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Our Holiday Gift Guide is Here! November 17 2017
It's gift giving time and we want to make that as easy as possible for you. Here is our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide filled with goodies for everyone on your list from Grandma Terry to Baby Felix. Well, maybe not the baby but you get the idea!
The holidays are filled with gatherings of friends and family that give us the warm fuzzies. Here are a few gifts that will literally warm you up from the inside out.
P & T Tea Bags: Our selection of teas from this German tea producer include Tip of the Morning, a traditional black tea blend; Berry Pomp, a fruit tea made from dried berries; Pu Er Bai Ya, a pure Chinese white tea guaranteed to warm you all of the way through; and Mighty Green Tea, a rich Japanese Sencha green tea full of all of those components guaranteed to improve your health.
Undone Chocolate Cacao Tea: This is drinking chocolate's lighter cousin. While still having a distinct chocolate flavor Cacao Tea is much lighter than rich drinking chocolate making it perfect to sip on later in the day. If you're feeling especially festive, use the cacao shell tea as an infusion in your favorite vodka to have a Chocolate Martini when celebrating with friends.
Rococo Chocolates Drinking Chocolate: Winter wouldn't be complete without a delicious cup of rich drinking chocolate. This mix from Rococo Chocolates is pure dark chocolate making it perfect to mix with water or milk for a very rich drink sure to warm you on the coldest days. The drinking chocolate can also be substituted in your favorite recipe in place of cocoa powder making that chocolate treat even more indulgent.
D.a.T. Sauce: This hot sauce provides a different kind of warmth using chilis to warm you up. We've done a lot of testing and this hot sauce is great on EVERYTHING! The perfect size for a stocking stuffer, pick up a bottle or 3 to give to your favorites this year.
The holidays are all about taking care of the ones you love whether it be at your place, theirs, or an impressive destination. These gifts are all about spreading the hospitality that comes along with the festive season.
The Matzo Project Matzo Crackers: These crackers might scream Passover but are actually perfect for Hanukkah, Christmas, Festivus and the New Year. They make the perfect vessel for the rich, stinky cheese at your cocktail party or pair them with cream cheese and smoked salmon as a perfect brunch item. With their quirky packaging these Matzo Crackers are also the perfect conversation piece during those slightly awkward moments at your neighbor's holiday gathering.
Pasta Tonight Gift Set: This gift set contains Semolina Artisanal Pasta Strozzapretti, Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce and FIVE Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The combination of the three products makes an amazing and easy weeknight meal but are also special enough to serve for a festive meal. Add a bottle of red wine and await you're all set!
Essie Spice Sauces: Essie's sauces liven up any event starting with your taste buds. Try the rich and savory Coco for Garlic or sweeten your dish up a bit with a splash of TamarindOh!. This year Essie expanded her line beyond sauces introducing her Fi:Ye Collection. This collection includes handmade items for the kitchen and the table. The Fi:Ye Small Dinner Plates are the perfect addition to your holiday table-scape. Head over to Essie's site to learn more about this amazing project.
The joy of the holiday season should be spread around all day, every day. These items are perfect to pop in your bag for the unexpected meeting with a friend or to treat yourself to a little joy while out doing your holiday shopping.
Tiny But Mighty Microwave Popcorn: It doesn't get easier than popping a bag of popcorn into your microwave and hitting start. Pop ahead of time and pack in your bag for a delicious snack on the go. If you don't finish the entire bag, don't fret, use the remaining kernels to make a garland to decorate your tree.
Nuts About You Ranch Salad Almonds: While Ranch Salad sounds more like a summer staple, these almonds are great year-round. Enjoy their great taste and the energy coming from this super food. We've found these to be the perfect size to tuck inside your ski jacket for a quick snack before your next run.
Rococo Chocolates Holiday Bars: The flavors Gingerbread Spice Milk Chocolate, Christmas Pudding Dark Chocolate, Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh Dark Chocolate and Moroccan Mint Dark Chocolate scream Happy Holidays! The packaging is so beautiful you don't even need to worry about wrapping paper. Perfect for everyone on your list big and small.
We are also able to curate custom gift sets to fit your needs. Please contact us at email@example.com or 917.951.6527 for more information.
Happy Holidays!
Celebrate our 2nd Anniversary! April 14 2017
Wow! I cannot believe that two years ago today I hit the button that made the Julie's Beet Website Live! That's right, today marks our second anniversary. I'm not sure I knew exactly what I was getting into 2 years ago but it has been an amazing adventure. The best part has been getting to share my knowledge of food and our amazing artisans with all of you.
In honor of our second anniversary we are having a Two is Always Better than One Sale. This is true of shoes, socks, glasses of wine and the products from our marketplace. We've featured products from artisans who joined the collection in our second year. Just add any of their products to your cart between now and April 30 and we'll automatically add a second product from the same artisan to your shipment at no extra charge. That gives you two times the opportunity to taste and experiment with these amazing items. The artisans included in the sale are Artion Greek Foods, Cacao Prieto, Due Cellucci Tomato Sauces, EssieSpice, Paul + Pippa, Rick's Picks and Tiny But Mighty Popcorn. You can shop the entire sale here. Visit our Facebook page during the sale to learn more about each of these artisan.
Who knows what the next 365 days will bring but I know I cannot find out. What will the new food trends be? What new artisans will be find to add to the marketplace? I hope you'll stick with me for the journey ahead.
Happy Friday,
New to the Marketplace - Semolina Artisanal Pasta March 03 2017
By now you probably know we have an amazing new pasta as part of the marketplace, Strozzapreti Pasta from Semolina Artisanal Pasta. Strozzapreti is an elongated version of of cavatelli and is not something you'll typically find on the shelves at your local supermarket. This is a pasta that needs a lot of attention when it is made and you'll often find hand-rolled versions on restaurant menus. When the 'new' Union Square Café opened recently in New York City, they had Strozzapreti on their menu. You'll also find it on the menu at Marea in New York City prepared with jumbo lump crab, sea urchin and basil.
Strozzapreti translates to priest-strangler and there are a couple of legends to explain the name. One is that gluttonous priests were so enthralled with the savory pasta that they ate too fast and choked on it. Hopefully, you'll show a little more restraint when eating this amazing pasta. It is perfect paired with a simple tomato sauce like the ones from Due Cellucci Tomato Sauces. Strozzapreti also makes an amazing 'mac' and cheese.
At Semolina Artisanal Pasta, founder Leah and her team, use the finest Durum Flour available in the United States to make their organic pasta. Then they cut the pasta with bronze dies. This creates a rough texture on the outside of the pasta which makes is perfect for 'sticking' to sauce. I recommend keeping a bag of this pasta in your pantry. You will impress all your guests with the flavor of the pasta even if you are only able to cook it in boiling water and toss it with a little olive oil.
Leave a comment below and let me know your favorite way to cook Strozzapreti.
Happy Friday,
The Ultimate Baked Pasta February 24 2017
My youngest son turned one yesterday and boy was it a day! I've been busy getting ready for his party this weekend but wanted to share this amazing recipe for The Ultimate Baked Pasta. I used Due Cellucci Tomato Basil Sauce and our newest product Strozzapreti Pasta from Semolina Artisanal Pasta(more on this soon!). This dish is perfect for the chilly weather and is easy enough to throw together for a delicious weeknight meal.
Happy Friday,
The Ultimate Baked Pasta
Makes 6 servings
16 oz Semolina Strozzpreti Pasta
1 – 24 oz Jar Due Cellucci Tomato Basil Sauce
1 ½ cups Fresh Ricotta
½ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
-Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook Semolina Strozzpreti Pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until very al dente, drain.
-In a large bowl combine the cooked Semolina Strozzpreti Pasta and Due Cellucci Tomato Basil Sauce. Fold in Ricotta leaving large clumps. Spread about half of the past mixture in the bottom of a casserole dish. Sprinkle half of the Parmesan and Mozzarella over the pasta. Top with the rest of the pasta mixture and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses.
-Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling.
-Garnish with fresh basil, if desired, before serving.
Stock Your Pantry February 10 2017
We've just survived another round of snow here in New York. There is always a lot of hype prior to a snow storm about stocking your pantry. Since we don't typically drive to the supermarket in New York I feel it is less of an issue than it might be in other places. I do however promote stocking your pantry with great food items to use in a pinch whether it be a snow storm or an unexpected guest. I know I'm always pushing products from our marketplace (that is my job!) but a quick survey of my pantry found the following items and here are some suggestions on how to use them.
