You wouldn’t know it from looking at my face, but I buy and own a lot of makeup. I don’t really wear a ton of it; I just enjoy having it around. I also enjoy shopping online, eliminating the need to go out into the world and interact with other people. These two factors make me the target demographic for Sephora’s…
If you can only work out a couple days per week, you probably do both your lifting and cardio exercises on the same days. While that’s not ideal, you can maximize the benefits if you lift before you run. Here’s why.
Jim PaullI can't post my comments on fmt because of difficulty with tablet keyboard. But look at what he said.
He did what he did because he was brought up and used to thinking Islam was a contest/battle/war against other faiths.
These beliefs were taught through extra Quranic teachings developed specifically to generate an us vs them mentality, man made, not God reveled.
I should have kept my views out of the public forum, not that I don't believe it, just shouldn't have said it where people might disagree.
It's people like these they get caught voicing thier hateful rhetoric, who knows what they tell impressionable people behind closed doors.
PETALING JAYA: An imam has apologised for his remarks against those of other faiths made in a Friday mosque sermon in Singapore, where racial and religious attacks are not tolerated.
The Straits Times reported that Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, who is under police investigation, made the apology today to Christians and Jews in the presence of multi-faith representatives, including Buddhists, Sikhs and fellow Muslims, in the Harmony in Diversity Gallery in the city state.
In response to media enquiries, the home ministry said it took “note of the apology” but declined to comment as this juncture while the investigation was still ongoing.
Police took action after a video of the imam’s sermon was posted on Facebook early this month. In the video taken in January, the imam had during his sermon asked God for “victory over Christians and Jews”.
In response to the video and the furore it generated online, the home affairs minister said in Parliament that “religious preaching that encourages violence or pits one religion against another will not be tolerated in Singapore.
The iman, however, expressed contrition in today’s apology that was addressed “to all Singaporeans”.
The apology was as follows:
“I am filled with great remorse for the inconvenience, tension and trauma that I have caused to this peaceful country.
“My actions were not complementary to the ethos and essence of this young yet great nation.
“What I did, was done within the limitations of my personal exposure and adaptability. I had recited the additional supplication in Arabic, which was taken from an old text that originated from my village in India. It was not an extract from the Holy Quran.
“As a resident here from a foreign land, I should have practised my faith in accordance with, and appropriate to, the social norms and laws of this country.
“I fully admit that my said actions have no place, wheresoever, in this extremely multi-religious and multi-cultural society.
“This episode has educated and enlightened me, and I am deeply thankful to God for this realisation. I am also very relieved that the society has remained calm. I am glad that the police had given me the full opportunity to explain myself during the investigations.
“I fully respect the laws of the land and appreciate the concerns of her people. I am truly sorry that I had offended you, and I must bear full responsibility for my actions, as part of my duty to all Singaporeans and residents.
“I am truly sorry that I had offended you, and I must bear full responsibility for my actions.”
SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Petronas is about to export the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from a floating production unit, according to shipping data and people familiar with the matter, beating rivals like Royal Dutch Shell in a race that has cost developers billions of dollars.
The Petronas Floating LNG Satu (PFLNG Satu), sitting off the coast of Bintulu on Malaysia’s Borneo island, is currently loading LNG into the 144,000 cubic metre capacity LNG tanker Seri Camellia, according to trade sources and shipping data in Thomson Reuters Eikon.
“Now, Satu is loading up a tanker, which will leave within the next day or two, making Satu the world’s first LNG that was produced from a floating platform,” one source close to the matter said, declining to be named due to the commercial sensitivity of the deal.
Eikon data shows that the LNG tanker arrived on March 25 and has started loading the LNG cargo. Traders with knowledge of the matter said that PFLNG Satu’s first export cargo was heading for South Korea.
Petronas declined to comment.
The Satu facility, which is estimated to have cost as much as $10 billion, arrived in those waters last year, preparing for first operations.
