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|Llewellyn's 2019 Daily Planetary Guide
|Yoga for the Creative Soul
|The Pure Heart of Yoga
"We teach best what we need to know."
I don't think of myself as prominent or expect to see my name in lights. My photo won't appear on a cereal box because I write Tarot books. Most of the time I feel like a working stiff, shuffling between the coffee maker and computer, with wrinkled clothes and messy hair. But as a published author, I have a type of celebrity. Because of this, and from some of the letters I have received, I sense that a few readers see me as "different" from the average person.
Enter September 11, 2001.
I am not different.
I watched the horrific events unfold on TV and questioned my worth as a writer.
Over the next few weeks, I couldn't concentrate and I stopped writing. What possible value did my Tarot books have? Did anything make sense anymore? As I learned of the death, destruction, and real acts of heroism, writing about a deck of cards felt trivial, even absurd.
Three weeks after the attacks, my longtime therapist was killed on my birthday. Kathleen had been an important part of my life, and I had dedicated my second book to her. My sounding board and emotional support were gone. The national tragedy intensified my personal loss. Depression overcame me. A single phrase began running through my mind: "Use the Tarot, Christine." I didn't feel like working with the Tarot. How could a pack of cards help me understand the incomprehensible?
Tarot for All Seasons was due out at the beginning of November and I had just received my author copies. Who cared? I certainly didn't. What possible value did my silly little Tarot book have now? I couldn't believe that at one time I thought this stuff was important. I halfheartedly thumbed through it. The section on Yule caught my eye:
I went to the self-help section of a local bookstore. Talk about irony: The writer of self-help books was looking for someone else's self-help recipe. I picked up a little meditation book. I don't remember its title or name. The instructions informed me to open the book at random while concentrating on my concerns. I would find the answer to my problem on the page I chose.
Oh, why not try? I didn't have anything to lose. I concentrated on my feelings of loss: loss of feeling safe, loss of worth as a writer, loss of my therapist's wise counsel. I randomly opened the book and the page had only one sentence on it: "Do the thing and the power will come."
The hair on the back of my neck stood up. When I was in the revolving door of alcoholism and drug addiction almost twenty years ago, I promised myself that when I felt better, I would stop using. It wasn't until I was well into sobriety that I finally understood I had to stop using first in order to feel better. "Do the thing and the power will come." Once more the phrase flashed: "Use the Tarot." This time I listened.
I have never been comfortable using the cards as a fortune-telling device for myself. I can't be objective and my emotions skew perception. When I want a divinatory reading, I get someone else to do it. But, I have always read the cards myself for insight, and insight was needed now.
I went home and looked at the Yule layout again. I felt so isolated in my grief. Was there really a "grand plan?" I wasn't sure the Tarot would help, but I needed to "do the thing" despite my doubts. Change doesn't occur overnight. I did the layout in October, but the change in behavior took place over the next several weeks.
Using the entire deck, I shuffled and laid out the cards according to the picture on page sixty-two:
Position 1—Returning hope: What are you hopeful about? If this card feels negative to you, it depicts painful issues that will be resolved or healed in the coming year. Remember, all cards show a spectrum of life, from happy to sad, and offer opportunities to learn wisdom.
My card: The Four of Cups. Depression, confusion, hurt, and a loss of idealism; the meaning of the card summarized my feelings. It was time to take my own advice: all cards are chances to grow. The promise of the Four of Cups is a more realistic outlook if I can unravel my confusion. In the position of returning hope, could it mean that I would heal in the coming year? How was I supposed to do that now? Kathleen was dead.
Position 2—Making wishes: What does your heart desire? Again, if you don't like the card it is because it shows an uncomfortable situation that you wish were different.
My card: The Tower. Destruction. My deck showed people falling out of a fiery tower, a graphic representation of September 11. While the cliff was not in flames, my therapist fell to her death. My "heart's desire" was that neither September 11 nor Kathleen's death had ever happened.
It was true: The Tower symbolized uncomfortable situations that I wished were different, but "wishin' don't make it so." For the first time since the terrorist attacks, I understood that I had fallen apart when things changed. I was concentrating on what I had lost. The number of The Tower card is 16, which can be reduced to the single-digit number seven (1 + 6 = 7). Seven is the number of inner work. The hope of The Tower is finding inner strength and spiritual meaning in adversity.
In Tarot for the Healing Heart I wrote of The Tower, "Meditation will help you find meaning in tragedy and loss. Soul searching will provide you with answers to the unanswerable" (Page 142). Later, while meditating, I realized I had been focusing on the destruction. But the Tower of Destruction is also the Stroke of Liberation. The people of New York had shown that great good could arise from great evil.
It hit me: Living my life to the best of my ability, while imperfect, is the greatest memorial I can give my therapist. Kathleen would not want me to crumble and fall. I am a writer. My job is to continue writing. "Do the thing and the power will come."
Position 3—Seeking visions: What is your vision for the future? Where do you see yourself next year at this time?
My card: The Queen of Swords. I have always liked this card because to me she represents the queen of the written word. She has lived and loved and lost—and lived to love again. Her spiritual depth is born of struggle. This is part of what she, as the Teacher, can show us. It was time to reevaluate my ideals. I had always felt safe in my own country. My American naiveté died on September 11, but a more clear-eyed view of the world was taking its place.
I base my writing on personal struggles. I believe it takes guts to live on this planet and I try to pass along what I've learned. When I know something to be true for me, I write about it (even if I am unable to practice my ideals all of the time). I am nobody's guru, just a fellow traveler on a tough road. I was hurting and it was time to tend my wounds. I needed to let myself off the hook for being human.
With the Queen of Swords in my reading, I knew that writing would help me understand the way my mind works. Around this time, I was asked to contribute an article for the Llewellyn Journal. At first I declined. I didn't feel like writing my own name, and I couldn't think of a topic. My heart wasn't in it, but the Queen told me to try. I decided to act "as if" I were a writer and see what happened. "Do the thing and the power will come."
Position 4—Sense of balance: What will restore balance to your life? If the card feels negative, it is because it shows an area of your life that is out of balance and where you need to focus your efforts to restore order.
My card: The Empress. This lady knows how to take care of herself, a skill that had eluded me most of my life. The Empress told me that I could restore a sense of balance if I took the time to nourish myself. I hadn't been eating well and I spent too much time watching the blaring bad news on cable TV. I stopped reading books and answering reader mail. Autumn is my favorite season, and I was letting the beautiful weather pass me by. Even though I am in a community concert band, I stopped playing my horn at home, something that usually brought me comfort.
The Empress reminded me that I needed to take care of my mind, body, and creative soul. I didn't feel like it, but I limited my TV news time and replaced the sofa marathons with walks outdoors. I made a conscious effort to eat a balanced diet. I revised my web site and started reading again. I began practicing my horn and a funny thing happened: music brought me solace. I was regaining a sense of balance. "Do the thing and the power will come."
Position 5—Goodwill towards others: Your expression of love. Yule is the season of giving. In what way can you open your heart to others? If this card makes you uncomfortable, it indicates a situation in need of repair, forgiveness or making amends. Note if card four, your sense of balance, is related to card five, goodwill towards others.
My card: The Ten of Pentacles, a card of lasting values. Did anything have lasting value anymore? As I looked at the card, I remembered that ten is the number of starting over at a higher cycle. No, life was never going to be the same, but the ten tells me that life is a cycle of starting, completing, and starting over, with all its attending joys and sorrows.
The key to my future stability was to take an interest in the larger community today. How could I do that? I added a patriotic link to my web site, contributed an article about September 11 to a web magazine, and started answering reader mail, but the gestures felt too small.
I do not believe that we can "pay back" our elders, but I do believe we have a responsibility to "pay forward" to the next generation. I came very close to giving up because I was stuck in despair. I have decided that the way I "pay forward" is by continuing to share my experience, strength and hope with others through writing. The Ten of Pentacles tells me that what I value has lasting value to others, and it is my responsibility to continue giving of myself as long as I live.
I think that in this reading there is a relationship between card four, sense of balance, (The Empress), and card five, goodwill to others, (The Ten of Pentacles). The ten tells me that healing is a process. I can emerge healed from one crisis, but it doesn't mean I have completed my soul work. It is through the ongoing conscious awareness of personal pain and acts of self-healing that I emerge with the qualities of a healer. The Empress reminds me that I cannot nourish others until I nourish myself. "Do the thing and the power will come."
Position 6—Advice: The next step. Planning. The action card. What can you do on the mundane level during the winter months to make your hopes and wishes real? Look at cards 1-5: your hopes, wishes, vision for the future, sense of balance and goodwill towards others. What story do they weave together to advise you on your next course of action?