Jacobsen Salt Co. Kosher Salt – This is a no-brainer. Good salt makes everything taste better and I pretty much use this salt on everything from seasoning a steak to brightening up a salad.
La Boîte Spice Blends – I have too many spice blends to count. After cooking the box of pasta from your pantry toss generously with your chosen spice blend and some olive oil before serving.
Rick's Picks Phat Beets – These are good straight from the jar but are also great in a salad paired with goat cheese or blue cheese or whatever cheese is hanging out in your refrigerator.
Due Cellucci Traditional Tomato Sauce – Of course you could pour this amazing sauce over that pasta from your pantry OR you could use it as a base for a delicious tomato soup. Pair the soup with a grilled cheese sandwich and everyone in your house will be happy!
Lucy's Granola – This a great breakfast option when you're snowed in and don't have anywhere to go. I recommend having breakfast in your pajamas when there is no place to go. Pour some granola on top of your yogurt for a delicious parfait. You can also sprinkle onto pancakes as they are cooking for some extra crunch and hidden deliciousness.
Paul & Pippa Biscuits – Is it a cookie? Is it a cracker? Well, these biscuits are both. The sweet flavors are great with a cup of tea and the savory would be great with that cheese from the refrigerator.
I'm sure if I moved some of the boxes of Cheerios around in my pantry I would find more products to tell you about but I think you get the idea. I hope you're surviving the weather wherever you are. Remember you can order from our marketplace rain or snow or sleet or hail or sun!
Happy Friday,
Sneak Peak - New Year's Eve Menu December 30 2016
I am busy getting ready for our annual New Year's Eve Celebration. I've decided to give you a sneak peak at this year's menu. How many products from our marketplace can you spot?
I may add a few other surprise items to keep it interesting. For those of you attending… come hungry!
Happy New Year!
Devilled Eggs with La Boîte Izak N. 37 & Rick's Picks Hotties
Caviar with traditional condiments(egg white, egg yolk, chives, red onion, crème fraiche)
Smoked Fish from Barney Green Grass with lemon wedges, toast points and crackers
Cheese Plate with Paul and Pippa Don Manchego and Tomato Bravo Biscuits
Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Gus & Grey Jam
Simple Pizzas with Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce( cheese, mushroom & truffle oil)
Tiny But Mighty Microwave Popcorn
Rococo Chocolates Dipped Pretzels and Strawberries
Fudgy Brownies
Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcake Menorah
The Best Meal for a Crowd December 09 2016
It is amazing how fast time flies between Thanksgiving and New Years. We have just over three weeks left to make the most of 2016! I don't know about you but I have a lot of family get togethers between now and the end of the year. I always want to make sure everyone is well fed, but also want to enjoy their company. This recipe for vegetable lasagna is always a hit. The best part is it can be made ahead and just heated on the day. Serve with a salad and some fresh bread for a quick and easy meal.
What are your go-to recipes for a crowd? I am always looking for new ideas on how to keep a hungry crowd happy.
Happy Friday,
Vegetable Lasagna with Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce
Makes 6-8 Servings
1 package(9 oz) lasagna noodles, oven ready
2 each green zucchini
2 each yellow squash
1 medium eggplant
1 – 10oz bag frozen spinach
16 oz ricotta cheese
8 oz shredded mozzarella
1 piece fresh mozzarella(about ½ pound)
1 –jar Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce
- Slice zucchini, yellow squash & eggplant into ½ inch slices. Lay in a single layer on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, salt & pepper. Bake in a 350°F oven for 20-30 minutes, until cooked through.
- Defrost bag of spinach and ring out extra water. Mix all the spinach with the ricotta cheese.
- Slice the fresh mozzarella into ½ inch pieces.
- Now you are ready to build the lasagna
- Layer 1 – Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce (generously coat the bottom of the baking dish(9x13 pan approximately)
- Layer 2- lasagna noodles(break into pieces so they don't overlap)
- Layer 3 – single layer of zucchini & yellow squash
- Layer 4- more Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce
- Layer 5- noodles
- Layer 6 – Eggplant
- Layer 7 – fresh mozzarella
- Layer 8 – Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce
- Layer 9 – ricotta & spinach
- Layer 10 – noodles
- Layer 11 – Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce
- Layer 12 – shredded mozzarella
- Once the lasagna is assembled, cover with tin foil and bake in 350 degree F oven for 1 hour, take foil off for the last 10-15 minutes to make the cheese golden brown.
- If you're making ahead. Let cool before placing in the refrigerator. Reheat in a 350°F uncovered for 20-30 minutes until heated through.
Visit our Showroom This Sunday October 21 2016
Is it summer or fall? The weather this week has me thinking of June or July but not October. As it turns out the weather will be more seasonal for our Fall Open House this Sunday. I've been busy all week getting the showroom ready. I hope you'll be able to join the fun as we open our doors, welcome the fall and the busy holiday season ahead.
Here is a preview of all the excitement we have in store...
Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce Sampling: From 1:30-3pm, Stefanie, the creator of Due Cellucci Tomato Sauces, will be on site with her delicious sauces warmed up and ready to taste.
EssieSpice TamarindOh! Tequila Sunrise Punch: We are always looking for new ways to use our products and this recipe from EssieSpice is perfect. We'll have a kid-friendly version as well.
Special Markdowns: We have a few specials cooked up for Sunday including Rococo Chocolates Bee Bars for just $1 each and Tiny But Mighty Popcorn at half-price!
Raffle Give Away: Enter to win a Big Apple Gift Set featuring all or our local artisans.
I hope to see you on Sunday. Here are the details one more time!
Julie's Beet Open House
Sunday October 23rd, 11a – 5p
210 West 80th Street
New York, NY 10024
Happy Friday,
NYC Open House October 07 2016
In just a little over two weeks, we will be hosting another Open House at our NYC Showroom. This year, we will be highlighting all of our NYC based artisans. We hope you will be able to join us for a day full of amazing artisans and delicious food New York City Style!
Stefanie, the creator of Due Cellucci Tomato Sauces will be tasting her newest sauce, Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce. Be one of the first to taste this delicious addition to her already wonderful line of tomato sauces.
Sample a delicious cocktail using the sauces from EssieSpice. You'll be able to take home the collection of all three sauces at the reduced price of $25. We will also feature samples from our local artisans La Boite, Cacao Prieto, Empire Mayonnaise Company and Rick's Picks.
Lots of other wonderful products will be available at reduced prices including Tiny But Mighty Popcorn and Rococo Chocolates. We will also be giving away one of our Big Apple Gift Sets featuring the amazing artisans from New York City.
We hope to see you there!
Here are the details:
Julie's Beet Open House
Sunday October 23, 2016
11am – 5pm
210 West 80th Street
New York, NY 10024
Happy Friday,
Picky Eaters August 05 2016
Children, especially toddlers, are often called picky eaters. They love everything that isn't good for them… bread, pasta, French fries, chocolate. As a young girl, I vividly remember my grandmother saying "There is no such thing as I DON'T LIKE!". We were threatened to get more of whatever we didn't like and were clever enough to try to use it to get more sweets. When I went to culinary school one of my instructors claimed you should never say you don't like something but use the phrase "This food has never been prepared to my liking." It definitely sounds more sophisticated than "I don't like this food" but really says the same thing.
I've been making my sons food since he was a baby hoping early exposure would make him less of a picky eater. I made a puree of everything I could think of and he ate most of it. Then the pickiness set in. What I've discovered is that he usually has a favorite condiment that will get him to eat almost anything. I used to put hummus with everything and he would gobble it up. These days hummus seems to only go on pretzels or crackers. When I met Stefanie of Due Cellucci Tomato Sauces she said other parents claimed their kids would only eat things with 'Stefanie's Sauce' on them. I was a little skeptical since my son doesn't like tomatoes to begin with. I recently discovered Stefanie was right! My son still loves his pasta but now he wants it with tomato sauce. That is a bonus for both of us because he's getting what he wants and I know he is eating something healthy. For young (picky) eaters I recommend their Traditional Tomato Sauce. If I try to sneak in some Tomato Basil Sauce I'm often advised to get rid of the green stuff!
Recently my son has developed a new found love of mayonnaise. We've been putting it on our proteins this week. I'll write more about mayonnaise soon.
Happy Friday,
My Trip to the Summer Fancy Food Show July 01 2016
This week was the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. It is a massive gathering of foodies from around the globe and a highlight for me each year. I love walking the show to see what is new and exciting in the food world, not to mention meeting wonderful artisans who are super passionate about what they do.
