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2 Jalan Lokam
#01-51/52 Kensington Square
Singapore 537846
12:00pm - 01:00am
This simple dish took me by surprise with a slight char, slight crisp and yet tender and juicy on the inside.
This was served with some salad and potato cubes topped with bacon bits on the side. But how this differs from the rest that I've had is the sauce that it's served with - curry (and it wasn't those thick and gelat kind). Interesting take and taste but wouldn't mind having this again only if I'm in the area.
Opened less than 6 months till now, you will be surprised with the extensive food menu they have and there's bound to be something suitable for you.
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No. 2 Jalan Lokam
Unit 01-51/52 Kensington Square
Singapore 537846
Daily 12noon till 1am (Last order for food at 9.30pm)
Cozy Bistro & Lounge is equipped with, Pool Table x 01, Darts machines x 02 and Telecast soccer match on TV. Nestled in the Jalan Lokam residential neighbourhood, it is within reach of Bartley or Serangoon MRT stations.
The 600gm of roast beef was very thickly sliced and cooked to a perfect medium; it was salty, meaty goodness. Sides were also good: salad with dressing was good and oven baked potato.
Thank you Kevin and @o_oican for the invite.
Check out my review, link on bio!

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I've decided, once again, to go wheat-less with my diet.
I've done this before and had definite success with it. There's so much reading out there lately on the dangers of wheat, and why we should avoid it. It doesn't make sense to eat low-fat or fat-free foods, when it's so plainly clear that fat doesn't make you fat–the wrong kinds of carbohydrates do. The choice is obvious to me.
I believe that eating anything containing wheat first thing in the morning will only start my day off on the wrong foot. My insulin levels will be jacked up, causing my body to burn that sugar for energy instead of its own fat (what I'm trying so desperately to be rid of), and I will crash soon after. The shakes set in, and I immediately go for some other starchy food for lunch. Wash, rinse, and repeat for dinner.
It has taken me a week to get over the bulk of the withdrawal symptoms and cravings. I feel that I'm about 75% over wheat at this point. That sounds funny to say, but if you cut it out of your diet, you'll see exactly what I mean by that statement.
Last week–my first week off wheat–I was angry, moody, hungry, shaky on and off, craving every dessert imaginable (and I'm not even a big sweets person), and just down-right miserable. I had cut wheat out of my diet previously, so I knew what to expect. Oh, how I wish I had stayed in that habit a few months ago to avoid the withdrawals all over again.
Instead of eating muffins or waffles for breakfast, I've switched to eggs, fruit, and almonds.
My lunch usually consists of a spinach salad with olive oil and red wine vinegar, carrots and bell pepper slices with hummus, some warmed tomato juice with a dash of salt and pepper (eaten like a soup), a few more almonds, and maybe a small piece of fruit–as opposed to a sandwich I would have typically eaten before.
For dinner I'm downing a couple of different types of veggies with a lean piece of grilled or baked protein. In the past, I had nights where all I would have was an entire box of Velveeta mac 'n' cheese. (Don't judge me. We've all been there.)
And water. Lots and lots of water.
Sodas have never been a huge issue for me. I don't drink a lot of sugary drinks (and never artificially sweetened ones), except for the occasional cup of coffee with cream and sugar, which I've cut out also. Today is my first day trying Bulletproof Coffee, with grass-fed butter, and I'm interested to see how it will affect my life.
I'm getting to the point where I'm full sooner, I eat smaller portions, the shakes are virtually nonexistent, my headaches and joint aches rarely show up (a common symptom of wheat in one's diet), and I'm in a much better mood. 🙂
The thing is, even though pasta is my favorite food of all time, after getting through the withdrawal stages, I don't even really miss it. It's funny how that works. I guess I'm just so in love with the way I feel, I don't want to eat the things that I know will mess me up.
Not to mention I lost over 5 pounds the first week of this lifestyle change. Definitely a bonus.
I love not counting calories–I've done it before, and it sucks. I eat until I'm full; I just only eat the foods that I know are beneficial to my life and progress.
I've changed from saying, I can't eat that, to, I don't eat that–which takes me from feeling deprived to grateful for the healthy things I'm putting into my body. Like I stated previously, I was doing this before and got out of the habit, but this time will be different. I want to stick with it!
Please understand that I will occasionally have a pasta dish, chocolate chip cookie, or Circus Boy (my current favorite brew). It's not like I'm completely cutting these things out of my life from here 'til kingdom come. They are just no longer a part of my daily routine. If I can stick to this lifestyle 90-95% of the time, I think I'm going to be just fine.
So….I raise my cup of Bulletproof Coffee to progress and the many weeks and months to come. Cheers!
Have any of you cut wheat from your diet and noticed drastic changes in your life?


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How my friend Kelly got through Hurricane Sandy
Sandy was a hurricane of historic proportions. As the 18th named storm and 10th hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded (measured by diameter). Winds spanned 1,100 miles and caused damages in the United States estimated at $20 billion ($50 billion if you include business interruptions). There have been over 110 reported fatalities in the US alone.
Hurricane Sandy blasted Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico before heading to the United States where it affected at least 24 states, from Florida to Maine, and as far west as Michigan and Wisconsin. Particularly hard-hit were New York and New Jersey. Sandy flooded streets, subways, and tunnels and left millions without electricity or phone service.
Words cannot describe the terror and devastation Sandy caused.
Hospitals had generator malfunctions and sewer system pumps broke, sending raw sewage spewing everywhere. Live power wires were seen dangling on the ground, showering sparks on everything nearby and were instant death to anything unfortunate enough to be too close.
In some places, flood waters were moving at a swift six mph. While it doesn't sound like much, that force is equal to winds moving at 160 mph because water is so much heavier than air. The rushing water eroded home foundations and destroyed them from the ground up.
Flood waters literally swept some houses hundreds of feet down the street like Monopoly game pieces. Cars were piled up like Matchbox toys in a messy boy's room, and entire walls were blown off buildings, exposing their interiors like some giant dollhouse.
The storm hits
I had a chance to catch up with blogger, advocate and activist Kelly Kunik on Friday. She has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 35 years, and she needed all of that experience and wisdom to help her plan for the worst.
Kelly lives on the coast of New Jersey, on an island with the Atlantic Ocean on the right and bays on the left.
"The bay and the ocean met on the street in front of my house," she said. "It's not good when the bay and the ocean meet."
During the middle of last week, she spent her evenings after work shopping for items she thought she might need. She made sure to get a lot of water and non-perishable foods, as well as batteries and gas for her car.
As Sandy got closer, she started prepping her house as best she could.
"I just moved into this place and didn't know how it would hold up during a storm," reflected Kelly. "I didn't know where to put stuff, where to expect water, either from flooding or leaks, and was just generally worried about everything. I made sure all of the storm windows were down and went around the house unplugging everything I could."
She put together a diabetes supplies bag and put that into a waterproof protective sack. She said she had to make a lot of compromises with her diabetes when it came to finding non-perishable food items (lots of water, soups, boxes of pasta, granola bars, juice boxes (for lows), applesauce, instant oatmeal, tuna, beans, breads), but that in situations like this it's tough to not compromise. She had to hunker down for survival and worry about bare necessities.
Kelly was fortunate enough to be invited to stay with a friend and her family who live on the highest part of the island. As Sandy came through, she could hear the ocean churning only blocks away.
"It sounded like a big scary machine," she said, "and I could hear my pill bottles rattling at night as the howling winds rocked the house."
Her friends had a fireplace and dry wood, so they huddled around the fireplace and listened to the transistor radio, playing games with the kids to pass time. With no landline phones working, and no electricity, it was hard to stay informed on what was happening.
"We didn't know everything you guys knew. I couldn't stay connected on my iPad and had to conserve battery," said Kelly.
Hurricane Sandy and diabetes means doing the best you can
For those using insulin, there is a concern about keeping it climate controlled. While the bottle you are actually using can stay at room temperature for about 30 days, any supply you have needs to be kept cool. With no power to run refrigerators, and ice and cooling packs lasting only so long, keeping that supply cool is a big concern for many.
I asked Kelly about the decision to stay rather than evacuate the area, and she talked about people losing many things because they haven't been allowed back to their homes. The family they stayed with was constantly patching leaks, at one point by stapling a plastic table covering around the seams of a leaking window. Had they left, their place would have taken a lot of damage.
