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Arcadia | the friendly peach
July 6, 2011 June 13, 2013 / Mer
This weekend, I’ve learned so many different ways of saying “paradise.” The Arabic for it is “jena,” the English ranges from “heaven” to “Shangri-La” to “Eden.” But the universal meaning? A blue city high up in the mountains of Morocco. God’s Bridge stretching over the clearest spring water you can imagine. The air conditioning in a crowded bus on a sticky midsummer day. I have felt more awe in the last couple of days than I would have ever guessed I was capable of, and I wish there was a way to fully capture it, but no words can elicit the same joy that these experiences did. This renews my dedication to studying and practicing the Arabic language while seeming to render it obsolete with the other hand. If such powerful emotion can be conjured without words, why is language necessary at all? Alas, this is a question for another day.
On Sunday, I had the most traditionally patriotic July 4th I can remember (oh, sweet irony), complete with barbecue food, swingsets, and funk music (interspersed with a little bit of ska, just to reiterate the whole “screw Britain” aspect of Independence Day). While that in itself was a beautiful thing, it couldn’t hold a candle to the moment we arrived in Chefchaouen.
The sun was on the cusp of setting, creating a glowing halo above the mountains. The city itself is small and traditional, with gorgeous old-fashioned architecture painted every imaginable shade of blue. By the time we got checked into our hotel (which was incredible), the sun had descended, replaced by a pearly crescent sliver of moon. We went up to the hotel roof and basked in the tangible romance of the place. I’m honestly not sure I can do it justice with my words, but picture this: very Spanish-esque architecture, pottery everywhere, a tent full of pillows and lanterns, a view of the entire town (which included a wall nearly identical to that one in China), an azure swimming pool scattered with stepping stones…and this is just the roof. A few of us were literally moved to tears by the visceral beauty (the word beauty pales in comparison to what Chefchaouen offered).
After a very short night (more on that later), we drove about an hour on a sketchily winding mountain road (I had definitely missed the shoddy, rural roads and street Coca-Cola vendors–it’s so much like Kenya) and began our hike. We were essentially scrambling over rocks beside a river and wading through the clear waters when we could reach the streambed. The cool cerulean water gushes serenely over stones in the river, and at the end, an arch stretches out overhead, draped with vines. Paradise in the African jungle? Oh, yeah.
I had originally begun this entry with the intention of mentioning some themes I had noticed in two of Tom Stoppard’s plays (“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” and “Arcadia”), but I feel I’ve exhausted my wordsmithing abilities for today, so we will come back to that. Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the djinn bite.
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It’s really good to know that youth is not ALWAYS wasted on the young. Your openness to and appreciation of new experiences are inspiring to all us ‘old folks’. Keep the internal travelogue coming.
Hey, thanks for the love. I’m glad to share this, even with you elders…
what a nice travelog my niece took me on tonight… she is so cool! 🙂

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Finance, Economics, Globus, Brokers, Banks, Collateral-Oriano Mattei: It was an open secret that Russian theater has been subject to ideological pressure. But no prominent cultural player dared to make a public complaint. That is, until Konstantin Raikin, one of Russia’s most celebrated artists and the director of Satirikon Theater in Moscow, stood up to read a speech......
It was an open secret that Russian theater has been subject to ideological pressure. But no prominent cultural player dared to make a public complaint. That is, until Konstantin Raikin, one of Russia’s most celebrated artists and the director of Satirikon Theater in Moscow, stood up to read a speech......
This funding is used as both a carrot and a stick, explains journalist and culture expert Yuri Saprykin*. Russia’s Cinema Foundation, which funds filmmaking, might, for example, technically remain an independent entity Ñ “in reality it works according to the party line of producing more ‘patriotic films’.”
The vast majority of theaters depend on resources from the Culture Ministry, which is why officials constantly revert to “we give you money, you owe us” rhetoric. The Culture Ministry currently doesn’t have institutional control over theaters — there are no bodies that could approve or prohibit plays and performances. That said, there are plans to create them, says Saprykin.
And Kremlin proxies are known to interfere in cultural life. Raikin himself fell under attack this February, when pro-Kremlin activists tried to disrupt his staging of the play “All Shades of Blue,” devoted to Russia’s intolerance toward LGBT. Zaldostanov singled out this play when responding to Peskov’s unexpected criticisms. “We don’t need faggots here — nobody can come and cut down our crosses,” he said.

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My One Academy: FW: AmBank Research - Digi.Com: Service revenue trajectory still ambiguous HOLD
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Digi.Com: Service revenue trajectory still ambiguous HOLD
We maintain our HOLD rating on Digi.Com with unchanged forecasts and DCF-based fair value of RM4.50/share, which implies a FY18F EV/EBITDA of 13x, the stock’s 2-year average. Digi’s management introduced its new CFO Nakul Sehgal together with outgoing CFO Karl Erik Broten and CEO Albern Murty today in a breakfast meeting with analysts.
Management envisions a future where prepaid and postpaid plans eventually merge into a hybrid composition which will offer customers more flexibility according to their requirements.
We do not expect Digi’s efforts in monetising its digital platforms will materialise in the near to medium term. Recall that management has recently lowered its FY17F service revenue guidance from a flat YoY to a low-to-mid-digit decline amid the unabated competition amongst cellular operators (celco) given the need to constantly offer more attractive value propositions to consumers. Hence, the prospects for Digi’s service revenue trajectory next year are ambiguous at this stage. Given the highly competitive landscape, we expect Digi’s subscriber growth and ARPUs to remain under pressure as both Maxis and Celcom are already aggressively improving 4G coverage and service quality. The stock currently trades at a fair FY18F EV/EBITDA of 14x, slightly above its 2-year average.
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My son’s first pet was dying and this is the advice that helped most - The Washington Post
Squishy glowed like this genetically engineered fish seen in a tank during the 2014 Taiwan Aquarium Expo. (Pichi Chuang/Reuters)
I thought a dead fish was the worst thing my 5-year-old son could find in his new fish tank.
I admire that parent.
These two chows are named Quixote and Ashley. We were much less creative with the names Leo and Bear. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
I was exhausted, and my husband was out of the country. I went into survival mode. I lied. Even as Squishy floated on his back, looking at me with those unblinking eyes, I told my son that anything was possible. I then held his hand until he fell asleep, and then immediately sought out the most powerful, free parenting tool available: I posted a question on Facebook.
I needed to know, should I flush Squishy before the kid woke up, or should I wait until the morning and hold some kind of ceremonial goodbye?
The responses were all over the place and were as revealing as they were helpful. There were several flush ’em now advocates. A few suggested switching Squishy for a look-alike. One colleague, who is a much better human than me, suggested we sing an ode.
An ode! There was no way I was going to serenade a fish.
Then my sister left a comment, and it was at that moment that I realized why a song — or frankly even a ceremony — sounded so preposterous to me. She reminded me about Leo.
[The death of a pet can hurt as much as the loss of a relative]
Experts on child grief warn that to children, the death of a pet can feel as if they have lost a family member or a best friend. Parenting magazines and websites are filled with delicate steps to take in these situations, differentiating the advice based on a child’s age and ability to understand the loss.
A 3-year-old, one site advises, may need to be told that death, unlike sleep, means a pet will not come back. That advice is followed by a warning — because parents don’t already have enough stress — that common reactions to this new knowledge “include temporary loss of speech and generalized distress.”
