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The Vegetarian Week Challenge begins today, but where to start? Nutritionist Anita Bean has designed a fantastic seven-day menu to get you inspired, with suggestions for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for each day. Visit our blog every day this week for new recipes.
Bean and Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate Seeds and Feta
½ pack (125g) Merchant Gourmet Ready to Eat Quinoa
½ tin (200g) Biona organic mixed beans, drained
4 baby plum tomatoes, halved
¼ yellow pepper, deseeded and chopped
5cm cucumber, sliced
50g feta cheese, crumbled
1 tablespoon Ocado pomegranate seeds
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil
- Combine the quinoa, beans, tomatoes, pepper, feta and pomegranate seeds.
- Dress with a splash of olive oil and a dash of lemon juice.
Vegetable and Seitan Stir Fry
1 teaspoon light olive oil or rapeseed oil
½ onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
¼ jar (87.5g) Biona organic seitan pieces
½ red or yellow pepper, sliced
75g broccoli, chopped
50g cabbage, chopped
2 teaspoons tamari sauce
- In a wok or pan, stir fry seitan in the oil for about three minutes.
- Add onions, pepper, broccoli and cabbage and stir fry for another two to three minutes.
- Add tamari to the stir fry and combine well, continuing to cook for another two to three minutes.
Congratulations to our #vegchallenge winners Natasha Lipman (@nutritiouslynatasha on Instagram) and Cinnamon Sarah (@cinnamonsarahx on Twitter)! We can't wait to see their pictures, as well as blogger @ruthwalters, who's also taking us up on our challenge – make sure you follow them all for updates.
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Happy Saturday! I am squeezing this mani in by the skin of my teeth! I didn't know if I would have time to do this nail art but I am so glad I managed it because it is one of my favorite manis ever! This week's theme is "films" and I decided to use one of my all-time favorite movies as inspiration: Gaslight. (For more about this movie please continue reading!)
Saturday, January 30, 2016
40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Films - Gaslight
Happy Saturday! I am squeezing this mani in by the skin of my teeth! I didn't know if I would have time to do this nail art but I am so glad I managed it because it is one of my favorite manis ever! This week's theme is "films" and I decided to use one of my all-time favorite movies as inspiration: Gaslight. (For more about this movie please continue reading!)
Labels: 40 Great Nail Art Ideas , freehand , Gaslight , movies , nail art , nail art 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Darling Diva Polish: More Wine Nao!
Happy Hump Day, everyone! I have a quick NOTD post for you today! I wore this polish for about a week and a half - even removed it a couple of times to swatch but put it right back on. I just really love this one!
Monday, January 25, 2016
Paint Box Polish: Love's Keen Sting and Mani Fizz Valentine's Day LE Set - Swatches and Review
Hello! I have a gorgeous polish and mani fizz set to show you today! This trio (one polish and two mani fizzes) from Paint Box Polish is just perfect for Valentine's Day. The polish, Love's Keen Sting, is a red-violet blingfest and the two mani fizzes that come with it will make your hands so smooth and soft!
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Sunday, January 24, 2016
Darling Diva Polish: The Force Part 2 Collection - Swatches and Review
Happy weekend, everyone! I have the newest collection from Darling Diva Polish to show you today - The Force Collection Part 2, based on The Star Wars movies, of course. This is a gorgeous collection with something for everyone! These are available now, so let's get started!
Sunday, January 17, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen Does New and Improved: Day 5 - One Stroke Flower
Hello, everyone! I am incredibly late with my final Digit-al Dozen mani this month, but I figured it was better to be late than not finish! Computer issues and migraines have made blogging especially difficult this week but I missed so many Digit-al Dozen posts the last few months I was determined to finish this one, even if it is late.
I am really glad I decided to do this mani today because I've been wanting to try one stroke flowers for, literally, years. I believe I first saw them right around the time I created my blog, which was 4 years and 3 months ago (time flies!). I didn't think I was able to do any nail art then, especially anything as intricate as flowers. It really shows me how much I've grown and changed since I started blogging!
Labels: Darling Diva More Wine Nao , Darling Diva Polish , Digit-al Dozen , floral , freehand , nail art , nail art 2016 , one stroke
Saturday, January 16, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen Does New and Improved: Day 4 & 40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Things That Fly - Dandelions
Happy Saturday! Today I have a mani combining my 4th Digital Dozen mani of the week with the 40 Great Nail Art Ideas theme this week, which is "things that fly." I have been wanting to make an attempt at dandelion nail art for awhile now and it fit both prompts so I took a stab at it today and I am pretty happy with the results!
Thursday, January 14, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen Does New and Improved: Day 3 - Sharpie and Stamping
Hello! I am a day behind (well technically almost two days behind!), but better late than never, right? I am going to try to keep this post short because it is getting late and this day has kicked my butt. For this mani I tried a technique I've never tried before and used a brand new stamping plate!
Labels: Digit-al Dozen , Girly Bits , nail art , nail art 2016 , sharpie , stamping
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen Does New and Improved: Day 2 - Needle Drag
Hello, hello! It's Day 2 of Digit-al Dozen New and Improved Week and I have a technique that I have tried (and failed) at many times! I did manage a pretty good toothpick marble a couple of years ago (which you can see here) that I did using a tutorial from Sheila at Pointless Cafe. However, I've tried several times since then with no success. Maybe it was beginner's luck? LOL Anyway, I decided I wanted to try this design from Sveta Sanders - which was completely insane. I tried for over an hour and was ready to throw in the towel until I got some help from Sheila. It took me awhile and lots of tweaking but with her help I was able to get a design I was pretty happy with!
