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Slow Cooker Rice Pudding with Cherry Sauce - Easy
This month's Kosher Connection challenge is to prepare "the best thing I ever ate." Sounds way easy, no? But think about it. How many times have you eaten something so delicious that you practically had to hold yourself back to keep from licking off the plate? I bet it's more than just a couple. Same for me. Except I didn't hold back. Luckily I was home and the kids weren't watching.
So I made a list of all the every dish that really blew me away. Then narrowed the lot down to those I liked as a kid, as a young adult, and finally as an
From this now very short list, rice pudding with cherry sauce was far and away the winner. Oh, yum! As a kid, my family used to occasionally eat at the local Jewish dairy restaurant. You can read more about the rice pudding of my youth along with a recipe clone here. This version today is a slight adaptation of the one in my cookbook. Takes a little longer, but just as yummy.
Slow Cooker Rice Pudding with Cherry Sauce
Slightly adapted from The Everything Kosher Slow Cooker Cookbook
Yields 8 polite servings
cooking spray
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk (regular is best, but low- or no-fat is still delicious)
2 Tbl. unsalted butter, melted
2 cups cooked rice
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 (15 ounce) cans sweet cherries in heavy syrup, undrained
4 tsp. tapioca starch
Spray the insides of a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
Combine beaten eggs, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, salt, evaporated milk, butter, rice and raisins (if using) in the slow cooker; mix well.
Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Uncover, sprinkle cinnamon evenly over surface, then recover and cook on low for 2 more hours or on high for 1 more hour (pudding will not be completely set in center). Turn off slow cooker. Let stand, covered, for 1/2 hour to let pudding firm up.
While pudding is firming up, combine remaining sugar, cherries and their syrup, and tapioca starch in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Allow to come to a boil, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat. Cover and let stand until ready to serve. Syrup will be thin, but will thicken upon standing or chilling.
To serve, divide rice pudding among 8 serving bowls. Ladle cherry sauce over pudding. Serve warm.


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Why China's Property Prices Keep Rising
Despite attempts to cool rising residential property prices in some of China's biggest cities, prices keep going up. Jones Lang Lasalle's Michael Klibaner discusses why enforcing regulations is the biggest hurdle toward reining in the market.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... to me a ... property prices appeared not to be working as ... prices in major Chinese cities rise and ever con joining me now ... is Michael flied Bene head of research for greater China region Jones Lang LaSalle in to see him ... how surprised are you I mean we would announce email on our new host and ... measures to rein in the property market day in the not working right ... to use all of that at the end of March the local government announcements about implementation work very benign ... and the was upon him from running in March ahead of those announcements people ... looking in the secondary market on load things ... developers of one tree projects trying to unload before price caps came in ... local announcements ... pretty benign ... only Beijing implemented the capital gains tax hike on the show other cities did not ... bomb and as result things are still running along has that war ... is a lot of liquidity in the Markit ... implementation is fairly weak right now ... so you're seeing prices of moving up you seen transactions on relatively high at this it basically was the guy on is that they take the capital gains tax for example of capital gains on second properties ... lot of people just ignoring that the measures that can play ... that well so it's up to the local government right to decide how they implement the policies and to um ... I think in both the case of Shanghai and long till they said we will implement them ... but they didn't put a timeframe around when that would happen ... my expectation of our view is that this is going to change very soon the central government policy makers are seeing ... the action in the market but probably not terribly happy about the headline risk associated with it ... we would think that they will ask or demand ... that your one cities to revisit the issue of implementation are you anticipating anymore any further tightening measures on turning the rain in the market ... you know again our view is that because the implementation of the new five measures from the beginning of more twist open a line which is to say they were really implement that they don't need to put new measures in place they just need to get better execution ... and that's that dichotomy with the difference between ... the central government's intentions in the local governments desires around ... keeping the property boom going ... so ... we think that um ... the first thing he is up and better ... enforcement in pure one cities because that's producing the fastest price growth ... and the second is probably the effect of price caps which is where local governments local mayors of basically had to say we won't let prices go up by more than say ... income growth and GDP growth of ten percent ... in this calendar year ... I think you'll start to see the effect of those price caps ... as we go forward from here ... it's the you think things actually gonna get better rather than worse ... better from the central government's perspective in terms of headline risk around price action so ... month on month growth in prices was lower in April than it was in March we think that that does it rained down ... on transaction volumes were low working people than they were in March and again we think that that trends down ... to take some of the pricing power away from developers ... so actually we don't think that the central government has to really act to forcefully right now we think the market ... will actually take care of that Saturday and present was a such a highly psalmist ten percent and rise and in home prices ... silly me say trending down out how much are you talking about so that's the truth freedom but the growth rate is not as fast rated its decelerating still going up but the celebrating ... um ... and you know I think in in picture one cities in particular they're couple of things that are at play here ... one is develop her four front running implement ... the potential implementation of capital gains taxes so if you're a luxury developer absurd from running the iam ... price caps to curate developer of one tree homes ... you had a in ... a strong interest to try to get rid of your inventory before those measures came into effect so that actually has some impact on the price action ... because the bowl from mixer projects in that period of time impacts ... the price index ... is the law poetry homes it means you're price index to look relatively high ... and as we go forward from here I think you see it ... the mix changed the last one tree more mass market that means the price pressure will appear to come off silly to say this weak spot is now an easier and faster looking up this market where is the sweet spot exactly ... um and and this is frankly consistent with our view has been our view for some time ... on the whole week of policy is to try to get developers to build projects that are positioned lower ... so at the end of the baby isn't about whether my secretary can afford electric flat if prices come down ... it with the developers are building something that suited the position for our ... so that means projects that are further from the city center ... unit sizes are smaller ... pickups are left with curious to know that something that's ... more affordable for her ... and so building things that actually move down the income or to get closer to people who make ... average income ... that's what policy is pushing developers to do ... it Spirit to fill it takes time and it's gonna take awhile for we get there and Kate great thanks Fran much Michael quite entertaining us and honk on ... for more on China Property indebted Des beest dot com I'm Deborah con ...


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Looking to expand its presence in the teen and young adult market, Warner Bros.Television Group has struck a deal to purchase Alloy Entertainment, a New York-based content company that specializes in youth-oriented books aimed particularly at females.
Although terms of the acquisition from Zelnick Media were not disclosed, people with knowledge of the transaction who declined to speak publicy said the purchase price exceeded $100 million.
Alloy and Warner Bros. have collaborated on a number of TV shows and movies over the last several years. The Burbank TV studio produces several series based on Alloy book properties including "Gossip Girl" and "The Vampire Diaries" on the CW Network, "Pretty Little Liars" and "Lying Game" for the cable channel ABC Family and the upcoming drama "666 Park Avenue," set to premiere on ABC this fall.
