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Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, at the outset, let me give a special thanks to Bob Hand, who is a specialist on the Balkans, especially the former Yugoslavia and Albania, at the Helsinki Commission. As my colleagues know just a few moments ago, we passed H.R. 1064 by voice vote, legislation that I had introduced early last year. We went through many drafts and redrafts, and I would like to just thank Bob for the excellent work he and Dorothy Taft, the Commission's Chief of Staff, did on that legislation. H.R. 1064 would not have been brought to the floor in a form we know the Senate will pass quickly and then forward for signature, without their tremendous work on this piece of legislation, and their organization of a whole series of hearings that the Helsinki Commission has held on the Balkans. We have had former Bosnian Prime Minister Silajdzic, for example, testify at several hearings. The Congress itself has had so much input into this diplomatic process which we know as the "Helsinki process," and they have done yeoman's work on that.
Mr. Speaker, I rise and ask my colleagues to support passage of H.J. Res. 100, recognizing the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. I am pleased that we have more than 40 cosponsors on this resolution, and that includes all of our colleagues on the Helsinki Commission. The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) is the ranking Democratic Member, and my good friend and colleague.
Mr. Speaker, the Helsinki Final Act was a watershed event in European history, which set in motion what has become known as the Helsinki process. With its language on human rights, this agreement granted human rights the status of a fundamental principle regulating relations between the signatory countries. Yes, there were other provisions that dealt with economic issues as well as security concerns, but this country rightfully chose to focus attention on the human rights issues especially during the Cold War years and the dark days of the Soviet Union. The Helsinki process, I would respectfully submit to my colleagues, was very helpful, in fact instrumental, in relegating the Communist Soviet empire to the dust bin of history. The standards of Helsinki constitute a valuable lever in pressing human rights issues. The West, and especially the United States, used Helsinki to help people in Czechoslovakia, in East Germany and in all the countries that made up the OSCE, which today comprises 54 nations with the breakup of the Soviet Union and other States along with the addition of some new States.
Let me just read to my colleagues a statement that was made by President Gerald Ford, who actually signed the Helsinki Accords in 1975. He stated, and I quote, "the Helsinki Final Act was the final nail in the coffin of Marxism and Communism in many, many countries and helped bring about the change to a more democratic political system and a change to a more market oriented economic system." The current Secretary General of the OSCE, Jan Kubis, a Slovak, has stated, and I quote him, "As we remember together the signature of the Helsinki Final Act, we commemorate the beginning of our liberation, not by armies, not by methods of force or intervention, but as a result of the impact and inspiration of the norms and values of an open civilized society, enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act and of the encouragement it provided to strive for democratic change and of openings it created to that end.
Mr. Speaker, the Helsinki Final Act is a living document. We regularly hold follow-up conferences and meetings emphasizing various aspects of the accords, pressing for compliance by all signatory states. I urge Members to support this resolution, and I am very proud, as I stated earlier, to be Chairman of the Helsinki Commission.
Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record the Statement made by the U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE, David T. Johnson, at the Commemorative meeting on the 25th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act Statement at the 25th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (By Ambassador David T. Johnson to the Commemorative Meeting of the Permanent Council of the OSCE) Madame Chairperson, as we look with fresh eyes today at the document our predecessors signed on August 1, 1975, we are struck by the breadth of their vision. They agreed to work together on an amazing range of issues, some of which we are only now beginning to address. The States participating in the meeting affirmed the objective of "ensuring conditions in which their people can live in true and lasting peace free from any threat to or attempt against their security;" they recognized the "indivisibility of security in Europe" and a "common interest in the development of cooperation throughout Europe." One of the primary strengths of the Helsinki process is its comprehensive nature and membership. Human rights, military security, and trade and economic issues can be pursued in the one political organization that unites all the countries of Europe including the former Soviet republics, the United States and Canada, to face today's challenges.
Over the past twenty-five years we have added pieces to fit the new realities, just last November in Istanbul we agreed on a new Charter for European Security and an adapted Conventional Forces in Europe treaty. But the most significant provision of the Helsinki Agreement may have been the so-called Basket III on Human Rights. As Henry Kissinger pointed out in a speech three weeks after the Final Act was signed, "At Helsinki, for the first time in the postwar period, human rights and fundamental freedoms became recognized subjects of East-West discourse and negotiations. The conference put forward . . . standards of humane conduct, which have been, and still are, a beacon of hope to millions."
In resolutions introduced to our Congress this summer, members noted that the standards of Helsinki provided encouragement and sustenance to courageous individuals who dared to challenge repressive regimes. Many paid a high price with the loss of their freedom or even their lives. Today we have heard from you, the representatives of the many who have struggled in the cause of human rights throughout the years since Helsinki. We are in awe of you, of the difficult and dangerous circumstances of your lives, and of what you have and are accomplishing. Many of us here cannot comprehend the conditions of life in a divided Europe. And those who lived under repressive regimes could not have imagined how quickly life changed after 1989. Political analysts both East and West were astounded at the rapidity with which the citizens of the former Iron Curtain countries demanded their basic rights as citizens of democratic societies.
What we have heard time and again is that the Helsinki Final Act did matter. Leaders and ordinary citizens took heart from its assertions. The implementation review meetings kept a focus fixed on its provisions. Even before the Wall came down, a new generation of leaders like Nemeth in Hungary and Gorbachev in the Soviet Union made decisions to move in new directions, away from bloodshed and repression. In the summer of 1989, the Hungarians and Austrian cooperated with the West Germans to allow Romanians and East Germans to migrate to the West. Looking at what was happening in Europe, the young State Department analyst Francis Fukuyama, wrote an article which captured the world's attention. In "The End of History," he claimed that what was happening was not just the end of the Cold War but the end of the debate over political systems. A consensus had formed that democracy, coupled with a market economy, was the best system for fostering the most freedom possible. And then in the night of November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall opened unexpectedly. Citizens emerging from repressive regimes knew about democracy and told the world that what they wanted more than anything else was to vote in free and fair elections.
Only a year after the fall of the Wall, a reunited Germany held elections at the state and national level. Poland, Hungary, and the Baltic states carried out amazing transformations beginning with elections which brought in democratic systems. When Albania descended into chaos in 1997, groups across the country shared a common desire for fair elections. We have seen Croatia and the Slovak Republic re-direct their courses in the past several years, not by violence but through the ballot box. Just a few weeks ago, citizens of Montenegro voted in two cities with two different results, in both instances there was no violence and the new governments are moving forward with reforms to benefit their citizens. OSCE has time and again stepped up to assist with elections and give citizens an extra measure of reassurance that the rest of the world supports them in the exercise of their democratic rights.
We are all aware that in the decades since Helsinki, we have seen conflict, torture, and ethnic violence within the OSCE area. Unfortunately, not all areas in the OSCE region made a peaceful transition to the Euro-Atlantic community of democratic prosperity. Some OSCE countries remain one-party states or suffer under regimes which suppress political opposition. Perhaps the most troubled region is the former Yugoslavia. As Laura Silber has written in the text to the BBC series "The Death of Yugoslavia," "Yugoslavia did not die a natural death. Rather, it was deliberately and systematically killed off by men who had nothing to gain and everything to lose from a peaceful transition from state socialism and one-party rule to free-market democracy." We need only look at the devastation of Chechnya and the continuing ethnic strife in parts of the former Yugoslavia to realize there is much still to be done in the OSCE region. We must continue our work together to minimize conflict and bring contending sides together, foster economic reforms through enhanced transparency, promote environmental responsibility, and or fight against organized crime and corruption.
Human rights remain very much on our agenda as we seek to eradicate torture, and find new solutions for the integration of immigrants, minorities and vulnerable peoples into our political life. "Without a vision," wrote the prophet Isaiah so long ago, "the people will perish." We here today have a vision of collective security for all the citizens of the OSCE region. After twenty-five years, the goals embodied in the Helsinki final act remain a benchmark toward which we must continue to work. The Panelists have reminded us today that the Helsinki Final Act has incalculable symbolic meaning to the citizens of our region; we must continue to take on new challenges as we strive to keep this meaning alive. Mr. Crowley. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to yield 8 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the ranking member of the Helsinki Commission.
