order."
However, on May 25, 1999, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution that Kimmel and Short had performed their duties "competently and professionally" and that our losses at Pearl Harbor were "not the result of dereliction of duty." "They were denied vital intelligence that was available in Washington," said Senator William V. Roth Jr. (R-Del.). Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) called Kimmel and Short "the two final victims of Pearl Harbor."
This article originally appeared in the June 4, 2001 issue of The New American.
For more information about Pearl Harbor, see the following articles from The New American:
Pearl Harbor: Hawaii Was Surprised; FDR Was Not
Pearl Harbor: Motives Behind the Betrayal
Photo: of General Short: AP Images


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The Wicked movie adaptation is picking up steam, with a lot of Hollywood directors in the running. But it makes us wonder: What would a J.J. Abrams musical look like, and how fast would the actors have to sing?
Deadline is reporting that the contenders include Abrams (Star Trek), James Mangold (Knight and Day, Walk The Line), Ryan Murphy (Eat Pray Love, Glee), and Rob Marshall (Chicago). We're biased in favor of Abrams, for obvious reasons. But we would also love to see his take on the strong women in Wicked, a character type he loves to play around with, and isn't it time Abrams made a musical? As for Marshall, if he gets the project, we just hope he's learned from his mistakes on Nine.
Wicked is based on a novel of the same name, that tells the "true" story of the Wicked Witch of the West, and her roommate in magic school, Glenda. Basically, everything you know is a lie. And the scarecrow is really hot.


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Monday, October 22, 2012
Mummy door!
The Bub and I got some more Halloween decorating done on Saturday, including this project I'm sharing today. It's a super simple one that almost turned into a fail…but I've come around and I think I love it even more now!
It all started with Pinterest. Are you surprised? I saw this mummy door idea weeks ago and knew I wanted to try it out. We put our own little spin on it and it turned out so cute!
I just took some white crepe paper from the dollar store (they came two to a pack and I ended up using two packs) and just took strips of it to wrap around the front door.
I taped it on the sides of the door and it was time consuming but easy. The hardest part of the whole thing was trying to keep all three animals from escaping while I had the door open. They think they are sneaky like ninjas but I caught them every time…but it did make this project take longer than it would for you I'm sure. ;)
Anyway, I forgot to take pictures of this part because I was so focused on the escapees but it's pretty self explanatory. After the door was wrapped I knew I wanted to make a cute face for our mummy, so I grabbed some poster boards to make the eyes and a mouth:
I traced our Whirley Pop for the eyes and just hand drew a cute, wonky smile free hand.
We left for the day after we finished and for some reason I had this urge to take a picture of it – not sure why, I just thought to myself "just in case":
I zoomed in on him as we drove off and I'm glad I got a before shot. ;)
I haven't even done my normal corn stalks and mums on the porch like usual yet – my sis's wedding has kind of taken over this fall. Now I don't know if I'll do them or skip right over to the Christmas garland. ;)
Anyway, SO CUTE right??
So cute.
I loved the mummy door. Well, we came home that night and I about cried. The crepe paper had loosened up with the night air and drooped like crazy:
I was SO upset! But the longer I looked, the more I realized he still looked cute. And the longer we keep him up the more I love him. Even hubs said he likes the droopy mummy better cause he looks more like a real mummy. ;)
The bottom strands kind of catch under the door now, but I think it will be OK till Halloween. I was thisclose to just putting him up on an interior door, but at the last minute decided to go with the front door:
Yes, we need to rake. :)
In the end I'm glad I did. Even though he's droopy mummy now. :) Of course if your front door is exposed to the elements you'll want to do this inside. Ours does not, it was just the wetter nighttime air that made the crepe paper loosen up.
What I thought was a fail is definitely growing on me. :) It took about an hour to put up and cost two bucks for the two packages of crepe paper. If you want to splurge on wider paper I think that would cut down on the time factor quite a bit. While I was doing it I was wishing my crepe was about double the width. I may try that next year. :)
We worked on a couple other Halloween projects this weekend too, I'll share those soon! Have you decorated yet? We're later than usual this year!
33 comments:
LOVE it! What a fun Halloween decoration.ReplyDelete
I think it is so adorable. I like it better all droopy and I agree with your husband, it does look like a real mummy! I even think the leaves add to the Halloween effect!ReplyDelete
So cute, Sarah! I read this with my youngest (Halloween is a big deal to him right now), and he wanted to look at the pictures over and over!! You have another fan! :)ReplyDelete
- ValenzMomOctober 22, 2012 at 11:08 AM
I actually like him droopy, too. It looks like you can kind of see his "mummified remains" through the wrappings because your door is brown. This is such a cute idea. I've been looking for something that would stand out for my front door because it's black and kind of set back so this would be perfect.ReplyDelete
That is DARLING!! LOVE it!ReplyDelete
This is so cute. I love the droopy version. It's perfect.ReplyDelete
The leaves add texture to your vignette :)ReplyDelete
In the Google READER could you please provide a brief preview of what your blog post will be about? I would be more likely to click and check it out if I knew it'd be something I'm interested in. Other blogs do this so there must be a way. Thank you, I really appreciate if you would consider this.ReplyDelete
What a cute mummy idea! I really your entryway it's so beautiful. MeganReplyDelete
- MikaylaOctober 22, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Sarah! Mine did the same thing :(ReplyDelete
My kiddo and I decorated our door a couple of weeks ago and it looked awesome when we finished it, we checked it out the next day and he was sagging all over :( We decided he was still cute and so he's still hanging out on the door!
