In the architectural dictionary or architectural structure book, there is certainly no entry “tiger cage” or definition of “tiger cage”. It can be described from reality as follows: “Tiger cage” is an iron cage fixed to the spaces in the loggia, balcony in the house. Its function is to expand the space, add more usable area and divide it to increase safety – especially to prevent theft. That part of architecture is not in books, completely created by folk. No one knows that architectural part and the name “tiger cage” ever in Vietnam. But according to the memory of many elderly people, “tiger cages” appeared around the early 80s of the last century in Hanoi, in old apartment buildings (at that time called collective houses) built in the 1980s. 60-70. The apartments in the old apartment buildings at that time were extremely modest in area and lacked amenities. The tiger cage was born with the first function to improve the area, installed in the balconies, the loggia was originally designed to dry clothes. This small area has significantly improved the function of the apartment. Some houses put potted plants as hanging gardens, some houses make storage, some houses turned into kitchens, some turned into… bedrooms. Depending on the function of use, after the iron cage is closed, people leave it open or cover part or all of it with cheap and temporary materials such as corrugated iron, board, pressed cork, nylon sheet… The first generation of tiger cages has a similar structure: it is an iron cage protruding from the top of the railing about 40-50cm, the main material is round iron Ø10-Ø12 or equivalent square iron. Later, some houses demolished the railings (mainly brick balustrades) and made iron cages from the floor. This method has expanded the floor area a bit, convenient for use. The “tiger cage” is said to have originated in Hanoi, gradually spreading to the northern provinces and then the whole country. House A6 in Giang Vo dormitory area (Ba Dinh district, Hanoi) is a 9-storey apartment building with elevator, completed construction and used in 2003. But so far this work looks no different from the apartment of the decade. 1970s by “tiger cage” . A high-rise apartment building in Trung Yen urban area, Cau Giay district, Hanoi. Many loggias have been enclosed in a new “tiger cage” style with glass doors outside and iron flowers inside. To about the late 90s, early 2000s; The second generation “tiger cage” was born, with new construction “technology”. That is, people have completely demolished the railing, removed the steel beam from the old floor to the space, poured a new floor, closed the iron cage and created a new space – a new room with a significant area encroaching on the outside space. . It must be added that, at this time, the needs of life have changed a lot, so the issue of area and accommodation is very urgent. Depending on the current structure of the building, construction solutions and even… the dose of homeowners as well as construction workers, people can reach a space of 1-2m, even 3m. Floating rooms like these are still called cuckoo cages, birdhouses or backpack houses. Making “tiger cages” has become a trend – but also a practical need in most old apartments. Now, in old apartments in Hanoi, it is very rare to find a balcony or loggia without a “tiger cage”. But that is not the end, the “tiger cage” seems to be just a transition for a while, but it is not. From apartment buildings, “tiger cages” have spread to townhouses. There are houses to make balconies, loggias, and then renovate and build iron cages as “tiger cages”; have a house as a “tiger cage” from the beginning. “Tiger cages” can be on the lower floors or the whole tum, terrace. As can be seen in most of the streets, there are townhouses with “tiger cages”. And even in many new high-rise apartment buildings built around 2000 in Hanoi, “tiger cages” also appear and are not unique in a few apartments. In addition to the need for usable area, the issue of safety is something that needs to be thoroughly studied from the perspective of society and construction industry. If in old apartments (under 5 floors) people are afraid of theft, in new high-rise apartments, people are worried about falling and falling from above. “Tiger cages” in old apartments and townhouses are often found on many streets of Hanoi. “Tiger cage” until now has not been old. There are still many homeowners in many different types of houses who have the need to make “tiger cages”, with many styles, for many reasons. If you search on Google for the phrase “Make a cage for a tiger with an iron cage”, there will be countless results of service facilities that meet this need. According to the plan, in the future, the old dormitory areas in Hanoi will be cleared to make way for new, high-rise and modern housing projects. Of course. And there have been opinions of some researchers that it is advisable to keep a part of the old collective areas, like a museum, to preserve the memory of a difficult time, as well as to show the urban development press. In that stream of opinions, the “tiger cage” is a special “heritage”, creating an impressive and difficult face of urban space, bold … Hanoi. Of course, this is a reluctant “legacy”. Tragedy “tiger cage” and what is the solution? Authorities, industry