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Google co-founder Sergey Brin would like to remind the world that Project Glass is still very much in the infancy stages.
The Mountain View-based search company made headlines earlier this year when it showed off augmented reality glasses that can take pictures, connect to the web and more.
Speaking at the Google+ Photographer's Conference in San Francisco, Google showed off new video (below) and images shot by Project Glass glasses.
Then Brin took the stage and reminded everyone that while the video shot by the glasses may not look great, the project is still very much a work in progress.
"(The glasses) are not beta, these are not alpha, these are kind of rough off the lab floor," Brin said.
Still the video gives a glimpse of the potential of the project. The video was shot by a man wearing the glasses and jumping on a trampoline.
It is interesting to see Project Glass in action, if your stomach is strong enough for the ride. You can view the video on Project Glass' Google+ page.
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The Transformers Masterpiece line of figures exists for one reason: so cashed-up adults can buy giant, expensive versions of toys that finally look like they should have back in the 1980s.
They've been a little hit-and-miss of late, some wonderful figures (like Grimlock) balanced out by some lazy repaints (ie every Decepticon jet), but this upcoming Soundwave piece might just be the best one yet.
While it costs over USD$150, it does come with a Laserbeak figure, as well as accessories like a cassette case, a little Megatron gun, a non-transforming cassette and, best of all, an empty energon cube.
Due in December, there'll also apparently be more of his little cassette minions like Ravage and Rumble released in 2013.
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This exquisite sewing basket was made by Native Americans residing in Canada near the Maine border for the purpose of selling to the tourist trade--- the wealthy New Englanders who frequented the Maine Coastline towns during the summers!
The basket is truly in near perfect condition with two tiny breaks to the delicate splint --- hardly noticeable to the eye and certainly not affecting the structural integrity of the piece in any way. Lovely construction!
When the lid is removed and the interior of the basket and underside of the lid is visible, one sees that some of the splint was at one time dyed blue with vegetable dye. The exterior side of this once dyed splint, has long since returned to its natural color due to years of exposure to the light of day.
Vintage Native American baskets are becoming exceedingly scarce! An especially desirable example due to its fine construction and condition!
They were originally assembled using glue, wooden pegs, and square head nails, although many of these were replaced at some point with early round head nails.
Condition is quite good with some age-related separation of wood as seen in photos---nothing that disturbs the structural integrity or visual appeal of this very early pair. Both retain wonderful, all-original patina. Please see photos for a fine representation of all angles and insides and outsides of both boxes. The covers of both boxes fit nicely despite the crooked appearance suggested in my photos!
Measurements are 6 inch diameter by 2.5 height and 5.5 inch diameter by 2 inch height. The smaller box fits nicely into the larger or they may be stacked one atop the other for display!
No breaks or other damage. A tiny spot of very superficial rust here and there that may be removed, if so desired, by polishing with a clear paste wax.
A sweet accent piece for the country kitchen!
No breaks or other damage. A tiny spot of very superficial rust here and there that may be removed, if so desired, by polishing with a clear paste wax.
A sweet accent piece for the country kitchen!
This diminutive tin case is painted black with gold accenting and gold lettering present on the front of the case. The black paint shows reasonable wear given its 130+ years of age with the majority of wear evident along seam lines and at the base. The gold painting on the front of the case remains quite nice with very small areas of unobtrusive paint loss present (please see all photos). This tin case was clearly well cared for over the years.
The case contains three, pull-out, tin drawers with tiny, circular, loop pulls at the ends, that when slid out, reveal 15 separate compartments designed to hold the corked, glass, sample bottles. Fourteen bottles remain present, all of which are original to the case. The bottles advertise the spices and perfume waters that the Loverin and Browne Company manufactured for wholesale purchase by various independent groceries. The base of each bottle sits on a spring which would have facilitated secure storage during travel.
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Kristen Wiig and Fabrizio Moretti hooked up towards the end of 2011. So it's just over a year now. Here they are walking around New York on Sunday. Fabrizio's ex-girlfriend and Kristen's maybe ex-friend Drew Barrymore is on the cover of the current issue of ALLURE -- did you read her comments about their relationship? "It all seems so wacky and incestuous, but that's kind of how life works. Full Story
Kristen Wiig's f-ck-me Louboutins
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College Round-up
Laura (Henderson) Matthews was named head women's golf coach at Oklahoma State last week, leaving her post as assistant coach at the University of Georgia. The 25-year-old from Essex, Ontario, was the assistant coach at Georgia since she graduated in 2002.
A Rolex Junior All-American in 1996 and 1997, Matthews earned All-SEC honors four times and played in every event while at Georgia. Matthews, who was vital to the recruiting process at Georgia, has been active on the amateur circuit, winning the 2005 Canadian Women's Amateur and advancing to the second round of the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Brian Locke, a freshman at Loyola Marymount, earned his first college title at the Santa Clara University Invitational last week, helping his team to a third-place overall finish. Carding rounds of 64-68-73 – 205, the 2005 Rolex Junior All-American tied the program record for the lowest single round. His 8-under-par 64 posted during the first round helped him earn this distinction. In his last season of AJGA play, Locke finished tied for third at the FootJoy Boys Invitational.
Boise State finished first in the team division at the event. The team was led by AJGA alumni Graham DeLaet and Matt Hastings.
After earning medalist honors two times in the past week, Jason Parajeckas of the University of Connecticut was named National Men's Golfer of the Week by Golfweek. The junior earned his first victory at the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championship with a 5-under par 139. Parajeckas then went on to earn his second victory of the week at the Hawks Invitational, where his tournament total 141 helped lift UConn to the top of the team leader board.