Other producers currently developing floating LNG production facilities include Royal Dutch Shell, which with the over $12 billion Prelude FLNG is building the world’s biggest maritime vessel for use in Australia. Japan’s Inpex is building a similarly big FLNG unit as part of the $37 billion Ichthys export project, also for use in Australia.
Both these hugely expensive projects have been plagued by delays, allowing Petronas to become the first company to produce LNG from a floating production unit.
The huge development costs have led some to question whether FLNG units on this scale will be ordered again in future.
The LNG industry is undergoing huge change as the biggest ever flood of new supply is hitting the market, with volumes coming mainly from Australia and the United States.
The oversupply resulted in a more than 70 percent fall in Asian spot LNG prices from their 2014 peaks to around $5.50 per million British thermal units (mmBtu).
The Satu project’s progress boosts Petronas’ credibility as a firm able to engineer and execute cutting-edge projects, said Prasanth Kakaraparth, senior upstream analyst at energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
“Petronas enters a super-elite club of global players with FLNG capability,” said Kakaraparth. “But with spot prices looking to trend below $5/mmbtu, this is a very tough environment to be bringing on new supply.”
A cheese plate can be many things. A party platter, a snack, even a meal—a cheese plate can all of these things and more. It doesn’t require any cooking, but crafting a perfectly harmonious plate of delicious dairy is a delicate balancing act, and some forethought is required.
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is very important because as you probably know, Samsung is in a bit of trouble. The Note 7 explosions from last summer continue to haunt the company, and Samsung’s leadership is currently embroiled in a scandal that is, to put it gently, totally bananas. The company needs a big win lest it be…
Jim PaullYummy
When meatballs are on the menu, you know you're in for a homey, comforting meal. But when those meatballs are stuffed with mozzarella, well, I'd say you've just taken dinner to a whole new level.
Jim PaullMmmmm
It's a very particular kind of morning we're talking about when we say this is the Cuban sandwich you want for breakfast — specifically the kind that starts closer to noon than it does to nine, and one where the night before might've included lots of dancing. That, or those mornings when you wake up ravenous and ready for something truly hearty to eat.
The Cuban medianoche is a close sibling to the more famous cubano. With an identical filling — Swiss cheese, pork, ham, pickles, and sharp yellow mustard — the one distinguishing element here is the bread. Often called pan medianoche or pan sauve, this bread is smaller, richer, eggier, and usually sweeter than the crusty, baguette-like bread used for cubanos. I think it makes for an all-around tastier sandwich, but then I really don't care for bread that scratches up the roof of your mouth with every bite.
With its origins in Havana and a legacy solidified by the numerous shops, stores, and restaurants that offer it day, noon, and night throughout Cuban communities in the States, the medianoche is really the sandwich to sink your teeth into when you want to do breakfast Cuban-style.
HONG KONG: A plum-sized pink diamond is expected to break the world record for a gemstone early next month when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s auction house said Wednesday.
The 59.60-carat “Pink Star” is the largest in its class ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). But Sotheby’s was been forced to buy back the flawless diamond after a previous buyer defaulted on what was then a record sale in 2013.
That sale in Geneva saw a New York-based diamond cutter secure the stone for $83 million.
Sotheby’s is confident the “Pink Star” will again sell for a record price on April 4, somewhere above $60 million.
“I think when it’s sold, it will be the new world record price anywhere in the world for a jewel at auction, and I think that’s quite remarkable,” its deputy chairman for Asia Quek Chin Yeow told AFP Wednesday.
The sparkling oval-cut rock measures 2.69 by 2.06 centimetres (1.06 by 0.81 inches) and weighs 11.92 grams (0.026 pounds).
Quek said Hong Kong is the right place for the sale, with Asian buyers breaking records in other categories for diamond sales in the past few years.
A 12.03-carat “Blue Moon of Josephine” was bought for the then-record price of $48 million in Geneva by Hong Kong property tycoon Joseph Lau in 2015, a day after he had spent $28.5 million on a rare 16.08-carat pink diamond.