managers and experts have never acknowledged, supported or approved the “tiger cage” solution in housing projects. “Tiger cages” have many negative effects: affect urban beauty; affect the structure of apartment buildings – can even be dangerous for many old apartments; and affect the ability to escape, rescue and rescue if there is a fire and explosion incident. But the “tiger cage” is still present and constantly developing, in old and new apartments, in both old and new townhouses. That proves it still has advantages and needs for the majority of people, overcoming the fear of explosion and fire without a way out. In fact, there have been fires that have caused loss of life because the “tiger cage” covered and closed with no way out. But it was not until the fire that occurred on Ton Duc Thang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi on April 4, 2021, along with the involvement of the media, that the problem of “tiger cages” awakened many people. The fire that killed 4 people in a family – is one of the most damaging single house fires in recent times. According to reports from the scene, the incident happened during the night; the house had only one way out, the main door, which was blocked by the fire; The victims ran to the tum floor, the highest place, but could not escape because the “tiger cage” was sealed, and died here. More painfully, in the cry for help from the sea of ​​​​fire, many neighbors tried to reach the place where the victim was trapped but could not pass the “tiger cage” from the outside. “The attic is so strong, it’s impossible to save people” – the helpless lament of a neighbor who witnessed the fire was quoted in many newspapers in recent days, leaving many thoughts. And then, the image of “tiger cages” – familiar and abundant in big cities, appeared continuously in newspapers in reportages, with many concerns and questions. “Tiger cages” in old apartments in Hanoi. What about townhouses, what about apartments? In fact, townhouses also have more escape locations and opportunities, because there are many floors, especially the terrace is the easiest place to escape (of course, no “tiger cage”); The apartment building has only one exit to the common corridor. In case there is a fire that cannot escape to the front door but the loggia is sealed by a tiger cage (in fact, most old apartments are like that) it is extremely dangerous. It should be added that with old apartments with small premises, few private rooms, if there is a fire, the fire breaks out – occupying space very quickly. In Hanoi, many years ago, there was a proposal for an urban renovation project in old apartment buildings, including the removal of iron cages and tiger cages in the balconies of the loggias of the apartments. It can be seen that this is not easy, if not impossible. People still find convenience and privacy benefits more practical than other factors. Now, perhaps not many people talk about urban aesthetics anymore, but fire safety is a matter of concern. There have been proposals made to mitigate the consequences of “tiger cages” if there is an unfortunate fire; such as the fact that houses living close to each other, adjacent to organize an emergency exit to each other’s houses; or make small escape doors on the “tiger cage”, to use when there is a problem. But these proposals are also not easy to implement, because in urban areas, people are used to knowing that every house knows their own house, and the worry that the exit door will become “Asin’s heel” for crooks to take advantage of. Saying “tiger cage” is bad, affecting urban aesthetics is very easy. It is easy to say that the “tiger cage” should be removed to ensure safety in the event of a fire. But the “tiger cage” is a folk product, it is associated with the people with the psychology, the consciousness of taking advantage, the temporary… has been deeply imprinted; and exist in an insecure society with too many evils, the story cannot be overnight. And sometimes, it is the architectural experts, urban managers, people who do fire prevention and fighting are also … living in houses or apartments with “tiger cages”. When the writer is working on this article, on April 16, 2021, Vietnam Television – VTV gave a short news, talking about the fact that the authorities and police of Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi have piloted campaigning and propagating 3 wards in the district, for households living in apartments with “tiger cages”, implementing the open the exit door in the “tiger cage”. The initial campaign so far – after a year, 60% with about 2,000 households have agreed and implemented. This model is being replicated to other wards. That’s just a small number compared to tens/hundreds of thousands of houses and apartments with tiger cages in urban areas. But anyway it is a good sign, to see that people’s consciousness has also had certain changes. It has been suggested that the “tiger cage” is an urban aesthetic tragedy, and it has also caused a literal tragedy like the fire mentioned above. That’s not wrong. But it is very difficult to have a sanction that is strong enough and flexible to handle this issue thoroughly. And perhaps, in the future, the “tiger cage” is still present as an inevitable part of life, and is always looking for… a solution.

