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By the extravagant standards of South Florida's cocaine culture, John Galotolo seemed like just another entrepreneur with a black Mercedes, a diamond ring and a small horse farm in rural Dade County. But Federal investigators and court records say the Sicilian-born pizzeria operator has emerged as a far more significant figure.
Evidence gathered in gaining Mr. Galotolo's conviction on drug charges has enabled the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Italian law-enforcement authorities to piece together a long-feared connection between leaders of the Sicilian Mafia and the cocaine ring based in Medellin, Colombia.
"In the past we've had intelligence regarding this, but this is the first case that documents the fact that Colombian cocaine has been shipped to Europe through the Sicilian Mafia," said Robert M. Bryant, who as a deputy assistant director of the F.B.I. heads the agency's organized crime and drug enforcement operations.
The prospect of an alliance between two of the world's most violent underworld groups has heightened concern among the authorities here and in Europe about the effect of such a link on the fight against drugs. The Sicilian Mafia, which had been more involved in heroin trafficking, embraced cocaine when a rise in its price made Europe seem a lucrative new market, Federal investigators said. Concern From F.B.I.
"These two groups coming together shows cooperation, which is of concern because they have wealth, no ethics and are criminals," Mr. Bryant said. "It is also shows the Sicilian Mafia importing cocaine into Europe, which is something the F.B.I. and international law enforcement have to develop strategies to deal with."Continue reading the main story
The use of intermediaries in the United States has drawn the agency into the international dealings.
It is still unclear just how solid the alliance is. Recent seizures of large quantities of cocaine in Spain and Germany, officials said, could reflect efforts by the Colombians to develop their own distribution networks outside the Mafia in Europe, where cocaine use has been rising. And this, they add, could presage a bloody struggle for supremacy between the two groups.
At his recent trial, conducted in Federal District Court here because Miami was the site of many of the drug dealings, Government witnesses portrayed Mr. Galotolo as a multinational ambassador of organized crime who forged the union after becoming a member of the Sicilian Mafia. 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine
Investigators said his efforts culminated in a deal in January 1988 in which 1,300 pounds of cocaine were shipped from Colombia to Sicily.
Witnesses said four Sicilian crime families, including the powerful Corleone organization, sanctioned Mr. Galotolo's activities, while the Colombian side involved two top associates of Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, the major Medellin drug trafficker who was killed last December in a shootout with Colombian police.
In court testimony, witnesses said the transaction was painstakingly set up in a year of negotiations in Miami, New York, Sicily and Aruba between the Colombian group and Mr. Galotolo, a naturalized American citizen who emigrated from Sicily in the early 1960's.
Mr. Galotolo was convicted on 28 counts of a 34-count drug trafficking indictment and sentenced in September to 45 years in prison. The charges against him and 11 others included accusations that Mr. Galotolo was involved in a number of drug transactions in Miami and directed subordinates to travel to Italy to consummate the Sicilian deal. Appeal Is Planned
Mr. Galotolo's lawyer, James H. Woodard, denied that his client was a member of the Sicilian Mafia and insisted that the Government's witnesses were drug traffickers themselves who were "caught with their hands in white powder." He asserted that they had made up evidence against Mr. Galotolo in return for reduced prison sentences. He said Mr. Galotolo, now in the Metropolitan Correctional Center southwest of Miami, would appeal his conviction.
In Italy, 14 people have been charged in a case that resulted from Mr Galotolo's. Eight people are expected to go to trial in a few months.
Mr. Galotolo's downfall came when a man identified in court records as his chief lieutenant, Joseph Cuffaro, became the Government's leading witness after his arrest in November 1988 on a separate drug trafficking offense. Mr. Cuffaro is serving a Federal prison term for an unrelated drug conviction.
Mr. Cuffaro testified that Mr. Galotolo traveled to Sicily in late 1986 to a meeting of Mafia chieftains at a mansion near Palermo. Contacts in Colombia
"He was instructed by his godfather in Sicily to try to arrange a new venture of shipping cocaine directly from Colombia to Sicily," Mr. Cuffaro testified.
Mr. Galotolo's Colombian contacts were Waldino Jesus Aponte Romero and Angel Leon Sanchez. The Sanchez organization, based in Barranquilla, Colombia, was closely associated with Mr. Gacha, Federal officials said. Both men were indicted along with Mr. Galotolo but remain at large.
Mr. Cuffaro said that in January 1987, the day the cocaine reached Sicily, he was dining at a restaurant in Palermo with a local Mafia member involved in the deal. A teen-ager on a motorbike rapped on the window. The mobster went outside and returned after a few minutes. He ordered champagne, and, leaning toward Mr. Cuffaro, he whispered in Sicilian, "It's done."Continue reading the main story


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Photo on top: Project Cicero NNJ volunteers and organizers included from left Aidan Hunter '23, Dylan Goldman '19, Ezra Hunter '19, Ethan Hunter '18, Teddi Langbaum Hunter '87, Erica Beinhacker, Nina Backer, Jennifer Plotnick Backer '87, and Garrett Backer.
Project Cicero Northern New Jersey (NNJ), celebrated its fifth year in operation this spring with its final key phase, book sorting and distribution, on the D-E campus! An annual non-profit book drive, Project Cicero was designed to create and supplement classroom libraries in under-resourced New Jersey public schools. Each year, over 40 schools including D-E host book collections. Since it began in 2013, Project Cicero NNJ has been responsible for placing approximately 150,00 books in 200 local classrooms.
And for its 5th anniversary, Project Cicero hit several new milestones. Student co-leader Ethan Hunter '18, who coordinated D-E's participation together with co-leader Caroline Lobel '18 and his brothers Ezra Hunter '19 and Aidan Hunter '23, reported, "With the help of 40 local schools who hosted book collections (including D-E which collected 25 boxes of books!) and 150 volunteers, we were able to donate nearly 40,000 books to teachers from schools without access to robust classroom libraries."
Hundreds of excited teachers lined up patiently outside of Silberfein Gym with empty suitcases, tote bags, and baskets, to gather up new and gently-used childrens and young adolescent books in both English and other languages. As Project Cicero NNJ co-founder and D-E alumna Theodora "Teddi" Langbaum Hunter '87 enthusiastically expressed, "This is what this program is really all about… getting books right into teachers' hands."
This thank you letter, sent to Project Cicero by one of the participating teachers, speaks volumes to the value of this program:
Good Evening,
Today was my first Project Cicero ever. A coworker who had worked in another district mentioned it to me. In my school we do not have a school library because of spacing issues. In the town, the students do not have a town library either. The students rely heavily on their classroom libraries. As a teacher who has moved grade levels it is overwhelming and a constant pressure of feeling like you never have enough books and the amount of money you spend to supply books for the children. I walked out of project Cicero in tears by the amount of books available for teachers to take and share with their students. I cannot wait to organize, level them, and move them into my classroom library this week. Thank you for supporting teachers and providing such a great event at no cost. I am truly grateful.
With Gratitude, Josie Perez
Editor's Note: Enjoy a timelapse video of Project Cicero NNJ 2017 being organized and in operation here: https://vimeo.com/207158914


