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Regional Focus CHINA-AFRICA
China's rapid economic growth and demand for resources have been significant contributors to economic growth in Africa, and trade and investment activities between Africa and China have continued apace. Total bilateral trade amounted to USD 63 billion during Q1-Q3 2009, with China supplying USD 5.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa. In this edition we also review the China-Africa trade and investment relationship at the closure of the fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). By Jackie Li.
China-Africa Trade Highlights
- 50 out of the 53 African countries managed to avoid GDP contraction from January through November 2009. China's exact contribution to this remains uncertain, but the positive effect of China's continued demand for resources is undisputed for Africa's resource-rich countries
- Nonetheless, the current global economic downturn has affected China-Africa trade. Total bilateral trade is unlikely to surpass the 50% y-o-y growth achieved in 2008. However, an impressive exchange of USD 90 billion may yet occur, given that China-Africa trade equalled USD 80 billion from January 2009 through November
- The first three quarters of 2009 showed the only decrease in eight years for African exports to China. The annual growth rate dropped 69.3% compared to the same period in 2008. This is despite the fact that China imported more barrels of crude oil from African countries—notably Angola and Sudan—than the same period in the previous year. Significant oil and mineral price volatility in the first half of 2009 resulted in decreased total trade values
- Africa's imports from China for the first three quarters of 2009 fell by 8.5% y-o-y compared to the same period in 2008. Algeria and Libya—who rank among the top importers—were the exceptions, importing more from China than before
- The total trade balance between China and Africa continued to favour China. For the period January to November 2009, African countries had accumulated a total trade deficit of USD 5.53 billion with China. For those not running a deficit, Angola remained the country with the largest trade surplus with China, with a total exceeding USD 10.2 billion (due to oil exports). Only 13 out of the 54 African countries maintained a trade surplus with China. Of these surplus countries, the top ten had accumulated an amount of USD 19 billion through September 2009
- At the recent FOCAC ministerial conference in Egypt, China stated that it was willing to scrap import duties on a number of commodities and products from Africa as part of the country's plan to strengthen bilateral trade
China-Africa Investment Highlights
- Although various media outlets reported that China's total FDI flow to Africa reached USD 7.8 billion in 2008, recently released statistics from China Customs showed that the recorded total FDI figure from China to Africa was actually USD 5.49 billion. This nonetheless represents a fourfold increase compared to the 2007 figure of USD 1.57 billion
- China's FDI into Africa has always showed a clear regional preference. There is no doubt that China's investment activities are principally raw material related, therefore favouring the most resource-rich African countries. Southern Africa has significant reserves of many types of resources. South Africa is known for its gold, iron ore, chrome, coal, and platinum deposits; Zambia for copper, cobalt and zinc; Zimbabwe for coal and platinum; and Angola for crude oil. Compared to the rest of the continent, countries in southern Africa enjoy more advanced infrastructure as well as stable political and social environments
- China's FDI into Africa is gradually beginning to diversify. China recently confirmed agricultural deals in South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Malawi. Also, investments in African infrastructure are on the rise, largely driven by the need to facilitate exports and imports
- During the fourth FOCAC ministerial conference in Egypt, Premier Wen Jiabao committed China to further investments in Africa, with a promised USD 10 billion in funding toward Africa's development
Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Africa
For decades, Africa's poor infrastructure has been a major obstacle for the continent's economic development. In less than a decade of activity, Chinese companies have brought the promise of development to the most remote reaches of the continent by constructing a network of roads and railways. In essence, China's infrastructure contributions are transforming the continent. By Jackie Li.
Angola's capital city, Luanda, is bustling with construction activity. Numerous cranes dot the skyline and ships laden with building materials form queues at the harbour. A modern 20-storey blue glass building, constructed by a Chinese company for Sonangol, the company responsible for managing the oil and gas reserves in Angola, stands in stark contrast to the company's previous five-story office block.
Zhou Tianxiang, Deputy General Manager of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), listed the numerous African projects his company has engaged in during a recent interview. He mentioned, among others, the construction of light rail and ports in Nigeria; expressways and express railways in Algeria and Libya; housing in Tanzania, Botswana, Uganda, Rwanda and Djibouti; and civil construction in Sudan, Ghana and Angola.
