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Celebrate National Coffee Day, it's September 29

Coffee is that one constant that we have in our lives. It opens our eyes in the morning, picks us up in the middle of the day (iced, of course) and caps off a delicious dinner at your favorite restaurant. Although I celebrate coffee every day (you probably do too), September 29 is officially known as National Coffee Day! Coffee companies like Einstein Bagels are celebrating all week long but not so shockingly some of my favorite coffee combinations involve cordials:

The Frangelico Truffle  –  Cheers!

1 oz Frangelico
1 oz SKYY vodka
.75 oz espresso

Shake with ice and serve chilled up in a cocktail or martini glass. Dust with dark chocolate shavings.

The Coffee Kiss  –  for the non-coffee drinkers

2 oz CAMUS VSOP (or VS)
1 oz Irish Cream
Garnish : Ground coffee

Pour directly into glass filled with rocks. Sprinkle ground coffee on top.

The Evening Flourish – Congratulations on a successful night!

3 cups strong hot coffee
Seeds from 3 cardamom pods
4 tablespoons Flor de Caña  7 YO rum
4 teaspoons sugar

Warm the rum with the cardamom and the sugar. Add the hot coffee and serve.

How do you plan of celebrating National Coffee Day??
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kate spade new york for Paperless Post

The beginning of this week began like it always does...busy, busy...sometimes I feel the email Gods know I needed a diversion in the midst of an honest to God case of the Mondays. Especially when something as beautiful as this comes in my inbox.

A little hard to see without clicking on but I think you can see the takeaway...kate spade new york for Paperless Post.

I think I spit my coffee in a grandios fashion. Here again, my two worlds have collided.

If you don't know what Paperless Post is, in a couple of words Paperless Post is like the beautiful, sophisticated New York cousin of Evite. The most gorgeous electronic invitations are found on this site and now I am sure with this partnership the world will now know what I tried to keep as a secret tool in my arsenal.

The official announcement is that Paperless Post teamed up with kate spade new york to create a smart new line of 75 colorful cards.

kate spade new york is one of my favorite designers and I am so excited!

To kick off their line, they are  giving away a grand gift set to make your holidays a bit more merry: a $2,500 gift card to kate spade new york and custom stationery and a professional photo shoot.

Click here to enter to win and after you do that click  here to see their gorgeous invites, announcements and cards.

I had a hard time to pick one that I wanted to feature but I think this invite really shows the clean line and coolness that kate spade is known for.

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The Quest For Whiter Teeth with Arm & Hammer

I have an adage...don't trouble trouble, till trouble troubles you...it has kept me out of confrontations , bad relationships and things I don't want to do. One of those things is frequent trips to the dentist. I mean, I used to think I am not going to the dentist until I have to. Not the prettiest picture, I agree. This adage worked just fine until....I had to go to the dentist.

My oldest friend is a dental hygienist and the conversation went that like this:

Me: Hey, if I think I cracked my tooth but it doesn't hurt...I don't have to come in, right?

After a few good choices of phrases that I can't repeat in this blog, an appointment was made for me that week. Followed up my two phone confirmation calls, an idle threat via text and the last straw-a phone call to the boyfriend to ensure that indeed I would be front and center in her chair that week.

The good thing is even though I couldn't tell you the last time I had my teeth properly cleaned, one rip roaring painful cleaning and an extraction later...I was back to good. Boom! Just like that I could start a twice a year cleaning schedule like a big girl. But this means I would have to start playing with their tools regularly...like that dental floss thing...and the way I brush my teeth.

As much as I would drop a couple of hundred dollars on sunglasses without blinking, to pay exorbitant costs for an electronic toothbrush was not sold on me. No matter how much my dentist tried to tell me how much I needed it, I just couldn't do it.

Thankfully, I was recently introduced to some fun affordable products from Arm & Hammer. Like any grandma would tell you, baking soda is one of the key ingredients to naturally keep things white. Specifically your teeth! While Arm & Hammer has many products to reward you with optimal dental health, the Spinbrush battery-powered toothbrush is quickly changing the way I brush my teeth.

Products that I am using with noticeable results and a thumbs up from my dentist include the ARM & HAMMER Spinbrush Pro Whitening battery-powered toothbrush, ARM & HAMMER Whitening Booster and ARM & HAMMER Advance White toothpaste with Stain Defense Technology.  These are all great products to help you achieve a bright, white smile and keep your mouth clean.

If your teeth are sensitive, they also have a new Sensitive product line, which includes three varieties of Sensitive toothpaste and a battery-powered toothbrush specially designed for sensitive teeth.

Because I can't explain it as well, click here to see how Spinbrush® stacks up against the "manual" competition. I am really excited to have the opportunity to try something that is new and affordable. There is no reason to use the ole manual toothbrush again. Click here for where you can get your Spinbrush!

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The Dry Bar...the one thing to do in NYC

When I trek up to NYC, I always try to try something new...you know, something unFlorida... something that the Sunshine State will never see in my lifetime. From a decent cupcake to last year's braids, it is my way to be a tourist...and a hell of a lot cooler than a Circle Line tour.

This year, my time was a little more limited, as were my choices to accomodate the need to get my version of the  true New York experience. Since I have been in a fitness state of mind, I really wanted to try to take a good exercise class...I follow Soul Cycle on Twitter and every morning via Kelly Rippa's arms and I thought that might be fun. I really wanted to try a Pure Barre NYC Class so so so bad...even at a $35/class price I REALLY wanted to relive my days as a little ballerina in any way possible. I decide against the fitness route because of my Rockettes experience.

Long story longer, I decided on The Drybar, where I read over and over that this was THE one thing to do for your hair this summer. The mantra of The Drybar is No Cut, No Color. Just Blowouts.

The day of my appointment, it was POURING rain! Of course it was! I also had an anxious ride into the city. Carrying your heavy luggage through Penn Station makes me so nervous-I always think I am gonna impale someone!  So I was a little shaken when I arrived, to say the least.
When you walk in the hotel and go downstairs this amazing nirvana awaits you. The girl behind the counter greeted me warmly and asked me what I would like to drink!! Yes, it was 10am but I clearly needed some bubbles to calm.

I was a little nervous because although I don't have rain hair and can gracefully wash and go, (don't hate, its only about one of three things that I really have in my favor) I have never been one to set or curl my hair so that it would keep. But, then again I never had an official blowout.

At The Drybar, they left no stone unturned. The place was bright and beautiful and so pretty. I knew right away, I had made a right choice. I was taken back to the shampoo area and received a nice shampoo and a head massage. They finish off the wash with their signature towel bun, I need to know how to do this! At each station is an iphone charging station. Free WiFi and a bonus: Old movies on the flat screen....is this The Darlynn Bar or The Drybar...at this point I wasn't sure.

Chosing the Go Big or Go Home blowout AKA as Southern Comfort, was my best bet I thought because I have an issue keeping my hair from falling normally, maybe the extra help would be a benefit. The end result was amazing and I wish to God they had a Drybar in Florida. If you can believe my hair lasted for three days without washing.

The one thing I am attracted to the most besides my awesome hair is the way they brand themselves. It is so beautiful! I know, I am so weird! Look how gorgeous their menus and promotional pieces are?

The End Result!
If my time at the DryBar wasn't enough, as I was checking out with the lovely receptionist offered me a FREE Drybar umbrelly! Heaven in an Hour. To say the least.

The back story on the Drybar is awesome. It was started by co-founder Ali Webb who took her mobile blowout business to the big time. Another women entrepreneur story that will make you smile is here.

Find the Drybar on the web, Facebook and Twitter. I visited the NYC location at the Parker Meridien but you can find a location near you here.

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My First Food Truck Experience

I give my area a lot of grief for not coming to the plate. Even though Orlando and the rest of Central Florida that gets it is just a few miles down the road...in good ole Daytona, we are slow to a lot of punches. We just don't jump on a lot of trends very quickly. Imagine my excitement, when my friend Al Smith starting promoting that there was gonna be a Food Truck Rally in September!

His company Al Smith Productions and Marketing holds great events throughout Daytona Beach with the intent of making us ease a little bit into urbania. That is prob not his mission statement, but it is definitely my take-away of his efforts!!

