FOOD PICKS Rebecca Lynne Tan Food Correspondent recommends: COLD INANIWA UDON Inaniwa Yosuke at Wisma Atria is my go-to restaurant for thin, smooth inaniwa udon. It brings in udon, based on a 150-year-old recipe, that is handmade in Akita Prefecture. The udon is clean and silky - a joy to eat. Have it cold or hot, in soup with beef ($16.80 for lunch, $24.80 for dinner), in a curry gravy ($16.80 for lunch, $22.80 for dinner) or as part of a set with donburi or items such as grilled wagyu beef and tempura. I like the tanuki udon best ($15.80 for lunch, $18.80 for dinner). Icy-cold udon is served in a shoyu-based dipping sauce and topped with sliced fresh tomato, julienned cucumber, shredded crab stick, an onsen egg and crunchy tempura bits. Add a smidgen of wasabi and toss well to eat. The restaurant has a one-for-one weekday udon and rice set lunch deal (lunch sets range from $18.80 to $29.80). WHERE: Inaniwa Yosuke, 04-45 Wisma Atria, 435 Orchard Road MRT: Orchard OPEN: 11am to 10pm … [Read more...] about Life! Happenings Aug 17: A complete guide to what to eat, drink, watch and listen to this weekend
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Over half of 17 killed in Missouri duck boat accident were from the same family
By Margaret Stafford The Associated Press Sat., July 21, 2018 BRANSON, MO.—More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely would not have been on the ill-fated trip but for a ticket mix-up. Tracy Beck, of Kansas City, Mo., said she recalled the family members waiting in line. After they stopped for a picture, she said, a ticket taker realized they should have boarded at a different location and reassigned them. The grief-stricken community, known for its country shows and entertainment, hosted two vigils Friday night. About 300 people gathered in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks of Branson and others mourned at a church, singing “Amazing Grace” at both locations. Later Friday, the Stone County Sheriff’s Department released a list of the people who were killed. In addition to the Indiana family, five people were from Missouri, two were from Arkansas and … [Read more...] about Over half of 17 killed in Missouri duck boat accident were from the same family
Family who lost 9 in Missouri duck boat capsize had tickets to another tour but swapped them out
caption A Ride the Ducks boat capsized in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, on Thursday. source Facebook/KOLR Ride the Ducks capsize survivor Tia Coleman said she and 10 family members had bought tickets for another duck boat tour but had their tickets swapped for Thursday’s ride. Coleman and her 13-year-old nephew were the only members of their family to survive the capsize. She said that the captain of the boat told the 29 passengers on the duck boat that they wouldn’t need life jackets, and by the time of the accident, “it was too late.” More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson, Missouri, lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely wouldn’t have been on the ill-fated trip but for a ticket mix-up. One of two survivors of the family, Tia Coleman, told KOLR that she and 10 members of her family had bought tickets for a duck boat tour, but went to the wrong … [Read more...] about Family who lost 9 in Missouri duck boat capsize had tickets to another tour but swapped them out
Nine family members among 17 dead after Missouri ‘duck boat’ sinks in storm
TAOS, New Mexico (REUTERS) - Divers on Friday (July 20) recovered the last of the bodies from the wreckage of a “duck boat” that sank on Thursday during a storm on a Missouri lake, counting among the 17 who died nine members of a single family. The World War II-style amphibious vehicle was carrying 31 passengers including children when a microburst storm hit Table Rock Lake outside Branson, raising waves that battered the vessel and ultimately caused it to capsize. More than three dozen people have died in incidents involving duck boats on land and water in the United States over the past two decades. Eleven members of one family, nine of whom died, were among the passengers on the duck boat that sank on Thursday, according to Missouri Governor Mike Parson who called it a “heart-breaking tragedy”. “Emergency responders and civilian rescuers helped avert an even worse tragedy as people rushed to help in extremely dangerous conditions,” Parson said in … [Read more...] about Nine family members among 17 dead after Missouri ‘duck boat’ sinks in storm
The UK Treasury’s Robert Jenrick talks to Business Insider about inequality, productivity, and whether he’d rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck
source Robert Jenrick / The Treasury Robert Jenrick MP, currently the UK Treasury’s lead spokesperson on economic growth and productivity, was once attacked by the Daily Mail for being too rich. We asked him whether he believes that wealth inequality might be holding back economic growth. He also talked about the economic effect of companies like Deliveroo and Uber, as they create thousands of poorly paid jobs. And he had a crack at the “horse-sized duck” problem. LONDON – Robert Jenrick knows a bit about inequality. When he was running for his seat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Newark, a rural-suburban constituency near Nottingham, he was attacked by the Daily Mail for being too rich: “Tory candidate Robert Jenrick says that just because he has three homes ‘it doesn’t mean I don’t know about life on the breadline,'” … [Read more...] about The UK Treasury’s Robert Jenrick talks to Business Insider about inequality, productivity, and whether he’d rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck