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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
The Frugal Gourmet Returns
With cabbage growing the garden it's either cole slaw or stuffed cabbage. I really need to build on my cabbage recipe knowledge. When I made the recipe last I was try to decide if I wanted to use the crock pot or channel my inner Jeff Smith and make it "like my Grandmother" did. I did end up making it the Frugal Gourmet recipe version.
Polish Stuffed Cabbage
For the Filling:
1 1/4 cups converted rice
2 cups water
3/4 cup olive oil
4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped small
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 3/4 lbs lean ground beef
3/4 lb ground pork
salt and pepper to taste
For the Cabbage
3 medium heads winter cabbage
For the Sauce
3 cups tomato sauce
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
To Prepare the Filling
Place the rice in a small pot and cover with 2 cups of water. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Allow to cool and then drain the excess water. Heat a frying pan and add the oil, garlic, and onion. Saute until the onion is transparent. Stir in the parsley and allow the mixture to cool. In a large bowl, combine the ground meat with the cooled rice and onion mixture. Ass salt and pepper to taste.
To Prepare and Fill the Cabbage Leaves
Cut out the cores of the cabbage with a paring knife. Bring a large pot of water to boil and add a bit of salt. Add the cored cabbages, one head at a time and blanch for 5 minutes. Place in a colander and carefully pull off 24 of the largest, best looking leaves, 1 at a time. Rinse with cold water, just as soon as you pull each one from the head. Place 1/3 cup of the filling in the center of each leaf and roll it up, foling the ends so that have a nice bundle. Place the stuffed leaves in a 10 to 12 quart stove top cover casserole. Be sure that they are packed rather tightly together. Place some of the leftover leaves on the top.
To Prepare the Sauce and Cook
Mix the tomato sauce and vinegar together and pour over the contents of the pot. Add boiling water to just barely cover the rolled leaves.
Bring to a boil slowly over medium-low heat. Simmer, covered, for about 50 minutes, or until all is tender. Do not over cook.
I think my mother still has these cook books and I may have to borrow them to perhaps make another recipe from the Frugal Gourmet Past. Enjoy!!
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I haven't had cabbage rolls in forever. Thanks for sharing and bringing back some memories!ReplyDelete
The way back machine is turned up to 11. I am sure I had forgetten the Frugal Gourmet, but that is what foodie friends are for.ReplyDelete
I think I might have had this dish when I was a kid, seem to remember some polish friends who liked to share their culture.
My mom always used to go to cabbage leaves to stuff instead of the grape leaves that are the Armenian standard. She said they ended up so much more tender once cooked. Yours look wonderful. Thanks for passing it along.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2013 at 6:05 PM
This is a good recipe from Jeff Smith's, The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors. I halved it and used all pork, since that is what I had in the house and it turned out great. I also used 1 savoy cabbage, instead of more common winter cabbage. Since I halved it, I used a deep skillet, instead of a deep pot to cook them.ReplyDelete
Most cabbage roll recipes I have made or had made for me, in the past always seemed like they were missing something and were kind of blah, but this one was right on. The vinegar added to the tomato sauce in the recipe gave it a nice zip. I did add a little garlic powder to the tomato sauce too. Once the cabbage rolls were done, I took them out of the sauce, put them on a meat platter and then thickened the tomato sauce with a a heaping T of corn starch mixed with a little water, then poured it over the cabbage rolls on the meat platter. Turned out fantastic. The pictures you have uploaded are true to form.


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1/4 C Flour seasoned with Granulated Garlic, Salt and Pepper
2 T Butter
2 T Olive Oil
1/2 Yellow Onion, sliced in half, then sliced thin
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
8oz. Baby Bell Mushrooms, sliced thin
1/4 C Red Wine
1 1/2 C Beef Broth
1/2 C Beef Broth
1 T Cornstarch
2 T Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 tsp. Cumin
1/4 tsp. Paprika
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 C Basmati Rice
2 C Water
1 3/4 C Beef Broth
1/4 C Worcestershire Sauce
2 T Butter
1/2 T Dried Minced Onion
1 tsp. Fresh Tarragon, finely diced
1 tsp. Fresh Oregano, finely diced
Salt and Pepper to taste
-Place sliced beef in flour, coat well, set aside.
