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By Nancy A. YoussefMCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS(MCT)
WASHINGTON — Despite calls on Capi-tol Hill for major defense budget cuts, the Pentagon this week will unveil the largest budget in its history — driven by an expand-ing list of what defines national security.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said his proposed $553 billion budget “represents, in my view, the minimum level of defense spending that is necessary, given the com-plex and unpredictable array of security challenges the United States faces around the globe.”
Those challenges now include pandemic diseases, piracy, human trafficking, rising oceans, national debt, education, cyber war-fare, the wars on terrorism and traditional state-to-state threats.
But defense analysts, budget experts and some members of Congress take a more jaundiced view, saying the insistence that the U.S. fund a military poised to address ev-ery type of possible threat not only thwarts efforts to control the deficit, but also makes it difficult to set priorities on what threats the nation really faces.
During the Cold War, the military had to be prepared to fight two simultaneous wars. Now, it must be good at everything.
“The strategy doesn’t drive the budget. It’s the other way around,” said Christopher Pre-ble, the director for foreign policy studies at
the libertarian Cato Institute. “What you have is an existing force structure and then Wash-ington trying to figure out how to use it.”
Pentagon planning documents show the extent of the problem — experts said the list of threats the military cites has never been so expansive.
In his annual guidance this year to U.S. troops on what he thinks should be the Pen-tagon’s priorities, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, named Afghanistan, China, Somalia, Yemen and Pakistan as areas the U.S. must focus on. He called for stressing cyber warfare and the health of the force as well.
The Pentagon’s quadrennial defense re-view, which the military produces, in part, to outline its priorities and shape its bud-get, last year called for U.S. forces to be prepared for a range of warfare “from home-land defense and defense support to civil authorities, to deterrence and preparedness missions — occurring in multiple and un-predictable combinations.”
It called climate change “an accelerant of instability,” marking the first time such a document linked environmental issues with national security.
On pandemic disease, the report found that “detecting, diagnosing, and determining the origin of a pathogen will enable U.S. au-thorities to better respond to future disease outbreaks and identify whether they, are natural or man-made. Accordingly, we are expanding the biological threat reduction
program to countries outside the former Soviet Union in order to create a global net-work for surveillance and response.”
And on piracy and human trafficking, the review found the U.S. must invest more in “regional maritime security organiza-tions in order to protect vital sea lines of communication.”
Doing all that will require 3 percent more money next year, Gates has said, not in-cluding spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Such a boost would mark the 14th year in a row that Pentagon spend-ing has increased, despite the disappearing presence in Iraq. In dollar terms, Pentagon spending has more than doubled in 10 years. Even adjusted for inflation, the Defense De-partment budget has risen 65 percent over the past decade.
Gates has proposed some modest trims that total about $78 billion over five years and shrinking by 47,000 the size of the Army and the Marines Corps in 2015.
But the bottom line figure would still go up during that time, with projected spend-ing totaling $643 billion in 2015 and $735 billion on 2020. Even with the reduction in staffing forecast for 2015, the Army and Ma-rines Corps would be larger than they were when the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began.
That approach has angered some and frustrated others.
“It’s hard to say (Washington) made tough choices,” said Lawrence Korb, a budget ex-pert at the Center for American Progress.
Women fall to UCF in Jam the CamBY AARON PAYNETHE PARTHENON
Approximately 714 women’s basketball fans showed up yesterday to cheer on the Thundering Herd during the tenth annual “Jam the Cam,” but the enthusiasm of the crowd was not enough as UCF got the 71-59 victory.
Marshall (6-18, 2-9 C-USA) started the contest shooting well by making two of its first three shot from the field and took a 7-5 lead in the fist five minutes. However, UCF (14-10, 7-4 C-USA) locked down de-fensively and held Marshall to five of 23 from the field in the remaining 15 minutes of the first half. Starting senior forward Tynikki Crook, who finished the contest with a team-high 19 points, said that Mar-shall’s poor shooting was not completely due to the Knights’ defense.
“I think they did a pretty good job of changing their defenses and we had to read them a little bit,” Crook said. “We got open shots though and we just couldn’t hit them.”
On the other side, the Herd did not seem to have an answer for UCF’s starting senior guard D’Nay Daniels. Daniels cre-ated havoc for Marshall’s defense, hitting five of 10 shots for a team and game-high 11 points in the first half. The Knights used Daniels’ 11 first half points and multiple runs to take a 31-23 lead into the locker room.
Marshall’s shooting woes carried over into the beginning of the second half as the team made only one out of three shots in the first five minutes. The Knights’ capital-ized using a 12-4 run to balloon their lead out to 14. Marshall starting junior guard Rashedah Henriques said that the defense came up short during this and many other Knights’ runs.
