Where to Drink Bubble Tea in London ~ Food News - Restaurant ...

Originally from Taiwan, bubble tea makes a tempting, diet-friendly replacement for your Frappuccino addiction. Ice-blended black tea or coffee is infused with milk or fruity flavours and mixed with a handful of tapioca balls (imagine a round gummi bear), which should be sucked through the oversized straw and chewed while you drink.?Sounds bizarre? It is - but in the best possible way. Here are some of our favourite places to get your fix in London:

Bubbleology
This shop in London may feature a gimmicky, mad scientist-inspired space filled with gurgling test tubes and a blackboard full of equations, but the tea lives up to the hype. 'Bubbleologists' in white lab coats have all trained under a renowned tea master in Taiwan, and the range of flavours is impressive. Stay tuned for a new branch opening soon in Notting Hill Gate (020 7494 4231).

Bobajam?
There's no shortage of choices at this authentic Asian cafe on the edge of Chinatown. Join the crowd of students queued up for bubble yoghurt teas, mint teas and juice options. There's also a wonderful section of traditional desserts on offer (020 7437 1288).

Chaboba Bubble Tea
At this colourful tea house in Camden, you'll find more unusual varieties including Crush Bubble Tea - a sort of smoothie version available in flavours like honeydew and green apple (020 7267 4719).

HK Diner?
Try an alcoholic bubble tea at this late-night Chinese restaurant (open till 4 AM) - or if staying alert is what you need, there's also a potent coffee version on the menu (020 7434 9455).

Jen Cafe?
Wash down the famous dumplings at this Chinatown institution with its traditional foam milk pearl tea (020 7287 9708).

peyton hillis carolina panthers fletcher cox charlotte bobcats denver broncos new york rangers nfl mock draft 2012

How a mosquito survives a raindrop hit

Lightweight insects can ride water droplets, as long as they separate in time

Web edition : Monday, June 4th, 2012

View the video

A raindrop hitting a mosquito in flight is like a midair collision between a human and a bus. Except that the mosquito survives.

New experiments show how the insect?s light weight works in its favor, says engineer David Hu of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. In essence, the (relatively) huge, fast drop doesn?t transfer much of its momentum to a little wisp of an insect. Instead the falling droplet sweeps the insect along on the downward plunge. As Hu puts it, the mosquito ?just rides the drop.?

The trick is breaking away from that drop before it and the insect splash into the ground. Mosquitoes that separate themselves in time easily survive a raindrop strike, Hu and his colleagues report online June 4 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Such studies help reveal how animals evolved to take advantage of flight, says biologist Tyson Hedrick of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mosquito tricks may also inspire engineers designing swarms of tiny flying robots, or interest physicists and mathematicians studying complex fluid dynamics at this scale.

Plenty of lab work has investigated how flying animals recover from disturbances, but there?s little work on raindrops because those collisions are very hard to study, Hu says. To mimic raindrop speed of about 9 meters per second, he and his colleagues tried dripping water off the third floor of a building toward ground-level mosquitoes. ?It?s the worst game of darts you can imagine,? he says. ?You have no hope of hitting them.?

Finally, Hu sprayed streams of water from a pump at caged lab mosquitoes and then refined the process by spraying mosquito-sized beads. His team found that mosquitoes hit with water survived using an insect version of tai chi: Move with the blow instead of resisting it. A raindrop can reach 50 times the mass of a mosquito, and after colliding, ?the mosquito becomes a stowaway,? Hu says.

The wild ride comes with danger. Mosquitoes hitchhiking on water experience acceleration 100 to 300 times the force of Earth?s gravity, the researchers found. The previous champs for surviving acceleration had been jumping fleas, at a mere 130 times Earth?s gravity.

Such studies suggest insects are making tradeoffs, Hedrick says. Mosquitoes? small mass might allow them fly through raindrops but leave them more vulnerable to other menaces, such as wind. Larger and heavier horseflies ?should have no problem with wind but might be more disturbed by raindrop impacts,? he says.

Scientists who work in the field know how readily mosquitoes can survive wet weather. ?I?ve worked in the field many rainy nights,? says entomologist Nathan Burkett-Cadena of the University of South Florida in Tampa, ?and received zero respite from mosquitoes during even heavy rains.?

Water drops slamming into insects can knock them partly or completely off course, this laboratory video shows.

Credit: Courtesy Andrew Dickerson and David Hu/Georgia Tech

Found in: Life

grammy awards whitney houston autopsy dobie gray bruce springsteen grammy nominations lil boosie new edition

Focus on the Family Community: Finding Home: Three Reflections ...