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China's Insurers To Nosedive, Warns CLSA
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Chinese insurance companies are poised to issue profit warnings, warned CLSA. The broker sees 20-99% year-on-year decline in profit in the first-half.
Insurance companies face two major challenges this year. First, interest rate risk. As the People's Bank of China cut its benchmark interest rates to boost the economy, insurance companies have a harder time finding reasonable yields for their life insurance policies. Yes, lower yields for longer is also a problem in China now. The 750-day moving average of government bond yields fell by 12 basis points in the first-half of this year versus only 1 basis point a year ago.
Second, mainland China's stock markets are doing badly. CLSA estimates that in the first-half last year, 37-56% of gross investment income came from non-recurring investment income because of the A-share bull market.
As a result, CLSA analyst Patricia Cheng has a Sell rating on all the Chinese insurance companies except for Ping An Insurance (2318.Hong Kong), which is more diversified and has non-insurance revenue. PICC Group (1339.Hong Kong) is likely to be hit the hardest, seeing a 99% profit decline, estimates Cheng, while Ping An is on the other end of the street, down 20% only.
Ping An Insurance is a top 10 holding at BNP Paribas' asset management arm. To see why, check out my July 19 blog "Q&A: BNPP Investment Partners On TSMC, HKEx, Ping An Insurance, ASEAN Banks".
Today, China Pacific (2601.Hong Kong) fell 1.4%, China Taiping Insurance (966.Hong Kong) dropped 1.2%, while New China Life (1336.Hong Kong) was down 0.9%. Ping An and PICC were little changed.


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"when a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible"
- carlos casteneda
i'm standing in thigh-deep turquoise water, the fine sand visible below my feet. i'm facing jibe city, the windsurf concession at lac bay, bonaire, dutch west indies. the wind is at my back, blowing safely towards shore at about 18 knots. the sky is blue, water temperature 80 degrees, air temperature 85. i'm wearing bathing suit, windsurf harness, gloves, booties, a blue and grey, wide-rimmed, nylon hat, and spf 30+ micronized-zinc-oxide suntan lotion.
it is my first day windsurfing in 2 years.
i've walked backwards from the beach holding the mast in both hands, the transparent mylar sail, trimmed blue and orange, floating on the wind, a foot off the water. attached to the mast, the board trails easily behind. now i've passed the toddlers with inflated safety rings clinging to their biceps, passed the blond 8-year-olds jumping on and off an orange, hard plastic kayak, passed the local teenager who, every 2 minutes, sails close to shore, jumps into a perfect 1 1/2 revolution spin, and without pause sails off full speed. boards pass every minute or so, some whizzing, some lumbering. it's active, but less crowded than a ski slope; there's plenty of room for them to avoid me.
(thinking) ok, hold the mast with both hands, walk backwards to lift the sail out of the water. check. the board's facing left and i want to sail to the right, so mast in my right hand, reach under the sail with my left hand to grab the boom, press down and towards me with my left hand.
as i swing the mast counter-clockwise in a small circle, the nose of board crosses left to right in front of my knees. just as the board comes around to point to my right, the wind pulls the tail end of the sail out of my right hand and flips it 180. thwap! nose and mast now point, correctly, to the right.
hey, i remember how to do this. now put the boom on the rear of the board, check. grab the boom with the two hands. check, pull back and lift. right, up comes the sail. what size sail do i have? 5.8 meters. too big? nah, try it. ok, duck under the sail. ow! whacked me on the head. lift it higher. now step up on the rear of the board with my left foot. check.... oh, no! the front of the board's turning upwind.
hmmmm… ok, board's still pointing to the right. sail's pointing the wrong way though. grab the mast and boom, walk backwards, lift. turn the sail into the wind. hey, flipped right over. pointing the right way now. i remember how to do this. sail over the rear of the board. lift the sail over my head. wait wait. ok, winds right. step up. board's turning upwind. stay with it!
hmmm. fell forward this time.
rest a while… how bout a little stretch…
ok, ready. turn the board, lift the sail, step on,
ow, wonder if i'll have a bruise there...this isn't working too well.
have to turn the board and the sail around this time…. ok, pull backwards, lift, duck under the sail. ow! point the board cross-wind. hold hold... maybe i'm stepping too hard on the board. try to let the wind lift me. now!
grrrrrrr. maybe i'm too old for this.
and the mental soundtrack running in my head is
we gotta get out of this place / if it's the last thing we ever do
ok, feeling frightened, rushing...slow down, breathe...duck under the sail...made it this time! lift and hold, step up and forward...
grrrrrr. maybe i can leave a day early. no, came all this way. is it ok to stop now for the day at least? no, only been out here for 20 minutes. (we gotta get out of this place/girl there's a better life for me and you) but, maybe i didn't get enough sleep.? plane ride, jet lag. just try a few times more.
turn the board, position the sail, lift and step under. lift the sail to catch the wind, let it pull you up. now step up.
grrrrr. ok, now my shoulder hurts. i pulled something. maybe i should quit and rest until tomorrow.
nah, not that bad (we gotta get outta this place…) anyway rob said he was amazed i could go every 2 years and not forget how. so hope-hope it's just taking a while to pick back up. (girl, there's a better life / for me and you)
ok turn the board, point it cross wind….
(as soen sa nim might say, "mind go to yucca valley") i see the path from the meditation hall back to the dorms at mentalphysics. it's dark, late evening. i've been at the vipassana retreat for a week; my mind is pretty concentrated. i'm playing a game. how many steps can i walk between thoughts? counting one, two, three....twenty, twenty-one, hey, i'm pretty good at this...oops, thinking thinking...(feeling) proud, proud...hey aren't you supposed to be feeling your body as you walk? noting thoughts, not striving to suppress thoughts? (feeling) guilty guilty.
ping! mind back in lac bay. "only go straight ahead"
hey, what if i try to get up with no thoughts. i remember how to windsurf, maybe i don't have to think it through. then i'll have more attention for feeling my legs, and weight, seeing the board move. ok, i'm under the sail, pointing right, now wait. and……………..
hey i'm up! cool!
all right jibe city! whoo hoo! and, hey, now my mental soundtrack is, (goin' to jibe city cause it's two to one/ yeah i'm goin to jibe city gonna have some fun/ oh yeah i'm goin to jibe city…)


