Presidential Weekly Address Assessment XI XXIV MMXI a.a, A.b, A.c, B, C, D

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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

November 24, 2011

WEEKLY ADDRESS: On Thanksgiving,Grateful for the Men and Women WhoDefend Our CountryWASHINGTON —In this week’s address, President Obama wishe d the American people a

happy Thanksgiving, giving a special thanks to the brave men and women serving overseas andthose giving back at shelters and soup kitchens in their communities during the holidays. Thosewho celebrated the first Thanksgiving persevered by drawing strength from each other, and todaywe once again come together in that spirit of unity to overcome our challenges, remainingthankful for our freedom and the blessings of family, community, and country.

The audio of the address and video of the address will be available online atwww.whitehouse.gov at 6:00 a.m. ET, Thursday, November 24, 2011.

Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly Address

Thursday, November 24, 2011The White House

From my family to yours, I’d like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will spend the day eating great food, watching a littlefootball, and reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are.

As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and people to be thankful for. But there aresome blessings we all share.

We’re especially grateful for the men and women who defend our country overseas. To all theservice members eating Thanksgiving dinner far from your families: the American people arethinking of you today. And when you come home, we intend to make sure that we serve you aswell as you’re serving America.

We’re also grateful for the Americans who are taking time out of their holiday to serve in soupkitchens and shelters, making sure their neighbors have a hot meal and a place to stay. This senseof mutual responsibility – the idea that I am my brother’s keeper; that I am my sister’s keeper –

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has always been a part of what makes our country special. And it’s one o f the reasons theThanksgiving tradition has endured.

The very first Thanksgiving was a celebration of community during a time of great hardship, andwe have followed that example ever since. Even when the fate of our union was far from certain

– during a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression – Americans drew strength from eachother. They had faith that tomorrow would be better than today.

We’re grateful that they did. As we gather around the table, we pause to remember the pilgrims,pioneers, and patriots who helped make this country what it is. They faced impossible odds, andyet somehow, they persevered. Today, it’s our turn.

I know that for many of you, this Thanksgiving is more difficult than most. But no matter howtough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chanceto determine our own destiny. The problems we face didn’t develop overnight, and we won’tsolve them overnight. But we will solve them. All it takes is for each of us to do our part.

With all the partisanship and gridlock here in Washington, it’s easy to wonder if such unity isreally possible. But think about what’s happening at this very moment: Americans from all walksof life are coming together as one people, grateful for the blessings of family, community, andcountry.

If we keep that spirit alive, if we support each other, and look out for each other, and rememberthat we’re all in this together, then I know that we too will overcome the challenges of our time.

So today, I’m than kful to serve as your President and Commander-and- Chief. I’m thankful thatmy daughters get to grow up in this great country of ours. And I’m thankful for the chance to do

my part, as together, we make tomorrow better than today.

Thanks, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.



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November 24, 2011

WEEKLY ADDRESS: On Thanksgiving,Grateful for the Men and Women WhoDefend Our Country

[ Old English þe , earlier se < Indo-European]

[ Old English hūs < Germanic]

thanks·giv·ing [thàngks gívving, thángks gìvving] ( plural thanks·giv·ings )noun 1. prayer of thanks: a prayer that offers thanks to God

2. giving of thanks: an expression or an act of giving thanks

3. public acknowledgment of divine goodness: a publicacknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness

[ Old English wimman , variant of wīfman , < wīf "woman, wife" + man"person"]

[13th century. Via French < Latin defendere "ward off" <Indo-European, "strike, kill"]



WASHINGTON —In this week’s address , President Obama wished the American people ahappy Thanksgiving, giving a special thanks to the brave men and women serving overseas andthose giving back at shelters and soup kitchens in their communities during the holidays.

Those who celebrated the first Thanksgiving persevered by drawing strength from each other,

and today we once again come together in that spirit of unity to overcome our challenges,remaining thankful for our freedom and the blessings of family, community, and country.

