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With AmaWaterways on the Mekong: Seeing Vietnam for the First Time
When I first set foot in Vietnam, emerging from a small landing craft and surrounded by a greeting party of joyful, friendly children in a small fishing village, it felt as if the power of the soil galvanized me and instantly realigned my inner fibers.
A flood of associations with the word "Vietnam" from my whole life rushed over and overwhelmed me. I found myself breaking into tears. Forty or fifty years ago, the parents and grandparents of these radiantly beautiful children would have been the children living there as the Vietnam War ravaged the country. But today here they were welcoming me with smiles and laughter.
I arrived in Vietnam as a passenger on AmaWaterways' Mekong river cruise on AmaLotus, and by the time I got to Vietnam I had already experienced Cambodia and had seen the Vietnamese countryside as we sailed down the river. I saw enough to know that the people of the rural region mostly subsisted on agriculture or fishing. The vast majority had nothing whatever to do with the war that tore apart their country.
Indeed, the war itself was the old story of colonialism, as described in this passage from "Gaspar Ruiz" by Joseph Conrad: "That long contest, waged for independence on one side and for dominion on the other, developed in the course of years and the vicissitudes of changing fortune the fierceness and inhumanity of a struggle for life. All feelings of pity and compassion disappeared in the growth of political hatred. And, as is usual in war, the mass of the people, who had the least to gain by the issue, suffered most in their obscure persons and their humble fortunes."
In my lifetime, the word "Vietnam" resonated through my country as the central wedge that divided Americans into two bitterly opposed camps. No word screamed more loudly across the landscape as the United States erupted in social turmoil in the late 1960s. No one living in America could have been oblivious to it. The word meant many things to many people. In fact, it meant everything but what it actually referred to -- the country of Vietnam itself.
Finally on AmaWaterways' Mekong river cruise I got my chance to see and experience Vietnam directly for the first time. The impact it had on me is beyond description, and very personal because one of my closest friends growing up was killed in Vietnam by American supporting fire. Every American has his or her own personal experience of Vietnam, but no one who lived during that time, whether they know it or not, was untouched by the conflict.
That is why I believe all Americans should go to Vietnam and see it for themselves. The same is true for Cambodia. One of the passengers on my trip had been a soldier in Cambodia during President Nixon's secret war on the country. He told me that American B-52s dropped more bombs on Phnom Penh on one night than on Japan during all of World War II. I later confirmed the horror story for myself when I discovered American bombing killed nearly 600,000 Cambodians during the war. The broken down society that was left after that destruction was easy prey for the insanity of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, which had only been a minority faction before the American war.
As the young Americans who were shipped off to Vietnam War discovered, Indochina is another world, an alternate universe. It has an exotic beauty all its own that goes along with its fierce independence.
The country's resistance to foreign domination is at the core of its national identity. Vietnamese history is in part a series of struggles against foreign domination. The country fell under Chinese rule in 206 B.C., and struggled against Chinese domination for a millennium before winning independence in 938 A.D. The Vietnamese fought off another Chinese attempt at domination in 1077, resisted a Mongol invasion in 1283 and again in 1287, and then resisted another Chinese occupation from 1407 to 1427.
The French tried to take over in 1858 and by 1883 controlled most of the Indochina peninsula, including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. But the country never rested easily under foreign domination. Many uprisings took place under the French colonial regime until the French were finally pushed out in the early 1950s only to be replaced by the Americans.
Today Vietnam represents an alternative culture, one brimming with wonders and revelations for visiting American travelers. If there is a list of required travel destinations for Americans, Vietnam must surely be on it!
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The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest is over and a gay, bearded transvestite from Austria won the final round. Thomas Neuwirth, better known as the drag persona Conchita Wurst, edged out artists from the Netherlands, Sweden, and 34 other participating countries. On the Internet, Russians have reacted to Wurst's victory with a mix of humor and homophobia.
Objections to Wurst's involvement in Eurovision are already several months old. In December 2013, men in Russia and Belarus launched petitions to ban television stations from broadcasting the music contest, if Wurst took part. Hosted on the American website Change.org, the Belarusian petition collected over 4 thousand signatures. The Russian petition attracted over 23 thousand supporters.
Following Wurst's win today, Russians responded with several different memes. Some were intended to mock the artist's unusual beard, whereas others took aim more broadly at Europe's supposed cultural permissiveness.