Mr. Hoyer: Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley) for yielding me the time. I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman), the Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, for bringing this resolution to the floor. I am pleased to join my very good friend, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), with whom I have served on the Helsinki Commission since 1985 and who is now the chairman of our commission and does an extraordinarily good job at raising high the banner of human rights, of freedom, and democracy and so many other vital values to a free people. I am honored to be his colleague on the Helsinki Commission.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.J. Res. 100 which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act which, was signed on August 1, 1975. It is my firm belief that the political process set in motion by the signing of the Final Act was the groundwork for the forces which consumed the former Soviet empire. In 1975, many of the Final Act signatory states viewed the language of the act dealing with human rights and the obligation that each state had toward its own citizens, as well as those of other states, as essentially meaningless window dressing. Their objective, it was felt that of the Soviets, was to secure a framework in which their international political position and the then existing map of Europe would be adjudged a fait accompli.
Let me say as an aside that as we honor the 25th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, we ought to honor the courage and the vision of President Gerald Ford. I am not particularly objective. President Ford is a friend of mine for whom I have great affection and great respect, but those who will recall the signing of the Final Act in August of 1975 will recall that it was very controversial, and that many particularly in President's Ford's party thought that it was a sellout to the Soviets, thought that it was, in fact, a recognition of the de facto borders that then existed with the 6 Warsaw Pact nations, captive nations, if you will. President Ford, however, had the vision and, as I said, the courage, to sign the Final Act on behalf of the United States along with 34 other heads of state; that act became a living and breathing process, not a treaty, not a part of international law, but whose moral suasion ultimately made a very significant difference.


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Tsarnaev Charged: Suspected Boston Bomber Accused Of Using WMD
(Most recent update: 7:00 p.m. ET.)
The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill three people and wound more than 200 in what FBI investigators said evidence shows was a coldly calculated attack.
With chilling detail, the criminal complaint filed against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says he was seen on video placing a bag near the the finish line of the marathon, watching and reacting with no surprise as the first explosion went off down the street, and then "calmly but rapidly" walking away before the second blast occurred at the spot where moments before he had been standing. (Scroll down to see more from the complaint or to read a complete copy of it.)
The FBI's description of that scene came just before people in Boston and across Massachusetts were to pause for a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. ET Monday — marking the time exactly one week ago when the first of the two bombs exploded. The criminal complaint filed against Tsarnaev also included a new detail: Previously, officials had said 170 to 180 people were injured in the blasts. In the complaint, they increased that to "over 200."
Latest Developments
-- Surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will not be considered an "enemy combatant," the White House says. That means he will be treated and tried as a criminal defendant.
-- Tsarnaev, who remains in serious condition at a Boston hospital, was arraigned in his bed. He's charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill three people and injure more than 200 (a higher number of injured than had previously been reported).
-- According to a transcript — obtained by The New York Times — of today's initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler, Tsarnaev said one word — "No" — when he was asked if he could afford a lawyer.
At the end of the hearing — where Tsarnaev was given his Miranda warning — Bowler said she found "the defendant is alert, mentally competent, and lucid. He is aware of the nature of the proceedings."
-- The investigation continues into whether anyone besides Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan (who died Friday after a gun battle with police) may have been involved in the Boston Marathon bombings.
-- There was a funeral Monday for Krystle Campbell, one of the three people killed in the marathon bombings.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was arraigned at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, where he remains in serious condition. As NPR's David Schaper reported on Morning Edition, it's not clear yet how or when Tsarnaev was wounded or who inflicted some of his injuries. It's possible he tried to kill himself. Sources familiar with the investigation into the bombings have told NPR that wounds to his neck and jaw area are preventing Tsarnaev from talking.
According to a transcript of today's initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler, Tsarnaev said one word — "No" — when he was asked if he could afford a lawyer.
At the end of the hearing — where Tsarnaev was given his Miranda warning — Bowler said she found "the defendant is alert, mentally competent, and lucid. He is aware of the nature of the proceedings."
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar's 26-year-old brother and the other suspect in the bombings, died after a gun battle with police early Friday in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Mass. The brothers allegedly killed an MIT campus police officer and seriously wounded a Boston transit police officer during a wild shooting spree that began Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured Friday evening after a harrowing day when much of the Boston area was locked down during the police manhunt. He was discovered in a boat stored in a Watertown family's backyard. Authorities are anxious to know whether anyone else may have been involved and whether any more attacks were planned.
Investigators also are trying to piece together how Tamerlan Tsarnaev may have been radicalized in recent years, NPR's Temple-Raston added Monday. They're looking to interview his wife. The Tsarnaev brothers, both Muslims, came from an ethnic Chechen family that had been living in the U.S. for about a decade. Tamerlan was a legal resident, and Dzhokhar became a U.S. citizen last year.
We'll keep an eye on developments as the day continues and update this post with the news.
Update at 8:02 p.m. ET. Feds Hand Off Boylston Street:
In a move that also had a lot of symbolic significance, federal officers handed custody of Boylston Street back to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The Boston Police Department tweeted a picture of the moment a little bit ago.
CBS Boston reports that this means the city has begun a 5-step plan to reopen the scene of the bombings to the general public.
The station reports:
"The 5-steps include testing the area for contamination, structural building assessments, removing debris, internal building assessments and re-entry including communication and counseling."
Update at 6:31 p.m. ET. Tsarnaev Mirandized:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was read the Miranda warning today during his initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler.
A transcript of the proceeding was filed at the United States District Court District of Massachusetts and the document was posted online by The New York Times.
Bowler tells Tsarnaev that he has the right to remain silent and not say anything that will incriminate him. She also asks Tsarnaev if he can afford a lawyer and Tsarnaev appears to answer "no."
Perhaps most importantly, the judge says, "At this time, at the conclusion of the initial appearance, I find that the defendant is alert, mentally competent, and lucid. He is aware of the nature of the proceedings."
William Fick, the federal defender representing Tsarnaev, also agreed to a voluntary detention of the suspect.
Update at 2:53 p.m. ET. A Moment Of Silence:
For about seven minutes beginning at 2:50 p.m. ET., the city of Boston fell silent. Investigators formed a semi-circle around the the site of one the blasts and bowed their heads.
The New York Stock Exchange, the House of Representatives in Washington and the Massachusetts State House also paused to remember the three killed and the more than 200 injured.
The historic Peabody Square clock, near where 8-year-old Martin Richard lived, was frozen at 2:50 p.m. During the moment of silence, reports the Boston Globe's Eric Moskowitz, it was restarted.
Update at 2:15 p.m. ET. Details From The Complaint Against Tsarnaev.
Daniel Genck, an FBI special agent, writes in the criminal complaint that:
-- On video, a man who appears to be Dzhokhar Tsarnaev can be seen placing a bag down in front of the Forum Restaurant along the marathon route. "Approximately 30 seconds before the first explosion, he lifts [a] phone to his ear as if he is speaking ... and keeps it there for approximately 18 seconds. A few seconds after he finishes the call, the large crowd of people around him can be seen reacting to the first explosion. Virtually every head turns to the east (toward the finish line) and stares in that direction in apparent bewilderment and alarm. Bomber Two [Dzhokhar Tsarnaev], virtually alone among the individuals in front of the restaurant appears calm. He glances to east and then calmly but rapidly begins moving to the west, away from the direction of the finish line. He walks away without his knapsack, having left it on the ground where he had been standing. Approximately 10 seconds later, an explosion occurs in the location where Bomber Two had placed his knapsack."
-- The victim of a carjacking Thursday night in Cambridge, Mass., has told police that one of the two men (who the agent later identifies as Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev) said during the carjacking: "Did you hear about the Boston explosion? ... I did that."
-- "A preliminary examination of the explosive devices that were discovered at the scene of the shootout in Watertown [early Friday] and in the abandoned vehicle has revealed similarities to the explosives used at the Boston Marathon."