When I asked about her diabetes management, and if the stress and anxiety of both the storm and aftermath had made things harder for her, she nodded.
"Yes, definitely. I tested a lot, and made as many adjustments as I could. It was all about testing, testing, testing, and just doing the best I could."
Many people in the region relied on their friends and family to help keep their insulin cool, bumming some storage space in a fridge powered by a generator or in an area that still had power. This time of year the temperatures outside are relatively cool as well, so this wasn't as big of a concern as it would have been during a hotter season.
As of Friday, there were many parts of Kelly's area that were still closed off and without working heat. The ramifications of Sandy have been long-lasting and there are much more yet to come. It could take a long time to get everything back to being safe and habitable, and there are many areas that may never be the same.
"Please donate to the Red Cross," Kelly pleaded. "There are so many people that need help, and the Red Cross is going to run out of money. They need all the help they can get."
Above and beyond basic human survival, people with diabetes have an extra layer or two of worry, planning, preparation, and anxiety to deal with. I'm very glad that Kelly made it through in relatively good shape and my thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by Sandy.
*If you'd like to make a donation to Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, you can do so via the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy donation page.
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20 November 2012 at 11:32 am
Scott, thanks for the update. We went through power outages during both the hot weather (after the Derecho storm at the end of June) and the cold weather (after Sandy). Everything you mentioned here is spot on. Thanks
7 November 2012 at 6:40 pm
Great reporting, Scott. Thanks for doing this and sharing Kelly's story here.


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Linda Robertson: March Madness offers respite from NCAA negativity
The Final Four is the lifeblood of the arrogant, overwhelmed, doctrinaire and Rube-Goldbergesque NCAA.
College basketball's climactic final weekend is grossly commercial and exploitative. The NCAA is feasting on a $10 billion TV contract thanks to the popularity of March Madness.
And yet the NCAA Tournament manages, despite itself, to be a showcase of what is worthwhile about college sports.
The players matter, not NCAA president Mark Emmert. And, yes, 99 percent of the 10,000 basketball players in Division I and thousands more representing 1,000 colleges and universities at all levels are student-athletes, not one-and-done pre-professionals making a pit stop on campus.
Spike Albrecht, the pasty freshman who looked like he stepped from the local Y gym into the Georgia Dome, came off the bench to sink four three-pointers and score 17 points for Michigan in the wondrous championship game against Louisville. Coach John Beilein joked that taking a chance on Albrecht would either make him a genius or get him fired. "Because, I mean, look at me, you know?" Albrecht explained.
Luke Hancock wasn't recruited much out of high school either, and he transferred to Louisville after coach Jim Larrañaga left him at George Mason to take the Miami job. But Hancock swished five three-pointers, scored 22 points in the 82-76 victory and became the first nonstarter named Most Outstanding Player since 1939.
Players such as Albrecht and Hancock renew your faith in the power of college sports. So do the Wichita State Shockers and the No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast "Dunk City" walk-ons who beat No. 2 seed Georgetown.
Louisville sisters Shoni and Jude Schimmel are American Indians who came Off the Rez (the title of a documentary about them) in eastern Oregon to help spur their team to upsets of Baylor and Tennessee before losing to Connecticut in the women's title game Tuesday.
Contrast their riveting story to the defensive rambling of Emmert.
"I'm not sure what you mean when you talk about those cases causing a loss of confidence in enforcement," Emmert replied to a question about the Miami and UCLA cases. "If you're not getting sued today you're not doing anything. If you're going to launch a change agenda, you've got to be willing to deal with criticism."
Emmert claims to be a reformer, but under his leadership the NCAA ham-handedly turned a case about rogue UM booster Nevin Shapiro into a case about rogue investigator Ameen Najjar.
Auburn might be due a visit. Before the Final Four, allegations surfaced that players were paid, grades were changed and positive marijuana tests were covered up.
Then there's the Rutgers fiasco, another failure of leadership and nerve. At the same time we were celebrating coaches such as Larrañaga, Brad Stevens, Shaka Smart and Muffet McGraw, TV kept showing the lowlight reel of Mike Rice humiliating his players at practices. Thankfully, on Tuesday, we got to watch Geno Auriemma hug Breanna Stewart and Kelly Faris after winning his eighth national title at UConn, tying Pat Summitt's record at Tennessee while calling her "the greatest women's basketball coach who ever lived."
College presidents enable a bully such as Rice and they readily pay unseemly amounts of money to CEO/coaches — John Calipari, Billy Donovan, Nick Saban, Mack Brown, Urban Meyer, just to name a few. Pitino earned a $425,000 bonus this week on top of his $5.7 million salary package — deserved, the school says, because men's basketball produces $40 million in revenue. The buck stops lots of places — except in the wallets of players who get penalized for selling their jerseys or accepting a free tattoo.
It's messed up. The NCAA is a tackling dummy for a system that has outgrown its sneakers and morphed into an entertainment industry so lucrative that no rulebook or enforcement staff can contain it. In fact, the NCAA is facing another lawsuit — an antitrust action originated by former UCLA player Ed O'Bannon to share profits on use of player likenesses — that would have an earthquake effect on the economic model of college sports.
The roll call of athletes declaring for the NBA Draft has begun: Ben McLemore, Russ Smith, Victor Oladipo. We will say goodbye to Trey Burke shortly.
But interspersed between the rants about money and corruptibility were the shining moments of the tournament. Tim Hardaway Jr. saluting deceased loved ones. Big man Mitch McGary talking about his unicycles and favorite chick flicks. Farewells to the Big East Conference. Rekindled memories of the Fab Five.
Caroline Doty, a fifth-year senior at Connecticut, and Julian Gamble, a sixth-year senior at Miami, pursued masters degrees and a desire to keep playing after overcoming severe injuries. Kevin Ware was in uniform and alongside the teammates who showed such compassion for him when he broke his leg against Duke and made No. 1 Louisville a sentimental favorite.
The 2013 tournament tied 1986 for "most upsetting" (when Louisville beat Duke for the title), calculated DePaul math professor Jeffrey Bergen in a New York Times blog.
We need the inspirational upsets and underdogs the tournament provides. We need the madcap feeling of March and early April. Otherwise, all that's wrong about college sports and the NCAA provokes the wrong kind of madness.


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Sayings and Expressions
Learning another language can be great fun when you start getting the hang of conversational sayings and expressions. You get to discover a whole cultural framework that is different and exciting. Although they tend to vary from region to region and country to country, there are many sayings that transcend borders and boundaries, and become quite widely used and accepted for their versatility and communicative effect. One of these is the expression "Por su boca muere el pez."
Literally, it means…
Literally, it translates to "the fish dies by its mouth," where the fish represents the person being talked about or even addressed directly, and "dying by the mouth" stands for being caught, hooked, or snagged. It refers to someone saying too much, or saying more than is good for them. That is, "el pez por su boca muere" means someone has given himself (or herself) away by saying something they did not mean for others to know.
The saying, "El pez por su boca muere," is best understood if you put it into context.
When to say it
Say a friend stands you up. When you ask what happened she gives you a lame excuse. As she stretches out her explanation more than necessary, you catch her in a lie, and that is when you say, "El pez por su boca muere." Meaning, you just gave yourself away! I caught you! Liar, liar pants on fire!
Layers of meaning
When someone has done something they were not supposed to, it's not uncommon give in to weakness, and try to "cover up," giving excuses. In Latin American culture, telling the truth is valued, and equally so, reading into what someone is saying to discover or disclose the truth behind the words. There are layers and layers of meaning in normal interactions in Spanish, and you can learn to read into them by learning proverbs, sayings and common expressions.
The stinging retort
This stinging proverb, and its other forms, "Por la boca muere el pez," and "El pez por su boca muere," are used all the way across the ocean in Spain, as well as up and down Latin America. It is the title of an alternative rock song in Spanish. "Pela boca morre o peixi," and in Portuguese is the title of a rap in Brazil. For more about the nuts and bolts of Spanish grammar, check out the great resources here in this channel.
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Over the past many weeks, I have been working on a brand new website. There's just some final tweaks, but the site is live and running!