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Each Fall during Respect Life Month, members of the Marquette community are invited to explore questions surrounding human life. This exploration should challenge the partisan limitations of our culture and allow us to focus on the invitation of the Gospel. Particular themes are highlighted during each week of Respect Life Month. Through campus programs, homilies during Sunday liturgies, and online resources, we invite reflection on ways each of us can live as men and women for others.
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It is now 6 PM and I have not had a smoke since 5 AM. I pushed my way to the front of the plane to exit, ran toward baggage claim, alternating "Move it out of the way people" and making a sound like a siren. This must not be an unusual sight at airports as I had airport employees clearing the way and pointing me towards the smoking area. Bless their little hearts. (This is Southern-ese for "Thank you Jesus!)
I forgot to mention that once again I managed to stay under the weight allowance for checked luggage - 49 1/2 pounds. I flew with a different airlines than last year, hoping that they would recognize my gift for outstanding packing techniques and present me with an award. I know you share my disappointment in learning that they did not.
My roommate at Samford this year is Tina Sansone. She picked me up at the airport and before we went to her home, she drove me to see Elvis. I don't know what I expected really, but it wasn't what I saw. Graceland is in a horrible part of Memphis and get this - here it is a Saturday and the place is deserted! There wasn't a living soul there but us 2. We got out of the car anyway and walked toward the main gates. There is a Wall made of stones a block long attached to the gates. Every square inch of that wall had been autographed by people who had come to pay homage to the King. I though it downright creepy - all those signatures but no people around but us.
I felt right at home at Tina's. She is a dedicated genealogist, serious about her profession. I know this because the reading material in her bathroom is the NGS Quarterly, DAR's American Spirit magazine and her local genealogical society newsletter. Bless her little heart (This is Southern-ese for What A Gal!)
We left the next morning for Birmingham. It was a 4 hour drive which I am sure is very pleasant when there isn't hurricane force winds and sheets of rain following you the entire way. Oh did I mention the thunder and bolts of lightening from Hell? Those were thrown in free of charge. Here's a little factoid I'll bet you didn't know - gun racks in the cabs of pick up trucks double as lightening rods.
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Daniel 8-10 New International Version (NIV)
Daniel's Vision of a Ram and a Goat
8 In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me. 2 In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal. 3 I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. 4 I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.
5 As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. 6 It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage. 7 I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power. 8 The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.
9 Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land. 10 It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them. 11 It set itself up to be as great as the commander of the army of the Lord; it took away the daily sacrifice from the Lord, and his sanctuary was thrown down. 12 Because of rebellion, the Lord's people[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, "How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the Lord's people?"
14 He said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated."
The Interpretation of the Vision
15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice from the Ulai calling, "Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision."
17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. "Son of man,"[b] he said to me, "understand that the vision concerns the time of the end."
18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
19 He said: "I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.[c] 20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king. 22 The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.
23 "In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people. 25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
26 "The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future."
27 I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted for several days. Then I got up and went about the king's business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
Daniel's Prayer
9 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes[d] (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian[e] kingdom— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:
"Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.
7 "Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. 8 We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you. 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; 10 we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets. 11 All Israel has transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey you.
"Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against you. 12 You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. 13 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. 14 The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.
15 "Now, Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
17 "Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. 18 Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. 19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name."
The Seventy "Sevens"
20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill— 21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. 22 He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. 23 As soon as you began to pray, a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:
24 "Seventy 'sevens'[f] are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish[g] transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[h]
25 "Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[i] the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing.[j] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.'[k] In the middle of the 'seven'[l] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple[m] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.[n]"[o]
Daniel's Vision of a Man
10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war.[p] The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
2 At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5 I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. 6 His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
7 I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. 8 So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. 9 Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
10 A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11 He said, "Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you." And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.
12 Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. 14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come."
15 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless. 16 Then one who looked like a man[q] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, "I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak. 17 How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe."
18 Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. 19 "Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed," he said. "Peace! Be strong now; be strong."
When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength."
20 So he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; 21 but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.
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Norman Mailer
Science Fiction
J. G. Ballard
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Future Now
Extreme Metaphors
Empire of the Sun
Dan O'Hara
Writers need stability to nurture their talent and unfetter their imagination. Too much chaos dilutes the talent and diminishes the productivity. Writers like Norman Mailer squandered too much time and effort on making his life the story - when in fact he should have been writing it. J. G. Ballard was well aware of this, and he had the quiet certainty of a 3-bed, des res, with shaded garden and off-street parking at front. Yet, Ballard's seeming conformity to a middle class idyll appeared to astound so many critics, commentators, journalists, whatevers, who all failed to appreciate a true writer's life is one of lonely, unrelenting sedentary toil, working at a desk 9-5, or however long - otherwise the imagination can not fly.
That's why I have always found suburbs far more interesting places than those anonymous urban centers. Cities are about mass events - demonstrations, revolution, massacre, war, shared public experience. Suburbia is about the repressed forces of individual action. It's where the murders are planned, the orgies enjoyed, the drugs devoured, the imagination inspired. Suburbia is where dysfunction is normalized.
And J. G. Ballard was very aware of this.
Future Now is a documentary interview with J G Ballard, made in 1986 not long after he had achieved international success with his faux-biographical novel Empire of the Sun. Opening with a brief tour of his Shepperton home, Ballard gives an excellent and incisive interview, which only reminds what we have lost.
Simon Sellars and Dan O'Hara have edited together a brilliant collection of interviews and conversations with J G Ballard 1967-2008, in one volume called Extreme Metaphors, which is a must-have for anyone with an interest in Ballard.
Previously on Dangerous Minds
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Pentagon officials are scrambling to look into allegations of abusive polygraph techniques by a spy agency but so far they aren't heeding calls for a more in-depth investigation.
Pentagon officials met Thursday with the National Reconnaissance Office after a McClatchy investigation found that the spy agency was pressuring its polygraphers to obtain intimate details of the private lives of thousands of job applicants and employees, possibly in violation of the law and Pentagon regulations.
McClatchy found that the National Reconnaissance Office is so intent on extracting confessions of personal or illicit behavior that officials have admonished polygraphers who refused to go after them and rewarded those who did, sometimes with bonuses.
The agency, which oversees the nation's spy satellites, collects the information for employee security clearances, but it isn't supposed to be pursuing the more personal information, instead asking directly only about spying, terrorism and the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
Even though it's aggressively collecting the private disclosures, when people confess to serious crimes such as child molestation they aren't always arrested or prosecuted, McClatchy's investigation revealed.
