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Last week, our family spent an entire Sunday in Makati. We hopped from one mall to the next starting at SM Makati then Glorietta then Landmark and ended up at Greenbelt where we had lunch at Bonchon Chicken in Greenbelt 1. We then had dessert in Caffe Ti Amo.
Caffe Ti Amo is a nice little cafe offering mouth watering gelatos.
We all had piccolo-sized gelatos in different flavors. I was craving for blueberry cheesecake days before so when I saw a blueberry flavored gelato I immediately ordered one.
Wrong choice. I realized a little too late that the taste of a blueberry cheesecake is far too different from a blueberry gelato. My gelato is sour, very sour. Or maybe I just have a sweet tooth. That teensy little cup took me ages to finish. I was envious of my sister's Dulce de Leche gelato.
Anyway, the next time I visit Caffe ti Amo, I'll know what not to order. =)

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In 2015 the life expectancy in Senegal increased to 66.8 years.That year, the life expectancy for women was 68.78 years and for men 64.92 years.
Senegal's position improvened with respect to the 192 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 138th in 2014 to 136th in 2015.
If we look at the change in life expectancy in Senegal over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2014, when it was 66.37 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2005, when it was 60.36 years.
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Clancy Sigal writes: Mervyn Jones (obituary, 26 February) was peppery, intransigent, loyal and infinitely competent. After arriving in London from the US in the 1950s, I was often a guest at the warm, welcoming home his wife Jeanne had made. Prying and eavesdropping, I observed Mervyn at work, as a novelist, scribbling in longhand on yellow lined tablets, and as a journalist for Tribune and the mainstream media.
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"Katie Chin, sometimes referred to as the "Asian Rachael Ray," puts forth a winning collection of accessible Thai dishes. A fine introduction to one of the world's most popular cuisines." —Publishers Weekly
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This Thai cookbook offers basic recipes for staple dishes that include both homemade and store-bought options. From appetizers to desserts, each step-by-step recipe lists preparation times (most within thirty minutes) and alternates for less accessible ingredients. Illustrated with mouthwatering color photographs, Everyday Thai Cooking features more than 100 simple recipes for delicious Thai food.
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Ecuadorian Soccer Idol, Christian "Chucho" Benitez, Dies Unexpectadly in Qatar
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Twenty Seven year old Christian Benitez died on July 30, 2013. Chucho passed away unexpectedly in Doha one day after playing his first game on his new team, El Jaish.
Liszabeth Chala, Christian's wife, explained to the press, that after dinner, the player began feeling strong abdominal pain. Concerned, they immediately went to the hospital where he was given pills to alleviate the pain. Two hours later, Christian suffered a cardiac arrest. The first autopsy conducted in Quatar proved that he had indeed died because of a heart failure. In Ecuador, Christian's body went through a second autopsy which revealed that his death was caused by derived congenital and arterial problems. Patricio Maldonado, a doctor for Ecuador's national team, said that sadly, this problem cannot be detected, despite new technology. Christian was the third highest scorer on Ecuador's national team, which made him into a highly recognized player internationally. Christian's body arrived at the Coliseo General Ruminahui. His closest friends, Carlos, Tenorio, and Particio Urrutia carried the coffin. It was later transported to the Camposanto Monteolivo where family and close friends said goodbye to him for the last time.
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David Amelotte is a real gem of a guy. A self proclaimed "regular guy", he is a true testament to the underdog always coming up on top. When I think of "Dad Stuff", working on cars would probably be the first thing to come to mind and boy, can David work on cars. He is more than just your average everyman, but also the kind of guy that you can relate to, and find inspiration in his wholehearted work ethic and unshakeable loyalty to those he cares about. David is a master mechanic, dedicated husband, father to a precious little boy, and a great friend. Take a few minutes to see what he is all about, and how being a Dad can not only change, but greatly enrich your life.
1. Tell us about what you do, who you are, and how you balance your career with being a dad?
My name is David Amelotte, and I am an Automotive Technician at Jim Taylor Automotive in Sarasota, Fl. Finding a good balance between work and Dad time can be tough, as both my wife, Danielle and I, work full time jobs, but we do the very best we can to make time for each other and our son Jensen. For me that means working overtime is no longer an option, and most importantly free time is much less available but when I have it I try to focus on making sure I use it for things that truly enrich my life.
2. What does being a modern-day dad mean to you?
To me being a modern dad means eschewing a lot of "classic" gender roles and doing whatever is needed, from changing diapers, to cooking and cleaning, all while still keeping my wife happy (and interested in me), but most importantly being part of a marital team to get everything done.