— Michael Anissimov (@MikeAnissimov) May 11, 2014
Австрийцы изменились pic.twitter.com/Qj8r1NyMHH
— Константин Рыков (@rykov) May 11, 2014
The Austrians have changed.
Many bloggers juxtaposed images of Wurst alongside famous historical Austrians, such as Franz Joseph I and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, drawing attention to the passage of time, implying that Austria—and Europe along with it—has ceased to produce quality art and no longer observes traditional, correct values.
Others have contrasted Wurst with Alexander Mozhaev, also known as "Babai" (or "bogeyman"), the famously bearded pro-Russia separatist from Slaviansk, whose impressive facial hair has come to symbolize Ukrainian rebels' stoic masculinity.
@MikeAnissimov @akarlin88 Зато, Русский Мир – По Прежнему… pic.twitter.com/4nlVTqrYed
— Alexei Alexeev (@ALEXEI_LIVE) May 11, 2014
But life in Russia hasn't changed. "Two worlds. Two childhoods."
@rykov Представляю как чувствует себя Бабай pic.twitter.com/BnCN5X3TNf
— Igor Demyanov (@igoryan76) May 11, 2014
Rykov: For the first time in two weeks, I'm compelled to shave.
Demyanov: Just imagine how Babai must feel.
The Russian nationalist website Sputnik & Pogrom tweeted an image warning Ukrainians that further European integration will expose them to the cultural values that celebrate people like Wurst. The message below uses Wurst's face to try to scare people in Ukraine's southeast into voting in the separatist referendum, scheduled for May 11.
АААААААААААААА pic.twitter.com/lPN52iS3TS
— Sputnik & Pogrom (@sputnikipogrom) May 10, 2014
Ukraine, you want into Europe? Conchita is waiting for Ukraine! May 11, either you go to the referendum, or the blue beard comes to you!
Some of the most vitriolic posts online have involved men sharing photographs of themselves shaving in protest against Wurst. Rapper Aleksandr Stepanov, known as "ST," uploaded to Instagram pictures of him shaving, with the message, "I pass the baton," and the hashtag, "Prove that you're not Conchita" (#докажичтотынекончита). Anton Korobkov, a popular pro-Kremlin blogger, also posted a "selfie" while shaving.
Just watched Eurovision. Had to go shave.
Another Russian rapper, Timur Yunusov, better known as "Timati," responded to Stepanov's Instagram post with high praise. Yunusov also thanked Vladimir Putin for "banning gay parades in Moscow," and criticized Europe for "normalizing" bearded women. The rapper explained that he would likely assault any gay couple in Russia that dared to hold hands and kiss in public.
For all the alarm about Europe's supposed cultural collapse, Wurst is not in fact Eurovision's first gender-bending victor. The artist Dana International, a transgender Israeli who underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1993, won the contest in 1998. That year, Russia was not allowed to participate because of low average scores from previous years. As a result, Russian television decided not to broadcast the competition in 1998.
Eurovision always agitates Russia's homophobes. The contest's performances are invariably flamboyant and difficult to square with any traditional concept of masculinity. Thanks to the conflict in Ukraine, East-West tensions are now at a post-Soviet highpoint, and gay-bashing benefits from Russia's surge in patriotic chauvinism.
Of course, the spectacle of a homosexual bearded drag-queen singing champion also spices up things a bit.
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[…] Some of the more high-profile names to have posted a picture of themselves shaving off their beards include broadcaster Andrei Malakhov and rapper Alexander Stepanov, better known as ST, reported Global Voices Online. […]
i heard conchita is homosexual. Well that is the Mark of the Beast.
(cf Revelation 13 v 16-18)
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LifeLock's debut not a lock, stock drops 7%October 3, 2012: 11:06 AM ET
LifeLock hasn't found much security in the public markets yet.
Shares of the maker of identity theft protection services, which began trading Wednesday under the ticker "LOCK" (LOCK), fell nearly 7% in their New York Stock Exchange (NYX) debut.
LifeLock was poised for an inauspicious kickoff. The company's underwriters priced the 15.7 million shares sold in the IPO at $9 -- below the expected range of $9.50 to $11.50. The IPO generated $141.3 million for the company.
LifeLock is a company with a colorful, or some might say tarnished, history. The company's CEO, Todd Davis, infamously offered up his social security number by displaying it on the side of a truck in television advertisements. Following the stunt, Davis reportedly became a victim of identity theft.