Ally and I started the day at our favorite "on the beach" haunt, The Beach Bucket for a light lunch and Bloody Mary's.
When we pulled up to the Food Truck Rally, I was pleasantly surprised that it was BUSY! Really busy and it just started! There was a bunch of different food vendors to take in. They had a couple of restaurants that were local which I expected, but Al worked really hard to get vendors that were from other areas of established Food Truck locations like Altamonte, Maitland and Orlando.
Cafe Heavenly Lobster Roll

He also showed respect to the area businesses by holding it on a Sunday during dinner time when most of the restaurant's in the downtown area are closed (yes, I too think this is sad). About 18 trucks total were parked near Daytona Beach Regional Library from 5-9 p.m.

One of the best thing about the Food Truck Rally is that there was a big variety and it really suited everyone's taste.

Among the local restaurants, the food vendors were FireHouse BBQ, Saigon Sizzle, the Brisket Bus, SweDISH Food Truck, Kona Dog, The Flattery, Crooked Spoon, Stay Calm Cupcake, Shred-A-Bowls, Bemi Bom and Dimples Delight. By the way, do you notice everyone listed has a social media presence on Facebook AND Twitter? They get it!
Click to be hungry

When we first got there, I sadly wasn't starving. That was a big mistake! So, we walked around and took it all in and made a plan. You must make a plan at these sort of events!

While the Lobster Roll and Corn and Crab Chowder from Cafe Heavenly were obvious first choices, something drew me to the Tree House Truck.

I can't tell if it was the cool urban vibe that reminded me of NYC, or the menu....each item looked better than the next. The people that were in the truck were cool and very friendly and were nice enough to my Food Truck virgin self. Because it is a little overwhelming, right? Treehouse Blue Bacon Fries? Yes, please! They were awesome.

Mama PBJ

But, what might have started the hyperventilation process was the Mama's PBJ. You may want to sit down for this one-Peanut Butter and Jelly, Nutella and Banana deep fried. I should have this labeled this post unskinny and unclean but WHO CARES. It was awesome, beyond human comprehension. I could only eat one half, and happily ate the remaining half for breakfast the next day. This is making me a little sad, not being able to go get another one right now. Check them out on Facebook and Twitter and try to catch them when you can!

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Skinny and Clean- Easy Spicy Shrimp Pasta

Do you remember when I canned tomatoes earlier this summer? To say that I am obsessed with using them is one understatement....to also state that I am in a sheer panic of the day that eventually I will run out and have to make more is another.

But the one thing that I will tell you, having these canned jars of awesomeness within reach have really eased my plans when looking for something to make for dinner. As most foodies can attest, most of the time I get bummed when I have a meeting after work so that I am not able to make dinner for the night. But, there are those seldom times where you went balls to the wall all day and the last thing you want to do is stand in a kitchen. Instead of going out and spending money, last week I made a recipe I want to share.

I am featuring shrimp in my recipe, because in search of eating healthy, shrimp is easy to cook with and a choice that even the pickiest eater will feast on.. Known for its sweet taste and versatility, the scrumptious shrimp is the all-occasion fare for every season, and the fall is no exception.

As a nutritional bonus, a 3-ounce serving of shrimp contains a mere 83 calories and just 1 gram of fat, while providing nearly 20 grams of protein and a wholesome serving of heart-healthy omega-3s and essential vitamins, such as B12 and selenium.  It’s the protein-rich crustacean that fits perfectly on any menu.

The Shrimp Council, whose mission is to promote shrimp as a nutritious and delicious protein, is home to a treasure chest of mouthwatering shrimp recipes which can be found here. It makes it real easy when you are busy but still want to  eat healthy for dinner tonight.

I will be honest, writing recipes is really hard for me. I am Italian so it is always a little bit of this and a little bit of that ...hence, why I am a TERRIBLE AWFUL baker!! This one is so very easy, I shouldn't have a problem.

Easy Spicy Shrimp Pasta
Yield:4 (or 2 hungry people with leftovers)

3 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
Olive Oil
1TB stick butter or margarine
1/2 container chopped onions
either a big can of diced tomatoes or 3/4 jar of canned ones
1 lb of small shrimp, cooked.
4T red wine
1/2 TB sugar
italian spices, either fresh or dried of your choice-I usually use parsley, rosemary, oregano, basil, Cavenders, salt and pepper, etc.
crushed red pepper
1 lb of thin spaghetti
Parmesan Cheese (my favorite is Kraft)

In a medium saucepan simmer onions, garlic, olive oil and butter or margarine for about 5 minutes. Add red wine, sugar, and all spices and simmer for another 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook on low as little as 15 minutes or as long as all day! The longer it cooks the better it tastes. Be sure to stir often and if you see anything on the top that needs to skimmed, that is the acid from the tomatoes. Do your best with a spoon and skim that off.

While that is simmering, grab a paper plate (save on dishwashing) and lay out your shrimp. stream a little olive oil on top and then load them up with spices...I usually do salt and pepper, garlic powder, again Cavenders, some Old Bay is you have it Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning, Shrimp. The trick here is to be generous!!!

Start your water boiling. I salt, and then throw some oil in the water. When the water starts to boiling, add the spaghetti. Make sure you check the directions and take about a minute away from what they suggest you cook the pasta...you want the pasta to be ala dente.

While the pasta is cooking, add the shrimp to the sauce. You want to make sure that the sauce is not cooking at too hot of a temperature so you won't over cook the shrimp. Once the shrimp is warmed up and well mixed into the sauce, add red pepper to your spicy preference. I like to do this at the end so the other spices have a chance to really get into your sauce before the red pepper takes over.

Add the pasta to the sauce and shrimp (or visa versa) and mix quickly to blend under no additional heat. Serve a salad and maybe splurge with some garlic bread and voila! The best thing about this dish is it is quick, easy and healthy if you use the right pasta.

As far as wine pairing, with its competing spices and acidic tomatoes, this pasta dish calls for a simple Italian white like Pinot Grigio.

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My First Post On Manilla

I am very excited to tell you that I am a new blogger on Manilla! I will be writing a monthly column as a Women and Business Contributor. I am so excited! As I have previously prattled about here, I am a big fan of Manilla! It is truly an honor!

How to Ensure You Get Paid on Time (When You Work for Yourself)

As you start your journey of self-employment, you get to figure out exactly how you want to have your business managed. It is exciting, liberating and a little nauseating at the same time.

One of the first things you have to decide is how you wish to bill and how you wish to be paid. A common obstacle for new business owners is asking for the dollar in the first place, and then there is the chore to be paid on time. Because your next meal depends on this, you’ll eventually find ways to get really good at getting paid on time each month.

Here are a few suggestions:
Read full article from Manilla here

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Does Facebook Help Our Memory?

How do you capture your memories? Thanks to the gift of social media, your Facebook, your Instagram and even these blogs are now in charge of capturing our life stories. Besides the obnoxious compulsive hankering you may have for scrapbooking projects that you start and never finish (this may be just me)...when was the last time you actually printed a stack of photos from your phone, camera or Facebook to retain a memory that you can hold? In contrast, how often do you look through your or your friend's Facebook timeline and relived some good times through its pictures, posts and status updates? Isn't it weird what used to be a normal practice for saving memories is now usually saved solely during the holidays for a gift?

Although this may seem like a Saturday morning prattle over my coffee, I actually have a reason for bringing this up. PBS recently posted a YouTube video that asks Is Facebook Changing our Identity? It discusses Facebook, specifically, and how easy it helps our memory by having an electronic fallback. Using Facebook enables us to paint our picture of our identity by the events that we attend, the pictures that we take and the statuses we post. Making memories is hard enough and as we get older, how can we remember it all without the assistance of social media?

Don't believe me? Go click back a couple of years on that timeline that everyone is complaining about...When I clicked on 2009, I found pictures and posts of one of my favorite trips to NYC, our trip to Gaylord ICE where we took the best pictures ever, Megan's 30th Birthday party and a gem where I prattled about 25 things about me, some that I still resonate with three years later. There is even photographic documentation of me playing with my first Iphone. With one click of a button, my life in 2009 is documented...and this is when I was only on Facebook a wee bit. How many boxes of photos would I have to drag out of the closet to capture these memories if not for social media?

