According to the pundits, this year is the year we all decided to forego the delights of abroad and spend cheap holidays in the UK. The word ‘staycation’ has entered our vocabulary, whether we like it or not! So, is staying at home the new going away? There is a strong case to be made
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Unique Champagne Food Pairings
Without further ado, let me introduce a few off-the-wall champagne pairings that will show how well it holds up against some of the world’s strongest foods. The caveat here is that the use of the word “champagne” is totally incorrect, I’m actually also referring to sparkling wines including cava and even prosecco, but Google thinks
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How to Diet Fast For a Wedding Or Class Reunion
Did you want to be camera-ready within a short amount of time and need to drop that weight fast? I can tell you a few tips that always work for me, as well as tell you about The $100 Diet – How Naughty Pin Up Girls Stay THIN. Now to lose the weight fast and
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Introduction At the age of fifty-seven, I was a divorced man not particularly keen on spending the rest of my life alone. I decided to try online dating. I had always been a world traveler and my two children were grown, so I could go wherever the wind took me. After some false starts, I
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I wanted to see it, but I didn’t want to see it. I’m talking about the “gay cowboy” movie called Brokeback Mountain (even though I read Jake Gyllenhaal, one of the two major actors – “Jack Twist,” wants it to mean much more than that to its audience). I didn’t want to see Brokeback Mountain
Today in History – What Happened on the 9th of June
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I wake up in the morning of one day on telephones bell, I got my phone to talk and it was strange number but at once I recognized the voice, really I was so happy when I heard it because it was the voice of my Norwegian best friend Mr, Lief, he is elder than
Splitz Enz Hair Studio
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Some sources seem to indicate that living with a serval is no more challenging than feeding your pet goldfish. At the other end of the extreme spectrum, many sanctuaries and animal rights activists paint servals and other exotic cats as unmanageable creatures that no ordinary mortal could hope to deal with successfully. As is usually
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Let me tell you that, if you are in Sin City, buying a local newspaper or going through local magazines will reward you with offers from a few buffets. If you are not sure, you can often read or hear about those offers even before you go through the papers. Once we found coupons for
Fast Talking
This is something the ancients used to do. But what are the benefits? I can only relay to the reader that which has been my own experience. I have practiced Fasting, on and off, for forty-six years now. Recently I went back to fasting after not doing it for several years. What prompted me was
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In my previous article,I touched on the basics of Chinese 8 Characters. In this article,you will learn about the secrets you can discover from the Chinese 8 Characters. You will also understand by the end of the article,why some people keep their date and hour of birth a secret. Let’s begin… You probably know that
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The average welder is now 56 years old. Young people are not becoming welders because the welding shop in school has been replaced by a computer room (which is crazy, because welding is the glue that holds our world together). At the same time, a real and sustained boom is beginning in the USA for
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Did you know that our body can naturally heal itself and overcome most diseases? As long as we maintain a healthy lifestyle, eat nutritious food, and get lots of exercise, we can recover from any condition without using medication. Sometimes it’s just a matter of finding out which combination of natural remedies will work for
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What Is This RSS, XML, RDF, and Atom Business?
It’s been a long day at work and you’re in no mood to cook dinner or go out. Time to count on the reliable pizza delivery guy. The order is called in and he promptly arrives with smokin’ hot pizza within 30 minutes as promised. If it were only that easy with a picky family
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Years ago, during a rough patch in life, I started seeing a behavioral psychologist to deal with some anxiety issues and insomnia. Part of his sessions often consisted of a guided meditation, where he would speak to me in gentle tones while I lay on the sofa, breathing deeply. The meditations were probably a good
The Benefits Of Marrying Chinese Brides!
There is a strong tendency these days for many males to marry Chinese brides, however, many men are unsure of Chinese women and their true character, and what their marriage to a Chinese woman will be like. This is understandable bearing in mind the culture difference and a lack of understanding of the Chinese culture.