An expert on another site suggests parents discuss their own feelings and share stories about their childhood pets. It’s probably great advice. It was also probably written by someone who hasn’t pushed those memories down deep — for a reason.
My mom’s job as a code enforcement officer and my dad’s work repairing electronics left them with limited energy to deal with their four children’s drama, let alone pet problems. When my rabbit suddenly disappeared, my dad said it ran away, and my brother told me we had eaten it the night before for dinner. For years, I wasn’t quite sure whom to believe.
When we lost two parrots after an unusually cold Texas night in a house without central heating, before any tears could fall, they were plopped in a cardboard box and buried in our backyard.
And then there was Leo, our beloved chow .
He had been with our family for years and filled many happy childhood memories. But really, he belonged more to my older sister than to any of us. She was the one who begged my parents to get him and who promised to feed him every day. When he died, there was no question she would be the most devastated — if someone had thought to tell her.
She was away at college at the time, and for some reason, no one filled her in on that important piece of information. Instead, we did what no expert has probably ever suggested. We picked out a new chow, named him Bear and just let her discover him in Leo’s place when she came home that summer.
[A woman’s dog died, and doctors say her heart literally broke]
“And people wonder why I have trust issues,” she wrote on Facebook when I solicited advice about Squishy.
She was joking, but out of all the responses I received that night, hers was oddly the most helpful. At a time when maybe too much advice is available to parents, it was a reassuring reminder of parental missteps and of children’s resiliency. My sister went on to graduate college, find a successful career and raise three wonderful children, four if you count her much-doted-on dog. And really, how could I possibly handle a dying fish worse than the Leo situation?
Knowing my son wakes up with the sun and sometimes before it, I decided to spare him from possibly finding a dead fish without me. I scooped Squishy into a glass, gave him one last flake of food (who knew, maybe he would regain his strength) and when my son woke up in the morning, we checked on him together. At 6 a.m., Squishy was mercifully gone.
He had a good life, I told my son, but it was now time for us to say goodbye and send him to the ultimate fish tank, the ocean.
“That’s a good idea,” he said. “That way a bigger fish can eat him.”
Just as I was about to bask in his maturity — and mentally mock those parents who wasted money on books — I noticed the tears rolling down the 3-year-old’s cheeks.
“Does everything die?” he asked.

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Hello and welcome to the Chicago SF group. I hope that you will be able to Join us at our monthly meetup at Dave & Buster's.Which is now the 2nd TUES of the month . Also please be sure to check our forums at http://www.chicago-sf.org/forum for more." Aug 13, 2012 6:45 PM

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Peace and Tranqulity - Review of Ekant Guest House, Sirmour - TripAdvisor
Peace and Tranqulity - Review of Ekant Guest House
I visited Ekant Guest House in Sept-15 with my wife+2 kids and mother in law. It was a great ride and the place is not difficult to find, actually few km before Renuka ji. Mr. Vashisht is a true son of the soil and a gentleman. On arrival we were provided with nice and clean rooms with running hot water. We did not intimate our late arrival but still Kishan the cook, prepared very nice lunch and continued to enthral our taste buds over a stay of 4 days. Built in the valley, Ekant trully represents peace and tranquility, so much missed in the city life. All of us just stayed outside most of the times, to take in the rolling mountainside, esp. at night. The widespread garden at Ekant is a treasure and one really feels having rested. Kishan listening to his local radio, made amazing breakfasts and local dishes on our request (because it was downtime I guess). His 7 yr old son Tanmaya and our daughter became great pals and played around whole day. The views and the feeling of staying close to the nature without much luxury made us stay at Ekant and postpone plans to go out. Overall, it is a great property for those of us to whom less is more and to whom people have more value over fancy things. Ekant is a place to let your guard down, rest and think about...I visited Ekant Guest House in Sept-15 with my wife+2 kids and mother in law. It was a great ride and the place is not difficult to find, actually few km before Renuka ji.
Overall, it is a great property for those of us to whom less is more and to whom people have more value over fancy things. Ekant is a place to let your guard down, rest and think about your self. Close to most local attractions i.e. Nahan, Renuka ji, Paonta Sahib etc, it is a affordable treat. Highly recommended. Will go again as soon as there is a chance. Thanks to Mr Vashisht and Kishan for your hospitality.More
We stayed at Ekant Guest House for 2 days. Mr. Vasist was helpful through out the trip. I was driving down from Chandigarh and he helped us all along the way. The rooms were clean and spacious. The Food was good. The cook was very friendly. The View of Mountain is good from the Hotel. You can play badminton, if you have the rackets with you. Wifi is not there, but the Phone coverage is best. So, if you have a dongle you should be good enough to browse. I enjoyed the trip thoroughly with my family. I strongly recommend this place, if you visit Sri Renukaji.
Room Tip: They just have 5 rooms and all are of same quality - Good.
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VivekVashisth_1, Guest Relations Manager at Ekant Guest House, responded to this reviewResponded 30 November 2015
Thank you for your feedback. At the outset, We want to thank you for your kind words and let you know that we are extremely delighted to know that you had a peaceful and comfortable stay with us. We continue to strive to improve our facilities and provide guests with a more pleasant stay every time they visit us. On the same note, We also want to bring to your notice that We highly value your reviews and are completely motivated to incorporate your feedbacks in our services. We have taken your suggestions on Wi-Fi connectivity and have already enabled the campus with a complementary wi-fi connection for our guests.
We are now sure to provide you with more connectivity when you visit us next time. Looking forward to see you again soon. Thanks for taking the time out for your feedback and kind reviews.
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I stayed here over the long weekend . I must say i dint expect the experience which was offered which was great. The pics does not justify the place beauty. The place is good for people who are open to explore places and does not want luxury . The guest house is in middle of the hills with no market or any other building for 1 km which is good for people who want to get away from city . The room are very simple but well maintained . Owner is very cooperative and make your stay very comfortable. The renuka lake is about 2KM from this guest house instead of swimming pool you can take your car down next to the river and take a cool nice dip for hours . I would suggest you go in group and book all the 5 rooms available in this guest house and have the whole place to your self including the kitchen.
Room Tip: all are good and have same view
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VivekVashisth_1, Guest Relations Manager at Ekant Guest House, responded to this reviewResponded 1 November 2015
Thank you for visiting the Ekant and taking the time out to provide your valuable feedback. Your suggestions are invaluable and will help other guests also plan their stay with us. In is indeed our pleasure to know that we surpassed your expectations and were able to provide you with a comfortable stay. We will continue to strive and improve our services for the next time your visit us.
A must visit place if you are looking to spend few days in Nature, prefer to be in a group of 4-5, else you might feel bored after a day or two.
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VivekVashisth_1, Guest Relations Manager at Ekant Guest House, responded to this reviewResponded 29 October 2015
First and foremost, thank you for visiting the Ekant. It has been our pleasure serving you. We are delighted to hear that you had a pleasant stay and liked the place and property. Your feedback is immensely valuable and helps us restore the belief that we are doing it right. And as always, for us the final confirmation is the verdict from you - our guest. Thank you for helping us see all that we are doing right and helping us grow, improve and become better. Thank you for your feedback and kind words.
We look forward to serving you soon again and being able to provide enhanced services and better experiences.