[14th century. Via Old French adresser < assumed Vulgar Latin addrictiare "direct to" < Latin directus (see direct)]

[ Old English w ȳ scan < Indo-European, "to desire"]

across sea: across or beyond a sea, especially in another countryThey live overseas.

adjective 1. relating to place across sea: relating to, located in, or coming from a

place beyond a seaoverseas visitors

2. traveling across sea: involving travel across a seaan overseas assignment

noun somewhere beyond sea: a place or places beyond a sea ( takes a singular verb )

come from overseas

[Late 16th century. Origin ?]

[Mid-16th century. < modern Latin Americanus < America]

Αμερική < America Word Used Since 1792 <

French Amerique < New Latin American Word,cause of Americo Vespucci a man who sailedSouth America’s Western Shores in 1501.

[Mid-16th century. < Latincelebrat- , past participle of celebrare "attend a festival" < celeber "frequented, famous"]

free·dom əm] ( plural free·doms )noun 1. ability to act freely: a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she ch ooses, without being subject to any undue

restraints or restrictions

live in freedom

religious freedom

2. release from captivity or slavery: release or rescue from being physically bound, or from being confined, enslaved, captured, or

imprisoned

3. country's right to self-rule: a country's right to rule itself, without interference from, or domination by, another country or power

4. right to act or speak freely: the right to speak or act without restriction, interference, or fear

gave them the freedom to enter without passports

5. absence of something unpleasant: the state of being unaffected by, or not subject to, something unpleasant or u nwanted

freedom from fear

6. ease of movement: the ability to move easily without being limited by something such as tight clothing or lack of space

loose clothing allowing complete freedom of movement

7. right to occupy place: the right to use or occupy a place and treat it as your own

Off-season, we had the freedom of the whole house and the beach.

8. honorary citizenship: citizenship of a town or city, together with s pecial privileges, formally awarded to somebody as an honor

was given the freedom of the city

9. frankness: openness and friendliness in speech or behavior




Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressThursday, November 24, 2011The White House

From my family to yours, I’d like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, Michelle , Malia, Sasha and I will spend the day eating great food, watching a littlefootball, and reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are.

[Early 20th century. < audio-] [Mid-20th century. < Latin videre "tosee," after audio]

on·lineor on-line adjective 1. connected via computer: attached to or available through a central computer or

computer network. See also off-line

2. directly connected to measurable process: describes an instrument or sensorthat is connected directly to a process being measured, thus obviating the need totake samples for analysis in a laboratory or elsewhere

3. U.S. ongoing: currently going on or being done

adverb while connected to computer: while connected to a central computer or computernetwork

[Late 16th century. < Frenchremarquer < marquer "to mark"]

[14th century. Via French < Latin praesident- < presentparticiple of praesidere (see preside)]

[13th century. Via French < Latin, ninth month of the Romancalendar < novem "nine"]

[14th century. < hap 1]

symbol 1. PRINTING em dash

2. PHYSICS magnetic moment

3. PHYSICS mass4. MEASUREMENTS meter 2

5. MATHEMATICS milli-

[Assumed Old English wæccan "keep watch, be awake" <Germanic]

[Late 19th century. < modern Latinmicella "small crumb" < Latin mica "grain, crumb"]

[14th century. Via French < Latinreflectere "bend back" < flectere "tobend"






As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and people to be thankful for. But there aresome blessings we all share .

We’re e specially grateful for the men and women who defend our country overseas. To all theservice members eating Thanksgiving dinner far from your families: the American people arethinking of you today .

And when you come home , we intend to make sure th at we serve you as well as you’re serving America.