Oh, I love him! What a cute project - I wonder if he'd work for my classroom door?ReplyDelete
Totally stealing, I mean borrowing, this idea! So cute - I am going to do my kids' bedroom doors while they are at school and add a "your mummy loves you" sign. Thanks for the inspiration :)ReplyDelete
I looooove this! What a great way to show your Halloween pride from the street. I especially love how it's kid friendly and fun, yet could be used in a child-less household like mine as well! Nice work.ReplyDelete
Cute!! I've had problems with crepe paper decor (not on the front door) 'cause it's so humid here!ReplyDelete
I decorated just the side windows by our front door this year...I wish our door was visible from the street though. I think we're the only ones that can enjoy it :)
What a great idea! My 4-year-old would love this!ReplyDelete
I LOOOOOOOOVE him! It's sooo cute even droopy :) Thanks for the great idea. I will have to try it!ReplyDelete
Susan, the only way I can add a photo or preview in Reader is if I truncate my posts on my blog, which I'm not going to do. I make my titles pretty self explanatory most of the time, so that should help.ReplyDelete
He is adorable. I like the droop! It's so kid friendly and fun:)ReplyDelete
He is just too cute! :-) I love his "droopy" look -- he definitely has more of a mummy look that way! Glad you're feeling happy with him, too!ReplyDelete
Haha! Love it! I did the same thing to my classroom door (I teach 4th grade). My class loves it!ReplyDelete
He he he, droopy mummy! It's okay, he still looks really cute. ~ MaureenReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2012 at 11:00 PM
I may try this with some torn up sheets...we have super soft duvet covers and so we never use our flat sheets (they just end up shoved down to the end of the bed before we are even asleep because they seem like too much to deal with) so I use them for drop cloths and things when I have to buy them with a set of sheets. Maybe I'll rip them up...I bet they won't droop! At least...I hope not. We use our front door a lot!ReplyDelete
It looks so cute!!ReplyDelete
I love it! Thinking that you could use long strips of white garbage bags too. We used them for ghosts last year and they weather the elements and foot traffic very well.ReplyDelete
That's a really cute mummy. I wonder if you could do it with fabric too, to avoid this mishap.ReplyDelete
The mummy looks more authentic with a little droppiness. Good job and thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
What a cute idea Sarah! I wonder if spraying the paper with hair spray and letting it dry would help?ReplyDelete
Using a white plastic tablecloth would also be a cool option:)
Love it!
He's adorable!!! I want one! Will be stopping at the dollar store today! Ty!ReplyDelete
Ha, reading along and scrolled to photo where you almost cried, and I said out loud; "aw, it's still cute!". Glad you didn't take him down. Either way works!ReplyDelete
Aww,he's adorable! Or maybe it's a she since I can relate to being a saggy mummy....ReplyDelete
VERY cute!ReplyDelete
And I thought the leaves were part of the decor?! lol You should see my front yard...totally covered in pine straw. Maybe I'll head out and start raking and see if I can put myself into labor. ;) 2 weeks left...the countdown is on!
I'm doing this to my door too!! Super cute! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 3:52 PM
I just did this to my door and linked to your post! Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
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William Shishko
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom. 1:7, 1 Cor. 1:3, etc.)
The order of worship, as presented in the bulletin, often uses unusual words, like salutation, invocation, and benediction. All of these terms have a biblical basis. By understanding them, you will have a better experience of corporate worship.
Many churches do not have a salutation at the beginning of worship. Believers gather on Sunday. They are called to worship God. They sing. They pray. They listen to the Word of God read and preached. At best, they think of God as speaking to them.
The Bible's view of worship is far grander than this!
All of the New Testament letters written to churches (i.e., written to be read in churches during a gathering for worship) begin with a greeting (formally known as a salutation), such as the one given at the head of this article. God himself greets his gathered people through the minister. The greeting not only indicates that God himself is with them, but also demonstrates that God is with them under the promise of his grace. Just as the divine presence dwelt with the covenant people in the Old Testament (e.g., Ps. 26:8), and just as Jesus promised that "where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them" (Matt. 18:20 NKJV), so now God himself is present in every gathered assembly of the New Testament temple, the church.
This ought to revolutionize our view of worship! Corporate worship is, first of all, a gathering of God with his people! He is really with us by the Holy Spirit! He reminds us that he is with us by his greeting! He is really with us to minister to us (which is why the one who leads worship is called a "minister"). We must believe that God himself is with us as we gather for worship, and we are encouraged to fully involve ourselves in what is to come because his greeting is a promise of grace and a statement that God intends peacei.e., the fullness of the blessings of redemptionto those who respond in repentance and faith.
The author is pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Franklin Square, New York. Reprinted from New Horizons, April 2006. First article in series. Next article. Index.
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