Frugal Travel Tips For Beijing, China
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To this day I can still remember my first big grocery bill after we were married. It was about $200 and I cried on the way home. I didn’t get anything fancy-just the basics. We were poor newlywed students and food expenses were a necessary evil that I could not get around. Buying groceries was
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It’s that time of year again! Colorful confections are hitting the store shelves, and likely your kids, like mine, are begging to purchase those colorful sugar bombs every time you walk into the store. It’s such a constant battle that I try every way possible not to take my little critters shopping with me. But
Advertising Tricks and Techniques
They Never Compensate For A Lack Of Confidence And Perceived Value In The Mind Of The Consumer Most business owners and marketers – maybe even you – have been conditioned to try to learn little advertising tricks and technique… mostly because that’s the only thing being taught in any school. I have heard many people
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Disclaimer – It may take you several minutes to read this in its entirety. I know your attention span will most likely opt out after reading this disclaimer, but if you commit to read through, you may have some food for thought to slow down and enjoy your weekend the way it is meant to
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Divorce can suck the life right out of you. Especially a nasty divorce. Other people have the life sucked out of them by the FEAR of divorce, long before the relationship ever actually ends. One subscriber wrote saying his self-confidence has been quite low since his divorce. We do have some things that can help
Tips: Indecent Expectations
Tips are earned. I should actually just stop there; drop the proverbial mic and walk off, but all of us enjoy clarity, so let’s continue on, shall we? Tips were never intended to create an entitlement nor give the expectation of the existence of any absolute “Minimum.” When I go out to eat, you start
Some of the Best Cooking Books That Need to Be in Your Kitchen
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Botswana Food
Botswana offers a wide selection for the palate. The food found in the country is a combination of exotic dishes found only in Botswana and dishes that are commonly found in the entire region. This has added a certain level of uniqueness to Botswana food that travelers to this country can experience. Staples
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Being new to the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, we quickly needed places to eat that would remind me of home. One of our favorite cuisines is Mexican, so we asked a friend if she new of any good Mexican restaurants in the area. She took us to her favorite, and it immediately became
Cooking Time of Common Foods Using the George Foreman Grill
The George Foreman Grill is a revolutionary grilling machine that was introduced in the market in 1994. It was named after George Foreman, a famous world-class boxing champion who fought the legendary Muhammad Ali, among others. Many are thankful for the conception of the George Foreman Grill mainly because it changed and improved the way
How a Raw Vegan Diet Slows and Even Reverses Aging!
The raw vegan diet is a powerful one. It is the diet the human body was designed for and thrives on. Just think about it, all the other animals in the wild eat raw foods. Have you ever seen a lion or tiger with heart disease or cancer? Or how about a chimpanzee or Gorilla
Koi Fish and Lion Tattoos
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Where Did All The Farmers Go?
Several times a year, I hear someone complain about the development of farm land in our area. These complainers consider it a crime that so much of our farm land has been converted to housing, business, shopping, etc. They seem to consider the farmers and developers to be criminals. If you want to know why
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Over the years I have mentioned to various people a recipe I use to make a very healthy, homemade vegetable soup. I’m big on preparing food in advance so that it is always available. Recently, I was asked some specific questions so I thought I would write down everything regarding ingredients and preparation. A 6
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How to Overcome Emotional or Compulsive Eating
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Is Your Keto Diet Clean or Dirty?
At CrossFit Diet Tips we have wrote extensively about a good diet program for athletes. Whether you follow a keto style diet, or stick to a Paleo regimen, there are good ways and bad ways to do it. A name alone does not describe a particular diet program. You can follow one to the letter,
Can You Cure Fibromyalgia With Fasting?
What a great question, and yes, I think you can. That’s not how I did it, but I have experimented with fasting a bit and have had some interesting results. First, let me say that I cured fibromyalgia with a combination of stretching, supplementation, guaifenesin therapy, bodywork, and emotional processing (trying to change the way
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How Do You Like Your Salad Dressing?
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Actresses With Eating Disorders – How to Survive in Hollywood
I have first hand experience with this not-so-rare phenomenon. It is difficult enough to want to look good to others and feel good about yourself and feel appealing enough to attract a partner, but throw in the scrutiny of the camera and the five to ten pounds it adds to your frame and it is
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I have thoroughly enjoyed learning about wild edible plants over the past couple years and while it was tough in the beginning finding the identification and finding resources for the plants I was seeing it has been a thrill to learn how much there is available in the wild. I have to stay I am
The Top 5 Harmful Substances Found in Your Food
If you need to enhance the flavour of food using artificial chemicals rather than herbs and spices, there is something seriously wrong about that and it begs to wonder why you would want to put such things into their bodies. Of course, there are more than five harmful substances that are found in foods but
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Whenever someone follows me to our pantry they inevitably utter amazement at our preserves and pre-made meals and say: “How do you find the time?” Actually I find this activity saves me a lot of time and a heck of a lot of money. Here I’ll share some tips to help make this activity a
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Cold Spaghetti Salad
This recipe has certainly been a lifesaver over the years. My sister, Debra first introduced me to this delicious salad a few years ago. It’s so economical to make and only has a few ingredients. Sometimes, homemade salads can get quite expensive but not this one. It really is a budget stretcher and it’s certainly
Dig This – It’s National Potato Month!
My editor recently informed me that September just happens to be National Potato Month. Being both an Irishman by ancestry and a lover of all things potato- mashed, baked, french-fried and roasted – I eagerly offered to do some digging for dirt on the beloved vegetable. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research