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What a seafood feast! Yummy! The fried tua pan and the mantis prawn are so very tempting! My stomach is crying for seafood now …
allie´s last blog post..Penang Hawker Food | Wan Tan Mee @ Eng Loh Coffee Shop
Again, this place is in my hometown. Did you tried before Wan Ton Mee at Raja Uda? The coffeeshop just near to Jalan Siram traffic light, their noodle is home made, my whole family like it more than 30 years, now the daughters are running the business. Too bad I can't recall the coffeeshop name. Original it was from Bagan Luar.
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Hmmm…I am interested in the fried tua pan…I think the width of the tua pan is wider than hoh fun, I tried in SP, dunno it same with penang one or not.
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Not sure Kenny mentioned the Wanton Mee was the one that I visited?
Anyway, this is the place that I've been searching. Thanks for sharing….
BTW, nice shots… what's the aperture like?
New Kid On The Blog´s last blog post..Aceh Street Wanton Mee
RM28 per mantis prawn? a little pricey eh?
the crabs are to be eaten on their own, or with accompanying sauces?
J2Kfm´s last blog post..A Tall Order – Fifteen Tower Tauge Ayam in Ipoh
Now with the GPS location in your blog, it makes the food hunting easier.
Little Inbox´s last blog post..Meat Patties In Mushroom Sauce
guiness chicken….hmm. i wonder does it taste alcohol? i've tried salted egg crab…but never tried with mantis prawn…should b nice also right?
SimpleGirl´s last blog post..Rak Thai@The Gardens
The mantis prawns sound absolutely heavenly, only two enough?? Can smell the tua pan from here! From the looks of the scene, this is already a firm favourite with locals – was it a long waiting time?
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I have tasted Guiness pork ribs before, but not chicken. I think it would go better with ribs, since the meat is less likely to be tough eh? And the mantis prawns looked huge!
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Why lobster village no lobster one XD
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New Kid On The Blog – The aperture is 2.8 and 3.2 as the outdoor sitting is dark. Will look out for the wanton mee too.
J2Kfm – They have chili sauce to go with the crabs but I prefer to eat it on its own.
Little Inbox – So much easier for those that have the unit…just have to key the coordinates given by me and it will lead you directly to the makan place.
SimpleGirl – I don't really taste a lot of alcohol in the chicken after all the cooking.
Do try having the mantis prawn, it is just as nice.
550ml jar of faith – Ordered two only as I thought the big size mantis prawn could turn out to be alot…haha
We only waited for around twenty mins for the food, quite fast.
iamthewitch – That piece of breast meat was a bit tough. Will ask for the spare ribs the next round.
email2me – That's a good question…hmm. Not pay day yet, waiting for the pay check at the end of the month…:)
Thanks for sharing, I've been hearing so much about Pantai Bersih seafood which beats that of Tambun that I was wondering how good were they =)
Prices are not bad, but I think the mantis are a little pricey too :p
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Wow, another seafood feast. I noticed you ate a lot of seafood lately uh?! I was about to ask the same question as Ken
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The foods look delicious…. wah… another good food hunt. ^o^
Wow not expensive at all! just looks amazing beautiful. I dreamed of eating the "kerang" crockles!
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Tasty fried tua pan is hard to find these days. Glad that you shared
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hi CK, this is too wonderful! I spent my childhood years in Bagan Ajam and Pantai Bersih was, well, not what its name attests it to be But I will definitely seek this seafood place out on my next trip `home.' Thanks much for this. Nice pix too.
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The Fried Tua Pan looks so good. Thinking about the sambal combo just make my mouth water.
CK, is there any beef in the Fried Tua Pan. I don't eat beef
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Wah … your food looks damn shiokkk. Can't wait to go north again real soon !!!!
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Christy – Do check with them for the prices of the mantis prawn as different sizes comes in different price.
foodbin – The panggang flower crab is very fresh and tasty too.
cariso – same answer too…no pay day so no lobster…haha
chin – For sure, you won't see houseflies around here.
food paradise – Drive over and have a meal with yr family…sit outdoor for the night view.
jencooks – The flower crabs were good, would be better if the size is bigger…more meaty.
bigboysoven – Didn't know you are a kerang lover. Can try out this place on yr pg visit.
foodpromotions – You are most welcome…do try it out.
Jane Lee – In that case, you should introduce more old school food outlets in that area to me.
lk – Nice to go with white rice.
Alan – This is a dish for you as they do not put in any beef.
Sophia – I prefer mine to be half cooked, can taste the sweetness of it.
Timothy Low – Remember to contact me when you do come up north…we go makan together.
I don have GPS Coordinator, so sometime I find quit difficult to locate. Maybe, u can indicate some nearby landmark, ie some shop name so that will help to find the restaurant more easily.


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"Four-legged tilling machines." Meet the most productive landscapers on our farm…our pigs. Just as with our cattle we purchased these hogs nearby, this time from Brattain Farms in Putnam County less than 45 miles from WE Farm. The Brattain Family has been husbanding and breeding heritage breeds of hogs for 4 decades. They steward purebred lines of Tamworth, Hereford, Berkshire, and Spotted pigs. These pigs are sturdy, have vigor, and have the constitution to be self-maintaining range hogs, as much of their time at the Brattain's is spent in field and pasture digging up their own meals. We appreciate the Brattain's commitment toward maintaining these old-school lines. While we plan to purchase our breeding stock initially, we eventually will breed and rear all of our own hogs. Right now we are finding the right animals and genes to serve as the foundation of our future pig herd.
Finding the Right Pigs in Heritage Breeds
Its no coincidence that growers all over the nation who are reestablishing farm traditions of free-ranging hogs in pastures and woodlots are turning to heritage, or historic line, breeds. These heritage breeds were all developed at a time predating modern agriculture; meaning, these pigs are ancestors of those hogs trailing wagons during the westward migration of American settlers or at least more recently surviving in pastures and woodlots on small family farms with little input from their owners. When it comes to breeds we try not to play favorites. A good hog, is a good hog, is a good hog regardless of its breed. That being said, we have chosen to bring to WE Farm the Tamworth, the Hereford, and the Berkshire pig.
The Tamworth is known for its excellent mothering abilities, its high activity level, and its good-humored yet protective nature. They arrived to the U.S. from England by 1882 and their popularity continues as a reliable range hog. As a culinary aside, these lean, deep-bodied hogs produce some of the finest pork bellies and bacon.
The Hereford is much like the Tamworth, but a much younger breed developed in the 1920′s. It too is known for its mothering ability, high activity level and foraging ability, and for their culinary appeal to produce succulent pork. We can't say enough about how we enjoy their demeanor; our Hereford is a very friendly and likable animal. We plan to keep her a mother in our breeding program.
The Berkshire was chosen for WE Farm because it makes an excellent crossbreed with the Tamworth and the Hereford. Berkshires are one of the oldest English pig breeds and were brought to the U.S. in the 1820′s! The "Berk" has been one of the most celebrated hogs put to use in America. Although falling from favor in the modern confinement system, this pig is very fertile, shows superior ability to grow under range conditions, and its culinary appeal as a more tender, juicy, and well-marbled pork. All these quality balance nicely the great mothering and lean profile of the Tamworth and Hereford. We plan to use our two young Berkshire boars as the foundation of our breeding program, and use our young Berkshire gilt (female) as a means to preserve the pure bloodline.
Hybrid Vigor – The Best Breeding to Make One Fine Pig
When we crossbreed animals of high quality like the one's above the result is heterosis, or, "hybrid vigor." What does this mean? It means the union of the differing purebred sow and boar creates a young pig with the best qualities of both its parents….it has "hybrid vigor." This is important because an animal with strong hybrid vigor will experience less stress as it will be well suited to taking care of itself while grazing our woodlots and pastures. Eliminate stress and sickness decreases, growth and health increases, and the pig can focus more on being a pig. Achieving this ultimately means healthier, more wholesome, more nutritious, and more sustainable creation of food.
The Habit of Pigs – The World as a Buffet – Pigs are not ruminant animals with multiple stomachs as cattle are, but rather are omnivorous animals with a single stomach. This is an important point and goes far to explain a pig's dietary needs, their body construction, and their behavior. Pigs are infinitely curious animals and they choose to experience much about their world through their snouts…to a pig, everything is food until proven otherwise.
They are relentless explorers and spend nearly all their waking moments plodding about on stout legs, snouts plowing through whatever is in the way, with curled tongues and lips sampling whatever may pass initial inspection as food. Such is the habit of a pig. This drive is what makes them four-legged tilling machines.
Their Diet – Our Sustainable Nutrition Program Mission
Our pigs' diet is currently a blend of fruit and vegetables, raw milk, cracked corn, soy meal, crimped oats, and various food scraps. They also receive a balance blend of natural micronutrient and mineral supplements: North Atlantic Kelp Meal, Sea Salt, Sea Minerals, and natural probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium). ALL anti-biotics, hormones, or synthetic products are withheld from these animals and we focus on providing balanced nutrition, alleviating stress, and achieving high environmental quality as the backbone of our health program.
Kicking the Feed Habit: We are a start-up farm in transition, as such, we have yet to break free from purchasing our grains off-farm as feed for these animals. We have a "zero-tolerance" goal for off-farm feed purchases for 2011. How will we achieve this?
Fruit, Vegetable, and Food Waste Upcycling: Target 35% Immediately, we are coordinating ever-increasing volumes of vegetable, fruit, and food waste saving for collection and feeding. Currently, we are coordinating with mindful schools, restaurants, farms, and food cooperatives in Bloomington to save and collect this material. We refer to this as an "upcycling" program because we are diverting valuable organic matter from the landfill and converting it into precious soil fertility and nutritious animal feed on our farms.
Fodder Cropping and Hogging: Target 25% In the medium term, we plan to sow into our pastures various fodder crops for our herd to "hog down" or harvest themselves in the field. We will interseed several acres of oat/pea mix, open-pollinated corn/brassica mix, and bean/cereal grain mixes.
Grazing and Foraging: Target 15% The pigs will be rotated through our woodlots and hillside pastures so that they may dine on acorns, hickory nuts, beech nuts, berries, paw-paws, grubs and anything else they can find while rooting about.
Homegrown Organic Feed: Target <25% Later in the Spring, we will work with my family, the Egenolf Family, at Triple E Farms to plant and harvest our own corn, soybeans, and cereal grains. We will rent a small crop field from them, plant a few acres of these grains organically, and then harvest them in the Fall. These grains will be ground into stored feed and will be used as a supplement for the hog's diet next Fall and Winter. We will be producing our own organic grain and feed just 12 miles from WE Farm!
We hope you now better understand the care, thought, and hard work we put into raising our pigs in the WE Farm Way.

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BASEketball 1998
Two childhood friends are pro athletes of a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team...
- Release Date:
- July 30, 1998, UTC
- Duration:
- 103 min
- Director:
- David Zucker
- Cast:
- Stephen McHattie, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kevin Michael Richardson, Raphael Sbarge, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Breslau, Charlotte Zucker, Matt Sloan, Dian Bachar, John Fink, Kato Kaelin, Bob Costas, Rebecca Lin, Reggie Jackson, Mike Butters, Robert Vaughn, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, Mia Crowe, Curt Gowdy, Kelly Monaco, Dan Patrick, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julie Dolan, Troy Christian, Jessica Lee, Joey Diaz, Pat O'Brien, Jim Lampley, Shannon Malone, Francis X. McCarthy, Greg Grunberg, Jenny McCarthy, Michelle Boehle, Jeanine Orci, Jenifer Strovas, Courtney Ford, Stanley G. Sawicki, Iqbal Theba, Ray Xifo, Casey Hendershot, Robert Stack, Keith Gibbs, Raydeen Revilla, Justin Chapman, Michael Garvey, Jeff Wright, David Zucker, Richard Johnson, Brooke Morales, Tim McCarver, Paul Michael Robinson, Cory Oliver, Yasmine Bleeth, Trevor Einhorn, Al Michaels, Kenny Mayne, Dale Earnhardt, Victoria Silvstedt, Reel Big Fish, Matthew Murray, Mark Goodson, Robert E. Lee, Micah McCain, Jayme Gallante, Blair Besten, Bret Lewis, Michael Matthys, Jill Gascoine, David Osokow, Danielle Zucker, Maureen Ardolino, Andrew Herman, Titus Napoleon, Janeane Ardolino, Jeremy Breslau, Adam Lilling, Phoebe Lipkis, Alma Avery, Nancy Bates, Kelli Camarena, Heidi Schweizer, Andrea Wenzel, Tani Kristiansen, Jessica Page, Chanel Ryan, Grant Baciocco, Cathy Carlson, Dave Cox, Alexandra Ella, Maria Celeste Genitempo, Cameron Glenar, Lloyd Gordon, Charles Hough, Brian Kirchoff, Linda O'Neil, CB Ferrari, Dylan Tarason, Deirdre O'Brien, Richard Johnson, Joanna Bloem, Patrick McCracken, Pat O'Brien, Jessica Lee, Deirdre O'Brien, Reggie Jackson, Matt Sloan, Karolyna Medina ...
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Watched BASEketball tonight as well. Wasn't really in the mood so it was good but not that great. I find my mood really affects how I like a movie. Often I get a bad first impression with something just because I wasn't in the mood for something like it. Perhaps that's the deal with O Brother, Where Art Thou...I dunno.
Oh well...gonna finish Robocop 2 and Raising Arizona tomorrow...will post the ratings.
A Resty recommendation. A pretty funny movie! It peaked early, then kind of tailed off, but had some pretty funny and thoroughly original gags throughout. The plot wears out after about 15 minutes, but hey, plots are overrated anyways.
Mrs. Sea started watching this with the expectation that it was going to suck, but was won over from the opening sequence. She DESPISES pro athletes when they celebrate after making a play that they're paid to make, especially "organized" or "pre-planned" celebrations. If you know this movie, and you know the types of celebrations I'm talking about, then you know exactly how they won her over! 7/10 from Mrs. Sea.
i love south park so naturally when i saw this movie i fell in love with it, and that began my quest to find it. well i could never find it and i guess becuase it's my birhtday out of some luck i found it at best buy. i know i gave it 10 but in the comedy category its worth 10, maybe not in the best movies of all time but i really enjoy it.
