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By pelletgunlover from USA on 2012-08-22 15:17:25Things I liked:Solidly constructed, reasonably quiet, extremely accurate. I own a Gamo Whisper standard .177, Gamo IGT .22, and a Gamo Viper express shotgun. The CFR is best looking of the selection as the bluing is excellent. Accuracy is dime sized when using RWS diabolo or meisterkugeln pellets.
Things I would have changed:Replace plastic parts with aluminum or metal, not include scope and charge less $.
What others should know:This is a excellent air rifle and looks and is well built, Pyramyd's piston installation is great! With proper pellets this is an excellent training tool or hunting pellet rifle for squirrels and other small game!
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By kevin from USA on 2013-04-13 23:06:51Things I liked:Quality, weight and trigger
Things I would have changed:I would change how the pellits fit in the barrel
What others should know:I was shooting at 10 yards with crossman primere hollows and they were tumbling in mid air, every pellet i tested(5 types) didnt work well in the gun, gamo pellets didnt even shoot good!!! best group was 2 inches at ten yards, i am very dissapointed with the gun and dont waste your money. Also very loud.
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Rapper Diamond Models Married To The Mob
You can't keep a hustling chick down.
Atlanta rapper Diamond is the newest face of Married To The Mob. Last week, she flew to New York City for a fierce photo shoot with the streetwear brand which was created by Bitchie Chick Leah McSweeney.
In the new campaign, Diamond is modeling the My Girls Crew neck which is available in four colors.
Earlier this month, beauty brand Secret Kisses also announced Diamond as the new face of their lipstick and lip gloss line.
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FIA names F1 doctor Hartstein's successor
The FIA has finally named a successor for F1's departed doctor Gary Hartstein.
We reported last week that, with American Hartstein's contract not renewed for 2013, the F1 governing had picked a successor.
He is UK-based Dr Ian Roberts, a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care best known as the chief medical officer of the British grand prix venue Silverstone.
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To provide the most comprehensive picture of existing sub-surface utilities on your job site, our ground-based services should be used in conjunction with your state's one-call utility detection agency as well as any other utility data in your possession. GPRS is proud of our commitment to safety, and we encourage our clients to obtain as much information as possible about project areas in order to ensure a secure and responsible work environment.
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New freshmen typically can move into their residence hall on the Thursday prior to the start of classes on the Monday of the fall semester. Specific dates are posted on the University's master calendar. New students will receive a packet from the Office of Residence Life outlining the specific details of move-in day including your time and location for check in. Remember to wear cool, comfortable clothing. You may be surprised at how quickly the move-in process is accomplished.
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Quick and Easy Color Cast Removal in Photoshop
These two super easy video tutorials will guide you through the process of performing a fast, quick basic color correction.
In the first video, the instructor shows how easy is to get rid of a color cast from a photo using a grayscale wedge. The second video shows how to perform the same task but without the grayscale wedge, which is the most common situation for those photos that are not studio shots.
These videos are part of the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tutorial DVD, a comprehensive course published by Infinite Skills and authored by professional instructors who have a passion for teaching. Learn more about these training DVDs at Infinite Skills web site.
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Welcome to the home page of Living Responsibly: reflecting on the ethical issues of everyday life, a multifaceted project, which seeks to promote inter-disciplinary discussion of ways in which we can live more responsibly in our global village. Everything we do, every decision we make, in every aspect of our lives – both personal and professional, affects others, whether or not we think about those effects before acting.
Taking their professional responsibilities seriously, practitioners of a wide variety of professions, including medicine, psychology and social work; journalism, tourism and the arts; architecture, civil engineering and the law, engage in reflection about ethical issues as part of their daily practice. Most professions have an ethical code with which its members are expected to comply. But ethical issues are not to be found only in the workplace. Whether we know it or not, we all make decisions with ethical significance every day – about, for example, what we eat; how we behave towards others, including strangers, as well as family and friends; about the extent to which we are willing to share what we have with others who have less; about the energy we use in travelling and in heating our homes, and about where we should shop for food, clothes and the other essentials of modern life.
Probably the most debated problems about the intention to live responsibly arise in relation to human induced climate change, which has provoked heated debate at every level – about what we can to do to limit our impact on the planet – from changes in the ways we produce and package goods, to how we build, heat and insulate our homes; and from the advantages of using locally produced food and other necessities, to those of recycling almost everything. Of course, global warming is not the only area of life in which ethical living has become a major focus for many people.
Living Responsibly: reflecting on the ethical issues of everyday life will create a forum for those who care about how they affect the world and those with whom they share it. Focused on questions about how we can turn the intention to live responsibily, into action, the project will bring together professionals and academics from a wide range of disciplines and specialist areas including, for example, education; health and welfare; sociology; business; politics; psychology and applied philosophy with lay people and activists, in a discussion of ways in which we can act more responsbly and more ethically towards one another and towards the planet.
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Oct 23 (Reuters) - The number of drug and alcohol problems diagnosed by U.S. doctors increased by 70 percent between 2001 and 2009, possibly driven by a surge in painkiller abuse, according to a U.S. study.
"We know that increases in prescription drug use are a big part of what's going on nationally," said lead author Joseph Frank, from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
"I also think - in our study - the availability of effective treatment is a big part of it as well and likely driving people into care."
Those treatments include medications such as methadone, as well as talk therapy.
The study, which used information from two national surveys of doctors' visits, estimated that the number of those visits involving drug or alcohol abuse or addiction increased from 10.6 million between 2001 and 2003 to 18 million between 2007 and 2009.
Over the same span, the number of visits including a diagnosis of opioid painkiller abuse, in particular, increased from 772,000 to 4.4 million, almost a six-fold increase.
"This finding is consistent with trends in substance use disorder-related utilization at the nation's community health centers and emergency departments and, sadly, use of its morgues," the authors wrote in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Psychiatry researcher Amy Bohnert from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor said she's not surprised with the increase in opioid-related visits.
"It is quite a large increase and it does really highlight that this is a substantial problem in terms of this being a growing trend," said Bohnert, who wasn't involved in the study, to Reuters Health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 14,800 Americans died of an opioid overdose in 2008, three times the number of such deaths 20 years earlier.
Across the United States, it's estimated that 22.5 million people are dependent on alcohol or drugs, according to Frank's team.
Despite the large increase in opioid abuse diagnoses, the researchers said their study does provide a reason for optimism - specifically, that the number of medicines prescribed to treat drug or alcohol problems during doctors' visits increased by about as much as the number of visits related to opioid abuse.