We were a group of 10 people, stayed for 2 nights at EKANT. Location is superb, Calm atmosphere, Food is simple and light.. Homely, totally Vegetarian. Owner Mr. M P Vashish (9816566615) is a nice and helping person and staff is very humble. It is not a luxury Guest House but rooms are clean with basic comforts, Front area is quite spacious for evening settings, surrounded by green hills. One can enjoy morning walk on main front road.. toward Renuka ji… vehicular traffic is very thin. Overall worth staying at Ekant, away from city atmosphere or any Mall Road haste. Would love to visit again.
Room Tip: If travelling in summers, go for AC rooms.
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We look forward to seeing you again at the Ekant and hope get more opportunities to be able to provide you with our services.

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DRGT / Just Wondering...: When God Asks the Questions: who do you say that I am?
When God Asks the Questions: who do you say that I am?
I am quite late this week in joining with Michelle at her lovely "Graceful" blog, hooking into her weekly invitation to "Hear It on Sunday/Use It on Monday." And the soli deo gloria sisterhood at Jen's blog, "Finding Heaven," where the community is thriving. I'm late because we left CA this a.m. on a 12-day trip, landing in Nashville tonight for a 5 day stay with some long-time friends. Then to San Antonio for 3 days of sight-seeing, then to Laity Lodge for the writer's retreat there and home again on Sunday, October 2.
As always, the ideas you find here spring directly from the pastor's fine preaching, sifted through my memory and life experience. This week, Don Johnson brought the word.
We jumped to the New Testament on Sunday, to the 8th chapter of Mark - the very center of this gospel. Up to this point, the rapid story-telling of Mark has been focused on the things Jesus did in his ministry; now the focus zeroes in on who Jesus IS. He gives the disciples a bit of a mid-term exam at this point, asking them a string of difficult questions, most of them centered around this idea: "Hey, do you guys get it yet?"
The question under the spotlight this week is actually about question #11 in this chapter - most of them indicating a bit of impatience, even annoyance. There is an all-too-familiar feel to this line of questioning, leading to a rather paradoxical conclusion: those who profess to know Christ the most often significantly misunderstand him.
Have you seen this happen to others? To yourself? A developing rigidity of thought, a desire to keep God in a box of our own design? If so, then this question is of central importance to you. The answer might well determine the trajectory of your entire life:
Risen and exalted One.
"Honey on my lips."
"Water to my soul."
A strong and mighty tower.
"I will be who I will be"
These are some of the names for God we offered in worship this past Sunday -
in song, in prayer, in scripture.
As Jesus began to ask his closest followers about what they were learning
about the purpose of the life they've been living with him,
"Some say John the Baptist,
and still others, one of the prophets."
A prophet, a teacher, a powerful speaker of truth,
one who calls others to repentance.
Jesus pushes in a little harder, doesn't he?
"So...who do you say that I am, friends?"
And Peter - bless him! - Peter
a rare ability to immediately
come up with the best of all
possible answers to that question!
"You are the Messiah!"
You, Jesus - you are the ONE.
Peter - and the others with him -
Their ideas of "Messiah" are miles away
from who Jesus truly is,
They haven't a clue what is coming for him - and for them.
So, from here on in Mark's gospel,
what God's Messiah looks like.
Ah no, Jesus, that can't be right!
Peter - the very one who spoke such beautiful truth -
pulls Jesus aside and rebukes him!
And that's when the famous line,
flies from Jesus' lips as he looks at his disciples,
focusing particularly on Peter.
Nah, Jesus - that's just lousy marketing!
Let's jazz it up a little, talk about defeating those Romans,
"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves
and take up their cross and follow me."
Jesus wants so much more from us than pretty words and classy titles.
He wants so much more than pat answers,
attendance at weekly worship services,
paying of a regular tithe.
Because that's what he did.
He lived a life of prayer,
he left healing and wholeness in his wake,
he came to show us how to live outside the box,
and inside the fellowship of the Triune God,
connected at a soul level with others
who are on the same road.
Outside the box we too often build around our understanding
of who he is and what he asks of us,
to wrestle it out,
to take the teaching of Jesus,
the living of Jesus,
all of it! -
"Ah, yes, THIS, this is living."
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Uncle E's Musical Nightmares!: In It For The Money...Not On Your Life!
Supergrass are nothing if not consistent. Since 1995, during the height of Britpop, these guys have put out a string of great and really great albums starting with the giddy I Should Coco. The difference between Supergrass and their contemporaries during this time was their utter lack of pretension, even though their skills were apparent from the get-go. Blur were trying to re-invent the serious character studies of Ray Davies, Oasis were all faux snarls and The Happy Mondays were football hooligans with heroin habits. But The ‘Grass were just plain fun, idly side stepping the trappings of fame with gusto and conviction. Case in point: Steven Spielberg famously offered the boys the chance to star in their very own Monkees style TV. show, reportedly for a boatload of cash, which they promptly declined.
They followed up the debut with one of the finest albums of the 90’s, the sardonically titled In It For The Money (Hah! Take that, Mr. Spielberg!). This was a sprawling album which contained a veritable cornucopia of genre exercises. You would think that an album this schizophrenic wouldn’t work, but it does. From the psychedelic title track to the adrenalin rush of Richard III and Sun Hit’s the Sky to the introspective and beautiful Late In The Day, this is an album that blows away the English tradition of following up a great debut with a sub par sophomore effort.
They stumbled slightly with 1999’s self titled long player, but it still contained some of Supergrass’ finest songs in Jesus Came From Outer Space and the summer driving classic Pumpin’ On Your Stereo.
Life On Other Planets was a great album and one of my personal favorites, although by this time I think I was one out of about 100 fans still interested. It’s a shame really, ’cause LOOP is one helluva fine LP full of their patented power pop pleasures.
They followed with the subdued but effective and “punningly” titled Road To Rouen (just to prove their sense of humor was still intact, I suppose). It’s a slight but focused 35 minutes and it’s the bands most musically consistent effort to date with each song possessing a similar ‘feel’ which gives this album a great flow from start to finish.
I just got their latest entitled Diamond Hoo Ha Men, and so far I’m impressed. It won’t top my best of list for 2008 (that is being reserved for the new Mercury Rev), but it’s probably going to make the top 10.
Consistency is important and increasingly rare, especially these days, and it’s nice to know that every 2 or three years Supergrass will release another really good album. What other bands can you say that about?
Not too many, I’ll wager.
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The Racing Bros are characters from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. They are the proprietors of the Hyrule Hotfoot mini-game. The one Link must talk to in order to begin the mini-game in is southeastern Hyrule, and the one at the goal in next to Rosso's house.