My card: The Nine of Pentacles. This is my favorite Tarot card. It appears in most of my readings. I am fortunate to be able to write full-time and I am grateful for it. I truly understand how lucky I am, and I don't take my circumstances for granted. I know how transient abundance can be, because I come from poverty.
The nine is in the future position and asks me what concrete actions I can take on my own behalf during the winter months. Writing is a solitary activity. The Nine of Pentacles represents someone who works alone by choice for the good of all, yet despite her independence, she isn't satisfied.
This nine is also a card of self-esteem. My self-esteem plummeted during September. The Nine of Pentacles tells me that only I can find meaning in my life. No one else can do it for me. It is my responsibility to use my freedom well, and continue the healing process in whatever forms it takes, however long it takes. No claps of thunder, just steady progress in the right direction. In Tarot Shadow Work, I call it "taking loving actions in your own behalf." The suit of Pentacles reminds me that the mysterious journey of healing requires patience. "Do the thing and the power will come.
All Tarot cards represent an opportunity to learn about the self and mine are no different. Taken together, my cards weave a story of returning hope, despite the gloomy forces around me. As my wounded psyche heals, my outlook becomes more realistic, (The Four of Cups). If I take the time for soul-searching, I can find answers to the unanswerable, (The Tower). For me, writing holds the key to understanding myself better, and my wisdom is borne of struggle, (The Queen of Swords). The Queen promises that my struggles will bring spiritual depth.
I had stopped taking care of myself. I can restore balance to my life if I take the time to nourish my body, mind, and soul (The Empress). In so doing, I will have the energy to "pay forward" to the next generation of Tarot lovers. The Nine of Pentacles tells me it is my responsibility to use my freedom wisely, and find personal meaning in my work.
I believe that if I take the time to look for them, miracles occur in the details of living. When I was at the abyss of self-doubt, Donald Michael Kraig sent me a Llewellyn Journal article called "Healing with Tarot" by Claudia Ravenscraft. Ms. Ravenscraft wrote that Tarot for the Healing Heart helped her grieve the death of her mother. I can't think of a greater compliment to a writer. I helped her and she helped me, but I would never have known if she hadn't taken the time to write it. Thank you, Claudia.
On page 60 of Tarot for All Seasons I write: "Place the Star, No. 17, on your altar as a sign of returning hope." For centuries, gazing at the star-studded heavens has evoked secret dreams and glimpses of infinity. Stars are lights that guide navigators in the night. The star is a symbol of the spirit that shines despite the surrounding forces of darkness. Stars are part of the natural order of life. As I placed the Star Tarot card on my altar, I realized my gift from the star is more than returning hope: it is an awareness of myself as part of the pattern of the whole sky. I finally understood I wasn't alone. "Do the thing and the power will come."
Christine Jette (pronounced Jetty) is a registered nurse and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. She is the Llewellyn author of Tarot Shadow Work, Tarot for the Healing Heart, Tarot for All Seasons and ...


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The City of Swift Current's organizational structure is designed to support our greatest resource: you. Elected by our community, Mayor Al Bridal and City Council oversee the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. In turn, the Office of the CAO oversees the City's five divisions:
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In I Made You A Mixtape, we ask our favorite musicians, actors, writers, directors, or whatevers to strut their musical savvy: We pick a theme, they make us a mix.
The mixer: British singer-songwriter Jessie Ware invited a bunch of genre comparisons and reference points with her buzzy 2012 debut, Devotion, which slinks and sighs its way through the place where R&B, dance, soul, and easy listening overlap. But before that, she made her name providing vocals on tracks for producers like SBTRKT and Joker, which allowed her to deploy the diva-like vocals she keeps more restrained on Devotion. With that in mind, The A.V. Club asked Ware to make a mix of the genre that inspired and motivated her as she moved into making music of her own: the '90s house-music offshoot known as U.K. garage.
Boris Dlugosch Presents Booom!, "Hold Your Head Up High (Julian Jonah's Bad Boy Remix)" (1997)
Jessie Ware: This has got such a killer diva vocal in it. Some of these songs I've learned about, they're newer U.K. garage songs, and I didn't know about them at the time. This one has the killer vocal in it, and that's one of the reasons I wanted to be a singer. I love dance music and female vocals and soulful female vocals and tracks.
The A.V. Club: You were pretty young at the height of U.K. garage. How did you get into it?
JW: I knew all the DJs and stuff, and there was KISS FM. It was a very London thing; it felt very London. And when we went to parties from 14 [years old] and onward, it was exciting. People would go mad when they'd hear the songs. I'm still not the most skilled at U.K. garage at all. But I do know it brings back such nostalgia.
Kim English, "Nite Life (Armand Van Helden Retail Mix)" (1996)
JW: I love the sample. [Imitates the song sample.] It becomes kind of a melody and an instrument in itself, and I love that stuff. It's one that makes me interested by the production on these kinds of tracks, where you can really have fun sampling a vocal. And that's where I learned about people sampling vocals and things like that. That was my first experience of it. Whether it be ridiculous delays or warping the vocal or making it a hook in itself where you can't hear what they are saying.
AVC: You've made some really interesting choices in producers to work with in your career. What is it you're drawn to in production in terms of your own work?
JW: I'm just excited by fresh production, but it still has to have some kind of soul. And that's why I think I loved working with SBTRKT, because it felt modern yet it harked back to so many things. And Dave Okumu [guitarist for The Invisible] had never produced before, and that was a first for him and a first for me doing [Devotion]. I loved his references, kind of older references, the ones I couldn't really express myself properly. Because I don't know everything there is to know about music at all, I'm still learning about music, and I've worked with some really great people that have been generous about showing me about new music. So production for me means I can feel like I'm doing something new. I'm not a producer, but I appreciate great producers and new sounds, and that's why I loved Disclosure and Julio Bashmore. So for me, it's a way to make my songs feel more current, but not too current, because they still kind of reference old tunes and old sounds.
Amira, "My Desire (Dreem Teem Remix)" (1997)
JW: [Starts singing.] Sorry, I lost my voice. [Tries to sing the song again.] I don't know. This is the best thing about garage, I think. It's just got the best hooks and everyone sings it. Not just girls sing it, but guys sing it. My boyfriend sings it at the top of his lungs. It's so simple, they're so straightforward. And this one is just [Sings] "my desiiiiire." It's so simple, and I think the simplicity is key.
AVC: On a basic level, are you more drawn to the vocals or the production?
JW: It's both. It's the way they play together, you know what I mean? That's the best thing, and that's what I love. It makes me happy to see there's a relationship with the vocal, whether it's being used as an instrument or if they're saying something that you're listening to. But I do like how the vocals are used in a way that they become more of an instrument rather than total storytelling or classic songwriting.
Y-Tribe, "Enough Is Enough" (1999)
JW: I think this is quite R&B. Take the beat away and it feels like Destiny's Child could sing it or something. It's that [sings part of the song], the repetition in the chorus. "Enough Is. Enough Is. Enough already." You can just feel the frustration in this song, that she's like, "Enough is enough," but, yet, round and round we go. It's quite hypnotic, this chorus, but it's more of a full song vocally. But that chorus goes on and on. You can feel like they've been there before, and I love that.
Robin S., "Show Me Love" (1993)
AVC: This is probably the song on this list most familiar to our U.S. readers. It was a pretty big hit over here.
JW: "Show Me Love." Like the most killer vocal ever. Just how it starts, the confidence.
AVC: In this case, she is definitely the star of the track.
JW: She is the star. Exactly. It's such a strong vocal, sassy and confident, and the woman is killing it. I don't know, it's just that opening. [Imitates opening note.] It's got such attitude. You can't ignore that vocal.
AVC: U.K. garage tends to favor female vocals over male ones. Is that something that appeals to you?
JW: Yeah. Some of the songs on this playlist have male vocals, but it's far rarer. This is what made me excited about singing, the idea of singing over a beat. And that's why I'm so happy I got to do that my first time off, working with SBTRKT and Joker. I was content to be just that, a dance vocalist, because I'd hear songs like Robin S. and you'd hear these amazing vocals and they stood up and it'd be like, "Yeah, cool. That's your time." But there wasn't all that focus on you. It was time to just let rip, and that's what I tried to do with the Joker song I did called "The Vision," where I did a big vocal. It's divas, innit? It's good voices, and I can never, ever ignore a good voice. And it's soulful.
Somore Featuring Damon Trueitt, "I Refuse (What You Want) (Industry Standard Mix)" (1997)
JW: This is a male vocal, but it's just beautiful. And it has that really catchy [sings chorus] "What you want / What you need / Why won't you tell me?" that's been sampled by other people. But the version I've chosen is the more house-y version, and it feels more funky. Actually, I think I'm listening to the more slowed-down one while the other one is a bit more fast. But yeah, it's soulful, and, again, these hooks bring me back to listening to it at parties, and this is an example of a wicked male vocal. But it still has that soulful vibe.
