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Tuesday, June 5, 2001 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
Quigley: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I have two announcements this afternoon, and would then be glad to take your questions. First, an update on the secretary's travel. Yesterday, he reported that he had good meetings with the Turkish military, the Turkish minister of Defense and the prime minister, and a transcript has been posted, I believe, from a readout from his meetings with those individuals. And later yesterday he met with U.S. and coalition troops at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, where they are engaged in Operation Northern Watch.
Today he started out in Kiev, Ukraine, meeting with the Ukrainian minister of Defense, General Kuzmuk, and Ukrainian President Kuchma. And this afternoon he then traveled to Macedonia and met briefly with the Macedonian minister of Defense, visited troops assigned there in Skopje, then went on to Camp Bondsteel to meet with U.S. KFOR troops. Tomorrow, he'll be in Greece for bilateral meetings with the Greek minister of National Defense, and the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerials, and then moves on to Brussels for several meetings there.
Second, the fourth annual Department of Defense Electronic Commerce Day will be held two days this week, Wednesday and Thursday, June 6th and 7th. That will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria. This is co-sponsored by DLA's Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office and the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association. The event will focus on the growing use of electronic commerce technologies within DoD. A media availability is set for Thursday, June 7th, at 9:45 and we'll have a press advisory with more details on that later today.
Also on Wednesday, June 6th, tomorrow, at 10:30 in the morning, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Pete Aldridge will be the keynote speaker at the National Press Club for a defense acquisition reform conference. Mr. Aldridge will address the issue of acquisition reform in the next four years, as well as his five goals for acquisition, technology and logistics. [ Press advisory ]
With that, I'll take your questions.
Q: Do you have any word on the missing sailor in the Philippines? Have they found him, or do they know what happened?
Quigley: No, they have not found the missing Navy member.
Just to kind of recap for everyone what we know on that, there are three U.S. Navy ships in port -- the Philippines -- to take part in an exercise called CARAT. This is an exercise involving a series of bilateral exercises, small, bilateral exercises linked together to form the overall exercise that we call CARAT.
Crew members from those ships were on authorized liberty and had chosen to take a tour, arranged for by embassy personnel, which is the standard practice, a hiking tour up Mount Pinatubo near the former Clark Air Base north of where the ships are at anchor and tied up. On the way back down from the hike to the summit, the group was fired upon by eight armed men, and of the five Navy people that were in the group, four were accounted for, were in the main body, if you will, of the group, and all returned safely to the base of Mount Pinatubo and elsewhere. The fifth person remains missing. He had been lagging behind the group, as I understand it, and has not been seen since the incident.
It's dark in the Philippines now. They are exactly 12 hours difference from us, so it's something in the neighborhood of 1:30 in the morning local time there. The intentions of the Philippine military are to mount a first light -- so that would be in, say, four or five hours from now -- search using, initially, 100 members of the Philippine military, possibly some air assets as well, helicopter assets, to begin a search for the person. We have no reason to suspect that he was taken prisoner, but you certainly can't rule that out. And we're going to do -- work very closely with the Philippine military and try our very best to find him.
Q: And who is he? Can you identify him?
Quigley: No, I can't. Family notifications have not yet been made.
Q: Can you just give us his rank or --
Quigley: No, I can't. No hints, I'm sorry. That's not fair to the families.
Q: What time?
Quigley: Noon local time on the 5th of June. So midnight our time.
Q: Can you confirm it was a guerrilla -- Communist guerrilla group?
Quigley: They identified themselves as members of the NPA, yes.
Q: How did they identify themselves?
Quigley: Verbally --
Q: They shot -- (off mike) -- who we were?
Quigley: I don't know, John. The embassy folks in the -- my understanding is that communication was verbal, but I don't know the exact words that were chosen.
Q: You say you assume that -- or there's no reason to believe that he is a hostage. Wouldn't that have been the intent of these guerrillas, to try to grab one or two of these Americans?
Quigley: Well, it does not appear that way. The motivation was such that there was no robbery; there were no threats. The Philippine military people that were in concert with the American Navy people negotiated with the NPA members and worked to safely secure the four of them to return the rest of the way down Mount Pinatubo.
Q: So --
Q: Is it correct that all the Navy people were in civilian clothing?
Quigley: I don't know that, although that would be typically true.
Q: If I understand this, they had a firefight for almost an hour, and the intent was not to rob them and not to create hostages; they were just having a chicken shoot. What were they doing?
Quigley: I can't explain their motivations, John. I don't know.
Q: Admiral?
Q: Craig?
Quigley: Yeah?
Q: One account is that the armed men actually took the whole party sort of hostage for a brief time, and then the Philippine military escorts surrendered their weapons in order to get the whole party out of there, basically. Is that not your understanding?
Quigley: That's not my take on it, Chris, although I'm sure our knowledge is not perfect of the details surrounding that incident.
Q: So you do not believe that the Americans were taken hostage at any point?
Quigley: No, I do not believe that was ever the circumstance.
Q: Craig, what's the justification for these guys going out on a tour group with armed escorts? I mean, how did that come about? And is this something that occurs in the Philippines on a regular basis or anywhere else around the world -- that our soldiers and sailors go out with armed escorts?
Quigley: Well, it's my understanding that this is a very popular activity for tourists to undertake, is the climb up Mount Pinatubo and back down. And there has never been an incident of this type before. I don't know the history of the use of armed escorts to accompany tour groups. I just don't know that. The embassy might.
But this was something that had been worked very closely with the American embassy there, and it had never been an incident of this sort before.
Q: Has liberty been cancelled or altered for U.S. troops still --
Quigley: It has now, yes. There was a very carefully structured liberty program before the ships pulled into port for the CARAT exercise, worked out with Navy Criminal Investigative Service and the U.S. Embassy personnel, assessing all known risks and threats to American military personnel. There was a very structured liberty program that was put in place with liberty expiration for all hands at midnight locally. But again, this was daylight hours, a very popular tourist spot. For now, liberty has been curtailed.
Q: How many ships?
Quigley: Well, it's two guided-missile frigates and an amphibious vessel. You'd have about 175, I believe, on the two guided-missile frigates, so that's 350. You probably have 300, 400 more, I would guess, maybe 250, John, on the amphibious vessel, plus some number of Marines that were onboard the amphibious vessel as part of the CARAT exercise. So, round figures -- the Navy could provide you far better details -- but I would guess somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 or so. [Correction: more than 1,100 -- including embarked Marines -- are aboard the three ships.]
Q: Admiral, just to go back a minute to make sure I understand, does "curtailed" in fact mean cancelled?
Quigley: Yes, correct.
Q: And my other question is, given the continuing emphasis all the time here on force protection, how is it acceptable that U.S. military personnel would be permitted to go on a liberty activity that was dangerous enough to require armed escorts?
Quigley: Well, you take a look at the overall threat condition in the country, you work very closely with those that are tasked with keeping their finger on the pulse of threats to America citizens and American military members, and you make a judgment call as to whether or not a considered activity is appropriate for use. In this case, the answer was yes based on, I suspect, a strong historical database of no incidents that were ever recorded on this particular activity. But in this case there was indeed.
Q: Weren't assets from the Pacific Fleet being used earlier this week to assist Philippine forces in trying to track down other hostage takers on another Philippine island, that had grabbed Americans on another Philippine Island?