[12th century. Contraction of earlierform of also]

[ Old English þing "assembly" < Germanic,"time"]

[ Old English scearu "division, portion" < Indo-European,"to cut"]

[ Old English blētsian < Germanic]

[Mid-16th century. < obsolete grate "pleasing,thankful" < Latin gratus ][13th century. < Old French cuntrée <assumed Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata "(land) lying opposite" < Latin contra "against"]

[ Old English tō dæge "(this) day"][13th century. Via Anglo-Norman andOld French < Latin populus <Etruscan]

home

n. A beginning position, such as the topleft corner of a character-based display,the left end of a line of text, cell A1 of a spreadsheet, or the top of a document.

[ Old English hām < Germanic]

[12th century. Via French servir < Latin servire < servus "slave"]

happen:tohappenor existat aparticularpoint or

time



We’ re also grateful for the Americans who are taking time out of their holiday to serve in soupkitchens and shelters, making sure their neighbors have a hot meal and a place to stay.

This sense of mutual responsibility – the idea that I am my brother’s keeper; that I am mysister’s keeper – has always been a part of what makes our country special. And it’s one of thereasons the Thanksgiving tradition has endured.

[ Old English earon < Germanic]

[Pre-12th century. <Old Norse taka ]

[ Old English hāligdæg "holy day"]

break 1

n. 1. Interruption of a program caused by the user pressingthe Break key or its equivalent. 2. Interruption of acommunications transmission that occurs when thereceiving station interrupts and takes over control of the

line or when the transmitting station prematurely haltstransmission.

break 2

vb. 1. To interrupt execution at a given spot, usually for thepurpose of debugging. See also breakpoint . 2. To cause aroutine, module, or program that had previously worked tocease working correctly.

Break key

n. A key or combination of keys used to tell a computer tohalt, or break out of, whatever it is doing. On IBM PCs andcompatibles under DOS, pressing the Pause/ Break or ScrollLock/ Break key while holding down the Ctrl key issues thebreak command (as does Ctrl-C). On Macintosh computers,the key combination that sends a break code is Command-period.

re·spon·si·bil·i·ty [ri spònss ə bíllətee] ( plural re·spon·si·bil·i·ties )noun 1. accountability: the state, fact, or position of being

accountable to somebody or for something

2. something to be responsible for: somebody orsomething for which a person or organization isresponsible

3. blame: the blame for something that hashappened

took full responsibility for the mix-up

4. authority to act: authority to make decisionsindependently

[ Old English ān < Indo-European][14th century. Via French < Latintradition- < tradere "hand over,betray" < trans- "across, over" + dare "give"]



The very first Thanksgiving was a celebration of community during a time of great hardship,

and we have followed that example ever since. Even when the fate of our union was far fromcertain – during a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression – Americans drew strength from each other.

They had faith that tomorrow would be better than today .

[13th century. Via Old French verrai < Latinverax "truthful" < verus "true"]

[14th century. Via Old French communeté < Latincommunitat- < communis "common"]

[ Old English strengþu < Germanic,"strong"]

[ Old English ǣlc < Germanic, "everalike"]

echo 1

n. In communications, a signal transmitted back to the sender thatis distinct from the original signal. Network connections can betested by sending an echo back to the main computer.

echo 2

vb. To transmit a received signal back to the sender. Computerprograms, such as MS-DOS and OS/2, can be commanded toecho input by displaying data on the screen as it is received fromthe keyboard. Data communications circuits may echo text back to the originating terminal to confirm that it has been received.

[13th century. Via Old French feid < Latin fides "trust,belief"]

[ Old English bettra < comparative of Germanic, "advantageous"]

[ Old English tō dæge "(this) day"]



We’re grateful that they did. As we gather around the table, we pause to remember the pilgrims,pioneers, and patriots who helped make this country what it is. They faced impossible odds, andyet somehow, they persevered . Today, it’s our turn.

I know that for many of you, this Thanksgiving is more difficult than most. But no matter howtough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chanceto determine our own destiny.

The problems we face didn’t develop overnight, and we won’t solve them overnight. But we willsolve them. All it takes is for each of us to do our part.

