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The natural untouched beauty of the mighty Andean mountain range, the majestic Inca ruins of Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca Islands that are barely affected by the modern world. Street markets and Andean culture in Bolivia, sand-boarding in the Atacama Desert and 4×4 drives across the Bolivia salt flats. All this can comfortably be experienced in about a month travelling through this awe-inspiring part of South America.
Below is a suggested one month backpacking itinerary, starting and finishing in Peru and travelling by bus throughout.
Fly into the ancient Inca capital of Cusco, Peru. With Machu Picchu on its doorstep, Cusco is a tourist hot-spot where you can organise tours into the Amazon rainforest, explore Inca culture and history, become acclimatised to the Andean altitude, and see the many Inca ruins, most notably the Inca city of Machu Picchu. If you're into trekking, the 4 day Inca Trail finishing at Machu Picchu at sunrise is a must. In and around Cusco, there's a wide selection of museums, galleries, Andean villages and markets to explore.
From Cusco, head to Puno on the shores of the enormous Lake Titicaca. Whether you book onto a tour or just turn up at the pier and get on a boat is up to you, but you won't want to miss a trip to the remote islands on Lake Titticaca. The floating reed islands are postcard-perfect and on Isla Amantani, staying with a local family will give you a real insight into life in this remote part of the world where life has barely changed for centuries.
Next head by bus to Copacabana, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The highlight of this is the day trek up the coast to a little village where you can hire a small boat and driver to take you across to Isla Del Sol. The scenery is spectacular, and what a night on Isla Del Sol may be lacking in luxury and comfort (supplies are carried up by mule and water is at a premium), the Island more than makes up for in spectacular scenery and walking opportunities.
Back to Puno and on to La Paz, a major city in Bolivia. One of the highest cities in the world, La Paz is nestled in the mountains which provide a perfect backdrop for wandering the stall-lined streets, and exploring the bustling markets and museums.
From La-Paz, head south and get on a 4×4 tour through the immense salt flats at Salar De Uyuni. You'll end up at the Chilean border and on to San Pedro de Atacama, the centre of tourism in the spectacular Atacama Desert. You can go sand-boarding, mountain biking, horse riding and trekking with San Pedro de Atacama as your base, but however you choose to see it, experiencing the desert should be on your list.
Next, head to the Northern Chile coastal town of Iquique, a place where high desert plains abruptly meet the Pacific Ocean creating spectacular cliffs and probably one of the top paragliding destinations in the world. Amazing climate, familiar food and travelling in comfort will all probably be appreciated in Chile after a few weeks in Peru and Bolivia.
Next, head North to Arica and on to the barely discovered gem, the highlight of Northern Chile; Parc Nationale Lauca. One of the best ways to explore this area is to hire a car in Arica for a couple of days. Stay in a rural village like Putre, and explore the spectacular natural landscapes of snow-capped volcanoes reflected in crystal clear lakes, spot flamingo, alpaca and vicuna and buy Andean handicrafts from the villagers.
Continue North into Peru and head for Arequipa. This beautiful city has lots to offer the visitor, not least a trip into the nearby Colca Canyon. From the village of Cabanaconde on the Canyon rim (about 100 miles from Arequipa), you can trek into the canyon in a few hours where you bathe at the Oasis (sheer bliss) and stay in a hut by the river. Your hosts (a local family – no need to reserve, in fact it's probably not possible to reserve) will cook you a meal, light you a fire and provide you with basic accommodation. The sense of tranquillity in such a remote location and the expansive natural surroundings mean a trip into Colca Canyon should feature on every traveller's itinerary.
After another day or so relaxing in the cafes and restaurants of beautiful Arequipa, it's a convenient transport hub for flights back to Lima and home, or on to your next destination.
Excluding the cost of flights and travel insurance, and travelling independently as a backpacker, this trip is likely to cost around $1800 – $2500 per person.


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Originally published December 10, 2010
Reprinted with permission from Bay Area News Group – East Bay
The more the merrier at the holidays, I always say.
So when houseguests stay longer than expected, like the painters at work in my house, I try and make the best of it. The painters are completing a renovation that was supposed to be done before the holidays, but as these things go, they're not quite finished.
Treating the painters like family, same as I do all my houseguests, makes having them around a little easier. When I hear strains of "Feliz Navidad" coming through the walls from the painters' radio, I call out "Can you turn the music down?" (It's what I'm always asking my kids.)
When coming for a visit, painters bring a lot of stuff, but I'm learning to work with it. Their white drop cloths, which are underfoot everywhere, have taken some of the effort out of holiday decorating. I no longer worry about dribbling pine needles all over the floor, while adorning tabletops and mantels with greens. It only takes a couple of shakes of the drop cloth out the door, instead of multiple laps with the vacuum. Also, the drop cloths simulate snow nicely, giving the house a seasonal something extra.
With painters constantly around, I don't ever have to be alone with my thoughts. So when I'm in the kitchen debating whether I prefer the rugelach cookies I baked with apricot preserves or the ones without, I have a painter taste them and give me an opinion. (I'll be baking more without apricot for the holidays.)