-- In Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dormitory room at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, FBI agents found "a large pyrotechnic, a black jacket and a white hat of the same general appearance as those worn by Bomber Two at the Boston Marathon."
Update at 1:55 p.m. ET. The Criminal Complaint Against Tsarnaev:
Update at 1:38 p.m. ET. Confirmed: Tsarnaev Has Been Charged.
"Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with conspiring to use weapon of mass destruction against persons and property in U.S. resulting in death," the U.S. attorney's offfice for the district of Massachusetts confirms on its Twitter page.
And in a statement, the Department of Justice says he's been charged "with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, resulting in the death of three people and injuries to more than 200 people."
We'll have more from the criminal complaint shortly.
Update at 1:05 p.m. ET. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Will Not Be Charged As Enemy Combatant, White House Says; He's Arraigned In Hospital Bed, Official Says:
Confirming what was expected, the White House has said Tsarnaev will not be treated as an "enemy combatant," but will be prosecuted in civilian courts. And as that news was breaking moments ago, WCVB-TV in Boston was reporting that Tsarnaev today was arraigned in his hospital bed, according to Gary Wente, the circuit executive for the U.S. Courts in Boston. The complaint against him has been sealed, the station added. NPR has not independently confirmed that an arraignment has happened.
For more on the legal issues involved in treating someone as an enemy combatant, check this Morning Edition report from NPR's Tovia Smith.
Update at 12:20 p.m. ET. Tamerlan Tsarnaev's "Closest American Friend" And Two Other Young Men Were Murdered Three Years Ago; Case Remains Unsolved:
After a Buzzfeed report that "associates of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev now believe he may have been involved in a 2011 triple murder that claimed the life of his closest American friend, Brendan Mess," the prosecutor's office in Middlesex County, Mass., is going to go back to see if there's any connection between Tsarnaev and that unsolved crime, Reuters reports.
The wire service writes:
" 'We are definitely going to pursue any new leads,' said Stephanie Guyotte, a spokeswoman for the Middlesex District Attorney's office. She said it was fair to say that investigators will check to see if Tsarnaev had anything to do with the crime."
John Allan, owner of Wai Kru Mixed Martial Arts in Allston, Mass., where Tsarnaev once boxed, had earlier told the Boston Globe that the 26-year-old had once introduced Mess as his best friend. Then two years ago, the Globe wrote, "Mess and two other men were brutally killed in a Waltham apartment where they were found by police with their throats slit and their bodies covered with marijuana. The murders remain unsolved."
According to Buzzfeed, a mutual friend says Tsarnaev did not come to Mess' funeral. "A few months after Mess's murder," Buzzfeed adds, "Tsarnaev went to Russia for six months."
Guyotte, the prosecutor's spokeswoman, has also told the local Waltham Patch that the triple murders are "an active homicide case and that investigators would pursue any new leads they receive."
While friends are asking whether Tsarnaev might have been involved in the murders, The Wall Street Journal notes that the killings came at a tumultuous time in Tsarnaev's life and raises the prospect that they might have been among the reasons he appears to have turned to a radical form of Islam.
Update at 11:30 a.m. ET. Funeral For Krystle Campbell:
The funeral for 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, one of the three people killed in the bombings, is being held this hour in her hometown of Medford, Mass. The Boston Globe says "some 200 members of Teamsters Local 25 members began gathering at St. Joseph's Church before 8 a.m. today, promising to block protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church if they follow through on a threat to picket the funeral."
A memorial service for 23-year-old Lingzi Lu of China, who was a graduate student at Boston University, is planned for 7 p.m. ET Monday at the school. The third person killed at the marathon was 8-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester, Mass. He was remembered during a Mass on Sunday at Dorchester's St. Ann Parish. Sean Collier, the 26-year-old slain MIT police officer, is to be remembered later this week.
Update at 10:45 a.m. ET. President Obama Will Observe Moment:
President Obama will also "observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings" at 2:50 p.m. ET, the White House says in a statement sent to reporters. He will do so in private, the statement adds.
Update at 10 a.m. ET. Wounded Officer "Shows Hopeful Signs":
"The transit police officer critically wounded in a gunbattle with the marathon bombing suspects opened his eyes, wiggled his toes and squeezed his wife's hand yesterday for the first time since he nearly bled to death Friday — hopeful signs for his doctors and family," The Boston Herald writes. "Three-year veteran MBTA cop Richard Donohue remains in critical but stable condition at the surgical intensive care unit at Mount Auburn Hospital."
Update at 8:50 a.m. ET. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Remains In Serious Condition.
The U.S. Attorney's office in Massachusetts tweets that:
"According to BIDMC marathon bombing suspect remains in serious condition this morning. Releasing info at hospital's request."
BIDMC is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
As Monday dawned, here were some of the related headlines:
-- "Turn To Religion Split Bomb Suspects' Home." (The Wall Street Journal, behind a paywall)
-- "Dead Suspect Broke Angrily With Muslim Speakers." (The Boston Globe)
-- "Suspects Seemed Set For Attacks Beyond Boston." (The New York Times)
-- "The Inside Story" Of The Investigation. (CBS News' 60 Minutes)
-- "Should Marathon Bomber Be Treated As An Enemy Combatant?" (Morning Edition)
Note: As happens when stories such as this are developing, there will likely be reports that turn out to be mistaken. Wednesday, for example, there were reports from CNN, the AP, WBUR and others that authorities either had arrested a suspect or were about to do that. It turned out that no one had been arrested or taken into custody. We will focus on news being reported by NPR, other news outlets with expertise, and statements from authorities who are in a position to know what's going on. And if some of that information turns out to be wrong, we'll update.


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Speech unfolds in time and there are many reasons to move away from a static characterization of speech patterns. This is a technical issue with deep theoretical implications, because static characterizations are not informative enough if we want to study speech in a dynamical framework. To model speeech data as multivariate trajectories, we followed Morriss and Carroll (2006) and used functional mixed models based on isomorphic transformations of the oberved data. Curves or images were represented by configurations of independent coefficients. These coefficients were the dependent variables in multivariate Bayesian mixed models with fixed and random factors.
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"I'm just concentrating on winning the fight, and whatever it takes – standup or on the ground – I think I'm better than him everywhere and I'm just gonna go out there and get business done."
Long after his boxing career was over, I had the opportunity to speak to former world champion Jesse James Leija, and I asked him what it was like to miss weight for one of the biggest fights of his career – a 2003 title bout against Kostya Tszyu. He didn't hesitate in his response, likening it to seeing both your parents shot in front of you.
UFC welterweight contender Thiago Alves won't go that far, but it's close.
"It's very frustrating," he said. "You put in all the work, and you expect the results, but they're not there."
In two high-profile fights, at UFC 85 against Matt Hughes, and at UFC 117 against Jon Fitch, Alves came in above the 170-pound limit, drawing scorn from fight fans and irritation from opponents and UFC brass. After the August loss to Fitch, UFC President Dana White even insisted that Alves would be moved to the 185-pound weight class.
But as Saturday night approaches at Montreal's Bell Centre, Alves will be back in the Octagon and fighting as a welterweight against John "Doomsday" Howard. And he can thank former Ultimate Fighter cast member and current nutritionist Mike Dolce for that.
"He's changed my whole life, my whole attitude, and my whole mood when it comes to getting ready and getting prepared for a fight," beamed Alves. "I'm actually having fun again. At this time before, I was miserable and stressed and just wanted to get through with the day. Now I'm enjoying every second of the day and having fun. I feel healthy and I'm eating a lot, and that's even better."
You can hear the recharged energy in Alves' voice, and despite knowing that he will field dozens of questions about his weight cut in the days leading up to Saturday's bout, he's taking it all in stride, knowing that once he makes weight, he can get back to the business of being the welterweight contender who won seven in a row (five by knockout) from 2006 to 2008, and not the lethargic one-dimensional striker that dropped back-to-back decisions against Fitch and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Now we will get to see Alves elevate his game, since he's focusing on the fight ahead and not the scale.
