极度深寒

A |     PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The military next week plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii, nearly two years after the massive facility sickened 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into a Pearl Harbor drinking water well.Removing the fuel is a key step toward shutting down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility as demanded by the state of Hawaii. The November 2021 spill poisoned the Navy's water system serving 93,000 people in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The leak continues to threaten an aquifer used by Honolulu's municipal water utility to serve 400,000 people on Oahu.“I want the community to know that my team and I understand the enormity and the significance of this mission,” Vice Admiral John Wade, the commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill, said at a news conference.Work to drain the 104 million gallons (394 million liters) remaining in the tanks was scheduled to begin on Monday. Each tank is 250 feet (76 meters) tall and 100 feet (30 meters) wide. Gravity will feed fuel into fuel lines connected to the lower part of the tanks. The fuel will then flow downhill through pipelines for 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) to a tanker ship waiting at Pearl Harbor pier. It will take more than two days to fill each tanker. Wade said it would take three months to remove 99.9% of the fuel. Then, work will begin to remove a residual amount of an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 gallons that will have accumulated in low-point drains and bends. That work is expected to be finished in the spring. The moment is bittersweet for Lacey Quintero, whose Navy family was among the thousands who suffered health problems after drinking contaminated water in 2021. She's happy the fuel is being removed but the operation has stirred memories as the two-year anniversary of the spill approaches. “The timing of it, coupled with the dangers that are present during defueling — there’s fear,” she said. She's concerned that more fuel could spill into the Navy's drinking water well and poison the aquifer. She's also worried about possible explosions. Quintero and her husband, who is in the Navy, and their two children moved to Hawaii in November 2021 from California. They fell sick soon after moving. Her youngest, who was then 3 years old, vomited uncontrollably. The entire family complained of diarrhea and itchy skin. Quintero's arms and legs went numb and she struggled with chronic fatigue. Her husband is still stationed in Hawaii but they have moved to private housing off base which uses Honolulu municipal water. Yet she still suffers from stomach pains, migraines and skin issues. She has PTSD.“I have flashbacks of feeding my daughter this poison soup and watching her vomit it up,” she said.Quintero is one of 6,750 claimants seeking compensation from the U.S. government for what they experienced. Their attorney, Kristina Baehr, said claims for the first group of six plaintiffs were due to go trial in March. The state of Hawaii ordered the military to drain the tanks after the 2021 spill, saying they posed an imminent threat to the aquifer underneath. The Department of Defense challenged that order in court, but eventually acquiesced. It's spent the past year repairing the tanks and pipes so the fuel can be safely removed without additional leaks. For years the military said the tanks were vital to national security and resisted calls to close the facility or to move it. Military officials repeatedly reassured the public that Oahu's water was safe — even though the tanks had a history of leaks.The spill upset a broad cross-spectrum of Hawaii, and precipitated a crisis for the military in the islands. Many Native Hawaiians have been angered given the centrality of water in Hawaii’s Indigenous traditions.A Navy investigation pinned the cause of the spill on a series of mistakes. First, operator error caused a pipe to rupture on May 6, 2021, when fuel was being transferred between tanks. This caused 21,000 gallons (80,000 liters) of fuel to spill. Most of it flowed into a fire suppression line and sat there for six months, causing the line to sag.Then on Nov. 20, a cart rammed into the sagging line, releasing 20,000 gallons (75,700 liters.) A team thought they recovered all of this fuel, but they missed about 5,000 gallons (19,000 liters) which flowed into a French drain and from there into the drinking water well.The Navy reprimanded three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill but didn't fire nor suspend anybody.。

B |     （新加坡讯）裕廊西出现“啤酒西施”！美照在社媒走红后，引起关注，带动咖啡店生意火红！《新明日报》报导，最近一周，社媒上陆续开始流传有关于一名来自马来西亚的貌美啤酒妹的贴文，吸引不少人留言。

C | 有网民贴文称，在新加坡用餐，“性价比”超高，附上了几张啤酒女的美照。

D | 啤酒女唐欣仪（27岁）受访时说，她在裕廊西1道第491座咖啡店。她已从事啤酒促销员两年，8个月前才到裕廊西。唐欣仪她在社媒走红后，近几天不断收到大量信息，除了本地顾客，也有不少马国友人纷纷发信息来关心。“起初我也很奇怪，后来才发现原来有人在社媒上转发我的照片和贴文。”顾客赞赏唐欣仪的服务态度良好，为人也很勤劳。对于突然“爆红”，她并没有心理准备，也没想过要当“红人”，但还是很感谢公众的支持。她也说，比较担心日后会更加忙碌，毕竟咖啡店只有一名促销员，担心会应接不暇。记者前晚近8时到咖啡店，当时已高朋满座，一位难求，生意十分红火，有超过10桌都坐满了酒客。

E | 咖啡店摊主郑向捷（35岁）和赵国荣（39岁）纷纷指出，唐欣仪的服务态度很好，每一桌都会过去询问，工作非常辛勤。他们也透露，咖啡店每逢周末时都高朋满座，唐欣仪走红后，相信也会带动更多生意。“我们各自做生意，有些酒客可能会叫一些下酒菜，虽然生意暂时没有出现明显提升，但日后有越来越多人前来支持，就可能会带动生意。”唐欣仪在社媒上突然走红，有摊主称，或会带动生意。

熟客担心没位子

    唐欣仪透露，她接到不少熟客发来信息，称他们短期内都不会来，以免没有位子坐。“单单是前天，我就收到10多个信息，说我爆红后，很多顾客会涌来，所以他们暂时不要来光顾。”其中一名顾客林先生（25岁，技术工人）说，他过去两天看到贴文，因此就亲自过来看看。“我以前只光顾过两次，但没看过该啤酒女，现在看到真人，觉得她还蛮美，为人也很有礼貌。”另一名顾客周文才（48岁，私召车司机）则说，他与一群好友每周都固定来这里喝酒。“我们都叫她‘啤酒西施’。

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自备名片发给客人

    唐欣仪说，她会发名片给客人，但前天则已经全部派完。“我派发名片是方便他们能联系我，以帮忙预留位子。

G | ”面对镜头会感到羞涩，啤酒女没有转当网红或直播主的念头。唐欣仪说，她本身有在经营小红书和IG，但主要是分享工作和一些生活。“之前就有客人建议我可以做直播主，就不需要辛苦倒酒赚钱。不过，我不习惯面对镜头。”她说，目前每周休息一天，而且每天都往返新马两地。“虽然有些辛苦，但我也喜欢这份工作，因此不会因为走红而转行。