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Ultimate Recipes for Kids - Easy Chicken Tagine or Easy Chicken Stew
UltimateMama loves cooking one-pot dishes for her family. She tends to serve the dish then freeze the rest for another day! UltimateMama's kids enjoy this easy chicken tagine or chicken stew recipe because it is warm and sweet. UltimateMama loves the fact that it is packed with nutrients and easy...
Ultimate Daylight Savings Tips for Kids
Spring has almost sprung and once again daylight savings time is upon us. Daylight savings time is this weekend - 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14th to be exact. Some kids go with the flow when it comes to a time change. Others may take a few days. Whatever the...
Ultimate News - Educational DVDs Deemed Useless
Surprise, surprise, educational DVDs not only are useless for teaching infants language skills but also may impair language development. According to ScienceDaily, the May print issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine will provide the full report on this topic. UltimateMama believes the best way to teach your child...
Ultimate Teeth - How to care for your baby's teeth and gums
UltimateMama was surprised to find out that a new mother who was a long-time friend of hers did not know that she had to care for her infant baby's gums. UltimateMama wants you all to know that you must take care of your baby's gums right after birth. Additionally, you...
Ultimate Sneaky Yogurt Tip - A little trick for those who may not love plain yogurt
UltimateMama, your sneaky chef, has a nice, quick trick for you regarding yogurt...let's call it UltimateMama's sneaky yogurt tip. If your little one only likes flavored yogurt (vanilla, berries, pear, apple, peach, etc.) and you are concerned about the high sugar content there is a way to satisfy both of...
Ultimate or Interesting Use of Breast Milk - for cheese?!
UltimateMama wants to introduce you to Chef Daniel Angerer, a NYC father who is the owner and executive chef of Klee Brasserie. He also makes cheese ... from his wife's breast milk (take a look at his blog). Of course this special cheese is served not at his restaurant but...
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Edmonton says "There's an app for that..."
So apparently I live in a pretty cool city. Yes, cool as in cold, this is the Canadian north (we are the northernmost city with population over a million in North America), and also cool as in modern and tech friendly. Who knew?Our city government just announced they are launching...
Will plastic money still grow on trees?
This week the Canadian government announced that to reduce costs and battle counterfeiters, the Bank of Canada will start issuing polymer $10 and $20 bills later this year. So they will be more plastic-based, as opposed to our current cotton-based paper. Wait -- our paper is cotton, like Kleenex?...
Gotta love Rita Rudner, part three
"I don't plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet."- Rita Rudner ...
Come out, come out, wherever you are...
Okay, put on your surprised face... Sean Hayes, the Emmy-winning actor who played super-gay Jack on Will and Grace, has come out of the closet in an interview with The Advocate. Hayes comes out in a reluctant half-assed lame kind of way, and yet he does it. Too little,...
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If Matthew Perry and Dr Phil had a baby...
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thai-eyes
Transvestites or Drag Queens, are widely accepted in Thailand. Most Thai Katoeys live in bigger cities......
One of the most important behaviours in Thailand is to keep a Jai Yen, a cold heart. So keep cool Baby !...
Thai King leaves Siriraj Hospital
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand left the Siriraj hospital after a stay of more than 5 month......
Young Thai School Boy blowing Air Bubbles
While we lighted upon this young Thai schoolboy, sitting on the road blowing air bubbles, it gave us food for thought......
Insect eating delight Thailand
Eating insects is a delight for people in many Asian countries, while foreigners (farangs) screw up their noses and are thinking, that´s just disgusting. In the end it´s just a point of view......
Especially Thai construction workers and business people don´t have time to do their daily shopping, so the mobile Thai grocer shops are coming to sell fresh vegetables and other stuff from cars and modified motorcycles......
HUMMING TODAY
~ Below is the personal love letter for the person who is the most generous, genuine and giving in nature. Here, I dedicate this one post of the blog for the person whose personal pleasures, time and energy of life had been devoted for me. Kindly spare your ten minutes in...