Check out this You Tube video where it dives a little deeper philosophically. It talks about what Facebook is doing for your memory like what Google does for facts and information searching. It reasons that Facebook's new timeline layout is enhancing the ability to construct our self identity by super-charging our memory.

This is the latest episode on PBS Digital Studios’ weekly Web series,‘Idea Channel’. hosted by Mike Rugnetta and produced by Kornhaber Brown. Another reason besides Downton Abbey (WHEN is that coming back on?), that PBS is now cooler than ever.

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The Booby Trap Book Review and Giveaway

One of the neat things about writing this blog, is that a lot of cool opportunities come near me. On the top of the list is the opportunity to read and review a great book and give my readers a chance to get a copy!

The Booby Trap epitomizes the Don't Judge a Book by its Cover logic, pardon the pun. The main character is Bambi Benson, a beautiful, busty waitress at The Booby Trap, which is similar to a Hooters or WingHouse. Appearances are deceiving as Bambi is actually a MBA student only working at The Booby Trap for the extra money to put herself through college. More importantly, she is using her time at The Booby Trap to provide research for her thesis as she is a PHD candidate at Harvard.

The story begins with Bambi at work and Trip Whitley is her customer. Trip is rich but misunderstood and at this first meeting-very arrogant. It is a quick read (because you can't put it down) and a reminder how things are not always how they appear. Trip and Bambi's chemistry is undeniable and addicting. You found yourself empathizing with Trip's character with the ability to see though his arrogance and the money, leaving a boy who seeks approval from his father. I think a lot of us can resonate with that! Bambi is a smart girl that you cheer for throughout the book. I was sad when it was over, I hope that there is more tales from this couple up the author's sleeve!

Anne Browning Walker, the author, is a career writer and researcher but this is her first fiction novel. Find more information on Anne here on her website or Twitter.

Enter now for your chance to win a copy of The Booby Trap! This offer is open to all residents in USA and Canada only. Enter to win below!!

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Hulu Spices Up and Redecorates with Martha Stewart

As previously mentioned here and here, I am on the Martha train and am excited to share some good news from her empire. I am really enjoying her iPad magazine and have been dvding her shows when I can. Now, I am really excited to read that Hulu has picked up her shows which will be great for the busy girl, but even better you can go peruse her holiday and seasonal content for ideas galore...right at your fingertips. I love Hulu and Hulu Plus because I can watch it anywhere on my IPad.

From her press release:

America's domestic goddess Martha Stewart is bringing her cooking, arts and crafts along with her kitchen table to Hulu and Hulu Plus. On September 10, the Martha Stewart Network is launching for the first time online with the premiere of three popular shows, "From Martha's Kitchen," "Emeril's Table" and "DIY Crafts."

Viewers will get a chance to roll up their sleeves, learn new recipes as well as release their inner creative artiste with fun, easy do-it-yourself projects. The premiere episodes of all three shows will feature celebrity guests, new recipes as well as fun craft ideas. For example, star chef Mario Batali joins Stewart in the premiere episode of "From Martha's Kitchen" and provides tips on how to make a tasty chicken salad. In the premiere episode of "Emeril's Table," beloved chef Emeril Lagasse uses lemon and olives to create various delectable chicken entrees while funnyman Conan O'Brien joins Martha in the premiere episode of "DIY Crafts" to make an original twig peg rack and to quote Martha, "It's a good thing!"

In addition to shows from the Martha Stewart catalog, viewers will also have access to Martha's popular seasonal content like Halloween, Holiday and Wedding celebrations. Hulu has plans to add additional programs in October and throughout the end of the year giving Martha Stewart's timeless content a cozy home.

"From Martha's Kitchen ": Showcasing the best classic cooking ideas from Martha Stewart, "From Martha's Kitchen" features all-time favorite recipes, essential techniques, and easy tips for simple weeknight meals and easy, elegant entertaining.  Fan-favorite chef Mario Batali guest stars in the premiere episode. Watch as he and Martha cook up a delicious, mouth-watering chicken breast salad.
"DIY Crafts ": Martha Stewart brings together her best how-to projects to excite and inspire crafters of all levels. From scrapbooking and decoupage to handmade gifts and cards, the creative, delightful crafts are explained with detailed instructions and reflect Martha's signature sense of style. Join funnyman Conan O'Brien and Martha as they take on portable saws, secateurs and drills to create a fun twig rack.

Cook, decorate and celebrate with Martha Stewart Living exclusively on Hulu and Hulu Plus.The shows premiered yesterday on Hulu and Hulu Plus. You can watch Martha's Kitchen here and the DIY Crafts here.

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Frangelico Proclaims September National Hazelnut Month

September is being celebrated for the first time as National Hazelnut Month. But, for me-every day is Hazelnut Day. It is definitely my favorite flavor of coffee, creamer and of course I am obsessed with Frangelico Hazelnut Liquor. It has always been my favorite after dinner drink and I turn everyone on to it. Some people put it in their coffee, I like to sip it next to it.

I was first introduced by a bartender who reveiled a secret: Did you know a shot of Frangelico will cure you of that "Oh My God, I ate so much I am gonna die" feeling?? The funny thing is, I have no scientific proof of this, but it works, and this is how I met the awesome of all that is Frangelico and a love affair was born.

To celebrate the first ever National Hazelnut Month, restaurants, bakeries, and this girl are handing it to the Frangelico Gods with some great food, desert and drinks.

From their press release:

While not having achieved the notoriety of the peanut, almond or pecan, Italy’s trademark nut is about to get its day - or more accurately, its month - in the spotlight. Frangelico® Hazelnut Liqueur, along with chefs and bartenders nationwide, is officially proclaiming September as the first-ever National Hazelnut Month.

In the shadow of National Pecan Month (April), National Almond Day (February 16th) and National Peanut Month (March), hazelnuts seem to have lost their place in moments dedicated to honoring history’s great nuts, and for no good reason.  The use and flavor of hazelnuts has become increasingly popular among culinary elites and foodies nationwide. Yet, for some reason one of the world’s favorite nut varieties is conspicuously missing from the gastronomic calendar.

Credit:The National NYC
To rectify this, Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur has teamed up with gastronomic trendsetters to bring consumers new and inventive ways to incorporate the hazelnut flavor into their culinary and cocktail recipes this September. Chef Paul Corsentino, who has appeared on Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef, Super Chefs and Iron Chef America, has signed onto the National Hazelnut Month Movement. “Hazelnuts are the perfect fall flavor,” he notes. “They add a wonderful taste to dishes both savory and sweet, and are surprisingly versatile.”

How to Indulge

Frequent The National

In celebration of the hazelnut, Food Network Chef Geoffrey
Zakarian’s restaurant, The National, in New York’s Benjamin Hotel, is set to unveil a limited-edition hazelnut menu including items for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner.

Hazelnut lovers will be able to indulge in their favorite nut flavor with inventive and inspired dishes, created by the restaurant’s Executive Chef, Paul Corsentino.  The menu, which is available for the entire month of September, will feature creations including Buttermilk Pancakes with Blueberry Compote, Candied Hazelnuts and Frangelico Maple Syrup; Hazelnut and Lobster Canelloni; and Roasted Duck with Hazelnut Fregola Risotto. (LBD Note: Holy Cow!)

A dessert using Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur will also appear on the menu.  A portion of the proceeds from this special hazelnut menu will be donated to City Harvest, the world’s first food rescue organization.

Sip Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur

National Hazelnut Month’s official signature cocktail is the Fall Basket.  The cocktail will be served at The National alongside the limited edition hazelnut menu.

Fall Basket

1 oz. Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur
1 1/2 oz. apple infused vodka
Splash of simple syrup
Splash of cranberry juice
Brown sugar rim, Served up, garnished with a thin slice of apple

Find Your Sweet Tooth

Bakeshops are jumping on board to join in the celebration of National Hazelnut Month.
Isabelle's Curly Cakes, a Todd English establishment, will be serving hazelnut cupcakes featuring Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur from their Boston bakery, also available online at izzyscurlycakes.com

Credit:Butter Lane Bakery
Butter Lane Cupcake Bakery-(my absolute favorite bakery in NYC) will offer a specialty Frangelico cupcake in their East Village, New York location and online at butterlane.com

We Take the Cake, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will offer an assortment of Frangelico cakes and cupcakes at their retail shop and online at wetakethecake.com

Get Nutty

Nuts.com, a family owned business for more than 22 years and the authority on all things nuts, will offer a limited edition hazelnut gift basket during the month of September.

