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The Ambassador of the United States (US) for Indonesia, Cameron R Hume, asserted that his country was ready to assist the development of education in Indonesia with the funds amounting to 160 million US dollars.

"The support has been signed by President Obama and President Yudhoyono in a meeting in Canada in a few weeks ago," he said, at Surabaya, 1 July 2010, Thursday night.

In the break time in US Independence Day commemoration (Fourth of July) in Surabaya, he said that form of activities in case of the education development would be determined by Indonesia-US Joint Commission.

"Indonesia-US Joint Commission that will formalize the activities, but the principle shape depends on what are prompted by the Indonesian government," he said, accompanied by U.S. Consul General in Surabaya, Carryn McClelland.

Still, he said, education cooperation has actually been running between Indonesia and the U.S., including the teaching program by 20 English teachers from the U.S. on a number of schools in East Java.

"There is also a University of Hasanuddin (Hasanuddin University) in Makassar, which requires cooperation of biological marine education with a university in Los Angeles”, he said.

Mmmh, it sounds very yummy. Yes, Cobek is a kind of original food from Indonesia, especially, from Java Island. The heart of banana (that is how Indonesian people call) is actually banana flower tip, which is left when the other parts grow so that bananas must be cut, because if it is not withheld, it will inhibit the growth of bananas.

Banana heart in the form of purple petals lined with cream-colored flowers has made this vegetable more delicious. Usually the heart of banana curry is prepared with spices and coconut milk. It was tasty with a fibrous texture that is soft and tender.  It can also be processed into vegetable mixture called urap or enjoyed with herbs called pecel (salad made of blanched vegetables served with peanut sauce).

Processed delicious banana heart is a heart of stone banana (or banana kepok, in Indonesian) because it is not thick and bitter.

The materials needed to make the banana heart cobek (Cobek Jantung Pisang), are garlic, onion, kencur, as well as a large red chilies. These materials are burned and then pounded until smooth like a condiment. Other materials required are ginger, green onions, basil leaves, coconut milk, and green tomatoes that are still young.

Banana heart is boiled until cooked then drain, cut into wedges. Marinade that has been smoothened is inserted into a skillet until fragrant. Enter the coconut milk, salt, sugar, and simmer. Enter the heart of a banana that has been cut into pieces. After churning moment, banana heart cobek is ready to serve.

Goodbye, Argentina!

Germany has beaten Argentina with a fantastic score, 4-0. Argentina has to be willing to leave South Africa after an embarrassing defeat in the quarter final versus Germany, FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Argentina has to go home with reddish face, “but Don’t Cry for me, Argentina!”

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