Specifically, MacRumors says that Apple has added the iPad 2 to its list of “old and obsolete” products as of May 2019 in all countries except the US and Turkey, where local laws require it. asked the company to continue treating this as an old product. iPad 2. (Photo by Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica) However, Apple yesterday updated the list of obsolete products it has released, which shows that the iPad 2 has become an obsolete product worldwide. iPad 2 was released by Apple in March 2011 before Apple officially discontinued it in 2014. (Illustration image: Internet) The moment it was released, the second generation iPad marked a breakthrough for the iPad product line and laid the foundation for the years that followed. iPad 2 is highly appreciated by many people with a body that is 33% thinner than the previous generation. The iPad also adds many new features, including a front camera for FaceTime calls, a gyroscope, and an upgraded dual-core A5 processor that’s twice as fast as the original iPad and graphics up to 9 times stronger. (Illustration image: Internet) It is known that Apple classifies products that have been discontinued for at least 7 years as “obsolete”. Products on this obsolete list will no longer receive any hardware repair services from Apple or its service providers. (Photo: Apple) At the end of 2020, Apple also updated its list of “Old and obsolete” products with the presence of the iPhone 5c, the first iPhone phone with Apple’s colorful machine color. This means that technical support for this product will only be maintained at a limited level. Apple will officially “kill” iPhone 5c in 2022. At this time, technical support for iPhone 5c will completely end.

In this article, we will tell you how to properly prepare the mosquito net, without causing itchiness at all. How to prepare along the mosquito net First, you wash the mosquito net under running water to remove all dirt and sand. Next, use a knife to remove the outer fibrous skin, the same operation as stripping the green banana peel. Stripping the bark along the mosquito net is quite simple, not difficult at all. Then, you use a knife to cut off the curved edge of the net, and at the same time strip the shell on the inside. When you cut off the curved edge, the old fibrous sheath on the inside of the net will peel off on its own, if present. Cut the vertical bar into bite-sized pieces. You should cut in a tapered way, because along the mosquito net is very porous and watery, cut the bevel to make it easier to squeeze and absorb the spices along the net. Cut it like this! After you cut the mosquito net into small pieces, add 1 teaspoon of granulated salt to the part of the mosquito net that has just been cut and mix well, for about 15 minutes. During that time, please prepare a bowl of ice cold water, wait for it to marinate along the net with salt, pour the bowl of ice water into it, rub it vigorously with your hands for about 3 minutes and then squeeze it out. Rubbing along the net in ice cold water Finally, you boil 1 pot of water and put it in the pre-heated net for about 2 minutes. After grinding, drop the mosquito net into a bowl of ice water to keep its crispiness along. At this point, you have completed the preliminary processing along the mosquito net! Doing it this way, you can rest assured that when cooking the mosquito net, it will not cause an itchy mouth. You can also wear gloves when preliminary processing along the mosquito net, but so stripping or squeezing along the mosquito net will be a bit difficult. If you do not use gloves, after preliminary processing is complete, rub your hands with a little unsweetened fresh milk and a little sugar. Rub your hands until the sugar in your hands dissolves, then rinse with cold water. This way, your hands will completely no longer feel itchy. With these information and suggestions, hopefully you will have delicious summer dishes with mosquito nets without fear of itching! If you eat a mosquito net that has not been prepared well, but you have an itchy mouth, what should you do? – Drink plenty of water: Water helps the mouth and throat to wash away the itch-causing substances in the mosquito net, quickly eliminating toxins from the body. So drinking plenty of water can ease the itching you’re experiencing. Rinse your mouth and throat with warm salt water: Warm salt water is a simple, easy-to-mix water, but it is an effective remedy for many diseases of the mouth and throat. When you are allergic to eating along the mosquito net, you can use diluted warm salt water to rinse your mouth and throat several times to reduce the burning sensation on the roof of your mouth. According to the Vietnamese life