Quek said there was still much interest in the “Pink Star” since the abortive sale in 2013.
“Four years is a good time period since the last time it sold in Geneva… there are a lot of new billionaires on the market,”
The Pink Star was discovered in a mine in Africa by De Beers in 1999.
Jim PaullYikes
MAMUJU, INDONESA: An Indonesian farmer has been discovered inside the belly of a giant python after the swollen snake was caught near where the man vanished while harvesting his crops, an official said Wednesday.
The body of 25-year-old Akbar was found when local people cut open the seven metre (23 foot) python after it was found bloated and slithering awkwardly in the village of Salubiro, on the eastern island of Sulawesi on Monday.
“We were immediately suspicious that the snake had swallowed Akbar because around the site we found palm fruit, his harvesting tool and a boot,” said Junaidi, a senior village official, who like many Indonesians goes by only one name.
Worried relatives launched a search for Akbar after he failed to return home from a trip to the family’s plantation on Sunday.
Junaidi said the snake had swallowed the farmer whole, adding that it was the only such fatality recorded in the region.
The breed of snake, which regularly tops 20 feet, is commonly found in Indonesia and the Philippines.
While the serpents have been known to attack small animals, attempts to eat people are rare.
In 2013, a security guard on the tourist island of Bali was killed by a python at a luxury beachfront hotel.
Jim PaullHmm
Most of us can agree that eating your veggies is a good thing on the nutrition front. Still, simply knowing that vegetables are good for you isn’t enough to suddenly turn disgust into undying love for broccoli. But give veggies a proper chance with these tips and you might just learn to love ‘em.
Jim PaullTruly evil.
I believe my dreams. Say I’m dreaming about getting to the airport, or finding the room with the final exam I haven’t studied for. When an alarm goes off, I snooze it: I am on a very important mission and cannot be interrupted. That is why I need this evil, terrible alarm clock app.
Jim PaullLook kewl.
Last week, we wrote about six of the best places to view the Northern Lights, otherwise known as the Aurora Borealis, with our list including countries like Norway, Canada and Iceland, among others.
For those of you who’d rather venture south to see amazing natural phenomenons, here’s a new one to add to your travel bucket lists: A chartered flight recently completed its first successful flight to view the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, with stunning results. The flight, which lasted a total of seven hours, flew south from Dunedin, New Zealand, zig-zagging across the international dateline to give its passengers a close-up look.
Woah! Nice trip through the southern auroral zone tonight on #flighttothelights Naked eye auroras were spectacular photographically! pic.twitter.com/QSaz0JHeeK
— Ian Griffin (@iangriffin) March 23, 2017
The Boeing 767 flight cost travelers $3,950 per pair of window seats in economy and $8,500 per pair of window seats in business. Check out the video below to see what the view was like.
H/T: New Zealand Herald
Featured image courtesy of Xavier Hoenner Photography via Getty Images.
Jim PaullHmmm
‘World Backup Day’ is coming up this Friday on March 31st. I’m not exactly planning a hard drive party but it’s a good reminder to revisit your data storage solutions and consider new tech and best practices. Here to offer some advice are experts from the team at Seagate.
When you're tired at the end of a long day (like maybe today) and you don't feel like making anything too complicated for dinner, this sheet pan chicken will be there for you. After a little prep work, everything cooks together on one pan in the oven, leaving you free to change into comfy clothes, pour a glass of wine, and maybe even read a few pages of that book you started a month ago.
Jim PaullOk. This tops a coffee and banana leaf wrap in terms of silliness by Miles.
A new yoga trend is gaining steam and it’s certainly… unique. Goat Yoga, a new craze that began on a farm in Oregon last year, has now found its way across the pond to the Ridammerhoeve Goat Farm, located just outside Amsterdam. What exactly is goat yoga? Take your basic yoga practice and add a gaggle of baby goats who stumble, bumble and jump about — and sometimes, on you — while you’re stretching.