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I'm just a girl with a blog. I'm trying to learn from what life throws at me. Sometimes I think I'm succeeding.
As I age, I realize that life has become a longer journey than I could have ever imagined. Outside I am carefree and child-like; inside I am reserved and spiritual. I worship the gods of Ancient Greece. I think too much for my own good, allowing my thoughts and fears to influence my world. Cartoons amuse me more than they should amuse a 30-ish year old woman. I love too easily, but never enough. I believe that John Lennon was a prophet–"All you need IS love." Someday I will learn to truly follow that mantra.


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Hi forum,
I'm considering installing Ubuntu+XBMC+IceFilms plugin. It is important for me to get a secure line...
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By: Jenna Zine (A Toast) –
Natasha and Joshua meet cute one night at a party, fall madly in love, and decide to wed after six brief months of courtship despite the doubts their friends express. Not long into their new life, both Nat and Josh experience wandering eyes. Will they prove their friends right, or will they make it past the first year of marriage?
A Toast
Nat (the luminous Rose Byrne) and Josh (Rafe Spall) are a giddy couple in love. But it doesn't take long for the cracks in their relationship to show, which is no surprise to Nat's snarky sister, Naomi (Minnie Driver – so delightfully droll in this role), and Josh's best friend, Dan (the always hilarious Stephen Merchant). Nat starts to realize she and her new husband might have less in common than she imagined after meeting a business associate (the blazingly hot Simon Baker as Guy) who appears to be a better match. Meanwhile, Josh's ever-present ex (Anna Faris as Chloe) is around to keep Josh company as Nat's high-powered career continues to heat up…
Uh… what were we talking about?
May I just say that I totally adore this film? It's so fun. In fact, I'd even venture to guess that non rom-com fans would enjoy this plot that takes the typical formula and flips it on its head. (My husband laughed all the way through, which is a good barometer. This is a man who's been forced to see more romantically themed movies than he could've ever dreamed and hasn't found all of them quite so charming. I think he also appreciated the lean run time; the movie clocks in at an hour and a half.)
There are so many laugh out loud moments (or, as they kids say, LOL!!!!), including an insane game of charades that dissolves in a most unique manner and an electronic Christmas photo album of nude pictures that sours the holidays. This is Dan Mazer's (co-writer of Borat and Bruno) directorial debut, so it's no surprise that there are some funny sight gags. It's a bonus that the cast is top notch – I was surprised that a movie stocked with such well-known names escaped my attention, though it was a treat to find such a gem streaming on Netflix one rainy night.
Wait; you think you're hotter than me? That's hilarious!
Speaking of the cast, they all shine bright. Minnie Driver is especially a hoot as a bitchy wife trapped in a seemingly unhappy marriage. Err…that doesn't sound particularly funny, which is an ode to what a great job she does! Stephen Merchant, he of The Office fame, brings his typically goofy humor, enlivening the already hilarious proceedings. It's also fun to see Anna Faris in the mix, playing a surprisingly low-key character. Simon Baker is always the hot guy – but he excels at suave. Suave is that man's wheelhouse. Who am I to complain? And, of course, you can't help but root for Rose – a favorite of mine in everything from Get Him to the Greek to Bridesmaids. If there's an elite prep school for comedy, Rose is surely a graduate.
Treat yo'self to this fun, lighthearted romp!
Drinking Game
Take a Drink: every time Josh does something awkward.
Take a Drink: every time Nat slips off her wedding ring.
Take a Drink: every time Chloe bites her lip and shrugs.
Take a Drink: every time Naomi gets caustic.
Do a Shot: for Josh and Dan's dance at the wedding!


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S.A. inn's haunted rep explored on 'Ghost' series
In a kind of San Antonio version of haunted-house movie hit "The Conjuring," a local mom and her two children tell some TV ghost hunters about the supernatural terrors they encounter on a regular basis.
The location is Victoria's Black Swan Inn, where the three make their home. The place has developed such a paranormal reputation, in fact, that curious people of all ages pay money to stay there overnight in hopes of having their own ghostly encounters.
The antebellum-style inn, located at 1006 Holbrook Road (on 35 acres between Eisenhauer and Rittiman roads), has drawn the interest of a variety of television shows over the years on A&E, Syfy and other channels. The latest is "Ghost Adventures" on Travel Channel. The S.A. episode premieres at 8 p.m. Friday.
The inn's owner, Jo Anne Rivera, said in a phone chat that the Black Swan — which was built on top of an old battleground and is reputed to house the restless spirits of those killed there — is considered one of the top 10 most active sites in the United States.
Its history is prime fodder for a show like "Adventures," which has paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin using all kinds of complicated technology to uncover physical evidence of the paranormal at different U.S. locales.
What makes this visit different for Rivera? It's the first time she has let anyone interview her children for a TV show. Madison, 10, and Nathaniel, 12, talk about their experiences with mysterious dark presences in the house.
Rivera said she believes these and other supernatural sightings may have resulted from the bloody Texas-Mexico standoff known as the 1842 Battle of Salado Creek. We hear her talk about strange occurrences that have affected the lives of her family and friends since she bought the property in 1987. Voices, for instance, have yelled at her and others to "get out; get out now!" One man remembers an even more malevolent threat ; "I'll kill you," he heard a spirit warn.
"In the beginning, it was just annoying," Rivera said in our interview. "I'd get in my car to go somewhere, and, all of a sudden, the lights in the house would come on again, and the doors that I locked would open."
Viewers also will hear her talk about the inn's law library, where "a dark somebody" resides, "who's aggressive ... and very large. I don't know where he came from."
As for the children, we hear Madison recall seeing "a shadow" in her bedroom.
"I went back to bed and saw two glowing red dots," she said.
She added that she kept getting pinched in the middle of the night and felt her blankets being pulled off. When she woke up, she saw bruises on her legs.
Rivera said Madison calls her bedroom visitor "Mr. Shadow Man."
Though it was "a little nerve-wracking" to have her children interviewed, she said, the lovely way the investigators interacted with them helped immensely. "The guys handled them well; they didn't push them."
The episode, as you might expect, is filled with hokey and, at times, over-the-top re-enactments. There are also special effects and creepy sounds that can be found in just about every horror flick on the planet.
"It is a television show," Rivera said, "so for those purposes, they take some liberties."
However, she said she still treasures one "highly emotional" moment of the "Ghost Adventures" episode. It involves her beloved mom, who died in the house last October, and a "code" that she and her mother came up with before she died. The secret word would enable Rivera to recognize her mom, if, as a spirit, she attempted to communicate with her in the house.
I won't spoil it for the viewer and reveal what happens. Needless to say, that moment, which is made possible via Bagans and his sensitive recording equipment, is easily the most memorable of the hour.
Incidentally, if you're looking for a special Day of the Dead celebration this Nov. 2, look no further than Victoria's Black Swan Inn. Rivera is planning a masquerade ball to celebrate her mom. For more information, call 210-323-8424.
Jeanne Jakle's column appears Wednesdays and Sundays in mySA, and she blogs at Jakle's Jacuzzi on mySA.com. Email her at email@example.com.


