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Mother kills 4 children, herself in Florida shooting
PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. – A mother killed her four children Tuesday, calling three of them back into her home to fatally shoot them before turning a gun on herself, police said.
At one point, three of the wounded children ran to a neighbor's house, but the mother, Tonya Thomas, 33, stepped outside and beckoned them to return to home where they were fatally shot.
The children were identified as Joel Johnson, 12; Jazzlyn Johnson, 13; Jaxs Johnson, 15; and Pebbles Johnson, 17, said Lt. Tod Goodyear of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Thomas reportedly sent a text to a friend at about 3 a.m. saying she wanted to be cremated with her children, police said.
The friend did not receive the message until much later, Goodyear said.
"I'm a father and I've got kids," the sheriff's spokesman said. "I cannot comprehend a person doing that to their child … calling them back to the slaughter."
Sheriff's deputies and the county's SWAT team responded to the home after a 5 a.m. call reporting that shots were fired.
The neighbor who called heard a knock and went to the door to find three of the children standing outside, asking for help, Goodyear said. At least one appeared to have been shot, and the neighbor handed the victim a towel.
At that point, Thomas stepped outside and told the children to return home. The children listened to their mother and walked back to the house, Goodyear said. Moments later, more gunfire ensued.
By Tim Shortt, Florida Today
Brevard County officers staff a command post Tuesday in Port St. John, Fla.. in response to shootings earlier in the day.
The officers spotted one shooting victim, the 17-year-old girl, lying in the front yard. Deputies pulled up, loaded her inside their patrol car and drove her to a waiting ambulance. Paramedics declared her dead at the scene.
Deputies saw movement inside the house, including what appeared to be a lit cigarette, Goodyear said. Then came a final shot.
Dispatch records released Tuesday show that authorities responded to Thomas' house on three successive days in April.
In the first visit, on Easter Sunday, Thomas reported that her son had thrown a bicycle through a window at the house. The next day, Thomas called to report that her son had kicked and punched her when she tried to wake him up for school. The following day, child welfare investigators visited the house to look into allegations of inadequate supervision of the children.
Records also showed that Thomas was arrested in 2002 on a misdemeanor battery charge for striking the father of her children. The charge was later dropped. Two years earlier, she filed a domestic violence complaint against Joe Johnson, but that was dismissed after a hearing.
Police had been to the house previously, Goodyear said. One of the teens, Jaxs Johnson, was to appear in juvenile court Tuesday on a misdemeanor battery charge involving his mother.
Neighbors were stunned. .
Greg Tschanz and his wife, Jennifer, live a few houses away from the crime scene. He said he gave Thomas a used TV and often saw the kids playing outside.
"I cannot even come to grips with it," he said. "It was a surprise to me to hear that the sheriff's office had even been there before for domestic calls. Complete shock."
Travis St. Peter, who lived about three houses down from the shooting scene until two days ago, said the family was known in the neighborhood for being disruptive. He said police were often at the house.
"They were just known for being hoodlums," St. Peter said of the children before he knew their fate. He said the mother was regularly yelling at the kids, who were often running around the neighborhood late at night, "terrorizing our dogs and setting off firecrackers."
Contributing: Rick Neale; the Associated Press
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Description: Students for Concealed Carry welcomes any female students, faculty, staff or alumnae to its Ladies Only concealed pistol license (CPL) course being offered today. Cost is only $75 and includes pistol rental, ammunition, course materials and range time. The course will be taught on campus by LSSU alumnus Walt Poirer of Pale Horse Defense, assisted by alumna Kristina Masuga. No ammunition or firearms will be on campus. The firearm-handling portion of the course will be taught at the Pale Horse Defense range south of Sault Ste. Marie.
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Fall Fling Open House & Bobby Yang
12:30 PM until 7:00 PM
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Join us for our annual Fall Fling open house! Fall Fling is a great time to visit campus; classes are under way, fall foliage is at its peak, and our local area is buzzing with activity. We'll offer tours of academic departments and labs, you can meet faculty and staff, have dinner on us, and attend a concert by performer Bobby Yang!
Are you a runner? Consider coupling your Fall Fling weekend with the 4th Annual Sault Area Chamber Chase Marathon, Half-Marathon, Bridge Run, and 5K.
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BEIJING – China's Xi Jinping took over as Communist chief one year ago to calls for economic reform and faint hopes of greater political tolerance — but has focused instead on consolidating power, burnishing nationalist credentials and stifling dissent.