Labels: Digit-al Dozen , freehand , nail art , nail art 2016 , needle drag , needle marble , toothpick marble
Monday, January 11, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen Does New and Improved: Day 1 - Dotted Heart
Hello and welcome to a brand new Digit-al Dozen Week! The theme this month is "new and improved" - so many possibilities with this theme! New techniques we've never tried before, improving on things we may not be the best at or even re-creating old manis that we want to improve! Today I chose to try a type of nail art I've never done before. I've seen "dotted image" nail art before but when I saw this mani from fellow Digit-al Dozen-er Lindsey from Wondrously Polished I knew I wanted to attempt some this week.
As with most things I decide to attempt, it was SO much harder than I anticipated! I expected it to be hard, but sheesh! LOL! This was the final result after removing it and re-doing it about 12 times. Let's see how I did!
Labels: Digit-al Dozen , dots , Dotticure , nail art , nail art 2016
Saturday, January 9, 2016
40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Pale Blue Base
Hello! I hope you are all having a great 2016 so far! Mine is going pretty well. I don't talk much about my personal life on here but I started focusing on losing weight and getting healthy at the beginning of December and have lost a total of 32.4 pounds so far! I am pretty excited about my new journey. It's not easy but it will be so worth it.
Anyway, enough about me. You're here for nail art! This week's theme in the 40 Great Nail Art Idea Challenge was to use a pale blue base and my pattern prompt was plaid/tweed/hounsdtooth. I love houndstooth but I have done it several times, and it has been a very long time since I worked on freehand lines, so I decided to go with plaid!
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A permanent pacemaker is a battery-operated device that is placed under the skin, usually in the left upper chest. Small wires connect the pacemaker to the heart. The device is approximately the size of a half-dollar and about 1/2 inch in thickness. The pacemaker is able to sense your heart's rate and the time between beats. If your heartbeat is not regular or is too slow, the pacemaker sends a small amount of electricity to the heart to speed up the heart or make it beat more regularly. The insertion, which usually takes about 2 hours, is performed in a special room in the Heart Center.
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International Volunteer HQ Launch Online Fundraising
Monday 31st October 2011
New and innovative ways to raise funds online for your gap year volunteering.
International Volunteer HQ is proud to announce that they have partnered with a dedicated online volunteer fundraising organization to help their volunteers reach their goals.
This partnership has been set up to assist IVHQ volunteers with their fundraising efforts by providing them with a secure place for their friends, relatives and sponsors to donate to. With each donation the person donating receives a gift as a thank you, and they can choose from a range of US and International options including vouchers for hotels, restaurants and many other activities. To get started check out the volunteer fundraising page on the IVHQ website and create your profile so your friends and family can help you reach your fundraising goals.
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Last week I was invited to attend the G-Star Women's Night at their V&A Waterfront store. Their store is fairly new and it's jam-packed with jeans in every colour, shape and size. I spotted a couple of dark wash jeans that I would love to add to my wardrobe… Here are some photos from the G-Star Raw Women's Night event.
Megan from Flair 360 Fashion snapped this pic of me – I never took an outfit pic so thanks Megan 🙂
You know how I always say buy some investment pieces for your wardrobe that will last years? Well, G-Star RAW's jeans are investment pieces. The quality and cut of the jeans are fantastic and they have such a wide variety that you're sure to find exactly what you're looking for. They are a bit pricey, but I'm pretty sure a pair of jeans from G-Star will last you a lifetime. Do yourself a favour and visit their store, even if it's just to try on some jeans. I'm pretty sure you're going to fall in love and walk out with at least one pair 😉


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The King of the Rapid Rider inflatable tubes has arrived with the giant X4. The Rapid Rider X4 island is built with four tubes all joined together and facing each other for the ultimate chillout session with friends on the water this summer. The Rapid Rider X4 comes complete with four cup holders and two built-in coolers to keep all four users heavily hydrated! With mesh bottoms in each tube to keep you cool and four heavy-duty backrests, the X4 provides the ultimate in comfort and convenience.
Built with thicker gauge vinyl material and with a load capacity of up to 360kgs, the X4 island is designed for use with adults and also contains a grab rope around the whole island to hang on to when in the water. So grab a drink from one of the built-in coolers and raise a glass with friends and family on the water this summer with the Rapid Rider X4 Island.
• Dimensions: 257cm x 257cm
• Max Load Capacity: 360kg
• Seats up to 4 people
• Inflata-Shield puncture-resistant vinyl
• Mesh bottoms for keeping cool
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• 2 removable cooler bags
• Contoured back rests for the ultimate comfort
• All around grab rope with built-in grommets
• Package weight: 10.35kg
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Chicken Stock with Star Anise Fondue
4-1/2 cups good quality chicken stock or broth + 1-2 cups additional warm chicken stock 3/4 ounce star anise* 1-1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast 8 ounces small white mushrooms, cleaned 1 red bell pepper, cored and seeded 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and seeded 1 small zucchini - or 6 ounces baby zucchini 1/2 pound fresh asparagus or broccolini 1/2 pound edible pod or snowpeas, tipped and topped, strings removed steamed rice, optional
Nutritional information
140 calories (10% from fat) • carb. 9g • pro. 23g • fat 2g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 48mg • sod. 578mg • calc. 53mg • fiber 3g
Combine chicken stock and star anise in Cuisinart® Fondue Pot. Set temperature at Setting 6 and bring to a boil. Reduce to Setting 3-1/2 and simmer for about 10 minutes. Trim and discard any visible fat and cartilage from the chicken. Cut into one-inch pieces. Using a clean knife and Prep Board, cut peppers into strips about 1-1/2-x-1/2-inch. Cut zucchini into 1/2-inch thick rounds. To serve, skewer pieces of chicken and cook until firm and cooked through in simmering broth. Take care to cook poultry through completely; this will take about 3 minutes. Skewer vegetables and cook to taste. May be served with a bowl of steamed rice for each diner. Add additional warm chicken stock to the Fondue Pot as needed to keep the liquid deep enough for dipping and cooking.
