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Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued a judgment against the country's prime minister - again. The court had already ruled against Prime Minister Yusuf Reza Gilani for blocking a corruption investigation. Now, the judges have released details of their ruling, giving 77 pages worth of reasons why they found the prime minister in contempt of court. Let's remember this conflict is taking place in a vital, if troubled, U.S. ally.
NPR's Julie McCarthy joins us on the line from Islamabad, as she has so many times over the years. Hi, Julie.
JULIE MCCARTHY, BYLINE: Hi there, Steve.
INSKEEP: OK, they're calling it the long order, 77 pages. What do you learn from it?
MCCARTHY: Well, it's a very serious condemnation of the prime minister. It's stern and sobering. The court said the prime minister had never intended to comply with the orders to reopen a case of corruption pertaining to President Asif Ali Zardari. It's a Swiss case involving alleged graft and millions stashed in Swiss banks. The court went on to say, if the orders of the highest court are defied by the highest executive in the country, then others would feel tempted to follow suit and the judicial system of the country would collapse.
So, sharp, pointed language to explain their conviction of the prime minister two weeks ago.
INSKEEP: So, they convicted him of contempt of court, they held him, if I'm not mistaken from your earlier reporting, less than a minute. He was in custody for less than a minute - 37 seconds or something like that.
MCCARTHY: That's right. That's right.
INSKEEP: Now, now, 77 pages of judgment against him, more detail. But does this change the political situation in Pakistan, where the prime minister is not, at this moment anyway, heeding calls that he should resign?
MCCARTHY: He's not heeding calls that he should resign, and he's not likely to heed them, even after this very stern ruling. And why is that, Steve? Because the court really avoids the question of whether or not the prime minister should be disqualified from office. They walk back that whole issue. But they do say, you know, Mr. Prime Minister, you knew the entire disqualification from office was in play dating back to an order issue in January. And the court said you were on notice that any conviction would likely, quote, "entail some serious consequences." And the language the court uses suggests that it meant to link the conviction with disqualification.
But it makes it only a possibility, Steve, not a certainty. So, the whole thing gets kicked into Parliament. Did the court punt, or did the court look for the most constitutionally sound route? That will be debated in the weeks ahead.
INSKEEP: What a difficult situation for Pakistan, though. Let's remember, this is a country that's had repeated military coups. They finally got a civilian government, which is very unpopular, but people wanted to finish its term. And was the Supreme Court in a situation where, even though they feel that this guy is defied them and defied the law, that they don't want to be seen as removing him from office? They don't there to be in effect a judicial coup.
MCCARTHY: That's exactly right. I mean, everybody here always worries about, you know, a coup by the army, a coup by the military. But there a sense that this court is very active, an activist court. In fact, it's been called - it's been described as a court on populist overdrive. And this is something that the government and the prime minister have really nursed, that sense that they're the victims in an overzealous court. And the court, I think, in this decision - and certainly the short decision, as well as this long one - by not reaching that issue of disqualification and saying, no, this is a purview of the legislature, this maybe even the purview of fresh elections, but we are not here to decide whether or not you are disqualified from office. Others may determine that, we can point the way - they've certainly kicked the door open - but they are not firmly standing by any sort of disqualification of the prime minister today with this judgment.
INSKEEP: So, very briefly, this giant controversy goes on, this distraction goes on, in a moment when there are a lot of other problems in Pakistan. What is the political opposition to the prime minister doing about all this?
MCCARTHY: Well, you know, they don't have the votes for a no-confidence vote. They're trying to get people out into the streets, but they - and they started to draw people. But there's really no bold action, no en mass resignation from Parliament that could generate fresh elections. They're afraid of causing instability...
MCCARTHY: ...and bringing in the army. So, they come across as calculating and happy to buy their time until fresh elections, which may not come until next year.
INSKEEP: OK, Julie, always a pleasure to talk with you.
MCCARTHY: Thank you, Steve.
INSKEEP: That's NPR's Julie McCarthy, in Islamabad, where the Supreme Court has now issued a 77-page ruling against the country's prime minister, who for now at least, remains in office.
INSKEEP: You're listening to MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- It's still officially summer, yet major electronic companies have already announced a slew of holiday gift ideas: iPhones of different colors, video game players and a new category of wristwatches designed to mimic the functionality of smartphones.
Much of the early attention has been on smartwatches. Although the devices have been around for years, consumer interest has been low. Samsung Electronics Co. is hoping to change that with its $300 Galaxy Gear. When it's linked wirelessly with newer Samsung phones and tablets, the Gear lets you set alarm clocks, check email and Facebook updates, and make phone calls on your wrist, secret agent-style. The watch will be available in a few weeks in six colors.
The Gear's unveiling came as Qualcomm Inc. said it will start selling its Toq smartwatch before the end of the year. Sony Corp., meanwhile, has an updated SmartWatch 2 device coming. And Apple Inc. is widely believed to be working on an iWatch.
What's behind the sudden rise of the smartwatch? Consumer electronics companies are trying to create a new type of device for people to spend money on now that many of them already own smartphones and tablet computers. That doesn't mean companies have given up on phones and tablets, or other gadgets.
Here's a look at what's in store as manufacturers and retailers try to get a jump on the holiday shopping season.
The iOS software that runs iPhones is showing signs of aging, so Apple is refreshing its look and functionality. Recent phones can get the iOS 7 update for free, starting next Wednesday. The software also comes with the new iPhones going on sale on Sept. 20.
Apple is departing from its practice of keeping choices simple. In the past, Apple released one iPhone a year, in black or white. This time, the company has a regular model, the iPhone 5S (selling for $199 with a two-year service agreement) and a less expensive model, the iPhone 5C (which goes for $99). The 5S comes in three colors and the 5C in five.
Samsung, meanwhile, announced the Galaxy Note 3, the latest phone in a line that comes with a stylus for handwriting on its large, 5.7-inch (measured on the diagonal) touch screen. Sony will have the Xperia Z1, notable for its high-resolution, 20.7-megapixel camera and the ability to attach better lenses. Both devices use Google's Android operating system.
Even more devices are expected around this fall's release of a new version of Android, which goes by the name Kit Kat.
Tablets with screens that measure about 7 inches diagonally are becoming popular because they're cheaper than full-sized tablets and are easier to carry around. Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. paved the way with their Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 devices. Apple followed with the iPad Mini last fall.
Google updated its Nexus 7 in July, offering the basic model for $229. Amazon and Apple will likely update their devices, too. Meanwhile, several companies are expected to release smaller tablets running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8.1 operating system when the software update comes out on Oct. 17. The current Windows 8 system wasn't designed for smaller touch screens.
Want big? Google, Amazon and Apple are also due to update their full-size models. Lenovo, Dell and other computer makers have also unveiled Windows tablets that can convert into traditional laptops.
Meanwhile, a company that specializes in e-book readers, Kobo, plans tablets of both sizes. Many of the tablets currently available emphasize the ability to play video and music. Kobo's new Arc HD tablets can do that, too, but the company hopes to address the needs of readers with a mode designed to minimize battery use while reading. The 7-inch version starts at $200, and the 10-inch model goes for $400. They will be out Oct. 16.
Many people have shifted to smartphones and tablets to play games, but hard-core gamers still like standalone video game consoles. Although Nintendo Co. released its Wii U console last year to lackluster sales, Microsoft and Sony are hoping to do better with their game machines this fall.
Microsoft's Xbox One wants to be the all-in-one device that lets you watch television, play movies, listen to music and browse the Internet —as well as play video games. It will start selling on Nov. 22 and cost $499. A Kinect motion-control system will be included.