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Patent US20060214275 - Semiconductor device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA semiconductor device that exhibits an enhanced inhibition to a generation of voids in an underfill resin for encapsulation supplied between a semiconductor chip and an electronic component, which are mutually coupled through bump electrodes. The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip...http://www.google.com/patents/US20060214275?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060214275 - Semiconductor deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20060214275 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 11/378,651Publication dateSep 28, 2006Filing dateMar 20, 2006Priority dateMar 22, 2005Also published asUS7205669Publication number11378651, 378651, US 2006/0214275 A1, US 2006/214275 A1, US 20060214275 A1, US 20060214275A1, US 2006214275 A1, US 2006214275A1, US-A1-20060214275, US-A1-2006214275, US2006/0214275A1, US2006/214275A1, US20060214275 A1, US20060214275A1, US2006214275 A1, US2006214275A1InventorsTakashi MiyazakiOriginal AssigneeNec Electronics CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManClassifications (28), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSemiconductor device
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention will be now described herein with reference to illustrative embodiments. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many alternative embodiments can be accomplished using the teachings of the present invention and that the invention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated for explanatory purposed. Preferable embodiments concerning methods for manufacturing semiconductor devices according to the present invention will be described as follows in further detail, in reference to the annexed figures. In all figures, identical numeral is assigned to an element commonly appeared in the figures, and the detailed description thereof will not be presented. First Embodiment FIGS. 1A and 1B are plan views, illustrating a substantial part of a semiconductor device according to first embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 1A is a plan view of a first semiconductor chip including an enlarged view of an area around bumps-formed region before forming a junction, and FIG. 1B is a plan view of a second semiconductor chip that is an electronic component including an enlarged view of an area around bumps-formed region before forming a junction. A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment comprises a first semiconductor chip 10 having bumps on a surface thereof and a second semiconductor chip 20 that is an electronic component having bumps on a surface thereof, where bumps-formed surface of the first semiconductor chip is opposed to bumps-formed surface of the electronic component, wherein the semiconductor device comprises insulating films 14 and 24 that functions as protective films, respectively formed on an uppermost surface of the first semiconductor chip 10 and on an uppermost surface of the electronic component, and wherein openings 16 and 26 for supplying an underfill resin between the first semiconductor chip 10 and the second semiconductor chip 20 is provided in vicinity of the bumps-formed regions 12 and 22 of at least one of the insulating films 14 and 24, respectively. The first semiconductor chip 10 and the second semiconductor chip 20 include device-forming regions (not shown) and bumps-formed regions 12 and 22, respectively, and interlayer insulating films (not shown) are provided to cover these regions, respectively, and further insulating films 14 and 24 such as polyimide are further provided, respectively, though the detail thereof is not shown. As shown in FIG. 1A, an opening 16 is provided to pass through the bumps-formed region 12, and to extend from one end to the other end of the first semiconductor chip 10 that has the openings 16 provided therein. On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 1B, the openings 26 pass through the bumps-formed region 22 and is provided to have a geometry that is larger than and covers a region corresponding to a region extending from one end to the other end of the first semiconductor chip 10 which is the counterpart of the second semiconductor chip 20 having the openings 26 therein. Further, the first semiconductor chip 10 are coupled to the second semiconductor chip 20 so as to superpose one of the respective bumps-formed regions 12 and 22 above the other thereof, in a device-mounting region 28 of the second semiconductor chip 20. FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a substantial part of the semiconductor device according to the present embodiment when both semiconductor chips are coupled to form a COC structure. As shown in FIG. 2, in the semiconductor device, the first semiconductor chip 10 is mounted on a device-mounting region 28 on the second semiconductor chip 20 so as to mutually face the respective bump-formed surfaces thereof, and in the semiconductor device includes bumps-formed regions 32 encapsulated with an underfill resin 30 and an openings 36 encapsulated with the underfill resin 30. FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view along line A-A′ in the COC structure shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view along line B-B′ in the COC structure shown in FIG. 2. In this COC structure, the underfill resin 30 for encapsulation is located between the first semiconductor chip 10 and the second semiconductor chip 20. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, an encapsulation with the underfill resin 30 between the insulating film 14 of the first semiconductor chip 10 and the insulating film 24 of the second semiconductor chip 20 is achieved. Further, concerning the openings 36 formed by overlapping the openings 16 of the first semiconductor chip 10 and the openings 26 of the second semiconductor chip 20, in the bumps-formed region 12 and 22, the bumps 13 formed in the first semiconductor chip 10 is opposed to the bumps 23 formed in the second semiconductor chip 20, and vacant spaces are created in portions having no bump formed therein, so that the underfill resin 30 can be supplied into the vacant portions. While an arrangement of the bumps 23 is configured to present �two rows-three rows-two rows� in FIG. 3A, it is not intended to particularly limit to this arrangement, and a desired arrangement may also be employed as required. Here, the encapsulation with the underfill resin 30 between the first semiconductor chip 10 having the bumps and the second semiconductor chip 20 having the bumps that are coupled to the bumps of the first semiconductor chip 10 will be described. FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 are plan views, stepwise illustrating a status of penetrating the underfill resin. Although no description on the first semiconductor chip 10 is presented for the purpose of simplifying the illustration in these figures and thus it is described that only the surface of the second semiconductor chip 20 is utilized for supplying the resin, the resin is also equally penetrated in the side of the first semiconductor chip 10. In a step illustrated in FIG. 4, a resin 31 is introduced in a resin inflow unit, which is provided in an insulating film located in an end of a device mounting regions 28, thereby commencing the penetration of the resin. In this case, the penetration of the resin 31 can be accelerated by heating the resin 31 to a temperature for providing a fused condition. In a step illustrated in FIG. 5, the resin 31 penetrates toward the end of the opposite side of the device mounting region 28 by a capillary phenomenon, so that the penetration of the resin 31 in the surface of insulating film 24 and in the opening 26 proceeds. In a step illustrated in FIG. 6, resin 31 is further fluidized into the bumps-formed region 22, and further the penetration of the resin 31 in the insulating film 24 in the device mounting region 28 and in the opening 26 further proceeds. In a step illustrated in FIG. 7, the entire device mounting region 28 is filled with the resin 31, and thus the supply of the resin is finished, and then, the resin is cured by heating to form the underfill resin 30. In addition to above, when the intervals of the bumps in the bump-arrangement is narrower, air may possibly be remained in the side of the down stream along the moving direction of the resin in the opening 26 during the fluidization of the resin 31 within the device mounting region 28. For solving the problem, the opening 26 is designed to extend to the end of the device mounting region 28 and not to be ended within the inside of the device mounting region 28, such that the opening 26 opens to the end of the coupling surfaces of the first and the second semiconductor chips. In such configuration, the air can be easily removed via a defoaming process such as, for example, a vacuum defoaming process, before conducting the thermal cure process. Further, though it is not shown, when air is entrapped in the inside of the opening 16 of the first semiconductor chip 10, the air can also be easily eliminated by a defoaming process before the thermal cure process in the similar way. Since the flowability of the underfill resin in the bumps-formed region is enhanced by employing the above-described configuration of the present embodiment, a generation of voids in the underfill resin for providing the encapsulation between the semiconductor chip and the electronic component can be inhibited. Second Embodiment FIGS. 8A and 8B are plan views, illustrating a substantial part of a semiconductor device according to second embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 8A is a plan view including an enlarged view of a region around bumps-formed region before forming a junction with a first semiconductor chip, and FIG. 8B is a plan view including an enlarged view of a region around bumps-formed region before forming a junction with a second semiconductor chip that is an electronic component. A semiconductor device of the present embodiment has similar configurations as employed in first embodiment in terms of the configuration of the second semiconductor chip 20, the filling with the underfill resin for the encapsulation or the like, except that openings 17 provided in an insulating film 14 of the first semiconductor chip 10 as shown in FIG. 8A are provided only on bumps-formed regions 12, and is not provided so as to pass through the bumps-formed region 12 and extend from an end to another end of the first semiconductor chip 10. Even though the configuration described