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1Bangkok Base - BTS Phrom Phong
Bangkok base was founded in 2002 by alexander polgar, a mechanical engineer and operations consultant with over two decades of business experience in southeast asia. drawing on his personal experience of "how work gets done" in thailand, alex established bangkok base as
2Baker Tilly Thailand - BTS Chong Nonsi
Baker tilly thailand ltd. is a leading independent firm of certified public accountants and business advisers, specializing in providing clients with a range of integrated services. we serve international and local clients. our mission is to provide quality professional
B-accounting is a modern, professional and enthusiast accounting company based in bangkok (phloen chit). we propose auditing, accounting and consulting services to international clients in a western style. our team of accountants and consultant, is fluent in english
4Global Accounting Practice Co - MRT Lat Phrao
1111/5 Lat Phrao Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900
5Map Auditing Co Ltd - BTS Surasak
30th Floor, Thai C C Tower, 889 South Sathon Road, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120
6Administration Outsourcing Co Ltd - BTS Chit Lom
12th Floor, Vanissa Building, 29 Soi Chit Lom, Phloen Chit Road, Pathum Wan, Central Bangkok (CBD), Bangkok, 10330
7BDO Thailand - BTS Asok
22nd Floor, CTI Tower Building, 191/41 Ratchadaphisek Road, Khlong Toey, Sukhumvit - Bangkok, Bangkok, 10110
8BMJ Consultancy Group - BTS Sala Daeng
23rd Floor, Thaniya Plaza, 52 Silom Road, Sathorn, Central Bangkok (CBD), Bangkok, 10500
9Bangkok Audit & Tax Consultants Co Ltd - BTS Sala Daeng
12th Floor, Boonmitr Building, 138 Silom Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok, 10500
10Business Mission Asia Co Ltd - BTS Sala Daeng
9th Floor, The Fifth Building, Soi Phi Phat, Silom Road, Bang Rak, Central Bangkok (CBD), Bangkok, 10500
11European Accountants Co Ltd - BTS Bang Na
39/4 Lasalle Soi 39/1, Sukhumvit Soi 105, Sukhumvit Road, Bang Na, Sukhumvit - Bangkok, Bangkok, 10260
12Network Advisory Team Ltd - MRT Lat Phrao
1111/104 Lat Phrao Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900
13In Mind Service Co Ltd - MRT Phahon Yothin
25th Floor, Supalai Park, 3/472 Phahon Yothin Soi 21, Phahonyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900
14Inter Consultants Law & Accounting Associates Co Ltd - BTS Thong Lo
399/48 Thong Lo Soi 21, Sukhumvit Soi 55, Sukhumvit Road, Watthana, Sukhumvit - Bangkok, Bangkok, 10110
15Langsuan House Co Ltd - BTS Chit Lom
76/26 Lang Suan Road, Pathum Wan, Central Bangkok (CBD), Bangkok, 10330


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In some ways, virtual security of your data center can be easier to manage than physical security. At least, some data center managers seem to be more concerned about the former than they are the latter. Yet physical security breaches make up a significant portion of data center security risks.
Fortunately, there are ways you can build physical security into your data center. While some of these principles apply primarily to new data center construction, there are components that can be used just about anywhere:
- Choose the right location. Stay away from airports, power plants, and bad neighborhoods. Get at least 100 feet from the main road, more if possible. Be at least 30 miles from your headquarters. Stay off fault lines and flood plains.
- Install redundant utility feeds. You should have at least two feeds each for power, water, voice, and data. Make sure each feed comes in from a separate direction, and that they don't trace back to the same substation.
- Minimize windows. If you need some windows in the administrative area or break room, use bomb-resistant glass.
- Utilize landscaping. There are a number of types of landscaping that will hide the building from passing vehicles, such as boulders, trees, and gulleys. You can also use fending to obscure the view and keep cars from getting too close.
- Consider retractable barriers. Retractable crash barriers to control access to your lot and your loading dock can help to minimize physical risk.
- Limit the number of entry points to the building. There should be exactly two ways into the building: one for the main entrance to the data center and a loading dock for equipment.
- Emergency doors should be exit only. You're going to have to have more doors than that, of course. Install doors that don't have outside handles, and make sure that an alarm sounds and the security command center is notified when one of these doors is open.
- Lots of cameras. Surveillance cameras at the perimeter, entrances, access points, and more should be used as much as possible. Consider adding motion-detection devices and low-light cameras, too.
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... lack of road experience makes them highly susceptible to motion sickness. To make matters worse, we had a mother with two young kids in front of us. As already learned, we prepared ourselves for them to be sick repeatedly. With only two plastic bags, the mother quickly found herself empty handed and nothing to comfort her kids from hurling. Next best option - open the window. Unlucky for me - I was downwind, by the end of the trip the kids had puked ...
Aksum - home to the Ark of the Covenant?
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Aksum is the most important city for the Ethiopian Orthodox Christians as they believe that the Ark of the Covenant that holds Moses 10 Commandments was bought from Jerusalem and is kept in a small chapel in the grounds of St. Mary of Zion church. (Other Christians believe it is still in Jerusalem). Whatever the truth, Antonella a Catholic, was keen to seen the building in which it was stored. However, unfortunately foreigners were not allowed to ...
The Ancient Kingdom of Axum
... tradition says she had a son, Menelek, by him who was born after she returned to Ethiopia (also called Abyssinia at that time). When her son became of age he learned the truth about his father and went to Jerusalem for two years to be with him. His father and he got along so well that the local ruling class was concerned that Solomon might name Menelek as his successor so they ...
... life. It was a 6 hour bus ride filled with more beautiful scenery and hairpin turns that created an uncomfortable ride as the fellow next to me decided to turn 90 degrees and use me as his backrest instead of his seat and jammed me into the window. I only had a half day to spend in Aksum ...