Sony's PlayStation 4 is coming out Nov. 15 for $399. It's touted as a supercharged PC, which should make it easier for developers to create games for it. But that also means the new machine won't be able to play older games, other than by streaming them over the Internet. The machine's other new features revolve around social networking and remote access.
Although much of the attention is on phones and tablets, people are still buying traditional desktop and laptop computers.
Expect to see new PCs out with the release of Windows 8.1 in October. The update is designed to address some of the frustrations people have had with last year's Windows 8. Among other things, the new version will make it easier to bypass Windows' tile-based interface and use a desktop mode that's more familiar to long-time Windows users.
Apple is also coming out with a Mac Pro computer for high-end, professional users. It's notable in that it will be assembled in the United States, rather than in Asia. Apple also may refresh its popular line of MacBook Pro laptops. A new MacBook Air came out in June, sporting longer battery life.
Avid readers will have at least two major e-book readers to choose from: an updated Kindle Paperwhite device from Amazon (starts at $119) and the Aura from Kobo ($150). Both start selling this month. Many people prefer tablets because they do more, but those who only want to read digital books, e-readers are a good choice.
People will also have choices when it comes to standalone devices for watching TVs and movies.
Last month, TiVo Inc. released a digital video recorder that lets people watch recorded shows outside their homes starting this fall, using an app for iPhones and iPads.
Apple, Roku Inc. and other companies have devices for streaming video from Netflix and other services on big-screen TVs. An updated Apple TV is possible this fall.
If you need a new TV, Sony and other companies are continuing to promote so-called 4K sets — those with ultra-high resolution, far more than current high-definition sets. The 4K sets are coming down in price — to just a few thousand dollars!
It's your choice: Spend $3,500 on a Sony 55-inch 4K TV. Or buy an iPhone 5C, an iPhone 5S, a Kindle e-reader, a 10-inch Kobo tablet, both new game consoles and six Gear smartwatches, one in each color.
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Connecticut could be 1st state to curb loud movies
NEW HAVEN, Conn. >> Connecticut could become the first state to curb loud movies under proposed legislation that's drawing opposition from the Motion Picture Association of America.
The legislature's Public Safety and Security Committee is considering the bill, which would prevent theaters from showing a film or preview that exceeded 85 decibels. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends noise should be kept below 85 decibels for workers for eight hours to minimize hearing loss.
"Hopefully this will be a wakeup call to the theater owners and the MPAA to get their act together and do something that's good for the public and still will satisfy their needs," said William Young, a Stamford resident and chemical industry consultant who has pushed the measure. "Why they need such loud sounds is beyond me."
Jon Griffin, a policy specialist with the National Conference of State Legislatures, said he believes Connecticut would be the first state to regulate the maximum decibel level at movies. Vans Stevenson, a senior vice president with the MPAA, also said the issue is not regulated.
A New York lawmaker has unsuccessfully pushed a measure that called for preventing trailers and commercials from playing louder than feature films.
Dr. Robert Dobie, a professor at the University of Texas who is an expert in noise-induced hearing loss, said the 85-decibel standard is for workers' prolonged exposure, not occasional loud sounds from a movie.
"The exposure is so brief and intermittent that no one with any expertise would ever say that they have any real risk of hazard or harm," Dobie said. "I feel quite comfortable that the exposures are not anywhere near hazardous. It's the combination of level and duration that matters."
For comparison, the American Tinnitus Association says 85 decibels is the sound of average traffic, 80 decibels is the sound of an alarm clock 2 feet away and 100 decibels is the sound of a blow dryer.
Sen. Carlo Leone, D-Stamford, said he was part of a delegation that introduced the bill at Young's request. That way, a public hearing will help lawmakers determine how to proceed, he said.
"I support the concept moving forward," Leone said. "If there are other corrective measures without legislation and it takes care of the problem, that would be the better choice."
Stevenson told the committee at a hearing this past week that the legislation is unnecessary and undermines voluntary standards adopted by companies and theaters that set appropriate sound levels. A standard was developed at the request of theater owners to address audience complaints about excessively loud trailers and significant steps have been taken to voluntarily reduce volume levels, the association said.
"Certainly no one is going to do anything that would have a hint of being harmful," Stevenson said. "We've gone to great lengths to make sure that average is in an acceptable range that is not harmful."
Young says the standard doesn't work because it measures the average decibel of an entire preview, so it can have extremely loud portions. Young, who has been working on the issue with his colleague, Arnold Gordon of Greenwich, says their tests of previews found sustained bursts as high as 110 decibels.
Young, who has a doctorate in chemistry, favors setting a peak limit. He says the sound is so loud it leaves his ears ringing.
"Who wants to sit there in pain?" Young said. "These companies shouldn't subject people to harmful sounds."
MPAA says the bill would violate the First Amendment right to free speech by regulating how a movie and trailer is presented and is discriminatory because it applies only to movie theaters and not to other venues such as rock concerts or sporting events.


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What is a Wiki
From Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
A wiki allows a group of people to collaboratively develop a Web site with no knowledge of HTML or other markup languages. Anyone can add to or edit pages in a wiki -- it is completely egalitarian. Anyone can create new wiki pages simply by creating a new link with the name of the page. Pages are connected not hierarchically, but by hyperlinks between pages.
According to the creator of Wiki, Ward Cunningham, wikis can be identified by the following characteristics:
- "A wiki invites all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki Web site, using only a plain-vanilla Web browser without any extra add-ons."
- "Wiki promotes meaningful topic associations between different pages by making page link creation almost intuitively easy and by showing whether an intended target page exists or not."
- "A wiki is not a carefully crafted site for casual visitors. Instead, it seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape."
(From Leuf, Bo and Ward Cunningham. The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson, 2001: 16.)


text: macOS is the operating system that powers every Mac. It lets you do things you simply can't do with other computers. That's because it's designed specifically for the hardware it runs on — and vice versa. macOS comes with an entire suite of beautifully designed apps. It works hand in hand with iCloud to keep photos, documents and other stuff up to date on all your devices. It makes your Mac work like magic with your iPhone and other Apple devices. And it's been built from the ground up with privacy and security in mind.


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And they LOVE the SQUARE! Of course marshmallows/guimauve are square, but in flavors of green Matcha tea or Orange flower or saffron..? This is unexpected.
Pastry chefs, Didier Mathray and Nathalie Robert take the everyday Provencal almond-paste delicacy called a "calisson" and make it square with added candied oranges. Look at this absolutely perfect raspberry squared tarte! Their fruits are the best quality too.
More perfect squares of deliciousness...
AH HA! Now these squares begin to look a bit like Sicilian pizza non?Like tomato with Rosemary popping out of it!
Recently a reader wrote that she'd hung around Paris Breakfasts for a month and thought there must be more to Paris than "LOLLIES IN SHOPS".


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Make Equipment and Supplies Portable - Use carts and stands to organize and exchange items that are frequently shared between employees. Mobile storage lets you effortlessly push bulky supplies back and forth between different locations, saving time at work. Rearrange mobile furniture to adjust your workspace for different tasks.
Reduce Your Workload
Lighten your burden when relocating heavy supplies, such as machinery, crates, or cleaning supplies. Wheeled utility carts help your staff smoothly push large loads to different rooms and navigate through busy workspaces. Find heavy-duty carts and stands that efficiently redistribute weight, protecting your workers from physical strain and helping them make fast stops at multiple destinations.
