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#sounders (Taken with Instagram at CenturyLink Field)
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I went to my first Sounders game ever last night! Now I’m a fan for life!
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Seattle is getting a ferris wheel
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The Seattle Space Needle :)
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Familiar territory.
#sounders (Taken with Instagram at CenturyLink Field)
Mount St. Helens
Photo by Teo Jion Chun
1) 地理學家David A. Johnston 在火山爆發前執勤，無懼當時岩漿隨時噴發的威脅，結果為地理科硏壯烈犧牲，這個觀景台是由他命名以資紀念。
Johnston Ridge Observatory is named after Geologist David A. Johnston, who died while manning an observation post about 6 miles from the volcano on the morning of May 18, 1980.
2) 在1980年的火山狂暴爆，岩漿噴射，火山煙塵在轟隆聲中上沖數百公尺，共有57人喪命。此後，火山周圍林木夷為平地，被厚厚山灰覆蓋整個環境。
57 people died in the 1980 eruption and the landscape has totally changed since.
3) 眾多州內外遊客不論寒暑都會登上觀景台，近距離觀看「聖海倫」火山的雄偉壯觀的景色，讓人心曠神怡。
Standing just 6 miles at Johnston Ridge Observatory from Mt. St. Helens gives a spectacular view for visitors.
4)巨大的火山口與厚厚的火山塵，毫無林木鳥獸等生活氣息，它何時爆發沒有人知道。
Overlooking the huge crater and piled up volcano ash, the next eruption of Mount St. Helens is uncertain.
Behind the Scenes - Tam Nguyen: the community man
By Amy Van
Before Tamarind Tree and Long Provincial, the Nguyen family had long been tenured within the restaurant industry. For years, Tam Nguyen tells me, they served locals in the south of Vietnam the similar delicious entrees as they do now and their business managed to run until the outbreak of the Vietnam War. Several years after the war subsided, then 15-year-old Nguyen, along with his family, made the voyage from the war torn country to the states.
After settling in Seattle, the Nguyens began rebuilding their life and business. Revisiting their family’s generational trade of serving savory Vietnamese cuisine to the locals, Tamarind Tree became the family’s cornerstone of that tradition.
As Tamarind Tree began gathering awards and praises for its business, unbeknownst to many who saw him solely as the restaurant’s manager, Tam Nguyen was also dividing his time pursuing other ambitions as well.
Nguyen earned his pharmaceutical degree at the University of Washington, working in the field concurrently while assisting his family to manage Tamarind Tree. Within the window of the next few years, he also established his own scholarship foundation, perhaps the most sentimental and personal project of which he speaks passionately.
A little over ten years ago, a specific incident during a trip back to the motherland unexpectedly inspired Nguyen to create The Viet Nam Scholarship Foundation (VNSF)…(read more)
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Viet Nam Scholarship Foundation: www.vnsf.org
Tamarind Tree:
1036 S Jackson St # A Seattle, WA 98104 | (206) 860-1404
Long Provincial:
1901 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 | (206) 443-6266
U-District Street Fair 2012
FYI
By Phoebe Fan
April 2012 heats up as 5th warmest month globally
Federal weather statistics show that unseasonable weather pushed last month to the fifth warmest April on record worldwide. It was nearly 1.2 degrees above the 20th Century normal.
Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women
Female soldiers are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what has already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
‘Black box’ found of Russia jet in Indonesia crash
Indonesian special forces have found the voice-and-data recorder of a new Russian passenger jet that slammed into a cliff on a dormant volcano. The “black box” could help explain the cause of the deadly crash.
Canon eyes robot-only production for cameras
Canon is moving toward fully automated digital camera production in an effort to cut costs. If successful, counting on machines can help preserve Japan’s technological power.
China, SKorea, Japan try to ease NKorea tensions
The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan will work together to calm tensions on the Korean peninsula. They also took steps toward deepening their economic ties by laying the groundwork for a regional free trade area.
Dalai Lama alleges poison plot; China cries foul
China accused Dalai Lama of being deceitful, saying that he generally spreads false information, after Dalai Lama reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting poison in their hair for him to touch during blessings.
Egypt group documents 841 deaths in 2011 uprising
Egyptian rights group released the most comprehensive list to date of the more than 800 civilians killed by security forces in last year’s uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak.
Lack of trust in Facebook may hold back ad sales
Facebook’s reach is wide but not deep. According to an AP-CNBC poll, few users click on the site’s ads or buy the virtual goods and many of them do not trust Facebook to keep their information private.
More than 100 hurt in Bangladesh clashes
According to witnesses, more than 100 people, including many police, were injured in clashes on May 13 between opposition activists and security officials in southeastern Bangladesh.
Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station
A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station. It will be the first time a private company has launched space station supplies.
Leave the Chinese and Tibetans alone
The hostile relations between China and Tibet is no news, and neither is international intervention.
This week, Chinese government criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron for meeting exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama in London on Monday, saying that his action has damaged the ties between the two countries.
Yes, China has been frustrated with the situation in Tibet for a long time. At self-immolation? Maybe. But more accurately, China is tired of people sticking their noses into its business.
At many human rights protests in this country, people often chant “free Tibet.” But how many really understand the long history between China and Tibet, and the kind of freedom Tibetans want?
The foreign relation of Tibet with China can be traced all the way back to Tang Dynasty… (Read more)
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Young musicians chase dreams at SingCon 2012
By Jocelyn Chui
Good singing contests pick out the winners; the best singing contest brings out the talents extraordinaire.
SingCon 2012 organized by the Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA) of the University of Washington heated up the temperature of Neptune Theatre on May 12 evening. Among contestants, performing artists and audience, the event ignited an energy that was beyond winning and losing. It was about pursuing dreams with people who shared the same passion in music.
“Singing is always my hobby,” said this year’s champion Yuchuan Zhang, 18, UW freshman. “This is my first time participating in a singing competition and I didn’t imagine I would win.”
Born in Chongqing, Zhang started singing when she was in first grade. She values every opportunity to perform and share her music with others. Zhang also said before the contest that she wanted to make more friends and gain stage experience from this event.
First runner-up and the recipient of Audience Choice Award Jessica Fan said that she wanted to gain confidence the most because “when people clap for you, you start… (click here for more).
#mcjin #rapper #hiphop #rap #musician (Taken with Instagram at Neptune Theatre)
#mcjin (@iammcjin) at #hksa #singcon (@hksasingcon)#rap #hiphop #rapper (Taken with Instagram at Neptune Theatre)