The activities of CCECC are only a sample of China's ongoing infrastructure developments in Africa. Chinese companies have taken the initiative in some of the furthest reaches of the continent, building transportation networks, schools, hospitals, research facilities, telecommunication networks, and power stations. Xinhua News reports that over the past 50 years, China has constructed over 2,000 kilometres of railways, 3,000 kilometres of expressways (with many more on the way), and has provided aid to around 900 projects in 53 African countries.
The challenge of economic growth
Many African nations remain underdeveloped. Countries such as Burundi, Ethiopia, Liberia, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Malawi rank among the poorest and least developed countries in the world, with per capita GDP figures less than USD 500. The story is the same for many others in Africa, where consistent economic growth has proved elusive. Without a system of public works or the basic framework to house and transport its people, the continent's poorer countries have failed to keep pace with the rest of the world.
A boost to infrastructure would remove one of the primary impediments which holds Africa back. The World Bank recently stated in its report 'Africa's Infrastructure: A time for transformation', that in order to transform the continent, an estimated USD 93 billion a year is required to finance Africa's infrastructure development over the next decade. The international agency calls for roughly half of these funds to be contributed from outside the continent. It is estimated that low-income African countries will have to spend an additional 9% of this USD 93 billion total, due to an anticipated funding gap.
Improvements in infrastructure will propel positive changes, originating both internally and externally for Africa. The external benefits will come from trade. Better harbours and airports will promote access to the outside world, allowing Africa to reap the benefits of an interconnected global economy. The internal improvements from economic growth will come in the form of reduced poverty and increased social stability.
Uplifting Congo, Ethiopia and Kenya
Over the past ten years, the Chinese government has been providing African countries with assistance in the form of loans and financial aid. The Chinese government—and China's financial institutions—on the basis of mutual benefit and proposed win-win cooperation, have been willing to provide interest-free and preferential loans, export buyer's credit, and commercial loans to African countries to support local infrastructure development. China has also provided numerous African countries with a large number of grants and debt write-offs.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been one such recipient of China's financial assistance. For example, in January 2008 a loan of USD 9 billion was issued to help rebuild the war-torn central African country. Such funding went to assist the construction of roads, railways, hospitals and universities. Furthermore, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), China will provide an additional USD 3 billion grant which will be kept in Congo's central reserve.
Another beneficiary of Chinese technology and funding provisions has been Ethiopia. For instance, in November 2009, China signed a USD 349 million loan agreement with the east African country to finance the horn of Africa's first 74 kilometre modern expressway. The modern highway will link the capital Addis Ababa with the country's second largest town, Adama. Additionally, Chinese companies have signed various agreements for the construction of dams, power lines and the upgrading of the telecommunication networks to be realised within the next few years. Ethiopia will also benefit as one of the first recipients of funding from the USD 10 billion in China-Africa development funding announced in November.
The contributions to Africa have not gone unnoticed. Kenya's government publicly praised China for the construction of the '109 Road'. This road is colloquially referred to as the 'China Road' by local communities.
Looking ahead
China's future plans for Africa are ambitious. One prominent initiative is the transcontinental railway line to connect Benguela, on the west coast of Angola, to Dar es Salaam on the east coast of Tanzania via a route through the resource-rich areas in the heart of the continent. Initial estimates place the total length of the transcontinental railway line at more than 3,000 kilometres. This massive expanse of track will incorporate railways previously laid by Chinese companies.
As with any venturesome plan, there will be challenges. The same perils that accompany all large flows of money to developing nations will exist. China must worry about corruption and human rights violations in some African countries. With the correct oversight, however, China-Africa cooperation can lead both parties to greater prosperity. The glimmering towers of Angola may yet become a common sight on the African continent.
Jackie Li, Manager


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That's about as fine a movie as I seen in a while. Love it when good guy wins.
That was extra cool. Good thing for the boys the guy decided to quit kickin' their butt! They headed off the same way the couple did, I wonder if their was more "lesson" under the trees?
I saw that one last night. Good stuff. There is also some good MMA footage in that area.


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Stand aside the Meridian Line with one foot in the eastern hemisphere and one in the west. The Greenwich Meridian was chosen to be the Prime Meridian of the World back in 1884 and is world famous ever since. Walk in the footsteps of the Astronomers Royal, discover their stories, and experience the past, present and future wonders of astronomy, space and the stars.
Must see attractions include the Great Equatorial Telescope, Harrison's clocks, the Shepherd Gate Clock, the Time Ball and the famous Octagon Room.
