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Montreal Brewing Co.
At the brewpub Brasseur de Montréal, comforting favourites, including shepherd's pie, share the spotlight with bistro classics like flank steak, fish and chips, and beef tartare, all served in an urban, contemporary, and chic minimalist environment. For groups and cocktail parties, menu combinations are possible and vary according to budget. Beers, brewed on site, and carefully selected wines enrich the dining experience, which can be enjoyed on the large outdoor patio in the summertime. Given the popularity of the venue, reservations are recommended for Thursday and Friday evenings.
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- Capacity of the largest private room: 150
- Group capacity: 150
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Easton Area High (EAHS) Class of 1965 Alumni List
Help us Update the Easton Area High 1965 Class List by adding any names missing from the list below:
Registered Alumni
1965 Class List
- Thomas Adams
- Sharon Ahart
- Kay Altenkirch-Hardick
- Ronnie Apgar
- Earl Barlieb
- Douglas Berry
- Louis Bizarie
- Sandra Boccadoro
- James Cervasi
- Jack Coopersmith
- Stephen Crozier
- Lawrence Crozier
- Jennie Curto
- Robert DeHart
- Joseph DeRemer
- Tom Dimitri
- Thomas Dimitri
- Michele Bibleheimer Erdman
- Roy Fegley
- Florence Flory
- John Fogel
- Medallah Frey Memorial
- James Geiger
- Jeanette Geiger
- Jane Gellock
- Nancy Gerstanberg
- Nancy Gerstenberg
- Lynda Haley
- Bob Heffelfinger
- Robert Heffelfinger
- Beverly Hiller
- Kathy Hima
- Stephen Homoki
- Stephen A Homoki
- Sharon Horn
- Linda Horne
- John Hughes
- Bruce Iudicello
- Barbara Kowitz
- Louis Kummer
- Paul Lambert
- Marie Arnts Lee
- Richard Leidich
- William Lewert
- Tamara Long
- Diane Lynch
- Robert Mertz
- Patricia Metz
- Carol Miknyoczki
- Barbara Mitchel
- Stanley Moczydlowski
- Judith Moore
- John Morrison
- Linda Nagle
- William Neiber
- Marion Oldt
- Dawn Olson
- Carol Neimiller Ostrander
- Ella Owens
- Richard Pastula
- John Plummer
- Robert Pritchard
- Lorraine Reinmiller
- Janice Riehl
- Jane Rood
- Clifford Rose
- Stephen Rozier
- Jane Rudd
- Sharon Scheetz
- Eileen Shaffer
- Susan Shiner
- Wayne Shook
- Bob J. Shotko
- Robert Shotko
- Edward Shupp
- Edward A Shupp
- Stanley Smith
- Frank Stackhouse
- Paul Storm
- Margo Storm
- Bonnie Todd
- Kay Troxell
- Michael J Turzanski
- Francis Valenti
- Drew Vargo
- Sharon Walch
- Nancy Warner
- John Weaver
- Linda Weaver
- Irene Williams
- Dorothy Wirebach
- Bonnie Woolf
Know Easton Area High Class of 1965 graduates that are NOT on this List? Help us Update the 1965 Class List by adding missing names.
1965 Easton Area High School Yearbook
1965 Easton Area High School Yearbook
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The Sound of Music was the top movie in theaters in 1965, with a lifetime gross of over $163,214,286. Among TV shows in 1965, Bonanza was the most popular of the year.
Hit Songs From 1965
Hush, Hush, Sweet CharlottePatti Page
Cast Your Fate To The WindSounds Orchestral
The Birds And The BeesJewel Aikens
My GirlTemptations
Take Me BackLittle Anthony and The Imperials
Laurie (Strange Things Happen)Dickle Lee
You Turn Me OnIan Whitcomb
The Jolly Green GiantKingsmen
Baby Don't GoSonny and Cher
Can't You Hear My HeartbeatHerman's Hermits
Hit Movies From 1965
Reunions and Easton Area High School News
More 1965 alumni from Easton Area HS have posted profiles on Classmates.com®. Click here to register for free at Classmates.com® and view other 1965 alumni.
The students that went to school at the Easton high school called Easton Area High School and graduated in '65 are on this page. Register to add your name to the class of 1965 graduates list.
Easton Area High School alumni can relive their experiences from high school by sharing memories and pictures, reconnecting with those alumni listed, and more.


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While we are hard at work planning and creating cashmere pieces, we do like to allow a little time away for R&R. Here are the 5 destinations we can't seem to get out of our minds.
This African gem boasts incredibly luxurious tents as bases for safaris to spot big 5 game and a day trip to Victoria Falls promises to leave us amazed. We are dreaming of days spent exploring a fascinating place less traveled.
Cruising the sparkling fjords of Norway promises great whale watching and even a chance to catch the Northern lights. There's something lovely about popping into the coastal cities the Viking way.
This high-tech country is high on our list for all of the options it has. We can't wait to explore the bustling streets of Tokyo then immerse ourselves in traditional Japanese culture while exploring historical buildings of Kanazawa.
Life as a gaucho on a sprawling Argentinian ranch sounds like the perfect way to experience this country. We can't wait to taste the fresh grilled meats and enjoy perfect wines followed by evenings of sultry Tango.
New Zealand
Known for it's amazing adventure activities, New Zealand seems like the perfect place to expand our adventurous spirit. The diversity of beaches, mountains, glaciers, forests, and rolling pastures and vineyards leaves us wondering how much of this tiny place we can fit into one trip.
What locales to you daydream of for your next vacation? We would love to hear from you in the comments below.


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What I'm Reading Wednesday
I finished Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis. I loved this book. Lots of sexual tension and sex in creative places. Both characters have their hangups and their family issues, but overall they have pretty great lives and sometimes it's nice to read about pretty great lives instead of ones that are crappy. I'm also very fond of the city this book is set in (Santa Barbara) one of my very favourite places, and the setting of more than a few of my own books!
Currently reading: Black Jack by Lora Leigh.
Currently reading: Black Jack by Lora Leigh.


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It has been well over 6 months since we have had satellite or cable here at the home and we are not missing it one bit and are saving $50+ a month.
When I mentioned "cutting the cord" to my sweet husband, he was not very interested at first. He is like any other man, he likes his t.v. and he likes his variety. So needless to say, I was pushing to get rid of this service way before he was interested.
Then, he came up with a plan. Him being a tech guru and computer geek (this is what he does for a living anyway) found a way for us to have Netflix and Hulu AND local channels all at the same place on our computer hooked up to our flat screen television. He even found a remote to use for the computer/tv, so that we didn't have to always get down and use the mouse/keyboard.
Isn't he just amazing! Well that may be what you are thinking, but when he first mentioned it to me, I was not very thrilled. I went into this whole getting rid of satellite thing, to try and limit our tv watching and all he was doing was giving us even more variety and making it even easier for us to watch our favorite shows! So now it was his time to convince me.
It didn't take very long for me to be convinced because we would be saving so much money and what he had came up with was really cool and did make it easy and it made everyone happy. So this is what we did. We "cut the cord" to Dish and signed up with Netflix for streaming only (7.99/month) and made an account with Hulu.
Monty also bought an outside antenna to put on the roof and hooked it up to television as well for us to have local tv channels. All in all, in order to get started with all he was going to do, we paid about $100.
Here is all he bought to get us set up:
- a RCA UHF/VHF HD Antenna
- Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 PCI TV Tuner.....this one here at Amazon comes with remote
- and 50ft of RG-6 cable
*alot of this he bought used and saved a lot of money that way.That may seem a lot to pay to you but that is all we have had to pay, we haven't paid anything since except for the Netflix monthly service fee.
Now you could do this without all the extra equipment my husband purchased, it is completely up to you. If it had been me, we probably wouldn't have all of this, but he is so in love with technology this is what he needed and I was fine with that. And I do have to admit now that it is very nice!
Then, after he had purchased all equipment and hooked it up, we then used our media center in an old desktop we had, put the tuner in that , used Windows 7 and ran the media center. In order to get Netflix, Hulu, and local channels all together in the media center he had to download the following apps: you can find all of these through a google search for free
- Netflix app (if you have windows 7 this is already in Media center, you just have to hit install)
- Media Browser
- Meta Browser (version 1 is free)
- Hulu integrated app
So, all in all this is what we did to start saving money on television and it has been great. And like I said, you dont have to do all that we did, you could just "cut the cord" from cable and just use netflix and hulu just from your pc or just use Hulu and then everything would be completely free for you. It is up to you how you want to do it, this is just what worked for us.
Questions about any of this? Please comment and my husband and I would be more than happy to help you out in any way we can!
Have you cut the cord from cable? How have you enjoyed it or what struggles have you had?


text: As I travel around the world I am often asked about US politics. These questions have intensified since the election of President Trump. I choose to keep my blog politically neutral. However when one adds BRIXIT, the recent French election and the daily tweetstorm about President Trump I found this article enlightening and distressing. So, nope, not about dirty hulls or great anchorages. 100% political.http://thefederalist.com/2017/05/19/watching-slow-motion-coup-detat/#.WR84WAG5yHY.twitter


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The Danger of Free Lunch
When the Internet first captured our imagination, dotcoms were popping up all over the place, each one with the goal of offering free content or services, and then - once they had the "eyeballs" they would create revenue by selling advertising.
But it didn't quite work out that way. When the advertising model didn't pan out, very few dotcoms were successful in making the transition to a pay-for-services model, so they could not sustain themselves. Hence, the "dotcom bust."
With Web 2.0, a new generation of companies with that same dream has emerged. But according to The Economist, "The number of companies that can be sustained by revenues from internet advertising turns out to be much smaller than many people thought."
Is Internet history repeating itself?
As associations look for the opening in all this, and work with how to remain relevant enough to command membership dues in a world of free content and networking, it behooves us to gain insight into what Silicon Valley has learned over the past decade about whether there is such a thing as a free lunch.
Questions for discussion:
How is your association dealing with the pressure from online competitors to provide content and services free of charge? Where do you see the trend going? Where do you see it leading your organization?
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In the evening I make a certain variety of tea, according to my own simple and purposeful formulation. I usually use just four ingredients, counting the boiling water as the fourth; occasionally I add a fifth, when I deem appropriate, and I will elaborate on that fifth component a bit later. We have an electric stainless steel tea kettle here at my house, which is certainly very convenient, especially when more than one cup of tea is desired, but failing that, a conventional stovetop teapot or a microwave oven could be used to boil the water.
The cup I use is of a considerably oversized capacity, easily holding a good 12 ounces. While the water in the tea kettle is boiling I add the following to the bottom of the cup:
1 tablespoon honey (you may use whatever type you have on hand or prefer — wildflower, raw, Manuka, etc.)
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
Pinch of Himalayan pink salt, finely ground
When the water is boiled I fill the cup up to not far from the brim and stir with a spoon until the salt crystals and honey are dissolved and the brew is evenly blended.
I really like this mixture, and I absolutely believe it does promote a good night's sleep thanks to the quaint synergy of its ingredients. Honey is generally well-known for its sleep-inducing properties, and I do feel it earns this reputation. The rather astounding array of electrolytes found in Himalayan crystal salt imbue it with a similar somnolent effect (those with hypertension, however, may be advised to exercise some caution with this ingredient). Turmeric's anti-inflammatory actions are made slightly more accessible thanks to increased solubility via the hot water. And should I experience an evening when I am more "wired" than usual, through whatever cause (late caffeine consumption, etc.), once I have completed the aforementioned preparation sequence, I steep a bag of chamomile tea in the cup for a few minutes. Provided I have allowed myself sufficient time to unwind while sipping the tea, and especially with the occasional infusion of chamomile, I can virtually guarantee I'll end up staggering to bed and will be out for the night very shortly thereafter.


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I have been invited to speak at the annual Vermont Catholic Conference at St Monca's Church in Barre, Vermont on November 2nd called 'Rebuild My Church' which is entitled in honour of Pope Francis. I will be speaking about Truth in Sacred Art and discussing how the styles of the liturgical traditions of art reveal truth. This is a big annual event and the keynote presentations on "Christianity in the Modern World" and "The Family Today" will be presented by Sheila Liaugminas, Emmy Award winning journalist and host of the daily radio interview show: "A Closer Look". The website is here, and Facebook is VT Catholic Conference 2013.
I would be pleased to see and talk to any who are able to make it on that day, it promises to be a great event!


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Schoeneman, Jr., William "Matthew"
Visitation:Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Visitation Location:Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, MO
Service:Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Time: 1:00 PM
Service Location:Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, MO
Interment:Crestview Memorial Park in St. Clair, MO
Memorials / Donations: The Family in care of Russell Colonial Funeral Home.
William Matthew Schoeneman, Jr., known to all as Matthew, departed this life at his home on October 26, 2017, having reached the age of twenty-nine years, four months and one day. Matthew was born in St. Louis, MO, on June 27, 1988, son of Shelly Renee Schoeneman nee Kramer and William Matthew Schoeneman, Sr.
Matthew is survived by his mother, Shelly Kramer and best friend, Clifford Draper, of St. Clair, MO; by his father, William M. Schoeneman, Sr., known to all as Billy, and wife, Patty, of St. Clair, by his grandparents, Thelma and Clinton, Sr. Kramer of Sullivan, MO; by Frances Schoeneman, known to all as Frankie, of St. Clair; by his siblings, Jacob Schoeneman and wife, Mindy, and Stacey DeWeese and husband, Justin, both of St. Clair; by his aunts and uncles, Clinton, Jr. and Sharla Kramer of St. Clair, Kimberly Kramer of Sullivan and Debby and Brice Breeden of Sullivan; by great-aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
Matthew was preceded in death by his grandfather, William F. Schoeneman.
Matthew was a Christian and member of the First Christian Church in Union, MO. He was a 2006 graduate of St. Clair High School in St. Clair, MO. After graduation he worked in the restaurant industry as a crew manager for Jack In The Box in Union, MO for about five years. In later years he was employed at Sportsman's Supply Company in St. Clair as a fork lift operator. Matthew had many friends and they had affectionately nick-named him, Shano. He enjoyed many hobbies and interests during his life, but one of his favorite was skeet shooting. He also enjoyed fishing and playing golf. Matthew was an avid Blues hockey fan and rarely missed watching their games. Playing games on his phone was another of his pastimes.
A kind and loving son, son-in-law, grandson, brother, nephew, great-nephew, cousin and friend, he will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew and loved him.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, MO, with the Rev. Laura Mignerone officiating and many of his friends offering remembrances. Interment was in Crestview Memorial Park, St. Clair, MO. Memorials may be made to the family in care of Russell Colonial Funeral Home, St. Clair, MO.


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At Kustom Media, we have a two prong approach to breaking the mindset around Digital Marketing for your business - we can either teach you or manage and report to you.
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Looking back on a year in history, music, current affairs, culture and trends.
Ian enjoys a laugh and can find the funny side in most things. He loves radio and has been a radio presenter for a number of years with a local community radio station and has now come to join us at HRB. Most embarrassing radio moment was when he forgot to close the Mic and announced that he was going to the loo! He would most like to interview Kylie Minogue cos she is gorgeous! He is not sure if she was sat with him if he could actually ask any questions lol! Favourite food, anything as long as it is sweet, stoggy, chocolatey, gooey........think you have the picture Lol. He is married to Jan and has two grown-up children Hannah and Matthew.
He is looking forward to getting started at HRB sharing his bad jokes and fun with the listeners.