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Aviation art that I've done for my myself and to share with others who have a passion for aviation
Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint | Baseline 9 | 62-4134 "The Flying W" | 55th Wing | Offutt AFB, Nebraska
This is the first of a series, upgraded RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft. Each particular equipment configuration is referred to as a "Baseline" and this print depicts one of the Rivet Joints in the Baseline 9 configuration which rolled out about 2 years ago.
United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 10 | N1801U | Friendship DC-10 livery with variation | 1971/1972
As 1967 dawned, the most intense airframe sales competition to date got underway between Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas, each pitching their respective widebody trijet aircraft. What made this sales competition so intense was that the many of the airline and airframe personalities
Some works in progress:
I had gotten several inquiries about the Jellybean DC-10s that I had done as part of the what if livery trijet shoot out I did with AirDar several years back. Those profiles weren't up to the current standards and certainly wouldn't have passed muster as a print, so I recently retooled those images and this is the first set of five:
Orange colors......
Works in progress:
Here's another one in progress:


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I watched the Miu Miu SS14 runway show and loved how they used new and fresh prints. Re-invented prints. (only can admire ah, cant afford). But i checked out Miu Miu klcc that day and Chloe instantly dragged me to the New Arrivals insisting me to check out what just came,telling me "this is so you,your going to love this" and i loved what i saw.
A SS14 print on something small and affordable! Atleast i get the salad from the collection.
The amazing part is that the print is printed on/inside but not over the leather. They usually print on canvas or nylon, never never never on leather. So its Miu Miu's new thing. So we'll be seeing that more in the future,hopefully. With this technique, prints would last longer,or maybe even forever. If it was pasted it over/on top of leather, a scratch from a card would definitely scrape off the print.
This purse,its either you LOVE it, or you'll pass. Its not something you buy and you think you can grow love onto it. In Asian countries, Malaysia is the only store that still has stock for it. Korea, Hongkong were going crazy over it. Sold out within days.
The reason I love this purse is because i could relate to the purse. Its not a its-sold-outeverywhere-its-so pretty-i must-have-it kind of thing. Its me kind of thing. Its also rebellious yet ladylike. Demure and pretty on the outside, but wacko and different in the inside. Simply Crazy.
Closer look of the printed leather.
(due to my wide angle lens, the purse looks curvy)
But we must agree is that, beauty is on the inside.
I just had to share the uniqueness of the purse.
x Anisah.


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A grab-bag of things that caught my eye the past little while.
Something For Mom:The American tradition of self-education has gone so far underground that most people find "get an education" and "go to school" to be synonymous, and that which is self-taught often feels like it doesn't "count" -- but it wasn't always that way, and not everybody's forgotten. Mom doesn't need to loose herself in her Mothering. But it takes some mindful effort, and probably learning some new skills, to work on educating yourself: we don't typically leave home armed with the tools of self-education! The good news is, we don't have to make it all up from scratch. For instance. This lovely bit from Afterthoughts Blog is actually an introduction to a whole series on the topic of Mom's self-education. And they're working on a Mothers' course at Ambleside Online! It's going to be a while before it's ready to go, but there's enough there to give some good ideas for starting now. She touches on reading (audio books while you get dinner count!), on listening to lectures (we often call those podcasts, now), on getting in touch with nature, and a number of other things. And many of them can be squeezed in the cracks of daily life, even if we have minimal time to carve out for it.
Something Current:I'm a big fan of the Bill of Rights. I love that the Constitution is written, more or less, in plain English: you don't need a law degree to understand what it was they had in mind. The Bill of Rights just had its 225th birthday, mostly without any fanfare. But Rand Paul wrote a great piece about it, and then The Blaze had a pretty good article about Paul's work. Here's my favorite bit from Paul:
Not all of these 225 years have been kind to the Bill of Rights, though. It's been challenged, debated, and far too often just ignored. Don't be fooled into thinking this would have surprised the Founders. We have the Bill of Rights precisely because the Founding Fathers knew government can't resist stretching its limits. When some in government say "of course we can," you and I are supposed to use the Bill of Rights to say, "No, you can't." Some believe government has grown too large to hold down with these chains, that it's too late to rein it back in. If the Bill of Rights were mere words on paper, perhaps we could afford to indulge that feeling. But they are not mere words. They are principles fundamental to who we are as a people and what we represent as a nation.
Something Seasonal:It's a Wonderful Life has been my favorite Christmas movie for as long as I can remember (rivaled only by White Christmas). I'd never given much thought to the actors; it's all about the story for me. But this year, when I watch it, I'm going to be looking at Jimmy Stewart, as well as at George Bailey. Turns out that this great movie also has a great story.
Something Educational:I came across this, from Memoria Press, about how a Classical approach to phonics works. I don't know tons about the history of phonics instruction, but what they describe about how a "classic" approach (a structured, orderly approach, with plenty of well-timed practice) works makes a great deal of sense to me, and has been very successful with my kids: Hero reads well, and Dragon is coming along beautifully. I particularly liked this bit:
The traditional phonics sequence is effective because it is systematic, not random. It reveals the underlying order of the great variety of English spelling patterns, one pattern at a time. This orderly presentation is an aid to memory and is the very heart of phonics. Without it, many students are unable to recognize, master, and read English words fluently, for the English language has the most irregular spelling of any of the modern languages.
I've seen some say that, because there are a large number of irregulars in English, we shouldn't bother burdening kids with phonics. However, English is something more than 90% regular, and it seems absurd to ignore that fact. Your average educated native speaker of English knows about 35,000 words (about 20% of the current contents of the language), which makes 32,500+ of those words rule-following words. Teaching the rules -and in a rational order- seems pretty sensible, when compared with the daunting task of trying to memorize all 35,000 words individually! For the chronically curious, there's a follow-up article. And a pretty interesting discussion of how many words there are in various languages, and how many of those words are typically used by natives and non-natives of various stripes.