“We just tried to get some stops,” Hen-riques said. “Unfortunately we could not get them.”
The Herd battled back, cutting the lead down to six points, with a 10-2 run capped by a shot from starting junior guard Alaya Mitchell, which barely beat the shot clock.MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON
Junior guard Alaya Mitchell dribbles around a UCF player in Sunday’s game. The UCF Knights beat the Herd 71-59. More than 700 fans attended the annual Jam the Cam event. See JAM I 3
Pentagon budget multiplies as security threats grow
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“We’re broke. What’s really dangerousis if we continue to do nothing and allow the status quo to stay in place.”Speaker of the House John Boehner, about the president’s proposed budget
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The story began when the former President Anwar Sadat appointed
current president Hosni Mubarak as vice president of Egypt in 1975. Sadat, who was the leader of the air forces during the Oct. 6 war against Israel, surpassed so many military leaders and political figures to appoint Mubarak.
Disastrously, Mubarak was a 48-year-old general from the air force who had no political expe-rience of any kind.
When Sadat was assassi-nated in 1981, Mubarak was directly appointed as president.
In the beginning, he tended to take neutral decisions to satisfy Western policies. After a while, when he settled down, he tended to appoint people who were loyal to him to politi-cal positions, beginning with the head of the military and the cabinet and ending with senators and members of local cabinets and syndicates.
The situation was bleak be-fore Jan. 24.
There was almost no politi-cal contribution for individuals, and the economic situation of the country was suffering from huge amounts of foreign debts, which reflected on individual income and prices.
Also, the excessive use of power against opposition from opposing parties — movements like Mus-lim Brotherhood and individuals like Khaled Saeed, a 28-year-old Egyptian from Alexandria who was murdered in 2010 by two po-lice officers because he had some evidence against some police de-partment officers.
After more than two weeks of demonstrations and protests, the Egyptian people are seeking their freedom no matter what it takes.
Protesters in Tahrir Square are willing to die in order for their wishes to come true.
Appointing Omar Suleiman as a vice president after the position has been vacant for 30 years, and replacing the cabi-net with faces from Mubarak’s same loyal regime is not deceiv-ing people anymore.
Actually, people right now are much more aware of what is happening to them and what they are achieving more than ever — both because they have been going through this for 30 years and saw 300 people die during the first five days’ demonstrations.
Claims of creating a political gap if Mubarak stepped down immediately is not threatening them at all.
EDITORIAL | INDIANA DAILY STUDENT | UWIRE
The health care reform bill re-quires insurers to provide preventive health services without additional charge. An independent panel has been recruited to decide which services count as preventive. The Obama administration says it expects contraception to be among them.
Birth control is an essential component of a healthy life for many women who choose or are advised by their doctors to use it.
A predictable opposition is
forming around the issue. The members of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Family Research Council have thrown their weight behind insurance companies, saying companies should not be forced to violate their consciences in providing contraceptives.
Where, one might ask, was all this talk of the insurance com-panies’ consciences when they were denying coverage to people
with preexisting conditions? The controversy is again illustrative of the disturbing chasm between the compassion certain groups feel toward fetuses versus fully formed human beings.
Some may question whether birth control is actually preventive medicine. A spokesperson for the Catholic Bishops, for example, claimed that pregnancy is not a disease to be prevented.
We should be wary of defi ning
disease too narrowly. If one of your limbs, for example, were amputated in an accident, then you would not exactly suffer from a disease, but you would expect your medical insurance to pay for your expensive medical condition. Health insurance covers a wide range of conditions that require professional medical attention. Pregnancy should be one of them.
Unfortunately, it’s not. Many individual insurance plans can refuse
coverage or charge higher premiums to pregnant women. And such deni-als won’t be illegal until a provision of the Health Care Reform takes effect in 2014.
The costs of any pregnancy are high. Parenting Weekly es-timates that prenatal care and delivery cost, on average, is at least $6,800. Women should have ac-cess to the drugs that help them avoid the expense and dangers of pregnancy if they choose.
Heartfelt congratulations to all the people of Egypt
What do you do when it’s warm outside?
EDITORIAL CARTOON I JIMMY MARGULIES I THE NEW JERSEY RECORD
■ Exercise■ Hang out with friends■ I’m a hermit
What is more preventative than birth control?
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If you’re of the belief that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is living up to its website overview’s claim to “honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording indus-try, without regard to album sales or chart position,” then I strongly recommend a brief scan of this year’s Grammy nominations.