Quigley: Well, first let me make a very clear distinction between this incident and the ongoing hostage situation down in the southern islands in the Philippine archipelago.
And I -- as far as specific DoD assets that were in use on that, I can't get into any details on that, John. I'm7 sorry.
Q: But the point is you were participating in another hostage-taking situation where Americans were taken hostage on another island in the Philippines like three days ago.
Quigley: I did not say that.
Q: Were other Americans taken hostage in the Philippines on another island several days ago?
Quigley: Oh, yes. Absolutely.
Q: And what you're not acknowledging is that the U.S. military assets have assisted the Filipinos in any way in chasing that --
Quigley: Correct. Mm-hmm.
Q: A minute ago you mentioned that these tours are fairly routine. Do you know if it's routine to have armed escorts? And also related, can you tell us what the threat condition is in the Philippines now or was before this occurred? Was it Alpha, Bravo?
Quigley: No to both questions. I do not have a historical -- other than the one data point that this has not happened before in anyone's recollection there locally, but I do not know on the typical use of armed escorts to tour groups hiking up the side of Mount Pinatubo. I just don't know that. And I will not get into the threat condition in the Philippines or elsewhere.
Quigley: Lisa?
Q: Were -- was the group only military, or were there other random tourists of different nationalities in there? And also -- well, I'll just ask that question first.
Quigley: No. It was a hundred percent Navy.
Q: And what would be the -- how would word get out? Were these tours regularly scheduled? How could somebody know that these people were going up the mountain?
Quigley: When a ship or ships pull into a foreign port we work very closely with the defense attache's office in the embassy there or the local consulate or what have you to arrange for a variety of activities for crew members. And these are frequently tours to popular tourist spots that are somewhere within a reasonable distance of where the ships are tied up. And the embassy will offer a variety of tours through locally recognized package tour companies and the like that they have had a good track record with and have had -- received fair treatment from the owners of the companies and what have you. You do that in concert with the assessment of the threat and other conditions that could have an external effect on the package tours that you put together.
Yes, Brenda.
Q: You say you have no reason to believe that the missing sailor was taken hostage, is that what I heard you say?
Quigley: Mm-hm. (Affirmation.)
Q: Could you explain what the normal indications would be, that you haven't seen, that he's been taken hostage, and do you have any evidence that he was shot?
Quigley: A visual. I mean, the fact that you would see him in company with some of the NPA members in this case, and that simply was not the case. He was physically separate from the group and was not with the group, and as soon as some of the shooting started, he was not seen at that point, but he was in a different location than where the NPA members were. And so in the absence of a visual confirmation that he was in company with them, or was being held by them in some way, that is our working assumption -- but it's just that.
Q: Was the shooting intentioned to kill and, therefore, have you good reason to be worried about the safety of this one?
Quigley: Again, I do not know the motivation of the NPA members that fired the shots.
Q: Did General Shelton postpone his visit to India? Indian officials have signed a worth -- more than $10 billion worth of military equipment, or deals, with Russia. And the Indian officials are, Defense officials, are in Moscow. Now he is planning to leave in July. Do you think this will affect, now or later, his visit as far as U.S.-India military-to-military relations --
Quigley: No, I don't think so. I mean, the reason for his postponement in the first place was to be here as part of the ongoing discussions on the Quadrennial Defense Review last week, and it's simply a rescheduling. The purpose of the talks, to discuss a wide variety of issues, remains valid. In the absence of another reason, such as the important meetings last week, I'm sure the trip will go on as planned.
Q: But as far as the deal that India made, or signed, with Russia, over $10 billion or more, any comments on that part?
Quigley: No. I mean, that may be very well one of the topics that General Shelton discusses with Indian officials there, but no, not -- the specific answer to your question would be no.
Q: And another thing, just to follow up, for the first time, Indian defense ministry has opened its door for the private investors that want to invest now in defense. Do you see any investment from the U.S. in the Indian defense?
Quigley: I didn't know that. I didn't know that the Indian military had done that.
And I -- that's a new topic to me. I have no details. I can't offer you an informed view on that, I'm sorry.
Q: Craig, while in Turkey yesterday, the secretary was talking about the threat to coalition pilots from Iraq toward the northern and southern no-fly zones. And he hinted -- really not hinted, talked about the fact that China is providing Iraq with weapons capabilities. Has the Pentagon seen any increase or anything of China transporting any technologies to Iraq, particularly since we bombed the radar sites and other command facilities in February?
Quigley: I don't think so, although it's an area that remains of concern to us, and we'll continue to monitor as carefully as we can over time.
Q: Well, was the secretary talking about any particular incident that prompted him to mention China specifically yesterday?
Quigley: I didn't have a chance to talk to him or Ms. Clarke about the origin of his remarks. My reading of that was he was referring back to the incidents in February, but that's just a guess on my part.
Q: And since that February bombing, has the Pentagon seen any increase in capabilities of Iraqi anti-aircraft sites, particularly those that were hit or really actually not hit that closely in February?
Quigley: Well, if you go back to the purpose of us doing the strike on February 16th, it was to mitigate the improvement in the coordination capability for the air defense picture that we had seen the Iraqi integrated air defense forces in Southern Watch in southern Iraq accomplish over the past few weeks prior to the strike. After the strike, as we had anticipated, we saw some rebuilding and replacement of some of the damaged equipment. But to date, they have not achieved the level of integration and proficiency that they had arrived at prior to the strike.
Q: So they're at lower capability than they were at February 16th?
Quigley: Prior to February 16th, yes, sir.
Now, we harbor no illusions that anything that is damaged can be replaced or reconstituted or certainly repaired. But so far, we have not seen a level of coordination and capability regenerated to equal that that you saw in the 16th of February. We're very heartened by that.
Q: Have you seen Chinese workers laying various types of communications, cables that you had seen before?
Quigley: I don't know.
Q: No fiber optics?
Quigley: Hunter?
Q: Just a question about the state of play now on the QDR and the progress on the various posture reviews, and so forth, that are ongoing. Can you give us any details to date about the progress on those things?
Now that the supplemental request has been sent up, what's going on there behind the scenes?
Quigley: Well, they're kind of two separate events. But let me answer the first part of the question on a stand-alone basis, on the Quadrennial Defense Review. The series of meetings that were held last week, Tuesday through Saturday -- Tuesday through Friday with the service chiefs, the chairmen, the vice chairmen, and then adding on Saturday the unified commanders -- were a very, very productive series of five meetings. One-and-a-half to two-and-a-half hours a day during that period of time, longer on Saturday, to hammer out a set of terms of reference for the QDR. This will result in specific guidance being given by the secretary to the services and to the chairman as they prepare to start the effort on the Quadrennial Defense Review in specifics. And this will be their specific tasking as to what they are to look for and how they are to approach the Quadrennial Defense Review.
So that was largely achieved. Working on a draft of those terms of reference now. And again, that will be considered by all attendees at those meeting and then ultimately provided to the services and the chairmen as their guidance as they prepare to carry on with the QDR.
Q: Any word yet on when the EP-3 is coming home?
Quigley: No. I just checked on that just before coming down to the briefing room. The talks are very productive. We're very hopeful that we're close. But they are continuing, Toby, in Beijing between the four persons of the assessment team and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese military authorities as well. So we hope to have something very specific and positive to announce soon, but we're not quite there.