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“But why?” you may be currently asking yourself. The idea was born after a mother attending a children’s birthday party at Lainey Morse’s No Regrets Farm in Albany, Oregon, asked if she could host a yoga class there. Morse’s goats joined the party and it was an immediate hit.
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It turns out goats are very social creatures and according to Morse, interacting with animals has many health benefits for humans, like improving your mood and keeping stress levels down. While the goats might not be much for focus (most tend to run off as the class goes on), they do enjoy a good time, hopping on patron’s backs during planks, rolling around on mats during downward dogs and attempting to steal mats from yogis during tree pose.
The only two locations to practice goat yoga are at Morse’s farm in Albany, Oregon, and the one mentioned above that’s in the Amsterdam area. Until you get a chance to visit one of them in person, the video below will give you an idea of what the “Goat Yoga” experience is like:
H/T: The Independent
Featured image courtesy of Yogalesje.nl’s Facebook page.
While there’s never truly a “good time” to poop in a crowded, cramped metal tube hurling through the sky at 500 miles an hour, some times are more comfortable than others. Here’s what a professional flyer recommends if you’re worried about privacy and being considerate to other passengers.
Jim PaullLol, I was thinking this was an article from my http://fakemalaysianews.com RSS feed until I clicked on it. Only a matter of time before it's parodied over there.
KUALA LUMPUR: The majority of Malaysians appreciate the government’s effort to provide subsidies through the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) 2017 and do not view it as a form of bribery, according to a recent survey by a market research company.
The national survey, conducted by Kajidata Research Sdn Bhd on 1,031 recipients and non-recipients of BR1M under the supervision of professor Syed Arabi Idid, found that 68.7% of the respondents gave a thumbs up for BR1M with 63.9% of them disagreeing that it was a form of bribery.
Syed Arabi, who shared the findings with Bernama, said it was not surprising then that 71.1% of the respondents felt that BR1M, which was introduced in 2012, should be continued.
Amid the rising cost of living, 65.1% of the respondents said BR1M had helped alleviate their financial burden, with only 25.6% saying otherwise, the former rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Kajidata’s advisor said.
Slightly more than half of the respondents were happy that the BR1M aid, amounting to as much as RM1,200 this time around, had reached the target group. However, 33.8% of them felt that BR1M had failed to serve its purpose.
Results showed that 80% of the recipients used the BR1M money on basic necessities, with 85.3% of them using up the subsidy within a month.
The study, conducted from Feb 20-Feb 27, also found that 31.8% of BR1M recipients spent the handout on basic necessities with a similar percentage spending on daily expenses.
Some used the money to pay monthly bills and even their children’s school fees. The study also found that with previous BR1M handouts, the more frugal ones took up to three months to finish the money or even managed to save it.
Kajidata’s study also noted that BR1M had compelled the people in genuine need of financial help to register with the authorities, creating a valuable comprehensive database on the needy.
Syed Arabi and his team said the same database could be used to customise aid programmes for target groups and monitor the progress of those in the needy category.
“For example, there may be those who need more than what BR1M could provide. They can be referred to agencies like Lembaga Zakat that could provide meaningful assistance. As their income is also monitored by the inland revenue department, we can know how many have really improved their lot and are no longer dependent on aid,” he said.
Kajidata’s study was conducted through computer aided telephone interviews across the 222 parliamentary constituencies, including in Sabah and Sarawak. The respondents came from different age groups, income levels, educational backgrounds, race and genders.
I have fallen in love with a creamy, flavorful pasta sauce that could not be easier to make. It's as simple as whirling a couple of ripe avocados, fresh herbs, and a drizzle of oil in a blender while your favorite pasta cooks. The avocado makes for an incredibly creamy mild base, while a generous amount of garlic and basil work together to give the sauce a punch of flavor similar to pesto, but without any cheese or nuts.
