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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan State Dinner Media Preview - Washington

White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison present the menu at a media preview in advance of Wednesday Japan State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 8, 2024. The menu includes: House-cured Salmon Avocados, Red Grapefruit, Watermelon Radish, Cucumber Shisho Leaf Fritters, Main Course: Dry-aged Rib Eye Steak, Blistered Shishito Pepper Butter Fricassée of Fava Beans, Morels and Cipollini Sesame Oil Sabayon and Dessert  Salted Caramel Pistachio Cake Matcha Ganache, Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Drizzle, Wine: Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon Long Shadow Pirouette 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, Argyle Vintage Brut Rosé 2020, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrians try to overcome fuel crisis by turning to Mother Nature

STORY: Syrians try to overcome fuel crisis by turning to Mother Nature DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations 2. various of a worker cutting wood 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD JUHA, Woodcutter 4. various of Al-muthana al-Shoufi collecting the cow dung 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AL-MUTHANA AL-SHOUFI, Farmer 6. various of the olive pomace 7. various of the pistachio shells heater 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ALI TWAIT, Owner of local heater factory 9. various of U.S. troops in Hasakah 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD AL-OMARI, Syrian political expert 11. various of oil fields in eastern Syria STORYLINE: Amid a lingering fuel crisis, and the hardships that have come along as a result of the U.S. sanctions, Syrians had to figure out solutions to make up for the lack of diesel and gas. In the capital Damascus, the demand for firewood has dramatically increased as people started using it for heaters in the winter and for

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Biofuel heaters become popular in Syria amid fuel crisis

STORY: Biofuel heaters become popular in Syria amid fuel crisis DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the heater factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ALI TWAIT, Heater factory owner 3. various of the heater factory 4. various inside Sulaiman al-Khaled's home 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): SULAIMAN AL-KHALED, Hama resident 6. various inside Sulaiman al-Khaled's home STORYLINE: Amid the acute fuel shortage, clean heaters fueled by firewood or pistachio shells have become popular in Syria. Abdullah Ali Twait, a 42-year-old heater manufacturer in Syria's Hama, has developed his business to cope with the long-standing fuel crisis in the war-torn country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ALI TWAIT, Heater manufacturer in Hama "Before the crisis, people used diesel for heating, but when the diesel decreased, they opted to use firewood and other forms of biofuel. When people started making calculations about the costs of biofuel, they found it

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U.S. sanctions greatly damage Syria's agriculture, says official

STORY: U.S. sanctions greatly damage Syria's agriculture, says official DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the olive farm 2. various of the wheat farm 3. various of the pistachio farm 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED HAMZEH, Head of agricultural policies at the agricultural ministry 5. various of harvest 6. various of the poor land 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RAED HAMZEH, Head of agricultural policies at the agricultural ministry 8. various of farmers checking their farm STORYLINE: A Syrian official has said the U.S. economic sanctions on Syria have severely undermined the country's agricultural production, and Syrian people are bearing the brunt. Raed Hamzeh, head of agricultural policies at the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture, told Xinhua that U.S. sanctions, claimed to target the Syrian government, are actually affecting Syrian food producers and customers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED HAMZEH, Head of agricultural policies at Syrian Mi

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SYRIA-HAMA-PISTACHIO-ORCHARD

(220826) -- HAMA, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pistachio trees are seen in Maan of Hama, central Syria, Aug. 8, 2022. In the town of Maan in the central Syrian province of Hama, farmers and government officials are striving to restore the town's production of pistachio, an essential item in the Syrian exports list, to its pre-war levels in 2011, since years of control of the area by the rebels during more than a decade of a civil war had caused the death of large numbers of pistachio trees. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syria's 'red gold' pistachio production struggles with U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-HAMA-PISTACHIO-ORCHARD

(220826) -- HAMA, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pistachio trees are seen in Maan of Hama, central Syria, Aug. 8, 2022. In the town of Maan in the central Syrian province of Hama, farmers and government officials are striving to restore the town's production of pistachio, an essential item in the Syrian exports list, to its pre-war levels in 2011, since years of control of the area by the rebels during more than a decade of a civil war had caused the death of large numbers of pistachio trees. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syria's 'red gold' pistachio production struggles with U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-HAMA-PISTACHIO-ORCHARD

