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Sherpas leave Everest; some expeditions nix climbs
KATMANDU, Nepal – Dozens of Sherpa guides packed up their tents and left Mount Everest's base camp Wednesday, after the deaths of 16 of their colleagues in an avalanche exposed an undercurrent of resentment by Sherpas over their pay, treatment and benefits.
With the entire climbing season increasingly thrown into doubt, the government quickly announced that top tourism officials would fly to base camp Thursday to negotiate with the Sherpas and encourage them to return to work.
But while Nepal's government has been heavily criticized for not doing enough for the Sherpas in the wake of last week's disaster, the deadliest ever on the mountain, one top official blamed the walkout on "hooligans."
"It was crowd behavior — some hooligans were creating problems, but things are getting back to normal," said Sushil Ghimire, secretary of Nepal's Tourism Ministry.
While it was unclear just how many of the 400 or so Sherpas on the mountain had joined the walkout, a number of expedition companies have already canceled their climbs, and the lucrative climbing season is in disarray. Most attempts to reach Everest's summit are made in mid-May, when a brief window normally offers better weather.
The Sherpas have no one leader, and those at basecamp said their walkout was for a variety of reasons, including to honor their dead friends. It was unclear whether they would return to work if the government accepts all their demands.
Immediately after the avalanche, the government said it would pay the families of each Sherpa who died 40,000 rupees, or about $415. But the Sherpas said they deserved far more — including more insurance money, more financial aid for the victims' families and new regulations to ensure climbers' rights.
Without the help of the Sherpas, who are key guides and also haul tons of gear up the mountain, it would be nearly impossible for climbers to scale Everest. Many climbers will have to forfeit most or all of the money they have spent to go up the mountain — $75,000 or more.
Thirteen bodies were recovered after Friday's avalanche. Three Sherpas were still missing in the ice and snow, and are presumed dead.
"It is just impossible for many of us to continue climbing while there are three of our friends buried in the snow," said Dorje Sherpa, an experienced Everest guide from the tiny Himalayan community that has become famous for its high-altitude skills and endurance. "I can't imagine stepping over them."
American climber Ed Marzec said by phone from the base camp that Sherpas were loading their equipment onto a helicopter.
"There are a lot of Sherpas leaving this morning, and in the next two days there will be a huge number that will follow," said Marzec, 67, who is from California. He said he had already decided to abandon his climb.
But Marzec said some smaller companies were hoping to go ahead with their summit attempts.
Tusli Gurung, a guide who was at base camp Wednesday, estimated that nearly half the Sherpas had left.
Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International announced it was calling off its expedition. "We have all agreed the best thing is to not continue this season's climb, so that all can mourn the loss of family, friends and comrades in this unprecedented tragedy," the company said on its website.
New Zealand-based Adventure Consultants also said it was canceling its expedition.
Family members of the dead Sherpas said they are angry at the government and worried about their future.
Ang Kaji left behind three sons, three daughters and elderly parents.
"Our father was the only one who earned in our family. We live in a rented apartment, our grandparents need regular medication, and all of us are still in school. We have no idea how we are going to support the family," said 17-year-old Phinjum, Kaji's second daughter.
Dali, 28, lost her husband Pen Tenji, 27, in the avalanche. His body is yet to be recovered.
She has a 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter and no other source of income to support them.
Friday's avalanche was triggered when a massive piece of glacier sheared away from the mountain along a section of constantly shifting ice and crevasses known as the Khumbu Icefall — a treacherous area where overhanging ice can be the size of office buildings.
The disaster has reignited a debate over the disproportionate risks the Sherpas take on Everest, where most climbers are well-heeled amateurs with little or no experience at high altitudes. That means Sherpas are needed to create miles (kilometers) of lines of fixed ropes, carve steps in the ice and snow and carry nearly all the equipment. At times, they are also "short-roped" directly to weak climbers to help them get up the mountain.
Because of their additional work, many have to pass through the Khumbu Icefall dozens of times, each time exposing themselves to the treacherous conditions there.
Nepal's government appeared to agree Tuesday to some of the Sherpas' demands, such as setting up a relief fund for those who are killed or injured in climbing accidents, but the proposed funding fell far short of the demands.
The government said it would stock the fund annually with 5 percent of its earnings from Everest climbing fees — well below the 30 percent the Sherpas are demanding. Nepal earns about $3.5 million annually in Everest climbing fees.
The insurance payout for those killed in the avalanche, which now stands at $10,400, will also be increased to $15,620, or 2 million rupees, the Ministry of Tourism said — far less than the Sherpas' demand for $20,800.
Nearly 30 climbers have died on the Icefall since 1963, most killed in avalanches or when they were crushed by huge chunks of ice.
More than 4,000 climbers have reached the top of the world's highest mountain since 1953, when it was first conquered by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Hundreds of people have died trying.


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Nationwide crash leaves at least 30 injured
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — At least 30 NASCAR fans were injured Saturday when a car sailed into the fence at Daytona International Speedway, and large chunks of debris — including a tire — flew into the grandstands. No fatalities were reported from the accident on the last lap of the Nationwide Series race. The crash began as the field closed in on the finish, and Kyle Larson's car came upon the wreck and went into the fence.
Large chunks of Larson's car landed in the grandstands, and one of his tires appeared to fly over the fence and land midway up the lower section. The car itself had its entire front end sheared off, with the burning engine wedged through a gaping hole in the fence.
Speedway President Joie Chitwood said 14 fans were treated on site, and 14 others were taken to hospitals. Chitwood didn't give any updates on their conditions.
The number of those transported given by Chitwood was slightly lower than that given by local officials.
Halifax Health spokesman Byron Cogdell said 12 people were transported to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach and six others were taken to Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange. All were in stable condition, Cogdell said.
Lindsay Rew, a spokeswoman for Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, said its Daytona Beach hospital had one fan there who was in good condition.
She said three others they had been expecting were diverted to another hospital in the area.
No fatalities were reported at either hospital. Cogdell said two people taken to the Halifax in Daytona Beach arrived in critical condition, and one of those had life-threatening injuries, both were upgraded to stable condition.
The accident happened the day before the Sprint Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 — NASCAR's version of the Super Bowl. Daytona workers could be seen repairing the large section of fence where Larson hit, as well as the wall that was damaged in the accident.
"First and foremost our thoughts and prayers are with our race fans," Chitwood said. "Following the incident, we responded appropriately according to our safety protocols, and had emergency medical personnel at the incident immediately.
"We're in the process of repairing the facility and will be ready to go racing tomorrow."
As emergency workers tended to injured fans and ambulance sirens wailed in the background, a somber Tony Stewart skipped the traditional post-race victory celebration.
Stewart, who won for the 19th time at Daytona and seventh time in the last nine season-opening Nationwide races, was in no mood to celebrate.
"The important thing is what going on on the frontstretch right now," said Stewart, the three-time NASCAR champion. "We've always known, and since racing started, this is a dangerous sport. But it's hard. We assume that risk, but it's hard when the fans get caught up in it.
"So as much as we want to celebrate right now and as much as this is a big deal to us, I'm more worried about the drivers and the fans that are in the stands right now because that was ... I could see it all in my mirror, and it didn't look good from where I was at."
The accident spread into the upper deck, and emergency crews treated fans on both levels. There were five stretchers that appeared to be carrying fans out, and a helicopter flew overhead. A forklift was used to pluck Larson's engine out of the fence.
Chitwood waited by steps as emergency workers attended to those in the stands. Across the track, fans pressed against a fence and used binoculars trying to watch. Wrecked cars and busted parts were strewn across the garage.
"It's a violent wreck. Just seeing the carnage on the racetrack, it's truly unbelievable," driver Justin Allgaier said.
