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Culinary arts used to be the “art” of food, where the chef had a knack for producing incredible food that is both delicious and appealing to the eye.  Culinary arts now a days has turned into more of a culinary science.  Scientist are using research, statistics, behavioural sciences, and even neural sciences to understand why groups of people like food, how they taste food, and even what they perceive as “worth the price.”  This isn’t just about the food anymore, even factors like lights, music, and how often the waitstaff asks if you need anything come into play.  Are you ready to study culinary science, or do just want to enjoy your art still?  Can passion and creativity out pace the scientific method?  I think the art tends to take the science to the next level.

People always want to know what boards the top riders ride. In snowboarding and mountainbike magazines there are no end of sections showing what equipment the stars of the sport are using. In mountainboarding this is a whole lot simpler. The sport is pretty small and there are very few real options. For the downhill racer, or boardercross racer there are two options. First of all the MBS Pro 100. This is Colorado Springs based MBS’ top board. It is bombproof and features all the components needed to win races whilst still being very versatile and a freestyle weapon. The other option is a NoSno. NoSno are a UK based company specialising in downhill boards. The boards are a lot heavier than the MBS options but do cater well for downhill racing. They are very expensive though too.

In terms of freestyle the MBS Pro 100 is the only way to go unless you prefer a shorter deck, in which case the MBS Pro 95 is the board for you.

I love geocaching and have become increasingly more adept at locating those hard to find, more difficult caches, but until I invested in my Garmin GPSmap 478 GPS Receiver, I had to shy away from caches that would take me off the land.

It kind of got my goat to have to leave the sea and coastal accessed caches to the geocachers that had boats and marine geocaching GPS units.

So I was on the lookout for both a good sea worthy craft and a marine GPS system to go with it. As you can tell, I was really anxious to expand the difficulty and locations of the caches I could target. To be frank, I was over being left at the dock when water access only caches were targeted by my buddies.

Today, I’m a happy marine geocacher, I bought a boat at a bargain price, and I found my Garmin GPSmap 478 for 49% off the original price. Hey, can life get any better than this?

Using bar clamps with biscuit joinery is old school! The more efficient and dependable method is pocket hole joinery. Time is money, and this system will save you both!  Small shops can and should take advantage of this method to assemble their cabinet face frames. The Kreg Jig K3 is designed  to allow the drilling of a precise 15 degree pocket hole(s) in adjoining pieces for quick assembly using pocket hole screws. Kreg

Kreg Jig K3 Master System

has developed a variety of portable and stationary machines that will improve efficiency  and increase production. Take advantage of all the useful construction methods these machines provide. My shop  has several K3’s and also a Kreg Foreman pneumatic DB55 mounted on a stationary stand. Take my advice and get yourself one of these jigs, you won’t be disappointed!

The best molder for small shops, in my opinion, is the Williams and Hussey Molder-Planer model 154. I’ve been using this molder for 10 years and its proven itself time and time again. In my shop we do lots of radius and elliptical trim for both cabinetry and general wood trim throughout the home. From crown molding to baseboard, window and door casing, or decorative cabinet accents, this molder will do it all.

The Williams & Hussey molder planer has a small footprint, is very easy to maintain, and has several optional components that can increase its capabilities. It has a 4 inch dust collection port, runs on 220 volt, and casters for mobility. Stock molding knives are available from Williams and Hussey or can be ordered from several molding knife manufacturers. For restoration work knives can be duplicated from a sample piece or you can trace the profile and fax the copy for custom fabrication.

Consider the Williams and Hussey molder planer as an addition to your shop equipment. You won’t be sorry you did!

The top needle pops the thread through the top of the material and the thread loop created is linked by a second thread on the underside of the material which locks the loop. This process continues for the line of sewing. It is called lockstitching and is the principal of operation of all sewing machines. Hand stitching is much slower even when an expert in needlework is sewing at top speed. Modern sewing machines for home use can accomplish many stitch types and some more expensive machines are capable for doing embroidery. The needle up down motion and sewing speed is controlled by a foot pedal which leaves the sewers hands free to position the material. Older home machines were very heavy but modern materials have reduced the weight considerably and machines are more portable than previously. Safety guards are now fitted around the needle to prevent serious injury. Common popular sewing machine brands are Singer, Brother, Pfaff and Viking.

There is a new ‘Love Happens’ daily contests going on at LifetimeTV now, and it is pretty lucrative if you haven’t taken a look at it yet.  All you have to do is simply register your name for a chance to win the $100 prize, but then you submit a small article about the type of self help book you would write for people.  If there has been a way that you know of, that you can help people, and believe that other people haven’t thought about it yet, or even if they have, you have the perfect candidate for a self help book.  Now put together a good piece of work, and get it over to them now!  Get registered for a chance to win a lot more!

photo credit: Andrew Stawarz

What kind of decoration would you consider to be a special Christmas ornament? There is such a selection to choose from it is very hard top pick one special ornament. Would I choose from Santa, snowmen, angels, reindeer, star, baubles, balls the list goes on and on. But if I did have to choose I think I would choose an angel as a special Christmas decoration. The angel can be simply or ornate, she can be cheeky or cute, made from natural materials or even handmade. My special ornament is a homemade Christmas calico angel. I made her and she was a labour of love and she looks just great up on the wall each year. What are your special Christmas ornaments?

When women book boudoir photo sessions, they often ask the photographers if they should work out at all to prepare for the photographs. Professionals will advise you to work to bring out your favorite and most flattering parts of your body, and draw focus away from the parts you feel are your weak points. The human body is wondrous in its form and function, and professionals will take great care to highlight your best features, so that you look your most gorgeous.

Some clients will choose to work on the definition of their curves, before a boudoir photography session. Women especially enjoy showing off their arms and legs if they are well sculpted. Any women who may have concerns about their “look” in boudoir photographs will be given assurances, so that they will feel truly comfortable with their body. You will look and feel your best after you have these special photographs taken.

If you like to play poker and want to be able to create a more realistic poker game environment just like at the casinos, then you will want to get yourself a folding poker table. These things are great because not only will you be able to create a better environment for your game, you will also have the convenience of being able to easily put the table away. Having that green surface to pick up your cards make things a lot easier as well. These poker tables come in a lot of different styles for you to choose from. Some will be round in shape while other can be more squarish in shape. You can look at the many different options if you search for them online.