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Photos by Bob Both, JSRC
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - Presented by the Rumson Hash House Harriers in concordance with the Jersey Shore Running Club (JSRC), 320 stalwart racers competed in the 34th annual running of the Hashathon, a rugged, tough, challenging, six-mile trail race through the woods of Middlesex County's Cheesequake State Park, in Old Bridge Township, on a partly-cloudy, breezy, 53 degrees, good–racing–weather Sunday morning of November 10; much better weather conditions than last year's December date, which had been rescheduled due to Sandy.
Robert Pedersen, Jr., 15, of Brick, last year's champion, was a repeat winner and broke the finish-line tape, held by JSRC President Carly DePolo and Charlotte Griggs, wife of race director Mark, from the course that starts and finishes in the vicinity of the main pavilion of the Park, and is described in the event's circular as a "run through winding wooded trails, steep gullies, foot bridges, small streams, fallen trees, varmints, dramatic cedar forest & beautiful wetlands," at a racing time of 36:54 (36 minutes and 54 seconds). The digital racing clock that displayed that time was attended to and provided by John Kuhi, veteran runner and coach in the Shore area and long-time member of the Shore Athletic Club, with help from John Cheer, active member of JSRC.
Heather Fraebel, 17, of Whitehouse Station, last year's women's champion, also defended her title in 46:37 (23rd place overall).
Rounding out the top-three were Dominic Grillo, 39, of Whitehouse Station at 37:29 and Joe Pawlish, 41, Bryn Mawr, PA at 38:33 on the men's side, with Lynn Nelson, 44, of Matawan, 46:54 and Ship Bottom's Lauren Rhatigan, 50, in 47:10 for the women. It should be noted that Grillo (twice), Pawlish (once) and Rhatigan (six times) have each been past Hashathon champions.
A typical Hashathon runner, female winner Fraebel has said: "It's a lot different and I actually like it because of the uphills and downhills you feel more empowered."
"It's like apples and oranges," per long-time Hashathoner Rhatigan, in comparing a trail and road race. At the finish area, she was tending to her bleeding leg caused by a fall near the end. "Trail race, no doubt about it," she has said, when asked which she preferred.
Seventy-two-year-old David Gross of Marlboro, one of the three septuagenarians who all received awards, David for his 1:05:11 racing time, loves this race and has explained why: "It's a real challenge – it's not your ordinary, everyday, on-the-road type of race – there are more things out there than there are fingers on your hands and toes on your feet: roots, rocks, vermin, boardwalks, collapsing boards, mud, briar bushes, many, many, many leaves, slow runners who won't give way but in comparison to a road race, it's the greatest thing. Thanks to Mark Griggs (race director) for putting this on."
The water spots where racers get a drink were strategically placed at the 1 1/4-mile area going out and also at the 4 ½-mile area coming back. It was serviced by some of the twenty or so on-course members of the host clubs who also served as course marshals, including Manasquan's Charles J. Rand who was assigned to be the "sweep" who gathers markers and things but whose main task is to see that all racers are accounted for.
The event includes a Half-Mile (almost) Fun Run, on the once-around-the-lake course with 16, mainly youngsters, competing. Esben Nielson, Matawan, was first boy at 1:58, and Crystal Pappas, 7th grade, Manchester was today's female champion in 2:06.
Dave DeMonico, Ocean, on the trumpet and Chick Albers, Hazlet, on the drum provided music out on the course for their running friends. DeMonico also played our National Anthem at the into-the-woods starting area and prior to that director Mark Griggs thanked all racers for coming and cautioned them to be ever alert of their footing during the race.
The aforementioned winners and age-group leaders, along with special category recipients, were given awards of laser-etched metal plaques created by Tom Morrison, past president of JSRC, at the Pavilion by race director Mark Griggs and other members of the race committee.
Information in the encyclopedia informs of the history of the Harriers: "Hashing originated in Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia, in December 1938, when a group of British colonial officers began meeting on Monday evenings to run, in a fashion patterned after the traditional British Paper Chase or 'Hare and Hounds,' to rid themselves of the excesses of the previous weekend. Its Constitution proposes: To promote physical fitness among the members; To get rid of weekend hangovers; To acquire a good thirst and to satisfy it in beer; To persuade the older members that they are not as old as they feel."
"Cheesequake State Park offered beautiful fall colors and a challenging course for the 34th running of the Hashathon six-mile trail race. Perfect fall weather greeted the large turnout of 340 enthusiastic competitors. The Hashathon trail race is comprised of natural pathways, wooden stairs and boardwalks, and bridges in the park. A big thanks goes to the work crew at Cheesequake State Park and Superintendent Dave who repaired the elevated boardwalk in the cedar swamp that had been demolished by Hurricane Sandy. Thanks also goes to race director Mark Griggs and Greg Duffy for the repair work they completed at the park.
"I want to thank the enthusiastic volunteers from the Jersey Shore Running Club, especially Phil and Penny Hinck and their mother-in-law/mother, Marilyn Ryder, Bonnie Santomenna, Jack and Diane Cheer, Mary O'Brien and Al Lesiak, Mike P. and the water stop crew, Laura Doughtery, and the Rumson Hash House Harriers. We couldn't run this event without the assistance of our course marshals, trail sweeps, and the large number of passionate trail volunteers. Once again the staff at the Park proved to be helpful and gracious hosts. An altered version of the local rock band Goldenseal gave a spirited performance at the post-race party held at M.E. Haley Hose Fire Department #1 of Matawan. Thanks also go to John Kuhi for the timing clock; to Tommy Morrison for crafting the unique awards; to Rick Valentine of Athlete's Image for the fantastic and very popular long sleeve T-Shirts; to Atillio's Pizza for prompt delivery of tasty pizzas; to the entire Hashathon Race committee for enduring the months of planning that lead up to this big day and those who gave up most of their weekend to ensure that this race goes off without a hitch," said Mark Griggs in an E-mail summary. "We hope to see all of you back at Cheesequake State Park again next year for the 35th event."
Other leading racers of the "brutal" six-mile Hashathon challenge:
Old Bridge: Joseph Mahoney 49:27; Henry Pesantes 49:30; Marisol Gutierirez 51:20; Cathy Mahoney 56:39; Laura Farah 59:04; Michael Hawkins 61:18; Raunad Desai 63:23; Manoj Parikh 64:55; Glenn Hayward 69:52.
Herald area: James Rivers 41:49, Rumson; Kevin Garrison 47:16, Leonardo; Bob Haithcock 48:47, Middletown; Mark Molyneaus 49:16, Fair Haven; Tom Beuthe 49:59, Fair Haven; Elliot Olschwang 53:06, Middletown; Frank Massa 55:54, Red Bank; Manolo Teijelo 59:57, Red Bank; Darren Gallagher 59:59, Belford; Melanie Rapolla 1:03:15, Red Bank; Bill Burke 1:05:21, Atlantic Highlands; Javier Damien 1:07:15, Middletown; Jill Reilley 1:08:33, Highlands; Koley MacKay 1:10:33, Middletown; Tiffany Scarlata 1:11:08, Port Monmouth; Monica Todax 1:11:57 Middletown; Christine MacKay 1:13:38, Middletown; Boston Mark Spillane 1:16:38, Leonardo; Robert Gileski 1:16:43, Atlantic Highlands; Holly Scarlata 1:17:14, Port Monmouth; Robert Van Clef 1:21:03, Middletown.
Monmouth County: Victor Alfonso 42:13, Freehold; Joe Wysocki 43:39, Asbury; Dan Suozzo 44:20, Bradley Beach; Lynn Nelson 46:53, Matawan; Patrick Applegate 47:43, Matawan; Patrick Frike 47:55, Long Branch; Edgar Ramos 49:11, Marlboro; Frank Cannarozzo 51:45, Holmdel; Jaclyn Dagnall 52:25, Long Branch; Brian LaGrua 52:42, Holmdel; Harry Popper 52:48, Belmar; Susan Lewicki 53:04, Matawan; Chris Zeiner 53:22, Howell; Anna Zresmon 53:25, Long Branch; Marta Nowak 54:06, Cliffwood Beach; Anne Cieri 54:16, Long Branch; John Cheevers 54:53, Little Silver; Tara Vitale 55:16, Howell; Christie Patla 56:00, Aberdeen; Scott Fischer 57:24, Cliffwood Beach; Brian Vitale 57:25, Howell; Theo Cheevers 57:44, Little Silver; Donna McCabe 57:55, Matawan; Paulsin 58:18, Oceanport; Cristy Richards 58:22, Matawan; Anthony D'Elia 58:40, Matawan; Katarina Ohberg 59:06, Marlboro.
Photos and complete results can be found at www.jsrc.org.


