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Wednesday News Bucket and Recipe Swap

by CabinGirl
Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 08:27:26 AM EST

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
 - Anne Frank

And for anyone who needs a recipe for something at the last minute, here are the links to the Thanksgiving Recipe Swap we did in the cafe last year:

Turkey and Stuffing Recipes

Dessert Recipes

Side Dishes and Breads

Hope everyone has a great day tomorrrow!



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by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 08:29:12 AM EST
on the stupidity of his Iraq plan: Think Progress

Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), a prominent conservative member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said today on MSNBC that Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) plan to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq is "not realistic."

"The time for more troops is past," he said. "We don't want to put more troops in now. Even if we had them, that's the wrong approach."...

from the transcript:

"Andrea, it is not realistic. General Abizaid noted that when he was here last week before the Senate Armed Services Committee. We don't have the troops. That's number one.

Number two, even if we did, it's the wrong approach. The time for more troops is past.

We've been in Iraq now almost four years. We went in completely undermanned, under-managed. We didn't understand what we were getting into. We didn't have the plans. We should have gone in with three times the troops that we had.

Those days are over. We're not going to recapture that and go back and unwind those bad decisions.

We don't want to put more troops in now. Even if we had them, that's the wrong approach.

There's not going to be a military resolution that decides the outcome of Iraq. It will be a political solution. It will include the Iraqi people, countries like Iran, Syria, Jordan and other countries around it."

Any guesses as to when the "news" media are going to report that the Republicans are in disarray over this?  My guess is never.

I'm also wondering if we're going to hear anyone joining Hagel's call for reality-based decision-making in Iraq.

by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 08:40:46 AM EST
And I bet you can't guess who has jumped on the McCain bandwagon of already debunked White House talking points?

Hartford Courant

"'A congressional mandate to begin a withdrawal from Iraq in a time certain would be a disaster for the Iraqis and, more directly, for the U.S.,' Lieberman said.

But even Lieberman was looking for an endpoint. At the hearing, he told Gen. John Abizaid, head of the U.S. Central Command, that he hoped the general would 'not hesitate' to ask Bush for a troop increase if necessary.

'It may be that a short-term increase in our forces there, embedded with [Iraqi troops], will be the best way for us to more quickly get to a point where we can actually draw down our forces,' Lieberman said.

His comments illustrated a key difference between pre- and post-election rhetoric: Lawmakers of all stripes understand things are not going well and are clearly searching for some way out.

Not like this hasn't been shot down enough on the Blogs already:



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by Connecticut Man1 (connecticutman1 AT gmail DOT com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 09:32:16 AM EST
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Gee, I never would have guessed.  ;)  
by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 10:00:01 AM EST
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For the soup:

2 1/2 cups chopped red onion
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and halved, seeds and strngs discarded, and cut into 1-inch cubes
a 1 pound sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
7 to 8 cups chicken broth

For the matzoh balls:

a 1 pound sweet potato
1 large egg, beaten slightly
freshly grated nutmeg to taste
1/2 to 3/4 cup matzoh meal

Minced onion or pomegranate seeds for garnish

To make soup:

In soup pot, cook chopped onion in oil over medium heat, stirring until it's pale golden; transfer 2 tbsp of it to small bowl for later use in matzoh balls.  To the remaining onion, add squash and sweet potato and cook (while stirring) for 5 minutes.  Add 7 cups of broth and simmer (partially covered) for 30 minutes or until vegetables are very tender.  Puree the soup in batches in a food processor or blender, eventually returning the pureed soup to the pot and seasoning with salt and pepper.  You can thin the soup with the remaining cup of broth if desired.

To make matzoh balls:

Preheat the oven to 375.  Pick the sweet potato with a fork and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until tender.  Let the sweet potato cool, peel it, and force it and the reserved cooked onion through a ricer or food mill.  Stir in the egg, nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste, and 1/2 cup of matzoh meal (or enough to make a soft dough) and chill the dough for at least 1 hour or overnight.  

