Monday, 26 March 2012

Interesting performances at Got Talent’s fourth semi-final show

Manchester City will look to return to the top of the Premier League and pile the pressure on title rivals Manchester United when they travel to Stoke on Saturday. Manchester City's Samir Nasri (2nd R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal of the English Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at The Etihad stadium in Manchester,Victory at the Britannia Stadium would put City two points in front of current leaders and reigning champions United, who are not in action again until they host Fulham at Old Trafford on Monday. However, for many fans attention will turn to the Reebok Stadium. Normally, a match between the relegation threatened Lancashire duo of Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers would only be of local interest. But this will be Bolton's first match since Fabrice Muamba collapsed with a cardiac arrest during last week's subsequently abandoned FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham. Bolton postponed Tuesday's scheduled league match against Aston Villa but, with medical bulletins on 23-year-old midfielder Muamba increasingly encouraging, they have decided to go ahead with Saturday's fixture. Legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly was quoted as saying "football is not a matter of life or death, it's more important than that". But Bolton boss Owen Coyle, unsurprisingly, disagrees. "Football is not more important than what has happened," said Coyle. "Nobody is more passionate about football than me. Is the game important? Yes in the context of the Premier League, and we will do our best. "But football is not the be all and end all. What happened to Fabrice on Saturday puts everything in perspective and our first thoughts will be with him," Coyle added. Manchester City's 2-1 win over Chelsea at Eastlands on Wednesday witnessed the return of controversial striker Carlos Tevez after three months of self-imposed exile in his native Argentina following a falling-out with manager Roberto Mancini. There are many -- including former City favourite Rodney Marsh -- who fear Tevez's return for the final nine league games of the season could destabilise the club's bid for a first English title since 1968. But, with Tevez coming off the bench to lay on the winner for Samir Nasri against Chelsea, it appears the forward is well and truly back in the fold. "I don't know if it was a champions' performance but we gave a very good performance in a difficult game," said Mancini after the Chelsea match. "We have a very difficult game on Saturday against Stoke and this game was important for the three points." Arsenal, back in third and on course for a Champions League place, will look to continue their recent resurgence at home to Aston Villa with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, whose judgment was being called into question earlier in what was a faltering season, warning his team not to let-up now. "We want to keep going and we must not think now that the most difficult thing is done," Wenger said. "Probably the most difficult thing still remains to do, and to achieve it it is important we keep humility, focus and fight for each other," the Frenchman added. Tottenham were looking as if they would end the season as London's top club, but their recent dip in form has come at just the wrong time for Harry Redknapp's side, with the manager insisting speculation linking him with the England job is not behind their slump. They face Chelsea on Saturday with both clubs now battling for a top four finish and the Champions League place that goes with it. Chelsea were given a lift when inspirational captain John Tery returned to training on Thursday after missing their last two matches with calf cramps. Meanwhile fellow Blues defender Gary Cahill said of Tottenham: "You'll always have a blip in the season and maybe theirs has come now. "We're at home, where we have some confidence now, and we are looking to get the positive result we need." Liverpool have won the League Cup and are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup but their league form remains frustrating, as demonstrated by a midweek 3-2 loss away to strugglers QPR in a match where they were 2-0 up. Kenny Dalglish's men will look to restore order against relegation candidates Wigan at Anfield while QPR, now out of the bottom three, travel to Sunderland. Basement club Wolves are away to Norwich while stylish Swansea, the surprise package of the season so far, will look to follow-up a 3-0 win over Fulham at home to Everton. Sunday sees West Brom host Newcastle. Fixtures (1500GMT unless stated) Saturday: Arsenal v Aston Villa, Bolton v Blackburn, Chelsea v Tottenham (1245GMT), Liverpool v Wigan, Norwich v Wolves, Stoke v Man City (1730GMT), Sunderland v QPR, Swansea v Everton Sunday: West Brom v Newcastle (1600GMT) Monday: Man Utd v Fulham (2000GMT) Hue Tours | Hue Tour | Festival Hue | Hue Da Nang | Da Nang Hoi An | Hoi An Hue | Du Lich Hue | Du Lich Hoi An | Du Lich Da Nang | Du Lich Sapa | Du Lich Da Lat | Du Lich Phu Quoc | Du Lich Lao | Du Lich Cambodia | Du Lich Thai Lan | Du Lich Singapore | Du Lich Malaysia | Du Lich Trung Quoc
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James Cameron reaches deepest spot on Earth