(220826) -- HAMA, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer checks a pistachio tree in Maan of Hama, central Syria, Aug. 8, 2022. In the town of Maan in the central Syrian province of Hama, farmers and government officials are striving to restore the town's production of pistachio, an essential item in the Syrian exports list, to its pre-war levels in 2011, since years of control of the area by the rebels during more than a decade of a civil war had caused the death of large numbers of pistachio trees. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syria's 'red gold' pistachio production struggles with U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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Aleppo pistachio farmers in Syria affected by U.S. sanctions

STORY: Aleppo pistachio farmers in Syria affected by U.S. sanctions DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. carious of Aleppo pistachio farm in Hama countryside 2. various of the head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry checking the pistachio trees 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JIHAD MUHAMMAD, Head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry 4. various of the head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry checking the pistachio trees 5. various of the farmer in his pistachio farm 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FIRAS IBRAHIM, Farmer 7. various of pistachios STORYLINE: Aleppo pistachio farmers in Syria have been facing a major obstacle in the face of reviving the country's renowned pistachio production. Pistachios in Syria had been favored across the Middle East before the eruption of the Syrian crisis in 2011. Jihad Muhammad, head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry, told Xinhua th

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Taste Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert

STORY: Taste Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people making Gullac, Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert 2. various of waitress selling Gullac in a bakery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YASEMIN DEMIREL, Manager of Cumhuriyet bakery 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): YASEMIN DEMIREL, Manager of the Cumhuriyet bakery 5. various of Gullac in the store STORYLINE: There are a lot of special foods available during the holy month of Ramadan in Turkey. Gullach is one of the Turkish people's favorite desserts, offering a sweet and light ending to the fast-breaking meal. Gullach is a Turkish dessert made with milk, dried fruit, and a unique pastry, sometimes decorated with strawberries and pistachio nuts. The word Gullach is a combination of two words, "gul" and "as," meaning "food with roses." This yummy treat consists of thin layers of phyllo-like pastry, which are sprinkled with walnuts or pistachios and doused in a milky pudd

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AFGHANISTAN-BADGHIS-PISTACHIO SAPLINGS

(220417) -- BADGHIS (AFGHANISTAN), April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 17, 2022 shows pistachio saplings at a research farm in Badghis province, Afghanistan. More than 25,000 pistachio saplings have been distributed for plantation in Badghis province, the local government said Saturday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BADGHIS-PISTACHIO SAPLINGS

(220417) -- BADGHIS (AFGHANISTAN), April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take care of pistachio saplings at a research farm in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on April 17, 2022. More than 25,000 pistachio saplings have been distributed for plantation in Badghis province, the local government said Saturday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BADGHIS-PISTACHIO SAPLINGS

(220417) -- BADGHIS (AFGHANISTAN), April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 17, 2022 shows pistachio saplings at a research farm in Badghis province, Afghanistan. More than 25,000 pistachio saplings have been distributed for plantation in Badghis province, the local government said Saturday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD in 2021

STORY: Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD in 2021 DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people selling figs in Kabul STORYLINE: Afghanistan exported figs worth 35 million U.S. dollars over the past year, said the Ministry of Economy on Sunday. A total of 7.155 tons of figs were exported in 2021, the ministry said on Twitter. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. Fresh and dry fruits including fig, pistachio, melon, watermelon, raisin, pine nut and grape are the popular products for export in Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-DELICACIES

(220310) -- ISTANBUL, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 5, 2022 shows Pistachio sultan at a dessert shop in Istanbul, Turkey. The streets of Turkey's biggest city Istanbul are filled with a variety of delicious foods, desserts, drinks, attracting Turkish people and tourists. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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ASTRO BOY

ASTRO BOY [HK / US / JAP 2009] aka ASTROBOY [International English Title] Mr. Pistachio voiced by RYAN STILES, Astro Boy voiced by FREDDIE HIGHMORE Date: 2009

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ASTRO BOY

ASTRO BOY [HK / US / JAP 2009] aka ASTROBOY [International English Title] MOISES ARIAS voices Zane, RYAN STILES voices Mr. Pistachio, KRISTEN BELL voices Cora Date: 2009