A fantastic lounge lizard recipe for: Carnegie Sunrise, with vodka, tequila, orange juice, tomato juice and strawberries.
Category: Cocktails – Long drinks
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz vodka
1 oz tequila
1 can orange juice
3 oz tomato juice
4 strawberries
How to: Combine all ingredients in a blender. Strain into a collins glass, and serve.
Glassware: Collins Glass
What’s in it for you?
(per 21.5 oz serving)
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Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein
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371
1553
1 g
46.2 g
3.6 g
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Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol
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2.1 g
36.6 g
0 mg
13 mg
28.4 g
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A fantastic lounge lizard recipe for: Attaboy, with gin, dry vermouth and grenadine syrup.
Category: Cocktails – Short drinks
Ingredients: 1 1/4 oz gin
1/4 oz dry vermouth
1 dash grenadine syrup
How to: Stir well in a mixing glass filled with ice cubes. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with a twist of lemon, and serve.
Glassware: Cocktail Glass
What’s in it for you?
(per 1.5 oz serving)
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Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein
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96
404
0 g
0.7 g
0 g
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Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol
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0 g
-
0 mg
0 mg
15.2 g
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Young Inn is a hostel in Isle of Paros, Aliki, located in
The Young Hotel on the Cycladic island of Paros offers beautiful, clean and low-priced accommodation for the young at heart.
The Young Inn-Paros is situated on the south coast of Paros in the small town of Aliki. Aliki has remained exempt from mass tourism until today and is 12 km from the island’s capital Parikia. From Aliki you have a unique view of the neighbouring island of Antiparos.
In Aliki you can find traditional taverns and bars, two beautiful beaches with wonderful crystal clear waters, volley -, basket -, and football fields directly next to the beach, as well as a night club. The Young Inn is only 150m from the beach and a small fishing port with cosy cafes, bars and taverns is within short walking distance.
Excellent leisure activities for young travellers from all over the world, guarantee an unforgettable vacation in a typically Greek environment. The Young Inn accommodates every need that any young independent travellers may require.
The accommodation is available in different room types – depending on what you are looking for. The roof terrace with sea view is what is loved the most. Here international friendships can be made in a picturesque cosy atmosphere. In addition, the Young Inn team organizes sporting events and beach parties for you, which will definitely remain in your memory. The Young Inn Paros also offers just the right thing for those of you looking for affordable accommodation with a good location and nothing more. It is an ideal starting point for excursions all over Paros and to neighbouring islands.
The capital of the island, Parikia, has one of the largest ports in the Cyclades with excellent ferry connections to the other islands. From the Athenian port of Piraeus, the ferry to Paros takes between 2.5 and 5 hours. Up to 30 ferries arrive at the port of Paros per day from Athens and surrounding islands.
Due to low rates and frequent operations, ferries are the most convenient way to travel around the islands in Greece. From the port of Paros you take the bus to Aliki. You will find a sign at the final stop of Aliki, which will lead you to the hostel located only 50m away. In addition, Paros also has a small airport, with arrivals twice daily from Athens.
Service included in the price:
All rooms with bathroom, balcony or terrace
All bathrooms with hot showers
Clean, comfortable beds
Roof terrace with sea view
24-hour reception service
Information and consultation about island hopping and accommodation in Greece
Transfer between Young Inn and port/airport – On demand
Further service:
Breakfast, dinner, Snack bar
Beverages available until midnight
Special events (barbecues, beach parties, excursions)
Laundry service, internet facilities, bed-linen, reduced moto-rentals, library, baggage deposit, beach-, volley-, basket-, football, board games, snorkelling, Satellite TV area
Other than AccommodationZ.com, our network also includes Reserver.it (where we list more than 2500 Hotels in Italy with secure online reservation) and Siteseeings.com, where you can make reservations for sightseeings in Italy, tours in Rome and also in the Amalfi Coast.
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As a sales training person you are well aware that many times news salespeople will be over persistent in order to achieve the sale. Often they will push the sales process along too fast and fail to answer objections from the client or fail to develop a relationship with the prospect or the potential customer. This leads to huge problems in that on one hand your salesperson is very persistent but on another hand they are harassing the client.
This can lead to burned territories and upset feelings from prospects and actually drive them away from your company to your competitors. Sales training professionals and sales managers both have to be watchful of their sales force and make sure that their salespeople are not harassing prospects, yet are persistent overtime in developing a proper relationship and also understanding the customer’s interest, objections and questions.
Sales trainers need to make sure that the salespeople understand that persistence and perseverance is important however, harassment and acting like a pest will kill the sale. If a salesperson is persistent, but harasses the client they’re wasting both the client’s time and the salesperson himself. As a sales trainer is important for you to establish the difference between these two methods and help the salesperson understand where to draw the line. Consider all those in 2006.