The most popular treatment, however, was talk therapy, which was used in about 25 million total patients during the study period. Its use did not change much over time.
Frank told Reuters Health that the findings are a mix of good news and bad news.
"I think it's a mixed bag that highlights the magnitude of the problem and suggests we're heading in the right direction" when it comes to treatment, he said. SOURCE: http://bit.ly/MbBLb9 (Reporting from New York by Andrew Seaman at Reuters Health; editing by Elaine Lies)


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"So, how does it feel to get a record deal?"
Recently, I had dinner with some friends. One of these friends, Bryel, was celebrating her 10th Birthday. I asked her "So, how does it feel to be 10?" She shrugged, looked at me wide-eyed, and said sort of sheepishly, "I don't know". She knew that she was excited about her sleep over birthday party with her […] [Read More]
Bigfoot Slept Here
We spend a lot of time in hotels. Fortunately, a good friend of ours has been working for Marriott the last few years and gets us the very awesome "Friends and Family" rate when we tour. Sometimes, however we get a "free" hotel room from the venue or event at which the band is performing. […] [Read More]


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Do you have AND use a deep-fryer?
Skip the deep fryer. Get a large Dutch oven. So many other uses. Get a nice strainer and dedicate a large (very large) glass canning jar to keep the oil in.
Skip the deep fryer. Get a large Dutch oven. So many other uses. Get a nice strainer and dedicate a large (very large) glass canning jar to keep the oil in.
Love the oxo pull out
Pizza boy is great; they just moved into a new facility. BaH is still new; their grand opening is in the beginning of August but they've been doing a lot of previews/soft opening stuff this year so I have tried a lot of it. So far so good.
Next time you're in the area - def check out pizza boy brewing and the Brewery at Hershey - pizza boy is approx 20 min away from troegs - awesome food and beer; BaH is 10 min away from troegs - same location as Vineyard at Hershey. I hear there is a beer trail starting in the area too.
Bacon jam and then cornbread!
I have the breville crush - its basically the same as the hurom. Both are good. I don't have enough experience with the new hurom smoothie juicer but I've heard it's great.
Fantastic beer at troegs and such a cool new building. Tons on wineries and new breweries in the area (well worth the trip). Loved the Vineyard at Hershey too.
Fantastic beer at troegs and such a cool new building. Tons on wineries and new breweries in the area (well worth the trip). Loved the Vineyard at Hershey too.
Inexperienced - how to cook everything;
Quirky - homemade summer (I know it's for Christmas but that book had me drooling)
I just used it this weekend. I'm a part time ws employee (and occasionally have my doubts about products). This one is shockingly good. If you can't have an outdoor pizza oven, this works well. Heat up time is a bit lengthy (approx 30 minutes), but cooks fast (5-7 min). Nice crispy crust
I love Hendricks. Bluecoat is also very good.
I would look for one of this low sugar cucumber sodas.
Really love the large bottles. Pennsylvania has a lot of byobs so it's perfect for 2 people. It's also a great sharing option for the restaurants that have them on the beer list.
It's rather annoying when looking at the mobile site. Trying to scroll then accidentally hitting the stupid ad that popped up.
Staying at the intercontinental - would love places within walking distance but short cabs are fine too.
Thanks! Unfortunately I'm there on business for a limited time (2 days!) so I won't have much time to reach outside of the touristy area.
I'm on the indian followed by Lebanese vote. I'd consider voting Moroccan too.
Check out the brown bag wine trials book. Awesome way to find good cheap wines.
I agree with both comments. However, already planning to swap out chicken or tofu for the shrimp. And PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make this a regular posting - my work cafe is good for fried things only and I'd like to live a bit longer than most.
I've been watching the show. I have also started yelling at the tv because of it. I'm a little ashamed of myself. But seriously, who decides malbec and a goat cheese fritter are a good pairing??? I mean, I love both but they are not friends.
Shun knives have a different angle than wusthof knives (15-16 degrees vs 25-26). There is a guide on the steel to ensure you are honing at the right degree. Plus, you'll prob void the lifetime warranty if you don't use a shun steel.
Le creuset has a round 6 3/4 Dutch oven for $199.95 at Williams Sonoma. Great deal compared to price of their other sizes.
Love it on scrambled eggs!
Love it on scrambled egs!
Love it pan fried with Brussel sprouts
Heading to Atlanta next week for a couple days. Any recommendations for a southern restaurant? On peachtree. Was considering trying Empire state south (Hugh Acheson).
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team outscored Samford 12-5 in the final period to claim a thrilling 74-67 double-overtime win at the Pete Hanna Center Monday night.
Freshman Chelsey Shumpert (Paducah, Ky.) led UTC with six points in the second overtime beginning with the first points of the period. Chattanooga never trailed in the final stanza, but Samford's Christy Robinson tied it 67-67 on a layup with 1:53 to play. Shumpert answered with her third 3-pointer of the game and that was followed up by a jumper from the free throw line from senior Alex Black (Memphis, Tenn.) with 24 seconds to play make it 72-67.
Senior Taylor Hall (New Tazewell, Tenn.) snared her fourth steal of the game and was fouled to secure the win with 4.4 seconds to play as she tried to avoid the defenders. She drained both of her free throws for the final tally, 74-67. Hall, with her 12th double-double of the season, led UTC with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
After trailing 19-13 with 6:28 to play in the first half, Chattanooga battled back to take a 29-24 lead into halftime, outscoring Samford 16-5 down the stretch. However, at the start of the second half, Samford, led by eight points from Robinson in the first 1:57, tied it 33-33 on a 3-pointer from Hannah Nichols with 16:58 to play.
The Bulldogs got out front by as much as five points twice, leading 54-49 with 2:16 to play. Chattanooga held Samford scoreless over the final two minutes and Black led the Lady Mocs with four of UTC's five points to tie it up 54-54 with 15 seconds to play. On the defensive end of the court, freshman Jasmine Joyner (Southaven, Miss.) blocked a shot by Robinson with two seconds left in regulation and Hall corralled the rebound as time ran out.
In the first overtime, Chattanooga took a brief lead to start the period on a layup by Shumpert. Samford retook the lead on another 3-pointer from Nichols. Hall gave UTC the lead, 58-57 with 2:44 to play, but the Bulldogs got back on top with a pair of free throws from Kassidy Blevins, but only extended their lead to 60-58 with 1:47 to play when Robinson made just one of her two charity tosses.
Shumpert went off a screen from Hall with 1:21 to play and hit a 3-pointer to give UTC a 61-60 lead. The trey was reviewed, but determined that she was behind the arc.