Hollywood icon James Cameron has made it to Earth's deepest point. This February 2012 photo, provided by National Geographic, shows explorer and filmmaker James Cameron emerging from the hatch of DEEPSEA CHALLENGER during testing of the submersible in Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, Australia. The director of "Titanic," ''Avatar" and other films used a specially designed submarine to dive nearly seven miles, completing his journey a little before 8 a.m. Monday local time, according to Stephanie Montgomery of the National Geographic Society. He plans to spend about six hours exploring and filming the Mariana Trench, about 200 miles southwest of the Pacific island of Guam. "All systems OK," were Cameron's first words upon reaching the bottom, according to a statement. His arrival at a depth of 35,756 feet came early Sunday evening on the U.S. East Coast, after a descent that took more than two hours. The scale of the trench is hard to grasp — it's 120 times larger than the Grand Canyon and more than a mile deeper than Mount Everest is tall. Cameron made the dive aboard his 12-ton, lime-green sub called "Deepsea Challenger." He planned to collect samples for biologists and geologists to study. "It's really the first time that human eyes have had an opportunity to gaze upon what is a very alien landscape," said Terry Garcia, the National Geographic Society's executive VP for mission programs, via phone from Pitlochry, Scotland. The first and only time anyone dove to these depths was in 1960. Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard and U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh took nearly five hours to reach the bottom and stayed just 20 minutes. They had little to report on what they saw, however, because their submarine kicked up so much sand from the ocean floor. "He is going to be seeing something that none of us have ever seen before. He is going to be opening new worlds to scientists," Garcia said. One of the risks of a dive so deep is extreme water pressure. At 6.8 miles below the surface, the pressure is the equivalent of three SUVs sitting on your toe. Cameron told The Associated Press in an interview after a 5.1 mile-deep practice run near Papua New Guinea earlier this month that the pressure "is in the back of your mind." The submarine would implode in an instant if it leaked, he said. But while he was a little apprehensive beforehand, he wasn't scared or nervous while underwater. "When you are actually on the dive you have to trust the engineering was done right," he said. The film director has been an oceanography enthusiast since childhood and has made 72 deep-sea submersible dives. Thirty-three of those dives have been to the wreckage of the Titanic, the subject of his 1997 hit film. Forex News | Travel to Vietnam | Tour to Vietnam - Tour Ghep Mien Trung | Tour Trang Mat | Ebook | visit vietnam | Tour Du Lich 30 - 4 va 1 - 5 | How To Weight Loss | how to solve rubik | how to tie a tie | dac san hue | tourism vietnam
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ASEAN Cyber University project launched in Vietnam

Officials from South Korea and Asian nations, including Vietnam, recently met in Hanoi to launch the ASEAN Cyber University project. E-learning centres will be set up in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam in May 2012The gathering, held on March 22, drew the participation of members of the project's steering committee. Participants included officials from the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training, officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and South Korea, as well representatives of the academies and universities under the ASEAN educational network. ASEAN Cyber University project was first proposed at the ASEAN – South Korea Summit in 2009. The project is expected to help establish a foundation for sharing experiences, knowledge, and skills in higher education and long-distance education among ASEAN countries and South Korea. Having been piloted in South Korean since 2010, the project will help set up e-learning centres in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam in May 2012. A main operating centre or hub-centre will be built at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi in order to regulate other centres in the three other participating countries. South Korea will act as the project's co-ordinator and gradually transfer its advanced technology on long-distance education and developmental strategies to ASEAN member countries. Quach Tuan Ngoc, Director of the Ministry of Education and Training's Department of Technology and Information said, "As the project is in its first stage, a lot of matters are still under discussion, such as educational programme, credit exchange, regulations, mode of enrolment, and tuition fees. However, we can be sure that e-learning will help students save time and money because they can study at home and get a good education, instead of having to rush to big cities". Forex News | Travel to Vietnam | Tour to Vietnam - Tour Ghep Mien Trung | Tour Trang Mat | Ebook | visit vietnam | Tour Du Lich 30 - 4 va 1 - 5 | How To Weight Loss | how to solve rubik | how to tie a tie | dac san hue | tourism vietnam
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Hue among Vietnam’s largest tourist draw