Lucky for me, there's always an extra pair of hands. When I can't quite manage opening the door, while balancing boxes of gifts I'm taking to the post office, a painter nearby steps in to help. As I turn to go, I say to him, "Can you lock up behind me?"
When setting up for a holiday gathering, the painters are also a big help in figuring out party flow. I note whenever they head from the living room to the dining room, they take the roundabout route through the center hall. It makes me think that's where I should set up the drinks table.
The biggest challenge during this hectic season is getting time to myself. The painters have an uncanny ability of finding me, even when I lock myself in the bathroom to take a long winter's bath.
But if I didn't have so many guests in the house, it wouldn't feel quite like the holidays. It always feels like a big let down, when things quiet down in January
This year, however, things might be different. I'm not sure the painters will be done by Christmas.
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Today 5 member of San Diego Tech Divers including Tyler, Brandon, Matt, Rob and Captain Dan dove the UB88 WWI Soviet Submarine off Huntington Beach. It is fully intact and sits upright in 190'. Rob and I found one entry point and stayed inside for 15 minutes penetrating the entire submarine from torpedo tubes to the engine room. We will be headed back in early September with 20 close friends. My bottom time was 35 minutes with one hour of additional deco time. The next dive will definitely be longer.
Now we are off to do our regular thing which at this moment is getting drunk with Dave Forsyth of Laguna Research at his ocean front house.


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Chimpadeedee – Collect emails at events and at the register from your laptop
Update: When we released Chimpadeedee, iPads were new fangled Star Trekish devices and not readily available or accessible to a lot of people or businesses. Over the last several years, more than 84 million iPads have been sold and they've become a household name. That being said, we've decided to wrap up support for Chimpadeedee and put that focus into Chimpadeedoo for iPad and Chimpadeedoo for Android tablets.
A little while ago we launched Chimpadeedoo, our first iPad app. It's a simple way to collect email addresses at your store register, at an arts & craft fair, trade show, or any event, with an iPad. No wifi or Internet access necessary. It stores subscriptions locally, then syncs up with MailChimp whenever you're back online.
One of the biggest requests we received after launching was to make the app available on a laptop, not just an iPad. And since the nerds in the lab were itching for an excuse to play with Adobe AIR, we bring you Chimpadeedee. It's the same as Chimpadeedoo, but it'll run on your computer.
Here are some screenshots…
Click on the gears icon in the top right corner in order to access your settings:
In the iPad app, this was a hidden "hot corner" but so many people requested that we un-hide it, we decided to go ahead and do that in the AIR version.
The rest is very similar to the iPad app.
Entering some descriptive text for the form:
Locking the screen with a password, to keep those pesky teenagers out:
Choosing a theme:
Like Chimpadeedoo, Chimpadeedee is a dead-simple way to collect emails for your newsletter while you're remote.
Ahem, we still recommend using Chimpadeedoo, at least as a reason to purchase an iPad on your company card. What? It's a business expense!


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Inside contained 3 masks from one of my favourite brands, Origins. Origins is not new to me, in fact, I bought my first mask from them.
I bought my first Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask because I wanted a mask that could clean out my skin and clear my pores. It does a great job of drawing out pore-clogging impurities for a deep-down clean. The only downside is that the mask will leave your skin feeling a tad dry so I always follow up with a sheet mask or Origins Drink up Intensive Overnight Mask to re-hydrate my skin.
Over the years, Origins Clear Improvement Charcoal Mask has been my go-to mask for when I feel like my skin needs a good "detox". I've purchased at least 10 tubes over the past 11 years and it still does wonders for my skin. I would put it on for about 20-30 minutes before washing it off and then applying a replenishing mask to lock in moisture.
Origins Drink up Intensive Overnight Mask on the other hand has a smooth, buttery texture. It has all the beneficial ingredients that makes it a great overnight mask to put on when you feel your skin needs a boost of moisture.
I usually like to put this one when I'm taking a nap and even then, 1-2 hours of this mask is more than enough to feel the difference. After rinsing your face, my face will still feel slightly buttered so I always use a toner after.
The mask contains avocado and apricot kernel oil, which are excellent vitamins for the skin. Japanese Seaweed is also present in this mask to restore youth and health in dull skin. Origins' Drink up Intensive Overnight Mask also helps smoothen skin's texture and defends the skin against premature ageing.
Both of these masks have been a staple in my skincare routine, but I was really excited to discover a new orange coloured tube in the package as well. I could smell it even before I unwrapped the packaging! It has a sweet, invigorating scent that wakes you up instantly.
With it comes to a gel mask like this one, I love storing it in the refrigerator so it'll turn icy cool. When you apply it on your face, it tingles immediately and closes up all the pores! Origins GinZing Face Mask contains coffee beans that energise, cucumber that refreshes and hoelen mushroom that soothes the skin. After applying it for 15 minutes and washing off the product, my skin feels bouncy and glowy :) An uplifting mask for dull, tired skin.
Origins offers masks to treat all your skincare woes. From clogged pores, to dull complexion and tired, de-hydrated skin, Origins offers a wide range of masks that combats these problems. My personal favourite is definitely the Charcoal Mask, use it once and you'll notice the difference! It's great using them one after the other. I like to use them once or twice a week, one after the other for best results :)
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Join me for this Mandala Mindfulness Workshop Dublin – a day of silence, creativity, community and nourishment as we practice mindfulness together, and work individually on creating our own unique mandala.
Mandalas have been used throughout the world for self-expression, spiritual transformation, and personal growth. Mandala is the ancient Sanskrit word for circle, and is seen by Tibetans as a diagram of the cosmos. It is used by Native Americans in healing rituals and in Christian cathedrals the labyrinth is a mandalic pattern used as a tool for meditation. An archetypal symbol of wholeness, the mandala was used as a therapeutic art tool by psychologist Carl Jung, who believed creating mandalas helped patients to make the unconscious conscious.
In creating a mandala we open ourselves to all the possibilities that exist inside and outside of us.
During this Mandala Workshop each of us we will concentrate on creating our own personal mandala that will help us deal with a particular issue, or help us to uncover our deepest hearts desires. This gentle workshop is open to anyone, no previous experience of Mindfulness, or Mandalas are require.
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What to bring with you
- Comfortable clothes and shoes ( indoor and outdoor)
- Yoga mat ( if you have one) , cushion and blanket
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A quick and easy "fresh" fruit cake.
this cake is very refreshing and very tasty. I have made this recipe twice now and i do prefer it with a little less mixed fruit peel, but i will still give it a four on rating toni. c - 03 Jul 2007 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
I found I had to alter my Flour measure ( I think due to metric conversion) however, I have made this time and time again with excellent reviews all round. Thanks for a great low fat cake!! - 17 May 2007 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
suprisingly light considering its fat free and sugar free! i couldnt get mango so used tinned peach instead which worked fine. I'd def use less cinnamon next time tho - 02 May 2011 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)


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Yes, he really is great. Great at being a money-spinning mental-case.
The following isn't really a book review. It's a reproduction of selected text from 'Derek Acorah's Amazing Psychic Stories' along with reproductions of some of the things I scribbled in the margins of the book after reading the populist, hocus pocus pish-fest for the first (and – unless there really is a hell – unquestionably the last) time.
The format is easy to follow. Derek 'says' something, and then my defacements follow in bold. I wonder if you can tell which emotion dominated my thoughts as I read Acorah's delightful little book? Let's do this:
'However we think of these beings, we all have guiding influences in the heavenly realms who have been allocated to us from birth and who will remain with us for as long as we live on this Earth plane. We may not be aware of their presence, and indeed, some would say there is no such thing, but I can promise you that there is.'
very empirical, asshole
'You may not be able to see them or hear them, but I doubt that there is anybody alive in this world today who has not at some time or other been inspired by spirit to make a decision which has altered their life quite radically in some way.'
vodka, certainly
'Guardian angels, spirit guides and family members in spirit do not of course reserve the right to make their presence felt in our lives only when we are in mortal danger or when we need reassurance. Our guides and guardians are designated to us at birth to ensure that we conduct our lives in the manner chosen by us prior to our incarnation into this physical life. Because we have free will, our God-given right, we may put ourselves in danger of choosing the wrong pathway and veering away from our chosen life's experience, and it is the job of our guardians and guides to make sure that we do not stray.'
so it's their job to ensure that we can only exercise free-will insofar as we follow a pre-arranged pattern? sounds more like fucking Quantum Leap to me
'I was allowed a certain amount of success as a footballer, but did not achieve the standard that I wished.'
i.e. you were shite!!!
'I was feeling depressed. Life was not being kind to me. Nothing was going right. I had deep financial problems and my emotional life was in a catastrophic state. I felt that I had nothing left to live for. Ending it all and taking myself over to the spirit world seemed a very appealing option.'
(I'd underlined deep financial problems and simply wrote) BINGO
'As I walked towards the murky waters I thought how easy it would be just to keep on walking and to disappear completely from this earthly plane. 'What do I have left to live for?' I asked myself.'
Good question
'Physical circles are meetings of a number of mediums, usually between six and eight, who sit with the sole purpose of assisting one of their numbers to attain physical mediumship. Physical mediumship is the point where a medium goes beyond the gifts of clair-audience, clairvoyance and clairsentience and develops the ability to produce ectoplasm in substantial enough quantities to enable a spirit to be viewed by those who do not have the ability to see clairvoyantly.'
aka a bukkake wanking circle (I also underlined the name of one of the mediums in this circle – Ray Pugh. Classic.)