"Before, my biggest fear was making weight," he said. "I couldn't rest, and five weeks before a fight I would be thinking about it and it was a constant stress in the back of my head – you gotta make weight, you gotta make weight. And I didn't know anything else; for me that was normal to be worried about the weight and stuff like that. Today, I know that it's not, and I look at the past and wonder how I was so naïve. But you have to make a few mistakes to get to the right place so thank God I teamed up with Mike and now life is good."
Especially since Alves believes that a move to the middleweight division would have sapped him of some of the things that have led him to the top of the 170-pound weight class.
"I feel that's where I'm at my best," he said. "170 is perfect for me. I've fought all the top guys there, strength wise I feel stronger than all of them, and if I moved up to 185 I'm gonna give up a lot of the advantages that I have, and in this game, you don't want to give up everything, you want to just take. So 170 is perfect for me, especially right now. Maybe 155, you never know."
He laughs, and yes folks, he's kidding about the 155 part. But it is clear that a new day has dawned for the 27-year old, whose career was in jeopardy back in March when he was forced to pull out of the original date of the Fitch rematch due to an irregularity on his CT scan stemming from a pre-existing condition. A subsequent surgery separated an artery from a vein in his brain and soon after he was given a clean bill of health and allowed back into the gym and into competition. Then came the Fitch disaster, but now things are back to normal in the world of Alves.
Things couldn't possibly get better, could they? Well, he is facing a non-wrestler for the first time since he stopped Karo Parisyan in April of 2008. That's Hughes, Josh Koscheck, St-Pierre, and Fitch in consecutive bouts. It's almost enough to make a guy run out and buy a singlet, but now Alves gets fellow Muay Thai practitioner Howard, someone who has gone on record saying that he hopes the 'Pitbull' will stand with him.
"John Howard's a pretty tough guy," said Alves. "He lost his last fight (against Jake Ellenberger) so I'm pretty sure he wants to get back on a winning streak just like me. He's a striker and he likes to go out there and throw punches, and let's see if he really likes that and wants to do that with me. Most guys say they're strikers but once they get hit in the face they try for the takedown. But we'll see how it goes. I'm just concentrating on winning the fight, and whatever it takes – standup or on the ground – I think I'm better than him everywhere and I'm just gonna go out there and get business done."
And after going the route to the tune of 11 combined rounds in his last three fights, Alves would like nothing more than to end this bout before the final bell sounds.
"That would be really nice," he said. "But at this level, I learned my lesson a few fights ago that once you chase the knockout, it's really, really hard for you to get it. And when you just fight and think about scoring and hurting your opponent, that's when I get most of my knockouts. I'm not gonna chase the knockout, I'm just gonna go out there and try to hurt him every single moment of the fight and bring the pain."
That's the old "Pitbull" talking, and after a tumultuous 11 months in 2010, he's ready to end things on a high note in month number 12.
"It's not how you start, it's how you finish, and now I have the opportunity to finish the year just the way I want it," said Alves. "So what happened in the beginning of the year is in the past right now, and December 11th I get a chance to redeem myself and do what I was born to do, and I'm gonna make it happen. I'm not gonna waste it this time."
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What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia (pronounced: dis-LEK-see-uh) is a type of learning disability. A person with a learning disability has trouble processing words or numbers. There are several kinds of learning disabilities — dyslexia is the term used when people have trouble learning to read, even though they are smart and are motivated to learn.
What causes Dyslexia?
Research has shown that dyslexia happens because of the way the brain processes information. Pictures of the brain show that when people with dyslexia read, they use different parts of the brain than people without dyslexia. These pictures also show that the brains of people with dyslexia don't work efficiently during reading. So that's why reading seems like such slow, hard work.
What happens in Dyslexia?
Most people think that dyslexia causes people to reverse letters and numbers and see words backwards. But reversals happen as a normal part of development, and are seen in many kids until Year 2 or 3
The main problem in dyslexia is trouble recognizing phonemes (pronounced: FO-neems). These are the basic sounds of speech (the "b" sound in "bat" is a phoneme, for example). So it's a struggle to make the connection between the sound and the letter symbol for that sound, and to blend sounds into words.
This makes it hard to recognize short, familiar words or to sound out longer words. It takes a lot of time for a person with dyslexia to sound out a word. Because word reading takes more time and focus, the meaning of the word often is lost, and reading comprehension is poor.
It's not surprising that people with dyslexia have trouble spelling. They also might have trouble expressing themselves in writing and even speaking. Dyslexia is a language processing disorder, so it can affect all forms of language, spoken or written.
Some people have milder forms of dyslexia, so they may have less trouble in these other areas of spoken and written language. Some people work around their dyslexia, but it takes a lot of effort and extra work. Dyslexia isn't something that goes away on its own or that a person outgrows. Fortunately, with proper help, most people with dyslexia learn to read. They often find different ways to learn and use those strategies all their lives.
What's it like to have Dyslexia?
If you have dyslexia, you might have trouble reading even simple words you've seen many times. You probably will read slowly and feel that you have to work extra hard when reading. You might mix up the letters in a word — for example, reading the word "now" as "won" or "left" as "felt." Words may also blend together and spaces are lost.
You might have trouble remembering what you've read. You may remember more easily when the same information is read to you or you hear it. Word problems in math may be especially hard, even if you've mastered the basics of arithmetic. If you're doing a presentation in front of the class, you might have trouble finding the right words or names for various objects. Spelling and writing usually are very hard for people with dyslexia.
How is Dyslexia diagnosed?
People with dyslexia often find ways to work around their disability, so no one will know they're having trouble. This may save some embarrassment, but getting help could make school and reading easier. Most people are diagnosed as kids, but it's not unusual for teens or even adults to be diagnosed.
A teen's parents or teachers might suspect dyslexia if they notice many of these problems:
- poor reading skills, despite having normal intelligence
- poor spelling and writing skills
- trouble finishing assignments and tests within time limits
- difficulty remembering the right names for things
- trouble memorizing written lists and phone numbers
Having one of these problems doesn't mean a person has dyslexia. But someone who shows a few of these signs should be tested for the condition.
A physical exam, including hearing and vision tests, will be done to rule out any medical problems. Then a school psychologist or learning specialist should give several standardized tests to measure language, reading, spelling, and writing abilities. Sometimes a test of thinking ability (IQ test) is given. Some people with dyslexia have trouble in other school skills, like handwriting and math, or they may have trouble paying attention or remembering things. If this is the case, other kinds of testing might be done.
Dealing with Dyslexia
Although dealing with dyslexia can be tough, help is available. Under federal law, someone diagnosed with a learning disability like dyslexia is entitled to extra help from the public school system. A child or teen with dyslexia usually needs to work with a specially trained teacher, tutor, or reading specialist to learn how to read and spell better.
The best type of help teaches awareness of speech sounds in words (called phonemic awareness) and letter-sound correspondences (called phonics). The teacher or tutor should use special learning and practice activities for dyslexia.
A student with dyslexia may get more time to complete assignments or tests, permission to record class lectures, or copies of lecture notes. Using a computer with spelling checkers can be helpful for written assignments. For older students in challenging classes, services are available that provide recorded versions of any book, even textbooks. Computer software is also available that "reads" printed material aloud. Ask your parent, teacher, or learning disability services coordinator how to get these services if you need them.
Emotional support is very important. People with dyslexia often get frustrated because no matter how hard they try, they can't seem to keep up with other students. They might feel that they're not as smart as their peers, and may cover up their problems by acting up in class or being the class clown. They may try to get other students to do their work for them. They may pretend that they don't care about their grades or that they think school is dumb.
Family and friends can help people with dyslexia by understanding that they aren't stupid or lazy, and that they are trying as hard as they can. It's important to recognize and appreciate each person's strengths, whether they're in sports, drama, art, creative problem solving, or something else.
People with dyslexia shouldn't feel limited in their academic or career choices. Most colleges make special accommodations for students with dyslexia, offering them trained tutors, learning aids, computer software, recorded reading assignments, and special arrangements for exams. People with dyslexia can become doctors, politicians, corporate executives, actors, musicians, artists, teachers, inventors, entrepreneurs, or whatever else they choose. Many famous people with dyslexia have very successful careers in these and other fields, despite having had reading struggles in school.