The show runs for three days in the summer in New York. I've been a bit busy this summer and ended up with just two hours at the show on Tuesday. I had a full schedule for those two hours… I wanted to meet with our current vendors and also look for new ones. I wore my sneakers so I could make better time through the aisles and the crowd was fairly thin, which made it a lot easier to get around.
I wish I could purchase all of the delicious products I tasted but there just isn't room for that. I've made a wish list and plan to work through adding the products in that order. Stay tuned for some delicious treats from as far away as Berlin, Germany and as close as Brooklyn, New York. You'll also see some new flavors from our current artisans Paul + Pippa and Lucy's Granola.
The Winter Fancy Food Show is in San Francisco in January. I'm already planning my trip out west and hope to be at the show for more than 2 hours!
Have a great holiday weekend.
Happy Friday,
Delicious Passover Foods April 22 2016
Tonight marks the beginning of the Jewish Holiday of Passover. This holiday celebrates the exodus from Egypt of the Jewish people and incorporates the story of Moses, Pharoh and the ten plagues. As with most holidays, there are a lot of special foods for Passover. Unfortunately for this holiday, there are a lot of foods to avoid. That doesn't mean you cannot have something delicious during the holiday.
I've taken some of the products from the marketplace to make these holiday staples even better.
Matzoh Pizza is a favorite at my house. This year, we'll be using Due Cellucci Traditional Tomato Sauce to top our Matzoh. Just spread the sauce over a piece of Matzoh and cover with your favorite toppings. Then finish with shredded mozzarella cheese. Put under the broiler in your oven for about 5-7 minutes until the cheese is melted.
Chocolate Toffee Matzoh is one of my favorite Passover desserts. When you have to cut out leavened foods, there isn't much to feed a sweet tooth but this always does the trick. Cover a baking pan with aluminum foil and place a single layer of Matzoh on the foil. Next heat one cup butter or margarine with 1 cup brown sugar. Stir constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. Pour over the arranged Matzoh. Place in a 350°F oven until the toffee topping is bubbling. Immediately sprinkle with one bag of chocolate chips. To make this even better we chopped up some Rococo Chocolates Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Artisan Bars and used them instead of Chocolate Chips. As the chocolate melts, spread it to cover the toffee layer. Cool in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, if you leave it too long it will become difficult to cut. Cut and enjoy.
If you are celebrating Passover, I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with family, friends and delicious food!
Happy Friday,


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For the 39 percent of LGBTQ adults who have experienced rejection from a family member or friends, or the whopping 40 percent of homeless youth who identify as queer, Thanksgiving might mean not seeing one's biological family at all. The statistics are a stark reminder that many LGBTQ people, despite enjoying more rights and visibility than ever before, still deal with overwhelming amounts of personal homophobia and abuse.
But in the face of rejection from one's family or friends, queer people have built chosen families since time immemorial: families we construct by hand and heart, in an effort to seek out the support and love one's biological or legal family might not be able to provide.
The concept of a "chosen family" bears many different meanings to different people. One need not lack a biological or legal family to join one, they don't necessarily have to be queer, and in practice, they can look like or be most anything. Some 64 percent of LGBTQ baby boomers say they have one; in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, legislation protects one's right to use paid time off to care for their chosen family. Many families come together through different artistic practices; My Parade, based in Seattle, is a chosen family band comprised of five queer and trans punks of color, who are carving out a space for themselves in their majority-white punk scene. The Carnival Kings of New Orleans are a 30-member drag king family who host the longest-running drag king show in Louisiana.
But for all the different purposes they serve, chosen families may be most important for homeless LGBTQ folks. Take the Amerasus, a chosen family of three queer and trans artists living in Oakland, California, all of whom have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives. Star Amerasu, a 25-year-old musician, multidisciplinary artist and mother, founded the family when she met her sister-daughter Davia Amerasu Spain at her band's first musical performance in San Francisco in 2015. While the family doesn't live under the same roof, they share meals, shelter, and connections to the art world, and the family was forged after Star escaped dire circumstances in her hometown of Austin, Texas.
"In high school I was living with a homophobic uncle who gay bashed someone," said Star. "He said 'I bashed them because they didn't tell me what they were. I need to know… what are you?' I ran away. Then, after coming out as trans at 18, someone I was staying with gave me two weeks to leave. At 19, I got a one-way train ticket to San Francisco."
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Star found herself homeless at age 20 after facing struggles with housing and employment. But that didn't stop her from finding her kin. "I was cast in a queer cabaret—I lived in a shelter and went to rehearsals," she said. "When my time was up at the shelter, I was able to get a sublet through my new connections."
As Star performed around the Bay Area, she met Davia, a Bay Area born-and-raised dancer. "Davia hadn't transitioned [by the time I met her], but I could tell that's my sister—my daughter," Star recalled. "We collaborated on an art piece and had deep conversations about coming out, trans femme identity and drag. Later, Davia came out as trans."
Davia was raised by a deeply religious family; she too left home due to changes in her gender presentation, and like Star, she experienced homelessness and housing instability in San Francisco. "[My parents and I] got in a fight, and the last thing they said was 'don't become a woman,'" Davia said. "I left home for my own stability and safety."
Star promised to teach Davia everything she knew. "I wanted to give her all the support and love that maybe her real family wasn't giving her," said Star. "I encouraged her to make music, because I wanted to show her off to others—I'm a show mom! She wanted to go-go dance at Pride, so I called people and said 'book my trans daughter because we need more trans girls doing anything.' She got the gig."
Star and Davia met the youngest Amerasu, Tavi, when Star performed at San Francisco Trans march in 2015. Star took to mentoring the 19-year-old, sharing her meals with her, and allowing Tavi to stay at her house when she was away.
"We're trans womyn of color, navigating our lives under white supremacy and oppression," said Star. "My goal with having daughters is giving everything I get with them so they can feel something."
Though "chosen family" may be a relatively new neologism, queer and trans people have been coming together in similar ways throughout history. Starting in the 1860s, the Harlem Drag Balls functioned as secret gatherings where queer and trans people of color could safely come together. To escape discriminatory policing, ball-goers dressed in drag to "pass" as straight couples, and participants self-organized into "houses"—groups that would compete for prizes and prestige through dance, drag, and performances that would play on the idea of gender. These balls later evolved into the vogue balls of the 1980s and 90s, a culture still alive and well today, which often give Black, Latinx and Asian folks the opportunity to empower themselves and find social support where they otherwise can't.
Today, chosen families come in all shapes and sizes; for example, the Amerasu family does not walk balls and resists affiliation with any one particular artistic scene.
The Amerasus also share another family heirloom: housing. Star connected Davia to the same homeless youth program she graduated from years ago. "I ended up living in the same house Star lived in for two years," says Davia. "And when Tavi was experiencing homelessness, Star and I helped her find housing." Today, Star lives in a queer household in North Oakland, and Tavi now lives in the space where Star and Davia once lived. "One day, I'd love to have a nice big house for us" to live together in, said Star.
The Amerasus have turned the idea of one's "family" into a radical political formation, one made in the face of intolerance and uncertainty. Said Davia: "Whatever you do, be true to what you need. Don't be afraid to shape what that looks like for you."
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For this baby boomer, New Year's gets old!
Call it bah humbug if you like, but here at BoomerCafé, we find ourselves agreeing with Los Angeles blogger Richard Basis about the big celebrations on New Year's Eve. Been there, done that. Don't need to be there or do that any more.
I honestly can't remember most New Year's Eves in my life.
Not because I was drinking so much, but because I'm over 60 and there have been so many. With few exceptions, they have been either unremarkable, anti-climactic, or so lonely and pathetic that I don't even want to talk about it.
Don't get me wrong. I love any excuse to eat fun foods, drink alcohol, and celebrate a contrived tradition that has no real meaning for me. But at this point in my life, although I want to be invited to every party, I just don't want to go to them.
It seems it's the young who always eagerly await this overly hyped annual event called New Year's Eve. Those of us who have lived through enough of them have come to see them as the inevitable passing of another year, capped off by a perfunctory need to make a big deal out of it. It's one of those fun things in life that most of us eventually outgrow, like ordering off the kids' menu or having wet dreams.
Celebrating New Year's Eve has become a sobering metaphor for how we age through the decades. In our 20s, we want to party-hardy (as we used to say). We want to go out to celebrate, get drunk with friends, have indiscriminate sex with strangers, and ideally black-out completely so we don't have to live with the shame of our reckless behavior.
In our 30s, we're perfectly happy to spend a cozy evening at home with our partners, some good wine and perhaps a few intimate friends. We don't want to drive because suddenly we're concerned about all those drunks on the road and we start saying things like, "New Year's Eve is amateur night."
By the time we reach our 40s, we really don't give a shit anymore. We just want to stay home and avoid the craziness (although preferably not alone, because otherwise, you could wind up throwing a pity-party for one). We feel smarter than all those people on TV who are trying so hard to have a good time that they're willing to stand outside in the freezing cold for hours. Instead of wanting to go to loud places, the noise from our neighbor's party is actually starting to annoy us.
Somewhere in our 50s, we find ourselves struggling just to stay up until midnight. At least, here on the West Coast, we can watch the nine o'clock feed of the Times Square ball drop and call it a night.
So for those of you who are still young enough to make the attempt, knock yourselves out. Dick Clark would be proud of you. (Of course if you're that young, you probably don't know who Dick Clark was.) For those of us who are too old to care anymore, that's okay too. Release yourself from any pressure to celebrate outside your comfort zone. There's nothing wrong with watching a good Marx Brothers movie marathon on TCM.


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Hitachi Addresses Capability Gaps in Public Safety
Picture this. A terrorist is targeting one of the major high-rise buildings downtown. He picks up his cell phone and types an update to Facebook so his family knows he's ok. Just as he hits "Post," law enforcement swoops in from every angle and surrounds him so there is nowhere for him to run. They…Read More


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Horary Astrology Rediscovered
Olivia Barclay, Q.H.P.Whitford Press, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
The following is Robert Hand's introduction to this book.
Inanimate nature may be subject to immutable laws but the techniques of consciousness expansion are human arts and statements about the essence of a culture and its people. Cultures and peoples change. Therefore a change in an art of consciousness is an indication that the art is truly relevant to human needs. It is not an indication inherent flaws or weakness. Astrology has undergone change in the twentieth century, and as with all such changes, there is much that is good and much that is not so good.
The greatest change within astrology has been the movement of astrology from a primarily predictive tool to a tool for the exploration of human consciousness; the Humanistic Astrology movement, led by the late Dane Rudhyar and the late Marc Edmund Jones. These two and their many disciples saw that the old astrology was no longer appropriate for modern humanity. We needed something more than an astrology that saw life as the working out of blind fate in the lives of individuals. Most modern humans do not perceive life purely as the result of fate. We feel a strong sense of our responsibility for the creation of our own lives. Even in those moments in which we feel most victimized by conditions seemingly beyond our control we try to glimpse energies flowing from within us that help to create the circumstances in which we live. We needed an astrology that would help make us more aware of our own energies, to help us take responsibility for them and acknowledge our own creativity within our own destiny.
This new astrology saw the planets and other symbols of astrology as signs of our own unfolding and of our creative potential, of what we could be as well as what we would be. We saw the older astrology representing us as victims of whimsical fortune leaving us with little to do but await the inevitable. It was rejected as "fatalistic". For the most part, the new Humanistic astrology was an evolution, a step forward.
But some change may have been simply for the sake of change. Some change is simply wandering off track. And whenever this happens, further change is needed to bring us back on track. As we gained a new perspective of ourselves and our relationship to destiny, we also nearly lost much that was of value in the old astrology, which we needed to reclaim. Much of this is embodied in horary astrology, the art of answering questions by means of astrology.
Horary astrology has held an ambiguous place in the transformation of twentieth century astrology. It seemed to many of the practitioners of the "new" astrology to be a kind of atavistic survival, a fortune-telling technique in a time of the quest for self-development. Yet it has been practiced by many of the best and brightest of modern astrologers, the late Barbara Watters for example. One member of the Humanistic Astrological movement even attempted to bring horary in line with ideology of that movement in a book on humanistic horary astrology. But despite the vitality of horary in modern times, it has reminded many of Kepler's description of all of astrology in the early seventeenth century. He described astrology as the "foolish daughter" of her old mother, astronomy, who nevertheless justified herself by earning the money needed to keep her old mother well. It seemed to many that there was conflict between what horary astrology had to show us and the program of Humanistic Astrology.
More recently in the 1980s a new movement has begun in astrology. At first look it seems to be a kind of counterrevolution, an attempt to go back to the "old-fashioned," fortune-telling astrology of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It consists of a reaction to excessive modernism and a return to the study of the classics of Western Astrology from ancient times through the Renaissance. But it was much more than a mere reaction, a turning back. A major effort was under way to recapture and hold on to what was being lost by the humanistic school.
Different astrologers will give somewhat different accounts of exactly what was at stake and what follows is simply this astrologer's effort at describing what seemed to be the limitations of the humanistic school.
Modern astrology as a whole, not merely the Humanistic school, has broken with the past on much more than the fortune-telling issue. And simple ignorance of what the old traditions really said was as much of factor as was a conscious effort to improve. Granting that many of the older authorities simply parroted astrologers that had come before them without critical review, many moderns went to the opposite extreme and began promulgating teachings that completely contradicted tradition without being themselves any more thoroughly though out. Everyone felt free to innovate on their own. While this was not all bad, the various opinions of the various authors began to muddy the waters of astrology to the extent where one could not see anything clearly. We have run the risk of restructuring the symbols so that everything in astrology always and at any time can mean anything.
Typical of this trend is the current work on the symbolism of the planetoid (now known to be a comet), Chiron. Chiron is obviously important to modern astrology, but a reading of the literature on the subject leads one to believe that Chiron has rulership over everything. Symbolic rigor is lacking here. And the work on Chiron is not significantly more defective than the work being carried on in other areas of symbolism as well. Is the Ego symbolized by the Sun, the Moon, the M.C., the Ascendant or Saturn. In modern literature we find all of the above. Nor do we usually find a definition of the term Ego.
We have other sources of muddiness as well. Pollyanna is rampant! In modern astrology nothing is bad, nothing is necessarily good, any aspect can be wonderful and all is love and light! This, despite the fact that even in the best of lives there is considerable pain and almost every astrologer, at least in private moments, will acknowledge that, while nothing is necessarily evil, there are many symbols that usually designate discomfort.
What modern astrology often overlooks is that if everything means everything then nothing means anything. It lacks any kind of symbolic rigor. The goals which modern astrology seeks to serve are worthy, but they are not clearly thought out. But horary astrology is a practical astrology. Questions demand answers. Answers demand rigorous and logical interpretation of symbols. Horary can serve to bring us back to symbolic rigor. Symbolic rigor can help us build a truly solid and therefore useful astrology. We should all realize as well that symbolic rigor only improves the communication that the symbols have to offer us. It does not in any way make our view of life more fatalistic. It makes the many alternatives clearer.
A second point is related to this first one. Modern astrology tends to be very abstract. We have seen the literature of modern depth psychology, especially the work of C.G. Jung, and it is good. It provides a language that modern humans can relate to. It promises to bring astrology back into the mainstream out of the backwater of strangeness and disrepute. But is has also brought into being a language that is none too precise in its meaning and which is often divorced from everyday experience.
I do not reject the discriminating use of modern psychological vocabulary and concepts in astrology. It would be arrogant as well as wrongheaded to assume that the astrological tradition knows all and has nothing to gain from mixing with other traditions, but we must be careful about how we do this. Depth psychology might describe an individual as an introverted, sensation type. Astrology might describe another individual as headstrong, rash, easy to anger with a tendency to take foolish risks. Language and human nature being what they are, neither description is completely precise in the way that physics might be in describing the path of a projectile. But the second description, a description that an astrologer might give of an Aries or angular Mars type, is much more readily intelligible to most people. Astrology is capable as a language of giving very clear and definite descriptions of human personalities. We must be careful not to lose this strength with a new language that sounds academic but may be meaningless.
But the older astrology was even more concrete than that. Saturn was not merely an aspect of the human ego. It was also anything old, rejected, solid but lacking in glamour, bones, teeth, and rocks. It was low places on the earth. In the vision of the old astrology everything bore the signature of the astrological symbols. We were not dealing only with a device for human potential but with a language that gave insight into all aspects of the working of the world, a world in which ourselves and our consciousness were integral parts. All of the symbols were immediate and at the same time showed a spiritual dimension of existence that would speak to us constantly if we would but listen.
Divination is a word that has not been wholly respectable in recent years. Yet what does it mean? It means knowing what the Divine is doing, what the state of the spiritual underpinning of reality is. It is prophecy in the original sense of the word, not the prediction of the future, but the explanation of the present.