In March 2010, LifeLock paid the Federal Trade Commission $12 million to settle charges that the company deceived consumers about the efficacy of its identity theft protection services.
Related: IRS pay billions in refunds to identity thieves
LifeLock was also one of the few companies to continue advertising on Rush Limbaugh's show after the talk show host called a Georgetown University student a slut for her views on birth control in early March 2012. After Limbaugh's comments, LifeLock's chief marketing officer issued a statement saying that the company did not agree with Limbaugh's statements but accepted his apology. Most other advertisers pulled out at that time.
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Obama, Cameron to Attend NCAA Tournament Game
Basketball fan-in-chief President Barack Obama is giving British Prime Minister David Cameron a front-row seat to March Madness, taking his European partner to an NCAA tournament basketball game in Ohio, an election swing state.
Obama and Cameron are attending a "First Four" matchup in Dayton, Ohio, between Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky on Tuesday night, a gesture of goodwill during Cameron's official visit to the United States and a way for an incumbent president to reach sports fans in an election year.
The White House said the trip to the NCAA tournament game was intended to showcase the special relationship between the two key allies during Cameron's three-day visit. Obama and Cameron will discuss the upcoming NATO and G-8 summits on Wednesday, followed by a state dinner at the White House.
Obama and Cameron were scheduled to appear in a live halftime interview on truTV, which was airing the game, with sportscaster Clark Kellogg. Kellogg interviewed Obama at halftime of a Duke-Georgetown game in 2010 and spoke with the president later that year during a White House game of "HORSE" aired on CBS during the NCAA tournament.
Obama was also maintaining his tradition of discussing his NCAA tournament bracket picks on ESPN, the sports network he watches on a daily basis. The president's selections for the men's tournament were being released Wednesday morning.
Republicans panned the trip, saying many Americans would prefer Obama to focus on more pressing issues.
"While showing off our amazing college basketball teams is great, many Americans struggling to find jobs, dealing with soaring gas prices, or concerned with our rising deficit and debt would probably like the president spend at least as much time dealing with those issues," said Sean Spicer, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee.
Obama's quick trip to Ohio gives him a chance to connect with basketball fans and generate attention in Ohio, which he carried in the 2008 election and is considered one of the top toss-up states in 2012. The trip comes one week after Republican front-runner Mitt Romney captured Ohio's GOP primary.
It also lets Obama lavish praise and attention on Cameron at a time of weighty foreign policy challenges in Afghanistan, Iran and Syria. Britain has been an important U.S. ally in Afghanistan and the bombing campaign in Libya that led to the removal of Moammar Gadhafi.
Cameron is frequently spotted running near his official Downing Street residence, flanked by his security detail, and follows sports like tennis and cricket. But he's not much of a basketball fan; British Ambassador Peter Westmacott told reporters in Washington on Monday that Cameron was "busy briefing himself on March Madness."
Basketball has been a big part of Obama's life. At his Hawaii high school, Obama frequently carried a basketball along with his school books and bonded with his teammates on the court. His brother-in-law, Craig Robinson, played college basketball at Princeton and is now head coach at Oregon State.
The president regularly plays pickup basketball and keeps close tabs on his favorite NBA team, the Chicago Bulls. In a recent interview, the president said he gets League Pass on his iPad, letting him watch out-of-market NBA games on his tablet computer.
Obama kicked off the basketball season with a Veterans Day game between Michigan State and North Carolina on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson in November, enjoying a game on the aircraft carrier that took Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea after the U.S. raid that killed the al-Qaida leader.
The president said in an interview last month with journalist Bill Simmons that the "mythology of sports" is deeply embedded in the U.S., allowing viewers to discern who is winning and who is losing — a principle that could easily be transferred to politics.
"People — for all our differences politically, regionally, economically — most folks understand sports. Probably because it's one of the few places where it's a true meritocracy," Obama said. "Ultimately, who's winning, who's losing, who's performing, who's not — it's all laid out there."
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Sermon delivered December 3, 2006
A hot headed woman told the famous Protestant reformer, John Wesley, "My talent is to speak my mind." Mr. Wesley replied, "Woman, God wouldn't care a bit if you would bury that talent."
What are our talents? What does God expect that we do with them? Today we will look at the Parable of the Talents and glean some important lessons so we can avoid becoming ignorant like the foolish woman.