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I love you for what you are, but I love you yet more for what you are going to be. I love you not so much for your realities as for your ideals. I pray for your desires that they may be great, rather than for your satisfactions, which may be so hazardously little.
You are now advancing toward a better life. I am with you, all the way, because I love you.


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Is Slow Economic Growth the New Normal?
Chances are if you ask an American how the economy is doing, he or she will tell you not so good.
According to a poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC, around 76 percent of Americans do not think their children's generation will have a better life than they do. Some 71 percent of Americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction.
In addition, seven in 10 survey respondents blamed the state of the economy more on Washington than on any deeper economic trends.
Economic growth has been accelerating and the unemployment rate has been falling. Yet, five years after the official end of the most recent economic downturn, economic growth in the U.S. has averaged only about 2 percent a year – well below its historical average of 3.4 percent.
The period following deep recessions associated with financial crises is typically distinguished by a V-shaped pattern: a sharp decline followed by an equally quick recovery. Even after the prolonged Great Depression of the 1930s, growth averaged about 10 percent in the three years following the recession.
This recovery, however, as noted by economist Michael Bordo of Rutgers University, is slower than every preceding U.S. recession with a financial crisis.
The recession and the following slow recovery have "left lasting scars on the economy," the Labor Department concluded late last year in a report that declared slower growth "the new normal" for the American economy.
The Federal Reserve said in June that it no longer expected a full recovery in the near future. Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said recently that the factors contributing to the sluggish economy might reflect "a more structural, longer-term shift."
Between 1950 and 2000, according to Third Way's Jim Kessler, the annual rate of growth exceeded 3 percent a total of 34 times. Since 2001, growth has reached 3 percent just two times and did not reach 4 percent at all. Since the beginning of the recovery from the Great Recession of 2008-09, annual growth has not yet reached 3 percent.
Growth is getting harder for the U.S. economy, and there are reasons for thinking that growth rates over the next decade will fall short of the long-term U.S. historical average.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently updated its fiscal projections, and they reflected a gloomier view that the future of the U.S. economy will be characterized by slower growth.
In its most recent budget and economic outlook, the CBO foresees an average of 2.6 percent annual growth over the next 10 years.
The emerging view espoused by a wide range of economists accepts that slower growth is partly the result of long-term trends that predate the Great Recession. This view, by no means the prevailing one among economists, has sparked a debate within the economics profession about the causes of slow growth after the financial crisis.
In a recent book, Larry Summers, Paul Krugman, and Barry Eichengreen, among other renowned macroeconomists, suggest that structural changes in the global economy have ushered in a period of slow growth.
This theory, known as "secular stagnation," posits that we have entered an era of slower growth brought on by an aging population, slowing technology expansion, and increasing income inequality.
One version of this theory, which Summers has consistently endorsed, says that a savings glut (an excess of savings over investment) has pushed the real interest rate (the inflation-adjusted interest rate) "consistent with full employment" into negative territory since the mid 2000s. Because the low demand for investment funds and the high supply of funds are not in equilibrium, the economy will experience higher than normal rates of unemployment.
Typically, interest rates are pushed downwards until savings and investment are brought into balance again. In the meantime, this fall in the interest rate spurs investment and generates growth. But with interest rates currently at or near zero, it is hard to get real interest rates down enough to provide these incentives. Hence, the economy runs at a slower pace than its full potential.
Other economists, who still ascribe to the view that anemic growth is here to stay, argue that declining rates of innovation and productivity growth have been the main contributors to slower growth.


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Adult: $7.50 | Child (6-16): $5.50
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Daily
Last admission at 4:30 p.m.
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Transport yourself back in time as you enter the swinging doors of the Wild West Ghost Town Museum, where authentic Colorado history awaits your exploration! As a true preservation of the Pikes Peak region's pioneer past, the Ghost Town Museum is filled with real buildings and artifacts from the old west towns that used to dot this region during the late 1800s and early 1900s. But you won't have to hike across the countryside to find this amazing piece of history, it's all been carefully constructed indoors right here in Colorado Springs.
Travel down the real wooden promenade and get a peek into snapshots of pioneer life — how the people of the past lived, worked and played. Try your hand at an old-fashioned butter churn or printing press, check out authentic stagecoaches and wagons and explore thousands of other artifacts that are true pieces of Colorado history.
Included in your summer admission to the Ghost Town Museum is panning for real gold! From May through September, you can sift through water and silt like the gold prospectors of old, seeking your fortune in the bottom of your metal pan. Even if you don't manage to find gold, there are other tiny treasures buried in the sand, like tiny minerals! It's one of the museum's most loved activities and makes a thrilling activity for kids (and adults).
Speaking of kids, the Ghost Town Museum has several antique games and a big shooting gallery where anyone can try their hand at hitting targets.
When you're finished exploring to your heart's content, the gift shop awaits, packed with old-fashioned candies, snacks, 1800s-style toys and games, sweet jams and other fun items. You can also pick up souvenir coffee cups, t-shirts, jewelry and pottery. Don't forget to sip on a sarsaparilla while you're there — it wouldn't be an authentic wild west experience without it!
The Wild West Ghost Town Museum allows you to take a journey to the early years of Colorado's exciting history without having to travel any further than Colorado Springs. Even better, the indoor location makes it the perfect spot to have fun and beat the summer heat (or winter chill). Come out and see it for yourself!
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Ever gotten off from work on a Friday and wished you could just run off and go camping? But then you've got to go home and get everything packed and ready to go… Then in the end you don't go anywhere? Well, keeping a go bag packed and ready in the trunk of your car is a great idea.
Not only will you save time, but that way you can take advantage of unexpected changes of plan when you're just itching to get out to nature but on an otherwise limited schedule.
Ultralight and Portable
Traditionally, the backpack, tent, and sleep system will be your biggest and bulkiest items.
One of those monster packs can take up half your trunk space by itself, which is not ideal during the rest of the week.
