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Anguish for WA Chinese Waiting for
News of Family
It took Tong Zhu more than three hours to contact
her family in the earthquake-stricken city of Chengdu.
"When I got a busy signal for three hours, I knew something was definitely not right," said Zhu, an international relations director for the Port of Tacoma. "We were all in panic mode."
Soon after the news of Monday's massive earthquake in China
spread across Washington, members of the state's
large Chinese community rushed to their phones
and Internet, while businesses mobilized to send relief. (More)
Eatery 'Thai's Siblings to the East Coast
Maintaining a good rapport with business partners under the stress of setting up shop is tough at the best of times; when those partners are siblings, it can be even more trying.
Yet the Dao siblings of brothers Bang
Gia and Niem, and their sister Kim
Hong, learned through trial and error how to work harmoniously
during theprocess of launchinga restaurant, Talay Thai,
in Halifax. (More)
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Palee's Crown
1245 W. Baseline Road, #101
Mesa, AZ 85202
480-413-9956
Palee’s Crown in Mesa offers an extensive selection of authentic
Thai cuisine that is light, fresh, and traditional. The menu
includes Thai curries, noodle and rice dishes, and house specialties,
often offered with a choice of chicken, pork, seafood, tofu,
or vegetables. While the menu is extensive, every dish is prepared
well, proving that the kitchen is skilled in crafting intricate
and harmonious presentations of taste and flavor.
If you're looking for great Thai food in a relaxed setting,
try them out. www.paleecrown.com.
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403 W Curry Street, Chandler, AZ 85225
Listing Price: $359,000
Beds/Baths: 3 / 2
SF: 2,213
Lot Size: 12,501-15,000
Year Built: 1982
Pool: No
Make offer! Price Reduced $20,000 as of 1/26/07 spectacular home located in a high demand neighborhood with custom homes with no HOA !!! New paint inside and out, light fixtures, carpet, etc. A Must See! This home has the feel of quality from the time you step in, vaulted ceilings, large natural beams,large quaint back yard with jacuzzy under veranda. Grassy play area with mature trees and an RV gate, covered patio, a Huge Lot.
Contact: 480-718-9739
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 • 10 Acres of Land (Splitable) for
Sale by Owner in Queen Creek, AZ.
• It's next to Johnson Ranch homes and
Wal-Mart Supercenter near Hunt Hwy.
• Queen Creek is a community with high
education levels, spending power and expectations.
High quality standards for construction are
preserving home values and ensuring that Queen
Creek will continue to be a good investment.
Listing Price: $510,000 for 5 Acres, Corner
Lot
Listing Price: $839,000 for all 10 Acres
If interested, please send inquiry to: kp1@kpcentral.com
or call 480-201-6073. (Click for
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|  Multiethnic
Internet Study on Menopausal Symptoms (MOMS)
Eun-Ok Im, MPH, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Texas
at Austin and her colleagues are conducting an Internet study
on menopausal symptom experience among diverse
ethnic groups of middle-aged women. In the study, Internet
survey and online forums using a Web site (home-page) will
be conducted to get information on women's symptom experience
during the menopausal transition.
You can participate in this study if you're middle aged women aged 40 to 60 years who can read and write English and whose self-reported ethnic identity is Hispanic, non-Hispanic (N-H) White, N-H African-American, or N-H Asian.
Reimbursement for participation will be made by providing
a gift certificate of 10 dollars per Internet
survey participant upon the completion of the survey and a
gift certificate of 50 dollars per online
forum participant upon the completion of the forum for 6 months.
To get reimbursed for the online forums, at least two messages
per topic should be posted. (More
Details)
 Volunteer
Match
At VolunteerMatch, we firmly believe that people like to help
each other. In fact, we're so confident in this belief that
we've made it our mission to help everyone find a great place
to volunteer. (More)
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 Scientists Are Beginning to Uncover Evidence That Meditation Has a Tangible Effect on the Brain
Sceptics argue that it is not a practical way to try to deal with the stresses of modern life.
But the long years when adherents were unable to point to hard science to support their belief in the technique may finally be coming to an end.
When Carol Cattley's husband died it triggered
a relapse of the depression which had not plagued her since
she was a teenager.
"I instantly felt as if I wanted to die," she said. "I couldn't think of what else to do."
Carol sought medical help and managed to control her depression
with a combination of medication and a psychological treatment
called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. (More) |
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 The
Benefits of Meditation
• Free from Stress
• Become Emotionally Balanced
• Heal Emotional and Physical Pain
• Improve Mental Clarity
• Improve Concentration
• Become Less Judgmental
• Overcome Your Fear
• Cultivate Kindness & Compassion
• Experience True Joy & Happiness
Imagine living without stress - Life without worry, anxiety or conflict. Every moment is full of awareness, joy and happiness.