Harvard freshman Ali Bode earned her second title of the season last week at the ECAC Championship in Falmouth, Mass. The HP Scholastic Junior All-American shot 17-over-par 161 to earn her victory by one shot over teammate Jessica Hazlett. The Harvard team earned medalist honors beating its nearest opponent by 55 strokes. Bode's first title came earlier this season at the Dartmouth Invitational, her first collegiate event.
Other AJGA Alumni in Men's College Golf
Coastal Carolina junior Dustin Johnson took home top honors at the Landfall Tradition…James Love, a senior at the University of Denver, captured his first collegiate title last week at the TaylorMade Barona Cup…Brigham Young University, led by a second place finish from junior Clay Ogden, earned team honors at this tournament…Robert Pancratz, a senior at Oral Roberts University, took home medalist honors last week at the Oral Roberts University Invitational.
Other AJGA Alumni in Women's College Golf
Katie Stepanek, a junior at the University of Maryland, earned top honors last week at the Taco Bell Intercollegiate…Amanda McCurdy took home medalist honors last week at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship. Led by junior Whitney Wade and freshman Taylor Leon, Georgia took home the team medal at this tournament…A third place finish by freshman Lauren Showers helped hoist Butler University to the top of the leader board at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate…Hillery Wilson earned medalist honors for the second time this season at the Cincinnati Fall Classic last week.
Professional Round-up
Carl Pettersson earned his first victory on the PGA TOUR after shooting an even-par 71 on the final day of play Sunday. He finished the tournament at 9-under-par 275, winning by one stroke over Chad Campbell.
After starting the week strong with rounds of 69-68-67, Pettersson struggled in his final round, but was able to hold on for the victory. Needing a birdie on the 18th hole, Pettersson came through in the clutch and earned his first victory.
Atlanta will play host to the world's top golfers as they come to East Lake Golf Club to compete in the TOUR Championship. The top-30 money earners on TOUR this season will compete starting Thursday. Fifteen of the players are AJGA alumni, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, David Toms, Sergio Garcia and Justin Leonard. Davis Love III, Sean O'Hair, Tim Clark, Billy Mayfair, Scott Verplank, Mark Calcavecchia, Charles Howell III, Tim Herron and Lucas Glover will also try to earn the top prize.


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Warm Up!
All this Arctic Vortex talk (and accompanying blizzard aftermath) has got your intrepid Gluten-Free Goddess shivering in her skivvies and sporting a Brooklyn-style knit beanie at her desk. Outside our winter rental it is a frosty 17ºF as I type (a heat wave- up from 8ºF upon waking). Remind me again why we chose Cape Cod for our Winter of 2014 I mutter, shuffling in double socks to brew my favorite anti-depressant. A steaming cuppa Joe.
The sky is icy blue this morning. And I am craving mulligatawny. As luck or fate or Plan B foresight would have it, I have enough ingredients on hand to make my favorite soup for lunch today. A simpler, easier version of my well worn recipe for Vegetarian Mulligatawny.
I skipped the cabbage and cauliflower and canned tomatoes this time, and upped the carrots for a bright, fresh tasting- dare I say- healthy potage (that's a fancy word for soup, as you, Darling, already surely know; I just mention it in case you might think I'm getting snobby or elitist or uppity- Goddess forbid!).
I just started reading The Sound of Paper by Julia Cameron. I need a kick in the creative butt. I'm feeling stuck. Not in a blasé, cigarette dangling, shoulder shrugging What's the point? existential despair kind of stuck.
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I blame the Arctic Vortex.
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I blame the Arctic Vortex.
Mulligatawny Soup Recipe with Jasmine Rice
Recipe originally posted January 2010 by Karina Allrich.
This quick and easy version of mulligatawny is vegetarian by default- I don't add the traditional chicken to my mulligatawny. But if you'd prefer to add some foul, make sure those birds were free range and organically raised. Why? Watch Food Inc and find out.
This quick and easy version of mulligatawny is vegetarian by default- I don't add the traditional chicken to my mulligatawny. But if you'd prefer to add some foul, make sure those birds were free range and organically raised. Why? Watch Food Inc and find out.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon gluten-free red curry paste or curry powder, to taste
1 medium red onion, peeled, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
6 medium carrots, peeled and diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 medium apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 quart light vegetable broth
1 cup coconut milk
Juice from 1 or 2 medium limes, as needed
1 teaspoon raw organic agave nectar or organic raw sugar
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 14-oz. can chick peas, rinsed and drained
Finely diced red onion, apple, or chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
You'll also need:
1 pot of cooked jasmine rice
Heat the olive oil over medium high heat in a medium size soup pot. Add the curry paste and stir briefly to season the oil. Add in the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, apples and sweet potato; stir and cook until softened, about 7 minutes.
Stir in the vegetable broth. Bring to a high simmer and then cover the pot; reduce the heat and simmer the soup, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, a squeeze of lime juice and a touch of agave or raw sugar. Stir with love. Taste for seasoning adjustments. Could it use more lime to tart it up a bit? A little salt and pepper?
Adjust the seasonings to your liking. Heat through gently; don't boil.
Puree the soup with a handheld immersion blender (you could also puree in small batches, covered tightly, in a blender or a food processor; hold the lid on, though as hot soup sputters and expands when it is blended). Return the puree to the soup pot.
Stir in the drained chick peas. Heat through on low heat until serving.
Note: If you prefer a little more texture, you can also puree only half the soup- or mash it lightly with a potato masher until you have the consistency you desire. Then add the chick peas and warm through.
Serve the mulligatawny with a garnish of diced red onion, apple or cilantro. Add a spoonful of rice to the center of each soup bowl.
Serves 4.