'It is true to say… (continues for a long paragraph)'
no it isn't
'Although it may sound terribly appealing, I am afraid that there are no banks of winged angels heralding our arrival into the spirit world with celestial tunes played on long golden bugles. There is no heavily bearded Saint Peter, guardian of the pearly gates, waiting with a large book in hand to hold us accountable for all our earthly deeds.'
yeah, cause that'd just be fucking stupid, wouldn't it, Derek?
'As the spirit form gently rises, a silver cord linking them to their body becomes taut and then breaks, leaving the spirit free to float upwards and on to the realms beyond from whence it came.'
like a balloon. Neat. You horse fucker
'Astral travel is where the spirit self leaves the physical body to travel through the astral planes. This is achieved through deep meditation and should not be attempted by everyone.'
OK, thanks for the fucking warning.
'When we have experienced everything, both good and bad, then we remain in the world of spirit, dwelling in the higher realms forever.'
EVERYTHING? Like being stabbed to death by a man dressed as a clown? Obliterated by shoving a high-pressure tire pump up your bum? Being flattened by a steamroller while having a distracted wank at some roadworks?
Note to self: How does Acorah filter out hoaxes or separate genuine paranormal events from instances of stress and psychological disturbance. Or is his criteria: if people write to me, it's ghosts.
'Some people may undergo a number of serious accidents or dangerous incidents and will survive to carry on with their physical lives. The results of those incidents may impair their physical ability to live their lives as before, but that is what they have chosen to undergo on their life's pathway in order to achieve soul growth in the next life. Other people may experience just one accident and will pass to spirit as a result. It is all down to our own personal choice, but at the end of the day we pass on to the spirit world when the time is right and no sooner.'
(flicks through catalogue) Mmm, I think I'll have four minor accidents and a fatality this time, please. What do you have in the way of chromosomal deformities? I want to treat myself for my 80th incarnation.
'Remote viewing is travelling astrally to a place with the sole purpose of viewing that place, be it an office, a home, etc. People may claim to practise it, but great care should be exercised when listening to such claims. I have heard of many where the remote viewing is basically a combination of guesswork and cold reading.'
Oh, NOW he's a sceptic! Priceless. This is like when Scientology pisses all over psychiatry. Destroy the competition.
'I am often asked why innocent babies and young people have to go through horrendous events in their short lifetimes here on earth, why some young lives are cut short by either accidents or acts of malice or cruelty by another person, why some children succumb to illnesses which take them back to the spirit world at an early age, why hundreds of thousands of young lives are cut short due to famine, disease or natural disaster. The answer is simple: those young souls chose to undergo those experiences before they incarnated here on Earth. And why? To take their spirit selves further up the spiritual ladder, and closer to the ultimate heavenly state.'
So, dead babies are really just angels about to get their wings? Fuck you, Acorah.
'In subsequent incarnations they may choose an easier lifetime here on Earth. They may choose to be born into a loving family, wanting for nothing and with a relatively trouble-free and long lifespan. After such a life they will still become closer to the Godhead when their time comes to pass back to the spirit world, but they will only have climbed one rung as opposed to the many rungs they climbed in their harsher existence.'
How many rungs are there, you scientific bastard?
(on the death of a child) 'It is, however, true that the spirit of their child chose to experience that particular method of passing. They chose it for their soul growth, just as the spirit selves of the parents chose to experience the loss of a child in a violent way.'
Match.com's got nothing on Heaven's sick-ass soul matching service. "Ah, little Timmy, I see you've put down on the form that you want to be matched with a set of nice, affluent parents, and you've stressed that they must have a good sense of humour, and also be keen to see their child brutally murdered before their very eyes. As luck would have it…"
'I'm sure that everybody has at some point heard the statement "Oh, they're an old soul" or "They've been here before!" being made about a small child or baby. And it is true.'
Hmmm, people use these largely meaningless non-literal expressions, so this must be empirical proof of the existence of the afterlife. WATCH OUT DAWKINS, ACORAH'S FUCKING COMING AND HE'S GOT SCIENCE!
CHAPTER 11 – A Joint Message
So THAT'S how he does it!
'The people in the spirit world are no different. When they see a loved one in the depths of despair or worrying over a situation, they will draw close and give as much physical comfort as they possibly can.'
Is a hand-job from a dead ex-girlfriend out of the question??
'"Was it my guardian angel, Derek?"
I was able to tell her that it was most definitely a loved one from the world of spirit placing a hand of reassurance on her shoulder.'
You fucking Scouse scumbag.
'Sean breathed a sigh of relief. "So I'm not about to pop my clogs then?"
"No," I told him with a smile.'
Is that ethical? Sean, mate, get on to NHS 24. Never take medical advice from a failed footballer whose best mate is a ghost.
'Sean's experience is unusual but not unknown. I have heard reports of people who can give such detailed information of events in a previous lifetime that it has been possible to check and confirm what they have said is correct.'
Then why not put these examples in your fucking book?
'Sometimes when children are ill and have a high temperature they may start to hallucinate, as the medical profession calls it, and see beings who frighten them. They are not hallucinating at all. What they are seeing is spirit beings who are unfamiliar to them and so they are frightened, just as I was frightened as a six-year-old boy when I saw the spirit form of my grandfather in my grandmother's house.'