text: This medieval legend of the early monk who lived in Bethlehem and translated the Bible into Latin is such a wonderful story that it's surprising it hasn't been retold more often. Like Androcles, Jerome makes friends with a lion by removing a thorn from his paw. The lion stays on, his task to keep watch over the monastery donkey. Then the donkey disappears. The other monks think the lion has eaten it, but Jerome refuses to condemn him; instead, he asks the lion to do the donkey's work. Eventually, the lion finds the donkey and brings it home--together with the camels belonging to the merchants who stole it. The tale's essential harmony shines in Hodges's graceful narrative, Jerome's patient wisdom counterpointed by the quiet interplay among donkey, lion, and a jealous dog that also learns to accept the lion. Moser's elegant design, featuring a taste of exquisite calligraphy and austere rule in brilliant red, provides the perfect setting for his marvelously expressive watercolors: intense portraits of the contemplative saint; beautifully understated night scenes in shades of blue; the awe-inspiring lion, noble, fierce, yet tender. Luminous and altogether splendid. (Folklore/Picture book. 4+)


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Thank You from a Young Cancer Patient
The thank you letter is displayed in the "Thank You Letter Image" section below. The text, as quoted on the letter, includes the following.
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Dear Friends of Man and Donors,
We just wanted to formally thank you for all the support through your program. Being a young cancer patient with two kids at home and unable to work, this past year has been very difficult for us financially. The gift certificates you grated us for food helpes us tremendously! We appreciated your services and promptness and are sure that the many others you help are grateful too!
Thanks again for you support and generosity,
Stacey B and family!


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Hi all.
This is the very first post of many for the Lace Group in Hull and East Yorkshire known as Wolds Lacemakers!
We meet regularly in Hull, off Cottingham Road, and more details can be found on our website. However, we are using this blog to create MORE interest in the art of making lace in all its forms... crochet, bobbin lace, needle lace, tatting to name but a few. We also hold taster sessions in other forms of crafts!
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Time for Pong
December 2, 2007
Still Christmas shopping? Well I just found the perfect gift for anyone…and everyone. Who gives a fuck about the time when pong is involved? Thank me later.
The Power of Green
November 28, 2007
Good news, I'm not dead! I know I have somewhat abandoned this site this month, so I figured I would post just so both my readers (me being one of them) know that I haven't yet fled for the Mexican border. I've been pretty busy with the holiday season, work, and, and expanding upon my ever-growing collection of Golden Girls merchandise. I guess thats the benefit of having an "awful" blog. By not posting for periods of time…I am only living up to my own name.
Anyways, lets get on to the part where I waste your time with immature videos. The following is probably NSFW, but that's what you get for surfing the net and wasting the almighty company dollar. Will Ferrell pretty much makes anything caught on camera an instant classic. Even if this is a little more offensive than his usual stuff, you can't ignore a video with great lines such as… "I've got a murder boner!!!"
Two Films, One Trailer
November 10, 2007
I remember seeing the trailer for the new Beowulf movie and thinking "man, I need to watch 300 again". Apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed the odd similarities between the two movies. However, the similarities between the two trailers is what I find truly amazing (and depressing). Check out the link below for the original post, and full comparison…
Thanks to FXRant for this one.
November 6, 2007
I was glad to discover that one of my favorite blogs appears to have made it's return. Drew Bledsoe uses his blog (TonyHomo.com) to provide fantastic insight and analysis on not just the football world, but life in general. Combining criticism of the Cowboys (specifically Romo) with hamburgers…. somebody should have came up with this idea long ago.
I Now Pronounce You…Insane
November 6, 2007
This guy took the Lambeau Leap to a whole other level, but at least he got to do it donning the colors of his favorite football team. What I want to know is what that poor guy had to do in order to convince his bride to go through with the whole thing (assuming it was his idea). She pretty much wins any argument that they will have throughout their marriage. Hope it was worth it, dude.
Alcohol Abuse
November 5, 2007
As I practiced my pre-work morning ritual of eating cereal while surfing the net in nothing but my boxers…I read a great post from Guy. It got me thinking about all of the stupid (and awesome) stuff that guys tend to do to one another. The post reminded me of what is still one of my all time favorite pranks to pull on a buddy….
I'm afraid this is one Man Law I am going to have to refuse to follow.
I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words…
November 3, 2007
I have been obsessed with song-talking lately. I don't think "song-talking" is an actual phrase, but I don't know what else to call it…so I just made something up. Song-talking is an act where one will attempt to sneak random song lyrics into normal conversation (which means little to no singing). The lyrics should fit into the conversation, so that others don't notice right away. Once you have managed to get a couple lines in unnoticed, its completely acceptable(and encouraged) to break into song to reveal your true intentions…and brag about your success.
Instead of trying to explain further, I will let Turk from Scrubs provide a perfect example…


