7 Best Post Workout Meals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Following workout, your body needs to renew its energy stores and fix muscle tissue to allow for new growth, because during workout your body breaks down muscles glycogen in addition to muscle protein structures. Thus, the food you eat after workout may be the most important food you eat all day. To carry out this, you’ll ought to consume enough carbohydrates to promote substantial insulin release.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Here are the 7 best post workout meals :</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="7 Best Post Workout Meals" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb3VMDDZI8X3iNLKsdCa-Y04hYVQOSsJj8Gfgvej_ncPADZUioRGN8zurlPWzc91siTrSALXN4XV4-N64UlQ5yvU5K6pioSiPtJwuuMRSSk9PPx_bVw5rtBR9jVyKkcmC9EQIzSOR1hs/s1600/7+Best+Post+Workout+Meals.jpg" title="7 Best Post Workout Meals" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <center><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-5028478688240504"; /* LargeInPost_waysforweightloss_300-600 */ google_ad_slot = "6695176472"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 600; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></center> <br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1- Bananas:</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Available throughout the year, banana is a wholesome fruit and nature’s perfect food post workout. will help keep nutrient levels high. and aids in maintaining nerve and muscle function. Have it with a glass of milk or yoghurt for optimum benefits.</span></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2- Salmon: </span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Salmon is high in protein and omega-3s, and can keep you satisfied to bypass snacking. Try out integrating with sweet potato for slow-burning carbs, green beans or spinach for minerals and vitamins.</span></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3- Eggs and orange juice:</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eggs are a good post-workout food because they are best protein source. There’s protein in both the yolk and the white of an egg. But you have to eat the yolk. In addition to protein, it also contains vitamin B12, which is necessary for fat breakdown and muscle contraction.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you workout in the morning, take a boiled egg and a frozen juice to the gym. Orange juice provides plenty of carbs and vitamin C.</span></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4- Scrumptious and refreshing:</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">some sort of yogurt-based smoothie provides the basis amino acid wanted for muscle recuperation.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Try this recipe: <br />1/2 cup of skim milk<br />1/2 cup of yoghurt<br />1 banana<br />1 tbsp of peanut butter<br />1 tsp of ground flax</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5- Chicken stir-fry: </span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After one workout, your body is in recuperation mode, consequently you want a nutrient dense meal. Chicken stir-fry provides you that feature, is an good source of lean protein and carbohydrates. Add some veggies in olive oil to maintain your ticker in tip-top shape, load up with the brown rice for fibre and carbs.</span></span></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">6- Greek Yogurt:</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greek yogurt has double the amount of protein compared to regular kind, and less sugar than the regular yogurt, also contains substantial carbs. Add honey, fruit for an extra vitality kick.</span></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">7- Nuts and dried fruits:</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not every person possesses time to whip up a healthy meal, nuts and dried fruits are a solution. Nuts provide a dose of protein and healthy fats, plus you’ll receive a fast injection of carbs from dried fruits. Simple carbohydrates will renew your muscle glycogen faster than complicated carbohydrates.</span></div><br /></div> <center><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-5028478688240504"; /* inPost_waysforweightloss_336-280 */ google_ad_slot = "6975892477"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></center>

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Some Twatwaffle Argues That Neville Chamberlain Was Right To Appease Germany

This is the kind of horseshit that needs to be watched for and called out.<br />Selective history revision that is meant to sway perception and published in a major news delivery apparatus as an opinion piece.<br /><br />Just mention the name Neville Chamberlain and what is the very first thing that comes to mind?<br /><br />Appeasement.<br /><br />It is automatic.<br /><br />Here we have some pussy motherfucker trying to make the argument that Chamberlain's decision to give up Czechoslovakia to Hitler as a means to buy time to prepare for war was "what we would want any responsible leader to do".<br /><br /> <b> <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2013/09/neville_chamberlain_was_right_to_cede_czechoslovakia_to_adolf_hitler_seventy.html"> <blockquote>Neville Chamberlain Was Right</blockquote></b></a><br /><br /> <blockquote>The maligned British prime minister did what we would want any responsible leader to do.</blockquote><br /><br />My first question to this quisling cocksucker is "who is we"?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chamberlains decision gave Hitler free reign to fully implement his plans to exterminate the Jewish population in Europe.<br /><br />Somehow this "<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2013/09/neville_chamberlain_was_right_to_cede_czechoslovakia_to_adolf_hitler_seventy.html">Nick Baumann</a>" conveniently avoids getting anywhere near that small point.<br /><br />Fuck you Nick.

Some Twatwaffle Argues That Neville Chamberlain Was Right To Appease Germany

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Goldbaum's Foods Review!

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Whether your eating healthy or living a gluten free lifestyle then these flavorful foods from <a href="http://www.goldbaums.com/">Goldbaum's</a> are just what you need!</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I came across their website and just had to try their products!</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was sent some of their delicious foods for review and was just waiting in anticipation of all the recipes to make with them!</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ice cream cones:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coupes: </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8RturTDJ7Y/UkiEKCrfNXI/AAAAAAAAJ_Q/9ejuvhr55AM/s1600/13+-+2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8RturTDJ7Y/UkiEKCrfNXI/AAAAAAAAJ_Q/9ejuvhr55AM/s320/13+-+2" width="320" /></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">perfect size for dessert with some of your favorite ice cream</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sugar cones: </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">perfect for any kind of ice cream. Reminds me of the clown hats used for my favorite treat as a kid clown sundae! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brown rice pasta:</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9r2KtYFVDWA/UkiEKCzPATI/AAAAAAAAJ_I/16HGb8q89gE/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9r2KtYFVDWA/UkiEKCzPATI/AAAAAAAAJ_I/16HGb8q89gE/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love pasta dishes and this one right here makes a delicious and satisfying fulfilling meal whether it's Mac and cheese, macaroni and meatballs or in soups this brown rice pasta is so good and healthy as well! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been dying to try this recipe I found on Pinterest and it's macaroni and cheese made with Greek yogurt!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Very creamy and super delicious!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The recipe called for spinach but I substituted for broccoli instead since I didn't have the spinach handy.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo7k9flCXjY/UkipbDIsPWI/AAAAAAAAKA0/sNBmNToJrMo/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo7k9flCXjY/UkipbDIsPWI/AAAAAAAAKA0/sNBmNToJrMo/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While cooking I just had to test it out and it was amazingly delicious, who would have thought with gluten free elbow noodles and yogurt that this would make a great meal!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Spaghetti:</span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jLTa1h-Rzy4/Uk9IBXx80NI/AAAAAAAAKDs/fExqDAkB_T4/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jLTa1h-Rzy4/Uk9IBXx80NI/AAAAAAAAKDs/fExqDAkB_T4/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VW8h3j66__A/Uk9JN2-CPRI/AAAAAAAAKEA/gRRkNsgnmok/s1600/13+-+2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VW8h3j66__A/Uk9JN2-CPRI/AAAAAAAAKEA/gRRkNsgnmok/s320/13+-+2" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>For dinner tonight was eggplant Parmesan with gluten free spaghetti and a delicious salad! </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Loved the way the spaghetti tasted it was so good and didn't taste any different than other brands I've tried!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chow mien noodles:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RPKfev8E8jc/Uo6xtOWoovI/AAAAAAAAK_U/kmPAZwcQGQ8/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RPKfev8E8jc/Uo6xtOWoovI/AAAAAAAAK_U/kmPAZwcQGQ8/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't you just love those crunchy Chinese noodles that are in dishes such as stir fry, or even on mandarin salads to give them a boost of flavor?!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I absolutely love them they go well on so many dishes.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">About the products:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Low fat</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gluten free</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cholesterol free</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Egg free</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wheat free</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And easy to digest </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Links:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Website:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goldbaums.com/">http://www.goldbaums.com</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Facebook:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/goldbaums">https://www.facebook.com/goldbaums</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Twitter:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/goldbaums">https://twitter.com/goldbaums</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div>