Enjoy dramatic views of London across Greenwich Royal Park, the City of London and the River Thames. Located alongside the Observatory is the Peter Harrison Planetarium where you can touch a 4.5 billion year-old meteorite, watch how the universe was formed, guide a space mission and unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.
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The works are to improve the shop area therefore a temporary shop will be relocated into Flamsteed Apartments. At the end of these works there will be a fantastic new shop and a much improved visitor route through the Royal Observatory.
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My View on Child Abuse
Article by: CountryAngel69
Status: Finished
Genre: Non-Fiction
It shouldn't hurt to be a child, yet most abuse cases, are from parents. You would never think that someone who is suppose to Love and protect you, to hurt you, yet it is happening, its happening everyday.
I know that if anyone ever hurt my child, I would hurt them, twice as bad! Children need Love, understanding, support, guidence. They don't need to be beaten, need to be put down, to get hurt, however it is happening, more than we even realize.
It pains me deeply when I hear that a child is dead, because of the parent, or hear about a child being abused by their parent....
I wish there was something I could do to stop to abuse, however, I can't do it alone! I need help doing it! We need to take a stand, we need to end the abuse, and it all starts with you! It starts with speaking up! Making claims, if you believe that a child is being abused, there is nothing wrong with checking in on a situation to make sure a child is not being hurt!
I just can't stand parents who abuse their children, it just hurts me too bad!
I hate Parents who abuse their children. No child ask to be born, and it shouldn't hurt to be a child either. I think parents who hurt their children, are low life scums. It is fucking sick when people abuse their children.
The worst part is, those who are abused, go on to abuse, because they never dealt with it. I never dealt with my abuse, till I came here, and started writing, but I DO know, that the chain of abuse, stops with ME! I will NOT let my child be abused!
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However, I totally disagree with the first part of your last paragraph! Because not all victims go on to become abusers! Sadly about 35% do. The other 65% remain silent because they live in fear of being labelled. ~ And that's part of the problem!
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The points are made by folding the corners at each end into triangles that meet, but don't overlap. Sew them down to keep them in position. Hope that helps.
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The pattern I use is 9" wide center fabric and 18" wide border fabric but the same instructions. Batting or not up to you.
I use 12"WOF for center and 24" WOF border. It comes to 17 1/2 " wide and 41" inches long. Thiis my favorite size.


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Universum is back
After losing their ZDF TV contract, Universum Box Promotion has rebooted and will present their card in six months on September 24 at the DIMA Sports Center in Hamburg, Germany. In the main event, reigning European heavyweight champion Alexander Dimitrenko (31-1, 21 KOs) faces veteran Michael Sprott (36-16, 17 KOs).
In other action, unbeaten heavyweight contender Denis Boytsov (28-0, 23 KOs) returns to the ring after another hand operation and intensive rehabilitation to face Matthew Greer (14-6, 13 KOs). Olympic gold medalist Rakhim "The Machine" Chakhkiev (10-0, 8 KOs) makes his ten-round debut against Michael Simms (20-9-1, 13 KOs) in a cruiserweight clash. Former cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez (49-2, 37 KOs) takes on Darnell Wilson (23-12-3, 20 KOs) in a heavyweight clash.
Also, former female champion Ina Menzer (26-1, 10 KOs), former WBC super featherweight champion Vitaly Tajbert (20-2, 6 KOs) and unbeaten featherweight Marcel Meyerdiercks (19-0, 5 KOs) will face opponents to be announced shortly.


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The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland
I have been a fan of Douglas Coupland's writings since reading "Generation X" many years ago. "Microserfs" is one of my all-time favorite books - among other qualities the book constitutes what is probably one of the best descriptions of geekyness. that has ever been put in writing.
I just found out (a little late) that Coupland released his latest book - "The Gum Thief" - in early October this year. I found out because I came across a collection of short video teasers for the book on YouTube. The videos are sort of »artsy« in the way they are made and I find them rather intriguing.
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Biggest Rap Star of 2012 – Readers Poll
When you look back on the year 2012 and rap music, a few standout artists will undoubtedly come to mind, whether it be for production credits or solo material. Out of the handful of rap stars that we've selected, including Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj, we want to know who gets your vote for the Biggest Rap Star of 2012.
Kicking off things is 'No Lie' rapper 2 Chainz, who is featured on just about every big single from 2012, from 'Beez in the Trap' to 'Mercy.' Like 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky is another up-and-comer who is continuing to make a name for himself in 2012 with singles like 'Goldie,' as is 'Liquorice' lady rapper and Harlem native Azealia Banks.
