Christine Brun
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Making Every Inch Count in the BathroomIt is comforting these days to know that it is not always expensive bathroom fixtures or pricey floor tile but quirky architectural features that can deliver the most punch to your bathroom redesign.
In a hardworking room such as a bathroom capturing all the available space critical. I like to believe that one way to do this is to carefully take advantage of unusual architectural details.
In the p ...
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Sharon Mosley
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Think Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness MonthDon't let them get you down. When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping ... someone said on T-shirts and cocktail napkins scattered throughout consumer land over the past few years. And, yes, it does seem to be true that Americans are indeed avid consumers — we want our shopping fix whether we have a hundred dollars or a thousand dollars in our "it" handbags. At least that's ...
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Russ Scott
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Vegas Grandmother Tearing Up Tournament TrailBluffing in a home game and playing at an automated poker table in a casino are on readers' minds this week.
Q: I am new to poker, so please tell me if there's a good way to get out of a bluff if you think your opponent holds a good hand, or should you stick to your bluff for the entire hand no matter what? — Dan F. in Los Angeles.
A: Bluffing is an important — and fun! — part of ...
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Dr. Rallie McAllister
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Poisonous Plastics? Chemical Compound Poses Significant Health HazardsEating an apple a day could help reduce your risk of getting the flu this year, especially during times of stress. The results of an animal study published by The American Physiological Society found that quercetin, a powerful antioxidant present in apples and other fruits and vegetables, may have protective effects against the influenza virus.
The scientists conducting the study demonstrated that ...
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Joe Volz
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Traveling with RelativesMaybe you bought a cell phone some time ago that included a contract of two years or more. Now the contract has expired, and you realize that there are aspects that you no longer need.
A few years ago, my wife and I bought Verizon cell phones (at about $179 each) and a two-year family plan contract that included 700 minutes each month — far more than we need. We usually use less than 100 min ...
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Cherie Bennett
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Teen is Bored with High School ClassesHey Cherie!
I am just in eighth grade and don't pay a lot of attention to the stock market and the economy, but my parents sure do. My father is a stockbroker and my mother is a teacher. While they never talked about money often before, recently it seems that is all they discuss.
I know that this is a big problem everywhere, and that my family is lucky because we are not poor or depending on retir ...
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Peter McKay
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Robots Ate My Check Out LadyWe're now smack dab in the middle of one of the most aggravating and stressful periods we're going to experience for a while. I'm not talking about the financial crisis, or the gas crisis or even a midlife crisis. No, I'm talking about the fall election campaign.
I'm not going to say here how I'm going to vote, because the minute I do, at least half of you out there will instantly decide I'm a mor ...
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Jeb Haught
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Single Cells Evolve Into Space Explorers in 'Spore'DEVELOPER: Mythic Entertainment
PUBLISHER: EA Games
SYSTEM: Windows XP/Vista
PRICE: $49.99
ESRB RATING: Teen
REVIEW RATING: 4.5 (out of 5 stars)
For over 20 years, people have been escaping their everyday lives and plunging into the fantasy realm of Warhammer. What once started out as a tabletop game reserved for only the most, ahem, studious teenagers has now blossomed into a fantastic mas ...
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Jim Woodard
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Tiny Condos Provide First-Time Buyers with Affordable, Downtown ResidencesThese are uncertain times for home buyers and sellers, to say the least, but tough periods sometimes bring exceptional opportunities. That applies to today's buyers.
The economy is teetering ominously on a precipice. Home prices, sales volume and mortgage interest rates are all exhibiting volatile behavior. In recent months, existing home sales showed a healthy gain in July, but declined 2.2 perce ...
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