Free throws again gave Samford the lead, 62-61 with 35 seconds to go in the extra period, but UTC answered with junior Ka'Vonne Towns (Lilburn, Ga.) making the first of her two free throws to knot it up 62-62. Samford's coach Mike Morris called for time and Towns was unable to make the second shot, but UTC forced a turnover in the final seconds with Black coming up with the steal as time again ticked off the clock.
Robinson scored four of Samford's five points in the second overtime and led all scorers with 22 points and had a team-high seven rebounds. She went 8-of-17 from the field and was 5-of-7 from the free throw line and had six turnovers. Nichols was 4-12 from beyond the 3-point arc with 12 points while Lydia McGee added 11 for the Bulldogs and Kassidy Blevins had nine points and seven boards.
Hall was 8-for-8 from the free throw line and was 6-of-17 from the field. Shumpert hit a career-high for points (17) and rebounds (7) and made all three of UTC's 3-pointers matching her career-best from beyond the arc. Joyner tossed in eight points and pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds while adding five blocked shots to her team-high total and now has 37 on the year. Black just missed her career-best with 16 points and matched her best in steals with three.
Chattanooga outscored Samford 38-26 in the paint and had 24 points off 16 Bulldog miscues compared to nine Samford points on 13 UTC turnovers. The Lady Mocs outdueled Samford 42-39 on the boards, but the Bulldogs were able to convert eight offensive boards into 15 points compared to just two for UTC on seven boards.
The lead changed 13 times and the two teams knotted it up another 13 times. Chattanooga's largest lead of the game was seven points in the final 39 seconds of the first half, while Samford was only able to get out front by six points with 6:28 to play in the first.
Chattanooga improves to 24-3 overall and runs its win streak to 20 games. UTC is 16-0 in league play and has won 32 straight regular season SoCon games while getting its 12th straight road win, second-best in the nation. Samford falls to 9-18 overall and 7-9 in conference action.
UTC will host Elon Friday night in its annual Pink Game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to show their support. The game tips off at 7 p.m. at the Roundhouse. The game is also part of the "I Love UTC" week that kicked off Monday at Heritage Plaza with a pep rally.


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Virginia Tech has given a boost to plans to open a public science and math boarding school in Hampton Roads.
The university has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Virginia Science Technology Engineering and Applied Mathematics Academy to share ideas, resources and people, according to academy organizers.
Virginia Tech will provide mentors for academy students and sabbatical opportunities for academy faculty under the agreement. The academy will work to have students participate in university research, and together the two schools will pursue grants.
Leaders of the Virginia STEAM Academy plan the school to be free, public and residential, serving about 1,000 high school students from across the state. The model is based on the Durham-based North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics, which opened in 1980.


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Your directory guide to Latin dance in Cyprus
LatinDance Cyprus (Promotions) is a PR dance organization that is primarily focused on promoting Latin American dancing, Salsa, Tango, Kizomba/Zouk and Zumba in Cyprus and Greece, by collaborating with the top rated dance schools, instructors, DJs/music bands and club venues on the island.
Our promotions team has embraced modern marketing techniques and advertising tools through our official Internet website, social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.) and the public press, in order to strenghten public relations and marketing efforts with our clients and partners. Our ultimate goal is to provide complete and up-to-date information to all the dancers in Cyprus and visitors travelling from abroad.
Hense, we've built this upgraded online directory and guide to Latin dancing in Cyprus for all dancers to enjoy !!!
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Beyonce Covers In Style: Talks Being A Great Wife & Possible Motherhood
Once again, Beyonce is gracing another magazine cover. This time, she's rocking a gold star dress as she covers the September Issue of In Style Magazine. Inside, she reveals that her guilty pleasure is MTV's Jersey Shore, that she's cautious of women who don't have female friends and hints that there may be less focus on her career and more focus on being a wife and possibly a mother in the future.
On her friends
I am a girl's girl. Women who don't have female friends scare me. I love my friends, and I love sitting with them and listening to their stories
On her recent break and putting more focus on her marriage and kids
It was great to be a wife and travel with [my husband]. I had to turn down great things. I did it for my sanity, my life, my relationships, my nephew, my husband, my sister and my friendships. I deserved to give myself time to focus on things besides performing, filming and recording."
When you're young —18 or 19 — you have the energy and drive. That's the time to work as hard as you can. Now I'm a woman, and because I gave it my all, I can focus on my marriage. I can decide I want to have kids. I can be the mother I want to be and dedicate myself to my children.
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Annuities appeal to the middle class
By Jason Kestler
Kestler Financial Group, Inc.
Financial Advisor Magazine describes its audience as financial planners, registered investment advisers and independent broker/dealers serving affluent, high-net worth clients. As you would expect, this magazine typically focuses on the merits of very complex investment strategies designed to impress wealthy clients. Fixed annuities are rarely mentioned.
Thus, it was interesting to read an article in their October 2009 issue entitled "Annuities for the Middle Class?" The popularity of annuities with the middle class seemed to surprise the author of the article, Senior Editor Eric Rasmussen.
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Since the market collapse last year, more investors have been turning to annuities — the ultimate chastity belt at a time when wild volatility in the stock market has reined in more promiscuous behavior and risk. Given the widespread fear in the Great Recession, it's no surprise annuity sales have skyrocketed over the last year.
Amid the lofty new numbers, there is also new survey data from insurance companies that suggests the nonqualified annuity marketplace is not only booming but also has a remarkably pure ownership: middle-class retirees. A survey of 1,003 U.S. annuity owners recently conducted by the Gallup Organization for the Committee of Annuity Insurers, a coalition of life insurance companies, has revealed that 8 in 10 annuity owners have household incomes of less than $100,000. Meanwhile, only 4 percent earn more than $200,000.
Go down further in the income band, and you find that 42 percent of these annuity owners have household incomes of less than $50,000, says Gallup. Most of those owners, 69 percent of them, are already retired.
According to the Gallup survey, 35 percent of the annuity owners surveyed never had access to a qualified plan when they were working.
"If you were in the distribution phase and 2008 scared you," says financial planner Rick Fingerman, the president and CEO of Financial Planning Solutions in Newton, Mass., "and you were frightened out of the market, it might make sense for you to put that in an annuity. So you can at least say I've got $1,000 a month guaranteed for the rest of my life."