Sunship & Anita Kelsey, "Try Me Out (Let Me Lick It)" (1999)
JW: Oh God, this so flirty! Did you know this song before?
AVC: I definitely recognized the hook.
JW: It's cute. It's really cute and fun. It's a bit more flirtatious than the others; the others are more diva-like. Letting them rip, like, "What have you done for me?" This song is just cute and one of those you'd love to be listening to if you're trying to flirt with a guy. I like the sentiment. The "try me out" sentiment. I think it's cute.
AVC: Anita Kelsey has done vocals on a ton of tracks, she's got quite the discography.
JW: Oh, I didn't know that.
AVC: She's a pretty successful backup vocalist, too, which made me wonder if you had an affinity for her, given that you started out as a backup vocalist.
JW: Oh, shit! I did not know that. Now I'm glad I chose her. I didn't know that, though. Thanks for the education!
F.U.N., "It's The Way (99 Remix)" (2000)
JW: Oh man. I think this is one of the most famous garage songs. When it goes off in a club, it's so big in a club. It's a bit more aggressive. People like Jackmaster and Oneman, two of my favorite DJs, I've heard them drop this before. I think this one gets everyone all riled up. It's quite dirty. It's a bit gritty.
MJ Cole, "Crazy Love" (2000)
JW: This is more slowed down. It's MJ Cole, so. And it has that [imitates plucking of violin strings]. It's a bit more chilled.
AVC: Have you seen the string-quartet version of this song?
JW: No! Is it live?!
AVC: It's a live performance with a DJ and a string quartet.
JW: Are you serious? Sick! I remember my first track I did with SBTRKT, it was called "Nervous," and he dropped strings in this weird section. We changed up the tempo halfway through. And even though it's not a garage song, it's upbeat. Strings just get me every time. I fucking love them.
AVC: It's interesting in this context. There aren't a lot of strings in these songs, especially not deployed this way.
JW: Exactly! Exactly. And I think MJ Cole is one of those where there's more thoughts on the instruments and stuff, which I love. It's not overbearing. Again, it has a beautiful vocal, and it feels very British to me. It doesn't feel too American, and that's one thing that I think is great about British garage. It feels like it's got its identity. This is a more chilled-out one, and it's a beautiful, beautiful sound.
AVC: You mentioned that garage is a pretty U.K.-centric genre. This is a difficult question, but how would you describe U.K. garage to someone who doesn't know what it is?
JW: Hmm. It's sped-up house, I guess, but I'm the wrong person to ask. It's faster house, it's got a funky feel to it, and it always has a sick vocal that has been sampled, that's soulful, that someone can hopefully sing along with. Or even if it's an instrumental hook. But mostly I think it's kind of sped-up house. It's more skippy, you know?
AVC: Well done. That was a hard question.
JW: Everyone is going to listen to this and say, "God, Jessie, you don't know anything!"
AVC: Genre classifications are so mangled, especially with dance music.
JW: I hate genre fucking descriptions. It's so hard, innit? Everything meshes into one. For a while, I was being called "post-dubstep," and I didn't think I was even part of dubstep, really. Descriptions of genres are difficult, aren't they?
AVC: I've seen the "future garage" tag applied to you a lot.
JW: I don't get it! I mean, thank you! But I don't get it! What do you think "future garage" means?
AVC: I have no idea.
JW: Exactly! Fuck no! My favorite is the one on Wikipedia called "quiet storm." They call me "quiet storm," like we're fucking X-Men characters. It's fucking wicked!
TJ Cases feat. Kat Blu, "Do It Again" (1999)
JW: This one sounds like British Salt-N-Pepa or something.
AVC: It has that long spoken intro…
JW: Oh my God! That long spoken bit where you're like, "This is either really cringe-y or really amazing, and I wish I could get away with it." Like, Alicia Keyes kills it in "You Don't Know My Name" when she does it. But this is so confident. I love it. And it's like, she's so melancholy but she's not melancholy, and she sounds like she's having the best time. She's like [sings] "do it again," and then you have those wicked [sings] "do its." I don't know. This feels naughty, this one.
N'n'G, "I Keep" (1998)
JW: This is one I've learned about more recently. Sometimes the best time to listen to garage music is when you're driving in your car in South London. Whether it be Rinse FM playing it, or Reprezent Radio or Flava. This one is a bit more of an instrumental. I think my boyfriend told me about this one, because he used to mix it in, he used to mix garage. This would be a really perfect one to mix.
Danny J Lewis, "Spend The Night" (1998)
JW: Yeah, man! I heard about this one later on. Just nice, isn't it? I liked the repetition and the confidence in the repetition. All these titles taught me, in a way, how I wanted to write my kind of music. I think they're all kind of feminine, and they're all quite sensual and romantic, and that's what I love. It's quite honest. "I wanna spend the night with you." "Do it again." It's very straightforward. Again, I'm being so boring, but it's the hooks again. Everyone can get involved, and that's what I like about garage music. You can hear it once, and then everyone's like, "I'm fucking in it. Done." There's something very euphoric about it.
AVC: It sounds like it's a very social listening experience for you.
JW: Yeah! Absolutely. Whether it be a "woooo" or just whatever, it's so simple, and the simplicity is so brilliant.
AVC: This one also has more organic instrumentation in it, especially the horns at the end.
JW: Absolutely, and they have some really beautiful chords they play, like some jazzy chords that they play. It's that grounding that makes it romantic and smooth.
Roy Davis Jr., "Gabriel" (1997)
AVC: This follows "Spend The Night" really well.
JW: Yeah. The horns in this, my mate almost made me hate this song, because she had it as her ringtone at university. But it's one of those end-of-night songs. And the vocals on it, the storytelling on it about the archangel of love, is really beautiful. That vocal is so untouchable. Those horns with the [sings chorus] "Gabriel" [imitates horns] "Doo doo doo," they go together, the vocal with the horn, and it's such a great relationship between the two. But I also love the songwriting on this one.
AVC: There's a spiritual component to this one.
JW: Yeah. Absolutely. The other ones are kind of direct and simple, and this one is—
AVC: Almost gospel-y.
JW: Yeah, man! It's absolutely gospel-y. And the vocal is understated. And I've been rambling on about divas and shit, but that hits you just as hard. Understated singing is one of my favorite things to do.
Myron, "We Can Get Down (Groove Chronicles remix)" (1998)
JW: End-of-night song! So beautiful, the chords in this. I've sent it to my manager and said I want to make a song like this on the next album. The vocal feels kind of like American R&B doesn't it? But yeah, it's end of the night. And I just love how long [these songs] are, too. [Laughs.] You can't get away with that anymore being a pop star. You have to do a fucking three-and-a-half minute edit.
AVC: Well, Justin Timberlake just released an album full of seven-minute-long songs.
JW: Yeah, because he's a bad man and he can do that! I can't do that, yet. But this is just a vibe, and I love those. My music isn't U.K. garage, but the idea that you can play this in the background at home after a night out and people can put it on and it can still remind them of the night that they had. That's how I wanted to make music. I wanted to make music for my friends to listen to when they came back from nights out.


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5 Great Athletes Who Spurned Chances to Play Other Sports
Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson, Brian Jordan, Danny Ainge and a select few others set a modern standard for their unique abilities to play two professional sports at their peaks. But it's not so odd for a young phenom to make a choice when it comes to picking one sport over another.
University of Wisconsin's Russell Wilson is the latest rising star to decide between two sports, reportedly opting for professional football player over baseball.How'd other athletes in Wilson's position fare? Here's a modern-day look back:
Before emerging as one of baseball's premier hitters, the Minnesota Twins All-Star catcher had actually verbally committed to play quarterback for Bobby Bowden and the Florida State Seminoles. But Mauer was drafted in the 2001 amateur baseball draft and the rest is history. His 2009 AL MVP probably erased any doubt that Mauer ever had over his decision.
In an infamous story, one of the NFL's greatest all-time quarterbacks once threatened to choose a career in baseball in his demands weren't met. Elway was the first overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft and the Baltimore Colts were poised to make him their quarterback of the future. But Elway had other plans, having spent some time in the New York Yankees' minor league system, and, refusing to play for the Colts, considered leaving football altogether. Rather than lose their top pick without anything in return, the Colts opted to trade Elway to the Broncos, and the Elway success story is, as they say, history.
This perennial All-Pro has redefined the position of tight end as a standout pass-catcher and force to be reckoned with on the field. The Chargers star has made the Pro Bowl each of the past eight seasons and shows no signs of letting up. What he did give up, however, was a promising basketball career. At Kent State University, Gates averaged 20.6 points a game during his senior season and took them to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Good enough for Gates to have his number retired there years later.