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Eat Kuai: Modernized Chinese Dishes
Eat Kuai is an Asian restaurant which focuses on Chinese-inspired dishes. They boast of not using any MSG to any of their dish which is a big plus for a healthy living lifestyle. It is located in Box Park, Dubai and is not that hard to spot when around the area.
We arrived at the place for dinner which was sort of a celebration since my friend's family arrived in town for a short vacation. The place was not full at that time since we are a big group we occupied two tables. The menu was pretty straightforward though they had a wide array of dishes to choose from.
We just asked the waiter for some of the best recommendations around which were the following:
Chicken and Shrimp Shumai - minced chicken and shrimp wrapped and steamed.
This dish reminds me of my favorite Chinese restaurant in the Philippines. This is a classic favorite for me. Though the shumai served in my home country is much better.
Lychee Prawn Toast - Lychee toast served with a bowl of shrimps
This dish was presented pretty good. The toasts were in an oven toaster and the shrimp was served in a separate bowl. I liked the taste of this dish. The shrimp tasted fresh and tasty. The toast complimented the dish and added a different experience.
Dynamite Shrimps - deep fried shrimp tossed with some signature Dynamite sauce.
When you expect your dish to be spicy but ended being disappointed, this how I felt while eating this dish. It was like eating a normal deep fried shrimp. The dynamite sauce isn't really helpful.
Lobster Satay Mac n Cheese - classic Mac n Cheese with an Asian twist.
The dish was served very pretty at the table but the taste didn't quite did justice to the presentation. It didn't taste good and was absolutely bland.
Kung Po Chicken - Wok Fried Chicken with dried chili and cashew nut toss with Kung Pao sauce.
This one was a very plain dish. The chicken didn't taste anything. I don't recommend trying this dish out.
Salt and Pepper Squid - crispy breaded squid fried to perfection.
This one is a classic favorite. You don't need to add any sauce to enjoy this dish. I love eating this with a cup of rice. :D
Aromatic Duck - Steamed in aromatic, deep fried to make it crispy and tasty. Served with Hoisin Sauce, Pancakes, Julienne cucumber, and leeks.
I love how the dish was presented. The sauce was inside the pistol and everything felt like an assemble your own duck wrap kind of thing. It tasted just the average but I liked the experience that this dish gives.
Stir Fried Noodles - Fried Egg Noodles with mixed cabbage and bean sprout in a savory sauce.
This is another dish that I didn't quite liked. It tasted bland and it didn't have anything special in it.
Chocolate kuai Pie - a slice of chewy chocolate sweetness of Nutella's.
I love how chewy the dish was and how the flavor of Nutella explodes in my mouth at one bite. A very good Nutella-inspired dessert.
Mochi Ice Cream - Two pieces of mochi ice cream served with a cone of cotton candy.
They have around 4 flavors to try from. We choose the green tea and blueberry. I am a matcha lover that is why the green tea mochi will always be my favorite flavor. The cotton candy was too sweet for me.
Overall, we had an average experience at Eat Kuai. Some of the food were good while others were a bit bland and ordinary. We also had a problem on the amount of serving of the dishes. I find some dishes a bit overpriced for the very small serving.
I have seen some negative reviews on Instagram but I managed to shrug it off because i want to personally try it firsthand before judging it. Seems like some of the negative reviews were right. Though I love Chinese Food, I still personally prefer the traditional way of preparing Chinese cuisines. I would probably not comeback to this place again. :(
People who loves to eat are always the best people.
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G&Ts At The Ready As The Howling Owl Celebrates World Gin Day 2018
Michaela McGrath
Calling all G&T lovers, oh boy do we have the night of nights for you. The drink on everybody's lips, there's no denying gin is the latest drink to have swept South Australia – a state truly blessed by top-notch distilleries. Celebrating the good botanical stuff, June's World Gin Day is the perfect excuse to slurp down the year's trendiest spirit this winter.
It's no surprise that Adelaide's hottest gin den, The Howling Owl, is embracing the international festivity with a party of epic proportions. With free entry, happy hour specials and the chance to win free gin with every spin, the Vaughan Place locale invites you (and your gin loving pals) to celebrate with a boogie and a G&T in hand.
From 7pm, enjoy two-for-one happy hour drinks specials and 2 for $20 happy hour cocktails as the Gin Day celebrations coincide with the launch of The Howling Owl's International Winter Cocktail Menu. Why not crank the party up a notch and kick things off upstairs for a range of events at on the Mezzanine Flight Deck? Pre-purchase tickets to enjoy a host of intimate experiences.
Join the SA-based boys from Never Never Distilling Co in the Never Never Lounge, with a G&T featuring the distiller's multi-award-winning triple juniper gin on arrival. Sample mouth-watering oyster martini shots and expertly prepared gin cured salmon as you uncover the secrets to creating the moorish fish dish at home.
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List of publications and links to work are below slideshow.
KVAL.com: Writer and photographer to story, "50 years later: Event honors legacy of Malcolm X" March 2015.
KVAL.com: Photo gallery contributor to story, "I think we owe it to Dr. King." Jan. 2015.
KVAL.com: Photo gallery contributor to story, "'Look for rainbows when others think of clouds…'" Jan. 2015.
KVAL.com: Writer and photographer to story, "A new Reality backdrop for Holiday Market." Nov. 2014.
Ethos Magazine: Photo Editor and (online) contributor to story about artists/gentrification in the Whiteaker district. Jan. 2015.
Ethos Magazine: Cover Shot and (online) contributor to two stories (hippy chef/vagabond musicians), Sept. 2014.
Ethos LIVE: Online contributor to Portland's Musicfest NW, August 2014.
Art Elemento: Personal Story with photography about being a storytelling photographer, Jan. 2012 issue.
Gwangju News: Travel Essay on Asian Elephants diminishing in Thailand with Ecotourism, May 2011 issue.
Social Discourse of the Disquiet Blog: Profile Interview, March 2011.
The Korea Herald: Reporter, "Jinju ExpatRaise Money for YWCA Lunch Box Program", January 18, 2011 issue.
Gwangju News: Cover shot of the May 18th, "1980 Gwangju uprise against government,' April 2010 issue.
Gwangju News: Cover and story on Venerable Beop Jeong funeral, and legacy left behind, March 2010 issue.
Art in America: Photo supporting exhibition on Kosovo on page 23, July 1999 issue.


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This was my first week of studying Swedish at the SFI course. Although it looks like I've spent a considerable amount of hours learning the language, I'm in two minds with my progress.
Firstly, the class that I'm currently in is dead easy. I've asked if I can move and the teachers said that they will keep an eye on me and move me to an appropriate class if need be.
Secondly, I don't know how I feel about a classroom setting, at times I feel that it is an outdated system, I feel that I've learned more by myself and did it at a faster rate.
I'm going to monitor my progress in this course and see if it's worth doing. Perhaps, I will still study Swedish using my own methods at the same time.
Studying Time - 10 Hours
What Did I Work On?
Studying Swedish at SFI
What Did I Struggle With?
Patience. The class that I'm in is too easy, I need to see if I move up another level.
A Goal For Next Week.
Study Swedish outside of SFI classes.