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THERE'S a second Ashes war happening behind closed doors, with Joe Root making an early statement about his computer-aided preparation.
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
No New Taxes
This morning I was in a staff meeting at work. We were discussing some of the many challenges we have faced recently. They are not small challenges. For example, some of our students are homeless, and finding housing options for them has been a huge hurdle. Some are vulnerable adults who don't know how to handle certain sticky situations. Some are prone to poor behaviors that we need to help them redirect, or to find other community resources to help them.
Here are my thoughts about it all:
1) I am so proud to be a part of the program where I work and the fabulous team we are. Everyone is so caring and works so hard.
2) We can't work miracles, much as we would love to. We don't have enough staff, and we don't even have enough space in our building. We don't have enough time to address all the needs sufficiently.
3) We are full of ideas for change, but none of them can happen because of the almighty dollar. When the governor of one's state promises "no new taxes" and he is the governor for way too many years, huge cuts are the result, and no positive changes can be made.
4) Our schools have suffered so many cuts already; staff cut when we couldn't spare them, teachers cut, programs cut. Programs are crammed into too-small or inefficient spaces. People have to make do with poor spaces and poor funding. Next year's numbers are worse, and more cuts everywhere will follow. I know how this makes staff feel. I wonder what this does to the morale of the students who see their services being cut and teachers going away, and spaces too cramped.
5) This is the result of "no new taxes." I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of the governor and his lack of foresight. He wants to run for president and brag about never raising taxes. He wants to forget to mention that schools and other public entities have suffered greatly.
6) I will retire in June, so I can leave the problems behind and enjoy my good memories, as well as enjoy free time. When I retire in June, I will feel sad walking away from the problems and the work I see that needs to be done, and I'll miss the collaboration that happens in my program. It's bittersweet.
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- BrendaLou said...
The IRS just published that only 50% of all people are paying taxes. They expect the trend to increase to around 38%. That means that 38% of americans will be paying the way for 100% of Americans. Is that fair or just? I'm for a National Sales Tax. One that EVERYONE pays. If you consume a lot (like wealthy people do) then you pay a lot. If you consume a little then you only pay a little. BUT funny thing, EVERYONE pays their FAIR share. Something to think about.
- woolywoman said...
Yup. We have some idiot millionaire running for governor that is promising to "cut spending" Really? When the schools are among the worst in the nation, the state offices are all closed every Friday, and the roads, bridges, and water departments are all falling apart? No thanks- More taxes, for everyone, especially the rich and super rich. If you wanna ride in my boat, you have to row.


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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Ben had an interview with the University of Utah, so we got to spend Thanksgiving this year in Idaho. All but one of Ben's siblings were there. 41 people were there for the feast! I included a photo of Ben's grandparents with their great grand children, a photo with their grand children, and and a photo with the Scott Ekstrom crew. Unfortunately Elizabeth was napping during the group photos. We had a nice time visiting and eating lots of food. Next we traveled to Mapleton UT for Eve's baptism. We also got to see all but one of my siblings in Salt Lake. Getting all 10 cousins in a photo was crazy. Elizabeth needless to say was well entertained, but has been sleeping non stop since we got hpme.
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We took a short family trip to Tucson for one of Ben's residency interviews. The first day I took Elizabeth to the Arizona Sanora Dessert museum. In Elizabeth's limited vocabulary of plants: tree, pumpkin, banana, apple, beans, and peach, she chose pumpkin. Lizzy kept calling the cactus pumpkin. In but eventually learned the word cactus. Liz had to take her naps in the car but was flexible that way. The next day Ben went golfing while I stayed busy keeping Lizzy safe, and that afternoon we went to the Saguaro National Park. Did you know that the Saguaro cactus grow about a foot in 10 years. And do not grow arms until they are about 75 years old! The last picture during out nearly 4 hour lay over. Lizzy slept in the stroller for 3 hours until she finally slid all the way out and the airport got more busy.
