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Movies

Kung Fu Panda 2 – Exclusive Sneak Peek

Kung Fu Panda 2 Movie

Jack Black is coming back this Summer, with part 2 to Kung Fu Panda. In Kung Fu Panda 2, Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu.

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Marketing Tips

5 Great Ways to Market Your Brand

Arie Rich

You’ve created a brand for yourself now how do you market it?! Whether you’re a blogger or a small business person having a brand is very important. What’s more important is marketing your brand. Marketing helps people find you, know who you are and creates conversation and curiosity.

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Blogging Tips Holidays

5 New Year’s Resolutions Every Blogger Should Have

New Year

Every year my New Year’s Resolutions change depending on what is going on in my life, whether is relationships, family, healthier body or a better job, I think I’ve set every most popular New Year’s Resolutions out there. I have come to the realization that most of the resolutions on my previous lists rarely make it past the first 3 months.

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Reviews

I Luv Danny Macaroons

Being an island girl, I love me some coconuts. From Coconut Oil for my hair, Almond Joy & Mound when I’m craving a candy bar, to a Pina Colada when I’m in the mood for a drink, coconut makes everything better. A great snack dessert that I love to eat are Coconut Macaroons, and after trying Danny Macaroons, I must say I’ve probably found the best Macaroons in NYC

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Blogging Tips

Blogging Tip# 8 Are you an Asset or a Liability?

Scales

This year you should ask yourself this very important question: Are You an Asset or a Liability?
First let’s look at what each means…

According to Webster’s Dictionary, an Asset is a valuable possession or quality, and a Liability is something owed to another: debt; a handicap: disadvantage.

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Movie Reviews

Black Swan

The Black Swan 2010

After hearing so many great reviews about Black Swan I decided to watch it this weekend, and I am glad I did. I loved this movie from start to finish, it blew me away!!! There were times when I literally scratched my head and looked at the screen in confusion, but I just knew this was part of the amazing performance by Natalie Portman.

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Holidays

10 New Year’s Resolutions to Stick To

Champagne Toast

At the turn of each year you resolve to improve your life in a major way, and each holiday season you find that somewhere along the line you’ve reneged on the deal. Unfortunately, the only person who suffers from these failures is you! Check out this list of the ten best resolutions to stick to, and try to focus on just one. You can save the rest for years to come.

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Tips Tuesdays

Five Great Dates that Don’t Cost a Fortune

Couple on a park bench

Dating can present a host of difficulties for those who still frequent the scene. Getting to know a new person, learning what makes them tick, and trying not to mess up a good thing by being too, well…YOU…can be a frustrating and disheartening experience. You’re going to meet a lot of Mr. or Mrs. Wrongs before you find THE ONE, and the dates you choose have the potential to make or break a prospective relationship. If you knew the person better, you could definitely come up with something to impress, at least you could if you had the cash on hand for a 5-star restaurant, roses, and a limo. Unfortunately, you may have found yourself a little lighter in the wallet since the onset of the recession (when will it end?!).

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Money Mondays

5 College Jobs That Don’t Suck

College Graduate

Going to college can be stressful, tiring and most of all, expensive. Most students are struggling to get by paying for groceries, rent, and tuition, surviving on the bare minimum. Although having a job while taking a full load of classes can be difficult, it can also be very rewarding and help minimize your debt. Finding the perfect job to meet your busy schedule may not be easy, but when you do find the right job, you won’t regret it.

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Cars

5 Most Incredible New Car Features

People often say that technology is advancing at an exponential rate (as in, our generation will generate twice the tech as our parents, our kids will generate four times as much, and so on and so forth). And if you think about it, some of the technology available for cars today would have seemed like science fiction just ten or twenty years ago.

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Randomness

Happy Shopping – Free Shipping Day

Free Shipping Day 12/17/10

Today is Free Shipping Day! Need I say more?!
1721 merchants are offering free shipping today with delivery by Christmas Eve to home addresses in the continental U.S.

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Travel Thursdays

5 Great Winter Vacation Destinations

Instead of staying cooped up this winter, consider going on a great vacation to the mountains, escaping to a metropolitan city, or warming up in the desert. There are so many places to explore in a wide variety of price ranges, so pack up the car, bring your skis, or swimsuit and don’t forget to pack some sunscreen.

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Wear This Wednesdays Wearable Wednesdays

10 Must Haves for Winter

When it comes to dressing for winter this year, you no longer need to worry about staying warm and staying fashionable. This year’s trends include several versatile items like the cape that will not only keep the snow off your back but will also keep you looking glamorous.

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Travel Thursdays

Holiday Travel on the Cheap

One of the best parts of the holiday season is taking the time to visit family and friends, far and wide, that you may be unable to see at any other time of year. But with the price of airline tickets, hotel rooms, and rental cars at a premium, and long lines, delayed flights, and cancellations plaguing travelers during the busiest travel season of the year, contemplating leaving home, even to see loved ones that have long been absent, can be the furthest thing from your mind.

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Holidays

Frugal Holiday Fun for the Family

When the kids are home from school, you have time off from work, and everyone is cooped up in the house because of cold weather, it probably won’t be long before the whole family starts to get a little stir crazy. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have the extra cash to blow on a family vacation (or even a trip to the movie theater). If you find that, like many families right now, you are short on cash approaching the holidays, you may think that watching the snow fall is just about your only option for entertainment.

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Reviews

No More Over Snacking…

Do you ever sit at home and just snack on whatever you find in the fridge. Instead of pouring a bowl of potato chips, you grab the whole back and sit down and watch tv? An hour or two goes by, the show you were watching ended, then all of a sudden you realize you finished the whole bag of potato chips by yourself. This is the definition of bad snacking or snacking gone wrong.

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Midweek Recap

MidWeek Recap – 12/1/10

I almost forgot today was Wednesday! This week seems to be flying by, even though I feel it should be Friday already… 2 more days Arie… Anyways, what have you missed this week on the blogger world.

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Randomness

Are You A Social Shopper?!

I am! What is your definition of Social Shopping?! My definition is using social networks while shopping and sharing great finds and asking for recommendations with your friends online. I’m a huge SocialShopaholic in a sense, I share everything with my social networks, from food, manicures, pedicures, to clothes and shoes I get, to books and other electronics, I seek for assistance from my trusted sources, Facebook, Twitter and of course my blog or other people’s blogs.

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Midweek Recap

MidWeek Recap – 11/17/10

Let’s Link Together! This is this week’s MidWeek Recap. What have I read and found interesting this week…

This week I came across a few good posts and new blog sites. First I would like to mention this new site by Darren Rowse aka ProBlogger, this week he launched a site called FeelGooder.com.

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Fit Fridays

A Runner’s Perspective – ING NYC Marathon

NYC marathon runner holding her medal

On Sunday, November 7, 2010, over 44, 000 runners registered for the ING NYC Marathon and amongst them was my friend Karen Lui and I’m proud of her. After her race I had to ask her a few questions that we might all want to know the answers to, I love her answers, even more motivation to start or to continue running. If you have any questions to ask Karen please leave a comment, but she seems to covered every question we might have: