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Rick Riordan’s latest

The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan

Carter and Sadie have nothing in common but their parents: their father Dr. Julius Kane, a brilliant Egyptologist, and their mother, a famed archaeologist who died under mysterious circumstances when they were young. The siblings barely know each other, but one night, their father brings them together at the British Museum, promising a 'research experiment' that will set things right for their family. His plans go horribly wrong. An explosion unleashes an ancient evil - the Egyptian god Set who banishes Dr. Kane to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Now orphaned, Carter and Sadie must embark on a dangerous quest - from Cairo to Paris to the American Southwest, to save their father and stop Set from destroying everything they care about...

http://bit.ly/cdYyhF

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Finding the best online literary criticism

[Via  The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2010. http://bit.ly/9MLMKc]

Ipl2: Literary Criticism [pdf]

Discriminating between the proverbial "wheat" and "chaff" on the Internet presents a number of challenges, and when it comes to discussion about online literary criticism, it's even more difficult. This helpful guide to the best of such resources is made possible via ipl2, which itself is the merger of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII). These annotated suggestions are divided into sections that include "Best Starting Places" and "Starting Places for Particular Time Periods". Each resource is profiled in a short paragraph, and the link is also offered for convenience. While some parties might find the suggestions a bit rudimentary, these sites can be quite helpful for persons just coming to this arena.

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Win one of Sandy Fussell’s books

Sandy Fussell has been kind enough to provide one copy each of her books Jaguar Warrior and Samurai Kids: White Crane to give away.

For your chance to win one of these books leave a comment on any the following posts on children’s and teen fiction by 9pm Sunday.

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3 Tricks to Suppress Your Appetite

Jon Benson just sent me a killer email describing 3 easy ways to curb your appetite.

This is eye-opening... so enjoy!

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3 tricks to suppress your appetite

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Quick-Links:

"Favorite Foods" Dietplan Diagram:
http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/bronwynr/video3 <== click.

Article:  "3 Reasons Dietplans Fail YOU":
http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/bronwynr/3-reasons-diets-fail-you

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Another good article appeared today in the fitness section of MSNBC.

Since you're busy, I'll do a quick summary of the article -- the good
stuff, the bad stuff, and what you need to do today to get started...

First, you need to know this...

And this will probably shock you...

Rarely, if EVER, do you need to suppress your appetite!

The real secret is to increase your metabolism... the rate at which
your body uses food for fuel.

Then being hungry is a good thing... as long as you're eating the right
foods at the right time.

Jon Benson's "Favorite Foods" plan is a great way to do this...

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/bronwynr/video3 <== click.

But let's say you want to curb your appetite at night.... that's the
time most people really lose it on a dietplan. Even on a plan that
ASKS you to eat frequently like mine, there are times where
night-time cravings need to be put to sleep.

So use these tips from the article to ease the urge to eat at night:

1. Protein First

As Jon stresses in his dietplan, "Rise and shine with protein."  But
what does this have to do with night-time cravings?

Everything.

Set the body up to use your own fat-stores for fuel by eating protein
in the morning and your appetite FOR fatty foods goes way down during
the day and the night. Protein is "thermogenic", meaning it helps
increase your metabolism. It also acts as a natural appetite regulator.

Notice I said "regulator" and not "suppressant." That's because you
only need to regulate your appetite, no matter how much bodyfat you
desire to drop.

Jon explains more here:

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/bronwynr/video3 <== click.

Cool, right?

2. Go For The Grapefruit

In a study at the Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center at the
Scripps Clinic in San Diego, people who ate half a grapefruit with each
meal lost an average of 3.6 pounds in three months. That doesn't sound
like a lot (and it isn't) but that's ALL they changed.

It doesn't matter for our purposes... we want to lower insulin at
night. Why? Insulin is not only dangerous for your health in excess but
it also can cause a LOT of fat storage if secreted too much at night.
Enter the lowly grapefruit.

A great snack, especially if you have a few bites of lean protein
with it.

3. Smell This!

This is a trick I didn't know about until recently.

Smelling food can trick your brain into thinking you've eaten.

A recent study found that those who inhaled peppermint in scent form
every 2 hours at (get this) 2700 calories LESS per week than they
normally did.

Let me put that in perspective:  That's a fatloss of more than half a
pound a week... from sniffing peppermint!

Vanilla also works. You can keep vanilla-scented drops or even candles
around the office and take a wiff every few hours.

How easy is that?

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The Bad Part
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The MSNBC article goes on with advice like "eat potatoes" and "eat just
a little bit of fat", both of which are nonsense.

Potatoes may fill you up, but they are still starch - and starch should
be consumed on your "off" days.

Potatoes are especially bad due to the higher-than-desired glycemic
index of 85 (anything over 50 is too high.)

You also need dietary fat... and not just "a little." You need a
moderate amount to stay healthy and keep insulin regulated.

Olive oil and even coconut oil are excellent sources, as are naturally
occurring fats in fresh fish, grass-fed beef, farm-raised chicken and
whole eggs.

The rest of the article is common sense stuff:  Workout, eat dense food
that requires you to chew a lot (tire out the jaw muscles and you
naturally eat less), etc.

The top 3 are the real winners.

Sincerly,

Bronwyn

P.S.  You may be wondering, "How do you eat your favorite foods (like
pizza or burgers) and still stay so fit?"

The answer is here:

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/bronwynr/video3 <== click.

P.P.S.  I found another really good article you may want to check out
as well. It's all about how dietplans fail YOU... and this may do more
than relieve some "guilt" you might have over the start/stop dieting
so many of us have gone through.

Read it here:

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/bronwynr/3-reasons-diets-fail-you <== click.

And here's some more goodies below...

Freee Fatloss Course:
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Over 40 Years Old?
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--- >  http://www.7minutemuscle.com/go/bronwynr

"Favorite Foods" Dietplan
--- >  http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/bronwynr/video3

48 Motivational Audios For Fatloss
--- >  http://www.mpowerseries.com/go/bronwynr

Natural Hormone-Repair Program
--- >  http://www.naturapause.com/go/bronwynr

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What does success mean to you?

Success goals may change, but once you CHOOSE you will start to see to more ways to succeed.

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As you think about the people you will share this idea with... you may begin to see how easy it can be to touch the life of a friend with one of these gifts.

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How do I know if I have hurry sickness?

"The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!" Ever have that overwhelming feeling of hopelessness? You go into work earlier, determined to get caught up, only to get hit with a deluge of crises, interruptions, and new projects. By the end of the day, you've worked as hard as humanly possible. Yet you marked nothing off your list while you added six big new responsibilities.

Sound familiar? Then you aren't alone because most people are experiencing the influence of downsizing, the acceleration brought about by new technology and the pressure to get more done in less time with fewer people and fewer dollars

.Take the quiz to find out if you have Hurry Sickness .... and how to cure it.

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(On asking Henry Moore, the sculptor, the secret of life)

"With anyone else, the answer would have begun with an ironic laugh, but Henry Moore answered me straight: 'The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for your whole life. And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do!'
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Thought for the Day

“Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.”

- Mae Jemison

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We are all of us more or less echoes, repeating involuntarily the virtues, the defects, the movements, and the characters of those among whom we live.


-Joseph Joubert
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The internet is changing the way we talk

The Internet is hacking into our language. More and more, we hear onlinese words and phrases in day-to-day conversation — epic fail, full of win, newbs.

We are friending and de-friending each other. We are concerned about sexting. We speak of spamming and linking and blog blog blog. Meanwhile, we are tweeting away like a tiding of magpies.