Tsu Dho Nimh
I'm a long-time technical writer with time to spare. I'm an omnivorous reader, a superb researcher, and a very fast writer. I'm also a good photographer.
I'm fascinated by medicine, and annoyed by quacks and frauds.
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Baseball HaikuLife in the stands for a non-fan of baseball
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Arizona Ice Fishing: It's Rare, Remote and RiskyWinter fishing in Arizona's White Mountains may be without ice, but it's still fishing.Also published on: -
Arizona's Pole Knoll Snowshoe Trails in the White MountainsPole Knoll's convenience and easy terrain makes it one of Arizona's best beginner snowshoeing trails. -
Etsy's Plan to Spam Causes Pain to SellersIf they planned to make 1-time customers angry enough to never return, they couldn't do better than this. -
Indoor Summer Activities in PhoenixAfter you've seen the summer blockbusters and walked all the malls, what's left to do that doesn't risk heat stroke? -
Shaded Parks and Playgrounds in PhoenixIt's not all desert parkland in the Phoenix area. Some of our favorite parks have trees and even grass. -
An Atheist's Childhood Passover MemoriesWhat do an atheist family's children do for Passover? If the children are lucky, there will be a nearby observant Jewish family with "chametz" that is also in need of a "Passover goy". -
Alternate Superbowl Weekend ActivitiesHaiku for an overblown event. -
Historic Houses in Movies: Best Supporting ArchitectureIf there were awards for best supporting architecture, the consistent roles played by England's stately homes would win that shiny little statue of a man for them. -
How to Cat-Proof Your Christmas DecorationsHow can you make your decor safe from your furry ninja demolition expert between now and Christmas? Short of borrowing the neighbor's Doberman and stringing concertina wire as a tree skirt? -
Learn to Shoot Movies on Location from 'Bull Durham' Director Ron SheltonIf you are an aspiring indie film maker, you can learn a lot about movie making and location shoots in an evening by watching one movie. -
Precision Teamwork at Chilean Mine Rescue SiteThis rescue team is world-class. It's the biggest news story of the day, maybe the year, and they are as calm and methodical as if they were directing traffic on a village side street. -
Restore America Rally Attendance Reports - Too High or Too Low?A million? Half a million? Three hundred thousand? A hundred thousand? Fifty thousand? How many were there, anyway? -
Ground Zero Mosque, or Who Put the "But" in the First Amendment?"The First Amendment protects freedom of religion. Senator Reid respects that, but thinks that the mosque should be built someplace else." The "but, but, but" sputtering makes the Repugnicans and the Damnocrats sound like a motorboat exhibit. -
Haiku of Purple HuesPurple prose? No. Purple haiku. -
Getting Out of Jury Duty the Legal WayIt's easy. Read the summons and follow the instructions. If you want to be judged by a jury of your equals instead of bored housewives and unemployed bozos, don't try to get out of jury duty. -
A Limerick for Saint Patrick's DaySnakes and beer should not be celebrated with the same holiday!
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Taming Feral Adult Cats: My Own TechniqueA feral cat won't magically know your intentions are good and leap into your lap in a magical moment of cross-species bonding. It takes self-control and time while you let the cat make all the moves.
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Haiti's Earthquake and the ABC's of Mass Casualty ManagementI hope this helps you understand why the relief teams are doing what they are doing, and helps you ignore comments from arm-chair critics of the relief operations.
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Mexico's Haitian Relief Efforts Already UnderwayLets give Mexico some long-overdue "aplauso" for their fast response when disaster hits a nearby country. The ship in the picture also helped Mississippi after Katrina.
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Review: General Finishes Gel Stains for WoodIt's like a face lift for wood furniture, cabinets and floors. And it's easy to handle.
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An Atheist at Christmas Time HaikuExcuse me for borrowing your holiday, but the lights are so shiny.
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Review: Feline Pine Litter and Litter BoxWill the finicky cats and their owner find happiness with a $20 litter pan and all-natural, biodegradable, sawdust-based litter?
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Mean Cats and What to Do with ThemLike "bad dogs", most "mean cats" are that way because of the way humans treated them, or are acting like cats and the human interprets the behavior as "mean".
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Turkey Molé, Olé!A three-page, two-day recipe, reduced to a haiku.
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Fast, Free Gifts for CatsSee how easy it is to amuse the cat, reuse your wine corks, and save money.
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Cheap Gifts for Skiers or SnowboardersSkiing and snowboarding are expensive sports with expensive equipment, but inexpensive gifts for your favorite snow addict are easy to find.
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Jeans and Boots: Three Ways to Tuck Them InWhen you live in jeans and boots, variety is nice.
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The Shamans of SedonaThey never met an indigenous religious practice they didn't try to make money from.
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Hotel Shilla: Five-Star Splendor in Seoul, KoreaThe Shilla Seoul is listed in the 2006 Conde Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay. It was given the Institutional Investor World's Best Hotels award in 2008. How good is it?
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Review: Essentials Clumping Cat Litter from Arm & HammerBiodegradable litter is better for the environment. Clumping litter makes cleaning the litter box easier. What's not to like? Just one thing.
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Fake Injuries for Halloween or Dead Serious TrainingMoulage - the art of making realistic fake wounds for training medical personnel, making movies, or scaring the Devil out people on Halloween.