Goldbaum's Foods Review!

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Fake painting

<span style="font-size: large;">Day 2 of filming</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Here is Ciaran "painting" for the camera.  The paint cup is empty and his brush is dry!!</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW-qTIP-PA-IbNpw-65kVwo0PORWXx5_v9Ty-aRifzzB5PQv6yrJBqFp0DaYRzzzx3aHNL7uKSgUoTur_JfFuPQyQdurzcuVCNGwIQKSO5LJN5_kzmUKO4k7casu7AWUMqumANtk7gzGS/s640/blogger-image-1095046821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW-qTIP-PA-IbNpw-65kVwo0PORWXx5_v9Ty-aRifzzB5PQv6yrJBqFp0DaYRzzzx3aHNL7uKSgUoTur_JfFuPQyQdurzcuVCNGwIQKSO5LJN5_kzmUKO4k7casu7AWUMqumANtk7gzGS/s640/blogger-image-1095046821.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look at the gorgeous blue sky!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKWpQ3Q6qFah79zIKJiaCa0oXVnTbznKg62eVBFHLvp0hiRSc92hu18lRXdwbv2OhyATy8HAvrbBMjqLK-9l1DYrfW6N-S_6bEP9lNw494ii_ND_-2XOjSw5CyhY4nb8Bo2tyjX1Fcfdx/s640/blogger-image--1708026706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdssOOyaFuJXWLvgq85q_THpF5ENMBa_RE_7fXd0JKIUmUydzM1nyjvOacrkwW0i_dAjVGlBthPElqDyWC0CdcpJajBuL7Qpa77nyZvAC_XlZVpq4CdxrHrDlIZ1A9FrnJ_KIuRtSMpT8/s640/blogger-image-1866279300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ciaran's footprints were filmed from the bathroom as he walked above in the studio on the glass floor</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4t6dUXaiwnxVyC7aRY_Ks9WlRO8Fv2ihvaMpFpZpEXqUws1AfijceUi4ymSM9li6T2o0hrpR78JJc0SRItBzGghGDWc_Iu8EvJ8mcJ6-8TmyqD0nnxcfDytg5RXC_5CYF-TIKdeObhfB/s640/blogger-image--647349104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4t6dUXaiwnxVyC7aRY_Ks9WlRO8Fv2ihvaMpFpZpEXqUws1AfijceUi4ymSM9li6T2o0hrpR78JJc0SRItBzGghGDWc_Iu8EvJ8mcJ6-8TmyqD0nnxcfDytg5RXC_5CYF-TIKdeObhfB/s640/blogger-image--647349104.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">LPA by night!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-wYb9vd9DqLs3MWHkprsMf9RnqHeWUw0m9tN3fHXtchlFRfH1_qO9zuHv3BmoHM49OxPJdEFmE7weJTdDAaNihPzHt62mroWhHNqIVyTLPeolYhNXnZVgQL5l1tBX_EXcvEeWjaqXPQi/s640/blogger-image-157061450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-wYb9vd9DqLs3MWHkprsMf9RnqHeWUw0m9tN3fHXtchlFRfH1_qO9zuHv3BmoHM49OxPJdEFmE7weJTdDAaNihPzHt62mroWhHNqIVyTLPeolYhNXnZVgQL5l1tBX_EXcvEeWjaqXPQi/s640/blogger-image-157061450.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Bones conked out after 2 tiring days for him!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5fdFeijIBC5nx2k0pEk8Ps8ix91SDbDywt_xdTCyqwKQBxZiDoY2-0wrkvcYpbUt11sgfXS3FzKtx1orzu3Hg7Wl-Pfh1dpPYXq9420F0C_9G6j4cadDiJAaqt10JNMUGd-W5CAbX0AE/s640/blogger-image-1256286100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5fdFeijIBC5nx2k0pEk8Ps8ix91SDbDywt_xdTCyqwKQBxZiDoY2-0wrkvcYpbUt11sgfXS3FzKtx1orzu3Hg7Wl-Pfh1dpPYXq9420F0C_9G6j4cadDiJAaqt10JNMUGd-W5CAbX0AE/s640/blogger-image-1256286100.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">For more photos <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.584795448223462.1073741853.122333021136376&type=1">click here</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Fake painting

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Tips If You Want To Find A Plastic Surgeon