What this magazine did not publish, but which the survey found, was that over 90 percent of annuity owners believe they have done a very good job of saving for retirement, and they think their annuities contribute to a great extent to this preparedness. Also, 79 percent think that annuities are an important source of retirement security and make them feel more comfortable in times of financial uncertainty. More on this and other topics at http://fixedannuityfacts.com/


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What is diabetes? Play the video below to see what's happening in the body when you have diabetes. Learn about both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Insulin types and activity. Play the video below to review how different types of insulin work
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Blood sugar monitoring. Play the video below to learn why it is important to check blood sugars. See how a glucose meter works.
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Diabetes and exercise. Play the video below to learn how exercise can affect blood sugar.
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No Williams driver decision yet
Williams chief Toto Wolff says it is still "too early" to say whether the team will retain the same driver line-up for 2013 - but is hoping for Pastor Maldonado stay.
Last Updated: 19/09/12 4:40pm
Williams' Executive Director Toto Wolff says it is still "too early" to say whether the team will retain the same driver line-up for next season - but has indicated he hopes Pastor Maldonado stays on for 2013.
The Grove-based line-up drafted in Bruno Senna to partner Maldonado for this season, but despite a big step forward by the team in performance terms over 2011, both drivers have failed to consistently capitalise on the FW34's speed with the former struggling in qualifying and the latter being involved in a series of incidents since winning the Spanish GP in May.
With Valtteri Bottas continuing to impress in his role as the team's Friday driver, and team owner Frank Williams a known admirer of the young Finn, there have been suggestions that one of more of Senna and Maldonado could make way for 2013, despite both bringing financial backing to the team - and considerably so in the Venezuelan's case.
Senna's position is thought to be in most jeopardy and Wolff, who has taken on an increasing influential role at Williams in recent months, although not denying that the team are considering other options, suggested a decision couldn't be expected until mid-October at the earliest.
"It's too early," he said in an interview with the official F1 website.
"Sure, we are taking different looks at the issue, but the minute we discuss it we are going to mess-up Pastor and Bruno - and maybe others that we try talking to - so I would give it another month before we are going to have the first idea of what we want."
Wolff admitted that the team "don't want to drag it out too long" and dropped a hint that Maldonado, despite picking up a spate of controversial penalties this season, would be retained as the team look to make a bigger step forward in the standings next time round.
"In 2013 we will have a carry-over of the car so I'd like to see us in the points more regularly," he said.
"Pastor hopefully stays with us and has learned his lessons - so the next logical step would be the top six in the constructors' - or even top five," he said.
Yet although praising Senna's talent, he was somewhat less clear about the Brazilian's future at the team.
"Bruno is very intelligent and very sensitive and that means he is putting a lot of pressure on himself. Whether it is the name or not, I don't know," Wolff added.
"Every racing driver in F1 is very competitive and Bruno is trying to fight the fact that he hasn't had a huge racing education, as the family didn't want him to go racing. But he has made his way into F1, which means that he is good.
"He has an extremely fast team-mate and he needs to follow his path. He is pushing very hard and we are trying to support him as best we can."


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A policeman and a former corrections officer say that on Friday, they will unveil evidence of what they claim is their biggest capture ever: the body of Bigfoot.
Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, a pair of Bigfoot-hunting hobbyists from north Georgia, say they found the creature's body in a wooded area and spotted several similar creatures that were still alive.
The carcass of the furry half-man, half-ape is 7 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs more than 500 pounds, they say. However, the two are not disclosing the exact location of their discovery in order to protect the remaining creatures.
Tom Nelson, chairman of the biology department at North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, said he's "pretty skeptical" the world will feast its eyes on a new species Friday.
"That would certainly rock mammalogy," joked Nelson, who specializes in the study of mammals. "I see a research grant in my future."
Whitton and Dyer plan to unveil what they say is DNA and photo evidence of the discovery in Palo Alto, California, in conjunction with a group called Searching for Bigfoot Inc.
A photograph on that group's Web site shows what appears to be the body of a large, hairy creature with an ape-like face, stuffed into a large freezer.
This more than likely might turn out to be a hoax. It definitely looks like one. But imagine if it's true. I question why they held on to it for weeks now. I would have went right to the press if this was me. Who knows. I guess tomorrow we will get more info.
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Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 is in stores now and if you buy the deluxe edition of the album, you can get two more JT tracks, "Blindness" and "Electric Lady." Both songs are great, but one of them shares a name with Janelle Monáe's new double album, The Electric Lady. Monae's album also features a song called "Electric Lady" and the coincidence has us asking a lot of questions.
Is the lady actually made of electricity? Wouldn't being in love with a being made of electricity be dangerous? What does this lady have to do with Russian synthpop? WHO IS THIS ELECTRIC LADY?
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Inserting Clip Art into a Microsoft Word document is a great way to jazz up a page. Watch this how-to video from About.com to see instructions for doing it on your own.See Transcript
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Steps for Inserting Clip Art in Word
Here's how to insert clip art into a word document. Go over to the insert tab and in the illustrations pane, select clip art. On the right side of the window, you'll find the clip art box. This is where the list of all your art choices will be. If you were to select the box for including Office.com content, when you do a search for content, it will search online. Deselect that.
Other Ways to Insert Clip Art in Microsoft Word
You can also select this drop down box and choose what type of media you want to search for. If you only want video and audio, just deselect illustrations and photographs. If you just want to look for some art that office provides for you, do a search.
In this case I'm gonna search for a person, select go, and you'll see a whole list of art that Microsoft Office provides for you. By scrolling I can look for the art of my choice and then select and it'll show up in my document. Once the art is in, I can drag it from its corner to make it larger, I can drag it from it's corner to make it smaller and I can continue getting creative with this art to meet my document's needs.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I am on a ship heading toward Antarctica right now. We just had 3 days at South Georgia, an island east of the Falklands, and the photography was amazing. I was taken aback by the drama and the beautiful of the island, and the wildlife was exciting to see and photograph. The most memorable place we visited was the Salisbury Plane where thousands of king penguins breed and have their chicks. I used a medium telephoto lens (200mm)to get the photo attached, and what makes this a special image is the fact that I was able to climb a hill for this elevated perspective. It was impossible to capture the expanse of the colony from ground level.
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GRAFTON, Mass.—The family of Seshu Kandukuri, the 19-year-old who died in March after a long battle with cancer, donated their son's exercise equipment to the Grafton Middle School in early November.
Seshu was the son of Rao and Padma Kandukuri of South Grafton.
"There was tremendous support by the Grafton High School students, staff and the community to my son," the Kandukuri family said in an email message. They went on to say that the support they received sustained them during an emotional period.
The donation is an elaborate weight lifting home gym apparatus that is now being used by the middle school students.