Make Supplies Easily Accessible
Save money on expensive equipment by creating mobile stations that can be shared between groups. TV and printer stands provide permanent storage for fragile electronics to reduce handling accidents and simultaneously give you the freedom to temporarily set up equipment in any room. Mobile book and file storage lets you loan out a portion of your inventory and keep items organized until they're returned.
Maximize Office Space
Improve the functionality of your workspaces with portable furnishings your staff can easily reposition or store out of the way. Laptop and TV monitor stands let you accommodate computers and accessories in one compact location and stash the entire station in a closet when you're performing other tasks. Make the most of a small office by adding vertical storage cabinets that offer multipurpose shelving while requiring minimal floor space.
Contain Harmful Materials
Avoid health risks by reducing contact with soiled or germy materials. Laundry and janitorial carts let your maintenance staff quickly collect items that need to be washed or disposed of, preventing bacteria from spreading around your workplace.


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Oyster Pay As You Go - Now at Brockley
We had our first experience of using Oyster Pay-As-You-Go at Brockley Station today (or rather, our companion did, as you can't buy Oyster cards at Brockley Station, only top up at the machines). We felt pathetically grateful, like we had been accepted in to the greater London family, at long last.
Cllr Sue Luxton tweeted to say she'd successfully used it at Ladywell Station today too. Have you tried Oyster locally? Did it give you a warm sense of belonging? More importantly, did it work?


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Two teams of scientists using the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, announced in Geneva this morning that they have detected a new subatomic particle that bears the hallmarks of the elusive and highly sought after Higgs boson. In layman's terms, the Higgs is referred to as the "God Particle" because the field it produces gives atoms their mass. Were it not for the Higgs, the world we know would be completely different — there would be no chemistry, no architecture, no us. It would be a massless mess of aimless particles running around at light speed.
In a press release, ATLAS experiment spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti said the preliminary results were attained with a "5-sigma signal," which is significant because it sits right at the threshold for what scientists consider a true discovery.
"This is indeed a new particle. We know it must be a boson and it's the heaviest boson ever found," said CMS experiment spokesperson Joe Incandela. "The implications are very significant and it is precisely for this reason that we must be extremely diligent in all of our studies and cross-checks."
To make the observations, scientists at the LHC sent particles crashing at tremendous speeds to try to create Higgs. Then, because the particle only exists for a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a second, scientists looked for its signature decay. The scientists said they had detected what are likely Higgs trails — a bump in their data — with a great degree of certainty.
The announcement is one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in decades and could put the finishing touches on Standard Model particle physics.
"It's hard not to get excited by these results," CERN Research Director Sergio Bertolucci said in a statement. "We stated last year that in 2012 we would either find a new Higgs-like particle or exclude the existence of the Standard Model Higgs. With all the necessary caution, it looks to me that we are at a branching point: the observation of this new particle indicates the path for the future towards a more detailed understanding of what we're seeing in the data."
Because it's complicated material, we turned to Adam Frank, an astrophysicist and a blogger for NPR's 13.7. We asked a him a few questions about why this matters. Here's part of our conversation:
Q: I've heard many metaphors for what this Higgs boson is. A basic explanation is that it's the thing that gives subatomic particles their mass. The best metaphor I've heard is from Fermilab's Don Lincoln, who says the energy field made by the Higgs is like water. Depending on your mass you'll move through the water with ease — like a barracuda — or slowly, like a big, fat man. How would you explain the Higgs to a friend at a bar?
A:In a bar, I'd probably use one of those analogies. The real important thing for me is that fundamental particles are as far as we can tell zero-dimensional particles. They have no radius. You can't think of fundamental particles as being glass marbles. They literally have no extension in space. They can never bump into anything else.
It's all about interactions. It's about them exchanging other particles as forces. With a particle like the electron — what gives the electron mass is really inertia, that's the property that we associate with massive particles. Mass and inertia go together.
So since an electron or a quark has no extension in space, you sort of wonder where did the mass go? Well it's not that the mass resides with the electron or the proton. It's that the mass comes from its interaction with other things. And in this case, it's the Higgs field that gives this point particle — the electron — the appearance of inertia. That is what allows it to act like it's resisting changes in its motion.
Whereas you have other particles like the photon which has no mass, and because of that it can go at the speed of light, whereas a massive particle will never be able to go at light speed.
Q: So, if the Higgs didn't exist, what would the world look like?
A: It would all be photons. Everything would be moving at the speed of light, right. Which means at light speed, you wouldn't be able to have the kinds of structures we see today. You'd never get atoms and chemistry and rocks. So it's really important. The property of mass is really important for getting clumpy structures, essentially, like us.
Q: The particle has been described as the missing piece of the Standard Model. Is that a fair characterization?
A: Yeah, pretty much. So the Standard Model is this beautiful edifice of modern particle physics that's really 40 years old. The pieces were really in place 40 years ago and people have just been going around and discovering them.
The theory — the Standard Model predicted all these different pieces 40 years ago — and the quarks were part of it, the different flavors of neutrinos, some have been discovered and essentially the top quark was the last big thing that needed to be discovered and that was discovered in the mid-90s. And the Higgs boson, which was predicted not just by Peter Higgs but six different physicists at the same time, is the last piece of the Standard Model that needs to be discovered, that needs to be shown to be true.
One of the interesting things about this is that for particle physicists, they're in a bit of a conundrum, where they've been working on the Standard Model for all these years. And the Higgs particle is an enormous achievement, but it's also for them a little bit boring because they've been expecting this for 40 years and they keep looking for ways to go beyond the Standard Model.
Q: Another thing I find interesting, though, is that despite this announcement, scientists have never actually seen the Higgs, right?
A: You're never going to get the Higgs to appear in a laboratory and float. It's very short-lived. What happens in particle physics is that particles decay into other particles, just like with radioactivity. The Higgs does that but in a very, very, very short time scale — so short that you're never going to be able to see the Higgs directly, you're going to see what it turns into.
And there are a lot of different ways it can turn into other things. There are a lot of different channels. What we're looking for is different possible channels. And that's how they're going to tell if it's a Standard Model Higgs. It'll have a certain kind of decay pathways.
Q: Fermilab, the American organization with much smaller version of the LHC, made a similar announcement on Monday, saying they had identified those decay pathways, except they said they had fallen short of a 3-sigma standard, which determines strong evidence. Can you tells us what that means?
A: A definitive discovery is a 5-sigma result. What do we mean by these sigmas? Really it's all about how sure are we that what you're seeing is not noise, is not just a statistical anomaly.
The higher your sigma, the more statistically you're certain what you're seeing is not just something crazy that's happening in the background.
With the Tevatron, which was Fermilab's particle accelerator, in many ways, scientists hoped they would be able to see evidence of the Higgs. With these particle accelerators, you want to have enough particle collisions that you have lots of statistics and the problem with Tevatron is that even though it ran for a long time, it wasn't powerful enough to create lots and lots of collisions so that they could very quickly see if they were getting a high enough sigma result. Unfortunately the government said, OK we're done with the Tevatron.
But they did have 10 years worth of data to play with, so they did this very deep, very powerful statistical analysis and they found — and they of course announced in on Monday to take a little bit of the thunder from the LHC — this signature of the Higgs.
Q: What's next for physics? What's the next frontier?
A: Astronomy. [Laughs] If they discover the Higgs, there's going to be lots of interesting things to do with trying to make lots of them and probe their properties. They're going to learn a lot from that.
And they're still going to hope they're going to find things that break the Standard Model — new physics they often call it. They're going to find something in the LHC that really looks very different than the Standard Model.
If they can't get beyond the Standard Model that will be a problem for them. If everything they find is in line with the Standard Model, it'll feel like a dead end. If nothing they see goes beyond the Standard Model, they're going to say, "Well nature isn't showing us where do we go from here, so where do we go from here?"