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Lila Berger</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>With the advances in science and technology, it is now possible to alter ones appearance. A lot of people are interested in getting a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon so that they can look younger or more attractive. Given the gravity of this decision, this decision should be made with a lot of consideration. The following are some tips that can help you get the results you want.<br /> <br /> Do not consult a doctor whose credentials you have not confirmed. Find out what is the regulating association in your area and check if the doctor has been certified by them. A board certification is an indication that the practitioner has complied with requirements and passed exams. This way you know that he has the knowledge and skills.<br /> <br /> You should also check if your professional has a good record. It is definitely not a good sign if one patient is suing him or if he has had problems with the regulating association. If you find out that he has this issues, then just play safe and start looking at your other candidates. There may be another one who is better qualified.<br /> <br /> Check for experience. With more experience, a practitioner gains more knowledge and hones his skills. Determine how long your candidate has been practicing and how often he performs the procedure. You can also ask him if he has photos of his previous operations so you can assess his expertise.<br /> <br /> It would be good to do some research about the procedure. You need to have realistic expectations about the results and you should know what steps are involved in the procedure. Check if it is a painful process and what recovery would be like. You should understand how risky the procedure is so you know what you are getting into.<br /> <br /> Use this knowledge to prepare questions for meeting with your prospective doctor. If you have any doubts or if you want a certain aspect of the procedure clarified, then ask about it. Make a list of things to ask so you will not forget. In the end, you should be well informed about the risks and with what will happen during the procedure.<br /> <br /> If you are satisfied with the answers you have received and you have checked the doctors background thoroughly, then check how soon he can be available. There are other patients who came before you. You will need to arrange time off from work for the procedure and for the time you will need to recover.<br /> <br /> Determine how much the procedure will cost. Consider if this is something you can afford or not. You may want to call all of your top prospects and ask about their rates so you can determine what amounts are typical. Check what the payment arrangements are like. You will want to note when the payment will be expected and what will happen if you are not satisfied with the results.<br /> <br /> Finding a good <A href="http://www.artisanofbeauty.com">Beverly Hills plastic surgeon</A> is important if you want to improve your looks. There could be several in your area so take your time and compare their qualifications. Get ready for the expenses and give body time to recover.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>You can visit the website <a href="http://www.artisanofbeauty.com">www.artisanofbeauty.com</a> for more helpful information about Tips For Consulting A Plastic Surgeon </div><br /> </div><br />

Tips If You Want To Find A Plastic Surgeon

By Lila Berger With the advances in science and technology, it is now possible to alter ones appearance. A lot of people are interested ...

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A Divine Intervention

Last week was one of the most difficult and emotional weeks I've had in a long time. This coming from a woman who has had the most difficult year of her life. <br /><br />I had to go to court two times last week. One for being held in contempt of court by my estranged husband for ridiculous charges. This was the third time for the same imagined offense. He claimed I had returned his computers to his attorney with the hard drives wiped clean. This is simply not true. They were in working condition when I delivered them to his attorney's office in March. I have been to court three times over this charge and the first two times the judge told him to bring in evidence. I had contacted a computer forensics specialist and he told a hard drive kept a record on it of the exact date and time it was wiped clean. Each time my husband showed up in court he was suppose to present the evidence. Naturally, since it never happened he never had any evidence.<br /><br />As I drove to court on Wednesday I prayed. I prayed for three things: 1.) that the judge was fair and saw through the lies; 2.) my attorney would be at the top of his game and 3.) that my mother was there in spirit (I was wearing her wedding band on my right ring finger - the first time ever).<br /><br />What happened in the next two hours was amazing. First, the judge that was assigned to the hearing called in sick at the last minute. I knew her from another hearing and for some reason I never understood, she didn't like me. She always seemed to side with my husband's attorney and not mine. Instead she had been replaced with a judge that had been on the bench for forty years and he was the most fair and impartial judge I've ever had at a hearing. Keep in mind I've been in court nine times in less than a year, with different judges. I'm getting to know a lot of them. <br /><br />Second, my attorney had just returned from a ten-day vacation. He had spent all day Sunday in his office studying up on his cases. He was at the top of his game. He was the best I've ever seen him. <br /><br />Third, even though my mother wasn't there (she passed away in 2005), when my attorney walked up to me in the courthouse he had someone with him. Someone I've known for two years and consider a friend. I've heard all about her divorce. She's the one who recommended my divorce attorney saying he was the best (and he has been wonderful). She was bringing her husband back to court for being in arrears for $50,000 of child support. Her case was heard right before mine. So even though my mom wasn't there it was like God sent a friend to be by my side.<br /><br />I won't go into the details of the hearing, but everything went really well for me, and really bad for my husband. I do feel a certain amount of pity for him, but any love I felt at one time is gone. I don't wish him a bad life, I just want him out of my life. <br /><br />There was a settlement hearing for the divorce on Thursday. The idea was to settle division of property and debt so we don't have to go to a divorce trial on November 19. I was sure it wouldn't go anywhere since we're not agreeing on division of property or debt. My husband was 30 minutes late to the hearing. They kept us in separate rooms. The judge was kind and seemed fair. However, he said that my husband and his attorney hadn't submitted any documents for the settlement hearing so it was not going to happen. I had agonized for hour preparing my document, trying my best to divide everything 50/50. Oh well. More of my time wasted. Not to mention the $270 for my attorney to just show up, the three hours I took off from work, and the ridiculous $12 parking fee. <br /><br />The criminal trial is scheduled for October 9. It's suppose to last four or five days. I meet with my husband's defense attorney on Friday for an interview, with the prosecutor and my advocate. I'm dreading but I just hope he sees the truth. I know what my husband has told his defense attorney. I've seen the numerous declarations my husband has filed with the court. They're pretty amazing. It's like reading a fictional novel about a crazy, lunatic female - but that female is suppose to be me and this is my real life. <br /><br />On the diet and exercise note, I rejoined Weight Watchers yesterday. My weight is definitely up, 198. I'm not crazy about the new leader. In fact, she's really awful. With our old leader the room was filled with people. It was energetic and fun. There was always at least sixty people at the meetings with Janis. Now, about ten people showed. up. It was so boring I thought I was going to fall asleep. Next week my girlfriend and I are going to try a different meeting. I briefly met the leader from the earlier meeting. She was leaving when I arrived. She was friendly, said hello, and asked me how I was doing. Even though I'd never met her I felt a positive energy from her and thought she might be a good leader. <br /><br />Exercise has been horrible for weeks now. I finally made it back to the gym last weekend only to find out it was closing for all of last week for renovations and new equipment being brought in. So now I'm kind of excited about getting back to my morning routine this week and see what type of new equipment they have and what it looks like. It was definitely in need of an overhaul.<br /><br />I have my CT Scan on October 16 to see if the cancer has returned, and appointment with my oncologist. I don't feel sick, but I didn't feel sick before until right before the surgery (before I even knew it was cancer). Usually this cancer, Uterine Leiomyosarcoma, comes back in seven to eighteen months after surgical removal. I'm only at six months so even it they don't see anything, it's still early. <br />I don't mean to sound pessimistic, just realistic. It's a very aggressive cancer so there's a very real possibility that it will come back. I hope it doesn't but only time will tell.<br /><br />Well, that's it. Life goes on.

