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Month: May, 2008

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24 May, 2008 (15:11) | femtalks news | By: editor

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A simple sweet breakfast - Modified Eggo®

23 May, 2008 (15:43) | food & cooking | By: editor

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In a rush? but still need to to serve a sweet breakfast for the family?Don’t worry I recently run into such a thing, and I did this modified eggo® recipe myself, it taste good it looks homemade and it’s fast, give it a try:

1.5 Tbs Block Butter
2.0 Tbs Brown Sugar
1 Golden Delicious Apple or Fuji Apple, skinned & cubbed
1 rice cup of Frozen Bluberrys
4 pieces of Eggo® waffle

  1. Toss the butter block into a frying pan (medium heat), add the brown sugar till all submerge in butter liquid then toss all the cubbed apples in and about three minutes later you can toss in the frozen bluberrys. Keep on stirring for about 1 - 2 minutes then take off the heat.
  2. Toss two eggos in a toaster, put 1st layer down on a serving plate and spoon the apple bluberry mixture on top of it and layer it again with another Eggo® waffle and toss another spoonful of that mixture on top of it. now just Enjoy it!

This recipe made 2 big servings (each get 2 waffles) or you can make 4 small ones (each serve with only 1 waffles)

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Spending Memorial Day long weekend at Mendocino Coast

23 May, 2008 (14:50) | SF Bay Area [local], travel & leisure | By: editor

Mendocino Coast, one of the few romantic areas in Northern California is just conviniently located in four hours drive from San Francisco. It’s a perfect long weekend getaway for Bay Area dwellers just to find another nature comfort and relaxation. But it will be especially suitable for those trying to find romantic vacation here.

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Mendocino have lots to offer from vast sigtseeing areas to various activities. Sightseeing includes

Mendocino Village - see and experience the beauty of historic buildings lining the cliffs and many New England style Victorians bed and breakfasts and restaurants.

Fort Bragg - The harbor town offer many activities from whale watching chatter boats to daily fishermen activities. (note: whale watching season is generally from December - March annualy)

Little River - here you can stroll along the sandy beach and do golfing, lots of good restaurants and lodgings

Village of Elk - Spectacular views and all that thing that is picturesque

the one place I find comforting is the J.D. house for B&B inn.

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National Do Not Call Registry

23 May, 2008 (12:47) | Practical Info | By: editor

Ever feel bother by those telemarketers? or perhaps other unimportant people or businesses trying to reach you and keep ringging your home phone(s) over and over again?

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When I’m really busy I feel sorry to those telemarketers but I just feel like throwing out those phone as far as I could, anyhow I found out about the National do not call registry on the web, it really help me get through with these. Just go to donotcall it’s easy you can register your phone online and they said after 31 days you shouldn’t receive any more of telemarketers’ calls.

What you should know about the national do not call registry

The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.

Hope this help
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Cheap International Calls for California, NY, NJ, PA residents : Dial 1010229 + 011

23 May, 2008 (12:18) | Practical Info, SF Bay Area [local], shopping | By: editor

Cheap Long Distance International

I found out about 1019898 and 1010229, and you could save on your long distance and international phone calls to Asia. They have great rates. US interstate is 2c / minute, but the real deal I think is in the international rates. They do have a connection fee of 10 cents and 20 cents per call, but overall it still is cheaper than anything else I have found.

See International rates for 1019898

See International rates for 1010229
I used to use OneSuite, however it gets tedious to re-charge the pin each time.

Dialing instructions for 1019898 :

For calls within the USA and Canada for using 1019898
Dial 101 9898 + 1 + area code + number

For international calls for using 1019898

Dial 101 9898 + 011 + country code + number

Dialing instructions for 1010229 :

For calls within the USA and Canada:
Dial 1010 229+ 1 + area code + number

For international calls:

Dial 1010 229 + 011 + country code + number

There are NO monthly fees with 1019898 and 1010229. You are only charged for calls actually made and charges appear on your regular Pac Bell or Verizon phone bill.

Update: 1019898 works for residents of state of California, using Pacbell or Verizon.

At this moment the 1010229 network is only available in the states of California, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the great Toronto area.

How to calm an “angry” wife?

22 May, 2008 (18:24) | relationship & marriage | By: editor

Calm angry wife

Women in general tend to be more emotional and reactive than men. Especially in a household, husband and wife can get entangled over issues of little or non-critical importance. Not only this is detrimental to the marriage and unnecessary stress, it can also leave you bitter with one another.

So the question is: “How could you calm an ‘angry’ wife?”

