Tender Touch

Prized by cooks for their ability to add flavor to beef before cooking, marinades—from the Italian “marinare” to soak or pickle in brine—perform double duty by tenderizing meat. Basic marinades include oil and citrus juice, with wine, vinegar, seasonings and spices often rounding out the mix.


¼ cup lemon juice
½ teaspoon hot pepper flakes
½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
½ teaspoon coarse salt
4 strips lemon peel
3 gloves garlic, minced
¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh basil,
cilantro, dill, oregano, or a mix
of all four
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil


Combine lemon juice, pepper flakes, cracked pepper and salt in a bowl. Whisk until salt is dissolved. Add lemon peel, garlic, parsley and basil. Stir or whisk in olive oil. Yields about 1 cup. The virtue of this marinade is its freshness. Use within two hours of making. Stir again before using.


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Getting out of the valley and climbing to the mountain top

So many of us settle for so little when we can have so much more. We are content with what life throws at us. Working a 9 to 5, unhappy with our bosses, unhappy with where our careers are headed, unhappy with our lives in general. Yet we still get up out our beds every day to live our not so happy lives because as lifeless as our jobs and our situations might be…dealing with our boss is the only way that we can get our bills paid.

Seventy percent of the world’s population is stuck in a situation that they don’t want to be in. So many college graduates get their degrees, but can not find a job to support them and pay back there student loans. Why do you think that the financial aid department offers graduating students a deferred plan up to ten years to pay back the loan? It might just take you ten years to find that perfect job to pay back that 30,000 plus loan back!!

Enough is enough…..why should we work hard just to help the owner of that company or corporation live better while we grow weak working towards a dream that is not our own?

It is time to move out of the valley and climb to the mountain top. Stop accepting what life throws at us. Let us fight towards our dreams and goals. If owning that business is what you want and you have a vision take it one day at a time. Get a business plan into order and execute that plan.

The worlds in an open field and once you have your foot on first base there is a chance that you will make a home run!!


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Depression is very common !

Are you sad and lonely? Do you feel that your voice is not heard when you speak? Do you feel like you can not go on yet you still wake up every morning and wonder to your self why?

If you have every felt this way then there is a chance that you suffer from depression.
Depression is a serious medical condition. Everyone experiences "ups" and "downs" in their life. But for some people the "downs" can outweigh the "ups." This can cause problems with everyday activities such as eating, sleeping, working, and getting along with friends.

Life is hard and sometimes it can be such a struggle. Most of us keep the way we feel bottled inside for many different reasons, but for the most part we keep it inside because we have no one to talk to about what is going on is our minds. Depression is very common — it affects an estimated 19 million American adults every year. Nearly twice as many women (6.5%) as men (3.3%) suffer from depression each year.

We sometimes feel misunderstood and taken advantage of and we just want out. We want someone to listen to our cries because what seems minor to one person is another person’s breaking point.

Depression is real….if you know someone who looks as if they may be going through something don’t be afraid to lend your support. Sometimes by just simply asking someone how they are feeling may be a passage way to saving that person’s life.

The good news is that depression is treatable. You can tell your doctor about your symptoms or if you don’t have a doctor you can call the Nation Institute of Mental Health.


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Mortgage securities downgraded

New York-Hours after Standard & Poor’s warned it may cut the credit rating of more than $12 billion in bonds backed by risky home loans; another agency downgraded its rating on hundreds of similar securities.

Both S&P and Moody’s Investors Service said they made the moves because borrowers are missing mortgage payments at levels much higher than anticipated.

The concern is significant because the bonds-many sold by some of Wall Street’s biggest banks-represent a principal source of financing for the housing market. Lower ratings for mortgage-backed bonds could cause a domino effect that might ultimately strangle what until this year was a major propel lent of home prices: easy access to money.

Moody’s lowered its rating on 399 of the bonds, known as residential mortgage-backed securities, and said it may down-grad 32 more. All of the bonds were issued in 2006.


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Hit the road with Bluetooth

Okay, let’s cut to the chase, shall we? What the heck is Bluetooth, and what does it have to do with traveling? Well, Bluetooth is a way for two devices to connect and talk to each other wirelessly-using short-range radio waves.

Today, all sorts of products use Bluetooth to talk to each other, and when they do, it called pairing. Stuff like wireless phones, earpieces, laptops, you name it. You’ve probably already seen Bluetooth in action. Those businessmen who look like they’re talking to themselves in the middle of the airport? That’s a wireless phone and an earpiece paired together.

We know what you’re thinking: What does all this have to do with hitting the road? Try hands-free conversations and fewer dropped calls in the airport, with the Motorola H605 Bluetooth headset or the Motorola H700. Want to turn your rental cat into a rolling speak phone? It’s easy with the echo-reducing Motorola Bluetooth car kit.