I know that many people check here regularly and are signed up to my old website. Starting tomorrow, all new posts and music will be availabley only at www.amymack.com.
If you have saved any bookmarks to any other link, or were following my old blog, please take a moment and click here to re-sign up for new music and updates.
P.S. Make sure you sign up soon as I will be posting some exciting news this week!
Please Excuse the Dust…
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I'm so excited to announce some new features up and coming, as well as an online store that you can listen to music that I have written! There will be several exciting freebies as well that I can't wait to share with you!
Thanks for your patience with me as I work.
Man Loses Everything, Yet Survives to Write World's Greatest Hymn
Put yourself in his shoes. You are a very wealthy, influential person. Everybody loves you and wants you on their team. You lead organizations, start charities, serve regularly in ministry, and are active in your community. You get into real estate and have multiple properties and businesses that you own. You have a loving spouse and several adoring children. You are, in a sense, on top of the world.
But then…NOTHING. In just a few short weeks, all of that is gone. Your property, your wealth, your investments – even all of your children. Gone.
What would you do?
Ending? This is only the beginning….
Today marked the conclusion of a four year chapter in my life at The Master's College. Although graduation isn't until Friday, I have concluded all of my academic classes!
While I am so grateful for my time at The Master's College, I don't really see this as an ending – rather a beginning. Even though I have finished my college career for now, I don't plan on ever stopping learning. As one person stated:
You never stop learning
You should never stop learning
Learning is not just a gift, it's a privilege.
Learning is one of the greatest keys to success and already, even though I just finished my last class this morning, I already know what the next three things I am going to be studying are (I'll be sharing soon). I have been looking at many possibilities both professionally and in some amazing new projects and will be posting along the way what I learn
A new project….
This week I started learning about international music theory from Professor Sarah Wallin Huff in preparation for my next project. This week's region? The Middle East!
So What's Next?
Now that the concerts are over, many people have been asking me what the next song or story is going to be? While I do have a few ideas, I would love to hear from you!
If you have any ideas on what you think the next song and/or story should be, please comment below to let me know what you think!
Two Concerts? What's the Difference?
Several people have approached me recently wondering what the difference is between the two concerts (February 27 and March 6). I wanted to help clear that up so that you can decide which concert you would like to go to.
This concert wll be tomorrow at 7:30pm at Grace Baptist Church (for directions, click here). Doors will open at 7:00pm and the entire concert will be about 1 1/2 hrs long.
Tunes, Tales, and Truths! is a concert that is geared toward people of all ages and will be featuring the live Grace Baptist orchestra (a 60 piece ensemble) as well as a choir. Some of the pieces you will here there are:
My Senior Recital will be held on Friday, March 6 at 6:00pm at The Master's College (for directions, click here). Doors will be open at 5:45 and the whole concert will be an hour long.
Some of the pieces you will hear at this concert are:
- Unlikely Friends Suite
- Carol of the Kings
- Taking Candy from a Baby
- The Light Princess
- And more!
Hope this helps and I can't wait to see you there!
Music of the Night
This is a little overdue in posting, but I wanted to share with you some of the pictures we took at our last choir rehearsal this past Monday. I greatly appreciate conductor Taylor Arnone and all of his hard work as we bring the music to life. I have really enjoyed working with all of these people and we have had a blast putting this together!
KHTS Radio Station Write Up!
Just got a write up from the Santa Clarita radio station. The concert tomorrow is one of the top 5 things they recommend to do this week. Take a look!
TMC Chronicle Writeup
With the upcoming world premier only seven days away, I was honored to be interviewed by TMC Communications major Caleb Chandler regarding the upcoming work.
Caleb really did a wonderful job capturing, not only what The Light Princess is about, but also the story of how the concert came to be.
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The Antichrist
by Wayne Blank
Christians have long wondered about the end-time Biblical antichrist. Who is he going to be? What is he going to do?
The word antichrist is derived from the original New Testament Greek word pronounced antichristos, which means someone who opposes, and/or takes the place of, the true Messiah.
Although the "spirit of the antichrist" (1 John 4:3) has been around for a very long time, and there were relatively minor examples of antichrists long ago (1 John 2:18-19), the ultimate end-time antichrist, identified variously as the "lawless one" or "man of sin" (2 Thessalonians 2:9) or "beast" (all of Revelation 13) is going to be more evil and more incredibly powerful (made possible by That Old Serpent) than any human that has ever existed. In a way, he will be the embodiment of Satan himself because no one is more anti-Christ than Satan.
For centuries, many have believed that a certain great, highly popular religious leader will be the antichrist. Although the idea has much superficial merit, it does not fit all of the stated facts in Bible Prophecy. While the antichrist will have his own extremely powerful and influential Great False Prophet, a role that will be filled by a very important religious leader, the actual antichrist will be a great, for a time undefeatable, military leader, who, like Satan, will not accept anything less than a leading role - the motive behind Satan's rebellion long ago (see Did God Create The Devil?). However, both of them will be judged equally guilty, and both will be cast alive into the lake of fire after the Return of Christ (Revelation 19:20).
Let's look at what The Bible actually says about them, with our own notes in brackets -
The antichrist will be a great military leader:
"Men worshiped the dragon [that is, Satan] because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?"
The antichrist's false prophet:
"Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb [he appears righteous - a lamb is the symbol of Christ], but he spoke like a dragon [a dragon is one of the symbols of Satan]."
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Dreaming that you are in pain suggests you are being too hard on yourself about a situation that was out of your control. It can also be a reflection of real physical pain that carries over from your waking life.
Transfers emotional pain to the physical. Regarding body parts, a possible health related situation that should be investigated.
Sickness unhappiness conflict there is a problem that hurts to dream that you are in pain, will make sure of your own unhappiness this dream foretells useless regrets over some trivial transaction to see others in pain, warns you that you are making mistakes in your life.
Sickness unhappiness conflict there is a problem that hurts.
A dream of being in pain most frequently arises from a physical source and has no prophetic significance, but if you are sure this was not the case, then the meaning depends on the location as follows: general allover pain predicts success; in a limb, it signifies embarrassment due to impulsive actions; in the heart, it portends marital or romantic problems; in the teeth, a period of minor difficulties; in the head, an unpleasant surprise; in the throat, a warning against gossip; and in the chest, financial gain.
If i had a dream that you're hurt, suggests that you were very firm in a situation that was not in your control may also reflect the pain in your body that actually exists.
Seeing a beloved child or a spouse in pain denotes that your actions are harming them or threatening their future and this is a warning to change the way you do certain things if you dream you are in pain it shows that you are punishing yourself over a useless cause or inconsequential action on your part.
Meaning for seeing pain in your dreams
A dream where you feel pain suggests that you are experiencing emotional difficulty, feeling rejected, embarrassed or emotionally drained.
Pain is the first signal of danger when 'something isn't right ' if you are dreaming of being in pain, perhaps you are not recognizing this sensation in waking life if you dream that someone else is in pain, explore the side of you that this person may represent there is pain involved, although you are not owning up to it to dream of being afraid of something that may be painful, and yet doesn't really occur, suggests that you are being overly sensitive in a situation dreams often use intense drama as a way of having an impact on you that makes you explore what you fail to acknowledge see blood, attack and being chased and also shadow.


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As we become more aware of our health and environment, many of us are making small changes to "go green." Those changes don't need to end when we walk into the salon. By taking small steps, we can improve our work environment as we "grow" green.
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Friday, June 15, 2018 | 11:01 pm
With the world of technology growing each day, our methods of communication have never been more varied. Yes, Unified Communication (UC) is here. Phone, email, Cell phones, texting, voice to text, we still use phones to talk, but antiquated closet-based phone systems have now been replaced by internet-based software.
If you run a business that is looking to smooth out its communication processes and save on monthly phone bill, Pasadena's MicroTrends is the place to call. Easy to install and affordable to run, 3CX Phone system boosts employee productivity.
As well as giving businesses the chance to get involved with web conferencing, its global focus ensures employees can connect whenever and wherever they are.
The majority of people now have smartphones. Why does this matter? Because 3CX comes with an app that can work on Apple, Windows and Android phones, meaning employees can receive and make calls from the office even if they are not physically there. There is also the ability to transfer calls and schedule meetings all with the click of a button.