The articles prompted one prominent congressman to call this week for an investigation of the agency's polygraph program. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he thought that the Pentagon's inspector general should look at whether the National Reconnaissance Office was in compliance with Defense Department polygraph rules. The Pentagon oversees the agency's polygraph program even though the agency is a unique mix of CIA and Air Force employees.
"The polygraphers should have clear rules and regulations about the topics they can and should cover in their work," Grassley said.
He added that he wanted the inspector general to review how the agency handled confessions to crimes and "make sure those rules are adequate and clearly communicated to employees."
The criticism of the agency's program came as the federal government's use of polygraph for national security clearances has skyrocketed despite concerns that the technique isn't scientifically reliable.
The Pentagon, meanwhile, appears to be taking a much less aggressive approach to the revelations about spy agency's polygraphing than critics think it should.
The Pentagon's inspector general is looking into whether a former National Reconnaissance Office polygrapher who spoke to McClatchy was retaliated against for complaining about the agency's practices. However, internal emails show that high-level Pentagon officials have been hesitant to order a broader investigation into the agency's program, although they were eager to appear as if they were on top of the matter after the articles appeared.
McClatchy obtained the emails from the website AntiPolygraph.org, a nonprofit group that opposes the use of polygraph by government agencies. The website received the emails anonymously.
In the emails, the Pentagon officials agreed to meet with the National Reconnaissance Office about its polygraph program but they characterized the visit as an "assessment as to the need for any other recommended action."
"The visit would not be an inspection, but a discussion about the articles," Toby Sullivan, the Defense Department's director of counterintelligence, wrote the day after McClatchy's articles appeared. "We will have done appropriate due diligence." The officials then would decide whether more action was needed, he said.
Shortly after this story posted online, a spokesman emailed a response, after initially declining to comment.
"Suggestions that we aren't taking this matter seriously are simply wrong," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
Another Pentagon official, Michael Porco, had theorized in a memo that the allegations in the articles resulted from "confusion" by McClatchy and its sources over less dramatic problems within the National Reconnaissance Office's polygraph program that the Pentagon already had detected.
The agency's program was audited last November and "the only discrepancy noted was the improper use of comparison questions," Porco wrote. That meant the agency was asking questions about personal information to test how someone responded before the official test began. The danger with such a practice is that someone might offer up intimate personal information that the agency has no legal authority to ask about.
Porco said the agency agreed to stop asking those questions late last year.
"It is quite probable that these unauthorized questions, already discovered by this internal review, were partially responsible for allegations noted in these articles," wrote another Defense Department official, Frank Maietta.
Pentagon officials refused to comment further on their reaction to the articles, but McClatchy reviewed hundreds of documents – including internal policy documents, memos and agency emails – and interviewed dozens of polygraphers and national security experts before concluding in its investigation that the National Reconnaissance Office was pushing ethical and possibly legal limits by:
– Establishing a system that tracks the number of personal confessions obtained, which then are used in polygraphers' annual performance reviews.
– Summoning employees and job applicants for multiple polygraph tests to ask about a wide array of personal behavior.
– Altering results of the tests in what some polygraphers say is an effort to justify more probing of employees' and applicants' private lives.
The disclosures by employees and applicants include a wide range of behavior and private thoughts such as drug use, child abuse, suicide attempts, depression and sexual deviancy.
The National Reconnaissance Office has refused to answer McClatchy's questions, saying in a statement that its polygraph program "is in compliance with the law." The agency points to a review the Defense Department ordered that found its program in compliance with Pentagon regulations.
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said that if the allegations were true the National Reconnaissance Office had made an "unwarranted invasion into its employees' privacy rights."
"Polygraphs are an important tool when used in accordance with the law," she said. "But when these tools are abused, they are both ineffective and undermine the civil liberties of our national security personnel."
Mark Zaid, a lawyer who represents one of the polygraphers who raised questions about the practices in McClatchy's articles, said the Pentagon should be ordering a "fully independent and honest investigation" into the agency's polygraph program.
"The email traffic conveys the distinct impression that senior officials within the polygraph community do not understand the nature of the specific allegations against NRO's practices," he said. "To some extent that is not surprising, given no one with oversight authority in the intelligence community has yet to speak with my client."
If the National Reconnaissance Office or the Pentagon were to investigate, the agencies could review individual polygraph sessions because they're all recorded and stored in a vast database. However, any investigation could call into question the more than 8,000 polygraph tests a year the agency runs at a time when the Obama administration has decided to expand the use of polygraph to root out leakers to the news media.
The number of people who held U.S. security clearances for access to classified information was 4.8 million as of last October, according to a government estimate obtained this week by the Federation of American Scientists, a nonpartisan research center that tracks intelligence policies. The government hasn't reported how many of those people are required to be polygraphed. In the Pentagon alone, almost 46,000 national security polygraphs are ordered each year, a fivefold increase in the last decade.
Matthew Schofield contributed to this article.


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|Herbed Raw Vegan Cashew Cheese
My favourite thing to spread this on is cauliflower "crackers", which are simply slices of raw cauliflower.
I found this recipe at Healthy Blender Recipes, and did a half-batch (more affordable and helps with moderation!). You can find the recipe with variations here: Raw Vegan Cashew Cheese.
Herbed Raw Vegan Cashew Cheese [Adapted]
1 cup soaked cashews* (2-4 hours)
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/16 tsp onion powder
1/16 tsp ground thyme
1/8 tsp ground rosemary
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried parsley
2-4 Tbsp water
*Almonds work too, I usually use half and half (1/2 slivered almonds, 1/2 raw cashews).
Place everything but the water into a food processor. Start with 1 Tbsp of water and process. You'll have to scrape down the sides multiple times throughout the process. Keep adding water, teaspoonfuls or less at a time, until desired consistency. You want it to work like a spread.
Refrigerate for a few hours to let the flavours meld, or dig in right away if you just can't wait!
It's very nice spread onto slices of veggies, like zucchini or cucumber.


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Saturday, February 2, 2008
I was contemplating a blog post on vegan Super Bowl food (no-- I'm not a football fan, but my husband is!), when I saw this article:
Manhattan vs. New England in Bloomberg Super Bowl chowder bet
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- A friendly Super Bowl wager between the mayors of New York and Boston is pitting Manhattan clam chowder against New England clam chowder.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino are doing more than rooting for their hometown teams in the game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on Sunday.
In the bet placed Tuesday, the loser will donate local foods to charity in the other mayor's city.
If the Patriots win, that means Bloomberg will send a delivery to Boston that includes Manhattan clam chowder, pastrami sandwiches, New York pizzas, black and white cookies, New York steaks and a few gallons of lemon ice.
And if the Giants claim victory, Menino will send a package with New England clam chowder, Dunkin' Donuts coffee, Boston cream pies, chicken sausages and Brigham's ice cream.