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Swimmer Andrew Mullen last week put his bespoke, student-designed sports tech to the test, taking home Silver for Team GB in the men's Paralympic 50m backstroke, S5 and Bronze in both the 100m and 200m men's freestyle, S5.
The double world silver medallist racked up the medals in the pool in Rio, swimming in five events at this year's Paralympics. Working with students from London's Imperial College, Mullen has tested a series of innovative devices to help both in and out of the pool.
In the run up to Rio, Andrew's strongest stroke was the 50m backstroke; an event posing a unique set of challenges for the athletes. Backstroke events begin in the water, with swimmers resting their feet on a ledge. To hold themselves in position before the starting gun, swimmers must reach up to a set of bars on the poolside. For some athletes, this is a barrier in itself.
Dr Ian Radcliffe, a bioengineer and project manager for the 'Sports Innovation Challenge' at Imperial College, has been overseeing the student's progress.
"There's such a variety of competitors," says Dr Radcliffe. "Swimmers with one functional arm tend to just grab with that arm, while I've seen those without any arms have their coaches hold a towel and they bite down and hold on with their teeth until the starter goes."
The final design
Designed by students Kathryn Sayer, Andrew Goodhead and Pui Sze Sham, the kit keeps Andrew poised and ready on the blocks. The project was part of a student opportunity scheme at Imperial.
Talking us through the final design, Dr Radcliffe said: "Andrew has some grip with his stumps but is not able to reach up to those bars which are quite high on the poolside out of the water. So he started using these luggage straps to wrap around the block then grip on, but they kept breaking. The students came up with this simple but elegant system, using adapted horse riding stirrups, climbing carabiner and reins. Crucially it's easy for Andrew and his coach to set up and adjust."
Finding the perfect design for Andrew however was no easy feat. After months of testing, the team took several designs to the World Swimming Championships in Glasgow. The result: a silver medal in the men's 50m backstroke, and a design to take to Rio. The favourite was so well thought out it even drew the attention of officials.
"In Glasgow, Chris Furber, Performance Director for GB para-swimming, was ecstatic with the design and came over to myself and the students and gave us a big pat on the back," Dr Radcliffe said.
Engineering training aids
With five different disciplines to prepare for, Andrew's training plan was a rigorous one. Hand paddles add resistance and help competitors build up strength in the water. Many of these have finger loops to keep them in place, which can prove impractical for some athletes.
A second team of student engineers set about adapting some hand paddles for Andrew. A series of prototypes gave way to a custom-moulded set, fitting Andrew's arms perfectly.
Out of the pool, Andrew's training plan includes weights and machine training. Single-sided squats are particularly beneficial, building up strength in his fully-functional right leg. To make sure Andrew keeps his balance and the correct posture, the students have developed a rig that improves technique.
"It's a gimbal rig with a lifting platform and a counter balance, so basically he can put his short left leg onto it then as he squats with the right. It will drop down with him and lift back up – kind of like those assisted dip and pull-up machines in the gym," Dr Radcliffe said.
The rig is now installed at the British Para-Swimming National Performance Centre in Manchester.
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Mid East
The war on terror: Misnamed, misfought, misthought
Sam Smith – According to the belligerently bombastic Daily Beast:
ISIS continues to gain substantial ground in Syria, despite nearly 800 airstrikes in the American-led campaign to break its grip there. At least one-third of the country's territory is now under ISIS influence, with recent gains in rural areas that can serve as a conduit to major cities that the so-called Islamic State hopes to eventually claim as part of its caliphate. Meanwhile, the Islamic extremist group does not appear to have suffered any major ground losses since the strikes began.
At least one-third of the country's territory is now under ISIS influence, with recent gains in rural areas that can serve as a conduit to major cities it hopes to eventually claim as part of its caliphate.
In the first two months following American airstrikes, about a million Syrians who had previously lived in areas controlled by moderates now lived in areas controlled by extremist groups al Nusra or ISIS, according to CDS, citing conversations with European diplomats who support the Syrian opposition.
If the Daily Beast had used the phrase "because of" rather than "despite" it would have been much closer to describing the situation and its context.
We haven't seen a war close to its traditional meaning since Vietnam and even there we badly misgauged it as Ray McGovern pointed out last November:
Why was I reminded of Vietnam on Saturday when Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Iraq to "get a firsthand look at the situation in Iraq, receive briefings, and get better sense of how the campaign is progressing" against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL?
For years as the Vietnam quagmire deepened, U.S. political and military leaders flew off to Vietnam and were treated to a snow job by Gen. William Westmoreland, the commander there. Many would come back glowing about how the war was "progressing."
Dempsey might have been better served if someone had shown him Patrick Cockburn's article in the Independent entitled "War with Isis: Islamic militants have an army of 200,000, claims senior Kurdish leader."
Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff of Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, told Cockburn that "I am talking about hundreds of thousands of fighters because they are able to mobilize Arab young men in the territory they have taken."
Hussein estimated that Isis rules about one-third of Iraq and one-third of Syria with a population from 10 million to 12 million over an area of 250,000 square kilometers, roughly the size Great Britain, giving the jihadists a large pool of potential fighters to recruit.
While the Kurdish estimate may be high … the possibility that the Islamic State's insurgency is bigger than believed could explain its startling success in overrunning the Iraqi Army…
Westmoreland insisted that the number of enemy Vietnamese in South Vietnam could not go above 299,000.
The inconvenient truth finally became abundantly clear during the Tet offensive in late January and early February 1968, but still the misbegotten war went on, and on, ultimately claiming some 58,000 U.S. lives and millions of Vietnamese.
A traditional war is, in no small part, about gaining ground, but since Vietnam the term has become hard to define because our leaders use it in whatever way seems most convenient at the moment. For example, in Iraq, our mission was accomplished – at least according to our then president – in a matter of months but we stayed there another eight years and now may be headed back. As for Afghanistan, even our publicly stated mission was far mushier, but also a failure: to dismantle Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
To understand why the world's most powerful nation – one that spends more on its military than China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK, Japan, India, Brazil and Turkey combined – should do so badly it helps to recognize that war today is no longer about physical conquest so much as it is about the reaction of the prospectively conquered and their allies. It is far more about anger than about acres.
And when the targets are especially poor and lacking in economic and social support, bombing their friends and relatives does little good. The Pentagon is trying to defeat those who already feel defeated and furious about it. Further, it makes these societal victims perfect conversion targets for the likes of the Taliban or ISIS. The war on terror is really a war for more terror.
In a sense, what we are seeing is the grand failure of the drug war being applied to foreign affairs, involving a massive cultural dysfunction created by our government's action and exploited by what we would call in the case of drugs, cartels, mob leaders or drug lords.
In short, we are seeking to obtain acreage when we should be seeking to contain anger. The terminology of war serves little good and works against our stated goals.
A few scholars and journalists have noticed this. Tom Porter in the International Business Times drew some striking parallels between the war on terror and the war on drugs:
US president Barack Obama has deplored Isis' violence and pledged to "degrade and destroy" the group, but Musa al-Gharbia, a research fellow at the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts, claims that there is a far graver threat to the US closer to home.
He points to a series of figures showing that the violence of the [drug] cartels in some cases eclipses, and in others equals that of the Islamist group.
A recent United Nations report estimated that nearly 9,000 civilians had been killed and 17,386 wounded this year in fighting in Iraq… On the other hand figures from the Mexican government show that last year cartels were responsible for murdering more than 16,000 people in Mexico alone, and an estimated 60,000 in the preceding six years.
– Like Isis, cartels aim to strike fear into their rivals and opponents through torture and mass executions. They carry out hundreds of beheadings every year, and deliberately target women and children. Executed and mutilated victims have been displayed in gruesome arrangements in town squares and at town roundabouts, as cartels strive to outdo each other in violence.
– Both groups exploit social media to advertise their exploits. Only this week, cartel members executed anti-cartel activist, Dr Maria del Rosario Fuentes Rubio, accessed her Twitter account, then posted a picture of her corpse.
– Isis is believed to have enslaved approximately 1,500 Yazidi women and children, yet by some estimates cartels have enslaved tens of thousands, forcing some into sex work, and others to labour in plantations.
-Isis is believed to have recruited children as young as 10 to take part in suicide bombing missions and to fight on battlefields. Mexican cartels are also believed to have recruited scores of child soldiers, and have kidnapped children to harvest their organs.
The author goes on to argue that with its tentacles having reached every city in the US and claimed thousands of US victims in the 'narco wars', the cartels in fact pose a graver threat to the US than Isis.
Coleen Jose, writing for Mic Network last fall, added, "The cartels killed 293 Americans in Mexico from 2007 to 2010. The groups have also repeatedly attacked U.S. consulates in Mexico. In October 2008, two assailants fired their weapons and threw a grenade at the consulate in Monterrey."
To bring it even closer to home, consider that the domestic drug trade has been estimated to be the size of the pharmaceutical industry yet you would have no hint of it in the major media which virtually never looks into the effect on politics and life in general from the perspective of those with power. It is only the minor dealers and their customers who get covered. As I learned examining the drug culture of Arkansas in the 1990s, nobody in the establishment wants to touch this issue and that, rather than there being a drug war, there is a covert relationship between the alleged enforcers and the actual enablers.
A rare exception is a remarkable story from the British paper, The Independent:
The entire criminal justice system was infiltrated by organised crime gangs, according to a secret Scotland Yard report leaked to The Independent. In 2003 Operation Tiberius found that men suspected of being Britain's most notorious criminals had compromised multiple agencies, including HM Revenue & Customs, the Crown Prosecution Service, the City of London Police and the Prison Service, as well as pillars of the criminal justice system including juries and the legal profession.
The strategic intelligence scoping exercise – "ratified by the most senior management" at the Met – uncovered jurors being bought off or threatened to return not-guilty verdicts; corrupt individuals working for HMRC, both in the UK and overseas; and "get out of jail free cards" being bought for £50,000.
The report states that the infiltration made it almost impossible for police and prosecutors to successfully pursue the organised gangs that police suspected controlled much of the criminal underworld.
The fresh revelations come a day after The Independent revealed that Tiberius had concluded the Metropolitan Police suffered "endemic police corruption" at the time, and that some of Britain's most dangerous organized crime syndicates were able to infiltrate New Scotland Yard "at will."….
In 2000, according to Tiberius, a key police informant was secretly helping Scotland Yard with an investigation into the importation of £10m of heroin by a Turkish gang in north London.
The deal went wrong, the informant was tortured in a cellar and "an attempt was made to sever his fingers with a pair of garden shears". His associate was also attacked and had "three fingers chopped off with a machete".
The henchman Tiberius alleged had committed the assaults was the son of a named Met detective, who repeatedly tried to impede police inquiries into the case, according to Tiberius. He also had a corrupt relationship with a named detective sergeant then based in Marylebone police station who is suspected to have "organised cheque frauds". Research conducted by The Independent suggests that none of the three men has ever been prosecuted.
The truth is that in Mexico, Arkansas or Britain – to name a few – there are too many in power who could say "Je suis ISIS" people who have learned how to defeat or capture the system without the conventional tools of warfare.
Their weapon is a populace too much ignored, mistreated or excluded from the benefits of conventional citizenship, making them easy candidates for either ISIS or a Mexican dug cartel. Chris Hedges hit on this remarkably recently:
The 5 million North Africans in France are not considered French by the French. And when they go back to Algiers, Tangier or Tunis, where perhaps they were born and briefly lived, they are treated as alien outcasts. Caught between two worlds, they drift, as the two brothers did, into aimlessness, petty crime and drugs.
Becoming a holy warrior, a jihadist, a champion of an absolute and pure ideal, is an intoxicating conversion, a kind of rebirth that brings a sense of power and importance. It is as familiar to an Islamic jihadist as it was to a member of the Red Brigades or the old fascist and communist parties. Converts to any absolute ideal that promises to usher in a utopia adopt a Manichaean view of history rife with bizarre conspiracy theories. Opposing and even benign forces are endowed with hidden malevolence. The converts believe they live in a binary universe divided between good and evil, the pure and the impure. As champions of the good and the pure they sanctify their own victimhood and demonize all nonbelievers. They believe they are anointed to change history. And they embrace a hypermasculine violence that is viewed as a cleansing agent for the world's contaminants, including those people who belong to other belief systems, races and cultures…
Shortly after the attacks of 9/11, while living in Paris and working as a reporter for The New York Times, I went to La Cité des 4,000, a gray housing project where North African immigrants lived in apartments with bricked-up windows…
"You want us to weep for the Americans when they bomb and kill Palestinians and Iraqis every day?" Mohaam Abak, a Moroccan immigrant sitting with two friends on a bench told me during my 2001 visit. "We want more Americans to die so they can begin to see what it feels like."
"America declared war on Muslims a long time ago," said Laala Teula, an Algerian immigrant who worked for many years as a railroad mechanic. "This is just the response."
It is dangerous to ignore this rage. But it is even more dangerous to refuse to examine and understand its origins. It did not arise from the Quran or Islam. It arose from mass despair, from palpable conditions of poverty, along with the West's imperial violence, capitalist exploitation and hubris. As the resources of the world diminish, especially with the onslaught of climate change, the message we send to the unfortunate of the earth is stark and unequivocal: We have everything and if you try to take anything away from us we will kill you. The message the dispossessed send back is also stark and unequivocal. It was delivered in Paris.
To declare a war on terror and ignore such socio-economic realities makes no more sense than to declare a war on drugs or crime and ignore the similar truths of the neighborhoods being targeted for raids, chokeholds and stop and frisks.
The typical result of such a mindless strategy is to create more violence and far more power for the violent, which is just what is happening now in the Mid East. To end the violence, we must end our part in it and seek solutions that move both sides – however slowly – towards a more peaceful and rational future.
New Republic calls Review editor 'idiotic'
Sam Smith, 2006 – The New Republic, purveyor of cheap paradigms to the Washington elite, has included some of your editor's comments on the current crisis in its "Idiocy Watch," described as "our attempt to keep up with all the dumb and outrageous things being said and written about America and the terrorists."
The words in question – "The World Trade Center disaster is a globalized version of the Columbine High School disaster. When you bully people long enough they are going to strike back," – were delivered in a speech to a Green Party conference.
For a two sentence summation of a half century of Middle East policy it's not all that bad. It certainly compares favorably to the deadly and disastrous advice the New Republic has been giving on the subject. Hear, for example, what comforting words NR's Martin Paretz had to say back in 1982. He advised Israel to deliver Palestine a "lasting military defeat" that would "clarify to the Palestinians in the West Bank that their struggle for an independent state has suffered a setback of many years." Then "the Palestinians will be turned into just another crushed nation, like the Kurds or the Afghans," and the Palestinian problem – which "is beginning to be boring" – will be resolved."
The New Republic staff, rather than describing as "idiots" those urging a rational response, could better use their time apologizing for their part in creating the crisis that America now faces. And while they're it, they might explain how those crushed Afghans came back to life.
Mid East paradigms
Israel is a state like all the rest.
AIPAC is just another political group like the National Rifle Association. It is not a religion but one more Washington lobby corrupting the political process and making American voters less powerful.
The policy of the Israeli government is clearly distinguishable from the theology of Judaism to all but a small yet powerful and noisy crowd including neo-conservatives, cable TV anchors and semantic bomb throwers. Israeli policy reflects Judaism about as well as George Bush reflects Christianity.
Our policy towards Palestine, based on polling, is one of the major issues dividing us from the Muslim world. This policy helped lead to the World Trade Center attack and the international disasters that have occurred since. It has also made Israel less safe. We can not solve our current crises nor end our manic fears of the Muslim world without changing our policies towards Palestine and the Middle East.
If what goes on in the synagogue doesn't stay in the synagogue than it can not be expected to be treated as though it were still there. In other words, if you're going to ask American taxpayers to subsidize Israel and back its policies, the matter should be handled no differently than building a B2 bomber or putting a federal agency's office in some congress member's district. If you want to play by religion's rules act like a religion. Otherwise, the rules of politics govern. And anyone who calls that anti-Semitic is either a cry baby or a scoundrel.
Just because you're pro-Israel doesn't mean you have to be anti-Muslim. The present crisis stems in no small part from conflating the two. American policy has been anti-Muslim or cynically manipulative of Islamic states for decades. No policy of ours has been more wrong-headed.
If there is another disaster such as the World Trade Center, it will also be in no small part due to our policies in the Middle East including that towards those toward Palestine. No issue has done more damage to America and none continues to cause a greater threat.
I'm confused
Sam Smith – If beheadings are what have us so upset, why aren't we bombing Saudi Arabia?
If the killing of innocent Americans is what has us so upset, why aren't we bombing Ferguson, Missouri?
If the largest military force in the world is so afraid of ten to thirty thousand rebels, why are we so aggressive towards the Russians?
Why we have we done virtually nothing in over a decade to make Mid Eastern moderates feel better about us?
Why will our current strategy work better than it did previously in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Vietnam?
Does it bother anyone in Washington that our strategy is serving as a recruitment tool for ISIS?
Why were we so opposed to South African apartheid but don't mind it a bit in Israel?
What non-military strategies were examined by the Obama administration and why were they rejected?
Might supporting Palestinian nationhood and opposing Israeli invasion of same not be a good one?
If we had public campaign financing, how would our policy towards Israel change
Syria misadventure blows Obama's cover
Sam Smith
It's likely that the Republicans – with their cuts in food stamps and other social welfare – will kill more children than Syria has with chemical warfare. .
But these days, this sort of comparison doesn't matter because the people in the White House and the media have declared Syria our major crisis and the days of, say, Helen Thomas challenging such things are over.
How much of what Obama and aides are saying is pure lies is hard to tell at this point. Ten years back I did a piece for Harper's written entirely in lies about the Iraq war. When I set out on this project I was amazed at how easy it was, including stuff like this:
The fundamental question was, did Saddam Hussein have a weapons program? And the answer was, absolutely. His regime had large, unaccounted-for stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons–including VX, sarin, cyclosarin, and mustard gas, anthrax, botulism, and possibly smallpox. Our conservative estimate was that Iraq then had a stockpile of between 100 and 500 tons of chemical-weapons agent. That was enough agent to fill 16,000 battlefield rockets. We had sources that told us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons–the very weapons the dictator told the world he did not have. And according to the British government, the Iraqi regime could launch a biological or chemical attack in as little as forty-five minutes after the orders were given. There could be no doubt that Saddam Hussein had biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.
It will be sometime before we successfully dissect the verbal remains of the Obama Syrian misadventure, but one thing we know: he is being nowhere near as convincing as Bush and his efforts to overcome it with his misguidedly vaunted verbiage is not being particularly successful.
But then people who consider themselves intellectually superior don't make particularly good liars. It's not that they don't lie; they just know how to do it well.
Part of this is the particular narcissism of the well educated, which often confuses recitation with communication and assumes that those being addressed will share the speakers' admiration for themselves. The other is a failure to understand that effective fraud is an act of theater as much as one of argument. Which is why Pat Robertson is better at it than John Kerry.
But, says a reader, Barack Obama was so impressive as a presidential candidate.
Admittedly, he had a certain advantage amongst the liberals: he was black, a Harvard Law graduate and looked and acted the part.
But when you review the actual figures there was really nothing particularly astounding about his 2008 victory (unless you believed at the time that a black couldn't possibly get elected).
In 2008, according to Gallup, 52% of Americans described themselves as Democrats and 42% as Republicans.
Barack Obama got 52.9% of the vote and Romney got 45.7%.
In other words, nothing much surprising happened.
But because of the way the media and the Democrats portrayed the vote, many Americans thought we were headed for a new age.
This not only was not true there was considerable evidence before and during the campaign that it wasn't. For example, Obama:
– Wrote that conservatives and Bill Clinton were right to destroy social welfare,
– Supported making it harder to file class action suits in state courts
– Voted for a business-friendly "tort reform" bill
– Voted against a 30% interest rate cap on credit cards
– Had the most number of foreign lobbyist contributors in the primaries
– Was even more popular with Pentagon contractors than McCain
– Was most popular of the candidates with K Street lobbyists
– Supported the war on drugs
– Supported Real ID
– Supported the PATRIOT Act
– Supported the death penalty
– Campaigned in to support Joe Lieberman in the primary against liberal Ned Lamont
– Voted for a nuclear energy bill that full funding for Yucca Mountain.
– Came in at 48th in the ranking of senators by the League of Conservation Voters
– Promised to double funding for private charter schools, part of a national effort to undermine public education.
– Supporrted the No Child Left Behind Act
– Expressed a willingness to bomb Iran, expand the Afghn war and invade Pakistan
– Supported Israeli aggression and apartheid.
– Favored turning over Jerusalem to Israel- Opposed gay marriage
– Opposed single payer healthcare
– Said "everything is on the table" with Social Security early in campaign. In May 2008 he indicated opposition to privatizing Social Security, raising the minimum age, or reduce cost of living increases.
Yet the media and Obama's backers maintained the fiction that because he was a bright good looking liberal black guy everything would be all right.
The truth has been coming home to roost ever since and Syria has perhaps finally blown the cover.
It's too early to know for sure, but perhaps it's at least time to stop pretending Obama was someone he never was.
Time to stop being afraid of Israel
Sam Smith
Every time Israel does something mean, cruel or stupid you can almost hear the sound of liberals and progressives rushing for a place to hide. Strip away the rhetoric and the excuses and the problem basically comes down to the fact that people don't like being called anti-Semitic.
It's a great shtick the Israelis have used so effectively that behaving appropriately towards their country has cost the U.S. over $100 billion since Israel was founded. For gratitude we have been granted a plethora of unnecessary conflicts, anger in the Muslim world that contributed to 9/11 and the madness of the war on terror, as well as periodic spying on the U.S. by Israeli agents. What other country to whom we have given so much has been so loath to return the favor?
Israel's attack on Gaza, for example, is not only vicious, inexcusable and a violation of international law, it is a direct attempt to interfere with American politics by making sure Obama's hands are completely tied.
Yet, once again, the Israelis are getting away with it because even such supposedly enlightened corners of America as the media and liberal groups are afraid to take them on.
If, the other hand, one feels that it is far worst to support a cruel and unnecessary war than it is to be labeled an anti-Semite then it may be time to be as brave in the face of right wing Jewish accusations as we are confronting criticism by Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh. It is, after all, a partner in illogic – of the sort where unsupportable accusations are used to drown actual facts – such as the constant evocation of the Holocaust in which past victims are shamefully dishonored by using them to justify the creation of still more victims.
Once you take the simple liberating step of saying that you don't give a damn what Abe Foxman says about you, then the whole Mid East issue takes on a new look.
For example, you are suddenly free to wonder whether some sort of boycott against Israel might not be worthwhile. As UN General Assembly President, Miguel D'Escoto Brockman put it, "More than twenty years ago we in the United Nations took the lead from civil society when we agreed that sanctions were required to provide a nonviolent means of pressuring South Africa to end its violations. Today, perhaps we. . . should consider following the lead of a new generation of civil society, who are calling for a similar campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions to pressure Israel to end its violations."
Such a boycott might include all of the following: AOL Time Warner, Coca-Cola, Disney, Estee Lauder, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, L'Oreal, Nokia, Revlon, Sara Lee, Home Depot, Starbucks, Timberland, or McDonald's. Or it might include just one for ease of organizing.
Another approach would be a campaign to cut aid to Israel. A modest ten percent – $300 million – would start to make the point.
If you're not quite up to being at least as tough on Israel as Congress was on the auto workers, there are other ways to make your discomfort known – including sending some money to groups like the New Israel Fund that are trying to set an example of what a progressive Israel would be like.
But whatever the approach one prefers, we should all take a vow not to be afraid of pro-Israeli extremists anymore. They are bullies and it's long past time that we started treating them as such.