One of the biggest pains of installing new phone system into any office is the associated costs that come along with it. 3CX can be hosted in Cloud or installed on your existing server, thus saving costs.
By allowing MicroTrends to install 3CX Phone System in your office, you will touch and feel without losing your existing phone system. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. And if you ever decide to move offices, your phone system can seamlessly move with you.
Taking into account all of these benefits, it seems a wasted opportunity not to contact MicroTrends and see how the 3CX system could help your company. After all, there's nothing better than technology that could help people improve their work-life balance and save as much as 50% of your phone bill.
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A perfect smile is something that all men and women in Sacramento California strive for, but with so many options for replacing broken, damaged and missing teeth, it can be difficult to determine what the best option is. For many, dentures are the number one choice. But how do you know if you need dentures? The experts at Andrea Joy Smith, DDS in Sacramento, CA can help.
There are many possible factors that would make you a candidate for dentures. Let's take a look at a few. One of the most common factors that lead to the need for dentures is periodontal disease. Periodontal diseases left unchecked will eventually lead to tooth loss.
Severe tooth decay can be another need for dentures. Decay past the point of repair, requires extraction; however even a single tooth can be replaced by a denture implant. Physical injuries are also a common factor in the need for dentures. Automobile accidents and sports injuries can lead to tooth loss, but a wide variety of custom-made dentures are available to fit every need.
So what types of dentures are there and how can they help you? Dentures are removable devices that are used to replace missing teeth and fall into two basic categories, full and partial. The partial denture is used to replace anything from a single tooth to a group of teeth whereas the full denture plate will replace an entire set of natural teeth.
Advancements in denture technology have brought about the most natural looking and comfortable dentures the dental world has seen to date. Many patients hesitate however because of cost. When visiting Dr. Smith, we'll explain the defining difference between cheap and affordable dentures. Many patients will automatically go for the least expensive option available to them, but this doesn't always workout in the long run, especially when it comes to dentures.
At Andrea Joy Smith, DDS, we provide patients with an affordable denture option that will give you value for your investment. Our dentures are durable, affording you the opportunity to live life with a naturally beautiful smile.
Dentures not only restore the ability to chew food, but also help improve overall facial appearance, which boosts self-esteem. Individuals in the Sacramento, CA area looking to restore a healthy, natural looking smile have come to the right place. Visit Andrea Joy Smith, DDS today for a consultation and find out how dentures can help you perfect your smile.


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Barack Obama versus the Law of Sooner or Later by Rev Michael Bresciani, October 17, 2009
Everyone knows that in America we cannot honestly convict a person for a crime as long as there is a 'reasonable doubt' that they are innocent. It is a facet of our system of jurisprudence that is unique to America and was born out of repulsion for past tyrannies.
In spite of living in a land that thinks positive thinking is the only kind of thought that is PC legal, doubt can be and always will be a good thing. It is not only what can free the innocent but it can also keep us from falling headlong to our own demise.
Unfortunately today we live in a fast paced world where sometimes we are willing to accept applause as the proof that something is true or worthy.
'Everybody's doing it' or 'all that is hot' become substitutes for the truth. A crowd chanting 'string em up' can hardly be expected to pause and wait for a court of law to decide a person's guilt or innocence. Certainly no one in a lynch mob would dare ask the mob to pause and listen to this verse from the Bible. "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment." (Ex 23:2)
Reasonable doubt works fairly well in the courtroom and it is a pretty good tool when applied to practical politics.
The reasonable doubt about a candidate is one of the reasons we accept the vetting or investigation of a candidates past before we allow them a position of authority. Policemen, firemen, officials on any level even home owners are vetted to assure us that we are dealing with someone who is on the level.
It is this common practice that serves to protect us and provide at least some small measure of assurance that people who want to be in positions of authority are who they say they are. Having said that can we continue to mock the 'birthers' as they are called who want to see both Barack Obama's birth certificate and another fifteen or so documents about his past that remain locked up like the gold in Fort Knox?
Is chanting Obama's name in a crowd the new kind of vetting in America?
It isn't a childish thing on the level of 'show and tell' it is rather a serious thing on the level of 'what have you got to hide." It is an insulting thing on the level of 'what's good for the goose (John Q. Public) is not good for the gander. (Barack Obama)
It is Obama's unwillingness to reveal the documents that is fueling the fire and producing an even greater sense of urgency. It is what is producing more lawsuits daily and more doubters exponentially. If it keeps up like this even the main stream media will not be able to suppress the emerging backlash.
It is not a mere lack of courtesy or ignoring strict adherence to protocol that cause some to liken the meteoric rise of a virtual unknown (Obama) to that of say Hitler, Mao or Mussolini, it is doubt based on civilizations past mistakes. This healthy doubt could have saved countless lives in our past history had more people been willing to act upon it. Kudos to the birthers for being willing to endure the insults the rest of us don't want any part of.
Is it mean spirited to say that justices have been spineless, media has been dishonest and attorneys general have been lax in Obama's vetting? Take a careful look at the names and descriptions that are being laid on the birthers before you answer because you will see that you have no answer.
Only recently another great doubt has been put on the American people from Kenya. An article in the Sunday Standard newspaper in Kenya dated June 27, 2004 is titled "Kenyan-born Obama all set for US Senate." The archived copy of the article was apparently pulled from the paper's files but a cached copy can still be found through the website called Way Back Machine. More doubt!
This President may have been able to circumvent Constitutional law as it pertains to the 'natural born citizen' clause but he will find it harder to circumvent the common law of the people known as the law of sooner or later. The American people will eventually know the whole truth of the matter, sooner or later.
http://www.americanprophet.org has since 2005 featured the articles of columnist Rev Michael Bresciani along with news and reviews that have earned this site the title of The Website for Insight Millions have read his timely reports and articles in online journals and print publications across the nation and the globe.
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Candy Club Subscription Box Review + Coupon – March 2016
Candy Club is a candy subscription that sends 2-3 pounds of premier, brand name candy directly to your door each month.
My Subscription Addiction pays for this subscription. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes.)
The Subscription Box: Candy Club
The Cost: $27.99 + $6.99 shipping per month ($19.99 + $6.99 shipping per month with a year subscription)
COUPON: Save $20 Off Your First Month's Membership with coupon code twitter20
The Products: Up to 3 pounds of candy (from classics to contemporary favorites) packed into 3 of Candy Club's signature containers.
Ships to: US
Check out all of our Candy Club reviews and find other candy boxes in the Sweets Subscription Box Directory!
Candy Club recently added several different club options that help tailor boxes to suit different candy preferences. Subscribers can now choose between three clubs: "Sours & More," "Classics," and "Favorites."
To help determine which club is right for you, subscriptions now begin with a fun online quiz! (Though, if you don't like your quiz results, you can always pick a different club.)
Each Candy Club Box comes with a card detailing the month's featured candies.
On the reverse, nutritional details are listed along with any relevant allergy information.
Jelly Babies are very popular in Britain, and they're one of my favorite candies of all time! The gummy centers are softer and less chewy than gummy bears, and they're covered in a light starch coating that keeps them from sticking together. Fun fact from Candy Club: " in 1963 fans of the Beatles pelted the band with Jelly Babies after it was reported that George Harrison liked eating them!"
These sweet & sour candies start out hard and crunchy and soften as you chew on them. Flavors include: lime, cherry, strawberry, lemon, blue raspberry, and grape. I like them all, but a few of the flavors are mouth puckeringly sour!
Chewter's Minibala Fruit Filled Candies
Chewter's Minibala candies are so small! They come in four flavors: grape, tangerine, strawberry, and lemon. Here's a close up:
I love the small size of these candies, and the flavor is nice. I tend to prefer gummies over hard candies, though, so I may pass these onto a friend.
Sweet's Chocolate Flavored Salt Water Taffy
Sweet's has been making their salt water taffy since 1910, and it's different from the taffy found along the eastern shore. Instead of pulling the taffy, Sweet's whips it to create a softer, less sticky product.
Verdict: I always have a blast with Candy Club! This month, my favorite item is definitely the Jelly Babies, but I also enjoyed the sour balls and chocolate taffy. In terms of value, Candy Club says that each box will have a retail value of $60. You can certainly pay that much for candy at high-end candy stores (like Sugarfina and Dylan's Candy Bar), but I think it's important to point out that nearly all of the candy in this month's box is available for much less if you buy it in bulk online. Still, even though this subscription doesn't offer superb value for money, I think it's a lot of fun. Receiving a giant box of candy every month always puts a smile on my face!