A Divine Intervention

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Treadmills - Your Exercise Buddies

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Elmer Jukes</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>The Importance Of Exercise<br /> <br /> These present times are becoming more contemporary and high-tech every second, but the same cannot be said for health in general. With fat and cholesterol levels rising and immunity and stamina levels diminishing, exercise is starting to be more important than ever. A simple plan to have a regular workout routine is to have a treadmill in your home. <a href="http://yourfitnesshelp.edublogs.org/2013/06/27/exercise-at-home/">Treadmill reviews</a> provide insightful tips on what kind of workouts you can train with.<br /> <br /> Advantages Of Treadmills<br /> <br /> What sets the treadmill apart from other machines is its simplicity of use-simply hop on it, and you're all set. Walking and running, being workouts that help make your heart work fast in a good way, burns a lot of calories. 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For instance, athletes can train at home for a marathon being held in another city. With the iFit Compete Live course, you can pit yourself against other treadmill users training on the same course. Get an iFit Live-compatible treadmill and a reliable Internet connection, and you can test out this feature on your own. Other high-tech features of treadmills have LCD touch screens and music players.<br /> <br /> Components Of A Treadmill<br /> <br /> The very core of the treadmill is its conveyor belt. Because the belt is built to move backward, you have to move in a forward motion and match its speed so you stay on it. Because the belt stretches up to the frame of the treadmill, you get to stay on it irrespective of your body weight. You can modify the deck's angle as needed. 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Treadmills - Your Exercise Buddies

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Operating Your Weight Loss Website Successfully Via Sound Strategy

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Operating Your Weight Loss Website Successfully Via Sound Strategy

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Is It Time to Break Up With Facebook?

<div class="MsoNormal">I know what you’re thinking, social media and social networking will be around forever.  Unfortunately, I’ve always considered social media more of a fad than a serious step in the advancement of the Internet.  Don’t get wrong, sites like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln, and more have their uses, but outside of the obvious staying in touch aspect, I’m not sure the sites will offer up enough to stay relevant over the long haul (does anyone remember MySpace?).<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">That being said, Reuters is reporting that <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-show-users-less-unwanted-ads-newsfeed-215135673--sector.html">Facebook is developing</a> a way to show users ads that appeal to their likes.  Of course, this can only be achieved by studying which ads users ‘like’ and which ads users ‘hide’.  A clever piece of programming to be sure, but that involves a certain amount of monitoring.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">A report from earlier this year in the Daily Mail indicated that many (the report said millions but really who knows?) Facebook users are <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2423713/Facebook-users-committing-virtual-identity-suicide-quitting-site-droves-privacy-addiction-fears.html">quitting the site</a> over privacy fears and other concerns.  Apparently, those privacy concerns are bit well founded.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Still, the sticking point for me isn’t necessarily Facebook using the fact that I like pages or advertisements to <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2050400/what-kind-of-ads-would-you-like-facebook-wants-to-know.html">insert ads I might click</a>on into my newsfeed, according to PCWorld.  As any business owner can tell you, the more tightly focused the ad campaign the better the money spent on it.  It's the shift to the mobile Internet, which is not a fad in my opinion, is where users should be a bit more concerned.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">You see, it’s one thing to pepper everyone in a specific Zip Code with an ad, but it is another thing entirely to target a group of people that are KNOWN to walk by a certain area at a specific time of day.  We are after all creatures of habit.  Is that a legitimate fear?  Maybe and maybe not.  I'm not sure I'm comfortable with anyone knowing I walk or drive by a certain intersection a few times a day.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Users have always had control of what they like and dislike, which is why all those ‘Like’ links with those heart-tugging pictures gather so many clicks, but now folks need to be a little more focused on what exactly is going on with their profiles.  <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">So is it time to break up with Facebook?  Probably not just yet, but is it time to monitor what is going on specifically with your profile?  Absolutely.<o:p></o:p></div>

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Today's Teamster News 09.29.13