[12th century. < Old Norse þeir ]

[13th century. < a- 1 "on" + round 1,probably after Old French a la reond "inthe round, roundabout"]

[13th century. Via French < Latin facies "appearance,aspect, form, face"]

14th century. Via French < Latinerseverare "follow strictly" < perseverus very strict" < severus "serious"]

[ Old English manig < Indo-European,"many, often"]

bit

n. Short for bi nary digi t . The smallest unit of information handled by acomputer. One bit expresses a 1 or a 0 in a binary numeral, or a true or falselogical condition, and is represented physically by an element such as a highor low voltage at one point in a circuit or a small spot on a disk magnetizedone way or the other. A single bit conveys little information a human wouldconsider meaningful. A group of 8 bits, however, makes up a byte, which canbe used to represent many types of information, such as a letter of thealphabet, a decimal digit, or other character. See also ASCII , binary 1, byte .

[ Old English þancian < Indo-European]

[14th century. Via French < Latin determinare "set the limits of" < terminus "limit, boundary"]

[Mid-17th century. < French développer "unwrap" < Old French voloper "wrap"]

[15th century. < Latin solvere "loosen, dissolve"]





If we keep that spirit alive , if we support each other, and look out for each other, and rememberthat we’re all in this together , then I know that we too will overcome the challenges of our time.

So today, I’m thankful to serve as your President and Commander-and-Chief . I’m thankful thatmy daughters get to grow up in this great country of ours. And I’m thankful for the chance to domy part, as together , we make tomorrow better than today.


[ Old English cēpan "take, observe," origin ?]

connection

n. A physical link via wire, radio, fiber-opticcable, or other medium between two or morecommunications devices.

o·ver·come ər kúm] ( past o·ver·came , past participle o·ver·come , present participle o·ver·com·ing , 3rd person present singular o·ver·comes )verb 1. transitive verb conquer problem: to struggle

successfully against a difficulty or disadvantage

2. transitive verb make somebody helpless: to makesomebody incapacitated or helpless, or break downsomebody's normal self-control ( usually passive )

3. transitive and intransitive verb defeat somebody:to defeat somebody or something, especially in aconflict or competition

4. intransitive verb win despite obstacles: to win orbe successful, especially in spite of obstacles

Word Key: SynonymsSee defeat.

[ Old English tōgædere < to "to" + Germanic, "joinedtogether"]

server

n. 1. On a local area network (LAN), a computerrunning administrative software that controls accessto the network and its resources, such as printersand disk drives, and provides resources tocomputers functioning as workstations on thenetwork. 2. On the Internet or other network, acomputer or program that responds to commandsfrom a client. For example, a file server may containan archive of data or program files; when a clientsubmits a request for a file, the server transfers a

copy of the file to the client. See also client/serverarchitecture . Compare client (definition 3).

lural com·mand·ers in chief )noun supreme commander: an officer whohas supreme command of militaryforces, in the United States, thepresident

[ Old English bettra < comparativeof Germanic, "advantageous"][ Old English tōgædere

to "to" + Germanic,oined together"]

won·der·ful [wúnd ərf'l] adjective 1. outstanding: of a quality that excites admiration or amazement

2. exceedingly pleasing: suiting somebody perfectly

-won·der·ful·ly , adverb -won·der·ful·ness , noun



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November 24, 2011



WEEKLY ADDRESS: On Thanksgiving,Grateful for the Men and Women WhoDefend(er) Our Country

WASHINGTON —In this week’s address , President Obama wished the American people a

1. A computerphile; a personwho is totally engrossed inomputer technology and computerrogramming or who likes toxamine the code of operatingystems and other programs to seeow they work. 2. A person, moreommonly considered a cracker,

who uses computer expertise forlicit ends, such as by gainingccess to computer systems withoutermission and tampering withrograms and data. Also called racker.



happy Thanksgiving, giving a special thanks to the brave men and women serving overseas andthose giving back at shelters and soup kitchens in their communities during the holidays.