October 1st Axum
... We continued to a few more sites before heading back to the church and the end of the service. The inside is round and the acoustics amazing which is perfect for chanting. The group is getting really tied and the guide asks if we are tired or bored...kind of a little of both. People follow us trying to sell us cheap religious mementoes, it's tiring as no means no but they are relentless. One teenage girl followed our bus for about a km ...
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Time to Repeal the Second Prohibition
A generation in the United States that has already had a big enough influence to impact legalization of gay marriage and universal healthcare is well on its way to achieving the next goal: Federal legalization of marijuana in the United States. Having recently been legalized in Colorado and Washington state, the legalization of marijuana has to become a hot topic as of late, so I figured it is time to officially weigh in on the matter.
Like alcohol, marijuana was banned throughout the country beginning in the early 1900s. Unlike alcohol, laws banning the possession, sale, transport, and cultivation of marijuana have not been repealed since. Several reasons have been given for the federal ban on marijuana, some being valid and others being outdated. Let's break down each one to determine if it is rational or not.
Probably one of the oldest and least informed arguments is that marijuana is a gateway drug. This argument makes the assumption that smoking marijuana will lead users to try more dangerous drugs that can be very dangerous to your health. Many researchers have since found that there is no causal factor between the smoking of marijuana and the use of more dangerous drugs. Out of over 100 million Americans who have tried marijuana, only one-third of them have tried cocaine and just four percent tried heroin. There is strong evidence to suggest that even the minority who did go on to use hard drugs most likely did so not because of marijuana, but because of mental health or stress related problems. The Institute of Medicine stated that "Marijuana does not appear to be a gateway drug to the extent that it is the cause or even that it is the most significant predictor of serious drug abuse." In fact, tobacco and alcohol are much more likely to be used as gateway drugs.
The most common argument for the prohibition of marijuana is its negative health impacts. First off, there is the concern about potential addiction to the substance. It is possible to become addicted to marijuana, but the chances are very low. Marijuana does not cause biological addiction from which your body becomes depedent on the substance. It becomes a psychological dependence for some people. Furthermore, a 1999 study from the Institute of Medicine showed that 32% of tobacco users develop a dependence, 23% of heroin users, 17% of cocaine users, 15% of alcohol users, but just 9% for marijuana users. To look at those statistics in another way, you are more than three times more likely to become addicted from legal cigarettes than illegal marijuana. The study concluded that few marijuana users develop a dependence, and the depedence for those who do is far less severe than other drugs.
The second health concern is the possibility of developing cancer as a result of smoking marijuana. In fact, there is no clear causal connection between the smoking of marijuana and lung cancer. Granted, part of the reason for this is the lack of data available due to marijuana's illegal status. What is known is that marijuana contains a fraction of the carcinogens found in cigarettes, which are directly related to lung cancer. A study conducted in 2012 found the heaviest smokers of marijuana could develop bronchitis, but that moderate smoking had little to no risk. Marijuana can increase heart rate and blood flow, but experts say this would not pose a health problem to people who are old or don't have heart problems to begin with. Furthermore, unlike alcohol and tobacco, there is no clear connection between marijuana and any sort of deadly disease, and it is not possible to overdose on marijuana.
In 2010, an independent scientific committee compared the harmfulness of 20 drugs based on the damage they caused to individual users and to society as a whole through crime, family breakdown, absenteeism, and other social ills. The results showed that the most harmful drug was alcohol, and marijuana ranked eighth on the list with approximately a fourth of the harmfulness of alcohol. The government's response to the seemingly much less harmful marijuana was that the damage would increase a lot more if the substance was legal because there would be more use. However, the World Health Organization refuted this by saying that even if marijuana use rose to the same levels as alcohol and tobacco, the public health costs would still be far less than the two legal substances.
Many of the dangers of marijuana come from the fact that there many different strains that could be laced with anything, and users don't always know exactly what they are smoking. Regulating a legal marijuana industry would greatly reduce this problem. In addition, it has been proven that there are ways to ingest marijuana that are even less harmful than smoking, such as using a vaporizer or ingesting it through edibles. Also overlooked is the myriad of benefits that medical marijuana has provided, ranging from assisting with simple to body pain to being able to help with depression, seizures, and even HIV. Early reports out of Colorado have indicated a 10% decrease in crime rate since the legalization of marijuana, and an infusion of millions upon millions of dollars into the economy, two critical societal benefits.
One legitimate concern from the legalization of marijuana would be the increase in underage use. The brain undergoes active development until about age 21, and heavy use of marijuana (like any other drug) could impact the development of the brain. Like any other threat in society, education and strictly enforced minimum age laws would need to be enacted to try to keep those who are underage from using.
In my opinion, it will only be a matter of time before marijuana becomes recognized by the federal government as a legal drug throughout the United States. It is not a completely harmless substance, but it is one of, if not the least, harmful drug out there and has untapped potential for benefiting society. If nothing else, it times for the laws to at least become consistent. A War on Drugs in which two of the most harmful substances out there are legal, and one of the least harmful isn't, sends a contradicting message on exactly what the whole point of the War on Drugs is.
That being said, a bill has been introduced in Congress, and you can see the summary in the link below.
Sources: New York Times: "What Science Says About Marijuana" By PHILIP M. BOFFEY
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Final Thoughts on the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil
World Cup Fever has been raging across the world for the last month, with many exciting moments, big surprises, unlikely heroes, and an epic conclusion. From the perspective of someone who only tunes into soccer during big events such as the World Cup, here are my thoughts on everything that has happened in Brazil over the last month.
