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LOS ANGELES (July 9) - Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake in 1857.
What these mysterious vibrations say about future earthquakes is far from certain. But some think the deep tremors suggest underground stress may be building up faster than expected and may indicate an increased risk of a major temblor.

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lol
thanks to public television, we can watch France 24 (the new English-language French news channel that looks like Russia Today with different colors but the same fonts) and SABC News International, which I'm guessing is the South African Broadcasting Channel

SABC is showing rugby highlights right now

I hope we get a stronger antenna so we can get Deutsche Welle again

diferente

via aroundfremont:

Taiwan creates a Napa Valley of Tea

lol there's a misspelled word under the photos flash device

He would patiently explain to Westerners unaccustomed to Asian tea that their brew, full of complex flavors, does not need milk and sugar.
Taiwanese drink tea much like Californians sip wine. They sniff for aroma, slurp for taste and carefully eye the color

I guess I became Taiwanese in my tea habits without noticing. THE CUPERTINO INFLUENCE, I SAY


Thanks to wintersweet, I found out that an Asian shopping center I've passed by is called Little Taipei. Now I want to visit. Asian shopping centers make me feel at home. THE CUPERTINO INFLUENCE YET AGAIN

XD this comment:
The best thing is that since this surrounding area as a whole is home to some of the wealthiest Chinese people in the US, and one of the highest ranking high schools in the state (Mission San Jose), there are never any thugs or trouble makers hanging around the premises.

ahahahahaha "trouble makers" and giving props to Mission
sorry Mission flisters, but I have to say this: WHERE IS YOUR SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW?! HAHAHAHA WERE YOU TOO GOOD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH IRVINGTON, WASHINGTON, AMERICAN, OR -LE GASP- KENNEDY?

seriously, every time I mentioned I was from Kennedy, I got this "oh" reaction like "but you know things..."
How many spelling and grammar and even content errors did those non-Kennedy people make in their articles for Youth Today? I still haven't forgiven them for messing up my articles without at least double-checking facts with me.

Wow. This post took an unexpected turn.

I'll keep my secrets mine

I've only seen bits of this TV show on public televion, but I think some of you might be interested. What first got me watching was the high video quality; much better than that of many food programs (then again, I don't have the Food Network, so I might be wrong)

Gourmet.com's Diary of a Foodie

I don't know if the full episodes can be viewed outside of the US, but there are recipes too that can be viewed by anyone.

full episode links in the episode title

examples, from Season 1
China: One Billion Foodies
Recipes:
Drunken Chicken with Rice-Wine Granita
Five-Spice Fortune Cookies
Noodles with Pork and Hot Bean Sauce
Snow Peas with Sichuan Preserved Vegetable
Stir-Fried Asparagus with Oyster Sauce
Stir-Fried Mushrooms with Soy and Rice Wine

Episode 2: Anatomy of a Meal with José Andrés
Caramel Corn Clusters
Caramelized Pork Rinds

more Season 1 episodes and recipes can be found here.
Episode 3 - "Italy: Home Cooking"
Episode 4 - "H20"
Episode 5 - "The Hungry Luddite"
followed by: "The Green Kitchen," "Brazil: When Foods Collide," "Just Desserts" (WITH CHOCOLATE CHILE ICE CREAM?), "Living Off the Land," "Australia: Slow Food" (recipes: Rhubarb Chutney, Rhubarb Tart), "Science of Deliciousness," "Zen and the Art of Cooking," "Salt and Pepper," "Delicious Indigenous," "Noble Rot," "Cure de Force," "Raising the Bar," "Contraband Cuisine," "Anatomy of a Meal II with Lydia Shire," and "Avant Garde à la Carte."

molecular gastronomy is now my current favorite word.

Season 2 episodes and recipes

Episode titles: "Southern India: The Spice of Life," "New Zealand: The Rugged Land," "Bread: The Foundation of a Meal," "Hidden Hong Kong," "North Carolina: BBQ and Beyond" (is it bad that my mouth started watering when I read BBQ?), "Bloggers: Confessions of the Food-Obsessed," "Baja: The New Provence," "Bovine Rhapsody," "Trompe l’Oeil: The Art of Culinary Deception," "The Open Flame," "France: The New Guarde," "The Anglers," "The Inventors," "Chile: Mestizo," "Anatomy of a Meal: Paul Bartolotta" (what is Lobster in Crazy Water?), "Fine Fast Food," "The World of Sweet," "Aromas: Fragrance and Taste," "Vietnam: The Taste of Simplicity," "Drinks: The Golden Age of Spirits."

Season 3 Episodes and Recipes

Episode Titles: "Hawaii’s Big Island: Food Lover’s Paradise" (oh my I want the Macadamia Nut Shortbread), "India & Vietnam: Complex Cuisine," "Ancient Traditions," "Oaxaca: Food of the New World," "Farm to Fork" (clip show), "Korea: Ancient Food, Modern World" (lol title what? I want recipes for crazy Asian pizza), "Tasmania: The Next Culinary Frontier," "Turkey: Iftar in Istanbul," "The Collective," "Tuscan Simplicity," "Chile Peppers: Playing With Fire," "Montreal: Cooking on the Wild Side," "La Cocina Andaluza: The Flavor of Flamenco."

lol some of these titles are unintentionally funny
but the show itself is pretty good