When Xi strode into Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Nov. 15, 2012, after being anointed in a five-yearly congress, his relaxed demeanor and open admission of problems such as party corruption hinted at the possibility of change.
But since that day, a signature of his tenure has been "the absolutely crucial importance of maintaining the absolute leadership of the Chinese Communist Party — in other words, the system will not change," said Kenneth Lieberthal from the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington.
"He spent the last year amalgamating the leverage he needs — or that he hopes to have — within the system and teeing up the themes," he said, including "making the party a more disciplined and respected organization."
Nearly a century after its founding, the organization has ballooned from an ideological hard core to the world's largest political party.
Many of its 85 million cadres are drawn less by Mao Zedong Thought than the benefits of membership of the ruling elite.
In a high-profile campaign, Xi vowed to crack down on rampant graft among both high-ranking "tigers" and low-level "flies."
He has presided over the jailing for life of fallen party princeling Bo Xilai and mounted a parallel austerity drive.
The new general secretary has been "genuinely alarmed" by the "deterioration" of the institution, suggested Lieberthal.
"To try to rule through a one-party system where the party itself lacks esprit and is thoroughly corrupt is a formula for failure."
In an apparent appeal to its history, Xi has revived practices such as "self-criticism sessions" — supervising one in Hebei province in September — while invoking the Maoist "mass line" concept of bringing the party closer to the people.
But the anti-corruption campaign has yet to involve systematic reforms that might upset powerful vested interests.
Bao Tong, a former secretary to the party's top decision-making body turned dissident, called the effort less a genuine crackdown than a weapon to silence opponents.
"Our system is run on corruption," he said. "If I beat 10 tigers, 100 more will come out. If I hit 100 flies, 1,000 come out. Why do they want political power? They want it in order to be corrupt."
The campaign's real message to party members amounted to: "If you don't listen to me, I'll label you as corrupt," Bao said.
Xi — who met Barack Obama in California earlier this year — has championed a strong nationalist identity with his "Chinese Dream" catchphrase and assertive stances on territorial disputes with neighbors, particularly historic rival Japan.
Such moves may shield him from accusations of weakness among the military and public, said Scott Kennedy, a Beijing-based Chinese politics professor with the University of Indiana.
The slogan's message is "that he supports China becoming powerful, Chinese being wealthy, that China takes its place among the rest of the world's leaders," he said. It is "totally undefined but it sounds very patriotic."
Under Xi's watch authorities have also cracked down on dissenting voices and public conversation, with police detaining an unknown number of activists — some after they called for the disclosure of officials' assets as an anti-graft measure.
The media remain strictly censored, while high-profile bloggers and other Internet users have been warned to watch what they say.
Anyone posting social media messages that are forwarded more than 500 times or viewed over 5,000 times and later deemed "slanderous" could face three years' jail, the Supreme Court said in September.
"There's a long laundry list of people who have been intimidated," said Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a China expert at Hong Kong Baptist University. "A lot of people thought he would be reformist but he's opted for a very conservative drive."
By contrast, Xi and other leaders have repeatedly pledged to reform China's economy, whose growth is key to providing prosperity for the people.
For his first trip as party chief, he chose Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, a hub for China's drastic "reform and opening" economic liberalization launched more than three decades earlier by Deng Xiaoping.
The country enjoyed years of breakneck growth as a result but now faces mounting pressures to restructure economically.
Xi often references Deng but at a key plenum this week — previously a venue for announcing big economic reforms — the final communique was ambivalent about future changes.
He may still be trying to steer the competing factions within the organization.
"I think what Xi Jinping is trying to do in adopting a more conservative drive is keep the party together," Cabestan said. "They all did that," he said, referring to previous Chinese leaders — "adapting the Communist Party to a new environment but keeping it in the driver's seat."


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Several volunteers at rallies this week mentioned the birth certificate issue, among other Obama conspiracy theories.
The baby boy has no birth certificate and the names of his natural parents are not recorded anywhere.
As he dug through the boxes, lo and behold, there was a booklet with his birth certificate.
On the birth certificate: "All I want to do is see this guy's birth certificate."
In all but three states, proof of surgery is required to change a gender marker on a birth certificate.
There's her wedding certificate and the birth certificate, and letters from her husband too.
I have a little box of my mothers things and my birth certificate is among them.
And she thinks if she could destroy my birth certificate, I could never go back to the States.