A collective groan was heard across the country in December after the United States found out what group they would be to start the World Cup. Nicknamed the Group of Death, Group G featured #2 ranked Germany, #4 ranked Portugal, and a Ghana team that had knocked the USA out of the last two World Cups. This was a group so tough, even coach Jurgen Klinnsman told US fans not to expect the United States to win. Controversy rose once again when one of the best players in United States history, Landon Donovan, was left completely off the roster.
Despite the odds being stacked against our country, many people, including me, still believed the USA had a chance.
And they did not disappoint.
The United States posted a 1-1-1 record in the group stage, with an even goal differential, and their only loss being a 1-0 contest against eventual champion Germany. They would fight to the bitter end in the knockout stage against Belgium, finally losing 2-1 in extra time despite an all time great performance from goalie Tim Howard. I watched this World Cup first as a United States fan, and second as a sports fan. I was proud of what my country was able to accomplish: Surviving the Group of Death, advancing to the knockout stage in back to back World Cups for the first time ever, being able to overcome adversity such as Clint Dempsey's broken nose and Jozy Altidore's leg injury, having everyone from star players to substitutes to the goalie give 100% effort at all times, and making it farther than Italy, England, and defending champion Spain.
This was the second World Cup that I followed in depth, the previous one being the 2010 South Africa World Cup. I learned a lot more this time around and realized that this event was about far more than soccer, and that even non-soccer fans and non-sports fans can get excited and rally around their country for this event. I learned that the United States truly does care about soccer and that their programs are moving in the right direction. I was surprised at how many hardcore soccer fans there were here. The World Cup certainly brought out a lot of the bandwagoners along for the ride, but gave the true soccer fans a chance to get excited as well. I think the World Cup as a whole was very exciting this time. Whether it was powerhouses like Spain, Portugal, and Brazil getting eliminated shockingly early, underdogs such as the United States and Costa Rica advancing farther than anyone thought, witnessing the second highest scoring World Cup, a 95th minute World Cup saving goal, epic penalty kick shootouts, the biting incident, the final goal in extra time of the championship, or all of the mayhem surrounding Brazil in general, it was certainly a memorable 4 weeks.
I found the culture surrounding the World Cup very interesting as well. Copacabana beach and Rio de Janeiro were big party scenes during the event. Most people would vacation near a stadium, watch all the games of the teams that came through, and then party hard during the off days. Other than an overhead passing collapsing, I think Brazil ultimately was a success with no major crime reports or other infrastructure problems occurring, despite completing only 10 or so of a promised 52 projects for this World Cup. The biggest disappointment for me, other than the United States loss to Belgium, was the injury to Brazil superstar Neymar. I wasn't particularly rooting for Brazil in general, either because I liked them or because they were the home team, but I think the semifinals and finals would have been a lot more interesting with one of the world's best players playing in his home country. One of the biggest highlights for me was actually during the final day. Snapchat introduced a Rio Live 2014 account that gathered all the snapchats from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil during the final game. It was really cool to see the event through the eyes of the fans.
The World Cup returns in 2018 in Russia, but for now we are left to appreciate, celebrate, mourn, and take in what was an unbelievable spectacle this year in Brazil.
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Celtics Draft Reaction and Free Agency Predictions
The 2014 NBA draft wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, and now that free agency is in full force it's time to take a look the future of the Celtics and the NBA. Boston had two first round picks in the draft, #6 overall and #17 overall, with the 17th pick being acquired from Brooklyn in the Pierce/Garnett trade. They chose star point guard Marcus Smart from Oklahoma State with #6, and I was not a big fan of this pick. As a huge Rajon Rondo fan, this likely means that his days are numbered in Boston. The Celtics already have three players that can play the point, with Rondo, Bradley, and second year man Phil Pressey. I also dislike Smart due to his flopping reputation and immaturity at times. I would have liked to see them draft Julius Randle, who went to the Lakers with the very next pick, to give them some inside toughness and rebounding. On the other hand, I like the James Young selection at 17. The 6'6″ freshman shooting guard out of Kentucky provides a dynamic scoring option in the backcourt that I think would complement Rondo and Bradley very well.
One of the two biggest free agents this summer is superstar forward Carmelo Anthony. The 2012-2013 NBA scoring champion spent the last few years on the New York Knicks before becoming a free agent on July 1. Potential destinations for Melo to land have been rumored to be back to New York, Los Angeles with the Lakers, Chicago to team up with Derrick Rose and the Bulls, Houston to pair with James Harden and Dwight Howard, and even a mega deal to go to Boston along with Kevin Love. At this current moment, it is being rumored that the Lakers are the Knicks' top threat to land Carmelo Anthony. I am skeptical that this will happen. At this point in his career, Carmelo is looking to join a team that will contend for the next several years. The Lakers were awful last year, and even if Kobe Bryant comes back healthy, Kobe is nearing the last couple years of his career and there is no supporting cast in Los Angeles.
I definitely don't think the Kevin Love/Carmelo Anthony deal to Boston will happen. It also wouldn't make sense to go to Miami because he is too similar of a player to Lebron. Of the three options left, I think it makes the most sense for him to return to New York. The Knicks clichéd the #2 seed in the East just a year ago, and with Phil Jackson running the show now, Melo can be sure there will a valiant effort to put together a championship team. Houston would be my second choice for Carmelo. He would thrive in that high-powered offense and create a dynamic big 3 with James Harden and Dwight Howard, not to mention Houston is already a playoff contender. Third choice would be the Bulls. The health of Derrick Rose is a main reason why Chicago might not be able to pull this off, but if they could and Rose remains healthy, Chicago will instantly contend for the East.