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After a short half time break to do some spring-cleaning, PUMA Social Jozi reopened its doors on 12 April after the maddening crowds wouldn't take 'shutdown' for an answer. This time around, PUMA is mixing things up with some kick ass activations taking place for the duration of PUMA Social Jozi.
Many die-hard #PUMASocialJozi fans have stood in the lengthy queue week in and out to hear some of SA's best local talent and to experience the joys of being an After-Hours Athlete. PUMA want to give loyal partygoers a chance to skip the queue and enjoy some drinks on them through the #GetMeIn competition. Tweet a theme-related photo with #PUMASocialJozi and #GetMeIn and the three best photos of the week will win Q-skipping rights and drinks vouchers for the evening.
The guys at PUMA have also seen some serious table tennis skills being shown off since its opening last year. Enter Kings of Pong – a knockout PUMA Social Club table tennis tournament that will start on 5 July and run for 8 weeks. 16 teams will be able to participate in this grueling tournament, with each team consisting of 4 team members. Registration opens on 7 June, and it will work on a first come first serve basis, so register as soon as you can to avoid bitter disappointment. The winning team will receive R20 000 in prize money, so this one is not to be missed!
There is something for everyone at PUMA Social Club though – if you aren't a lucky Q-skipping winner, there's still a chance to win when you get inside. Pay the PUMA Social Claw a visit; there are lucky dips for gifts and vouchers ready to be won!
The PUMA Creative Factory mobile unit is also making its way to Jozi and will be at PUMA Social Club on selected Friday nights. PUMA fans will have the chance to design and create their own shoe using the Basket and First Round styles as a base for their unique sneakers.
To find out more about the #GetMeIn competition visit www.puma.com/social/news/getmein. Communication around The Kings of Pong tournament will start on 7 June, so watch this space for further details.
To be part of the action on a Friday night, simply register at www.pumasocialjozi.com and your name will be put on a list at the door, or pay R20 when you arrive on the night. If you can't find it, just look for the mass of Joburg trendsetters waiting patiently in the line each week.
Become a fan on http://www.facebook.com/puma or follow the happenings via twitter at @PUMA and use #PUMASocialJozi for any tweets about PUMA Social.


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At least 28 people were killed and more than 90 wounded in clashes during protests across Egypt on Sunday (October 6), as Egypt celebrates the anniversary of the 1973 war with Israel.
Fighting began after supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets in several cities.
In Alexandria's Sidi Bishr neighbourhood protesters threw stones at police who fired tear gas and shot in the air. Fierce clashes also erupted in the city of Suez along the Suez canal.
Most of the dead were in Cairo, security and medical sources said.
Another security source said 13 were killed in the Ramses train station area.
Protesters had been heading towards Tahrir Square, the rallying point for the popular uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, security sources said.
The military often accuses the Brotherhood of inciting violence during protests, accusations the Brotherhood denies.
The Brotherhood said it is opposed to the violent methods of other Islamist groups. Attacks by militants on police and soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula have increased sharply since Morsi was toppled.
Presented by Adam Justice
Read more: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/511796/20131007/egypt-clashes-cairo-tahrir-morsi-army-death.htm


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This year, I'm keeping with the "work through a cookbook" theme that I did last year with Meatless Meals. You can check out all of my posts here, should you so choose to peruse. Only this year, I am working to veganize recipes from a very special cookbook from my own childhood. It's a church cookbook that my mother picked up when it came out in 1978 (I think my Aunt Sherry still has her copy, too!). I was ecstatic to find my own copy this past May at a used book sale. Man, you should have seen my face when I spied that book on the table.
Mom's been making tasty recipes out of this church cookbook ever since. Her health isn't too great right now, so I am dedicating this Vegan MoFo to her, my biggest supporter and ace reader of this blog.
Gems from the Wheat State was compiled by members of the First Church of the Nazarene here in Wichita, KS with the purpose of raising money for a missionary trip in the summer of 1978. They even include special guest recipes--there's a recipe from the First Lady, Rosalyn Carter!
I've been toying around with several recipes over the past weeks and have already had some real winners. First up, mutha flippin' CINNAMON ROLLS. I'll have you know that I've only recently found my love for cinnamon rolls. I wouldn't say that I hated them before now, just that I preferred other sweets, like my mom's no bake cookies. Let's just say that veganizing this recipe has made me truly be able to love cinnamon rolls. I am eating one for breakfast now as I type and have plans for a second batch later today to bring to a pool party. Yes, a pool party. Cinnamon rolls are welcome everywhere.
The recipe is called Ice Box Cinnamon Rolls because the recipe contributor stressed that the dough, once rolled, could be refrigerated or frozen to be baked at a later time. Me? I just baked them all now and stored some in the fridge and freezer.
Ice Box Cinnamon Rolls
adapted from Gems from the Wheat State, page D3, contributor Agnes Sharon
makes about 20 cinnamon rolls
2 pks yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 Ener-G egg
3 cups white-whole wheat flour
2 1/2 cups unbleached AP flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 cups soy milk, warmed
4 tbsp vegan margarine
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
scant 1/4 cup soymilk
1 tbsp melted vegan margarine
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, oil, and egg to yeast. Add flour and baking powder gradually, alternating with adding soymilk. Once dough is formed in the mixing bowl, oil the top and cover with a towel. Let rise for 1 hour. Roll out dough to about 1/4" thickness, slather with melted vegan margarine, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll up like a jelly roll and cut slices at about 1/2" thickness. Place on a well-greased pan to rise again for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake for 20-25 minutes. To make icing, combine powdered sugar, vanilla, soymilk, and melted vegan margarine in a small bowl and whip until combined. Drizzle icing over warm cinnamon rolls and enjoy! These will keep in the fridge for probably a week and in the freezer for an undetermined time because they won't last very long in either place before being devoured.
I'll dub this one a "win." :)
Past Vegan MoFo posts on this day:
VMF Day 1 2012: Lentil Soup and Baked Bananas
VMF Day 1 2011: Curry is for Lovers
VMF Day 1 2010: Green Soup
I'll also be Instagramming during Vegan MoFo. Check me out here.


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Sunday, January 19, 2014
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We also run projects that tackle sensitive, complex, and deep-rooted issues that cannot be addressed sufficiently well through auditing and certification. These include: reducing harassment and discrimination of female workers/minority groups in the work place; improving the lives of young people in tea communities and reducing exploitation; improving living conditions and nutrition on tea estates; working towards living wage and benefits, and increasing climate change resilience.
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Concealed Carry Handgun
June 30, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 6:30 pm| $150
You have a gun and want to be able to protect yourself and your loved ones more effectively at home or in public. This course covers the basic skills and knowledge required to confidently step out into the real world while armed. This class will have very little classroom time, the majority of the class will be conducted on the range. Students must be physically capable and in good health. Pistols and support gear are available for rent.
Topics covered:
Risk Analysis
Situational Awareness
Fighting Mindset
Risk Averse gun handling
Threat Deescalation
Threat Response
Gear requirements:
Suitable Handgun (.380 cal or greater)
Suitable Holster (No Serpa unless issued by employer)
Minimum 3 magazines or speed loaders (more is better)
Eye and Ear Protection (filtered/powered ear pro highly recommended)
Brimmed hat (baseball cap)
300 rounds of factory FMJ ammo unless required to use issued duty ammunition (more is better)
Bring a food for a working lunch
No open toe shoes.
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Images of the upcoming TUV300 Plus have already appeared on the internet. Now, a set of fresh images gives a clear view of the interiors and more importantly, the third row of seats.
Last week, the first clear spy images revealed what appeared to be the P4 variant of the TUV300 Plus. The new interior images reveal a dual-tone interior and a basic dashboard, which suggests that this might also be an entry-level variant. The center console houses rotary air-conditioner knobs with chrome bezels and a 12V power outlet. The spy images indicate that the lower trims of the TUV300 Plus could get side-facing third-row of seats. Higher variants might get a front-facing third row layout.