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Weddings are all about giving. You give your heart and life to your spouse. You are given gifts from family and friends that support you. And you (as the gracious bride and groom you are) give thanks, food, and entertainment to those same individuals for their love. But being a gracious bride and groom can expand past just the family and friends invited to the event.
Let's look at party favors for instance. Most of the time, favors are left on the tables, or tossed out. But what if 100% of your favors to your guests will get used? What if, your favors are actually helping others in need? A great alternative to the traditional candy or trinket wedding favor, is to donate to your favorite charity in honor of your guests. I had one couple, who love animals and wanted their fur babies incorporated in the wedding somehow. Instead of trying to force them down the aisle with a pillow tied to their collar, they honored them and their guests by using the money they would have spent on favors, and donating it to the local animal shelter that their pets came from, and even included a picture of their precious pups. The caption at the bottom of their menu card at each place setting read:
"Thank you for sharing in our special day! In leui of favors, we are donating to The Capital Humane Society in your honor."
Asside from everyone having a feel good feeling about giving, this favor idea also doesn't break your bank. It makes sure your budget stays in check by donating only the exact amount you have budgeted for.
Did you also know you can fundraise through your vendors too? Simply ask your vendor if they would consider donating a portion to charity. Not all vendors will say 'yes'. But some will, and some like Michael Herod Photography, already includes this in their everyday business practice. Not only is Michael an exceptional photographer, but he is also an extremely kind hearted and generous individual. For every job he gets, 5% of it is always donated to charity. In fact, he even lets the client pick out which charity they want their funds to go to!
So up until now, you've been a gracious and generous bride and groom. Making sure that good deeds and thoughtfulness are cast out into every aspect of your wedding. But once you're perfect day has come to a close, what then? The food is packed up and flowers boxed. Chances are, you have not put a second thought into where those things will go after your wedding. And chances are, they end up getting thrown out or spoil before bringing any further enjoyment. However, there are many places in which you can spread your love and generosity EVEN FURTHER! Try donating the leftover food and flowers to charities that could really use it for people in need. Here is a list of some local places that will take such donations:
Food Net strives to stop the waste of food and fufill human needs. They provide mostly perishable items to needy families. They are a volunteer non-profit organization that receives NO government funding. A single call, and they will personally pickup all the donated items within one hour. You can contact them at foodnetlincoln.org or 402-416-4979.
The People City Mission is a Christian based non-profit organization whose purpose is to assist with providing basic human needs through food, clothes, shelter, and ministry. Drop offs can be made anytime by contacting the location you are nearest to. More information can be found at peoplescitymission.org or by calling 402-475-6888.
Fresh Start is transitional shelter that empowers homeless women to change their lives by recognizing and utilizing their strengths to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency. They also accept drop off donations and can be reached at freshstarthome.org or 402-475-7777.
Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach is a faith based hunger relief and outreach program that is devoted to serving homeless and near homeless men, women, and children by providing meals twice daily, every day of the year. They do take drop-offs, but only during the weekdays. They can be found at mtkserves.org or by calling 402-477-4116.