Those who celebrated the first Thanksgiving persevered by drawing strength from each other,and today we once again come together in that spirit of unity to overcome our challenges,remaining thankful for our freedom and the blessings of family, community, and country.




Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly AddressThursday, November 24, 2011The White House

audio

adj. Relating to frequencies within the range of perception by thehuman ear-from about 15 to 20,000 hertz (cycles per second). See

also audio response , synthesizer .







As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and people to be thankful for. But there aresome blessings we all share.



We’re especially grateful for the men and women who defend our country overseas. To all theservice members eating Thanksgiving dinner far from your families: the American people arethinking of you today .

And when you come home , we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you’re servingAmerica.

special character

n. Any character that is not alphabetic, numeric, or the spacecharacter (for example, a punctuation character). See also reserved character , wildcard character .



We’re also grateful for the Americans who are taking time out of their holiday to serve in soupkitchens and shelters , making sure their neighbors have a hot meal and a place to stay.

This sense of mutual responsibility – the idea that I am my brother’s keeper; that I am mysister’s keeper – has always been a part of what makes our country special. And it’s one of thereasons the Thanksgiving tradition has endured .

peer

n. Any of the devices on a layered communications network that operate on thesame protocol level. See also network architecture .

peer -to- peer architecture

n. A network of two or more computers that use the same program or type of program to communicate and share data. Each computer, or peer , is consideredequal in terms of responsibilities and each acts as a server to the others in thenetwork. Unlike a client/server architecture, a dedicated file server is notrequired. However, network performance is generally not as good as underclient/server, especially under heavy loads. Also called peer -to- peer network.See also peer , peer -to- peer communications , server . Compare client/serverarchitecture .



The very first Thanksgiving was a celebration of community during a time of great hardship,and we have followed that example ever since. Even when the fate of our union was far fromcertain – during a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression – Americans drew strengthfrom each other. They had faith that tomorrow would be better than today.

We’re grateful that they did . As we gather around the table, we pause to remember the pilgrims,



pioneers, and patriots who helped make this country what it is. They faced impossible odds, andyet somehow, they persevered . Today, it’s our turn.

I know that for many of you, this Thanksgiving is more difficult than most. But no matter howtough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chanceto determine our own destiny .

destination

n. The location (drive, folder, or directory) towhich a file is copied or moved. Compare source (definition 1).



The problems we face didn’t develop overnight, and we won’t solve them overnight. But wewill solve them. All it takes is for each of us to do our part .

With all the partisanship and gridlock here in Washington, it’s easy to wonder if such unity isreally possible. But think about what’s happening at this very moment: Americans from all walks

import

vb. To bring information from one system or

program into another. The system or programreceiving the data must somehow support theinternal format or structure of the data.Conventions such as the TIFF (Tagged ImageFile Format) and PICT formats (for graphicsfiles) make importing easier. See also PICT , TIFF . Compare export .



of life are coming together as one people, grateful for the blessings of family, community , andcountry.

If we keep that spirit alive, if we support each other, and look out for each other, and rememberthat we’re all in this together, then I know that we too will overcome the challenges of our time.

join

n. 1. A database table operation that creates aresultant entry in another table for each entryin the one table whose key field matches thatof an entry in the other. See also inner join . 2.A multiprocessing command that causes achild process to return control to its parent.See also child (definition 1), multiprocessing .

address 1

n. 1. A number specifying a location in memory where data is stored. Sealso absolute address , address space , physical address , virtual address . 2A name or token specifying a particular computer or site on the Internet orother network. 3. A code used to specify an e-mail destination.

address2

vb. To reference a particular storage location.



So today, I’m thankful to serve as your President and Commander-and- Chief. I’m thankful thatmy daughters get to grow up in this great country of ours. And I’m thankful for the chance to domy part, as together, we make tomorrow better than today.