When putting together a go-bag, I'd really recommend taking a lead from the ultralight backpacking community or thru-hikers.
Experienced thru hikers are able to be comfortable on the trail for extended periods of time with less gear or less weight than most of us.
The small size and weight allows you keep it packed and ready to go in the car without taking up too much trunk space during the rest of the week.
The Big Three
I would recommend a lightweight, frameless backpack, a sil-nylon or cuben fiber tarp shelter (which is pitched with trekking poles), a lightweight, inflatable sleeping pad, and a high quality down sleeping bag which is appropriate for a range of temperatures.
Those three are your heaviest and bulkiest items so it helps to invest in high quality and lightweight gear.
There are tons of great options, but Mountain Laurel Designs (MLD) has been a long-time favorite of mine for tarps and packs.
Specifically, I use and recommend:
Marmot Plasma 15 degree sleeping bag + Thermarest Neoair
The next big consideration is the stove, and I would recommend a lightweight alcohol stove (you can even make one out of an old soda can) rather than a traditional stove.
Alcohol stoves are great because you don't have to store fuel canisters in your hot trunk, which can be potentially dangerous, but rather just a small bottle of alcohol like methyl alcohol (among various options).
You can also easily encounter methyl alcohol at nearly every gas stations, just search for the yellow bottle of HEET, a gas-line antifreeze.
That makes for an easy stop on the way to the trailhead, rather than heading across town to a specialized gear store at the last minute.
Along with the stove, be sure to keep sufficient food on hand for 1-2 nights.
Splurge for a titanium pot that is lightweight and durable to keep your overall weight down.
I like to keep a few freeze-dried dinners around, like those from Mountain House, some packets of instant oatmeal, Starbucks Via packets, and plenty of packaged snack foods like granola bars, peanut butter crackers, etc, that won't go bad.
You can supplement with a few fresh items as you fight the Friday traffic out of town.
Odds and Ends
Beyond that, don't forget to keep a set of hiking clothes and boots (or better yet, trail runners) along with your other standard hiking and backpacking gear.
Remember that less is more.
Some people have the misconception that ultralight means sacrificing comfort, but that's not necessarily true.
I've found my comfort has increased dramatically while on the trail.
Being able to keep a go-bag at the ready can also increase you opportunities to enjoy nature during those unexpected last minute opportunities or free weekends.
Do you keep a "go bag" packed and ready for adventure? What would you pack? Sound off in the comments.
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Hannah Ho-bag and Disney Corp.'s jailbait chic — take your Christmas dollars elsewhere.
December 4, 2009
Miley Cyrus greasing the climby pole at the Teen Video Awards — cellulite at 16? Too many potato chip'n'banana on Wonder bread sandwiches back at the trailer, methinks.
Just a little reminder, parents buying Christmas gifts for daughters and nieces: don't buy from godless transnational Disney Corp. and its best-known brand, Miley Cyrus, a.k.a. Hannah Mountana-from-behind. The daughter of no-talent assclown and sometime male stripper Billy Ray Cyrus (a one-hit wonder known for his moving, lyrical "Leaky Reeky Fart" or something like that), Cyrus teaches young women to have self-esteem if they're emotionally secure and work hard at studies and sports.
Just kidding! If they work the pole in whore's drawers — please, Miley, the world doesn't want to be your gynecologist — and ask men to treat them as objects to scratch itches on. Because, of course, men need that encouragement. If the hosebeast daughter ever covers Daddy's one witless hit, it'll doubtless become "Itchy Twitchy Twat." 'Cause that's just the high caliber ofartist [sic] she is.
In this connection, you must, must, if you haven't already, see the scintillating South Park season 13 episode "The Ring," complete with brief Wagner allusion at the end for those of us who don't have a beautician girlfriend to beat when she scratches the Camaro (admittedly a tiny percentage of Trey and Matt's audience — we few, we happy few…). It satirizes the absurd "purity ring" phenomenon peddled by Disney's other pretend-wholesome musical phenom, faggy boy band The Jonas Brothers. "Mr. Mouse" beats down when they cross his plan to "sell sex to little girls":
And the brilliant, hysterical finale: "Even the Christians are too fucking stupid to figure out I'm selling sex to their daughters. I've made billions off of Christian ignorance for decades now. And do you know why? Because Christians are RETARDED!"
And so, dear believers, we are — if we sit there and let Disney Corp. and the rest of the Hollywood soft-core porn industry, the immensely rich and immensely evil Michael Eisners and Steven Spielbergs and Sumner Redstones, pipe their sewage directly into our living rooms day after day, night after night on The Disney Channel and the rest of their media outlets. And all the while our grade-school girls sit there transfixed with their souls turning to sludge. Please, Mom and Dad — buy your girls something else this Christmas.
Sarah's memoir: number one on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
October 2, 2009
Miranda, amanda — and dux femina facti, you damn betcha.
It will surprise none of you, candid readers, that la divina Sara's new memoir Going Rogue: An American Life, with six weeks to go before release date, has already rocketed to number one on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Yes, Governor Palin, that most potent mixture of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Magna Mater and Britomart, to name just a few of her coruscating personae, is a rock star, who leaves bourgeoise hags like Miss Hell Obomber and lumpen lesbians like Hillary Clinton in the dust. She's a scintillating ball of energy and blooming good health — in addition to being a blend of William Jennings Bryan and Robert Alphonso Taft, of blessed Old America memory — and she could draw 50,000 people to the opening of a hardware store, on an hour's notice.
Beat that, Barack Hussein Ogabe, you gangling, crack-smoking pimp. But then, I guess there are no chapters in Alinsky for dealing with forces of nature. The affirmative-action incompetent in the White House and his loathsome Chicago handlers are way out of their depth dealing with Palin, as we saw last fall when her mesmerizing speech at the Republican National Convention sent Ogabe's Potemkin village campaign into a tailspin (rescued, just in the nick of time, by the spectacular collapse of the Federal Reserve's stock-jobbing house of cards).
