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With state legislative party primaries rapidly approaching, there are several races New Yorkers should keep a close eye on, both in the city and across the state, including some that could play key roles in deciding majority power in the state Senate, which is currently under Republican leadership.
The September 13 vote in some races, especially in Democrat-heavy New York City, will likely determine the winner in November. Still other races have little competition for the party primaries, but will be hotly contested for the general.
With Donald Trump’s controversial candidacy at the top of the Republican ticket in November, Democrats are hoping to tip the scales in their favor, especially in the state Senate, while Republicans across the state decide whether to embrace their presidential nominee or not. The 63-seat New York State Senate is currently almost evenly split between Democrars and Republicans, though there are complicating factors like one Democrat who caucuses with Republicans (Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder) and the five-member Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), which has had a power-sharing agreement with Senate Republicans.
The 150-seat State Assembly is controlled by Democrats, who hold a vast majority, including many members from New York City, led by Speaker Carl Heastie of the Bronx.
September’s in-party match-ups will decide whose names appear on the general election ballots in November. In several cases, there are open seats where the incumbent is not seeking re-election or has already left office - these head our “races to watch,” followed closely by races in New York City where incumbents are facing competitive challenges.
Gotham Gazette identifies three key categories to pay attention to for September 13:
- Open seats within New York City (Senate; Assembly)
- Competitive incumbent challenges within the five boroughs (Senate; Assembly)
- Competitive primary races outside of the city for open seats (jump)
OPEN SEAT ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
There are two vacancies in the state Senate and five in the state Assembly representing New York City residents. If there is more than one Democrat or Republican running, nominees will be decided through the September 13 party primaries. In most cases in the city, the Democratic nominee will win the seat through the November general election.
SENATE VACANCIES IN NEW YORK CITY
In Senate District 31, which includes the Upper Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood and runs down the West Side into Hell’s Kitchen, Senator Adriano Espaillat is leaving his seat to run for Congress in New York’s 13th Congressional district -- an election he is favored to win, which would make him the first politician born in the Dominican Republic to be elected to the House of Representatives. Espaillat won a competitive Democratic primary in June.
Vying to replace Espaillat in the state Senate are four Democratic candidates: Marisol Alcantara, Luis Tejada, former City Council Member Robert Jackson, and Micah Lasher, the former chief of staff to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Espaillat, a variety of Hispanic elected officials, several labor unions, and the five-member, GOP-aligned Independent Democratic Conference of the state Senate have thrown their support behind Alcantara, who has said she will caucus with the IDC if elected.
While the candidates largely agree on the issues, they have different resumes, relationships, and political allies.
Gotham Gazette recently reported on the race to replace Espaillat and several other Senate races around the state that “could have significant implication for billions of dollars in state budget money and major policies of all kinds.” In SD31, the result could play a major role in control of the Senate while also having implications for political power in New York City.
In Senate District 36, which includes parts of northern Bronx neighborhoods like Allerton, Baychester, Eastchester, Wakefield and extends into Mount Vernon, Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson left the Senate in July to become Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Special Advisor for Policy and Community Affairs of New York State Homes and Community Renewal.
To replace Hassell-Thompson on the Democratic primary ballot will be Jamaal T. Bailey, Robert Diamond, Que English, Pamela A. Hamilton-Johnson, Edward A. Mulraine, and Alvin Ponder. The winner on September 13 will not face a Republican in a general election. BronxTalk host Gary Axelbank moderated a debate among the six candidates on August 29.
ASSEMBLY VACANCIES IN NEW YORK CITY
On the Assembly side, Assemblymembers Phillip Goldfeder (AD23), James Brennan (AD44), Annette Robinson (AD56), and Keith Wright (AD70) will not be seeking re-election; and Assemblymember Barbara M. Clark (AD33) passed away in February. There are not competitive primaries in all these seats, though.
This is the first time in 30 years the seat has not had a sitting incumbent, on account of Clark’s long Assembly tenure. Vying for the Democratic nomination in AD33, representing Queens Village, Bellerose Manor, Hollis, and Cambria Heights, will be candidates Bryan J. Block, Sabine French, Roy Paul, Clyde Vanel, and Nantasha Williams.
With Brennan’s retirement, Democratic primary candidates Robert Carroll, R. M. Curry-Smithson, and Troy Odendhal compete in Assembly District 44, representing Park Slope, Kensington and Flatbush-Ditmas Park. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Glenn Nocera.
Brennan, the Working Families Party, and a variety of Democratic officials and organizations have endorsed Carroll, an election lawyer and president of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, a political group his grandfather helped start in the late 1960s. Carroll supported Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, though he is not the only Sanders supporter in the race: Curry-Smithson, a public school history teacher, volunteered for the Sanders campaign. Carroll is well ahead of the field in endorsements as well as fundraising.
Democrats Karen Cherry and Tremaine Wright face off in the Democratic primary for Assembly District 56, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. The winner will go into the general election without a Republican opponent.
It was reported back in February by Kings County Politics that Assemblymember Robinson was strategizing to run for re-election just so she could hand the election to Wright, her chosen successor and vice-president of the Vanguard Independent Democratic Organization. This plan was spoiled and thus Wright faces Cherry in the primary. The two candidates answered questions from Kings County Politics on education policy. Both candidates see challenges with co-locations where separate schools exist in the same building and want to see more equitable access for all students in public, private and charter schools.
To replace Assemblymember Keith Wright, who lost his congressional bid to Espaillat, are one Democrat and one Republican, who will face off in November. Republican Heather Tarrant and Democratic City Council Member Inez Dickens run to represent Harlem in the Assembly. Dickens is a heavy favorite due to the Democratic enrollment advantage in the area. It is rumored that Wright will run to replace Dickens if she wins and thus gives up her Council seat.
Democrat Stacey G. Pheffer Amato and Republican Alan N. Zwirn, both running uncontested in their respective primaries, will face-off in the general election for Assembly District 23, representing parts of Far Rockaway, Rockaway Park, Arverne, Broad Channel, Howard Beach and Ozone Park.
INCUMBENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT PRIMARY CHALLENGERS IN NEW YORK CITY
In addition to races for open seats throughout New York City, there are several incumbents attempting to fend off primary challenges.
In Queens, state Democratic state Senator James Sanders Jr. faces an insurgent primary contest from Adrienne Adams in Senate District 10, encompassing neighborhoods including Jamaica, Rosedale, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Springfield Gardens and the Rockaways. The incumbent, who outwardly supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, and his primary opponent held a debate on NY1. In an unusual twist, Adams has the support of much of the Democratic establishment after Sanders had at one point expressed his intention to challenge sitting Congressional Rep. Gregory Meeks.
The race for Queens’ 16th Senate District has also been heating up, with incumbent Democratic state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky taking on Democratic primary challenger S.J. Jung. This is a repeat contest from 2014.
Jung is being ridiculed for a statement he made about erasing same-sex couples from school textbooks, as reported by The Daily News. Though Stavisky is not free from her own controversy, as the Observer found the incumbent and ranking member of the Committee on Higher Education to have taken tens of thousands of dollars in contributions from for-profit colleges, including one that’s been involved in a bribery scandal that implicated an Assembly member from Queens in 2009. The candidates participated in a candidates’ forum at Queens Library in Flushing on August 23, as reported by the Queens Tribune.