Form the dough into 16 balls, and put on waxed paper.  Drop the balls, one at a time, into a pot of salted rapidly boiling water, and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.

While the matzoh balls are cooking, heat the soup until it is hot.  Transfer the matzoh balls to bowls, ladle soup over them, and garnish with onion or pomegranate seed.

Serves 8.

by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 08:54:06 AM EST
Thanks CG. That's an unusual matzoh balls recipe using sweet potato.

This year I found some delicious ideas over at Leite's Culinaria

On the Menu  

Roasted Stuffed Turkey with Vegetables

Roasted Squash, Spinach, and Leek Salad
with Maple Syrup Dressing

Pumpkin Cake With Maple-Cream Cheese Frosting

Challah Pudding with Chocolate,
Raisins, and Vanilla Cream

Happy Thanksgiving. Be safe. Eat well.


Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 09:49:59 AM EST
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Can't afford one?  Well, you won't be able to go to Canada or Mexico and come home afterward if you don't: AP/Yahoo

The Homeland Security Department will require virtually all air travelers entering the United States after Jan. 23 to show passports -- even U.S. citizens.

Until now, U.S. citizens, travelers from Canada and Bermuda, and some travelers from Mexico who have special border-crossing cards for frequent visitors were allowed to show other proofs of identification, such as drivers' licenses or birth certificates.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff disclosed the effective date of the initiative in an interview with The Associated Press. The Homeland Security Department was planning to announce the change on Wednesday.

Chertoff said the change was a crucial next step to helping ensure the nation's security.

A crucial next step?  What about all those ports we leave unguarded?  Wouldn't that make more sense than persecuting US citizens?

by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 08:58:51 AM EST
Taken from an article titled:
Private banks do things differently for the super-rich

Last year, 7.2 million households in the world had more than $1 million in assets, up 0.9 percent from 2004, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group, published in September. These households owned 28.6 percent of global wealth, or $25.3 trillion, up 1.5 percent in dollar terms from 2004.

So few people own so much... And they are getting richer. Meanwhile the rest of us get screwed with stagnating wages, losses in benefits. Even here in the USA we are losing high-paying jobs only to have them be replaced by "junk-jobs" from fast-food joints and big-box retailers.

Any Free trade agreement without strong labour agreements are the equivelant of sanctioning sweatshop products at the cost of our own jobs.

Labour around the world is losing ground to the rich. There are very few countries where labour still holds the kind of leverage that can help to change this pattern. With the way the GOP has purposely undermined unions in the USA, soon we won't be one of them.

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by Connecticut Man1 (connecticutman1 AT gmail DOT com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 09:09:27 AM EST
Bush Family Mishaps continuing:

Bush's daughter robbed in Argentina while secret service agents stood guard and,
In a speech to a very hostile audience in Abu Dhabi, Poppy Bush said he's still very proud of son W.

Parting shot:  "Kofi Annan, U.S. is trapped in Iraq" `can't stay and can't leave'

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 09:22:07 AM EST
We can't even protect the executive demon-spawn.

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-
by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 10:45:42 AM EST
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NASA's Mars Global Surveyor May be at Mission's End
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The spacecraft has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet.
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity did not detect any signal from Mars Global Surveyor on Tuesday during an attempt to get the orbiter to transmit to the rover. The commands will be repeated Wednesday.

Alternate site:
Hope fades for missing Mars Global Surveyor craft

Meanwhile:
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Both rovers, Spirit and Opportunity have survived over 1,000 Martian days (or "sols") and continuing to explore the martian surface.

And:

Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter
The Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter is just getting cranked up good.

For Mars fans here's Nasa's MarsOWeb Site, a good one-stop for all things Mars.

Hens with bigger 'hairdos' get more sex
Hens with bigger fleshy crests on their heads get more sex and larger quantities of sperm from dominant male roosters, according to a new study.