3.How did becoming a father change your life?
In every way that anyone has ever said it would, both good and bad, and then add 100 more ways.
4. Whats the greatest part about being a dad?
My favorite thing about being a dad is getting watch a baby become a person, in all ways imaginable. I get to teach, impress upon, and allow all kinds of ideas and interests to form in an unencumbered and non-judgemental mind (seeing a child smile never hurts either).
5. Can you share a funny story about being a father?
I wish I had something amazing to share here but all the funny stories are really just me being incredibly uncomfortable with the attention that an adorable baby brings. My incredible social awkwardness really becomes evident when at the grocery store with a smiling and excited 8 month old, that every third person wants to talk to or about.
6. What advice can you give any new father out there?
Enjoy every second. I'm not a particularly nurturing person, but I do whatever I can to make my son as happy and comfortable as he can be. It isn't always easy or fun, but the reward is incredible. No lack of sleep, creeping frustration, or helpless feeling can't be taken away when your child smiles at you. I'm just a regular guy with a regular job who makes money a regular way, and I'm not ashamed of that, as long as I do right by my child, nothing else really matters.
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Winners of five straight, the Dolphins have emerged as a legitimate playoff contender. They will continue their postseason push in the short-term without Jason Jones, however, with the newly acquired defensive lineman being suspended for two games, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports (on Twitter).
Jones incurred this suspension for a violation of the league's substance-abuse policy. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated led to this, the Herald's Barry Jackson reports (on Twitter). He will be eligible to return to action Dec. 4 against the Ravens. Jones will not appeal the ban.
The Dolphins will have the opportunity to add a player to the 53-man roster, which they will do soon, per Salguero (via Twitter). Jones played in all 10 Dolphins games this season, his first with the team, and started five. He's registered 2.5 sacks, 23 tackles and recovered a fumble.
Miami features a talented defensive line, with the presences of Ndamukong Suh, Jordan Phillips and Cameron Wake helping to stem the tide of losing Jones for two games. The 30-year-old defensive lineman had played in at least 15 games the previous two seasons.
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A great mix of colors in this East Lansing kitchen. Cherry cabinets and unique kitchen design.
Lansing Michigan Kitchen Design. This is a great example of white cabinets and a darker wood floor.
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Water can be pretty unforgiving. According to this, the USA had about http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/deaths-in-triathlons-may-not-be-so-mysterious-panic-attacks-may-be-to-blame/2011/10/24/gIQA70NrKN_story.html [Links inactive - To make links active and clickable, login or click here to register] There are quite a few events with a lot of participants, but that just sounds unacceptable for any sporting event.I've never run a triathlon, but I have had a 2-leg cramp away from shore in salt-water. It was disturbing. According to the article above... Panic? I suppose, perhaps it is in part how one deals with something like a cramp, fatigue, or other injury.I'm seeing a few notes on portable life-jackets. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZpM0ulAfYU [Links inactive - To make links active and clickable, login or click here to register]Read the comments in the second link. I'm surprised the device isn't designed in the proper location right into the wetsuit, but perhaps an advantage of having it in a pouch is that it can be shared. Anyway, it might be worthwhile to require something like portable inflatable life jackets for first-time participants, and encourage others to carry them, as much to get them distributed in the group as anything else.Thank ewe so much Clifford for your very informative post. I can only imagine the terror that occurs when ewe have BOTH legs spasm like that !...... I get the occasional spasm/cramp in my leg and it quite literally hurts like a word that ewe can imagine the censor net will deny here !!I think the idea of a life saving device is very good. I do note that it's been mentioned that it may lull people into a false sense of security but I think n the case of a competition it will be far from ya consciousness whilst ewe just concentrate on winning. I agree for the leisurely swimmer that it may have that effect but I think in this case the benefits far outweigh the negatives.
Is sheepy going to enter an Iron-ram? In a general sense, whilst swimming is a good form of exercise it is not entirely risk free. I do a lot of openwater swimming (not Tri's they are a bit too much like hard work) and I am a swiftwater rescue technician, so have learnt a little bit about the risks associated with cold water.When swimming hard in a race, it is quite easy to over exert yourself - and simply not get enough oxygen into the body, this can lead to heart failure. This can be compounded if you miss a breath or swallow water.There is also, on entering the water, the cold shock reflex triggered by rapid skin cooling - this can be reduced by conditioning yourself, but it is a reflex so cannot be eliminated entirely. It is the sudden gasping intake of breath when first entering cold water and can lead to hyper-ventilation. Part of the cold shock reflex is vasoconstriction - the blood vessels contract. This makes your heart work harder and can lead to heart failure particularly if you demand that it starts windmilling arms and kicking legs to win (or at least compete in a race) When you have survivied Cold Shock your body has to deal with the temperature change - water is far more effective at cooling you down than air and a wetsuit simply slows this process. Your body's natural reaction is to reduce the blood supply to the extremities in order to maintain core temperature. Doing so reduces the amount of oxygen avaliable for the muscles to work and will eventually lead to swim failure (aka cold incapacitation) where it is simply not possible to use your arms and legs to keep yourself afloat. It is a misconception to say that people who fall into icy water die of hypothermia in the water in x minutes, but they do drown in x minutes because their limbs stop working.
Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. And some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no one should ever have left the oceans.
(no problem - I do occasionally get annoyed about the dieing of hypothermia in cold water thing - indeed there are a couple of cases - most noticeably Anna Bågenholm where hypothermia has actually prevented drowning -http://youtu.be/jLr15BBBtrc [Links inactive - To make links active and clickable, login or click here to register] is a clip from a BBC Horizon documentary about it)There are issues when you get out of water after a prolonged period - although I am unsure whether they would affect Triathletes. There is a very complex physiological response known as circum rescue collapse - which I belive was a phrase coined 70 years ago in relation to recovering downed airmen from the sea. Briefly, if you remove a casualty from water vertically, they will suffer from a sudden loss of blood pressure that often leads to heart failure. This relates to the body's response to the pressure of the water, (the pressure 1m below the surface is aproximately 100mbar greater than at the surface) pooling of blood, the effects of the cold and the stress of needing rescuing! However if the casulaty is removed from the water horizontally, this is far less likely to occur.I think that the drop in blood pressure is probably on a spectrum so at the milder end it manifests iteself as "jelly legs" when you get out the water and perhaps, combined with the adrenaline/ cortisol of a race situation could trigger heart trouble during the transition.
" In A Triathlon, Why Do Most People Die In the Swimming Event ? "Because we are land animals?
Thanks Neilp..........you'd think that even though we are land animals we'd also have the ability to be natural fliers!... After all , we're surrounded by air (though I know we live on the land). Evolution should have left us with an affinity for the atmosphere!To be fair we are very good generalists. Compared to other animals that climb trees, we swim quite well.For reasonably good swimmers, we are very good runners.For good runners we do a very good job of climbing trees.Pretty much the only thing we are bad at is flying.But, when it comes down to it, if you get cramp on land, you fall over. If you get cramp in the sea you drown.Also, we are well equipped to lose heat- we have little hair (well, ewe might have plenty...), and we have the most successful sweat glands in the animal kingdom.(That's not something to brag about in a night club- trust me).The counterpoint to that is that we are rather susceptible to the cold.Water is a poor conductor of heat, but it's a great deal better than air. It also has a large heat capacity so it's very good at chilling you.We are warm blooded- getting too cold really messes us up- especially our brains and without the processing power of the brain we are in real trouble.So, if we leave our normal habitat and go somewhere rather cold then exercise pretty much to the point of collapse, we are pushing out luck.Sometimes, the luck runs out.
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occasionally to rest my mind
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Her veil, a heavy dragon
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One man looks up through clouds
sand rises in the desert
where a boy is planting apple seeds
the car has not stopped burning
Voices move like ashes
the heat was bearable.
Luke Sirinides
Give Me a Night
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Just warning those who may want to vote for Norma Torres or any other California legislative Democratic party candidate, that tax increases from A to Z will be coming to you in the coming months. Stop the insanity, vote Republican.
Here are some of the taxes upcoming to erode your pocketbook:
1.80 increase in a six pack of beer. 2 cents to 30 cents a can increase in beer tax.
(Going to kill off the California beer industry and kill jobs)
25 percent tax on pornography
(Getting off will become a bit harder)
Sales tax on digital downloads
(Start saving your pennies for your 1.08 downloads)
Plastic bags levied at 25 cents each
Landfill space is indeed scarce, but the levy is only going to make the cost of goods and services expensive. Maybe a dime a bag may be more sensible.


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Furusawa Takeshi (Another, ReLIFE) takes the directorial seat for the LA of manga artist Musawo's Love and Lies - Koi to Uso (恋と嘘), a tale about forbidden love and living under the watchful eyes of an overzealous Japanese government. Showgate will distribute the film and also employs the writing services of Yoshida Erika to translate Musawo's work into the silver screen. Morikawa Aoi headlines the LA, with Kitamura Takumi and "Gekidan EXILE" member Sato Kanta playing rivals. The release is tentatively announced for Fall 2017.