The biggest decision in the NBA this summer will be the future of the Big 3 in Miami, who have opted out of their contracts to become free agents in order to give themselves more flexibility in the future. Rumors have swirled that Lebron might return to Cleveland to join his old franchise and pair up with young starts such as Kyrie Irving and Andrew Wiggins. One reason for not returning to Miami would be the health and consistency of Dwyane Wade, who carried the Big 3 in the early years but has been injured and inconsistent at times during the postseason. Despite this, the Heat were still a title contender until they got smashed by the Spurs in the Finals. Rumor had it that Lebron essentially forced the Heat to trade up in the draft to acquire point guard Shabazz Napier. Other rumors have it that the Heat are trying to acquire guards Kyle Lowry and Luol Deng. With Miami being one free agent away or so to being able to compete with the top teams in the Western Conference, I think Lebron will ultimately return to Miami with Wade and Bosh under significantly different contracts.
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2014 NBA Finals Preview/Prediction
For the second consecutive year, the Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat will face off against the Western Conference Champion San Antonio Spurs. Both teams once again dominated the regular season and took familiar paths to reaching the Finals, but this time the Spurs will have home court advantage thanks to earning the top seed in the playoffs. Much has been made about the disparity between the Eastern and Western Conference this year, and as a result the Spurs are much more battle tested in the playoffs than the Heat. San Antonio battled an 8th seeded Mavericks team in seven games, a sharp shooting Portland squad, and the second seeded Thunder led by MVP Kevin Durant. Meanwhile, the Heat swept a pathetic Bobcats team, overcame an old Nets team, and knocked off an incredibly inconsistent Pacers team. Nevertheless, both teams still feel like they have something to prove, and the rivalry aspect of this series should make it a good one.
Tim Duncan will be looking to avenge last year's heartbreaking Finals loss and cement his legacy with his fifth NBA championship, while Lebron James will be looking to match an accomplishment done by Michael Jordan (twice) and Kobe Bryant by winning his third consecutive championship. The Heat are the younger and more athletic team, capable of playing high-flying offense and lock down defense. The Spurs are the more balanced and well-rounded team, with a deep roster of both veterans and young players. On the coaching side, the advantage clearly goes to Spurs coach Gregg Poppovich over Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. One important factor to look out for at the beginning of this series is the status of Spurs point guard Tony Parker, who missed the second half of game 6 of the Western Conference Finals with an ankle injury, but is expected to start Game 1 on Thursday night.
As everyone remembers, the course of last year's NBA Finals was dramatically altered by Ray Allen's three pointer in Game 6 as the Heat went on to win the series in seven games. I think this will be another hard-fought series, similar to last year, but in the end home court advantage helps the Spurs take home their fifth NBA championship in seven games.
Who do you think will win the 2014 NBA Finals? Vote in the poll down below.
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2014 Stanley Cup Final Preview/Prediction
The Eastern Conference Champion New York Rangers return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years to clash against the Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Kings, making their 2nd Cup appearance in three years. Most people assumed that either Boston or Pittsburgh would represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals, but after the Bruins were upset in seven games by the Canadiens, and the Rangers came back from 3-1 against Pittsburgh, that was not to be the case. Meanwhile, the Kings have been an even bigger surprise coming down from 3-0 against San Jose, 3-2 against the top seeded Anaheim Ducks, and from down 4-3 in the 3rd period to knock off the defending champion Blackhawks in overtime. The 6th seeded Kings will have home ice advantage in the series due to finishing 4 points ahead of the 5th seeded Rangers. The teams split their two matchups during the regular season.
Henrik Lundqvist has been praised as one of the elite goalies in the NHL for the past several years now, and a key factor in the Rangers Stanley Cup run. However, Jonathan Quick has one thing that Lundqvist does not: big game experience. Aside from being the starting goalie for the 2012 Champion LA Kings, Quick was also the starter for Team USA in the Winter Olympics in Sochi this year. These are two of the premier goalies in the NHL, so expect some big games and clutch saves from them throughout this series. On the offensive end, the Kings are led by Marion Gaborik, Anze Kopitar, and Jeff Carter, who have combined for 21 goals and 65 points this postseason helping the Kings to a 3.5 goals per game average in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Rangers have averaged just 2.7 goals per game and will need Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards, and company to step up big in this series.
The Kings have not only become the first team to win three consecutive game sevens to make it to the Stanley Cup Final, but they won them all on the road by coming down from 3-0 in the first round, defeating the top seed in the second round, and beating the defending champions in the third round. I think the Los Angeles Kings have the momentum and will emulate what happened in the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the series in six games.
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Movie Review: Godzilla (2014)
After mysterious radioactivity is detected off the coast of Japan, scientist Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston) makes it his personal mission to uncover the truth. 15 years after what was thought to be an earthquake destroyed his lab and killed his wife, the true nature of the radioactivity is revealed and it is up to Godzilla to save the city of San Francisco.
What I liked
I was entertained for the first hour of this film. I thought the movie did a good job of setting up the background to what was happening, and I think Bryan Cranston did a good job in his role as well. The special effects were impressive, and it was fascinating to see director Gareth Edward's portrayal of Godzilla. The movie kept the plot line relatively and focused on what everyone wanted to see: an epic battle between Godzilla and the evil creatures destroying the city of San Francisco.
What I didn't like
I thought the second half of the movie was rather weak. I eventually got bored with all the fighting and action and think the movie was about a half an hour too long. Furthermore, there wasn't much creativity outside of the Godzilla battle; many of the themes and scenes were unoriginal and have been used in many other movies. Furthermore, Godzilla doesn't really appear until towards the end of the film, but instead we are trying to figure out what these radioactive MUTO things are and what they are doing. Finally, some of the scenes were unrealistic, for example the classic guy getting saved conveniently right before the monster is about to kill him.