You remember the story. A master gave three servants ten talents. One increased his talent ten-fold, another five, and the third buried his. The first two were rewarded by the master. The third servant received judgment and condemnation from his master.
What does the parable teach us?
- This parable like many others in the Gospel of Matthew describes something about the Kingdom of Heaven. They illustrate characteristics of what heaven will be like, often in very concrete moral terms. Heaven, it appears, is not a place of idleness but co-creativity with God.
- A talent has great value. In a strict monetary accounting, a talent is a Greek coin worth 5,000 - 6,000 denarii (a denari was a Roman silver coin equivalent to a day's wage of a common laborer). One talent then was equal to 15 years wages of a Roman laborer. It obviously represents property, money, and material wealth.
But there is more to the calculation. Orthodox teacher Lev Gillet wrote, "The goods which the master entrust to his servants signify all the natural gifts granted by God to his creatures: health, intelligence, riches, etc. All these exist through God and for God; we are no more than keepers charged with administering these divine assets. But the talents signify, above all, the supernatural gifts, the communication of divine life to men and the graces with which we are showered at every instant" (Gillet, Year of Grace of the Lord).
- Everyone is given at least one talent (v.14-15). We should never think or believe that God our Master has forgotten about us and left us with no talents. We all can contribute something.
- God has given more talents to some than others each according to his ability (v.15). We should not be look at other people's talents with envy or judge those who have less than we do. God has given us exactly what we need and certainly no more than we can handle.
- We are expected to be productive and use our talents to multiply them (v.16-17). If we want to have more gifts and talents, we must use the talent God has entrusted to us. Consider this exhortation in monetary terms. Trading and investing money to build assets involves risk. So too the development and application of our talents involves risk that may include rejection, persecution and loss of intangible characteristics like the esteem of others for the sake of the Gospel. Fear of failure or rejection is not a sufficient reason to bury our talent.
- At some point we must give an account for what's been placed in our care. We will be asked by God what did we did with our gifts. This accounting will take place after we die. Did we feed the poor, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted? Did we use our talents to help others or bury them in self-indulgent excess? Here the words of St. John Chrysostom ring clear: the rightful owners of our possessions are those who need it most.
- Good management and good stewardship are essential requirements of the Christian life. If we know how to discipline ourselves to be productive and to share the smallest gifts, then we will be entrusted with more talents and gifts. This frees us from possessiveness and lethargy (the two often go hand in hand) and prepares us to enter into the joy of our Lord (v.21,23).
- Our perception and attitude towards God affects how we live. Do we see God as harsh and ruthless or as generous and loving? Are we afraid of God so that our life is inhibited and stilted rather than courageously fulfilling our potential (v.24-25)?
- Idleness and laziness imply a self-centeredness that wastes God's gifts (v.26-27). The Master said, "Take the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents ... For to everyone who has will more be given and He will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away" (v.28-29). What is meant here is that sloth, envy, possessiveness, jealousy, or any other vice that stunts and truncates our obligation to develop and apply our talents leads to impoverishment. Generosity, courage, creativity, productivity and more offer satisfaction, fulfillment, contentment, peace and ultimately the blessing of the Master.
- The blessing offered by Master is eternal joy which is nothing less than the Kingdom of God.
We must carefully consider the talents God has given us. We must evaluate how we manage them. We must be clear on the obligation our talents place on us particular in terms of how we serve and treat other people who enter our life. God is the giver of our talents. We must be the wise steward. The words we want to hear when our stewardship is judged by the master should be the same as the good steward: "Well done good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of the Lord."
Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews is the pastor of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Andrews is the past president of Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Christian Clergy Association (MEOCCA), and a volunteer chaplain with the St. Paul Police Department.


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Now I of course could not recreate the Cidertini perfectly, because the White Mountain Cider Co. makes their own cider fresh and even uses a reduction in this cocktail, but I did come pretty close!
-3 to 4 ounces Apple Cider (if you want it a little stronger, use closer to 3 ounces)
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-Splash of lemon juice
-Cinnamon-sugar mix for rim (optional)
-Apple peel to garnish (optional)
Take two martini glasses and moisten the rims of the glasses with either water, simple syrup, and/or alcohol. I just used simple syrup so that the cinnamon-sugar mixture would stick to the edge. Make sure the cinnamon-sugar mixture is on a plate or bowl that is larger than the glasses so that you can tip the glasses upside down and dip them into the mixture.