Herewith, therefore, a link to SarahPAC, where you can donate a few Yankee dollars to our first female President's political action committee, as I did this afternoon — yes, my widow's mite goes to Sarah, and cheerfully done:
I trust Gov. Palin will continue to be the focus of support not only for us Constitutionalists, populists, paleoconservatives, libertarians, and values voters, but also for all you Republicans of good will out there who think McCain, Grahamnesty and Lamar Alexander (the last two voted to confirm Red Sonia Sotomayor) and the rest of those country-club Viagravators should get bent.
Grahamnesty : Does the depilated old queen imagine that thin, tight rictus passes for a smile? And that porcine nose, as though he were constantly scenting his own sulphurous fart. Would that Mencken were living at this day, to satirize this high prole come up in the world, or better yet Catullus, with his Celtiberian nouveaux riches proudly showing their teeth on the slightest pretext, freshly brushed with Spanish piss.
Speaking of country clubs, the principle-free zone that is Mitt "Stop Me if You've Heard Me Deny the Divinity of Christ Before" Romney, and the rest of the Grand Old Plutocrats, better be nice to Sarah. Remember the last banker with a personality bypass who crossed us and thought he could still be president? The one defeated by Perot and succeeded by Clinton?


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BIS Will Educate Local Business Owners on Cybersecurity
Robertsdale, AL (July 12, 2016) – Business Information Solutions (BIS), experienced IT security company on the Gulf Coast, will educate local business owners on cybersecurity and threat prevention at a lunch-and-learn event in Pensacola, Florida. The educational seminar will be held on Thursday, August 18th from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at The Fish House located at 600 S Barracks Street. Reservations are required and can be made by visiting askbis.com/seminar or calling 251.410.7601.
On April 29, 2016, the FBI released a warning about the rise of Ransomware and how the number of attacks will only grow in 2016. This type of security threat is aimed at unsuspecting employees who click on links and download attachments in emails. Business owners who attend BIS' educational seminar will also be provided with free cybersecurity training for their entire staff to educate their employees on how to identify a security threat and handle it appropriately.
Who Should Attend?
The presentation is better suited for business owners, managers and executives who want to learn how to implement a cybersecurity plan to protect their business from hackers.
Phillip Long, CEO of Business Information Solutions, will discuss how to thwart cyber- attacks, such as Ransomware and phishing emails, using his six security protections every company must have in place.
"Just in the last three months, I've seen a rise in Ransomware in the Mobile and Baldwin County areas," said Long, owner of BIS. "When a business is hit with a sophisticated cyber-attack such as Ransomware, it can be extremely difficult to get confidential company data back when there was no restoration plan in place to begin with." (Photo: Phillip Long)
Long continues, "Today, organizations must be proactive in protecting against security threats. In the end, it'll save them time, peace of mind and thousands of dollars. I've always said 'the best offense is a good defense.'"
To learn more about this educational seminar, visit www.askbis.com/seminar.
About Business Information Solutions
Business Information Solutions, a division of BIS Technology Group, is a full-service IT support company specializing in comprehensive IT solutions to businesses on the Gulf Coast. Learn more by calling 251.943.1744 or visiting askbis.com. BIS is based in Robertsdale, AL.
About BIS Technology Group
BIS Technology Group is the technology leader on the Gulf Coast and is comprised of four divisions: information technology, web design & digital marketing, office equipment and business consulting. Together these divisions help local businesses exceed expectations and allow them to group to their full potential while minimizing risks. To learn more about BIS Technology Group, visit bistechnologygroup.com.
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Austria - A hiking and winter sports paradise
Austria is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe and offers perfect conditions for tourism in summer as well as in winter. Every county of the alpine republic is full of natural beauty and lively culture. The largest extension of the country is the east-west extension with 575 kilometers. More than half of the country is mountain area, split in Central Alps, Tauern, Limestone Alps and Wienerwald (Vienna woods). Along the Danube river there are wide lowlands, in the southern part of Styria the landscape reminds of Tuscany, what gives it the second name "Styrian Tuscany". The highest mountain on Austrian land is the Großglockner with 3,789 meters. The mountains are the touristic "flagship" of Austria as there are numerous winter sports areas and during summer there are countless opportunities for hiking and climbing. At warm temperatures, tourism takes place at the numerous lakes in Carinthia and Salzkammergut.
Regarding the climate there are large fluctuations within the country as the east is influenced by the continental climate, whereas the climate at the western part has an Atlantic impact. Despite small distances there can be drastic climate differences. The main alpine ridge forms a climate divide.
Lower Austria is seen as the granary of the country. Beside fruits and vegetables there is also a lot of wine growing. In the Wachau region many wine village invite to a relaxing stay. Outside of Vienna, the Neusiedler Lake is a popular holiday destination. South of the city there are many other resorts. Not only in Vienna, but also in Salzburg, the former residence of the Royal Archbishops, the charm of Emperor times becomes alive. The large number of Baroque buildings and the famous Getreidegasse with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth are world famous. The Salzkammergut with its countless lakes is a popular destination during summer.
Tyrol is the heart of the alpine republic and offers many highlights, like the sights in the town of Innsbruck or the skiing circus of Kitzbühel. The Vorarlberg region is very popular due to its proximity to Germany and its variety in nature between the Rhine Valley and the High Alps. Another important touristic region is Carinthia, especially during summer at the Wörthersee and Millstättersee Lakes. The Großglockner High Alpine Road is a tourist magnet as well. The "Green Heart" of Austria is Styria as the region is full of fruit orchards and vineyards. Furthermore, the winter sport region Schladming-Dachstein and the thermal springs in the hill-landscape of Eastern Styria count many tourists every year.