Q: Can we go back to --
Quigley: Dale.
Q: -- the QDR for a minute?
Quigley: Sure.
Q: Could you -- I'm having a little trouble understanding what you mean by terms of reference. Can you give us an example of what you're talking about here?
Quigley: Trying to help the service chiefs and the chairman bound the problem as to what issues they should focus their attentions on as we do the Quadrennial Defense Review.
You don't just say, "Go out there and do good analysis, and I hope you come up with great answers." That's just not fair. That's not the way to go. This is an attempt to bound the problem and provide them areas of focus that they should be centering their attention on as they proceed through the analysis of the QDR.
Q: Among the recent studies that have been launched, there's a major shipbuilding review --
Quigley: Right.
Q: -- where the DoD has decided to take a close look at the entire 30-year Navy shipbuilding plan. Can you provide any more detail about the composition of the review panel that will be looking at that, when those results are expected to be finished? And given the fact that they're supposed to feed into this QDR building process, was there some specific guidance to the Navy as regards shipbuilding coming out of this series of meetings last week?
Quigley: I believe the time frame for the desired product is around 45 days (sic) [preliminary findings are due within 30 days]. And if you -- again, to accomplish the time phasing that you need to feed into the Quadrennial Defense Review, you need to have a fairly good understanding, although not yet complete -- but a fairly mature understanding of some of the findings of your Quadrennial Defense Review by around a late July time frame, so that you can make some defense planning guidance decisions, as well as some decisions on areas of focus as you start the '03 budget bill.
So in order to have that shipbuilding study feed into those major efforts, you've got to have your findings at about the same time, so you fold that in as well.
Yes, sir?
Q: Back to the EP-3. Is it fair to say that DoD is still hoping to fly the airplane off the island, or is that, as a practical matter, off the table --
Quigley: No, that's -- that is not the focus of the discussions with the Chinese authorities. Our discussions now are the particulars of disassembly of the aircraft and loading it onto large cargo aircraft, the Antonov-124 series, to fly the large subassemblies off of Hainan Island.
Q: Craig, Senator Thompson is out with a report today called "Government on the Brink," which looks across the whole government and management and finds a lot of --
Quigley: What's the name of it again? I'm sorry.
Q: It's called "Government on the Brink."
Quigley: Okay.
Q: It has a large section on the Defense Department, and it raises a lot of things that we've heard before -- basically, about how the -- there is no good unified accounting system for the Defense Department, and you just -- it's so complicated, you just can't keep track of anything.
And there's all the horror stories, you lost this, you lost that, blah blah blah. And the previous administration didn't seem to take this too seriously and essentially said, you know, this is not a business, we cannot account -- we cannot have accounting practices like a business. How does this administration view that problem?
Quigley: Well, I have not seen Senator Thompson's report. But on the topic that the report is apparently centered on, Secretary Rumsfeld has been very strong in his goal on this. I mean, this was one of the studies that he specifically formed early on in his tenure here to help shape his thinking on the financial management and accounting practices of the department. He feels very strongly that we can do a heck of a lot better than we have in the past. So I'm pretty sure that he would share Senator Thompson's enthusiasm for making big improvements in the way that DOD is accountable for its financial house.
Q: Thank you. That's --
Q: There were some figures released last week on the numbers of discharges of gays last year from the services. It showed a fairly marked uptick. Have you got any insight on why that occurred?
Quigley: Well, I think you saw the largest increase numbers-wise being in the Army. I don't think I'm surprised by that because the Army is the largest service. But as a percentage of the force and as a percentage of discharges the numbers have remained remarkably constant for three years in a row now. I think overall the numbers were up a couple of hundred or something like that.
The statistics and the back-up, if you will, for those statistics is held by the services. We compile them; we put them out in a single release on an annual basis. But the specific rationale and the details behind those figures, I'd have to steer you to the services, Vince. I'm sorry.
Q: And so the fact that the Army went up about 200 where the other services -- the Air Force went down a little and the other services just went up marginally, that didn't raise any eyebrows and cause anybody to ask the Army why?
Quigley: I don't think that we have the -- again, as a percentage, if you look at that as the percentage of total discharges of the force, you see a pretty flat line for the past three years. And 200 out of a force of 1.4 million -- I don't know how many discharges there were from the services as a whole for all reasons last year -- you do see some number fluctuations up and down for a variety of reasons over time.
I don't think the increase in any service was so striking as to cause a DoD-level review, no.
Q: I'm sorry if I missed this, but can you confirm that Richard Perle has been appointed head of a panel by Secretary Rumsfeld?
Quigley: I saw the reporting on that yesterday, but I have not seen that. I have not been able to find a confirmation of that. I can't tell you it's wrong, either, but I have not been able to find any confirmation of that.
Q: Secretary Rumsfeld has made some remarks that seem to indicate that he's loosening up on the mil-to-mil relations with China. Can you tell us whether any specific military-to-military activities have been scheduled with China?
Quigley: Let me take that. I don't know of any that are near-term. They usually take quite a few weeks or sometimes months to put all the moving parts together, but let me see what we can find for you, particularly in the near term. [Secretary Rumsfeld has been reviewing activities on a case-by-case basis. He has recently approved several Pacific Command multilateral programs. The next event is June 17-19 in Mongolia where the Pacific Command Center of Excellence for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance will participate in a seminar on Northeast Asia peace operations. The People's Republic of China has been invited to participate as well.]
The policy remains in place of there being individual case-by-case-based reviews of every proposal that's put forward.
Q: Craig, going back to the discharges that we were talking about, one thing that was very striking about the discharges was that a large number of them -- I can't remember; several hundred, I think -- came from a single Army base, Fort Campbell, where there was the murder last year. Do you -- are you confident that the atmosphere at Fort Campbell -- this was a rather dramatic centering of all these discharges in one place -- are you confident that the atmosphere at Fort Campbell is now normal?
Quigley: Well, if you recall, the DoD inspector general did a command climate assessment at Fort Campbell -- I don't remember how many months ago; six, eight months ago, last fall, perhaps -- and found there not to be an anti-homosexual behavior or command climate at Fort Campbell. The DoD inspector general is not known to be, you know, a -- he's known to be a very impartial person and calls them as he sees them. So I have great confidence in that assessment as being a very accurate snapshot of the command climate there. [ DoD IG report ] [ See also the Army IG report ]
But again, the specifics of the Army -- I mean, there's conduct, there's self-admission, there's a variety of reasons for the numbers in any given service to be as they are, and I don't have those details with me. I'd need to steer you to the services on those.
Q: Has this administration reviewed its policy at all towards gays in the military, "don't ask, don't tell"? Is it planning any review? There was an outstanding issue, as I recall, with Secretary Cohen that was not fully buttoned up before he left office and it was left hanging, and that had to do with implementation of some of the recommendations that had been made by a review panel. Is there any activity of any kind from the new civilian leadership on that issue in this building?