Yes, those treasured golden gramophones are getting doled out Sunday night, sure to re-turn to the usual clutches of the undeserving and profit-minded. Examples include once-talented megastars Eminem and Kings of Leon, teen sensations Katy Perry, the cast of “Glee” and Justin Bieber, dinosaurs of rock Robert Plant and Neil Young. Then there’s John Mayer. Seri-ously, John Mayer is like the evil lord Sauron of the Grammys— it’s like they’re trying to return to their master.
The academy is resistant to modernity, bent upon spectacle and a general menace to any “product” unlikely to rise above the outcome. In a time when buzz bands are discovered, emerge and flare out online in mere months, the academy just sits back and judges “excellence” by the profits that roll in when they ought to be in search of an original band or sound.
Here are a few brief examples of their ineptitude before we dive into my predictions for this year’s winners.
Had Kanye West chosen to unveil his “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” two months later, Big Boi’s progressive pro-duction “Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty” would’ve claimed the honor of Best Rap Album of 2010 in my book. It would’ve achieved the same feat in any of the three years preced-ing 2010 as well, during which Jive Records (owned by Sony Music Entertainment) refused to promote the record because it wasn’t radio-friendly.
The collaboration with Out-Kast band mate André 3000 and Raekwon, “Royal Flush,” was tor-pedoed as an Internet single and the whole project was delayed for years, denying people the joy of listening to “Shutterbugg”, which charted at No. 20 in this country, and the smooth Gucci Mane col-laboration’s “Shine Blockas.”
It only took eight years and a sold-out Madison Square Garden show before the academy invited Arcade Fire, who have been per-forming the hell out of “Wake Up” in tiny clubs since 2003, to play the Grammys this year alongside Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and others.
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A group of Marshall University students will provide entertainment for a special Valentine’s Day event at the Funny Bone Comedy Club.
The Funny Bone Comedy Club is hosting a candlelit dinner with live jazz music Monday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the club’s showroom. The jazz group Project Post Bop will perform during the evening.
“It’s going to be live jazz and a romantic, candlelit din-ner. We have a special menu for the evening,” said Sherri Shaw, event coordinator and office manager for the Funny Bone.
A special dinner package will be offered Monday night. For $50, attendees will get one appetizer, two entrees, one dessert and two nonalcoholic beverages. Gratuity is included in the price.
Shaw said it is appreciated if those planning to attend make a reservation before the event. No deposit is re-quired to make a reservation.
The Funny Bone Comedy Club is located at 26 Pullman Square. The club hosts standup comedians each week-end. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 7:30 p.m. on Sundays.
The club features a menu including appetizers, dinners and desserts along with a full bar. A minimum two-item purchase is required after entering the showroom.
For reservations or more information about upcoming comedy acts at the Funny Bone, call 304-781-5653. A cal-endar of upcoming events, along with the dining menu and other information about the club, can be found at www.funnybonehuntington.com.
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The Marshall University men’s basketball team will now offer tickets to students two days before each home basketball game. The team will play four of its six remaining games at the Cam Henderson Center, before beginning the Conference USA Tournament in El Paso, Texas.
Asstistant Athletic Director of Ticketing Aaron Goe-bbel said the choice to allow students to pick up tickets before the games came after the high demand for tick-ets after the Memphis game.
“The participation with our students has been greater than it’s ever been,” Goebbel said. “Even if we’ve had bigger crowds here, the student outcry has never been nearly what it is.”
Tickets for Wednesday games will be available for pickup each Monday beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the ticket office in the Cam Henderson Center. Students will then be able to pick up Saturday game tickets Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
Students still must enter the game through the upper level Gate E. However, they will not need to present their student IDs upon entrance.
By Raja Abdulrahim, Ned Parker and Jeffrey FleishmanLOS ANGELES TIMES(MCT)
CAIRO - Egypt’s military disbanded the country’s parliament and suspended the constitution on Sunday, saying it will rule for six months or until presidential and parliamentary elections are held, according to a state-ment by the military council read on state television.
The announcement, which came two days after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, met some of the demands of anti-government protesters who for nearly three weeks demonstrated against Mubarak and the parliament, demanding constitutional reforms.
Parliamentary elections held in November were con-sidered fraudulent and marred by mass arrests, pressure on independent candidates, news-media harassment and a boycott by some opposition groups. Last week, in the final days of Mubarak’s rule, hundreds gathered in front of the parliament building in addition to the thousands in Tahrir Square.
The army appeared to have left in place the Cabinet, which is running the country.
Earlier Sunday, the army began to clear Tahrir Square, the center of the protests, tearing down tents and open-ing it to traffic.