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Here's what happens when your 18-year old daughter doesn't TECHNICALLY need your permission to do anything.
Tattoo #3.
God help me.
(I'm over here. If anyone cares or has extra time on their hands. )
Here's what happens when your 18-year old daughter doesn't TECHNICALLY need your permission to do anything.
Tattoo #3.
God help me.
(I'm over here. If anyone cares or has extra time on their hands. )
She forgot "Apologize for yesterday."
well at least it's nice looking. the one i got at 18 looks like balls.
Is that an arm, leg, back or stomach? I am so sorry why can I not tell, lol
its kinda cool ;)
It's on her side.
It's nice. But OMG I was just SHOCKED. She could have WARNED ME.
I can't think that far ahead. I can only handle right now.
Thank God everything is spelled correctly, she's a teacher's kid for crying out loud.
Peace ~ Rene
Hope she still likes it when she's 60 years old.
I do love the saying but think I would rather hang it on the wall than on my body.
Kids these days...
Is it as enormous as it looks?
Oh, it's just a phase ... in a permanent ink kinda way.
Mine has a big dog print on belly, you know, the part that grows first when you are pregnant. (snicker, snicker)
Do they skip stretch marks in sex ed?
I want to see that again (in several years) when she's pregnant!
When she gets older and puts on a little weight it will only get bigger. That just means that she won't need those reading glasses to see it. Good for her. That's thinking ahead.
Oh.My.Gawsh. She has no clue what that will look like after having kids or better yet when her skin starts to wrinkle and sag.....
My good friend, Mr. James William Buffett has a song entitled "A Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling."
Oh my... she may regret that if she expands like I did when I had my babies. But for now, it's nice. Take a valium, VM, and another in the morning.
What? Where are the happy faces and roses? I have one of those 18 year old girls who no longer needs my permission. Then when I remind her of the financial aspect of her life (like wtf do you think pays for everything else to sustain you?)!!!!!
When she's a Shar pei (sp?) like me, ony one line will show... which one?
Take two valium...
Dear Lord!
How does that serenity prayer go again?
Glad you are taking it all in stride.
yeah... that's all I have to say.
Beats what my friends daughter just put on her FOREARM, but even bigger--
can you imagine?
Her side? Hpfp. OK I am ready to see the other two now. Plus, you have given me SOMETHING to realize my newly turned 18 year old son has not done. Ack. Give him time...
Whew! Like the others said I hope she likes it after she puts on a few pounds or has a baby. Live for the moment, and regret for a lifetime. That's how I think of tatoos.
I should take a picture of Dani's 15 piercings. No tattooes though.
My son, on the other hand, has 2 tats.... one is really big.
I agree with Paige ILLINOIS--Motherfucker.....Is unimaginable in large black block lettering so I guess you got lucky or Not!!!! Makes me rethink getting a tattoo.
Oh yeah! and my niece, the attorney, has a tattoo of a roach on her hip. It also happens to be her last name. :)
I am trying to let go for you and I cant.
Oh, and Sprite's Keeper? LOL
xo can't wait to give you a huge hug soon.
My daughters are 19 and 20. I'll have to post pix of their tatts for ya.
The 20 y.o. has FIVE!
The 19 y.o. has TWO!
[rolling eyes & shaking head]
Your BFF!
I shudder to think what my daughter will do at that age. Yikes.
I 'like' it and it horrifies me all at the same time. Could be so much worse... but could be lots better too... Like a little I 'heart' Mom on some place that can be entirely covered up. :-) Still sober? Good for you!
We have an understanding with our over 18-year olds. If you have the money to spend on tattoos you must not need ours for living expenses.
We did give the okay for our son to get ONE tattoo on his arm (design, size, etc. pre-approved by us). So we're not TOTAL hard-asses. Just mostly!
As tattoos go, hers is not bad looking at all :)
I wish I had the balls to get a tattoo or the decisiveness to decide upon something I like enough to have on my body for the rest of my life. I can't even decide what to have for lunch some days. lol
Oh dear lady, it's not ugly and you really can be thankful for that right now. Seriously, it is shocking when you had no warning for it I know, but it is not ugly or gruesome....seen my Rocker Sons pics recently?
I found out about my son's first tat while grocery shopping from another mom...and he was underage!! oy!
God help us!!
I know a 22 y.o. who had "Love forgives all..." tatted just under her collarbone, 3 weeks before she'd be wearing a strapless dress as maid-of-honor in her sister's wedding.
Let's just say the bride didn't take the message to heart. lol!
My son has tats. They were shocking. No warning. I get it. Totally. It's a generational thing.
I looked at him and said, "I did not birth you that way!!!"
Oh Lord. The memory.
BUT....over the years I've grown to understand the meanings behind what he had done. To him, they are important. To me, they just make me squirm.
Of course, when he walks his own 6-year-old now to kindergarten class, it's not so "cool" anymore....
Again I say...sigh.
Wow! That's big. Is she nuts? I was little once. Then I had five babies. That would some stretched out screwed up foreign thing now. Hope she gets lucky.
WHOAH...now that was not very clever of her...
I feel for you.
I just don't get the whole tattoo thing. To each his own I guess.
My sister-in-laws (all 3) are getting their first tats & they are all between 50-60 years old. Grown nephews & nieces all have them & keep adding them. *sigh*
I do wish she's happy with it
- when (if) pregnant
- after pregnancy because your body's not the same after that
- asked to be a model but not with that
- when she's 30, 40...
I could go on but not worth it - it's done...
I wish she's happy with her tattoo rest of her life...
I plan on doing what a friend of mine did with his kids. No tattoos until you no longer require financial support from me. This kept his kids from getting them. At least until they got out of college....
At least it's a nice looking tattoo and it's not on her neck or somewhere visible that might keep her from getting a job somewhere...
Sorry she surprised you with it though.
Oh, my Lord!
Try and remember why you love her.
I have a headache now too!
My kid has several . . . I don't even know how many anymore. I finally asked him to quit showing me.
And the piercings - good lord, the piercings. Again, don't even want to know how many. Or where.
maybe you should remind her that the best things come in SMALL packages? She does have guts tho!
The 19 year old is making "want a tattoo" noises. I used to want one so I understand, but since she has zero capacity to bear pain, I'm thinking this too shall pass.
Oh, sorry, but maybe her daughter will laugh.
All three of my grown kids have tatt's! I gave up years ago. My son is covered in them so I "try" to look at them as art! I struggle while trying, but what else are you going to do?
Take care, Sue
Oh no she di-int!!!!
My hard and fast rule to my darling son is "You will NOT put graffiti on the body that I made!!" Let's just hope he listens when he's over 18. :(
I've wanted a tattoo forever, but I'm still afraid of the wrath of my mother at 37 years old. No kidding.
Wish I could comment but I DO have my own tattoo. However, in my defense I did wait until I was 45 :)
At least everything is spelled right!
Hmmmmm. Well, at least there are no misspelled words. That's always a bummer.
someone should collect images of really old people with tatoos and do a "this is your tattoo today, this is your tattoo when you are old and shrivled" I bet the industry would dry up over night ;)
Reason number 4,569 that I don't have kids.
wait.... what?? is that on her torso??????? whaaaa????? like on her stomach?? shut up. please clarify.
ohmygod. shut up.
whew. ish.
hahahahhaaaa!!! that would have been hilariouser!! can you imagine!!!???!!! on her stomach!!!
Oh yeah- While we were gone on a trip our son, got "High Society" tattooed on his butt, then proceeded to show it to everybody at the Thanksgiving dinner table- Gma included! Thank God she had a good sense of humor.
Oh my word! I bet when my sons are older they'll be getting much worse ones. Thanks for reminding me of the horrors of later life!! xx
It could be worse! Everything is spelled correctly...
I just dropped by to see if she is still alive....
Whoa, that is, um, hard to miss.
Did it hurt to get???