Quigley: I have heard Candidate Bush and President Bush and now Secretary Rumsfeld as saying that they have no intention of revising or seeking a review of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Q: It was reported earlier today that the Russians have made an advance payment to the firm that is going to be raising the Kursk. As that situation draws nearer, does DoD have a particular interest in watching that procedure and getting any kind of information that they can on --
Quigley: Oh, I think we'll be watching with interest, because it's going to be a heck of an engineering project to raise such a large vessel from the bottom; but beyond that, it is strictly a matter under Russian purview.
Q: Now President Bush has extended NTR [normal trade relations], special status for China, for another year, do you think that can go beyond business or trade to the Pentagon? I mean, maybe -- (inaudible) -- also military-to-military relationship in a different way because of the president's NTR?
Quigley: I think the secretary is still taking a very cautious approach to the mil-to-mil relationship with China. As you saw from his remarks yesterday when he was in Turkey, there are some instances, and we'll see what we can do on trying to get of those, that have indeed been approved, but it's still not business as usual and he's still taking a very cautious approach. Trying to predict where we might be with that program six months or nine months or a year from now is anybody's guess, and I just don't think we'd be very accurate in such a prediction.
Q: And if after EP-3 comes home safely, the way you want at this moment, relations will change?
Quigley: Well, I think that's certainly an element of it, but it's not the only issue that's on the table, and it's certainly not the only issue that will drive the review process and the case-by-case analysis of proposed mil-to-mil exchanges. The secretary has said, you know, two of the things he's looking for is some sense of rough equivalency between exchanges between the two nations and a sense of value and comparable value to both nations. So these are the issues that are always going to be in his mind as he compares and balances the proposals on the table. But, boy, who knows what issues, additional issues might be on the table in the future. That's a hard one to call.
Yes, ma'am.
Q: Do you have any scheduled U.S. and South Korea defense minister talks?
Quigley: Do I have any scheduled?
Q: Yes.
Quigley: I don't know if we have a current schedule. Not that I have heard discussed recently. Let me take that and see if we have any near term scheduled. [Yes. Defense Minister Kim Dong-Shin will be meeting here with Secretary Rumsfeld on June 21st.]
Q: Thank you.
Q: Japan apparently is preparing a proposal wherein the United States, Korea, South Korea and Japan would band together to buy missiles from North Korea and then destroy them. Have you guys talked about this at all? Is it an interesting idea to the United States?
Quigley: I don't know if there's been discussions at the government-to-government level on that. Certainly nothing that's come to the point of maturity where it's an offer that's on the table. I think I would wait for that if that ever should materialize.
Q: So you don't know if it's a good idea or bad idea?
Quigley: We'll wait for the concrete proposals to be developed, if indeed there are any.
Q: According to North Korean newspaper, Rodong Shinmun, said today that the nuclear weapon is being developed again. So what is the U.S. reaction to --
Quigley: Would you repeat that question, please? I'm sorry.
Q: North Korean newspaper today they say the nuclear development is restarting again. So how do you react?
Quigley: Nuclear development, you're saying, in North Korea?
Q: Nuclear weapon.
Quigley: We would hope that that would not be true. I mean, that's the very simple answer to your question. There are better options available to the North Korean government, and we'd hope they would choose otherwise.


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In each myvenues-London e-newsletter, therell be a special recipe provided by a top chef from one of the groups member venues. This tempter is from the Cinnamon Clubs Vivek Singh.
Dry spice crusted sea bream wrapped in banana leaf
This method of coating fish with intense spice mixes and cooking in banana leaf is a traditional method of cooking is Kerala. The leaf protects the spices from getting burnt and seals the flavours inside keeping the fish moist. The charred leaf is then discarded before serving.
Serves 4
4 fillets sea bream, medium sized, scaled and pin-boned
½ teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon salt
Juice of ½ a lime
4 nos. banana leaf cut into 10-12 inch squares
1 tablespoon vegetable or corn oil
For the spice crust
4 shallots, peeled
4 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
10 peppercorns
20 curry leaves, finely shredded
2 tablespoons vegetable or corn oil
1 ½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoon white vinegar
For the chutney
3 green mangoes, peeled, deseeded and cut into dices
1 cup fresh grated coconut
1 shallot, sliced
1 garlic clove
2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ tsp sugar
3 tablespoon water
Marinate the sea bream with red chilli powder, salt and lime juice and set aside for 30 minutes.
For the spice crust, pound the shallots, garlic and peppercorns together to a coarse paste. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Heat the banana leaves on a hot pan or in the microwave until they are soft and pliable. Cover the bream fillets with the spice crust and wrap them one by one with the banana leaves and keep aside.
For the chutney, put the all the ingredients in a food processor and blend to a smooth paste, adding a little water if required.
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a heavy bottomed frying pan. Place the bream fillets wrapped in banana leaves. Cover and cook on both sides on low heat for about 3-5 minutes each side. Remove the leaf and serve with the green mango and coconut chutney.
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Police Notes, January 31, 2013
Woman sustains injuries in two-vehicle wreck
BOSTIC — One woman sustained injures in a two-vehicle accident at 3:50 p.m.Tuesday.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Pearl Barnette of Union Mills, was driving a 2009 Ford west on Andrew Mills Road and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Bostic Sunshine Highway. She struck the 2005 Madza driven by Steven Michael Gelband of Roebuck, S.C. that was traveling south on Bostic-Sunshine Highway. Barnette was charged with failure to yield. She also sustained injuries.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol and Bostic Fire Department responded to the accident.
911 Calls
Rutherford County Sheriff's Dept. responded to 165 calls on Tuesday; Forest City police had 72 calls; Rutherfordton police had 32 calls; Spindale was dispatched to 28 police calls and Lake Lure had 12 calls; Rutherford County EMS responded to 42 calls and Rescue had 33 calls.
Fire Calls
Bostic firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday; Forest City reponded to a smoke reort; Lake Lure and SDO firefighters were dispatched to industrial fire alarm; Lake Lure also had a smoke report call.
Megan Leann Acey, 24, Iverson Road in Ellenboro, charged with assault and battery; $500 bond.
Rebecca Sue Bailey, 39, South Pearidge in Mooresboro was charged with misdemeanor larceny and second degree trespass; $1,000 bond.
Melissa Jean Bergmann, 27, Hill Road in Spartanburg was charged with obtaining controlled substance by fraud/forgery and obtaining controlled substance by fraud; $1,500 bond.
Steven Bryan Cavender, 25, Flat Broke Lane in Union Mills, was charged with larceny of motor fuel; two counts driving while license revoked, possession drug parahernalia; $4,000 bond.
Florence Phillip Guarisma, 35, Leon Road in Ellenboro, was charged with consume malt beverage off premises permit; solicit alms/beg money and resisting public officer; $500 bond.
Devonte Hakeem Duffy, 23, Alburn Lane in Bostic was charged with resisting public officer; $1,000 bond.
David Kenneth Fowler, 22, Black Oak Drive in Rutherfordton, was charged with two counts breaking, entering motor vehicle; two counts misdemeanor larceny; $10,000 bond.
Vincent Irie Hamrick, 54, North Hillside Street in Rutherfordton, was charged with misdemeanor larceny; cash bond.
Lisa Estell Lawter, 46, Rock Road in Rutherfordton was charged with misdemeanor larceny; $1,000.
Myra Lynn Ledford, 52, Poors Ford Road in Rutherfordton, resisting public officer; $500 bond.