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If acupuncture for weight loss works, how does it work, how long does it work for, and which acupuncture points do the trick? And will acupuncture do it without having to do anything else?
A question for you!
Given that World Health Organisation figures in 2005 showed that out of 6.5B humans worldwide then alive, 1.6Bn were overweight and 400M were obese, (which means just under a third of us were classified as overweight) and the problem is worsening, if acupuncture for weight loss works, why aren't all acupuncturists rich?
OK, so why try acupuncture?
Very good reasons!
But before answering, why would people wish to lose weight?
Here are some possibilities. You may or may not think they are reasonable, but here they are:
As a small aside, don't forget that many people would like to weigh more! Thin or weedy, they'd love to 'bulk up' a bit. What about them? Can acupuncture help them?
And what about people who like to play sports, and athletes?
And let us avoid all the questions about BMI (click here for BMI) which show that you are over the recommended weight for your height etc. Let's just assume that you want to lose weight, rightly or wrongly.
Acupuncture's been used for between 3000 and 5000 years, that we know about for sure.
How long has weight loss been a real and common issue?
Not that long, if we put aside a small group at the elite top of society who have always had more money and fat, because of no need for physical work.
The rest of us, barring those with disease or inherited conditions, mostly haven't been overweight simply because
For many, stress itself is an effective mechanism, though for others it stimulates the urge to eat. You'll see why in a moment.
First, if you don't have any surplus flesh, less politely called 'fat', then your reasons for losing weight, or indeed using acupuncture for weight loss, may not be so good:
If you are one of the above, going on exercise and diet regimes will not, from a Chinese medical perspective, be favourable for your long-term health.
Why? Because, although one salutes people such as fitness competitors and actors who have the determination to achieve physical goals, they often do so only by putting themselves through a process that Chinese medical practitioners might regard as being too extreme for long-term health.
People's physiology is so different person-to-person that one cannot generalise. What one finds easy would damage another.
But even so...
The thinking behind Chinese medicine tends to be long-term: they want you live a long time.
Over-straining joints when you are young, or starving yourself too often, means that those joints may not support you when you are old, and what is called your Spleen energy may become less reliable.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should become a couch potato! Far from it, and learning Tai Chi for example is hard work and keeps you fit.
But it seldom strains you, and it also seeks to exercise all your inner organs in a way that keeps them and you healthy.
So, assuming you aren't one of those listed above, and
you want to lose surplus 'fat' by using acupuncture for weight loss,
what is 'fat' in Chinese medicine? And why are you making too much fat?
All the books in the 'Chinese Medicine in English' series should be fully accessible on Kindles and Kindle apps. (Or you can buy the softback print editions, of course.)
('Western Astrology and Chinese Medicine' published 1986, was never available in a Kindle version.)
Request! Please!
If, having read one of my books you can write a review - preferably positive - that would help others decide whether to read it.
You can put your review on Amazon or, on this site, here.
And if you think it was terrible?
Well, let me know so I can improve it for the next person. (Ideally let me know before cursing it in public!)
Here are some of the books I (Jonathan) have written.
Subscribers to Kindle Unlimited can borrow the first four for 'free'.
Qi Stagnation - Signs of Stress
Yin Deficiency - Burnout and Exhaustion
Yang Deficiency - Get Your Fire Burning Again!
Yuck! Phlegm! How to Clear Your Phlegm ...
Western Astrology and Chinese Medicine
Published 1986 and, amazingly, still selling. Western Astrology and Chinese Medicine was apparently used back then by at least one acupuncture college to help students understand Chinese medicine! See Reviews.
Seven Reviews so far for Yuck Phlegm. (Despite the lurid cover, it explains the five main types of phlegm and what works best for each type. I hope it's easy to read and will be much more useful than all the websites on the subject.)
Click here to see when Jonathan is available, or to BOOK your appointment online.
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Celebrate Christmas at Canvas
At Canvas, we like to do things a bit differently. We think that regular Christmas work parties have become too predictable and boring; with the traditional sit-down turkey meal and awkward, cheesy Christmas tunes playing. That's why our team have decided to mix things up a bit!
Canvas will host up to around 250 parties goers, so if your company is large enough, we will happily book out our entire venue to host a private Christmas party for you and your co-workers. If you can't fill that number, don't worry, we will still cater our services to however many of your team can attend your Christmas party by creating a special area that is just for your business.
Why Canvas is Bournemouth's new hotspot for a great night
Since launching in 2015, Canvas has quickly become renowned for being the venue in Bournemouth that everyone wants to go to for a great night out. We've hired some of the best cocktail makers in the UK to work with Canvas, creating delicious and innovative cocktails that will keep you coming back for more.
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When you think of a "blogger", what actually comes to your mind? I've ever heard of this criticism, "People nowadays consider themselves a model because they pose in front of camera, and a photographer because they own a DSLR" And then, "A blogger shouldn't be classified as a blogger just because he/she owns a blog"
I'm not sure how people define "blogger" nowadays. I guess you are a blogger if you share content with your readers regularly and really DO own a blog.
The only difference is whether you consider yourself to be a "celebrity blogger". That's a different story.. (Which is also happening in a heated debate between 2 bloggers and their fans..)
Now there is another group of people who thinks that blogging is the easy way out to earn big money.
Read more to find out the top 10 Myths of a Blogger. Never be a victim of these myths if you ever want to start a blog and be successful.
These are just my personal opinions and may not be 100% applicable to all.
These are just my personal opinions and may not be 100% applicable to all.
Uh-oh. You just landed yourself at the wrong starting line from the moment you got that in your head. Just because celebrity bloggers like Xiaxue and Qiu Qiu exists, it does not imply that blogging can help you earn big bucks. Those famous bloggers probably had their unique and interesting content, together with years of hard work and opportunities to reach this far. Blogging takes a lot of hard work to become successful, it could take months or even years just to see some results. You won't get paid unless you really hit a certain influential level or blog traffic.