RT Critics: 73%
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My Final rating: 5/10
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2014 NBA Conference Finals Preview
The conference finals matchups are set, and I'm here break down the two series and give my predictions for who will play in the 2014 NBA Finals.
Eastern Conference Finals: #2 Miami Heat vs. #1 Indiana Pacers
For the second consecutive year, the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers will face off in the Eastern Conference Finals. The difference is that this time Indiana has home court advantage. The Pacers have been remarkably inconsistent in their first two series against inferior teams, but have shown signs that they are pulling it together in the Washington series. In order for the Pacers to have a chance in this series, they are absolutely going to need consistently good efforts from Paul George and Roy Hibbert on a nightly basis. They cannot afford a 4-17 shooting night from George or a zero rebound game from Hibbert. In contrast, Miami has been playing consistent basketball, posting an 8-1 record to begin the playoffs. Dwayne Wade looks healthy and is playing very well, and the Heat are playing good basketball. The matchup to watch in this series is going to be Paul George vs. Lebron James. Unlike the Nets, who had to use several players to guard James, the Pacers have had success with George guarding James. Paul has the edge defensively while Lebron has the edge offensively, so it should be fun to watch. The Pacers are more than capable of winning this series, but they just haven't shown enough consistency in the second half of the season and early in the playoffs. Heat win the Eastern Conference in six games.
Western Conference Finals: #2 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. #1 San Antonio Spurs
These two teams will clash again in the Western Conference Finals for the second time in three years. MVP Kevin Durant and the Thunder will face defending Western Conference Champs Tim Duncan and the Spurs. Two years ago, the Spurs took a 2-0 lead before the Thunder won 4 straight to advance to the Finals. Both teams are desperate for a shot to get revenge at Lebron and the Heat in the Finals. Both teams are battle tested and have proven themselves as the league's best in a very competitive Western Conference. I expect this to be a very hard-fought series. I'm looking forward to future Hall of Famers Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook match up against each other, as well as Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan. The Spurs might have the all around better team, but I think Kevin Durant is on a mission this year. He is tired of always being second, being called unreliable, and many other criticisms in recent years. I think he puts the team on his back this series and explodes in Game 7 to upset the Spurs and reach the Finals.
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Long Term Relationships
I found this video very interesting to watch because I think there is a lot of truth in it, and that not many people understand the truth when it comes to long-term relationships. Jason Silva is spot on when he says that anyone would take the honeymoon period, but it is much more difficult to sustain something long-term. I have seen this play out dozens of times in my own life. People get into relationships that work in the short-term, but are destined to fail in the long-term. People just don't think far enough ahead sometimes. For me personally, I am always trying to look at the big picture, and think three, five, ten years down the line. I prefer to make a long-term investment rather than gambling in the short-term. Unfortunately, there is the pressure that society puts on us. You are told that you have to be in a relationship in order to be happy, and you get judged as a loser if you are single for an extended period of time. Again, I have experienced this personally, but would rather be judged than get into an unhealthy relationship. I also know that it is possible to be single and happy as well.
This idea of seeing your partner as a self-sustaining whole rather than your other half in order to sustain long-term desire is a very interesting one. I have personally seen the relationships where people are just way too dependent on each other and need attention every single minute of the day, and obviously that's not going to last very long. I like how he said in the video that you need to keep a certain distance in order remain attracted to that person. It is seeing the other person as a separate individual and not as a half of a couple that makes us desire them. I think in the end it also comes down to a maturity factor. Relationships in high school and college are much different from relationships as adults. When you are an adult, you are responsible for yourself and you are no longer depending on your parents. You would expect the same thing from your partner. You are no longer relying on each other but rather working together as separate individuals to maintain a happy relationships and successful life.
Before I end the blog, I have to cap it off with a sports analogy. It is very easy to play a sport in high school, much like it is easy to get into a relationship for less than a year. However, out of those thousands of high school athletes, only a very small percentage make it to the professional level. Likewise, out of all the relationships that exist, only a very small percentage will last a lifetime. Maybe I'm just being too much of a perfectionist, but I don't like failure, and if I decide to get into a relationship it's going to be with the notion that it will be a long-term thing. I would rather be patient and enjoy the happy single life than make the mistake that I've seen dozens of people make throughout my life.
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A Comparison of Two Modern Dynasties: San Antonio Spurs vs. New England Patriots
In today's era of parity and competition in professional sports, two franchises have risen above the rest, and it is no coincidence that they have much in common. The 3-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and 4-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs have dominated in their respective leagues, and are among the most consistently successful professional sports franchises that the United States has ever known.
As with any franchise, success starts at the top. Spurs owner Peter Holt and Patriots owner Bob Kraft have done a remarkable job in making these teams successful. Both owners grew up in the area of their respective teams, and are extremely dedicated to not only improving the franchise, but the community as well. Then there are the coaches. Considered among the best, if the not the best, in their respective sports, Spurs coach Gregg Poppovich and Patriots coach Bill Belichick have a lot in common. Neither is a big fan of the media, and press conferences involve short, sweet, to the point answers. Both coaches have thrived by being able to maximize the talent on their roster, and consistently succeed year after year despite injuries, new players, and the parity of the league. Most importantly, each coach has won multiple championships.
Although one player was drafted very high and the other very low, both Tom Brady and Tim Duncan have come to represent the face of their respective franchises. They have been remarkably consistent no matter who their supporting cast is, and are still leading their teams deep into the playoffs in their late 30s. Both players have over a 0.700 career winning percentage with multiple championships to go with it. They are humble, they are team players, and they are extraordinary leaders. Division titles are a forgone conclusion for these guys, as are 50 win seasons for Duncan and 10 win seasons for Brady. Both have won league MVPs and Finals/Super Bowl MVPs. Both players have been with respective teams for their entire career, and more than likely will retire with their teams as well.