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So this idea just kind of flew out of my behind the other day (or a month or so ago) I knew two things, that I wanted to recycle some of the crafts and things I made from my wedding and that I wanted to update the hideous picture that once hung above our dinning table. Let me tell you about this picture. Back in the day when I was going for an "Italian" style in my kitchen I found this picture at the DI and thought it would fit in perfectly. That is until I found out that it in fact was NOT Italian but was French. Not the style I was going for. And then soon after I found that a few other pictures I had in my kitchen were ALL French. This just shows how much I know about different cultures. NOTHING! I've had my "Italian" style kitchen for a long time and since moving in to a smaller space I decided that I needed a Re-do, so I started with our dinning room. (When I say dinning room I mean dinning room slash craft room slash hallway.)
Let me know what you think. I'm pretty sure I'll make a few adjustments here and there but this is pretty much the final project.
The last few weeks we have also been planning a baby shower for my brother and sister-in-law for this Saturday. I am way excited about it. It won't be your average girlie get together. To go along with all of that I have been crocheting a blanket for my new nephew (they are having a boy) as well. I'm afraid it's not going to be finished for Saturday. Hopefully it will be done before he arrives.
ALSO!! This is something I am super excited about. My brother and sister-in-law asked me to do a pregnancy photo shoot for them. I am so honored. I hope I can do a good job. I will definitely be posting about it soon unless it doesn't turn out.


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We were so excited Charlie + Nick asked us to come to Newnan to capture their engagement photos. We shot at the venue these two will be getting married at next spring. They also brought their sweet pup along!
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What is your favourite book?
Matilda by Roald Dahl. I like the horrible headmistress, but I wouldn't like to be taught by her! Imagine forgetting your games kit and being sent to her room! I also like all the Paddington books. Mr Curry is my favourite character. I like Allan Ahlberg's book Ten in a Bed as well. That always makes me laugh.
What book are you writing now?
Dark Fire. The fifth novel in the series. David is back - and he's brought a few scaly friends with him...
Do you like playing football?
Yes! I used to play football all the time when I was a boy, but I run out of puff too easily now - so I go in goal! My nephew, Matt, can run rings around me. So I tie his bootlaces together when I play with him. Football is my favourite sport. I once scored two goals in a cup final and I have never forgotten it. Yeah!
Have you ever written a dictionary?
No thanks! Have you seen how many words there are in a dictionary? I use one a lot to look things up, though. My Nana always used to tell me that cleanliness was next to Godliness, but I think she was fibbing because those words are at least 300 pages apart in my dictionary!
Have you got a nickname?
Big nose!
Where are you going for your holidays?
I am not allowed to go on holiday. I have to sit at home and write lots of letters to all my FANS. If I'm lucky I might go to Jersey for a look round next year. When I was a boy I used to go to Skegness. The only trouble was, everybody from my estate used to go on the same train at the SAME TIME! That was a bit weird. I would like to go to back to Norway. I went there when I was 11 and it was brilliant.
What school did you go to?
I went to Willowbrook Juniors in Scraptoft, Leicester, up till the age of 10. My young book The Prompter is about the time I appeared in the school production of Peter Pan.
Do you drive a limousine?
Only when I'm popping out to the shops for a loaf of bread. Most of the time I drive an orange Rolls Royce!
When is your birthday?
My birthday is in December, near Christmas, which is a swizz because you only get one lot of presents! I would invite you all to my birthday party but you would probably start throwing jelly and cake at one another and then my wife would tell me off and make me hoover up.
Have you got any jokes?