Tourism surveys showed the central city of Hue welcomed a higher number of foreign visitors during the final months of the year than the same period of 2009. The survey information was gathered from tourism sites and statistics by local agencies and travel agents. By the end of November, Hue City, in Thua Thien-Hue Province, had welcomed nearly 1.4 million travelers, up 11.7% from a year earlier, according to Nguyen Phuong Mai from the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. She added that international arrivals were up 7.9% on the year with the majority from Thailand and France during the period. The Ancient Capital Relics Conservation Center of Hue said as of Nov 30, international arrivals to the relics increased by 8.74% on the year while domestic arrivals were up 0.68% on year. The ancient relics raked in a combined tourism and service revenues of VND78.6 billion (US$4.03 million) during the period. Surveys at high-end hotels such as four-star Mercure Gerbera, Century Riverside and Huong Giang showed that foreign tourists have accounted for over half of their total arrivals in recent days. Owners of souvenir shops around the Hue relics also admitted that the number of international arrivals in the ancient capital is on the rise these days. John Smith, from the U.S., who is on holiday in Hue city with his wife and son, said he was very interested in discovering such an ancient capital. "All my family is very happy when visiting such sights despite of bit of weariness in our legs. After eating the Hue beef noodles, we feel very wonderful to sit on a boat on the Huong (Perfume) River enjoying Hue ceremonial songs." He added that they will come back to Hue again. Phan Tien Dung, director of the department, said Hue is among the top of the list nationwide in terms of tourism attraction. The rating, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will be announced this month. It was jointly carried out by experts, managers and researchers in line with the Vietnamese Institute of Tourism Development Research (ITDR). Between January and November, Thua Thien-Hue province received 1.36 million visitors, and earned tourism revenues of VND774 billion (US$39.69 million), up 11.7% and 20.4% on the year, respectively. This year, the province aims to welcome 1.5 million tourists with revenues rising 15% from last year, according to the Kinh Te Vietnam & The Gioi Newspaper. DTiNews caught some photos of foreign tourists enjoying their time in Hue recently: Hue Tours | Hue Tour | Festival Hue | Hue Da Nang | Da Nang Hoi An | Hoi An Hue | Du Lich Hue | Du Lich Hoi An | Du Lich Da Nang | Du Lich Sapa | Du Lich Da Lat | Du Lich Phu Quoc | Du Lich Lao | Du Lich Cambodia | Du Lich Thai Lan | Du Lich Singapore | Du Lich Malaysia | Du Lich Trung Quoc
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Sunday, 25 March 2012

Gigabyte launches AIRE M77 mouse

Gigabyte has prepared a new wireless mouse that combines a stylish design, rich functionality and a reasonable price. The new mouse will be marketed under the AIRE M77 Must-Have Wireless Mouse brand name. Suitable for all conditions and applications the new Gigabyte AIRE M77 mouse features an ergonomic design and practical function setting that will help you do your work in the most enjoyable way possible. Designed specifically for right-hand users the shape of the AIRE M77 mouse can prevent your palm from feeling tired after long hours of use. There also are 4th and 5th keys that conveniently facilitate web surfing. A switch in the mouse also allows you to switch-on-the-fly between 800 DPI and 1600 DPI and the built-in low power indicator reminds you to change the batteries when they get exhausted. Additionally, the Gigabyte AIRE M77 mouse is equipped with a precise optical tracking engine, which makes it very smooth to use. The fine quality of a 2.4 GHz receiver assures an operation range within 6-8 meters, making it ideal for both laptops and desktop computers. Unfortunately, pricing is unknown. yen sao hitech review dac san hue hue tourism vietnam how to weight loss cute girl hue tourism vietnam dac san xu hue how to solve rubik how to tie a tie giấy dán tường ky nang ban hang tieu luan triet de thi dai hoc luan van ngan hang kinh doanh quoc te luan van thac sy luận văn thạc sỹ ngu phap tieng anh
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Vietnam’s special sauce