Mineral Rights Definition Dispute
The definition of "mineral rights" might go to court in Tennessee. There, mineral rights owners have been denied access to one of their properties because the target of their intended mining is a sandstone. The surface rights owners claim that sandstone is not a "mineral" and they seem prepared to defend that position in court.

Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio is e-nature's bird of the day today.
These common owls are fearless in defense of their nests and will often strike unsuspecting humans on the head as they pass nearby at night. When discovered during the day, they often freeze in an upright position, depending on their cryptic coloration to escape detection. The two color phases, which vary in their relative numbers according to geography, are not based on age, sex, or season.

Icelandic Volcano Caused Historic Famine In Egypt, Study Shows
An environmental drama played out on the world stage in the late 18th century when a volcano killed 9,000 Icelanders and brought a famine to Egypt that reduced the population of the Nile valley by a sixth.

Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle: For Some People, Intimacy Is Toxic
It is practically an article of faith among psychotherapists that an intimate human relationship is good for you. None other than Freud himself once famously said that health requires success in work and in love.... It seems that for some people, love and intimacy might not just be undesirable but downright toxic.

Current Space Weather Conditions look good.

Institute of Holistic Computer Wellness annonunces new Web Disentanglement Device.
The theory of quantum computing is one of the most recent branches of computer science, based on the most advanced physical theory. Scientists working in this field have proved that virtually every interaction between physical systems leaves a subtle trace of correlation called entanglement. Thus computers, which have been connected to the internet for a long time become increasingly entangled with computers the world over. This ultimately leads to an increased rate of bits lost in transmission. We have developed a search engine, which can trace such entanglements with a given computer by sending out carefully constructed queries to the net. The entanglements are then treated, and normally reduced by more than 67 dB, by running a special purpose decoherence program.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead

by blueneck on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 09:23:04 AM EST
One of these things is not like the other.
One of these things is not the same.
One of these things is not like the other.
And now its time to play our game....

Anyone actually reading this stuff?

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead

by blueneck on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:05:27 AM EST
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I read the fish needs a bicycle one, and thought it was sad that the poor guy was so overwhelmed by everyone wanting him to want relationships that he tried to kill himself.  

I'm working my way through the rest of the list...I'll be back.  :)

by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:19:36 AM EST
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You're getting closer....

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead
by blueneck on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:30:38 AM EST
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Do I get my own Bad Vibe filter if I quess right?  
by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:33:11 AM EST
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Maybe we should get OMIR involved.  I bet he's got an extra one laying around somewhere.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead
by blueneck on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:34:18 AM EST
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You know the first thing that popped into my head when skimming the last item -- about the "web disentanglement device" was it sounded straight out of the Laws of Magic...

Once together, always together.

In magical theory, this means that nail clippings, locks of hair, or personal possessions have a mystical link to the original owner, and that connection still exists, even when the items are physically separated.

So once your computer has been connected to to the Internet, it has been mystically connected to other computers all over the world, especially if you've downloaded files or exchanged chat or email... or posted on a blog...  

Yep, using what is essentially magic to diagnose and fix computer gremlins...er glitches. What WILL they think of next?  

(Somewhere in the deep tubes of the Internet, the gremlins are laughing...).  

Keith Olbermann speaks for me.

by JanetT in MD on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 04:33:12 PM EST
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Thanks for the post.  I was keen to catch up on the latest re Mars Global Surveyor (still no word on the latest attempt to contact it) and learnt some extremely useful things from the Institute of Holistic Computer Wellness!
by canberra boy (canberraboy1 at gmail dot com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 09:26:36 PM EST
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Somehow, I doubt that applies to humans:
by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:24:28 AM EST
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LOL!