The dozens of soldiers in olive fatigues and red berets surrounded the one remaining stage for protesters, while cars honked and drove around the city hub for the first time since Jan. 25, when people erupted in rage against Mubarak. It was a further sign of the military’s determi-nation to restore the nation’s capital to normal.
The popular uprising shut down Egypt’s economy, sparked fighting and froze activity in downtown Cairo, home to the government and major businesses.
Scores of soldiers fanned out into the remaining tent cities on the square and tore them down. The families and young people, who had been squatting, largely complied and accepted that Tahrir Square no longer be-longed to them. The soldiers dismantled the plastic tarps and walked among papers, trash and a child’s lost teddy bear. One teenager shoved and pushed at the soldiers and cried at having to leave.
One protester who was evicted warned that the army will never meet the Egyptians’ demands for more democ-racy and an end to decades-long emergency decrees if the
demonstrators surrendered Tahrir Square.“We don’t want to leave,” said Mohammed Shaheen.
“They’ll never give up the emergency laws. And they’ll use them to put people in jail.”
As the campers watched the army clear the square, a parade of police and ordinary Egyptians materialized like a flash flood. The police were raised on people’s shoulders and waved Egyptian flags.
“The police and army are one,” they chanted. The police-men pumped their fists and converged with the protesters’ stage. “God is great, God is great,” the two groups roared, while cars beeped and inched forward, as if nothing unusual had happened.
Some responded in anger at the police. One young man tried to charge them. “The police killed us! Don’t believe them,” he shouted before a group pulled him back.
Others looked on, bemused. Tahrir Square was slowly returning to normal. They believed the people had won.
“We are taking our freedom,” said Wael Mustafa. He smiled at the soldiers, protesters, police and cars bumper to bumper. He predicted that if the army didn’t keep its word, “the people will come back.”
But he was sure better days were coming.
MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON
David Libengood, freshman psychology major from Weirton, W. Va. and Matt Capua, sophomore theater production major from Hewitt, W. Va., practice a live action role playing game called Nero Larp at Buskirk Field.
Enjoying the weather...However, about two minutes later, UCF’s freshman
guard Aarika Judge hit a three pointer and sparked a 11-2 Knight’s run.
The closest Marshall came for the remainder of the contest was eight points with around four minutes re-maining, but again UCF went on another run that sealed the eventual 12 point win.
According to head coach Royce Chadwick, his team has struggled when their opponent can build momentum.
“It looked like things were starting to go our way and then they hit that three,” Chadwick said. “We have a hard time coming back when things don’t go our direction.”
After the game, Chadwick said a big reason Mar-shall struggled was due to UCF’s offensive rebounds.
“I thought the difference in the game was offen-sive boards,” Chadwick said. “They had 15 offensive rebounds and we shouldn’t have given up 15 offen-sive rebounds.”
UCF capitalized on those offensive rebounds collect-ing 18 second-chance points as opposed to only four second-chance points for Marshall.
The Herd will be back in action Thursday when the team takes on the Blazers of UAB. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Cam Henderson Center.
Aaron Payne can be contacted at [email protected].
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The Huntington Symphony Orchestra, joined by accomplished guest conductor Maestro John Koshak, performed a new show titled “A Winter’s De-light” at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center.
“I thought it was a fabulous show. Any time we have the symphony in the building it’s always a great crowd and the performances are always entertaining and excellent,” said Donna May, event coordinator at the Keith Albee Perform-ing Arts Center.
According to the news release, Koshak received numer-ous awards including the Superior Performance Award for his work in Germany and the ASCAP Award from the American Symphony Orchestra League.
He has also received rave reviews for his many perfor-mances, both in America and abroad.
“This was certainly one of the top ten,” May said
comparing the concert to the Huntington Symphony’s previ-ous performances.
“A Winter’s Delight” featured an array of musical styles from different eras, ranging from 1880s classi-cal to 1930s jazz. The concert consisted of music from composers Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Malcolm Arnold and Edward “Duke” Ellington.
According to Koshak, the variety in the music played at the concert was designed to appeal to those who may not have an interest in classical music.
The concert began slowly with Beethoven’s Fifth Sym-phony, gradually becoming more upbeat and up-tempo, continuing with Brahms’ “Hungarian Dance No.5” and
ending with Ellington’s famous song “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.”
“Obviously great choices like Beethoven’s Fifth Sym-phony and they’ve been playing extremely well. I’m very happy with it. Great acoustics here in this theater,” Gary Berg, senior medical student at Marshall University said, commenting on the selection of music.
T. Hogan Haas, CEO executive director of the Hun-tington Symphony Orchestra, said part of the intent of the concert was to make it a more upbeat, lively experience.
