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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two Michelin chefs will face off in a contest to lose their chef’s trademarks – big round bellies – in the next three months. Both will make donations to charity and the loser will dress as a waitress and work at the winner’s restaurant for a day. Harlan Goldstein and Alvin Leung, friends for more than 15 years, met last week and found that both of them had gained some kilograms. They then decided to put up a weight-loss challenge to make themselves healthier and to promote healthy eating habits. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group’s manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in Northern California’s Napa Valley wine country for the past decade, had been seeking treatment in Germany for bile duct cancer, Vitorino said. He died in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his wife and brothers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By ERIC ASIMOV, on May 20th, 2013 The Spanish punch that is consumed in the heat doesn’t have to be oversweet or headache-inducing, particularly when it’s made with fresh, fruity wines and other fine ingredients.
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By Sarah Begley, on May 20th, 2013 An Italian organization is bringing new meaning to the concept of rehabbing old materials. Barrique is turning used wine barrels into high-concept furniture—all for the benefit of a renowned substance abuse treatment facility.
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A float mocking the embattled former ICAC boss was the centrepiece of yesterday’s Cheung Chau Bun Festival parade. But the annual tradition of sending up political figures may have seen its last incarnation, with the island’s sole float-maker announcing his retirement. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A brutal murder case is gripping Beijing. On Thursday, a man’s headless, limbless body has been found in the Chinese capital, just one block south of the Tiananmen Square. The torso was found in the early morning hours of Thursday on the sidewalk at the intersection between Zhushi West Street and Meishi Street. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> In the wake of its apparent aversion to virgins – as expressed in its recent article “Never Sleep With a Virgin”, China’s nationalist newspaper, the Global Times, seems enthusiastic about lesbians – at least when former US secretary Hillary Clinton is suspected of being one. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The mayor of Kunming, Li Wenrong, has posted his first message on a Sina Weibo microblog in a move aimed at showing government transparency in the Yunnan provincial capital. Li had promised to open the account on Thursday, when he met with hundreds of protesters on Kunming’s streets. The angry crowd had ignored official intimidation to voice their opposition against a petrochemical project on the city’s outskirts. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Taiwanese eatery Din Tai Fung, which is famed for its dumplings, was crowned Asia’s best restaurant, while restaurants in Beijing claimed the lion’s share of spots in the top 10 of a new survey of the food-obsessed region’s best dining. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The regional airliner was climbing past 2,700 metres when its compasses went haywire, leading pilots several kilometres off course until a flight attendant persuaded a passenger in the ninth row to switch off an iPhone. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Debate rages over passenger electronics affecting aircraft systems
By , on May 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial on Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than S$40 million (HK$249.44) to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement’s founder. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A hot cup of Ceylon tea considered soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido. The tea industry is increasingly plugging Ceylon’s supposed aphrodisiac qualities in a bid to radically change perceptions of the brew, which manufacturers say can sell for less than water in some markets. “We are highlighting the properties of tea that can give you an edge in the bedroom,” said Rohan Fernando, whose firm HVA Foods sells a 60-gram jar of premium Ceylon for US$350. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By ASHLEY PARKER, on May 10th, 2013 Jason Richwine, whose critique of an immigration bill in the Senate was undercut by his graduate dissertation on Hispanic immigrants’ intelligence, has parted ways with the conservative research group.
Continue reading The Caucus: Author of Study on Immigrants’ I.Q. Leaves Heritage Foundation
By , on May 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Prosecutors may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home in the American city of Cleveland for a decade, in light of allegations he impregnated one of his captives at least five times and made her miscarry by starving her and punching her in the belly. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Quite a few eyebrows were raised in Guangzhou this week at the news that three town-level governments – two in relatively poor rural areas – spent more than 4 million yuan (HK$5 million) a year between them on official receptions. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Apple is evading taxes in China and spreading pornography, said a Chinese consumer protection group in Beijing on Friday. The China Association of Consumer Protection Law, in a report published by the Legal Daily newspaper, accused Apple’s online stores in China of not paying import taxes for software that they sell to mainland consumers. The accusations come amid a global debate on how online retailers should be taxed. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> As demand for Burgundy wines heats up in China, the French region has opened a representative office in Hong Kong to step up exports and promote tourism. After six years in Singapore, the Regional Council of Burgundy has moved its only office in Asia to Hong Kong. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The risk of spillover to humans was “constant or growing”, according to one of the authors of a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By PETE WELLS, on May 7th, 2013 Going to Pearl & Ash without opening a bottle would be missing the whole point — this restaurant has become the city’s most exciting place to drink wine.
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By , on May 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The use of a military air base to transport civilian guests to the wedding of a member of the Gupta family, who are close allies of President Jacob Zuma, has set off outrage, saddling Zuma with his latest scandal. Even some of his biggest supporters have jumped on the bandwagon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Star chefs line up for battle of the bulge
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Two Michelin chefs will face off in a contest to lose their chef’s trademarks – big round bellies – in the next three months. Both will make donations to charity and the loser will dress as a waitress and work at the winner’s restaurant for a day. Harlan Goldstein and Alvin Leung, friends for more than 15 years, met last week and found that both of them had gained some kilograms. They then decided to put up a weight-loss challenge to make themselves healthier and to promote healthy eating habits. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Star chefs line up for battle of the bulge
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