Michael Ray Moore, 31, Frady Street in Rutherfordton, charged with felony probation violation; $20,000 bond.
Michael Rodriguez, 24, Bridges Farm Road in Forest City, charged with interfere with utility meter; $500 bond.
Sandra Ray Williams, 39, Thompson Road in Rutherfordton was charged with assault and battery and communicating threats; $500 unsecured bond.
Gloria Sanchez of Forest City reported an incident of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Maxine Blanton reported a breaking, entering into a motor vehicle and larceny.
Ernest Pack reported a larceny from the Carolina House.
Joe Davis of Chesnee reported a larceny and trespassing.
Alton Burns of Mooresboro reported a breaking and entering.
Chassidy Roper of Bostic reported receiving counterfeit money.
Cheryl Rodriguez of Rutherfordton reported identity theft.
Oak Valley Hardwood of Bostic reported a breaking, entering and larceny.
Stephen Bishop of Mooresboro reported a breaking, entering and vandalism.


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Helenius, who has two caps for his country, scored 16 goals in 33 league games last season after netting 14 times in 2011/12.
The striker was voted Denmark's Player of the Year on UEFA's website, and is expected to fly in for a medical at Villa Park once the two clubs agree a fee. That is something that the player clearly wishes to happen.
"I hope that AaB will show enough cooperation and not demand too much money for me," Helenius told Nordjyske.
"The market is not ready for big transfers at the moment.
"I have already secured the club a lot of money through my goals, and I am on my first professional contract. So I am not making an awful lot of money."
Aston Villa have already added to their squad this summer, with Aleksander Tonev arriving from Lech Poznan for around €3million.


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As well as being the country's No.1 business energy supplier SSE Airtricity is now Northern Ireland's No.1 gas and No.2 domestic electricity supplier. Earlier this year SSE Airtricity became the first competitive entrant into the Ten Towns Gas Supply Network.
SSE Airtricity is powered by SSE including renewable energy from Northern Ireland's largest wind generation portfolio. The company operates wind farms in Northern Ireland generating around 80MW of green energy, making it the country's No.1 renewable energy generator. Since entering Northern Ireland's energy market in 2008, SSE has invested almost £400million into Northern Ireland.
SSE is the broadest-based energy utility in the UK, with interests and experience in electricity and gas production, distribution, supply and services. The Top 40 FTSE-listed company has over 11,000MW of electricity generation, distributes electricity to 3.5 million homes and businesses and supplies electricity, gas and related services to around 10 million customers.
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3 hurt in Arizona prison brawl remain in hospital
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Department of Corrections said three inmates remained hospitalized after being injured in a fight between dozens of inmates at a state prison in Buckeye.
Meanwhile, the 1,100-inmate Stiner unit of the Lewis prison complex remains on lockdown as a result of the disturbance Thursday, with no visitation allowed through at least the weekend.
Ten inmates were initially hospitalized, but department spokesman Doug Nick said seven have been released. Nick also says the one inmate who was in critical condition has been upgraded.
Nick said the department's investigation continues but that authorities believe the fight resulted from racial tension between Hispanic and African-American inmates.


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Bethlehem, Pa., April 3, 2007—The Moravian College Accounting Club will recognize three outstanding alumni during the annual awards dinner on Sunday, April 15, in the Haupert Union Building (HUB). Ray S. Bishop '81 and Randal R. Dietz '78 will be honored with the Pinnacle Award, given yearly to one or two business or accounting alumni who have achieved outstanding business success. The club will also recognize Robert Thear '98 with the Young Accounting Alumni Award.
Bishop is president of Bishop Photo, a company that provides photography services to youth sports leagues. Offices range from Massachusetts to Florida. Upon graduation from Moravian, Bishop earned a Master of Business Administration from Seton Hall University.
Dietz is the managing director of Buckno Lisicky & Company, where he has worked since his graduation from Moravian. He became a shareholder in 1986. Dietz was head of the technology department during the firm's transition to the cutting-edge technology it now uses to service clients. Other duties include supervising the implementation and administration of computer resources, providing clients with computer-related management consulting services, and advising audits, reviews, compilations, and tax matters. Dietz is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of Public Accountants (of which he is a past president), and the Estate Planning Council of the Lehigh Valley.
Thear is employed by Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, where he is a C.P.A. and staff internal auditor. He served also on Moravian's Young Alumni Board, of which he is a past president.
The Accounting Club will also honor outstanding accounting majors with awards and scholarships. The Lucas Accounting Award recognizes outstanding junior accounting majors. Receiving the award are Rebecca Angstadt '08, Hamburg, Pa.; Sara Atkins '08, Greensburg, Pa.; James Azar '08, Bethlehem, Pa.; and Timothy Pagano '08, Cherry Hill, N.J. Senior Margo Kokolus, Easton, Pa., will be awarded the Institute of Internal Auditors Outstanding Senior Award. The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Senior Award will go to Emily Miller, Whitehall, Pa. Alison Whalen, Huntingdon, Pa., will receive the Institute of Management Accountants Outstanding Senior Award and the Becker CPA Review Scholarship.
The festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a reception in the Haupert Union Building Pavilion. Dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. The HUB Pavilion is located at the corner of Monocacy and Locust Streets in Bethlehem.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, it is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college. Visit the Web site at www.moravian.edu.


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There was a collision in the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Trophy at the climax of Race 2. Thomas Quigley, son of 1996 Giltinan Championship-winning skipper and Class Measurer Stephen Quigley, was on hand to catch the action as it unfolded on Sydney Harbour on Sunday.
Collision in Race 2 - JJ Giltinan Championship 2013
The budding young photographer was on the Australian 18 Footers League spectator ferry with his dad when leader Team Daly's race came to an unfortunate end.
Skipper Nick Daly and his crew of John Walton and 'Pistol' Pete Nicholson were more than half-a-minute ahead of their nearest competitor on the second spinnaker run when the incident occurred.
Daly said afterwards: 'We were being followed by a camera boat when we hit a wave and slowed dramatically',
'The camera boat hit the back of our boat causing damage in the form of a hole in the transom'.
Obviously, the team were forced to retire and the incident has become a subject of redress hearing to be held later this week.
Later TV footage of the incident, taken from the same camera boat shows the incident occurred as the race leader was being followed by the camera boat.
With just two on the wire and a third crewman inboard, Team Daly suddenly nosedived. The camera boat took immediate corrective action, but unfortunately both motors stalled at a critical moment, and a collision became unavoidable. http://www.jj18footerstv.com/!Click_here to see full coverage of the race and all incidents.
Repairs will now have to be done in time for Tuesday's race three of a closely-fought championship.
Crowds at yesterday's race were more like those seen for the last race of Giltinan Championship regattas.
Even the Australian 18 Footers League were surprised with the unexpected crowds on their race ferry.
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VMware Takes Stock Exchange by Storm
VMware, a subsidiary of EMC which focuses on virtualization solutions, has gotten off to a flying start on the New York Stock Exchange.
At the end of the first day's trading, VMware shares had reached a price of US$ 53 on Nasdaq, way above the issue price of US$ 29. The securities went up again on the second day's trading, peaking at over US$ 57.
EMC is only floating about ten percent of VMware's share capital and thus keeping the absolute majority. According to statements by EMC prior to going public, there are no plans to offer more shares.