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'American Idol': Which singer said goodbye?
Five in a row.
One by one, this season's American Idol viewers have let the guys go home. Thursday night, Lazaro Arbos was the final male singer eliminated, leaving five women to compete to become the first female Idol winner since Jordin Sparks.
LIVE BLOG:'Idol' as it happened
And, based on this week's voting, it's anybody's game.
Kree Harrison and Candice Glover found themselves the two top vote-getters after bravura performance. Angie Miller, long considered the front-runner, found herself in the middle of the pack, along with Janelle Arthur. And Amber Holcomb, no matter how well she performs, just can't seem to find her audience. She found herself in the Bottom Two along with Arbos. (No worries for her, though: Jimmy Iovine called her "the total package" and told her to just keep doing what she's been doing.)
Expect to see this group for a while. The judges' save is still in play, but they can't use it after next week.
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Religion VS Culture - WHO AM I
Wow, this blog is full of drafts. I have one draft saved for practically every post I've put out in the last year or two... I never seem to get to the end of my ideas.
I've been struggling with this whole "religion vs culture" thing for a while... Trying to figure out who I am... It's an identity issue. I have beliefs that correspond to Islam and go against the typical beliefs of my culture and I have beliefs that correspond to the typical ones in my culture and contradict Islam (or most interpretations). So what am I?
At first I thought there was a way to have both in perfect harmony... I'd be a Muslim, a more "progressive" and spiritually-focused type with more open beliefs than most, like traditional Saudi-type views, but that wouldn't take away from the fact that I am Muslim. It also wouldn't take away from who I am as a Quebecker and Canadian, the cultural me. I wouldn't give up my language, dressing style, manners, holidays celebrated, etc.
With time I began to believe that NO, it was not possible to have harmony between the Muslim me and the Quebecker me, not with the beliefs that I held. I don't see myself as being more united to other Muslims than I do with people of any other religion or even atheists... I see myself united with people of all faiths or non-faiths, united by the good values we have in common as humans. I don't see myself as having anything more in common with Muslims than any other group of people including my non-Muslim friends and family.
Why would I separate myself from everything I know by slapping the label "Muslim" on myself when it doesn't represent me all that much anyway!? At the same time, if something like a label of "Muslim" makes people around me leave me or see me differently, makes the unable to see what I actually am rather than what they imagine I am because of this label, are they really worth it?
Where do I belong when I disagree with so much of what Muslims believe and so much of what Quebeckers believe? Racist, xenophobic Quebeckers don't represent me and intolerant, homophobic, judgemental Muslims don't either...
I believe in God and the Qur'an as being divinely inspired through prophet Muhammad and that there's wisdom therein for us to learn from and better ourselves from and one might say that makes me a Muslim... But I am so against the way "organized" Islam is right now, with the (man) scholars dictating what people should belief, twisting any hadith or verse in the Qur'an to support anti-women beliefs and practices. I'm also so done with my fellow Quebeckers hating everything that is different! Different language, culture, religion, skin colour, it's all bad. A lot of them are perfectly OK with immigrants who have an accent but who otherwise have adopted our way of life, as long as they're not on welfare and are easy to understand when they speak but honestly there's vast lack of respect and acceptance for immigrants that fall outside that category. Like they'd have been better off in their own counties.
I just feel completely disconnected from it all right now. I guess I'm Muslim but I don't want people to think I am. I know I'm Quebecker because I just can't deny where I was born and how I was raised, but I do NOT support what our government is doing on a lot of levels and I feel lately that I have a lot less in common with the population than I thought I did.
Where does that leave me? My top label so far is agnostic theist. I think it represents my beliefs well... I believe in God but I know that this is not knowledge, but only belief. That the truth of whether or not there's a God is unknown, but that I personally believe there is. It's a hard thing to understand for Muslim, and even for most people who associate "agnostic" with "not concerned with whether or not there's a God". But it's who I feel I am for now. I feel the need to specify that I can't KNOW because it makes it clear (to me) that I accept any other person's beliefs as valid and possibly real. I might not agree, but I respect it out of principle. Any belief that comes from goodness is, to me, based out of truth even if not completely correct. I have something in common with EVERY person who beliefs in ANY good thing. That's mostly who I am.


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Reading Between the Linux Contributor List's Lines
Apr 17, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The recently released Who Writes Linux kernel contributor list reveals that some of the usual supporters of Linux -- Red Hat, SUSE, IBM, Intel, Oracle -- remain firmly behind the open source OS.
There has also been a lot of attention on the other contributors, which now include Microsoft. What I find most fascinating about the Linux contributor list -- beyond the increasing rate of code change with some 10,000 patches from 1,000 developers representing 200 companies in each quarterly kernel release -- are the contributors that show some new direction and potential for Linux, in this case the processor players.
Pushing Performance, Saving Power
ARM processor technology, which promises to deliver improving performance with increasingly critical power savings, is one example of a lot of kernel activity and involvement from contributors that are leaders in their parts of the industry.
They include Analog Devices, Broadcom, Freescale, Fujitsu, Marvell, Nokia, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Wind River.
These vendors are focused on ARM and other processor technologies that are pushing performance while saving power and space. It is a healthy sign for Linux that they are all so intimately involved with pushing the Linux kernel and its communities forward.
Other interesting players on the latest list include Samsung, which may be among those to benefit most from deeper Android developer support and integration in the Linux kernel, as well as interesting cloud computing and HPC players such as NetApp and Parallels that are leveraging Linux in their strategy and technology development.
Microsoft's Place
Of course, there was quite a bit of attention on the appearance of Microsoft among the top 20 Linux kernel contributors. I've already made the case that Microsoft is among the broadest supporters of Linux in the industry, so it's not too surprising to see Microsoft among the top contributors to Linux.