It was a chaotic finish to a race that was stopped for nearly 20 minutes five laps from the finish by a 13-car accident that sent driver Michael Annett to a hospital, where his Richard Petty Motorsports team said he would be held overnight with bruising to his chest.
The race resumed with three laps to go, and the final accident occurred with Regan Smith leading as he headed out of the final turn to the checkered flag.
He admittedly tried to block Brad Keselowski to preserve the win.
"I tried to throw a block. It's Daytona, you want to go for the win here," Smith said. "I don't know how you can play it any different other than concede second place, and I wasn't willing to do that Sunday. Our job is to put them in position to win, and it was, and it didn't work out."
As the cars began wrecking all around Smith and Keselowski, Stewart slid through for the win, but Larson plowed into Keselowski and his car was sent airborne into the stands. When Larson's car came to a stop, it was missing its entire front end. The 20-year-old, who made his Daytona debut this week, stood apparently stunned, hands on his hips, several feet away from his car, before finally making the mandatory trip to the care center.
He said his first thought was with the fans.
"I hope all the fans are OK and all the drivers are all right," Larson said. "I took a couple big hits there and saw my engine was gone. Just hope everybody's all right."
He said he was along for the ride in the last-lap accident.
"I was getting pushed from behind, I felt like, and by the time my spotter said lift or go low, it was too late," Larson said. "I was in the wreck and then felt like it was slowing down and I looked like I could see the ground. Had some flames come in the cockpit, but luckily I was all right and could get out of the car quick."
It appeared fans were lined right along the fence when Larson's car sailed up and into it, but Chitwood indicated there was a buffer. He said there would be no changes to the seating before the Daytona 500.
"We don't anticipate moving any of our fans," Chitwood said. "We had our safety protocols in place. Our security maintained a buffer that separates the fans from the fencing area. With the fencing being repaired tonight to our safety protocols, we expect to go racing tomorrow with no changes."
Larson's car appeared to hit where the cross-over gate — a section that can be opened for people to travel back and forth from the infield to the grandstands — is located in the fence. Previous accidents in which drivers hit crossover gates were severe, but the gates were in the wall and not the fence for Mike Harmon's accident at Bristol in 2002 and Michael Waltrip's at the same track in 1990.
Still, NASCAR senior vice president Steve O'Donnell said it would be studied.
"I think we look at this after every incident," O'Donnell said. "We've learned in the past certain protocols put in place Sunday are a result of prior incidents. Again, our initial evaluation is still ongoing. But it's certainly something we'll look at. If we can improve upon it, we'll certainly put that in play as soon as we can."
Larson had been scheduled to race his car later Saturday night in Ocala, Fla., and even seemed restless to get there during the late stages of the Nationwide race. He pulled out of the event following the accident.
"Honestly, the race itself pales in comparison to the injuries sustained by the fans," said Chip Ganassi, the team owner who has Larson in his driver development program. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the fans that were injured as a result of the crash. As for Kyle, I am very happy that he is OK."
Keselowski watched a replay of the final accident and said his first thoughts were with the fans. As for the accident, he agreed he tried to make a move and Smith tried to block.
"He felt like that's what he had to do, and that's his right. The chaos comes with it," Keselowski said. "I made the move and he blocked it, and the two of us got together and started the chain events that caused that wreck. First and foremost, just want to make sure everyone in the stands is OK and we're thinking about them."
Keselowski said the incident could cast a pall on the Daytona 500.
"I think until we know exactly the statuses of everyone involved, it's hard to lock yourself into the 500," Keselowski said. "Hopefully, we'll know soon and hopefully everyone's OK. And if that's the case, we'll staring focusing on Sunday."


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This 2010 drama, set in the Ozarks Mountain in the U.S. is the story of a community that is deeply rooted in the manufacturing of amphetamines. This is the story of a rural community where keeping your mouth shut is the first commandment.
The director of this movie, Debra Granik, lived for a while in those communities. So it's only natural that her representation of the community in this movie feels real. It's bleak, dark, haunting… She shows the poverty, the patriarchy, the holiness of family and everything that this holiness entails, the rural aspect of it in such a brilliant way that at times you feel like you're watching a documentary about the region. Even the accent was perfected by the actors and actresses that you forget this is actually a quest, more than a community presentation.
The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, a brilliant newcomer, as Ree Dolly, a girl who's the only caregiver of her mother, there in body only, and two siblings. She drops them out of school, teaches them to hunt and care for themselves, just in case… Her dad, Jessup, has gone missing and in order to keep her house and property, she needs to find him – dead or alive. Or else she'll lose everything.
Now insert this in a community that is, the least you can say, non-helpful and very rigid about following the aforementioned first commandment and you get a movie that is thrilling, haunting and deservedly so, nominated for best picture as this year's Oscars.
Everything in this movie is vicious. Even the moments of silence in it are terrifying. You don't know what the people of this secluded community would do to harm Ree. And you can't but feel what Ree is feeling, as the 17 year old girl trying to keep it together.
Jennifer Lawrence is epic in this. She's my favorite acting performance of this year as the girl who, on her path to find any information about her dad, she will go through everything you don't expect a 17 year old to live through. She portrays this role with a resilient stubbornness, indicative of the hardships she has gone through but she lets you in certain moments glimpse at her soul. There's one scene, in a boat, that will leave you shaken to your core. When you watch it, you'll know.
On her quest in this patriarchy, she must go through the wives, not the men. And the wife portrayed by Dale Dickey is a brilliant contrast: ice-cold, non-caring but human. Ultimately, this is the whole society. Even Ree's uncle, played by John Hawkes, is at the same time ruthless but loving.
All in all, if you're up for a movie that is deep, cold, dark and haunting, this is the movie for you.


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This past week's 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy included more than a few retrospectives on conspiracy theories that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone in killing our 35th president.
Will Saletan used the occasion to pen THIS LITTLE ESSAY on conspiracy theorists in general:
To believe that the US government planned or deliberately allowed the 9/11 attacks, you'd have to posit that President Bush intentionally sacrificed 3,000 Americans. To believe that explosives, not planes, brought down the buildings, you'd have to imagine an operation large enough to plant the devices without anyone getting caught.
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It's not a glamorous mission — hauling water, food, spare parts and clean clothes to the International Space Station (ISS) — but somebody has to do it. The shuttle was the truck of choice when my crew delivered the Destiny Laboratory to the ISS in 2001. But now, with the shuttle orbiters heading for retirement by 2010, NASA wants commercial suppliers to take on the orbital shipping job, to lower costs and spur industrywide innovation.
Since ISS crews moved in six years ago, the space shuttle and Russia's unmanned Progress freighters have made deliveries. But the Columbia accident grounded the shuttle fleet for over two years, and the Progress's small capacity forced even two-man ISS crews into sometimes spartan operations. Last year, spacesuits aboard the ISS were out of commission for months waiting for spare parts.
The two companies getting NASA seed money (over $100 million each) for cargo craft are SpaceX and Rocketplane Kistler. SpaceX plans to loft its Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket, but the smaller Falcon 1 caught fire and plunged into the Pacific last spring. With $100 million invested, the company hopes a second launch this winter will pave the way for the Falcon 9.
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Rocketplane Kistler's craft, a reusable K-1 two-stage rocket, has yet to reach a launchpad. But John Herrington, director of flight operations and a former shuttle astronaut, says the K-1 will not only reach the ISS, but return cargo safely to Earth.
Both firms plan to fly three test flights by 2010. The end of the shuttle era is upon us. But future crews won't care who delivers their cargo. They'll just want it to show up on time.


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Eiffel Tower to go dark: The iconic landmark will turn off its light to honor Aleppo
The wrought-iron tower will shut off its lights at 8 p.m. local time
The wrought-iron tower will shut off its lights at 8 p.m. local time
The Eiffel Tower will go dark at 8 p.m. local time on Wednesday to honor the residents of Aleppo, the Syrian City that has been recaptured by pro-government groups. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeted her support early Wednesday morning.