EMC CEO Joe Tucci will be investing capitalization revenue in the subsidiary. VMware shares were extremely popular before going public. Chip giant Intel and network specialist Cisco both invested three figure million dollar sums in VMware.
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Qemu Flaw Lets the Guest Escape
Xen project announces a privilege escalation problem for Qemu host systems
Android Bug Threatens Millions of Users
Attackers can compromise an Android phone just by sending a text message
Lenovo and Canonical Announce Laptop Deal
PC vendor will pre-install Ubuntu on portables in India.
Mozilla Firefox Blocks Flash
More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
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Mozilla's script blocker add-on could be putting malware sites on the whitelist.
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The Internet community officially banishes the notoriously unsafe Secure Sockets Layer protocol.
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The Obama White House has issued a memorandum telling all US government agencies they must use HTTPS for all websites and web communication.
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Westwood was replaced at half-time at Plainmoor following what boss Steve Davis described as a "stamping incident" and left the ground on crutches.
The Railwaymen are hoping for a diagnosis of heavy bruising, leaving Westwood with a race to be fit for the final game of the season against Aldershot at Gresty Road where a point will be enough for the hosts to secure a play-off place.
"Ash's foot is very swollen after the stamping incident," Davis told Alex's official website.
"We are not sure of the extent of the damage and will send him for an X-ray.
"He struggled to get his boot on and it was obvious he couldn't play on, although knowing Westy he wanted to."


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Atlanta Journal Declares Potential Legal Violations a "Moot Point." Of Course a Democrat is Involved.
That Jason Carter was soliciting campaign money while the Georgia legislature was in session is "a moot point", according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Why? Because the legislature is not in session any more. Georgia law prohibits state legislators from collecting contributions or pledges while the legislature is in session. Jimmy Carter's grandson Jason was doing just that. The invitation for a fundraiser this Sunday | Read More »


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Kaylee Osborne's Page
Hi, my name is Kaylee Osborne and the 2012 Polar Plunge will be the fourth time I've jumped into the cold Atlantic to support Special Olympics! I love doing this CRAZY event to support my friend, Gavin. Thanks for visiting my fundraising page! I hope that you will donate to this great cause. : )
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. And you don't even have to get your feet wet (or cold!).
Special Olympics Virginia uses sports as a catalyst to change society's perceptions and treatment of people with intellectual disabilities. By sponsoring me in the Polar Plunge® you are helping Special Olympics Virginia continue its mission to change the lives of more than 10,000 athletes across our Commonwealth. I invite you to join me and experience heartwarming extremes as I seize the freeze and plunge into the icy Atlantic Ocean this February.
This is an incredible cause, and I thank you for your gracious support. Please don't forget to forward this to your friends and family. I appreciate any support you can provide as together, we help Special Olympics Virginia.
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Vancouver City Sightseeing Tour
We've selected the best candid trip photos submitted by our users to help you decide if the Vancouver City Sightseeing Tour is right for you. Make the most of your next trip to Vancouver with Viator's exclusive Photo Galleries.
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Stanley park
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Eight totem poles at Stanley Park
Vancouver Harbor
August 2014
View of the harbor.
August 2014
I forgot the name of this bridge but it is a smaller replica of the Golden Gate Bridge
Totem in Satnlay Park
August 2014
One of the many totems in Stanley Park
Overlooking Vancouver
August 2014
This is taken from the conservatory looking out onto the city.
Olympic torch
August 2014
This is the Olympic Torch from the 2005 Olympics. It's right on the harbor.
One of the Views from the Harbour Centre Tower
September 2013
I took a whole series of photos from the top of the Harbour Centre Tower that gave an amazing 360 birds eye view of the city.
Story /Totem Poles
September 2013
Taken on the only rainy day of my visit to Vancouver in August 2013 in Stanley Park
Totum poles in Stanley Park, Vanccouver BC
May 2013
One of the many stops on the 1/2 day tour.
Totem Poles - Stanley Park
September 2012
The detail, color and size. Definitely worth the stop and photo op!
Memories of the World's Fair
September 2012
Vancouver Lookout
September 2012
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September 2012
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September 2012
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I want to heartily thank my neighbors, who came to the assistance of myself and my wife after I was struck by a car on the morning of Dec. 23. I also want to thank Roy Mojica and Justin Bowers of Yadkin County EMS, and John Spillman of the Rescue Squad (forgive me if I did not mention everyone involved, including Dispatch), who assessed my injuries and took me to Baptist Hospital.
Also, gratitude is extended to Michelle Collins (wife of James "Slim" Collins) at Baptist Hospital ER, who told me to let her know if I needed anything while I was there. Luckily, I was able to walk out a few hours later.
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Denver, Colorado (CBS News)-- With names like Buds and Roses, Peanut Budda Buddah, and Jolly Lolly, edible marijuana isn't always taken seriously. But the pot can be potent, and sales are soaring in Colorado and keeping up with demand has been tough at Colorado Wholesale Distribution.
The Denver company, known as CWD, specializes in edible marijuana products, like candy and tea. Sales have tripled since recreational pot became legal last month with new users driving the market.
"They're unfamiliar with, maybe, what they're getting into, and they'd much prefer, I think, to eat something as opposed to smoke it," explained Steve Troiano of CWD.
CWD delivers to a growing number of recreational pot retailers including Sacred Seed where the doorbell hasn't stopped ringing in weeks.
Some people prefer edibles over smoking, like one 24-year-old who says, "It's nice to go to sleep to."
But there's concern pot products that look like candy can be dangerous in children's hands.A new study shows a dramatic increase in the number of children hospitalized warning,"...kids can't distinguish between products that contain marijuana and those that don't."
Colorado has tightened its laws requiring edible pot products to come in child-proof opaque containers.
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-Gov. Scott will vote against medical marijuana
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-Did he inhale? Rubio won't say whether he ever smoked marijuana
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|Crown Debt Rises, Despite Profits
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Due to better than expected performance at SaskTel, SGI and SaskEnergy the Saskatchewan Crown sector is reporting net earnings 28 million dollars higher than in 2011.
The Saskatchewan Crown sector made net earnings of almost 4 hundred and 79 million dollars in 2012.
Total revenues were 4 point 54 billion, down a million dollars from the previous year, but higher than what was budgeted.
The performance allowed the Crown sector to contribute 2 hundred and 80 million dollars in dividends to the General Revenue Fund.
Because of infrastructure demand, Crown debt went up by more than 9 hundred and 41 million dollars.
Minister in charge, Donna Harpauer says, however, debt remains at reasonable levels and the debt ratios benchmark well against accepted industry standards.
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JACKSON, Ohio — Following a hearing in the U.S. District Court on Tuesday, the Jackson City School District voluntarily agreed to remove a portrait of Jesus hanging in its high school.
The challenge to the portrait began with a Jan. 2 letter to Jackson Superintendent Phil Howard from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), which said it had received "a disturbing report" about the portrait hanging in the Jackson Middle School. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio asked the school to remove the portrait, and when the school did not comply the ACLU and the FFRF filed a suit in U.S. district court on behalf on an unidentified student and two parents in the school district.
