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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Creating great birthday party videos
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Could a slim, healthier you, be just a tick away ? ? ?
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As your holiday approaches do you hear yourself saying "I really must lose some weight before I go on holiday", or during your holiday as you over indulge (and why not? After all, you are on holiday) do you hear yourself saying once again "I really must go on a diet after my holiday".
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Container gardening
- Container gardening is a wonderful idea whether you have a garden bed or not. It's perfect for apartments or small areas, but can also really enhance your patio. Here are some tips on gardening in containers.
Every Garden can benefit from the addition of container gardens. They add interst and variety, plus are easily moved around. If you live in an apartment or ha...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Comic book supplies, necessities of the serious collector
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If you want to keep your comic book collection in tiptop shape, comic book supplies will become part of your collecting life. As soon as a magazine is printed there are natural environmental forces going to work to try and destroy the ink and the paper. You have put in a lot of time, effort and enjoyment in acquiring all your comics. You don't want them to turn ba...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Comic book industry blunders
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What has gone wrong within the industry and can it be fixed? The rape and pillage, in the eyes of some, may have left the comic book industry gasping for life support. It seems that for an industry that has seen so much success, the history of comic books, has apparently been confounded by seemingly dumb mistakes.
The first...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Comic book history, fascinating!
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The origins of the comic book are somewhat controversial and perhaps the jury is still out on comic book history. So lets go back to the cartoonish broadsheets of the Middle Ages, which were parchment products, created by anonymous woodcutters. These could have been the very beginnings of the comic book.
As mass circulation...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Comic book collectors; nerdy geeks or shrewd investors?
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When one says, yeah, I collect comic books, what is the general public response? Oh no, a slightly off the wall geek. Here is someone who has lost touch with reality. Or someone that is in his or her own little world. I think not. Yes, comic book collectors may sometimes march to the beat of a different drummer, but who says we all have to be cut from the same mol...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Comic book collecting, oh what an enjoyable past time it is!
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Have you ever read a comic book before? I imagine just about everyone, at some time in their life, has read at least one comic book. But do your interests and enjoyment level go beyond that? You may have said to yourself, at sometime or another, I would like to start a comic book collection some day. Heck, you may even have several comic books lying around that yo...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Comic book collecting, i canãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã¢â€žâ¢t get enough!
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Have you ever read a comic book before? I imagine just about everyone, at some time in their life, has read at least one comic book. But do your interests and enjoyment level go beyond that? You may have said to yourself, at sometime or another, I would like to start comic book collecting some day. Heck, you may even have several comic books lying around that you ...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Care and repair of fishing lures
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Making fishing lures may be easy for the seasoned do-it-yourself angler. But the maintenance of these lures is just as important to ensure a tip-top condition.
After buying or making the fishing lures there is still the responsibility of taking care of and repairing them so that they are always in good condition. This requi...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Can your airplane make you money?
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If you can view your airplane as a "tool" and you've got income to support an airplane payment. . . a "leaseback" may be right for you! A leaseback is an arrangement in which an individual purchases an airplane and allows a flight school to manage and operate the airplane in his or her flight school. Properly structured, a "win, win, win" situation is created. Win...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Can you really develop an outstanding basketball shot?
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Struggling with your basketball shooting? We're going to begin fixing that right now!
First, let's look at some general tips as you're striving to reach your full basketball shooting potential:
1) Focus: This is absolutely necessary to have any real success in basketball. Focus on de...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Buying your child a digital camera- what you need to know
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Purchasing any gift item for your child is a mind-numbing task. You can never be sure whether they will like what you buy for them or not. So, when you want to buy a digital camera for your little kids, then there are lots of things, which you must know, which will help you (hopefully!) to get the right camera for your child.
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Buy a flower shop: serious considerations
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You've always liked flowers and you think the idea of turning emotions into floral expressions sounds like tremendous fun. You are between careers and have been investigating business opportunities in your community. Yesterday, while perusing the real estate magazine in your county, you notice that the family owned, downtown flower shop is for sale. The ad says it's a turnkey...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Build your own business and quit your job
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Do you dream of making a big income in your own homebased business? Can't wait to tell the boss you're leaving on your terms?
If that's you, then you sound like us. In order to do that, you need to find the business opportunity that allows you to do so as quickly and easily as possible.
Let's explore how to find the ri...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Body and soul - keeping it together!
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LET'S START WITH THE BODY . . .