One of the greatest pitchers of his day, Glavine shut down opposing batters with expert proficiency. You might be surprised to learn, though, that Glavine nearly chose an NHL career ahead of baseball. The Los Angeles Kings drafted him in the fourth round of the 1984 draft before the future MLB Hall of Famer opted out of life in hockey. He won 305 games and two Cy Young awards as a starting pitcher.
The 1993 Heisman Trophy winner thought he was ready to excel as an NFL player. Coming out of college football powerhouse Florida State, he wished to be a first round pick. Yet, when his football future became uncertain, and people questioned his size and prowess, Ward went another route and entered the NBA draft. The Knicks took him in the first round of the 1994 draft and he would rise to become the team's point guard. He played for a dozen seasons and put up decent numbers. Football fans are left to wonder what might have been.


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Maker's Mark said it was taking back a decision to reduce the alcohol content in its bourbon because of a large number of complaints from customers.
"Effective immediately, we are reversing our decision to lower the ABV (alcohol by volume) of Maker's Mark, and resuming production at 45 percent alcohol by volume," the company said on its website.
Maker's Mark had decided to lower the alcohol content due to supply constraints amid strong demand, but it said an "overwhelming response" had led it to reverse that decision.
Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey volume rose 5 percent in 2012, fueled by new products, including flavored bourbons. Recent popularity of bourbon has spurred interest in other American whiskeys, with rye volume up 50 percent, though sales are still quite small.
Maker's Mark is made by Beam Inc, which also owns the Jim Beam and Knob Creek brands.
(Reporting By Nicola Leske; Editing by Nick Zieminski)


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You're going to hear a plenty of talk about 802.11ac in the coming months. It's the new draft standard for wireless networking developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Standards Association, it's expected to be ratified in September, and it will have big implications for office networks.
Under 802.11ac local area networks will operate on the 5GHz band, compared with 2.4GHz on the existing 802.11n standard, and make it possible to move data at rates as high as 1Gbps, up from 600Mbps. It will also provide for more multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antennas, making it possible to create eight spatial streams compared with four with 802.11n.
The practical effect will be to support more clients from a single access point (AP), and make more bandwidth available for a higher number of streams. In short: it will be able to support a lot more mobile devices on an office network.
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This can be an asset for small businesses, according to Ian Kilpatrick, Chairman of IP infrastructure distributor Wick Hill Group.
"It can give you the capacity to deal with whatever is coming through the pipe at the moment," he says. "Previously you would not think of doing it on wireless as it would eat your bandwidth, and it will give smaller businesses the flexibility to grow and move around."
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As many offices move to relying more on mobile than fixed line devices, this will help in providing more consistent coverage around the space; although whether the clients will obtain the maximum speeds can depend on the types of clients, how many spatial streams they need and their distance from the access points.
In the short term there will be a further benefit, as most companies will continue to use 802.11n and there will be more space for those on the new standard.
Carlo Terminiello, Technical Lead for EMEA Mobility Sales at Cisco Systems, says: "There are more channels available at 5GHz and you're less likely to meet other networks, which means better throughput because there will be less interference."
But it will be a benefit that could eventually evaporate.
"Vendors have picked up on the fact that 2.4GHz in many environments is really over-subscribed, and it's quite difficult to deliver a consistent scalable service using 2.4GHz. They started a couple of years ago to support more 5GHz endpoints, and as that change happens the excess capacity will be consumed."
He adds: "But it will happen slowly. We still come across customers with 2.4GHz only networks deployed today, and we have to explain the advantage of 5GHz, so they really need to start designing their networks to support the new frequency."
Terminiello acknowledges that this will involve a significant investment, and that as with any relatively new technology it is more expensive before being widely adopted. But he also makes the point that demands on wireless networks are going to increase, and if companies want to make full use of the rich media available they will have to upgrade.
It will be possible to combine the operation of the new and old standards so you can move gradually to 11ac. He says that Cisco is among the suppliers that provide dual band access points that work on 11ac and the earlier n, g and b versions, which makes it possible to support legacy and new devices simultaneously.
There is also a need for some thoughtful planning. Kilpatrick says the new access points will have to be placed carefully. 5GHz is a shorter range than 2.4GHz by a factor of about two and half, so it will initially be easier to avoid interference, but it will also be necessary to ensure it can reach all the parts of a building where people will need to access networks. The access points will also have to be cabled, and if a lot of new cabling is required it will prove expensive.
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The cafe scene in Ipoh is more vibrant than ever, with all sorts of new boutique cafes or hipster cafes popping out so fast that it's hard to keep track. In the beginning of 2012, there were barely 10 cafes in Ipoh to do a Top 10 List and now at the beginning of 2014, there are more than 30 cafes to sample. The cafes never fail to amaze me with their individualistic, sometimes themed interior decoration such as Parisian, child's play, Korean, nostalgia, vintage and heritage. Some cafes have amusingly incorporated spa, hair saloon, DIY classes, ukulele lessons, art gallery, custom bikes or politics, serving more than just coffee and cakes. As for cuisine, most of them serve western food along the lines of pasta, sandwiches and burgers with a fewer number of them serving local / Asian cuisine. My overall experience in the cafes is enjoyable with the pricing being the least charming because they tend to be pricey, even somewhat exorbitant, considering that I find some cafes still have room for improvement on their food. Nonetheless, dining experience is subjective and your opinions might differ so do use the list of 34 Cafes To Visit in Ipoh as a guide to choose your preference. Click on the link for each cafe for a detailed post.
The list of cafes is in 3 parts – the first section is dedicated to cafes that commenced in 2013, the second section is for Halal cafes that commenced in 2013 and the third section is for cafes that commenced in 2012 or before. The list will be a dynamic list, adding new cafes that open in 2014 and so on, so be back often to check out what's new and cooking. **2017 update** This post was written a few years ago, you should double check if the cafe is still in business before going to avoid disappointment.
Happy Cafe Hunting & Bon Appetit.
PS: I have now updated the list to 81 Cafes to Visit in Ipoh and a Chinese Version –> 81 间怡保特色咖啡屋/cafe攻略秘籍, to include new cafes that commenced in 2014. Have fun reading 🙂
PPS: If you are in Ipoh, do check out Queena Lingerie & Pantyhose in Ipoh Parade (items imported from Taiwan) & Queena Quilt Shop, or shop online at queena.com.my.
PPPS: If you need a place to stay during your visit to Ipoh, check out Dream & Wander Homestay on Booking.com. The homestay sleeps 6 – 8 people and the rate starts RM 330 per night for the entire house. See more pictures of Dream & Wander Homestay here, or you may contact them through Dream & Wander Homestay's Facebook page, or via email [email protected].
Section 1: Cafes that Commenced in 2013
1. Ben & Lynette Maison Patisserie (next to Secret Garden)
A little tucked away in the back lanes, Ben & Lynette Maison Patisserie is set in a colonial mansion serving pasta, pizzas, desserts and with a pick-your-own salad bar, you can easily customize salads and sandwiches to your liking. Signature dishes include Sandwich Train and Charcoal Burger, big enough for 2-3 people to share.
Ben & Lynette Maison Patisserie Facebook
Address : No.42, Lorong Cheah Cheang Lim, 30350 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours : Daily 9 am – 12.30 am
Tel: 1 700 817773
2. Bougainvillea City Cafe on Jalan Lau Ek Cheng (Opposite Bricks & Barrels)
Rarely, you get the chef behind the scene to come and explain to you about food on his menu, but that's what Chef Mac does when he is not too busy in the kitchen. Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, his food screams passion and creativity, using seasonal items, turning simple to gourmet.
Bougainvillea City Cafe Facebook Page
Address: 21 Jalan Lau Ek Ching, 31300 Ipoh, Perak (Opposite Bricks & Barrels)
Tel: +605 241 3782
3. Coffee At 91 in Tambun Inn Hotel
Coffee @ 91 has a Korean flair to it with its dreamy colors and k pop music in the background. Absolutely be there if you are the greedy type that want to eat every dessert you see because you can do just that at Coffee @ 91 as the desserts come miniature sized with the price about half of other cafes too. Do take note though if you are hungry and need a good meal, the cafe only serves two very light meals of mushroom soup and Korean Kimchi Shin Ramen.
Coffee At 91 Facebook Page
Address : 91 Jalan Raja Dihilir, 30350 Ipoh, Perak (end of Tambun Inn Building)
Opening Hours : 11.30 am – 6.30 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
Tel: + 6012 576 1687
4. Espresso Lab @ Ipoh Garden
Liquored cakes are Espresso Lab's specialty. The evocative combination of whisky, caramel and chocolate cake is to die for I think I could lick the plate clean if nobody is watching. I tried the kahlua tiramisu on another occasion and it was just as enchanting with crunchy caramalized almonds adorned atop. The food though is not as spectacular.