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There's only one way to describe Miniature Wonderland in Hamburg: the biggest model railway in the world. Visitors are taken on a journey through different countries and continents, through realistic miniature landscapes and worlds of fantasy.
Miniature Wonderland in Hamburg portrays stories big and small. There are discoveries to be made everywhere you look. From Hamburg with its port, it's just a few short steps to the Grand Canyon, intersected by a long-haul train crossing a huge wooden bridge. The America section takes you on a sightseeing tour of the United States, from the Everglades to the bright lights of Vegas and into the Rocky mountains. Then it's onwards to Scandinavia, where cargo ships and cruise liners sail through 30,000 litres of real water and you can see Pippi Longstocking and a family of cave-dwelling trolls. This region also boasts a magical snowy landscape with lots of minute details. The make-believe city of Knuffingen is another must-see with tiny lorries and cars driving through the little streets as if by magic. And it doesn't end there. Other highlights include a rock concert, a fire brigade, a couple in a field of sunflowers and even the mythical Atlantis. Of course, as well as the Alps, Scandinavia, America and Switzerland, you also get to explore the beautiful city of Hamburg in miniature.
Miniature Wonderland is the world's biggest model railway. The 2,300m² air-conditioned exhibition space features around 400,000 tiny figures meticulously positioned across eight different regions, over 1,300 trains and approximately 20,000 metres of track, more than 500,000 lights and 10,000 moving cars, day and night simulations every 15 minutes, and flight simulations, all controlled by more than 64 computers. And you are regularly met by spectacular views overlooking the entire miniature landscape. You can discover the model railway in a small group or in an intimate atmosphere at events such as Nights in Wonderland or on a Behind the Scenes guided tour, giving you the chance to appreciate the tiniest details and gain insider knowledge. By arrangement, wheelchair users and severely disabled people can enjoy exclusive access to Miniature Wonderland.
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Milanmĭlăn´, –än´ [key], Ital. Milano, Lat. Mediolanum, city (1991 pop. 1,369,231), capital of Lombardy and of Milan prov., N Italy, at the heart of the Po basin. Because of its strategic position in the Lombard plain, at the intersection of several major transportation routes, it has been since the Middle Ages an international commercial, financial, and industrial center. Today Milan is Italy's second largest city after Rome and its economic heart. It has the highest per capita income in Italy. Manufactures include textiles, clothing, machinery, chemicals, electric appliances, printed materials, motor vehicles, airplanes, and rubber goods. The city has a large construction industry, and it is one of the most important silk markets in Europe.
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For the past couple of days, I've been playing with Samsung's Galaxy Gear, a smartwatch that pairs with a Samsung smartphone. I'll review it early next week, but my initial impression is that it's more a proof-of-concept than a truly useful device.
That's the same takeaway I had when I tried out Google Glass, the search giant's head-mounted computer that's still in limited beta testing. Wearable computing, while likely to have a big impact on personal technology, clearly needs more time in the oven.
All of which may explain why we have not yet seen Apple's long-rumored iWatch, the smartwatch the company supposedly has in the works. The common wisdom is that the current wave of rumored smartwatch development can be traced back to initial reports in 2009 that Apple was working on one. I wouldn't put it past Apple to leak these plans just to see what its competition came up with so Tim Cook & Co. could learn from their mistakes.
There's even been some speculation that the iWatch isn't a smartwatch at all, but rather Apple's other long-rumored project – a TV.
Apple is taking its time with the product, as it should. Any wearable computer it releases would have to answer the all-important "Why do I need this?" question, which the current crop does not. But analyst Brian White of Cantor Fitzgerald may have some insight into what could make an Apple iWatch a compelling purchase, according to this story in VentureBeat.
In talking to Chinese suppliers to Apple, White says he believes Apple's iWatch will be a control center for . . . well, just about everything:
"As an Apple supplier, our contact offered insight into the "iWatch" and described this potential new device as much more than an extension of your iPhone but as a multi-purpose gateway in allowing consumers to control their home (i.e., heating/cooling, lights, audio, video, etc.)," White said today in a research note.
This is an interesting idea, but it's not without issues. As the VentureBeat piece points out, home automation is growing but it remains something of a niche market. Retrofitting a home's systems for network-connected automation can be expensive and complicated, though there have been advances in simplicity and affordability. Apple could develop its own hardware that would simplify this, or it could partner with companies such as thermostat maker Nest – which was started by former Apple employees – to provide hooks into the home.