While this may seem antithetical to the Microsoft known for badmouthing Linux and for limiting it on the desktop or in mobile, Microsoft appreciates that it can win more customers and satisfaction by supporting Linux alongside Windows and other Microsoft technologies.
Microsoft's moves with Linux and open source today are typically customer-driven and in the interest of both Microsoft and its customers. Linux vendors, as well as popular server automation frameworks such as Chef or Puppet, are likewise increasing their support for Windows and other Microsoft technologies as they move further and deeper in the mainstream enterprise market.
To Canonical's Credit
Whenever the Linux contributor report comes out, there is also typically some focus on those that use the Linux kernel code but do not necessarily appear among its list of core contributors.
One of the most frequent names to come up in this regard is Canonical, backer of the popular Ubuntu distribution. For its part, Canonical provides some of the icing on the Linux cake.
This may not seem important to some kernel hackers and open source software developers who feel Canonical should appropriately, proportionally contribute actual code and developer hours to Linux. There is validity to the criticism, and Canonical would likely benefit from a greater investment and contribution at the kernel level.
However, I've always thought Ubuntu and Canonical have done quite a bit in expanding the ecosystem and market for Linux, which used to be practically unusable on the desktop. By aspiring to a better, easier and more polished UI, Ubuntu has lifted other Linux distributions and their UIs along with it, in my opinion.
Again, this does not absolve Canonical of the responsibility to engage in upstream kernel work and contribution, and the company stands more to gain than lose by putting resources toward Linux.
Still, Canonical does deserve credit for its contributions that are critical to an important but frequently overlooked party: users.
Another overlooked contribution from Canonical is its solid community management and release schedule. The Linux kernel and its backers announced a Long-Term Support Initiative at the end of 2011.
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As we've previously mentioned, one of the best ways to afford the finer things in life is to stop spending so much on the ordinary things. One of those monthly bills that always seems to be creeping upward is the TV; whether it's cable or satellite, it seems the bill goes up a little every month, and before you know it, that $18 package has crept up to $74, and that's without any premium channels or movie packages.
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Gov. Rick Perry's perspective on Texas' ranking for the SAT test is detached from reality, his Democratic opponent says.
The governor told CNBC earlier this week: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. A high percentage of our kids take the SAT."
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Over the weekend, Perry told the National Council of La Raza: "Our percentage of SAT…is among the nation's highest."
In reality, Texas does not lead the nation in either the percentage or number of children who take the SAT. And among students who do take the test, Texas ranks near the bottom in combined SAT scores – 45th out of 50 states. The test is designed to assess a student's readiness for college academics.
In Maine, 90 percent of high school graduates take the SAT, while only 51 percent of Texas high school graduates take the SAT. In both California and New York, more students take the SAT each year than in Texas.
"Like a typical career politician, Rick Perry makes up fake facts on student improvement rather than listening to parents and teachers about how to create real improvement," said Katy Bacon, campaign spokesperson for Democrat Bill White. "He falsely claims the dropout rate is 10 percent, he's hiding from accountability on the Texas Projection Measure inflation scandal, and now he gives blatantly false information about SATs. He's more interested in his own re-election than preparing Texans to compete for good jobs."
Texas ranks 45th out of 50 states in combined SAT scores. Only New York, Georgia, South Carolina and Maine have lower combined SAT scores. (College Board:
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Texas ranks 21st out of the 25 states whose students predominantly take the SAT, and Texas ranks 46th out of 50 states when comparing both ACT and SAT participation rates.
In both California and New York, more students take the SAT each year than in Texas. The College Board calculates the participation rate based upon the projections of high school graduates in 2009 by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the number of students in the class of 2009 who took the SAT in each state. (College Board: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/cbs-2009-Table-3_Mean-SAT-CR-MATH-and-Writing-Scores-by-State.pdf , WICHE:


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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � While Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic leaders continue to spar over Medicaid expansion and the state budget, the Republican governor is signing several proposals lawmakers are sending to his desk.
Among several bills LePage signed Sunday is one that bans alleged domestic violence and sexual assault offenders from contacting victims between the time there's an arrest and when bail is set. It also ensures that law enforcement can share someone's criminal history record with advocates to allow them to plan for the safety of a domestic violence or sexual assault victim.
Another bill LePage signed aims to protect Mainers from unlicensed online lenders who offer short-term loans with high interest rates and fees by banning the processing of electronic transfers used to access consumers' bank accounts.


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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thinking about Islam constantly -- Can I really stay away?
I mentioned a couple times in other posts that I have been thinking seriously about Islam these days. There was no big turning point, really, to make me feel like I need to be a Muslim, but yes, that's what I feel these days. :) My husband, from his reaction to all this, doesn't seem ready for me to be Muslim. I don't fully understand him... But what I get from that is that he's not ready to practice Islam and he wouldn't want me to be a better Muslim than he is.
Anyway, this was mostly as a semi-announcement. I am not announcing that I am Muslim, because I still am not, but I am announcing that I feel I will convert relatively shortly, something I have never actually felt.
How should I do it? I don't believe it needs to be anything "official" with an imam or anything, but at the same time, it could be a positive experience to do it that way. What are your suggestions and experiences?
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Wudu is wet!!
I am trying to pray regularly (not 5x a day, but once a day or more for now) and wudu is an obstacle for me. I honestly don't like to do it. I hate being wet in dry circumstances. I love taking my shower or swimming, but I hate coming out and being wet. For my hands, it's the opposite, I can't stand not washing them regularly, but putting water on my face, arms, feet... NOOOOOO!!