This pasta sauce is a game-changer for weeknight dinners, potluck pasta salads, and your work-day lunch box. Here's how to make it.
Jim PaullIt would be ironic if he was illegal and working there.
PUTRAJAYA: A Nepali worker was killed after falling from a high-rise building onto a makeshift gondola in Precinct 7 here today, and seriously injuring a Bangladeshi co-worker who was in the structure at the time.
Bhim Bahadur Katuwal, 31, who is believed to have fallen from the building under construction at the new site of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), died on the spot.
The Bangladeshi worker, Mohammad Abul Hosen, 45, broke his right hand in the 8.50am incident and was taken to the Putrajaya Hospital.
Putrajaya police chief ACP Rosly Hassan, when contacted, said police did not rule out the possibility that Bhim Bahadur fell from the 23rd floor (roof top) or from the 17th floor because only these floors had open spaces.
“Investigations found that at the time, the Bangladeshi worker was installing a sunshade in the gondola when all of a sudden the Nepali worker came crashing down onto it, injuring Mohammad Abul at the same time,” he said.
Rosly said, so far, there has been no other witnesses to the incident.
“The case is still under investigation. Police have classified the case as sudden death,” he said.
Jim PaullYummy?
This juicy turkey meatloaf has no intentions of being the boring, dry lump some meatloaves turn out to be, and that's all thanks to the delicious tang of BBQ sauce that goes into the meat mixture and on top of it as a glaze. Yep! We're doubling down on that BBQ sauce for flavor and performance. Make it ahead so you have dinner ready to go even after a busy day out — and make sure to save leftovers because this makes one mean meatloaf and mashed potato sandwich.
Jim PaullWonder if it's at bv.
The best thing you can do for your salad is to ditch the bottled dressing. I'm not saying that bottled dressing can't be delicious — and it does have a place in the kitchen — but making your own dressing is just so easy and inexpensive, why would you even bother with the store-bought stuff? All you really need is some oil, vinegar, and salt to make a great salad dressing.
Ready for an upgrade on a simple recipe? Or want to branch out and try something new? I have just the thing. Pinterest recently told me their most popular salad dressing on their platform and you should probably try to make it. The photo itself on Pinterest is pretty ugly, but don't let that deter you.
Here are six of the best photos that readers added to the Consumerist Flickr Pool in the last week, picked for usability in a Consumerist post or for just plain neatness.
Want to see your pictures on our site? Our Flickr pool is the place where Consumerist readers upload photos for possible use in future Consumerist posts. Just be a registered Flickr user, go here, and click “Join Group?” up on the top right. Choose your best photos, then click “send to group” on the individual images you want to add to the pool.
Jim PaullAll five no. Oh well.
What's that? Is this stand mixer whispering to you? It wants you to bring it home? Sounds like you might really need to buy a stand mixer.
In case you weren't totally sure, here are the five telltale signs it's time.
iClever’s new folding Bluetooth keyboard is the only mobile keyboard I’ve ever actually enjoyed using, and a great investment for anyone that needs to work on an airplane, or just wants to get some typing done at the coffee shop without lugging around a laptop.
Getting into the habit of hitting the gym a couple times every week isn’t easy, but a new report suggests there are two things that will help get you off the couch: convenience and quality.
A night for pizza and a night for leftovers are always on my meal plan, but there's one other night that I always include in my meal plan. Sometimes I plan it for a specific night, or other times it is just in my back pocket as Plan B. Every meal plan needs at least one no-brainer meal that can be made quickly with basic ingredients. Mine is breakfast for dinner or, as I like to call it, "BFD."
don’t care if you have never done yoga, they love you anyway (and so does your body, just start, no judgments 
) #wisdomofgoats #geitenyoga #yoga #mindfullness #unconditionallove #selfcare #Amsterdam #amsterdamsebos #fun #GoatYogaAmsterdam #uitje
