1. Use a makeup brush medium or fingers to apply Gold / brown eye shadow over entire lid, including the brow bone.

2. Using your eyeshadow or eyeliner black, draw little wonky “C” shapes on the outside corner of the eyelid above the crease.

If you use liquid eyeliner or black eyeshadow, use a small makeup brush or Q-tip to apply, what forms “C” twisted. By using black eyeshadow, a technique to thwart (wetting application tool – brush or Q-Tip) will give the best shadow pigmentation and staying power.

3. When forms ‘C’ black has dried, apply a dark brown eye shadow or liner inside the ‘C’ forms.

If you use liquid eyeliner or dark brown eye shadow, use a small makeup brush or Q-tip to apply, what forms “C” twisted. Using dark brown eye shadow, a technique to thwart (wetting application tool – brush or Q-Tip) will give the shadow of a better pigmentation and staying power.

4. When brown has dried, apply a little eye shadow and black eyeliner on top of dark brown and black C “for more dimension. Voila! You got eyes of leopard spot!

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Pallet Trellis

Compost Bin

Pallet House

Pallet Guitar

Bob Taylor created this guitar from old weathered oak and pine shipping pallets. It sold for $4100 on L.A. Guitar Sales

Modular Pallet Furniture

Swiss designer Sibylle Stoeckli built this modular, yet colorful, piece of furniture from discarded wood pallets.

Pallet Garden Furniture

Allwood of Central Florida is a company that supplies wood pallets, makes mulch from the wood pallets, and even sells 100% recycled wood pallet garden furniture like the one above.

Beer Bottle Pallet Clock

Mark Dabelstein has been creating “recycled” artwork since 1998, and on PalletArt.com he sells a variety of cool products that are made from old wood pallets. Take this clock for example, which is made from pallets and beer bottle caps!

Wood Pallet Bike Trailer

Find out how you can make this awesome bike trailer from discarded wood pallets, bike tires and screws on Instructables.

The Pallet House by I-Beam Design

Watch the video to learn how wood pallets are being transformed into housing for returning refugees.

Pallet Garden Box

Check out eHow to see how you can build a beautiful garden box from reclaimed wood pallets.

Repurposed Pallet Adirondack Chair

Atlanta designer Shelton Davis created this easy-to-assemble, zero-waste packaging chair kit that’s made from old wood pallets.

Pallet Sphere

Found this on Flickr. Not quite sure what it is or does, but it sure looks cool!

Recycled Pallet Playhouse

Here’s a great example (featured on Flickr) that shows how parents can recycle wood pallets into a playhouse for their kids!

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For only $3.95, less than the cost of a Triple Grande Caramel Machiatto with a double shot of espresso, 2 squirts vanilla, lightly steamed coffee at Starfucks, you can provide a local homeless man¹ with a toothless grin as the hands of a stranger help him spunk away his stressful day into the receptacle of your choosing; your gift to keep as our way of saying, “hey, thanks for taking time out of your busy day and beating this guy off”.

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One of the greatest skills a single woman can cultivate, particularly if she wants to meet a wonderful man, is to be seen in public in a joyful mood. A happy, relaxed face is a powerful attractant to a healthy male.

But many single women have trouble attaining such a playful mood in public, and accomplishing it takes self-mastery and focused intent–which will immediately put you in a category apart from all others.

A happy and spontaneous woman who is obviously in a leisure moment, and not too occupied to pay attention to social overture, is much more likely to receive attention than a woman who is rushing somewhere on a vital mission, head bowed in anxiety, face stiff with the fear of an unwanted approach. But most single women in public act as though they want to avoid what they actually wish would happen: a man of Robert Redford-like charm will make intriguing small talk with them.

Feeling confident in public places widens the range of eligible men to whom a single woman will be exposed. And it lessens the chances of being approached by the truly predatory, who are more interested in the wounded, fearful, and anxious. Easier said than done? Nonsense.

First, identify a public place and turn it into your personal parlor.

Find a place where you feel comfortable visiting with friends, eating a meal, or having a cappuccino and reading the paper…alone. Get to know the staff and management, and become a recognized and welcome customer.