Espresso Lab Facebook Page
Address : 105 Jalan Canning Estate, 31400 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours : Mon – Thurs, Sun 10 am – 7pm. Fri & Sat 10 am – 10pm
5. Happy 8 Retreat Cafe in Happy 8 Retreat Hotel @ Ipoh Old Town
Designed with retreat and nature in mind, the earth toned cafe has many wood and forest elements. If cafes exist in magical kingdoms, they would look like the Happy 8 Retreat Cafe. The main courses on the menu consist of a good mix of local and western food at typical cafe pricing though the desserts are pricey, sometimes even costing more than the main course.
Happy 8 Official Website
Happy 8 Retreat Cafe Address: 46 Jalan Market, 30000 Ipoh, Perak.
Opens Daily
Tel: +605 2438388
6. JJ Cafe on Jalan Kampar
Vibrant clashing colors and mismatched corners have merged unusually well to give you the lively JJ Cafe. The cafe probably has the most unique chairs in town where the chairs come in velvet fabric, dalmatian dots and leopard prints. The food is decent though I thought some fine tuning could improve the food. The walnut mille crepe was a delightful dessert.
JJ Cafe Facebook Page
Address: Jalan Kampar, Housing Trust, 31250 Ipoh, Perak.
Opening Hours : Mon – Tues 10 am – 6pm. Thu – Fri 10am – 6pm. Sat – Sun 9 am – 7pm. Close on Wed.
Tel : +605 241 2972
7. Missing Marbles @ Ipoh Old Town
People not in the know might pass Missing Marbles thinking it's an optical shop because the original facade and yellow signboard still remains. With child's play in theme, going to Missing Marbles could be taking a trip down memory lane, reigniting your memories of childhood toys like marbles, bicycles and origami fortune tellers, while enjoying noodle or rice meals at the same time.
Address : 99 Jalan Sultan Yussuf, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Opening Hours: 8.30 am – 8.30 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
Tel: +605 241 1564
8. Myth Eatery and Bar in M Boutique Hotel
A not so mythical Myth Cafe that needs to be experienced with M Boutique Hotel, or at least the lobby of M Boutique Hotel. The hotel's lobby depicts a safari expedition base camp, and the Myth Cafe could very well belong to the wealthy Safarian sponsoring the expedition, welcoming you into his rustic house with white-washed table mats already laid out, ready for a feast. The pricing is much more premium than the average cafes.
Myth Eatery & Bar (in M Boutique Hotel) Website
Address: No 2 Hala Datuk 5, 31650 Ipoh, Perak
Tel : +605 2555566
9. Patisserie Boutique Cafe @ Ipoh Old Town
A Parisian cafe that might just make you think you have stepped into a cafe in Paris for a moment with its simplistic and elegant charm. The chicken lasagna was a gorgeous dish with brilliant colors of tomato red, cream-white and salmon pink.
Patisserie Boutique Website
Patisserie Boutique Address: 103 Jalan Sultan Yusof, 3000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 6pm; closed on Wednesdays.
Tel: +605 241 1385
10. Pronto Daily Cafe @ Ipoh Old Town
A down to earth cafe that's not too fancy but more soothing with its nature inspired interior decor. Besides the typical cafe menu of sandwiches and pastas, the cafe becomes a fine dining restaurant at night, serving gourmet items like lobster, foie gras and Angus beef.
Cafe Pronto Facebook Page
Address: 55 Jalan Market, 3000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Opening Hours : Daily 11.30 am – 4 pm, 6 pm – 10.3 pm.
Tel: +605 241 3648
11. Roquette Cafe @ Ipoh Old Town
Assemblyman YB Nga Kor Ming and local coffee maker Check Hup team up to bring you a somewhat peculiar yet harmonious combination of a DAP service cafe – where constituents can discuss matters with YB Nga every Tuesday and at the same time enjoy a cup of coffee. The paper drip coffee was captivating with a sweet after taste while the food was not too impressive.
Roquette Cafe Facebook
Address: 101 Jalan Sultan Yussuf, Ipoh, Malaysia
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Thursday (9am to 6pm), Friday and Saturday (9am-7pm) and Sunday (11am to 5pm). Closed on Mondays.
Tel: +605 241 2616
12. STG (Sabah Tea Garden) Tea House Cafe @ Taman Chateau
With the opening of STG Tea House Cafe, we get to enjoy organic and pesticide-free tea which hails from the highlands of Sabah in a pristine white mansion. I enjoyed the lamb but thought the chicken was a tad dry and did not have the "smoky" flavor as it is supposed to be "Tea Smoke Chicken Whole Leg". The price is relatively high for the small portion served but the enchanting atmosphere did make up for the imperfections.
STG Tea House Cafe Facebook
Address: 2 Jalan Taman Kinta, Taman Chateau, 30250 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours : 12pm – 11pm. Closed on Mondays
Tel: +605 255 0188
13. The Sands Bistro & Cafe @ Kinta Riverfront
Situated along the Kinta river bank, the Sands Bistro & Cafe is a dazzling place with gem- studded neon tress to have dinner or a drink. The menu caters to please the public with everything under one roof – barbecue, Italian, steamboat, western and Taiwanese. There were some negative comments about the food on another blog, hopefully they have buckled up by now – but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the romantic scenery with a drink.
Sands Bistro & Cafe Facebook
Address: Jalan Lim Bo Seng, 30000 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours : Mon – Thurs, Sun 5 pm – 1 am. Fri, Sat 5 pm – 2 am.
Tel: +6010 4654954
14. Something's Brewing @ Medan Ipoh Bistari
While most cafes emphasize on coffee, Something's Brewing has a stellar range of gourmet teas where the tea concoction is made from an assortment of organic spices, flowers and teas. Take my chocolate chai for example, it has pu-erh tea, cocoa nibs, coconut flakes, roasted dandelion roots, long pepper, yerba mate and vanilla bean. The owner is looking to increase the already comprehensive tea selections from 20 to 40 items so you will be spoiled for choice when that happens.
Something's Brewing Facebook
Address : 19 Jalan Medan Ipoh 1B/1, Medan Ipoh Bistari 34000 Ipoh Perak.
Opening Hours : Mon – Thurs : 7.30 am – 11 pm. Fri – Sat – 7.30am – 12 am.
Sun 7.30 am – 11pm.
Tel : +605 541 5900
15. Stan & Brew Roast Coffee – in Soho Complex next to Sam Tet School
With the proliferation of cafes in Ipoh, it is becoming harder and harder for cafes to come up with unique desserts when tiramisu, macarons, cheese cakes, chocolate cakes are all over the place. The plant cake at Stan & Brew Roast Coffee was something that caught my attention and it was fun digging through the "soil" (chocolate cookie crumbs) to find out what was underneath. The lamb was scrumptious and reasonably priced.
Stan & Brew Roast Coffee Facebook
Address: Block C, G8, Soho Ipoh, Jalan Sultan Iskandar Shah, 3000 Ipoh.
Opening Hours : Daily 7.30 am – 12.00 am
Tel: +605 2559722
16. Vanity Haus Boutique Cafe & Spa Salon @ Canning Garden
The European-inspired Vanity Haus Cafe functions as both cafe and spa salon, occupying a bungalow house that was previously a hair salon. Some mirrors from the hair salon were kept and used as part of interior decoration, echoing the past and present connection with "vanity". The food is homey, with the heavenly marshmallow brownie being my favorite that has completely won me over.
Vanity Haus Facebook Page
Address: No 8, Jalan Keliling, Canning Garden, 31400 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours: 10.30 am – 10.30 pm. Closed on Wednesdays.
Tel: 05 541 2047
17. 42 Foodies @ Fairpark
42 Foodies is a warm & cozy Italian Restaurant with a not-very-Italian interior decor. The overall atmosphere is cafe-ish and artsy with the tree mural, chalk-board menu, so I have included this restaurant in this list. All the dishes were well executed except the chicken chowder that was less memorable for me.
42 Foodies Facebook
Address : No 16 Jalan Hussein Nordin, Taman Kin Mee (Fair Park), 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Opening Hours : Tue – Sun: 11:30 am – 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Closed on Monday.
Tel : +605 547 7442
Section 2 – Halal Cafes that Commenced in 2013.
I like this first-floor cafe with its huge windows, where light or darkness fills the room at ease, giving the cafe a different atmosphere depending on the time you are at the cafe. The scenery varies too, where you get to observe Ipoh through the windows, whether it's the roaring Ipoh by day when many lorries rumble the earth underneath during rush hour, or placid Ipoh by night. The food is not bad in general.
El Negra Website
Address: 121 First Floor, Jalan Sultan Idris Shah, 3000 Ipoh.