If one truly understands the word mysticism, astrology is applied mysticism. Materialists should be banned forever from using the word. To them mysticism is simply mystification, a source of confusion and of an irrational understanding of the nature of things. Mysticism is much higher than that. It is the understanding that beneath the apparent diversity of the universe and despite the seeming alienation of all beings from each other and nature, it is all One. Our inner and outer worlds are one. We are all one with each other, despite our barriers. The old astrology showed us a world in which Venus was within ourselves as well as in our gardens, that Saturn was an old bone dug up from the earth as well as our inner sense of order and strength. By showing us that the same symbols exist in the outer world as exist within our psyche, it showed us that we and It are one. Astrology is the day to day experience that the universe is one. In such a universe it is not necessary to ask how astrology could work. How could it not?
This immediateness of symbols is the main thing that horary can show us. A practical art with practical methods and objectives, it seems at times to be mundane and without spiritual depth as it pursues its ends, yet it reveals the working of spirit in the most seemingly ordinary of human activity. It is therefore an art to be used with care and discretion. One should not bother Spirit needlessly with trivial questions. But yet even when one asks a question that seems to be purely of interest for personal gain, the answer reveals that the spirit is working within nature. Horary in the hands of the skilled practitioner is capable of waking up the blind and materialistic to what really lies within the world.
In this book Olivia Barclay shows that very dimension of horary. Even the lost pet cat precedes in a universe where the symbolism declares the nature of the cat's essence, a universe where at some level the cat matters. She reveals that nature ourselves are bound together by a network of living metaphors. And she does so completely within the tradition of Western horary. Her astrology is scholarly without being stuffy and academic. She has read the classics as well as the best of the moderns and she uses what they teach in her practical art. The practical and the spiritual become one. Horary at its best is truly living astrology and this is that kind of horary.
Orleans, Massachusetts
April 1989
Robert Hand
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Thread: Canning Pics, Feel free to post yours!
Sun, Oct 25th, 2015, 11:03 PM #781
If you get into canning a lot, one thing you might want to look at over time is adding some Tattler reusable canning lids to your collection. They do take a bit of getting used to, for sure, compared to the one-piece metal lids. But they work with all your regular canning jars and rings. A Tattler lid in Canada is about a dollar a lid, and you can use it forever. A Bernardin lid is about 30 cents (unless you luck out on a sale) and they emphasize over and over they only guarantee it for a single use. 30 cents adds a LOT to the cost of that jar you just made; sometimes it's more than I paid for the ingredients in the jar. Anyhow, after three uses of a Tattler lid, it's paid for itself, and from thereon in, it's gravy. I particularly like them with high-use stuff like soups, etc, so they get freed up fast for more rounds of service. (As opposed to on a jar of say cranberry sauce, where they might linger for a full year till the holidays come round.)
Here's some info I have compiled on these lids, pros and cons and quirks, etc: http://www.healthycanning.com/tattle...r-home-canning
Note that the National Center for Home Food Preservation is currently conducting a study on Tattler lids.
p.s. OH, and always only gift jars with metal lids on them, until you know for sure the person is a good jar returner. I had a few idjits toss my Tattler lids in recycling and I was p*ssed lol.
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Mon, Oct 26th, 2015, 10:41 AM #782
I bought a bunch of tatler lids on clearance at canadian tire but haven't gotten up the nerve to try them!
Mon, Oct 26th, 2015, 10:46 AM #783
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Mon, Oct 26th, 2015, 11:54 AM #784
I remembered someone saying they bought some at Canadian Tire on clearance, and I've been checking the crappy tires in Toronto and Brantford, but no luck....
Tattler has a facebook support page here: https://www.facebook.com/reusablecanninglids?fref=ts
I feel weird when I'm putting 10 cents worth of green beans into a pint jar, and then putting a disposable 30 cent metal lid on it! Feels kinda like I've lost the plot; feels more normal again when I am using a Tattler lid instead.
Fri, Oct 30th, 2015, 01:41 PM #785
Last night I canned 3 large roasts, they look awesome, all sealed, 10 pints and 1/2 pint of leftover broth. Earlier in the week I did pork loin.. One jar didn't seal so had 2 meals out of it. Very yummy. Today dehydrating potatoes. Maybe Sunday I will do turkey soup base. Just broth and some turkey meat left over from thanksgiving. Originally I was going to do turkey soup but decided the veggies will get too mushy so decided to do just the base and will add veggies when I cook it. That will,probably be it for me for a while as I have to do all the housecleaning that I neglected while doing all this canning and start getting ready for Christmas. Besides I am almost out of jars and none has any deals anymore. Was at loblaws on wed hoping to get the clearance lids that I missed at the other loblaws the week I was in toronto. ..no lids at all but was excited to see 4 boxes of canning jars on clearance rack. 1 wide mouth. Pints, 2 reg pints and 1 1/2 pint. No pricing on them so took to cash hoping for a good deal but all were regular price. So as I was putting them back store manager went buy and asked why I was putting them back. Too expensive and I am disappointed not on sale as on clearance rack. He said they have. O where else to put them. I suggested he could get rid of his storage problem by slapping 50%,off pink stickers!on the. And I would take them all. Sadly no he wasn't willing to do it. Will keep my eye on them.
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Yup it is a great time of the year to be watching for the deals on jars. I have fond memories of when lowes used to carry them and put them on deep discount!Swagbucks, Earn 30 - $50 a month in surveys plus cash backs on your spending. You have to work at it, but it is WORTH it and it can help you buy some Christmas presents for free with Amazon gift cards or paypal payments. Referral link http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/cheekysaver
Thu, Nov 5th, 2015, 03:39 PM #788
So far I haven't found any deals and as I am almost out of jars! Yikes. I think I canned a lot more than I thought I woulda taking a bit of a break for a bit as have lots,of things to do...but you never know...it is a bit like a drug...need my canning fix. Lol...though I bought a bunch of raspberries cheap so that means more freezer jam for dm as part of Christmas gift. Also think I will make her praline syrup as she loves that kind of thing and I can keep one jar here in case we have company and it would be easy dessert with ice cream.
Sat, Jan 2nd, 2016, 09:40 AM #789
Haven't canned anything in a couple of months, but for Christmas DH got me the victorious steam canner, which I used the pot to make a large batch of Turkey broth from our Christmas turkey. It was a nice big pot so got a lot of broth. Also got the jiggler for my pressure canner and a second rack so I can do 2 layers to be more efficient. Also got the food saver vacuum canisters to seal my jars of dehydrated stuff to help them last longer. Also got another 2 boxes of tattler lids in my stocking.
Sat, Jan 2nd, 2016, 01:13 PM #790
I live in Ontario with an electric stove and don't want to have to send Premier Wynne one more da*n penny in electricity costs than I have to. With the latest heart-breaking electricity increases yesterday, I wouldn't dare water bath can anymore on an electric stove in Ontario.
Tue, Jan 5th, 2016, 03:40 PM #791
So my neighbour dropped off several boxes of old canning jars. They are crown and dated 1943 with glass lids there are and metal ring. Does anybody know if they originally came with rubber rings? I can't imagine canning with them but they will be awesome for storing food and things. Anybody know anything about these jars?
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Yes i believe I have some kicking around and they do have a rubber ring!!
Pretty storage jars though!
Tue, Jan 5th, 2016, 04:32 PM #793
As you say, they are now actively recommended against for shelf-stable canning use by every canning authority out there: National Center, USDA, Ball, Bernardin, etc.
You have probably seen the rubber rings a million times out of the corner of your eye in passing on store shelves :}
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I use those old jars with the normal tin lids. New lids are as much as rubber rings. Good to know on the taddler lids, as I have seen them at Canadian tire and now will check the price.
Fri, Jan 29th, 2016, 11:28 PM #795
Canned 5 pints of chicken, and 6 quarts of broth with 1/3 chicken in them to use as a chicken soup starter. Didn't want to add veggies as they are pressure canned for so long thought veggies would get too mushy. Love the jiggler thingy so much easier than watching the gauge like a hawk! Love it. Thinking about steam canning some oranges and grapefruit next week to see how that goes. Also when I was in loblaws today they had canning lids for $1.44 so I picked up a bunch. dollarama had increased the price to $2 so thought I would stock up. Now for some cheap jars, that would make me really happy! Also found the rubber rings at Canadian tire a few weeks back so bought about 7 boxes for my old crown canning jars. It took a while to clean them up and run through the dishwasher, dry all the pieces, put them back together with rubber rings, glass lids and metal rings and down into basement. Very neat old jars! Just finished sanitizing my dehydrator after dehydrating spinach and kale only to find out they were part of recall so had to do a good bleach soak just in case. What a pain in the patootie! At least I got my money back.