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This is the final in the various Staghorn Cholla series from yard from a few weeks ago. I think the majority of people have liked this one over the others that I've posted in the past couple of weeks. What are your thoughts? Favorite of the three?
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This popular downtown bistro-bakery-dessertery, which also has branches in Portland, serves delicious eggs, crepes, and croissants for breakfast; hot and cold sandwiches and salads for lunch, and fresh-baked pastries and breads (you can take a loaf home). For lunch, consider the Columbia River steelhead fillet with hazelnut-crust, served over sautéed leeks and roasted artichokes. The sparkling...
This popular downtown bistro/bakery/dessertery serves eggs, crepes, and croissants for breakfast; hot and cold sandwiches and salads for lunch, and fresh-baked pastries and breads (you can take a loaf home). The sparkling display case tempts with a goodly selection of napoleons, éclairs, tarts, mousses.
I had a birthday lunch at The Dalles Petite Provence restaurant yesterday and had the time of my life! The food was excellent! The staff is the best! Thank you Stacey for making my birthday fun! We'll be back! Signed, the birthday Girl and her entourage
Yum..try it..you will like it, the food and staff are tops in my book.
Petite Provence is located at 408 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR. This business specializes in Restaurants.
This cafe has a couple of locations around the Portland area including this one the The Dalles. It serves breakfast and lunch and diners can choose from things like grilled tuna melt, La Provence omelette and chicken Mediterranean salad.


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The 20 Best Opening Scenes in Television
Although we're about settled into TV's second wave of summer programming — namely, Breaking Bad, Louie, and Political Animals — it's impossible to get too comfortable. Thanks to Comic-Con and the TCA tour, buzz for fall 2012 is nearly in full swing and has us bracing for the series of snap judgements we'll have to make about the new season of television. As many showrunners have pointed out, it's unfortunate that a TV show only has a limited window to prove itself. At the same time, we can't complain when a series starts out with a bang. And, as shows like Breaking Bad have proved, a stellar start and well-plotted story development don't have to be mutually exclusive. To follow up our recent look at the best opening scenes in cinema, we decided to recall some of the best TV pilot opens, taking into account style, innovation, and sheer ability to capture the attention of easily distracted brains. Have a favorite we missed? Please let us know in the comments!
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is known for stellar cold opens that range from the mystifying (the pink teddy bear throughout Season 2) and genre-bending (the "Negro y Azul" music video or Los Pollos Hermanos commercial) to the expository (all the flashbacks), but the pilot's in medias res start is, IOHO, still the most memorable: Walter, plowing through the desert in his camper, bodies in tow, followed by a heartfelt confessional to his family on a videocam. The last image of the sequence — Walter on the open dirt road, clad in his tighty-whiteys, aiming a gun — is indelible to fans (and even those who don't watch the show), and for good reason.