I learned though that when I wash my hands, I always just do it with the immediate tap water, which is cold even if I turned on the hot side. And I always feel obligated to use the water from the first drip. I don't like wasting water, but it's worth it to leave the hot one running to do wudu or else it makes me not want to do it at all, meaning I skip the prayer completely. I still hate being wet, but at least if I'm wet and hot, it's tolerable!
I might not like this part of the preparation for prayer, but I like getting dressed for it. I have a couple galabeyas (not good for being worn out because of their style and weird length, but I like them for the house and prayer) and I choose one of those or a long skirt with shirt, or a short sleeved nightgown type galabeya with a sweater. Then I choose the scarf. One that matches a bit and covers well. That's when I feel prepared to do prayer.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Not feeling so great...
No respect from my husband...
I just had an "incident" since typing up the last post and I seriously need to vent. It wasn't a great day overall with a bunch of disrespect this afternoon too. I just really don't know what to do about him. It doesn't take much to set him off into a fit against me and when he does, it's not just about letting him cool down as he yells at me because it's always about things that make me SO ANGRY. And when he's upset with me, he doesn't care who else it affects (our daughter).
It doesn't take much to set me off either though... We've been here in Canada together now for 1.5 years and I am sick of seeing used kleenex on counters, water on the floor, banana peels on the counter, grape seeds dried onto plates, scattered around the apartment, dirty clothes on the ground, every door or drawer he touched opened. I'm sick of the lack of respect when it comes to decisions that need to be made in the household. I'm sick of paying for everything while he goes off and gets himself things with any money he makes. I might not burst after the first of these things daily, but after the 20th, I might. It might just be change left all over the table that makes me lose my temper, but after so many similar things in the same day, I guess it adds up.
Overall, I am unable to feel OK with him even if we have a period of time where things are going well. It is so hard to say I love you and I never fully mean it. I don't like the feel of him or the smell of him. I don't think he feels that way about me though. I think he actually loves me and is attracted to me. I don't know what it is to him when he tells me to fuck off... When I say it, it's lack of respect and lack of love. I truly do not respect this man. I don't understand his position. Maybe he just doesn't respect me and that's enough for him to treat me this way.
Anyway... :-(
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Haven't been posting much...
...but I have been reading and trying to comment at least a little.
When I wrote my last post, I thought I'd have a couple new posts coming but I really didn't have anything to write. I thought of the blog and my mind went blank. Maybe this "I donno what to say" entry will spark a bunch of things to say like my last such post... Hopefully!
But it's different now than it was then. I've just been exhausted from my daughter being sick... I still haven't regained my appetite. If anything I have been eating less now than I did when I was at the hospital all day. Maybe it's because there was nothing to do there so whenever I had a chance to leave the room it was to eat, hungry or not. I just weighed myself for the first time in a while and I have lost about 6 pounds. Might not seem like much but I haven't been trying and I'm on the skinny side of a healthy weight for my height. I hadn't thought about weight at all so I was really surprised when I weighed myself and found that. I guess if I had been thinking about it I wouldn't be surprised much by the weight loss since even I know I have been eating less and been under some stress.
Funny how the scale came out at my parents'. My brother was telling my husband he couldn't eat the whole lasagna he had ordered for himself and of course my husband said he could (I was like... duh, of course he can!) and they weighed it. It was a kilo they said (the scale is in pounds so I guess they converted that themselves). Anyway, he ate it all.
About Islam, I have been thinking about God and Islam constantly lately. Funny that I can't think of anything to post when I'm thinking about Islam the most. I prayed the afternoon prayer and I will pray the night one soon, I think. I hadn't in a while... I don't know if I will keep up at least a prayer per day, but I hope to. I am trying to get my husband to pray too but I don't think he's there yet. I will try to update about my Islam at least, even if I find no interesting topics to write about.
Thanks for reading.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
I miss hearing the Adhan
I found this great page on Facebook called "I love Allah" and they had posted a video recently with the call to prayer. It's funny that I had not heard it in so long. I have heard it since Egypt, but only a handful of times probably. It's something I miss about being there... I didn't realize that at all until I played the video and heard the adhan. I don't know what it is about it, but it's a beautiful sound to hear.
As much as I think of Egypt when I hear the Adhan, let's be clear that it does not sound like that from the street. From inside with the windows closes, it sounds like a living howling wind, all the different adhans together with different timings. Slightly better from the street or with the windows open, but a bit distorted... Still though, it was beautiful.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
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--Note: I had started writing this about 3 weeks ago and I figured I'd finish it and give my blog some of its old flavour back as I continue to sort things out with my daughter being sick. More of my regular posts should be reappearing sometime next week.--
I hear a lot about converts getting rid of everything that is cultural to follow an Islamic lifestyle. I think that's not a bad thing at all. The best and "safest" way to follow Islam probably is to get all the cultural celebrations, etc. out of your life. But I really don't think that's the only way. I don't think a convert needs to change her entire life -- all of it-- because they became Muslim. I think that what is really important is to know what is culture and what is Islam. I don't think it means that everything that is not Islam needs to be out of your life. Everything that goes againt Islam though, does.
Some people have more strict views on what they believe is "against Islam" than I do, but I think that things are not against Islam as long as they do not mean to you something that is against Islam, or tempting you towards something that is against Islam. Hope you know what I mean...
For example, Halloween. It might have origins that are not Islamic because the origins are polytheistic, etc. But it means nothing more to me than dressing up and getting candy. I don't care about its origins because that's not what it means to me.