Yeah. What do you call a one-eyed dinosaur? Doyouthinkhesaurus! What waves a wand and grants three fishes? A fairy codmother! How do you catch a squirrel? Climb up a tree and act like a nut! Hmm. Perhaps I should stick to writing stories...
What was the first book you ever wrote?
It was called A HOLE AT THE POLE. One day I was visiting the North Pole. I was sitting in an igloo having a plate of beans on toast when a polar bear walked in. He wanted the crust off the bread. I said he could only have it if he told me a good story. He said if I gave him my last Rolo as well as the crust off the bread he would tell me a MEGA-BRILLIANT story that would make me rich. A HOLE AT THE POLE has not made me rich. Polar bears are therefore not to be trusted.
What is your favourite food?
Any kind of SWEETS - but especially sports mixtures and liquorice torpedos. When I was a schoolboy I used to go to a little shop and buy four sports mixtures for a penny EVERY DAY. When the shop closed I was really upset. But do you know what? The owner of the shop had a little surprise for me - a whole BOX of sports mixtures! FREE! Wasn't that kind? I also like lemon meringue pie, Quornburgers and Frosties (but not all in the same dish). And I ADORE fruit and nut chocolate!
Where do you get your ideas from?
My dragon, Gadzooks. He is a genius and makes delicious toast. You don't believe me? Read my book The Fire Within and all will become clear...
How long does it take to write a book?
Long books take a long time and short books take a short time but short books can take a long time sometimes. Crikey, this is a difficult question! Juggling with Jeremy took one HOUR to write. I make them up while I'm doing the washing-up!
Where do you live? What is your phone number?
I live in an igloo at the North Pole; I just catch the nearest reindeer to Leicester now and then. My phone number is Cobblepocket 39415. But you can email me here!
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I'm not sure I have actually grown up yet, so I would still like to be an astronaut! Astronauts are brilliant, aren't they? They get to walk in space and wear nice shiny suits with funny whirly pipes sticking out of them. Perhaps you should persuade your teacher to dress up as an astronaut for your next Bookweek. All they will need is a fish bowl for their head and lots and lots of silver foil to wrap up in. Your teacher will only be able to say "Uggle-gluggle" through a fish bowl, so no one will get told off that day. Good wheeze, eh?
Do you write on paper or on a computer?
Most books these days are written on a computer, but some authors still prefer to write them out on paper first. Roald Dahl did his stories in his shed, with a pencil and paper. I write my stories on a computer because I find it easier to make changes to them. If I get something wrong on paper I usually go grrr, scrunch the paper up and throw it in a bin. If I get LOTS of things wrong the bin ends up full of paper, or paper goes all over the floor. Then my wife tells me off for making a mess. I think this is why most authors use a computer really - then don't like getting told off for making a mess!
Do you enjoy talking to children?
Yes, I think this is one of the best things about being an author. It's really brilliant to see you all getting excited about making up stories. It makes me feel I am doing a good job. I don't have any children of my own so it's quite exciting to be in charge of you lot for a day. Mind you, I am glad I don't have to take you all home with me. Imagine all the fish-fingers I would have to cook to keep you all fed? And all the bedtime stories I would have to read? And all the football kits I would have to wash? Phew! That could be a spooky story - the author with a zillion kids!


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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Things can only get better lalala
There are times when you're left wondering about all sorts of stuff that you thought you knew.
Then you play with paper, move and sort your craft stuff around for a while and hopefully an hour or so of crafty therapy will make the world seem right again. It doesn't always work of course, but it's worth a try.
Ah well, such is life Dear Readers, there are good days and bad days and although it was raining this morning the sun is shining brightly now, my beloved is on his way home and I love him to bits so all is not lost....
Anyway, here's a photo of the anniversary card I've just made:
10 comments:
- Debbie said...