“I thought that it gave off a good vibe and I thought that the music definitely portrayed some good emotions in it,” said Cassandra Jones, senior at Hun-tington High School. “I think that it really does have a good meaning behind it and the works are very nice. I’d definitely come back if I had the opportunity to.”
“It was phenomenal,” Berg said. Jared Roach can be contacted at [email protected].
“A Winter’s Delight” performed by Huntington Symphony Orchestra
McClatchy-Tribune News Service(MCT)
There they sit. On your coffee table. Entic-ing cover stacked on top of enticing cover. That tasty photo of the best-ever brownies calling your name.
And yet, while you may have browsed that latest edition of Bon Appetit or Cooking Light, you’ve done nothing with it.
Much like you, and me, Clay Dunn and Zach Patton had the same is-sue, until early 2008 when a Serious Eats post, www.seriouseats.com, inspired them to do more. They resolved
to cook at least one rec-ipe from each magazine and started the blog The Bitten Word, http://the-bittenword.typepad.com.
The D.C.-based duo tries out recipes from Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Cook’s Illustrated, Food & Wine, Everyday Food, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur and Food Net-work Magazine, and also features family recipes and occasionally their own creations.
Recent try-outs have included Tandoori-Mar-inated Chicken with Cucumber, Lime and Chiles from Martha Stewart Living; Beet-and-Apple Salad from
Food & Wine; and Mini Mocha Cheesecakes from Everyday Food.
They’ve also given us “9 Unforgettable Meals” from their recent trip to South America. The write-up included beau-tiful photos and dishes like faina, a fried chickpea bread, saffron risotto with chicken and perfectly cooked Argentinean steak.
It’s easy to see why they were named “one of 50 of the world’s best food blogs” by The Lon-don Times.(c) 2011, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Courtesy of Martha Stewart Living | The Bitten Word
Active Time: 20 minutesTotal time: Up to overnight
Serves 4 to 6
1½ teaspoons whole cumin seeds1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds½ teaspoon whole fennel seeds1 onion, coarsely chopped2 large garlic cloves, minced2 tablespoons minced ginger3 tablespoons vegetable oil½ teaspoon ground turmeric½ cup Greek yogurtCoarse salt1 whole chicken (about 4½ pounds)Cucumbers, lime wedges, and chiles
(such as Serrano)
1. Toast cumin, coriander, and fennel seeds in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Grind into a fine powder.
2. Purée onion, garlic, and ginger. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion mixture. Fry until
translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in spice mixture and turmeric. Let cool.
3. Stir yogurt into onion mixture. Sea-son with salt.
4. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rimmed baking sheet, and tuck wings under. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Pat chicken dry with paper tow-els. Gently separate skin from breast of chicken, and rub some of the yogurt mixture under the skin on each side. Cover with plastic wrap, and refriger-ate for at least 8 hours or overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 450°. Uncover chicken, and season with salt. Re-duce oven temperature to 400°. Roast chicken for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven, and tent loosely with foil. Return to oven, rotating sheet. Roast until juices run clear and an instantread thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh reaches 165°, about 30 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving with cu-cumbers, lime wedges, and chiles.
“ T h e B i t t e n Wo r d ” b l o g n a m e d o n e o f w o r l d ’ s b e s t f o o d b l o g s
Valentine’s dinner for two
COURTESY OF MARTHA STEWART LIVING
PHOTO COURTESY OF BON APPÉTIT MAGAZINE
Sample from “The Bitten Word” recipe blog
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Valentine’s Day is cel-ebrated all over the world by millions of people, but the actual holiday originated from the martyrdom of a saint.
Saint Valentine was murdered on February 14th between AD 269 and263. One of the rea-sons for his murder was thought to have been be-cause of his willingness to marry Christian couples.
“Being Christian was
not a crime back then, but not worshiping the emperor was,” said John Benson, local chaplain.
Benson said that while marrying Chris-tian couples in church was frowned upon, in his personal opinion he thinks Valentine refused to honor the emperor and that was the main reason for his murder.
Very little is known about the saint. He is buried outside of Rome, the specific location un-known. Benson said
it wasn’t until the late 1300s that peo -p le s tar t e d r e l a t i n g t h e h o l i d a y t o r o -m a n t i c a f f e c t i o n .
Many people now celebrate St. Valen-tine’s Day, not as a religious holiday, but as a way to celebrate loved ones. Valen-tine’s Day is often celebrated with the giving of chocolates, cards, and gifts show-ing affection towards one another.
A look into the history of Valentine’s Day
“ I thought that it gave off a good vibe and I
thought that the music definitely portrayed
some good emotions in it,” -Cassandra Jones
PHOTO COURTESY OF MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