above is employed, an opening 26 formed in the second semiconductor chip 20 passes through the bumps-formed region 22, and is provided to have a geometry that is larger than and covers a region corresponding to a region extending from one end to the other end of a counterpart of the second semiconductor chip 20 having the opening 26 provided therein, or namely the first semiconductor chip 10, as shown in FIG. 8B. Accordingly, the opening 26 is designed to have its end, which extends to the end of the device mounting region 28 and is not ended within the inside of the device mounting region 28, such that the opening 26 opens to the end of the coupling surfaces of the first and the second semiconductor chips, similarly as in first embodiment. In such configuration, even if air is entrapped in either region of the openings 17 and 26, the air can be easily removed via a defoaming process such as, for example, a vacuum defoaming process before conducting the thermal cure process. Further, since the size of opening in the insulating film that functions a protective film is reduced, as compared with the semiconductor device of first embodiment, a protected area therewith can be increased, thereby providing further improved reliability of the semiconductor device. Third Embodiment FIGS. 9A and 9B are plan views, illustrating a substantial part of a semiconductor device according to third embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 9A is a plan view including an enlarged view of a region around bumps-formed region before forming a junction with a first semiconductor chip, and FIG. 9B is a plan view including an enlarged view of a region around bumps-formed region before forming a junction with a second semiconductor chip that is an electronic component. A semiconductor device of the present embodiment has similar configurations as employed in first embodiment in terms of the configuration of the first semiconductor chip 10, the filling with the underfill resin for the encapsulation or the like, except that openings 27 provided in an insulating film 24 of the second semiconductor chip 20 as shown in FIG. 9B are provided only on bumps-formed regions 22, and is not provided so as to pass through the bumps-formed region 22 and have larger width that a region that extends from an end to another end of the first semiconductor chip 10 (FIG. 9A), which is a counterpart thereof. Even though the configuration described above is employed, an opening 16 formed in the first semiconductor chip 10 passes through the bumps-formed region 12, and is provided to cover a region corresponding to a region extending from one end to the other end of the first semiconductor chip 10 having the opening 16 provided therein, so that the opening 16 is designed to have its end, which extends to the end of the device mounting region 28 and is not ended within the inside of the device mounting region 28 of the second semiconductor chip 20, such that the opening 16 opens to the end of the coupling surfaces of the first and the second semiconductor chips, similarly as in first embodiment, and therefore, even if air is entrapped in either region of the openings 16 and 27, the air can be easily removed via a defoaming process such as, for example, a vacuum defoaming process before conducting the thermal cure process. Further, since the size of opening in the insulating film that functions a protective film is reduced, as compared with the semiconductor device of first embodiment, a protected area therewith can be increased, thereby providing further improved reliability of the semiconductor device. Even if a semiconductor device has a COC structure, in which bumps are arranged with fine and reduced intervals and thus it is difficult to be filled with an underfill resin at an uniform rate, the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the present invention can exhibit an inhibition to a generation of voids in the underfill resin for an encapsulation supplied between a semiconductor chip to be coupled and an electronic component. While the descriptions have been made on semiconductor devices, which includes the second semiconductor chip as the electronic component that is not same as the first semiconductor chip and has the COC structure formed of two semiconductor chips in the embodiments described above, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention thereto, and similar advantageous effects can also be obtained by employing a semiconductor device composed of a combination of a semiconductor chip and an electronic component except semiconductor chips, such as, for example, an interposer including an electrode, a circuit board and the like, which is an electronic element including bumps formed on a surface thereof and a protective film formed on an uppermost surface thereof. It is apparent that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, that may be modified and changed without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Classifications U.S. Classification257/678, 257/E21.503, 257/E21.511, 257/E25.013, 257/E23.129International ClassificationH01L23/02Cooperative ClassificationH01L2224/92125, H01L2924/01033, H01L2224/81801, H01L21/563, H01L2224/16225, H01L23/3157, H01L25/0657, H01L2224/73203, H01L2225/06582, H01L2224/16145, H01L2224/73204, H01L24/81, H01L2225/06513, H01L2224/83102, H01L24/28, H01L2924/01005, H01L2924/01006European ClassificationH01L24/28, H01L24/81, H01L23/31P, H01L21/56F, H01L25/065SLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionNov 28, 2014REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedNov 4, 2010ASAssignmentEffective date: 20100401Owner name: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, JAPANFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:025311/0815Sep 16, 2010FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Mar 20, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MIYAZAKI, TAKASHI;REEL/FRAME:017694/0516Effective date: 20060310RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services

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Location - Review of JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo, Hakata, Japan - TripAdvisor
Location - JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo
Location: Wanted to stay here because of the location. It was perfect, for me, because it's next to the trainstation where the Shinkansen dropped me of and where i could hop back on, a few days later. It's also a station where you can take a local train. Tip: Dazaifu
Room: Clean & Comfy
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All reviews train station west exit location location location toilet amenities recommend this hotel canal city definitely stay in this hotel again breakfast place twin room domestic terminal laundry machines counter top front desk staff min walk good size lots of restaurants underground walkway
The hotel is just located a few steps from one of the Metro exits, and is just a few mins walk to the Hakata station (which links to a few shopping malls that you can easily spend half a day shopping in). As Hakata is centrally located in fukuoka, you can easily travel to other tourism area by metro.
Rooms are large compared to the average japanese rooms in city center, neat and clean, and very reasonably priced. Receptionists are helpful and can communicate well by English. I have stayed in this chain of hotels in other parts of Japan too and highly recommend them to my friends and family.
Ask Janjantong about JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo
location is the word!
I chose this hotel for proximity to Hakata station and wow, it was very close! The hotel had a modern touch to it, though small, room size was decent and had sufficient amenities. Breakfast was excellent with a good variety of choices of local food which was delicate too. But if you prefer continental breakfast, there is some choice but not great. But definitely, breakfast was surprisingly good. Pity they would not keep lugguage for one extra day for me since I had to travel to yufuin but wish to leave my luggage in fukuoka. Anyway, it is a very nice and convenient hotel.
Ask travelover01 about JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo
Really beautiful hotel and an amazing breakfast.
I really loved the room, we got three beds for our family, and everything was clean and modern. There was really only one problem, which is that some rooms are smoking rooms. Even though we had a non-smoking room, there was quite a bit of smoke in the hallways, so it is clear that it is not a non-smoking floor and they even put smoking and non-smoking rooms next to each other.
Also, the staff at the front desk was clearly discriminatory toward my family because she did not believe that they were Japanese citizens. I find it a bit disgusting, though it is clearly just reflection of this individual and not the hotel as a whole. I think in general, it would be good if the hotel provided multicultural training to its employees, not just foreign languages.
Ask psprof about JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo
The JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo is located right next to Hakata station which is filled with a tremendous number of restaurants and department stores. It seems impossible to find a more convenient location as transport options are diverse. At the same time, the hotel is in walking distance to major sightseeing and shopping hotspots, such as Tenjin, Nakasu and Gion.
The front desk service is average - fast, but not exactly friendly. The complimentary Wi-Fi works fine. For Japanase standards our standard twin room had a good size with approximately 25 square metres, as the room proportions were perfect. The bathroom fulfilled its purpose.
Overall, we can fully recommend the place.
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This hotel was perfect for my visit
Travelled with my adult daughter and I booked 2 Double Deluxe Rooms, a room each. Location was excellent as I had an early flight internationally the next morning. The station is really close. Big modern room with a large bed and really comfortable bedding. The television didn't have any English channels that I could find but it didn't really matter as the complementary wifi was good. Extremely clean and the reception staff were very friendly and efficient. The only thing that I can see on reflection that could be an improvement would be a portable luggage rack as well as the luggage shelf already in the room. For 2 people each with a bag, it would be handy. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend hotel to others and I hope that I can stay again. Wonderful stay.