<a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/big_tent/McCord-endorsed-by-Pa-Teamsters.html" rel="nofollow">McCord endorsed by Pa. Teamsters</a>  philly.com   ...The Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters on Thursday endorsed state Treasurer Rob McCord in the Democratic primary for governor, citing his personal story and record of battling Gov. Corbett’s policies in Harrisburg...<br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-27/shutdown-would-shave-fourth-quarter-u-s-growth-as-much-as-1-4-.html" rel="nofollow">Shutdown Would Shave U.S. Growth as Much as 1.4 Pctg. Points in Q4</a>  Bloomberg   ...A shutdown would slow the expansion because output lost when workers are furloughed subtracts from gross domestic product. The combined prospect of a budget standoff between the White House and Congress and haggling over the debt ceiling could have a bigger impact on the economy as businesses hold off on investment and households delay spending...<br /><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/JAP-02-270913.html" rel="nofollow">TPP a Trojan Horse</a>  Asia Times   ...The TPP agreement affects not only trade issues, but also non-trade matters that immensely impact lives of citizens in all participating countries. ... The areas at stake include, for example: Domestic court decisions and international legal standards (eg, overriding domestic laws on both trade and non-trade matters, foreign investors' right to sue governments in international tribunals that would overrule the national sovereignty)...<br /><a href="http://baselinescenario.com/2013/09/26/the-wall-street-takeover-part-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BaselineScenario+%28The+Baseline+Scenario%29" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Takeover, Part 2</a>  Baseline Scenario   ...the fundamental issue ... is whether our political system will put the interests of society at large ahead of the interests of large financial institutions. On that score, there is little to be encouraged about...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/jpmorgan-chief-dimon-meets-with-justice-department/2013/09/26/0d4d2034-26be-11e3-b3e9-d97fb087acd6_story.html" rel="nofollow">JPMorgan chief meets Holder in bid for deal to end probes, avoid criminal charges</a>  Washington Post   ...The deal that Dimon discussed with Holder would involve paying the government at least $11 billion … While it would be a historic amount, the fine would still represent a sliver of the damage wrought by the bank for selling mortgage securities that it allegedly knew were worthless...<br /><a href="http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18221-the-wall-street-protection-racket-pay-the-government-fines-and-bankers-don-t-get-prosecuted" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Protection Racket: Pay the Government Fines and Bankers Don't Get Prosecuted</a>  Buzzflash   ..."The single greatest innovation of the banking sector has been to convince the Justice Department and Treasury that if you prosecute us for our crimes we'll send the economy back into the abyss..."<br /><a href="http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18214-half-ounce-of-pot-gets-louisiana-man-twenty-years-in-prison" rel="nofollow">Half Ounce of Pot Gets Louisiana Man 20 Years in Prison</a>  Truthout   ...In Louisiana, a person can get up to six months in jail for first marijuana conviction, up to five years in prison for the second conviction and up to twenty years in prison for the third. In fact, the Louisiana Supreme Court recently overturned a sentence of five years as too lenient for a fourth possession of marijuana and ordered the person sentenced to at least 13 years...<br /><a href="http://wallstreetonparade.com/2013/09/federal-regulator-of-credit-unions-files-libor-charges-against-banks/" rel="nofollow">Federal Regulator of Credit Unions Files LIBOR Charges Against Banks</a>  Wall Street on Parade   ...the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas against 13 foreign banks and U.S. based JPMorgan Chase, charging the group with violating federal and state anti-trust laws through their manipulation of interest rates in the setting of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a benchmark used to set rates on everything from student loans to interest rate swaps to adjustable rate mortgages...<br /><a href="http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/26/report-unexpected-rise-in-number-of-extremely-poor-elderly-women/" rel="nofollow">Report: Unexpected rise in number of extremely poor elderly women</a>  msnbc   ...Among women 65 and older, the ‘extreme poverty’ rate rose 18% in 2012. Extreme poverty is defined as an annual income of $5,500 or less for older individuals living by themselves...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/27/short-run-unemployment-is-below-where-it-was-in-2007-long-term-unemployment-is-a-catastrophe/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein" rel="nofollow">Long-term unemployment is a catastrophe</a>  Washington Post   ...The percentage of the labor force unemployed for 27 weeks or more is finally decreasing, after peaking at about 4.3 percent in April 2010 and hanging around 4 percent until September 2011. But it's unclear how much of that decline is due to those workers finding jobs versus dropping out of the workforce...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/more-people-express-uncertainty-in-chance-to-achieve-the-american-dream/2013/09/28/d8e99084-260e-11e3-ad0d-b7c8d2a594b9_story.html?hpid=z5" rel="nofollow">More people express uncertainty in chance to achieve the American Dream</a>  Washington Post   ...Four years into an economic recovery in which most of the benefits have flowed to the top earners, a majority believe that the American Dream is becoming markedly more elusive, according to the results of a Washington Post-Miller Center Poll exploring Americans’ changing definition of success and their confidence in the country’s future...<br /><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/jackshafer/2013/09/27/the-flimflam-of-this-weeks-obamacare-numbers/" rel="nofollow">The flimflam of this week’s Obamacare numbers</a>  Reuters   ...premiums that are “lower than projected” are not the same as “lower than they are now...”<br /><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blog/176399/tea-party-lawmaker-letter-med-device-tax-repeal-authored-lobby-group#" rel="nofollow">Tea Party Lawmaker Letter on Med Device Tax Repeal Authored by Lobby Group </a> The Nation   ...seventy-five right-wing lawmakers wrote a letter to Speaker Boehner demanding that a vote to repeal the device tax occur “as soon as possible.” The metadata of the letter shows that it was authored by Ryan Strandlund, a member of AdvaMed’s government affairs team ...<br /><a href="https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/no-fly-list-where-fbi-goes-fishing-informants" rel="nofollow">The No-Fly List: Where the FBI Goes Fishing for Informants</a>  ACLU   ...Each of these Americans spoke to FBI agents to learn why they were suddenly banned from flying and to clear up the errors that led to that decision. Instead of providing that explanation or opportunity, FBI agents offered to help them get off the No-Fly List—but only in exchange for serving as informants in their communities.Our clients refused...<br /><a href="http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/mike_ivey/philly-fed-says-scott-walker-wmc-offer-misleading-data-on/article_5e385eb4-27c2-11e3-a3bf-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz2gCmlaK6d" rel="nofollow">Philly Fed says Scott Walker, WMC offer misleading data on Wisconsin economy</a>  The Cap Times   ...Top officials with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia are warning Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and others that they are misusing a monthly index produced by its top economists...<br /><a href="http://wcmcoop.com/2013/09/27/militarized-mining-in-wisconsin/" rel="nofollow">Militarized Mining in Wisconsin</a>  Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative   ...Until quite recently, the deployment of private security companies was unheard of in the north woods of Wisconsin where Gogebic Taconite (GTac) has proposed a mountain top removal operation that will create the largest open pit iron mine in the world...<br /><a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/09/26/3230264/take-willoughbys-plea-deal-on.html" rel="nofollow">Take Willoughby's plea deal on Moral Monday arrest? No, thanks </a> Charlotte News Observer   ...If all of us Moral Monday arrestees go to trial, the Wake County Courthouse will be a very busy place for the next several years...

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McCord endorsed by Pa. Teamsters  philly.com   ...The Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters on Thursday endorsed state Treasurer Rob McCord ...

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Is Coffee Healthy?

<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Growing up i hated the idea of coffee. I didn't understand why it was needed and feared it because of the age old myth that "It stunts your growth!" but as I grew up and life got a little more demanding, the need for coffee in my life increased. </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />I'm not too sure how or when i started drinking coffee but i don't think i'll ever be able to quit it completely. I often worried whether coffee actually fit into my healthy lifestyle but after some research, i've decided there is no harm in drinking coffee! </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>(Disclaimer- I am not saying you have to drink coffee! this is just for my fellow coffee lovers who may be having doubts) </i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Moderation is Key</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just like with any other food or drink, you must have coffee in moderation. It is recommended to have no more than 3 cups a day. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>How to Prepare </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coffee is all natural which is great for clean eating! but you must be careful with the additional ingredients you put in. I personally prepare my coffee with a dash of skimmed milk or soy milk and Sweetener or Stevia. Try to avoid creamers and heaps of sugar!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Health Benefits</b> </span></h3><div><ol><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsq-vWiqb4xj41ox4tgza4XY39K6pCkiNRq91OUi7W8wg2UY4PCdNwqFrvLdgb1tWreBGmQcBrCvSzZpSo_DH57WU-Vy4x7tDVFmyynln0n_0UJW90NhiDf4o8IXz7faN7o-i1fdrQY5ng/s1600/photo+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsq-vWiqb4xj41ox4tgza4XY39K6pCkiNRq91OUi7W8wg2UY4PCdNwqFrvLdgb1tWreBGmQcBrCvSzZpSo_DH57WU-Vy4x7tDVFmyynln0n_0UJW90NhiDf4o8IXz7faN7o-i1fdrQY5ng/s320/photo+(1).JPG" width="320" /></a><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Coffee can help burn fat-</u><br />Ever wondered why commercial fat burning supplements contain caffeine? well, due to caffeine's stimulant effect on the central nervous system, it raises your metabolism and increases the oxidation of fatty acids. <br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Coffee can enhance your workout performance-</u><br />Again, caffeine is the one to thank here. Caffeine is a performance and endurance enhancer, it fights fatigue and also strengthens muscle contraction. And, probably the best of all, it reduces your perception of pain! so you wont feel that burn as harshly as usual in your workout.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Coffee can lessen your risk of Type 2 diabetes-</u><br />Type 2 diabetes was always one of my biggest fears. I knew being obese at 14 only meant i was on the fast track to getting many diseases and illnesses. Of course, the best way to reduce your risk is to live a healthy lifestyle! but its nice to know coffee helps by helping the body use insulin and protection insulin-producing cells, enabling regulation of blood sugar. </span></li></ol><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So those are the 3 main health benefits i found most interesting but there are many more, they contain many <b>antioxidants</b>, reduce the risk of some cancers and contrary to prior beliefs they <b>don't actually dehydrate!</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Cons</b></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As biased as i am towards coffee, its only right that i also list the possible negative effects of coffee consumption. </span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Irritability </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nervousness </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anxiety</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Insomnia</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Raised blood pressure </span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I must point out that these side effects only occur when coffee is consumed too much, so as i said earlier- <b>Moderation is key!</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope this has helped any fellow coffee lovers and squashed any fears of our beloved beverage. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stay healthy</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">x</span></div><div><br /></div>

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Can You Say Double Entendre?