Beautiful card Kathy :-)
It's deinitely been a funny day today and I too have felt disappointed in certain people :-(
Take care- you know where I am :-)
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
Gorgeous card Kathy, you're one really talented lady you know that. Sending a big ((HUG))
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
- Lythan said...
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
- Jane said...
big big hugs Kathy.
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
- Kel said...
Ooh, I've had one of those kind of days too - strange, eh? I love that card!! Yours always look so classy :-)
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
- Saffa said...
Lots of Hugs coming your way Kathy...
Something going round me-thinks!!
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
Hey girlie, sorry you have had one of those kind of days, I guess they are sent to challenge us and make us stronger.
I love your card, its gorgeous, and thanks for the tag :)
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
- Jo said...
Fantastic Card.. Huge hugs {{{{{hugs}}}}} x
- Wednesday, 11 October, 2006
- Janine said...
Kathy it's always hard when the people you trust and care about hurt you. Just remember for the one person that hurts you there are a dozen or so more that care about you......Cyber hugs
- Thursday, 12 October, 2006
- LisaBabe said...
Sorry you've had a bad day Kathy. I think feeling let down by your friends is one of the worst feelings.
Onwards and upwards though, sweetie - concentrate on the people who do care about you
- Thursday, 12 October, 2006


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The last two members of the team to complete the seven are the twin duo, Joel & Nami Hart.
Joel is the oldest of the twins and is a lot more protective of the other one and he really does nothing to hide it. Joel's ability is that he is able to morph his body into a weapon for any scenario (non gun type weapons) so he is more of the tank of the team, he rarely uses his ability though only using it in dire situations. Since he is up front with his attacks, he is very skilled in CQC (Close Quarters Combat) and doesn't have any use for a weapon sine he can produce one.
The design of Joel was based around the combination of Solid Snake from MGS, and Cloud from FF7. But it is altered to accommodate his ability.
Nami is the youngest of the twins and really acts like it. She is headstrong and some what crazy during battles and in conversations and she is not embarrassed to show her crazy side, which is why she has a better connection with her 2nd soul because both of them are more alike personality wise. While the others have situations and problems with their other half's, both of them have coordinated battle skills and work really well together.
Nami has the ability to manipulate the Air, so she can fly and control the air around her, which is really conviniant considering she is blind, she uses the air around her to see but she can only see in a sonar like vision like a bat so she can't see pictures or videos or colors, anything like that.
The Weapon she uses is a Rapier for quick pokes and slashes while she is either fighting or flying.
To be honest the design for Nami is pretty original, nothing inspired me for her outfit. I was mostly basing her outfit on her personality more than anything. If I had to say what actually gave me some inspiration is for the third Model would be the fact that since she can fly and control Air, I thought it would be fitting to give her a Flight style suit.
These Models are subject to change.
And that's it for my main cast. it has been really fun making them, I found out new ways on how to draw and shade and light completely different to how I do things with full Illustrated drawings, but considering this are only production'concept style art pieces I guess I can let it slip by.
I plan on doing the rest of the Side Cast eventually but not quite yet, some designs are set in stone but others I still need to think about and get opinions on. The first one has already been posted which I realize would of messed up the order of things, but just imagine that was posted after this one and it will be fine.


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One of the problems of modern media, is that people get so much information, they can begin to think they fully understand an issue, when in fact they are just scratching the surface. This is particularly true in the case of war, which the media has used for the past generation not only as a means of entertainment (movies and television shows), but also as a platform to advance Leftist agendas and politics. As a result, many people have been unable to understand the nature of the conflict in the Middle East, especially Iraq. This article evaluates the essential nature and effects of the so-called 'insurgency' in its true character as guerrilla warfare, and is intended to demonstrate why it cannot succeed, and has been turned on itself to drive the wave of representative government ahead.