This gift basket will delight any hazelnut fan with a medley of raw hazelnuts, salted roasted hazelnuts, in-the-shell hazelnuts, dark chocolate covered hazelnuts, raw Duchilly hazelnuts, and Hazelnut Supreme coffee.

This gives you many ideas of how to celebrate the new National Hazelnut Month but let me give you one of my favorite ways. This will change your life, I promise.

The Salty Pretzel Shot
Equal parts of the following:
Vanilla Vodka
Butterscotch Schnapps

Shake over ice and strain into a shot glass.
This is shot like bad tequila ... Lick the salt off your hand shoot the shot and bite a lemon
and repeat!

For more information on Frangelico please visit Facebook or at their website.

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Socially Acceptable-Manilla

It is tough working for yourself. Yes, it is awesome but it is tough when you are starting out. There are a LOT of balls to keep in the air. It makes me a little dizzy to think that (knock wood) I have pulled it off for two years next month. I am at that point almost that I need a little help only because I have asked my cat every day this week to make me coffee and she just looks at me...I have taken the advice of a friend and fellow business owner who said do one thing for yourself-if you are not going to pay someone to work for you, pay people to work with you. What she meant is to start throwing money at things I don't want to do...a bookkeeper, someone to keep my house clean, etc. That makes a lot of sense to me, the last thing I want to do after being the owner, the salesperson, the bookkeeper, the accounts payable, the receptionist, the insert title here for my company is go home and clean my house.

Even my daily personal tasks are suffering. As odd as it seems even though I have money in the bank, the last thing I want to do is sit and figure out which bills are due when and where. I am never ever late on my bills ever but I was finding myself waking up in the middle of the night freaking out because I hadn't paid my Bloomingdales! Does this ever happen to you??

I now use Manilla, which I credit for saving my sanity (and my credit). Manilla is (according to their website, which explains it best because me just saying over and over it is awesome is not gonna explain it for you) Manilla gathers all of the information you need to manage your bills and accounts and puts it in one secure place, available 24/7. With automatic reminders, Manilla lets you know when important bills are almost due, or when rewards points are about to expire. So, you take a little of time entering your bill information in once and Manilla does the rest.

The great thing about Manilla is that it will work seamlessly on all platforms whether it is your IPhone, IPad, Android or computer. I am always a big fan of the clean interface and it breaks it out for you by category! Save your sanity and check out Manilla-you will thank me! I promise! You can find more information about Manilla here.

I am getting excited to work with Manilla soon as a guest blogger. I will be sure to let you know when it posts next week! In the meantime, check out the cool Back to School promotion using Pinterest that they are offering this month!

The Manilla Back-to-School Sweepstakes
  1. Use Pinterest to pin at least one photo of something you or your child needs for school (like clothes, school supplies, money for loans — anything!) You can pin as many photos as you want. See a few examples on our Pinterest board.
  2. Tag each pin with #ManillaBack2School
  3. We’ll choose at random one pin. The winner will receive $500 to buy it (or anything!).
The promotion ends on Friday 9/14/12.

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When and How To Conduct Business Using Social Media

As my friend Heather, an etiquette expert will sure agree there soon will be official rules on what constitutes as proper communication for business using social media. One would think that some of this would be a common sense issue, but I have learned the hard way that these kind of things must be explained rather than assumed. Lately, I have threatened to throw my computer out the window at the random ways I have been contacted to do business. I am convinced that some people lack the filter and unfortunately because I am wired so differently, I am losing new business because of it. I don't know if some will take this as an offense or a no dur to these thoughts of mine but it has been bugging me lately compelling me to take it to the blog. Lucky you! Actually, if every thought I had ended up here, I am not really should WHAT would happen. Anyways, I digress...

The term itself should help this conversation along...it is SOCIAL media. I know this has made you completely reachable at all times via Facebook, email and text message but some courtesy of how and when to contact should be heeded.

The easiest thing to talk about is the time that you reach out to your business contacts. I think that when communicating via text message is a practice that gets abused the most. If it is business related, it should be between business hours unless you or your business is on fire and I am in charge of the water. Having said that, most people know that if you contact me at dawn on any given day, I am up and probably on cup of coffee number 2. But for sane people, it is really courteous to keep this between the hours of 9a-5p Monday-Friday. Not too long ago, I was contacted for new business at 9p via text message. I am not quite sure that this is ok. And of course, I forgot about it until two days later. A good practice if this happens is to not answer it until the next business morning/timeframe. I feel if you answer it back you are encouraging that this is ok. Maybe this doesn't bother you, but then it gets to the point that there is just no limit of what is work and what is not anymore.

Emailing is a little different but not too much. I tend to email at all hours of the night but tend to use schedulers like Buffer or Snooze (free) or Boomerang so it reaches the client at an appropriate time. There is nothing like the feeling of waking up to a nasty email that was sent after hours, kind of sets the pace of your say, huh? If you must send an email after hours, it really doesn't hurt to say "Sorry for this late or weekend email, please dont write me back until it is working hours"

Facebook Messages and IM's. This is where I get a little unkind. Why is anyone conducting business via Facebook aside from initial contact is beyond me. What frustrates me is that it is a little obtrusive,  Do you agree? The Facebook, my personal Facebook page is where I enlighten and inspire with witty prattle and cute pictures of my niecey poo, it is my place to be me, not necessarily the platform to conduct business. My suggestion that would keep me from putting my head through a glass window is to contact them via message, NOT an IM with your contact email and number and let the conversation take place over there.

Of course you could always pick up the phone...

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Ladies, College Football Season is HERE

I have a very small tomboy streak in me, that I think is under a lot of layers! On the outside, I am putting my last dollar towards my new Tory Burch sunglasses, but if you could peel back some layers, you will find a girl who thinks about NASCAR, NCAA Football and Baseball constantly and still would play with worms and fresh garden dirt given the chance. Most of my dearest friends are guys and I cherish them. So, every year I wake up the first weekend in September and start getting VERY VERY Excited-COLLEGE FOOTBALL is here!!!  Very unladylike!!

Maybe you don't like football and look to this time as a get-away from all normal activity. But, if you are like me...many an a idea of recipes, clothing choices and tailgating options start a swirling as soon as the end of the summer nears.

Lucky for me, my bestie has my wardrobe covered with her clothing line Halftime Designs. This is THE place for any game day clothing. It isn't the easiest to find something great to wear that is cool and feminine to support your favorite team. There is nothing less tasteful than a jersey and jean shorts!She has MANY a cool option for your team!Check her website here, she has NCAA, NFL, Baseball and more! Here are my two favorite Florida State Seminoles Designs!

I am exciting to tell you that I will be a Wholly Guacamole blogger for this football season! I am so anxious to start blogging of all the fun HOMEGATING recipes that I will be able to make with me friends. Wholly Guacamole sent me some amazing products this week and I can't wait to show you what I came up with!

Go to Target or Walmart throughout the summer and stock up on plastic wear, easy cleanup and convenient and thrifty!
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for a while i was not about blogging, but i think i want to start it back up again. i initially only started my blog to make sure i didn’t forget anything in my college write-ups, but now i’ll just be blogging for myself, so i think it will be more enjoyable for me. so what have i been up to? everything!

in june, my little brother graduated high school and i flew home to surprise him. my brother and i haven’t really gotten along in the past few years, but i think he was sufficiently excited anyway. conveniently, most of my family was there, so i got to see all of them in one go!

in july, my disney prince/ss came to see me! we went to two character breakfasts and rode every ride and, honestly, took several naps.

my two favorite piglets

after tristan left, i celebrated my birthday a month early because my two best friends from the program, my roommate divinity and my friend gerardo, were both leaving the program and i extended until december. my friend adam was going to have family visiting in august so he came too. we went to epcot and i saw my family (the manatees, of course) and walked around the world. and then we ate chicken tacos, of course.

we had a gradution event at chatham, and i met goofy in his robes. he liked my shoes.

 and then it was time for my actual birthday! we got up at the crack of dawn to ride toy story mania and then do exactly the same things i did on my fake birthday, but for my real one, and with different people! the most magical part of my day was probably my new york friends chato and julia driving from julia’s school in georgia to hang out for my b-day. it was a little slice of home (an apple slice in the big orange. the big apple in the big orange. do they even call florida “the big orange?” whatever you saw what i was trying to do there). we ended the night at outback steakhouse, my favorite place to overpay for macaroni and cheese.

i ended up with two of these because i received one as a gift. double norse power!

this duffy has “happy birthday” written all over him in different languages.

the next chatham event i graced with my presence was the brave themed one. i wore my new merida wig and met my favorite friend, and of course i saw my father in law, goofy. my friend danielle came along with me because she is the best.

goofy tells good jokes

the rest of september and october were filled with me either anticipating or attending a halloween party. as i showed you in my previous post, i went to three, which is irresponsible and expensive, but who cares! i also met my kindred spirit, max. he is a “””rare””” character so i never thought i would!

there are a lot of emotion in these photos. danielle will verify that as soon as i saw max’s little tuft of hair, i basically started pushing children to get near him. i’m pretty sure we’re caught up now, so i’m going to finally stop editing this massive post. bye!