"We hope that this symbolic measure, on a monument that is known around the world, will show the international community once more the urgent need to act," she told Europe 1.
Pro-government forces have launched a ferocious assault on Aleppo's few remaining opposition-held neighborhoods, trapping thousands of civilians under unrelenting heavy fire. There are unconfirmed reports that government forces are killing civilians.
Tonight at 8pm I will turn my lights off to show the support of Paris to the inhabitants of the city Alep in Syria. pic.twitter.com/eZMaIDBldg
— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) December 14, 2016
This week, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini appealed on the Syrian government and Russia to do their utmost to spare civilians as they prepared to capture the last rebel holdouts in Aleppo.
Mogherini said in a statement on Wednesday that "the priority now, in these hours, is to protect civilians, guarantee them safe and monitored transit to a place of safety."
She added that "this is particularly the responsibility of the Syrian government and its allies." Mogherini also warned that "those who perpetrate war crimes will be held accountable."
Ce soir, à 20h, la @LaTourEiffel s'éteindra pour rappeler symboliquement le soutien de la Ville de @Paris à #Alep et à tous ses habitants pic.twitter.com/ApJOkKrXw5
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Throughout my career, I have witnessed the tremendous power of vaccines to prevent sickness and save lives – delivering incredible victories for humanity against diseases such as polio, smallpox and measles. These vaccines would not have been possible without the inspiration, persistence and courage of researchers, volunteers and health workers around the world.
And so today, on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, I join countless others around the world in reflecting on what it would mean to see AIDS consigned to a list of former pandemics. To achieve that goal, it is essential that we enlist the participation of researchers around the world in the design and development of HIV vaccines.
Young researchers such as Gladys Njeri Macharia in Kenya – who has dedicated her career to exploring immune responses to HIV – will play an especially important role in that effort. And one day, critical scientific questions addressed by this research might help lead to an effective vaccine.
New modeling data available today from the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and the Futures Institute, with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), illustrates how a safe, preventive HIV vaccine that is accessible and affordable can help us end the AIDS pandemic. This information is available in a series of publications and an interactive web tool.
The potential impact of a vaccine is striking. Because HIV is so extraordinarily resistant to the immune response, it is highly unlikely that any single vaccine will be able to prevent infection by all variants of the virus. Still, our modeling shows that if an AIDS vaccine that is only 50% effective is introduced in 2020 to 30% of the population in low- and middle-income countries, 5.2 million new HIV infections could be averted over the first decade. Higher efficacy and more coverage would have an even greater impact on the pandemic.
The world must continue to scale up and improve the response to HIV by using powerful prevention tools that are currently at our disposal. These include condoms, treatment and voluntary medical male circumcision. Our new models show that a vaccine can build on these existing tools and take us down the last mile to the end of the AIDS pandemic.
A 50% effective vaccine combined with greater use of current HIV-prevention tools could prevent nearly 20 million new HIV infections by 2030 – 20 million people that would not need to face the physical, emotional and social hardships caused by the disease and could avoid lifelong, daily antiretroviral treatment to stave off AIDS-related illness or death.
This HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, IAVI and our partners remember those we have lost to AIDS, gain inspiration from those living with and combating the disease today, and look forward to building on the incredible momentum of recent discoveries and study results to deliver on the tremendous potential of an AIDS vaccine.
To access IAVI and the Futures Institute's impact modeling publications and interactive modeling tool, visit www.iavi.org/impact.


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A U.S. government agency will start its third attempt to develop voluntary privacy standards for an emerging area of technology, this time with a series of meetings on drone privacy scheduled to begin Aug. 3.
The U.S. National Telecommunication and Information Administration has already hosted similar discussions on mobile app privacy and facial recognition privacy but with mixed results. Privacy groups pulled out of the facial recognition discussions in June, saying the process wouldn't lead to enough protections for consumers.
It's unclear how many privacy and consumer groups will take part in the discussions about drones.
Still, they present several privacy challenges that the NTIA discussions can address, said Angela Simpson, the agency's deputy assistant secretary for communications and information. President Barack Obama asked the agency earlier this year to host the discussions on privacy, she noted in a blog post.
"From enhancing news gathering, improving agribusiness, providing new delivery models, to providing Internet in remote areas, the possibilities for UAS are staggering," Simpson wrote, referring to unmanned aircraft systems. "Consumer trust and responsible operation are keys to fully tapping the transformative potential of unmanned aircraft."
In April, NTIA received more than 50 comments about drone privacy issues from individuals and companies.
Many residents get "needlessly upset" about drones flying around their neighborhoods, wrote Denver photographer Vic Moss, who uses drones to take pictures.
"Instead of wasting time and resources coming up with new legislation and regulation, simply use our county's limited resources we have to educate the general public about what the expectation privacy actually is," Moss wrote. The NTIA meetings are "simply a solution looking for a problem to attach to."
One critic of the NTIA's past privacy efforts said the Obama administration is "flying blind when it comes to privacy."
With the privacy groups walking out of the facial recognition talks, the intended multistakeholder discussions have become "uni" stakeholder, with only industry represented, said Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, one of the groups that walked out.
"Consumer and privacy groups don't have confidence in the process," Chester said via email. "Protecting privacy from the use of drones requires a serious effort that the [NTIA] has so far failed to demonstrate."


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Roasted Red Pepper, Lentil & Spinach Soup
Spinach is making a splash in my culinary life right now. I'm particularly interested in soups with spinach. Not cream of spinach soup but rather soups where the spinach is barely cooked, just thrown in at the end so you can really taste it.
This spinach variation on my Roasted Red Pepper & Red Lentil soup (see recipe variants below) was suggested to me by my work colleague, S.
I made a lighter version of the original recipe, reducing the lentils and eliminating the potatoes. The result was a wonderful combination I wouldn't have thought of myself! And this soup is full of healthy vegan protein!
Here's the recipe and I'd love to hear about your favorite vegetarian spinach recipe in the comments.
Roasted Red Pepper, Lentil & Spinach Soup:
1 -1/2 TBS olive oil
1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 tsp of ground cumin
generous pinch of cumin seeds
1/2 tsp of ground coriander
generous pinch of coriander seeds
3 cups vegetable broth
2 cups of water
1/2 cup red lentils, rinsed
7.5 oz jar roasted red peppers or 2 large roasted red peppers, skinned and seeded
1/3 jalapeno, deveined and finely chopped
spinach, baby, stems removed (as much as desired!)
salt to taste
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There. Got your attention now. An official "Classic Pub" that no-one will argue with.
The walk there from Dudley town centre won't feature on many "classic walks" though.
It's easy to romanticise the Black Country, but the A4036 is not a road for the romantic. A succession of industrial estates and power tool outlets, it's very much what Industral Britain was built on though.
It's more attractive than Merry Hill, mind, and you do at least get the canal, so it's not as bad as industrial Brent.
Halfway to Brierley Hill from Dudley I did a search of GBG pubs in the area;
Yes, nothing. Even Ma Pardoes over in Netherton is out of the Guide these days, believe it or not.
Obviously, I didn't need the Vine; my new tick is next door. Must be 20 years since my last visit, though, and I succumb to repeat visits to classics easier these days.
Frankly, you get your Batham's fix where you can.
Straight to the Public on the right.
A lovely mix of folk, more the crowd you'd get in a slightly upmarket Sam Smiths than the Great Western, if I'm being over precise.
Pleasantly buzzing, though I'm not sure I'd have secured this prime seat 20 years ago.
What shall I have then ?
The Bitter it is then. Actually, the Mild may have been on in the other bar.
The harder decision is whether to have a cob here, or find that Balti later.