This need not be a bar. But it does need to:

Be within easy walking distance from your home.
Be open as many hours a day as possible.
Have a social atmosphere congenial to you.
Have a friendly service staff.
Offer comfortable chairs where your feet reach the floor.
Have lighting soft enough to enhance your skin and strong enough to read by.

It may be a cybercafe, or a neighborhood bar and grill that serves breakfast on the weekends, or a place where you can drop in for a double espresso and read the paper after Sunday grocery shopping. Perhaps it is a favorite restaurant where you can eat a snack or a full meal, depending on your mood.

Consciously make this place your “hangout.”

Make this comfortable spot the place you have lunch with your girlfriend once a week, entertain clients, or meet new acquaintances for a drink or coffee. Get to know the names of the service staff, and tip well, so that when you show up everyone recognizes you–and they will always note when you are talking to someone new. Become a favorite customer. In particular, get to know the bartenders and hostesses in such places, because they are like the captains of the ship and watch everyone who comes and goes. You will never fear being approached by a weird stranger once you feel surrounded by friends.

Although you can start frequenting such a place with someone else, make sure you also show up regularly by yourself.

If you are going to be seen with friends, make sure they are a delight, so that you laugh and smile frequently. If alone, make sure you look around you frequently and make eye contact with someone occasionally. If you cultivate the right place, it will feel like a home away from home. And you will notice who comes and goes. Feel free to relax and be receptive to eye contact and smiles from people you don’t know…yet. Why not? You’ve created your own safe, public parlor.

Certainly, at first you will probably have to consciously create the circumstances in which to relax in public. Then, you can expand and similarly create other public spaces in which you feel “at home” enough to receive attention from men. Say, you branch out to a local bistro where you can listen comfortably to jazz music on a Saturday evening. Remember, you are in charge, not the space, not the people around you. When you do this, your face will relax enough to invite an approach from a man who is assertive enough to make a small overture, and healthy enough to choose a confident woman with whom to do so.

I recommend that any single woman who wants to meet more men practice the discipline of socializing where she can give and receive mild flirtations without endangering herself or feeling anxiety. Think of it as a discipline, like meditating in public. Walk that razor’s edge of being both relaxed and alert to the world around you, and you will never feel dis-empowered in a social situation. And you will meet a lot more of the kind of men you want to meet.

I know there are many people today that would say that hip-hop is a dead horse being kicked to death by mainstream rappers.  There’s good music out there if you look for it but in the meantime making fun of hip-hop’s biggest flaws is comedy gold…  I give you, Booga Boogalou

One of the key techniques which affect the whole of your being is one that concerns the eyes. Although the eyes have long been thought to have magical properties, we have tended to forget this in the modern world.

The eyes affect not only outer vision, but also inner vision. You can tell a person’s emotions simply by looking at their eyes. In grief, the eyes look down. In fear they flit and move searching for danger. In anger they fix and pierce the object of anger.

Tense eyes sometimes cause and always escalate mental moods and feelings. By becoming aware of the way your eyes work to affect your emotions, enables you to concentrate on your emotions and control them through your eyes.

Mentally command your eyes to relax. Mentally say, ‘Relax!’ Yes, that’s it. ‘Relax!’ Make them blank. Blank out all eye tension. Imagine seeing, in your mind’s eye, your eyes being blank, deadpan, lifeless, inscrutable and unresponsive – so relaxed they are almost asleep. So wooden they are like a heavy log, without tension and totally unresponsive. How can you react emotionally with those unresponsive, sleepy eyes. No response at all!

Now do you notice how your thoughts and your body follow suit? How you begin to think, ‘I’m not interested in this.’, ‘This doesn’t affect me at all.’ How your body begins to relax all on its own, and in some strange way, you let go and release whatever it was that held your attention in that unwanted way? Be sure you avoid thinking in this way, because it will happen naturally and automatically, without even trying? Have you noticed this?

When your eyes are in this state they cannot cause or escalate emotions like anger, fear, panic, turbulence, etc. They turn off these unwanted emotions. By starting with the physical eyes, and blanking them out, you find that your thoughts follow automatically and so do your emotions.

Do remember that unwanted emotions can also be pleasant. You can use the same technique. How can, for example, a cream cake be so enticing through these blanked out, deadpan, lifeless, inscrutable eyes? So sleepy, and so uninterested!