Matt LeMaire, the middle school physical education instructor picked up the equipment at the Kandukuri home and set it up in the building's weight room.
LeMaire said the gift was greatly appreciated, was in great need for the students and freed the school system from having to buy one of its own.
He was told by the family the donation was really a 'thank you' to the Grafton school system for their efforts to help Seshu when he was sick.
Seshu was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and the entire high school rallied around him. In September 2011, many joined a 26-mile walk-a-thon to raise money for the Jimmy Fund wearing blue wristbands with the slogan, "Seshu Strong."
Seshu spent much of his senior year getting chemotherapy at the Dana Farber Clinic, but was able to keep up with his school work and graduate with his class in 2011. Students raised more than $3,000 to buy their classmate a laptop and cover out-of-pocket medical costs.
"We wanted to keep Seshu's spirit alive," the family wrote. "This gym equipment is the perfect thing where all the students can use it regularly."
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By Pfc. Lucian Friel, USMCSpecial to American Forces Press Service
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Nov. 19, 2004 "I couldn't see myself growing up fast enough in college to take care of business, and I knew the Corps could help," Marine Cpl. Anthony F. Nagle explained.
As a youth, Nagle, a native of Struthers, Ohio, played around in the sand box with his toy trucks and tanks. Having fun was the only thing on his mind.
Now as a 21-year-old corporal in the Marine Corps, his toy trucks have been replaced with million-dollar tanks.
Nagle, a tank gunner with Company B, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division, cross-trained with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, to teach infantry Marines the limits and capabilities of the M-1A1 tank. The training was preparation for the Marines' deployment to Iraq early next year.
The deployment will be Nagle's first deployment since joining the Marine Corps in 2002. Before he graduated from high school, Nagle was an outside linebacker for his football team, the Wildcats. Gaining an aggressive side to make better tackles was necessary to excel at his position, something he has carried with him and helps him in his current position in the Corps.
"As a gunner, I am second in command. I am the tank commander's right hand man. I have to get things done so he doesn't have to worry about it. It takes a lot of hard work and I need that aggression to complete everything effectively," he explained.
Another trait that Nagle gained in his early life is his perception on life. Nagle accredits it to his parents, Dan and Sue Nagle.
"My mom and dad never gave me the watered-down version of how life is. They explained the harsh reality to me," he said
Nagle's family supports him and his upcoming deployment. But as many military families do, they have some concerns about their loved ones' well-being.
With deployment to Iraq scheduled for January-February time frame, Nagle realizes that he must focus on his job and become even more efficient.
"Being an NCO and a tanker has a lot of responsibility, because you are in charge of all the Marines under you. You are working with a $3-million-dollar machine that could easily kill you and the other members of your team," Nagle explained.
For this young Marine leader, the one thing he looks forward to is the sense of pride he will feel from his community.
"I want to make my family, country and hometown proud," Nagle said. "I am prepared for any obstacle that is thrown my way, and I will face my fears head on."
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On our second last day in Gold Coast, Hubby and I decided to take it easy by going for a cruise to witness the yearly migration (late May until November) of whales from the Antarctic to the warm Australian water to give birth before returning to the Antarctic again. There are a number of whale watching cruise operators in Gold Coast but we chose to go with the one operated by Sea World. The Sea World Whale Watch is situated right next to Seaworld itself, and I do believe that it is cheaper when you get the combo entrance fee.
Tour departs twice daily from June to November, with the early morning cruise departing at 7 a.m. and returning at 10.00 a.m. and the mid-morning cruise from 11.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. Booking is required. I do recommend to go for the early morning cruise not only to avoid the hot glaring sunlight but you get to maximise your day by visiting SeaWorld after the cruise. Seaworld Terminal is just right next to Seaworld itself.
We got up very early as we were required to be present at least 30 minutes before tour departs. There is a small cafe at the terminal and of course, what could beat a warm cup of frothy latte and freshly toasted bacon and cheese sandwich? All for AUD10!
We were really impressed with the brandnew vessel. Sparkling clean with spacious white leather seats. There are two levels, each fitted with a large LCD screen and before we reached the open sea, we were briefed on marine wildlife through their 3D animation presentations.
There are three levels of open viewing platforms so there is ample space for all of us to move around. While I was busy taking photos, I heard some lady screaming at the front deck, turned out that they spotted some dolphins. By the time I ran down to the front deck, I couldn't see a single thing. Sniff...I just don't have such luck!
After the dolphin incident, we kept our eyes WIDE opened!
Once in the open sea, we were tasked to concentrate to lookout for whales. Once spotted, we have to shout out loud the exact location by using the clock system, e.g. 12 o'clock means straight in front.
We were actually looking for this!!! Yes, the blow of a whale; a cloud of spray that appears as the air is exhaled through the blowhole.
Whales travel in groups, hence if you spotted one, you will see more of them coming up to the surface later. The whales that we were looking for were Humpback Whales. They are the 5th largest animal on the planet, growing up to 18 metres in length and weighing as much as 45,000kg - as big as a total of 11 elephants or 500 people!
We get so excited each time they surface but unfortunately it only lasted less than half a minute each time. The moment you see the tail flipped upwards, that means the whales is going for a long deep dive. We were clueless when and in which direction it will resurface again so we have to continuously be alert. Anyway, I don't know what is the commotion about but everyone seemed to be so anxious to get a good picture of the tail. It was difficult cos they moved really quickly but gracefully. I had my camera on and ready at all time. I was worried that I would run out of battery before end of the cruise, just like ahem, what happened to Lyrical Lemongrass. Her camera was dead during her whale watching cruise (it was a separate cruise) and so she ended up with no picture to post and drew one up instead.
picture courtesy of Lyrical Lemongrass...(sista, lurve your drawing, really!)
And here is the real thing, a picture of the tail everyone was dying for!
It was great fun as we spotted a few groups of Humpback whales. The male Humpback Whales sings too! The vessel engine was turned off and the underwater microphone (I have no idea what it was called) was turned on so that we can listen to it. I couldn't hear a single thing but Hubby claimed he heard something.
It was great fun and experience but definitely needs a lot of concentration. So much so, I was concentrating too hard while swaying along with the waves, I ended up sea sick at the end of the trip. So back inside I went to rest and with such comfortable seat, I was up and running in no time.
Pretty windy and chilling if you go in the morning, so do remember to wear something warm!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
On our second last day in Gold Coast, Hubby and I decided to take it easy by going for a cruise to witness the yearly migration (late May until November) of whales from the Antarctic to the warm Australian water to give birth before returning to the Antarctic again. There are a number of whale watching cruise operators in Gold Coast but we chose to go with the one operated by Sea World. The Sea World Whale Watch is situated right next to Seaworld itself, and I do believe that it is cheaper when you get the combo entrance fee.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
First of all, a big thank you to those who left me a comment in my previous post "Take a Guess". I had fun reading the answers especially WorldWindows who guessed it was pinenut tree!
I will now reveal the answer...ready??? Drums rolling.......and the answer is..... ASPARAGUS!! There are a few who guessed correctly, clap clap clap! It doesn't look anything like asparagus isn't it? I am seriously doubting if they have mixed up the seedlings as it does look like herbs. Anyway, I do hope my baby asparagus will grow up well and hopefully, I can share with you on how I am going to cook it!
I am taking the opportunity here to wish all Hindus a very Happy Deepavali!!!
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
I am feeling extremely lazy this week and definitely not in the mood to do a long post. I tried but my mind is just too tired after braving through the horrendous traffic to attend a symposium in downtown KL for the first two days of this working week. I need time to recover and I vowed to never ever get myself a job in the city centre, never ever!
This would be the last post of the week. A photo of a healty plant currently growing very well in my garden. I never thought it would grow in our tropical climate. Of course, I must acknowledge Hubby's effort cos he is the official gardener of our home sweet home. "Bravo Hubby, I promise I will let you have the honour to harvest the first plant!"
So, anyone want to guess what this plant is?
I hope it will grow well so that I can take a picture of this plant when it matures!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
PEA's 6 TREASURES PUMPKIN RICE
How can I not participate in the Weekend Wokking when I was given the priviledge to choose the secret ingredient for this month? I was torn between choosing SnowPea and Pumpkin, yes yes, both are the name of my two precious Princes, but finally I chose Pumpkin because it is more versatile and you can create savoury and sweet dishes from it. I seriously do not think one can make dessert out of Snow Peas!
My mum never cook Pumpkin cos she didn't like the sweet taste of it. I had my first taste of Pumpkin at the age of 19 when my bro-in-law roasted it together with some lamb shanks, and from then on, I do the same too!
Anyway, without any recipe to follow, I did something really brave. I came up with this 6-Treasure Pumpkin Rice based on my imagination. Why 6 and not 8-treasure? Well, I could only think of 6 key ingredients to make this dish, and simply adding in 2 more in which Hubby suggested salted fish and abalone (!!!!) would kill the taste.
The ingredients are:
(serves approximately 5 rice bowls)
1 1/2 cup rice (wash and drain)
150 gram Pumpkin (cut into small cubes)
2 tbs Dried Shrimp (soak, drain and coarsely chopped)
1 pcs of Chinese sausage (cut into small cubes)
6 slices of Roast Duck meat (sliced finely with skin intact)
1 tbs Garlic and Shallots (finely chopped)
3 pieces Dried Shitake Mushroom (soften and cut into cubes)
Heat up 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil. Put in the mushrooms, pumpkin and the chopped garlic and shallots and stir-fry it using medium fire.
When the wonderful aroma fills the air, put in the washed rice and give it a good stir. Add in 1 teaspoon of salt and a few dash of fish sauce (optional). Becareful not to add in too much salt as the dried shrimp and chinese sausage are salty.
Transfer the rice into your rice cooker. The amount of water would be the same as the amount you cook your white rice. For me, I used about 2 cup of water.
For the dried shrimp and chinese sausage, I did not add it into the rice to cook it together. Simply because I don't like my chinese sausage soft and tasteless, and same goes for the dried shrimp too. I want the flavour to remain as I bite into it, hence I sauteed it using a little bit of oil and put it aside. When you see bubbles forming, off the fire and wait for the rice to be cooked.
Once the rice is cooked and you hear the switch turn off from 'cook' to 'warm', immediately put in the sliced roast duck, chinese sausage and dried shrimp into the rice cooker. Close the lid, off the switch and wait for 5 minutes for the flavour of the ingredients to release into the rice.
Give it a good stir but gently! I was too rough and some of the pumpkin cubes ended up mashed! Best eaten warm and I sprinkled it with extra fragrant spring onions. Why extra fragrant? Cos it was homegrown using shallots.
The colour was enough to appease the eyes. The flavour of each ingredients blended so well too. I know self-praise is no praise at all, but I was really proud of myself. Hubby and Dad loved it so much and polished off everything in the rice cooker.
Do try out my recipe as it is so easy to cook. You can play around with the mixing and matching of ingredients and do tell me if you discover any nice combo!
If you wish to participate in the Weekend Wokking, do send your yummy Pumpkin dish to the host for November, Ning of Heart and Hearth. Round-up is on Wednesday, November 5. So, please send your entry by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, November 2 to heartandhearth_blog (at) yahoo (dot) com.
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
AIRASIA X - Low Cost Long Haul Airlines
I promised in one of my earlier Gold Coast post that I would do a separate post to share on my experience with AirAsia X as well as some tips to save money. I almost forgotten about it when friends and a colleague asked me what happened to the post. So here I am, searching and digging for the photos I took during my first flight with AirAsia X. For those who are not familiar, AirAsia X is an extension of AirAsia that serves the long haul segment; places more than 4 hours flying time from departing city.
When you purchase your tickets, the price indicated is only based on the value of your ticket as well as the airport taxes and fuel surcharge. But once you fill up your details, you will be given an option to pre-book your meals, check-in baggage and pre-assigned seat.
Tips #1 DO PREBOOK YOUR MEALS
A prebook meal costs RM20 and you can choose either Malaysian, International, Vegetarian or Kid's meal. If you purchase it onboard, it would cost you RM25. But this is only applicable to the 4 types of meal I mentioned earlier. They still have the usual stuff like cup noodle, cup porridge, sandwiches and etc but I noted that for the same items they sell in AirAsia flight, the price in AirAsia X is more expensive.
Hubby and I ordered the Malaysian meal; Nasi Lemak and it came with a bottle of mineral water. The Pak Nasser Nasi Lemak that we had from our flight departing Kuala Lumpur was not too bad. Portion was huge and it came with fluffy piping hot coconut rice, sambal, chicken satay cubes, rendang chicken, cucumber, boiled egg and acar (Malay pickled salad). Peanuts and ikan bilis (anchovies) were served in a different container. Good move as when the rice is heated up, the peanut and ikan bilis would not lose its crispiness and crunchiness as compared to dumping it into the rice together. Now perhaps they should separate the cucumbers too as I find eating hot cucumber odd.