Her birth certificate was safe, and the little bag of trinkets.
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Vintage postcards, many of which can be found in the archives of the San Joaquin County Historical Museum, are a valuable resource for studying local history and chronicling family history. (Below, Head of Navigation, Stockton, ca. 1920.)
Modern postcard collectors consider the early 1900s the Golden Age of Postcards. This period represents a time when millions of postcards depicting almost any subject imaginable were printed, imported, sold, and mailed.
The first time postcards were sold as souvenirs in the United States was at the World Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. Impressed with their popularity, Congress passed legislation on May 19, 1898, allowing them to be published and sold privately. Soon after, Chambers of Commerce in every town large enough to have a Main Street commissioned photographs of civic buildings, local attractions, and significant streetscapes that they licensed for reproduction among publishers. By 1907, Congress was allowing two sections to be printed on the back, the right side for the address and the left side for the message. The ability to use the full front of the cards combined with the low cost of buying and sending postcards marked the beginning of their Golden Age.
The heyday of postcards declined after World War I largely because hostilities prevented their production in Germany, where printers had mastered the lithographic process. In the early 1900s, many postcards were also based on photographs. However, these were less common because they were more difficult and expensive to produce. Despite their waning quality and rising prices, postcards maintained a significant level of popularity during the first five decades of the twentieth century.
Today, local historians may use postcards to document the changing urban landscape and the popularity of accommodations, or to describe the development of transportation. Postcards can also be used to showcase historic architecture, illustrate civic growth, verify social activities and events, and afford windows into peoples' lives through messages printed on them. Because postcards were collectibles, genealogists often use them as a medium for glancing into ancestors' lives or enhancing historical family albums.
Postcards may seem small and insignificant at first glance, but their potential research value should not be underestimated.
Alice van Ommeren is a local historian from Stockton and the author of Stockton in Vintage Postcards.


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Ulos, a traditional Batak cultural fabric in northern Sumatra, is not only marketed domestically but also internationally to Europe and the United States.
Chairman of the Ulos Batak Weaving and Ulos Batik Craftsmen Association Robert MT Sianipar said here on Tuesday that the traditional Ulos fabric is not only favored by Batak communities but also by foreigners.
The fact has shown that Ulos craftsmen receive increasing orders from several countries such as Russia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. "Exports are not yet in bulk and depending on orders, but it does make us proud," he said.
In marketing their products to Europe and the United States and other countries in Asia, Robert said that there are no special promotions conducted, but only through information from old friends.
"We have some old friends there staying in those countries as our marketers. Initially the efforts experienced trial and error, but the prospects look pretty good, until now it is still going well," he said.
Robert said that he started the Ulos fabric business in early 1989 for local markets such as in Medan, where his parents happened to run their business there.
In 1992, a Singapore citizen was interested in his Ulos products, and then bought a few pieces as souvenirs. "That was the beginning of my Ulos trade business that still lasts until now. These Ulos are all done using a traditional loom," he said.


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Wave on the wane as fans opt to blow the vuvuzela
By Gordon Bell
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's vuvuzela trumped the Mexican wave in the big match of the day in the stands while Mexico salvaged a late draw against the hosts in the World Cup opening game on Friday.
Tens of thousands of fans blasted the plastic trumpet in the match against hosts South Africa, creating a cacophony of sound to spur their team on -- or to simply spar with other supporters.
The din was ceaseless throughout the 90 minutes of the match and many kept blowing their instruments through halftime. The only let-up was during the two national anthems before the match.
An early attempt at the circling crowd wave made famous during the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, however, soon floundered.
More than 84,000 people were treated to a pulsating first match of the 2010 tournament at Johannesburg's Soccer City, which ended 1-1 amid often deafening noise, and the South Africans want more of the same at their remaining Group A games.
"That is our 13th man. It is our weapon," captain Aaron Mokoena said after the match.,
The trumpet has not been universally well received with some foreign players complaining it drowns out team communication and TV viewers saying the sound, much like a swarm of gigantic bees, is annoying.
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has banned spectators from blowing them at his team's training sessions. Continued...


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For the last few months the internet has been ablaze with rumours and speculation as to what the iPad Mini might be like. Will it be like an iPad but smaller? Probably. But what new features is it likely to include? How much will it cost? Most importantly, will it be available in both black and white? Here's our run-down of the latest rumours surrounding Apple's latest gadget.