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Oct 28, 2010

This was a good season for education. NBC launched "Education Nation," its intensive, ongoing coverage of education in America. Speaking before a Texas audience, President Obama called education "the economic issue of our time," and said that he was absolutely committed to making sure that "here in America...nobody is denied a chance to make the most of their lives just because they can't afford it." Back in Washington, he convened a summit to consider the role that community colleges play in college completion. The Department of Education awarded $330 million in "Race to the Top" grants to public schools that are making their schools better.

But while most people were working to help more Americans get a good education, a few were working to tear down a community of institutions, America's historically black colleges and universities, that are getting the job done. Working in fact, to make sure that fewer, not more, Americans, and fewer African-Americans in particular, can go to college.

It started with an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. "Once an essential response to racism," wrote Journal writer Jason Riley, HBCUs "are now academically inferior." Citing sources more than thirty years old, Riley said that HBCUs should be turned into community colleges, or turned over to for-profit corporations. Riley's motion was seconded by an Ohio University professor, Richard Vedder. Blogging at the Chronicle for Higher Education, Vedder called Riley "a great writer" and HBCUs an "embarrassment to our nation."

Both Riley and Vedder are as wrong as they can be. HBCUs represent only 4 percent of all 4-year institutions but produce 21 percent of all bachelor's degrees awarded to African-Americans. A National Science Foundation study found that the top eight colleges producing African-Americans who went on to get Ph.Ds. in science and engineering over the previous decade were HBCUs -- ahead of Harvard, UC-Berkeley, MIT, Brown and Stanford. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from an HBCU. So, more recently, did the president of Brown University, the Surgeon General of the United States, and the president and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education. HBCUs have produced Rhodes scholars and host chapters of Phi Beta Kappa.

But don't take my word for it. Dr. MaryBeth Gasman, an associate professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, has called the arguments of Riley and his sources "flawed" and "ill-informed." "A fair assessment of the work of HBCUs places them side by side with historically white institutions (HWIs) with similar student populations," she writes. "Such an evaluation would show that in many cases HBCUs are doing a better job of educating African-American students. Moreover, they have done so with far fewer resources than their HWI counterparts."

  1. Gee. When I was at FAMU and Dr. Fred Humphries was the university president, we had more National Merit Scholars than Harvard. So maybe they should have: (1) truly done their research on the history and statistics of HBCU's graduation and success rates; (2) explain WHY HBCU's were created in the first place; (3) explained why some HBCU's had to give up and/or share Schools of Law, Engineering, etc. with other state institutions and what impact it had on both; and, while we're asking, (4) give an ATHLETIC analysis of professional athletes/Hall of Fame athletes before and after the so-called traditional universities integrated certain athletes who, at a certain point in time, adamantly refused to allow them into their institutions - before making an obvious incorrect statement.

  2. You better say that @Anonymous!!! People really get it twisted about HBCU's.

    ***side note***
    Don't you miss Humphries doing the Rattler Charge? Man no one does it like.


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Two Way Matzah Pizza!

  • 2 pieces matzah
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cream cheese, at room temperature
  • ¼ red onion, sliced thin
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 4 thin pieces fresh mozzarella
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro, rough chopped
  • 2 tablespoons feta cheese
  • 1 tablespoon black olives, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chiffonade

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with foil. Toast the matzah for about 10 minutes. This will make the pizza extra crispy and not get soggy once you put the topping on.
  2. Mix half of the tomato sauce with the cream cheese until well combined.
  3. Heat a medium sauté pan over medium high heat and heat oil. Add onions and salt and lower heat to medium. Sauté until onions are soft and translucent.
  4. Take one piece of matzah and spread the cream cheese sauce mixture. Top with onions and mozzarella.
  5. Take the other piece of matzah and top with remaining tomato sauce, feta and black olives.
  6. Bake again until the cheese is melty, about 7 minutes. Garnish the onion pizza with cilantro and the olive pizza with basil and serve immediately!


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A Bucket of Stuff for $1.00!

I know this thrifty treasure is not going to appeal to everyone but, I was very excited to find it!

I stopped at an estate sale the other day. Not much I wanted. But, I checked out the garage and found this bucket of stuff sitting on the floor under a workbench. I just took a quick glance into it and got so excited! I calmed my excitement down enough to ask the seller how much for the bucket of stuff? She said, "Oh, I don't know. There is just a bunch of junk in there. How about $1.00?" "YES!"...er...I mean "yes, that would be fine". LOL

Here is my awesome bucket of stuff!

Here was what was inside it!

Woohoo! Each time I pulled out another pull or knob I was thrilled! Let's take a closer look!

A brand new package of finials. I am going to paint these black and then do a bronze rub on them.

Check out these sage green vintage pulls. They are so heavy! Love them!!

Only one of the awesome Lion Head pulls. There were 6 of the Brass ones.

Lots of various handles.

Packages of brand new black metal handles and matching knobs.

Only one of these large heavy pulls. Can't wait to clean up the glass in the center.

Three of these awesome back plates with matching knobs!

Love these old vintage glass knobs. Someone had painted them white at one time..arghhh! And check out the knobs in the background of the picture. Pretty vintage brass with porcelain painted floral knobs! So sweet!

More odds and ends pulls, handles and knobs.

And a bunch of misc. bolts, screws, nuts, hangers etc.

And one little wood carved bird!

Well, that was my $1.00 bucket of stuff! I just love to find these kind of things! You don't find them very much any more since most people sell them as individual pieces and for a lot more than $1.00. So, I am still just thrilled over this find. It is one of my all time best buys!

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  1. Oh my gosh! I can't believe all that wonderful stuff! How awesome it all is! You lucky, lucky girl!

  2. I can understand why you're thrilled. That is an awesome find! There are some wonderful knobs and pulls in that bucket.

  3. Diann that is a wonderful find! All that for $1!!! You really got a treasure bucket! Love so many of the items can't begin to pick out just a few!!

  4. Wow, quite the find! I'd be thrilled with just the lion's head pull! Also have a weakness for glass knobs-enjoy!

  5. Diann,
    Any thrifter who refinishes less than perfect furniture finds would be thrilled. Just think of all the marvelous things you will be doing with these goodies.

  6. You racked up!!! Neat goodies....

  7. That bucket actually does appeal to me VERY much! Oh the goodies were awesome. I could find a lot to do with that stuff. Thanks Diann for joining in. Have a great weekend. Debbie

  8. WOWZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    What a score!!!!

    I'm speechless!

    A pot 'o' gold, a veritable hardware pot 'o' gold.

  9. Great find, and all for $1. You're going to have with this bounty.

  10. WOW! Great find! That's a lot of goodies to play with... and for $1.
    I love the little vintage floral knobs!

  11. Wow! What a lot of great stuff! I've been pricing only a few pulls and knobs for a dresser and was blown away at the cost. You just have to love a great find:)

  12. Oh, I would have been excited!! There is a lesson in this always check under and behind! Good find!

  13. I'd be thrilled to no end with all these goodies...and for a dollar. Whoa!!!

    My link for you... WIZARD OF OZ
    Do come by to say hello if you have time!

  14. I always look under tables, in old sheds etc. at estate sales. That's where you find the goodies like you found. The knobs with the little painted flowers and the glass knobs really caught my eye.

