Jorge Lorenzo finish
Jorge Lorenzo seemed destined to Estoril. Just like his debut season last year, this weekend he was also impressive in the circuit and won the Portuguese MotoGP on Sunday (4/10/2009)
October 6, 2009
Hitler’s bunker just one block from the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
Ironically, Hitler’s bunker just one block from the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. If the existence of Hitler’s bunker almost mysterious, the Holocaust memorial was crowded visitors.
October 2, 2009
wheres-my-waffles
I finally finished my first sock! No, it’s not the petite half of the chewbaca sock (I got bored with the sea of stockinette on that baby so it now lives in my UFO pile like a sad alien. Get it…ufo…alien…haha. Perhaps only I find that funny 
. The sock I finished is the toe-up blueberry waffle sock I mentioned a few days ago. Waffle Pattern..huh?? Now, if you’re looking at my sock shaking your head and thinking "Hmmm…that doesn’t look like the waffle pattern??.." you’d be correct. For who knows what reason I ended up with what looks like 2x2 rib despite the fact that I followed the pattern to a T. It’s not a pattern issue, it’s more of a "Morgan knits too tight" issue. On top of that, I don’t know if I like the colour. This is the yarn I dyed a few weeks ago and absolutely loved, but yeah, now that it’s been knit up I’m not so sure. Again, my too dark yarn obscured the pattern. None the less, these socks (or uhmm…this sock until I find the motivation to knit the other one) is exceptionally warm and cosy and will make a perfect gift for my mom to keep her feet warm during the California winter. Oh, and in case you’re like me and prefer knitting socks toe-up, Emma is putting the finishing touches and the toe-up version and will be releasing the pattern shortly so stay tuned!
August 8, 2009
effective weight loss is in understanding calories
Many people say they have the answer for effective weight loss. What they really have are four easy payments of $19.95. People are so desperate for effective weight loss that the weight-loss industry is now a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. Does anyone else see anything wrong with that? Since when is basic health and fitness a commodity that can be sold and bought? The good news? We don’t need them! There are several ways you can obtain effective weight loss without spend a lot of money.
The first key to effective weight loss is in understanding calories and balancing your calorie intake. If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight. But what if you burn more calories than you eat? Effective weight loss. I know that sounds like an oversimplification, but it’s core to any effective weight loss program.
If you are trying to accomplish a daily negative caloric intake, there’s only two ways to do this. Either decrease the amount of calories you ingest or increase the amount of calorie-burning activity in your day-to-day life. Obviously, for the most effective weight loss, you would want a combination of both.
So what should you do? The Internet is a virtually limitless source of calorie charts - both in the foods that you eat and in the activities that can burn them. Some calorie counts will surprise you: both for good and for bad. A diet rich in fat food can be well over three or even four thousand calories. And simply taking the stairs up two flights instead of taking the elevator can burn a hundred calories - practically for free.
The other key to effective weight loss is to treat it like a project. If you have a project at work or a home project, it has certain characteristics. A time frame. A commitment. A goal. A way to chart progress on your way towards that goat. If treating that sales presentation or basement remodeling is important enough to treat like a project, why isn’t your body and your health just as important? Keep a daily log of your calories. Make monthly goals. Keep track and reward yourself. Finding a structure is usually the most overlooked step towards effective weight loss.
So you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars for effective weight loss. You just need two things: an understanding of what effective weight loss is and a framework in which to achieve effective weight loss.
August 7, 2009
Looking for fast ways to make money? A diligent and organized plan can raise the cash you need
This recession is putting a severe squeeze on all of our finances. Such is life. Unless you have a big savings account or a healthy stock portfolio, any unforeseen expense can put you in a tailspin. The consequences of needing to come up with just $100 can be dire indeed. ‘For want of a nail, the war was lost’. Sometimes, circumstances just don’t quite gel in the way you’d like. Situations can snowball out of control in a heartbeat. This can put you in anxiety and panic mode. Here, we’ve put together some ideas for fast ways to make money. The key to your success is to organize your plan in a concerted effort that puts several resources into play simultaneously. Let’s take a look at some of the scenarios applicable to most of us ordinary people. 1.Put your budget under the microscope. Undoubtedly, you’ll find a lot of waste and unnecessary expenditures. For example, do you really need 200 TV channels? Sure, those cable and satellite providers are pretty tricky in the way they organize their packages. In order to get premium channels, you pay for a lot of shopping channels. Simplify your TV choices. Eliminate impulse purchases from your weekly shopping. Think before you toss a magazine in your shopping cart at the checkout. Eliminate the fluff from your budget. You can easily add $50 to your cash flow each month with this budget-housecleaning technique. This is one of the most frequently overlooked of fast ways to make money, disguised as necessities. 2.Moonlight at a part time or temporary job. Temp agencies are currently experiencing a boom. Employers don’t want to hire permanent employees if they can make do with temps. For the employer, this means cutting a lot of overhead. No vacation pay, federal and state contributions on their payroll, unemployment or disability worries, medical insurance or other benefits. You benefit with a weekly paycheck. An excellent addition to your plan of fast ways to make money. 3.Holding a garage sale is yet another of the excellent, fast ways to make money. When you look around the house, you’ll find a lot of stuff that, while still useful to someone, is no longer useful to you. Get the whole family involved. Designate an area to have family members toss in their unwanted items. A garage sale can generate a couple of hundred bucks in a week’s time. 4.When you organize your garage sale items, sift out clothing that’s in good condition. You’ll fetch a better price at consignment shops. While an outgrown dress might bring in $2 at your garage sale, you might double that with a consignment shop sale. 5.If you’re deadly serious about fast ways to make money, consider the pawn shops. They typically pay you just 10% of the item’s value. When you need to raise cash fast, look in your jewelry box. Gold and diamonds are cash on the hoof. You can walk out with $500 cash for a quality one carat diamond ring. The usual arrangement is that you have 3 months to redeem the jewelry, with interest. 6.Sell on eBay. Do you have an antique salt cellar? Retro clothing or accessories? A signed first edition of Chagall’s works? Putting such items up for sale on eBay can fetch a pretty price in a matter of days. Remember that, when you’re looking for fast ways to make money, personal sacrifice is a given. Nonetheless, when circumstances require, you can generate some fast cash. 7.Are you crafty? Local craft fairs can be another lucrative source of fast ways to make money. Hand made jewelry, sachets, potpourri and savvy garage sale and estate sale finds can be sold at a profit at crafts fairs. If you find yourself strapped for cash and seemingly stuck in a corner, it’s not as hopeless as you might think. Put each of these methods for fast ways to make money to work for you today! Fast cash always involves sacrifice, but at times it’s your only option. Good luck!