The iPad Mini will look like… well… an iPad
I know what you're thinking - no surprise there. But there has been lots of speculation as to what the iPad Mini will look like. In fact, Gizmodo recently reported a number of leaked images from a reliable source, showing exactly what this new tablet looks like. If these are the real deal, well… there's not really much to say. Yes, it looks like an iPad. Yes, it's a bit smaller. But there doesn't seem to be much change (other than using the new lightning connector like the iPhone 5).
The iPad Mini might not have a Retina Display
In fact, it probably won't. At this stage, it's assumed that the added cost and battery consumption just wouldn't be a viable option for a smaller tablet. The Wall Street Journal reports that the iPad mini will have a "lower resolution" than the most recent full-sized iPad… but is this just speculation? The release of the Kindle Fire HD (with its 216PPI screen) might just have made Apple think twice. At the very least, it gives consumers something to think about when it comes to buying that new tablet.
The iPad Mini will use iOS 6
Again, this is no big surprise. After pumping millions of dollars into the production of its latest OS, it's unlikely that Apple is going to introduce something new for the iPad Mini. But most importantly, the expected screen-size and aspect ratio of the iPad Mini will allow iOS 6 to simply scale-down. This is great news for app-developers and consumers alike, meaning that their favourite iPad apps should, in theory, scale-down too.
The iPad Mini will run off Apple's A5 processor
The recent announcement of the new iPod Touch saw significant developments made to the A5 processor - the iPod Touch now sporting a modified, shrunk-down version of Apple's popular iPad chips. Having sunk so much into the development of these chips for the iPad 2 and iPod Touch, it seems obvious that these new, reduced-fat A5s would be perfect for the iPad Mini.
The iPad Mini will cost around £200
At least, that's what prices will supposedly start from. German website, MobileGeeks has posted a screenshot from an inventory system used in Europe and Asia which shows the iPad Mini price in Euros. It seems the 8GB model will start at €249 (around £200) with the 64GB Wi-Fi and 3G/4G model at a staggering €649 (around £522).
The iPad Mini will be announced on 23rd October
According to numerous sources including TechCrunch and BBC News, Apple is planning to unveil the iPad Mini at a press event on the 23rd October. Invitations sent to various press agencies read "We've got a little more to show you" clearly hinting towards the iPad Mini. But when will it be available in stores? Recent Apple product releases suggest a release of up to two weeks after the announcement - meaning the iPad Mini could be in shops by November.
Of course, we won't know any of this for sure until the official release next week - a date which is bound to be marked on the calendar of Apple fans across the globe. But what will the release of the iPad Mini do the tablet market on the whole? For now, we'll have to wait and see.
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"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" Premieres in L.A.
With just over a week left until their blockbuster film's sequel swings into theaters, the stars of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" joined together in Westwood, California on Tuesday night for a glitzy red carpet premiere.
Held at the Regency Village Theatre, director Guy Ritchie was accompanied by his latest love Jacqui Ainsley while flanked by cast members including Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr (with pregnant wife Susan), Noomi Rapace and Jared Harris.
Tinseltown beauties Jodie Foster and Amber Heard also turned up to check out the 2009 book-based film's follow-up ahead of its December 16th release.
Also starring Jude Law, the Ritchie helmed project sees Downey Jr and Law teaming up against criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty as they investigate the death of the Crown Prince of Austria.
Talking about the decision to offer up a second round of "Sherlock Holmes," Guy told press, "I wanted to make another one for all sorts of reason, but in no small part [it was] because of the chemistry between these two lads (Robert and Jude). That's the engine that drives the narrative. Plus, it's fun watching them."


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BC's new liquor laws: health aspects cannot be overlooked
BC's proposed new liquor laws have grabbed the headlines for allowing people to buy and consume alcohol in more places, but the recommendations related to health were largely overlooked.
Among the 73 recommendations of the BC Liquor Policy Review, fully supported by the provincial government, are several that make BC's approach to alcohol more responsive to health concerns.
The BC Liquor Distribution Branch will now be required to collaborate with health experts to design educational materials and, more importantly, consider how to price the many thousands of its alcoholic products so that they are not too cheap and their price reflects their degree of potential harmfulness.