Whenever you begin to feel tense, whether this is an unpleasant feeling, or a pleasant feeling of excitement you do not want, then begin by relaxing your eyes

• You will feel physically relaxed
• You will feel mentally relaxed
• You will be at peace, with a tranquil mind

When your eyes are relaxed, your mind will become calm. Sometimes, you might pay attention to your breathing and breath slowly, slowly, in a deep relaxed way. At least to check you aren’t holding your breath!

You might also look mentally over your body and when you notice a part which is tense then consciously relax it. You might overlook the way you are sitting and the tension this is causing. Scan your body from head to toe and relax all the parts which are tense. Then concentrate on calming your eyes. In this way you do the opposite of escalation, and bring your whole being into a state of peace and tranquillity.

So:

1. Relax, blank-out, your eyes
2. Breath in fully, and out with a relaxing sigh.
3. Relax your body
4. Repeat the above to maintain a state of tranquillity.

The most important part of this technique is to relax, blank-out your eyes.

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Watched this insightful documentary and thought everybody should know about it.  Check out the link for more info..

PBS Special

The stress response: in the beginning it saved our lives, making us run from predators and enabling us to take down prey. Today, human beings are turning on the same life-saving physical reaction to cope with 30-year mortgages, $4 a gallon gasoline, final exams, difficult bosses and even traffic jams — we can’t seem to turn it off. So, we’re constantly marinating in corrosive hormones triggered by the stress response.

Now, scientists are showing just how measurable — and dangerous — prolonged exposure to stress can be. Stanford University neurobiologist, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, and renowned author Robert Sapolsky reveals new answers to why and how chronic stress is threatening our lives in Killer Stress, a National Geographic Special.
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If you own a dog, you probably know that chocolate can be fatal to your pet.  But did you know that avocados and onions could also be harmful?  I ran across this list of toxic foods for dogs and thought I’d share it with all the dog lovers out there…

Avocados (fruit, pit, and plant) are toxic to dogs. Avocados contain a toxic component called persin, which can damage heart, lung and other tissue in many animals. They are high in fat and can trigger stomach upset, vomiting and even pancreatitis. Symptoms of toxicity include difficulty breathing, abdominal enlargement, abnormal fluid accumulations in the chest, abdomen and sac around the heart. The amount that needs to be ingested to cause signs is unknown. The effects on dogs and cats are not completely understood. GI signs are commonly seen and should be treated symptomatically. In addition, the animal should be monitored closely for other clinical signs related to the cardiovascular system. (This information comes from veterinarians, the American Veterinary Medicine Association, and the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.)

Onions destroy red blood cells and can cause anemia, weakness, and breathing difficulty. Even small amounts can cause cumulative damage over time. This includes onions or chives – raw, powdered, dehydrated, or cooked.

Large amounts of garlic cause the same problems as onions. Garlic contains only a small amount of the problematic substance that is in onions. Just as with people, moderation is the key.

Grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. As little as a single serving of raisins can kill him. If the dog doesn’t eat enough at one time to be fatal, he can be severely damaged by eating just a few grapes or raisins regularly.

Tomatoes (plant and fruit) contain tomatine, an alkaloid related to solanine. As the fruit ripens, the tomatine is metabolized. Therefore, ripe tomatoes are less likely to be problematic for animals. Clinical signs of poisoning include lethargy, drooling, difficulty breathing, colic, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, widely-dilated pupils, paralysis, cardiac effects, central nervous system signs (e.g., ataxia, muscle weakness, tremors, seizures), resulting from cholinesterase inhibition, coma and death. (This information comes from veterinarians, and the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.) (All parts of the plant except the tomato itself are poisonous to humans, although some people are sensitive to the ripe fruit also.)

Tomatoes also contain atropine, which can cause dilated pupils, tremors, and heart arrhythmias. The highest concentration of atropine is found in the leaves and stems of tomato plants, with less in unripe (green) tomatoes, and even less in ripe (red) tomatoes.

Nutmeg can cause tremors, seizures and death.