Whether you like or hate the Spurs or Patriots, you have to respect what they have been able to accomplish as sports franchises. All they do is win consistently and contend for championships year after year, and that's something that's extremely hard to do in modern-day sports. We should appreciate the greatness we are seeing from these two organizations from top to bottom, because we may never see something like it again.
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Reverse Racism
The topic of racism in the United States has been brought to light once again because of the ongoing Donald Sterling saga. To be honest, I think there is a massive double standard concerning racism in the United States. Racism is a very sensitive issue because of the past history of this country, but it is time to move on. I'm so sick and tired of the absolute crisis that occurs whenever something even slightly offensive is said regarding race. Anything and everything regarding race is absurdly overblown in the media every time it is mentioned. There are far bigger issues to worry about than people saying offensive things.
The latest example of this is the Donald Sterling situation, which in my opinion might be the most blown out of proportion incident that I've witnessed in my lifetime. Admittedly, he said some offensive things that he probably regrets, but lets look at this situation in perspective. He did not use the n-word or any other slur when referring to African Americans. He did not physically hurt anybody. He did not do anything illegal. The fact that his girlfriend illegally recorded his phone conversation is far worse than what he said, and that got completely overlooked. Unfortunately, that is the society we live in today. The racism card gets pulled in any and every scenario possible. Don't like Barack Obama? Racist. Don't think illegal citizens should be allowed in the United States? Racist. Your favorite athlete is white? Racist. There are completely valid reasons for thinking all of the above things that have nothing to do with race. Racism is still a problem in the United States, but 95% of the time people label something or someone as racist, it is complete nonsense.
This brings me to the whole idea of reverse racism and the double standards in society. It infuriates me now that people are blatantly racist against white people and completely get away with it. Whites are stereotyped as fat, lazy, stupid, arrogant, spoiled people by every other race and they can get away with it, but the second a white person says anything that can remotely be taken out of context, World War III is upon us. Furthermore, white people are now at a disadvantage for getting into college, getting a job, working in the sports industry, etc. because there are ridiculous rules put in place where you must have a certain number of minorities hired. This is blatant racism, you should be allowed to hire the best people to get the job done. Instead, you are forced to take race into account, which has nothing to do with how well the job is going to get done, and it screws everyone involved except the minorities who get to take advantage of reverse racism.
The fact is that all races are not created equal when it comes to certain things, and people need to realize that. What if the NBA had to fill certain quotas with whites, Asians, or Latinos? It would be ridiculous. Black people are generally better at basketball. That is not racism, that's just a fact! The same applies with office jobs or other careers as well. Different races were brought up with different cultures and have different skills. Instead of trying to convince ourselves that everyone can be equally good at everything, there needs to be a reality check. However, we can't fix this system because of all the idiots out there who get offended and assume you are racist if you don't hire an equal number of each race, or even give preference to minorities. I don't care what happened in the past in terms of the mistakes we've made, because I have not done anything wrong and I don't want to be punished for being a white person because of what happened in the past.
What's happening in our country now is just as bad as what happened several decades ago. Two wrongs don't make a right, you can't make up for racist crimes against minorities committed in the past by turning the tables and being racist against white people. I honestly feel embarrassed to live in this country, because I know other countries out there are just laughing out how ridiculous this situation is. The bottom line is that all races are different, race shouldn't be a factor either way in determining anything, and most importantly it is ok to acknowledge the fact that races are different and joke around about it once in a while, instead of acting like your entire family got murdered when someone makes a casual comment about Asians being smart, French people being good cooks, or black people being superior athletes.
The diversity in this country is what makes us great, and if everyone could acknowledge their differences and move on we would all be in a much better place.


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2.48/5 rDev -23%
Bottle-conditioned, 500ml brown bottle best before 6th March 10 drank and reviewed 15th Feb 10. Poured into a vase shapped pint glass.
Extremely lively, the beer gushed out and filled the glass with foam, a light pilsner coloured beer sat below the giant pure white foaming head. The body was also pilsner clear and bright, very strange for a UK real ale to be such a truely light colour. It took four carefully tipped pours to empty the bottle, so excited it was to get out. Each time the head just bellowed up.
The aroma given off seemed grainy and grassy, with nutmeg as an afterthought.
Light in colour, light in flavours also, refreshing enough, but not warming or full bodied, it came across as weak and watery. If I'd liked the taste I'd have said 'delicate flavours' but it didn't float my boat and is a poor impersonation of the cask version which I've had many times (but never reviewed).
I've visited the brewery with the CAMRA Investors Club and been treated royally, this beer was superb there, but the bottle-conditioned one has let them down somewhat. The bottle has had to withstand some large temp variations while in my garage, but I can't believe it has made much difference to the beer, no others have ben effected so far.
02-15-2010 21:22:40 | More by BlackHaddock
3.25/5 rDev +0.9%
Had this at NERAX 2007 Wed night
Very pretty, light gold with a thin but bright white head.
Sweet, hard-boiled egg yolk aroma that entices me to take a sip. (And I usually don't care for sulfury beers.)
Easy-drinking light-bodied malt with a bit of resiny finish.
Pleasant enough, but nothing special.
05-03-2007 15:37:40 | More by gentlebubbles
United Kingdom (England)
3.5/5 rDev +8.7%
06-01-2014 21:30:56 | More by EmperorBevis
3.58/5 rDev +11.2%
Appearance: pale lemony yellow, slight haze, fluffy layer of white froth, great head retention
Aroma: lightly fruity hop aroma with a hint of grain, corn, and coriander
Flavor: dry, light malt profile; crisp hop flavor laced with honey, chamomile, and grass; finishes dry with a delightful bitter aftertaste
Mouthfeel: light body, zippy carbonation, crisp texture, a bit thin
Other comments: This is a great summer ale. Crisp, refreshing, and easy-drinking.