~ I have got few more reasons to celebrate and without sharing them with you all dear friends and readers the carnival is incomplete. ~ Firstly, I’m truly excited to know being a true loyal blogger on Blogspot that they have now just released the new template designer on Blogger....
I walked a long way between those tiny little lanes. I did not even give a glance what was around me except the best earthy rough walls along the path. The sun is about to rise, the sky is already so orange. It’s a bit chilly but this red shawl...
This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 8; the eighth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton.TIME TRAVEL – halts at school[This is the true shots...
Note: 55 Fictions is precise form of micro-fiction that refers to the works of fiction limited to a maximum of fifty-five words.HELLO honey! ~ 55fictionSince evening; HE has made call at least seven times,.Desperately yet another time he tries luck and calls in an hour again..I took the handset in...
Smile Surrender Survive - dedicated Service
Fittest will SurviveFinest will SmileSmile will surrender...Positively.....I will Survive to Smile and Surrender to the Service..Smile is one and only language that world understands effortlessly. Perhaps, please don’t forget to brush your teeth ;) before you smile. Also remember to (Dedication to GREEN-Blog),keep the water-tap closed when water not used~ however...
Thai Guide To Thailand
Sak Yant – Paed Dan – Eight Sided Yant
The Sak Yant design Paed Dan or Eight Sided Yant is a sacred geometric design similar in meaning to the Paed Tidt Eight Direction Yant. The Paed Dan Yant gives protection to the bearer when traveling in every direction. Whereas the Paed Tidt Yant design contains eight representations of the...
Available 24 hours a day, Music Zaa is a Thai online radio station playing requested international songs together with a selection of English language hit songs presented in English by their friendly DJs....
Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center
Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center, one of the popular Thailand Meditation Centers, is located in the Thailand Province of Nonthaburi, very close to Bangkok. Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center offers Meditation based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness on breathing and other methods as taught in the Tripitaka (Scriptures)....
Sak Yant – Phra Narai Song Khrut
The Sak Yant design, Phra Narai Song Khrut, is a complex Yant containing three figures from the ancient Indian epic, The Ramayana. The Ramayana was adopted by Thailand during the 18th Century, even though the Ramayana contains stories from Hindu mythology and Thailand is a Buddhist country, and became known...
Baan Tong Luang – Hill Tribe Cultural Preservation Village
After a visit to Baan Tong Luang, a Hill Tribe cultural preservation village near Chiang Mai, advertised as an Eco-Agriculture project, we had mixed feelings. Baan Tong Luang was opened in 2005 to "preserve the old traditional ways of Hill Tribe agriculture and to provide an income for the Hill...
Thai Orchid – Gastrochilus bellinus Rchb.f Kuntze
The flowers of this Thai Orchid may be small, measuring just over 2 cm wide but Gastrochilus bellinus (Rchb.f) Kuntze is an extremely beautiful Thai epiphytic orchid. Gastrochilus bellinus can be found in Northern Thailand and is also distributed throughout Southern China, Laos and Myanmar (Burma). In Thailand, this orchid,...
Clogs and Tulips: An American in Holland
Find A New Blog reviews Clogs and Tulips
Find a New Blog... can't remember for the life of me how I came across it, but I like it. Dan Smith created this blog which is dedicated to showcasing blogs and bloggers in order to help you *drumroll* find a new blog! The site includes blog reviews, featured blogs,...
Expat Experiences: Netherlands - Tiffany Jansen (09/03/10)
I've written about Expat Focus before. It's been around for a while and has devoted itself to offering advice to anyone moving and/or living abroad through "global relocation info, services and community." Recently, however, Expat Focus has gotten an extreme makeover and it looks fantastic!The site now offers forums and...
The Next Step: March-April 2010
Since it's creation, my The Next Step: Dates in the Diary of Tiffany Jansen has taken a diary format. Only once have I broken away from that to give what I consider to be useful information to my readers; and that was back in the September-October 2009 issue when I...
I have been a bad expat. In the year and some odd months since I left my home country to start my life in a new one, I had not read one single solitary expat book. There is certainly no shortage of them, I just had this attitude that if...