Caffeine (from coffee, coffee grounds, tea, or tea bags) stimulates the central nervous and cardiac systems, and can cause vomiting, restlessness, heart palpitations, and even death within hours.

Diet products containing the sweetener Xylitol can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, resulting in depression, loss of coordination and seizures. Unless treatment is given quickly, the dog could die.

Macadamia nuts can cause weakness, muscle tremor and paralysis. These symptoms are usually temporary.

Walnuts. When dogs eat the seed hulls, they can get an upset stomach and diarrhea. The real problem is the fungus or mold that attacks walnuts after they get wet (from rain or sprinklers), which produces toxins. If the fungus or mold is ingested by your dogs, they can become very ill and possibly die. Signs that should alert you to walnut poisoning are vomiting, trembling, drooling, lack of coordination, lethargy, loss of appetite, and jaundice indications such as yellowing eyes and gums. Severely affected dogs can produce blood-tinged vomit or stools. Dogs can take several days to exhibit serious signs of illness.

Chocolate can cause seizures, coma and death. Baker’s chocolate is the most dangerous. The darker the chocolate, the more dangerous it is. But any chocolate, in large enough amounts, can kill a dog. An ounce of chocolate can poison a 30-pound dog, and many dogs will happily consume more than this. The symptoms may not show up for several hours (and so might make you think all is well), with death following within twenty-four hours. A dog can consume milk chocolate and appear to be fine because it is not as concentrated, but it is still dangerous.

Apple seeds, cherry pits, peach pits, pear pips, plums pits, and apricot pits contain cyanide, which is poisonous. While a few apple seeds may not cause a problem, the effects can accumulate over time if they are given to dogs regularly. Dogs should not be allowed to chew on a peach pit, cherry pit, apricot pit, or plum pit. Chewing can allow ingestion of cyanide. Chewing could also result in the pit being swallowed, causing continuous exposure to cyanide, or could cause the dog to choke.

Too much salt can cause kidney problems. Also, large breeds of dogs that eat salty food may then drink too much water and develop bloat, which is fatal unless emergency treatment is given very quickly.

Too much fat or fried foods can cause pancreatitis.

Ham and bacon contain too much fat and too much salt, and can cause pancreatitis. Also, large breeds of dogs that eat salty food may drink too much water and develop a life-threatening condition called bloat. This is where the stomach fills up with gas and within several hours may twist, causing death.

Raw liver or too much cooked liver (three servings a week) can lead to vitamin A toxicity. This can cause deformed bones, excessive bone growth on the elbows and spine, weight loss, and anorexia. Check the label of your canned dog food to be sure that it does not contain liver if you are giving your dog liver also.

Wild mushrooms can cause abdominal pain, drooling, liver damage, kidney damage, vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, coma, or death.

Raw egg whites contain a protein called avidin, which can deplete your dog of biotin, one of the B vitamins. Biotin is essential to your dog’s growth and coat health. The lack of it can cause hair loss, weakness, growth retardation, or skeleton deformity. Raw egg yolks contain enough biotin to prevent the deficiency, so this is not a problem with raw whole eggs. Raw egg yolks could contain salmonella, so you should get your eggs from a reliable source or cook the eggs.

Grains should not be given in large amounts or make up a large part of a dog’s diet, but rice is generally safe in small amounts.

Cooked bones can splinter and tear a dog’s internal organs.

Dogs can’t digest most vegetables (carrots, green beans, lettuce, potatoes or yams) whole or in large pieces. Potato peels and green potatoes are dangerous.

Dairy products are high in fat, which can cause pancreatitis, gas and diarrhea. A small amount of non-fat, plain yogurt is usually safe.

Pennies made from the 1980s to today contain zinc, which can cause kidney failure and damage to red blood cells. A dog that consumes even one penny can become quite sick, or even die, if the penny is not removed.

Note: According to the ASPCA, “Some dogs can eat [avocadoes] without having any adverse reactions. …. The Guatemalan variety, a common one found in stores, appears to be the most problematic. Other strains of avocado can have different degrees of toxic potential.”

“My dog ate ______ lots of times and didn’t die, so ______ don’t kill dogs.” That logic is no better than “My dog runs in the street all the time and has never been hit by a car, so dogs never get hit by cars.”

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