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As park of our ongoing commitment to sustainable tourism we are proud to be the first hotel in Betws-y-Coed to offer an Electric Vehicle Charging Station.
- This facility is offered free of charge to residents of the hotel.
- Booking is essential and can be made by calling us directly. We can not guarantee its availability if not booked in advance.
- If you are not staying with us but would like to charge your car a rate of £10.00 will apply.
- The charge points available are as follows:
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Housing for Klang's Millennials Part 1 Maple Residences Canary Garden
High rise projects in Klang
A quick trivia challenge here, name one notable high rise project in Klang in 5 secconds!
Ok it is too challenging, 30 seconds…40s, 50s…we reckon most of us can't really name one, as there is a lack of it, lack of high rise projects in Klang!
What about high end, good quality highrise in Klang? Nope. There is none.
How about 3-5 years down the road? Firm Yes. Read on to know more.
Constant urbanization
Klang today is a mature township.
However for good number of years ago, Klang is too 'ulu', too far, too 'kampong' for many.
With constant township urbanization, we saw the growth of commercial hubs and commercial centers, government service centers in Klang, then we saw the invasion of malls and eateries with the likes of Tesco, AEON, Jusco, Giant and various fast food joints.
Couple with existing multi generations of families' roots expansion in Klang it is natural that today we are probably running out of strategic land for development in Klang.This is a lengthy way to explain that why land price increase overtime, some argued that we still need to travel a good >40KM to Kuala Lumpur City Centre. There are empty lands everywhere if you happen to drive around in Klang.
We say a piece of land deep into the land of unknown, without proper infrastructures and amenities will yield much lesser premium versus the one sat 1-2km within main highway exits, near a mall, commercial hubs, light rail transit, park and recreational spots and popular makan places.
High rise development only makes sense if it is at right location when lot of amenities within acceptable ranges on the offer. Right now, we expect there will be more high rise development in Klang and we thought high rise and compact homes will be the most wanted homes in future, read on we will tell you why.
The millennials! Demographic and Changes of land price
Millennials coming of age
First who are the millennials?
We found this descriptions fit pretty nicely. Born 1980 – 2000, in a different world, with different worldview, millennials have grown up in a time of rapid change, giving them a set of priorities and expectations sharply different from previously generations.
When one emphasizes are wellness versus excesses, when one emphasizes access is primary but not ownership. Then we come to know sharing economy is the way to go. Serving the millennial well equates many things 'doing well', like it or not, the millennials are the in masses now.
Change of demographic and population growth
From 1970's to 2010's population of Klang grew exponentially from a meagre 230k to present close approximately 1 million, where majority are Malays >45%, Chinese 25%, Indian 18% and other made up the balance 12%. Our country with median age in Malaysia is 29 years, it is safe to say, we are surrounded by young and youthful people, yes the age of millennials.
One of the largest generations in history is about to move into its prime spending years. Millennials are poised to reshape the economy; their unique experiences will change the ways we buy and sell, forcing companies to examine how they do business for decades to come. If you live in Klang and you happen to be a millennial, this article is dedicated to you!
The choice of living, for younger crowds with limited funds or financial leverage, affordable and compact size condos and apartments are the way to go. As it is easy to own due to smaller price quantum, with smaller property foot print are easier to manage which also translate to lower monthly maintenance fees.
Focus area
A short introduction of Klang. Klang sat on the western part of Selangor, known for its illustrious history as royal capital of Selangor and regional transshipment port in West Malaysia. Klang as one of the matured town in Selangor that arguably has all amenities you need under the sky. From full suites of government agencies, shopping malls, sight-seeings, fast food joints, seafood galores, fishing, maritime port, pasar, pasar malam, makan, warung apa-apa pun ada!
However, Klang is the located further end of Klang Valley with approximately 45KM from KLCC. Typical peak hour drive to town will probably take 1 hour to 1.5 hour. But to Klanglites, Klang is home! Distance is relative to Klang people.
They say millennials are willing to snug in the nest, as in living with parents, while waiting to fly, as in move on to home ownership. Mature township like Klang is an ideal place to for millennials 'placement or migration' from their parents' nest. But to attract millennials, the choices of home ought to be really attractive.
We have narrowed in some projects for Klang millennials consideration, part 1 reivew with some key criteria such lifestyle housing product, pocket friendly budget of RM500,000.
Maple Residences Canary Garden Klang
Maple Residences Canary Garden is located in the heart of KSL's Canary Garden Klang. We did an extensive on Canary Garden Klang township review earlier, do read it more here.
The external appeals
Riverside theme highrise living Concept
Those appeal to lifestyle, wellness and green lush living. There aren't many township developments in Klang valley can offer riverside theme with French themed inspired garden living. Located just a stone throw away from the one and only natural black river, Maple Residences can be a viable own stay option for Klang millennials. Maple Residences can offer the potential home owner free access of public park and black river. A plus for those who like physical outdoor activities, such as jogging, walking and light outdoor body weight exercise.
The internal appeals
Low density development packed with lifestyle facilities
Klang is exclusive to Klanglites and Klang millennials
We certainly don't expect residents from other parts of Klang Valley move in bulk to Maple Residences Canary Garden. Maple Residences in our opinion is meant for the Klang millennials. Young family who just left their parents nest. Those who already feel so comfortable living in Klang neighborhood and those who intend to plant their roots firmly in Klang. Those who have been in generation staying in Klang, and their off-springs who intend to stay close to the Klang family!
Location of Maple Residences
Maple Residences is located in Klang, a mere 3KM drive to Kesas Highway Bukit Tinggi Klang exit. Maple Maple Residences is the high rise development of Canary Garden developed by KSL. Canary Garden Klang is KSL's maiden township development in Klang Valley. Waze you way to Maple Residences by keying in Khoo Soon Lee and waze willl get you there.
A Detail Overview of Maple Residences
The Maple Residences is made up 3 towers, 22 storey with a total 597 units of services apartments. Each service apartment comes with two (2) carparks. Maple Residences is also equipped with 68,366 sqft recreational floor, 10,000 sqft clubhouse, 3,000 sqft gymnasium, a multi-purpose hall. There are also thirty (30) units shop office/retails within Maple Residences to complement the residence's future commercial needs. Maple Residences offers various built-up from 860sf to 1200sf with a millennial friendly price tag from RM500,000.
Scale model review
Site Plan
Facilities overview
Maple Residences Canary Garden is equipped with both wellness and recreational facilities that fit well with our modern lifestyle. In the security front, the apartment has features a 4-tier 24-hour security system, that covers first the main access is secured with guardhouse, second restricted access at lobby, third, CCTV monitoring system within and around development, forth, secured lift access to individual apartment and each apartment unit's main door will be secured by Samsung Digital Smart Door Lock. Gone are those days where we go panic if we have misplaced our house keys, the agony when, we left the keys in the car when we are right in front of the door after we have parked our car, lock the door without to bring our keys out. All these can be solved with just a tap of smart card or enter of door access key pin.
We suggest the developer to upgrade the spec digital lock with biometric thumb print access, cool kan?
Maple Residences's 68,366 sqft facilities deck comes with most modern condominiums 'would haves'. First club house that features a 3,000sqft gym facilities, multi-functional/purpose hall and sauna facilities. The fringes of the facilities are surrounded with Bonsai and Rock Garden strip. There are 2 pools here, a 50m lap pool, wading pool for the young ones and jacuzzi with pavilion for those feel like just having a quick dip.
A barbecues area for those who enjoy smoked and grilled savories with family and friends. A couple of meeting pods for residents to mingle round and chit chat. Children playgrounds for the kids as well as ample stretches of refectory paths within the facilities. It is suffice to say the facilities in Maple Residences are more than enough to fulfill the residents recreational and wellness needs.
In overall in terms of facilities, it is modest and not too fanciful. This is important, while future JMB able to maintain these facilities at reasonable costs to mitigate future maintenance fees hike.
Density, façade, specifications and other key considerations
Maple Residences sat on 4.8 acres freehold land in Canary Garden Klang township, with total development of 597 units, which translate to a density of approximately 120 units per acre. We would not say it is low dense as it exceed 100 units per acre, at 120 units per acre density level can be benchmarked against most mid-range mass market condo and apartment in the market.