The chap in a suit has a pint and cheese and onion cob, and I instinctively repeat his order. It's a loaf rather than a cob, if i'm honest.
A little bit of heaven, for sure. I go on Twitter to boast about it immediately.
A bargain tea, a calorific tea, a tea accompanied by the best banter of the week.
Pub chat centred on 2 up 2 down in the National League, second hand power tools, the best gambling sites and other important issues.
"I'm so sick of Brexit discussions, whenever it comes on I switch over to Classic FM"
said one Old Boy who then proceeded to discuss Brexit for the next 20 minutes.
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Samuel Johnson famously said that: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant. This book salutes all those Londoners, their city, and its history.
From Victorian London to the Swinging '60s; from the Battle of Britain to punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics; from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of the millennium; from rough pubs to private drinking clubs; from royal weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the wonders of the Westminster; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton hipsters; from the power to glory: in page after page of stunning photographs London gets the photographic tribute it deserves.
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Beautiful recently renovated studio apartment with a lot of charm and caracter situated in the heart of the Old City. Only minutes away from everything you may desire on your holiday, and just 35 metres from the famous Buza beach bar. Apartment is decorated with original art work from locally acknowledged artists. It has a bedroom, bathroom with shower and a kitchen with a dining table.
It is an apartment with two bedrooms, one twin one double, with two on-suite bathrooms to accomodate 4.
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The tall tales and colossal career of Andre the Giant will be told in an upcoming HBO documentary.
WWE, HBO Sports and the Bill Simmons Media Group will produce "Andre The Giant," a documentary film examining the life and career of one of professional wrestling's truly biggest stars.
Andre Rene Roussimoff, a native of France, was a popular touring attraction for years in wrestling and headlined the third WrestleMania in 1987 against Hulk Hogan.
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Bill Simmons, who joined HBO in the summer of 2015 and founded The Ringer, will serve as an executive producer of the film.
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HBO Sports and WWE have partnered for the first time on the documentary.
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Jason Hehir will direct "Andre the Giant."
Andre the Giant's best remembered film role was Fezzik in Rob Reiner's 1980s classic, "The Princess Bride."
Roussimoff died of a heart attack at 46 while visiting France to attend his father's funeral. He was billed in wresting as 7-foot-4 and more than 500 pounds, though he was shorter and lighter than the exaggerated measurements. But he was still an anomaly in professional wrestling, and friends often spread stories that Andre could drink more than 100 beers in one night, flip over cars loaded with people, or pass a silver dollar though one of his rings.
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Choosing my top five WTA matches of 2014 was reasonably straightforward, but trying to put them into an order was not! This is my final post in my WTA best matches feature. I'd love to hear your opinion in the comments about what was your favourite match of the year and why. I hope you've enjoyed the countdown… 🙂
WTA Best Matches of 2014 Part 1, Matches 20-16 HERE
WTA Best Matches of 2014 Part 2, Matches 15-11 HERE
WTA Best Matches of 2014 Part 3, Matches 10-6 HERE
5. Madison Keys d. Angelique Kerber, 6-3 3-6 7-5 (Eastbourne, Final)
In glorious sunshine, the 2014 edition of Eastbourne finished on a real high as Madison Keys defeated Angelique Kerber to win her first WTA title in one of the most underrated matches of the year. Just two days before the start of Wimbledon, much of the attention had already turned to SW19. For those who watched, they were rewarded with a really compelling match. The first two sets were evenly split; Keys was dominant on serve in the first set and was able to get the first strike in with her powerful groundstrokes. In the second set, Kerber changed her tactics and managed to get Madison on the run and force her into making more errors.
The third set was sensational; the intensity suddenly shot up, the rallies lengthened and both players were clutch, bringing their very best tennis when they needed it. Keys produced an array of forehand winners, the pick of the bunch coming on game point in the third game of the third set. Kerber was constantly playing catch-up on the scoreboard; she saved two break points at *1-2, held her nerve at *4-5, but then couldn't hold on at *5-6. Kerber had a rough time in finals in 2014, playing four Premier finals and losing all four. Kerber was unlucky in this particular match because the final game was all about Keys raising her level as opposed to Kerber getting tight.
I was absolutely hooked watching the final set and this was a perfect match to ramp up the excitement for Wimbledon. Keys and Kerber both played their best tennis on the grass this year and will be ones to watch next year. For Madison, I get Petra vibes. Huge serve, HUGE forehand and based on this final, an impressive mentality. I'm excited to see what Madison can do on the grass in years to come…
Match Recap HERE
Stats: Keys hit 60 winners (!) to 48 unforced errors, meanwhile Kerber hit 15 winners to 23 unforced errors. The match lasted one hour and 55 minutes.
Best moment of the match: The Keys forehand discussed above was pretty special but in the most tense of situations, the pair played out an incredible rally with Kerber serving at *5-6 30-30.
4. Maria Sharapova d. Simona Halep, 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 (French Open, Final)
Great WTA matches at the business end of Grand Slams, particularly at the French Open, had been few and far between in recent years. The last three setter at Roland Garros was all the way back in 2001 when Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters, 12-10 in the third set. This all changed in 2014 when Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep delivered one of the most entertaining Grand Slam finals in recent memory.
Sharapova recovered from a scrappy start to win a competitive opening set, 6-4 and then went up a break to start the second set. The match had an ominous sinking feeling for Halep, but she managed to regroup after a spate of double faults to get back on level terms. The best tennis of the match took place in the middle of the second set as the pair played some wonderful rallies with both trying to outfox each other with angles. Halep regained her confidence to take the lead, but on two occasions, was unable to serve out the second set. In what turned out to be an error-strewn tiebreak, it was Sharapova who blinked first, producing a number of uncharacteristic errors.
As the pair were neck-and-neck at 4-4 in the third set, it was Maria who took hold of the reins and entered beast mode. This time there would be no customary Halep fightback as Sharapova won eight straight points to win her fifth Grand Slam title. The sheer joy and astonishment on Maria's face at the end was a really nice moment. Halep shed a few tears, but got a wonderful response from the Philippe Chatrier crowd. The chants of "Sim-o-na" were just awesome. It was a welcome surprise to have such a competitive and engaging Grand Slam final, which concluded my favourite Grand Slam tournament of the year for the women.
Stats: Sharapova hit 46 winners to 52 unforced errors, meanwhile Halep hit 20 winners to 31 unforced errors. The final lasted three hours and two minutes.
Best moment of the match: Unfortunately, the highlights are a little sparse on YouTube for Sharapova-Halep and all matches from Roland Garros… Thankfully there are some! And there was no best moment, it's all worth watching!
Video by Pieoloiu Marius
3. Petra Kvitova d. Venus Williams, 5-7 7-6(2) 7-5 (Wimbledon, R3)
When the Wimbledon womens draw came out, this was the match that everyone had their eyes firmly fixed on. Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova won through their first two matches to set up a blockbuster third round tie…. And boy did it deliver. This was not your average WTA match. In two hours and 30 minutes of enthralling grass court tennis, there were just two breaks in 37 service games. There were just THREE break points in the entire match! The most impressive aspect of their serving games was the way in which both players were able to swat away any kind of trouble with a big serve.
In all three sets, there was barely anything to separate Venus and Petra. Venus earnt her only break point of the match in the 12th game of the first set, breaking to love to seal the opener, 7-5. Petra was playing catch-up all during the second set, but she stayed with Venus every step of the way, eventually running away with the tiebreak; she opened with a gorgeous crosscourt backhand return winner and won it by virtue of a double fault from Venus.