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Dr. Tim Stockwell (CARBC/Dept. of Psychology) is UVic's Centre for Addictions Research (CARBC) director, and a researcher in alcohol policy. His submission to BC's Liquor Policy Review on behalf of CARBC included a number of specific recommendations for provincial policies to better consider the health and social impacts of alcohol. (Office: 250-472-5445 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
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LEESBURG, Fla. - Authorities say an alligator attacked an elderly woman and ripped off her arm in a central Florida canal.
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The Lake County Sheriff's Office identified the woman as 84-year-old Carol Hough.
Hough's neighbor tells the Orlando Sentinel that he saw the Leesburg woman flailing Wednesday morning in the canal that runs behind their mobile homes.
Delmas Zickefoose says he jumped into the canal and pulled Hough back to land.
Zickefoose says Hough's entire left arm was gone but she wasn't screaming. It wasn't clear why Hough was in the water.
A sheriff's deputy tracked an 8-foot alligator along the canal. Hill says the reptile will be trapped and killed.
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Does a breeder being part of the AWSA mean anything special?
All white Shep association?
Don't know! Bill:)
No, it just means they are a part of the American White Shepherd Association. There are good breeders and bad in that registry just like any organization.
There is a BYB near us that is a member of AWSA.
If I remember correctly, they are advocating for the white shepherd as a distinct breed and the dogs tend to be big and soft temperaments.
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Nope, the same way that a breeder being a part of the AKC doesn't mean anything. It's a stamp of approval from the governing body, but the same way an AKC GSD breeder can breed bad hips, temperament, body shape, and any of the undesirable GSD traits, a member of the AWSA can breed the same bad things.
Kamieju is correct. The AWSA is for the American White Shepherd and they say in their history that they believe the AWS should be a separate and distinct breed from the standard GSD and that's what they are working towards.
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Babies of epileptic women at risk
Babies born to women taking epilepsy medication through pregnancy are at treble the risk of learning disorders and birth defects, a study has shown.
The drugs increase the risk of congenital defects, such as hernias, hip dislocation, heart disease, cleft palate and abnormal genital development.
But a study in the Journal of Medical Genetics also links the drugs to speech problems, sitting or walking late, and learning difficulties.
Women who are taking epilepsy medication are strongly urged by experts not to stop if they are pregnant, or planning to have children.
The second most common cause of maternal death in the UK is due to epilepsy in women who are no longer taking their medication.
Instead, women are advised to see their doctor and have their epilepsy treatment reviewed.
In the long term, the researchers say there is an urgent need to develop safer drugs.
Epilepsy is the tendency to have recurrent seizures. Around three-quarters of people with epilepsy in the UK have their seizures well controlled by medication.
Six in every 1,000 pregnancies will be to a woman treated with epilepsy drugs.
The research team looked at 149 mothers being treated with anti-epileptic drugs in the Grampian region of Scotland who attended the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.
They gave birth to 293 children between 1976 and 2000.
Thirty-eight had not been exposed to epilepsy treatment while in the womb, either because the mothers did not take the drugs, or because epilepsy had not been diagnosed at the time.
The researchers examined the children exposed to drugs.
They found almost one in five had developmental or speech delays - more than five times the rate among children not exposed during the pregnancy.
Around a third had medical problems in early childhood. One in four had behavioural disorders, including autism, compared with 5% of those not exposed to these drugs.
One in five also had symptoms of drug withdrawal after birth, including feeding problems, seizures, and low blood glucose levels.
Around half had some facial characteristics associated with exposure to epilepsy drugs, a rate that was double that of children who had not been exposed to these drugs.
A third had either abnormalities that required surgery or learning disorders.
Even where there was no family history of learning disorders, 28% of children whose mothers had been treated with epilepsy drugs had developmental problems.
In the general population up to 7% of 3 to five-year olds would normally be affected.
The drug carbamazepine was associated with an increased risk, as was taking more than one anti-convulsant drug during pregnancy.
Counselling 'crucial'
The authors wrote in the Journal of Medical Genetics: "This study highlights the high frequency of later childhood complications associated with maternal epilepsy and its treatment, and emphasises the need for appropriate counselling and support of epileptic mothers."
They add: "The importance of further research into susceptibility factors, the development of safer drugs, and the appropriate counselling and management of epileptic women cannot be overemphasised."
Phil Lee, chief executive of British Epilepsy Association, said: "It is essential that women seek pre-conception counselling before considering pregnancy.
"This is so they can be stabilised on an appropriate anti-epileptic drug to control seizures whilst proposing the least minimum risk to the unborn child.