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Firing-up The Contenders
Now that the Republican Iowa Straw Poll is in the rear view mirror, the level of speculation regarding the GOP's true national presidential front runner has kicked into high gear.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry jumped into the fray moments before the results of the straw poll announced Minnesota Congressman Michelle Bachmann and Representative Ron Paul of Texas had earned the top GOP's top slots in the count. And then like dominos dropping in sequence, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who finished a strong third, announced the next day that he was hanging up his spurs.
On the national level former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who did not invest much capital in Iowa, still remains the GOP front runner. In an average of recent national polls, he is less than two percentage points over Perry.
What is fascinating about the Romney run is that he appears to be the candidate of choice … but only by default.
Clearly on a national scale the mood of Republican – and likely a majority of independent – voters is that they still seek more choices from the GOP.
This discontent on the part of the electorate with presidential contenders hasn't been this strong since 1980, when Ronald Reagan fought his way to the top of the Republican slate after besting a strong fight from George H. W. Bush.
That same year incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter faced heated opposition from within his own party.
So dissatisfied with Carter's performance, Massachusetts Sen. Teddy Kennedy and California Gov. Jerry Brown both challenged the president through the primaries.
While President Carter topped both in delegates, Senator Kennedy refused to concede and took his fight to the convention floor. In addition there was a short-lived "Draft Ed Muskie" effort, which showed how the party had lost confidence in their leader.
In the end a fractured and depressed Democratic Party lost to the race for the White House to the inspiration leadership of Ronald Reagan.
Fast forward to today.
The Democrats in general are more than frustrated – more like outright angry – with the leadership of Barack Obama. The fractured base he unified so well just four years ago on a promise of "Hope and Change," feel let down and lack the confidence in his ability to fulfill his promises.
When activist movie-maker Michael Moore is encouraging actor Matt Damon to run for president, and Democratic Black Caucus member Maxine Waters expresses her Obama frustrations in front of her constituents … the president has serious problems from within.
Even with Governor Romney on top and Governor Perry nipping at his heals, Republican voters are still not satisfied. While both are probably electable, there are strong questions about the rest of the pack.
Throw former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the mix … what will that do? Best guess here: not much.
Where are the true leaders?
This general dissatisfaction among voter choices in both parties shows that an inspirational leader has yet to jump into the race.
Voters need someone they can rally around.
There are two political figures that could jump into the mix today and change the dynamics of the 2012 race so dramatically that – if it were to happen – the national and global economy would experience an instant lift of confidence.
Who are these super-heroes, you ask?
Of course, both have been asked numerous times, but emphatically declined the notion, but just imagine if …
… Republican Gov. Chris Christie had a change of heart and threw his hat in the race. The no-nonsense leader of New Jersey has proven that he can straighten out deficits and get a budget under control. His "in your face" approach to getting things done and making decisions has made him the envy of Republican voters across the nation – wishing they had a Christie clone as governor of their state.
… and what if current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton changed her mind and sang the songs of the great economic years of her husband's administration? A proven fighter, Mrs. Clinton could raise a fortune in funds with an "I-Told-You-So" primary campaign that would rock President Obama's very vulnerable world.
The contrast between the contenders in a Clinton versus Christie general election could create a national debate and electricity that would surely set record voter turn outs.
Imagine what fun that would be!
Rocky Mackintosh is the owner of a land and commercial real estate firm based in Frederick. He is also the editor of the MacRo Report Blog.