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“My husband won’t show me his feelings.” We hear it over and over again from frustrated wives. And a husband who won’t share emotions can be an obstacle to a better marriage. Why?
True intimacy – the closeness that results when two people can honestly share deep feelings – is elusive when one partner can’t or won’t reveal who he truly is emotionally.
I believe that finding intimacy in a marriage is made more difficult because of the way boys are raised in most societies. We’re taught to never show pain or allow ourselves to be vulnerable. Feelings are for girls.
When I grew up, this was the accepted definition of what manliness was all about. You solved problems or played sports if you were a boy. Many men raised in this model have never known any other reality, and they take this attitude into their marriage.
The sad result too often is missed opportunities at happiness, embittered partners, even divorce. Sometimes after years of marriage, couples ask us, “What went wrong in our marriage?”
What I found out was a secret that has given me a great marriage and been a key to a successful life.
The secret is this: Emotions are a source of strength and power. And by being sensitive to what you’re feeling and being real with your spouse regarding your emotions in a positive way, you can set the stage for a wonderful, rewarding and fulfilling marriage.
Men who never tap into their feelings don’t realize that they could have more joy, spontaneity, laughter, and better sex in their marriage by following a simple prescription. But at some level, many are afraid of confronting feelings, especially negative ones, because they haven’t developed the skills to handle them appropriately.
When many couples have a fight, the usual response from both partners is defensiveness and mutual blame. The predictable outcome in the marriage is a downward spiral. Couples may shut down emotionally, intimacy is lost and the quality of the marriage suffers.
But a paradox in relationships is that moments of conflict hold the greatest potential for emotional intimacy. This can happen when the partners take responsibility for working on themselves rather than getting caught up in blaming the other.
Here are some guidelines that will help both partners to use their feelings to improve their marriage:
1. Realize that emotions can be a powerful ally in helping you get what you want in your marriage relationship. Be open to the possibility that feelings (even negative emotions) offer the potential and power to create a win-win situation for yourself and your spouse. Be aware that showing emotions appropriately can be a path to strength and success.
2. Notice what emotions you feel when you’re with your spouse. Don’t hold back in showing your spouse positive feelings like love, appreciation, and respect. But pay special attention when you’re upset or feeling angry. It’s been said that there are really only two basic emotions – love and fear.
If you’re feeling some negative emotion like anger, stop and take a deep breath. Deep down, you may have some fear that is being activated. Ask yourself: “What fear does this situation bring up for me?” Be willing to share those fears with your spouse, using “I” statements rather than “you.”
You might say something like: “When you made us late last night to the party my first reaction was to get mad at you. Then I realized I really felt embarrassed because I was afraid our friends would think I wasn’t reliable.”
Take responsibility for your emotions and adopt the attitude of “How can I use this experience to grow?”
3. Remember to be kind to your spouse, even while disagreeing. You can use compassion while gently voicing your concerns. Choose your words carefully. Never stomp on the vulnerable side that your spouse shows. And ask her (or him) to show you the same respect.
It’s important to learn to tolerate your emotional discomfort during an argument without lashing out at your spouse. It can take courage to maintain courtesy and respect for your spouse even in the midst of disagreement. But it’s well worth it.
Reaching for true intimacy requires opening up some part of yourself that is tender and easily hurt. That part is your innermost self – the sacred ground of the spirit. It is tender grass that an insensitive partner could easily trample on. Make sure you don’t step on your spouse’s feelings when she shares them with you.
4. Be willing to take responsibility for your side in a disagreement and apologize for your part. Above all, avoid blaming your spouse.
Even if you feel justified in criticizing your spouse, use moderation. Recognition from you that every disagreement has two sides and that you respect her right to have her own perception will go a long way toward ending a quarrel. This creates an opening for reconciliation.
Sharing feelings can be scary for men, because it goes against ingrained beliefs and habits about what it means to be male in this society. But in a relationship of compassion and trust, the sharing of deep emotions can create a marriage of profound intimacy that can only be described as a soul connection.
And this type of relationship has universal appeal. Because happiness is a currency that everyone wants.
Lee Hefner is the co-author of Keep Your Marriage: What to Do When Your Spouse Says “I don’t love you anymore!” This e-book is available at http://www.KeepYourMarriage.com. You can also sign up for the free Keep Your Marriage Internet Magazine to get weekly ideas and support to help you save your marriage.
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A fantastic lounge lizard recipe for: Boston Iced Coffee, with coffee, white creme de cacao and brandy.
Category: Cocktails – Long drinks
Ingredients: 6 oz cold coffee
1 oz white creme de cacao
1 oz brandy
How to: Pour all ingredients into a highball glass, and stir. Garnish with a lemon twist, and serve.