And that actually may already be happening. If you wander into an Apple retail store today, you'll see something interesting on the shelves – home automation products, which currently use iOS apps that run on iPhones and iPads. You can see some of them, including the Nest thermostat, on Apple's online store. There's already a fairly complete home automation ecosystem built around iOS, and it wouldn't be much of a stretch to have those same components talk to an iWatch.
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A weekly profile on a favorite New England dish.
If there's one takeaway that's stuck with me since my trip to China last spring, it's that vinegar and pickling are fundamental to Sichuan cuisine—at least as fundamental as the chiles and heat that food is so well known for. Some dishes we ate there were predominantly sour, but there were also plenty that weren't, and even these contained bits of pickled vegetables or just a splash of vinegar—often the tangy, faintly sweet inky-black variety called Chiangking. Mixed with rich oils and meats and fiery chiles, its effect was complex, but also clean-tasting. In fact, I've come to prefer vinegar to soy sauce, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, and just about every other classic Chinese condiment I've had.
It wasn't until that trip that I made a connection about a bunch of my favorite dishes at Fuloon, arguably one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Boston area: they've all got a sour component.
The Wontons with Special Hot Sauce ($4.50) might be the best example of how vinegar holds together dishes that are otherwise rich and spicy. This preparation is moderately hot, and I imagine the burn would be considerable and the oil very cloying if the vinegar (and, I think, a touch of sugar) weren't there to even things out. In that sense, the dressing is more or less a vinaigrette, helped out by a handfuls of minced pickled mustard root, peanuts, and scallion greens.
The tang is much softer in the Starch Noodles with Pork ($10.95), but so is the flavor of this dish overall. In fact, I'd almost use the word "light" to describe it, partly because the vegetable presence is heavy—the julienned pieces of carrot, cucumber, and celery (not to mention tons of cilantro) distribute themselves nicely throughout the slippery mung bean noodles and slivers of pork—and partly because the vinegar tastes more clean than sour. When the noodles are particularly fresh and springy, it's one of my all-time favorite Chinese dishes.
The vinegar punch in the Kan Shue String Beans ($9.25) is isolated, but incredibly intense. See those wormy strips of turnip? They pack a wallop of sour and salt that's also juicy—basically, it's everything you want a pickle to be. The combination of those pieces with the minced up, fried bits of pork and the wrinkly, deep-fried beans is truly addictive.
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Talk about your unexpected journeys -- a new report claims that 27 animals died due to the unsafe environment at a farm run by the production crew while Peter Jackson was filming 'The Hobbit.'
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This place is excellent value for money. The rooms are small but the furnishings are in good condition. Rooms have a small balcony, a TV, and air conditioning. There is no restaurant but the hotel is within walking distance of all the bars, cafés, and restaurants.
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"spacious parking space"
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samuel on Jun 16, 2014 >
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Visited on: Apr, 2014 | Business | Solo
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The hotel has good value but there is room for improvement if you ask me. The location is great because getting a place to stay in Jarabacoa is really tough so I just went for this and I wasn't disappointed as I got exactly what I was expecting. The rooms are clean at least mine was and it was comfortable so I probably will come back here again next time. They offer free WIFI in this hotel and it great because I was here on a business trip and needed to keep in touch with the office. The location is nice, it is quiet and I recommend it for anyone whether on vacation or any other reason. I traveled solo and found this hotel at the dyeing minute but it was a better deal than other hotels I found and a very reasonable price. The rooms have high ceilings, air condition, fridge and the bathrooms are nice as well. Everything was in perfect working condition when I was here. The staff was very friendly, always available to help and you won't need to call them for long time before getting their attention so that was a plus for me. It has a central and quiet location but can be noisy sometimes. This hotel has a parking spot, plenty of space for the guests and it not expensive and let me not forget to mention that it is safe as well. I will come back here for another trip whenever I am in town.
"Great time in Jarabacoa."
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Debbie on Jun 4, 2010 >
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Visited on: Jun, 2010 | Business | Solo
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The cozy feeling that comes over me while approaching the center of Jarabacoa, a little town in the "Dominican Alps" with many boutiques, cafeteria's with nice outside patio's, a gym, plenty of restaurants and even a stationary store, is an early indication that my stay here is going to be fine.