Today?s Focus on the Family radio program features some very moving reflections about fathers and fatherhood and the reminder to make the most of your fleeting years as a dad. I hope you?ll click here to access the entire show. But in the meantime, I wanted to share three poignant quotes from three of our featured guests:

I wasn't the dad I should've been when [the] kids were growing up ? And I've tried to make up for lost time and lost ground?I'm a crusader on this, because I was so determined in the Marines.? I was gone all the time.? And then in the politics, I was consumed with politics and I got caught up in the great cause of changing the world.? And that all came crashing down on me and I realized how much I had missed in my life.? And that's why I'm a crusader today, to tell dads, ?Don't miss what I missed.?

????????? -? Chuck Colson

I can remember fishing with my father. I can remember cold coffee grounds on a[n] open fire. I can remember listening to my father tell stories, uh ? baseball games. You don't realize while you're doing it, what you're doing, but you spend time with your children.

Your kid has to have time, because fathers, there is no amount of success in this world that is going to ever replace the pain of a child gone south because you didn't spend time with him.

-?????? Tommy Nelson

I heard a story of a young man whose dad said to him, "Let's go fishing." They sat all day long and didn't catch a thing.? Years later, the man was going through his journal and found a journal of his son.? This dad had written in his journal on that day that he took his son fishing, "Didn't catch a thing; a whole day wasted."? He opened the journal to the same day and saw his son's entry.? "Spent the whole day with my dad--greatest day of my life.?

-?????? Ken Davis

Dads, I hope you?ll consider your legacy. What will your kids say at your funeral? Think about it, won?t you? It?s critical that you spend time with them, even if it means changing your work schedule or passing up a promotion. Have you been meaning to make more time in your routine? Don?t put it off. Go after it. Begin making changes today. God will honor your decision if you do.

?

Follow me on Twitter @Dalyfocus

Follow me on Facebook

Keep up with Focus on the Family on Facebook

ben gibbard nfl playoff schedule tim howard scores nick cannon kidney failure consumer financial protection bureau casey anthony video recess appointment

Wis. governor works to meet voters before recall

EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) ? Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett began a final push Saturday to connect with voters in person before next week's historic recall election, appearing at farm breakfasts and restaurants and rallying campaign workers.

Walker is only the third U.S. governor to face a recall. The drive to oust him was spurred by anger over his plan to effectively end most public workers' collective bargaining rights. Walker insisted he had to make the move to balance the state budget, but Democrats portrayed the measure as an attack on organized labor.

Polls show a tight race with only a handful of voters still undecided before Tuesday's election, and Walker and Barrett have been struggling to win them over for the past month. Barrett released a new television ad Saturday, again calling on the governor to explain his role in an ongoing investigation of associates during Walker's tenure as Milwaukee County executive, but the candidates mostly used the day to meet voters.

Barrett, who serves as Milwaukee's mayor, spent the day on the other side of the state, starting with the Barron County Dairy Breakfast in Hillsdale, a burg of 1,250 people about 90 miles west of Minneapolis. The rest of his schedule included stops at a cafe in St. Croix Falls, a pizza joint in Superior and the state Democratic Party's office in Chippewa Falls.

"We're going to cover the whole state here in the next four days," Barrett said in a telephone interview. "I love it. This is the part that really gets your juices flowing. This is where I'm most confident, doing this."

Walker began his day before 7 a.m., serving food at a dairy breakfast on a massive farm just outside Evansville, a city of 5,000 people about 25 miles south of Madison, the state capital. His agenda called for a stop at another dairy breakfast in Monroe County before visiting campaign field offices in Hudson, Wausau, Green Bay and Wauwatosa.

"I feel good," Walker said. "We're not taking anything for granted. We're working all the way up to 8 p.m. on Tuesday."

Dressed in blue jeans, hiking boots and a button-down shirt and flanked by 18-year-old Evansville Future Farmers of America Queen Emily Templeton and 18-year-old La Prairie 4-H Club Queen Erica Ballmer, the governor handed out yogurt and applesauce to scores of people at the annual Rock County Dairy Breakfast.

A smiling Walker tried to engage people in short, friendly conversations, commenting, for example, on the beautiful morning. Most didn't seem to recognize him. They simply said "thank you" as he placed yogurt cups on their plates and moved on. A handful of people shook his hand, though, and congratulated him on his accomplishments.

One of them was Ken Pierson, 44, who runs a tool-and-die shop in Janesville with his father. He made a point of introducing his two sons to the governor. Later, he said he thinks Walker's changes will help the state in the long run and the recall isn't justified.

"There's better things to do, better reasons to go after people. It's just too obnoxious for me," Pierson said. "I see (Walker's fiscal conservatism) working in the future. It has more to do with what's going to happen tomorrow, instead of 'gimme, gimme, gimme.'"

The recall represents the latest chapter in a knockdown, no-holds barred political battle that has consumed the state.

The fight began in February 2011 when Walker introduced the collective bargaining measure. Tens of thousands of people descended on the state Capitol to demonstrate against the plan and minority Democrats in the state Senate fled to Illinois in a futile attempt to block a vote.