On my flight back to Kuala Lumpur, I was looking forward to my nasi lemak breakfast as we didn't have a chance to have any at the airport. However, I was so upset and disappointed with the nasi lemak, so upset until I forgot to take a picture. Anyway, it was unforgettable cos it was the worse nasi lemak I ever had in my life. Rice was soggy and the sambal tasted like Capsicum+Tomato+Onion Salsa. It was sour and bland, I wonder if the chef forgot to put any salt in it. And the chicken rendang, of well, I won't dwell further cos I knew definitely that was supplied from the caterer in Gold Coast. I had a few spoonful and ended up ordering MSG-laden Cup Porridge to warm my tummy. Same goes for Hubby too. I came back and made a complain to AirAsia and true enough, the nasi lemak was supplied by Aussie caterers. Gosh, I thought that was not a good excuse cos at least they have to ensure some quality in the food. Anyway, the staff advised me to try the western meal as the roast chicken and pasta are pretty good. I will let you know if that is true after my trip to Melbourne next year.
Tips #2 DO NOT PRE-ASSIGNED YOUR SEAT
I admit it was my fault for not reading the prints correctly when I booked. The only thing I don't like about AirAsia is their 'free-seating' concept which resulted in many people cutting queue during boarding. I thought AirAsia X was the same and so I ended up choosing the pre-assigned seat option by paying extra RM20 per person per way. So in total, we paid RM80 for having our seats pre-assigned. I only found out from Lyrical Lemongrass, who were on the same flight as I was, that she have been allocated a seat although she didn't pay for it. Later I found out that all seats are allocated upon checking-in. Unless you really have a seat that you are particularly fond of or you have preference for window seat (I do believe you can request when you check-in), then go ahead and pre-book it. Otherwise, save your RM20 to have a hearty meal when you reach your destination.
Tips # 3 DO PRE-BOOK YOUR CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLINE
You pay for what you carry: 15kg for RM20, 20 kg at RM50 or 25 kg at RM100. Not sure how much to choose? Choose the lowest as you can always top up later!
In-Flight Entertainment
As for inflight entertainment, sadly, the answer is none. They don't have movies or games to entertain througout the 8 hours flight. Luckily I was fully equipped with MP3, GameBoy and 2 issues of Reader's Digest. Hubby had an even more brilliant idea. He brought along his laptop to watch DVDs but only found out later that his battery could not last 8 hours! LOL! Actually need not worry, they do have in-flight ePlayer for rental. It is a portable player with latest Hollywood movies and series. For RM35, I guess pretty reasonable price to pay to kill time.
Good news is that coming November 2008, AirAsiaX will be getting 25 new aircrafts and guess what?? It will be equipped with in-flight entertainment powered by Thales where we can watch and control a movie. Does it mean we can pause the movie for toilet break just like those in Malaysia's national carrier???? I do hope we will get personal screen in front of our seat as illustrated in their brochure.
During our dinner at a nice Italian restaurant in Gold Coast, the Italian owner came over to have a chat with us. When he learnt that we were holidaying Malaysians, he grew all excited and the first word he uttered was "AirAsia"! He was excited cos he told us it was advertised in their local paper that the airticket from GoldCoast to London via KL would only costs AUD1,000 when the route commence in 2009. He said at the current rate of AUD3,000 per ticket, it is rather difficult for him to visit his home country. So I guess it is true that AirAsia X is as "CHEAP AS CHOPSTICKS"!! The billboard below is taken outside Gold Coast airport.
If you ask me for one brand that do Malaysians proud, I would say definitely AIRASIA!
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
KUAI LOK HIAN RESTAURANT @ Pulau Ketam (Part II)
Continuing from Part I of my Pulau Ketam excursion, the second part is entirely a review on our seafood lunch. Before the trip, I did a bit of research among food blogs but sadly, I only found a few of not-so-good reviews. Finally I found one place that is worth trying, Kuai Lok Hian Restaurant which is located right in front of the jetty; the best-looking, airest and cleanest restaurant I find in the island.
The only two reviews I found on this restaurant was pretty good; cheap, reasonable and tasty. Another bonus point would be their 8-Treasure Crab which was featured in a local food program "Ho Chak". Of course, I was very interested with their 8-Treasure Crab. Pre-order is required but even when I called two days earlier, upon seated I was told that they couldn't find any nice crabs that day, so no 8-Treasure Crab for us. Sniff! I thought Pulau Ketam is full of crabs??!!
Upon the waitress recommendations, we ordered locally made fish balls (RM10) served in salty water, oppss, I mean salted veggie soup. I like the fish balls, sweet with the presence of real fish meat taste. It was slightly on the softer side, which is good. It means no preservative to make it bounce. As for the soup, the chef should be reminded to soak the salted veggie before served. Very very salty and sour! Nevertheless I still finished off the soup and drown myself with lots of Chinese tea later.
When you are at a fishing village in which the population consists of mainly Hokkiens and Teochews, and you are told at a CHINESE seafood restaurant that their signature dish is Sizzling Prawns (RM20)...what do you think of? Definitely not Indian curry right? Well...tada...4 of us were shocked when this dish was laid on our table. The prawns were so fresh and sweet, why on earth did they spoil it that way? The gravy was not at all fantastic. Very thick, overpowering Indian curry powdery taste.
Crabs! This dish was ordered to appease me cos I was the only one in the Gang that whack crabs like no tomorrow. I chose Kam Heong style (RM 28) but it was a very big mistake. I always said steamed crab is the best but since I can do it at home, when dining out I chose the style which is more complicated to make. Their Kam Heong style is very different. Lots of dried chillies, finely minced garlic and curry leaves were used. I suspect they stirfry the dried chillies to extract the oil. It was fiery hot and the minced garlic were burnt! So it was spicy, bitter and savourish. The crab itself was good; meaty and sweet. Ahh...I felt sad for the crab.
The meal was saved by this beauty! Steamed White Pomfret Teochew (RM24) style. I don't like Pomfret because of its fishy taste but this fish was so fresh, no fishy taste at all. Steamed to perfection and the gravy was good till the last drop! Yummy!
When my Makan Gang ordered clams (RM 13), the lady boss recommended their special family recipe. Of course hearing that, we await with anticipation. We should be laughing at ourself for not learning from our mistake with the 'signature' prawns as the 'special family recipe' turned out to be dark soy gravy with dried chilies. I wouldn't even call it Kung Po with the non-existence of vinegar. Now I wonder who in their family passed this recipe down to them. Only credit was the cooked-to-perfection clams!