  15. I have to tell you I am JEALOUS! I have been searching for bin pulls and you found some gorgeous ones!! I can't believe you got all that great stuff for a buck! :) You're one blessed chicky! hee hee hee I LOVE it all!
    Have a wonderful weekend!

  16. Every time I think I see a favorite, you show me something more! Bowing down to the sale QUEEN! Being a Leo and major cat lover, I have to say I am green with envy over the Lionhead pulls. I would have them everywhere in my hous if I could. (Along with paw foot furniture.)

  17. I think you are so luck, almost like winning the lottery.

  18. Dian, how fun! I love the lion head, the sage green pulls, the pull with the glass center, and the glass knobs (that were once painted white).. and more! Very fun! So what will you do with these neat vintage pieces? I can't wait to see! :) Hope you're doing great!

  19. OMG! If you had to buy those things any other way you could go broke. When I was pricing hardware for a kitchen upgrade I almost passed out. I found my deal on ebay. Good heavy hardward for $80. Enough to do two kitchens-mine and mother's plus my two bathrooms and a big laundry room. Your stuff is awesome and you'll have a great time every time you find a new way to use this "bucket of junk".

  20. Awesome bucket of "junk", Diann. Now, you know, we are going to want to see how you use some of this "junk"!

  21. Oh, I love your bucket of "stuff". Great deal and great finds. Thanks for sharing.

  22. Omygosh, Diane...this is absolutely AWESOME..What fun to pull all that stuff out of the dollar bucket..:))

  23. When I read a post like this, it reminds me why I thrift and go driving around. I hope to find my own golden bucket. Isn't that the sweetest thing when that happens? That is such a rush, we even read blogs to experience your rush. Lucky lady.
    Guess I have to go out now, the school year begins for me on Monday. Sometimes, I wonder, who is sadder? The teachers or the students when summer is over. Maybe a tie?

  24. I need to move into your area!!! You hit the Mother Load!!! I would LOVE to have bought that bucket!!!

  25. Looks like a great find! Congratulations!

  26. I can't wait to see what you do with all this awesome stuff!

  27. What a treasure trove! I love old drawer pulls and glass knobs. So cool and such a killer deal for $1!!! Anxious to see how you use it all.

  28. When I first saw the tub in the photo I thought to myself, 'what's jewelery doing in that tub?'
    Hah! Cabinet jewelry. Great stuff.

    How perfect it would be with our DIY giveaway, a unique kitchen or laundry backsplash. Hope you'll want to get in on it at our new Giveaway Friday! party. You're got the accessories. Jane F.

  29. Wow, wow, wow! You really hit the jackpot! My favorites are the glass knobs, and those neat green vintage drawer pulls! Can't wait to see what you do with all of your treasures! Lucky you :)

  30. I have to admit, that bucket of stuff definitely appeals to me! I do not think I would have passed it up.

    I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

    ~ Tracy

  31. I cannot believe you got all that for $1! Lucky you!

    I wanted to let you know about Atticmag's new linky party - Giveaway Friday! It's a convenient place for bloggers to link their giveaways each week. We've kicked it off with a fantastic giveaway of our own. Five lucky winners will win material to do a backsplash in their homes. Hope to see you there!

  32. WOW!! I can't believe you just paid a dollar for that stuff!!! I can't imagine all the fun you will have finding projects to use them in!! Thanks for sharing!

  33. And she scores!! What a great find! I always dig through boxes at yard sales and find the best stuff!

  34. I think you totally scored-for only $1.00-so many great knobs-my fav-the lion head!

  35. I think I would burst into tears if I got that bucket of stuff for a dollar... WOW, you scored for sure!

  36. Not a bucket of stuff but a bucket of metal magnificence. There was A LOT of good hardware in there. Congratulations on your find.

  37. Lady luck was certainly with you that day! What an incredible bargain! You will have so much fun finding uses for all your new treasures! Regards, Sheilla

  38. Drooling...jealous...lucky lady! That is the score of the century!

Thank you for taking the time to comment! I love to hear your ideas. If you ask a question, I will answer it here in a comment back to you. Please check back! Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful day! Diann :)


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Almost most of us want to look different and the most beautiful bride on our wedding day and the base of any bride without a doubt is her Bridal lehenga. Most of the time we get confused that which lehenga color to opt for wedding as the combination of red and green seems to be a little old and outdated.
Keeping this in mind I have selected a yellow, red and purple combination lehenga that can surely make any Indian bride to make other girls jealous. This lehenga is a light one, easy to carry and looks gorgeous. What say? Like?

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Incendiary headline of the Day: “Truck targets revelers in France”.

Burying the lede…

The truck “targeted” revelers? Is this a bad Disney movie? What sort of magical, anthropomorphized truck is capable of targeting anything. A truck is a (very unwieldy) paperweight without an outside actor. It has no free will. It is an inanimate object.

The above headline comes from my local fishwrap, the Knoxville News Sentinel. It is one of the most obtuse headlines I have ever read.

Monday we witnessed another jihadi attack, this time in Germany. The axe and knife used to injure more than 20 people did not attack those people on the train, a 17 year-old Afghan refugee did. The tools the perpetrators used to attack did not hate their victims, the person controlling them did.

The “ideology” has used these same tools in Israel in what is being called “the Knife Intifada”. Scores of stabbings including the recent killing of a 13 year-old Israeli-American girl asleep in her bed. There have also been dozens of attacks where a vehicle was the tool of choice.

I am sitting within 20 feet of 3 machetes, 2 axes, dozens of knives, 3 vehicles, and a scary black rifle. None of these tools are capable of “targeting” anyone.

It takes an actor intent on mayhem to impart action to any tool. That individual chooses to act. They alone bear responsibility. The tool is simply the vehicle for the action.

  1. Billy says:

    Earth was passing through the tail of a comet, yeah that’s it.

  2. Jake says:

    Thank you, I’ve been saying the exact same thing for years. If someone is intent on harming others, they can use any object. Even those not normally viewed as “weapons”.

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10 Inspired Cantilever Homes

This is a guest post from Antonina of OpenBuildings & sister site www.clippings.com! Below you will see thematic selections of inspirational architecture & design, which might help you start your very own design project and get matched with design professionals. Cantilevers are a clever way around restricted footprints and building...

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Enviroschools: Bugs, Birds and Biodiversity

9:30am - 2:30pm

Shared space for topics & activities on sustainability in schools. Come and find out what our schools are doing.

New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank

9am - 4pm

Seed Collecting Workshop, (Day 2 of 2)

This workshop is led by Craig McGill NZIFSB Project Leader, at Massey University.  Craig will cover the appropriate methods and protocols for collecting seed for the New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank.  Attending a workshop is a requirement for anyone wishing to be involved in this project as a collector.

Working Artist: Liz Conway

10am - 12 noon

Pre-booked session, song writing with children.

Daily Arts Tours with Children

10am - 12 noon

Arts Coordinator, Maxine Williams takes students on tours to artists studios; pre-booked session.

Lunchtime Concert

12 noon - 1pm

with Manuherikia Preschool Kapahaka

All welcome to enjoy at St Enochs Church lawn.

Liz Conway performing her music at Community House.

Working Artist: Liz Conway

1pm - 3pm

Messages from Below

7pm - 10pm

Feature Event

with Ruud Kleinpaste

Fast & furious conversations with ‘The Bug Man’, Ruud.

Ruud Kleinpaste: the Bugman.

Messages from below: rediscovering the Operating Manual for Planet Earth.   and   Commonsense gardening: how to murder  your plants more slowly. .

We live on a planet that is intrinsically of biological origin.
Food growers and gardeners, for instance, know this all too well.
Yet for some silly reason we seem to have lost our Planet’s Operating Manual; we’ve also lost our regard for the value of the Biodiversity and ecosystem services that keep us all alive.
But most of all we have just successfully raised the very first generation of our kids in complete disconnect with Nature!

Let’s have a think about our future and heed those messages from below.

Creating with Clay

7pm - 9pm

Sorry - Booked Out!

with Kathi McLean

Accomplished local potter takes a class in hand and wheel work. Give it a go.


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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Let's get this Museum underway....