09-04-2007 18:22:45 | More by GreenCard
2.63/5 rDev -18.3%
Reviewed from notes taken during a January 2011 trip to Glasgow, Scotland. Served at the Bon Accord pub.
A: Clear yellow colour. Thin head of poor retention.
Sm: Fresh barley; little hops.
T: Smooth, crisp open to balanced-but-limited body of barley, malt (the usual suspects), with a crisp delightful finish.
Mf: Quite smooth, but coarser on the climax. Very crisp.
Dr: Nice, but I won't be having it ever again at Glasgow prices now.
03-08-2011 00:46:01 | More by kojevergas
4/5 rDev +24.2%
04-15-2013 18:13:48 | More by bark
3.53/5 rDev +9.6%
Clear golden colour, nothing inspiring. Better retention then some England Ales (in Oz).
Big coriander smell with some mild citrus. Coriander seems to overpower on my senses.
Nice citrus flavours, with that coriander coming through. It surprisingly works well, and is nicely balanced.
Good drinking here. The body makes this easy to down. Again, another easy drinking, softer ale from Hopback. Nothing overly exciting, but seemingly really good for the Australian climate :)
04-27-2009 15:40:31 | More by Lukie
3/5 rDev -6.8%
09-16-2013 20:59:36 | More by harpus
3.33/5 rDev +3.4%
Pours an extremely pale golden wheat colour, with a voluminous and explosive head of crackling, large-bubbled white foam. Carbonation is extremely vigorous, streaming up the glass in massive geysers of frantic bubbling. Perhaps just too crazy all up.
Extremely citric on the nose, with big whiffs of acidic wheat, carbonic acid, dusty crushed coriander-seed and a decent dollop of detergent. It's powerful, but it's also pretty ragged.
Taste is better, perhaps because it loses some of the acidic notes, and gains a more restrained grain character. Finish is surprisingly bitter, giving green hops notes and a rustic twang of cut lucerne. Pretty clear and drinkable flavour-wise, although the carbonation leaves it bloating and overly aggressive on the palate.
Drinkable enough, but the carbonation is way overblown - it was the most dominant character throughout the experience, and severely detracted from my enjoyment of the beer overall.
08-21-2010 06:18:36 | More by lacqueredmouse
4/5 rDev +24.2%
01-01-2013 18:36:24 | More by GreggBarton
2.2/5 rDev -31.7%
Handpump half-pint at Ye Olde Cock.
A: Hazy pale gold body with a nice soft finger of creamy white foam. Good retention and lacing. Nice.
S: Pretty weak. Piney hops and funky sour fruit. Musty, wet dog. Yuck.
T: Sharp, acrid mustiness up front, followed by sweet pale malt and some piny bitterness. Not as bad as the nose, but not good at all.
M: Light body, soft carbonation. Pretty good.
O: I'm not at all sure what this beer was going for, but it can't possibly have been this. This was definitely among the worst beers I've had this year. Avoid this ale.
06-20-2011 01:57:38 | More by woosterbill
United Kingdom (England)
3.83/5 rDev +18.9%
Bottle-conditioned in a 500ml long-neck brown bottle. Served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.
A: pours a hissing, yellow-ish straw hue, topped with a rather fluffy white pillow settling in time; carbonation is quite lively at first, then loses impulse sharply in just one minute.
S: behind the rather stinky façade of hay-ish hops (just like Hopbacks Summer Lightning) comes a mixed aroma of sweet lemon, elderflower-cordial, and sunflower-seed with a mildly metallic edge, while wheats and biscuity malts are both pretty quiet as the bedrock.
T: salty-sweet yeastiness and kitchen-cloth like maltiness come in abundance, while the wheat-ish grainy-bodied mid-taste full of lemon-zest bitter flavour, hay-ish hops, some floral touches gradually concedes to a very chewy, tannic, and bone-dry aftertaste, which is not short of a good malty backbone, though.
M&D: the fizziness comes slightly sharp at first, but as it goes the mouthfeel turns out fine and refreshing. I think this Blonde Bitter is better served slightly more chilled than cool, for the crispness and dry palate are hard to manifest themselves under the temp. at which Im drinking it. All in all, this is a pretty solid and reasonably complex ale showing some interesting effects mixed of wheats and citric hops.
10-14-2007 18:20:19 | More by wl0307
Crop Circle from Hop Back Brewery plc
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Firefox's new Australis UI finally landed in the stable channel this week, but many people have been less than pleased with it. So what do you do if you are one of the individuals who does not like the new Australis UI? You customize! Now you can bring the classic UI back to Firefox with the Classic Theme Restorer Extension.
All things being said, I myself like the new Australis UI... ^_^ This is the same browser as shown in the article, but before the extension was installed...
It is a shame that this extension is needed, many are unhappy with the move. I have used Pale Moon for some time now - a Mozilla based browser that has no intention of following the Australis route -and I notice there is now a swing to it by the ex-Firefox users.
It could be improved by being on a different page than BING
You could always use Pale Moon and avoid Australis in the first place.
@gws1963 - Better for it to be on Bing than Google any day of the week for me ha ha...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Five-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jessie Armstead signed a one-day contract on Wednesday so he could retire as a New York Giant.
"I am thankful the organization gave me the opportunity," Armstead said. "My blood, I always had New York Giants in it."
To make room for Armstead on the roster, the Giants placed starting fullback Jim Finn on season-ending injured reserve. Finn had shoulder surgery Monday.