Christmas might be tricky for some. Not for me because I don't come from a religious family and it doesn't mean anything religious for any of us. For those who have a religious family, it's probably more difficult, trying to find out if it's worth it. Wanting to maintain a good relationship with family, but wanting to stay away from things that are not Islamic like the service at Church they would want you to go to, prayers at home, talk of Jesus as the son of God, etc...
There's a lot of balancing to be done by converts. I hate to hear about converts giving up everything of their culture when they convert, and alienating their friends and family in the process. It's not helping them to lose their friends and family, and it's not helping people see Islam in a good way to hear about these situations. Change is necessary after conversion for sure... Islam is a way of life, not just a quiet belief, but the point here was that I don't think a person needs to change everything. I think cultural things can be retained if they do not encourage unislamic things in the person.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Nora is out of the hospital!
11 days later, Nora is out of the hospital! They are keeping her room in case though, because she still has a fever and all that, so that she can be re-admitted immediately if there's any need to, and I have to take her temperature often and chart it and report back. She has a test on Sunday morning so more hospital for her, but at least she can go home after!
They are thinking of possibly sending her to a children's hospital in Montreal (nearest large city) for a few days for some tests about her blood, but it's not for sure. That would really really be terrible for me, workwise. I have missed a lot of days already and if she were there, I'd go with her for those days, no doubt on that. She's my number one priority. But it would really not be good for my work. I'm already so late in everything! I'm the only one who does my job so it's not like anyone keeps things up to date when I'm gone.
So that's my Nora update. :)
Islam update... I almost feel the need to officially convert lately. I don't know how to explain it but I will think about it some more and get back to the blog about it. So tired!!! I haven't been to my apartment in 11 days!
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Friday, May 8, 2009
Nora's birthday
My poor little Noonie is spending her birthday in the hospital. She's 2 today. I will get her a cake. Poor her, she is in isolation so she has not been out of that room since Monday when she was admitted (except for tests). I guess it didn't matter much at the beginning because she had no interest in moving around, but she is starting to and I wish they would let her walk a little with a gown and mask just to get her feeling better. It would be encouraging for her to move around.
Anyway, happy birthday, my Nooners, even if it is spent at the hospital with no special occaision.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
I brought Nora to the emergency room again on Monday and she was hospitalized. She's still there and probably for another couple days. They still don't know what she has and her condition hasn't changed that much. She's on an IV, taking antibiotics and has her Tempra every 4h for her fever.
I am with her most times, but I had to go back to work this afternoon... Kinda sucks here, I wanna be with my baby!
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Stupid Health System!
I'm in Canada I am usually OK with our medical system. It's quick for pregnant women and children have regular exams that are pretty quick too... And that's most of what I have ever used it for. I'm glad I don't have to stress out about paying so much for every little thing that happens. But MAN, it is so LONG if you get sick and it's so hard to find a family doctor. I'm glad I have one now, but I cannot get an appointment with her. The only appointments I have are the yearly gynecological exams. If I get sick, I can't make an appointment for the day after or anything. I have to go wait at the clinic. I did this with my daughter yesterday. I got my brother to get a number at 3pm. I finished working at 5pm and we got there around 530. I thought it would almost be our turn -- but NO! We waited until almost 7pm to see a rude rough doctor. And he just told us to go to the hospital emergency!
So we went to the hospital and waited there for 2-3 hours until we saw a doctor who checked basically the same things as the other doctor, only to say it was her ear infection causing all this. SHE HAS NOT WALKED IN 2 DAYS!! She doesn't eat, she drinks less than usual but at least is not dehydrated, she is just weak... has been to weak to cry even for most of this. I feel so bad. He switched her antibiotics. If this is really the problem, then that other fool could have told us. If not, then that fool at the emergency room is just causing my daughter more days of pain instead of getting her tested right.
I had to get it off my chest. :(
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The Focus Group recognizes that there are numerous standards for hydrogen fuel cell safety, which are written for generic use that range from automotive refueling stations to main alternative fuel supplies. The scope of this Focus Group is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the fuel cell codes for both stationary and mobile fuel cells for specific use with telecom, wireless, datacom, emergency 911, police radio, security and surveillance, and catastrophic infrastructure for commercial, military, or residential use at ground level, on rooftop, or on platforms applications for backup, supplemental and/or alternative electric power sources as well as associated fuel storage requirements.
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What They Are Saying … about DOMA and the Supreme Court
What some of the nation's pundits and others are saying about the Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act:
The ruling was illegitimate
It should … be noted that Proposition 8 has not been invalidated, as many in the media have erroneously reported. The case was dealt with on a narrow procedural basis; the appellate court decision was vacated, and it now goes back to the trial court to decide what will happen with the law. It's the view of many Americans that Proposition 8 remains the law of the land in California unless a higher court invalidates it at some point in the future. That said, Wednesday's procedural ruling is an illegitimate decision.
— Brian S. Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, Special to the Washington Post
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No doubt, proponents of equal rights for all should celebrate today's rulings. Yet they should not mistakenly ignore the limits of what the court has done. The court's promotion of same-sex marriage is like a shotgun wedding: done with reluctance and without the loving embrace of someone fully committed to the sacred union.
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Culture war was won
The point here is that gay marriage advocates won the legal war because they first won the culture war. Those conservatives who hope to avoid the same outcome on other issues would do well to remember that.
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Finally, 563 cars into this series, a Rootes Group car on the Alameda street!
Some of you may recognize this as Armand's mighty dyno-verified 66-horsepower machine, from the Evil Genius Dyno Challenge a couple months back. Last month, I had the opportunity to ride along on a couple of laps around Sears Point in this fine machine. Not very fast, admittedly, but we got plenty of thumbs-up from fin-admiring corner workers.