The rallies were short, sharp and wickedly intense. The power on display from both players was a sight to behold and there was a real meaning and purpose behind every shot played. Although it was almost entirely serve dominated, the third set was wonderfully compelling viewing. The pendulum marginally swung each way; Petra came closest to breaking serve at the beginning of the set, but as it ebbed to its conclusion, it was Venus who carved out a 0-30 opportunity on the Petra serve at 5-5. It was really cruel that these two had to play each other at such an early stage in the tournament. In the end, it was Petra who converted the only break point of the third set to earn a monumental win.
In terms of tennis memories, this match holds a special place for me. I remember that I had just finished work and was starting my week-long holiday of tennis-related funness. I'm a big Petra fan and I really felt that this could be her year. According to my brother, I was an absolute nightmare watching this match. I spent the majority of the third set standing up, screaming, yelling and generally freaking out. Is this normal behaviour of a fan? As much as I did feel bad for Venus, I was absolutely elated for Petra and it was a great way to start my holiday to not only see Petra win, but to witness such a marvellous match.
Match Recap HERE
Stats: Kvitova hit 48 winners to 34 unforced errors, meanwhile Venus hit 25 winners to 19 unforced errors. The match lasted two hours and 30 minutes.
Best moment of the match: This was one of those matches that didn't necessarily have a high point, but maintained its quality throughout its entire length. I've picked out one rally from the second set, which I particularly enjoyed. Petra ended it with a delightful squawk…
2. Jana Cepelova d. Belinda Bencic, 6-4 5-7 7-6(7) (Charleston, SF)
Charleston was a zany tournament this year with plenty of upsets. The second semi-final featured Jana Cepelova, who had stunned a struggling, Serena Willliams in the second round, up against the 17-year-old, Belinda Bencic, who had defeated Sara Errani in the quarter-finals. Cepelova and Bencic had both advanced to their first WTA tour semi-final match. Normally these situations feature bags of nerves, but that certainly wasn't evident after watching this match. The first semi-final between Andrea Petkovic and Eugenie Bouchard was an excellent match, but no-one could have imagined that the second semi-final would top that with a whirlwind of drama, excitement and INSANE tennis…
Cepelova showed some lovely variety to edge the first set, mixing up some potent groundstrokes with delicate drop shots. On a separate note, it was such a shame that she was unable to continue this good form after Charleston. As the match wore on, Bencic's striking became cleaner and more dominant; a fabulous backhand pass helped her earn the first break of serve in the second set as she raced into a 5-1* lead. Twice, she was unable to serve out the set, having multiple set points. Cepelova's incredible defence continued to thwart Bencic. This match wasn't a great example of Bencic's mentality although her response after poor points was impressive. After seeing her lead in the second set evaporate, Bencic won the last two games of the set, holding her serve with ease and authority to close out the set at the third of time of asking. The second set was fiercely competitive with lashings of classic WTA goodness; Cepelova was resorting to the single, double and in some cases, treble "pome" bark. Bencic retorted on many occasions, sealing the second set with an ace and a hugeee "pome".
The third set was more of the same, but at times, even more intensified. After one rally which Cepelova won with a crisp crosscourt backhand winner, both players were screaming at themselves. The match had plenty of drama, but the quality was on point throughout the whole match. The rallies featured so much variety and it was a very engaging watch. Bencic lost her composure in the decider, frequently dropping her racquet to the ground, hitting balls into the ground and even crying in the tense third set tiebreak. Despite all the brattiness, Bencic gave a very classy handshake.
Like the Venus-Petra match, this match also holds a distinct memory for me. I was on a family holiday at the time and we were dining in a sports bar. They happened to have about 10 screens of sport playing and the one in my direct view line was coverage of this semi-final from Charleston. This was commonly referred to by my family as the meal where we lost James! When I got back from my holiday, I got to watch the whole match including with SOUND. I was disappointed that the WTA missed this match off their "WTA matches of the year" in their fan favourite awards, but it's warming to see many tennis fans on Twitter still remember this match. You don't always need two well-known names to produce an AWESOME tennis match…
Stats: It was a surprise to see Cepelova finish the match with more winners; she hit 46 winners to 40 unforced errors, meanwhile Bencic hit 37 winners to 35 unforced errors. The match lasted two hours and 33 minutes.
Best moment of the match: I could pick out about five separate points that are all "best moments", but i've linked the video to the best rally from the third set tiebreak….
And the winner is…. *drumroll*
1. Angelique Kerber d. Maria Sharapova, 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 (Wimbledon, R4)
One word to describe this match… Brutal. In my favourite WTA match of the year, Angelique Kerber and Maria Sharapova ran each other ragged in this bruising fourth round encounter. In my opinion, this match is seriously underrated and unfairly cast into the shadows when compared to Venus-Petra from Wimbledon. As much as that match was special for me, the quality of hitting in this one was just qofjigjiogguggdjg.
Without doubt, this was Kerber's best performance of the 2014 season. She had some really tough losses but this was the one where she came out on top. Kerber started the match well, getting the early break to go up *2-0, but was unable to serve out the set as Sharapova began to unleash down-the-lines winners with pinpoint precision. Kerber held her service game facing scoreboard pressure at *5-6, closing it out with an ace and then, against all odds, won a tremendous tiebreak packed full of entertaining rallies that befitted this match.
It was no surprise that Sharapova responded by winning the second set although Kerber's level didn't drop a great deal. Sharapova sealed the crucial break of serve with a gorgeous angled backhand at 3-3. There were quite a few special winners from Maria in this match which earnt the customary racquet clap from Kerber (LOVE). Kerber didn't go away in the third set, in fact she stepped it up. As always, she defended superbly, but in this match, she also took her chances and went for winners when the opportunity presented itself. Kerber went up 5-2*, holding through some tight service games. With Sharapova on the other side of this net, this was always going to be struggle to close out. Kerber failed to serve out the match at *5-3, but then got to *0-40 in Maria's next service game…
The final game of the match was exhausting, both for the players and everyone watching! Kerber saw a myriad of match points disappear. There were some excellent points; you know a match is good when you see the crowd raising their hands on the TV view. After what felt like 78 deuces, Kerber sealed a magical win on her seventh match point. Who knows what would have happened if Sharapova had taken one of the game points she had at *4-5, but I was relieved for Angie. If it hadn't been for the amount of energy she expended in this match, she might have gone deeper in the draw. The scheduling hurt her chances as she was defeated in straight sets by eventual finalist, Eugenie Bouchard in the quarter-finals. However, her 2014 Wimbledon campaign will be remembered for this match against Sharapova…
Match Recap HERE
Stats: Kerber finished the match with 27 winners to 11 unforced errors, meanwhile Sharapova hit 57 winners to 49 unforced errors. This match lasted two hours and 37 minutes. How Kerber produced just 11 errors in three gruelling sets is mindboggling!
Best moment of the match: I sound like a broken record, but too many to choose from. The rally linked in the video came at the most crucial moment of the match in the final game and had the crowd on their feet.


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|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|MND-ADA Transduction of CD34+ Cells From the Bone Marrow Of Children With Adenosine Deaminase (ADA)-Deficient Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID): Effect of Discontinuation of PEG-ADA and Marrow Cytoreduction With Busulfan
|Study Start Date :
|November 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2015
Experimental: Retroviral-mediated ADA gene transfer
Transfer of the human ADA gene to isolated CD34+ cells from the bone marrow.
Biological: ADA gene transfer
Autologous CD34+ cells transduced with the retroviral vector MND-ADA, carrying the human ADA gene.
- Number of Participants With Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Examine the safety of the procedure: harvesting bone marrow, isolating CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, performing ex vivo gene transduction with the MND-ADA gamma-retroviral vector, giving 90 mg/m2 busulfan to "make space" in the bone marrow to aid engraftment, and re-infusing the autologous gene-modified cells.
- Number of Participants With Greater Than 1% of Gene-Modified Cells in the Peripheral Blood [ Time Frame: 2 years ]As measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood cells separated into mononuclear and granulocyte fractions.