My jaw did drop. I echo some others, that I hope she likes it when there's stretch marks. However, I am contemplating getting one, just not that big and maybe in a place you can't see even when my swimsuit is on. Of course, I am planning to do it when I turn 40, so I think I have had some time to think about it....
At least it's spelled correctly. I can't say anything since I have a few tats myself...but if it makes you feel better, one of my precious darlings (19) now sports lip piercings beneath his beard.
I've seen worse (we all have, right?) but damn. Hate to see a kid brand themselves. They have no idea how much morphing goes on over the years, mind and body.
I hate it when kids think tattoos are cool. When they're 55 years old they are SO going to regret it.
Regret's gonna be a bitch. A painful, tattoo-removing bitch.
Oh my! That's...large but it could be worse...seriously...my niece decided to get a picture of a turd ( that's what it looks like anyway - honestly it's hideous) that says s.h.i.t. happens. Isn't that great! I'm sure she'll love that for the rest of her life. Wth?
oh,my ga!!
did you hear my screams from over here??????
look what anonymous wants your daughter to tatoo next!
The side?! That hurts like hell.
"Live for today
Hope for tomorrow"...
...and hope that you won't regret getting THAT tattoo.
As soon as my sister and I started getting tattoos my parents both went out and started getting them. At least it's spelled right :)
When my son said he wanted a tattoo, my husband said, great, let's get it done together.
My son has no tattoos.. neither does the husband. phew!
My daughter on the other hand .. surprised me with a tiny delicate girly little flower on her ankle.
Personally, I hate tattoos.. most likely some deep seated memory of childhood and scary men with words written on their bodies or faces or biceps.
( lest someone wonder where in the world did that poor child live ... I lived in San Diego, near the Marine base.. yeah, Marines.. my first words were jar head :)
If you google Really old people with Tattos, you get an image like this ...
I had a friend in college who got a black rose tattooed on her breast.
Then she had a baby.
And, ohhhhhhhh, that was one sad and wilted rose afterwards!
oh! I would DIE. Just DIE!!!! My fake daughter got a tattoo across her chest that says "faire L'amour" which, in case you forgot high school french, is "make love". And it's all in that ghetto cursive crap. WHY!?!?!! what happened to the little butterflies and stars on the ankle??
Oh, ouch.
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It seems unnecessary to remind people that grills are dangerous. They contain fire, which, as everyone should know, can burn you. Be very careful with lighter fluid. Don't try to jump over your grill—either using your legs or a bike. We feel a bit silly pointing all this out, but apparently some folks haven't gotten the message. Have fun!


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Now, something completely unrelated to the heavy news of recent days:
"I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said," actress Reese Witherspoon says in a statement sent to Entertainment Weekly and other news outlets about her arrest Friday in Atlanta.
As we reported Sunday, police say Witherspoon's husband, James Toth, was behind the wheel in the early hours of Friday when his vehicle weaved over a double line. While an officer was having Toth take a field sobriety test, police say, Witherspoon got out of the vehicle. Authorities say she was told to get back in the car, but emerged from it again a short time later.
According to the police report, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has posted here, Witherspoon at one point asked the officer, "Do you know my name?" When he responded that he did not, she allegedly told him, "You're about to find out who I am."
Both Toth and Witherspoon wound up under arrest. He faces a charge of driving under the influence. She's accused of disorderly conduct. They were released after a few hours and are due in court later today (12:40 p.m. ET: See update below.)
The officer's report ends with this:
"I took Mrs. Witherspoon out of the right side and placed Mr. Toth in the right side of the rear of my patrol car. As I put Mrs. Witherspoon in the left side rear of my patrol car, she told me her name.
"Mrs. Witherspoon also stated, 'You are going to be on national news.' I advised Mrs. Witherspoon that was fine."
In her statement of apology, Witherspoon adds that "I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I'm very sorry for my behavior."
Her movie credits include lead roles in Sweet Home Alabama and Legally Blonde.
Update at 12:40 p.m. ET. Case Continued:
Witherspoon did not appear in court today. "Her attorney, Steve Weiner, made no statements and the case was continued until May 22," according to The Buzz, a Journal-Constitution blog.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Sweet Raspberry Tea - Pink Saturday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...For many of us this weekend marks the end of summer. Calendars and alarm clocks are waiting to reclaim their rightful places in our lives, but before we cede territory to them there is still time for one last barbecue or a trip to the beach. Bob and I plan to head to the coast and enjoy the lovely sea breezes on what promises to be a gorgeous weekend. I suspect polar expeditions have made it to the top of the world with fewer provisions that we pack for our trek to the ocean. I've just filled a thermos with our favorite sweet tea and thought you might enjoy it as well. It really is easy to make and if you prefer a more adult version of this old favorite, I can heartily recommend the addition of a splash or two of orange vodka. One caution. Be sure to strain the tea before serving. Raspberry seeds can spoil the tea. Here's the recipe.
Sweet Raspberry Tea...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
5 bags raspberry zinger tea
6 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 pint raspberries
1 lime, cut into wedges
Mint sprigs or stemmed cherries
1) Place tea bags in a 2-quart bowl. Bring 6 cups water to a boil and pour over tea bags. Let sit until water is room temperature. Discard tea bags.
2) Meanwhile, combine sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Add raspberries and allow syrup to come to room temperature. Strain syrup into tea. Put ice into 4 (12-ounce) glasses. Squeeze a lime wedge into each glass. Pour sugared tea over ice cubes. Garnish with mint or cherries if desired. Yield: 4 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Watermelon Sweet Tea - The Runaway Spoon
Peach and Mint Iced Tea - The Comfort of Cooking
Blackberry Iced Tea - Jane Deere
Blue Green Iced Tea - Taylor Takes a Taste
Herbal Iced Tea - Pham Fatale
Lemongrass Iced Tea - Served with Love
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51 comments :
- Angie's Recipes said...
A lovely picky drink to say our farewell to Summer.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Angie - September 4, 2010 at 12:42 AM
- Momo said...
i want to say good bye to the summer with a glass of your woderfull tea in my hand!
- September 4, 2010 at 12:47 AM
- Bakericious said...
a lovely drink that I wanna ve a glass now :)
- September 4, 2010 at 1:48 AM
- GLENDA CHILDERS said...
My husband would love this tea. I think I will make it tomorrow for his day after his birthday treat.
If you like Red Zinzer, Mary, you may enjoy my favorite company beverage. In the morning, open a 2 litre bottle of any clear soda (7Up etc.)Push two Red Zinger tea bags into the bottle. Put the lid back on and refrigerate. It turns a beautiful pink and the flavor is amazing. People also think it is something very fancy, but it is so easy.
Enjoy your trip to the sea.
Glenda - September 4, 2010 at 1:48 AM
- SKIP TO MALOU said...
great way to say goodbye to a great summer... but the vibrant scarlet drink reminds us that fall is beckoning... cheers!
Malou - September 4, 2010 at 1:51 AM
- Unknown said...
Hi Mary,
A lovely drink indeed...
www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com - September 4, 2010 at 1:56 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Such a pretty pink tea. Have a wonderful weekend!
;-) - September 4, 2010 at 3:13 AM
- giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...
Buongiorno Mary,
questo bicchiere di Sweet RT mi piace molto.
Gustoso e da bere con amici nei pomeriggi di sole sotto ad una veranda ombreggiata.
Grazie delle tue visite :)
Myriam - September 4, 2010 at 3:47 AM
- Jeannie said...
A gorgeous summer tea! hope you have a wonderful weekend Mary.
- September 4, 2010 at 4:28 AM
- Simply Life said...
oh I love the color of that tea!
- September 4, 2010 at 6:56 AM
- Martha said...
What a lovely sounding tea and so perfect for summer!
Enjoy your outing! - September 4, 2010 at 6:59 AM
- Cooking Gallery said...
Mary, the drinks look so refreshing and beautiful colours too!
- September 4, 2010 at 7:00 AM
- Joanne said...
Have fun on your trip! This sounds like such a lovely way to start the weekend!
- September 4, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Love it Mary. I hope you really enjoyed your getaway!!