A few weeks ago I saw my first Dutch movie. Though I had watched loads of episodes of Sesamstraat, Nijntje, and Barbapapa, I have been reluctant to watch my first Dutch feature film. Ok, perhaps nervous is a much more appropriate adjective. But that day in class, I was given...
Time to Vote in the Netherlands
It is election time again in the Netherlands. Today 394 voting locations (stemlokalen) were open all over the country and more than 12 million Lowland dwellers received voting ballots - although it is expected that only 50% of that number will actually take part in the polling. From 7:30 this...
Phantom's Republic
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This layout was inspired by a scarf I recently made for my store Adjunct. I’ve also been working on another collection of scarves that will be released through another new girls clothes store I’m opening soon called Lucy In Disguise. I love a bright colored scarf to give you that...
The lone wolf, the man who walks alone in life. Mark Everett of Eels sings in his song, Lone Wolf, “I am a lone wolf, nobody needs to get too close to me, you’ll only see this truth, I am a lone wolf…” This song as well as Fresh Blood...
I want to welcome aboard Myvegancookbook Bolissima. He has joined the ranks here at Phantom’s Republic as our new male fashion blogger. Vegan is the owner of Adjunct and maintains his shop blog at http://www.adjunctsl.com/blog/ If you’ve not been to Adjunct….it’s a fun male fashion shop with a smattering of...
I want to thank Phan for allowing me to take over as admin on the blog and carry on without him. He’s missed everyday by me and several others. I wish him well and if the addiction ever takes him again we’re here with the doors open to welcome him...
I have yet had a chance to publicly thank those who were a part of Phantom’s Republic team while I was online, but before I do that, I am pleased to announce that Fiona Haworth, owner of PrimPads furniture and our Home and Gardens coorespondent will be continuing this blog...
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A monthly look at the best foodie appsWhat is it? The daddy of all food apps, Jamie Oliver's £4.99 digital mini-cookbook was the single-most lucrative app on iTunes UK only weeks after its launch towards the end of last year.Key ingredient? Jamie's anyone-can-do-this ethos. The result: 55 straightforward recipes,...
Rick Bayless' Mexican mole recipe
Rick Bayless is one of the best chefs in America and cooks Barack Obama's favourite Mexican food. Here is his recipe for mole – moh-lay – which took him decades to perfect Red Mole – the king of Mexican sauces 275g (5 medium) tomatillos, husked and rinsed70g sesame seeds140ml rich-tasting...
Tim Atkin how to cheat at wine
Tim Atkin's top affordable wines that rival the classicsThere must be some very long faces on the other side of the Channel at the moment. The French have always suspected we were a treacherous bunch, but they've just received a poke with a sharp stick to the vinous nether regions....
Video: Roger Daltrey on trout and the Teenage Cancer Trust
Behind the scenes with Roger Daltrey as the Who frontman is photographed with his favourite fish for Love Music, Love Food, a new project in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust ...
Food photographer Patrice de Villiers shoots some of Britain's best-known musicians with their favourite dishes for Love Music, Love Food, a project in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust ...
Thomasina Miers' simple Mexican recipes
Mexican dishes are easier to make than to pronounce. Thomasina Miers shares her favouritesPeople have been asking me to write this book for a long time," says Thomasina Miers, the one-time MasterChef winner turned restaurateur who co-owns Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca."I was a bit reluctant because Mexican cuisine rivals that...
Life Of Lopsided 8
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A Venerable related a very short story in one of the teachings. It was said that Chenrezig (who is also known as the 1000-Armed Guan Yin, Goddess of Mercy), once manifested as a bee, to thousands of worms who were dying in a pool. Unlike humans, animals and insects do...
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I've been real busy, hanging out with people that I didn't have much time to blog. I have even lost my zest to cook ! Need to build up momentum again, kind of 'lembek' from the stuff to do. In the meantime, homecooked dishes are the best, whipped up by...