The year 2012 also sees Big Sean moving out of newcomer territory as he becomes a bonafide superstar thanks to hits like 'Dance (A$$)' and his G.O.O.D. Music endeavors. Additionally, Drake continues to get his fans going with singles off of the 'Take Care' LP and his Club Paradise tour, while fellow Young Money artists Tyga, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne dominate the airwaves with newly released tracks.
Also on the list is J. Cole, who is finding more success in 2012 with his Missy Elliott-featured single 'Nobody's Perfect.' Same goes for his mentor Jay-Z, who is still holding down the Throne with Kanye West — who's also released solo songs such as 'Cold' this year — well into 2012. Eminem also made the cut… Why, do you ask? Because of his production work with a number of artists, including his Slaughterhouse cronies for the supergroup's second LP 'Welcome to: Our House.' And honestly, will Slim Shady ever lose favor among fans?
Check out the rest of the nominees below and vote for who you think deserves the title of Biggest Rap Star of 2012.


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Key bench contributor Marquis Daniels will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair his injured left thumb. The injuries to Daniels' thumb and also his left wrist, which were re-aggravated during a recent practice, had been nagging him throughout the team's recent four-game road trip.
Despite the injury to one of their key bench players, the Celtics managed to defeat the Heat, Bobcats, Spurs, and Thunder on their home courts. Surprisingly, Daniels' numbers during the four-game trip ( averages of 18.3 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists) were only minimally affected by the injury. Overall for the season in 20.4 minutes per game, Daniels averages 5.7 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.
Daniels showed tremendous toughness in playing through the injury, but was shown a seat on the bench when he failed to catch a hard pass from Rajon Rondo during practice on Sunday. The pass deflected off of Daniels' left hand, which swelled enough for the Boston coaching staff to rule him out for Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
"Nolan Ryan Rondo threw the ball in practice, I tried to catch it, and it just hit my thumb wrong and swelled up a little more," said Daniels, who said he may undergo an MRI today. "I had to sit down and rest it a little bit. I don't remember how it happened. I just noticed that it's been swelling the last couple of days. I wanted to keep playing, but Doc thought it would be best if I sat out and let it heal up."
With Tony Allen returning to the lineup, now seems to be as good a time as any for Daniels to take some time off to let his injured wrist and thumb heal. Allen only played six minutes in Tuesday night's 98-89 victory over the Bucks, but figures to see a gradual increase in playing time as he continues to work his way back to full strength from a torn ACL injury sustained back in 2007.
Daniels and the Celtics also realize there are a lot of games left to be played, and the most important games of the season still lay ahead. I think Doc Rivers and the Celtics training staff made the right decision with Daniels. Giving Daniels a chance to heal will, barring further injuries, will provide the Celtics with the firepower they need on the homestretch during the months of March and April.
It's worked so far, as the Celtics are 1-0 without Daniels in the lineup. It will be up to Rasheed Wallace, Eddie House, Brian Scalabrine, and Sheldon Williams to pick up the slack in the interim.
The Celtics have some very winnable games coming up against the Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls, and Memphis Grizzlies. I expect the Celtics to take their win streak through the weekend. These are all games they can win without Daniels, and if they lose any of these three games, it probably won't be because Daniels isn't in the lineup.
Even so, the Celtics will miss a healthy Daniels when they lock horns with some of the NBA's elite in a couple of weeks. The streaking C's travel to Orlando on Christmas, and take on Phoenix on Dec. 30.
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ESB and it's soooo freaking sick. Someone posted it on the FLG 501st forums:
Wish it wasn't so pricey!
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ESB and it's soooo freaking sick. Someone posted it on the FLG 501st forums:
Wish it wasn't so pricey!
$238 for a statue piece that don't reach much beyond 7" tall.
Ventress and Dooku statue is 14", is cheaper and looks much nicer.
Def disappointed in the price versus size.
Here is another new statue I found on the same site.
Yes but Han Solo "floats"...Which is cool but still pricey.
Agreed! The Koto statues are just over 100 each and they're huge! I have the Fett and Dengar of this set.
This thread has already been posted. :D
Here's the link:
I got my full koto set for $350 brand new on clearance...now that's a bargain!!