"GPs should regularly see women with epilepsy in order to hear their concerns, not rely on giving them repeat prescriptions without seeing them for long periods."
A recent BEA study found around a fifth of women with epilepsy who already had children were not given any information about pregnancy and epilepsy medication.
Women who would like a copy of the BEA's leaflet 'Women and Epilepsy' or confidential advice and information can phone a freephone helpline on 0808 800 5050.
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ILOCOS NORTE Post #5: Garlic, Empanada, Tinubong and CORNIX!!!
I once asked "celebrated-man-about-town" Apa Ongpin which garlic was better – the larger-than-golf-balls Taiwan garlic or the dainty braided Ilocos variety. Hands-down, he said, the Ilocos garlic was superior because of it's clean and strong flavor. He always used it in his baked stuffed Tilapia. From that day on, I made it a point to avoid the big, flashy Taiwan bulbs in favor of our very own.
And yet another memory pops into mind when garlic is mentioned – an NU107 listener asked me once if garlic was a vegetable or an herb. Those were my DJ days in the mid-90s!! Whooohooooo!!! Well, after a bit of research, I found that garlic was an ALLIUM (whatevah that is) and is closely related to onions.
Tip: crush your garlic before consuming it to get a more powerful antibiotic effect.
Tip #2: Parsley helps neutralize bad breath caused by garlic. LOL!
This lovely braid of garlic pictured above was part of the merchandise being sold right next to the Marcos Crypt in Ilocos Norte. Did you know that garlic acts like a preservative and can extend the "life" of refrigerated raw chicken by up to 21 days? That led me to wonder if they used Ilocos garlic on Ferdinand Marcos to keep him looking so native and fresh.
Next to the garlic, was the corniks stand! Now how to describe CORNIKS? Hmmm… my hubby Ron says they're deep-fried and salted corn kernels that are not allowed to pop. LOLOLOL!!!
Corniks is also called CHICHA-CORN – corn kernels cooked like pork rind or chicharon. I must mention at this point that the Ilocos Corniks is way different from the corniks you find in Manila or other cities because it is made from a very fine variety of corn. The common corniks has a regular solid corn shape while the Ilocos ChichaCORN is poofier and softer.
Next to the Cornix, my hubby Ron spotted some short Arnis-like bamboo sticks. Inside them was some kind of suman (a sticky rice dessert). It was called TINUBONG and just like an Arnis stick, you need to whack it on something before you can get the goodies! The lady demonstrated it with the help of the pavement and voila! Instant dessert 🙂
This article says Tinubong is "made of grated coconut, salt, glutinous rice, bamboo tubes (12 inches long with one node closed), and bamban leaves." It even has a recipe on how to make Tinubong for you culinary geniuses to try!!!
I truly love the concept of a dangerous weapon combined with dessert. With a Tinubong, you can beat the living daylights out of anyone who tries to steal your food and then you can get your "just desserts," harharharhar!
After the garlic, cornix and tinubong experiences, the Media Pillar team (which I'm the secretary of) moved on to some deep-fried action…
The city of Batac, which is about 30 minutes away from Laoag, is famous for it's EMPANADA. In fact, its Empanada is more famous than the city itself, LOLOL! I was more than willing to sample one until I discovered that the Batac Empanada was DEEP-FRIED. That put the brakes on my appetite, but it did not stop the more "dietarily adventurous" members of Media Pillar from going down our coaster to satisfy thier hunger.
Some ingredients found in a Batac Empanada include longanisa, hotdogs and egg. Here is a wonderful article on the difference betwee the Batac or Laoag Empanada and the Vigan Empanada. I found it in a blog called "Biag Ken Siak" dedicated to the Province of Ilocos. Can anyone tell me what "Biag Ken Siak" means? I think BIAG means life and is related to the word bayag (I'm using the word in an anatomical spirit so please don't get offended, LOL!!!). Bayag means testicles – so true how life is found in THAT body part, and how quickly you can lose life if you get a boot in that region!
Another thing that makes this empanada different from the usual one you buy in Manila is that you don't get the full Batac Empanada experience unless you dip it in a some Ilocos suka (vinegar) before taking a bite. So if you really think about it, it's kind of like a lumpia. The Batac Empanada is so successful that it has it's own annual festival.
Media Pillar's food journey in Ilocos Norte DIDN'T end here! No, indeedy-doody! Hang tight for more Ilocos food posts from this blogging beauty queen!!!
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