- Number of Participants Reaching the Normal Range of ADA Enzyme Activity [ Time Frame: 2 years ]As measured by ADA enzyme activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Month to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Children > 1.0 months of age with a diagnosis of ADA-deficient SCID based on:
- Confirmed absence (<3% of normal levels) of ADA enzymatic activity in peripheral blood or (for neonates) umbilical cord erythrocytes and/or leukocytes, or in cultured fetal cells derived from either chorionic villus biopsy or amniocentesis, prior to institution of enzyme replacement therapy.
Evidence of severe combined immunodeficiency based on either:
- Family history of first order relative with ADA deficiency and clinical and laboratory evidence of severe immunologic deficiency,
- Evidence of severe immunologic deficiency in subject based on lymphopenia (absolute lymphocyte count <200) or severely decreased T lymphocyte blastogenic responses to phytohemagglutinin (deltaCPM<5,000), prior to institution of immune restorative therapy.
Fulfillment of criterion:
- A in addition to evidence of genetic mutations affecting the ADA gene as determined by a CLIA certified laboratory and clinical evidence of combined immunodeficiency based on lymphopenia (absolute lymphocyte counts <2SD of age-matched control values) and hypogammaglobulinemia (<2SD of age-matched control values) or lack of specific antibody response to vaccination. In addition, for patients to be eligible under this criterion, they must present with a clinical history indicating life-threatening illness characterized by increased frequency and/or severity of infections resulting in hospitalization and/or the administration of intravenous antibiotics, for bacterial or opportunistic infection.
Ineligible for allogeneic (matched sibling) bone marrow transplantation (BMT):
- Absence of a medically eligible HLA-identical sibling with normal immune function who may serve as an allogeneic bone marrow donor.
- Written informed consent according to guidelines of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
This study is also open to delayed/late onset ADA-deficient patients who fulfill the criteria 1, 2.A, and 3 and who are not receiving PEG-ADA treatment after being invited to discuss all alternative treatment options with a physician not connected with the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age less than 1 month
a. Anemia (hemoglobin <10.5 mg/dl at <2 years of age, or < 11.5 at >2 years of age,with normal serum iron studies). b. Neutropenia i. absolute granulocyte count <500/mm3 or ii. absolute granulocyte count 500-999/mm3 (1 month - 1 year of age) or 500-1499/mm3 (> 1 year of age)] and bone marrow aspirate and biopsy showing myelodysplasia or other gross abnormality. c. Thrombocytopenia (platelet count 150,000/mm3, at any age). d. PT or PTT >2X normal. e. Cytogenetic abnormalities on peripheral blood, or on cells collected by amniocentesis, if diagnosed in utero.
a. Evidence of active opportunistic infection or infection with HIV-1, hepatitis B, CMV or parvovirus B 19 by DNA PCR at time of assessment.
- Resting O2 saturation by pulse oximetry <95%.
- Chest x-ray indicating active or progressive pulmonary disease.
- Abnormal electrocardiogram (EKG) indicating cardiac pathology.
- Uncorrected congenital cardiac malformation.
- Active cardiac disease, including clinical evidence of congestive heart failure,cyanosis, hypotension.
- Significant neurologic abnormality by examination.
- Uncontrolled seizure disorder.
- Renal insufficiency: serum creatinine > or = 1.2 mg/dl, or > or = 3+ proteinuria.
- Abnormal serum sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate at grade III or IV by Division of AIDS Toxicity Scale.
- Serum transaminases > 5X normal.
- Serum bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dl.
- Serum glucose > 250mg/dl.
- Intractable severe diarrhea.
Oncologic (see below*)
- Evidence of active malignant disease other than dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)
- Evidence of DFSP expected to require anti-neoplastic therapy within the 5 years following the infusion of genetically corrected cells
- Evidence of DFSP expected to be life limiting within the 5 years following the infusion of genetically corrected cells
- Known sensitivity to Busulfan
- Expected survival <6 months.
- Pregnant.
- Major congenital anomaly.
- Medically eligible HLA-matched sibling.
- Other conditions which in the opinion of the P.I. or co-investigators, contra-indicate infusion of transduced cells or indicate patient's inability to follow protocol.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00794508
|United States, California
|University of California, Los Angeles
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Principal Investigator:
|Donald B. Kohn, M.D.
|University of California, Los Angeles
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Donald B. Kohn, M.D., Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
ADA Gene Therapy
1R01FD003005-01 ( U.S. FDA Grant/Contract )
9908-337 ( Other Identifier: OBA-RAC )
|First Posted:
|November 20, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|May 30, 2016
|Last Update Posted:
|April 23, 2021
|Last Verified:
|April 2021
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
Gene Therapy
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Retroviral Vector
ADA-deficient SCID
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders
Metabolic Diseases


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Nevermind the vociferous denials from tech titans like Google, Microsoft, and Apple. They knew the government was collecting their user data, the NSA's general counsel says.
The top lawyer for the National Security Agency and others from the Obama administration made it clear to the US government's independent oversight board that tech titans knew about government surveillance while it was going on.
NSA general counsel Rajesh De told the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Wednesday that tech titans were aware that the NSA was collecting communications and related metadata both for the NSA's "PRISM" program and for "upstream" communications crossing the Internet. PRISM is a surveillance program designed to collect and process "foreign intelligence" that passes through American servers.
The law that authorized the program was 2008's Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. The Guardian reported that when asked if collection of communications and associated metadata occurred with the "full knowledge and assistance of any company from which information is obtained," De said, "Yes."
De explained to the board that "PRISM was an internal government term that as the result of leaks became the public term." Data collection under PRISM, he said, was a "compulsory legal process, that any recipient company would receive."
De and his colleagues also rejected the board's suggestion to limit searches inside 702 databases.
"If you have to go back to court every time you look at the information in your custody, you can imagine that would be quite burdensome," testified Brad Wiegmann, deputy assistant attorney general.
"That information is at the government's disposal to review in the first instance," De added.
However, De cited privacy risks when explaining why the agency does not search the communication data of American citizens "taken directly" from the Internet, the Guardian said.
Tech firms consistently have denied participating in PRISM, sometimes vehemently so, since Edward Snowden leaked documents to the press last year. Apple said that it had "never heard" of PRISM. Facebook said that it "[does] not provide any government organization with direct access to Facebook servers." Microsoft said that it only provides data when legally mandated to do so, and "never on a voluntary basis."
Google CEO Larry Page echoed those statements, and added, "[W]e had never heard of the broad type of order that Verizon received -- an order that appears to have required them to hand over millions of users' call records."
De's comments contradict public statements by tech firms on their knowledge of data collection under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. CNET contacted companies cited in the documents leaked by Snowden, including Apple, AOL, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Paltalk, to comment on De's testimony. We will update the story when we hear from them.


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There is no denying that Japanese food is getting more and more popular across the United States. Once a niche ethnic cuisine, Japanese cooking has gone beyond sushi and teriyaki and has become mainstream. Walk down the aisle of many big supermarkets and you will find sushi, sashimi in Japanese bento boxes as eager shoppers and diners load them up in their shopping cart. Other than that, Japanese cooking techniques and ingredients are increasingly adopted by celebrity chefs and cooking professionals alike. Dashi, yuzu, kombu—ingredients that were once alien to non-Japanese chefs are now vital components of haute cuisine and fine dining.