Opening Hours: Mon – Thurs 4 pm – 12 am. Fri 4 pm – 1am.
Sat 12pm – 1am. Sun 12 pm – 12am.
Tel: +605 241 2544
2. Khizanat (Opposite French Hotel)
An artsy funky cafe with event venue / art gallery combined all in one. An amusing and engaging space although it was a bit musty and smoky. The cafe is supposed to serve light items like maggie mee, burgers and drinks but only drinks were available when I visited the cafe. Maybe they cater more to weekends or when there are events.
Khizanat Facebook
Address: 57A Jalan Dato Onn Jaafar, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours : Mon – Sat, 2 pm – 12 am
Tel: +6012 562 2352
3. Old Town White Coffee Signature in M Boutique Hotel
Old Town White Coffee with its signature branch, has just become more plush under the candle-like chandeliers, with a touch of colonial and heritage elements. The food is similar to the standard branches but it is made more wholesome with additional items such as vegetables and fishcakes, and presentation is definitely taken into account.
Address : No. 2, Hala Datuk 5, 31650 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours : 7am – 12am
Tel: +605 2413004, +6016 5266897
4. Ooi & Comrades (near Ipoh Airport)
Another multitasking cafe with hair saloon, thrift shop and custom bikes all under one roof. Located in a bungalow with huge graffitied scissors on the walls, I thought there is a crazy Edward Scissorhands living inside, getting ready to play some hair. The cafe has one of the most affordable pricing with everything under RM 6. Light meals such as maggie mee and sandwiches are served.
O'oi & Comrades Facebook
Address : No 20, Jalan Lapangan Terbang, Kampung Melayu, 31350 Ipoh, Perak.
Opening Hours : Saurday – Thursday 12 pm – 2am. Friday 3 pm – 12 am
5. Plan B @ Old Town Ipoh
Transformed from an old furniture warehouse, Plan B is modern in a raw way – with the washed-out bricks and visible ceiling beams & ducts. It's aligned with the that "old-town" feel with a contemporary twist. When it first opened, I only had velvet cake and juice which I enjoyed but others were not so lucky, receiving burnt or cold food, calling it overrated. I visited Plan B again few months later with a party of 7; all of us had no complaints about the food except that the service could have been more attentive. I still think it's a good place to go, especially when you prefer somewhere airy, spacious and uncluttered.
Address: 75 Jalan Panglima, Ipoh.
Opening Hours: Sun – Thurs 9am – 10pm. Friday, Saturday and Eve of Public Holiday 9am – 12am.
Tel: +605 259 8286
6. Thumb's Cafe @ Greentown
Looking very similar to a Malay kampung house, Thumb's cafe serves a mix of Malay and Western cuisine. Old fashioned with yellow wooden windows, vintage floral curtains and cushy couches, it's the kind of place you would expect some comfort food. The food is decent and very affordable, but I am under the impression that food is already prepared before you place the order as the food arrived our table lukewarm.
Address: 133 Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil, 30450 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Opening Hours : 6pm – 1 am. Tuesday – Sunday. Closed on Mondays.
Section 3- Cafes that Commenced in 2012 or Before
1. Sin Yoon Loong @ Ipoh Old Town
Till now, all the cafes have been listed in alphabetical order except for Sin Yoon Loong. If we are talking about cafes that opened in or before 2012, it's not possible to not mention Sin Yoon Loong "kedai kopi" at the top of the list, which was established in 1937 – who is the granddaddy of them all. There must be a secret recipe in the white coffee that just keeps luring me and patrons alike to keep going back for the same cup of familiar taste. The cafe serves simple items such as toast and pastries. Yong Tau Foo, pork rice, etc can be ordered from hawker stalls stationed in Sin Yoon Loong and also from the cafe next door, Sin Yoon Fong.
Sin Yoon Loong Website
Address : 15 A Jalan Bandar Timah, 30000 Ipoh, Perak.
2. Burps & Giggles @ Ipoh Old Town
Burps & Giggles is another cafe that deserves to cut the queue in the alphabetical list. If Sin Yoon Loong is the granddaddy of them all, then Burps & Giggles would be the father of them all because ever since B&G opened the whimsical outlet with quirky murals, old tattered charm; more cafes followed path, generating an unstoppable tornado of cafe culture in Ipoh.
Burps & Giggles Facebook
Address: 93 & 95 Jalan Sultan Yussuf, 30000 Ipoh Perk, Malaysia
Opening Hours: 8.30 am – 8.30 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
Tel: +605 242 6188
3. Allegra @ Ipoh Specialist Hospital
Allegra belongs to the Burps & Giggles group of cafes, which first opened in Meru Valley Golf Club in Jelapang in 2012 and shifted to Ipoh Specialist Hospital in 2013. Hospitals aren't exactly a first choice when it comes to choosing a location for a cafe, but like what Burps & Giggle had done to old town Ipoh, revitalizing the place and attracting more youngsters, Allegra too is enlivening hospital food which is most of the time associated with boring and tasteless. I actually haven't been to Allegra at all as I guess the notion of going to a hospital to enjoy some good food is still daunting, but I think I will get pass that one day and go to the hospital and try their pastries.
Address: KPJ Ipoh Speciliast Hospital, 26 Jalan Raja Di Hilir, 30350 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Opening Hours : Daily 8.30 am – 6.00 pm. Half day on Saturday, Closed on Sunday.
4. Bread, Espresso & Dessert Cafe (BED) in Bandar Ipoh Raya
With a naughty name of BED, which stands for Bread Espresso Dessert, the cafe bakes their pastries fresh out of the oven. The cafe is cozy with pastries available for take away, and some are used in their sandwiches. The smoked duck breast in carrot bun was delightful with a glistening bread-top and plump duck pieces.
Bread Espresso Dessert (BED) Facebook
Address : No 3, Medan Istana 6, Bandar Ipoh Raya, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Opening Hours : 11 am – 5.30 pm. Closed on Tuesday
Tel : + 605 241 1948
5. Buku Tiga Lima @ Ipoh Old Town
The shabby in chic Buku Tiga Lima serves both savory and sweet pancakes which come steaming hot; and with the bagels resembling bagel burgers, they have something a little different to other cafes in Ipoh. The little notebooks with triple 5's set the cafe's aura of the yesteryear with ingenious lamps and antique items.
Address: 93 & 95 Jalan Sultan Yussuf, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Opening Hours : 8.30 am – 8.30 pm, closed on Tuesdays.
Tel : +605 242 6188
6. Jose & Deli Eatery in French Hotel
Jose & Deli Eatery is located on the 1st floor of French Hotel so getting to the cafe is like an adventure, where you start at the elegant staircase with chandeliers made of green wine bottles on the ceiling, then eventually making your way up to the cafe, discovering the american-ish mixed light-industrial themed cafe. Some of the food I liked, some I didn't, but the atmosphere was definitely superb.
Jose & Deli Facebook
Address : 60-62 Jalan Datao Onn Jaafar Ipoh, Perak 30300, Malaysia
Opening Hours : Daily 8 am – 10 pm
Tel: + 605 2413 712
7. Josephine Cafe @ Ipoh Garden South
I visited the cafe once 2 years ago and the only thing I could remember about the cafe was the awful servitude. Needless to say, I did not go back there again with so many choices of cafe now but the cafe is still standing today so maybe there is something nice about it which I was not fated to discover.
Josephine Cafe Facebook Page
Address: 39 Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara, Taman Ipoh Selatan, 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Opening Hours: Mon – Thurs, Sun : 10am – 11.30pm. Fri – Sat: 10 am – 12.30am.
Tel: + 605 547 326
In clashing colors of red and white, Lim Kopi is a fashionable "kopitiam" that's hard to miss on Hugh Low Street. The cafe has a fun name – Lim Kopi (啉咖啡), where the pronunciation of "Lim " (林) refers to the surname of the owner, at the same time the written word of "Lim"(啉) refers to the action of drinking. Lim Kopi's menu consists of local food such as curry noodles, wantan noodles, yong tau fu, paos and traditional desserts.
Lim Kopi Facebook
Address : 10 Jalan Sultan Iskandar, 30000 Ipoh, Perak
Opening Hours : 7 am – 5pm, closed on Mondays.
Tel : +605 253 2898
9. Purple Cane Tea House on Osbourne Street (same building as the old Foh San Dim Sum)
Located in a unseeming building, Purple Cane Tea House is a marvelous place to dine with natural light shining through glass covered sky well. Since it's a tea house, tea is an important ingredient in all their dishes, making their meals super healthy. The lunch sets vary daily and I just can't get enough of the "tea soup" that is cooked in a tea-pot, and drank out of a tea-cup.