From the director of The Naked Gun and starring the creators of South Park it's a movie about a sport that didn't exist until people saw it in this movie and started imitating it (like those morons who went out and got ran over imitating that scene from The Program). So, is it a funny movie? Does this pairing of two of the most brilliant comedic minds of the twentieth century work? You bet your kester it does!
BASEketball is a lot like There's Something About Mary in that it didn't shy away from poking fun at anything and does things that will send the pro-political correctness people into an uproar and give them all heart attacks (I hope!).
Trey Parker and Matt Stone prove that they can do more than act stupidly and scream obscenities by acting stupid and screaming obscenities... only now, they're doing it and not Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.
If you're a sensitive little prick who gets offended at every little thing that you think doesn't measure up to your own personal level of morality, number one: I don't like you very much, and number two: BASEketball will offend you so much that you will spend the rest of you life boycotting Universal and annoying everyone else.
For us normal people who have a life and like to laugh at cheap and raunchy jokes, BASEketball hits a home run. GOAL!!! Go see it dammit!
I have been on somewhat of a movie watching tear recently. Shattered Glass is highly reccomended, Hayden Christensen really is great here. So is the cast of Ripley's Game, namely John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, and Ray Winstone; a finely crafted neo-noir. A lot better than I expected. And, Spellbound is a documentary following eight national spelling bee competitors, very interesting.
The other two are awful, of course.
One of my favorite 'dumbed-down' background movies for when I'm working on the house, I put this DVD in on Saturday and got ready for a wedding. It's weird, I cannot help but do my own version of the happy dance when Trey has to do it. "I'm doing the happy dance, I'm doing the happy dance"
Best psyche-out: " Ew, it's fat liposuctioned out of Marlon Brando's ass, what am I doing *takes out straw and inserts into bag*... oh, it's salty! "
I know I should do some sort of comprehensive review- and oh look, I rhymed!- but I'm thinking too much to focus but I'm too asleep to write that much. So here's the ratings in order: 6.5, 8.6, 8.3
Here's a comment on each: I was crying-laughing at "Road Kill: Caught on Tape!"; Antonio Banderas is one sexyass fucker; Nic Cage would make a perfect Robert Lnagdon, since he pretty much played him in this movie.
Here's a final thought: Absolutely mindless but is good for a goofy south parkish laugh (my dad and I communicate now only using the word "dude"; I liked Once Upon a Time in Mexico better, and I wish he had made a third movie in b/w these two, but Antonio is awesome and the movie is fun and sexy; escapist entertainment that keeps you sitting on the edge-ish of your seat.
I stopped at Laila's for about a half an hour today with TropiGrill to talk about boys and work and school and food and then I left. It was nice, I miss my beetch. And Sascha
I'm tired, and sleep is not happening. Mergle. Ping, pong.
What am I supposed to do, give it mad props? Stick to Dodgeball if you want some goofs playing a sport. And you mean to tell me these dudes need to pull out their South Park tricks to keep the movie going? Boy oh boy...


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Cleveland and Montessori Students Publish Books
Students who attend Cleveland Elementary School and N.E.W. Montessori School are celebrating the fact that they have worked together to publish their own classroom books. Several students also wrote individual books. The students experienced the process of writing first drafts, creating illustrations and making revisions before each book was finished.
The hardcover classroom books included poetry and covered topics ranging from 'all about me' to 'my favorites." Individual books included the following genres - narrative, biographies, fiction, nonfiction, riddles, ABC books, etc.
The schools collaborated with Studentreasures Publishing, a division of Nationwide Learning, to publish the books.
Published books included the fourth grade classroom book where each student in the class wrote about what they wanted to be when they grow up, an ABC book one student made, and the classroom book that the kindergarten class made showcasing their favorite animals.
Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 4, 2011


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Available on the homepage of its Web site, in this video, GE presents a brief overview of its citizenship efforts and highlights the exciting new features of its 2010 Citizenship Report: Sustainable Growth. This compelling video guides the reader through GE's citizenship value and the way in which its recently released report outlines the great impact the company is making on the world's toughest challenges.
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Citizenship at GE is more than a program or a set of good intentions - it is a full-time commitment built upon cultural behaviors and actions. These actions are integrated with business strategy and have defined goals, strategies and metrics that make it actionable and accountable.
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strange vortex on saturn's moon of titan
now i'm just waiting for them to find the super monolith in the crater...
I'm loving the rate of discovery now-a-days. I'm living in the most exciting time in all of human history.
It saddens me that so many invest so much in a bunch of primitive superstition when science is showing us so much about everything so quickly.
Once-Proud Canadian, Enlightened Atheist, Gaming God.
How weird and cool. I do love dem sciences!


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Fresno, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Gary Ricks led the way with 25 points as the Drake Bulldogs defeated the Fresno State Bulldogs, 84-74, during the Fresno State Classic at the Save Mart Center.
Ricks added five rebounds and five assists for Drake (4-1). Richard Carter scored 21 points and Aaron Hawley chipped in 12.
Marvelle Harris finished with a game-high 26 points for Fresno State (4-3). Cezar Guerrero added 16 points and seven assists, Paul Watson tacked on 12 points and Allen Huddleston contributed 11 points.
In the first half both teams lit it up from 3-point range, with Drake hitting on 5-of-13 attempts from beyond the arc while Fresno State connected on 7- of-14. Drake shot a superior 51.6 percent from the floor overall to claim a 37-35 lead at the break.
After intermission Drake heated up to 61.5 percent shooting, which was enough to pull away from Fresno State, which hit another five triples in the final 20 minutes.
Drake outscored Fresno State, 44-20, in the paint and had a 34-27 edge on the glass.
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The Scott County Zoning Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board that hears and makes the final decision on any questions between an applicant and the zoning administrator as to the proper interpretation of the zoning ordinance.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment decides on applications for special use permits as specifically provided in the zoning ordinance. The Board may authorize variances in the application of the ordinance where there are unusual circumstances that would otherwise produce unnecessary hardship to a particular parcel of land if literally enforced.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment is made up of five citizens appointed by the County Board of Supervisors to five year terms, with the majority residing in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Appeals: [ Special Use Permits | Variance Procedures | Appeal of Interpretation Procedures ]
Variance Procedures
- Permit Application
A variance application stating the nature of the request and all information supporting the request is submitted to the Planning and Development Department. The applicant should include any pertinent maps or diagrams. The applicant has 15 days from a building permit denial to file a variance application.
- Board of Adjustment
A public hearing with the Board of Adjustment will be held. The Board will base its decision on whether the request falls under one of these categories:
- If a building occupied by a non-conforming use has been damaged by more than 65% of its value, a public need must be shown for a continuation of the non-conforming use
- If an exceptional situation or topographical condition that would result in unique difficulties or hardship upon the owner of the property and would deny all reasonable uses of property
- If the hardship is not self created or solely financial
- serve only as a convenience to the applicant
- impair the general purpose and intent of the Development Plan and Land Use Policies
- impair adequate supply of light and air to the adjacent properties
- increase the hazard from fire and other danger to the property
- diminish the value of land and buildings elsewhere in the County
- increase the congestion and traffic hazards on public roads
- impair the public health, safety, and general welfare of the public
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Any person may testify at the public hearing. The burden of proof rests with the applicant. The neighboring property owners within 500 feet of the applicant's property will be notified by first class mail of the public hearing. A sign will also be placed on the applicant's property giving the date, time and location of the public hearing. The Board will make a decision at the time of the meeting.