Taken in the eighth round of the 1993 draft, Armstead played nine seasons for the Giants, helping them reach the Super Bowl in 2000.
A special teams standout for his first three seasons, Armstead became the starting weakside linebacker in 1996. He had five straight seasons of more than 100 tackles, including a career-best 134 in 1997 when he first made the Pro Bowl.
"Jessie was one of the greatest linebackers in the history of this franchise," Giants chief executive John Mara said. "He was a team leader who always gave 100%. We could always count on him to make a big play at a critical moment in the game. He is a true Giant and we are very proud that he has chosen to retire as a Giant."
Coach Tom Couhglin had Armstead speak to the team about his reasons for retiring as a Giants after Wednesday's morning practice.
"I know from going against him, he was a tough, tough hard-nosed, competitive guy to play and that translated to how he played and I wanted our players to hear that that Giants' blue flowed through his veins," Coughlin said.
Armstead was released by the Giants in 2002 and signed with Washington, playing with the Redskins for two seasons. He signed with Carolina in 2004 but was placed on injured reserve with a biceps injury.
"I always played with a chip," Armstead said. "I always carried that. I never backed down from nobody and I was never scared of a fight. That's my attitude and I always carried that."
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Guzman, 19, who posed on Facebook as the seductive Rebecca Santhiago to lure Eddie Leal to his ambush murder, is scheduled to be sentenced April 26. He faces either life in prison without parole or 50 years to life. He was not eligible for the death penalty because he was 17 at the time of the murder.
Guzman, dressed in a black suit, sat apparently emotionless in his chair as a court clerk read the verdicts: guilty of first-degree murder with a special allegation of lying in wait and another of using a firearm. He tilted back in his chair, closed his eyes and tilted his head to the right as Judge Michael B. Donner thanked and excused the jurors.
Friends and family of the defendant sat quietly behind him during the brief court session, some of them wiping tears from their eyes.
Outside the courtroom, Leal's mother, Celia Leal, cried as she hugged family members and well-wishers, more than two dozen of whom had sit on all or part of a jury trial that continued for 18 days.
"I'm glad my son got justice," Celia Leal said. "We have been waiting a long time for justice."
She said she is concerned "about kids going on Facebook and getting the same trap my son did."
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Maffessanti urges Gov't to speed up land-titling process
MONTEGO BAY, St James — WHEN Montego Bay developer and builder Giuseppe Maffessanti sub-divided a parcel of land in Great River, St James, and distributed it to 32 families, he didn't expect that nearly a decade later they would still be without their titles, because of red tape.
"We have been dealing with this thing for the last 10 years and up to now we can't give the people their titles. How come it is taking so long?" Maffessanti questioned.
"We gave them the land with the anticipation that Government would over time provide them with their titles and would not charge them the transfer tax. We have done everything, surveys... and sent the title to the Government agency that is dealing with it."
Eighty-year-old Clarence Christian of St James has a similar problem.
For more than 10 years he has been awaiting approval from the St James Parish Council (SJPC) for a sub-division on a five-acre plot of land in Irwin, St James.
Christian said despite putting in infrastructure such as pipelines, roads, electricity and fire hydrants on the sub-division which constitutes 13 lots, he is yet to be given the green light by the SJPC.
"I am old now so I want to sell the lots and get the money to bury me and to enjoy some before I die," a frustrated Christian told the Jamaica Observer West.
In the meanwhile, Maffessanti revealed that work has been halted on many of the houses that were being constructed by the settlers, due to the uncertainty of tenure caused by the delay in the issuing of their titles.
"Some of the people started their houses there, and they can't go any further because without the title they can't do anything".
Kit Morrison, who is a recipient of a plot of land from Maffessanti, in the meantime, is calling for an end to the foot-dragging.
"We are very concerned about it because we can't do certain things like what we would want to do. Things like getting a National Housing Trust loan and so on. A whole heap a wi it a hold back," Morrison complained.
Another resident, John Miller, agreed.
"Everybody need them title. I need mine too and so the faster the process speeds up, the better," Miller said.
Maffessanti argued that because of the delay in sourcing their titles, some of the 32 land owners have begun to cast a shadow of doubt on whether I have in fact commenced the process, or if I actually owned the land".
"They seem to think now that I am telling them lies, that I probably did not have the ownership of the land to start with, which is absolute nonsense," he expressed.
When contacted Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, member of Parliament for West Central St James, in which the land is located, said that she is aware of the issue and has already made contact with the Ministry of water, land, environment and Climate Change, to have it resolved under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP).
"I took up the matter and got it to the water, land, environment and climate change. I got in touch with LAMP so it is now with LAMP and I am going to follow up with them," said Ffolkes Abrahams, who is also the junior minister of industry, investment and commerce.
Maffessanti, in the meantime, is expressing optimism that the long-awaited matter will soon come to an end.
"I tell you, this thing has been going on for years now. And it was only after getting in touch with this young minister, Ffolkes Abrahams, that we have been able to make some forward move," he noted.
Last week, Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips, who was fielding questions from the floor at the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) Stakeholders' Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James, said Government was moving to remove the red tape with regard to the issuing of land titles, after Maffassanti raised the issue.
"As far as the red tape and the land -titling issue are concerned, it is an area of major priority. We are committed to reducing the time for development approvals that's one, and indeed at the last Cabinet retreat instructions of the Cabinet and of the prime minister were that we need to place major emphasis in getting titles out," Dr Phillips stressed.
"Not just because it is a convenient document, but also because a Jamaican with a title in their hand become a potential economic actor in a way that can help lift the economy as a whole. So going forward, is it is going to be a major focus of activity. The LAMP programme is a major priority."
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