In Northern Brooklyn’s 18th Senate District, incumbent state Senator Martin Dilan is being challenged by insurgent candidate Debbie Medina, another Bernie Sanders supporter who is receiving attention for her firebrand democratic socialism rooted in tenant organizing. Her core message addresses gentrification and the affordable housing crisis in New York, though Dilan has been critical of his challenger for accepting campaign contributions from the young professionals pushing people out of the neighborhoods she says she wants to keep intact.
Kings County Politics asked both candidates to comment on poverty and affordability in South Williamsburg and Bushwick. In response to this question, Medina echos a Sanders stump speech advocating “higher taxes on the wealthy to fund spending on our roads, rails, and bridges.” Both candidates believing in better wages, while Dilan had a more holistic response encompassing education, job creation and transportation.
State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, who has served in the Senate for 32 years in Brooklyn’s 25th Senate District representing Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and parts of Brooklyn Heights, Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Crown Heights, is faced with a re-election challenge from experienced political operative Michael Cox, a Crown Height native who once served in the Obama Administration in an advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and the Assistant Secretary of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.
In the Bronx, incumbent Democratic state Senator Gustavo Rivera is facing a primary contest from City Council Member Fernando Cabrera, who lost in a 2014 bid to unseat Rivera. The race is causing tension within the Bronx Democratic County party, whose leaders were hoping Rivera would run uncontested in the primary to keep things civil between the two rivals and allow them to focus more on representing their shared constituents and less on critiquing each other. Causing tension to rise even higher, the Super PAC New Yorkers for Independent Action has funded mailers attacking Rivera and singing Cabrera’s praises. The two candidates faced off in a debate on NY1’s Inside City Hall.
Assembly District 46 is represented by Assemblymember Pamela Harris, who won a special election last year and is in a tight race with challenger Kate Cucco to represent residents of southern Brooklyn including Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, and Coney Island.
The race has included news reports of Harris’ personal financial struggles, with Harris issuing a public letter in response. Harris is also being forced to discuss her non-profit organization that she ran before being elected to the Assembly. Cucco is one of several challengers to incumbents who are receiving campaign contributions from New Yorkers for Independent Action, a Super PAC supported by wealthy donors from the education reform movement. [Read more about the race from Gotham Gazette here.]
Assemblymember Latrice Walker, representing Brownsville, Ocean Hill and parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant in the 55th Assembly District, faces a Democratic primary challenge from City Council Member and District Leader Darlene Mealy. Any challenge from a sitting elected official can put pressure on an incumbent and this race puts Walker in a tough position given Mealy’s experience in government, though Mealy is not known as a particularly productive legislator in the City Council.
In the 65th Assembly District, incumbent Assemblymember Alice Cancel -- who won a special election to replace convicted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in April -- will share the vote with five Democratic primary challengers: Yuh-Line Niou, Gigi K. Li, Jenifer Rajkumar, Don Lee, and Paul Newell. Cancel was Silver’s choice to fill his seat, though she faced a tough challenge from Niou in the special. It is expected to be a close fight now. The New York Times writes that the candidates reflect the ethnic diversity of the 65th Assembly District, one of the city’s most diverse. Newell challenged Silver in 2008 and has been active as a district leader, as has Rajkumar. Niou has the backing of the Working Families Party - she ran on the WFP line in April when she narrowly lost to Cancel.
In Manhattan’s 72nd Assembly District, incumbent Assemblymember Guillermo Linares faces opponents George Fernandez and Carmen N. De La Rosa. De La Rosa, who released her campaign platform at the end of August, is being backed by a significant group of Democratic elected officials, including Sen. Espaillat and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Linares is among those who lost to Espaillat in his Democratic congressional victory. The Manhattan Times has more information about Fernandez, Linares’ other challenger, a tenant organizer who served three terms as Chair of Community Board 12.
Long-time incumbent Jose Rivera is facing a challenge in Assembly District 68, which includes Kingsbridge, Belmont, and other Bronx neighborhoods. Rivera is being challenged by Ischia Bravo, who has been a longtime political aide and operative in the borough. Bravo has worked for both Congressman Jose Serrano and State Senator Jose Serrano Jr. She is currently a community board member and from 2008 to 2016, she was the executive director for the Bronx Democratic County Committee.
Incumbent Bronx Democratic Assemblymember Victor Pichardo faces a repeat primary challenge from Hector Ramirez, a Bronx-based activist facing a 242-count indictment for voter fraud related to the last time he ran against Pichardo. Initially it appeared Pichardo would be running against former 86th District Assemblymember Nelson Castro, once an informant for the federal government implicating fellow elected officials to reduce charges over election-related perjury. Castro said he decided to drop out of the race over a lack of fundraising. Ramirez is expected to be a much tougher primary challenger for Pichardo than Castro would have been, assuming he’s not found guilty of voter fraud.
OTHER INCUMBENTS FACING PRIMARY CHALLENGES:
- Pamela Stewart-Martinez is challenging incumbent Democrat Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda for his seat in the 87th Assembly District.
- Central Queens Assemblymember Margaret Markey will face Democratic primary challenger Brian Barnwell in the 30th Assembly District, where Markey has served since 1999.
- Queens Assemblymembers Michele Titus and Vivian Cook will also face primary challenges from Nigel Loncke and Rodney Reid, respectively.
- Running in the Democratic primary against 59th Assembly District incumbent Assemblymember Jaime Williams -- who won a special election in April to replace state Senator Persaud in her former Assembly seat -- is Spencer Cineus.
- Veteran Greenwich Village Democratic Assemblymember Deborah Glick is facing her first primary challenge in over 26 years of service in New York’s 66th Assembly District, according to The Villager. Her challenger is none other than Jim Fouratt, an activist who was present at the 1969 Stonewall Inn Uprising. Both Democratic primary candidates are openly gay, and Glick was the first openly gay person elected to public office in New York City. Fouratt believes Glick has been too silent on important issues like the corruption in Albany prompting his campaign challenge.
- Southern Brooklyn’s 42nd Assembly District incumbent Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte also faces a challenger in the Democratic primary, hers from Victor Jordan, who received 6 percent of the vote to Bichotte’s 49 percent in the 2014 primary.
- In the Bronx, incumbent Assemblymember Carmen Arroyo has two challengers in the Democratic primary election for the 84th Assembly District: Carmen Muniz and Jackson Strong. Incumbent Democrat Assemblymember Marcos Crespo is facing a rematch of his 2014 primary against William Moore, which Crespo won with 79 percent of the vote.
- On Staten Island, incumbent Republican Assemblymember Ronald Castorina Jr. - who won a special election in April 2016 to replace now City Council Member Joseph Borelli - faces a primary challenge from Janine Materna who ran for City Council as a Democrat in 2009, in AD62.
- Incumbent Bronx state Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. faces a primary challenge from Elliot Quinones, who previously ran for Diaz’s seat in 2014 but was removed from the ballot before the primary.
- Southeast Queens Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, who won her seat in the 29th Assembly District in a 2015 special election to replace scandal-ridden former Assemblymember William Scarborough, will face two challengers in the Democratic primary: Lorraine Bridges and Linda Guillebeaux.