Every doctor in the world on line 1! I hallucinated bees as a child, Derek. What were they? Ghost bees?
So there you have it. Like I said, not really a review. If you would like to see a review, here's a five-star recommendation for the same book courtesy of Amazon…
This review is from: Derek Acorah's Amazing Psychic Stories (Paperback)


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Recently I was sent a nice package from Moms Meet of Xlear SparX candy and tooth gel to try out. I will show you what the girls thought of it
I would say it gets a thumbs up from the littles, and as far as the momma is concerned also a definite thumbs up. I loved this candy, it almost feels wrong calling it candy because it doesn't have the typical junk that normal candy has. Xlear SparX comes in 3 flavors, we tried the Citrus and the Fruit, I preferred the citrus and so did my girls, and all 3 flavors are free of artificial colors and flavors which I love. The only real reason I didn't like the fruit is the banana flavored one did not taste good to me. I also love a bargain so the fact that it is just $1.49 a tube makes it even more appealing.
Here is some information about Xlear from the company
"Xlear SparX is sweetened naturally with xylitol, a plant-based, dentist-recommended sweetener that's been proven to improve dental health and strengthen tooth enamel.
Xylitol doesn't interfere with the body's blood sugar levels or insulin production, making it safe for kids and adults on a sugar-controlled diet."
Before trying Xlear SparX candy I tried the gum and loved it, the flavor was awesome and I could just imagine it helping my teeth as I chewed. I usually go for gummy candies, and Xlear SparX is hard candy, but chewable just not in a gummy form, so it's not the usual but I liked it a lot as did my girls.
In my honest opinion I really liked this candy, I would totally recommend it to people and I will give it to my kids in the future, as I type this they are clawing at me trying to eat the entire container, so needless to say they love it, and I love that it is better for them then other sweets.
If you're interested in learning more about the product you can find information on their website or Facebook.
|I also really like the tooth gel
Question of the Day: Have you ever tried any Xylitol products?
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I have to admit, after reading some of the January 2010 wrap up posts, I'm feeling a bit inadequate about my reading volume. That is, the books I actually finish. I do skim quite a few books, as is evidenced by my constant flow of library books, but those obviously don't count.
My aunt also announced to me this morning (after I told her about my $1 coin thing for the A Buck A Book Challenge) that she read 6 books last week (Harlequins) and usually reads a book a day or so (which I also know since I'm the official carrier of said books the used book store when she's done).
My reading goal is to maintain or exceed the 10 books per month average rate I've had since 1994 when I started keeping track of the books I read. Obviously some months I finish more, some less, some way more. For the record, last year I hit 181 books for the year.
I do have to say that I take it with a grain of salt when people say they "read a book a day" or whatever. I just can't consider a Harlequin or children's book equal in weight to say the average non-fiction, and certainly not to a Tolkien. Not that I don't read children's books, of course. And not that a children's book or Harlequin or whatever is not as "good" as another book, just that it is different. I also don't count books that are under 75 pages, or that are "gift" books where they're mostly just quotes or whatever, with no particular substance.
So, my question is, what are your thoughts on your reading volume? What are your reading volume goals? Do you set a specific goal or do you just wing it and whatever you end up with is cool? Does speed reading or skimming a book "count" as reading it?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Musing: On Reading Volume
Labels: Musing, On Reading Volume
1 comments:
- Diane said...
I am not trying to compete with any one, everyone reads at a different pace and has different situations at home. When I worked full time I read about 1-2 books a week, now I don't work and read 3-5 depending on the book.
Most important is that the reader enjoys and recalls what they've read IMO.
- February 2, 2010 at 5:40 PM
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If i thought i was the only who had trouble making up her mind on almost everything, then the weather gods have certainly proved me wrong.The days are suprisingly warm, and then a sudden nip as the sun sets. Now again, the quilt on me is seeming too heavy to be of comfort.
There is a lingering fragrance of chocolate, coffee, vanilla and warm spices from the last few days of baking in the house and on my person. Today was the big day. Had participated in a Christmas carnival at Mayoor school in Noida. And what a show it turned out to be! The team of mum n me, were sold out by 3pm. Gooey indulgent brownies, chunky chocochip muffins, the ever fashionable plain pound cake and plenty of chocolate cakes were whipped for the discerning crowd. But the best part of baking is what it does to people. Young and old alike, I am yet to find too many people whose pallates don't tickle at the sight of fresh cakes. Ideally, I would love to bak on sight, to share some part of that magic with my customers, but alas the logistics of it. Not to mention that it takes 25-30 minutes to bake and another 15 minutes to cool and demould. For me, cakes are a part of my childhood memories. Once mum was done pouring the batter into the tin, then i had complete autonomy over the whisking bowls. I would happily lick away leftover batter. i still believe if you can lick it raw and enjoy it, chance are its going to be just fine when done. Its not short of magic how you put in wet batter – a lil bit of this n a lil bit of that and with some time, it transforms into a fluffy, soft, slightly moist thing worthy of praise. Sometimes i catch myself sitting in front of the oven, staring at the batter, taking in the fragrance, almost mesmerised by its beauty.