It takes me way too long to find my hotel because of the one-way streets, traffic mayhem and the absence of a map. A tip in case this happens to you too: pay a scooter kid 50 pesos to guide you directly to your destination. Within minutes I park my car in front of the hotel Brisas del Yaque 1 (out of 2), tell the receptionist about the purpose of my visit to this wonderful little town, fill out a check-in form and move my luggage to second floor. My room is small but comfortable with loads of wood trimmings, a sturdy bed, a TV, Airco and a more than decent view. The bathroom is slightly worn and shows evidence of people smoking in the bathtub. Today I could care less. The shower is warm, I already like this town and I am going to have a whole lot of fun!
Upon passing the front desk, I am being introduced to a guy who is supposed to be the hotels excursion expert who tells me he will take me to Rancho Baiguate tomorrow for my Wild Water Rafting experience. I am pleased that the hotel seems to be "on the ball" assisting me with the confirmation of my reservation. "That's ok by me, as long as you have everything confirmed and you won't charge me an extra 20 bucks", I tell my sufficiently dependable looking friend.
I walk out of the door in search of a nice place to drink a refreshing cocktail and to buy some pens and paper. I am glad that I will stay two nights in this hotel because I am kind of worn out from driving so much and the bad food I had to stomach the last 24 hours. One thing that is keeping me from being 100% at easy is the notion that I have to contact my office to tell them I am ok.
The hotel provides a strong Wi-Fi signal but no one at the reception desk knows the code. Stupid that is, and the Internet café down the road happens to be closed. I haul down my laptop and start walking around asking for a place where they provide Internet. Within 10 minutes or so I am configuring my computer and hear the relieving "mail is sent" sound of my Mac book. I am amazed by the fact that there are so many places that offer free connection. A great example of how things should be in the information age.
I decide to call it a night and get a good night rest because tomorrow I will need to be ready to get wet and have a blast.
The alarm clock function of my mobile phone is not needed to wake me up. I run down the stairs and… the excursion expert of the fine hotel Brisas del Yaque 1 is waiting for me. We jump in the car and drive to Rancho Baiguate where a young lady informs me that there will be no rafting today because a large group of people cancelled a few days ago. I look at my "Hotel excursion Manager" who gets ready to duck and cover. Since I stay two days in this fine town, I am assured I can join the excursion tomorrow and still will be able to make it to Constanza, my next destination, I feel that I perhaps should cut my friend some slack and send him on his way with a few dollars in his pocket. After all, I am at Rancho Baiguate and I need some breakfast. After that I will go horse riding. Total costs: $14 US. This turns out to be an extreme value for money excursion. The awe inspiring natural beauty of this part of the Dominican Republic makes me really wonder if I am on the same planet as the one I am supposed to come from.
I am being rewarded for keeping my cool with the fake excursion manager and drive back to my hotel with a big smile on my face. I greet the people at the reception not mentioning a word about what just happened with their "colleague", walk up to my room and try to figure out how I ever will be able to explain what I just saw. It is great to witness how things that go wrong, work out for the better.
A hotel that does not offer breakfast and wisely does not pretend to be a fancy facility definitely benefits from the experiences the town, its people and the region has to offer. Good for them! 4*


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New Zealand boasts one of the most impressive market environments in the world. Many view the region as an untapped energy opportunity that has the potential to thrive within global energy markets.
Recognized as one of the few remaining untapped oil and gas frontiers in the world, New Zealand is attracting an increasing amount of investor attention. And being an economically developed country that encourages companies to explore, develop and produce reserves has ensured its status as an investor favorite moving forward.
New Zealand, an island nation located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, is comprised of two primary land masses — the North Island and the South Island — as well as an extensive subsea area over which the country's government exercises authority.
The oil and gas sector is primarily centred on and around the Taranaki Basin on the North Island's west coast. Onshore and offshore exploration activity is also being undertaken on the North Island's east coast and on the Great South Basin, which is situated on the South Island's south coast.
New Zealand boasts one of the world's wealthier economies; it includes both a progressive industrial base and modern infrastructure. The country's population of approximately 4 million people is predominantly English speaking. The largest city in the country is Auckland and its capital is Wellington. The nation's economy is rich in natural resources and major exports include dairy products, meat, wool, wood and oil.
Oil exploration and discoveries in New Zealand can be traced back before 1865, when early settlers reported that oily scum on Ngamotu beach in New Plymouth required locals to wipe their boots and lift their dresses when walking along the sand, according to a Venture Taranaki Trust report. At the time, oil was literally flowing off the beach.