If you start off blogging with the mindset that you will definitely get rich with it, (sad to say but) it will be hard to get far.
This is similar to the previous point. No doubt blogging has very attractive benefits which cause people to take up blogging as a job. But then again, like what I've said, it is not easy to earn money from blogging. In fact, even many popular bloggers who are earning a lot from paid advertorials, have their own stable job apart from blogging. But of course, being a full-time blogger is quite shiok. Imagine working from home in front of your laptop.
(I mean no insults to any professional bloggers)
Just because bloggers get sponsored for "this" and "that", doesn't mean they are free. There is no free lunch in this world. You can see it as "free" just because we don't pay in terms of monetary value. But it is an exchange of deal (see it as a business). As a blogger, we receive complimentary products/ services so that we can write a review/ advertorial on our blog. It is not free because there is a lot of effort put in into just one blog post. Just so you know, one can possibly take a few hours just to churn out a decent blog post.
Or so you thought. Being a blogger is never as easy as you thought. It requires a lot of hard work, patience, and dedication to build up a blog and write quality content. You have to spend time attending events, marketing yourself, and building connections with others. It's almost impossible to get popular overnight, unless your post went viral. And then again, you have to remain "active" because blog traffic doesn't stay permanent.
I am neither complaining, nor am I discouraging people to start a blog. In fact, I enjoy blogging and of course the perks that come along with it. I just hope bloggers are given more recognition for their effort and work, and blogging don't come off as an easy job in others' eyes.
Nope, a blogger do not have to be very skilful in writing, neither is it necessary to have all those "flowery" and chim language in your blog posts. As long as you can write decently, get your point across to your readers, and of course able to capture the readers' attention, then it is absolutely fine. It's not a magazine or essay you're writing on anyway. To be honest, I'm not very good at writing, but I'm trying to improve on that.
Yes there are many good-looking bloggers out there. But I don't think it is fair to say that you cannot be a blogger if you don't look pretty/ handsome. After all, blogging is about having your own "voice" on an open platform. No doubt that the best-looking ones are likely to get a lot of followers. If you're a fashion or beauty blogger, then it might be an advantage if you look attractive. But if you really have good quality content, people will eventually enjoy reading it.
When people get scolded for some controversial opinion they posted on their blog, many will reply: "This is my blog, I can write anything and everything I want." Hmmm. Yes and no. I respect that many bloggers dare to voice out their opinions and have a say in something that they disagree with. After all, not everyone has the courage to do that. But if your statement has crossed the line (either legally or ethically), I don't think it is acceptable to say that you have the right to post anything you like, especially if you are a public figure. Again, it's just my personal opinion.
I think most of us, especially the younger generations are not aware of the potential dangers of the Internet. Posting your feelings and personal life updates on your blog openly is so common nowadays. Cyberbullying becomes so prevalent because anyone can access your data so easily and use that as a tool of criticism or personal attack. Photos of your past can be dug out with just a few clicks on Google.
I agree that blogging has its risks. As a blogger, one has to embrace both the love and hatred comments from readers. But I don't think that being a blogger is dangerous if you can achieve a balance and not go around to offend anyone with your malicious comments online. Beware of what you post on the internet.
Niche means that you only blog about a specific topic or category for e.g. beauty, food, technology. Some people feel that niche bloggers are more successful because they can target a certain group of readers. Others might think otherwise because they feel that niche blogs limit their potential due to the narrow topic. I guess it's really up to your comfort level, and whichever way makes you feel good about blogging, just follow your instinct. I prefer to blog about different things and I am sticking to that.
Blogging used to be the popular trend whereby teenagers blog about their daily life. Some people feel that blogs have to be updated regularly to keep the traffic coming in. But that isn't always true. Blogging every single day without fail might be possible for the first 2 weeks. Subsequently, you will probably tire yourself out and those daily blog posts are created at the expense of good quality.
After all, consistency is all you need.
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After all, consistency is all you need.
This list probably doesn't says it all, if you know about any myths of a blogger, feel free to comment below and let me know! If you like this post, please share it!
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There is a new term being used in the Internet-connected services industry and it is called Turking.
Amazon made this term popular with a service you may have never heard of called Mechanical Turk (or MTurk). According to Wikipedia, the word Turk comes from an 18th century device that could play chess with an opponent. It turns out this device had a real human chess player in it.
The idea behind Turking is you submit a job and a pool of experts bid on completing all or some of the task. Here are some I have used recently with excellent results. Fortunately (or unfortunately?) I am not a paid shill for these companies so no money is passing through my hands for this article 🙂
Graphic Design: If you need a new logo, product packaging design, or images for an important presentation, try out 99 Designs. For $299, I received 270 different designs from 51 designers for my company logo. It was a great experience. Here is a link for you to see some of the process I went through: http://bit.ly/Win3J8
Software Design: While I have not used Freelancer (formerly vWorker) to do a full-on software product, I have used them to help me build websites, web parts, and complex Excel and Word macros. You place your job with an estimated cost, then people and companies will bid on the job. http://www.freelancer.com
Legal Matters: I set up my company, had the paperwork filed, and got some free legal advice from a law firm by using Legal Zoom. http://www.legalzoom.com
Postmates: I live in San Francisco. After my car was stolen twice, I sold it. Now that I am carless, I do not always have the time to head out to that nice restaurant 3 miles away and over two large hills. Postmates is a delivery service that will literally get you anything you want from almost any store. I've had Postmates pick up a new iPad before a business trip, deliver lunch from my favorite Vietnamese restaurant, and even pick up packages I could not carry myself. http://www.postmates.com.
Car hailing services: As mentioned, I no longer own a car, so services like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar have been my alternate form of transportation when public transportation is not an option. http://www.uber.com http://lyft.com http://sidecar.com.