Apparently this is quite a common issue in husband and wife relationship, and here are some tips and suggestions to calm an “angry” wife:

Here goes the list:

  • wash the dishes
  • flowers
  • be kind and sweet to her. Apologize for any wrong doings.
  • just agree with her, even if you don’t, be calm yourself. Two angry people only is going to end up in a big mess. Once the situation is calmed down then approach her carefully and let her know how you really felt. Good Luck to you and God Bless
  • If she said ” leave me alone” LEAVE HER ALONE. Do not force her to talk by asking the same questions over and over. She may just answer. And you won’t like the answer. Give her space and let her be angry. It is ok and healthy to be mad. She will calm down when she is done being angry. ( It has taken me a couple of days to get over being mad at my husband) be patient.
  • When a woman is angry: run. Run like the wind. I am not kidding.
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    How to make your butt pumpier

    21 May, 2008 (16:23) | beauty, fashion | By: editor

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    The Booty Push-up - Butt Booster Band

    It’s very common to hear about the padded boyshorts or padded panty/underwear where they have that extra padded portion at the back of the panty to add more volume to the butt.

    It does work fine I think, but sometimes it doesn’t appear THAT natural.

    What if you just want that extra push-up to the butt? or to have that firm look underneath your jeans, the sort of look we find so common in “push-up bra” under a tank top but we just want it for the butt.

    Might be a good thing to try-on go here. And these push-up band available just as bands or even with capris and tigh-shapper options.

    They are made available from bubbles butt boosting lingerie / bubble butt booster.

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    Other Interesting Facts about Ladybugs

    21 May, 2008 (16:02) | home & garden | By: editor

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    When I think of ladybugs, they’re not only cute but very colorful to me especially against the green background be it leave or lawn. I’ve heard that ladybugs attracted to light colors and if you don’t really like ladybugs you can use dry white sage, this is sort of the natural cheap and cheery way for ladybug repellent.

    More interesting facts on ladybug:

  • In the past, doctors would mash ladybugs and put them in your mouth to cure a toothache
  • In Switzerland, ladybugs are called “good God’s little fairy.”
  • You can fit 80,000 ladybugs into a gallon jug
  • Male ladybugs are smaller than female ladybugs
  • Ladybugs are the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio and Tennessee
  • They can live for as many as three years
  • A ladybug beats its wings 85 times per second when it flies
  • Their spots fade as they get older
  • The spotted wing covers on ladybugs are made from a material called chitin, the same as our fingernails
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    Organic Pest Control - Live Lady Bugs

    21 May, 2008 (15:48) | home & garden | By: editor

    Do you know that those small lady bugs can help you with your garden? Maybe we all should considering to do pests control in an organic way not just because we know exposure to pesticides has been linked to a long list of diseases and health problem for us human (the center of disease control has documented cases of farmworker illnes after exposure to pesticides) but it is also to protect our environment including air, water, soil, plants, animals, etc around us, for our earth and our offsprings =)

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    I found this at Lowe’s garden center: “LADIES IN RED” and here’s the writing at the back of the package

    For control of
    Aphids, Spider mites, Thrips, White Fly and other harmful plant pests on your roses, trees, shrubs and flowers in your garden and greenhouse. Adult ladybugs can consume up to 80 aphids or plant pests per day

    Instructions
    Release ladybugs in the evening out of direct sunlight, after the area has been watered. Clip the corner of the mesh bag and sprinkle ladies out onto your plants, or shrubs. For trees you can tack the mesh bag to the trunk and let the ladies crawl up the tree.

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    8 Bay area public high schools rank among the best in nation

    20 May, 2008 (20:40) | Practical Info, SF Bay Area [local] | By: editor

    Best Public Schools - San Francisco Bay Area, CaliforniaIn San Francisco Bay Area, housing prices are among the highest in the nation. In some Bay Area cities such as Palo Alto, CA and Cupertino, CA - the housing prices are even higher. Part of this is driven from the quality of the public schools in this area.
    From US News High School ranking.

    Seven South Bay schools have a lot to brag about today - they’re among the top 100 in the nation according to a new survey by U.S. News and World Report.

    Lynbrook High School in San Jose ranks #73 out of 100 and that, along with eight other schools in the Bay Area, is a notable accomplishment - considering more than 18,000 high schools were analyzed in the U.S..

    The list focuses on broad achievement in the U.S.. The rating is done by U.S. News & World Report. It’s the magazine’s first-ever ranking of America’s best high schools. It measures how well schools educate all of its students and their college readiness - using a formula with a three-step analysis.
    First, it looks at students’ state testing data, like math and reading results, and factors in poorer-performing students. The analysis also evaluates how well each school’s disadvantaged students did. A third factor is availability of college-level coursework and how well students did on A.P., or advanced-placement tests. The top 100 schools earn gold medals. Nine in the Bay Area shot to the top of that list.

    Ranking of Bay Area High Schools from U.S. News & World Report:

    #2 Pacific Collegiate Charter, Santa Cruz
    #49 Mission San Jose, Fremont
    #59 Monta Vista, Cupertino
    #66 Henry M. Gunn, Palo Alto
    #68 Piedmont High, Piedmont
    #69 Lowell High, San Francisco
    #72 Saratoga High, Saratoga
    #73 Lynbrook High, San Jose
    #85 Palo Alto High, Palo Alto

    In total, the U.S. News ranking recognizes almost 1,600 high schools that meet its criteria for great learning achievement. Aside from the top-100 gold medal schools, many more can boast silver and bronze status and at least half a dozen of those are also in the Bay Area.

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