Interestingly, the Alpha well in Taranaki is considered the first official oil well in the Commonwealth, and one of the very first in the world, the report also notes. But it was the discovery of Kapuni (1959) and Maui (1969), and the arrival of major players like Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A,LSE:RDSA), that propelled the nation into the modern era of energy exploration. When the Maui gas field was discovered in a joint venture consisting of Shell, BP (NYSE:BP,LSE:BP) and Todd Petroleum, it was one of the six largest gas fields in the western world.
Kapuni is the oldest producing gas and condensate field in New Zealand, and when it went into production in 1969, it heralded a new era for New Zealand's energy supply with its indigenous supply of gas. Its infrastructural development paved the way for future oil and gas discoveries.
A number of more recent finds have also come on stream, including Pohokura (opened 2006), Tui (2007), Maari (2009) and Kupe (2010), the Venture Taranaki Trust report states.
Business advantages
New Zealand offers a safe and secure environment in which to do business. The World Bank ranked New Zealand the third-easiest nation in which to do business, and the country offers investors a number of advantages, including safety, a stable economy, a supportive political environment and a skilled workforce.
Its permitting regime and fiscal terms are ranked among the best in the world, while oil produced in New Zealand is sold at premium prices. New Zealand also has significant petroleum potential, underexplored basins, straightforward permitting and freely available seismic and interpretive data.
The national government is democratically elected and has proven committed to ensuring that the region is a highly attractive destination for oil and gas investment. It has made a number of policy changes that have underlined this commitment — including strengthening support and communications to raise the profile of the petroleum sector — and has undertaken a review of the legislative framework surrounding regulations, royalties and taxation in order to ensure that it is business friendly and equitable.
Exploration and production
Most exploration attention has been focused around the Taranaki Basin, which has attracted some of the world's most prominent explorers. Many experts believe that with fewer than 200 wells drilled since 1955, this basin is still in its infancy.
The area's East Coast Basin exhibits dramatic oil and gas seeps, and data has revealed numerous high-impact, multi-zone conventional targets, according to TAG Oil's (TSX:TAO) website, which also notes that the basin's "oil-rich tight source-rock formations are a widespread exploration target with major unconventional oil and gas potential." On the same note, New Zealand Energy's (TSXV:NZ,OTCQX:NZERF) website states that "[w]ith 300 known oil or natural gas seeps, the region has intrigued explorers for more than a century."
The country's Great South, Canterbury, Reinga/Northland, East Coast basins, along with deep-water possibilities of petroleum acreage, have also attracted significant interest as emerging basins of petroleum potential.
Oil production levels currently sit at 21 million barrels (mmbbls) per annum, while natural gas production is 158 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per annum, according to the latest figures provided by EnergyStream. Estimated oil reserves are known to be 180 mmbbls, with the potential to reach 527 to 11,161 mmbls. Gas reserves are known to be 4,600 Bcf, with the potential to reach 11,310 to 67,785 Bcf.
In 2011, oil was the nation's fourth-largest export product at a value of $2.2 billion.
Potential investment opportunities
TAG Oil is a production and exploration company with operations focused exclusively in New Zealand. Over the past three years, the company has recorded substantial oil and gas production and reserve growth through the development of several light oil and gas discoveries. TAG is actively drilling exploration prospects identified across more than 2.9 million net acres of land in New Zealand; in the East Coast Basin, it is aiming to explore and potentially develop unconventional resources that are believed to exist over its acreage. TAG notes that these formations have similarities to North America's Bakken source-rock formation in the successful Williston Basin.
Marauder Resources East Coast (TSXV:MES) is a junior player that also has interests in Canada, the Middle East and the Gulf of Aden. It recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has been awarded Petroleum Exploration Permit 53806 in the East Coast Basin of New Zealand. Marauder will be the operator of the permit and will hold a 50-percent working interest; the remaining 50 percent will be transferred to an international oil and gas exploration company based in Canada.
New Zealand Energy is engaged in the production, development and exploration of petroleum and natural gas assets in New Zealand. Its property portfolio covers approximately 2.27 million acres (including pending permits) of conventional and unconventional prospects in the Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin of New Zealand's North Island. The company recently provided an update on its activities in the Taranaki Basin that highlights the commencement of continuous production at its Waitapu-2 well and the completion of operations at two wells on its Arakamu site.
Securities Disclosure: I, Adam Currie, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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