The TUV300 Plus is expected to be powered by a 1.99-litre mHawk diesel engine producing around 120 BHP. This engine is believed to be a detuned version of the 1.99-litre diesel engine that was used to power the Scorpio and XUV500 in Delhi-NCR. According to the spy images, the base variant is likely to get a 6-speed manual transmission.
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RequisitePro and the Rational Unified Process.
Of course, the full XDE Pro tool ($2995) includes developer capabilities
that are missing from Modeler. These include data modeling with forward
and reverse engineering, and round-trip Visual C# generation. If you need
that level of implementation ability, you'll need to buy the full product
instead of modeler. But the people who need those facilities are generally
developers, not architects.
I had a chance to test-drive Modeler in the Visual Studio .NET shell,
and Rational has done a fine job of integration. Models are added to a
solution in a Miscellaneous Files folder, and can be mixed with other
project types. A new "Model Explorer" added between Solution Explorer
and Class View lets you drill into models in any depth necessary. The
drawing tools work well, and the selection of shapes and diagrams is extensive.
The Web published version appears to have complete fidelity to the original,
and comes with a treeview that maintains the model organizatino. Overall,
this is a tool that just lets you work without getting in your way. If
you're an architect or designer versed in UML with developers that target
VS.NET or WebSphere as their development environment, you're likely to
find this one useful indeed.
[This review originally appeared in developer central 1.12.editor]
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(JollofNews) – The Government of the Gambia is negotiating a deal to source electricity supply from neighbouring Senegal, the country's Interior minister has announced.
Mai Ahmad Fatty said under the deal which is at an advanced stage, Senegal's national electricity company, Senelec will power up Gambian communities that are currently experiencing erratic water and power supply.
According to Agence Press Africaine (APA), Gambia's national electric and water company, Nawec, has been struggling with old generators and a lack of financial resources, due in part to millions of Dalasi in arrears of payments for services supplied, owed by consumers including public enterprises.
The company was established in June 1996 to generate and provide electricity, water and sewerage services for domestic, public and industrial purposes.
It succeeded the Gambia Utilities Corporation (GUC), which was established in 1972 and the Utilities Holding Corporation (UHC), which was established in 1992.


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Today was "one of those days".
It started out well. It ended well. The middle was a little bit hazy.
The thing about 2 year olds is they seem to have an opinion about A LOT of things. This can be cute. Often a bit annoying. Sometimes very frustrating. However, when they don't quite know how to express their opinion, but want to express something, the trouble starts.
9:30 am - swimming lessons. This went very well. A few non-conformance's, but overall FUN!
10:00 - 10.20 am - A SCREAMING tantrum in the change room. Reason? unknown! Do people feel sorry for you? You hope so, but mostly I'm sure they're packing up their kids as fast as they can and getting out of there!
10:30-12.00 noon - Undeserved, but a play at the park. This had already been arranged, and at the risk of letting down a friend, we kept our appointment. Had it not been a prior arrangement, it would have been straight home to bed for Miss E! It turns out this was a good move. She played very happily, without incident for the entire time, and I was able to relax - ahhh!
Nap time! my favourite! - no complications here. At 33 weeks pregnant I love to take a nap too. (you're probably thinking this is not a bad day - and as I'm typing I'm tending to agree with you, but at the time it felt like the WORST day we've had in a long time! There is a little bit more to come.)
4:00pm - Dinner preparation. It was all going well. I'd decided this morning I didn't feel like cooking so a freezer meal it was. All I needed to do was make some rice and heat it up. Today is the day I also take a meal to our elderly neighbours. Rice is done! Check. Curry is heating up in the microwave. Check. Miss E is so eager to help. Microwave beeps. Door is opened. I take the dish from the microwave as Miss E promptly closes it, knocking it into my hand and causing the dish to fall on the floor....along with the dinner. GAHHHH! I hold it together, but only just. You must understand pregnancy hormones are very much alive at the moment, and I'm doing well not to lose control. She tries to help me clean it up but I kindly (and it was very kindly) suggest she goes and watches TV.
4:15pm - Plan B. Miss E's dinner of pasta will have to go to the neighbour instead. Not very exciting, but no other option really.
4:45pm - We begin walking to the neighbour's home. As we leave Miss E turns to me and says "I hurt mummy's hand" as she takes it in her own and kisses it better. "Ah, all better" she proclaims. I do very well not to lose it here either.
Naturally I feel bad for being upset with her about the spilled dinner. These little people know how to pull and stretch you in all sorts of directions. They also know how to melt your heart.
So, while it was "one of those days" it was also "one of those days I learned how to be a little more patient, a little more kind and a little slower to react". We all need those days.


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Nørregade is one of the oldest bonbon makers in Denmark. Since 1924 they have produced hard candy with respect for craftsmanship and traditions. Popular across Denmark, United Drinks came up with the idea of taking some of Nørregade's best selling bonbons and mix them with vodka to make a tasteful liquorice spirit out of it.
Everland's starting point for the design were the sweets themselves. Bright coloured stripes and iconic combinations, immediately associated with the classic Nørregade products. Rather than working on a small label, the stripes have been applied as a full-bottle design to make it as true to the bonbons themselves. The full-bottle design also gives a strong stand-out and represents the playfulness and happiness of the candy universe of Nørregade.
Launched in Denmark in 2017, Nørregade Shots are sold in retail and bars across the country. They are enjoyed by older generations as a reminder of their youth (having grown up with Nørregade bonbons) and younger segments who prefer sweeter and more flavourful spirits.


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BOSTON, MA – NESN, New England's most watched sports network, announced today that Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the network. Edwards has teamed up with Bruins color analyst Andy Brickley in the NESN booth since 2005 and is also a regular contributor to NESN's popular weekly hockey debate and discussion program called The Instigators with Mike Milbury.
"For the past six years, Jack has been an energetic and important part of NESN's Bruins hockey coverage," said Sean McGrail, NESN President and CEO. "We are very happy to extend his contract, and look forward to his passionate presence in the broadcast booth for years to come."
Jack Edwards said, "Who has more fun than us? To work with Brick, Naoko, and our NESN production crew is to live the dream. We feed off the energy and passion of Bruins fans across New England and hockey fans all over the world. We love our work and we love working together. To be part of that, to share the space with people who pour so much of their time and effort into covering this team and this sport, is the pinnacle of my career."
A New Hampshire native with over 30 years of sports broadcasting experience, Edwards joined NESN in 2005. Best known for his role as a SportsCenter anchor and NHL play-by-play announcer at ESPN, Edwards has also served as a local sports anchor and as a reporter for ABC's Wide World of Sports and Winter Olympics coverage. In addition to his work with NESN, Edwards is also a senior partner and executive producer for Fountainhead Production, an independent film and TV production company specializing in HD productions.


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WETASKIWIN, Alta. - An Alberta man who shot and wounded two Mounties during a standoff has been given a plea deal of nearly eight years, in part because officers didn't announce who they were before breaking into his home.
Court heard Monday that the RCMP tried to use a few different speaker systems to declare themselves on Dec. 3, 2011, but none was working. Officers also spent several hours searching the man's rural property and believed no one was there.
But Bradley Beaver, a crystal-meth addict, was with his girlfriend inside a darkened mobile home on the property near Breton, southwest of Edmonton. And when an officer started smashing one of the trailer's windows, Beaver fired his rifle.
"I wished I would have known it was them," the 40-year-old told court. "I was fearing for my life that night."
Beaver's lawyer, Peter Royal, said it's amazing no one died in the gun battle. Beaver fired a total of eight shots, wounding two officers in their arms. RCMP fired back 30 times, wounding both Beaver and his girlfriend.
Beaver, standing in court with a metal brace on his arm hidden underneath his suit, pleaded guilty to three counts of reckless discharge of a firearm. Several other charges, including attempted murder, were withdrawn.
Crown prosecutor Rodney Clark told court that if the Mounties had made their presence known that night, he would not have recommended the eight-year term.
Justice Paul Jeffrey of Court Of Queen's Bench agreed with the plea bargain and gave Beaver credit for 10 months he has already spent in custody, leaving him with a total sentence of seven years and two months.
The judge heard how Beaver was an out-of-work trucker whose trailer was about to be repossessed. He also owed another man money.
