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Posted on: 16 May, 2005

Author: Sameer Panjwani

How To Go About Selling Your Home On Your Own

In days of booming real estate, you would think that selling a home shouldn’t be too much of a task. And if it’s going to be that easy then why not do it on your own and save yourself on thousands of ... So how should you go about selling your home on your own? Outlined below is a useful checklist of how you can go about selling your home on your own and points you'll need to keep in mind while you go about the home selling process. Selling your home on your own will require some patience and...

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Posted on: 09 May, 2005

Author: Cherie Stirewalt

White Noise for Baby Stops Colic Crying Fast

It’s true. Colic is MUCH harder on the parent than the infant. My daughter survived six months of colic unscathed. My husband and I are a different story. We have deep psychological scars that send us scurrying for the nearest exist every time we hear a baby cry. As parents, we were newbies. We had never even changed a diaper when we brought our bundle of joy home from the hospital. I had heard a few horror stories about babies with colic, but never thought in a million years I would be the proud owner of a colic baby. So,...

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Posted on: 01 April, 2005

Author: Rebecca Hanson

Will My Doubts and Fears Affect My Child?

"Will my doubts and fears affect my child?" This father is concerned about his son, a high school athlete with a vision of playing professional sports. The father's fear is that his son won't be accepted into the 'right' college to be scouted by the professionals. He wanted to know: How does your vibration, as a parent, affect your children? Can your negative or low frequency vibration create resistance or prevent your child from attracting his or her desire? How much influence do you have over your child's ability to attract something they desire? What would you tell this father?...

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Posted on: 29 March, 2005

Author: Sherri Allen

Review of Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition

"Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition" is not your grandmother's guide to manners. The most respected authority on all things proper since 1922, "Emily Post's Etiquette" has been completely rewritten by Peggy Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law, to help you conduct yourself with courtesy appropriate for today's contemporary living. In "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition," Post offers advice for handling modern situations such as online dating,"blended" families and breastfeeding or pumping at the office. Guidelines are given for using high-tech devices like cell phones, e-mail, and instant messaging. There is even a discussion on the inappropriateness of displaying body piercings at a...

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Posted on: 10 March, 2005

Author: Kelly Paal

How to Take Great Flower Photos

I know that many out there want to improve their photography in one aspect. Flower photography. With gardening as popular as it is this shouldn’t be a surprise. Flower photography while looking like one of the simplest forms of photography can quickly become one of the most difficult. Here are a few tips for you. (Keeping in mind that basic good photography skills are always used.) 1. Soft diffuse light. Today it’s very overcast outside, and if there were any flowers in bloom today would be the perfect day for capturing some great images. Soft diffuse light enhances color saturation,...

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Posted on: 09 March, 2005

Author: Trevor Dumbleton

Family Tree Worksheet

One of the quickest ways to get your family tree started is with a family tree worksheet. These handy aids to helping you start your family tree are widely available, inexpensive, and can help you understand how family trees are created and organized. The family tree worksheet usually takes the form of a predesigned family tree that will allow you to fill in the names of family members in the requisite locations, helping you construct your family tree. Beginning with you, it works up to your parents, adds in your siblings, then goes up to your grandparents, then out to...

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Posted on: 09 March, 2005

Author: Alvah Parker

Speak to Me of Love

Dovid Grossman, a coach and father of nine, recently told me that his father and he had fought constantly through his growing up years. Through it all, his mother was the referee. Finally when Dovid was 17 years old he sat down with his father and said, “I want to have a close relationship with you.” He was flabbergasted when his father said, “I’ve tried to do that your whole life but I don’t know how.” The conversation made a strong impression on me because I too had a stormy relationship with my father. I tell people I had sibling...

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Posted on: 11 February, 2005

Author: Tony Luck

The Chinese Year of the Monkey

People born under the Chinese sign of the Monkey are great fun to be around. Monkeys are bouncy people, always young at heart, born entertainers, loving pranks and riddles. Happiest when they have an audience, they love social gatherings that are light-hearted. Others forgive their tendency to show off because they are such fun to have around.People born under this sign are intelligent and quick thinkers. However, this can lead to impatience with others and boredom. Monkeys attract many friends because they are amusing and witty. However, they are not particularly loyal or reliable. They are so busy several interests...

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Posted on: 10 February, 2005

Author: Terry J. Rigg

Money Worries?

In my 25 to 30 years working with personal money management problems I have never seen worry help solve the problem. In fact it has just the opposite effect.Worry clouds your judgment. You have certai... In my 25 to 30 years working with personal money management problems I have never seen worry help solve the problem. In fact it has just the opposite effect.Worry clouds your judgment. You have certain actions that you need to take to get your problems solved and you will need a clear head to make the necessary decisions. In some cases the worry leads to...

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Posted on: 27 January, 2005

Author: Tony Luck

The Chinese Year of the Rooster

The Chinese Year of the ... Chinese Year of the Rooster starts on February 9 and lasts until January 28 2006. There's a table below telling you the dates of other Chinese ... ... The Chinese Year of the RoosterThe Chinese Year of the Rooster starts on February 9 and lasts until January 28 2006. There's a table below telling you the dates of other Chinese astrology signs.There are twelve Chinese year signs in the Chinese Zodiac. Unlike in our western astrology, in Chinese astrology each sign lasts for a year. Legend has it that as Buddha was about to...

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