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Maggie Haslam is a freelance writer and public relations consultant, who has been contributing creative content and pitching the school's news since January 2011. She has over 15 years of professional experience in communications writing, marketing and publicity. Her extensive and varied breadth of work includes writing, media relations, special events, publicity, corporate marketing and agency experience. Throughout the course of her career, Maggie has helped a spectrum of clients--including those in higher education, non-profits, the medical field and entertainment--share news, showcase significant achievements and garner exposure from a wider audience. She has authored a number of published articles and helped pen two books for the School.
Prior to coming to UMD, Maggie was the regional publicist for Walt Disney Pictures, which is probably the farthest thing from writing about the built environment. She misses not paying for movies, but truly enjoys the challenge and satisfaction she gets writing about the important student, faculty and alumni work at MAPP.
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A curandero is a faith healer or native shaman who treats any number of maladies, including mental and spiritual "illnesses" that are more commonly handled by a clergyperson or psychiatrist in the United States. Photographer and documentary filmmaker Scott Dalton, whose work we first saw on Beautiful Decay, has captured the life of the curandero during healing sessions and pilgrimages across Mexico and Latin America. While some faith healers rely on herbs and natural cures, others use Catholic elements, such as idols, paintings, and holy water. Dalton's visually striking photos reveal a beauty and vulnerability shared between the curandero and the people seeking healing and guidance.


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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Easy Peasy Sweet Potato Muffins
And even better? When my little start-of-the-week treat is good for me, too. When I can pack it in Nelle's lunchbox for kindy. (Ah, what a good mummy I am ... ) When I can slip one into my bag to take to work.
Oh yes, yummy and multifunctional.
The time
10 min prep + 15-20 min baking + 10 min cooling
The ingredients
2 free-range eggs, preferably organic
1/2 c olive oil (light or extra virgin are fine)
1 tsp vanilla
1 c rapadura sugar*
3 c grated (raw) sweet potato**
1 c ground cashews or almonds
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 3/4 c wholemeal (or wholewheat) flour
NOTE: Rosie in the comments (below) substituted gluten-free flour for wholemeal, with excellent results - feel free to do so, too, if you're GF
*Or substitute brown sugar
**My favourite part of this recipe is that it uses grated sweet potato - as in, all the nutritional benefit with zero advance planning. But saying that, I have also successfully used leftover sweet potato puree - substitute 2c of puree
The process
1. Preheat the oven to 160C, and line muffin tins with papers (or oil them)
2. In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, oil and vanilla. Then add the sugar and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the sweet potato and cashews and mix again.
3. Add the baking powder, cinnamon, salt and flour and mix to combine.
Amanda xx
16 comments:
Usually I'm not a sweet potato fan, but those muffins sound delicious! And one of the healthiest muffin recipes I've seen. Maybe I'll try them with coconut oil!
I like that you don't have to pre-cook the potatoes :)
- February 28, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Jennifer (Delicieux) said... [Reply to comment]
I love sweet potatoes but have never had a sweet potato muffin. These look delicious though, so I might have to change that!
I love your collection of saucers, they are beautiful.
- February 28, 2011 at 3:58 PM
- Easy peasy organic said... [Reply to comment]
@Erika Coconut oil ... what a good idea!
- March 1, 2011 at 12:30 AM
- Easy peasy organic said... [Reply to comment]
@Jennifer (Delicieux) Thanks, Jennifer! My set is (what remains of) a tea set from my mother in law. It belonged to my husband's grandmother! Oh, how I love hand-me-down china :)
- March 1, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Made these yesterday but using gluten-free flour and applesauce instead of eggs. Turned out beautifully! Thank you for the great recipe! :) Best wishes!
- March 4, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- cailen ascher said... [Reply to comment]
mmm...these look delicious! i've had sweet potato biscuits, but never muffins. they look so yummy!
great blog - i'm your newest follower!
happy weekend,
- March 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- Easy peasy organic said... [Reply to comment]
@Rosie Kourian Great idea Rosie! Glad you enjoyed them :)
- March 4, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- Easy peasy organic said... [Reply to comment]
@cailen ascher Thanks Callen - happy weekend to you, too!
- March 4, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- Ann Marie said... [Reply to comment]
These look delicious! Wish I could make them this second, but I'll have to wait until tomorrow when I can grab the ingredients from the grocer.
- March 4, 2011 at 10:34 PM
i dont understand the measurment for flour..is it in cups?
I really want to make these but I don't understnad the flour?
- November 20, 2011 at 5:30 AM
Yes, C is for Cups
I just made those... Very nice! Just wonder if it will ruin the muffins if I reduced the amount of sugar a bit.. Like to 3/4 of a cup?
- February 7, 2012 at 12:48 AM
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I just made these muffins and ate the first one while it was still too hot to eat. They are delicious! I made them thinking I would freeze them for my kids' breakfast. I'm not sure they'll last that long!
Thanks so much for sharing good healthy recipes!
- March 8, 2012 at 5:35 PM
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These were absolutely wonderful! Especially with butter. I've never had sweet potato before (picky eater), but my husband wanted snacks for work and he was surprised when I mentioned these muffins. They turned out great and I did the brown sugar version. Thanks for sharing :)
PS. I'm slowly cooking my way through your recipes to try and change my tastebuds to like veggies, etc. I'm doing good thus far!
- June 21, 2012 at 6:16 PM
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@Kori Pressnell Yay! :)
- June 25, 2012 at 8:08 PM
- Hannah said... [Reply to comment]
These would be perfect for snacking on mid-morning at work! Love the grated sweet potato idea.