As a result of the wild popularity of Japanese cuisine, its ingredients are taking more shelf space in many food stores as more people venture into Japanese cooking at home. I am a huge fan of Japanese food and have been learning and making Japanese food at home. Over the years, I have learned that cooking Japanese food is not hard; in fact, it's quite easy as soon as you grasp the fundamentals of Japanese cooking: the basic ingredients, the cooking techniques, tips, traditional methods, and preparation. So, to help you learn Japanese cooking, I have put together this page as an overview of the essential ingredients and the cooking tips that define Japanese cuisine…
Ponzu is a fundamental flavoring sauce in Japanese cuisine that oozes umami and great flavor. Made with soy sauce, citrus juice and vinegar, Ponzu has many culinary uses. Every summer, I use Ponzu for my grilled foods, from meats, seafood, chicken to mushrooms and vegetables. Other culinary usage are:
- Dipping sauce for sushi, sashimi, gyoza (Japanese) dumpling, shabu-shabu (Japanese hot pot).
- Marinade for meat, fish, shellfish, tofu, and vegetables before grilling.
- Salad dressing. Use ponzu alone or mix it with mayonnaise, salad dressing/oil for a unique flavor.
- Pour-over sauce for meat, fish, shellfish, tofu, and vegetables. I especially love Ponzu with oily fish such as salmon and yellow tail. The citrusy flavor cuts the grease and rids the fishy smell to deliver a cleaner taste.
- Flavoring sauce for steamed dishes, for instance: fish, chicken, pork, or tofu.
A good brand of ponzu such as Mizkan AJIPON® Ponzu can even be used as a soy sauce replacement and delivers amazing and authentic result to many traditional Japanese dishes. The sodium level of Mizkan AJIPON® Ponzu is also much lower than that of soy sauce (370 mg per tablespoon vs. 920mg), hence reducing the sodium intake drastically.
Dashi is the building block of Japanese cooking—a fish-based stock made of dried shaved bonito flakes and kombu (seaweed). It's used in almost all Japanese dishes, from soups, sauces, to steamed dishes such as chawanmushi (Japanese egg custard). While you can make home-made dashi stock in less than 30 minutes, many home cooks, including those in Japan, are turning to premium quality soup base for convenience because there is dashi in the soup base.
Cooking Tips for Dashi-based Sauces
There are many different types of sauces in Japanese cooking, some are thick while others are watery. If you use a bonito-flavored soup base, for example: Mizkan (Bonito Flavored) Soup Base, you can make various sauces by changing the ratio of water added to the soup base, for examples:
- if you add water by 1:8.5 (one soup base and 8.5 water), you can make the soup base for Japanese hot udon or soba noodle.
- If you add water by 1:3 (one soup base and 3 water), you can make the dipping sauce for Japanese cold soba or somen noodle.
- If you add water by 1:5 (one soup base and 5 water), you can make the dipping sauce for tempura.
Soup base is also very versatile and can be used as a flavoring sauce for the following:
- Teriyaki Sauce for chicken, beef, or salmon
- Simmered dishes such as braised shiitake mushroom
- Soup base for Japanese hot pots such as nabe
- Barbeque marinade for meat, fish, and seafood
- Dashi-no-moto (dashi powder) substitute
Mizkan (Bonito Flavored) Soup Base is a magical condiment, one that I stock up in my pantry.
Mirin, or fermented sweet wine made from steamed glutinous (sticky rice) is used in many Japanese dishes. Mirin has a mild alcoholic aroma and it's slightly sticky in the texture. Mirin adds a subtle sweetness to sauces such as teriyaki sauce and sukiyaki sauce. It also enhances the flavor of many simmered dishes.
Cooking Tips for Mirin
Mirin is usually added toward the end of the cooking process. When shopping for Mirin, always look for naturally brewed Mirin (hon-mirin) instead of the artificially blended Mirin flavoring (mirin-fuhmi). I like MIZKAN HONTERI® Mirin Seasoning which is a no alcohol Mirin, which keeps well in the refrigerator, or in a cool place away from direct sunlight.
Rice Vinegar
Rice vinegar is the key flavoring medium in sushi rice, a staple in Japanese cooking. It's also widely used in Japanese salad, pickled ginger, and in many dishes to add depth to the overall taste structure of the dish. When shopping for rice vinegar, I prefer rice vinegar which is less acidic or sharp, with a faint aroma of the fermented rice, and pure. Mizkan Rice Vinegar is made from 100% rice and naturally fermented. It's mild but tangy, and doesn't have an overpowering taste when used for cooking. It's also the preferred brand in the food services industry and Japanese restaurants.
Cooking Tips for Rice Vinegar
When I first started cooking Japanese at home, my Japanese friend shared the following tips with me:
- As rice vinegar vaporizes quickly, add it towards the end of the preparation.
- The acidic taste of rice vinegar can be used to balance the sodium level (saltiness) in a dish.
- Rice vinegar can be used to rid the fishy smell in fish. Add a dash of rice vinegar when you are cleaning fish.
- Certain fish tend to have slimy skin. Use rice vinegar to wash it off for easy handling.
- Rice vinegar prevents discoloration in food, for example: eggplant. Add a little rice vinegar during the preparation and cooking process will help retain the natural color of the ingredients.
When it comes to Japanese cuisine, the first thing that comes to mind is sushi. Rice is the staple in Japanese cuisine—every meal is served with rice. As such, rice is vinegared with rice vinegar to create sushi rice, which is the essential ingredient in all sorts of sushi.
If you learn Japanese cooking at home, the very first recipe that you will attempt is probably how to make great sushi rice. You can refer to my sushi rice recipe where I used a sushi rice seasoning, which is Mizkan Sushi Seasoning. The seasoning is made with rice vinegar and can also be used for Japanese salad (Sunomono) or marinade.
There are a lot more to share about Japanese cooking and this page is barely the start. It will be updated regularly with useful resources and information. In the next six (6) months, I will be sharing many Japanese recipes with you, including the techniques, cooking tips, and the many culinary uses of Mizkan Japanese brand products which reflect its corporate philosophy of "Mizkan, Bringing Flavors to Life" to Japanese cooking enthusiasts.
I will help you to stock up your Japanese pantry by taking you—albeit virtually—to the many key retail partner stores where Mizkan products can be found: H Mart, 99 Ranch, Mitsuwa, and more. You can also learn how to cook Japanese seasonal dishes, for example: Japanese grilling and BBQ for summer, and simmered dishes and hot pot in the winter. What's more, you will also have a chance to win BIG as I will be hosting sweepstakes and giveaway.
It's going to be fun, so please stay tuned on Rasa Malaysia for new Japanese recipes!


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About 10 months ago, Gawker's Rich Juzwiak put together on his personal site what has to be the most useful, repeatedly entertaining animated GIF I've ever seen. It's simple, basic, and genius: merely a look at the reaction shots of every Best Actor and Best Actress nominees in the seconds after they've found out whether or not they've won an Oscar. Seriously, watch it. I sorta find myself staring at it randomly every few minutes. Every glance brings something new.
My favorites:
• Sally Kirkland, nominated for Anna, displaying the worst poker face in recorded history upon losing to Cher for Moonstruck.
• Anne Hathaway's trademark practiced theatricality—now I am playing "classy!"—after losing to Kate Winslet.
• Burt Reynolds's fuck-all clap when Robin Williams wins for Good Will Hunting.
• Judy Davis's obvious surprise when Marisa Tomei takes her much-deserved Oscar for Husbands and Wives away from her.
• When Sean Penn wins for Mystic River, exactly what Bill Murray does.
That last one is the best and, at least by my Murray-loving lights, the only genuine reaction on here. Disappointment, nod of acknowledgement, a general air of understanding the ridiculousness of it all while still, you know, being a little bit hurt to lose. He's above it ... but not really, and knows it.
