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[?]Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
You have to make fat loss commitments to lose fat! Just common sense right? And, you have to make the right commitments or you’ll end up frustrated and going in circles! So, here is my Top 5 Fat Loss Commitment List to get you started on […]
The Sunday Salon – May 31, 2009
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[?]Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
It’s quiet around here today- the hub’s out of town on business and daughter #2 went to a sleepover birthday party last night. Daughter #1 is still in bed, so it’s just me and the dog, hanging out. And of course, lots of book […]
Review: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
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[?]Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
I was so excited to receive The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides as part of the Picador Book Club on Twitter. I read Eugenides’ Middlesex two years ago, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2003, so I was really happy to get this […]
Geeky Guilty Pleasures
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
This week’s geek is all about pleasures:
So. Weekly Geeks, we’re going into the confessional this week.
What’s your non-reading guilty pleasure?
Trashy TV?
Trashier movies?
Junk food?
Share with the group.
And I have to ask: is it a guilty pleasure if everyone knows about it?
I’m cheating this week, and just posting […]
May Jacket-Flap-a-thon
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
Summer.
Our air conditioning is on the fritz, and while it’s okay in the house in the morning through mid-afternoon, by evening, we’re dying and retreat to the basement. We must get this fixed… because if it’s this hot at the end of May, who knows how hot it […]
Road Shots Part One - May 27-28
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[?]Submitted by Secret Society
According to the official itinerary (painstakingly prepared by the band’s very own tour manager, yrs trly), our first-ever European tour officially commenced on May 27 with a 9 AM rehearsal in New York. After that, we reconvened at JFK for a 5:45 PM Air Berlin flight to Düsseldorf. […]
Super Simple Summer Salad with Grilled Chicken and Bread with Melted Brie Cheese
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[?]Submitted by The Cheap Gourmet
Today, I’d like to share a super simple summer salad with grilled chicken and a side of bread with melted brie cheese. This recipe takes less than 15 minutes to prepare and is packed with protein, calcium, fiber and flavor!
You can make this super simple summer salad […]
Three Amigos
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[?]Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
After the previous ‘3 Duds‘…..my next drinking experience was over a couple of days with the ‘3 Amigos’…..
All between 20 & 30 Euros…so…equal with the Spätburgunders.
Bodegas La Tapada Bodegas ‘Guitián Barrique’ 2005
Valdeorras, Spain
Grape: Godella…..known as Verdelho in Madeira, Portugal……Valdeorras is the new ’secret’ area for […]
Stock Picks and Trade Ideas for Friday
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[?]Submitted by My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
New Buys: RAX (in at 11.54)
New Short Sale Candidates:
Add To: AIPC, ARST, MELA
Sold: SCLN sold for a 22% gain, STSI (+31.5%)
Watching: CAST (for a dip)
My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor is not a registered investment advisor. Please read the complete Small […]
Buy Points/Sell Points
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[?]Submitted by My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
Buy Points: AIPC, (good time to add or initiate position), APAC (good time to add to position or initiate a position), ARST (good time to add or initiate a position), ARUN, ATCO, ATSG, CATM, CHLN, CKEC, CMRG, GROW (bottom)
Sell Points: ABVT (good time […]
North Korea’s Real Crime
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
I don’t like nuclear weapons, but for all the outrage regarding North Korea’s nuclear explosion, nobody seems to have noticed that this week the U.S. celebrated the opening of the $3.5 billion National Ignition Facility. The New York Times described project without mentioning its military purpose, except quoting […]
My Therapeutic Rant on the Current Economic Madness
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
During the Vietnam War, a U.S. soldier seems to have anticipated the spirit of the current economic policy, explaining: “we had to destroy the village in order to save it.” The difference today is that while the government destroys villages of the working classes, it is devoting enormous […]
Guest Blog: Japan’s first trade deficit in 28 years
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
By Eiji Fujii
Today, we’re fortunate to have Eiji Fujii, Professor of Economics at Tsukuba University as a guest blogger.
Shaken by the world financial crisis, Japan has recorded the first trade deficit (on the April-March fiscal year basis) in 28 years (see Figure 1). The trade balance of the 2008 […]
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh: Hockey and Economics
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
NY TIMES (Jan. 7, 2009) — This is what life in one American city looks like after an industrial collapse: Unemployment is far below the national average (see chart above, data through April 2009). While housing prices sank nearly everywhere in the last year, they rose here. Wages […]
CA Real Estate Market Recovery: Sales Boom, Marketing Time Falls, and Unsold Inventory Drops
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
LOS ANGELES (May 28) – Home sales increased 49.2% in April in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home declined 36.5%, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (C.A.R.) reported today.“With annualized sales at 540,360 units, April marked the eighth […]
Florida Home Sales Increase for 8th Straight Month
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
ORLANDO, Fla. – May 27, 2009 – Florida’s existing home sales rose in April – the eighth consecutive month that sales activity increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR). April’s statewide sales showed gains over the […]
Restaurant Activity Index Increases For 4th Straight Month; Reaches Highest Level Since May 2008
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
(Washington, D.C.) — The outlook for the restaurant industry grew more optimistic in April, as the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive index of restaurant activity registered its fourth consecutive monthly gain. The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) – a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook […]
Economic Subsidies for Economic Development: Not a Good Deal
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[?]Submitted by Businomics Blog
Oregon Business Magazine quoted me in its article about two subsidies, one that clearly failed and one that, they say, worked. If you think these things ever work, here are the facts cited in the article regarding the “good” subsidy. Genentech received over $32 million of […]
Better Presentations Through Better PowerPoint Slides
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[?]Submitted by Businomics Blog
I’ve seen plenty of bad presentations, but the good news is that we have plenty of resources for better PowerPoint presentations. Here’s a good lesson from presentation expert Dave Paradi:
Dave has more great tips on his website, www.ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com.
The Unemployment Rate and State and Local Economic Policy
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[?]Submitted by Businomics Blog
My friends are telling me I’m an idiot. I was quoted in the local newspaper last week saying that our high unemployment rate was a bit of a mystery. Both friends and strangers have told me that it’s simple: our state has high unemployment because of […]
Drop in Performance? Common Causes
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[?]Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
1) The most common cause of a drop in performance in cycling, or any other sport, is overtraining: going hard when you should go easy. Hard-and- easy refers to intensity (speed and pressure on the pedals), not to total mileage. On one day, […]
Here comes the sun but where’s the sunscreen?
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Heading out for a family walk over the weekend, we barely got beyond the end of the driveway before we quickly turned back…sunblock. We forgot to goop! A quick retreat back to the garage, we all lathered up and were on our way.
Over kill for such […]
Dave’s Official MRN Ra
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[?]Submitted by The Motorsports Soapbox
By Popular Demand: The Secret Recipe For The Godfather’s APPLE PIE MOONSHINE!
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[?]Submitted by The Motorsports Soapbox
1 gallon apple juice
1/2 gallon apple cider
1 1/3 cup sugar
6 cinnamon sticks
Combine, bring to a boil, allow to cool
Add 1/2 liter of Everclear or other clear corn whiskey. (More to suit your taste)
Strain through cheesecloth or paper towels into mason jars or other container.
Enjoy in moderation!!!
Mayfield Attorney: NASCAR Said Test Showed Amphetamines
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[?]Submitted by The Motorsports Soapbox
Jeremy Mayfield appeared in North Carolina Superior Court in Charlotte today, and his attorney ended weeks of speculation by testifying that NASCAR informed Mayfield that he had tested positive for amphetamines at Richmond International Raceway last month.
Attorney Bill Diehl requested a temporary restraining order on Mayfield’s behalf, […]