You can read more than one meaning into this slogan.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcEIsHG3BglBVWdLZiuDae6583mb0XC_G-hCzp0FAsz0o20a0ZuJvp_-awmi_vRn-QvjZfunOZOno82OupoE9LGkvz2cPp8g2enfnHY369oqEuZothvDOQyfFjt1snOrG3iMBu4aZwp0J/s1600/2016+Hitlery.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcEIsHG3BglBVWdLZiuDae6583mb0XC_G-hCzp0FAsz0o20a0ZuJvp_-awmi_vRn-QvjZfunOZOno82OupoE9LGkvz2cPp8g2enfnHY369oqEuZothvDOQyfFjt1snOrG3iMBu4aZwp0J/s640/2016+Hitlery.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Shamelessly stolen from <a href="http://www.theospark.net/">Theo Spark</a>.<br /><br />That is one busy place.<br /><br />Lot's of headlines and plenty of fine examples of the fairer sex too.

Can You Say Double Entendre?

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It's Not Always Doom And Gloom Around Here

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NEWS/ Grey's Anatomy Season 10 Premiere Recap: The Storm Brings a Death and an Engagement

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/">http://www.eonline.com</a><br /><img alt="Patrick Dempsey, Grey's Anatomy" src="http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013625/rs_560x415-130725130311-1024.derek.mh.072513.jpg" /><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><em>Spoiler Alert: Do not continue reading if you've yet to watch</em> Grey's Anatomy<em>'s season ten premiere. Seriously, we meant it, spoilers are ahead! So no going down to the comments and complaining about us ruining your night. House rules!</em></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">"We just want to survive the storm."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">So says a voiceover courtesy of Chief Webber (<strong>James Pickens Jr.</strong>) in the season ten premiere of <em>Grey's Anatomy</em>, which found him fighting for his life after being electrocuted in the season nine finale. But there's no way<strong> Shonda Rhimes</strong>, evil genius showrunner that she is, would actually kill our beloved Chief, right? Right?!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">Alas, the nasty storm did cause at least one death at Grey-Sloan, but it also caused some rocky waters for many of the ABC hit series' fan-favorite couples, namely Callie (<strong>Sara Ramirez</strong>) and Arizona (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/jessica_capshaw" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Jessica Capshaw</a></strong>), as well as April (<strong>Sarah Drew</strong>) and Jackson (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/jesse_williams" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Jesse Williams</a></strong>)...</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/463869/omg-tv-moments-parks-and-rec-s-surprise-wedding-two-and-a-half-men-s-daughter-debut-debauchery-and-more" style="color: #00b1dd; 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Huzzah! But it still was close as his heart was too weak for the team to perform surgery, but Yang (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/sandra_oh" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Sandra Oh</a></strong>) and Bailey (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/chandra_wilson" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Chandra Wilson</a></strong>) butted heads over what to do. Too bad Webber has designated new mama Meredith (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/ellen_pompeo" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Ellen Pompeo</a></strong>) as his power of attorney. After some classic Meredith Grey melodrama, he was sent to the operating table, which ended up saving his life. (Bailey was right, leading her to yell, "When you know you know!" Bailey got her groove back!)<strong><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Mousy Down:</strong> Remember that time <em>Grey's</em> promoted all but one of the season nine interns to series regulars? Well, that should've been our hint that Heather aka Mousy (<strong>Tina Majorino</strong>) was not long for Grey-Sloan. Girlfriend died in, like, the first ten minutes! And her death will probably weigh heavily on fellow intern Shane Ross (new series regular <strong>Gaius Charles</strong>), who told her to go down to the basement, where she ultimately got electrocuted. Poor Smash!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Sexual Healing?:</strong> Well, Cristina and Owen (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/kevin_mckidd" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Kevin McKidd</a></strong>) may not be on the same page when it comes to having kids (which is why they split), but they are definitely on the same page sexually. Get a room, you two! (Which they did, obviously.) But the joy was fleeting for fans of the couple, as Yang told him, "Just because I'm the one who said it was time doesn't mean this is easier for me." Excuse us while we sob along with her.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/463981/Engagement%20Drama:%20%E2%80%9CI%20am%20proposing%20to%20you.%20I%20want%20to%20be%20your%20wife.%20I%20want%20to%20marry%20you.%20So%20will%20you%20marry%20me?%E2%80%9D%20%20Despite%20April%20admitting%20she%20has%20feelings%20for%20Jesse,%20she%20ends%20the%20episode%20engaged%20to%20Matthew.%20" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong>SCOOP: Find out what's ahead on Grey's</strong></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Calzona Woes:</strong> Man, it's hard out there for a Calzona shipper! After Arizona's infidelity, Callie realizes she is done. So done in fact that she moves herself and their daughter Sofia out of their house and crashes at new parents Meredith and Derek's (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/patrick_dempsey" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Patrick Dempsey</a></strong>). Arizona? She's a mess. Callie? Hell hath no fury. So, so devastating, no?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Engagement Drama:</strong> "I am proposing to you. I want to be your wife. I want to marry you. So will you marry me?" Despite April admitting she has feelings for Jackson (who tears into her about her flip-flopping between the two men), she ends the episode engaged to Matthew (<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/justin_bruening" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Justin Bruening</a></strong>). (Now taking bets on how long it'll be until her next hookup with Jackson!)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Line of the Night:</strong> Alex suggesting Arizona say this gem to Callie: "I'm sorry I'm such a slut." Also, this voiceover from Dr. Webber was aces: "We're all gonna die. We don't get much say over how or when. But we do get to decide how we're gonna live. So do it. Decide. Is this the life you wanna live? Is this the person you wanna love?" Deep thoughts, deep thoughts...</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">What did you think of <em>Grey's</em> season premiere? 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Flesh-rotting 'krokodil' drug emerges in USA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">http://www.usatoday.com/<br /><div class="story-asset story-leadin-asset" id="module-position-496ddd06273111e3af83005056bd7fcb" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><h2 class="lead-in" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; margin-left: 60px; margin-top: -2px;">Two cases in Arizona are the first involving caustic, heroin-like IV drug that originated in Russia.</h2></div><div class="story-asset story-metadata-asset" id="module-position-496de03a273111e3af83005056bd7fcb" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><div class="article-metadata-wrap" style="float: left; margin: 0px 30px 0px 60px; position: relative; width: 180px;"><section class="storymetadata-bucket expandable-photo-module" id="module-position-MnjycY8sn5Q"><aside class="single-photo expandable-collapsed" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="margin-bottom: 20px; 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line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="inline-share-btn-label inline-share-btn-label-more" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.1s; color: #999999; display: block; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 12px; position: relative; text-transform: uppercase; top: 1px; transition: color 0.1s;">MORE</span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">A powerful heroin-like drug that rots flesh and bone has made its first reported appearance in the United States, an Arizona health official says.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Known on the street as "krokodil," the caustic homemade opiate is made from over-the-counter codeine-based headache pills mixed with iodine, gasoline, paint thinner or alcohol. When it's injected, the concoction destroys a user's tissue, turning the skin scaly and green like a crocodile. Festering sores, abscesses and blood poisoning are common.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Frank LoVecchio, the co-medical director at the <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/Locations/Arizona/Banner+Good+Samaritan+Poison+and+Drug+Information+Center/_Banner+Poison+Control+Center.htm" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="https://www.bannerhealth.com/Locations/Arizona/Banner+Good+Samaritan+Poison+and+Drug+Information+Center/_Banner+Poison+Control+Center.htm">Banner Good Samaritan Poison & Drug Information Center</a>, <a href="http://www.kpho.com/story/23521413/first-cases-of-flesh-eating-drug-reported-in-az" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.kpho.com/story/23521413/first-cases-of-flesh-eating-drug-reported-in-az">told</a> KPHO-TV that Arizona health officials have seen two cases during the past week.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"As far as I know, these are the first cases in the United States that are reported," he said. "So we're extremely frightened."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">LoVecchio did not say where in the state the patients were located or provide details about their conditions.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The drug — chemically called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desomorphine" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desomorphine">desomorphine</a> — emerged around 2002 in Siberia and the Russian Far East but has swept across the country in just the past three years, according to a <i>Time</i> magazine <a href="http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2078355,00.html" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2078355,00.html">investigation</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Krokodil became popular in Russia because heroin can be difficult to obtain and is expensive. Krokodil costs three times less, and the high is similar to heroin though much shorter, usually 90 minutes.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The average life expectancy among krokodil addicts in Russia is two to three years, according to <i>Time</i>, which called the narcotic "the most horrible drug in the world." Gangrene and amputations are common, and the toxic mix dissolves jawbones and teeth, much like the methamphetamine that Walter White cooks in <i>Breaking Bad</i>.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">As with all intravenous drug addicts, krokodil users are susceptible to HIV, hepatitis C and other blood-borne diseases, and have compromised immune systems.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">One recovering Russian krokodil addict, Irina Pavlova, told <i>Time</i> in 2011 that she injected the drug almost daily for six years. She has a speech impediment and impaired motor skills because of the resulting brain damage.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Her brother was among the dozen or so addicts she shot up with. "Practically all of them are dead now," she said. "For some, it led to pneumonia, some got blood poisoning, some had an artery burst in their heart, some got meningitis, others simply rot."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">A Russian woman using krokodil in June 2011 <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/krokodil-the-drug-that-eats-junkies-2300787.html" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/krokodil-the-drug-that-eats-junkies-2300787.html">told </a><i>The Independent</i> that a fellow junkie refused to go to the hospital.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"Her flesh is falling off and she can hardly move anymore," she said.</div></div>