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Tootsie Roll
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1/2 oz. Dark Creme de Cocao
1/2 oz. Orange Juice
Pour in mixing glass, shake well and strain into shot glass.
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2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the Gaspare Campari's creation of the bright red aperitif we all know and love today. To celebrate, Campari asked some of the world's great mixologists to do there thing and create some amazing cocktails (using Campari, of course).
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1 oz. Galliano
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1 oz. Orange Juice
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The American Action Network and its affiliated super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, released their six final TV ads of the 2012 cycle Monday, targeting five Democratic challengers and one incumbent on (mostly) taxes as candidates and outside groups alike hone in on their key issues for closing arguments before Election Day.
The CLF ads hit Kyrsten Sinema, running in Arizona's new 9th District; Rep. John Barrow of Georgia's 12th District; and three Democrats opposing freshman Republican members: Brad Schneider (IL-10, Rep. Robert Dold), Gary McDowell (MI-01, Rep. Dan Benishek), and Pete Gallego (TX-23, Rep. Quico Canseco). American Action Network's new ad targets Democrat Val Demings, running against freshman Rep. Dan Webster in Florida's 10th District.
While the anti-Sinema ad revisits comments the former state legislator made about stay-at-home mothers several years back, bleeped expletives and all, the remaining TV spots mostly link government spending supported by the Democrats to increased costs for taxpayers. CLF links McDowell to President Obama's 2009 stimulus and to state tax increases under now-unpopular former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The Illinois ad hits Schneider for supporting the partial expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts as hands remove money from jars marked "retirement" and "college" and move it into a "taxes" jar. The spot in Texas, which CLF also released in Spanish, also hits Gallego on tax increases and uses a duck hunt theme to say that the environmental groups backing the Democrat support policies that would kill Texas energy jobs.
The ads mark CLF's first involvement in the Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, and Michigan races. The group is spending $625,000 on the anti-Sinema ad in Phoenix; $200,000 to air its anti-Barrow ad in Augusta and Savannah; $925,000 on the Schneider ad in Chicago; and $200,000 for the McDowell ad in Marquette and Traverse City. The ad against Gallego in San Antonio, Texas finished off a $1.1 million-plus ad campaign there, and AAN's ad against Demings will complete $1.2 million of spending by the group in Orlando.
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Guwahati has several places of historical interest. Perhaps the biggest attraction is the Kamakhya Temple atop Nilachal hill, where the Goddess Kamakhya is worshipped and which commands a majestic view of the city and the river. Guwahati is also situated at the center of an attractive region (within 200 km radius) with natural parks, wildlife sanctuaries, hill stations of different types and with a colourful cultural landscape. Pan Bazaar, Fancy Bazaar, Paltan Bazaar, Ganeshguri, Beltola Bazaar, Guwahati War Cemetery are major urban attractions.
Sukreswar Temple, Umananda Temple, Navagraha temple, Dighali Pukhuri, Deepor Bil, Assam State Museum, Planetarium, Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden, Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Science Museum (Regional Science Centre), Bashistha Ashram, Tirupathi Balaji Temple, Jolporee are major tourists attractions.
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lean ground beef
yellow onion
2 cloves
garlic, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can
stewed tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can
creamed corn
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1 (6 ounce) can
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1 cup
1 cup
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I made cornbread batter instead of mixing it in the meat. I used creamed corn, included the kidney beans, and added salt, cayenne pepper, cumin, along with the chili powder to season up the meat. I did not drain the meat, but I do recommend draining it prior to adding all the spices. The cornbread had a hard crust and not soggy in the middle. Turned out really good!
I made a few changes and it turned out really well. First of all, when you are cooking the meat, onions and garlic, add some RUBBED SAGE, CAYENNE PEPPER, CUMIN and a small dash of PARSLEY FLAKES. This gives it much more flavor. I also used a half of a can of tomato paste instead of tomatoes. Add a can of kidney beans too...YUM! It does turn out a little mushy, if that is not what you are looking for, don't add the egg, milk or cornmeal to the rest of the ingredients. Instead, make a cornmeal batter (you can even use the boxed one--follow the recipe on the box) and poor the batter over the top so it will form a nice cornbread over the top. This will solve the mushy aspect (which I didn't mind so much)And yes, it is rather ugly to behold....but give it a try. My husband wolfed it down. :) . Hope that helps.
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I made a tamale pie like this for years, I raised four kids on it. I loved it, easy, filling and inexpensive. I used Grandma's seasoning instead of chili power, added extra onion and cheese. I baked it in a cast iron dutch oven. It was always a hit.
This recipe is similar to one our family has used for years. But we up the flavor by adding salt, pepper, and enough chili powder to give it a little bite. Also, we use whole kernel canned or frozen corn instead of creamed corn for improved texture.
I made this recipe but made the corn bread batter and poured it over the top. My family liked it so much I made two pans and both were gone in one sitting. Wow what an awesome meal.
I'm agreeing that this was dull. And dry. I expected it to form its own crust, and it sort of did, but a lot of the cornmeal was just throughout the dish and made it very gritty. Sorry, this just isn't very good.
This recipe did not meet my expectations. It was very bland and needs flavor. Also, I had expected the dish to cook into a "bread" like cornbread. It does not and only the top was not mushy. The basics are good however, needs more cornmeal and flavorings.
This is much better made ahead-I put it in two casserole dishes since it makes quite a lot. I used frozen corn, didn't have any canned cream corn. I liked it much better the second go round-the flavors merged more or something. I think I'd like to try this with a shredded pork or chicken rather than ground beef-the latter gives it that institution food quality (think elementary school). Anyway, it's good for a crowd and it's good served with condiments (sour cream, hot sauce, shredded cheese, diced toms etc
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While Adam Lambert has yet to give his two cents on the subject, photos of the Idol front-runner making out with another man at the Burning Man Festival—as well as a videos of him dry humping male back-up dancers at a club, have people assuming his sexual preference is not for the ladies.
While he'd hardly be the first homosexual to compete on American Idol, his romantic unavailability might impede his chances to woo some of the more conservative (and female) portions of the voting audience. From John Stevens to Sanjaya to Jason Castro, cutiepies tend to outlast their vocal limitations thanks to fans who just want a nice boy to scream at. Who thinks Clay Aiken would have had as many Claymates if he'd come out before the finals? And remember that David Hernandez was the first voted off the Top 12 last year, after it was revealed he'd worked as a stripper. Will Lambert's talent win out, or will viewer prejudices keep his fanbase too small to advance him?


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(Express-News File Photo) Roots music icon Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's grave in Hollywood Cemetery in Orange will soon be graced with a headstone. Music publicist/songwriter Lance Cowan sent out a press release saying Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, the multi-instrumentalist, and certified character, a man who was as at home playing country and Cajun fiddle as blues guitar, […] [Read More]
Movie notes: 'Detour' on the slab
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Chicano Soul Deluxe
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Mr. Bacon: Good afternoon. I am as prepared as I ever will be to take your questions. Charlie?