No, this is not a commercial for you to join a cult nor are we giving out sample drugs to deal with stress.
This is about examining stress itself. What is the cause of it and how can we stop it from occurring? Some argue that stress is necessary or a norm. In actuality, it isn’t. Once we go to the source of stress and eliminate the cause, it no longer arises.
(More)
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 Korean American Wins PGA Wachovia Title
Korean-American golfer Anthony Kim
won yesterday the PGA Tour Wachovia Championship
in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Tiger Woods, who won the tournament last
year, missed this year’s event due to knee surgery, giving
18 of the world’s top 25 players a chance at victory in Charlotte.
Rookie Kim had often said he will be a lion who beats the tiger. Yesterday, he posted six birdies and three bogeys in the fourth round and won with a combined score of 16-under 272, a tournament record.
He beat runner-up Ben Curtis of the United
States by five shots.
Turning 23 next month, Kim earned his first PGA title in 38
tournaments and was the tour’s youngest winner since 2002,
when 22-year-old Sergio Garcia of Spain took
the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
World number two Phil Mickelson of the United
States, who tied for fifth in the tournament, praised Kim
as amazing, adding he will win many more tournaments.
Kim also won 1.152 million dollars and jumped to sixth from 35th in the prize money rankings, with a combined figure exceeding two million dollars.
(More)
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'Marital Status Influences Women's Smoking Rates
Smoking rates of Korean women widely vary according
to one’s marital status and age, according to a survey. In some
cases, the difference was as wide as 14 times.
A team of researchers led by Cho Hong-joon,
a family medicine professor at Asan Medical Center
in Seoul, surveyed some 100,000 Korean men
and women (57,246 females, 52,769 males) on their smoking patterns
in 1999 and 2003. The survey showed that 2.5 percent of the
married women were smokers, while 7.1 percent of the unmarried
women and 9 percent of those who suffered the death of their
spouses enjoyed smoking. The figure for divorced women rose
drastically to 16 percent, according to the survey released
Sunday.
On the contrary, smoking rates of men were not significantly different whether or not they were married. The rates for married men, unmarried men, those whose wives had died and the divorced were 62.8 percent, 67.3 percent, 75.8 percent and 77.3 percent, respectively, the survey found.
The rate of smoking among the women aged between 25 and 34 was the lowest at 1.4 percent. However, the rate of those aged 35 to 44 was 19.1 percent, 14 times higher than the former group.
The survey also found that Korean women lit cigarettes a lot
less frequently compared to Japanese and American
women. (More) |
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Networking Mixer |
When: Tuesday, April 15th at 5:30pm
Where: Oscar Taylor
2375 E. Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Cost: $10 for member $20 for non-member
RSVP to David Nacion at david.nacion@e-phs.com
by March 27th
http://www.naaapphoenix.org/
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Come join us & connect with NAAAP members at
our Networking Mixer. Bring your business cards
and get ready to mix and mingle with other professionals in
the valley!
Starts at 5:30pm. Free for NAAAP members & $10.00 for non-members.
Friends & associates are welcome.
Please RSVP by contacting Elissa Nago at Elissa@naaapphoenix.org |
Thai New Year Songkran Festival |
When: Sunday, April
20th, 2008
Time: 9:30AM
Where: Wat Pa of Arizona
14911 E. Chandler Heights Rd.
Chandler, AZ 85249
Free Food!
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Songkran is a traditional
New Year for the countries of Thailand, Laos and
Cambodia. It is also our one year anniversary
of establishing Wat Pa of Arizona. So, we are
inviting everyone to join us on this auspicious
occasion. (More)
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Thai New Year 2008 Party
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When: Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Time: 7:00PM to Midnight
Where: Tumbleweed Recreation Center
745 East Germann Road
Chandler, AZ 85286
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Enjoy Thai Food, Music, Dancing and Prizes !!!
Admission Ticket: $20
(Including Food & Soda Drinks)
Call for Ticket Sale
480-802-7562
480-545-8241
480-820-3164
602-327-4619
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Who will be the next Miss Asia Arizona 2008?
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When: June 21, 2008
Location:Phoenix, Arizona
Website: www.missasiaarizona.com
or
Call (602) 509-9019
Email: info@missasiaarizona.com
Contestant Qualifications:
Must be naturally born female, from 17-27 years old with at least 25% Asian/Pacific Islander Ancestry. Never been married and never had any children, must possess good moral character and must be Arizona Resident.
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Miss Asia Arizona is now accepting
applications for the 5th Annual Cultural Pageant
which will take place on Saturday, April 19,
2008 in Metro Phoenix, Arizona.
A showcase of Culture, Beauty, Elegance and
Talent. An opportunity to win over $10,000.00
in prizes and gift, a chance of a lifetime for press
& media appearances, travel, community & charity events,
and represent our state for the Miss Asian America Pageant
in San Francisco, California.
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