That's the last time Murray was nominated for an Oscar. I'd argue he has deserved it five times: Best Supporting Actor for Tootsie (this montage just kills me), Kingpin and Rushmore, and Best Actor for Groundhog Day and Lost In Translation. I'm a sucker for Quick Change, too, the most underrated great Bill Murray movie. But I'm not sure he's ever going to get nominated again. Next week, he plays FDR in Hyde Park On Hudson, a role that practically screams "Oscar bait." (Watching the trailer, you half expect the title card to read The King's Speech 2.) I haven't seen the film yet, but while Murray has received mostly positive notices, he's not showing up on any of the Oscar prediction charts, and the general sense is that the movie is too small to make much of an Oscar mark.
Murray has spoken in the past about how saddened he was, surprising even himself, to lose the Best Actor Oscar in 2003 to Penn. I always enjoyed the skit he got out of it on Letterman.
But I say: Good. I don't think I want Bill Murray to win an Oscar. At this point, it'd require him to take more roles like the FDR one—more Oscar bait, if you will. (It's just strange to imagine a personality as distinct as Bill Murray's portraying another real-life human being. It's like Superman dressing up as Batman.) Murray's career has been so quixotic—random cameos in zombie movies, popping up opposite Charlie Sheen, organizing dance parties with my New York magazine colleagues—and Murray himself so difficult to pin down that I don't want it to follow any conventional path, even if it might lead to an Oscar nomination.
I don't want to see him make any more of those sad death marches of publicity that Joaquin Phoenix was lamenting, the six-month campaign of hotel rooms and sad buffets. I want Bill Murray to continue to be Bill Murray, showing up at parties for no reason, cheering for Illini basketball, deciding to walk in slow motion through a hallway rather than signing an autograph. I want to see those things not only because they make me love Bill Murray—though there's obviously that—but because it's that sensibility that makes him Bill Murray in films; everything is done from a weird angle that no one could have seen coming. That's not how Oscars are won. Everybody sees Oscars coming.
So I hope Murray's great in Hyde Park On Hudson, but secretly, I'm kind of glad Murray's unlikely to get an Oscar nomination for it. Bill Murray is too good for an Oscar; let Jude Law have those, or somebody like that. I'd rather see Murray make coffee for the Wu-Tang Clan.
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Blue Jackets breakup, Aho offer sheet highlight NHL free agency
The much-anticipated breakup of the Columbus Blue Jackets' star-laden core came quickly.
Once Artemi Panarin completed the exodus of talent leaving Columbus by signing with the New York Rangers a little over an hour into the NHL's free agent signing period Monday, the real intrigue began.
The Montreal Canadiens made the boldest move of the day by signing Carolina restricted free agent Sebastien Aho to a five-year, $42.27 million offer sheet. That leaves the Hurricanes seven days to match the offer or elect to receive Montreal's first-, second- and third-round picks as compensation.
"We want to win. That's the risk we're taking. That's the business we're in," Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said.
Carolina GM Don Waddell last week said the team would match any offer, but Monday would only say the team will review its options.
The NHL's new year began in hectic fashion highlighted by Columbus' three top free agents each signing lucrative seven-year contracts; Aho landing the first offer sheet since 2013; and the Toronto Maple Leafs swinging two multiplayer trades.
Panarin is headed to the Big Apple after signing a seven-year, $81.5 million contract with the Rangers. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky left Columbus for South Beach after signing a seven-year, $70 million contract with the Florida Panthers, where he will take over the starting duties after Roberto Luongo retired last month.
And center Matt Duchene acknowledged he considered re-signing with the Blue Jackets before choosing Music City by signing a seven-year, $56 million contract with the Nashville Predators.
"I had a ton of respect for everybody there," Duchene said of Columbus. "At the end of the day, though, Nashville seemed like a perfect fit."
In the meantime, Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen had no regrets over the risk he took at the NHL trade deadline in February. That's when he acquired Duchene in a trade with Ottawa and retained Panarin and Bobrovsky while knowing he could lose all three in free agency.
"We accepted the risk at the deadline. We said all along that even if they're all rentals we're fine," Kekalainen said, acknowledging he made one last-ditch bid to keep Panarin on Sunday night. "I can go to bed every night and sleep well thinking that we did everything we could to keep the good player we liked."
The Blue Jackets began restocking their lineup by signing winger Gustav Nyquist to a four-year deal with an average salary of $5.5 million. Columbus also re-signed defenseman Ryan Murray to a two-year, $9.2 million contract and backup goalie Joonas Korpisalo to a one-year contract.
Nyquist wasn't bothered by the departures.
"I'm sure the media will talk about that, but I think we want to prove that there is going to be opportunity for other guys who are going to try to come in and fill some of those holes," he said. "I have no doubt in my mind that we're going to be a really good team."
Panarin was free agency's most highly coveted player. Florida and Colorado both revealed they made offers to sign the NHL's 2016 rookie of the year, who has topped 20 goals in each of his four seasons and had a career-best 87 points (28 goals, 59 assists) last year.
"There was one player that we were ready to go long term and high money because that was the one player out there that was worth everything he got," Avalanche GM Joe Sakic said.
In Florida, Panthers GM Dale Tallon settled on landing Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy-winner who will take over the starting duties after Roberto Luongo retired two weeks ago. The Panthers also had extra money on hand to sign forwards Brett Connolly and Noel Acciari and defenseman Anton Stralman.
There was plenty of movement elsewhere.
— Joe Pavelski, the longtime San Jose captain, left to sign a three-year, $21 million contract with Dallas. He was joined by Corey Perry, who signed with the Stars after having his contract bought out by Anaheim. The Sharks also lost winger Joonas Donskoi, who signed a four-year $15.6 million with Colorado. They were able to re-sign restricted free agent forward Timo Meier.
— Dallas lost veteran forward Jason Spezza, who is heading to play in his hometown of Toronto after signing a one-year, $700,000 deal with the Maple Leafs.
— The Maple Leafs began the day acquiring defenseman Cody Ceci, a 2020 third-round pick and minor leaguers Ben Harpur and Aaron Luchuk from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, forward Connor Brown and minor leaguer Michael Carcone.
Some 10 hours later, the Leafs made another blockbuster deal by acquiring defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alex Kerfoot, a restricted free agent, and 2020 sixth-round pick from Colorado. The Avalanche got back forward Nazem Kadri, prospect defenseman Calle Rosen and a 2020 third-round pick.
Toronto, which still needs to sign restricted free agent forward Mitch Marner to a new contract, cleared $9.1 million in badly needed cap space, with Colorado agreeing to pick up half of the final year of Barrie's $6 million salary, and $5.5 million cap hit.
"I feel (we're) well set up for whatever comes our way," Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas said. "Our primary ambition is to try to find an agreement with Mitch."
Aside from Bobrovsky, numerous goalies switched teams, including a free-agent swap in Alberta: Cam Talbot left Edmonton to sign a one-year, $2.75 million with Calgary. And Mike Smith left Flames to sign a one-year $2 million contract with the Oilers.
The New York Islanders let Vezina Trophy finalist Robin Lehner walk and replaced him by signing goaltender Semyon Varlamov to a four-year contract. The Islanders did retain forward Anders Lee with a seven-year, $49 million contract. Lehner then signed a one-year, $5 million contract with Chicago.
— In Pittsburgh, the Penguins used some of their wiggle room under the salary cap created by trading Phil Kessel to Arizona to sign Winnipeg forward Brandon Tanev to a six-year deal with an average annual value of $3.5 million.
— In Minnesota, the Wild signed free agent right wing Mats Zuccarello to a five-year, $30 million contract, and right wing Ryan Hartman on a two-year, $3.8 million contract.
— In Detroit, the Red Wings signed center Valtteri Filppula to a two-year $6 million contract, reuniting him for a third time with former teammate and newly hired GM Steve Yzerman.
— In New Jersey, the Devils continued stockpiling talent by signing forward Wayne Simmonds to a one-year contract a little over a week in which they acquired defenseman P.K. Subban in a trade with Nashville, and selected center Jack Hughes with the No. 1 pick in the draft.