Q: Could you bring us up to date on what's gone on with Udrigovo, is it? The U.S. troops, the television transmitter?
A: Yeah, let me deal with that briefly. First of all, you probably saw that there has been a statement issued by the Stabilization Force in Sarajevo about an agreement that's been reached by the Principal Deputy, High Representative Jacques Klein and the commander of SFOR, Gen Shinseki. They announced this agreement that was signed by Maj Gen Grange and by [Gen Karisik, Deputy Minister of Interior and Mr. Drago Vukovic] of the Serb side dealing with the Serb Radio and Television, which has been known as SRT.
This is an agreement that contains several points. It basically says that Serb Radio and Television will refrain from inflammatory reporting against SFOR and international organizations supporting the Dayton peace agreement.
It says that Serb Radio and Television will provide one hour of programming during prime time each day, without exception, during which other political views will be aired; that is other than the Republik of Srpska, Pale, views that have been, we believe, intensely anti-NATO and intensely anti-Dayton.
Another provision is that Serb Radio and Television will provide the High Representative one half hour of prime time during the next few days to introduce himself and explain the events that took place recently in Brcko, Banja Luka, and other cities. This will be an unedited half hour and not be commented on in advance of its airing by the Republik of Srpska TV commentators.
In addition, the Republik of Srpska agreed in this document to participate in a full and consistent manner in what is known as the Media Support Advisory Group, which is run by the Office of the High Representative, that's Ambassador Westendorp, to discuss and regulate the media in accordance with the spirit of the Dayton accord.
Here again, this is designed to prevent the Serb media from taking inaccurate rhetorical flourishes against the Dayton peace process as they have been doing, and using the media to stir up the population against the Dayton peace process. We can give you copies of this.
And finally, the SFOR forces are still at the tower at Udrigovo securing that facility and ensuring that it will not be used to incite the population in the Republik of Srpska to violence against SFOR or the international community.
Q: Those SFOR troops at the tower are US troops, are they not?
A: Yes.
Q: And what's the situation now in terms of violence? And have any U.S. troops been hurt since the two sergeants were injured in Brcko?
A: I am not aware that other U.S. troops have been harmed. Basically, the demonstration that had as many as 300 Serbs around the tower has subsided. It was -- if you compare this to what happened in Brcko last week, if that was a 10, this was probably a two or a three in terms of severity and seriousness.
So it was not something as dramatic or as dangerous as the earlier demonstration where two American soldiers were injured.
Q: Ken, why were the -- were any negotiations with Serb supporters of the indicted war criminal Karadzic in this whole incident anyway? Doesn't that legitimize their -- their being?
A: Well, our view on the illegitimacy of the indicted war criminals is clear, and because of that, last year we got Karadzic to agree to relinquish his political role. What we are talking about here is another step to calm tensions in Srpska and in trying to move the peace process forward by stopping the types of annoying, obstructionist demonstrations that have been going on and getting people to focus on what's really at stake here. And that's building a foundation for lasting peace in Bosnia.
We felt that the broadcasts were incendiary, that the broadcasts were inaccurate, and that the broadcasts have unnecessarily stirred up the Serbs against the Dayton peace process and against the advantages of the process and; therefore, we have been working with the required authorities to get that policy changed. We think this agreement is another step in that direction.
Q: There was a report on Reuters that U.S. troops were arming themselves with wooden clubs that had been fashioned from tree branches. I was just wondering if that was -- if that was the case and whether or not that this indicated that U.S. troops felt they needed some other kind of weaponry and whether they might be issued police batons or something like that?
A: Well, first of all, I talked to LTC Jim Cronin in Tuzla about that report this morning. And I believe the report was probably a confused account of the -- of activities the troops were taking to secure their positions on the hill, which is known as Hill 562.
As you know probably from your time with the military, humvees, the vehicles that the troops drive around in, have what are called pioneer kits on them, and those kits have shovels, they have digging blades which can be put onto a handle, a mattock handle, and they also have axes on them. And the soldiers were using this equipment, the shovels, the digging blades and the axes to prepare their positions and I think there was probably some confusion about their being armed with clubs. They were not armed with clubs. I think these were just the tools they were issued.
On the broader issue of whether they have a full range of weapons necessary to deal with crowds, they did have tear gas and they used that tear gas. They have recently requested other non-lethal weapons and those have been issued. Specifically, those are in the process of being issued, they have been shipped over to the theater, specifically, 40 millimeter sponge grenades which are designed to knock people down in crowds when hit in the chest or the abdomen at a range of 30 meters, 15 to 30 meters, and also some dye marking kits which are basically they look like hand grenades or little water balloons in a way filled with dye that can be thrown at people in crowds, the leaders or the agitators of crowds, so that they're marked with this dye and they can be located later on by law enforcement authorities who will be called in to follow up on illegal activities promoted by agitators.
So those are two non-lethal pieces of equipment that are in the process of being issued. They were recently, as I said, shipped into the theater over the weekend and training teams arrived yesterday and will begin training troops in Bosnia, U.S. troops in Bosnia, to use this equipment.
Q: Well, does this sort of show that the mission of the U.S. troops there is getting more into quasi-police functions when talking about marking people so that they can be picked up by law enforcement and this sort of crowd control techniques, does that show that the mission is expanding into police areas?
A: The SFOR troops and before them the IFOR troops have always had very broad authority to create a safe and secure environment in Bosnia and this is just one more aspect of that. They're basically in the last -- I mean, you'll see over the next two weeks, I think, a lot of preparation for the elections that will take place on September 13th and 14th, the municipal elections.
There are a number of things that SFOR is doing to promote effective elections. One will be to provide freedom of movement. Another is to help with the movement of election materials, ballot boxes, ballots, et cetera. In some cases, SFOR troops will actually deliver this voting equipment working side by side with the OSCE, will deliver it to the polling places in Bosnia.
And the third thing that will take place is that after the elections are over, but before the votes are counted the SFOR troops will secure the ballot storage sites to make sure that there can't be any tampering with the election results.
Q: Is it your analysis that the increase in violence and demonstrations is the direct result of those upcoming elections and that perhaps one particular party is trying to exert its influence on that process?
A: Well, I think that's in part the explanation. Another explanation is that in the last few months, SFOR is clearly working harder to push the peace process forward and to clear out some of the impediments to a smooth functioning of the Dayton accords. And one of those impediments was the special police brigades that the SFOR troops have worked very hard in the last few weeks to subdue and to disarm, to take the weapons away from. There are a number of inspections going on.
Yesterday, I think there were 11 inspections of police stations to make sure that there weren't illegal weapons on hand and there were weapons and ammunition picked up and taken into cantonment as a result of those 11 inspections. So these inspections are going on every day and they're analogous to the types of inspections that have been going on at the heavy weapons storage areas for months prior to the focus on the special police brigades.
So, one, pressure on the special police brigades; two, pressure on the broadcasts, to make sure that the broadcasts to the greatest extent possible are not used to stir up anti-Dayton furor. And I think what we're seeing is a reaction to both of those initiatives as well as, I think, efforts to disrupt the elections.