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trendssoul by özlem (yan) devrim: Batteryless cardiac pacemaker is based on automatic wristwatch
A new batteryless cardiac pacemaker based on an automatic wristwatch and powered by heart motion was presented at ESC Congress 2014 today by Adrian Zurbuchen from Switzerland. The prototype device does not require battery replacement.
Mr Zurbuchen, a PhD candidate in the Cardiovascular Engineering Group at ARTORG, University of Bern, Switzerland, said:


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Signed Letter of Intent Name Pos Location Ht Wt 40 Stars Rivals Rating Committed Videos Pos Rank Nat Rank State Rank Visit Date Enrolled Recruited By Antonio Haymon 0 stars SF North East, MDCecil C.C. 6'6" 0.00 0 stars 0.0 04/20/2009 04/17/2009 DeAndre Kane 3 stars SG Patterson, NCPatterson School 6'4" 190 0.00 3 stars 0.0 04/19/2009 Hassan Whiteside 4 stars C Charlotte, NCPatterson School 6'11" 210 0.00 4 stars 0.0 11/02/2008 12 87 Print
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la dolce vita: how blessed we are
We had our long awaited appointment this morning and got to hear the heartbeat again...never get's old. Such a wonderful sound. As usual, baby Hutch was a busy little bee and wouldn't let us hear the heartbeat for longer than a few seconds and then it was gone. Now we are anxiously awaiting the scheduling of our ultrasound appointment (I should get to schedule this week sometime).
I'm feeling quite blessed lately as I learned (well really, finally get to announce) I get to share this whole pregnancy journey with two of my closest friends in the world. One is right on track with me (due 3 days after me, we've been friends since kindergarten and although we don't get to see each other often (she lives in Colorado), we can always pick up right where we left off) and the other is 7 weeks behind me. It is absolutely wonderful to have such close friends to experience this with!
We had our 4th birthing class tonight, which was all about the coach and the vital role they'll play during the natural birth we hope to have. I feel quite lucky to have such an attentive husband who is shaping up to be quite a good coach :-). We're still loving the class and I'm finding it to be a weekly reminder/encourager that we can do this. The relaxation techniques (i.e. Brad massaging me while I'm lying completely relaxed listening to music) aren't too bad either...!
We haven't been able to tour the Holistic Birthing Center where we plan to deliver yet because the tours are on Wednesday nights too. We plan to visit once our Bradley classes are finished, but from the looks and sounds of it, I think we'll find it quite pleasing!
Sarah, I looked at the brochure you linked and it does look a really great place to have a baby! So glad for you to have this option. The place where Caleb was born had both the water and birthing ball options and both were super helpful to me. Thanks for sharing all this, it's so fun to get a little piece of your experience!


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Comment: Putting evolutionary theory into practice – opinion – 06 May 2008 – New Scientist | My Weblog on Bioinformatics, Consed, Phrap, Genome science.
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Comment: Putting evolutionary theory into practice – opinion – 06 May 2008 – New Scientist
May 7, 2008 at 8:03 am	(evolution, journal, review)
(applied evolution, evolution, guppy) fascinating thoughts and a new journal! Didn’t know there can be a field called applied evolution. although I have to disagree that it has only surfaced recently on how fast evolution can be.
One of the earliest research I have read about genetics and applied evol pressure is done on guppies size variation in Trinidad due to predator pressure.
how ‘fast’ evolution proceeds is in most parts due to the lifespan and reproductive patterns of the organism in question.
— Nesse says that progress is being hampered by the fact that many medics still think of the body as a machine designed by an engineer, when in fact it is a “bundle of compromises … designed to maximise reproduction, not health”. There is no question about the importance of applied evolution. The trouble is, if biologists themselves are only just waking up to how relevant and crucial evolution can be, what hope is there of educating the leaders and policy makers who need to understand and act upon this research? Not much, I fear.
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PeteFormation Foodie Adventure: July 2008
Sorry, only a few pieces left! My kids already ate some!This is a very simple recipe and kids love the taste of Marmite Chicken.Ingredients1) Half a Chicken, cut into small pieces wash and dry with towel2) Marmite, 1 table spoon3) Plum Sauce, 2 table spoon4) Sugar, 2 table spoon5) Oil for deep fryingHeat up wok and pour in some oil. Do not marinate the chicken. Fry the plain chicken in the wok when the oil is hot. Do not fry too long if you want the chicken to be tender. Take out the chicken and put aside.Pour out the extra oil from the wok. Put a quarter cup of water in the wok and add in marmite, plum sauce and sugar. Stir until the sauce becomes thick. Add the chicken and stir for a short while so that the sauce will coat the chicken evenly.
Seafood Restaurant – Port Village, North Port, Klang, Selangor (Butter Prawn, Salted Egg Crab,kam heong lala)
Walkway above the mangrove mud......................Port Village Restaurant
Asparagus with belacan.............................................Butter Prawn
Choy tam..................................................................Deep Fried Squid with Flour
The tasty salted eggs crab...........................Lala Bihun. Hold it guys! I need to take photos!It has been a while since I last ate at the seafood restaurants at Bagan Hailam near Klang Esplanade. So, off we went in two cars; my brother in law and me driving all the way from PJ to Klang. All together, there were six adults, two babies and 2 children, ready to savour the tasty Klang seafood. I was a bit surprised when I arrived in Port Village. I did not see many cars park by the road side along the stretch of road leading to the restaurant and it was a Saturday night! Maybe many people are cutting down on their traveling because of petrol price hike.
I wanted to order the chap chai curry (mixed vegetable curry) but it was not available. I missed the chap chai curry. Anyway, we went on to order salted egg crab, fried sotong(squid) for the kids, lala(shellfish) bihun, butter prawns, belacan asparagus and fried choy tam. The salted eggs made the crab rich in taste and as usual my kids love the taste of the crispy fried egg yolk that accompanied the butter prawn. I enjoyed eating the crab roe…….real sinful. Never mind, I promised my self to exercise harder at the Gym. LOL. The flour coated sotong is crispy and the texture of the meat is springy but not hard. The lala bihun tasted okay, but I prefer the one from a small restaurant along Jalan Teluk Gong. With two small babies in tow, we have to eat quickly and do not have the luxury of slowly enjoying our crab.
Both babies were rather grumpy that night, so there goes my plan to take a stroll at the esplanade after dinner. Address : Port Village RestaurantLingkaran Sultan Hishamuddin, Bagan Hailam, North Port, Klang
GPS Location Latitude 3° 0'8.72"N Longitude 101°22'31.00"E
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Bruce Lee 35th Death Anniversary – Remembering a Great Martial Artist
Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong on 20th July 1973. He was 32 year old then and was at the peak of his career. Bruce was widely known as a very popular martial artist and actor. His father sent him to learn Wing Chun from Master Yip Man at a very young age. Lee perfected traditional fighting style and created Jeet Kune Do. Normally, when someone is attacked, he will block (defense) and look for opportunity to counter attack. In offensive defense, the technique involves combination of offense and defense. By doing this we can keep the opponent continually on the defensive because all attack are countered off with offense. For example, when an opponent try to punch you, one of his legs will advance towards you. When he is halfway through you can use your leg to attack his shin and knee. Using your leg to attack will also give you the advantage of reach which is longer than the opponent arm reach.