Better yet, the built-in Bluetooth connection and integrated microphone of the GPS Navigation Solution with Voice-Prompt lets you chat hands free when you combine it with compatible Bluetooth-enabled wireless phones, all while getting accurate turn-by-turn directions. Of course, Bluetooth stuff needs a good charge to work well, and the auto power adapter is a great way to make it happen. From phones to headsets, tons of compatible power tips are available, so you’ll be ready to charge just about anything while on the go.

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Turning your digital pictures into instant postcards

always happens. You have an awesome trip, but somehow you end up with a ceramic mug from the airport to remember it by. Why settle? Instead, try creating custom postcards-while you’re on vacation.

To start, you’ll need to catch one of those true “wish you were here” moments. Try spicing things up by posing in costume, holding the camera at a weird angle, or just snapping bunch of candid shots.

Then, head back to home base, transfer your shots to a computer, and open up your image-editing software. After you’re finished cleaning stuff up, try adding text to give your shot that postcard feel.

Finally, print it out, slap a stamp on the back, and voila! Instant postcard! Who needs the gift shop?

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Use GPS for an adventure off the interstate

There’s something uniquely American about the road trip. It could be the highway wind blowing through your hair, or the left arm tan. Or maybe it’s just the feeling that at any moment, you could be compelled by the goods of fun to pull over, in search of the world’s largest…something.


But what happens when you’re driving through Nowhere Ville, USA? When even the gods of fun get bored? Well, it’s times like those that a GPS receiver can be the life of the party.


Today’s GPS receivers often include preloaded points of interest, so you don’t have to drive around aimlessly to find something cool to do. One good option is the GPS Navigation Solution with Voice-Prompt. It includes more than 5 million destinations, including goofy roadside attractions, greasy-spoon dinners, and nearby hotels to crash for the night.


Want a soundtrack for your adventure? Connect your iPod to the GPS (with CF adapter, USB cable or Bluetooth dock). Or, you could try trading the interstate for the scenic route, using your GPS to guide the way. With extensive 3-d maps and spoken turn-by-turn directions, the GPS can keep you on the right road, even if it’s the one less traveled.

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Hop on a Sony Vaio and in just ten minutes you could be surfing the internet and e-mailing everyone and their brother.

Every consumer must acquire goods and services on a continuing basis to fill certain needs. Everyone must satisfy the fundamental needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation by purchasing things or, in some instances, temporarily using rented property and hired or leased transportation. By focusing on the benefits resulting from these goods or services, effective marketing converts needs to wants. For instance, a need for clothing may be translated into a desire (or want) for designer clothes whether it is Gucci, Sean john, baby phat, phat farm etc. Not only this, but this as well, the need for a vacation may become the desire to take a Caribbean cruise or to backpack in the Rocky Mountains.

As easier-to-use software has enabled millions of non-technical consumers to operate personal computers and as falling retail prices (such as www.one-stopshoppingcenter.com) make these computers affordable to most households, computer have become fixtures in many schools, offices, and homes. Thousands of tiny and large e-tailers have pushed prices below $1,000, and this once-prestigious possession has been reduced to a commodity. Bill Dimatti, President and CEO at One-Stop Shopping Center recently decided to change this image by introducing all name brands notebooks, desktop, and computer accessories at an affordable price. Some of the advantages consumer received when shopping at One-Stop Shopping Center are lower prices on enormous variety of products, convenience, and better selection than its competition. The website is easy to navigate and at the same time it offer security and privacy to their consumer. Not surprisingly, by offering these differences in service and product price one-stop shopping center have gained a reputation for offering unbeatable prices on branded items as well as outstanding customer service on all levels.

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Bi - Racial Beauties!

I’m a student at the Paralegal Studies Program at FDU in Madison, New Jersey and I have been attending an Employment Law Class for the past two weeks. I have been in this career for over 9 years, but I was shocked to learn that your employer is liable for the actions of the employee or employees if you go to the supervisor or the person in charge of the actions and functions of the employees to complain about any harassing or disturbing behavior. If you report to the “correct” person and he or she does nothing about your situation they may have a law suit on their hands.

This was most shocking to me because I am a half-black, half-Italian 28 year old female that had been the victim of racism for at least 6 months. I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would be the victim of such because I am an attractive female with blue-green eyes, fair skin, and medium length hair and speak proper English. In other words if I didn’t tell anyone that my mother was African-American I could be a candidate to play a role in “Imitation of Life”.

I worked with a white secretary that was highly offended by the fact that I was a bi-racial female employed at an all “white” firm. Never in the years that she had been working there had they ever broke the rules of conduct. She was even more offended because she felt that I had some how “tricked” them into hiring me. I guess at the day of my interview I should have mentioned that I was half-black since it was such a huge factor. Despite the fact that I am a highly qualified Paralegal somehow didn’t matter because my blood is mixed with “black” and I am automatically “not right for the position”.

It is sad to think that I live in a world where we are stuck on race. We are all beautiful no matter what walk of life we come from. I am proud of my race. I am proud that my parents saw past color and saw love. Look at what love created. I am nothing less than perfect. I am a bi-racial beauty who might eventually be a rich bi-racial beauty depending on my old firm’s insurance policy.


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