China’s Three Gorges Dam is holding up against its first major flood-control test. The flow on the Yangtze River’s upper reaches topped 70,000 cubic metres a second Tuesday – 20,000 more than the flow during the 1998 floods that killed 4,150 people and the highest level since the dam was completed last year
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China’s Three Gorges dam withstand flood test
Hot July brings cooling showers,Apricots and gillyflowers.~Sara Coleridge~Pretty Lessons in Verse for Small Children (1834)Hi everyone!!! Happy Independence Day!!! Wasn’t the picnic a blast!!! Thank you so much for playing. You all did GREAT! As much fun as the picnic game was however, National Picnic Month is not the only food celebration happening during National Grilling Month! Monthly Food
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Happy Independence Day! It’s A Month of Celebrations!
Grab a glass of heavenly lemonade and I’ll catch you up on the latest Picnic Game News:) Picnic LemonadeJuice of 12 lemons1-1/4 cups sugar OR 1 cup wildflower honey OR 1 cup Honeysuckle Syrup3 quarts chilled spring waterSprigs of fresh mint of lemon balm, for garnish1. Heat the lemon juice and sugar or honey over medioum heat in a saucepan until the sugar or honey completely dissolves
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Well, well, well, it has been quite a weekend here in Central PA. Marion and I got unexpected company from way down south and what a surprise it was!!! Okay, so the company actually arrived via Long Island, New York but the way they looked when they arrived, you would think they were traveling for days!!! The weekend is pretty much a blur right now because we were on the go since early Saturday
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Catching My Breath
Earlier today, City Council held a hearing to discuss its proposed anti-food truck bill, which if passed would revoke the permit of any food truck driver who racked up three parking tickets…
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Vendors, Mayor’s Office Voice Their Opposition to Proposed Anti-Food Truck Bill
The opening of Park Slope’s Lucas Fine Foods in late May also marked the launch of Ample Hills Creamery, an ice cream company that takes its name from Walt Whitman’s poetry and its flavors…
The review of 5 & Diamond that came out today needs a clarification–it turns out that, for the last month or so, Ryan Skeen has been transitioning to a consulting role at the restaurant, w…
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Ryan Skeen Moves to Consulting Role, David Santos Is Chef of 5 & Diamond
This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema takes to Sheepshead Bay to visit Halikarnas and Marmaris, two competing Turkish seafood spots; while Sarah DiGregorio heads up to Harlem to see just h…
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Robert Sietsema at Halikarnas and Marmaris; Sarah DiGregorio at 5 & Diamond
Chinese actor Sun Honglei and Taiwanese actress-model Lin Chi-Ling – co-stars in upcoming movie Welcome to Sha Ma Town – will featured on the July cover of Chinese Marie Claire magazine… Read the rest of this post » Sun Honglei & Lin Chiling on Marie Claire from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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I just happened to drop in on Marjie the other day after she whipped up the most tantalizing S’more Parfaits. At the end of her post, she mentioned something about not having her recipe for “real chocolate custard” handy which got me to thinking. What defines “real chocolate custard?” Is there a difference between Custards and Puddings?
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June Food Celebrations: 6th-12th
Naoto Kan has been elected the new Japanese Prime Minister on June 4, and entrepreneurs are capitalising on the new appointment with various Kan souvenirs. And here’s one from online retail store ClubT with the slogan “Yes We Kan”, a pun to American President Barack Obama’s famous election motto “Yes We Can”… Amusingly Kan is the the fifth PM since 2006, showing how volatile the Japanese politics have been in the past few years
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Yes We Kan
With the FIFA World Cup approaching, South Korean pop stars are joining the fun by releasing some World Cup theme songs. There are probably a dozen of those; most are just ok to be frank. Sharing just a few here… T-ara – We’re The One Probably the most theme fitting song and music video; can be pretty annoying though with the over-repetitive lyrics.
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Korean World Cup songs
Music video of Ponytail to Shushu (ポニーテールとシュシュ; Ponytail & Scrunchy) by Japanese girl group AKB48 . Plenty of bikinis, sunshine and beach; filmed in Guam… Contrary to their conservative neighbours, it’s pretty common for mainstream Japanese idols to don in bikinis for MV/pictorials beside the fact that most of them are doing so at teen age. It’s almost a cultural thing; you can hardly find a popular Japanese female star who has never shot a bikini video or photobook
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AKB48 – Ponytail, bikini, sunshine & beach
I do hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. Hip Hip Hooray! However, we mustn’t forget, in all our glee, that Memorial Day “is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.”Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.
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May Food Celebrations: 30th-June 2nd
A short clip of Korean news anchor Yi Hye-rim’s sudden collapse during a live morning broadcast on May 27. She was immediately taken to the hospital and recovered soon after [video via Newdaily100@Youtube]… Korean news anchor fainted during broadcast from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Korean news anchor fainted during broadcast
Lucas Fine Foods opened in Park Slope this weekend. Prepared foods like barbecued pork ribs and Cajun-spiced shrimp beckoned from the display cases, but since the shop didn’t have its full m…
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Ample Hills Creamery’s Chocolate Stout Pretzel Ice Cream at Lucas Fine Foods
Yesterday, we heard from Marcus Jernmark, the new chef at Aquavit, about the real challenge of going farm-to-table, telling the true story of Scandinavian cuisine, and why he thinks Aquavit…
12+ suicide attempts with 10 deaths in 2010… the suicide mania at China’s Foxconn manufacturing plants has caused uproar across the region. Foxconn, a Taiwanese registered corporation, is the world’s largest manufacturer of electronics and computer components. Among their main products are Apple’s iPhone, iPod etc., and also components for Intel, Nintendo and other big brands.
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iPhone maker Foxconn suicide mania
Marcus Jernmark took over as executive chef at Aquavit several months ago, at which time he was charged with the task of reinventing the menu. A return to traditionally Scandinavian dishes …
If happiness can be described as a warm carbohydrate with fillings, then Body & Soul’s roasted vegetable turnover is an excellent way to achieve some measure of both psychic and digestive …
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Vegetarian (and Vegan) Delights of NYC: Body & Soul’s Roasted Vegetable Turnover