Bah! He has SPATS on! And ROTJ pouches! And do those Stormtroopers have gray frowns??? The innacuracy makes it worthless! I suggest they send all of these rejects to me now and get to work on correcting the problems. :D
Looking closer, those are pretty much just ANH Stormies altogether. Holster on left and under belt, ANH handplates. See where I've been spending my time lately now that Fett is done?
Good call bro, ANH TK's for sure and it full on sucks that the Fett Man has spats and the wrong pouches. Even the cape color is off...
On another note, 350 for the whole Koto set?!?!? Where and how do I get on that?


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Rusted Radishes, Beirut's only English-language literary and art journal, is in its third circulation, having launched in early December 2014. The following is the preface as it appears in the journal.
Now It Is After
This autumn, I was in Berlin one week before the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. Cozied up at a bar, I sipped on the house wine, a Cabernet. I told the bartender, "After this glass, I'd like a Pinot Noir." He swiftly plopped a French bottle of the blood-red juice onto the bar, and with a triumphant smile said, "Now it is after!"
It occurred to me that "after" had come so logically, yet unexpectedly; graciously, though beckoned, that it melded with the present moment in a way that "before" and "after" were just strung by a few moments of time, of desire, of drinking. There I was, in a city that was reminiscing of the day that history was made within hours of a news conference, and everybody had a story of how they heard the Wall was coming down, who they were with, how they reached the Wall, and so on. (Did you know that Angela Merkel was somewhere other than a soccer game at the time the Wall began to be chipped away? She was in a sauna. She recalled that day as "unimaginable happiness.") The city is in the "after," 25 years after, but what about those moments just after the breaking of the Wall, when the future – and the past, literally – were suddenly in their hands? They could have never known that "after" would come so suddenly. Nor what the next 25 years would bring them.
The writers and artists of the third issue of Rusted Radishes raise images and questions of nostalgia and progress; nostalgia in the wake of "progress"; the seductive nature of each; and the narratives that we weave in the interstices of these concepts. These themes arose naturally and without solicitation – as we at RR like it. Again we did not call for a theme, but instead looked for themes in the work we accepted into the issue. It seemed appropriate that the concepts of nostalgia and progress be considered together.
Our writers offer us images of nostalgia:
Tightly zipped pockets.
Child-sized, outdated, pinching staircases.
Crushing the lemons for us in summer.
Eyes as vast as samaa'.
In a red booth picking a lock.
Black birds on a fence like a pattern of a kufiya.
Frayed cushions.
A long scratch in the old hardwood floor.
The cliché of a café.
Killers, their bones rattle while jogging along the
Rocks that had been painted yellow and pretended they were the sun.
Pinecones crack and spill shells from within shells.
They write about moving forward, making progress, seeking the future. Christine Rice shows us the seductive powers of moving straight into a tornado, in "Atmospheric Disturbances." Tarek Abi Samra writes about the torpor that seizes his character as he holds a heavy rock and contemplates killing a turtle with it. In "Honey Apple," Ziad Lawen seeks out a love interest with the oldest trick in the book, honey.
The photos and artwork behold old staircases and doors, tumbled gas cans, Mickey and Minnie, the subtle beautiful movement of water, the opening of light through a tree, an ostentatious remembrance of the dead, a paradise of gummy bears, and people and rockets taking off into their own adventures. Look at our cover, and try to hold its gaze.
Finally, in a conversation with Kasper Kovitz, we discover how his art is inspired by the wilderness, the rigor of creation, and the rejection of the progression of time as "progress," or improvement. He further leaves us with a question that challenges our understanding of a narrative vis-à-vis this question of progress.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, doctors believed that nostalgia was a disease, and therefore could be cured; in some cases it was thought to have been, as there are common symptoms between nostalgia and tuberculosis – chest pains, loss of appetite, fatigue. While tuberculosis may have been cured, a cure for nostalgia was never found. How did doctors ever think they could cure a feeling that was so individual and based on humans' senses, emotions, and experience? Eventually, they figured the cure would be found with "universal progress and the advancement of medicine." Little did they know that the progression of time was actually the soul mate of nostalgia.