Boston-born Bloomberg insists he is rooting for the Giants, and City Hall announced that the Empire State Building will glow blue this weekend to show solidarity for the team, which actually plays its games and practices in New Jersey.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
Combined with the fact that Super Bowl food tends to be greasy, salty and high-calories, I thought I'd offer you a few lower-fat options. (I heard on the radio that 7-Eleven stores report a 20% increase in the sale of antacids after the Super Bowl!) Since new England is playing New York, below are the recipes (from my vegan cookbook "20 Minutes to Dinner") for the vegan versions of New England chowder and Manhattan chowder. People tend to have a strong preference for one or the other, but I like both! But first....
MORE LOWER-FAT SUPER BOWL RECIPES FOR VEGANS (UPDATED 2012): Check out the following lower-fat (and sometimes a little outside the traditional box) recipes for your vegan Super-Bowl party....
Smoked Almond-Mushroom Pâté
Vegan Low-fat, Creamy Artichoke and Spinach Dip
Vegan Whole Grain Pizzelle Crackers
Easy Black-Eyed Pea Dip
Low-Fat Vegan Mayonnaise and Vegan BLT Sandwich
Prize-Winning Vegan Chile
Easy Tortilla Pie
Cast-Iron Pizza
Orange-Rosemary White Bean Pot (Slow-Cooker recipe)
Tangerine (or Mandarin Orange) and Beet Salad
A List of my Low-Fat, Tasty Salad Dressing Links
Creamy Corn Muffins
Iced Chocolate Chai!
Peanutty Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
Banana S'More Panini
Rustic Apple-Raisin Pie with Low-Fat Olive Oil Pastry
So, choose your team, or your chowder...
Printable copy for both chowder recipes
Servings: 6
Dulse is a sea vegetable which is gathered on the Northeastern coast of North America, so I thought it would be an appropriate substitute for the clam flavor. This soup rivals calorie-rich and fat-laden version for flavor and texture. However, if you want some fat in this soup, saute the onions in a couple of a little dark sesame oil, which lends a rich, smokey flavor.
1 large onion, chopped
4 medium (1 lb. total) waxy potatoes (such as red ones), peeled and diced
2 cups vegetarian broth
1-2 cups chopped oyster mushrooms or white mushrooms
OR 1/2 cup dry textured soy protein (TSP or TVP) granules OR Soy Curls crumbles) mixed with 1/2 cup boiling water
OR 1 cup seitan OR reconstituted Soy Curls (butlerfoods.com), in small dice
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1/2 cup crumbled dry dulse (or 1/4 cup dulse flakes)-- dulse is a sea vegetable
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
1 Tbs vegan bacon chips
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp kelp powder
freshly-ground black pepper to taste
paprika or smoked paprika
Blended Mixture:
1cup + 2 Tbs crumbled, packed extra-firm SILKEN tofu
1 cup water
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar or alternate
In a medium-sized heavy pot, steam-fry the onions (See Cooking Tips below for how to steam-fry-- there is an option to steam-fry in a microwave, if you prefer) for about 5 minutes, or until softened. Add all ingredients except pepper, paprika, and Blended Mixture. Simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft.
Meanwhile, whip the Blended Mixture ingredients in a blender until VERY smooth. When the potatoes are soft, stir in the Blended Mixture, add pepper to taste, and heat gently. Add more broth if it's too thick. Sprinkle each serving with paprika. Serve with crackers.
TO MAKE SOY-FREE: In the Blended Mixture, omit tofu and use 1 cup cooked short grain rice and 1/4 cup raw cashews (this adds about 10 g fat to the entire recipe).
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per serving): 172.7 calories; 8% calories from fat; 1.7g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 690.3mg sodium; 621.0mg potassium; 27.5g carbohydrates; 2.5g fiber; 3.0g sugar; 25.1g net carbs; 13.4g protein; 3.1 points.
Cooking Tips
One term that you will often see in my recipes is "steam-fry". It simply means sautéing or stir-frying without fat. To do this, use a heavy skillet or stir-fry pan, lightly greased with about 1/2 tsp. of oil.
Heat the pan over high heat, add the chopped onions or other vegetables and one or two tablespoons of liquid (water, broth or wine), depending on the amount of vegetables. Cook over high heat until the liquid starts to evaporate, stirring with a spatula or wooden spoon. Keep doing this until the vegetables are done to your liking, add JUST ENOUGH liquid to keep the vegetables from sticking to the bottom of the pan-- you don't want to stew them!
You can brown onions perfectly by this method. As soon as the natural sugar in the onions starts to brown on the bottom and edges of the pan, add a little liquid and scrape the brown stuff, mixing it into the liquids and around into the cooking onions. Keep doing this until the onions are soft and brown, being careful not to scorch them.
TO "STEAM-FRY" IN A MICROWAVE OVEN, use a round microwave-proof, covered 10" casserole dish. Add your chopped onions, garlic, carrots, celery, etc.. Cover and microwave 5 minutes, or however long it takes to soften them. You can't actually brown onions, etc, this way, but you can thoroughly cook them through with this method and then finish browning them in a non-stick skillet. It works wonderfully well and you don't have to watch the veggies-- you can be preparing the rest of the recipe. Just add the softened veggies to the recipe.
Servings: 6
For devotees of the tomato-ey version, a spicy, vegetable-thick chowder. This soup is actually a derivation of an Italian soup. Some historians say that Manhattan clam chowder was originally called Coney Island Clam Chowder and/or Fulton Market Clam Chowder. Both of these names were used in the 1890s.
The cookbooks written by Alessandro Filippini and Charles Ranhofer, who both worked at the famous Delmonico's Restaurant in New York at different times, were considered as most important cook books in modern cooking. They both contained versions of a tomato-based clam chowder. Since nearly everything that Delmonico's Restaurant served was widely imitated, it is certain that several New York upscale restaurants probably sold a version of tomato-based clam chowder, today known as Manhattan Clam Chowder.
This soup is virtually fat-free. If you would like to add some fat to this soup, saute the vegetables in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil with a few drops of dark sesame oil.