Tomorrow is another day and i have a long to do list. Better part of the day is blocked for my foot reflexology sessions. Then, later its back to whipping up some more treats for Christmas.


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Today's recipe was inspired some deliciously fat salmon steaks I found at the store. I tossed together some marinade centering around miso & beer and slow cooked these babies to get that wonderfully silky texture to the salmon that allows the fish's rich flavor to shine through.
- 2 salmon steaks
- 1 beer
- 1 TB miso paste
- 1 clove garlic minced
- juice & zest of a lime
- 1 TB honey
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 stalk celery
- Whisk together beer, miso, garlic, lime, honey, curry in a container
- Wash and pat dry the steaks and place in the container w/ marinade. Let sit for at least 20 min
- Heat the oven to 275 degrees
- Chop the celery into 4ths and place like a stand for each the salmon steaks in a foil lined pan like below:
5. Place the salmon steaks on the celery stalks – this allows the white proteins that will form when the salmon is cooked to drip down onto the pan and not stick to the steaks
6. Cook for 25 min on the bottom rack.
7. While the salmon is cooking, take the reserved marinade and boil it down slowly to a sauce.
8. After 25 min, turn the oven to broil and move the pan up to the top near the broilers. Broil for about 7 min til you see the edges of the steak getting browned and crispy!
9. Now the salmon is ready to serve. I had this with some quinoa tossed with sauteed shitake mushrooms, onions, and FIGS (not dates), alongside garlic sauteed watercress. The sauce is great for drizzling on top of the salmon or on the side for dipping.


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Steam is one of the best treatments for hair. Not only does it help retain moisture, it promotes growth, draws out toxins and purifies the scalp. Here, we break down the reasons why you should not skip out on steaming your curls. Detoxing Hair is an excretory tissue, which means it is a tissue that filters out any impurities from the body. The human excretory system functions to remove waste that the human body does not need. As you eat, drink and breathe in the air around you, your body will keep the things it needs and everything else is filtered out through the excretory system. This means any pollution, unneeded minerals and toxins are released through the hair. This is a completely harmless process that is vitalView more
So, your child(ren) have come home from school scratching away at their head. Don't panic, get them sitting in front of their favourite television show and get investigating. Know the difference between head lice and dandruff. Dandruff can make the scalp itch, so before you start treatment, check the hair and scalp. Dandruff is a common form of skin eczema that looks like thick, flaky, skin and it's usually white to yellowish in colour which falls off the hair. What are head lice? Lice eggs (known as nits) are dark brown and will attach themselves to the hair strands so are not seen on the shoulders or flaking off. Lice are oval shape with a tail on one end and will always look the same. Females lay aboutView more
Have you noticed your hair thinning out? Or maybe you're experiencing more breakage than you normally do? This could be down to not getting enough hair-loving vitamins. Just like your body, your hair needs vitamins to stay healthy, shiny and strong. Here, we break down the vitamins your hair needs to stay looking and feeling healthy. Vitamin A Your body needs Vitamin A to grow new cells and tissue. As hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body, vitamin A is vital for healthy hair growth. This vitamin also helps skin glands make sebum, the natural oil found in your skin and on your scalp.This oil moisturises your scalp and keeps your hair strong and healthy. Where you can get Vitamin A Sweet potato Kale ButterView more
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A sudden explosion on a university campus in southern Israel seemed to take everyone by surprise. When the smoke lifted, the sight of dozens of bodies lying on the ground, many of them bloodied, came as something of a shock — even though the crowd gathered on the makeshift stands had come that morning for the purpose of observing an elaborate emergency drill staged by Israeli authorities.
This time, the drill was designed to test the country's ability to handle a non-conventional attack, in this case a "toxicological mass casualty event," deployed with stunning realism with the participation of a large number of Israeli agencies, with professionals playing the precise roles they would carry out in a real emergency, and a number of Israeli soldiers acting in the role of victims of the attack, complete with bloody wounds and all manner of distress.
The drill was held to coincide with the conclusion of this year's IPRED meeting, a gathering of experts in preparedness and response for emergencies and disasters. Some 200 participants from more than 30 countries — many from China and the United States — attended.
The simulated explosion on Jan. 13 at Ben Gurion University, in the city of Beersheba, unleashed a frenzy of choreographed activity, which allowed Israelis to calibrate their plans for events others may view as far-fetched but Israel sees as worthy of thorough preparation requiring a considerable investment of time and scarce resources.
Moments after the explosion, a first responder walked on the scene. Contacting his dispatchers he reported mass casualties, and immediately started coughing and choking. Before collapsing he conveyed basic information, enough for the dispatcher to communicate suspicions that a chemical agent was at play. It might be terrorism or an accident. At this stage it was not known. Gradually, the sound of emergency sirens started filling the air and a panoply of teams in hazmat suits and other forms of personal protection equipment entered the scene.