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Call if you would like to discuss how any of this information relates to you. If you know someone that can benefit from this newsletter, feel free to send it to them.This month
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In this issue:
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- Get Your Life Back! Ideas to Unplug
- Never Take on the IRS Alone
- Make Online Reviews Work For Your Business
5 Summer Tax Savings Opportunities
Ah, summer. The weather is warm, kids are out of school, and it's time to think about tax saving opportunities! Here are five ways you can enjoy your normal summertime activities and save on taxes:
- Rent out your property tax-free. If you have a cabin, condo, or similar property, consider renting it out for two weeks. The rental income you receive on property rented for less than 15 days per year is not considered taxable income. In addition, you can still deduct your mortgage interest expense and property taxes in full as itemized deductions!. Track the rental days closely — going over 14 days means all rent is taxable and rental income rules apply.
- Take a tax credit for summer childcare. For many working parents, the summer comes with the added challenge of finding care for their children. Thankfully, the Child and Dependent Care Credit can cover 20-35 percent of qualified childcare expenses for your children under the age of 13. Eligible types of care include day care, nanny fees and day camps (overnight camps and summer school do not qualify).
- Hire your kids. If you own a business, hire your kids. If you are a sole proprietor and your child is under age 18, you can pay them to work without withholding or paying Social Security and Medicare tax.
- Have a garage sale. In general, the money you make from a yard or garage sale is tax-free because you sell your goods for less than you originally paid for them. Once the sale is over, donate the remaining items to a qualified charity to get a potential charitable donation deduction. Just remember to keep a log of the items you donate and ask for a receipt.
- Start a Roth IRA for your children. Roth IRA contributions are limited to the amount of income your child earns, so earned income is key. This can include income from mowing lawns or selling lemonade. Start making contributions as soon as your child makes some money to take advantage of the tax-free earnings available in a Roth IRA.
Taking the time this summer to execute these tips can put extra money in your pocket right away and provide you tax-saving happiness in the future.
Get Your Life Back! Ideas to Unplug
With endless movies, TV shows and video games available to us 24/7, it's become too easy to spend all our free time on electronic devices. If you and your family are looking for ways to unplug this summer, consider these ideas:
- Turn off notifications. Hey! Guess what? Bill just posted a photo of his dinner! And look at this! Minneapolis just set the world record for the largest pillow fight! Let's be honest, most alerts you get on your phone are meaningless, yet we allow them to steal our attention several times a day. Review your phone settings and turn off all non-essential notifications to keep you focused on the things that are important to you.
- Ration your screen time. Limiting time in front of a screen is important for both you and your kids. Setting daily screen limits is a good way to keep your media consumption under control and allow for guilt-free time when you just want to scroll through social media or watch a movie.
- Make a summer reading goal. Set a goal (with prizes at the end!) for yourself and your children to read a certain number of books before Labor Day. According to the Chicago Tribune, because reading is an active activity (not passive, like watching TV), "it reduces stress, promotes comprehension and imagination, alleviates depression, helps you sleep, and may contribute to preventing Alzheimer's."
- Schedule phone-free activities. Plan a get-together like a picnic or BBQ, but with a catch — phones need to be checked at the door. That way you and your guests can focus on each other without the constant distraction of a phone. If some of the guests don't know each other, even better! They might leave the party with a few new friends.
- Start a new outdoor hobby. Getting outside is a great way to separate yourself from your electronics. By finding an outdoor hobby that interests you, like hiking, gardening or camping, you'll have an activity that takes your attention away from your phone and provides added benefits, like exercise and vitamin D.
By getting your electronic habits to a manageable level, you'll free up more time and energy to live this summer to the fullest.
Never Take on the IRS Alone
Sleuthing your way through a tax audit by yourself is not the same as fixing a leaky faucet or changing your oil. Here are reasons you should seek professional help as soon as you receive a letter from the IRS:
- IRS auditors do this for a living — you don't. Seasoned IRS agents have seen your situation many times and know the rules better than you. Even worse, they are under no obligation to teach you the rules. Just like a defendant needs the help of a lawyer in court, you need someone in your corner that knows your rights and understands the correct tax code to apply in correspondence with the IRS.
- Insufficient records will cost you. When selected for an audit, the IRS will typically make a written request for specific documents they want to see. The list may include receipts, bills, legal documents, loan agreements and other records. If you are missing something from the list, things get dicey. It may be possible to reconstruct some of your records, but you might have to rely on a good explanation to avoid additional taxes plus a possible 20 percent negligence penalty.
- Too much information can add audit risk. While most audits are limited in scope, the IRS agent has the authority to increase that scope based on what they find in their original analysis. That means that if they find a document or hear something you say that sounds suspicious, they can extend the audit to additional areas. Being prepared with the proper support and concise, smart answers to their questions is the best approach to limiting further audit risk.
- Missing an audit deadline can lead to trouble. When you receive the original audit request, it will include a response deadline (typically 30 days). If you miss the deadline, the IRS will change your tax return using their interpretation of findings, not yours. This typically means assessing new taxes, interest and penalties. If you wish your point of view to be heard — get help right away to prepare a plan and manage the IRS deadlines.
- Relying on an expert gives you peace of mind. Tax audits are never fun, but they don't have to be pull-your-hair-out stressful. Together, we can map out a plan and take it step-by-step to ensure the best possible outcome. You'll rest easy knowing your audit situation is being handled by someone with the proper expertise that also has your best interests in mind.
Make Online Reviews Work For Your Business
Many factors play into a potential customer's decision to buy your product or service, but one thing is clear — online reviews are at the top of the list. A recent study by BrightLocal reveals that 91 percent of people read online reviews before making a purchasing decision, and over 80 percent of people trust the reviews as much as a personal referral! Here are suggestions to improve yours:
- Create an impactful online presence.Unless you just opened your business, there's a good chance it already exists in at least one of the main online directories: Google My Business, Yelp and Bing. If it does, you can claim the listing and start managing your customer reviews. If it doesn't, go through the process to create a new business profile. Then, set up a Facebook business page (with reviews enabled) and add a review section to your website to encourage your customers to engage with your business online. As you grow your online footprint, your search engine optimization (SEO) will make it easier for prospective customers to find you.
- Solicit great customer reviews. While customers actively search out reviews when searching online, they don't always think to leave a review after a positive experience with your business. A personal request from you might be all that's needed to spring a happy customer into action. Maybe it's a sincere thank you note after a productive meeting or a customer appreciation email campaign that provides a link to your directory listings. The goal is to have your satisfied customers leave a review to boost your online profile and increase your SEO. Remember to make this process as easy as possible for your customers.
- Use negative reviews to your benefit. If left unresolved, bad reviews can crush your business reputation. By keeping a close eye on your listings, you have the opportunity to show potential customers how you effectively handle negative situations in a timely manner. Take the time to understand their complaint, empathize with their situation, apologize for the problem, and offer a reasonable solution. Remember to use these reviews primarily to communicate to readers of the reviews, not just the complainer.
- Keep listings fresh. A long history of reviews is good to show that you are an established business, but current reviews are imperative to building a prospective customer's confidence. Seek out online reviews and keep your directory listings up to date to continue to show relevance and ongoing business activity.
Managing your online review profiles may seem scary, but by understanding the mechanics of how they work you can successfully display your quality business reputation to the online community.
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In this sections you can find some guitar both electric and classical guitar tabs, they are videos made for guitarists to learn and improve. Levels go from intermediate to advanced.
Love SOlo
The first one is 'Love Solo', one of the first instrumental songs I wrote. First published on YouTube in 2006. This is the tab version, which could be useful for intermediate learners. The technique isn't very complicated, it's more about finding the right tone and giving it a personal touch. It's Santana-like rather than fast shredding.
You can find Love Solo backing track here.
Guitar Fingerpicking Arpeggio Exercise
This is part of one of my songs and the arpeggio can be used as fingerpicking exercise. You can also use a pick if you prefer. Some of the chord positions are a bit tricky, but they can certainly help you stretch your hand.
Instrumental Spanish Guitar Solo
In this one I use the technique called 'picado'. In the video, you can also find the tabs for the rhythm guitar and the chords. I'd say it is for more advanced students, but the first part is certainly not too challenging.
Click here for the Instrumental Spanish Guitar Solo Backing Track.
Hope you find these electric and classical guitar tabs useful and hope they can help you become a better guitarist. Please also check my backing track catalogue. Take care.


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- Added support ' Mamba ' for CFW 4.46 (not Cobra) and 4.53 ( Habib )
- ' Mamba ' is a version of the payload Cobra ( stage2 ) that can be launched from the Iris Manager itself to support ISOS and PS3 games and some of the features of Cobra payload ( load plugins internally, it ignores the list ) but does not support the PSP and PS2 emulators .