- April 8, 2013 at 6:59 AM
- Easy peasy organic said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Hannah, I love the gratedness of it, too! Taking the extra steps of cooking/mashing out makes it much more likely I'll get the sweet potato in there in the first place :) xx
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After nearly a dozen years, $16 million and the removal of some 50,000 tons of contaminated dirt, the Coast Guard declared the Superfund site at the Coast Guard Yard south of Baltimore cleaned and ready for duty Thursday.
The yard landed on the Superfund list — a national registry of sites designated for federally supervised cleanup — after a century of building and repairing ships. Blasting paint off ships, storing oil and batteries, burning waste and dumping bilge left the ground polluted with dioxin, pesticides, metals, PCBs and other contaminants — some of which spilled into nearby Arundel Cove and Curtis Creek.
"This is a big one, because it's an industrial facility," said Rear Adm. Ronald J. Rabago, the Coast Guard's chief engineer. "Many years ago, people didn't understand what happened when oil went into the ground."
During a ceremony Thursday, officials with the Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency signed an agreement that marks the completion of the 11-year cleanup and starts the process of getting the 113-acre property off the Superfund list, officially called the National Priorities List. The Curtis Bay site is the only Coast Guard ship repair yard in the nation and will remain a Coast Guard facility.
The process of cleaning up the site started in the 1980s and 1990s, when the Coast Guard studied the extent of the problem. The Coast Guard Yard was put on the Superfund list in 2002.
Over the years, the Coast Guard worked with state and federal environmental officials to figure out the best ways to clean up the contamination, which was spread across nine parcels at the yard.
At an unpaved salvage yard that once stored drums of lubrication oil, lead acid batteries and transformers, about 2,900 tons of soil were excavated. At a pit that was used to burn oil, metal and waste in the 1940s through 1960s, 6,700 cubic yards of soil were removed and an oxygen-release compound was injected into the ground to treat groundwater.
The final site, dubbed "Site 9," is an area along Arundel Cove where workers once placed bilge spoils from ships. The spoils likely leaked through an old metal bulkhead into the water. There, crews dredged sediment from the cove and removed soil from the ground. The site is being turned into a parking and storage area.
Officials said a few of the parcels, including a tract where paint was blasted off ships and a spot where underground tanks once held acid but were later cleaned out, were determined not to pose an imminent risk to human health so no cleanup was done.
Cmdr. John Barresi, the yard's facilities engineer, said the cleanup work was done to residential rather than less-strict industrial standards to ensure that the property could be used safely in the event it someday is no longer a Coast Guard site.
"We wanted future generations to have a clean site," he said.
The completion of the cleanup will not result in changes in the day-to-day efforts to keep the Coast Guard's fleet in tip-top shape at Curtis Bay. Officials said the nearly 675 employees have adopted environmentally-friendly practices to prevent further contamination.
Paint is removed from ships with pressurized water without chemicals or abrasives. The yard is home to a facility that burns methane from a nearby landfill to produce energy.
"The yard's culture is to take care of what we have and do it efficiently and effectively," said Rabago, who was stationed at Curtis Bay when the yard was put on the Superfund list.
Shawn Garvin, regional administrator for the EPA, praised the Coast Guard for working with environmental officials on the cleanup. The site's dozen years on the Superfund list is relatively short compared with many that have lingered for decades, he said.
"The Coast Guard stepped up and said, 'What do we need to do, and how do we do it in a manner that helps the community?'" Garvin said.
Coast Guard officials noted their efforts to reach out to nearby communities, including through meetings and quarterly newsletters. Though the Coast Guard Yard is in a largely industrialized section of Curtis Bay, there are neighborhoods a few miles away in Pasadena, Glen Burnie and Baltimore.
Mary Rosso, an environmental activist and former state delegate from Glen Burnie, said she was glad to hear that the cleanup was finished at the yard and that the Coast Guard has been a good neighbor.
"I trust them," she said.
Coast Guard and environmental officials signed a document Thursday called the Record of Decision, which showed that all parties agree that the site was cleaned properly.
Next comes the de-listing process, expected to take until next year.
Since the federal Superfund program was created in 1980, 1,685 contaminated sites have been put on the list; according to the EPA, 365 have been taken off.


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The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (BONT) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Wednesday October 12 as the stock slid 5.33% to $1.60, a loss of $-0.09 per share. Starting at an opening price of $1.66 a share, the stock traded between $1.59 and $1.67 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 34,458 shares over 140 trades, against an average daily volume of 69,248 shares and a total float of 21.51 million.
The losses send The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. down to a market cap of $34.42 million. In the last year, The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. has traded between $4.20 and $1.10, and its 50-day SMA is currently $1.62 and 200-day SMA is $1.80.
Bon-Ton Stores Inc is a department store operator offering an assortment of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children as well as cosmetics, home furnishings and other goods.
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The left-hander will start again Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays in an important outing for himself and the team.
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Since joining BCG in 2013, Elias has focused on helping clients in the financial services and insurance industries using the power of data and analytics. He has built the data governance function for a leading European financial institution, developed a big data strategy for a top global credit card issuer, devised a behavioral client segmentation and pricing strategy for a large European utility, and improved fraud detection and management for a leading European insurer.
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I have a program that reads and writes a list of Videos (not actual videos, a class that I created) to an SQL database and displays them in a DataGrid (i.e. using WPF, not a DataGridView in Windows Forms).
Up until now, I've called a method that manually updates the DataGrid every time the data is changed, but I'm slowly learning about data binding and how this could be automated.
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Actor James Gandolfini has made it back to New York early Monday after departing from Rome the day before, NBC News reported.
Italian news agency ANSA did not cite any sources, but published a photo showing airport workers loading a coffin identified as that of the "Sopranos" star on to a plane.
The agency says the private plane took off at 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) Sunday. Its exact U.S. destination was unclear.
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