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PO Box 5315 Sioux City, Iowa 51102 Phone (712) 277-8535 Fax (712) 277-3720

Newsletter #N_C0700

KEYS TO SUCCESS

Michelle Kirkpatrick, CSR, RPR Freelance Deposition Reporter 712-277-8535

Basic Litigation Support
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The Lighter Side of Life
Recipe of the Month

Rigatoni Pasta Dish

from May 1989 Food & Wine magazine, "Easiest Pasta Sauces"
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1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper
1 can (35 oz.) Italian tomatoes, drained and chopped
1/2 cup Calamata black olives, quartered
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 bunches of arugula (or fresh spinach), trimmed and
coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
1 pound of rigatoni or gnochetti rigati
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese as accompaniment
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1..	In a large nonreactive skillet, combine oil, garlic and hot pepper. Cook over low heat until garlic is softened and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, olives, salt, and black pepper. Increase heat to moderately high and simmer until the juices thicken to form a sauce, about 10 minutes. .
2.	Meanwhile, place the arugula in a pasta serving bowl. Cook the rigatoni in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm, about 10 minutes. Drain well and toss with the arugula. Add the sauce and toss. Serve with a bowl of Parmesan cheese on the side.

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KEYS TO SUCCESS
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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE (CONTINUED)
Short Take

Then there's the old story involving the theft of some chickens:
Judge: Are you the defendant?
Defendant: Nope, I'm the guy who stole the chickens.
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Q. Doctor, as a result of your examination of the plaintiff, is the young lady pregnant?
A. The young lady is pregnant, but not as a result of
my examination.

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Q. Doctor, did you say he was shot in the woods?
A. No. I said he was shot in the lumbar region.
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Q.     You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A.      Yes.
Q.     And these stairs, did they go up also?

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Q. Have you lived in this town all your life?
A. Not yet.

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Q.     Now, Darren, remember all your responses must be
         oral. Okay?
         What school do you go to?
A.     Oral.
Q.     How old are you?
A.     Oral.
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	Michelle Kirkpatrick, CSR, RPR
	PO Box 5315, Sioux City, Iowa 51102
	(712) 277-8535 fax: (712) 277-3720

Michelle Kirkpatrick has been
a court reporter since 1986, is
a Certified Shorthand Reporter
for the state of Iowa, and is
also certified as a Registered
Professional Reporter by the
National Shorthand Reporter
Association.

Michelle Kirkpatrick

Visit me at http://Michelle.Kirkpatrick.net Michelle@Kirkpatrick.net

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