When the new Ghiz Government took power one of the first things they did was cancel the Provincial Museum project in Murray River which I felt made a lot of sense as it would probably just sit out there in isolation... but it's been two years now and things have been fairly quiet on the location front other than some silly notion that it should go in the old Dominion Building and now an expression from Stratford that it should be on the their waterfront... while I personally think it should be near the most public entrance to Charlottetown and close to the University I really don't know.... but I think it would be wise of Government in the very near future to invite expressions of interest from Communities using a scoring system to award the location to the Community who puts forward the proposal with the "best merit" in meeting the PEI Museum’s mandate as opposed to just handing it out based on political favours.... the sooner we get this museum on track the better.... and I applaud Stratford's efforts in taking the initiative in getting this debate started but "moving a lagoon" to make way for it is financially out of the ball park.... here's a previous posting on the subject
Architect sparks excitement about bid for museum in Stratford
The Guardian
Passion and excitement swept through a meeting in Stratford Wednesday as the town pushes on with a bid to have a new P.E.I. museum on its waterfront. An informal committee of interested people, led by Stratford deputy mayor Sandy McMillan, has for the past few days been hosting one of the world’s most famous architects, Douglas Cardinal. He spoke at a public meeting attended by nearly 50 people at Stratford Town Hall Wednesday. Afterwards, the excitement was palpable. Edward Rice presented his enthusiasm for the project to area MLA Cynthia Dunsford and Mayor Kevin Jenkins. “All inclusiveness, the inspiration of a new building that is allowed to be free, to be formed, something new and imaginative, the site — which I think is ideal — somebody put all this together and that hasn’t happened in Charlottetown,” said Rice. Cardinal spoke of the need for strong, determined vision and commitment to make projects happen even when it seems unlikely. He persevered for many of his renowned, curving structures, be it the National Museum of the American Indian on the Washington Mall beside the Capitol, or a northern Canadian hospital combining aboriginal and western medicine. “It takes imagination, which everything starts with, your vision, your belief, and (Cardinal) brought that to us tonight,” said Rice. “Somebody somewhere in this group had the brains to put that together. They have a bid committee. Where are the rest of the few communities that could be interested? I see big players here and big dreamers too. “Remember Frank MacKinnon built Confederation Centre of the Arts on a dream, with not a . . . hope . . . of getting a dime to do that, and he and a few other people did it. Not that I agree with it.” Jordan Brown is the unofficial co-chair and sometime spokesperson for the Stratford museum bid committee. He lives in Frenchfort but was impressed with the idea of Stratford being home to a P.E.I. museum. He knows that the current town sewage lagoon will have to be moved if the museum is to occupy the open waterfront space south of the Hillsborough Bridge approaches. “From a provincial perspective it makes so much sense to have it there, it is almost nonsensical to think of it being any place else,” said Brown. He invited any interested Islander to contact him, McMillan or the Stratford town office to volunteer for the growing ad hoc museum committee. “Government right now has announced its intention to build this museum and is currently undertaking a study . . . to define the scope of the museum, where it would go, what kind of facility it would need, parking, etc.,” said Brown. “Like (Cardinal) said here tonight, we have stated our intention that we want it here, now we are enrolling the people to do that.” “The first step is to declare a very powerful intention,” said Cardinal in his address Wednesday. Then it must be nurtured, he said. “When you state your word, and you say it in a powerful way, the hardest thing is to keep your word because human beings have a whole bunch of agendas going on in their heads,” said Cardinal. “To bring a vision into reality, you keep your word, you keep your intentions pure which requires an unwavering commitment. You operate by commitment, rather than fear. “Fear keeps us powerless and small and collapse the power of our intention.”

Anonymous said...

The Strafford Community Pool for low income users would have to be moved....Keppoch estates or Kinlock beach have been mentioned..but this has not been confirmed...this is cost prohibitive..The town went all out hiring Mr Cardinal who is world renowned ..but was that necssary??WEst Royalty looks like the best spot..........all roads lead to Charlottetown

Anonymous said...

Tim why do you think it should not go into the Dominion Building? What do you think should go there?

Ritchie Simpson, The Mortgage Guy said...

Tim, Give your head a shake, the operational costs of a Museum have to carefully surveyed before any decision is made, furthermore the new warehouse in Murray Harbour that was cancelled was never meant to be a museum and to characterize it as such is just politicization of an issue that should not be politicized. You are falling into the same trap that kills so much initiative on PEI.


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How To Overcome Amazons Summer Slowdown

The summer slowdown is upon us.

For those of you who might not be familiar with the summer slowdown, here’s a 30 second explanation of it and our plan on overcoming it.

Because soccer moms and dads are out more during the summer months with family and fun activities, they aren’t buying as many books as they normally do.

So from June to August, most authors notice a dip in overall sales of their kindle books.

While we haven’t experienced a slowdown in sales personally, I want to share with you our plans to ensure we finish 2014 strong.

The first thing we’re doing in investing heavily in outsourcing more books. Last month we outsourced 8 books. This month we’re on pace to do about the same. Instead of retreating, we’re advancing and scaling massively in select niches that have the highest probability of success.

Our goal by the end of summer is to have at least 12 titles in each of the various niches we are involved in. We’re doing this to help increase overall sales, decrease our risk, and setup a promotional schedule for the fall months that utilizes Amazon’s KDP program successfully.

*** If you’re just getting started I recommend getting a series of 3 books written or outsourced and then bundle them together to give you a total of 4 different titles. Then put your books up on Amazon (release one every two weeks) and use the Pump The Brakes program to promote them. ***

Next, in the niches that prove profitable, we are expanding our reach by setting up a website with a simple email capture. The goal there is to start pointing every customer to our website via our books, book descriptions, bundles, etc to collect their email address.

Typically, we offer them an ethical bribe (usually a free story or helpful companion guide) in exchange for their email.

Once we have their email we’ll email them asking them for book reviews, alerting them to our books on sale, and when we publish a new title – we’ll let them know as well.

If that proves successful, in certain niches we are even going to expand our reach by creating social media accounts (like Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, etc) to revolve around our various brands.

The third thing we are focusing on over the summer is exploring new and profitable niches.

I saw a fellow author post this to his blog the other day

That got me thinking – if money wasn’t a concern what book would I like to write?

Because of that single question, I recently began a quest to enter a new niche that is close to my heart (and hopefully my wallet).

Finally, I’ve spent most of this month reviewing our research, outsourcing, and promotional processes to ensure we are using our time and money effectively. As a result we’ve changed a several key processes in our business.

For instance, we now are looking for books that have an Amazon Best Seller Ranking of 30,000 or below. In addition, we are looking for niches where books 60 pages or less are successfully selling. That the last thing we are looking for are niches where books can be successfully outsourced by subject matter experts or written by people with limited experience.

By doing these 3 critical things we’ve been able to sell more books in June than any other month this year. In addition, we’re positioning ourselves perfectly for the winter months and the return of soccer moms everywhere.

Most people rest and relax during the summer.

Don’t be like most people. Use this time to grow and scale your business like never before. Imagine being able to get a 3 month head start on everyone else. With this plan, you can.

Here’s to an amazing summer and a profitable 2014 in your kindle publishing business.

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Sherri Hill at Miss USA!!

Sherri Hill is a long-time designer of pageant dresses. This past weekend her dresses were strongly featured in the Miss USA pageant - Sherri Hill dressed over 30 contestants! Style 2226 was worn by all the contestants in the opening number of the show.

And many of the contesants talked about how much they love Sherri Hill and her dresses!

Sherri Hill Prom Dresses is one of our best-selling lines. We carry stock in many of the styles so TJ Formal can be your first stop when looking for the dresses worn by beauty queens!

Friday, May 14, 2010

Ask TJFormal: Do you have Vintage Prom Dresses?

Q: Do you sell vintage dresses for prom?

Vintage clothing is usually something worn from the 1920s through the 1980s, or something that looks like it could have been worn during those decades. While we don't sell actual prom dresses from those eras, we have plenty of dresses to fit those styles. Whether you are looking for something with a 40s glam look or 70s hippie look, you can it at TJFormal.

Still not seeing exactly what you are looking for? Ask us in Live Chat or through the Contact Us page and we will help you find the perfect dress and accessories to get you that vintage-look for your prom!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Graduation Dresses!

raduation is quickly coming upon us and many girls choose or are required to wear white dresses. TJ Formal has made it easy to find the perfect white graduation dress!