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When you have more candidate predictor variables than you know what
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underlying structure. The typical case in which the candidate
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exploratory research, used with care, it is desirable. Sometimes you want
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I've spent the last couple of years trying to figure out some way of cracking a problem with 36 candidate predictors whose factor structure didn't look like it was supposed to (and didn't look like anything I could recognise from the theoretical point of view). I've finally started making sense of the mess using -clv- to explore the structure of the predictors and -msp- to winnow out the less useful ones, leaving me with something which is unexpected but fascinating…
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Great choice for authentic northern Thai
Great choice for authentic northern Thai
Western end of Nimmanhemin Soi 17 (near Nimmanhemin Rd itself)
T: Western end of Nimmanhemin Soi 17 (near Nimmanhemi
Khun Mor's might not be the trendiest eatery of Chiang Mai's chic Nimmanhemin district but they do clearly prioritise food quality over fancy decor. No gimmicky fusion dishes or quirky Thai versions of Western dishes for Nimman' yuppies with more money than tastebuds; this is well prepared and reasonably priced Thai and north Thai classic cuisine in a pleasant setting.
Khun Mor's actually translates as "the Doctor's"; decor is clean, simple and sharp and there's a choice of an air-con room, (five baht supplement per person), a spacious inside fan-cooled seating section or a small but pleasant garden area.
There's something for everyone, with a huge choice of dishes, mixing, as we mentioned, regular Thai classics; tom yam, coconut curries, pad Thai, basil and chilli stir-fries, fried rice, a simply massive noodle selection, a wide range of local specialties such as northern curries, Chiang Mai sausages, the ubiquitous khao soi, and even various Isaan or northeastern options such as laap, sun-dried beef and som tam (green papaya salad), plus a few attempts at basic Western dishes.
You'll have to forgo the carved veggie decorations and, being situated in Nimmanhemin, you will pay a few baht more per dish than less trendy parts of town, but they don't exaggerate as much as some of their nearby competitors and the grub is consistently very good and copious. A classic pad Thai for example goes for 59 baht or 89 baht for a fresh prawn version, khao soi is 59 baht and a north Thai curry will set you back 99 baht (yes everything ends in a nine).
They do receive a fair amount of expat trade; the menu is in English and staff speak some English and service is generally acceptable. Don't expect live bands and they don't open late, but it is an excellent spot to check out some well prepared Chiang Mai dishes if you're in the area for say brunch, lunch or an early dinner. Drinks-wise there's a full selection of fruit juices and they serve the excellent Doi Thung local coffee. Beers and soft drinks also available. Note it can get very busy at times, especially for weekend lunches.
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Weight loss has come to a hault :(
Ive been on my diet since October last year, so far i have lost 3 stone but ideally i want to loose another 2 stone. I havent changed my eating habits at all, since i have been dieting apart from the christmas period i have eaten healthily and exercised regularly. Problem now is nothings happening, before when i saw each week how much weight i lost i felt motivated and it spurred me on to keep at it. Each week now i am getting nothing, the same weight reading everytime and its getting me down. None of my family, friends or even my husband understand why im feeling like this. As far as they are concerned ive lost 3 stone and should be proud. I am proud but im still over weight, i still want to be as healthy as i can for my 14 month old daughter. I have recently stopped breastfeeding my little one and i thought that i might loose weight once i stopped but i havent. Im exercising more now than what i ever have done, and my eating habits are the best they have been in my life. Is it normal to feel like this? Is it likely i will see a loss will it just take time? Looking for some inspiration if anyone has any on offer
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Happy World Of Warcraft everyone,i wish you less nerfs and more Raids.YaY classic Dragonstalker Armor for hunters, hope its black this time :XPeace To All.
The Leatherworking buffs make me happy. My hunter may finally have the chance to help out the raid other than this post wipe wonder.Never done Onyxia before, so not too sure what to expect there.
You should expect to use MOAR DOTZ :P
Three problems I see with this patch.1) They're still not showing basic warriors any love. Why play a warrior anymore when pallies & DK's exist? Give us back some of our power and make us useful instead of reducing us to the status of grunts in a raid. C'mon, BlizzCrew.2) The Wintergrasp "Instant Siege" exploit is still available. It's hard to defend a fortress when one side can start with 16 sieges within 90 seconds of battle.3) The "death lettering" exploit still exists, meaning we're going to have to sit through gold-spam websites leaving their dead bodies all across Stormwind & Ironforge all the bloody time. One little loophole, so very many headaches.
Always happy to see more raids and more loot.Can't say i'm very happy about que'ing for only 2 BG's at a time, since my server has long que times =( It's nice bg's start even now though.