It is a stale truism, that generals generally prepare to refight the last war. This is not surprising, really, since wars also repeat themselves in many respects. The American Revolution was not very different, in logistics and tactics, than the French-and-Indian Wars before them. Many of Hitler's generals in World War 2, simply followed the same successful routes they used in World War 1 to invade France. Communists in Angola overthrew the government in a rebellion patterned after Castro's successful uprising in Cuba. But some people are able to also look to the past and learn lessons for the present. Patton used his knowledge of military history to select the best roads and to anticipate weather conditions. Japan used a successful raid from a war against Russia, as a pattern for their successful raid on Pearl Harbor. It follows that while knowing the future is impossible, planning for the future may be as simple as learning the lessons from past events.
Karl von Clausewitz is a staple among political leftists, who all too often forgot his letter to his wife, wherein the general warned his wife that he had by no means completed his works, and "should the work be interrupted by my death, then what is found can only be called a mass of conceptions not brought into form... open to endless misconception". Indeed, von Clausewitz succumbed to Cholera in 1830, and it was his estate which edited and published his collected works, including "On War". It happened, therefore, that Clausewitz's disciples picked up his maxims and rules without any sort of caveat or balance from their teacher. In any case, Clausewitz wrote little on guerrilla warfare, ignoring totally the brilliant effect Wellington put the Basques to in Spain in his harassment of Napoleon, as an example Clausewitz certainly knew about. He wrote a small chapter on the subject, which he buried in Book VI after 30 chapters on other matters. Clausewitz made his disinterest in guerrilla warfare clear from his apportionment of so little space to it.
T.E. Lawrence wrote far more extensively about guerrilla warfare in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". This is of particular interest, since Lawrence wrote about and took part in guerrilla warfare in the Middle East during World War 1. Lawrence's work was, for more than half a century, the only serious military consideration of guerrilla warfare in the Middle East by a Western military officer. Unfortunately, Lawrence only focused on the offensive value of guerrilla warfare, and never seriously considered that the nature of his warfare hurt the cause for Arab independence from Europe, especially as Arabs came to blame the guerrillas for the harm they caused when the Germans and Turks withdrew.
By far, though, the most interesting work on this topic is B.H. Liddell Hart's masterpiece, "Strategy". Hart also spent relatively little attention on guerrilla warfare, and he made the same mistake that Clausewitz and Lawrence did, in believing that the conditions of his day were permanent. In Hart's case, that included the assumption that the Soviet Union would remain a major player in world events indefinitely, that nuclear confrontation would be a factor in any major military action, and that any guerrilla warfare situation would be a popular revolt against an occupying power. To his credit, however, Hart presented a good working description of the guerrilla method. Hart noted that guerrillas take advantage of "social discontent, racial ferment, and nationalist fervour". Certainly, these attributes correctly describe the major uprisings since World War 2. Hart also commented that guerrillas enjoyed being "shielded by the population". However, Hart also noted that guerrillas were very unlikely to accomplish much on their own effort, unless they were supported by a strong regular army. That is, they could be very effective harassing the enemy's rear if the enemy was already committed to a front, but they could not accomplish major goals on their own. Further, Hart observed that guerrilla warfare also creates the handicap of encouraging the young to defy authority, and any existing government. This makes the eventual rebuilding that much more difficult, especially since the guerrillas often end up connected to organized criminals, who have no intention of giving up a lucrative practice. Stability, wrote Hart, is very difficult "on a foundation undermined by such experience." And that sums up the strategic condition of the Arab Jihadists, whatever one calls them. They know they cannot win, so for the last half century they have committed themselves to denying peace, stability, or freedom to anyone else. Look at the historical record - Cuba, Vietnam, Angola, Zimbabwe, the Sudan. and Iran (as examples) all used insurgencies to overthrow the existing government, but none of them has grown into a stable and prosperous nation.