Kevin Gionet had gone to collect his $1,600 earlier that day and, when he drove onto Beaver's property, Beaver shot out the back window of the man's pickup truck. Another bullet grazed Gionet's arm.
When police learned of that shooting they went to Beaver's, but they believed he had fled. Officers searched a Quonset hut and outdoor storage unit on the property and a police dog didn't sense anyone was there.
Clark told court that after the officers tried to use the broken speaker equipment, they decided to check out the mobile home. No lights were on, but there was a faint flicker that could have been a television.
Officers decided to break a window and were about to toss a robotic camera inside when Beaver — believing Gionet had returned — fired three shots, striking one officer.
Clark said Mounties then started yelling: "It's police! Stop shooting!"
But Beaver kept on firing. He climbed partway out the broken window and shot off five more rounds, hitting the second officer. During the ensuing standoff, Beaver's girlfriend tried to leave the trailer, but Beaver was beside her holding his gun, said Clark. Police fired and hit both of them.
About 12 hours after the shooting started, the couple surrendered and were taken to hospital.
Candace Proctor received a flesh wound to her thigh. Court heard that Beaver's injury was more serious and he still has problems using his left arm.
Clark said both officers still suffer from their bullet wounds. Staff Sgt. Patrick MacIsaac will never regain full use of his arm and is unable to return to active duty. Cpl. Peter King has about 80 per cent strength in his arm.
"I apologize to the officers that were hurt," Beaver told the court.
"I'm glad nobody died."
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Costabile Farace
Costabile "Gus" Farace, Jr. (June 21, 1960 Bushwick, Brooklyn - November 17, 1989 Bensonhurst, Brooklyn) was a criminal with the Bonanno crime family who murdered a teenage male prostitute and a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in New York City.
Early years[edit]
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Farace was born in 1960, in Bushwick, to Mary and Costabile "Gus" Farace, Sr., a first-generation emigrant from Camastra, Sicily. At the age of five he moved with his family from Bushwick to Tottenville, Staten Island. He used the name "Nicholas" as an alias while a fugitive and gave several dates of birth: August 20, 1959, January 1, 1960, June 20, 1960 and June 21, 1960. He stood at 6'3, weighed 220 pounds, and sported a tattoo of a girl on his lower calf, another girl tattoo on his right leg, and a butterfly on his stomach. Later that year, Farace's family moved to Prince's Bay, Staten Island.
His father Gus opened a small grocery store, G&S, in the island's Great Kills neighborhood on Hylan Boulevard. The store closed in 1983.
Costabile, Sr. and his brother Frank were fringe members of a Colombo crime family illegal gambling ring. Farace was a paternal first cousin of Dominick Farace, the son of Frank Farace. He also was a cousin to Michael A. Farace, Michael J. Farace, and Vincent Farace. Vincent Farace is a recognized made man in the Bronx faction of the Bonanno crime family.[citation needed]
Costabile attended Totten Intermediate School 34 in Tottenville, where he was considered the class flirt in grade eight. As a child he was considered the class clown, a poor student, popular, and gregarious. He played Peewee football in Wolfe's Pond Park. In 1975, he entered Tottenville High School and joined a street gang of adolescent delinquents called "the Bay Boys", named after the Upper New York Bay near Tottenville. The gang liked to intimidate people and start fights.[citation needed] In January 1977, he was pulled over for reckless driving and, after searching him, the police found a gun on his person. Three weeks later, he was arrested for forgery, but he avoided a jail sentence because he was a youth.
Hate crime in Greenwich Village[edit]
On October 7, 1979, Farace murdered a 17-year-old boy and brutally beat the victim's 16-year-old companion. Farace and some friends were on a street in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan when the two boys allegedly propositioned them. Enraged, Farace and his friends forced the two teenagers into Farace's group's car and drove them to the beach at Wolfe's Pond Park in New York. Once there, Farace forced one of the boys to commit an oral sex act on him. The men beat the boys using driftwood and other objects, then left them for dead. The 17-year-old, Steven Charles of Newark, New Jersey, died on the beach. The 16-year-old, Thomas Moore of Brooklyn, was critically injured, but dove into the pond and managed to elude his attackers. Moore then walked to a nearby residence for assistance. Later on October 8, the police arrested Farace, DeLicio, and Spoto. Four days later, Moore identified Farace and the other suspects from a police lineup.[1]
On December 10, 1979, Farace pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. The state had accepted his manslaughter plea rather than go through the uncertainty and expense of a capital murder trial. Farace was sentenced to 7 to 21 years in prison.[2]
Relationship with organized crime[edit]
It was in prison that Farace first met Gerrard "Jerry" Chilli, Sr. As Robert Stutman writes in Dead on Delivery: "Blamed for some infraction of the inmate's code, Petrucelli was about to be killed with a set of barbells in a weight room brawl when Farace interceded, saving his life."[3] Chilli unofficially "adopted" Farace, who at that point was in his late twenties, as a protegé, and stayed in contact when Chilli got out of prison. Farace used his contacts with old friends, and new ones he met in prison, to start a marijuana selling business, which soon expanded into other drugs. In June 1988, Farace was released from prison.[4] By June 3, 1988, Farace had become partners with his friend Gregory Scarpa, Jr. who worked out of his criminal headquarters at Wimpy Boys Athletic Club. Scarpa's father, Gregory Scarpa, Sr., was a secret FBI informer. Farace married Antoinette Acierno, a sister of a criminal associate.[1]
Murder of DEA Agent Hatcher[edit]
After being released on parole on June 3, 1988, Farace soon got into trouble again. He began selling small amounts of cocaine and marijuana, and in late February 1989, set up a cocaine deal with Everett Hatcher, an undercover federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. At approximately 10:00 p.m. on the evening of February 28, 1989, Farace was to meet Hatcher at a remote overpass on the West Shore Expressway in the Rossville section of Staten Island to complete the deal. Hatcher had met Farace to discuss purchasing cocaine from him on several occasions.[5] During the course of the drug transaction, Hatcher got separated from the surveillance team. When the team finally found Hatcher, he had been shot through the head three times in his unmarked Buick Regal. The window was rolled down and the Regal's engine was on, but Hatcher's foot was on the brake.
Police theorized that Farace shot Hatcher from a van as it passed Hatcher's car. The van was found abandoned three days later on a street about two miles northeast of the murder scene. This location was less than half a mile from the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, where Farace had spent the last two years of his manslaughter sentence. It is not known why Farace killed Hatcher; one theory is that Farace had become suspicious of Hatcher from rumors he had heard.[1]
Hatcher's death was the first murder of a DEA agent in New York City since 1972. He was also believed to have been the first law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty on Staten Island.
After Hatcher's slaying, a nationwide manhunt for Farace commenced. The Federal Bureau of Investigation placed Farace on the Ten Most Wanted list. Local and federal law enforcement increased their surveillance of Cosa Nostra members, stopping them to take photographs and ask questions. As pressure increased on the Bonanno family, its leadership decided to kill Farace.
Following the Hatcher murder, Gregory Scarpa, Sr. told David Krajcek of the Daily News that the Farace and Scarpa families were no longer close. No one from the Scarpa family had gone to Farace's wedding to Toni Acierno a few months earlier. Scarpa feared that a strong connection would send his convicted drug dealer son, Gregory Jr., to a distant federal prison.
Meanwhile, Farace was hiding with friends and criminal associates around the Greater New York area. He first stayed with Margaret "Babe" Scarpa, an old girlfriend who was Chilli's daughter. Soon after Farace had departed, the police raided Scarpa's house and arrested her; at the scene, DEA official Stutman told Chilli he could blame Farace. At this point, an aggravated Chilli wanted Farace killed. A new mob associate with the Lucchese family, John Petrucelli, was helping Farace find places to hide. Chilli met with Petrucelli and Lucchese capo Mike Salerno to discuss the situation. Chilli demanded that Petrucelli kill Farace, but Petrucelli refused. Two months later, Petrucelli was found dead with a hood over his head, which is a Sicilian message for "never keep secrets from the family".[6]
Shooting and death[edit]
A few months after the Hatcher murder, the manhunt for Farace would be over. At 11:08 p.m. on November 17, 1989, police dispatchers received a 9-1-1 emergency call about a car parked at 1814 81st Street in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. The car contained one male occupant, with another male lying face down on the sidewalk, both of whom had just been shot. (The call came in as "shots fired", no other specifics.)