- In the 19th Senate District encompassing parts of Sheepshead Bay, Canarsie, Brownsville, and East New York, two former political allies are battling it out to become the Democratic nominee. Incumbent Democratic state Senator Roxanne Persaud faces a challenge from Mercedes Narcisse, who experienced a “long falling out,” according to Kings County Politics, over her entrance into the race and abruptly-ended run for the overlapping 59th Assembly District female Democratic District Leader position.
PRIMARY RACES TO WATCH OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY
There are a number of other primary races to watch outside of New York City. Many deal with empty seats or seats being vacated by incumbents not seeking re-election.
Leaving their state Senate seats are Republicans Jack M. Martins (SD7), Hugh T. Farley (SD49) and Michael F. Nozzolio (SD54), and Democrat Marc Panepinto (SD60). Vacating their state Assembly seats are Republicans Stephen M. Katz (AD94), Claudia Tenney (AD101), James Tedisco (AD112), Janet L. Duprey (AD115), Angela M. Wozniak (AD143), and Jane L. Corwin (AD144), and Democrat Michelle Schimel (AD16). Sen. Todd Kaminsky (formerly of AD20) filled the 9th District state Senate seat following the expulsion of Dean Skelos. Kaminsky is running for re-election to the Senate while his Assembly seat will be filled this year.
by William Fowler for Gotham Gazette


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WWE Survivor Series Plans
A local advertisement/commercial for WWE Survivor Series is currently focusing on the Heyman/Punk feud and the program between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan. This would indicate that the current plan is for both of these programs to continue at least through Survivor Series, which will be held in Boston this November.
There has also been quite a bit of recent speculation that a classic Survivor Series match is possible for one of these two feuds. The most likely candidate, if it were to happen, would be Team Orton vs Team Bryan, but a classic tag match featuring a team of Punk's choice vs Paul Heyman's guys is always possible.
Please note that the idea of a classic elimination-style tag match is just water cooler talk right now and is in no way verified or confirmed. And, as always, the card is subject to change at any point between now and then.
Total Divas Taping Today
The Total Divas and E! crew are in Tampa, Florida today for a live-audience taping that is being casted by wrestling announcer and owner of Rose Casting, Shannon Rose. The tapings today will be used for the Total Divas "Reunion/Post Season Wrap-Up" edition of the series. Casting for the studio audience was open to anyone over the age of 18.
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Russia’s President Putin has congratulated Hungary’s Viktor Orban after he was re-elected in a landslide.
"The head of the Russian state expressed confidence that, despite the difficult international situation, the further development of bilateral ties of partnership fully meets the interests of the peoples of Russia and Hungary," Moscow said in a press release.
Hungary’s right-wing Government remains Putin’s closest ally in the European Union and NATO.
Although Orban has supported EU sanctions against Russia and taken in half a million refugees from Ukraine, he has refused to supply Kyiv with weapons - something which has earned him public rebukes from President Zelenskyy.
Mr Orban has also been noticeably less critical of Putin than other EU leaders and is keen that Russian oil and gas should be exempt from any future sanctions.
After winning more than two thirds of the seats in Hungary’s Parliament, Orban hit out at what those he called his “opponents”:
“This victory will be remembered for the rest of our lives because so many people ganged up on us,” he enthused to supporters at a victory rally.
“Including the left at home, the international left everywhere, the bureaucrats in Brussels, all the funds and organizations of the Soros empire, the foreign media, and in the end even the Ukrainian president.”
Main image: Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia September 18, 2018. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

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As of 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Arthur has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and moving toward the North-northeast at 9 mph. Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for much of the North Carolina coast. The center of Arthur is forecast to pass just off the Outer Banks by Monday afternoon.
Rainfall amounts & Wind Forecast: 2 to 4 inches likely along the Outer Banks with wind gusts 45 to 60 mph. Hampton Roads and the Lower Eastern Shore (Exmore and points south) can expect 1 to locally 2 inches of rain and wind gusts 30 to 45 mph. Waves will be high and choppy, including the Chesapeake Bay. Tidal flooding is also possible with some areas seeing 1 to 2 ft of water inundation (above ground level.)
An Upper Low will move across the Tennessee River Valley and Lower Mid-Atlantic Region as Arthur moves away from the coast. The Upper Low is expected to stall as it cuts itself off from the jet stream. Upper Low’s move counter-clockwise, and this will help to pump moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic to create rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall.
This is a dangerous flooding potential with up to 8 inches possible, with the highest amounts across Northwest North Carolina and the Spine of the Blue Ridge. Many roads will likely flood, resulting in numerous road closures, flooded creeks, streams, and river flooding. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED HIGHWAYS!
High pressure will build in across the north, which will provide a northeast to easterly flow. While coastal areas may not see as much rain compared to South Central and Southwest Virginia, the persistent flow will allow for the potential for tidal flooding across coastal communities through the week.
Please stay tuned to Virginia Weather Network for more updates.


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In the age of smartphones, everyone considers themselves a culinary photographer. Snaps of the latest haute cuisine flood Instagram accounts daily – often with mouthwatering results.
But one New York based photographer takes his vision for food to the next level. Davide Luciano challenges human perspective by creating fantastical scenarios with some well known edible objects.
“I like to show everyday things in a different light by giving them an alternate use,” Luciano told FoxNews.com.
“I like to manipulate my audience by creating scenarios that often ask the question: what if? What if a mouse trap was baited with a slice of NY pizza? What if a picnic was interrupted by a swarm of bees?”
His series entitled “Meals Interrupted” features decadent spreads in front of mouse traps.
Luciano’s latest work is a creepy yet fascinating display entitled “Cold Feet.”
Luciano says the idea came to him while he was out with his wife Claudia, a food stylist, shopping for food in New York City’s Chinatown. “She was asking the butcher for chicken feet to make broth and she turned to me and said, 'those chicken nails are so pretty I almost want to paint them.' From there the idea for Cold Feet was born.”
From frogs playing a friendly game of dominoes to a lobster shooting a pool, the photographs take a new twist to the idea of playing with one’s food.
Next up for Luciano and his wife? A unique look focusing on society’s obsession with junk food.
Check out more of Luciano’s works in the slideshow above.

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– TMZ reports that boxing legend Mike Tyson will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame from Miami, Florida this year during WrestleMania 28 weekend.
Tyson told TMZ, “I am honored to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. I was the youngest heavyweight champion of all time, but the most fun I ever had in the ring was with WWE.”
Tyson hosted RAW last year but his most famous appearance with WWE came back in 1998 when he had a confrontation with Steve Austin on RAW before being the special enforcer for Austin vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania.
Look for Tyson to be officially announced on tonight’s RAW Supershow. He will join Edge, The Four Horsemen and Mil Mascaras in the 2012 Hall of Fame.
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As Crossriverians continue to decry the deplorable and abysmal slide in governance in all its facets, the health care industry is not spared, aggravated by the now hallowed pyramids of refuse across all nooks and crannies of the metropolis and once destination of environmental friendliness.
The people are been bedevilled by not just the hardship inflicted by the current administration but crass failure and subsequent exposure to worries and resultant health conditions like- Hypertension from worries, rise in blood sugar levels following relegation to only available carbohydrates food sources (proteins are veggies now out of reach and for just the bourgeoisie).
