Listed below are some of my favorite links that I use, and I list here for your enjoyment as well. Some links require login, but most do not. Take a look around!

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SEWING and Knitting
Bitsy Bands
Quilting Tips
RNK What’s New
Sew True
Madeira thread
Moore’s locations
Sewing Blog
Art Online
Metallic Trim on Fabric
Silhouette Patterns
All About Blanks
Sew for Less
Mood

 

Embroidery

Urban Threads
EmLibrary
Pe Next tutorials
Tips and Tools
iBroidery
Grand Slam Designs

KNITTING
Lion’s Brand Yarn
Discounted Lion’s Brand Yarn
Ravelry

FASHION Sites
The Limited
Fabrizio
Handbag Heaven

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Jane’s Delights
Eat Wild
Bio Trust
Nick Pineault
Safe Food
Cultures for Health

CREATIVITY and New Ideas
DIY site
Da Fonts
Zazzle
Stupeflix
Go Daddy
WordPress
M Craft Projects

Oma’s Place

Breezy Lane embroidery
TED:
The Intelligence of Crows
Genius
Fungii
Sixth Sense
International News

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Travel Sites
Whispering Pines Oregon

AirBnB
Trip Advisor
Travel Home Rentals
Travel Home Owners
Global Entry Site
Global Entry info site

HIKING

Oregon:
Blue pools
Proxy Falls
Sahalie Falls

Orange County:
Irvine Land
Every Trail
OC Hiking Calendar
OC Parks Calendar
Bike Touring (Backroads)

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COOKING
Cara’s Craving
Oliver Twist T2
Country Kitchen SA
Articles @ Livestrong
Edible art
Cake Baking
All Recipes
Yummy Arts
CH Sugar Recipes
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Art/Artists
Funky Felines
Metal Tree
Landscapes of West
Metal ARt – Arthur Ball 619-749-3376
Robert Shields (Briar Patch Sedonna)
Rafael Gevorkian
Canyon Photography
Mary Beier
Clay Designs – Mike and Judy Cramer 760-365-6578

GARDEN

Paul’s Metal Petals

Cactus August 2012
Varigated Jade
Black Rose
Desert Rose
Tiger Aloe
Lemon Ball
String Pearls
Kalanchoe Flapjacks Paddles 
Portulacaria Afra Variegata
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BIZ ACUMEN

Financial Advice for Advisers Blog
Favorite Investment Tutorials
HayGroup
Awareness Reminder
Nifty Macro Charts
Favorite basic statistic help
InvestorPedia
Public Radio
Talking Issues
StockTrak
Selfish Investing
Dismal Scientist
Wolfram Alpha
Engineering Toolbox
Master Plumbers
Steam Video 1
Steam Video 2
Khan Academy (Free Online Courses)
Udacity – Online Courses

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INFORMED CITIZENRY

 

State Assembly District 74
State Assembly Repub Senators

TaxPayer Watchsite
TaxPayer for Common Sense
Earmarks
Vote Smart
Tort Reform

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GENERAL
Brain on Stocks presentation
Luminosity
Mimi Walters State Assembly District 37
Sunrise Terrace Club, HB
Newport Library Calendar
Party Staff
Task Rabbit
Newport Beach CC
Shutterfly
Evite
HOA
AOL
Wells Fargo
Amex
Ameriprise
Newport Beach Library
Zinio-Magazines

Owner Manuals

Sony DSC RX100 Manual

DJI Mavic Pro User Manual

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HEALTH SITES
Generation America
Navy Seals
Health Central
Live Well
Nutritional
General Health Site
FitDay
Calories
Pritikin Recipes
Exercise Journal
Helpers
Cenegenics
Glycemic Database
Lumosity
Irvine Trails
EveryTrail
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Worth READING Again
Cowperthwaite and Hong Kong

Immigrants and Competitive Advantage 

Why You Can’t Get Hired – it’s your GRAMMAR

Arthur C. Brooks on Welfare’s Work Requirements

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ECONOMY TOPICS
Fed Hawks Warning 8/17/12

To QE3 or Not 8/16/2010

Free Markets
Stocks aren’t Dead (8/12)

Capitalism still best answer

Our Big Fat Greek Habits

ObamaCare’s Phoney Deficit Reduction

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NEWS SOURCES
Big Picture
Wall Street Journal
IBD
Bloomberg
Twitchy

Bill O Reilly
Patch -Newport Beach
Daily Caller
IBD
IBD Editorials
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INDUSTRY
Ajax Boiler Inc.
Ajax Boiler
ABMA
DOE Buildings
Federal Register

Construction News
My Facilities
Steam school
Inventory ROI

NAM Tax
NAM Energy
NAM Trade

London Metal Exchange
Exchange rates
Stockcharts
Annual Inflation
The Living Yield Curve

MacroEconomics

What Recovery? 10/10

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The Election, 2014
The Election, 2012
Reagan Coalition
The Magnitude of the Mess We’re In
Obama Hypocrisy on the Stafford Act
What the (blank) could go wrong with ObamaCare?/”
Lizard King Excerpt – a tell-all on Obama Administration
Jon Stewart’s Mis-guided Basis
Laffer (from Laffer Curve) Weighs in
Business reacts to Ryan
The Regulatory Cliff Waiting in the Wings 8/16/12
Current Circumstances by Noonan 8/17/12

Analysis behind Obama’s Tax Claims

Paul Ryan, roots of his beliefs

Paul Ryan, Policy trackrecord

Ryan on Simpson-Bowles

Debate on Government, 8/2012

Finding Reagan in Romney

The Famous “You didn’t build that”

Why not Paul Ryan? WSJ

government Budget Historicals

PoliticalMath

 Roadmap

Mitt Romney Plan

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GOVERNMENT
Tax Levies by State 2013
Lawrence Lessig: Reclaim our Republic

Find your Rep
National Republican Senatorial Committee
CSPAN
OECD (better policies)

Federal Reserve Info
Labor Productivity
DOD
DOE
Nasa
VA
HHS
Dept Of Agric
Dept Of Justice
Interior
Education

Federal Business Opp
Federal Procur Data Sys

CA unemployment
GovTrack
Politifact / Truth-o-Meter
CA budget fact check

SBA
SBA
webcast
Office of SBU Overview
Dynamic Small Bus Search

GSA Advantage
GSA Sched E-library
GSA Sched Sales Query
About GSA
Vendor support GSA
GSA Schedules Home Page
GSAManual
FAR manual

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ECONOMY
The Bitter Pill
Green Jobs 0-for-4
Moody’s reviews CA Credit 8/17/12
Economics all-in-one site
ECRI
Economy
Bureau of Ec Analysis
NB Economic Research
Stock Commentator
Interactive Charting

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INTERNATIONAL News and Articles
China Trade Benefits – why protectionism hurts the U.S.
What Obama Isn’t Saying about Iran 8/17/12
Africa’s Tyrant (Aug 2012)

Asia – Economics should augment Military

Standard Chartered, Iran’s Favorite Banker

El Salvador and MCC
Syria, Waiting for Barach
Arab Spring Paper

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