Glassware: Highball Glass
What’s in it for you?
(per 8 oz serving)
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Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein
|
176
737
1.4 g
17 g
10.2 g
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Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol
|
0 g
10 g
-
-
17 g
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A fantastic lounge lizard recipe for: Bourbon Sour, with bourbon whiskey, lemon juice, superfine sugar, orange and maraschino cherry.
Category: Cocktails – Short drinks
Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 tsp superfine sugar
1 slice orange
1 maraschino cherry
How to: In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a whiskey sour glass, garnish with the orange slice and cherry.
Glassware: Whiskey Sour Glass
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A fantastic lounge lizard recipe for: Caipirinha #2, with vodka, limeade, sugar, lime and ice cubes.
Category: Cocktails – Short drinks
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz limeade
1 tsp sugar
1/4 lime
4 ice cubes
How to: Cut the 1/4 lime into a few chunks. With the sugar, crush them against the bottom and sides of the glass with a spoon. Add a few ice cubes. Add two medium spoonfuls of crushed ice. Fill the glass to halfway with vodka. Fill the rest of the way with limeade. Stir well and serve with a straw.
Glassware: Old-Fashioned Glass
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Cold calling. Most people hate to do it and there is a cottage industry of people making a profit by selling ideas on how to generate business without cold calling. They’re making money because they are using a basic marketing tactic that most of us have forgotten how to use – give your customer what they want! Tell a salesperson that they can get appointments without making cold calls, tell them to buy your book, and you’ll make money hand over fist. Why? Because it’s a solution that fits what that market wants.
The fact of the matter is that there are many things you can, and should, use to help generate leads. However, business-to-business cold calling will always be an effective basic tactic that will help you get an appointment with your prospect.
Effective appointment setting begins with 4 1/2 simple steps that will help you get back to the basics of giving your prospects what they want.
The steps are so easy and basic that you might have a tendency to be suspicious of them. But if you just follow along you’ll be on your way to doubling your sales appointments in record time.
Step) Put yourself in the place of your prospect. Think about what it will be like to get a call from you. You know your product/service inside and out and are hopefully excited about and believe in it. Your prospect isn’t excited about your product/service and doesn’t believe in it yet. You have set aside time in your day to make calls but your prospect hasn’t set time aside to take your call. That’s why it is very important to make the call all about them. Give them what they want out of a cold call – hint: the solution to what they worry about at work.
Step 1) Identify your ideal customer and their critical wants and needs. At the very least you should have some generic information about the markets that you serve and the obstacles that they face from industry magazines, trade associations, or industry analysts to help you target your cold call message.
Step 2) Ask the “cold sweat” question. “What is it that wakes your prospects up at 3AM in a cold sweat and in such a troubled state that they would give anything to solve that problem?” If you answer this question within the first 7 seconds of your call, you will be more likely to gain the attention of your prospect and be that much closer to gaining an appointment with them.
Step 3) Create multiple positioning statements that focus on solving your prospect’s most difficult problem or achieving their most important goal.
Step 4) Test those positioning statements and determine which one results in better dialogue with your prospect and gets you the appointment.
Here’s a very successful sample cold call script that I’m using for my own business based on the 4 steps:
Good morning Mr/Ms. VP of Sales, this is David from EMDCO here in Chicago. We are the major B2B lead generation firm in the area. Because of our expertise in your industry, we’re able to solve the problems of the call reluctant/time constricted sales force by delivering quick, reliable, and affordable lead generation services. The reason I’m calling you today specifically, is to set up an appointment so I can tell you the way in which we’ve been successful with (name client) companies. How’s (day) at (time)?
That’s it! I mention that I can solve what most owners, presidents and sales directors worry about. They are always thinking about the revenue numbers they have to hit, they know they have sales people that don’t make the calls for various reasons and they know they want a reliable source of leads. I know I’m not wasting my prospects time with a telephone introduction like that.
Using this simple 4 step process will help you formulate your own quick introduction, allow you to quickly answer any questions they have about you or your product/service and redirect the call back toward getting the appointment.
David Wells is a business development expert, speaker, trainer, consultant and founder of http://www.emdco.com a provider of business-to-business lead creation, data confirmation and integrated marketing solutions.
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A fantastic lounge lizard recipe for: Bourbon Cobbler #2, with superfine sugar, club soda, bourbon whiskey, pineapple, strawberries and lime.
Category: Cocktails – Long drinks
Ingredients: 1 tsp superfine sugar
3 oz club soda
2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 pineapple wedge
strawberries
1 lime wedge
How to: In a large wine glass, dissolve the sugar in the club soda. Almost fill the glass with crushed ice. Add the bourbon. Garnish with strawberry, lime and pineapple wedges.
Glassware: White Wine Glass
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