A group of concerted dedicated professionals under the aegis of HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR SANDY (HP4S) – led by Dr Ogar Emmanuel Idoko (DG) who also doubles as Director of Medical Committee of the Campaign Council decided to help out in Health promotion activities of Assessment, early diagnosis, interventions and care of our people as its own contribution in assisting the retake, reclaim and recovery of our health care Industry.
There were very conspicuous during the last PDP State Campaign Council (SCC) Inauguration were members of the SCC had their BP checked, Blood Sugar checked, Urinalysis done and their Oxygen saturation evaluated due to exposure to unclean air.
The Governorship aspirants of the PDP- Distinguished Senator Prof. Sandy Ojang Onor (KSG), his running mate and Deputy Governorship Aspirant – Lady Emana Amahwe- Duke ,Barr. Venatius Ikem – State Party Chairman, Hon. Ekpo Okon – Senatorial Candidate for the South, Hon. Peter Akpanke(The Rock)- candidate for the HOR for the Obudu, Bekwarra & Obanliku federal Constituency and most of the State Executive members of the Party were all beneficiaries of these Medical Services.
For a guaranteed better Cross River, we must guarantee the health of the populace. Wealth shall be made if we are and stay healthy.
God Bless Cross River State
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One of the two regions in Sarawak, Bintulu is the primary industrial hub in the vicinity and is renowned amongst tourists because of its tranquil natural surroundings. In addition to the top destinations, there are numerous activities to partake in Bintulu Malaysia that will captivate you. The region is a fusion of shorelines, coastal areas, and national parks that provide a glimpse into Malaysia’s wildlife. Therefore, if you have been planning a trip to Malaysia, take a look at these experiences that you can engage in. The below-mentioned activities will acquaint you with Malaysian culture.
4 Excellent Experiences in Bintulu Malaysia
Here is a list of 4 captivating experiences in Bintulu Malaysia that one must not forget to engage in. They will bring you closer to the country’s nature and wildlife.
1. Relaxing Strolls on the Beaches of Similajau National Park
One of the finest and most serene activities in Similajau National Park in Bintulu Sarawak is taking leisurely walks on the beaches. Turtle Beach and Golden Beach at Similajau National Park enhance the scenic beauty of this national park, and wandering along the shores, unwinding under the shades of casurina plantations, sunbathing, and witnessing the sunset are some of the ideal ways to unwind here.
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2. Explore Wildlife at the Two-In-One Garden
Tumbina Bintulu is a zoological and botanical garden situated atop a hill in Bintulu. It showcases the most extensive collection of flora and fauna, particularly orchids. Moreover, it is home to various indigenous animal species from Borneo. If you are someone who enjoys spending time amidst nature and animals, then this is the ideal place for you. As you wander through the paths in this garden, you will encounter hornbills, ostriches, and crocodiles.
Location: Jalan Tun Razak, Taman Tumbina, 97000 Bintulu, Sarawak, MalaysiaTimings: 8 am – 5 pm (Daily)
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3. Delight in the Sunset at Pantai Tanjung Batu Bintulu
A journey to a coastal area is unfinished without spending some time at the shoreline gazing at the heavens and the sun. Bintulu is one such location in Malaysia where you will discover a charming beach not overwhelmed with tourists. So, make sure you allocate some time at the Tanjung Batu Beach with your significant other and relish the shifting shades of the sky during the sundown.
Location: Tg Batu Road, 97000 Bintulu, Sarawak, MalaysiaTimings: Accessible 24 hours
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4. Sample The Local Cuisine
Tanjung Batu Beach is renowned for its street food kiosks among locals as they serve delicious dishes at economical prices. While enjoying the spectacles of the sundown, one can grab some food and settle down for supper there. Some of the must-try dishes are Satay, Pisang Goreng, Es Campur, and noodles.
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Nigerian youths now have opportunity to aspire and run for elections with the signing of \’Not Too Young To Run\’ bill.
It was historical on Thursday 31st May, 2018 when President Buhari assented to the bill at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, posted two videos on Twitter which shows President Buhari signing the bill into law.
Addressing a gathering of youths who witnessed the signing, the President said, “Your focus and contributions have now successfully increased the quality and maturity of Nigerian democracy and expanded the playing field for youth participation in politics.
“You, the young people of Nigeria, are now set to leave your mark on the political space, just as you have done over the decades in entrepreneurship, sports, art, media entertainment, technology, and several other fields.”
President Buhari had promised to assent to the bill while addressing the nation on Tuesday in a live broadcast in Abuja.
“In (a) few days to come, I will be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign into law the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill,” he had said in his Democracy Day’s speech.
Both Senate and the House of Representatives had passed the bill in 2017.
It later received the constitutionally required approval of two-thirds of National Assembly, leaving the final step of presidential assent.
‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill seeks a reduction in the age limit for presidential candidates from 40 to 35, as well as state governors and senators from 35 to 30.
Following the President’s approval, the minimum age for national and state assembly members will now be 25.


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An analysis of the historical cause of seawater intrusion in the Pressure Area of Monterey County. An annual overdraft of groundwater resources near the coast coupled with a seasonal cycle of over pumping created a reversal in the groundwater gradient and associated cones of depression. "Marine intrusion has occurred in the 180-foot aquifer in recent years as a result of overdrafts." (Bulletin 52, 1946, p.27). The only overdrafts on groundwater in the Salinas Valley were in the East Side and Pressure Areas. "There was no shortage of groundwater in the remainder of the basin and no threat of deficiency under probable ultimate development." (Bulletin 52, 1946, p. 23)."
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Amazing annuals: mimulus
Short-lived perennials with intriguing, spotted blooms for moist soil
Robinson does not seem to rate mimulus very highly, though he does rate the tall, perennial M. cardinalis, saying that the best were Californian natives, suggesting that he liked the shrubby Diplacus aurantiacus (formerly mimulus) though he does not name it. He also liked Mimulus moschatus (musk) – now Erythanthe moschata. This is native to the Rocky mountains and is a small, rhizomatous perennial that likes moist soil. It used to be widely grown, even as a windowsill plant and I grew it many decades ago. It is fascinating because it was renowned for its sweet, musky fragrance but in about 1913 every plant, in cultivation and in the wild, lost its scent. A theory is that, in cultivation, plants were selected for flower size and inadvertently also selected for lack of scent, but that does no explain the loss of perfume in the wild population.
Anyway, back to our annual. Listed as Mimulus x hybridus, these are derived from the yellow M. luteus and the spotted M. guttatus, both short-lived perennials. Our annual mimulus may survive a winter outside but they frequently flower themselves to death or die because they are too dry in summer.
They are not difficult to grow from seed, sown in gentle heat in March, and they do not need as much heat as some annuals. There are F1 hybrids which have an improved habit but the seedlings do benefit from pinching out the tips so they make basal shoots and do nor flower when too small, when they can prematurely set seed and give up growing.
The useful thing about them is that they will tolerate some shade. What they dislike most is hot, dry conditions. Too dry and they don’t last long at all. But for those cool, shady places they are very useful. They are good patio pots but also have their uses to fill the front of borders among perennials and, usefully, they will do really well at the edge of ponds, as long as it is moist.