1 large onion, peeled and chunked
1 large carrot, peeled and chunked
2 large cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 large green pepper, seed and diced
3 cup vegetarian broth
1/ 28 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
2 medium waxy (red) potatoes, peeled and diced
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup chopped oyster mushrooms
OR 1/2 cup dry textured soy protein granules (TSP or TVP OR SoyCurls crumbles) mixed with 1/2 cup boiling water
OR 1 cup seitan OR reconstituted Soy Curls (butlerfoods.com), in small dice
1/2 cup dry crumbled dulse (or 1/4 cup dulse flakes)-- dulse is a sea vegetable
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 tsp salt
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp kelp powder
pinch cayenne pepper and freshly-ground black pepper
OPTIONAL: 1 cup frozen corn kernels
1/2 cup dry white wine OR white vermouth
1 Tbs vegan bacon bits
Mince the onion, carrot and garlic in the food processor, or by hand. Steam-fry the minced vegetables for about 5 minutes (See Cooking Tips above in New England Chowder recipe for how to steam-fry-- there is an option to steam-fry in a microwave, if you prefer) , or until softened. Add all the ingredients to a medium soup pot, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per serving): 124.3 calories; 5% calories from fat; 0.8g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 655.8mg sodium; 770.2mg potassium; 23.2g carbohydrates; 3.9g fiber; 7.1g sugar; 19.3g net carbs; 6.7g protein; 1.8 points.
7 comments:
- Spice Island Vegan said...
Well, I am rooting for the NY Giants since my super bowl pool is leaning that way.. he he... I am sure I like both chowders especially if they are seafoody!
But for Super Bowl, I am cooking Roasted Pineapple Salsa to eat with vegan rolled tacos/taquitos(frozen) or Baja-style tempeh tacos, vegan pizzas: 1 with spicy italian 'sausage' and the other one is mediteranean pizza with vegan feta cheese, eggplants, zucchini, and middle eastern 'sausage', pineapple upside down cake, and pear amaretti crumbles. All from your newsletters except for the vegan taquitos/rolled tacos, italian spicy 'sausage' (Julie's recipe) and middle eastern 'sausage' (my recipe, a variation of Julie's recipe).
- Sat Feb 02, 10:28:00 AM PST
- Mark Xander said...
Hi Bryanna! I am such a fan of your blog. I am vegan too and this is such a great place to find recipes and interesting food ideas. :)
We need your voice so keep up the good work! :)
Anyways, I made a short film about the plight of animals in fur farms, circuses, and the like.
Please do check it out:
- Sun Feb 03, 12:22:00 AM PST
- the vegan blog tracker said...
Haha... the cartoon perfectly represents the super bowl party that we're going to have. My friends and I don't really care for football, but we enjoy the super bowl commercials. :-)
- Sun Feb 03, 12:45:00 AM PST
- Jess - The Domestic Vegan said...
Wow wow wow wow wow. Everything looks so amazing--but I've got my eye especially on that New England Clam Chowder. I was never a huge fan of the "real" stuff... I think probably just because I knew how bad it was for me, and how it just sat like a rock in my tummy! But creamy, HEALTHY comfort food?! Now that's something I can do. :)
Thank you! Can't wait to try it!
- Tue Feb 05, 10:07:00 PM PST
Well, I know nothing of football but I'm so sure that every recipe you gave in this post is amazing.
I have tried the pouding cake and it was great (in the slow cooker :)
I'm leaning towards the New-England Chowder...
- Thu Feb 07, 08:42:00 AM PST
- Will said...
All of these recipes look so amazing, so titilating. I don't know which one to try first.
- Thu Jan 29, 09:02:00 AM PST
It rarely gets cold in November in Texas, but last night it got down to 46 degrees. My omni husband was craving clam chowder and I found your New England recipe via Google. We both went back for seconds and scraped the bowl with our spoons to get all the yummy goodness. This was so delicious! It was my first experience with dulse flakes and it was the perfect flavor. Also, I used seitan since I couldn't find the oyster mushrooms at the store.
I will definitely make again!
- Mon Nov 30, 05:40:00 AM PST


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It is a very interesting project in many respects. SAGE stands for:
Software for Algebra and Geometry ExperimentationBut it's potentially much more than that. It is a web-based, notebook-style, mathematics environment which brings together, under a unified interface, a host of very powerful GPL'd Scientific apps, plus the python language.
Python glues the whole framework together, but is also available as a programming language. There is even version control for notebooks provided by Mercurial.
The full list of components is listed below:
- bzip2: high-quality data compressor
- ec: elliptic curve invariants and enumeration
- GAP: Groups theory and Discrete Math
- genus2reduction: curve data computation
- GD: Dynamic graphics generation tool
- GMP: Arbitrary Precision Arithmetic Library
- GSL: Gnu Scientific Library
- IPython: interactive shell
- PNG: bitmap image support
- Lcalc: L-functions calculator
- Matplotlib: 2d plotting
- Maxima: computer algebra system
- Mercurial revision control system
- MoinMoin Wiki
- MPFI: Arbitrary precision interval arithmetic
- MPFR: Arbitrary precision real arithmetic
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- NetworkX: Graph theory
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- Numpy: Numerical linear algebra
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- PALP: A Package for Analyzing Lattice Polytopes
- PARI: Number theory calculator
- pexpect: pseudo-tty control
- pycrypto: Python implementation of cryptosystems
- PyOpenSSL: Python interface to OpenSSL
- Python: interpreted language
- Readline
- SageX -- compiled language; based on pyrex
- Singular: fast commutative and noncommutative algebra
- SQLite: Relation database
- Sympow: L-function calculator
- Tachyon: lightweight 3d ray tracer
- Twisted: Python networking library
- ZODB: Object-oriented database
Despite its version number, 2.3, I think the notebook interface could be improved to facilitate access to components. But its a very usable environment for both research and teaching, and has a very extensive documentation set.
Try it!


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NEW YORK — Joe Nathan never expected to be pitching for a save. Not with baseball's career saves leader alongside him in the bullpen.
The Texas Rangers closer was called upon to finish off the American League's 3-0 win Tuesday night in the All-Star game at Citi Field after Mariano Rivera came on for the eighth inning.
"I didn't know I was coming in to close until I was actually coming in from the bullpen," Nathan said.
No slouch of a stopper himself, Nathan has 328 saves for Minnesota, Texas and San Francisco in a 13-year career. He has 30 this season — the same as Mo.
But everyone in the bullpen was ready to defer to Rivera on this night.
The six-time All-Star struck out Matt Carpenter looking and Andrew McCutchen swinging before Paul Goldschmidt doubled. Nathan then retired fellow New York native Pedro Alvarez on a popup to second base.
After the final out, Nathan got the game ball but he knew it didn't belong to him. He gave it to Mo.
"No brainer. I wanted it, but I wanted to give it to him more," Nathan said. "Outstanding to be able to hand the ball over to him that I saved with him the in bullpen was pretty cool. No secret how much I look up to him and be able to do that for him was awesome.
CANO, CANO: Miguel Cabrera flung his bat into the stands when he swung and missed at a pitch from Patrick Corbin in the fourth inning. The flying bat nearly hit a child wearing, yup, a Robinson Cano Yankees jersey.