H E A L T H
It is said that the first thing a man does when he wakes in the morning is to look out of the window to see how the weather has changed overnight, and the first thing a women does on waking is to look in the mirror to see what the night has done to her face. Enough said ... b...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Birthday flowers
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Birthdays are one thing you can count on. We all have them and I'm willing to bet, all of your family members and friends have them too. Sometimes birthdays seem to roll around quickly. You can't believe it's been a whole year since you found the perfect gift for your cousin Susie, and now it's time to deliver again.
Whether the birthday boy or girl is a frie...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Batman begins vs the fantastic four. what next?
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Well, it looks like Hollywood keeps it continual pot of revenue filled with, guess what, comic book heroes. Batman Begins and The Fantastic Four are about to duke it out on Hollywood and Vine. An age-old comic book company rivalry is yet renewing the heat this year. I guess all of us comic book aficionados always wonder who would win the battle between such and such superheroes....
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Batman begins and the mighty fantastic four. whoãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã¢â€žâ¢s your favorite?
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Well, it looks like Hollywood keeps it continual pot of revenue filled with, guess what, comic book heroes. Batman Begins and The Fantastic Four have been duking it out on Hollywood and Vine. An age-old comic book company rivalry is yet renewing the heat this year. I guess all of us comic book aficionados always wonder who would win the battle between such and such superheroes....
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Backyard croquet
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Backyard http://www.PlayCroquet.com>croquet is a gift that keeps on giving. You can use a croquet set and you can use it again and again and again and again for friend or family entertainment. I recently bought a http://www...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Autograph collecting: questions and answers
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Obtaining autographs from celebrities requires patience and a little luck. As well, purchasing autographs online requires knowledge of the hobby.
Question: I want to start sending requests to celebrities for autographs, what should I include in the letter?
Answer: When writing a letter to a celebrity, it is advisable to write no more th...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Autograph collecting: more questions and answers
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Autograph collecting terminology and common sense are vital for the hobbyist in order to make informed purchase decisions.
Question: What advantages does autograph collecting offer as compared to other collectibles?
Answer: Autographs have been called “frozen moments in time.??? Autograph collectors are...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Apistogramma , dwarf cichlids in the aquarium
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The real apistogramma's come from southern America, they all have the same characteristics, like a complex breeding behavior, as their large relatives, only their size is different. Besides the apistogramma group there are also some relatively popular dwarf cichlids from Africa, like the Pelvicachromis group. From this group the most widespread cichlid is the Pelvicachromis pulcher...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Aircraft ownership: is the time right?
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In the hours and days immediately following the tragic attacks on America of 9/11, there was much speculation about the effects on the general aviation industry. While the events of September 11, 2001 have had a significant impact on the economy as a whole, sales of personal aircraft in Michigan have experienced a surprising boost. Certainly, the convenience of personal transportat...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Addressing safety with new avionics
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"How safe is it?" Along with "How much does it cost?" this is a question we often hear when someone is considering flight training as an option for depleting his or her discretionary income. Our industry has experienced a marked reduction in overall accidents and statistically, a 27.8% reduction in the most recent 7 years! During this same time period General Aviation fatal acciden...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - Acne and green tea
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Green tea is used by the Chinese as a traditional medicine to treat many ailments including acne and to improve general well-being. But does it provide an effective herbal alternative to modern medication?
The answer seems to be ‘Yes’. There are only two herbal treatments that are known to b...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - A word on comic book pricing
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The going worth of individual comic books can range all over the board. Some issues have been know to bring in monetary value of six figures, while other issues aren't even worth the price you paid for them. Action Comics #1 (the introduction of Superman) in mint condition has been quoted at being worth $650,000. A pretty tidy piece of change. Then Weird Science, issue #13, in near...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - A whiff of nostalgia....
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Today I was given a whiff of nostalgia. No, not some bottled perfume from my youth (eg 'Evening in Paris', remember? On second thoughts perhaps you'd rather not!!), but the wonderful God-given smell of cowslips from a cottage garden. I was immediately whisked back to my childhood and to the wonderful sight of fields of yellow cowslips and of that never-to-be-forgotten smell of the ...
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - A tidbit of quilting history ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã¢â‚¬å“ origins of quilting?
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- 2007-04-01 17:15:46 - A comedy of comic book industry errors
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Although lacking in popularity for years, the mid-50s through early 60s brought back a resurgence of the superheroes. This in itself was not bad, especially since I like superheroes. But as the publishers wanted to cash in on this rebirth, all other genres within the comic book industry started to fade. The romance comics, the westerns, the hard-boiled detectives, the war comics an...