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IWS Person of the Week...Sen. Ted Cruz

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The news coming out of Washington, D.C. of late can be summed up in two words...TED CRUZ.<br /><br />Damn right.  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a Cuban-Canadian turned Lone Star State maverick which means of course, he is one bad ass mutha-Shut Yer Mouth, eh?<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBerJVMq1giR7fKmfMw0HDqNpkXZ_cjUHMmx0PT-xsSqvNAav0VoVmv-xCKVWskQTsT-6thmZJkVAoz3y0Ti2iAIQl0hwDZsONz-eB4epURpl6VoQczzQRvHcAEhPQE0OQqbl8QyKqVW1/s1600/Ted+Cruz+Tea+Party+Rebel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBerJVMq1giR7fKmfMw0HDqNpkXZ_cjUHMmx0PT-xsSqvNAav0VoVmv-xCKVWskQTsT-6thmZJkVAoz3y0Ti2iAIQl0hwDZsONz-eB4epURpl6VoQczzQRvHcAEhPQE0OQqbl8QyKqVW1/s320/Ted+Cruz+Tea+Party+Rebel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He stood on the Senate floor this past week and for 21+ hours and spewed his righteous indignation toward the Black Magic of Obamacare and at anachronistic legislators whose relevance has long passed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some would prefer to run away and hide from the brutal truth and painfully prophetic words of Sen. Cruz. But he is blocking the door...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdnXewVj-5OKTC3xsyyQp8IY7aEY0Ui0VfVW89Acq4Hid6Zj3whPXNg3WODUu2pDJdsN8VXpgAuErMSkfSUMmO8bNZEE_0_k6mFi9JucwoLvotbtMUOHGJ8CH_7ydfApnMeDhawji1f73/s1600/Ted+Cruz+Stupid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdnXewVj-5OKTC3xsyyQp8IY7aEY0Ui0VfVW89Acq4Hid6Zj3whPXNg3WODUu2pDJdsN8VXpgAuErMSkfSUMmO8bNZEE_0_k6mFi9JucwoLvotbtMUOHGJ8CH_7ydfApnMeDhawji1f73/s400/Ted+Cruz+Stupid.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh sure, some people, Democrats and Republicans alike have tried to turn Ted Cruz into some sort of crazy, self-promoting monster, however...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When he is not being a human bullhorn for truth, justice, and the American Way, Teddy is a gentle, caring man, and a great listener.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk7r9BrUDd45Vl3MCXjWvj-iZWuJAeAkG9wKEP9eM4avl0MdVyfcCLjof9x_7TViyTXV8gc9hHezu3f6QsLQGO3c5HV9cPl0lj6zEPFQOWGvulYkDXd0JqoRQiZdFiugcoFoJYsJMMUgS/s1600/Ted+Cruz+Sexy+Metrosexual.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk7r9BrUDd45Vl3MCXjWvj-iZWuJAeAkG9wKEP9eM4avl0MdVyfcCLjof9x_7TViyTXV8gc9hHezu3f6QsLQGO3c5HV9cPl0lj6zEPFQOWGvulYkDXd0JqoRQiZdFiugcoFoJYsJMMUgS/s320/Ted+Cruz+Sexy+Metrosexual.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You know you want him, and pay no never mind to his playful coyness, this charming Harvard grad knows that you want him too...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGRDmjjqYxkLF_FFOjUu24YEREeOxjvPo1DOrGKqcbAF97rHEOLmK1aeRul5fGfQT1OSDANikIb2UH1ck9RwDj7XAq619J_0zmloqhfWGxBXzlX7qyVTXqa2q0Sac9_XW1BJOmodNVLw9/s1600/Ted+Cruz+Obamacare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGRDmjjqYxkLF_FFOjUu24YEREeOxjvPo1DOrGKqcbAF97rHEOLmK1aeRul5fGfQT1OSDANikIb2UH1ck9RwDj7XAq619J_0zmloqhfWGxBXzlX7qyVTXqa2q0Sac9_XW1BJOmodNVLw9/s400/Ted+Cruz+Obamacare.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Congratulations and Godspeed to Sen. Ted Cruz.  This week's, IWS Person of the Week!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't forget to catch Jay and Matt on the<i><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/09/29/cussin-the-egg-rolls" target="_blank">IWS Radio Show</a></span></i> today from Noon-2 PM ET on Blog Talk Radio. They have a HUGE line-up for you on this week's<i><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/09/29/cussin-the-egg-rolls" target="_blank">Cussin' the Egg Rolls</a></span></i> episode.  How so, you ask? Well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: none; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is Confucius Day kids! How exciting is that?  Confucius' lesser known brother Profucius will be with us to share his very special kind of wisdom with our vast and diverse worldwide audience along with celebrating all that is great about China. We'll also be checking in to see if Ted Cruz is still talking, and have a special edition of <i>The McLaughlin Group!</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: none; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We'll explore the <i>Sensual Side of Life</i> with Drew Peacock and of course visit the Poet's Corner with Paul Piatt, AAAAAANNNNDDDD a first ever<i> "Smugly Superior w/ Dana"</i> report!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: none; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's also International Coffee Day and National River something day so we'll have a few thoughts on that too.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: none; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Plus, we'll take YOUR CALLS!!!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: none; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can join the fun and hilarity LIVE today from Noon-2 PM ET by clicking <i><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/09/29/cussin-the-egg-rolls" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE!!</span></a></i></div></div></div>