The real Cano had less luck than the boy. He was hit on the right leg by a pitch from Matt Harvey in the first inning and had to come out of the game.
"It's a little tight, I came out of the game because I didn't want to aggravate it," he said. "Nothing bad. They told me it's a bruise, and ice the next few days."
TORII TIME: Torii Hunter was an All-Star rookie in 2002 when he robbed Barry Bonds of a home run and got a big bear hug from the slugger on the field. Now he's a veteran voice in a clubhouse with a record number of newcomers.
The always loquacious, ever-smiling 37-year-old Detroit Tigers outfielder is enjoying his role as a five-time All-Star selection.
With possible suspensions from the Biogenesis investigation looming over the game, Hunter defended Alex Rodriguez and other players who have been implicated in drug scandals over the years.
"I know how hard this game really is. I don't care what they did or who did or whatever, Barry Bonds all those guys," Hunter said Tuesday before the game at Citi Field. "Still impressive to hit. Still got to hit the ball."
On the lighter side, Hunter has his favorite All-Stars. Wacky All-Stars, that is.
"David Oritz, for sure, craziest forever. He sits here and holds court and tells all the jokes," Hunter said. "He is one of the funniest guys in All-Star game history."
There's also: "Ichiro (Suzuki). Manny (Ramirez). Ah, Manny. Forgot about Manny. Ooh, boy he was crazy. Can't tell you the stories. Pedro (Martinez) was funny. He put bubble gum in everybody's hats."
"You got to have fun in this clubhouse," he added. "This is how we relax."
The one player he is certain isn't crazy: Yankees injured shortstop Derek Jeter.
"Jeter's smooth. He's like a cold drink of water. Too cool for school," Hunter said.
So what did Bonds say to Hunter 11 years ago when he scooped him up near second base in Milwaukee?
"'Good catch kid, high five,'" Hunter said "I went high, he went low and picked me up. I tried to hold him down. Too strong."
HAVE PEN HANDY: Mets captain David Wright looked down the row of dozens of baseballs lined up in his home clubhouse for the All-Stars to sign and sighed.
Being one of the host players for this year's All-Star game, demands on his time have been high. There is one part of the festivities that excites him, though.
"The special part for me is when the doors close and you kind of get to hang out with the guys and be around the best players in baseball," he said.
Wright then got back to signing the 27 dozen balls, 15 bats, 10 player placards and 11 All-Star jerseys laid out for everyone to autograph.
STRAY-A: Grant Balfour of Oakland is only the second Australian player to be an All-Star. The first was in 1999, when Brewers catcher Dave Nilsson was selected to the game in Boston. Balfour got the nod in part because he is perfect in 25 save attempts this season for the first-place A's. He and starter Bartolo Colon were the only Oakland players selected.
"For the team, we would have liked to see more players here, no doubt," Balfour said. "It didn't work out that way. ... We've got a team, they can get fired up and go out and show it on the field."
Balfour pitched a scoreless inning Tuesday.
NUMBERS GUY: Clayton Kershaw's not a fan of using win-loss records to evaluate pitchers. Two seasons ago, he went 21-5, helping him to win the Cy Young Award.
He's aware that wins and losses rely on lots of factors beyond pitchers' control.
"It definitely feels good as a starting pitcher to have a good win-loss record," Kershaw said. "I don't think it's the most important thing, by any means."
What, then, does the three-time All-Star think is a more useful stat?
Kershaw is 8-6 with a 1.98 ERA this season.
"I think innings pitched is the most important. I think it kind of just encompasses everything. If you're going deep into games you're giving (your) team a chance to win, you're setting up your bullpen, it's probably going to be a close game if you're still in there late," he said.
Kershaw has pitched 145 1-3 innings in 20 starts this year, a little more than seven per start, meaning that topping his career high of 233 1-3 from 2011 is in reach.


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If the voters are the mob who brought the thugs?
By Dr. Robert Owens
The Oministration's attempt to silence dissent is chilling. The San Francisco limonene-liberals led by the multi-millionaire Nancy Pelosi claim the protesters are carrying swastikas clearly trying to label them Nazis without being so crass as to use the word. Do you think if there were pictures of any of these protestors carrying Nazi flags the Poodle Press would've missed the chance to loop it continuously? The only demonstrator shown with a swastika was a person with a sign that showed one in a red circle with a line through it, which everyone knows is the international symbol for "No." And in this instance for "N Thanks. You can take these tactics back to the union hall or city hall, but not in my country you don't."
The man who has a million-dollar fund-raiser headlined by the Commander-O-Chief when he has no opponent refuses to hold a public meeting to discuss Obamacare saying those citizens voicing their concern over the greatest power-grab in American history have run out of ideas and lost their manners. Mr. Reid, perhaps the long suffering, long silent American citizens have been inspired by this progressive revolution to turn off the tube, get off the couch and demand their elected representatives listen to them.
And what does our glorious leader have to say? Is he defying those in his own party attempting to squash dissent, standing up for the commoners and against the House of Lords? After asking people to report to the Whitehouse website anything they hear in emails or casual conversations about Obamacare that's "fishy" he said, "I don't want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking" blaming the victims of government's over-the-top intrusion into their lives for the crime. Later one of his Consigliere, deputy chief of staff Jim Messina told Obamacrat legislators who're afraid to face their constituents, "If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard."
In Texas, a town hall meeting was jammed by physicians who wanted an opportunity to express their opposition to Obamacare. After listening to the doctor's remarks Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) concluded, "The bottom line is that doctors don't want socialized medicine — another flawed health care system like Medicare. They don't believe it will lower the costs or improve quality. Medicare is already going bankrupt and (is) not quality care. It also shifts medical costs onto other paying customers. It needs to be fixed first."
If the protesters are the "mob" who brought the thugs? People, including news reporters are being arrested for taking pictures, and for handing out flyers. Using the arrests as a reason to avoid facing their constituents some Obamacrats like Senator Claire McCaskill have begun cancelling their scheduled meetings citing a fear of violence.
Protests are flaring nationwide, from Michigan where Representative Dingle tried to defend Obabmacare to the jeers of an overflow audience, to Colorado where Speaker Pelosi was greeted with shouts of "We have healthcare now!" In South Carolina a man who shouted "There's no way, shape or form we need to have a national healthcare system. No! Nothing! None! It's got to stop now," received sustained applause.
The Chicago thugocracy opened a branch office on the Potomac but the Potomac isn't the Tiber. There may be parallels but this is America not Rome. We fell asleep and allowed a group of statists to occupy the hallowed halls of freedom but we're awake now and we'll not go quietly into that dark night. There are many feeling like Neo in the Matrix. We've suddenly realized the Pleasantville we've been living in is really the Truman Show and that while we snoozed on the couch a gang of tinhorn Chavez wannabes came in the backdoor and are trying to convince Columbia she's the Material Girl. Like Rip Van Winkle it's time to rise from our slumber and take a cue from Howard, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!"
