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Oct 29, 2009 - Henry Hager And Jenna Bush Wedding Your wedding will no doubt be the most romantic day of your lives, it's a celebration of love and commitment. But it's also the biggest party you'll probably ever throw. So pull out all the stops and make it a night to remember. We've researched the top wedding experts to find their best ideas for throwing a fun and unique reception, while maximizing the romance and tugging at the heartstrings of your guests. Whether you use one or 10 of them, we hope you will find at least a few new and creative ideas to make your reception even more fabulous.

If you're planning an outdoor event, don't forget to spray the grounds for insects about an hour before the guests arrive.

Skip the huge head table at the reception, share an intimate dinner for two, or share a small table with your parents or children.

Ask your caterer to prepare a late night snack for the bride and groom. As more often than not you are too busy with guests when dinner is served.

Want to use those disposable cameras on the reception tables. To avoid having hundreds of the same pictures by turning your guests into creative photographers with a photo hunt. Leave a list of ten great photos you would like that table to take during the reception. Photo ideas could include; build a pyramid, group table shot, funniest pose, a guest kissing the bartender or grandparents holding hands.

Don't like the disposable cameras but still want to get memories captured by your guests? Set up a docking station so guests can load their photos to your computer on the spot.

Offer your guests one or two signature cocktails that you've personalized with a cute name and your wedding colors.

Want the expensive look of calligraphy for your invitations without the cost? Calligraphic fonts that look like the real thing are readily available. Free font sources: searchfreefonts.com, highfonts.com, dafont.com

Have a graphic artist create a custom wedding logo that you can use on printed materials and other elements of your wedding to create a cohesive look. (If you’re artistic you can do this yourself. - 0 Comments

Heart-shaped chocolates with tiny bears.

Oct 18, 2009 - :D I WANT TO EAT: Chocolates gummies pizza sushi pasta burgers cupcakes muffins cookies jam-tarts ice-cream chicken rice chicken mee pok duck rice duck mee fish and chips lamb chop grilled dory fish cherries apples lemons oranges cranberries strawberries kiwi dragonfruit hot and spicy chips drumlets winglets bread chwee kuay carrot cake porridge chair table spoon fork knife tissue sponge spongebob gary patrick plastic bags merlion I WANT TO DRINK: water apple juice orange juice dragonfruit juice celery and carrot juice pink guava juice sprite coke 7up lemon tea lemon juice green tea zapple snapple mug root beer beer wulongcha chinese tea tieguanyin milk yakult chicken essence mushroom soup chicken soup tomato soup ABC soup cough syrup orange concentrate fruit punch bottles cup mug teaspoon handphone - 0 Comments

20 worst foods to eat

Jun 12, 2009 - 1. Worst fast-food chicken meal Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips from McDonald's (5 pieces) with creamy ranch sauce 830 calories 55 grams (g) fat (4.5 g trans fat) 48 g carbohydrates The only thing "premium" about these strips is the caloric price you pay. Add a large fries and regular soda and this seemingly innocuous chicken meal tops out at 1,710 calories. - 18 Comments

America’s Unhealthiest Restaurants (Eat this, Not That)

Mar 26, 2009 - America’s Unhealthiest Restaurants by David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding a Yahoo! Health Expert for Nutrition http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/26542/americas-unhealthiest-restaurants Your favorite fast food restaurant is often like your favorite city: Visit some neighborhoods and you live the high life. Visit others and you’re just plain asking for trouble. - 4 Comments