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service

n. 1. A customer-based or user-oriented function, suchas technical support or network provision. 2. Inreference to programming and software, a program orroutine that provides support to other programs,particularly at a low (close to the hardware) level. 3. In networking, specialized, software-based

functionality provided by network servers-forexample, directory services that provide the network equivalent of "phone books" needed for locating usersand resources. See also utility .

Time to Live

n. A header field for a packet sentover the Internet indicating howlong the packet should be held.

Acronym: TTL. See also header (definition 2), packet (definition 1).



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November 24, 2011

WEEKLY ADDRESS: On Thanksgiving,Grateful for the Men and Women WhoDefend Our Country

WASHINGTON —In this week’s address , President Obama wished the American people ahappy Thanksgiving, giving a special thanks to the brave men and women serving overseas andthose giving back at shelters and soup kitchens in their communities during the holidays. Thosewho celebrated the first Thanksgiving persevered by drawing strength from each other, and

After looting the city of its gold, silver, and brass, the Hebrewsburned it. Joshua pronounced a curse on the site, predicting thedeath of the firstborn of whoever would rebuild a city there. Thefulfillment of that prophecy came in the time of Israel’s King Ahab,more than 500 years later, when reconstruction took place under thedirection of Hiel of nearby Bethel. Only Rahab and her familysurvived the onslaught, as previously promised. Excavations carriedout by an Italian team in 1996 found that a section of the north walldid not fall as did the rest of the city walls; perhaps that was whereRahab lived.



today we once again come together in that spirit of unity to overcome our challenges, remainingthankful for our freedom and the blessings of family, community, and country .


Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly AddressThursday, November 24, 2011The White House







As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and people to be thankful for. But there aresome blessings we all share .



We’re especially grateful for the men and women who defend our country overseas. To all theservice members eating Thanksgiving dinner far from your families: the American people arethinking of you today .

And when you come home , we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you’re servingAmerica.

ت ث ح ن خ ع ر ا ك 1999ا م 1 ب ف ، أ د ل و ج ي أ ء أ ...ش



We’re also grateful for the Americans who are taking time out of their holiday to serve in soup

kitchens and shelters, making sure their neighbors have a hot meal and a place to stay. This senseof mutual responsibility – the idea that I am my brother’s keeper; that I am my sister’s keeper – has alway s been a part of what makes our country special. And it’s one of the reasons theThanksgiving tradition has endured.

The very first Thanksgiving was a celebration of community during a time of great hardship, andwe have followed that example ever since. Even when the fate of our union was far from certain

– during a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression – Americans drew strength from each

other. They had faith that tomorrow would be better than today.

We’re grateful that they did . As we gather around the table, we pause to remember the pilgrims,pioneers, and patriots who helped make this country what it is. They faced impossible odds, andyet somehow, they persevered . Today, it’s our turn.



I know that for many of you, this Thanksgiving is more difficult than most. But no matter howtough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chanceto determine our own destiny. The problems we face didn’t develop overnight, and we won’tsolve them overnight. But we will solve them. All it takes is for each of us to do our part.

With all the partisanship and gridlock here in Washington, it’s easy to wonder if such unity isreally possible. But think about what’s happening at this very moment: Americans from all walksof life are coming together as one people , grateful for the blessings of family, community, andcountry.

When he arrived there, he sends information to the rest of the legions, and ga thers

all his army into one place before intelligence of his arrival could be announced to

the Arverni. Vercingetorix, on hearing this circumstance, leads back his army into the

country of the Bituriges; and after marching from it to Gergovia, a town of the Boii,whom Caesar had settled there after defeating them in the Helvetian war, and had

rendered tributary to the Aedui, he determined to attack it.



If we keep that spirit alive, if we support each other, and look out for each other, and rememberthat we’re all in this together, then I know that we t oo will overcome the challenges of our time.

So today, I’m thankful to serve as your President and Commander-and- Chief. I’m thankful thatmy daughters get to grow up in this great country of ours. And I’m thankful for the chance to domy part, as together, we make tomorrow better than today .


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