What could be more cool and refreshing than a slice of this lemon yogurt pie? It is made with Greek yogurt (has to bee Greek yogurt – regular yogurt will make the pie too thin) and lemon curd. You can buy pre-made lemon curd in jars at gourmet supermar…
Archive | June, 2012
The Intellectual Property Awareness Assessment Tool & Bikinis
Posted on 30 June 2012.
Forget about the Fourth of July. Did you know that the Fifth of July was national bikini day? That’s right, it is the anniversary of Louis Reard’s 1946 invention of the bikini.
Equally as exciting and just as revealing, the Patent and Trademark Office…
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The Basics: What is the Role of the USPTO?
Posted on 30 June 2012.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office or USPTO administers the patent and trademark laws The USPTO examines applications for patents to determine if the applicants are entitled to patents; it publishes issued patents and various publications …
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Destinations that Stretch Your Travel Budget
Posted on 30 June 2012.
It won’t come as much of a surprise that some destinations are less expensive to visit than others.
No one would suggest you should stay away from the expensive places. Many of them are well worth the added expense. But why not try to offset the cost …
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Deals for Early July
Posted on 30 June 2012.
Here’s the latest list of 10 travel deals for this week. Many of these links lead to offers with a very limited shelf life, so if you’re interested, act quickly. But don’t act so quickly that you miss the fine print. Summer Travel Deals aren’t quite so…
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Questions to Ask about a Frequent-Flier Rewards Program
Posted on 30 June 2012.
Choosing a frequent-flier program involves making a series of choices. It means asking the right questions.
Do you know the questions — and if so — can you supply good answers?
It pays to consider the variables that might make-or-break your trave…
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W New York Union Square Hotel: Historic Yet Hip, Like Union Square
Posted on 30 June 2012.
Union Square is many things to many New Yorkers. This three-and-a-half acre park on East 14th Street once anchored the city’s most fashionable district, called the Ladies’ Mile. It later hosted labor demonstrators, Andy Warhol’s Factory, and the disc…
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Hand Gestures: Maybe Not What You Think Abroad
Posted on 30 June 2012.
Hand gestures familiar to you in the USA can have meanings in other countries and cultures that are not what you think they are — for instance, an “OK” sign in the United States is a circle made with the thumb and forefinger; in parts of Europe, it co…
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Speed Up Your Computer with a Cheap SSD
Posted on 30 June 2012.
Want faster boot-up time? Your apps to open in blink of an eye? Swap a traditional, mechanical hard disk drive (HDD) with a solid state drive (SSD) and you can easily get this performance boost for your laptop or desktop PC. The best news is that S…
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CBS Renews Unforgettable
Posted on 30 June 2012.
Just when we though Carrie had helped solve her last case, CBS has swooped down and saved Unforgettable from the ashes…
CBS has announced (via Twitter) that Unforgettable will return to the primetime lineup next summer. Back in May, CBS canceled the…
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