Task Rabbit: Recently, I had some guests visit and needed a grill put together and have large amounts of recycling removed from the house (the giant cardboard box from the grill actually). For about $50, I had two different people do these chores. I recently required the installation of a new [and fancy] kitchen faucet. I shopped around and the cheapest plumber was $350. On Task Rabbit, I got a fully licensed plumber to do the installation and even shop for some additional parts for less than $120. http://www.taskrabbit.com
(Editors note: This article was originally posted on LinkedIn here.


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This is a digital customer experience story with a happy ending. It shows that great personal service with a new customer can overcome a truly snake-bit start.
I used to think of myself as a home computer backup zealot, with redundant 3T external drives swapped out weekly for alternating Time Machine backups. For years I had intended to add a third drive as an offsite copy at our safety deposit box, but I'd never gotten around to it. In the past I'd researched cloud personal backup solutions, but at that time there wasn't anything suitable for my ~500G on an OSx machine.
A couple of months ago I looked again. After researching, CrashPlan seemed the clear leader for Macs. At their attractive website I found the features I was looking for, saw that CrashPlan was the consumer side of Code42 (a B2B backup/disaster recovery solution), and saw that the product seemed to come with robust support and a beefy knowledge base. So I placed my order.
I live in the country. There's a lot going for our location, but blazing fiber optic bandwidth isn't part of the picture. We were delighted a few years ago when DSL finally arrived. The roughly 1.3mbps line has been mostly adequate for streaming, downloading, checking weather on the iPad, etc.
Given our bandwidth restriction, one reason I picked CrashPlan was seed backup. For a reasonable fee they'll ship a hard drive to you, then you use the CrashPlan app to download your data to it, send it back, and they load it to your cloud backup. I knew that with our bandwidth limits we would need it, but I remembered 10 minutes after I hit "go" on my order that I forgot to include it.
After signing back on and poking around for about 20 minutes, I couldn't figure out how to add the seed drive to my order, but I did find language saying that the seed drive service is only available on the initial order. Bummer. I logged a support ticket asking for an exception (my first test of Code42 support). A friendly message granting my request with instructions arrived the next day, so I placed the order and received the expected email confirmation.
Meanwhile, just to see how things would go, I fired up the online backup. Soon after, nothing on our Internet connection worked. The iPad weather map, for example, wouldn't render. It took me a few minutes to realize that CrashPlan was using all of our bandwidth. I looked at the app and found that our backup would take, literally, months to complete. I let it go for a while, but it soon became clear that online life as we knew it wouldn't coexist with backing up a half terabyte, so I deactivated the backups and waited for the seed drive to arrive.
Two and a half weeks later, it still hadn't shown up. So I logged another support request, and the following day received an apology and an account credit. My seed backup order had been lost and would be expedited free of charge. I was puzzled by the order loss but again delighted by Code42's outstanding customer service.
A few days later, the seed drive arrived via FedEx. Backup was uneventful: the drive worked and the software took the expected few days to download my data. While I had the drive folks from Code42's "seed team" reached out to me to make sure all was well. They were friendly, informal, and informative, and I appreciated them helping me understand what to expect as the seed backup proceeded. When the backup completed, I packed up the drive per instructions and dropped it in the nearest FedEx box.
The same instructions directed me to wait for the seed drive to be processed, and then the online backup would "synch" with the seeded data. They notified me, and after running the backup for a few days it became clear that no synching was going on, so I bugged the helpdesk again. They assured me all would be well so I hung on for a few more days, but then it was clear all was not well. I sent a message detailing status and how it didn't match my expectation: backups use all our bandwidth, files that should have been on the seed drive weren't available for restore, and my backup percent was still in single digits.
This resulted in an apologetic message explaining that I had been impacted by a communications bug in the Code42 "cloud" that had affected many customers. The writer – one of the two or three who had been helping me throughout – explained that he would reseed my data and the problem would be solved soon. His explanation was appropriately detailed and gave me confidence that he understood my problem and that the error wasn't fundamental to safe storage of my encrypted data. From my perspective the fix was quick and easy, and within 2 hours after receiving his message my backup was at 100% and bandwidth at my house is normal.
All this may sound like a customer service disaster, but I see it as a success. Sure, there were three process failures involving my account in its first few weeks. However, in every case support was available, responsive, and informative, and in every case I was impressed by the knowledge and communications of those who proactively reached out to me or responded to my questions.
In spite of the hiccups I'm optimistic – bugs happen. As we say in jazz, the wrong note doesn't matter; it is the one you play next that counts. I think CrashPlan will work for us, and it is a lot more convenient than switching out a hard drive to the safety deposit box.


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Let's assume your friends and family have been good all year, sticking to their training plans, eating right, and mixing in some speedwork. Yes? Then they deserve to be rewarded. Coddled. Even entertained. To save you some time, we've matched up our favorite running gear of the past year with some of the running types you might be shopping for--even if it's yourself.
Gear For The Cold Warrior
Neither snow nor rain nor biting wind can keep those runners from completing their daily miles. So Cold Warriors are always in search of the perfect combination of layers. Here are three gifts that will keep them comfortable no matter how nasty the weather.
Gear For The Treadmill Runner
Whether it's the darkness or the cold keeping them inside, these runners put in most of their weekly miles on a treadmill. These three items will make their life on the Habitrail more interestng.
Gear For The Night Runner
To get their miles in and stay on top of thier 50-hour work weeks, these runners have to put shoe to pavement presunrise or postsunset. These gifts will help them emerge from the darkness.
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From wearing eco-friendly apparel to donating time and money to charity races, these runners want to improve the world around them. Here's how to both equip them for the road and satisfy your inner mensch.
Gear For The Tightly Wound Runner
These slightly obsessive runners are always looking to put in more miles, test their endurance, or set a new PR. They live in performance mode and sometimes need a reminder to just enjoy the moment. Here's what they need to unwind and take the edge off.