Now, it's clear that the mob that appeared at Udrigovo was not a spontaneous group of people who just happened to be walking by and gathered around the broadcast tower. They came in busses. Their leaders were carrying hand-held radios and communicating with each other, so these seemed to be organized opposition to what SFOR is trying to do over there.
Q: How confident are you that the scheduled elections will take place?
A: I have seen no indication that they won't take place. I think a lot of work has been done by the OSCE with support from SFOR to lay the ground work for these elections. This is a very important step in the democratization process in Bosnia.
We had the national elections last fall and now these are the municipal elections to elect mayors, et cetera. It's tricky and it's difficult, but we are working very hard with local authorities and we're working very hard with the OSCE to make these elections succeed.
Q: How many U.S. troops are involved (inaudible)?
A: I think in -- first of all, as you know, the number will increase and I do not have at my fingertips -- yes, I do, at my fingertips. In Bosnia, there are 9488 U.S. troops as of last week. That may have increased slightly. It will go up to probably 10,500 or 11,000 before the elections are over.
Q: How about the overall SFOR figure? Will that increase from 31,000?
A: I'm afraid I don't have a good figure on that. We're hoping -- right now, we plan that tomorrow at 11:45 a senior defense official will come down and talk to you about Bosnia and he will have all of these figures at his fingertips, I'm sure.
Q: Were U.S. troops also deployed into Doboj on the radio transmitter there? There was some talk about that. Do you know anything about that?
A: I don't know the answer to that. Do you have the answer to that? We'll check.
Q: I think on Friday the North Atlantic Council was opening some sort of meeting to approve a request to give military commanders more authority to go after incendiary media outlets. What was the outcome of that meeting and what is the authority of SFOR to close down an offending radio or TV station?
A: On Saturday the North Atlantic Council issued a statement in response to a request from the high representative. And the request was to authorize SFOR to provide the necessary support to suspend or curtail any media network or program in Bosnia whose output is in persistent and blatant contradiction to either the spirit or the letter of the peace agreement.
And basically the NAC approved that request from the high commissioner. So they have authorized SFOR to go ahead and take actions that are necessary to, as it says, spend or curtail programming that is hostile to the spirit of the Dayton Accords.
Q: What does that action consist of?
A: Well, I think we've seen some of that action in the last couple of days: (1) We've seen the willingness to actually take over stations for a while; and (2) we've now negotiated this agreement with the Commander, US Commander, Maj Gen Grange, and others have negotiated this agreement which was announced in Sarajevo today that deals with the content of the Republic of Srpska broadcasts.
Q: If you have the agreement, why do you still need troops at the transmitter?
A: Well, first of all, the agreement was just signed today and, secondly, we've learned in Bosnia that actions speak louder than words.
Q: Another question on the special police. One of the issues was whether Karadzic's body guards would be required to comply with the requirements for special police, and I believe Karadzic's people have said they're not special police and so there was a lot of argument.
What is the state of play on that right now? Are Karadzic's body guards in any way in compliance with these requirements? Are there any ultimatums to the body guards to comply? Where does that stand?
A: Well, you're right that police forces are not supposed to guard indicted war criminals, and Karadzic has claimed that his body guards are body guards and not police forces. I don't know where that stands. Right now he continues to be guarded. There have been inspections of police operations in Pale, just recently as a matter of fact. And there have been inspections for compliance with the Police Weapons Rule, which is that police should have weapons that are appropriate for police and not weapons that are appropriate for military forces.
Q: So what is the bottom line in this?
A: The bottom line is that Karadzic is an indicted war criminal and should be in the Hague on trial.
Q: What's the bottom line on the body guards?
A: The bottom line is right now he still has body guards. We are continuing to -- SFOR is continuing to check in Pale, but he remains guarded and his guard force has not been dissolved, certainly.
Q: Have there been threats to his guards?
A: Some of his offices in other areas and police forces in his offices have been inspected for compliance with the weapon rules which is that they have police weapons and not military weapons.
Q: Are they in compliance with those rules?
A: They were according to the latest inspection, yes.
Q: Was this an IPTF inspection or was this an SFOR inspection?
A: It was SFOR.
Q: So, what, French troops rolled in there?
A: They were troops operating in the French sector, yes. Yes?
Q: I'm still confused at to why SFOR signed a formal agreement with Serb opposition forces? I mean just last week US officials were saying that just one legitimate governing authority in the Serb Republic, and that's the Bosnian Serb President Plavsic. So why did we negotiate an agreement with the people trying to get rid of her?
A: We signed this agreement with a general who reports to President Plavsic. This agreement was signed by Maj Gen Grange and a general whose name I can't read here because he's written right through his name. But he is in the Army which is under the control of the President.
Q: What assurances are there if it were signed by someone loyal to Plavsic that the hardliners are going to --
A: As I said, we're looking for actions. We're not looking for -- we're looking at actions, not words here. I think that the SFOR policy dealing with the media is pretty clear and that SFOR has shown the willingness to go in and temporarily take over broadcast facilities that we think are violating the spirit of the Dayton Accord.
So this agreement has been signed. We expect the agreement to be followed, but we'll have to wait and see whether it's followed or not.
Q: But this agreement then has nothing to do with Karadzic's people? Is that correct? It's signed by Plavsic?
A: I, frankly, will have to get the identity of the people who signed this agreement because I can't -- not only can't I not read their names, but they're meaningless to me. So I can't -- I will get the answers to these questions for you.
Q: Has Plavsic approved this herself, or do you know?
A: She certainly has been in favor of cutting down the tone of the anti-Dayton rhetoric from the Serb media.
Yes, Susanne?
Q: I have a question on those non-lethal items. Are they going to all the troops in Bosnia or specific units, can you say at all?
A: Well, they'll go to units to be used as necessary. Right now, not enough has been shipped over to go to every troop in Bosnia, but they'll be deployed with troops as their commanders consider necessary.
I want to be very clear about these non-lethal weapons. Just as in Somalia, these weapons are to supplement their normal lethal weapons that they would carry -- M-16s and other weapons. They are not in place of those weapons.
What they do is expand the range of options available to any commander on the scene to allow him to call for the use of non-lethal weapons if necessary, just as the commander recently used tear gas at Udrigovo.
Yes, Brian.
Q: Just a quick follow-up on that. Are these new weapons that you've discussed, I guess my question is why aren't they there already?
A: They're there because they were just requested by the commanders, and the request has been granted.
Q: What is the amount that we're talking about here?
A: Pardon?
Q: What is the amount?
A: I don't think I want to get into the amount, at this stage. But it's a substantial number, but not enough to supply every American soldier in Bosnia with, say, a die marker grenade. But there are quite a few of them.
Q: Are these two things that you mentioned, are these simply examples of non-lethal weapons that they have, or are these, in fact, the only two non-lethal weapons that have been issued up to this point?
A: These are the only two that have been shipped over there at this stage.
Q: Ken?
Q: Were there any weapons -- we talked about the commanders -- that were not sent to them?
A: Not that I'm aware of, no.
Q: Different subject.
A: Let me just finish here. This agreement that was issued today in Sarajevo was signed by Maj Gen David Grange, who is the U.S. commander, as you know, of the forces in Multi-national Division North.
It was signed by Srpska Radio and Television editor- in-chief Drago Vukovic and by the Deputy Minister of the Interior, General Karisik.
And we can get you -- I don't know whether I can get you more information on who those people are or not, but those are the people who signed the agreement.
Q: Just finally, is it expected that this agreement will end the SFOR takeovers of broadcast facilities? Is that expected, or will there be more SFOR takeovers?
A: If the Republic of Srpska adheres to the terms of the agreement and stops obstructionist and inaccurate, disturbing broadcasts that interfere with the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords, it will stop the takeover of broadcast facilities.
Q: But, in the meantime, American troops or SFOR troops will stay in control of the transmitter tower for the indefinite future?
A: SFOR troops right now are in the area and, as the agreement says, "Serb compliance with this agreement and restraint from violence will enable SFOR forces to return to their normal deployment patterns."
So if this agreement is complied with, we will no longer stay in the position to control the --
Q: For the moment, the troops are staying within the barbed wire containment?
A: My belief is the troops are still in that area, yes --
Q: Okay.
A: -- in a position of control. Whether they're right at the base of the tower or several hundred meters away, I don't know. But they're certainly in the area and ready to respond to any problems quickly.
Q: Still on the agreement, what was the final outcome of the confrontation in Brcko? Who is now in control of the Brcko Police Station; forces loyal to Karadzic or forces loyal to Plavsic?
A: I don't know the answer to that question. My understanding is the IPTF pulled back when they encountered the difficulties and they have kept the station under observation, but I don't know whether they've been back in there since then.
Q: Are you going to get an answer for me?
A: Yes. Yes, I will. Yes.
Q: The Chief of Staff of the Greek Army General (inaudible) was here at the Pentagon today (inaudible). Do you have anything on that?
A: Let me tell you why he was here. He is going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and on his way to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he stopped off to meet with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I assume it was just part of the continual contact we have with Allied military officials when they come through town.
Q: A document prepared by Strategic Assessment Center for OSD is talking about war (inaudible) Cyprus for the S300 Russian missiles. Since this particular document was signed also by the DoD official named Harold Rhoads, I'm wondering if it reflects also the DoD opinion.
A: Harold Rhoads says he has no recollection of working on any report concerning the S300 missiles.
Q: Not at all?
A: That's what he has told me.
Q: Another subject?
Q: Ken, I understand the drought in North Korea continues without any substantial rain and is affecting South Korea as well; but, on top of the drought, the 21st of August, there was a very damaging tidal wave coming into the agricultural areas on the Yellow Sea, affecting North Korea's breadbasket. Some 700,000 metric tons of corn and a lot of livestock apparently have been lost. Can you comment or confirm this loss?
A: I'm looking at my book at Tab 5, and I've open to Tab 5, and it's empty. So I will have to tell you I can't comment on these specific weather reports, but I think it's well known that there is a food shortage in North Korea and that the North Koreans recently sent a delegation to the United States to look at our agricultural techniques. They went to a goat farm. They went to a corn farm. We have supplied large amounts of food aid to North Korea, and the international community has as well.
So this is something through the World Food Organization, that's being worked on, but, unfortunately, international organizations cannot control the climate or the growing conditions in North Korea.
That's all I can tell you. I don't have specific meteorological information about North Korea now.
Q: Ken, could you talk about -- is the Secretary considering allowing a test laser attack on a satellite?
A: That question has not reached the Secretary yet and no decision has been made, and I think it's premature to talk about it until a decision is made.
Q: But is there anything that would bar such an exercise? Under what conditions does this depend on doing or even considering it? Is Congress telling them to do so?
A: Well, first, we have a national space policy, and that policy says: "The U.S. will develop, operate, and maintain capabilities to ensure freedom of action in space and, if directed, deny such freedom of action to adversaries."
So we have a national space policy that allows us to consider ways to protect our assets in space and to control space to the event necessary to protect our national security interests.
General Estes, the Commander-in-Chief of Space Command, gave a very detailed speech on this last Spring, and I'd be glad to get you a copy of that if you can't get it off of DefenseLINK, where we got it. But that outlines aspects of our national space policy.
There is no treaty, and there is no legislative injunction against conducting such an experiment, but the decision to go ahead with this experiment has not been made, and the Department will have to weigh the pros and cons of proceeding at this stage. That hasn't been done yet.
Q: Are you saying that the question is going to be stopped before it even gets to the Secretary, for instance?
A: I'm not saying that. I'm just saying that decisions haven't been made. Usually decisions are made at a number of levels, and this decision has not been made yet.
Q: What level is it at?
A: Well, it has to be made, first of all, by the Acquisition and Technology people, who have the first line of authority on this. But this is under consideration. No decision has been made.
Q: Would the ability to knock out a satellite with a ground-based laser represent a big leap forward in that kind of technology?
A: Well, there are a number of ways to deal with potential problems in space. They don't all involve lasers. There has been one project underway for a while, an Army project that involves using a kinetic-energy vehicle to attack satellites. That is also under development. That's been supported by Congress over the years.
So there are a number of things we're looking at, but I think it's premature to say how dramatic it would be if this single experiment went forward at this stage. For one thing, it would just be speculative to say how the experiment would come out.
It's a long-distance issue, the laser. It is a powerful laser, but it's difficult to shoot lasers over long distances through the atmosphere. One of the things that the Department will have to look at is whether this is the way we want to go in dealing with space programs and whether this is a technically feasible project.
Q: Is this in any way related to the airborne laser that --
A: Now, the airborne laser is part of the Theater Missile Defense System, and that's basically designed to shoot a target that is moving through a parabolic flight path. That's an entirely different challenge than this.
Q: Ken, isn't one of the major -- you said the space policy was partly formulated to protect, as you put it, protect our assets in space. Isn't one of the problems there that if you develop such a weapon, it might spark a race to develop weapons by others, and in turn then put the United States' space assets in danger. Isn't that one of the things to consider here, or will this decision go forward one way or the other, without consideration to that?
A: In all complex decisions there are many considerations: Some are technical, some are political, some are diplomatic, and some have to do with the basic architecture of the program and whether the experiment fits into where we want to be in 10, 15, 20 years. So there are a number of considerations here. I don't think I should get into all of them at this stage, but suffice it to say that the decision has not been made yet.
Q: Would one of them be whether or not this might spark others to develop such a weapon and in turn --
A: Certainly, policy makers have to think broadly about responses to tests, but that's not to say -- to forecast in any way how this decision will be made. It has not reached the point for a decision yet, and I can't predict when the decision will be made, but, as I say, there are a number of considerations.
Q: On that same question, given that the decision has not been made, can you at least tell us what type of test is being discussed? Would this actually take down a real live satellite out of operation, so it doesn't work any more? How would such a test work? On a satellite? Would test it on something else.
A: No, it would be tested on a satellite that is reaching the end of its life or may have reached the end of its life, but there are satellites that go up and perform jobs for a certain amount of time and then they wear out. And that's the target that would be used here if the test goes forward, but that's an "if". The decision has not been made.