The low density point of we mentioned earlier for this project would be that the development is literally next to the gem of Canary Garden Klang and overlook the exclusive landed development of Canary Garden Klang that consists of cluster, semi-d landed homes.
Each block consists of 199 units that serve by 3 lifts, each lift serves 66 units, decent ratio we would say, when compare to certain development that is having 100 units to 1 lift.
Mix feeling felt on façade of Maple Residence, we like the huge windows and big sliding door, as it allows lot of natural light to the unit a plus point. The huge windows and glass will actually elevate the class of the apartment. The frameless glass balcony is a good touch of class.
Case point, the more glass being utilized as facade, the bigger the windows, the bigger the sliding actually help to increase the aesthetical aspect of the condo and apartment.
While the other end, condos and apartment with small window, with small sliding door, resemble low cost flat kan?
Drive around KLCC and you will know what we are talking about.
However, we are concerned about the white color façade and haphazard grey shades, dark grey color edge coloring combo, where white color often fades easily. The overall color of combination looks ad hoc 'ish'.
We thought the façade design can be better. While the carpark areas are cladded with greens, not bad, not bad.
Coincidently, we do come across a lot of condos and apartments that look really ordinary with white color façade. First, with white color façade it somehow shrinks the windows from small to look extra small. Then the overall color scheme, often time lots of white with sharp contrasting around the edge of the façade is just very ordinary, sometimes just don't gel well, magnifying low cost feel. Let's us show you what we meant. Some apartments look like beehives than apartment.
Some low cost apartment facade
Each tower at Maple Residences is made up of 23 storey high and breaks down to 2 storey shop office, 4 storey car park, 1 storey facilities deck/podium and 17 storey service apartments, from 6 floor to 22 floor.
View analysis:
Now let's talk about distance between block A & block C, we understand they are with a good 30 meters apart. South facing units of block C will be looking at north facing block A units. However, these units will be also enjoying internal landscape.
We love block B the north facing units will get to enjoy unblocked black water river view, the French-themed garden and parks as well as overlooking the landed properties. This will be our preferred view!
While Block B south facing units will get to enjoy pool view and internal landscape, we always prefer mid low floor with pool view.
Our least preferred view will be block A south facing, as it is, it is basically unblocked. But in future when the adjacent empty lands are developed. It will be potentially facing future construction sites that could expose the residents to constructions debris and noise pollution.
Maple Residences PROPCAFE signature 360 degree site review
Yup we have done it, check out the view! The higher the better!
Unit floor plan analysis
Overall floor plan review
In overall, the blocks placements are nicely done, as they are spaced out 'properly' and neatly. As almost all units in all 3 blocks are in north and south orientation. These are traditional preferred orientations for most people
Typically, there are 12 units (4 corner units of type B and 8 intermediate units of type A) in each floor.
Typical type B unit ranges from 1250 sqft with 3 bedrooms a storeroom and 2 bathroom, while type A is approximately 870 sqft with 2 bedroom plus a utility room and 2 bathrooms.
In general, both type A and type B layouts are good as they are rectangular in shape which are good for space utilization and furniture placements.
Type A
Great space allocation for type A. We like the fact that at 850 sqft, it basically fits very well to a growing family. There are very good sized bedrooms. We like that the utility room has windows, as it can be easily converted to a baby room, or maid's room. Both bathrooms have windows for natural ventilation.
Despite with a smaller kitchen to operation, there is provision of wet kitchen, which is ideal to ventilate oriental stir and fry.
Some space wastage on the longish dining area to living area though. While bedroom 2 and utility room could be dark especially the windows are facing the internal void area.
This is product for those who want a bit more luxury of space. This is a good sized apartment, with >1250 sqft built up, each of the 3 bedrooms are able to fit a queen bed and it comes with much bigger kitchen space and a store room.
As type B is a corner unit, it only shares the kitchen wall with another type B unit.
Type B corner unit will able to enjoy plenty of bright natural light from all bedrooms.
However, some may not like the idea of having the main door entrance to look into the kitchen, and we thought the storeroom placement was odd. Some space wastage on the longish and deep dining area to living area.
Lift placement
Each tower is serviced by 3 lifts, however we notice the lifts placement are tucked into one end. Good for units near to it, for units that are located away from the 'lifts end', residents may need to stroll further for lift access.
Show unit review
We have checked out the show unit, we would say we like the ID a lot. Let's see the picture gallery below, both show type A & type B units are very well decorated with good touch of ID, one word sums it all. COZY.
We understand that the ceiling height is 3.2m, we are good with anything above 10ft.
The price tag and other related incidentals
Maple Residences starts from RM500,000, this is mass market friendly price tag. Each unit comes with 2 car park lots, and the maintenance fees is RM0.25 psf.
Millennial friendly?
10:90 Scheme
We understand the strain/pressure of millennials. Living in an era with ever escalating living cost increase.
With lesser money to spend, some of us are also encumbered with student loan such as PTPTN, owning a home in Klang valley is not easy!
But but, there is a will there is a way….this is millennial friendly and pocket friendly investment with light upfront
The developer is offering 10:90 scheme. This means that purchasers will just require to pay down 10% and balance 90% is only payable upon VP.
10: 90 scheme is similar to Build Then Sell scheme, so you just put down 10% down payment, keep your SPA, put it under your pillow, sleep over it and wake up when you take VP of your property. Buyers are not required to serve interest during construction, as there will be no draw down from housing loan facilities.
10:90 scheme is beneficial to millennials and young families, to able to save up for renovations, taking the time to settle PTPTN loan, then only to start serving housing loan repayment in future.
Want to know more about the above deal? Do visit the show gallery and find out more.
Sales Gallery
Bandar Bestari Sales Office
No 2, Jalan Langat KS9, Bandar Bestari,
41200, Klang, Selangor
Google map link (https://goo.gl/maps/nGdGjGwaMgr)
Monday – Friday : 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday / Sunday : 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Website : www.bandarbestari.com
A Compelling Township with commercials and mall
Is Canary Garden Klang a compelling township today? Perhaps no right now, but do you know its potentials?
The developer KSL has the means to sculpture a new township with trendy amenities and lifestyle component to this part of Klang.
Older township may be able to fulfil basic needs. However, the better living concept now has shifted to have a right space and environment to bring family together. Old town could hardly transform the ambience and aesthetic of environment when comes to family living lifestyle. This is what property with integrated commercial activities at Canary Garden Klang can offer.
The developer set to deliver the biggest mall in Klang called KSL City Mall @ Klang within Canary Garden Klang, within 2km from Maple Residences. This will be a great unique selling points to Maple Residences as residents able to access to new lifestyle commercial amenities with ease. Having a mall will enhance a family's lifestyle? A firm yes!
Imagine you will be able cut down all unnecessary travelling time and non-productive activities, and get all you need within walking distance from your home!
Maple Residences being part of Canary Garden Klang will likely reap rewards from future Canary Garden's Commercial City development. The proposed commercial city development features proposed medical centre, Business Park and international & government school (including Chinese primary school). A new hospital is also in the plan, a 90 acres of commercial development is also in the card, and all these will directly benefit the residents of Maple Residences.
People behind Maple Residences and Canary Garden Klang
KSL Holdings Berhad is a KLSE mainboard public listed company with sound financial background, a household name in the southern Malaysia, Johor. Its notable township development in the Johor includes Taman Bestari Indah, a 715-acre mixed development township of over 15,000 units of residential and commercial building located 20km from the Johor Bahru City Centre (JBCC). Taman Kempas Indah, a 237-acre development township featuring bungalows, cluster houses and service apartments. KSL Residences @ Daya, a 5.39-acre integrated development consisting of a hotel and three blocks of service apartments in Taman Daya Johor. Avery Park @ Rinting, Avery Park is a 35-storey service suites development offers hip urban living and amenities. Those who are based in Johor would have heard of KSL City mall, it is one of KSL's flagship commercial, retail, hospitality development in Johor.
Part 1 Conclusion
You may ask what other options other than Maple Residences? We know millennials are hard to satisfy, we want and we can do for you more.
Part 2 of this article will cover other high profile high rise projects in Klang,
Trio and The Lead, and its relevant comparisons analysis, what project will be the likely winner 5 years down the road.
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