Responders made first-hand observation of the victims' symptoms — tearing, salivation, etc. — reaching a preliminary determination that the toxic substance was an "organophosphate." With that, victims immediately received antidote injections and nearby Soroka Medical Center activated its protocol for mass casualty toxicological events. The simulation involved some 300 direct casualties. A secondary explosion escalated tensions but did not seem to disrupt activities. Firefighters contained the flames, and hazmat teams cleaned a toxic spill, while the site of the original blast was sealed and the substance taken for analysis.
It was later confirmed to have been Sarin gas released by the blast, clearly a (simulated) terrorist attack. Sarin was used in 1995 by a terrorist group in Tokyo, and is suspected to have been use by the Syrian government against civilians.
Not far from the disaster zone, a small city of mobile command posts came to life. Vehicles housing high-tech equipment to coordinate teams from the police, firefighers, health authorities, the military's Homefront Command, as well as the Magen David Adom, which is Israel's version of the Red Cross, responsible for ambulance services and other first responder functions for the entire country.
At the hospital, decontamination facilities were set up outside the emergency room and in minutes ambulances started arriving. Triage happened outside, near the ER entrance. Inside, teams donning respirators and personal protection equipment started treating victims. Mental health experts treated those in shock, and even the Social Work department activated special mass casualty protocols.
Perhaps the most important part of the drill, as with all such exercises in Israel, comes after the exercise ends. The critical "lessons learned" post-mortem tells authorities, agencies and hospitals what they did wrong. What could go wrong, and what needs to change.
A now-retired top level U.S. public health official told me the U.S. conducts more "tabletop" drills, rather than the highly elaborate ones Israelis see every few months. But nothing prepares better, and nothing provides the level of confidence gleaned from a large scale civil defense exercise.
Israelis, better than possibly people of any other country on earth, understand the importance and the benefits of strong civil defense practices. Nationwide drills involving civilians — much larger than the one in Beersheba — are conducted regularly. They are one of the reasons why Israeli casualty counts have remained relatively low in recent wars, despite thousands of rockets launched by Hamas and by Hezbollah. Some of those rockets, incidentally, have fallen in Beersheba, not far from Soroka Hospital.
Israelis hope they will never see Sarin nerve gas terrorism, or any other non-conventional attack. But there was a startling seriousness in this drill. Yes, this was a simulation, but everyone knew that mass casualty events are happening all too often in real life.


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Re: Jacob & Lester Adams, Crawford County, Ohio, 1880
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james Adams 7/30/03
It is possible that they were cousins since they both came from PA and lived in the same vicinity, but I have nothing on your Jacob.Here is what I have on my Jacob.
Crawford County, Ohio Deed Book 18, page 585
Jacob and Margaret Adams to Sebastian Hipp for $155, property in Bucyrus.Dated 28 Apr 1857.
1860 Federal Census for Crawford County, Ohio
Bucyrus Township
820 Bankard,Margaret 68 PA
Melinda 21 OH
821 Adams, Jacob 23 drayman
Margaret 24
Mary 16
Frank 1
Anna 8/12
1870 Federal Census for Crawford County, Ohio
Bucyrus, page 340
Adams, Jacob 39 Teamster
Margaret 44
Frank 14
Anna 12
Naomi 8
Bankard,Margaret 75
1880 Federal Census for Crawford County, Ohio
Buycrus Township, City of Buycrus
733 Adams, Jacob 44 PA Candy Maker Eng PA
Margaret 55 OH Keeping House PA PA
Frank 21 OH laborer PA OH
Naoma 18 OH PA OH
Lester 9 OH PA OH
Obituary of Jacob Adams - Tuesday - July 14, 1896
After a prostaration of nearly two months Jacob Adams died at his home on South spring Street at 3 o'clock this afternoon, aged about 60 years.He leaves a wife and family of grown children. ...
Mr. Adams had an honorable record as a soldier in Company C, 101 Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving from August 1862 to June 1865, two years an ten months and his Bucyrus comrades testify to his faithfulness to duty.
Funeral Arrangements for Jacob Adams - Thursday - July 16, 1896
The funeral service over the remains of Jacob Adams are in progress as the Telegraph goes to press..... with a large concourse of people present, there being many old soldiers and a number of the regimental comrades present.The remains repose in a fine folding couch casket, surrounded by a great wealth of flowers of various designs. ...
Crawford County Cemetery Book
Jacob Adams born August 30, 1835; died July 14, 1896 (parents unknown) married Margaret M. Bankert born September 30, 1834; died November 25, 1899 (parents Jacob Banker - Mary Noel)


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"To put it in perspective, for every $100 worth of expenses seniors could afford in 2000, they can afford just $78 today," Cates adds.