Viet Ha explores the secrets of one of Vietnam's most treasured exports, soya sauce. The dried soya bean must be firstly roasted. The sticky rice is set on a broad basket, covered with longan leaves and left until it gets mouldy. The sun is a very important factor in deciding the quality of the sauce. The sauce is stired sometimes. Tuong is best served with banh duc (a kind of pan cake made from rice) "No one knows exactly when the first jar of Vietnamese traditional tuong (soya sauce) was made but our family has produced it for four generations," shares 83-year-old Hoang Thi Lu of Cu Da Village in Hanoi's Thanh Oai District, a village made famous for its tuong recipe. Tuong sauce has been a staple condiment for Vietnamese people for centuries. However, with so many other kinds of sauce produced nowadays, tuong is gradually losing its well established place on the dinner table. Still, there are some special dishes such as braised fish or tofu that the likes of mayonnaise and chili sauce just can't complement as well as good old fashioned soya sauce. Made out of soya beans and rice, it is also very rich in protein and good for health. Ban Town, in Hung Yen Province, about 25km from Hanoi, is particularly famous for its good-quality tuong. In the nineteenth century, their special sauce was even chosen to offer to the King. According to local woman Nguyen Thi Minh Quat, owner of one of the best known Vietnamese soya sauce brand names, Minh Quat Tuong, the secret of their good sauce lies in its careful preparation. First of all, Quat says, you have to have the highest quality soya beans. The next ingredient, which is of equal importance, is sticky rice. The rice is soaked for a few hours and then steamed. The rice is then set on a broad basket, covered with longan leaves and left until it gets mouldy (this takes about three to four days). During this time, the soya beans are prepared. The bean is roasted and then soaked in a jar of salty water for seven days in a cool storage area. After that, the rice mould is poured into the soya bean jar. The mixture is then crushed and dried in the sun for two to six months before it is ready to serve. The sun is a very important factor in deciding the quality of the sauce. Therefore, people usually make a new jar from March to August when the sky is clearest. When the sauce is ready, it turns a dark brown colour and has a sweet smell and taste. If people strictly follow the process, a batch of tuong can be preserved from two to three years. For Vietnamese people, tuong is a traditional specialty which is often associated with poor but peaceful life in their homeland. In the past, every family would have a jar of the sauce to eat all year round to accompany almost every meal. This simple sauce has even become a symbol of Viet Nam, as expressed in the the popular poem: Anh di anh nho que nha Nho canh rau muong, nho ca dam tuong Translated as: Wherever I go, I will always feel nostalgic for my home country. I miss the water morning-glory soup, and miss the egg-plants dipped in soya sauce. This also explains why this traditional sauce can now be found in the US, Australia, France and more. In any country, if you can find Vietnamese people, you will be sure to find a bottle of tuong.Forex News | Travel to Vietnam | Tour to Vietnam - Tour Ghep Mien Trung | Tour Trang Mat | Ebook | visit vietnam | Tour Du Lich 30 - 4 va 1 - 5 | How To Weight Loss | how to solve rubik | how to tie a tie | dac san hue | tourism vietnam
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Mountainous regions turned yellow with colza flower

The mountains of regions of northwest Vietnam turn into a dazzling sight in spring, because of Hoa Cai, or colza flower fields. Along with the peach and apricot blossoms, the hillsides in this part of Vietnam create an impressive and unique atmosphere. The abundant fields of colza flower make for great photos, and also create inspiration for many artists. In case you cannot visit yourself, here are some images of the spring scenery in the northwest: Hue Tours | Hue Tour | Festival Hue | Hue Da Nang | Da Nang Hoi An | Hoi An Hue | Du Lich Hue | Du Lich Hoi An | Du Lich Da Nang | Du Lich Sapa | Du Lich Da Lat | Du Lich Phu Quoc | Du Lich Lao | Du Lich Cambodia | Du Lich Thai Lan | Du Lich Singapore | Du Lich Malaysia | Du Lich Trung Quoc
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