- September 4, 2010 at 8:05 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
What a gorgeous glass of tea Mary. The Zinger flavors are my favorites. Happy Pink Saturday.
Sam - September 4, 2010 at 8:11 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
Mary, I'm going to make this for Allie this morning- I think it's a perfect cheer-her-up drink!
xoxo Pattie - September 4, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Thinking alike... i just posted my weekend tea efforts, and I never post non alcoholic drinks.
Actually, Jackie and I took the pledge for a month (she gained 5 pounds in St Thomas and thinks it's the end of the world). So, lots of tea is in our future. will eb hanging on to this recipe. - September 4, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
AND BTW, what's this one last BBQ nonsense... September and October are the BEST times to BBQ!
- September 4, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- CaSaundraLeigh said...
This sounds super refreshing & I love the color. Have a wonderful weekend!!
- September 4, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- Patti said...
I am not ready to say goodbye to summer,but I would definitely enjoy a glass of your delicious-sounding iced tea.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Enjoy your weekend at the beach.
Patti - September 4, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
It's bye summer for you and hello spring for me!
- September 4, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Carol said...
What a pretty, tasty drink to bid farewell to summer! Enjoy your weekend!
- September 4, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Unknown said...
If it's got raspberries in it, I'm all for it! Raspberry tea, lemonade, anything! What a great drink to say goodbye to summer with! (hard to believe summer is ending for so many when it's still in the 100's here!!) Have a fantastic day, Mary!
- September 4, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- What's next said...
that sounds great! Enjoy your weekend!
- September 4, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- We Are Not Martha said...
This looks amazing!! Raspberry Zinger tea reminds me of being a kid and I'm sure this would be a perfect summer drink. And I love that it's so pink!
Sues - September 4, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Linda Starr said...
Oh that looks so refreshing, I love raspberries, been getting a them at the grocery lately and they are huge. yum.
- September 4, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- bj said...
Love this tea.
When granddaughters and I go to our local tea room, we all have sweet raspberry tea...
Thanks so much for the recipe.
xo bj - September 4, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Regina said...
Fabulous Mary. Love this.
A delightful Pink Saturday.
♥ Regina - September 4, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- Chele said...
I can't wait to give this a try. Sounds wonderful.
- September 4, 2010 at 11:11 AM
- Unknown said...
G'morn Mary ~
Will have to give this delicious recipe a try! Heat wave returning tomorrow ...
Have a beautiful & safe holiday weekend.
TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon - September 4, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
A lovely tea for a day at the beach. Enjoy the packing, the trekking and the last big summer weekend. We are only trekking as far as the porch to entertain a few friends.
Yes, the miniature rooms and the coal mine are still at the museum. I adore those rooms and used to visit them while Andrew and the boys checked out the coal mine.
Bonnie - September 4, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
That looks delicious and refreshing. I would love a glass of this for sure :o)
- September 4, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
Looks refreshing,& have a lovely weekend mary...
- September 4, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- MaryMoh said...
Sob..sob...summer is over :D I can feel the weather getting cold fast and the days getting shorter. But your pink refreshing drink brings smiles to me :D I think colour does play psychology...haha. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Mary
- September 4, 2010 at 12:15 PM
- Unknown said...
Happy pink Saturday:) Such a pretty pink raspberry tea, I would love to have a glass right now!
- September 4, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- June said...
I hope you enjoy your weekend on the coast! I'm quite jealous and not afraid to admit it. Feel some beach sand in your toes for those of us who only dream about it (for another 9 months but who's counting). LOL
- September 4, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- aipi said...
What a gorgeous clor..lovely drink!!
Have a great weekend:)
US Masala - September 4, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Katerina said...
I love its color. It is great for my son too.
- September 4, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Love that raspberry zinger tea- this sounds even better! Thanks!
- September 4, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- Country Wings in Phoenix said...
Happy Pink Saturday Mary Sweetie...
What a beautiful pink share today. I love this recipe, and I think it has inspired me to give a try. Sounds so yummy and I do love raspberries. I'll keep you posted on what everybody thinks for the BBQ on Monday. Our last BIG swim of the season.
Country hugs and so much love, Sherry - September 4, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- Keri said...
Mmmmm this looks sooo inviting. You have a way of doing that.
keri - September 4, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- PeggyR said...
What a lovely beverage! I hope you are enjoying your weekend.
- September 4, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- Rachana said...
A gorgeous drink! I wanna have a glass now :-)
- September 4, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Monica said...
This sounds delicious Mary! I can't wait to give it a try. Thank you for sharing. :)
- September 4, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- pam said...
This sounds wonderful! Have a great holiday weekend!
- September 4, 2010 at 10:05 PM
- Sutapa said...
That's a gorgeous, lovely, delicious pink tea! Love it!
Have a wonderful weekend! - September 4, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Kristen said...
What a fun drink! I love Celestial Seasonings zinger teas and with the added raspberries, this sounds amazing.
- September 4, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- Julie said...
My husband always orders raspberry tea when we go out, but I never thought to make it at home. Sounds super! Have a great weekend.
- September 4, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- Mary | Deep South Dish said...
It'll be awhile before we officially say goodbye to summer, but at least the humidity gave us a break over this nice holiday weekend.
Sounds like a lovely tea Mary! Hope you have a nice weekend at the ocean. - September 5, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- Sarah B. said...
sounds delicious!
- September 5, 2010 at 9:48 PM
- Julie said...
Beauatiful tea!! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!!
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This dish is sublime in its simplistic sophistication.
Fragrant Coconut Basmati Rice
2 cups basmati rice
4 tablespoons canola oil
2 3-inch each cinnamon sticks
8 whole cardamon pods
8 whole cloves
20 whole black peppercorns
Few strands of saffron
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups light coconut milk
2 cups water
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 cup golden raisins*
Rinse rice in cold water and drain in a fine mesh sieve.
In a large pan, heat up 4 tablespoons oil on medium heat. Add the cinnamon sticks, cardamon pods, cloves, black peppercorns, mix occasionally and temper for a couple of minutes until aromas are released. Add the cumin seeds while mixing and temper for a minute longer. Add completely drained rice and with a rubber spatula mix gently for few minutes. Do not break rice grains while mixing. Add coconut milk and water, bring to a boil. Once boiled turn completely down to the lowest heat, cover with a lid and let cook for approximately 20 minute until all liquid is evaporated. Turn off heat and let rice sit with lid on for at least 20 minutes. Take out cinnamon sticks, cardamon pods, cloves and peppercorns before serving.
Heat up 1 tablespoon of oil on medium heat and fry raisins while mixing until they puff. Scoop raisins out with a slotted spatula and garnish the rice.
*My mom usually adds the raisins when she tempers the spices at the beginning, but I use them as a garnish, to keep this dish friendly for all those kids and adults who do not like raisins. Leave me a comment whether you are in the raisin camp or not and any memories and stories you have.


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When looking for a photo op that says digital North Korea, there seems to be one option: the computer lab at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang. On Tuesday, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt visited the lab with former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson as part of a four-day trip to the isolated authoritarian state and were photographed watching a student surf the Internet. The search engine of choice? Google, reported the Associated Press correspondent based in the North Korean capital.
If the image looked familiar to North Korea watchers, it might be because Li Keqiang, the man set to be made China's Premier later this year, was photographed in the same lab in October 2011, peering over a student's shoulder as he used a computer. There is no indication from Chinese press reports at the time what search engine the student was using, though the discussion likely didn't dwell on Google, with which the Chinese authorities have frequently sparred. After threatening to leave China in 2010, Google began to redirect mainland users' searches through Hong Kong. Last month the company stopped a months-old service alerting users when they were searching for terms that were possibly blocked in China, saying it was further hindering their search experience.