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) May 20, 2015
Social Security beneficiaries have lost 22 percent of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2015 Survey of Senior Costs released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The findings show a dramatic drop in inflation over the past year, due almost entirely to the drop in oil prices. The deflationary trend, while good news in the short term, could spell trouble ahead next year for retired and disabled beneficiaries who depend on Social Security for most of their income, TSCL warns.
Despite the big drop in costs related to petroleum prices — an improvement of about 9 percent in the buying power of benefits over the past year — the overall costs of Social Security recipients continue to grow faster than benefits. In most years, Social Security beneficiaries receive a small increase in their Social Security checks, intended to help them keep up with rising costs. But since 2000, the COLA has increased benefits just 43 percent while typical senior expenses have jumped 74 percent.
Inflation has been at historic lows in recent years and seniors received a COLA of just 1.7 percent this year. "While there's been a temporary improvement in the buying power of Social Security benefits recently, the drop in inflation is now so large that the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2016 may be zero," says TSCL Chairman Ed Cates. "Going without any COLA at all has long-term consequences due to the loss of compounding over time," Cates say
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A person with average Social Security benefits in 2000 received $816 per month, a figure that rose to $1,166.30 by 2015. However, that individual would require a Social Security benefit of $1,419.00 per month in 2015 just to maintain his or her 2000 buying power, the study found.
The study examined the increase in costs of 34 key items between 2000 and January 2015. The items were chosen because they are typical of the costs seniors must bear. Of the 34 costs analyzed, 22 exceeded the amount of increase in the COLA over the same period. The selected items represent eight categories, weighted by approximate expenditure.
"This study illustrates why budget proposals that would cut the growth of COLAs would put millions of older and disabled Americans at risk of insufficient income to cover more growing expenses," says Cates. "To put it in perspective, for every $100 worth of expenses seniors could afford in 2000, they can afford just $78 today," Cates adds.
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To help the protect buying power of benefits, The Senior Citizens League supports legislation that would base COLAs on the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly. TSCL has developed an online calculator for the public to learn how much a COLA cut that would switch to a more slowly-growing CPI would cost in Social Security income. Visit http://seniorsleague.org/chained-cola-calculator/.
With 1.2 million supporters, The Senior Citizens League is one of the nation's largest nonpartisan seniors groups. Its mission is to promote and assist members and supporters, to educate and alert senior citizens about their rights and freedoms as U.S. Citizens, and to protect and defend the benefits senior citizens have earned and paid for. The Senior Citizens League is a proud affiliate of The Retired Enlisted Association. Visit http://www.SeniorsLeague.org for more information.


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The New Deadwardians #3
- Story by
- Dan Abnett
- Art by
- I.N.J. Culbard
- Colors by
- Patricia Mulvihill
- Letters by
- Travis Lanham
- Cover by
- I.N.J. Culbard
- Publisher
- Vertigo
By now I'm just about as sick of zombie and vampire stories as everyone else, but there's still a lot to love with Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard's "The New Deadwardians." If you haven't read this new mini-series yet, the setup is clever; in Edwardian times, a zombie plague began to break out. The upper class, discovering that zombies are not interested in vampires, use vampirism as a "cure"/inoculation against becoming a zombie. Meanwhile, the still-human lower classes continue to struggle against the zombie menace.
It's a smart idea, and Abnett uses this setting wonderfully for "The New Deadwardians" as our main character Chief Inspector George Suttle is investigating the blatant murder of one of the Young, the term used for vampires in this brave new world. "The New Deadwardians" is as much a travelogue as it is a mystery, and it's enchanted me more and more with each issue. "The New Deadwardians" #3 gives us a glimpse into the romantic and sexual natures of those who have been turned into the Young and how it's affected their lives. Abnett continues to play against type; instead of taking inspiration from properties like "Twilight" or "True Blood," here we get a mostly deadened libido, along with the sudden realization that it's something that Suttle lost when he was turned.
I think that's part of what makes "The New Deadwardians" so engrossing; Suttle's learning not only about the parts of his world that he doesn't normally enter, but about himself as well. This issue's narration notes that the passage of time is something that the Young lose track of once they've changed and as a result it makes sense that there are other aspects of their new life that they've failed to recognize until it's pointed out to them. It's a reminder that this cure comes at a greater price than most would expect, and Abnett plays it in a matter-of-fact manner; there's no melodrama but almost a wistful, muted emotion here. And really, that helps sell the ideas that Abnett's giving us.
Culbard helps bring that overall mood to life (or unlife, as the case might be) here, too; there's a soft, polished veneer on his characters. When we get a glimpse into Suttle's life back when he was still a human, fighting the Restless, it's suddenly more vibrant and full of life. And then, just as quickly, it's that quiet and more contained look. I don't ever recall seeing Culbard's art before "The New Deadwardians," but he's a real find.
"The New Deadwardians" #3 continues the high level of quality that the first two issues began. This comic might be just an 8-issue mini-series, but hopefully it's the first of many. There's enough story potential here to go on for a long time to come. Even if this is all we get, though, I'm along for the ride. Who knew zombies and vampires could be fun and inventive again?


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