Education is the key. There're libraries everywhere. Our leaders have tried to dumb us down into the lumpenproletariat they've envisioned us to be so we must teach ourselves. Start with Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky. This is the Playbook used where the acorn hasn't fallen far from the tree. If fiction is your thing read 1984, A Brave new World, Animal Farm, and It Can't Happen Here. These should inspire you to read such things as The Road to Serfdom by Hayek, Liberal Fascism by Goldberg and of course the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Now is the time to stand up and be counted. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country which should be more than a typing exercise, it should be a word to the wise and a caution to the tyrant.
Dr. Robert Owens teaches History, Political Science, Religion, and Leadership for Southside Virginia Community College. Contact Dr. Owens. © 2009 Robert R. Owens Dr. Owens is available for speaking engagements.
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Bloodied cricket bat reportedly found at Pistorius' home
Reports emerging from South Africa on Sunday morning claim a bloodied cricket bat was found at the home of Oscar Pistorius, who stands accused of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Steenkamp was shot dead at Pistorius' home on Thursday, and prosecutors levied a charge of premeditated murder at the Paralympic icon, who will return to court on Tuesday for his bail hearing.
Multiple gunshot wounds were found on the deceased, but the independent City Press newspaper is now claiming that police have uncovered a bloodstained cricket bat. The paper says Steenkamp's skull was fractured and a source is quoted as saying, "There was lots of blood on the bat."
Pistorius' family have spoken out in defence of the 26-year-old, with uncle Arnold telling media on Saturday: "After consulting with legal representatives, we deeply regret the allegation of premeditated murder. We have no doubt there is no substance to the allegation and that the state's own case, including its own forensic evidence, strongly refutes any possibility of a premeditated murder or indeed any murder at all."
There is no confirmation as to whether the bloodied bat was involved in the death of Steenkamp, but police have once again denied suggestions she could have been mistaken for an intruder. The City Press reports she was wearing a nightie at the time of the incident.
A memorial will be held for Steenkamp on Tuesday, the day that Pistorius returns to court to apply for bail. If the athlete is found guilty of premeditated murder, a life sentence is mandatory.
His family remain convinced the pair shared nothing but a loving relationship, saying: "All of us saw at first hand how close she had become to Oscar during that time and how happy they were. They had plans together and Oscar was happier in his private life than he had been for a long time. We are all grieving for Reeva, her family and her friends.
"Oscar, as you can imagine, is also numb with shock as well as grief. Obviously at the same time we, as a family, are also battling to come to terms with Oscar being charged with murder."
Later on Sunday, Peet Van Zyl, from Pistorius' management company, issued a statement saying "we have no option but to cancel all future races that Oscar Pistorius had been contracted to compete in".


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What a friggin liar.
Nice fantasy there pal. Secret Service shows up at your door for a 7k legal bankwire. OK!! Was Obama with them?
hes not lying...happen to me twice, once by phone call once the showed up at my doorstep, for bank wires
I can add they said my bank wires over a 3 year period was 24K or something to that nature, and they said it raised a flag on my name. Asked me the same 3 exact questions they asked him. All checks for me since then, lol, it wasnt so scary as he made it out to be but I dont want to be bothered by them again so just use check.
The whole thing is because of terrorist trying to get money into the states. They could give a darn less about gambling
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cmdrunk: why on earth would the Secret Service come to your house? their agency does two things, and two things 'only' a) protect elected government politicians, including past presidents, and b) counterfeit currency. your statement is that of an imbecile. an opinion is one thing, right or wrong, outright bullshit to capture attention is another! I am just curious, is their anyone who actually believes this?????
you needcall AA
And they identified themselves as "Secret Service" or FBI? the point being, I don't dispute your claim, it's the investigative agency, that is where the discrepancy lays, who, not what...
The Secret Service was established as a law enforcement agency in 1865. While most people associate the Secret Service with presidential protection, its original mandate was to investigate the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, a mission the Secret Service is still mandated to carry out. Today the agency's primary investigative mission is to safeguard the payment and financial systems of the United States. This has been historically accomplished through the enforcement of counterfeiting statutes to preserve the integrity of United States currency, coin and financial obligations. Since 1984, the Secret Service's investigative responsibilities have expanded to include crimes that involve financial institution fraud, computer and telecommunications fraud, false identification documents, access device fraud, advance fee fraud, electronic funds transfers and money laundering as it relates to the agency's core violations. To combat these crimes, the Secret Service has adopted a proactive approach that utilizes advanced technologies.
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your absolutely correct, new era, new procedures.never understood or realized it has reached this depth...
I re-tract, it's very possible that the SS can show up, and will eventually; the puritan hypocrisy of American sport betting issues continues to now include the Secret Service, FBI, and in general, the United States Department of Justice as a whole...one must have to conclude, where is all this leading to? and why target non-criminals who enjoy the shear recreation of placing a bet on an event? but yet, instead of legalizing the sportsbook industry, the president of America focuses on legalizing "happy Marriages" as a priority...are we dealing with jock straps or tampons. Will one sports minded politician stand up and say enough is enough "sports betting in America is a right, not an illegal act"
Thanks for believing me, but you are not really listening to me. It is because of terrorism, they told me straight up they do not care about the gambling, even went into discussion with me on how they are trying to pass laws to make it legal in the usa. Wouldnt I have got into some type of trouble if it was about gambling?
Terrorism#1, Child Porn #2. That is their only concerns
Yes, I understand, appreciate the information on the after birth..my commentary was from the other direction. it was hard to comprehend the SS involvement..unfortunately, you have now been identified..based on the Homeland Security Act anti-terrorism
Originally Posted by bobbywaves: I've done numerous four figure bank wires to my Bookmaker & DSI accounts, never had a problem with secret service knocking on my door. If they did, I simply wouldn't answer the door.
Yes. I'm sure they all wear the Navy jackets( with "Secret Servcie" in bold) over their suit & ties , glocks drawn, as they pound your doorbell. "SS over up please - just a few questions"
sorry laughing so hard i can't type correctly.
Originally Posted by cmdrunk: i'm surprised he didn't nod his head at the child porn part


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Apple Now Holds 10% of All Corporate Cash
Apple's $147 billion cash hoard now counts for nearly 10 percent of all corporate cash held by non-financial companies, according to an analysis by Moody's. CFO Journal's Emily Chasan explains on MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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... I ... all the I Phones in the world and yes I am going to ... have the added up to a significant cash pile ... Apple's one hundred and forty seven billion dollar cash for ... now accounts for nearly ten percent of ... all corporate cash held by non financial companies ... according to an analysis by Moody's ... CFO Journal's Emily chasten joins us to talk about this one ... that's a lot of money Emily ... had a lot of money and you know it's interesting because Apple has upped its dividend and buybacks and in some of my cash and the session as meaning that the recent sales of that time that it come out to the public have even more than the US and the style electro Icahn last night was pushing them on a hundred fifty billion dollars ... buyback Broderick all had a little dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook and Presses Case for returning money to shareholders ... and believe it's on to describe that one ... on ... each engine is Moody's report the top of coming and one thing that really stands out is that ... a very small percentage of ... corporate corporations ... hold a very large percentage of all this cash on the books yet I attended the cash holdings are Apple Google Cisco like I'm and Micra soft yet all of these companies had intellectual property that they keep overseas and it allows a lot of cash to build up overseas said if the NSN lamp and ... get into the into the screen so any it to the Senate was eyeing a sixty person sixty one percent ... of all the money is held overseas yes that something unique to my ah what the iris nonfinancial government doesn't create a sort of false perception of how much money is really out there ... when you talk to you is here this an Marcos they owe corporate cash money someone companies of all this money on them they will lose money on the books while the block ... but I mean it's really just a couple companies that have of did the lion's share of that ... to the creative force or a false picture ... well you know I'm not an easy life has been a are a handful of companies that have the most tax on ... so it is really concentrated among the bigger companies and you know that the government shutdown on the debt ceiling talks they probably think they're justified in keeping on ICAP's ... now but you know what would happen if Carl was successful in getting ... Apple to do the buyback was the past and probably take that bet against the cash they have overseas in the one thing at all ... write ... to you in these come easy mentioned that the government shut down the economy I mean holding this cash on the books is really part of a business strategy ... it's not late ... they wake up and say look we all this money when we deal with a lead they know what they're doing with it which is why Tim Cook is resistant Carl Icahn's ideas when one Microsoft for years and years it has all this money and ... and this really is their strategy is to have this money and um I guess I was able to just go out and sign Nokia so that's that that thing that they're listening in foreign aid and even though receiving a lot people I even Tim Cook is pressing for repatriation break so that they can bring him back then use the money and the states ... a new look I mean you look it will give Nokia with the BlackBerry I mean these are companies or leaders in their fields ... and one day you wake up in the world stage ... I mean it's it's very comforting than a hundred fifty billion dollars of your masters in case you wake up one morning in the world changed on Tuesday lending racing and activist shareholders aren't standing for any mining in the one that tax and added activist campaigns on which seeking a return of cash or twenty percent this imagery said another started this week so ... I'm ... look for more


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Cube Cuts
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A cube, three units on a side, has to be cut into
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Girls water polo
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Tax Rise Spurs Goldman Stock Awards
Goldman Sachs handed insiders including Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and his top lieutenants a total of $65 million in restricted stock just hours before this year's higher tax rates took effect. Liz Moyer has details. Photo: AP.
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... the the ... our oldest plant sites kicked in as result of the fiscal cliff seems Goldman Sachs had been chief executive Lloyd Blankfein and other ... directors ... the awards in the form of sixty five million dollars in restricted stock ... that's according to findings from the FCC this week ... Ms miles on the vs day report says he wrote the story in the paper today is done in the sense to get now ... is thanks very much joining us on the News Hub ... Wednesday's healthy we have on this how much money that was really well and and got them ... well it was the top ten at executives named Executive Sunny executive committee at me and Daddy and they they ... didn't all get the exact same amount that Lloyd and five ... others counts ... for four others that sixty six thousand Some cheers that happens ... pertain to pay taxes then you know that's a nice tidy ... I ... pocket changing in your pocket ... both pretend to pay lower taxes than the grandson of the one to make it and when the new Alex's around January right he's he's a Wizard only given in January around the same time the company tells people what their bonuses can it be for the previous year and to ... him a big seller attempted to be paid to ... you know when the taxes they're not can it be going up it's it's so give us a sense of what contacts but has been eased by ... giving usable it's ... just a bullet size Ritz Kidwell Congress raise taxes for the time for those earning more than four hundred thousand which would include these taking it to ... us eyebrows and thirty six to thirty nine percent and ended the dividends go to the dividend tax rate is from fifteen to twenty percent so ... it's not insubstantial ... what a conference was to stall the signing of the only company who are shielding stakeholders from these rising ... taxes receive Nacco supports ... other companies like all sky outside the sounds ... how widespread that is this ... well I think that that there's been more special dividends announced I look at the unit last year especially late last year and then in decades and you know as you said its cost down with low status and still its ... I spent a whole has to go any form that may see through Company Bryan Elliott a accelerating ordinary dividend payments or out offering special dividends and call it the ended the year ... now I'm at it what I'm planning and most of them he was rising up and for us in The will Street gentle saying he was praising the idea that tax increases ... some of you know I mean that Corzine he praises the silencing of the woods and just in time it rang well as I mean this is that the plan for ... resolving the fiscal cliff has been Anqi chief Adm ... and innocent ... to issue her firm for labeling time he's been out talking about and try to ... push contents to reach a compromise ... I'm it's it's you know I he said he's willing to pay out more attacks is you know I mean it's it's easy for him to say it's probably not too much for for group and I ... really when you think about it says in Goldman's best interests to have had to be ... the fiscal cliff issue resolve because while it was still out there and while the result is uncertainty their business was another snow wet and and there was no trading there is no stock underwriting so ... this benefits them ... you know another way is to have a good hitter Banesto rallied fourteen percent of the three G's rewritten investor risk making things of the European debt crisis in ... business painting what will likely have to think ... I'll but now of vessels going higher they can have a great t think it's funny you know in the last couple weeks and we seen a lot of that analyst reports coming out saying ... you know the high bank stocks now's the time to buy bank stocks last year banks led the Essen P there were there for the ... best performing sector ... and a guest on analysts see more room to run for the stock has real crescendo of buying plans already been ... I'm Concewitz assign his praising didn't ... write yet theme is that very complimentary and Congress's actions yesterday in a series of ... tweets on Goldman's ... Twitter feed him he didn't mention his own denial ... the land but when I


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SeaRay is Nokia's New Windows Phone 7 Device: 21 Minutes of Video
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I feel somewhat conflicted about sharing this because the person from Technet.hu filming it directly ignored Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop's request that no one take photos or record videos of what was shown. It's done though, and it's up there being shared, so the genie can't be put back in the bottle. I'm watching it now and very little was shown or said about the hardware - dubbed SeaRay - in the first seven minutes. It looks like most of the video is a walk-through of Windows Phone 7 with Mango.


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