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Charity Quiz Night/
This year we decided to begin our fund raising for Alzheimer's and Dementia with a Quiz night at the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea.
We had approximately one hundred guests made up of our family, friends and clients who so loyally attend most of the events we hold for our various charities.
Bob Dawkins, our faithful Fun Day DJ, did a fabulous job of compare for the evening.
Fabulous 2017 for MacMillan Cancer Support/
This year we chose to fund raise for Macmillan cancer support, as so many of us, our family, clients and friends know of someone who has needed their help. Together with everyone's help we raised an incredible £7,565.65.
Words from some of our Supporters/
Here is a short video with some words from our supporters for the 2017 Charity Ball
2017 Charity will be Macmillan Cancer Support/
This year Macmillan Cancer Supportis our chosen charity. We have a number of events planned for the year, Chris will be doing a 70.3 Ironman in Exmoor, there will be a summer fete at Milton Park Primary School (organised by Tina), and a summer ball, not forgetting our fun-day at the salon on 10th August.
We want to make this our best year ever.
Hi-Lites Charity Day 2016/
HI-LITES CHARITY DAY, Thursday 4th August, this year supporting Prostate Cancer.
This year we chose to support Prostate Cancer and had the best year so far by raising an amazing £5,121.35.
We began our fundraising with an Easter raffle and then Chris and I ran our second London marathon on 24th April. Tina chose to do a sponsored slim and smashed the two stone goal she set herself. Next, we had a car boot sale, which meant all of us getting up at 5am to set up everything along Southsea seafront, selling items donated by friends and family. We had a beautiful sunny day and sold almost everything.
Next was our annual Charity Day at the salon on Thursday 4th August. We all dressed up in our 80's themed costumes and cut peoples's hair outside the salon, for a £7.50 donation. We also did Face painting, sold cakes baked by us, our clients, friends and family, tombola and an amazing appearance by the snakes from Warren's Ark, supported all day by our fabulous DJ Bob.
Our party night, at Roko Health Club the following week, is always a great success, thanks to all the local businesses who support us with raffle prizes, Stuart for being on the decks again, Zoey for singing for us, Claire, for you and your fabulous dancers and the incredible support from all our family and friends who buy their tickets each year to help raise this tremendous amount of money.
Charity Day 2015/
This year we decided to raise money for Diabetes as Tina one of our senior stylists was diagnosed with this recently as well as many of our clients. Our Charity days are all about giving something back to the people who are there to support us.
This year, we raised this huge amount of £3,669.56 for Diabetes UK by getting sponsorship for Chris and Ali to run the London marathon and then in the summer they did the Three Peaks Challenge, an amazing experience.
Charity Day 2014/
This Years Charity is Multiple Sclerosis
Charity Day 2013/
The Hi-lites charity for 2013 is Pancreatic Cancer
Charity Day 2012/
This year we have been raising money for The Children's Dialyses Unit at Southampton General Hospital, Thank you for every ones amazing support we rasied £2,122.29


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Why Aren't My Articles Getting Read On LinkedIn?
There are somewhere between 140,000-180,000 new articles being published on LinkedIn each week across many different industries. In the alternative investments industry, managers post commentaries on how the market has been performing, others give advice on personal finance, and some even make bold market forecast predictions.
Managers – and everyone else who publishes articles on LinkedIn – do so because they hope to expand their reach (i.e. online visibility) and to build new relationships. To hopefully remind a prospective investor about their investment opportunity.
Much to some managers' dismay, they don't get the readership they desire, and don't get half as many 'thumbs-up' on their articles as they were hoping for. It can be a mildly depressing experience. They then decide to ditch the idea of ever publishing on LinkedIn again, thinking of it as a waste of time.
But really, how much time does it take to re-purpose a piece of content you've shared elsewhere, on your LinkedIn account?
What you can do to make your writing stand out on LinkedIn
An ideal word count
In order to keep an your audience engaged – and this is with the assumption that you're publishing something at least every 2-3 months – something shorter is better. In essence, shorter and frequent is better than long-winded and sporadic.
Approximately 2/3 of the top influencers (i.e. Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Mohd. El-Erian) post content every month or even twice a month. Some of these articles are re-purposed from other interviews, but are almost always brought down to a word count of 500-800 words.
Remember: 500-800 words.
Your headline carries more weight than you think
Too many managers publish articles with the headline (article title) with something like:
- Q2 2017 Market Outlook
- Fund XYZ's Q1 2017 Report
Headlines like the above bore people. They become routine (which is fine to active investors but not so much for your prospects), and people slowly become numb to them. A great headline can deliver a powerful punch; especially to readers who might otherwise be skimming through their home page and notifications. Research shows that articles with more compelling headlines are more frequently opened and read.
Two rules of thumb: (1) Leave jokes and puns out, and (2) Your headline must reflect what's in your article, lest you present yourself as just an 'eyeball grabber'.
Ever thought about posting to groups?
The best way to break into a new network in LinkedIn is to join a group, such as Family Offices and Institutional Investors, Hedge Fund Group (HFG) Association, or the Emerging Manager Hedge Fund Group. These 3 groups contain approximately 150,000 members in total, and these are just 3 groups among many. A good number of these members aren't 'active', but in a group of 150,000, you never know what who you might come across.
You give before you get. In this case, you 'give' your article, and 'get' conversations out of it.
Encourage readers to leave comments
Encourage readers to leave comments, especially if they disagree with you. When people come to your article and see comments, they assume the content is good and are more likely to read the article. They are also more likely to enter the conversation through the comments section of the article.
"But… what if they leave negative comments?!"
A big fear of many, especially because online comments live in the public domain forever, but this is your opportunity to demonstrate how you interact with comments that aren't exactly pleasant. Surely you get push back in meeting rooms and over the phone? Showcase how you deal with this in the public sphere.
But of course, ensure your article's almost bullet-proof before publishing it, to keep negative comments to a minimum.
By Alan Chu


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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Sick and still at Training
It was difficult getting out of bed this morning. Had to drag myself out..get dressed and be ready for my Apple Training today.
My "poyo" picture during the training.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Happy Birthday NISSA.
Birthdays are so different these days. I remember one birthday party I had. Couldn't really remember how old I was. I invited some school friends and also children from the neighborhood. Mom made fried noodles and some sandwiches. She also baked me a cake. It was a plain butter cake…smelling so fresh when it was put at the centre of the table. I shared it with the children who came. After the cake, we continued playing "catch" outside the house. When we got thirsty, we would go back into the house and drink up the orange cordial drink that Mom had made earlier. There seemed never enough drinks for all the thirsty rascals.
I don't believe in lavish birthday dos. So..that's how it was with Nissa's party....a simple and nice one. I figured since it will be her last birthday before she attends primary school, it would be good to have it at the kindergarten.
It was quite a challenge to figure out what would be fun and enjoyable for the children to have. Finally I came up with my list...party packs, candies, chocolates and balloons. I packed some party packs for the children and in them there went the candies and chocolates and balloons. And I was pretty sure the children would love this.
I decided to try out something different with the cake. Instead of the usual Disney or number shaped cake, I decided to get cup cakes for Nissa to share with her friends at school. The cup cakes came in blueberry and chocolate flavors. The exciting thing about these cup cakes was the way they were decorated and colored. All 50 cup cakes had interesting and colorful cream and patterns on them. This would be the first time I am trying this out. I really hoped the children would like it.
Unfortunately, I could not be with her at her school to celebrate with her. I also couldn't see the expressions of the children when they saw the cup cakes. According to Farah, my second girl, the children took instantly to the cup cakes as they were very colorful and attractive. She called me at work later that day to thank me for the birthday do and told me how happy she was.
Colorful cuppies indulgence....... yummyyyyy :D
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Ne Me Quitte Pas
A new movie by Yasmin Ahmad will be out on 8 March 2007. The movie titled Muhksin features two interesting and talented newcomers, Sharifah Aryana as Orked and Mohd Syafie Naswip as Mukhsin.
The movie tagline is "Everyone has a first love story to tell."
Ha..ha..I ain't telling no first love story of mine…fat chance!! But what captured my attention most was a French song - Ne Me Quitte Pas that was featured in the movie.
Jacques Brel wrote the original French version "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (or Don't Leave Me) of this song. He was born in Belgium and became one of
Later Rod McKuen wrote English lyrics to the song and performed successfully. This song was made popular by Shirley Bassey and a few other singers.
If you go away, on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the night birds' song
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
But if you stay,
I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind
Then if you go,
I'll understand
Leave me just enough love to hold in my hand
If you go away, if you go away,
if you go away If you go away,
as I know you will
You must tell the world to stop turning till
You return again, if you ever do
For what good is love without loving you
Can I tell you now as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly till the next hello If you go away,
if you go away, if you go away
But if you stay I'll make you a night
Like no night has been or will be again
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go I won't cry
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye
If you go away, if you go away,
if you go away
If you go away as I know you must
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust
Just an empty room full of empty space
Like the empty look I see on your face
I'd have been the shadow of your dog
If I thought you might have kept me by your side
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away