Republicans who controlled the Legislature pushed the plan through anyway. Democrats have been looking for payback ever since.

They ousted two GOP state senators in recalls last August and gathered enough signatures on recall petitions this winter to force Walker, the lieutenant governor and three GOP state senators into Tuesday's elections. A fourth Republican state senator resigned rather than defend her seat, which also will be filled in Tuesday's election.

Walker defeated Barrett to win his first term as governor in 2010. Their rematch has evolved into a national referendum on union power. Republicans across the country have rallied around the governor, helping him raise a jaw-dropping $31 million in campaign cash.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, a Janesville Republican, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus appeared a tea party rally in Caledonia, just outside Racine, Saturday morning and implored hundreds in the crowd to get as many people to the polls as they can on Tuesday. They said a Walker win would segue into defeat for President Barack Obama in Wisconsin in November.

"This is an election that will send shockwaves throughout America," Ryan told the crowd. "It is a momentum maker or a momentum breaker."

___

Associated Press writer Brian Bakst in Caledonia, Wis., contributed to this report.

Associated Press

badgers badgers nbc sports network mendenhall demarcus cousins savannah brinson mount rainier

NKorea threatens specific attacks on SKorean media

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['Titanic', 7]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/titanic-anniversary/', ' ', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/b/4e/b4e5ad9f00b5dfeeec2226d53e173569.jpeg', '550', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

war of the worlds rock and roll hall of fame severe weather wichita national weather service weather radar brian wilson

Repair Project - Family Woodworking

Before I go to far, Larry has seen these pieces and to be nice, just shook his head.

Guy at school is a dog lover and got a new dog. Now the dog had issues for sure, couldn't stand to be left alone, ect. He ask me if I could fix this set for him. Appears the dog didn't like the set and did some remodel work on them. Well I didn't want to, and tried to talk him out of it, but it is something his wife's dad bought their daughter, right before he passed away. So what do I do? I told him they wouldn't be perfect, but I would do the best I could.

Here is the completed set. Taking them back tomorrow, when I pick up this semester's round of books.

bill rancic nflx jennifer hudson chicago blackhawks dick clark elie wiesel giuliana rancic

Training video Marketing Like a General Your business Tool ...

Online video has arrived right these days, but you?ll be able to sure it?s going to around at some point also. In the big event the training videos are effectively performed, some of the businesses having product may seize a person?s eye on his or her?s customers. Because marriage with the invention of camcorders to captured sounds utilizing moving illustrations or photos, people are actually fascinated simply by this version of information, talking and fun. Related to the solution both with the questions required above is actually YES! If not without a doubt why sales video sales video sales video sales video sales video sales video sales video marketing is really so important for the salon small business owner, hair stylist, makeup artisan and magnificence professional typically.

Know how to make a person?s videos virus-like. You tend not to want visitors to watch and ignore your videos very quickly. Instead, you want it to stick why these people may be compelled to express them utilizing best freinds and family members. This could happen if you are videos include good, beneficial content, and when they?re perfectly thought-out, distinct, and extremely creative.

"It can be unwise to bring about your film at that moment without virtually any blueprint," estimated dazzling expert Christin Levine. Do not really copy them sentence after sentence, but try and make it to aid you to rank close to them at YouTube?s bookings. Keep in your mind to totally develop much of your concept inside full details because you write ones script wrinkles. Your online video media marketing creative ideas and creativity is often put to make sure you good take advantage of here.

You can find basically a pair of main for specials, on YouTube after which it externally just like search engines as well as your own web site. Together with the low price and increased effectiveness about web online video media marketing, you don?t have reason an individual too shouldn?t be capable of tap to these health benefits, drawing on more audiences, boosting business, and observing a drastic value for your dollar. When considering SEO, promoting your video about YouTube has become the big guns collection so hurry in selecting the most important words feasible. From the actual comments that you?re walking from ahead of time, make hidden changes that should let you making excellent promotional films in the foreseeable future. So just what exactly lesson would you take with this? The most important concept will be that you don?t have to be competing in selling, you concentrate on people?s desires and desires, people?s discomfort and easy methods to solve these products with an issue that is positive. Placing ones own video in mere one part of the Internet, won?t garner you will the success for which you think it?s going to. It usually is to decide to buy something, enter his or her?s email and / or click a keyword rich link but it is necessary that you makes very sharp. So make a decision what complications need answering for your personal videos. If you want a strategic solution to promote your business, even in the event the business has not been around quite a while, you have got to go together with the numbers, and they?re pointing directly at videos, viral, as well as informational articles and other content. Online video tutorial marketing is about the best ways of build the long-term dependable presence via the internet. Now there are many people just who spend lots of money on quite a few equipment in making fancy films. I?m about to show everyone some simple methods for you to build your following choosing online online video media marketing with limited funds.

bulls heat goldman sachs brandon carr knicks coach encyclopedia britannica pi white lion