(PHOTOS: A New Look at North Korea)
That Schmidt, who is in North Korea on a private visit along with Richardson and Jared Cohen, head of the Google Ideas think tank, has received a relatively friendly welcome in North Korea is not a sign the country is prepared to embrace a free flow of information. Foreign correspondents visiting the country have reported finding Internet speeds there far faster than in nearby China. But use of the Internet in North Korea is limited to "super-elites" who are "very few in number and very high up in the North Korean government," according to a recent analysis by Scott Thomas Bruce, project manager for the Partnership for Nuclear Security at the CRDF Global, a nonprofit that promotes international scientific exchange. Those elites, like the students at the exclusive Kim Il Sung University, get open Internet access because they are closely watched and considered politically safe.
As much as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears bent on maintaining the iron grip on power that his father and grandfather held before him, there are signs that he wants to allow slightly greater access to information technology to help prop up his country's dysfunctional economy. In his New Year's address — an event that marked a revival of a rhetorical approach used by his grandfather — Kim spoke repeatedly, if opaquely, about the need for a "scientific and technological revolution." Thus far, the North's primary efforts at expanding information technology have been the development of a decade-old domestic intranet that allows users to access vetted information, and a cell-phone system that likewise limits users to calls within the national network. While the number of North Koreans with access to either system is quite small, it does represent something of an information revolution, writes Bruce:
The decision to expand the use of information technology in North Korea was based on a mix of economic and social factors. The economic imperatives for the DPRK involve productivity gains domestically and attracting investment internationally. Socially, North Korea has come to the conclusion that it can control, or at least mitigate, the social disruption caused by such a system. In short, the perceived financial benefits for North Korea expanding the use of this technology were too high for the state to ignore, so it worked to build a system that minimized the threat to the regime.
(MORE: Is Kim Jong Un Preparing to Become North Korea's Economic Reformer?)
Richardson told the Associated Press that he has pushed the Pyongyang regime to free up the Internet. His more immediate priority appears to be trying to secure the release of Kenneth Bae, a Korean American who was arrested under mysterious circumstances while leading a tour group in North Korea last November. Bae is accused of "hostile acts against the republic," the state-run KCNA news service reported.
Despite the humanitarian focus of Richardson's trip, the U.S. State Department has criticized the visit, which comes just a month after a North Korean satellite launch that was widely seen as a test of its ballistic-missile capabilities. "We don't think the timing of this is particularly helpful," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said last week, adding that it was a private visit and the delegation did not carry any messages from the U.S. government. Nuland said later that the U.S. was "obviously open to hearing" whatever Richardson and Schmidt had to report after their trip.
(MORE: North Korea Defies Warnings, Launches Long-Range Rocket)
And that may be the biggest outcome of this trip: both sides get the chance to informally check each other's temperature. "In a way, it's quite a brilliant intelligence move for the U.S.," says Adam Cathcart, a lecturer in Asian history at Queen's University Belfast. "The State Department said they don't like it, but I think they're quite pleased to get information on how warmly North Korea received this delegation. I think there's more intelligence here than meets eye." Likewise, North Korea gets a chance to consider the merits of opening itself to the Internet. Schmidt's "arrival in North Korea certainly will stimulate debate inside that country among the top elite about information technology and how far Kim Jong Un will go in his embrace of a globalized future," says Cathcart. And allowing a man from Google to visit North Korea is much safer for the regime than allowing everyone in North Korea to visit Google.


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By suspending New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez for 211 regular-season games — through the end of the 2014 regular season — Major League Baseball stopped short of the lifetime ban that had been threatened.
But a look at MLB's history shows that its lifetime bans often have translated into suspensions that last only months, or even weeks. And the current rules say that players who earn a lifetime ban for violating baseball's drug agreement can apply for reinstatement after two years away from the game.
Rodriguez's suspension could be delayed or reduced by an appeal. But by some measures, his ban for more than one season equals — or even exceeds — the punishment of players who were given lifetime bans in the past.
Consider the case of Ferguson "Fergie" Jenkins, the pitcher who was banned from baseball after a customs search found him to be in possession of drugs (cocaine, hashish, marijuana) in 1980. But within weeks, the ban was revoked in arbitration. Jenkins continued playing until 1983; he was voted into the Hall of Fame eight years later.
Like Jenkins, Rodriguez faces punishment in his late 30s, toward the end of an accomplished career.
In 1992, left-handed relief pitcher Steve Howe was banned after prolonged struggles with cocaine and alcohol. He was reinstated five months later. Howe retired in 1996; he died 10 years later, in a car crash.
In the past 50 years, Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose is reportedly the only player whose lifetime ban has been sustained. But the agreement that brought Rose's ban also includes a clause that allows him to apply for reinstatement periodically.
One of the longest bans in baseball was levied upon Ray Fisher of the Reds, who was banned in 1921 when he left the team to coach baseball at the University of Michigan. The former pitcher's banishment stood for nearly 60 years, until Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reinstated him in 1980. Fisher died in 1982.
You can read more about Rose, Jenkins, and other players who have face MLB punishment in the slideshow we've assembled, above.
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New Threats, New Solutions: Combating Cyber Attacks
Financial institutions of all sizes have found themselves the victim of advanced cyber attacks, with the most recent threats targeting small to mid-sized financial institutions. The FBI, in conjunction with Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), has issued a fraud alert warning that criminals are using a multi-vector attack to compromise financial institution networks and initiate fraudulent wire transfers. What is striking about these attacks is that unlike the recent focus on strengthening merchant controls, in this case, the cyber attackers have targeted the financial institutions directly.
Institutions need to understand this attack, and use this opportunity to conduct "what if" training. This is also a good opportunity to reevaluate their own security controls, particularly employee security awareness training, and other emerging technical controls such as out-of-band authentication and secure DNS.
How Cyber Attacks Happen
Simply put, the attack uses a combination of SPAM and phishing emails, keystroke loggers, and remote access software to capture a financial institution employee's authentication credentials. A successful attack results in an employee's PC being taken control of by the criminal. The criminal then uses the employee's authority to initiate and approve wires, potentially even overriding built-in transaction limits and other administrative controls.
It is important to understand these are not "proof-of-concept" attacks, but are actually occurring, and have resulted in attempted transfers ranging from $400,000 to $900,000.
How to Prevent Cyber Attacks
Preventing an attack in the first place is far better than having to detect and respond to one, and one of the best ways to prevent an attack is early recognition. A unique indicator of these cyber attacks is a denial of service assault just prior to or directly following the cyber attack itself. The financial institution's website is targeted by a denial of service attack designed to slow or deny access to the institution's website, distracting institution employees and preventing or delaying them from detecting fraudulent transactions. Financial institutions are advised to monitor for spikes in website traffic that may indicate the beginning of an attack.
Along with website traffic monitoring, the FBI alert lists 17 best practice recommendations for financial institutions to prevent and detect these and similar attacks. It is not surprising that the first five recommendations address the weakest link—the employee. Institutions have long known that the employee represents the single biggest threat to information security, and it is important to keep up the employee training effort even as emphasis has shifted recently to customer awareness training.
Many of the other recommendations should be familiar to financial institutions as well, including: restricting user access rights and login times, reviewing anti-malware and anti-virus defenses, implementing anomaly detection and utilizing IPS and "white-lists" to prevent connections to suspicious sites. Along with the best practice recommendations, the FBI alert also strongly recommends institutions implement out-of-band authentication for wire authorization. This is where the final authentication approval for an electronic transaction is sent back to the originator via a communication channel other than the one used to initiate the transaction.
For example, if a PC is used to originate the transaction, the final authentication code might be returned via a mobile phone or even a fax machine. Additionally, consider using a secure DNS service (at both the institution and the customer). This service only allows Internet traffic between trusted sites, greatly reducing new malware infections and shutting down channels of infected systems. These two controls can be implemented by financial institutions now, and will do more than any other layered controls to significantly reduce the incidence of fraudulent transactions.
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Proper management of diabetes requires a team approach that includes physicians, diabetes educators, dieticians, exercise specialists and the individual's self-management skills.
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To learn more about diabetes and exercise recommendations, view our "Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes" and "Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes" Fit Facts. Here you will learn about the precautions of working with a client with diabetes—all fitness professionals should be aware of the potential precautions associated with specific types of exercise and know how to appropriately respond should complications occur.
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