This Sherri Hill Dress 1210 dress is one of my very favorites!

And we are just getting in the new (and very reasonably priced!) Jessica McClintock styles!
We have several sizes of this one in stock, ready to ship!

Don't wait too late to get your white graduation dress!
Call today! 1-877-769-1336

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Would you like some FREE SHOES to go with that dress?

For a limited time, we are offering a free pair of shoes when you purchase Sherri Hill 7201. That's a $50 value!!

This dress is now in stock in ombre colors of Black (new!), White (new!), Pink, Turquoise, Green, Royal, and Purple. The shoes are available in either Black or Silver and have metallic heels and rhinestones. A perfect match for this dress!

Need a dress and shoes in a hurry? This takes makes the decision process so very easy! Just add your dress and choice of shoe color/size to your cart and you will be ready for your event in no time!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

90-year-old attends her first dance!

This is such a cute story, we just had to share it!

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- A Missouri teenager said he took his 90-year-old great-grandmother to his school prom to help her fulfill a lifelong wish.

Hasselteen Rumba, 90, said she was encouraged to make a bucket list of new experiences she wanted to try by Independence Care Center Manor activities director Tracy Bunch, who was inspired by the movie "The Bucket List," WDAF-TV, Kansas City, Mo., reported Monday.

Great-grandson Ron Blalock said he decided to help Rumba after learning that attending a dance was on her list.

"She never went to a prom and I figured I'm having a prom so she should come with me and enjoy herself," Blalock said.

Rumba said she wasn't allowed to attend dances as a teenager.

"Well about 60 years ago my folks was real strict," Rumba said. "They said oh no you're not going to a dance. I couldn't do that."

Rumba and Blalock attended the Fort Osage Prom together Saturday in Kansas City.

The 90-year-old, who already crossed off attending a concert and meeting Reba McEntire, said she has not yet decided what will be next on her bucket list.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Have you tried our new Live Chat?

Recently we launched a brand new version of our Live Chat feature. You can still find it on every page in the top right corner. Use Live Chat to get quick answers to your questions and check availability!

We are getting great feedback!!:

"this is the most amazing website ever, this is the best invention i have ever seen! thank you for all of your help!" (elana)

"I hope to get my delivery on time so every time I will order from your website." (Manar)

"I like the live chat because it is quick. its always good to have the answer right away!" (Blair)

"was pretty reasonably polite over the computer!!! She was very helpful and assited me with what I needed!!! Thank you!!!!!" (Dawn)

"Operator was extremely helpful." (Rhonda)

"best service i could imagine" (Sharon)

"Great. Best service ever. Sold!" (Carin)

So next time you need a question answered quickly, give Live Chat a try!


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Intec Capital Ltd walk-in for Executive Assistant
Company :
Intec Capital Ltd
Job Role :
Executive Assistant
Eligibility :
Any Graduate (Females Only)
Experience :
2 - 3 Years
Salary :
Rs: 2,00,000 - 2,50,000 P.A.
Job Location :
New Delhi
Walk-In Date :
02 & 03 Apr 2019
Walk-In Time :
10:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Company Profile:

Intec Capital Limited, one of the leading Non Banking Financial Institutions in India commenced its operations in 1994. In the business of financing small and medium enterprises spread all across the country, success is derived from an ability to reach the SMEs or be accessible to them just when they require funds to take their businesses to the next level. Intec Capital Limited works on a sound business model that focuses on building and nurturing long-term relationships with their stakeholders i.e. machinery manufacturers, customers that in turn, promotes sustainable growth. We have a pan-India geographic reach serving small- and medium-scale enterprises across a broad spectrum of industries covering more than 137 SME clusters of the country.

Job Description:

1. To Coordinate with Department head.
2. Planning & Scheduling meetings & appointments for management.
3. Coordination with Client.
4. Coordinate with the stake holder.
5. MIS Preparation.
6. Managing phone call.

Venue Details:

Intec Capital Ltd.,
708, 57 Manjusha Building,
Nehru Place Nearest Metro -Nehru Place.

Contact Details:

Purnima Sharma


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Adobe Edge Fonts Previewer

Adobe recently released their Edge Fonts service, which contains over 500 freely available fonts for (unlimited) use, running all on the back of Typekit. If you’re interested in reading more about the situation, see here, here, or here.

The fact that they did this at all is a big leap forward for Adobe, so that’s awesome. BUT, the site is weak in making it easy for people to browse all of the available fonts. As of writing this, the only place to preview the fonts is at the bottom of Adobe’s Edge Web Fonts page, which is displayed in a very unnatural, select-one-and-hope-it’s-cool kind of way:

A Solution (well, a start)

I wanted a way to browse many fonts at a time (like on for instance), so I made a small project out of it and experimented with creating my own Edge Fonts previewer. Yeoman was also recently released, so I used this opportunity to try it out. Below are a list of the tools/frameworks I used:

If you’re interested in taking a gander at the code, head on over to the github repo. This is an early release just to get something out the door and I plan to add some more features and refine it overall.

Edge Font Previewer Github Repo

11 Responses to Adobe Edge Fonts Previewer

  1. Luke says:

    Love the font viewer. Thanks for the sharing your hard work. Don’t know what it would require but a nice future feature would be sorting by the styles: Sans Serif, Serif, Slab Serif, Script, Blackletter, Mono, Hand, Decorative.

    • Tony Stuck says:

      Yeah, I definitely agree—sorting by style would be great. At this point it would require me to manually go through and add the attribute to each font because doesn’t provide that information. The way I pulled all of the fonts into my app was scraping the list on via the WebKit console and transformed it into an array of JS objects, which I could then use.

  2. Thank you so much Tony, your work is very appreciated. Great job with the Previewer! :)

  3. sldx says:

    Great work indeed. Can’t wait for size adjustment and/or some kind of “paragraph mode”.

  4. Adam Gerberick says:

    Love it! I love Adobe’s drive in web fonts, but the lack of a font previewer is a BIG omission for a designer like me trying to make good choices–and not just take lots or millions of stabs in the dark to get something right.
    Previewer would move from helpful to indispensable if you could add font-size-adjusting! Possible? Soon? Pretty-please?

    • Tony Stuck says:

      It is a popular request :) .. I do apologize, I’m in the middle of moving across so things are a bit hectic. BUT I’m about to get on a 5+ hour flight, so I’ll see if I can knock it out today!

  5. jr0131 says:

    This is an amazing help. I am so grateful for your contribution and hard work. Thank you!

  6. Mark says:

    FYI, Adobe has a pretty full-featured viewer now:

  7. PrasadSambari says:

    Awesome Work Tony, Thank you so much.

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We need your votes to bag a share of bag charge fund

We are absolutely delighted to find out that we have been shortlisted for a public vote in Tesco’s bags of help initiative and we need your votes when shopping in Tesco to bag the top prize in store.

Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its community funding scheme, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to local community projects.

Bags of Help offers community groups and projects across the UK a share of revenue generated from the 5p charge levied on single-use carrier bags. The public will now vote in store during July and August on who should receive the £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 awards. To find out more visit www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp

If you’re shopping in Tesco please, please, please vote for us.


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iMotion® 1302.KI

Drive iMotion 1302.KI

iMotion® 1302.KI

Hidden in the lintel the iMotion 1302.KI opens swing doors dynamically and quietly. No linkage disturbs the elegant aesthetics – the stable drive lever is concealed in the door profile. The numerous functions of the control system extend the range of possible applications. The TORMAX iMotion® 1302.KI is designed for single and double-leaved internal swing doors.

Areas of application

  • Single and double-leaved internal pedestrian doors
  • Door leaf weight up to 125 kg
  • Newbuilds, conversions, refurbishments and renovations:
    • Hospitals, retirement homes, care centers
    • Hotels and restaurants
    • Office buildings
    • Warehouses

  • An invisible solution as the drive is concealed in the lintel
  • No visible linkage
  • Very quiet – also suitable for access doors to patients’ rooms in hospitals
  • Maintenance-free and with a long working life
  • Extremely safe: special finger protection profiles to protect users against hazardous areas where crushing or shear forces lurk
  • Available with panic escape devices
  • Can be incorporated into building management systems
  • Its functions can be extended with sensors or made to include badge access etc.