Q: Let's back up a bit. You have a vested interest in saying astronomy. But what do you mean by that?
A: Doing physics in this way — of smashing things together with ever larger machines — we are clearly sort of reaching a limit of how big these machines can get, or what people are willing to fund, let me put it that way.
So in order to go to even higher levels of energy, you know colliding things at an even higher level of energy, you have to rely on nature. You have to look to astrophysical conditions. You have to look at the beginning of the universe and the big bang or the environments around black holes to find environments where interactions between particles are so violent that you are getting insights to regimes beyond the Standard Model.
A lot of high energy physicists are looking to astronomy and astrophysics as being their next particle accelerator, you know nature's particle accelerator.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Classic Diner Hash Browns - The Real King of the Breakfast Potato
51 comments:
Have you ever tried a potato ricer to squeeze all the water out and make patties ? Works really well so long as they aren't too thick .
- March 1, 2012 at 5:01 PM
- Chef John said...
No, just my fists ;)
- March 1, 2012 at 5:08 PM
Not ketchup!!! I thought you were better than that, Chef John! :P
- March 1, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Chef John, I'm just curious, but why do you have to use clarified butter? Thanks for teaching me some good stuff!
- March 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM
- Chef John said...
Since milk solids and water are gone it just seems to crisp up the potatoes a little better. Not a major deal.
- March 1, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- Michael said...
im curious, given the ketchup/europeans comment, do you have brown sauce in the states? its sort of like ketchup with molasses and other stuff in there, i think it makes for a far superior breakfast condiment. im from scotland by the way
- March 1, 2012 at 7:22 PM
- Birder said...
Ok supernovice cooking question here but I'm intrigued by the clarified butter. How do you separate the two substances once you've microwaved the butter?
- March 1, 2012 at 7:34 PM
- Chef John said...
Just spoon off the clarified butter, as the milk settles to the bottom.
Michael, I've never had brown sauce! - March 1, 2012 at 7:37 PM
- Michael said...
you should track it down, put it on bacon and sausages etc. HP is the brand you want. ketchup is for burgers
- March 1, 2012 at 7:45 PM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
Link to the peeler, if it's not too much trouble Chef John.
- March 1, 2012 at 9:04 PM
- Puro y Eterno Amor said...
You are great!!!!
- March 1, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Joel said...
Brown Sauce is on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/HP-Brown-Sauce-Original-Glass/dp/B000JM7IF4 - March 1, 2012 at 9:37 PM
Thank you for shareing all your knowledge. I never could get mine crispie, and am looking forward to trying it your way.
- March 1, 2012 at 9:38 PM
- Mark said...
Thanks for the great video, I prefer mine the same way as yours (except with syrup instead of ketchup), but I've recently become severely lactose intolerant. Is there any particular type of oil that you would recommend to use instead of butter? I tried canola but it just didn't brown like butter.
- March 1, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Beautiful hash browns, but those eggs are sexy. I want those eggs inside of me.
- March 1, 2012 at 11:08 PM
- Chef John said...
I'm no expert, but isn't clarified butter lactose free? All the milk is gone.
- March 2, 2012 at 12:44 AM
- Vinnie said...
How did you cook those eggs? They don't look greasy at all!
- March 2, 2012 at 2:51 AM
- Chef John said...
peeler... http://www.amazon.com/R%C3%B6sle-12735-Crosswise-Swivel-Peeler/dp/B000063Y8E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330677505&sr=8-1
- March 2, 2012 at 3:39 AM
- Villy said...
Anything with eggs is the King! This looks like a "breakfast for lunch/dinner" waiting to happen. Seriously.
- March 2, 2012 at 5:05 AM
I knew I was right to go to your blog first whenever I was looking for a recipe. I've been making hash browns for years for my kids and they were OK (ish). The moment I tried this recipe, what do you know, they were perfect! I used the same ingredients and even imitated every gesture of yours. You are a great teacher, it's in your blood, chef John, thank you!
- March 2, 2012 at 5:46 AM
- Lisette said...
Haha, everytime I think: " Ieeeeewwww" you say something like: "take that Europeans" Spot on!
Lisette, the Netherlands - March 2, 2012 at 8:21 AM
- Food Junkie said...
For us North Americans brown sauce is steak sauce.
- March 2, 2012 at 9:30 AM
- philogaia said...
I'm American and love brown sauce but it can be hard to find the the States. I find it in the International section of my megamart but it is expensive. I make it myself which is superior. Fresh ground spices, tamarind, molasses. Yum. From the recipe it is clear that this sauce comes straight out of the British Raj.
Clarified butter is great but if you don't want to use that rendered chicken fat (schmaltz), duck fat (the gold standard) or home rendered lard are all great. And they all have a healthier fat profile. For hash browns vegetable oil is a poor substitute unless you are vegan.
Now I knew about washing the starch off for fries but never knew about doing the hash browns that way. I figured it would make them not congeal properly. I need to give this a try. - March 2, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Chef John,
Yeah for the crusty!! Beautiful eggs - I always screw mine up and end up with over-hard 'cause I break them on the flip...somehow I don't think you flip yours :>) Thanks ...as always! Jan W - March 2, 2012 at 8:11 PM
Just in time! My two year old wanted potatoes for breakfast this morning. Chef John with the save!
-Jesse from Detroit - March 3, 2012 at 10:59 AM
How did you get them eggs looking that good? Mind sharing the secret :) Wish you the best.
-Brett - March 3, 2012 at 4:55 PM
- S/V Blondie-Dog said...
Hey Chef, try the Hot & Spicy Tabasco flavored ketchup... it's the best. :)
- March 3, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Yeah, don't use vegetable oil. I just tried this with olive oil and it turned out floppy & greasy rather than crispy. It also took forever to get browned. I was just lazy and felt like skipping the step to make clarified butter. They still tasted great, but the texture was off.
If you're lactose intolerant and don't want to have butter in the house, you can still try to make this recipe. Look for a product from India called "Ghee." It's butter that is already clarified to remove the milk solids. When I bought some, it was sold in jars, unrefrigerated in the "Ethnic Foods," section of my grocery store. - March 4, 2012 at 9:55 AM
A trick I use is to rinse the shredded potato in a salad spinner basket until it runs clear then take them for a quick spin. They come out nice and dry without a lot of squeezing, draining, or blotting. - March 4, 2012 at 8:12 PM
- Jalal said...
Olive oil worked for me, but it did take a while.
Also, Chef John, I definitely watched that video and thought, "1 potato per person is way too much."
I'm cooking the second batch now.
I apologize for doubting you. - March 4, 2012 at 8:46 PM
I absolutely love your recipes and enjoy watching you cook them as well I think you should have your own show! cause I think the way you teach and talk to your audience is very charismatic and ingenious and fresh. Please continue
Sincerely a follower
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From Ottawa Ontario Canada - March 5, 2012 at 2:26 PM
mmm... i love hashbrowns.. now i love them even more! AND can make them at home! (never tried before this) THANKS Chef!!
- March 14, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Charred potato coleslaw!
I buttered a non stick pan, but I did not microwave the butter. I was waiting for the potatoes to crisp at the bottom but a lot of smoke was coming out of the pan. I guess the butter had cooked out? I turned the potatoes over to prevent more burning, occasionally adding butter, oil or water. They cooked but never congealed. I couldn't get crispiness or uniformity, and they turned out charred and spicy.
Help! - March 31, 2012 at 4:10 PM
- Chef John said...
sounds like heat was too high. btw, butter can't "cook out" fat doesn't evaporate like liquids.