Some of the modern hybrids have a wide range of clear colours, encompassing orange, yellow, red, pink and cream but others are selected for their heavily spotted flowers. I tend to prefer the spotted and blotched flowers but all are pretty.
Rewinding to diplacus, these are shrubby mimulus and largely native to the west of the USA. Only D. aurantiacus is widely grown and is a beautiful, small shrub with narrow, sticky leaves and gorgeous soft orange flowers. It is not hardy and dislikes wet soil.
The wild species are nothing like this. They grow wild here, and are sometimes planted in landscapes. I am none to keen on them because they are not very pretty when they get overgrown. I cut them to the ground so that they stay low and fluffy. Unlike these fancier garden varieties, they do not like to be watered much at all.
I wonder if these are the mimulus are what are now called diplacus? There are some beautiful species that are found in the driest of locations.
Diplacus aurantiacus is now the correct name, although I still consider them to be Mimulus. The common name is sticky monkey flower. They somehow look prettier in pictures.
Because they are not hardy here we tend to propagate them and use them as temporary plants for summer and they are lovely. I know that old plants get straggly. Name changes are annoying. The common name for mimulus in general is monkey flower here too.
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Will she become Detroit’s first female mayor?
“My gender and what I bring to the table will transcend the gender gap.
The question is, are we ready to break that ceiling and let a woman go through?”
– Lisa Howze, Candidate for Mayor
Despite recent statistics showing that women are the heads of the majority of households in Detroit and that they vote more than any demographic, Detroit has never had a female mayor.
But candidate Lisa Howze believes one could be in the works if Detroiters give her the transformational opportunity.
Is that a far-fetched dream, in an age where women increasingly are taking on major roles in every dispensation and discipline that were traditionally manned by men?
I don’t think so. But it will take more than a notion for Howze and her team to convince voters in Detroit that after having elected men for ages in the city, it is now time to turn the tide with a female mayor.
It will take a transcending and game changing campaign to make a bold political statement that for the first time in the city’s history, a woman can be the boss on the 11th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Building.
So I sat down with Howze for an in-depth interview on Monday about her candidacy and the female factor given that Krystal Crittendon is also a candidate in the race.
She did not mince her words.
“Anyone would tell you, be they a man or woman, that the city needs healing after all that it went through. And quite naturally women are looked upon as healers and nurturers,” Howze said, echoing Diane Mariechild, author of “Mother of Wit” who said, “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.”
Howze said, “The goal is as more and more people hear my message, that message will resonate with them that it is time for a woman mayor. To put it bluntly, the men have messed up.”
Howze’s direct rebuke of some of the men that have governed Detroit for so long naturally is a rallying cry to break the glass ceiling in the citycounty building just as former Senator Hillary Clinton tried to do during her 2008 campaign for the White House.
With former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan now out of the race for mayor after being deemed ineligible on questionable residency laws by the Michigan Court of Appeals, conventional wisdom has it that Howze could be a tougher contender for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon who is widely regarded as the front-runner, according to polls.
The Napoleon campaign told me over the weekend that they are not taking anything for granted, and that their campaign will be as active as it was before Duggan left the race.
Howze said if anyone is questioning the leadership and skill of women to serve at the highest levels of political office, including mayor, they should look at Southfield where Brenda Lawrence is mayor and Atlanta where former mayor Shirley Franklin stood out as a game changer.
“Look at what Brenda Lawrence has done in the city of Southfield in terms of the number of strong businesses that are there. See what happened in Atlanta under Shirley Franklin,” Howze said. “My attitude is if they can do it surely we can do the same.”
The University of Michigan Ross School of Business trained accountant with 18 years experience, former state representative and business owner understands that the odds are against her campaign because “I think people have been used to the status quo.”
She said the timing of her campaign, making the case for a female mayor, is crucial because people are going to ask, “Who is this woman running and what does she bring to the table?” That is something that have been asked of many candidates viewed as underdogs.
“When you look at the Kwame Kilpatrick years, we are moving in a new direction,” Howze said. “My accounting profession is a male dominated career so this is not new for me. So we have to talk about the benefits of female leadership.”
Those benefits, she said, include creating opportunities for every Detroiter from gainful employment to cutting down on the bureaucratic red tape at city hall that small businesses are subjected to when applying for permits. And entrepreneurship is top on her list because, “I operated a lemonade stand at the age of 10 and for three years sold candy in high school to invest in my first semester at the University of Michigan.”
She said that as mayor she wants to ensure that vendors who mostly are small businesses are paid on time, within 30 days, to prevent some of those businesses from failing.
“To the extent that we are able to leverage what a woman brings to the conversation about the future of Detroit, then we are able to open the doors of opportunity,” Howze said. “My gender and what I bring to the table will transcend the gender gap. The question is, are we ready to break that ceiling and let a woman go through?”
How women find real role models in getting to the top of any profession is key.
When I asked Howze which women are close to home for her that have done so much that their work continues to inspire women like her seeking top political leadership in a major city like Detroit, she started rattling off names.
First she cited Faye Nelson, CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy for what she’s done with the riverfront as an example of what women in strategic leadership roles can do.
Nelson is also special to Howze because this year, the mayoral candidate received the Greater Good Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners, the organization that gave Nelson the same recognition five years ago.
She also cited Comerica Bank senior vice president Linda Forte whom she said mentored her when she interned at the bank during her formative years before pursuing public accounting, and Trisha Cole, founder of Women’s Informal Network who, like her, is a business owner.
Howze recently honored women she believes have “achieved greatness” by contributing to the city of Detroit, including Judge Lucille Watts, who served on the Wayne County Circuit Court, Ramona Pearson a certified public accountant, Beverly Smith of the Detroit Black Pages and Sabrina Nelson, a Detroit artist.
“What I find about many of these women is that they asked why were they being honored. The things that they did were never to get a pat on the back. We’ve always been supportive of the political process and leadership. Now we want to lead in those positions,” Howze said.
And to lead in a position as mayor of Detroit, Howze said she was first inspired to look at political leadership during the 2008 campaign of President Barack Obama
“When Obama was running it heightened my awareness and interest in politics,” she explained. “After he was inaugurated I was inspired and wanted to bring change in my own sphere of influence.”
Howze said she began to think about tackling many issues including vacant homes and buildings, young people walking around the neighborhood without any meaningful engagement.
That was her Damascus experience.
“There was something in me saying you’ve got to do something,” she recalled while noting that the police and the community must come together to address public safety because “if other people outside of Detroit can feel comfortable getting gas at a gas station early in the morning, why can’t it be that way in the city?”
If the next chapter of leadership fails to address public safety, Howze said the city will keep “running away those who are educated and gainfully employed because we are not able to meet their needs in the city of Detroit.”
Howze also plans to address the high insurance rates, which she said is a key factor in the exodus from Detroit, as well as a shortage of recreational facilities and library services for families and seniors.
Restoring Detroit precincts and ending the virtual precinct system, she said will be among her public safety reforms so that residents can feel that their issues are being seriously considered when they physically walk into police stations to report crime.
Howze is vigorously defending her candidacy against critics saying, “I attended vigils outside crack houses on Detroit’s east side, stood with small business owners evicted from Cobo Hall, built homes in the Morningside community with Habitat for Humanity.”