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead
by blueneck on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:31:35 AM EST
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What about the Bride of Frankenstein? An electrifying babe, if there ever was one.
by Teach313 (teachSKIP313ATmacDOTcom) on Thu Nov 23rd, 2006 at 02:04:19 AM EST
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Blueneck, we do appreciate you.

thought of your Monday post on the new volcanic island off Tonga, as last night came across a write up on under- water volcanoes and 'slow' earthquake anomalies.

watch the Ring of Fire- the Kurile Islands. Particularly active small quakes that may signal a big seismic threat.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 11:53:23 AM EST
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Thanks.  Seeing as how I have a degree in geology (that I barely ever used) all such things are very interesting to me.  I wanted to be the the first geologist on Mars someday, when I was a kid.  Those dreams died hard, but I'm glad for it now, as I'm 44 and still waiting for that first manned trip to Mars to happen!

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead
by blueneck on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 12:30:06 PM EST
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Reno Joins Criticism of Anti-Terror Strategy

Former Prosecutors Urge Court to Act Against Indefinite Detention of Suspects

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 22, 2006; A06

Former attorney general Janet Reno has taken the unusual step of openly criticizing the Bush administration's anti-terrorism strategy -- joining seven other former Justice Department officials in warning that the indefinite detention of U.S. terrorism suspects could become commonplace unless the courts intervene.

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the case of alleged enemy combatant Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, the former prosecutors assert that criminal courts are well equipped to prosecute terrorism suspects while guaranteeing the constitutional rights of defendants arrested on U.S. soil.

Reno, reached at her Florida home yesterday, said she would let the brief "speak for itself. I've been following this, and it reflects my concerns about the detention and treatment of people who have been determined to be enemy combatants in a manner that is not clear how it is being done."



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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 10:45:05 AM EST
It's Thanksgiving but the Election Watch is still on.

More about Katherine Harris seat - FL 13th Congressionla District, as the GOP are certified the winner by a scant 369 votes, lawsuits are filed.  

Now, a TPM item cites The Orlando Sentinel's analysis that reveals there's strong evidence those 18,000 under votes favored Dems.

Really?

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 12:37:18 PM EST
Sign Barbara Boxer's Petition for Redeployment of Troops, here.

PETITION FOR REDEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS FROM IRAQ

Dear Mr. President:

I agree with Senator Barbara Boxer that we should begin to redeploy our troops from Iraq now to allow Iraqis to begin to take charge of their own country and to remove our brave troops from the chaotic and dangerous situation there.



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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 12:40:25 PM EST
Thanks for posting that here, diane.

Are you all ready for tomorrow?

by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 12:41:57 PM EST
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Luckily all I have to do is to make green bean casserole and then show up at daughters house where she and other daughter are preparing dinner.
My son  is planning on deep frying turkeys.
How about you????What are you doing?

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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 12:47:17 PM EST
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Thanks for posting that Diane. I removed myself from all the political email lists for awile since the election just to get a breather. I signed Boxer's petition.

Sounds like a fun, relaxing day with family. I am off to Phoenix tonight to have our annual Thanksgiving at my sis's house. She always out does herself and it is alot of fun with golf, football and poker to fill in the enertainment end of things. I must say this is my favorite holiday of the year. I just am not looking forward to the airport tonight. I used to work for the airlines and we called it Black Wednesday, the busiest travel day of the year.

The kids left last night and called to let me know that all the park and ride lots are full. I am taking a cab down instead. Hope you all have a very safe and cozy Thanksgiving.

Bring the troops home and Impeachment Now!

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.

by alohaleezy on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 12:55:46 PM EST
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Here are some Cajun recipes I posted in a different thread:

Pecan Pie with Bourbon Whipped Cream

Stewed (Smothered) Okra

Maque Choux

Learn more about Bobby Jindal.

by louisianagirl (fantastic [dot] reality -at- hotmail [dot] com) on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 05:36:15 PM EST
Thanks!  That pecan pie recipe looks yummy.
by CabinGirl on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 08:52:55 PM EST
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