IWS Person of the Week...Sen. Ted Cruz

The news coming out of Washington, D.C. of late can be summed up in two words...TED CRUZ. Damn right.  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a Cuban-...

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Business Loans vs. Deposits

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6xDiinpk3TQBDQQqxOnL63fI6x8scakJOyo_eCw74sySiAz34nXA-1H5aaexLO8SJOGo4kmDsr5AkrXVP-UjWa_WePHQmuFo0ejEYRRrA30dKkenAyG6MJ7_Vxy7zmwuGMElgYaaa10/s1600/Business+Loans+vs.+Deposits.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6xDiinpk3TQBDQQqxOnL63fI6x8scakJOyo_eCw74sySiAz34nXA-1H5aaexLO8SJOGo4kmDsr5AkrXVP-UjWa_WePHQmuFo0ejEYRRrA30dKkenAyG6MJ7_Vxy7zmwuGMElgYaaa10/s320/Business+Loans+vs.+Deposits.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />For the love of all that is holy, please stop depositing so much cash in the banks. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/quotes?item=qt0470647">They've already got the Holy Grail.</a> They certainly don't need yours!<br /><br />Some of us would like to actually earn more than <a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=mQM">0.49% on 5-year CDs</a> again. So stop already!<br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1.0049^5 = 1.0247</b></span></div><br />2.47% total return in 5 years? I say bury that cash instead! What's the worst that could happen?<br /><br /><b>The Worst that Could Happen</b><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mrTubyoHsvc" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />Do *not* weasel your investment! Bury it deep! Cash makes a horrible mulch!<br /><br />This is gardening advice and as such should not be confused with investment advice.<br /><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2011/12/hyperinflation-theories-poned-again.html">Hyperinflation Theories Poned Again</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=mRS">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Business Loans vs. Deposits

Click to enlarge. For the love of all that is holy, please stop depositing so much cash in the banks. They've already got the Holy Grail...

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No Rest For The Wicked

Even on my day off I am busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.<br /><br />My Dad is back in intensive care again, his 76th birthday is tomorrow, my Mom has some kind of wicked cold or flu and with her already being worried sick about my Dad, she is pretty much a basket case. To top that whole situation off, my niece, her husband and a one week old baby are living there with them.<br /><br />I went to see my Pops and then went to see my 99 year old Granny in the nursing home. <br />The last four times I have been to see her she was out like a drunken sailor on a Saturday night, there was no waking her and she doesn't know who ya are anymore anyway. She was actually awake today and we had a nice visit, for what it's worth.<br /><br />At least she knew someone was there to see her..<br /><br />I called my youngest daughter because I hadn't heard whether or not her fucking car passed emissions after I spent $250 on oxygen sensors, fuck no.<br />The day after she left here the fucking check engine light came back on.<br />So, I told her to come back over so I can see why that is on again. <br /><br />If it's the oxygen sensor codes again then it is either the computer seeing something I don't or the wiring is fucked up.<br /><br />Either way that means a trip to the fucking Dealership.<br />My ass is bleeding just contemplating that possibility.<br /><br />I got the screening over the holes in the house foundation covered up again after the cats decided they wanted a daylight basement option. That involved drilling holes in the concrete.<br /><br /> My back is killing me from that and I had the boy and his cousin help me build a set of shelves, more of a small cabinet yesterday for the garage.<br /><br />I know I am forgetting something but it is all starting to blur together at this point.<br />Oh, yeah, the weather.<br />It is raining sideways and the wind is absolutely fucking howling outside.<br /><br />I got behind a semi getting on the bridge headed to Oregon and that sumbitch was all over the road.<br /><br />It didn't take long for the wind to start pushing me around too so instead of being the first one at the site of a tip over I went ahead and went around that guy.<br /><br />Someone at the store said we were supposed to get about ten inches of rain around here in the next few days.<br />While not unheard of around here, I have seen it dump a solid half inch of rain in less than a half hour, I will believe it when I see it.<br /><br />So if it gets a bit quiet around here it probably just means that I have finally fallen over dead exhausted.<br /><br />Y'all have a nice day and thanks fer stopping by.

No Rest For The Wicked

Even on my day off I am busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. My Dad is back in intensive care again, his 76th birthday is...

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