The anonymous student self-identifies as a Christian, but feels the portrait portrays the Christian faith in a way that distorts his or her beliefs. The other plaintiffs claim the portrait interferes with the way they have chosen to teach their children about morality and religion by promoting one belief system above all others.
"Religious belief, or the lack thereof, is often a very private and very closely held family tradition," said ACLU of Ohio Legal Director James Hardiman. "The government has no place interfering in these matters by promoting one specific set of beliefs in a school that children are legally required to attend."
The school board initially refused to take down the portrait, saying that it belonged to the student group (the Hi-Y Club) that first put it up in 1947, and the the club is the portrait's owner, not the school. The school also said that it is part of a "limited public forum," which would allow other student clubs to hang portraits appropriate to their organizations as well.
"We're in a predicament where we have to balance things," Howard said. "We can't make that kind of endorsement (of religion) as a government entity. But we also can't infringe upon the rights of our student groups and our students."
He said removing the portrait could leave the school open to another lawsuit, from the student organization.
On March 15, the school moved the portrait from the middle school to the high school. Then on Tuesday, the school agreed to take down the painting.
"Our insurance company denied coverage and we cannot risk the taxpayer money at this time," Howard said. "We have ordered the Hi-Y Club to take down the portrait to avoid the court ordering us to do so. The portrait was taken down this morning (Wednesday) by the Hi-Y ad visor and some members this morning. We understand that may lead to a lawsuit from the Hi-Y Club but we had little choice in the matter."
Ryan Scott Ottney can be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 287, or email@example.com. The Associated Press contributed to this story. For breaking news, follow Ryan on Twitter, @PDTWriter.


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Mere technicality for a good lawyer. Joe and the others were paid by the state and part of their retirement system. Bring them all down Corbett, the police, the child welfare system, the negligent parents, and everyone else who think they can hide behind PSU.
The "guilty" are all state employees so the victims should sue the state. Make everyone pay. That is the American way.........
So after nine games they could be anywhere from 2-7 to 9-0. Now that's what I would call going out on a limb. It's a wonder a real newspaper hasn't picked up this picked this guy up.
You are probably right but that is not the way Flounders rolls. I believe the title would have been the same even if he had picked PSU. I mean it should be obvious to everyone that we don't need another mediocre QB. Flounders is the prototype "glass half empty" person and will never change. Just hope that Coach BOB figures him and his PN buddies for what they really are.
Thanks for stopping by Danny. Leave the jacket on the rack by the door on your way out.
Not a BOB fan, not a PSU fan.....why don't you go somewhere where you can be a fan. I realize it is a lot easier sitting back and tearing things down that you have no personal stock in, but seriously, man up and take a chance.
And how many other teams have won 409 games in the last 46 years.....
You can convince yourself you are a realist but you haven't convinced anyone else you are a fan.
No, the scary thing is you using the pronoun "we" like you are one of the blue and white faithful. Regardless of your actual allegiances we can all agree he could bring back the single wing or wishbone offense and it would still do better than the results from the last two years.
What's with the "we" and "our"? You are no more a PSU fan than I am the president.
Obviously that is your MO. Certainly there is a website out there with like minded people that would appreciate your far and balanced insight. Your make us feel guilty not sharing you with others.
Your mom never taught you to keep hard cold things out of your mouth?
So I guess you better find a new team......
Unfortunately that strategy only worked for Don Vito Corleone.
I agree he should not have to fear for his life. But explain to me why he gets a pass for not calling the real police the night when he witnessed the crime? If he saw what he claims he did and he didn't have the courage to physically stop the attack why didn't he just dial 911? I would expect that of anyone. Instead he had to go home and talk it over with his dad before he convinced himself to do anything. By waiting a day it just makes me think he wasn't really sure what he saw and was afraid to commit to being a witness. I know this is pure speculation but for me his story does not pass the sniff test.
Still waiting for the first public official to come out and support your point of view. Even in this overly PC world there has been only praise for JVP. Would have to think you are in the minority.
Appreciate your opinions but all of the facts are not out. History may vindicate him or continue to crucify him. That is not up to anyone on this board to decide. To the people who really knew Joe Paterno their view of him will probably not change. To the people who didn't know him but still feel the need to judge him...well nobody cares what they think.
Regardless of how uneducated it may be you are entitled to your opinion and the rest of the world will have to be satisfied with the knowledge you are in a very small minority. If tearing down others is the only way you can elevate yourself than you might want to consider getting some profesional help.
Most incoherent post I have ever read. The fact that you are not a PSU grad is a relief to us all.


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Posted by Anonymous on 02/03/2011
My girlfriends and I recently had dinner at the Armani Ristorante. We have all dined here in the past and wanted to check out the new winter menu. The menu has many of the old classics, my favorite is the Parpardelle Bolognese, but a fantastic new addition is the veal stuffed tortellini in a tallegio cheese fondue Food is amazing and the service is pleasant. Great job on the winter menu- can't wait to see the spring selections!
Posted by JO on 09/20/2010
This is a super restuarant, the food, the atmosphere, the service were all without fault. We had a tasting menu paired with wines and I would rate the whole experience very highly. An expensive night out but worth very cent. Will be going back again.
Posted by golden palate on 07/23/2010
It was a surprise to dine here. I've heard about Armani restaurant for over a year now and never came...well, I lost my job and the expense account that went with it... but walking down 5th Avenue, old habits die hard. I didn't buy anything at the store but went up the elevator straight to the restaurant. I chose the $30 business lunch, (3 cpurses), a real bargain! The food was delicious and copious, and by the time the dessert and coffee came, I was full. Quality ingredients throughout, t's not like the other pre fixe lunches at upscale places where I felt that the they were using cheap ingredients... I didn't feel cheap at all at Armani for ordering the inexpensive Business Lunch. LOL. The next week I recommended the restaurant to visiting friends (who had expense accounts) who invited me along so I went for the kill. I had the swordfish carpaccio and a summer salad (well, it was at lunch) called Insalata di Campo. The best salad one can have. The plate was lined with artisanal cheese and on it lay the most beautifully arranged summer vegetables. It was chockfull of baby yellow beets, baby red beets, baby artichokes, baby zucchini, baby carrots...all baby vegetables that must have been very expensive. I remember that I used to eat like this...back in the day when I had a job! LOL My friends had the branzino fish, and lobster pasta, and we had a $60 bottlle of white wine, a chardonnay from Friuli that was recommended and we were very happy with. Our bill was just around $250... not bad for this high level quality.
Posted by CuisineCrazy on 04/22/2010
I really didn't expect Armani Ristorante to be so good. It has a grat vibe and was very busy when we arrived at 8. It seems that (logically) it gets midtown business types and probably upscale tourists. The restaurant and bar start emptying out at 9- The staff said that they are packed for lunch, which makes sense because of the location. The staff was warm, attentive and attractive, seemingly all Italian. It did feel like Milan. The food was great- al dente pasta, everything perfectly cooked (and hot- not always easy to experience at a trendy restaurant)- we had Veal Milanese, John Dory and Shrimp, starting with pasta with fresh tomato sauce and risotto. Excellent expresso and a light elegant three chocolate mousse- in three slices. Yes it's expensive, but all in all, a great experience.
Posted by Claudionei on 03/02/2010
We didn't know about the restaurant, kind of just "found it"! Superb service, excellent food (had the "American" steak & eggs), and impecable service for a Sunday brunch. Highly recommend the restaurant.
Posted by Anonymous on 12/11/2009
The food was great and the atmosphere quite chic, but the service was downright rude. When I tried to flag down wait staff I was told, "I can't serve you." When I asked them to send over someone who could, they brusquely agreed, but no one ever came over to serve our table. When I got up from the table and went to the bar, I was completely ignored by the bar tender. It's interesting to be so condescended as a patron of a restaurant, trying to purchase food and drink. It's almost as if they didn't want to serve us at all. The staff could use some serious training and a lesson in plain etiquette.
Posted by frequent diner on 06/29/2009
We had our first meal at the newly opened Armani some noths ago, to a great overall satisfaction. Regrettably, the return visit for a Sunday lunch yesterday did not confirm the impression. The food is still excellent. However, the service - in an almost empty restaurant - ranged from excruciatingly slow to condescendingly insulting. The restaurant's location and the food quality call for a major change in service: train or fire!


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I agree with the last few reviewers. Everything was wonderful. All of the food was fresh, well prepared and very tasty. Service was spot on. I loved that they inquired as to what time our show started. Will definitely return.
Posted by Emma on 03/13/2014
WOW! My best friend and I were on a girls trip and came across Toloache while we were walking around! We started with the Guacamole (Medium) and it was so good we practically licked it clean! We both ordered Margaritas, she had the house and myself the mango. Um, yum best marg ever..you know it's great when you can actually tell there's tequila in it! For dinner I ordered the Bohemian-Braised Brisket Tacos, they knocked my socks off! BRAVO, Toloache and Thank you for such a delicious experience! :)
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Loved this spot. Wonderful people great food we will be back and often. Loved it. You will too.
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Food was fresh, tasty, and very nicely presented. Waitress was charming and helpful. Conversation was difficult because of the noise. Prices were New York prices but worthwhile. I'm looking forward to returning.
Posted by Tom on 07/08/2012
This place is a gem! We wanted a fun, but nice place in the Theater District, which is always a tough area to find a good restaurant. After checking reviews, we booked a table. Wow! -- the food, the service, the atmosphere, the attention to detail -- was top-notch. This is NOT your typical, trite, Mexican-American fare. They have a top-quality, authentic Mexican chef who prepares brilliantly creative, delicious Mexican dishes with exceptionally fresh ingredients. We had a party of four and started with the guacamole sampler (three kinds: traditional, fruity, spicy) and the house margaritas. Perfect. We each ordered different entrees. All were exceptional. We even ordered desserts, and they were also very fresh, very creative and delicious. This is now one of our favorite places. The waiter was delightful (Raul) and the manager (Victor) came over and told us about how hard they are working to make sure everything is done right. Mission accomplished.
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Four friends had apps and cocktails at the. Fantastic guacamole and the fish taco app was delis! Friendly bar tender made us want to stay all night. Would recommend. Only neg was that it was loud.


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By Sharon FosterAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2009 Operation Gratitude, a troop-support group, is joining forces with Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and thousands of volunteers from across the country on Jan. 19's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday to assemble care kits for servicemembers deployed overseas.
The effort, called "A Day of Service for Our Military," allows for people to show their support and express their appreciation to those in the military, organizers said.
"We are thrilled to partner in this event, as this is a great way to introduce more Americans to the great work of Operation Gratitude and provide an avenue for them to express their appreciation to our military," Carolyn Blashek, Operation Gratitude's founder, said.
"A Day of Service for Our Military" is part of a larger initiative called "Renew America Together," a nationwide effort that encourages Americans to make an ongoing commitment to serve their communities and their country through volunteering, not just on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but throughout the year.
Thousands of events are expected to take place across the country, organizers said.
Blashek said she expects about 15,000 volunteers will gather in a heated tent at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in the nation's capital to assemble 75,000 care kits for servicemembers. Care kit items, donated by Target, include candy, shaving supplies, lotion, shampoo, CDs, DVDs, socks and books.
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Look: MAC Photorealism Eyeshadow Quad Made Easy
Here's an attempt at using MAC's Photorealism eyeshadow quad The photos are a little wonky, because silly me forgot to change the white balance settings before taking these photos, SO I had to muck around with them (to get the right color) in Photoshop. I think they're *fairly* accurate, but they just look so edited, so I do apologize! I do recommend substituting a different highlighter in this look, but my goal was to only use the quad's eyeshadows. But definitely feel free to go with something more neutral and less shimmery for a better look
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David Washington seems to be powered by lumber cut from the family tree the last couple of nights.
Washington's grandmother was in attendance for the second straight night at Cardinal Park on Tuesday, and Washington delivered his second long home run run in as many nights while helping the Johnson City Cardinals defeat Bristol, 9-1.
The left-handed batting Washington, a 6-foot-5, 200-pounder from San Diego, sent a 2-1 fastball what appeared to be in excess of 450 feet for a two-run home that capped a three-run third inning for the Cardinals (32-16), who remained six games ahead of Elizabethton in the Appalachian League's West Division. Washington's blast was essentially the knockout punch, as Johnson City had also scored three runs in the first inning.
Washington also delivered a hard-hit single to right field and grounded out sharply to second base on a night that left him wondering if his grandmother should hang around the rest of the season.
"It's definitely starting to look like that," Washington said with a smile. "I need to pay for her to stay longer."
Actually, Washington is all but ready to compensate hitting coach Ramon "Smokey" Ortiz for his tips, too.
"Smokey's a great hitting coach," Washington said. "He's been working with me a lot, just getting me comfortable at the plate. When I get hits like that, I think it's just that work paying off."
Ortiz is pleased when he sees Washington turn on pitches with authority, and eagerly agreed that his home run appeared to be at least 450 feet.
"Oh, easy," Ortiz said. "He's capable of doing that when he gets the barrel out on time ... and gets in a position early to recognize a pitch. It's a matter of time with him, because works his (butt) off.
"Based on the kind of hitter he has a chance to become, I think he needs to pull the ball more. I know he can stay middle to the other way. He's got the ability to do that. But I also believe he's got some more power (pulling pitches)."
Washington also made a difficult one-hop chance look easy at first base. He said manager Mike Shildt, who was celebrating a birthday Tuesday, has enhanced his defense.
"He's been helping me a lot with my defense," Washington said. "It's a process. I'm still not where I want to be with my defense, but I'm working on getting there."
Johnson City left-handed starter Ben Freeman (4-2) also took a step in the right direction while working five innings for the victory. Freeman allowed four hits, one unearned run, two walks and struck out four.
"He was around the plate all night and he made pitches when he needed to make them," Shildt said. "He's starting to be more consistent with his secondary pitches. He's making progress."
Washington's home run was his seventh of the season. Anthony Garcia (2-for-4, two RBIs) lined a 2-1 pitch over the right field fence for his third home run in the seventh to conclude Johnson City's scoring.
Designated hitter Roberto De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs while raising his season average to .299. He narrowly missed his 13th home run of the season with a two-run double off the right field wall which capped the Cards' scoring in the first.
"It's amazing," Washington said. "It's like every time up to the plate he's putting a good swing on it. He hits the ball hard."
Johnson City hosts Bristol (19-29) for game two of a three-game series tonight at 7.