- March 31, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Why use clarified butter as opposed to just regular?
- April 25, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- Rob Pitingolo said...
This is my go-to hash browns recipe - good stuff! I don't use clarified butter because it's an extra step that I don't think is worth it. I just melt the butter over medium heat and go from there.
- May 13, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Just made hash browns for the first time according to your methods and they turned out BEAUTIFULLY. Best hash browns I've ever had, so wonderfully flavourful and crispy! I've been watching your videos for a while now and never got around to making one of your recipes yet, but today I was craving something carbs-y and this sprang to mind. You are a genius Chef John, now I can't wait to try more of your wonderful recipes, especially seeing as your videos always put a smile on my face :)
Love from Sudan/Ireland/Lithuania! (Yeah I know, I'm a mess) - May 17, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Chef John, after the initial crust and I flip the potatoes, they just start turning black instead of the golden brown color. Do I have to add more oil after flipping?
- May 24, 2012 at 12:56 AM
- Chef John said...
Maybe, but sounds like too high heat or thin pan.
- May 24, 2012 at 2:06 AM
I've never made a hash brown I've been proud of before! Thank you Chef John!
- June 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
Seems nobody noticed the scrapple on the other side of the eggs. Chef, if you haven't already, please make a video on scrapple and educate the masses. If folks get this excited over hash browns and eggs, getting the word out about scrapple could go viral. If there's enough demand, maybe someday scrapple will be something you can purchase in every town in America. Thanks.
- January 26, 2013 at 1:00 PM
I've always had trouble with this recipe and finally found a method that works. But it comes from another site! Fear not chef, I'm still ye faithful servant. Here's what I do...
The first thing is to use oil, and lots of it. Then preheat the oil on high. This is a must so stay by the pan and be smart. Lastly, use a pan with a wide surface area so the potato spreads out thin and cooks through.
Cook the first side for 3 minutes and it will have crisped and congealed. Turn the cake over and cook second side for two minutes. Voila! You're done! Beautiful and crispy. You don't even have to peel skin or remove the starch. The whole thing takes 8 minutes.
Give it a go!
- June 11, 2013 at 12:23 PM
- Aaron said...
No one noticed that "scrapple" on the other side of the eggs because... it is toast.
- August 18, 2013 at 10:23 AM
- Brenda said...
Hey! What's all this European stuff. My two grandsons eat ketchup with practically every dinner, I'm sorry to say. But for breakfast, I agree with a previous poster, it has to be HP Brown sauce. Nom nom!!
- February 18, 2014 at 4:01 PM
- Willie Dukeshire said...
omg omg omg!!! never did this till this morning. I made these for breakfast,my wife liked them so much she was late for work!she couldn't stop eating them..THANK YOU Chef John you have once again made me a hero. your friend in Newfoundland Canada, willy D
- August 10, 2014 at 10:45 AM
- rain.drop said...
These are the best hash browns ever! Thanks Chief John!
- January 27, 2015 at 8:07 AM
- Ron Williams said...
No one has mentioned nutmeg. I use it on hashbrowns so regularly that I wondered why and left it out - ugh! Those little nuts and potatoes were meant for each other. Just scrape a dusting on before thay go into the pan and hash brown heaven.
- November 11, 2015 at 5:45 AM
- rodentraiser said...
I just tried making something called Rösti potatoes, which looked a lot like a big pancake of hash browns. They got crispy, but the crisp stuck to the bottom of the pan. I think I'll stick to Chef John's hash browns.
- May 19, 2016 at 12:36 AM
- kpeffley said...
I've made hash browns many times before, but I've never rinsed them with cold water, so I gave this recipe a try. Didn't have Russets, so I used Yukon Gold. After grating and rinsing, I dried the potatoes with paper towels, then placed them in a hot pan with olive oil. After cooking for 7 minutes, I tried to flip them with the pan, like I normally do, and half a cup flew out and onto the floor. This told me that had I not rinsed them, they would have stuck together and stayed in the pan. These potatoes tasted OK, but I really prefer mine without rinsing. They retain the taste of the oil and butter better, and they have lots of crunch too. This exercise was informative, as I learned a little more about starch, but I probably won't be rinsing my hash browns again. Thanks for all your work. Love watching and listening to you.
- July 24, 2016 at 3:20 PM
- Unknown said...
Why are you using Russets, a high starch potato, and then going ahead and getting rid of all the starch? That seems counterintutive. Low starch potatoes like Red Norland already have most of the starch taken out, so why not use those? Also, my Mom always had onions in the mix. Why no onions?
- March 21, 2017 at 10:11 AM
- Unknown said...
Chep, you Da mam and all but Ketchup on hash browns is ileagle in 30 states
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I grew up in England, but have lived in the US for the past 12 years. I have a question for you that I wonder if you might ponder. I've noticed that in the US "middle class" is used very differently than in the UK. Here it seems that middle class refers to what would be often be called "working class" in the UK. I do hear "blue collar" to describe someone who has a non-office job, but it seems that you could be blue collar and middle class, whereas in England, somebody like a mechanic would never be called middle class.It's taken me a long time to get to this because it's a big, hairy topic. But to make it small and simple: in America everyone believes they're middle class. In Britain, among people my age, at least, it's almost a badge of shame to be middle class:
To be a middle class student just 20 years ago carried such social stigma that many graduates in their 40s recall faking a proletarian accent for their entire university education. --Decca Aitkenhead, "Class Rules", The Guardian, 20 Oct 2007But I'll try to give it a little of the complexity it deserves, starting with the American side. Here's a bit from the book American Cultural Patterns (rev. ed., 1991) by Edward C. Stewart and Milton J. Bennett [p. 89]:
Although sociologists speak of class structure and status obligation in American society, most Americans see themselves as members of an egalitarian middle class. There are variations in parts of New England and in the Southeast [...]; but, generally, in American society, social background, money, or power bestow perhaps fewer advantages than in any other major society. Lacking obligations to class and social position, Americans move easily from one group to another as they shift position or residence; consequently, their social life lacks both permanence and depth (C. Kluckhorn 1954a, 96*).It's lines like that last one that made this book so much fun to use as a textbook at my last university. Tell a group of privileged 19-year-old Americans that their social lives lack permanence and depth and watch the discussion GO! (It was a course in cross-cultural communication, which you might expect would involve learning about communication in other cultures, but the biggest step in understanding why your communication with others fails is to understand the unspoken, subconsciously-held values that underlie your own communication.) Move to another culture, and you start to understand what "lacks both permanence and depth" means. Americans are relatively good at making new friends in new situations because we need to on a regular basis (and because our identity depends on the appreciation of [many] others--but more on that in a post on compliments). Move into a culture with greater geographical and status stability, and you find it can be hard to make new friends. This is because no one else expects to have new friends--they have a complete social support system made up of their families and friends they've had since forever, and you're just not going to fit very easily into their lives. (I'm not particularly talking about my experience in the UK now--I was lucky enough to fall into some very welcoming social circles here. My situation in South Africa was different. But I've heard other American expats in the UK claiming to have had a less easy time of it.) But I'm getting away from social class...or am I?