Purple Cane Website
Address: 2. Jalan dato Tahwil Azar (Osborne Street), 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Opening Hours : Daily 9 am – 10 pm
Tel : + 605 253 3090
10. Ray of Hope Cafe @ Bercham
The exceptionally clean Ray of Hope Cafe in Bercham is a community charity program to provide employment to those with learning disabilities. The staffs in the cafe are not as speedy, but they are the most dedicated bunch of staff I've seen; fully focused, doing one thing at a time with full concentration. The food turned out to be amazing unexpectedly and I would definitely return not just for the food, but for the cause too.
Address : 24 & 26 Persiaran Bercham Selatan, Taman Sri Kurau, Bercham, Ipoh, Malaysia.
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Tel:+605 5488796
11. Zakka Loft @ Medan Ipoh Bistari
Zakka Loft serves traditional Hakka set meals and a variety of cakes with the rainbow cake being their signature, a cheerful cake that has a different flavor in every layer. Zakka Loft started off as a cafe cum venue for DIY classes. The first phase is the "zakka" phase where the cafe is adorned with soft toys, bags, all made from basic materials like socks and cloths. When the cafe expanded, the second phase was more "cosmic" that encourages interaction among friends and it's one of the rarer cafes that has no wifi.
Zakka Loft Facebook Page
Address: No 2, Jalan Medan Ipoh 1C, Medan Ipoh Bistari 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Opening Hours : Closed on Mondays. Other Days 11 am – 9 pm.
Tel : +6013 488 8503


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The sixth annual Poem Elf Valentine's Day Poem Blitz ran into some glitches this year, which is why it's arriving so late. I knew it was going to be a few hours late because I'm on Hawaii time, but I didn't expect (who does) to wake up on Valentine's Day and discover my purse was stolen. I had to spend a few hours with the police and the credit card companies instead of on this post. I can't complain because, well, Hawaii. Also because my son found my purse in the bushes up the street and the dumb kids who broke in only took my money and not my credit cards, license, favorite lipstick, or prescription sunglasses.
Anyway, the show must go on.
I'm without my own valentine this Valentine's Day—he's travelling in Asia–but his absence doesn't dim my enthusiasm for my favorite holiday. Forget about chocolates and roses and candlelight—it's a great day stripped of all that, a day to celebrate love in all its forms and manifestations. After all, what other holiday is dedicated to one single emotion?
Let's start with a poem I've posted before (at my niece's wedding). Fulvia Lupulo's poem was just the thing to leave at a fancy hotel where couples go to canoodle and watch the sun set over the spectacular Hanalei Bay. This couple from Seattle was celebrating their third anniversary. Look how happy they are!
You don't need to have a romantic partner to understand that being loved is transformational.
Honeymooners and babymooners (something I only recently heard of) are everywhere here in Hanalei, but I also see a lot of long-married couples. For them I taped "A Decade" by Amy Lowell (1874-1925) on a tree much older than that.
The ease of these older couples as they walk the beach or wade into the surf together is a delight to watch. Less red wine and honey and more morning bread.
Here's one for brand-new Valentines, "Rondeau" by Leigh Hunt (1784-1859). I taped it to a park bench under a tree on the beach, just right for a first kiss.
Hunt's poem is a sweet reminder of the thrill of that first contact.
Galentines is a thing these days, not a typo, a day (the day before Valentine's Day, actually) to celebrate friendship. I'm changing it to Palentines so men are included, and so for all pals I left an excerpt from Shakespeare's "To Me, Fair Friend" under a wooden statue of an old surfer in Hanalei Town. The surfer is making the shaka sign, a friendly greeting made popular by surfers and Hawaiians.
The gray-haired, wrinkle-chested surfers you meet around here truly are, in dress and demeanor, ageless. Boys by any measure of the spirit.
For those who find Valentines Day painful, I taped William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) "Down by the Salley Gardens" on a flowery phone booth right outside a lively bar where couples are busy coupling.
Yeats is the poster boy for unrequited love. He courted Maud Gonne for thirty years and it all came to this: But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
For break-ups that are more bittersweet than heartbreaking, I present this Frank O'Hara poem (1926-1966), "Animals." I wedged it in a display of Valentine animals of unknown species in the grocery store.
The older I get, the more I love this poem and these lines in particular:
when we were still first rate
and the day came fat with an apple in its mouth
For my own Valentine, who wakes up today on the opposite side of the Pacific, I taped "Tides" by Hugo Williams (b. 1942) to some twigs and stuck it in the sand at high tide.
For that is happiness: to wander alone
Surrounded by the same moon, whose tides remind us of ourselves
That's it! Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Or Happy Day-After Valentine's Day if that's what it is by the time you read this!
And yes, Happy Valentine's day even to the punks who stole my money—may you find the love that heals whatever ails you.


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Carmelo Anthony: Joy Wrecker
So this challenge just hit my inbox from one Bill Simmons: "Yo, Koppelman," it began, " write a Carmelo rant for our sports blog today." It was followed by an e-mail from Grantland editor Dan Fierman, also calling me out for "whine, whine, whining" on Twitter instead of really saying something.
OK, boys, if it's a rant you want, it's a rant you get. But I'm warning you, it ain't gonna be pretty. It ain't gonna be stat-filled or fair and balanced. Because after a lifetime of Knick fandom, I don't have an ounce of fair or balanced left.
Let's start with the disgraceful commercials the Knicks ran in welcoming Carmelo Anthony to the team. These ads, designed to stir the emotions of long-suffering Knickerbocker lifers like me, had the audacity to compare this selfish, ball-hogging, team-chemistry killer to Bernard King, probably the most beloved Knick of all time, after Willis Reed, and the one Knick since the '70s who performed in the clutch, played hurt, never complained, and gave us hope that we might actually win a championship. This is not unlike comparing Paulie to Luca Brasi in The Godfather. One sells out the Don for a few extra bucks. The other dies for him.
You want specifics? Well, it's not about any complicated sports-geek metric. It's just this: The Knicks are a winning team without Carmelo, and a losing team with him. I can talk about shots per game, Mike D'Antoni's offense, Amar'e Stoudemire's conditioning, but what it comes down to, in the end, is that Carmelo Anthony, on the court, does not care about anything but Carmelo Anthony.
Just watch two quarters and you'll see it. First few plays, he runs the lanes, has his eyes up, even makes a pass or two. But then it starts, usually after one of his teammates misses a shot or has the audacity to throw the ball to someone other than Carmelo. That's all the justification he needs to take matters into his own hands — which means dribbling the ball until there are about eight seconds left on the clock before shooting (and usually missing), no matter where he is on the court.
Sometimes, if he's in an even worse mood, he just dribbles across half court and fires up a 3, without even waiting for anyone else to get under the basket. And let's not even talk about defense. Because what would there be to say?
And that's not the worst of it. The worst of it is the effect he has on all the other players. Anthony, by sulking, by demanding the ball, by refusing to even acknowledge he's part of a team, has killed all the momentum the Knicks built up, all the team spirit that surfaced when he was injured. I believe Jeremy Lin is the real deal and will be a starting point guard in the league for a long time, but what Linsanity really boiled down to was this: a team jelling, a team having fun, a team remembering that basketball could be a great game to play. That's an important thing in this shortened, intense season. Actually liking basketball and having a blast out there on the court results in wins. I saw it with my own eyes. And don't get started with the whole, "The Knicks didn't play anyone during the streak" argument. Because that's crap. We beat the Lakers and the Mavericks — and both teams were out for blood.
Carmelo has now taken all of that positive energy and joy and he's wrecked it. Because that's what he is, a joy wrecker. Just ask the guys on the Nuggets if they like it better now or when he was their "leader."
The really painful part of this is that most of us knew this was a mistake before the Knicks made the trade. (Donnie Walsh knew it, too, which is why he's no longer with the team.) The truth is, the anger I feel toward Carmelo is really anger that should be directed at owner James Dolan. If 'Melo is Paulie, then Dolan, to continue the Godfather analogy, is basically Fredo, if Fredo were twice as stupid and three times as jumpy. When Fredo panicked, all he did was fumble the gun, sit down, and cry. Dolan would've accidentally fired it, hitting his father another couple of times in the back, before running away and hiding.
Well, I'm sick and tired of getting shot in the back by James Dolan. And, speaking for most Knicks fans, I demand that he trade Carmelo Anthony before the deadline expires. I know he won't. Because that would require Dolan admitting he was wrong about something and then actually doing something about it. Which will never happen.
And so I will spend the rest of the season curled up in the fetal position as I watch Carmelo destroy our team's offense, our team's chemistry, and our team's promising point guard, Jeremy Lin. And all I'll be able to do about it is tweet.