Last dish saved the day too. Braised Fish Maws (RM38) with prawns and veggies. This was the most expensive dish we had that day, we were stressed on the price upon order. The fish maws were tasty especially when it absorbed the sweetness of the gravy. I was told by my Makan Gang that the fish maw we had were of good quality.
Total bill including tea and fresh coconut for 4 came up to RM154.40. I expected the meal to be cheaper, well cos for 2/3 of that price, we can get much tastier seafood in Kuala Selangor.
Anyway, don't think there is a need to post up the address here as one would never miss this restaurant at the jetty unless you are airflown to Pulau Ketam. If you are interested to try the 8-Treasure Crab, do try your luck by calling 03-3110 4885 and ask for the price first!
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Friday, October 10, 2008
CHARIS SEAFOOD @ Labrador, Gold Coast
Initially, I planned to post the second part of my Pulau Ketam trip today. However, Food Cookies told me that she will be flying off to Gold Coast on Monday (lucky you, AUD dropped so much, hope you managed to change at a good rate) and I did promise her that there are few places that I would like to recommend to her. Since I would not be able to post all now, there is one that I would highly recommend especially to seafood lovers.
Charis Seafood is the biggest seafood outlet in Gold Coast located at Harley Park, Labrador and this place is far much larger than the Peter's Fish Market that I posted earlier. Do note that Labrador is a very nice suburb and there are few other good eateries here too, yet to try though.
Apparently, Charis was the winner of the Best Fish & Chips in Queensland Award in year 2001. No wonder there was such a long queue at the counter.
I was more interested in their fresh seafood being displayed. So much more variety than Peter's. I get very excited each time I visit seafood market and how I wish I have a big wok to steam them.
As usual, most of the shellfish such as lobsters, prawns and Moreton Bay bugs were already pre-boiled. Good thing is that you can order and eat on the spot. Bad thing is, most likely you will be disappointed with the taste. Not cheap too so we decided not to take any chances. I was eyeing the scallops and wonder if they could cook it for us. Sadly, we were told that it's only for take-away. Ahh..if only our apartment equipped with big wok, then I cook steam it with garlic!
A huge variety of fishes too, most I have not seen or heard before like Sweetlip (like nickname for your sweetheart hor?), Bonito (related to bonito flake?), Flake..just to name a few. Good news is that, fresh fish are the only item that they could cook on the spot for you, either grilled or deep-fried. I am not a fish fan, so I decided to go for something which I have tried before, Flounder! At times I do wonder why the cute colourful character in The Mermaid was named Flounder as the real thing is so ugly, greyish, flat with one sided face.
Ahhh...my favourite crabs!!! There were live and boiled mud crabs selling at the same price AUD44.90 per kg. If only I could put a ruler next to the crab. So huge, the shell itself is bigger than my face. No kidding!! Sadly, the photo that I took didn't justify the actual size of the crab. For once, I was not keen to try cos I am 100% sure I will swear throughout the meal.
For those who are dining in, there are plenty of seats beside the shop. Al-fresco facing a beautiful lagoon behind called Ian Dipple Lagoon. It was a weekday and everyone was so relax, enjoying the breeze while enjoying their lunch. Bliss!
Now, let's see what I had for lunch and please learn from my mistake okay? I ordered the Fisherman's Basket which came with a big piece of fish fillet, 2 prawn cutlets, 2 seafood 'crap' stick, 6 calamari rings and plenty of fries. Apart from the fish fillet which was thinly battered, sweet and juicy, the rest were forgettable. Fries turned soggy pretty fast too. And if you look closely at the calamari rings, the batter was soft and falling off. Not good. Again, no sauce given. A small container (smaller than KFC mashed potato round container) costs AUD1.70 (~RM5.00)!!! I noticed a group of elderly ladies at the next table, they brought their own bottle of ketchup! Learn from them, bring your own sauce!
The grilled flounder saved the day. It was lightly seasoned with salt and grilled to perfection. Very fresh and the lemon brought out the sweetness of the fish! I ended up chewing all its bones. Can't remember the price as Hubby bought it while I was busy ordering salmon. But one thing for sure, this fish is cheaper than the Fish and Chips above. Unless you really love chips, do order fresh fish to be grilled or deepfried.
Ahhh...beautiful oysters...if this was my last meal, I die with no regrets. We chose Tasmanian Oysters over the Sydney Rock Oysters. It was heavenly good especially when the sweet oyster essence slither down my throat. I am going to have two dozens myself on my next trip here. Strictly all for myself!!
Sis and I were eyeing on the salmon after we spotted a Japanese guy having it while we walked in. Choose your preferred slice of fillet and you can ask them to cut it up at additional AUD5 per kg. This plate doesn't cost more than AUD10! Oh, they do have Japanese soy sauce and wasabi for sale but one problem, no plate or bowl was given for it.
I quickly swallowed an oyster with the excuse of using the shell as a bowl, smart thinking eh? Salmon sashimi was really good! Fully packed with omega 3, it was buttery rich in flavour. Regret ordering the Fish and Chips. Should have used the money for this instead. So good so good so good!
I wonder what got into our mind. The prawns at Peter's was a disappointment and again, we ordered the boiled tiger prawns here. Icy cold as expected and tough meat due to overcooked as expected, yet we still bought it. What were we thinking???? Anyway, lunch was wonderful despite the forgettable prawns and fish & chips.
After the yummy seafood lunch, we went to the lagoon behind Charis to take a walk. The view was amazing. Crystal clear blue sea with clean super-fine sand against clear blue sky. My nephew couldn't control himself and luckily my sis brought along his bathing suit. And so, we ended up spending close to 2 hours here.
Where else could you swim with pelicans? Don't worry, they mind their own business.
Pelicans are everywhere even resting on a lamp post. Hubby and I spotted people fishing. I was so excited till I forget to take photos of it. People there are very friendly. A guy who were fishing with his girlfriend told us that there are not much to fish here, but he just fish for the sake of enjoying the view and passing time. Ahhh..my kind of lifestyle, I so wanna live here.
I am totally in love with this place and my nephew agreed too!
"Psst, Nathan, are you willing to relocate to Gold Coast to be with Yiyeh and ShukShuk?"
Do drop by Charis Seafood for great yummy seafood and superb views. Ohh..bring along your bathing suit ok? Very clean and dry toilet and shower area is available.
Charis Seafood is located at:
371 Marine Parade
Harley Park, Labrador
Gold Coast, Queensland,Australia
Opens everyday except Monday
For map, click HERE.
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