The self-proclaimed middle class in the US is HUGE because being middle class = being average, normal, the same as everyone else, and Americans aren't comfortable with the feeling that any one of them (I mean, us) is much better or worse than themselves. I grew up in a small town that/which, once upon that time, was home to the international headquarters of a couple of companies. Everyone considered themselves middle class--from the people working in the factories all the way up to the CEOs. And we had to consider everyone that way in order to keep up the American egalitarian myth. Here's Stewart and Bennett again:
Running through American social relationships is the theme of equality. Each person is ascribed an irreducible value because of his or her humanness: "We're all human after all." Interpersonal relations are typically horizontal, conducted between presumed equals. When a personal confrontation is required between two persons of different hierarchical levels, there is an implicit tendency to establish an atmosphere of equality. [...] [A] compliment is often made regarding people who are much richer or higher in position or status: "He's a regular guy--doesn't lord it over you." [p. 91]It's a myth, of course, because Americans are not all equal in status, and we know it. But socially it's the "right thing to do" to act as if everyone is.
As Carolyn observed, Americans often use 'collar' descriptions of job types as a code for discussing class. AmE blue collar refers to jobs that one wouldn't wear 'business clothes' to, but to which one might wear blue (AmE) coveralls (BrE = overalls).** White collar jobs are those to which (traditionally) one would wear a suit--but of course these days more and more such jobs have casual 'uniforms'. Newer, analogous collar terms have sprung up, such as pink collar for (usually low-paid) jobs that have traditionally been held by women (e.g. waitress, receptionist, secretary, hairdresser, nurse) and less commonly green collar (environmental/agricultural jobs) and grey (or gray) collar (usually for jobs that are between blue and white collar--e.g. non-doctors working in health care). The term working class is not as common in the US as it is in the UK--low(er) income is often heard in its stead, for example in low-income neighborhood. Phrasing class-talk in terms of job types or income sits well with the American discomfort with class-differentiation. Putting people into classes seems like it's defining who they are, whereas defining them in terms of job describes what they do and defining them in terms of income is by what they are getting. Doing and getting are activities, and activities are changeable. Being is a state, and more time-stable (a term from linguist Talmy Givón), and therefore perceived as less inherently changeable. If you're uncomfortable with describing someone as being something, a solution is to describe them as doing something or having something done to them. This fits with the American notion of equality of opportunity. We know we're not all equal--and identifying people by their job or income acknowledges this. But by identifying people by what they get and do, there's an implicit suggestion that they could have taken other opportunities and had better jobs with better pay. Or that they didn't have the skills or talents [or connections] necessary to make the most of the opportunities presented to them--but in a culture in which we tell children that "anyone can grow up to be President"***, we tend to gloss over the things that make 'equality of opportunity' an unachievable myth.
Class is a more prominent issue in British life, although in a lot of ways its relevance has been reducing since, oh, the war. (One says 'the war' in the UK to mean World War II. It doesn't matter how many other wars there have been.) Class is marked in many ways, including where you live, how you speak, what you eat, what recreational activities you take part in, how you decorate your house, et cetera, et cetera. I recommend Kate Fox's book Watching the English if you'd like some details on particular class markers. Or, for a brief primer, here's an International Herald Tribune article on the subject. But for the classic explanation, see John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett on The Frost Report.
The UK is experiencing some changes in how class is perceived
I discuss class-based linguistic distinctions (e.g. whether you say napkin or [BrE] serviette) here as they come up--and these are generally much more common in BrE. To find old discussions, hit the 'U/Non-U' and 'class' tags at the bottom of this post. Reader Andrew R has also pointed out this discussion on the Guardian site. Evidence that these things are still relevant comes from the news item last year in which it was alleged that Prince William and Kate Middleton broke up because of Kate's mother's déclassé language use. (I didn't discuss this much last year because everyone else was already blogging about it.)
* "American Culture -- A General Description." In R. H. Williams (Ed.), Human factors in military operations. Chevy Chase, Md.: Johns Hopkins Univer., Operations Res. Office, 1954.
** Sidenote: BrE overalls are equivalent to AmE coverall
*** For the class of expatriates' children, this is really a myth, since according to the Constitution, only those born on American soil can become President. So, already a lost job opportunity for dual-citizen Grover. It's America's loss.


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So Orel's post yesterday got me thinking: what has been the best movie year of my (conscious) lifetime? Keep in mind, I'm not talking about the year with the best two or three movies; I'm talking about the best entire lineup, one through nine.
Also, it's based on how much I liked the movie at the time it came out, not how much I like it today. For example, today I might not enjoy Gremlins as much as I did back in 1984. It doesn't matter - what matters is how much I enjoyed it when it came out in 1984. Similarly, I don't think I would have enjoyed, say, Up In The Air much as a 13 year old as I did 3 weeks ago when I saw it as an adult. But it would get high marks in this context because, lucky for it, it came out when I was an adult.
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Romancing the Stone - I never really think of this movie as one of my favorites, but I really enjoyed it at the time. A poor man's Indiana Jones. Designated leadoff hitter. | L.A. Confidential | |
The Karate Kid - Solid, Jeter-like production from the 2-hole. | Con Air | |
Ghost Busters - MVP of the team. Must maximize at-bats by putting it #3. | Good Will Hunting | |
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom - Although it was my least favorite of the trilogy (I guess now it's a four-logy), it still blew me away, and is thus awarded the cleanup spot. The PG-13 controversy from the ripping-the-heart-out-of-the-chest scene was a bonus. | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | |
The Terminator - Offers Temple of Doom formidable protection - who would dare pitch around it to face Arnold at his best? | Life is Beautiful | |
Gremlins - Phoebe Cates + Killer Christmas Tree + Phoebe Cates = 6-hole. | Titanic | |
Beverly Hills Cop - I'm not sure how this drops down to #7, but man the profanity was cool and edgy. | Austin Powers | |
This is Spinal Tap - To me, this movie has gotten better with age, but it gets the 8-hole because I'm judging it on how much I liked it at the time - which was still a lot. | Boogie Nights | |
Cloak & Dagger - I'm a little embarrassed to admit how much I liked it, but I remember seeing it and really wanting to be a spy. | Men In Black |
Interestingly, none of the 1984 movies are probably among my top 10 all-time. Part of that is because my tastes are different now, but I also think it speaks to the depth of field. And riding the 1984 bench are Top Secret!, Purple Rain, Nightmare on Elm Street, Sixteen Candles, and Hot Dog...The Movie, to name a few - films that would start on most other lineups.
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WASHINGTON – Today, the Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) Chairman Senator Ben Cardin (MD) issued the following statement commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination:
"As incidents of racial discrimination continue to plague the OSCE region, I call on world leaders to come together to do more. Last year the OSCE was poised to adopt a Ministerial Decision to strengthen efforts to combat racism and xenophobia that would have furthered North American and European efforts to address the problem. Not only is a revival of that agreement needed, but also a global effort that capacitates governments, the civil society, and private sector to address racism, prejudice, and discrimination. As our countries become more diverse, the stabilities of our democracies, economies, and security will likewise become dependent on strengthening policies that support inclusion and capitalize on diversity alongside anti-discrimination policies."
"With the focus of this year's theme for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Racism in Sport, I am reminded that a focus on anti-discrimination and diversity issues in the management of sports has been instrumental in curbing ethnic and gender biases not only in the sports arena, but also wider society in my own country. Additionally, a 2011 OSCE meeting on the topic revealed heightened incidents of discrimination experienced by persons of African descent in sport, including monkey chants in soccer stadiums, stereotypes of enhanced athletic ability, exclusion from leadership opportunities, and being targets of violent hate crimes around sporting events. This issue in addition to continuing manifestations of anti-Semitism and xenophobia displayed at soccer and other sporting events must be addressed."
"Continuing discrimination against Roma, the rise of xenophobic political platforms, and almost daily racist incidents in sport, are a constant reminder that the global community has more work to do in this area. As we commemorate this year's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I echo the words of the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in supporting the creation of a global fund to fight intolerance and foster inclusion. Providing the necessary funding is a way the global community can effectively move beyond words to actions to eradicate this problem be it in sports or other sectors of our societies."
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on March 21, following the UN General Assembly's 1966 recognition of the deaths of 69 demonstrators protesting apartheid in South Africa killed by police on March 21, 1960.


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PHOENIX — A woman driving with her infant son in her car crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway in the latest in a series of similar mishaps across the country that have raised questions whether the nation's airports are truly secure.
The woman rammed the partially open airport gate around 10 p.m. Thursday and started crossing the runway, police spokesman Sgt. Trent Crump said. Officers forced the car to stop after a few minutes and detained the driver.
KoKo Nicole Anderson, 21, from nearby Mesa, was booked into jail on aggravated DUI and criminal damage charges. Police suspect she had taken an unknown drug and don't believe Anderson was impaired from alcohol. A drug-recognition expert was called to the scene shortly after Anderson's arrest.
The child — a 2-month-old boy — was in a car seat. He wasn't hurt and has been turned over to relatives. Crump said Anderson was so impaired she didn't even know her son was in the car.
"We don't believe her intent was to harm here," Crump said. "We believe it's impairment and poor decision making."
Such incidents are troublesome because a vehicle that crashed into a jetliner landing or taking off could cause a catastrophe, whether it was an intoxicated driver behind the wheel or a terrorist, said Jeff Price, an aviation professor at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and former assistant security director at Denver International Airport.
Airports in general need to think about adding barriers that automatically pop up if an unauthorized vehicle enters a gate as part of an overall upgrade of perimeter security that also includes better detection systems, he said. He noted that Sky Harbor meets federal security standards.
The incident was the latest involving vehicles crashing through the Phoenix airport's gates or fences and getting onto its runways. Sky Harbor spent $10 million to upgrade its perimeter security and access gates after a man being chased by police in 2005 crashed a stolen pickup through a gate and drove onto the runways, passing several jets on a taxiway.
In 2003, two teens in a stolen car crashed through a perimeter fence and drove onto the airfield. Both incidents caused brief closure of aircraft operations.
Anderson had smashed her Saturn sedan into another gate at a nearby parking lot just minutes before, then continued driving and ended up on an airfield access road, police and Sky Harbor officials said at a press conference on Friday.
Sky Harbor spokeswoman Deborah Ostreicher said an airport operations worker was testing the gate as it was closing when the small sedan crashed through. The worker promptly notified police and the control tower, which ordered a halt to air traffic operations.
As the car made it onto a runway, Anderson lost control, then took off again, Crump said.
A police probable cause statement filed in support of the criminal charges said she then hit a portable toilet and kept driving until an officer rammed her car and caused it to spin car around and crash into a fence.
She did not get out of the car after it stopped, and police found her with a pacifier in her month. All she told officers was that she wanted her flip-flop shoe.
Ostreicher said no aircraft were nearby at the time and no passengers were in immediate danger. Airport operations were stopped for about 15 minutes.
The airport's operators are satisfied with its fence security and that Sky Harbor exceeds federal security standards, Ostreicher said. She said the airport has no plans at this point to beef up fence security, but will work with federal authorities to see if there are other things the Phoenix airport could be doing.
"The important thing to know here is that what was supposed to happen happened," Ostreicher said, noting that once Anderson drove into the secure area, the person testing the gate alerted others and officers arrested her promptly.
Ostreicher conceded it's possible that Anderson could have reached a plane, but also noted that there was no aircraft leaving or departing the area at the time.
Similar examples have occurred at airports around the country.
A man crashed his SUV through a locked gate at Philadelphia International Airport on March 1 and drove down a runway at speeds of more than 100 mph as a plane was fast approaching him from behind. The incident caused a major disruption, forcing air traffic controllers to put dozens of flights into holding patterns and delaying the departures of dozens more. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
In Grand Junction, Colo., a driver smashed through a fence while under the influence of alcohol in 2008 before getting stuck atop electrical equipment. And in September, an apparently mentally unstable woman drove through a fence onto the West Oahu Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii and asked to see the airplanes. After she was denied, she drove toward a taxing Air Force C-17 transport, but was stopped.
Earlier this year, a man swam ashore at New York's Kennedy Airport after his personal watercraft ran out of gas. He climbed a security fence and made his way onto the airport. Officials immediately beefed up security after the Aug. 13 incident, which did not trigger an intrusion detection system.
Most airports don't have intrusion systems like the one at JFK, but they should be added, said Price.
Beefing up airport gates by adding pop-up barriers would also address vulnerability like that exposed at Sky Harbor Thursday night.
Normal practice for airport workers is to allow the gate to close once they've driven though so another car can't follow it onto the airfield, Price said. But as Thursday night's incident shows, that's not always possible.
Military bases often use pop-up barriers, and Los Angeles International Airport had added some, Price said.
"What we're trying to do is keep somebody from intentionally coming onto the field and driving into a plane, whether that's because they were drunk and accidentally hit the plane or they intentionally wanted to try and hit the aircraft," Price said.
"Frankly, you don't need to fill a car with explosives and drive it into a plane on the airfield. All you have to do is manage to get on the field and hit the plane while it's on takeoff or landing and you're going to have a catastrophe."
Associated Press researcher Jennifer Farrar in New York contributed to this report.


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There are many reasons why I love going to visit my parents in Dubai - the main one, of course, is seeing my parents and brother! But also on the top of my list is the food - the Arabic food to be exact. Regulars to my blog will know that I have lived a larger part of my younger years in the Persian Gulf countries and literally grew up on good Lebanese, Egyptian and Syrian cuisine. Thanks to the large expatriate community in these countries we had several friends from these countries who often spoilt us with their large mezzes and delicious dishes.
Usually when my mother announces "Meeta and Soeren are coming!" to her friends, she straight away gets invitations upon invitations for dinner parties or lunch get-togethers. I have a full calendar before I even have booked the tickets! It's fantastic really as I get to indulge in several delectable dishes, which often give me many ideas to try out in my own kitchen.
One of my all time favorites has got to be falafel, particularly made with a mixture of fava beans and chickpeas. Depending on where you are eating falafel you will find them made with either fava beans or chickpeas. The purists in Egypt will exclusively make falafel with fava beans, whereas in Lebanon they'll serve their falafel made with chickpeas. Having tried both I settled on making my own with a mixture of both legumes, basically as I love the flavor of fava beans and the chickpeas add a wonderful mellow, creamy highlight.
The traditional falafel originated from Egypt and were (and still are) made only with fava beans. As these wonderful fried balls of delight traveled throughout the Middle East the fava beans were replaced by chickpeas and it is indeed the chickpea falafel that has found immense popularity outside of Egypt.
Basically the legumes (whichever you choose) are soaked and if required, skinned, then they are ground or processed in a food processor with the addition of herbs and spice. Finally the individual patties are deep fried until brown and crispy. Often falafel is served as a type of sandwich in pita bread or other Arabic flat breads, topped with pickles and a tahini sauce.
Although I really like the sandwiched version, I prefer to enjoy falafel without the bread. With a side of wonderful minty tabouleh and a tangy yogurt tahini sauce, I personally find the meal more satisfying. I also like to add some sesame seeds to the falafel to give it a crunch and a lovely nutty aroma. Finally besides the cumin I also add a hint of sumac for that wonderful lemony flavor.
Sumac Spice
Sumac spice is that gorgeous delicate spice often used in Arabic cuisine. Sumac spice comes from berries harvested from a bush that can be found in the wild all across the Mediterranean. Not to be confused with poison sumac plant that flourishes in North America, even if it is a close relation! The fact that it has a more agreeable tart and tangy flavor sumac spice is very often substituted for lemon or vinegar.