Howze said the Kwame Kilpatrick era has taken the city back and that there are mothers who understand that their sons could fall into similar predicaments and the trappings of power.
“The question now is how do we restore the family and raise our children properly? That’s a conversation you don’t hear from the mayor’s office. It’s time for a woman and I’m that breath of fresh air,” Howze posited.

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Since I’ve been living in South Korea for the past three years and have seen the growth of the local market, the subject of Korean chocolate is one that is very near and dear to my heart. On the other hand, South Korea is seldom, if ever, thought of in conjunction with excellent chocolate. It’s not that Korean chocolate has a poor reputation; rather, there isn’t really a reputation for it to begin with (unlike K-pop, Korean skincare, and cosmetic surgery).
But all of that is going to change, just as South Korea’s image for relaxing beach vacations and excellent coffee is poised to shift.
Korean Chocolate’s Short History
During an interview I had with a local chocolate producer the previous year, he mentioned to me that the first big introduction of chocolate into the Korean market occurred shortly after the end of World War II. The moods of the local children were meant to be lifted by the distribution of little chocolates that the American troops brought along with them. Some of the photographs from this event have achieved a certain level of notoriety and are mentioned in the media on rare occasions. This page does a good job of providing a concise summary of this history.
Since the end of the war, the United States military has maintained a sizable presence in South Korea as well as the adjacent country of Japan, where they have played a constructive part in the reconstruction of each nation. After that, in the aftermath of the Korean War, the presence of the American military became much more obvious. Even in the aftermath of a catastrophic war that irreversibly split their once-unified nation, the Korean people moved quite fast to begin developing their own chocolate brands.
Among them are the notorious Ghana Chocolate ( ), which is still sold in the packaging it was first distributed in during the 1970s, and the Na Hana brand of chocolate from HaiTai, which is no longer produced (even if the firm still manufactures chocolate). The mass-market chocolates that have been popular for decades have retained their appeal, in part because to the desire of Koreans to keep the local economy going even if it means sacrificing other areas of their lives (taste buds included).
If you ask every Korean between the ages of six and sixty about their favorite chocolates, I can almost promise that they will list the same three brands: Ghana, ABC Chocolates, and Pepero. These are the brands that they grew up consuming. South Korea did not import a significant amount of packaged products until the 1980s, when the country’s dictatorship finally came to an end. When you combine this factor with the deeply engrained cultural norm of prioritizing financial support for Korean companies, you can see why imported chocolates are still relatively rare. They are in high demand whenever they are made available, despite the fact that acquiring them might be challenging.
Because of the presence of American military bases in the area, whole districts in Seoul are now teeming with people from other countries as well as restaurants serving cuisine from other countries. Those international centers are still the finest locations in Korea to purchase excellent chocolate, even after taking into account the mass market brands that are offered in supermarkets and convenience shops all around the country.
It’s true that soldiers don’t hand it out for free anymore, but the majority of luxury brands are still made in other countries. At the very least, it seems as if they are. If you know Korean, you may have noticed that the word “chocolate” is spelt differently in the advertisement shown below from the way it is typically written. This demonstrates that the term is still considered foreign even after it has been in use in Korea for many decades.
An commercial from the 1970s for one of the first chocolate brands produced in Korea. This image’s source contains more photographs as well as a video clip from the advertisement that aired on television (article in Korean).
European Influence In Korea
As was discussed before, the years immediately after the Korean War were characterized by a high level of social isolation in Korea. Because of this isolationist attitude, the economy expanded very rapidly, and an extremely high emphasis was put on labour and education; this load was compounded by the rigid social order that existed at the time. Therefore, at the same time as domestic chocolate companies were beginning to flourish, they carried with them a feeling of pervasiveness in the market. Because chocolate has never quite shed its foreignness, consumers flocked to imported chocolates like a fish to water when they first appeared on the market.
Because the United States has maintained a significant military presence in the region, American companies such as Hershey’s and Mars have dominated the market. When European sweets and pastries first started to emerge on the Korean market, European chocolates followed suit shortly thereafter. However, practically any imported chocolate was considered to be exotic and thrilling. The reputation that Switzerland and Belgium have for producing high-quality chocolates has rubbed off on the Korean market, where luxury chocolate companies like as Laderach and Teuscher, Leonidas, and Godiva are now in the lead. It has a striking resemblance to the events that took place in Japan.
Over the course of many decades, chocolate has maintained its status as a product that must be imported in order to be of sufficient quality.
Even while Korean pastry chefs and chocolatiers are trying hard to reverse that image, progress is being made very slowly. To begin, once a chocolatier or pastry chef reaches a certain degree of recognition, which is comparable to what occurs in Hong Kong, they are often sponsored by a particular speciality chocolate company. This applies to both pastry chefs and chocolatiers. Therefore, even the most upscale chocolates produced in Korea are still manufactured using couverture chocolate imported from Europe.
Bonbons purchased at a café in Gangneung, which is located on the east coast of South Korea.
The Modern Korean Chocolate Market
At its most fundamental, the commercial preference throughout the nation is for sugary renditions of European pastries and chocolates. This preference is widespread. You can see them taking the lead in Paris Baguette and Tous Les Jour, which are two of the most well-known bakery brands in Korea. From what I’ve seen over my three years of traveling around Korea in search of chocolate shops and convenience stores, I can say with certainty that milk chocolate makes up the vast majority of the options.
Even while people’s preferences about sweetness aren’t a problem, the quality of the cacao that’s being used and the fact that people don’t really know what they’re putting in their bodies are. In Korea, chocolate goods have traditionally consisted of more chocolate-flavored sugar than genuine chocolate, just as they do in the United States and the majority of other western nations. This is particularly noteworthy in a nation in which the “Kakao” app serves as the primary means through which people communicate with one another in person.
On the other hand, the quality of the chocolate that falls into the premium category is gradually becoming better over time. Food is a popular go-to present for celebrations like Christmas and birthdays, and young people in particular are on the hunt for edible presents that are both lovely and of good quality.
A mouthwatering assortment of candies from the Sweet B Chocolatier in Gimhae, which is located in South Korea.
The vast majority of Korean chocolatiers are still dependent on imported couverture chocolate since it is too costly for local artisan chocolate manufacturers to create on a small scale. European pastries such as egg tarts, croissants, and macarons continue to hold the top spot in terms of popularity.
On the other hand, a growing number of chocolatiers are opting to highlight regional ingredients and tastes, such as red bean paste and yuzu. Even the idea of eating sweets after a meal is an imported notion, so they are building off of a dessert foundation that is greatly impacted by European culture. Few local sweets are available, and those that are are often made with rice or seasonal fruits. When deciding what to eat, one must still put one’s health first; the number of calories contained in any particular food is required by law to be printed on the container (see above photos).
As a result of this prioritizing, desserts are still seen as a form of indulgence in the eyes of Koreans, which makes them more of a food for special occasions, similar to wine, rather than a part of a daily ritual, similar to coffee. However, the Korean domestic dessert market is not an insignificant factor for the future of Korean chocolate; there is a real possibility of the country’s quality chocolate market growing significantly. That is, provided that the educational component is closely monitored in the same way that it has been in Japan.
Chocolate Holidays In South Korea
In general, chocolate is a well-known and popular dish in Korea; nevertheless, it is not typically consumed on a daily basis by the majority of the population as it is in other Western nations. Chocolate is, for the most part, seen as a risk-free present to give to close friends, romantic partners, colleagues, and others in similar situations. Much more so than the actual quality of the chocolate, how fancy the chocolate looks to someone signals how much you respect them, and this is much more important than the quality of the chocolate itself.
Because of this, bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers in Korea produce products with very attractive packaging that is often more sophisticated than the chocolates themselves. This is particularly true during Korea’s most important chocolate holidays, which are the times when the vast bulk of the country’s chocolate is purchased. On those significant holidays, which are traditionally known as “couple’s holidays,” it is customary for one spouse to purchase chocolate treats for the other.
Even today, the vast majority of chocolate advertising is directed at female consumers as well as those who are purchasing presents for female recipients (see the 40-year-old ad above).
The biggest jumps in chocolate sales in Korea occur on Christmas (December 25), Valentine’s Day (February 14), and White Day (March 14), which are all in the opposite month of Valentine’s Day.
The month of January saw the debut of a handmade chocolate collaboration, just in time for Seollal and Valentine’s Day.
Similarly, the major Korean holidays of Chuseok (late September/early October) and Seollal (late January/early February) are known for inspiring extravagant food gift sets, a tradition that Korean Chocolate makers are taking full advantage of. Chuseok is celebrated in late September/early October, and Seollal is celebrated in late January/early February. In the past, a chocolate bar was something that could be kept on the shelf for a long time but was also quite inexpensive. This made it entirely improper for a demonstration of respect and consideration. Bonbons, on the other hand, may have been acceptable, but they needed to be eaten fast since there was a worry for people’s health.
Therefore, with the advent of craft chocolate, Korean chocolate manufacturers were able to provide Korean families attractive, tasty, and long-lasting delicacies that could be presented at big gatherings. As an additional benefit, these chocolates were also healthful. In the same way that it has happened in Japan, the general Korean taste is gradually growing used to less sugary desserts. They like sweets that include a variety of taste profiles rather to ones that are mostly sweet in nature.
Consumer education in Korea is getting off to a sluggish start, but the most exciting sector of the country’s expanding market is still the little bakeries and chocolateries that offer high-quality chocolates and chocolate cakes and pastries prepared with high-quality foreign chocolate. Alteration is on the horizon.
As a result of the high volume of visitors on Valentine’s Day and Christmas, many restaurants and eateries demand that patrons make reservations in order to eat at their establishments. In many cases, the sole menu option available is a predetermined one, and customers are required to place orders for a certain quantity of food or drink.
Korean Chocolate Trends
Just as there was a honey butter craze a few years ago, and more recently there has been a green tea craze, the popularity of different flavors in Korean cuisine comes and goes in waves. On spite of the fact that remnants of honey butter and green tea may still be found in the marketplace (luckily, not combined), taste fads tend to strike the market like tsunamis and then swiftly fade out here. At the time of publishing, tiger sugar milk tea from Taiwan was at the height of its popularity, as shown by lines that wrapped around the block at cafés on weekends.
But the food movements that have struck and persisted in the Korean market are the more significant market trends to look at, and what we can learn from them is what we should focus on doing here.
Macarons, French-style bakeries, and independent coffee roasters are at the forefront of popular cuisine trends in Korea right now. I am aware that macarons are a kind of cookie that originated in France; however, I do not believe that Koreans are aware of this fact; as a result, they have taken the concept to a whole new level in terms of the flavors, sizes, and applications available. Macarons are enjoying a significant period of popularity in South Korea.
Having said that, some of the most popular flavors of 2019 have included yuzu, brown sugar caramel, and anything that contains cacao nibs.
In Korea, chocolate is almost associated with overindulgence and weight gain, and as a result, virtually all chocolate stores exude an air of refined sophistication. It is almost unfathomable to most people that chocolate could have any positive effects on one’s health or that it could have any form of nutritious component (and not the trendy kind).
It’s quite easy to divide Korean chocolate into two categories: those that are sugary and low-cost, and those that are luxurious and high-priced.
However, I’ve had subpar versions of both of them, so be on your guard.
Made in Seoul, South Korea, from bean to bar using just two ingredients, bean-to-bar chocolate. This is an example of something that might be considered pricey and luxurious as well as tasty.
Bean To Bar Chocolate In Korea
Even though the bean-to-bar chocolate that is produced in Korea is of a very high quality, I have found that it is really difficult to track down. In addition, it is pricey, in contrast to a glass of Korean wine or a cup of high-quality coffee. The price, on the other hand, is not really as much of a problem as the fact that it is physically inaccessible. Both of the nation’s online artisan chocolate importers opened their doors for business in 2018, one of them with a brick-and-mortar storefront and the other with a café on the way.
Both of these companies in the Seoul region are useful additions to the very few but rapidly expanding bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers in Korea. But in addition to that, they are harbingers of the larger fine chocolate tsunami that is getting ready to strike the nation. At the present, the relatively tiny quantity of artisanal chocolate that is produced in and offered for sale in Korea is going through a period of explosive expansion. It is gaining pace and generating a market out of thin air.
As of the publication date of this article, the number of craft chocolate makers in Korea ranges between 14 and 18, each of which is a different size. Some of the more well-known manufacturers are as follows:
- CACAODADA (Seoul)
- Roasting Masters (Seoul)
- P. Chokko (Seoul)
- Chocodongi (Suwon)
- Public Chocolatory (Chuncheon)
- Hocada Coco (Hongcheon)
Craft chocolate produced in Korea typically begins with a single origin dark chocolate as its foundation. From there, makers may add milk or white chocolate, inclusion bars, or other types of chocolate to their creations. The majority of shops also sell coffee in addition to a selection of other treats, such as macarons or chocolate bark. There isn’t a single Korean chocolate maker that comes to mind who makes a full-time living off of selling single origin chocolate bars.
To tell the truth, I can’t really think of any craft chocolate makers anywhere in the world who would do something like that. However, as the global craft chocolate movement continues to advance, the face of Korean chocolate and how it is perceived will continue to advance right along with it.
The updated version of Emily Paek’s hidden chocolate stash from 2017, which she uses to run the Public Chocolatory in Chuncheon, South Korea. Paek is the store’s owner and founder.
Is Korean Chocolate Good?
Strangely, a lot of people seem to look this up on Google. So what is the quick response? It is possible.
To the same extent that I don’t believe that fine wine and caviar are for everyone, I also don’t believe that everyone should try craft chocolate. It’s totally acceptable for people to enjoy drinking wine from a box with their fish and chips as long as they are aware of the other options available to them. However, the majority of Koreans do not believe that Korean chocolate can be tasty because they are unaware that this is even a possibility. They are only familiar with Ghana Milk and Jenne Bars.
If a tiny bite of chocolate made by one of the Korean chocolate makers named above were given to every Korean in the country, I guarantee that half of them would spit it out. The vast majority of them would be astounded by how dissimilar it tastes to the chocolate they have in their memories. However, the fact that they have a choice is the factor that is of the utmost significance.
The majority of customers, much like the majority of craft chocolate makers, will have a “come-to-melangeur” moment when it comes to exceptional chocolate. In the end, the chocolate bars that are easily accessible, such as those that can be found on the shelves of grocery and convenience stores all over the country, do not live up to expectations. Until you start searching the chocolate-filled nooks and crannies of Seoul and discover the good stuff, you will find that Korean chocolates are excessively sweet and have a strange, mechanical flavor.
The Future of Korean Chocolate
Those who are interested in selling in the Korean market will be at a great advantage if they capitalize on the current trend for excellent meals and tastes in the Korean culture. Although at the moment many craft chocolate makers are trying to replicate the success of the American chocolate movement, chocolatiers are trying to replicate the success of European techniques, and the majority of consumers are still content with chocolate-flavored milk, the future belongs to locally produced chocolate.
Despite the fact that Korea will never be able to produce its own cacao, the country does have a number of other essential ingredients and taste traditions to share with the rest of the globe. In addition, the robust market for good coffee indicates that customers are prepared to purchase items with fine-flavored ingredients. After the bean-to-bar revolution has reached scale in Korea, inclusion bars, which I have been proclaiming to be the future of handmade chocolate, will finally become available in the United States.
By 2025, I have no doubt that Korea will be home to at least fifty chocolate manufacturers, and much like some regions in the United States, they will be vying with one another to find ways to distinguish their products. In contrast to Americans and Japanese, Koreans are quite skilled at purchasing anything imaginable online, and once they find a brand that they enjoy, they tend to remain loyal to it. The most important challenge will be convincing them to give it a go in the first place. The fact that many individuals have a line in their budgets for luxurious, high-priced food items, either as presents or for their own personal delight, explains why there are so many bakeries and confectioneries in Seoul.
In 2016, a significant number of individuals became aware of bean-to-bar chocolate. The year 2017 was the year when cacao was imported, which helped stabilize the market. In 2018, a number of new manufacturers joined the Korean chocolate business, aiming to educate customers while also selling extremely modest amounts of their products. People began making chocolate at home in large numbers, while others who had been working in the industry for years started their own companies. But 2019 is the year that sees an increase in the client base overall.
People who deal with excellent chocolate are expanding their client bases and informing consumers about the manufacturing process of chocolate as well as the relevance of their job in other parts of the nation in addition to Seoul, where this is happening. People are educated about cacao, including what it is, how it is grown, where it is grown, and why it merits the economic power that is behind chocolate. When compared to the United States and Canada around ten years ago, Korea is roughly equivalent to where Japan was approximately five years ago. However, in typical Korean manner, they are picking up new skills quickly, and so are their communities.
Now that the Korean chocolate manufacturers and chocolatiers have done their part to educate the public, it is the customers’ duty to do so.
Note that this article was first published in 2017, updated in 2018, and has been heavily expanded in honor of the accompanying podcast episode on Korean chocolate culture.
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Hopes of finding survivors were fading on Tuesday as rescue workers carried out house-to-house searches after days of deadly floods and landslides that have claimed at least156 lives in Japan's worst weather-related disaster for decades.
Elderly people are rescued on boat as the city is flooded following heavy rain in Kurashiki city, Okayama prefecture, southwestern Japan.
The devastation in Kumano in Hiroshima Prefecture. Many people started to return and check on their homes and begin cleanup after the rain stopped Monday.
The government has set up a taskforce to speed up deliveries of supplies and other support for evacuation centres and residents in the region, but disrupted roads and other ground transportation have delayed shipment, raising concerns of shortages.
(Reuters/Issei Kato) A auto is submerged at a flooded area in Mabi.
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Assessment of the casualties was slowed by the scale of the area affected.
While persistent rain had ended, officials warned of sudden showers and thunderstorms as well as more landslides on steep mountainsides saturated over the weekend.
Some homes were smashed, while others were tilting precariously. At least 155 people have died and 50 remain missing from landslides and overflowing rivers that have engulfed towns and neighborhoods.
Thousands of people have evacuated their homes.
Several dozen Mihara residents ventured down from shelters on Sunday to inspect the damage to their homes in the Hongo district of the city, where many locals are rice farmers.
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Ryutaro Hirakawa, 18, said he fled his house after smelling a odd odour coming from the ground, a sign of a landslide.
"I had wanted my daughter to wear it", Fukuda said, her eyes filling with tears.
Among the missing was a nine-year-old boy believed trapped in his house by a landslide. "In front of our house had become a river, and was making a huge noise", he said.
On Monday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a four-stop foreign trip as the death toll rose, and his office said he would visit Okayama on Wednesday.
The government has mobilized 75,000 troops and emergency workers and almost 80 helicopters for the search and rescue effort, Suga said.
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Coinbase has opened a fresh office in Dublin, the firm said Tuesday, as This kind of looks to broaden its European reach.
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As Britain edges closer toward an exit by the EU, Coinbase has chosen Ireland to host its second European base as part of a contingency plan to continue to have access to the bloc post-Brexit.
Zeeshan Feroz, the CEO of Coinbase U.K., said the expansion to Ireland’s capital was about “looking for ways to better service our customers.”
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Volkswagen`s dead can be Tesla`s bread. As you may know, Volkswagen`s stock has plummeted, while Tesla is so far up for the year.
Volkswagen are spewing nitrogen oxide that is 40 times more than acceptable level, according to regulators. That`s not good for the environment because it contributes to pollution. In worst case it can lead to lung disorders, asthma and bronchitis.
At least 12 million cars is so far affected by the diesel scandal, and that is good news for EV producers like Tesla. We can see a trend in the market; people are looking for clean energy. They are looking for green energy.
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So, what is the option as the battery get cheaper? People will sooner or later dump diesel and go for battery anyway. For me it is clear; Volkswagen should have started to produce and sell EV`s long time ago, and not cheat with their «clean diesel» engines.
Volkswagen didn`t listen to the market, and cheated. For all I know, maybe they would start to have huge problems with the demand anyway?
Tesla published a letter to shareholders in the beginning of August 2015, telling them that Tesla Model X will be launched in September. I haven`t seen any news about the release yet, but I think it will be just around the corner.
This is great news for Model X buyers who have been waiting a long time for the new crossover SUV. Elon Musk said that the Model X is going to be «something quite special.» Who doesn`t want something special?
It`s a long waiting list for Tesla`s electric SUV, and that means if you want that car and put in an order for your Model X today, the order will fulfilled next year. Tesla already has about 24,000 Model X reservations.
Model X had about 12,000 reservations but I think Tesla is well more known now than three years ago, and their supercharger network is much more extensive than a few months ago. In addition, SUV is for many customers is more appealing and practical than a sedan.
The price for Model X will be similar to the Model S at a range between $132,000 and $144,000. Model X will have a battery range of roughly 215 miles to 217 miles, which is also similar to Model S. The difference, however, is the «falcon wing» doors on the brand new Model X.
Tesla will continue bo build out its Gigafactory in Nevada on top of the new release of a new Model X. All in all, this is bullish signals, despite the drop of the stock yesterday. Tesla is trading at $248,43, down -3,30%.
Elon Musk expect to reach the delivery goal of 50,000 to 55,000 EV`s for the full-year 2015.