Resources: 150g pork belly, 1 melon, 2 dried chili peppers, 2g minced garlic, 5g cooking wine, 2g pepper, a little soy sauce, salt, cooking oil. Making: – Washed and sliced ​​meat, peeled and beveled melon. – Put cooking oil in a hot pan, add garlic and dried chili to stir-fry until fragrant, then add the meat to the island. – When the meat is hunted, add soy sauce and pepper to the island to absorb the seasoning. – Pour the melon into the island, add salt and stir-fry until the melon is cooked. Stir-fried melon with octopus Resources: 250g octopus, 1 loofah, 1 dried red pepper, 3 garlic cloves, green onion, a little salt, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, vegetable oil. Making: – Garlic peeled, sliced. Sliced ​​green onions and red peppers. Peel the melon, then cut it into sticks about 6cm long. Octopus cleaned, cut into medium pieces, boiled in boiling water for about 2 minutes. The boiling water will help the octopus not to release a lot of water when stir-frying. – Heat a pan with a little oil, heat oil for garlic and chili to fry until fragrant. When the garlic is fragrant, add the octopus and 1 teaspoon of soy sauce to the pan, stir for about 1 minute. – Next, add melon and a little salt to the pan. Stir well to infuse seasoning. Because the octopus itself already has a salty taste, care should be taken so that the dish is not too salty. If you find it a bit dry in the pan, you can add a little water to make it easier to cook. When the melon is almost cooked, put the sliced ​​scallions into the pan. Stir until the melon is cooked, then turn off the heat. Melon soup with shrimp Resources: – 200 grams of fresh shrimp – 1 young melon – 1 handful of onions and cilantro – Condiments include: 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, half a teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, half a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of pepper, and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Making: Step 1: Prepare ingredients – Fresh shrimp after buying, you cut off the antennae, peel off the shell, then cut along the spine and remove the black thread, then wash it. – After buying melon, peel it off, cut off the stem and wash it briefly with water. – Cut the melon in half and then cut it into slices to eat. – Green onions and cilantro are removed from the base, washed and cut into small pieces. Step 2: proceed to cook soup – Prepare a pot, then start the fire, wait for the pot to be hot, then add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, then add the chopped onion head and saute it. – When the onion head turns yellow, add the shrimp and stir-fry until fragrant, wait until the shrimp is hunted and fragrant, then put in a pot of 1.2 – 1.5 liters of water and cover with a lid and bring to a boil. – It should be noted that you should let the water boil longer than usual so that the shrimp can be sweet, next you use the patch to remove the foam in the pot of water. – Season with ½ teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, ½ teaspoon of salt and a little of the main noodles. Use a patch to stir well and add the melon. – Boil the soup for about 3 minutes to make the melon soft and then turn off the heat. The melon will ripen very quickly, so you need to be careful not to boil it for too long because it will make the melon unappetizing. – Finally, you pour the shrimp soup into a large bowl, garnish with some cilantro and green onions with some pepper and enjoy the dish. Stir-fried melon with hearts Resources: – 4 melons – 1 pig heart – 4 crushed dried onions – Spices: fish sauce, seasoning powder, main noodles, Chinese flavor, fresh onion. Steps: First, you take the pig’s heart and wash it, cut the heart into 2 and wash it with diluted salt water to remove the bad smell and wash the blood. Place the cleaned heart in a basket to drain. Next, cut into bite-sized pieces, paying attention to thin slices. After that, you marinate the heart with a little fish sauce, main noodles, seasoning powder for 20 minutes so that the heart absorbs the spices, which will make the heart stronger. Watermelon peeled, washed, cut off the two ends, halved and cut diagonally to taste, should not be too thin to avoid when stir-fry the melon becomes mushy. Onions and coriander are picked up roots, washed. Put the pan on the stove and add the oil, when the oil is heated, add 1/2 of the prepared red onions to the pan. When the purple onion is fragrant, add the heart and stir quickly, stir well. Then you put the heart on a plate. You clean the pan, dry it, then heat the pan and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. When the cooking oil is hot, fry the remaining onions. Then, stir-fry the melon. Stir-fry until the melon is ripe, then you put all the heart in to taste the seasoning, add fresh onions, the smell of the island, and then turn off the stove. Finally, put the sautéed melon on a plate, put a little smell of ship on the surface to decorate. The sweetness of the melon in harmony with the rich crispy taste of the pig’s heart will make a delicious and nutritious dish for your family. 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