High Calorie foods from fast food resturants

May 05, 2009 - White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Louisville region) Calories: 1680 Nathan's Fish N Chips Calories: 1537 Carl's Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1520 Hardee's Monster Thickburger Calories: 1420 Dairy Queen Large Choc. Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard Calories: 1320 Hardee's Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger Calories: 1300 Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Malt Calories: 1300 Nathan's Chicken Tender Platter Calories: 1300 Jack In The Box OREO Cookie Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1290 Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket (6 piece) Calories: 1270 Hardee's Double Thickburger Calories: 1250 Burger King TRIPLE WHOPPER Sandwich With Cheese Calories: 1230 Jack In The Box Chocolate Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1230 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (New Jersey region) Calories: 1230 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Breaded Pork Chop Calories: 1220 Jack In The Box Strawberry Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1220 Jack In The Box Egg Nog Shake (24oz) Calories: 1210 Nathan's FRENCH FRIES (SUPER SIZE) Calories: 1188 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (New Jersey region) Calories: 1180 Del Taco Macho Beef Burrito Calories: 1170 McDonald's Chocolate Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1160 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Country Steak Calories: 1150 McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (Large Size Biscuit) w/o Syrup & Margarine Calories: 1140 Carl's Jr. Guacamole Bacon Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1140 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Chicken Calories: 1140 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (Cincinnati region) Calories: 1140 Burger King TRIPLE WHOPPER Sandwich Calories: 1130 White Castle Chicken Rings (20) Calories: 1130 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Cincinnati region) Calories: 1130 Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1130 Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Shake Calories: 1130 Jack In The Box Bacon 'n' Cheese Ciabatta Burger Calories: 1120 Jack In The Box Sirloin Bacon 'n' Cheese Burger Calories: 1120 McDonald's Vanilla Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1110 McDonald's Strawberry Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1110 Del Taco Macho Nachos Calories: 1100 Jack In The Box Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger Calories: 1090 White Castle Fish Nibblers - Sack Calories: 1090 White Castle Strawberry Shake - Large (Minneapolis region) Calories: 1090 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (Nashville region) Calories: 1090 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Nashville region) Calories: 1090 McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (Reg. Size Biscuit) w/o Syrup & Margarine Calories: 1070 Jack In The Box Sirloin Cheese Burger Calories: 1070 Carl's Jr. Bacon Cheese Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1070 Hardee's Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1060 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Sausage Calories: 1060 Del Taco Macho Combo Burrito Calories: 1050 Jack In The Box Vanilla Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1050 Dairy Queen Large Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard Calories: 1050 Del Taco Macho Bacon & Egg Burrito Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen FlameThrower GrillBurger (1/2lb) Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket (4 piece) Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen Medium Choc. - 1 Comment

America's Healthiest Restaurants

Mar 10, 2009 - David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding - Posted on Mon, Mar 02, 2009, 12:37 pm PST Eating out invariably raises a number of tricky questions: sit-down or drive-thru? Burgers or pizza? Thin or stuffed crust? - 26 Comments

2 Ingredient Recipes

Feb 26, 2008 - My mother is a reader of Woman's Day Magazine (whose recipes I usually love) and she passed on these 2 ingredient recipe cards to me. Sure, some of them are a little odd and I will probably never, ever attempt, but there were a few that immediately grabbed my attention and I can't wait to try out! (Pineapple with coconut sorbet...:DROOL:) If you want the actually cards to print out and some additional ideas: http://www.womansday.com/food/6577/2-ingredient-recipe-cards.html, http://www.womansday.com/food/6373/none.html Appetizers Marinate mixed olives (jar) with freshly grated peel and juice from 1 lemon in refrigerator at least 24 hours. - 9 Comments

Hot Fruit & Dark Chocolate Soup

Jan 27, 2008 - When I saw this, i thought it was very interesting... fruit soup? But when I looked at the pictures and read the recipe, it sounded soooo good for when you are staying indoors, reading a book, in a cold rainy and wintery weather :). - 10 Comments

Chapter 7 - Libya - 2008/08/06

Aug 05, 2008 - pls note that the next chapter will be posted only on Thursday - LOL Chapter 7 You could also find bitter beverages (San Pellegrino is very well known with its San Bitter). There was the Libyan one and the one fm Tunisia. The one fm Tunisia I did not really like. - 8 Comments

Poor John McCain: Forced Against His Honor to Run an Ugly Campaign (public)

Oct 17, 2008 - by Salon.com by Glenn Greenwald Time's Ana Marie Cox, in a Bloggingheads discussion [1] with Ann Althouse, does an excellent job of expressing what is still, amazingly enough, the prevailing media view of John McCain: namely, that this deeply honorable and principled man is vehemently opposed to running an ugly, dirty campaign against Barack Obama, and that is happening despite McCain's deep opposition to such campaigns and the way it profoundly violates his code of honor. Cox, who is traveling with the McCain campaign (yet again), first shared a few memories and sentiments about her experiences with the candidate over the years: When I got on the plane the other day, McCain said hi to me. . - 6 Comments