With all this in mind, I now turn attention to U.S. Military Theory. I have always found the European pride on the matter of military analysis to be amusing in its cheek. Clausewitz is the European's idea of a master thinker, yet he failed to anticipate and warn the Germans about the possibility of a militant group rising to overthrow the government, as essentially the Nazis did a century after Clausewitz's death. Lawrence carried encyclopedic knowledge about the tactics and customs of Arabia, but could not understand that the method of warfare he encouraged, created social chaos in the countries he was trying to help, and pushed back their independence instead of bringing it back. And Hart failed to understand that the conditions of guerrilla warfare could also be turned back on themselves, to help stabilize a nation and bring popular support to a government of reform.
After the Vietnam War, American generals spent a lot of time and effort looking at what went wrong, and how to correct it. Despite the slogans and jibes from the Left, the loss came from a variety of causes, but mostly because the United States failed to keep its commitment to South Vietnam. There were, however, improvements in battle management to consider, not the least of which was interaction between the branches. Over a period of time, AirLand was created, which revolutionary changes were made obvious in the first Gulf War during the first President Bush's Administration. AirLand tested every assumption in military theory, threw out what was faulty and replaced it with a better, functional option. Not only was AirLand a better plan than anything else being practiced in the world, it was not something an enemy could implement on his side. Partly, this was because the U.S. had better weapons systems than anyone else, partly because AirLand had to be trained at all levels, and depended on a level of professionalism you can't achieve in a short course, or at all using conscripted troops. It was also impossible for our enemies to implement, because it granted troops at every level far more personal authority and discretion of judgment than any autocratic regime can afford to allow their military. AirLand not only improved the performance of military strategy, it established a political prerequisite to that level of ideals, attainable only by those nations least likely to ever fight a war against the United States.
The terrorist organizations of the Middle East largely came into existence during the Cold War, and some of them were originally sponsored, supplied, and trained by the Soviet Union. The clear intent by the Soviets was to destabilize the Middle East, and in this were largely successful. This, however, also explains why the Soviets were themselves unable to accomplish much to their advantage. The Ayatollah Khomeini, for example, certainly hated the United States, but it should also be recalled, that one of his first orders after taking power in Iran, was to find and kill every communist in the country. The removal of the United States from the Middle East, in diplomatic terms, also began to soften the mood against Americans. That is, by the time George W. Bush came to office, most Arabs had heard the hate-filled slogans against America, but had no personal reason to hate the USA. Without a reason to trust Americans, it's reasonable that Arabs would resent American forces being sent into their part of the world, 9/11 or not, but even then a small number were fed up with the traditional corruption they knew in the Arab world, and hoped that maybe this time things would be different.
The Afghanistan invasion itself was the first sign. Where invaders before had always used overwhelming force, this time the Americans made deals with native Afghans, and threw out a group widely regarded as an oppressive invader itself; the Taliban. When the US made clear that self-rule for Afghanistan was a substantial commitment, it started a ripple. When the US led the invasion into Iraq, it enforced that message, especially as the Coalition was careful to avoid the heavy-handed tactics expected. Al-Jazeera discovered that America bashing was not always applauded, especially as details of Saddam's brutality began to be revealed.
The Bush Administration understood the nature of guerrilla warfare,and worked to remove the causes for its support. To address social discontent, the United States rebuilt schools, and constructed new water treatment and power plants. The US immediately allowed for licenses to Iraqis, to create and run their own businesses. To address racial ferment, the Coalition made clear that no racial violence would tolerated, nor would the Coalition favor one group over another, except on actual actions against the peace and law. And to address nationalist fervor, the Bush Administration worked hard to rebuild and supply the Iraqi police and Militia. In fact, most of the actions taken now to hunt down terrorist cells in Iraq, are planned and manned by Iraqi Militia. The US assists, but it's the people of Iraq who are taking their nation back. And this is why the terrorists cannot hope to be shielded by the population. The population now understands they bring nothing but pain and death, and more and more of them are being turned in by Iraqi people.
George W. Bush has shown he understands the culture and nation of Iraq, and has a pretty good grasp of the region. Accordingly, the troops are in good morale and confidence, because they see we are winning. The military retooled and regrouped with a plan named AirLand. I would say that US Foreign Policy has also been revamped, and I would call that plan SandLand.
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Another new week of comics, means another round of Dr. No's Staff Picks! Here they are for Wednesday, February 17nd:
Cliff: Huck #4 (Boom)
Buck: The Mighty Thor #2 (Marvel)
Sage: Devolution #2 (Dynamite)
Tom: Harley Quinn #25 (DC)
Jason: Spider-Woman #4 (Marvel)
Matt: Titans Hunt #5 (DC)
Amber: Red Thorn #4 (Vertigo)
Jenni: Archie #6 (Archie)
Emmitt Nervend: Appears once in this post (Freakazoid!)
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NE Greenland 1:100 000 scale geological mapping 2018-2019
Expected field work start date
01 Aug 2018
Expected field work end date
27 Aug 2018
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
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Greenland (DK)
Fieldwork location
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Fieldwork region
Greenland, North-East
GEUS and Minestry of Mineral Resources (MMR) will undertake fieldwork in the Wollaston Forland area and collect data for a 1:100.000 thematic geological map focussing on the Mesozoic succession. Investigations include biostratigraphy using macrofossils and palynostratigraphy, sedimentology, porosity-permeability analysis of coarser grained units, provenance, structural geology etc.
- Traditional fieldwork (2-3 member teams), mainly Wollaston Forland
- Basecamp at Daneborg (2 logistical personnel)
- 4 teams, 10-12 participants (geologists/scientists)
- Full chartered helicopter
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Latitude: 51.515 / 51°30'54"N
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Entry Name: 5, Pemberton Row Ec4
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Cuernavaca, nicknamed the "City of Eternal Spring," has erupted in violence since a gunbattle at a luxury apartment building here killed a notorious drug kingpin, unleashing the fight for control of his organization. -- By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ; Associated Press; updated 8:33 p.m. ET April 28, 2010 ... Source for entire article
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Originality thrives in the face of uniformity. A paradox of modern society is that while elevating the status of the individual beyond the realms of whims and desires towards ludicrous possibilities of celebrity status, it also crushes individuality, replacing it with mass society, mass man. So generally, many people want to be like everybody else and yet they crave approval of their uniqueness.
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Title: "The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World"
Author: Eric Weiner
Do I recommend this? Absolutely
Worthy quote: "Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else."
I love memoirs, and I love travel books. I think Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love" was what started me on the latter, and Susan Jane Gilman's "Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress," the former. I found "Bliss" much in the same way I found those other two: I was at a book store, picked up something I'd never heard of, and marched to the cash register.
In "Bliss," Weiner is a self-proclaimed grump who decides to find happy — literally. He wants to visit the happiest countries in the world and figure out what makes them so cheerful. Is it when the government decides that happiness is important, as in Bhutan, where the Powers That Be measure Gross National Happiness? Or is it in Iceland, where sure, it's frickin' freezing, but everyone is an artist and equally encouraged. Or maybe Quatar has the answer: having way more money than you could possibly know what to do with.
Weiner visits 10 countries and chronicles his findings and ideas in a relatively slim 335 pages, averaging some 34 pages per country. It's hardly enough to really get a feel for a country, and as he describes his interviews, I get the feeling that the people with whom Weiner speaks are more friends that subjects. Weiner chats with these various citizens of the world and shares his conversations with the reader. It's not exactly thorough, but to be thorough would have taken the author years and years and years. And, I suspect, the outcome wouldn't have been nearly so entertaining or moving.
My favorite kind of media is the kind that, for lack of a better phrase, makes me fall in love. It gives me that pressure feeling in my chest, that utter contentedness, happiness … something like, yes, falling in love. The book is by no means perfect, but when I finished it, I closed it, pressed it against my chest, and simply laid there.
To anyone else who's read "Bliss": What'd you think? To anyone who hasn't, please, share some of your favorite memoirs and/or travel books with me.


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