Grats blizzard! and maintanage untill 5pm... :(
Wow I love new pets. The bear was great. Woot!
I'm very excited about being able to apply buffs without the class present. However this is because I'm a warrior. If I were a priest/pally/druid I might be a little upset because I'm sure it will reduce the usefulness of the class. Often I try to get at least one pally in my raids so we can get the kings buff on everyone. (Silly OP Pallys...)
Disposable items that can be used in place of classes? That makes me sad. That is, until they create a Rogue-in-a-scroll. Is your raid lacking in DPS? No problems! With Rogue-in-a-scroll, you'll never LF1M DPS ever again! Next week: Tank-in-a-scroll...It was depressing when priests lost ground in their battle to be the best healers. I was happy, though, for paladins, druids, and shamans. But now abilities that were unique to classes are being replaced by consumables? It's damned insulting! It's not as if priests and druids were getting special invites just for their buffs. As far as I know, no encounters required them. So why would you take away something that was unique to the class and put it into an item?Yet another step in Blizzard's campaign to make sure that no-one's special.
I also strongly believe they are doing this to make 10man raiding and 5man groups easier..5mans can never take enough classes XD and a lot of people just wanna be lazy, so more buffs, less effort!It's always so hard doing a class run, and these scrolls will make pugging and progression easier for the 10m counterpart.AND it also makes it so if one of these classes is out of reagents (does happen!) someone else can finally foot the bill and give the raid some buffs.for the pally example it also allows a pally to give wis/might/sanc without losing the effect of kings.25m will still see 3 per class anyways, so i dont honestly understand whats with all the complaints...finally... it's mostly from leatherworking, and thats probably because of the 100's of skinners and LW's out there who were complaining that their professions are useless once raiding.
I'm sad at no mention of the new pets MMOChampion was discussing. Mini-KT, ftw. <3And for the semi-support of the scrolls, think about people who raid early in the morning like Aussies and Europeans on the American timezones. Hard as hell to get enough people, not even thinking if you want a stamina buff or something for a fight where stacking stamina is a good thing.EDIT: Also, take note, at least on Greymane, our Brewfest seems to be slightly glitched. When the Dark Irons pop up in camp in Dun Morogh, they are unhittable and leave in 2 minutes with no losses, even with 15+ people throwing the steins around. Meaning, least over here, we're missing out on 10 Tokens. :[EDIT x2: It was fixed. If it happens on your server, plead to the GMs in General. They might reset your world server for a few minutes and when you come back, it should be fixed. :)
Very Excited to hit up some Black Knight today, been stuck with crap 143 dps weps for too long, gonna try to get the Black Knights Rondel.Also is it worth it getting Berserking on it, or should I save that for something else? Thanks
Shh, how else would you justify yourself on something that's clearly an improvement? One must abandon all logic in order to argue the illogical.
:( i soloed onyxia for the last time yesterday, was gonna do it today luckily i didn't :(
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trope; a silly little cryptogram of the word bitch. often uttered in small circles of xenophobic fags looking to slam others while circumventing reputations of being the bad eggs in gay communities.
oh look, that dirty bscratch thinks she's a shoe in for valedictorian. i wonder what the dean would say if he knew she bumped uglies with her english professor too
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Overdrive Pro 3G/4G mobile hotspot by Sierra Wireless and U600 3G/4G USB Stick by Franklin Wireless come to Broadband2Go
WARREN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virgin Mobile USA continues to demonstrate how it's answering to A Higher Calling with the speed of 4G, by offering customers who prefer a no-contract option the fully loaded HTC EVO™ V 4G on Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk monthly plans. The data-centric offers start at $35 per month for unlimited data and messaging. HTC EVO V 4G will be available for $299.99 beginning May 31.
As Sir Richard Branson states in his video manifesto for A Higher Calling, "Why pay for minutes when it's unlimited data you really want?" Now customers will be able to enjoy unlimited 4G data where available and messaging on an iconic Android™-powered device, all for just $35/month.1 Virgin Mobile USA was recently "Highest Ranked Customer Service Performance among Non-Contract Wireless Providers" by J.D. Power and Associates.2
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All three devices will operate on Sprint's 3G and 4G (WiMAX) network and be available beginning on May 31 at VirginMobileUSA.com. They will then be available in June at major retailers and at select independent dealers nationwide3.