- ' Mamba ' is not exclusive to a possible CFW Cobra: Cobra detects whether a payload loaded and inhibited in that case. It can also be differentiated by sys8_mamba ( ) (if returned 0x666 , is Mamba ) .
- Fixed some minor bugs ( file sizes shown on Archive Manager and disassembly / assembly BDVD forgotten XD)
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by Rod D. Martin
January 18, 2018
Listening to a decent number of my liberal friends on Facebook, and reading the comments from their liberal friends, it has become all too clear to me that the uproar over Donald Trump's medical report is not as it appears to the rest of us.
We think they're nitpicking, unfairly and extremely, but normally politically. We're wrong.
A lot of these folks had convinced themselves he was mentally and possibly physically unfit for the office, that the medical report would prove it, and that that report would be the basis for his removal under the 25th Amendment. Some of them are now discussing what they need to do "next", now that the 25th Amendment strategy is off the table. I kid you not.
We're not talking dolts here. A lot of these people are lawyers and other responsible people.
The fact that a rather large part of the country has so completely deluded themselves into believing what can only be termed an alternate reality tells us a great deal about the political psychology of this moment, and what we're dealing with in the media and elsewhere. You would be very foolish — regardless of which side you're on — not to consider the implications of this.
— The Left's Alternate Reality originally appeared as a Facebook post by Rod D. Martin.


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September 12, 2014
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Flashback Friday!
In honor of this weekend's World's Fair Heritage Festival & Games event, today's photo shows a General Electric Company streetcar making a stop at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904 in Forest Park. You probably guessed due to the telltale World's Fair Observation Wheel seen in the background.
The 264-foot wheel was located just southeast of Skinker and Forsyth boulevards on what is now the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course (Redbud Course.) Check out an interactive World's Fair map here.
Fair organizers encourage the public to ride Metro to this weekend's event. Find details here and have a great weekend!


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North West may be just 13 months old, but that hasn't stopped the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West from getting her first taste of "flashing lights" as a model for CR Fashion Book.
Photographed by Michael Avedon, baby North sports a button-up sweater and gazes off-camera in the black-and-white image, released yesterday. Chanel accessories, including a flower-shaped brooch and a purse that drapes over her lap, accent her ensemble.
The caption for Michael Avedon's photo calls the celebrity baby the "youngest subject to be photographed" for the collection's fifth fashion book, and cites a quote from sartorial icon Karl Lagerfeld: "It's never too early to care about fashion."
Helmed by former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, CR Fashion Book admits in the photo caption that 13 months of life experience might be on the earlier side of launching a modeling career, but predicts "a bright fashion future for the already famed daughter of Kanye and past cover star, Kim."
West, 21-time Grammy Award winner, and Kardashian, perhaps reality TV's biggest star, married May 24 in Florence, Italy.
North isn't the only member of the family getting attention for her clothes this week. On Tuesday, a New York City police officer was caught checking out her mom in the city's SoHo neighborhood.
That same day, the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star spoke with TODAY's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb about how her daughter, whom she calls Nori, reacts when other photographers try to snag photos.
"Every time there is a camera out and pararazzi, and they're taking pictures, I do a lot of things indoors and in private gated communities," Kardashian said. "I figured out where to keep her as private as possible, and find parks that aren't out in the open with the paparazzi. But when there are those times — when we're going to the airport or places where I can't really shield her — she does either, like, a mean, angry Kanye face or, like, a pose."
Perhaps reality TV's biggest star has more family photos to share. Kim Kardashian's 352-page book of selfies, called "Selfish," is slated for release in 2015.
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All is True (2019)Drama
Rated PG-13
101 min.
Release Date
May 10, 2019 (LA/NY)
Running Time
101 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive material and language
ALL IS TRUE reveals a dramatic and little known period in the final years of William Shakespeare. Branagh is the playwright, Judi Dench is his wife Anne, and Ian McKellen plays the Earl of Southampton.
The year is 1613, Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground, and devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a... Full synopsis »
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In patients with prior myocardial infarction (MI)/ischemic stroke, treatment with alirocumab is associated with a reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), as well as reductions in lipoprotein(a), apolipoprotein B, and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), according to study results published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology. In addition, efficacy and safety results were similar in patients without prior MI/ischemic stroke.
Patient-level data were obtained from 9 phase 3 ODYSSEY trials (range of duration, 24-104 weeks) for the analysis. The trial cohorts included patients with either heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and/or non-FH, as well as established coronary heart disease or cardiovascular risk factors (n = 4880). In the pooled cohort, patients were treated with alirocumab 75 mg/150 mg or 150 mg every 2 weeks. Alirocumab was given primarily on background statins with or without other lipid-lowering therapies. Statin status, alirocumab dose, and placebo or ezetimibe controls were included in the analyses.
Compared with patients with prior MI/ischemic stroke, patients without prior MI/ischemic stroke had higher mean total PCSK9 (673.3 ng/mL vs 707.3 ng/mL, respectively; P <.0006) and lipid/lipoprotein levels (LDL-C [116.5 mg/dL vs 133.2 mg/dL, respectively], non-HDL-C [146.0 mg/dL vs 162.8 mg/dL, respectively], HDL-C [48.4 mg/dL vs 50.4 mg/dL], apoB [98.4 mg/dL vs 107.6 mg/dL, respectively]; P <.0001 for all). Comparatively, the median lipoprotein(a) was higher in patients with prior MI/ischemic stroke (25.6 mg/dL vs 23.0 mg/dL; P =.0058).
From baseline to 24 weeks, there was a reduction in LDL-C levels in patients with and without prior MI/ischemic stroke (51.1%-62.9% vs 43.6%-58.3%, respectively; P =.1485). Treatment with alirocumab was associated with reductions in other lipid/lipoproteins in both groups from baseline to 24-week follow-up, including lipoprotein(a).
A greater percentage of alirocumab-treated patients who received background statin therapy achieved their LDL-C target levels at 24 weeks (patients with prior MI/ischemic stroke [74.1%-84.8%] and patients without prior MI/ischemic stroke [63.7%-74.7%]) compared with patients who received placebo (4.5%-9.0% and 2.3%-6.7%, respectively) or ezetimibe (51.4% and 45.7%, respectively) (P <.0001 for all). Alirocumab was well tolerated, and safety outcomes were consistent in patients with and without prior MI/ischemic stroke.
A study limitation was the lack of assessment of whether there was a direct treatment effect of alirocumab on cardiovascular outcomes.
According to the study investigators, the findings "suggest that PCSK9 inhibition may benefit patients who have had an MI and/or an ischemic stroke and are at very high risk of recurrent cardiovascular events."
The study was funded by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Multiple authors disclosed relationships with pharmaceutical companies.
Bruckert E, Kereiakes DJ, Koren MJ, et al. PCSK9 inhibition in patients with and without prior myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke: a pooled analysis of nine randomized-controlled studies of alirocumab [published online April 10, 2019]. J Clin Lipidol. doi:10.1016/j.jacl.2019.04.005
This article originally appeared on The Cardiology Advisor


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Plamodel Radi-con show 2006, Japan
Whilst iHobby Expo takes place in Chicago this week, Japan have their Plamodel Radi-con show (directly translated name, hope its right). As you would expect from our far eastern friends they have some really cool products on display as well as some strange things too. I have supplied some links to Japanese sites that are covering the show so you can get a feel of whats coming our way in the not too distant future.
Here we have a group of photos seperated by manufacturer – Click Here.
And here we have 3 different sets of images with some text – Section 1, Section 2, Section 3
Source: RC Maniax [rcmx.net]


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30 Ways To Keep Your Sanity
- Determine who your real friends are. You're going to need to lean on them for some support. It's a good thing. You really find out who supports you in the good and bad times.
- Make good friends with your banker if you haven't already. In this age of online banking, I still love having a person to person relationship with my financial institution. I always have, and I always will. They can help you track down things you never thought you would need. Like a copy of the $30.00 bank transfer that grandparents gave to your children for a special allowance or treat that went into your personal account. Seriously…they assume you sold a painting and never claimed it as income!…and the CRA won't take your word for it.
- Remember there are appeal systems at every turn of the road. USE THEM! They aren't easy to find. You have to use your time to find out how the system works.
- Be proactive.
- Document every conversation you have with them. Dates, times, what they said. What you said.