What the Movie is all about: Lies are forbidden and love is doubly forbidden. In the near future, when young people in Japan turn sixteen, they are assigned a marriage partner by the government. People don't have to go through the trouble of looking for someone, and everyone accepts that the government will find a suitable partner to make them happy. Aoi Nisaka (Morikawa Aoi) is a high school student. She is in a love triangle with childhood friend Yuto Shiba (Kitamura Takumi) and Sosuke Takachiho (Sato Kanta). Sosuke Takachiho is appointed by the government to become her husband.
Highlights: Morikawa Aoi was the designated 'rival' of Kadowaki Mugi when it comes to playing bold and daring characters, but she (or her agency) opted to vie for popular rather than acclaimed roles. She has shown excellent acting in Chokolietta and The World of Kanako, but - quite frankly - her more recent movies are not good enough for her. Her character in Love and Lies may be her return to form.
Kitamura Takumi has three movies for 2017, and two of them are main roles. The member of DISH// has already proven his acting chops many times. Sato Kanta boasts of the High and Low movie franchise and Itazura na Kiss as his most important roles so far.
Trailer Impressions: Showgate released a new trailer on July 23, which show the confrontation between the two lead actors - Kitamura Takumi and Sato Kanta. The relationship between Morikawa Aoi's character Nisaka Aoi and Kitamura's Shiba Yuto is also highlighted and the entry of Sato's Takachiho Sosuke on the scene as the government's marital choice.
Trailer 2 is below:
Trailer 1 - Sato Kanta is no Furukawa Yuki so when he became Naoki on the big screen, his transformation is not entirely convincing. In Love and Lies, he looks different (formal and serious) and that's a good thing. Kitamura and Sato may be formidable rivals in this movie. Though the trailer is nothing special.


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Echo:A Dark Billionaire Romance(10)By: A Zavarelli
He nodded and pressed the button on his intercom, calling out for Nicole. We sat in silence until she appeared in the doorway a moment later. He gestured her inside, and I clung to her presence as though it were a life-preserver.
"Nicole." He greeted her as he readjusted the marble paperweight discreetly. "Is this the last of the interns?"
This. Being me. I shot Nicole a pleading glance, but she just smiled and kept her cool composure.
"It sure is, boss."
"What do you intend to do with this one?" he queried.
"Well, I thought she could work up here. Stacey is always whining about how much stuff she has to do…"
"Here?" he asked incredulously. "On the fifteenth floor?"
Oh God, this was humiliating. Not only did he not remember kissing me- a kiss I'd long since been dreaming of- but he was treating me as if I was a complete and utter waste of space. I wanted to tell him not to worry about it. I wanted to tell him I didn't need this job or any more of his time. But none of those things were true, and I had to swallow my pride and accept whatever scrap of kindness he would offer me.
"Is that going to be a problem?" Nicole smiled sweetly.
He mulled this over for a moment before giving a dismissive wave of his hand. "Fine."
As we walked out of his office, I had conflicting feelings about my new job. Though my self-preservation was relieved at the prospect of an income, my indignation won out. He'd just treated me as if I was trash, and I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer.
"He's kind of rude," I whispered to Nicole as soon as we were in the clear.
She shot me a defensive look and shook her head in disappointment. "He's really not. So I would withhold your judgments about him until you get to know him."
Chapter Three
"You've put all these labels on wrong!" Stacey screeched, reaching for another handful of TUMS from her ever-present bottle.
She was a forty-something woman who wore a perpetual frown on her face, and I marveled at the fact she hadn't succumbed to a heart attack yet. Between the entire pots of coffee, menthol cigarettes, and antacids she ingested on a daily basis, I could only imagine what her blood pressure was like.
"You told me they were supposed to be numerical," I reminded her.
"No, I specifically said alphabetical," she barked.
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I suspected that she was intentionally pushing my buttons to get a reaction out of me. She obviously didn't know me very well. I'd grown up with far worse as a mother, and I learned a long time ago which battles to fight and which to let go.
"I'll fix them." I shrugged out of my cardigan and settled in for another long night.
She lingered over my desk with twisted lips, no doubt looking for other ways to torture me. "That's right you'll fix it," she snapped. "You're on thin ice as it is, Miss Valentine."
I bit my tongue and nodded, waiting until she walked away to let out a sigh of relief. My fingers started to work while my thoughts drifted elsewhere. I was halfway through my mental composition of Brayden's next letter when a voice interrupted me.