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche's new blog
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche has a new blog now! Please follow him over there. The below is his latest short entry. It doesn't matter if we know the Dharma really well and we can even teach. But are we humble and kind to everyone? Even to people who annoy us or...
Posted via web from STUMPBO's posterous Had some overnight leftovers of 2 dishes ; cabbage with carrots and beancurd sticks, and minced pork luffa gourd omelette. So I had lots of ingredients for my instant noodles - my favourite Tokyu Shoyu flavour from Chu Quan Yi Ding...
Seven Halos
Another edgy (or trashy) moment: The iMaxi - A new kind of maxi pad
Ha ha...I'm not sure if this should be considered edgy, trashy, or both, but it definitely made my inner 10 year old chuckle. Attention world: I introduce you to Hip Handmaids’ exclusive iMaxi. The only Apple iPad case made with protective wings... ...Visit www.sevenhalos.com for the full story, exclusives, and more! ...
Black is in (again) at Italian Vogue
With so much success from the all black issue, the magazine re-launched its website in English with three major editions—Vogue Black, Vogue Curvy and Vogue Talent. Vogue Black is devoted to black talent in fashion. This week’s top stories... ...Visit www.sevenhalos.com for the full story, exclusives, and more! ...
Vivienne Westwood Wants You To Stop Buying Her Clothes
Vivienne Westwood is another one of my favorites and is one of Britain's most celebrated designers. She is also know as a activist, often using the runway as a spotlight for her concerns relating to politics, climate change and the... ...Visit www.sevenhalos.com for the full story, exclusives, and more! ...
Spike x Bright Colors = Lady Gaga Inspired Active Wear
I was not surprised when I heard this latest tidbit. My Lady Gaga has been the inspiration for SOO many fashion trends, that it was only inevitable that she would be the focus in the latest shoot by WWD. For a lot of people the gym is... ...Visit www.sevenhalos.com for the...
On The Edge: I dare you to walk in these!
When looking at shoes that could be considered works of art, Andre Perugia amazes me continually pushing then envelope of form and function. “A pair of shoes must be perfect, like an equation and adjusted to the millimeter like a motor piece.”... ...Visit www.sevenhalos.com for the full story, exclusives, and...
One of my favorite designers has gone to glory, Mr. Alexander McQueen. It's been confirmed that the British fashion designer known for some of the most controversial collections of the last two decades, was found dead Thursday... ...Visit www.sevenhalos.com for the full story, exclusives, and...
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Did Hillary Swank’s Oscar Dress Reveal A Botched Boob Job?
Hillary Swank was mainly absent from last night's Academy Awards broadcast, but you know, as a recent two-time Best Actress winner, she had to be there somewhere. Splash News and other paps spotted her and her sexy outfit at the Oscar Party thrown by Vanity Fair/Graydon Carter and… well… wow. ...
More Light Up Shoes: This Time By Rodarte
The first thing I thought when I saw these amazing light-up heels by Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte was "AWESOME!" The second thing I thought was, "It looks like there are little galaxies trapped in the heels! I will write a story about this in the style of Dr. Seuss." ...
Is that my Grandma...wait...no...It's Lindsay Lohan!
If Lindsay Lohan purposely wanted to look like a memawmaw who is suffering from a case of swole face because she got attacked by a rabies-infested bat while riding in a stage coach funeral procession, then she has succeeded! But I have a feeling LiLo's only dressed like "Mr. Magoo at...
Top 10 Strangest Celebritiy Facial Expressions
These pics show the lighter side of celebs like Scarlett Johannson , Brooke Shields and others making faces and fooling around...
The New Bachelorette Party Rules | HappyHer Blog
Instead of doing the same old thing that is going to leave the bride yawning with boredom, follow these new rules to give her a bachelorette party she'll never forget!...
Daniel Angerer creates breast milk cheese for New York restaurant
Made with Mommy's milk... Mmmm.... Daniel Angerer, head chef at Klee Brasserie in New York, has created breast milk cheese for experimental customers from his wife's excess produce. After giving birth to their daughter, his wife produced so much breast milk the pair began to freeze the...