- Be kind to your bookkeeper – he or she is just trying to help and this will be a stressful time. They're just delivering the message, not the message-maker. Support them when the CRA guy is nasty to them. You're a team….but make sure they are doing their end of the job.
- Take yourself out for a walk every now and then.
- Remember that no matter how any government in power may look at the "arts"…art cannot and will not be defined by an economic system of profit and loss. The value in the arts reports to a much higher authority.
- Practice answering these questions and NOT blowing your top:
"Why would an artist need a box of pencils?"
"Why would an artist need a halogen lightbulb?"
"Does your husband care if you lose money?" <<< I still can't do this one, and yes…the CRA auditor actually asked me that question! He is no longer welcome in our home. The government has no business in this.
- Find places to vent. A pillow works well when you need to muffle those four letter words. I particularly do not recommend punching walls. You will need your painting arm when this blows itself out…although you might be able to deduct the repair bill on the next income tax year.
- It does blow itself out and there is an end. Remind yourself of that….constantly.
- Tell your local, provincial and federal art bodies how you are treated in an audit. Make them aware so they can help educate other artists on how this will go. They may even be able to help, provide support and lobbying where required.
- Document everything.
- Document everything that happens during the audit.
- Document the questions the auditor asks you.
- Document everything.
- Lawyers are your friend. Find ones that know the arts and tax laws. They can help you when it becomes overwhelming.
- Accountants are your friend. Find ones that know the arts and tax laws.
- Insist the auditor has experience in auditing artists and the arts industry. If they don't, appeal it and tell them they need to get experience. They wouldn't send a non-experienced auditor in the oil industry up to audit an oil company, would they?
- Let your galleries and suppliers know you are undergoing an audit and you may need them to provide additional backup from time to time above and beyond. Express your gratitude for their assistance. Tell them what you need from the get-go in your relationship: contracts, statements, cheque stubs and details of the paintings that are sold when they sell them. If they aren't already supplying those things to you – get rid of them. I mean it. It's not worth your time to be involved with a gallery or supplier who isn't providing detailed statements, cheque stubs, or bouncing cheques on you. All of those things raise red flags with the auditors.
- Auditors are ruthless. They don't know how to "make sense". They will not do any work on a file. They will assume you are a criminal and hiding things from the start.
- Dig your heels in for the long run. Know this is going to eat up your time when you'd rather be in the studio. Budget for that….if you can.
- Be fair in all things. Even though the auditor might not understand….you do! Educate them on your business. Really educate them.
- Write down your experiences and share them with other artists as you go. It's important to share and learn together.
- Vanquish negativity from all other parts of your life. You're going to need all the positivity you can muster when dealing with these morons.
- Keep good mileage logs for your vehicle. I use an iPhone app – "Milebug" and it works fabulously, kicking out a very decent report when you ask it to. Now…when they question 82% use of my vehicle, I can thoroughly back it up with detailed proof. Take THAT, Stephen Harper!
- Tax auditors keep themselves in a job sometimes by not doing their job well. Keep that in mind. They don't have a lot of time and don't care if they miss something. They just pass it along the line to the next guy. Be vigilant with them.
- Let your clients know what you're going through. No one likes to go through an audit, and people can be very helpful in finding things to assist you and supporting you through this.
- Take your kids out for ice-cream and revel in the thought that your art will outlast everything and this too…shall pass.
Be a Vigilant Artist. Fight For Your Profession.
In Canada, we are currently under the thumbs of one of the least "artist-friendly" governments since Confederation. There's a reason for that. Artists are not afraid of speaking out, acting as catalysts for change, observing change in the larger society and finding unique and expressive ways to shine light into dark corners of corrupt governments. That frightens those in power – it always has. They are frightened of what they do not understand.
One of the only ways to silence the voice of the artist in a democratic society is to persecute and prosecute and to use the law to slow down those voices. One of those tools governments use is an audit. Artists owe it to themselves and to humankind to know the laws as well as they can, be prepared and continue to make art, voice concerns and work within the law to effect positive change. In the past year, I have heard of not one…not two…but four separate audits on artists and art galleries in our small community. Call me Oliver Stone, but I think those stats are a bit much, don't you? We won't know about that in the future, though, because Harper's government has cut back on Stats Canada and readily available hard data on the status of the artist won't be available. Oliver Stone. I'm telling you.
While we may think that countries that are less democratic than Canada are more cruel and censor their artists brutally through imprisonment, confinement or persecution. (e.g. – Al WeiWei), Canada is in many ways, no different and can act in very quiet, subversive ways by cutting funding, compartmentalizing and attempting a pure commodification of the artist.
We are in a frightening, changing country with the current government and we all need to be vigilant at every turn to advocate for and defend our freedoms, for this is how change occurs and freedoms disappear….not through violent rebellious military coups but ….quietly, silently and in the night in the disguise of a tax auditor that sucks the life out of you by stealing the only thing you can never regain – your time.
Your time to create.
Audits are something as artists, we don't seem to talk a lot about. Let's do that. Have you had an experience with an audit? Post your comment here on this blog, and let's start shining some light into those dark corners.


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The following is an excerpt from Joshin Byrnes, Vice Abbot, in a letter to the residents upon returning from this past weekend's Street Retreat in Albuquerque. Eight residents and several former resident friends joined Roshi Grover Genro Gauntt and Joshin in bearing witness to homelessness by living on the streets for three nights.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This is just a gentle reminder to all of you to practice good self care in these days of transition out of street retreat and back into the realities of your daily lives at Upaya and elsewhere.
I think we all experienced that plunging into homelessness can be very powerful and surprising – I know this retreat in particular was, for me, very intense, intimate, and heart-opening. Processing and integrating it will take time. I suspect that we will share in common some emotional states and thoughts, and yet each of us will also have our own unique way as we work toward making sense of what we experienced and what it all means for our practice going forward. Like toothpaste that comes out of the tube and can never be put back in, these experiences can sometimes radically shift our view and our sense of the world we live in.
You may notice that things pop up at unexpected times. Yesterday one resident shared that eating good bread and our abundance of organic peanut butter brought up interesting feelings related to privilege as well as odd and difficult emotions related to those we encountered so intimately and then, despite our full disclosure to them about our short-term experience of homelessness, left behind to return to our lives here. Another resident felt like she was wandering around with her long list of high-priority things to get done, and yet few of them seemed terribly interesting or important to her now in the context of what we saw on the streets. For myself, I was close to tears all day long. Everything I looked at seemed to be an opportunity for gratitude as well as sorrow for the injustices of our world. The words, facial expressions and body language of the countless people we encountered, and those who joined our councils—Bird, Archie, Raj, and the woman in Triangle Park—continue to reverberate in my own body, heart, and mind.
Maybe you are experiencing some of the same. These are natural emotions, and for some they can be a little disorienting. We attempt to integrate this into our practice of not-knowing, bearing witness, and loving action. It is all part of the rich, multi-faceted experience of plunge practice. It teaches us about the ways of the human heart and reflects the reality of Indra's Net.
So, please take care of yourselves as you re-integrate – practice loving kindness and curiosity toward your own emotional states, talk with one another if you are struggling, and keep an eye out for others in our resident community who might be struggling. Don't be afraid to offer a loving shoulder to lean on if needed, and be gentle with yourselves and one another. And most important – waste nothing…the teacher of your own experience is actively teaching you through this. I really believe this, and I trust it. I invite you to trust it as well.
Exercise and good nutrition are important as you re-integrate, as well as rest and engaging in beautiful things like music, art, dancing, poetry, hiking, gardening, and so on. Please remember that the world is big and includes the heartbreaking realities that we saw in Albuquerque as well as the incredible beauty that we humans are also capable of creating. Our practice is to continue to bear witness to ALL of it – the whole enchilada, nothing left out. Remember that we simultaneously laughed and cried; we found joy and heartbreak standing side by side and folded into each other. No separation. All of it is in the boundless field. As we say, the dharma is vast and subtle. We now have a chance to practice it. We vow to realize its full meaning.
Roshi Genro Gauntt recently authorized Joshin to be able to independently lead street retreats as part of the ZPO Bearing Witness practice.


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G4 Alloy Metal&Carbon Frame Body Chassis Kit For RC 1:10 RC Drift Racing Car 4WD. The three belt for four wheel drive (4WD).
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The item "G4 Alloy Metal&Carbon Frame Body Chassis Kit For RC 110 RC Drift Racing Car 4WD" is in sale since Saturday, November 23, 2019. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Radio Control & Control Line\RC Model Vehicles & Kits\Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles". The seller is "wdd19_94" and is located in ZhengZhou.
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