Mike D'Antoni has resigned as New York Knicks coach, a source tells Y! Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) March 14, 2012
The news of Mike D'Antoni's resignation broke after I penned this rant. So there you have it. Carmelo and Dolan put a bullet in the head of the guy who found a way to win with all his supposed stars on the bench. The guy who actually gave the Garden 10 days of hope.
I hope whoever comes in next knows to always sit with his back to the wall and his eyes on the front door. Or at least has a gun hidden behind the tank of an old-fashioned chain toilet.
Brian Koppelman is a screenwriter, producer, director, and Knicks fan. Follow him on Twitter at @briankoppelman.
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An internal poll conducted in Arkansas for the National Republican Senatorial Committee puts GOP Rep. Tom Cotton head of incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor by 2 percentage points.
The freshman congressman led the two-term senator 44 percent to 42 percent in a survey taken two weeks ago, ahead of his official campaign launch.
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Pryor, widely considered the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent running for reelection to the Senate next year, is viewed favorably by 41 percent of likely voters and unfavorably by 36 percent.
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The economy and jobs are far and away the most important issues to voters, followed by government spending and health care. Twelve percent of voters named moral or social issues as their top concern.
In the historically Democratic state, which has trended red in recent cycles, Republicans lead by 4 points on the generic ballot — 38 percent to 34 percent, with 28 percent undecided.
On Message Inc. conducted the statewide survey of 600 likely voters from July 29 to 30. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The survey's numbers are consistent with most public polling. In a poll released Aug. 6, Republican firm Harper Polling had Cotton ahead 43 percent to 41 percent. A Polling Company Inc. survey published by the conservative Free Beacon on Saturday put Pryor ahead by 45 percent to 43 percent. A Democratic poll conducted for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees was an outlier, showing Pryor leading Cotton by 8 percentage points.


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News Release 13-065
New Models Predict Dramatically Greener Arctic in the Coming Decades
International Polar Year- (IPY) funded research predicts boom in trees, shrubs, will lead to net increase in climate warming
April 8, 2013
This material is available primarily for archival purposes. Telephone numbers or other contact information may be out of date; please see current contact information at media contacts.Rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening" of the Arctic by mid-century, as a result of marked increases in plant cover, according to research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of its International Polar Year (IPY) portfolio.
The greening not only will have effects on plant life, the researchers noted, but also on the wildlife that depends on vegetation for cover. The greening could also have a multiplier effect on warming, as dark vegetation absorbs more solar radiation than ice, which reflects sunlight.
In a paper published March 31 in Nature Climate Change, scientists reveal new models projecting that wooded areas in the Arctic could increase by as much as 50 percent over the coming decades. The researchers also show that this dramatic greening will accelerate climate warming at a rate greater than previously expected.
"Such widespread redistribution of Arctic vegetation would have impacts that reverberate through the global ecosystem," said Richard Pearson, lead author on the paper and a research scientist at the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.
In addition to Pearson, the research team includes other scientists from the museum, as well as from AT&T Labs-Research, Woods Hole Research Center, Colgate and Cornell universities, and the University of York.
The research was funded by two related, collaborative NSF IPY grants, one made to the museum and one to the Woods Hole Research Center.
IPY was a two-year, global campaign of research in the Arctic and Antarctic that fielded scientists from more than 60 nations in the period 2007-2009. The IPY lasted two years to insure a full year of observations at both poles, where extreme cold and darkness preclude research for much of the year. NSF was the lead U.S. government agency for IPY.
Although the IPY fieldwork has been largely accomplished "in addition to the intensive field efforts undertaken during the IPY, projects such as this one work to understand IPY and other data in a longer-term context, broadening the impact of any given data set," said Hedy Edmonds, Arctic Natural Sciences program director in the Division of Polar Programs of NSF's Geosciences Directorate.
Plant growth in Arctic ecosystems has increased over the past few decades, a trend that coincides with increases in temperatures, which are rising at about twice the global rate.
The research team used climate scenarios for the 2050s to explore how the greening trend is likely to continue in the future. The scientists developed models that statistically predict the types of plants that could grow under certain temperatures and precipitation. Although it comes with some uncertainty, this type of modeling is a robust way to study the Arctic because the harsh climate limits the range of plants that can grow, making this system simpler to model compared to other regions, such as the tropics.
The models reveal the potential for massive redistribution of vegetation across the Arctic under future climate, with about half of all vegetation switching to a different class and a massive increase in tree cover. What might this look like? In Siberia, for instance, trees could grow hundreds of miles north of the present tree line.
These impacts would extend far beyond the Arctic region, according to Pearson.
For example, some species of birds migrate from lower latitudes seasonally, and rely on finding particular polar habitats, such as open space for ground-nesting.
The computer modeling for the project was supported by a separate NSF grant to Cornell by the Division of Computer and Network Systems in NSF's Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, as part of the directorate's Expeditions in Computing program.
"The Expeditions grant has enabled us to develop sophisticated probabilistic models that can scale up to continent-wide vegetation prediction and provide associated uncertainty estimates. This is a great example of the transformative research happening within the new field of Computational Sustainability," said Carla P. Gomes, principal investigator at Cornell.
In addition to the first-order impacts of changes in vegetation, the researchers investigated the multiple climate-change feedbacks that greening would produce.
They found that a phenomenon called the albedo effect, based on the reflectivity of the Earth's surface, would have the greatest impact on the Arctic's climate. When the sun hits snow, most of the radiation is reflected back to space. But when it hits an area that's "dark," or covered in trees or shrubs, more sunlight is absorbed in the area and temperature increases. This has a positive feedback to climate warming: the more vegetation there is, the more warming will occur.
"By incorporating observed relationships between plants and albedo, we show that vegetation distribution shifts will result in an overall positive feedback to climate that is likely to cause greater warming than has previously been predicted," said co-author and NSF grantee Scott Goetz, of the Woods Hole Research Center.
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Morning after breakfast visit the majestic Amber Fort where you ride up on elephants back to the former capital of the royals set against the backdrop of wooded hills. Later explore shopping centres of jaipur and drive to Pushkar. Arrive Pushkar and check inn to your hotel. Evening enjoy the camel Fair.
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After breakfast boat cruise on the backwaters of Kerala (three hours from boat) and than continue by Road to Cochin. Arrive Cochin and visit the Chinese fishing nets in the backwaters of Cochin. Overnight at boat.
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Morning drive to the queen of hill stations,Ooty known for its salubrious climate and scenic beauty. Arrive Ooty by lunch and rest of the day is at leisure.
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Morning depart for Mysore (wonderful historic town and evidence city to exhibit the oldest Indian richest economy). Arrive by lunch and shortly after lunch visit the Mysore Palace, once the capital seat of power of the ruling Wodeyars. Also visit the Brindavan Garden, Chamundeeswri temple, Tipu's summer palace.
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POPLARVILLE – Pearl River Community College bombarded Copiah-Lincoln with a pair of lopsided MACJC South Division women''s and men''s soccer victories here Wednesday with the Lady Wildcats taking a 7-1 victory and the Wildcats shutting out the Wolves 5-0.PRCC''s women improved to 6-1 overall and 2-1 in division play, while its men are now 6-1 and 2-0. Co-Lin''s women dropped to 1-4 and 0-3, while its men fell to 0-6 and 0-3.In the women''s game, Pearl River burst to a 5-0 lead at the intermission behind three-goal and two-goal efforts by Heather Smith of Oak Grove High and Santana Adams of Hurley (East Central High), respectively, then Brittany Albe of Bay St. Louis (Guam High) and Jordan Organ of Forrest County AHS added solo scores in the second half.Elizabeth Cudjoe scored the Lady Wolves'' only goal in the second half.In the men''s game, the Wildcats led 4-0 at the half off a pair of goals by Tyler Szura of Forrest County AHS and solo scores by Yosef Amador of Picayune High and Austin Slade of of Poplarville; while Curtis Sangbarani of Aberdeen, Scotland, kicked in the final goal of the game in the second half.Pearl River returns to MACJC South Division action Saturday when arch-rival Mississippi Gulf Coast visits for 1 p.m. (women) and 3 p.m. (men) games, then it''s a road trip to non-division foe Itawamba in Fulton Friday, Oct. 1, for 2 p.m. (women) and 4 p.m. (men) contests with the Indians. PRCC resumes division action Saturday, Oct. 2, with a road game against Southwest Mississippi in Summit. Game times are 1 p.m. (women) and 3 p.m. (men).
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'Seven Coptic Egyptians are sentenced to death by an Egyptian court for their connection to an inflammatory anti-Islam film.'
Stupid people protested all over the world against the stupid film.
Stupid followers of a cunning man have been burning down the towns, slitting throats, beheading people or stoning people to death in the name of stupid religion for more than 1400 years. They still don't want to stop. Their courts are as nonsense as their beliefs.
Do stupid people always outnumber sane people?