Q: So this would not just be a test of the satellite's ability, perhaps, to track and hit the -- the laser's ability to track and hit the satellite, but, if it were approved, would be a test to try to destroy the satellite, to burn it up, in effect, burn up its ability to operate.
A: If the test took place, it would produce two types of information. First, it would give us some data on the vulnerability of our own satellites and, secondly, it would give us information on space control systems that we might be able to develop in the future, if we wanted to develop them.
Q: It was announced that the U.S., Israel and Turkey are going to have a joint military exercise in November in the eastern Mediterranean. Do you have anything on that?
A: A joint military exercise in the Mediterranean?
Q: In November--it was announced.
Q: The 16th of November until (inaudible).
A: Yes. This isn't new. We've talked about this here before. This is a humanitarian search and rescue exercise involving the navies of three countries with maritime interests in the Mediterranean -- the United States, Israel and Turkey.
Q: Different from the previous one that was discussed in the past?
A: What I believe was discussed in the past, and I would have to go back and review the record, was a determination to have a trilateral maritime exercise. This is the exercise. This is a humanitarian search and rescue exercise involving naval assets of the three countries.
Q: One more question. (Inaudible) Turkey (inaudible) participated in a joint exercise with American (inaudible) from August 5th to 28th. Do you know what this was about?
A: Yes. This is the red flag exercise that they have at Nellis Air Force Base all the time that involve U.S. Air Force and allied planes. Basically, our allies request to come and participate in these exercises and Turkey has requested to participate in this exercise or did request to participate in this exercise. So they came because they asked to come. If other countries would have asked to come, they could have come.
Q: Other allies.
Q: A question. Why are the (inaudible) or why now?
A: I'm sorry, you're asking about the --
Q: (Inaudible.)
A: Well, this laser has been out there for some time in New Mexico.
Q: Why now?
A: That's a question you'll have to ask the Army, but it's been out there. They've been testing this laser on a variety of things and I guess they felt that there was a satellite reaching the end of its life and it might be an appropriate time to try to test it. But, as I say, the decision to go ahead with this has not yet been made.
Q: This satellite, then, it does have life? I mean, there's a laser test to tell if (inaudible)? Is that correct? Or is it dead? Tell me, why don't they use a target, some kind of a target that has sensors to measure the effect?
A: Well, I think you have to assume that the satellite would be able to measure some of the effects, that we would have ways of measuring the effects.
Q: On the seismic event in Russia, has there been any determination yet by the department?
A: No. There has not been any determination as to what caused that seismic event in Russia and it remains a mystery. One of the issues that has emerged now is exactly where it took place -- whether it took place in water or whether it took place on land. And experts now have competing views on whether it took place in water or took place on land. Some experts believe it could have been an earthquake, others believe that it had the characteristics of an explosion.
You might ask what are we doing to try to resolve this. Well, a lot, but sometimes technology doesn't always yield quick and easy answers. Basically, there were several seismic stations that registered some indications that were read by some analysts as a potential explosion.
There are many other seismic stations in Europe and other places that aren't tied in -- that are tied into different networks and we're now in the process of going back and trying to reconstruct or retrieve the data that they gathered on, I believe, August 16th when this event supposedly took place, to try to find out what pictures they present and, over time, all of this and other information will be thrown together into a big computer which will try to make sense out of it, and then probably a bunch of analysts will sit down and try to make sense out of it as well.
Q: Are you satisfied with the explanations that you have gotten from the Russian government so far on this issue?
A: The Russians have said that nothing took place in that test site. We are continuing to look at all of the seismic and other information available.
Q: So that sounds like you're not totally satisfied, you're still curious.
A: Well, on the one hand, we have some technological information that some people have interpreted as a possible explosion. Some people have interpreted it as an earthquake. So there are various interpretations for this seismic evidence that was generated on August 16th.
The Russians have said that there was no explosion in that area. It's a piece of information. We're looking at all the information available and the reason it's taking so long is it turns out there's more information available in other seismic monitoring posts and universities and all sorts of places other than in the initial three observation points. So we're trying to gather as much of that information as possible and figure out exactly what happened.
I don't think this will be done immediately. I think it's likely to take some time.
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Community spirit triumphs at 'Beginning Life with Books' bee
Dissipating (dispersing) into the selenian (of-the-moon) light Monday night, many losing spelling bee teams probably wanted a mulligan (second chance). But hopefully, no choleric (bad-tempered) spellers excoriated (severely criticized) or even caviled (made petty objections to) their more lugubrious (sad-looking) teammates for having misspelled words like these.
The 15th annual Beginning Life with Books Spelling Bee raised more than $6,000 for the local Delta Rho chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a sorority for retired educators. The local ladies use the funds raised by this spelling bee to buy copies of the classic children's book "Goodnight Moon," as well as a pamphlet on getting kids to read, to give to the parents of every baby born at Central Carolina Hospital.
Reinette Seaman, who emceed the bee, said Tuesday that they had raised $6,400 from team entries in addition to an as-yet unknown amount of money from donations at the event.
Seaman has been heavily involved in the spelling bee for years — the Jonesboro United Methodist Church men's team call themselves "Jerry's Jesters" in honor of her late husband — and she ran the event with dry wit, commenting on team names and reminding the spellers that "these words come from the dictionary by Scripps, which puts on the spelling bee for children."
In addition to the teams entered from churches, businesses and families from the area were three teams from the local high schools full of precocious (another word from Monday's bee, meaning advanced for their age) youngsters — although they were all outlasted by the adults Monday.
The team of Central Carolina Community College employees came in first, showing the meaning of higher education. The "Gud Spelarz" team from Pfizer wasn't quite "gud" enough, falling on a word, ditokous (having two offspring at the same time), that both they and the Cougars misspelled. But it was Pfizer's fourth misspelled word of the night, meaning elimination for them and not for CCCC, which had only spelled three words incorrectly.
"It was fun," said Rebecca Howington, an administrative assistant from CCCC who captained the team to victory in her first ever spelling bee. "I'd do it again, for sure. It's for a great cause, too."
In addition to Howington, the winning team consisted of professor Paul Haspel — whose last name was, ironically, spelled wrong on his name tag — as well as Dean of Student Learning Brian Merritt and Amanda Carter, the director of distance education and instructional technology.
Last year's winning team, from the charity Willing Hands, lasted into the final handful of teams. But perennial powerhouse Trinity Lutheran Church, which won every year from 2008-12 and came in second last year, was out of the running relatively early on.
The team from First Calvary Baptist Church might not have good reminiscences (memories) of that word, which bounced them from the competition late in the game, and the judge who dismissed the Southern Lee team appropriately used a Southern colloquialism (informal, conversational word) when they missed that word and she had to pop their final balloon — which is how score was kept — and said, "Nice to see y'all."
Perhaps they and other losing teams went out for some placatory (intended to soothe anger) struesel (a German pastry). Or maybe they visited a hassock (the cushion for kneeling in church) to ask for providence (divine guidance) next year. Perhaps others gave a eulogy (praise for the dead) to their team's dashed hopes, or found hints of koan (a paradox to be meditated upon in Zen Buddhism, in hopes of gaining enlightenment) in their struggles.