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HTC EVO V 4G customers will enjoy Virgin Mobile USA Beyond Talk plans starting at just $35 a month for 300 minutes of voice with unlimited messaging and data.4 And the mobile hotspot on the HTC EVO V 4G can be added for this device on any Beyond Talk plan for an additional $15 per month.
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Virgin Mobile's new monthly 3G/4G Broadband2Go plans, combined with these new devices, allow customers to hook up their tablets, laptops, and other wireless devices. Starting at just $35/month, customers can enjoy access to unlimited 4G data. Where 4G coverage is not available, the $35 plan keeps you connected with 2GB of 3G data. For $55/month, customers benefit from unlimited 4G data and a whopping 5GB of 3G data.
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Get ready for a great new year's bash with this New Year's Eve Party Display from Fiskars. In this fun collection of projects and tutorials, you'll learn how to make party favors, decorations, invitations, and more. These projects are easy and fun to do, and are a great way to ring in the new year. Guests will love the fun paper fortune cookies, and the little tubes of confetti are great for welcoming in a new year!
- Cardstock (Bazzill)
- Patterned Paper (Teresa Collins, October Afternoon, Heidi Swapp)
- Rhinestone (Karen Foster Design)
- Ribbon (May Arts)
- Sparkling Juice
- Jingle Bells
- Confetti
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- Letter 1 Shape Template 8 1/2 x 1"
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- Round 'n Round Squeeze Punch (Medium)
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These ideas work for a New Year's Eve celebration, but they are also suitable for any celebration whether it be a birthday, anniversary or wedding. Of course, each of these ideas uses some of my favorite Fiskars tools in very simple ways – simple because I want you to spend all your time celebrating this holiday, not slaving over your decorations.
It's quite traditional to wish everyone to be healthy, wealthy and wise in the coming year and I wanted to put my own spin on wishing my family well by gifting them with words of motivation and affirmation inside of a paper fortune cookie party favor.
They are quite simple to make and only need a few supplies.
First decide upon your 'fortunes' and print them in your word processing program. You'll want your phrases to stretch no longer than 4.5" long and no more than a few typed lines tall. You can google 'fortune cookie sayings' if you need help with wording your fortune.
Then, you'll gather patterned papers and cut a 4.5" circle for each fortune using the Ultra ShapeXpress along with the smallest circle from the Super-Sized Circle Set.
Gently fold circle in half, creasing ONLY 1" in the middle. Open circle and add a glue dot approximately ¼" away from the crease on both sides of the crease. Then pinch the circle in half in the opposite direction of the crease, but DO NOT crease.
Instead, grab the opposing points with your thumb and middle finger, while pushing inward on the crease with your pointer finger. Once the crease starts caving move your pointer finger and tuck the thumb and pointer finger in between the paper to pinch the glue dots together. Slide fortune into cookie. Once you get the hang of this process you can tuck the fortune in the cookie before collapsing the paper to form the cookie shape.
There are many other small ways in which you can put a little fun and sparkle into the occasion. For this next idea, I've just customized a standard bag of plain white confetti by adding small pops of color and sparkle to the mix. This is done with just a little hand exercise squeezing the ¼" hand-held circle punch! The punch collects all the little confetti dots as you punch controlling the mess as you go. You'll be surprise at what a small amount you'll need to punch to breathe life into the plain white confetti. (Pssst…if you can't find plain confetti at your discount store, then raid the 2-hole and 3-hole punches at the office. They work beautifully!)
Then, to 'ring in the new year', I added jingle bells as a functional embellishment just tied around the top of the tube.
To decorate the 'fancy' kid-friendly wine bottles, I simply covered the labels by layering patterned paper, with cardstock and sparkle paper, then finished it off with some ribbons. To add a little more dimension and visual interest, I ran the turquoise cardstock through the paper crimper first. The only thing you'll have to remember when doing this is to use a stronger adhesive when adhering the crimped paper.
A party wouldn't be a party without and invitation, now would it!? These invitations were made super simple by using the Ultra ShapeXpress along with the Uppercase Letter ShapeTemplate Set. Cutting the letters with a template ensures that each one is exactly the same and saves tons of time if you are duplicating the design over and over.
- Lastly, since it's a party celebrating the arrival of a new year, you'll want to play off the '2012' in your décor as much as possible. A '12 sticker placed on cardstock, then punched using a squeeze punch makes the perfect little embellishment to hang from the neck of a wine bottle, the stem of your wine glass or even as a topper on your tube of confetti.
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