Bruce one inch punch was known to send a 200lbs man flying back 15 feet. He was also well known for being able to perform exceptional physical feat like one-hand push-ups using only his thumb and index finger and breaking a punching bag with a sidekick.
Among Bruce’s famous quote, the one that I like most is ‘Be self aware rather than a repetitious robot.’ We can apply this quote in martial art training and also our daily life.
'Woh oh oh oh, everybody loves Kung Fu fighting, hah uh….'I will be humming this popular song all day long. Can’t wait to drop by the gym in the morning! LOL
These are the books about Bruce that I have read.
Hawker Food (NV) – BSD Fruits Rojak (Local Malaysian Fruit Salad)
The rojak van(taken using my Treo 650 PDA Phone).......yummy rojak
In Penang, rojak(Malaysian fruit salad) refers to fruit rojak and passembur refers to the Indian type of Rojak with peanut sauce. When I first arrived in KL, I really got confused with the terms used here. In KL, rojak means passembur.
Anyway, back in Penang my family used to make our own rojak. Penang rojak uses more sweet sauce than prawn paste. I found that many fruit rojak stalls in KL add too much prawn paste in their sauce and it really spoils the taste.
My favourite rojak stall is the one that operates in front of Maybank in Bandar Sri Damansara. The tasty sauce is made of Chinese sweet sauce, prawn paste, toasted belacan and chili. The combination of ingredients is just perfect. The rojak which is priced at RM3.50 per plate, comes with generous amount of sauce and ground peanuts. The owner of the stall is a friendly guy and he likes to joke.
Location: Jalan Tanjung SD13/1, Bandar Sri Damansara, 52200, KL
Operating Hours: 11am to 3.30 pm
Google Earth, Position Latitude 3°11'20.51"N Longitude 101°36'19.38"E
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Hawker Food – Lam Mee (Noodle) At Hup Soon Restaurant SS3, Petaling Jaya
Mr. Tan, preparing my Lam Mee....................Opps, I started eating and forgot to take pictures
Fried rice uncle frying eggs in preparation
for the lunch crowd
Last week, after my early morning appointment in Phileo Damansara, I decided to pay my old friend, Mr. Tan a visit.
Mr. Tan, a happy go lucky guy, runs a Lam Mee(noodles) and Hokkien Mee stall in Hup Soon Restaurant. I have been eating here for the last 14 years.
The Lam Mee soup is clear, unlike those that are commonly served by other hawkers. Choice of thick (tai lok mee) mee and normal type of mee are available. I ordered a bowl of mixed bihun(rice vermicelli) and mee(noodle) Lam Mee.
The Lam Mee is garnished with strips of fried eggs, pork, spring onion, fried shallots and prawns. The thick gravy tastes good with the sambal(prawn paste chili with lime) provided. A bowl of Lam Mee is priced at RM3.80 for a small and RM4.30 for a big one. If you are on a tight budget because of the recent petrol price hike or on a diet, you can order a ‘kosong’(noodle only) at only RM3.00 per bowl….. LOL.
Other popular stalls here are the fried rice with taugeh(bean sprout) and yong tau foo(fish paste tofu). I think this is the only place that serves fried rice with taugeh. At night all the stalls are closed, except one that serves western food at a reasonable price. The place is packed during lunch hours, so be there early if you want to avoid the crowd.
Address: Hup Soon Restaurant, Jln SS3/29, Petaling Jaya, 47300.
Open for Breakfast and Lunch. Dinner : Western Food
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Clear soup lam mee,
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1) A pack of Roti Arab..............................................2) Roti Arab Tada! Ready in a jiffy. I used frozen fish chips for this one. Did not manage to take photos of the tuna fish pizza because my kids finished all of it right after I took it out from the oven. I bought some Roti Arab from the Kepala Batas Mee Rebus Restaurant when I was there the other day. The bread is soft and fluffy. It tastes good if eaten with curry. I tried to make pizza from the left over bread and it turned out great. I tried 3 types of main filling and my kids voted the tuna fish as the best. Here is what I did…. 1) Spread some tomato sauce on the roti Arab. 2) Then top it with a) Canned Tuna Fish or b) Scrambled Eggs or c) Frozen Fish Chips(cut into thin strips) 3) Put mozzarella cheese on top of the main filling. (I used cheddar cheese as I did not have mozzarella in my fridge) 4) Heat up oven to 150 Deg C and bake for 20 minutes. You can use normal white bread as the base but remember to add butter or some vegetable oil because white bread is dry and not oily.
Travel/Food - Memories from Korea, Jeju Island, Mt. Sorak, Seoul, Vivaldi (Dakgalbi, Bulgogi, Samgyetang)
Korean food is highly nutritious, low calories and are often made from a wide variety of vegetables. Commonly used seasonings are red bean paste, soya sauce, sesame oil, scallions and garlic. The internationally famous Korean Kim Chi is available in many varieties. This fermented cabbage dish is good for your digestive system. Grilled or barbecue Golgi (ribs, pork or beef) and bulgogi(thin strips of marinated meat) are one of the must have food in Korea. Korean barbecue is one of my favorite and they are served with lots of vegetables. Korean people do not hold their bowls and plates while eating. So, if you are eating rice with chopstick, please do not hold up the bowl.A good lunch of Samgyetang(stewed whole chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng) gave us the energy we need for shopping marathon in Dongdaemun market.These are some of the pictures from my Korea trip, last year. It was fun traveling with all my friends from PFMB, Amy, Goh, our great CEO Mark and his family. I have traveled alone to many countries, but this time I have my wife with me. A very special trip indeed. Pictures paint a thousand words…………..food, food, food...... 1) Dakgalbi Lunch at Chuncheon Myungdong.2)Dakgalbi Metal Sign on the road pavement1)Korean steamboat in Seoul................................2)Barbecue lunch near Insadong1) Barbecue lunch at Jeju Island.........................2) Fish Market at Mt. Sorak1) Steamboat dinner in Mt.Sorak ....................2) Sashimi Dinner in Jeju Island 1) Samgyetang - Ginseng Chicken soup ..............2) Big crabs.... wow 1) At MBC studio, Jewel of the Palace set............2) At Korean War MuseumWith the pretty & cute lead actressLee Young Ae...... ha ha 1) Scenery at Mt. Sorak..........................2) Jeju Island, one of the location they shot the ......................................................................................Jewel of the Palace(Dae Jang Geum). 1) Mt. Sorak. Notice the donuts in sticks?..........2) A curious fella! A male Ginseng and female ginseng. LOL (Pictures taken by Amy)Yours truly touching the tummy of Dolharubang in Jeju Island for good luck but still haven't strike Toto yet until today!The volcanic crater at Sungsan Sunrise Peak 1) A traditional Korean dancer..........................2) Rapeseed flower and Cherrie Blossom blooming Related Post, travelhttp://peteformation.blogspot.com/2008/08/travel-memories-from-vietnam.htmlhttp://peteformation.blogspot.com/2008/10/travel-singapore-science-centre.htmlhttp://peteformation.blogspot.com/2008/09/travel-memories-from-chiang-mai-chiang.html
Lee Tong Kee Hor Fun(Flat Rice noodles), Jln Tun HS Lee, KL
Lee Tong Kee Restaurant.......................................A bowl of tasty Hor Fun
I had a lunch appointment with my sister in KL town centre this afternoon and she brought me to Lee Tong Kee Restaurant to eat their famous Hor Fun. As we entered the shop, we were greeted by the cheerful owner and her Indian helper who speaks Cantonese.