Dried sumac spice is made by harvesting the small berries then dried and crushed, however, it can also be used fresh. By mashing the berries the resulting sumac juice can be used to flavor various dishes and sauces.
Arabic and Lebanese dishes rely heavily on sumac spice and use it as a spice rub on meats and kebabs. It can also be added to marinades, soups and stews, rice dishes, casseroles, salad dressings, dips, and many other dishes for additional components of flavor. Or simply use sumac spice as a condiment on the table to replace salt and pepper.
Sumac spice is often available outside of the Middle Eastern territories in a ground form, but sometimes the dried whole berries can be purchased in good sorted grocery stores or ethnic markets. One of the most popular herb/spice blend where sumac is used is in a blend called Za'atar, where sumac spice is mixed with thyme, salt, fennel, and other spices. Each Middle Eastern region does have it's own blend for Za'atar but these are usually the most common spices and herbs used.
I love using sumac in salads, on pizzas, with lamb or also in risottos and pilafs. It's a lovely versatile spice and the next time you are out shopping, see if you can pick up some sumac spice. I am sure you will love it.
I make the tabouleh with bulgur but if you don't have it on hand use couscous instead. I prefer the course texture of bulgur, parsley and mint add a delicious herby flavor and sumac rounds it up perfectly.
Falafel with a Tahini Yogurt Sauce and a Minty Tabouleh
[Prinatble version of recipe here]
250g dried fava beans, peeled and soaked overnight
250g dried chickpeas, soaked overnight
handful of parsley, chopped
1 onion, coarsely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons chickpea flour
2 tablespoons fine breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
sesame seeds
1 teaspoon sumac spice
1 liter oil to fry
Yogurt Tahini Sauce
200g tahini paste (sesame paste)
1 garlic clove, mashed
150g Greek yogurt
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 tablespoon good olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander powder
1 teaspoon sumac spice
Parsley & Mint Tabouleh
150g bulgur, cooked according to instructions on the packet
sea salt and pepper
4 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 large bunch parsley, finely chopped
1/2 bunch mint, finely chopped
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
1/2 ground cumin powder
2 tablespoons good olive oil
Yogurt Tahini Sauce
- Drain water from both, fava beans and chickpeas. Put both legumes in a food processor, along with the onions, garlic, parsley and mint and process until smooth.
- Add the egg yolk, breadcrumbs and chickpea flour and process further. You should have a thick paste-like consistency. Season with 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, cumin powder and sumac. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- With the falafel mixture make walnut sized balls and lightly roll in some sesame seeds. If the mixture begins to stick to your hands, moist them in cold water.
- Heat the oil in a deep fat fryer or a large pot to approx. 180 degrees C.
- Add a few of the falafel balls into the hot oil and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning the balls so that they evenly brown on all sides. Allow to drain on kitchen paper towels.
Parsley & Mint Tabouleh
- Add tahini paste, yogurt, garlic, lime juice and olive oil in a bowl and using a pureeing machine mix the mixture well.
- Season with salt, ground coriander powder and sumac.
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together lemon juice and zest, salt, pepper and cumin powder and oil into a thick dressing.
- Using a fork loosen the bulgur. Place in a large salad bowl and add tomatoes, mint and parsley.
- Pour the vinaigrette over the bulgur and toss well. Allow for the flavors to infuse – approx. 1 hour. Sprinkle with sumac before serving.
Food Guide Tips:
- Ripe tomatoes – selecting and storing for perfect use
- More about cumin powder and coriander powder
- To see if the oil has reached the right temperature place the handle of a wooden spoon in the oil and if small bubbles form around the handle your oil is ready.
- While frying the falafels only add a few balls to the pot at one time so that they do not stick to each other while frying.
A palatable meal to say the least. Soeren can pretty much dive into the yogurt tahini dip. I have to make double portions as he wants it spread on almost everything - sandwiches, wraps etc. The falafel are his favorite and usually, if we have leftovers, he wants it in a sandwich for his lunchbox. Tom and I love the mixture between the hot falafel, blanketed with the nutty flavors of the the tahini sauce and the cool refreshing tabouleh.
It's Soeren's birthday next week so my weekend is going to be busy with baking and preparations. Hope you all have a great scrumptious weekend!
You might like these Middle Eastern flavors from WFLH:
Chickpea Pumpkin Tajine With Coconut Couscous & Coconut Chutney | Warm Vegetable Salad | Lavash Crackers and Ajvar Dip |
All photographs and written content on What's For Lunch, Honey? © 2006-2009 Meeta Khurana unless otherwise indicated. | All rights reserved | Please Ask First


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US - Economists at Iowa State University (ISU) are issuing cautious messages to farmers, telling them to be prepared for a potential downturn in the values of commodities and land.John Lawrence, director of Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension and Outreach and associate dean for Extension Programs and Outreach, said four Iowa State economists give "an analysis of the current state of Iowa agriculture," in a series of papers on the Ag Decision Maker website (under the Ag Cycles heading).
"This analysis is not intended to be a forecast of annual prices in the coming months or years. Nor is it predicting gloom and doom for agriculture. Rather, it is intended to help put current economic conditions into a historic context, better understand the factors that will influence prices and margins in the future, and help farmers prepare for whatever direction the market turns," Professor Lawrence said.
The ISU economists offer ways crop and livestock producers can be ready for the possibility of economic upheaval after many years of increasing prices and land values.
Chad Hart, associate professor of economics and extension economist, points out the cyclical nature of commodity markets and advises farmers to create and follow a marketing plan based on production costs; buy inputs when making crop sales; move to fixed rate loans to protect against higher interest rates; and continue to use risk management programs, such as crop insurance.
Lee Schulz, assistant professor and extension livestock economist, presents the supply and demand situations for beef cattle and hogs. He highlighted the importance of managing costs and price risks in a successful operation.
Michael Duffy, professor of economics and extension economist, reviewed the history of Iowa farmland values and sees a likely decline as corn and soybean prices fall, but suggested the decline won't be as steep as the Farm Crisis of the 1980s.
Dermot Hayes, professor of economics and Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness, uses an Iowa State-developed method to extrapolate futures prices for five years into the future. The worst-case scenario shows corn prices as low as $4.27 in 2013, $3.85 in 2014, $3.41 in 2015, $3.12 in 2016 and $2.89 in 2017; with soybean values for the corresponding years at $9.69, $8.89, $7.85, $7.09 and $6.55.
An analysis of agricultural debt by Jason Henderson and Nathan Kaufman, economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, is included on the Ag Decision Maker website. It refers to previous articles that deal with cycles in agricultural and how they have affected farm debt.


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The encounter with that painting set him on the course of uncovering and celebrating other artists who he felt had been unjustly neglected in the official art histories. With that beginning, he and other experts and artists in the field founded the Art Renewal Center, a website and organization that is dedicated to raising awareness for traditional realism.
The Art Renewal Center uses several means for accomplishing this goal:
1. An online museum with over
2. A list of art schools which the ARC endorses.
3. An annual Salon competition with $50,000 in cash prizes. (By the way, the deadline is March 1, so there's still time to enter this year).
4. A series of essays and philosophical statements, sometimes rather polemical, by Ross and others regarding realism and modernism.
5. A collection of original Bouguereaus that Ross has gathered and loaned for museum exhibits. He recently helped with the publication of a definitive 2-volume catalog, William Bouguereau (2 Volume Set)
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