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Has anyone else taken notice of that little storm brewing in the Caribbean? At every update the path of the little storm keeps drifting west almost as if the storm really wants to go to Disney World. All kidding aside, Hurricane Matthew is, at the time of this writing, a category 4 hurricane based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with the maximum sustained winds of one hundred forty-five mile an hour winds. The storm is currently heading over Haiti and moving towards the Bahamas while leaving a death and a lot of destruction in its wake.
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For those of you that know me, know that Disaster Recovery is a topic near and dear to my heart. For those of you who I have not had the pleasure of meeting, I have spent most of my professional career working in Florida so I hope that helps give a little insight into my special interest in Disaster Recovery.
Hurricane Irene and Some Thoughts on Disaster Recovery
This week I have been paying close attention to the developments of Hurricane Irene. In the beginning, Hurricane Irene looked like she was going visit Florida on her journey to the north. Even though it looked like Florida was going to get hit by this storm, it was still early and there was time for the storm to change course. It was also time to go out and make sure my Hurricane Supply Kit at least had the basics like batteries and flashlights as well as filling up the gas tanks of the cars. I have different levels of preparedness which depends on how close the storm is and the projected path. Just like I have steps in place to be prepared for the storm, most companies that I have worked for in Florida have a storm plan in place and like myself, do not sound the real alarm until the storm is 48 – 72 hours away from a hit but start to prepare for the alarm in case it is needed.


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Senate Intelligence Panel Frayed by Partisan Infighting
Sunday, March 12, 2006
The Senate intelligence committee, once a symbol of bipartisan oversight, is now so torn by partisan warfare that it can barely function in a time of sharp national debate over intelligence matters, according to several analysts, officials and past and current members.
Inter-party animosity has simmered since the 1990s, but it heated up when Republicans took steps to limit probes into President Bush's handling of the Iraq war and domestic spying. It reached a full boil Tuesday, when the committee voted along party lines to reject a proposed investigation of the administration's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international communications. It voted instead to create a White House-approved subcommittee to oversee the operation, infuriating Democrats and some civil libertarians.
Their anger has focused mainly on the committee's chairman, Republican Pat Roberts of Kansas. A staunch defender of Bush administration policies, he recently said some of the panel's Democrats "believe the gravest threat we face is not Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, but rather the president of the United States."
When Roberts adjourned a committee meeting last month rather than allow a vote on the proposed wiretap inquiry, Vice Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) declared the panel "basically under the control of the White House, through its chairman."
The infighting and impasses have dismayed many Republicans and Democrats who say an independent and smooth-running committee is vital, especially now that news of the government's aggressive eavesdropping is raising new questions about how to balance civil liberties and a hard-hitting war on terrorism.
The committee's overt partisanship "is new, at least to my mind, and it's distressful, because this is one area where partisanship does not belong," said Thomas H. Kean, the former Republican governor of New Jersey who chaired the widely praised commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. With the news media and outside commissions lacking subpoena powers, Kean said, "the committee is absolutely essential, and it can't allow partisanship to get in the way."
Former senator Bob Graham (D-Fla.), a committee member for 10 years and a onetime chairman, said the partisan quarreling "is a very serious matter, and I hope that the members will find out a way to work through these current institutional differences and partisan divides."
The committee's leaders acknowledge deep problems in pursuing their mission but no obvious solutions. For years, "protecting the nation and its citizens from enemy attack was something on which most politicians could agree," Roberts wrote in a recent column for the Hill newspaper. "Sadly, it seems only four and a half years after Sept. 11, that this is no longer the case."
Rockefeller declined to be interviewed for this story but said in a statement that "this condition of partisanship cannot stand. . . . People must learn to deal with each other out of concern for national security and our responsibilities on the committee. We cannot continue like this."
Some in the intelligence community find the warring especially disappointing because the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was fashioned 30 years ago to be less partisan than the typical congressional panel. Reacting to domestic spying abuses uncovered by the so-called Church Commission, lawmakers designed the committee to have an 8-to-7 majority-minority makeup, no matter how many senators each party has. Most of its staffers have no clear connection to either party. The committee's top minority member serves as the vice chairman -- and takes the gavel in the chairman's absence -- in contrast with the typical committee's "ranking minority member" who has little real authority.
"It was almost a brotherhood," said Joel Johnson, an aide to former Democratic senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio when he served on the committee in the early 1990s. The credo, he said, was: "You are entrusted with the secrets; you work together; you leave your rhetoric and partisanship outside the bulletproof door."
Bit by bit, however, the panel's brotherly spirit dissipated. People who have followed it cite several key turning points.