We ordered the Soup Hor Fun with prawn wan tan. The service here is fast and in a jiffy the dishes that we ordered are already on our table. The hor fun is smooth and the soup is tasty. It is served with generous amount of vegetable. The prawn won tan has a nice texture and the prawn is fresh. A bowl of hor fun with prawn wan tan is priced at RM4.50 per bowl. A reasonable price for a shop that is located in the middle of the city. Other dishes that are available here are oyster sauce vegetables, tender chicken with oyster sauce, curry chicken and stewed beef.
I was told that their original place was in Jalan Sultan and they have been in business since 1948. Wow, that is certainly a very long time! Jade Lee, who took over the business from her father, is a friendly and humble person. According to Jade, they have an outlet in Singapore which is frequented by many Hong Kong stars. Sometimes they will book the top floor for their function. So, if you want to catch a glimpse of some of the Hong Kong stars, remember to drop by there whenever you visit Singapore.
By the way, remember to ‘tar pau’ (takeaway) for your office colleagues the vadai that is sold by the Indian lady just outside the shop.
I will be back here soon to try out the curry chicken with rice.
Opening Hours: Breakfast and Lunch only
8.30am to 4pm on weekdays
8.30am to 3pm on Saturday
Address: Lee Tong Kee
No. 77, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee
(Google Earth Location: Latitude 3°8’50.62” N, Longitude 101°41’47.89”E)
Singapore: 278, South Bridge Road, Singapore 058827
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Hawker Food(NV) – Restaurant Meisek, USJ 14, Subang Jaya- Non Halal
1) Restaurant Meisek.............................................. 2) Har Mee (Penang Prawn Mee)
1) Pork Intestine Porridge...................................... 2) Duck Rice
It was Sunday morning and I was craving for Penang Char Kueh Teow, so off we went all the way to Subang Jaya to take the famous Penang Lorong Selamat Fried Kueh Teow. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed. Wow, closed on Sunday, business must be real good!
Since we were already in USJ, we hopped over to Restaurant Meisek in USJ 14, located at the shop lots just next to Sekolah Wawasan.
As usual, my son ordered his favourite, Penang Hokkien Mee(Prawn Mee). Still on his quest to find one that can beat the Bdr Sri Damansara Hokkien Mee featured in my post dated 16th June 08. The gravy is more of the plain type but it is rich is taste. Priced at RM3.80 for a small bowl, it comes with a generous portion of fried shallots, prawns, sliced pork and kangkong (water convolvulus). The Hokkien Mee passed my test.
My daughter wanted to eat duck rice, and I ordered a plate for her from the Lian Kee Chicken Rice Stall. I saw only one roast duck at the stall as their main dish is chicken rice. The gravy for the duck is good and the meat is tender. The aroma and texture of the rice is nice. It cost RM4.30 a plate, worth the money.
My wife suggested that we try the Hong Kong Porridge as she saw many customers were having porridge for their breakfast. We ordered fried intestine porridge (Chee Chap Choke), my favourite. Priced at RM3.80 a bowl; it is served with crispy fried pig intestine, some other internal parts, green onions and ginger. Very tasty…….mmmmmm.
Address : Restaurant Meisek, Jln USJ 14/1K, USJ 14, Subang Jaya
USJ 14, Subang Jaya Map
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Benefits of Having a Real Estate License When Investing in Real Estate | Real Estate Comments and News
bayareainvestor / December 1, 2014
Getting a real estate license is an obvious choice to make if you want to make money investing in real estate. The process is simple and costs very little money to complete. You will make back that money tenfold with all the money you will save (and earn.) In addition to the cash flow, having a license and handling your own deals will give you peace of mind
Real estate agents have access to a valuable tool: MLS. A multiple listing system (also known as a multiple listing service) is a private database of homes for sale that is open only to real estate professionals. Unless it has been specially exempted, every home for sale will be on MLS. Having access to MLS means you can search homes instantaneously. You will not have to wait for an agent to send you listings. Even more advantageous is the ability to compare prices and property value, which is invaluable to investors.
If you’re a part of the business, doors will open up for you that otherwise wouldn’t. Having friends and colleagues that are real estate agents will allow you to network, talk shop, and be handed business opportunities. You’ll also learn the tricks of the trade from colleagues who have been in the business a long time. This sort of inside knowledge is vital to your investing prowess. In addition, once other agents know you are in the market to invest, they will bring you deals. You’ll often be the first to hear about great opportunities.
Saving (and Earning) Money on Commission
If you plan to invest, being a licensed real estate agent can save you a great deal of money. When you go to sell or rent a property, you do not have to give a large commission to an agent. This is because you are the agent. As a result, all the money goes directly into your pocket. On the other hand, you will receive a commission when you buy a house or property. As an agent, if you purchase a $100,000 house with a 5 percent commission, you just made $5,000. Keep in mind, however, that you will have to subtract some money due to broker’s fees. Broker’s fees vary from state to state.
Cancel the Middle Man
Becoming an agent allows you to be hands-on with every deal. And if you’re an investor, you’re probably making a lot of deals. You’ll save yourself a lot of valuable time by dealing directly with all the middle men usually involved in real estate deals. This includes attorneys, inspectors, appraisers, and lenders. You also have control over how the sale of the house is done. You can host your own open houses, and handle all the advertising and marketing. When you know it is being handled exactly the way you want it to be, you save yourself a lot of worry.
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Good luck Scoble. | Microsoft Docs
Wow. I just heard the news and read his own confirmation that Robert Scoble is off to pastures new.
I'm a bit stunned actually. I knew the day would come, but didn't think it would happen so soon. Only last week I was London and hearing from Microsoft customers about how you have helped change their perception of Microsoft to be a more trusted company, citing your blog as the primary reason. Someone pointed out that you'd leave one day. But so soon?
Dude, you've also changed the the culture of the company for the better. You pushed the boundaries, and gave the rest of the Microsoft blogging army the courage to get out there, be publicly self-critical, acknowledge our competitors (even compliment them publicly!) and to reach out and really interact with our customers in a non-borgish manner. That's a very big deal indeed.
It wasn't that long ago that we were seen to be this mysterious, evil entity doing nothing but bad (and we still are seen like this by many, but not nearly as many as there would be without your efforts). I joined Microsoft about 4 years ago. Yes, there were some Microsoft bloggers doing some pioneering, but they were very few and far between - Microsoft was mysterious to me before joining. For those not working at Microsoft, I think that mystery has slowly ebbed away a great deal since your blogging while at Microsoft. That matters, because it is the 'mystery' in a pre-blog era of a faceless and anonymous Microsoft that people feared. At least now they can have a go at humans when we get it wrong :-) and even get the occasional 'well done' when we get it right. And we can speak out if we feel wronged.
(Robert's cool. Just don't call him an Edge Case.)
Robert, you've been an inspiration to me and to many others here at Microsoft. I thank you for all your help when I asked you all those dumb questions like 'do you think it's ok if I blog this'. And thanks for all those times where I pinged you 'about stuff' and you'd pick up the baton and run with it internally. And I thank you for taking the risks you did. Really.
So I wish you and your family all the best in your move to the Bay area. I look forward to reading about your new adventures! Good luck.

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