Police rushed to the scene and found the two men, one dead and the other seriously wounded. The dead man was identified as Costabile Farace. He had gunshot wounds to the head, neck, back and leg. According to witnesses, a van had driven alongside Farace's car and shot the two men nine times. This was the same method Farace had used to kill Agent Hatcher. The survivor in the car was identified as Joseph Sclafani, a member of Farace's organization. Sclafani said he fired two shots at the assailants.[7]
In a different version of this story, per the responding officer, Farace was still breathing when police arrived. They placed him in a trauma suite, but he died en route to the hospital. Sclafani was outside of the vehicle, having been shot out of his shoes. Officers handcuffed him on the scene for weapons possession.[citation needed]
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York refused to grant Farace a public funeral mass, citing his notorious life and death. However, the Archdiocese did permit his remains to be buried in the church-owned Cemetery of the Resurrection in Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, the same area where Hatcher was murdered.
On September 17, 1997, then-Bonanno mobsters James Galione and Mario Gallo admitted in court to murdering Farace.[8]
In popular culture[edit]
A made-for-TV movie, Dead or Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991) starred Tony Danza as Farace. The movie alleged that the mob was trying to kill Farace before the FBI could apprehend him.[9]
The movie Out For Justice starring Steven Seagal was based on Gus Farace's manhunt.
- ^ a b c Pooley, Eric (January 29, 1990). "Death of a Hood". New York Magazine.
- ^ "The 'Perplexing' Killing of a Drug Agent". nytimes.com. March 2, 1989.
- ^ "Mob Report: Alphonse "Little Al" D'Arco – Revisited (Part 2)". Rick Porello's AmericanMafia.com. November 11, 2002.
- ^ "Informant reportedly comes forward in drug agent's death". upi.com. May 26, 1989.
- ^ Everett E. Hatcher Drug Enforcement Administration website
- ^ Pourelle, Rick (November 11, 2002). "Like Father, Like Son". Pourelle's American Mafia.
- ^ French, Howard W. (November 19, 1989). "Suspect in Drug Agent's Slaying Found Shot to Death". New York Times.
- ^ "In Plea Bargain, Two Admit Guilt in Mob Figure's '89 Killing" By JOSEPH P. FRIED New York Times September 18, 1997
- ^ "Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace". IMDb.
Further reading[edit]
- "Death of a Hood: The bloody end of Big Bad Gus". New York (magazine), January 29, 1990.
- Associated Press (October 15, 1989). "Farace's Wife Is Held on Marijuana Charge". The New York Times.
- "Farace's Wife Free On $250,000 Bail". The New York Times. October 17, 1989.
- Raab, Selwyn (2005). Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-30094-8.
- Stutman, Robert M. Stutman; Esposito, Richard Esposito (May 1992). Dead on Delivery: Inside the Drug Wars, Straight from the Street. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-51558-0.
- "Suspect Still Hunted in Drug Agent Death". The New York Times. March 3, 1989.
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Unfortunately, the software they have for doing this runs in MIT Scheme, and I own a PowerBook running OS X. It's not really a problem to SSH into a computer which runs their system, but it's nicer to have access to it on my own computer. So: I've coded up a bare-bones version of the scmutils/differential-geometry system for myself in PLT Scheme. It does no symbolic manipulation (only numerical calculations allowed), and doesn't have much of the nifty stuff that comes with scmutils proper, but it is able to compute on arbitrary manifolds and to handle Lie groups. I've been using SchemeUnit to run tests on the code as I go along, so there's a pretty good chance that it doesn't have major bugs.
I've posted my current darcs repository here; a darcs get http://web.mit.edu/farr/www/SchemeCode should get it for you, if you're interested. I haven't really written any documentation yet, but the test files should give some examples of how the functions are meant to be used. Comments are, of course, welcome at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I'm not really sure why I'm posting this for the wider world right now (since it's so incomplete and "internal"). I hope someone finds it useful or interesting.


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This morning's bus ride was a study in stubbornness against common courtesy. Halfway to the office, a woman got on the bus with a stroller. There was a woman (we'll call her sit-woman) sitting in the fold-down chair in the spot "reserved" for strollers and she refused to get up. She and another woman (civil-lady) got into an argument with civil-lady reading the sign next to sit-woman's seat out loud and saying that giving up the seat to make room for the stroller was a question of "politesse" and civility. When sit-woman claimed that she couldn't read, civil-lady pointed out the image on the sign declaring that images speak to everyone. The heated exchange lasted several minutes and even when a second stroller entered the crowded bus, sit-woman still wouldn't stand up, causing several passengers to give her less-than-friendly looks. I thought she'd give in and stand up when the third stroller entered (especially since civil-lady had exited a few stops earlier). Mais non, sit-woman held her ground.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
I took a day off from work this past week and decided to go to the neighborhood sushi place to get take-out. While I was waiting for my order I heard a couple of Americans at a nearby table. Even though I tried to tune them out, I couldn't for very long. I'd focus on something else, but a minute or two later I'd realize that I was listening to them again. Then it hit me that this happens quite often. When I'm out and about, I can usually tune out French conversations if I choose to. I just go into "not listening" mode. But English, particularly when spoken with American accents, tends to cut through any other noise. When I'm in France, there's something about hearing an accent from across the Atlantic that makes my ears automatically perk up. Funnily enough, the same thing happens when I'm in the US and hear French.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
(The photo is from Gasworks Park in Seattle)
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Obama Campaigners And Racism
The Washington Post ran an article a few days ago about the blatant racism Obama campaigners have encountered in parts of the country. While it's no shock that there are people in the US who will not and would not vote for Obama because he was born with a certain skin color, I am a bit surprised that they would be so overt about it. The fact that Obama has a real chance of becoming president illustrates how far the country has come in a short amount of time – just a few decades after the overturning of Jim Crow. But situations and encounters like those described in the article highlight that we still have a long way to go.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
I recognize that different cultures have different personal space boundaries and I tend to adjust mine according to where I am. That said, there is something that still bugs me about riding the metro here – people with newspapers invading the personal space of others. It's one thing if the metro isn't full and you have plenty of space for your paper, but if there are people next to you have some consideration and fold the friggin' thing! Just because you decided to catch up on recent news during your commute doesn't mean you should take up someone else's space in the process.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
International Grass Rules
So I'm in London for three loooooooooong days and the UK immigration checkpoint at gare du nord was as pleasant as ever. Surprisingly, the London weather is sunny and warm (but a bit muggy). I had some time to kill before my meeting started, so one of my colleagues in the London office (an Aussie) took me to a cute little park near the office. The first park we went to was closed so we went a couple of streets over to another smaller one. And guess what this park had – a sign to stay off the grass!! Maybe the English and French aren't so different after all….
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
The Grass Is Resting
This is something that I still don't understand. If the grass needs to rest when the weather is crappy – fine, but when it's sunny and in the 70s the grass is meant to be enjoyed. The French are so strict about this that they even have grass police in some parks. I was having lunch in a well known, large park near the office (I was on a bench) when 2 women appeared blowing whistles and motioning to people who were lunching on the grass to get off. It's times like these when I miss Seattle and it's abundance of non-resting greenery…
Friday, May 2, 2008
Le Muguet du Mai
Yesterday was la fête du travail here in France a.k.a. May Day and today Paris was a bit of a ghost town. Since this jour férié fell on a Thursday, a lot of people did a "pont" and took today off to make a four day weekend. This is VERY common in France. We'll have 2 other holidays this month which makes May a bit of a mini-August, because so many people faire le pont and have a month of long weekends. For those of us who work the holiday Fridays, it can be a nice change. Today my commute took less time and the office was very quiet since there were only two of us (both non-French).
It's common for people to sell and offer muguets (lily of the valley) on May 1st as a sign of good luck. I passed three stands selling them in between my front door and the bakery.
To read more about the May 1st muguet click here and here.
And for a photo pop over to ParisDailyPhoto.
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Seafair Open House!
Open House Alert! On Aug 17th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 3031 Williams Road in Edgewater in the Seafair neighborhood, Richmond.
Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Seafair Townhouse for sale.
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