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Quiver Full Movement: You're Doing it Wrong!Don't you read the Bible? You need more arrow factories and some handmaidens to do this right.
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Controlling Pneumonic Plague in ChinaDo the Chinese in that remote area have what it takes to get pneumonic plague under control quickly enough to save the world?
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Professor Henry Gates and His Terrible, Horrible, DayWhat part of "I'm here to investigate a 9-1-1 call for breaking and entering" did the professor have a hard time understanding?
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Writing Effective Consumer ComplaintsA vicious act of malice at O'Hare goes viral in a video, and a miracle happens. An airline apologizes for damaging checked baggage!
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Sarah Palin's Reasons for Resigning as Governor of AlaskaCaught floating around the blogosphere and Twitter, some reasons Sarah Palin may have for resigning:
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How to Write 400 Words, 1,500 Words, or 32,000 Words Without FearI have a strategy for producing a short article that covers a topic adequately, and without fluff. I have a strategy for adding beef, not fluff, if the word count is low. I write longer articles by replicating the structure.
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Michael Jackson, Basij Brutality and #iranelectionHere's what happens when a good video editor mixes a dead pop-star's music, leaks in Iran's information blockade, the Internet, and the long-simmering Iranian rage against the failed promise of the 1979 Revolution.
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Freezing Citrus Fruits in Bulk to Save MoneyWhen coworkers give you lemons, squeeze and freeze them. The lemons, not the co-workers!
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Save Money on Water Heater Repairs and ReplacementReplace a $50 part to postpone a $500 water heater replacement bill? It's the smart thing to do.
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Secrets of Maintaining Digestive HealthLearn the true secrets to digestive health that you'll never hear advertised on late-night TV.
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Maytag Refrigerator Recall: Playing Phone Tag with MaytagIt was easy to find out I might be affected, difficult to confirm it, and I'm still trying to get a repair appointment.
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Diphtheria: The Iditarod's Strangling AngelIt's time to remember not just the men and dogs who outran Death on the trail to Nome, but to remember diphtheria the way it was in 1920s America.
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Aunt Mary's EarthquakeIn times of crisis, I just remember Great-aunt Mary and try to act like she did.
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Roadside Sobriety Testing for DUIThe research for these tests was poorly conducted and the tests' accuracy is not much better than chance, but the tests have an aura of respectability that impresses jurors.
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Play like it was the Apollo at MidnightA lesson in achieving excellence.
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Computer Security with Easy Passwords?I use a simple scheme for secure, but easy to remember passwords.
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Protecting Your Child from Social Network VirusesWhen your child's computer catches a social disease it's more than embarrassing it's dangerous. Here's how to protect your child's computer.
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A Beginner's Guide to the MeaslesHere's what to expect, translated from the medicalese, during a typical case of measles.
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Recipe: Carlota Negra Mexican PastryA fragile, crisp chocolate pastry is layered with semi-sweet chocolate cream, topped with more chocolate cream in this Mexican recipe.
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Snowing in ArizonaWhen you like to ski, a blizzard is good news. It means a powder day and no competition for the slopes.
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Fireplace Safety TipsNothing ruins a cozy winter evening faster than having your fire escape the fireplace and start burning the carpet. Here's how to avoid an exciting meeting with your local fire department.
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Keeping New Years Resolutions: Make Them MeasurableMake your New Year's resolutions into keepers. Borrow an idea from business improvement methods, and track activities.
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How to Get Past the Second DateYou want to size him up without scaring him off? Keep it casual and leave him an escape route.
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Car Maintenance: DIY Versus ProfessionalsWhen does it make sense to do your own repair work on your vehicle and when should you take it to the professionals at a dealership or service garage?
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Peanut Butter Recall Report Reveals Long-Standing Unsanitary Process ConditionsThe report and the transcripts reveal unsanitary processing conditions and illegal shipment of contaminated product.
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PetSmart Recalls Grreat Choice Dog BiscuitsComplying with the PetSmart recall will help protect you as well as your dog from Salmonella.
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Deceptive Detox Diets DebunkedThe detox diets are popular, but does popularity mean they work as claimed? What's really going on? Is it just a starvation diet under a new name?
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Survival Lessons from a 50-Year-Old Hiking TragedyIn 1958, 6 Boy Scouts went on an easy overnight hike in southern Arizona. Three of them died in the mountains, three survived. The tragedy is it didn't have to end that way, and that hikers are still making the same mistakes today.
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Three Herbal Over the Counter Sleep AidsIf you want over the counter sleep aids, but aren't into sleeping pills, there are several herbs with a range of effects from gently lulling you to sleep to almost as effective as the prescription pills.
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Over the Counter Sleep Aids for Less Than $5 or $10Bring your eyeglasses, learn to read labels, and save money on over-the-counter sleeping aids or other medicines.
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Same-Sex Marriage Banning: Please Define Man and WomanWill the clerk glance at the couple and say, "looks like a man and a woman to me"? Or will the applicants have to disrobe and prove all the dangly bits are present and accounted for, with nothing dangling where it shouldn't?
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Preventing Pica Starts Before Your PregnancyUnusual food choices are a normal part of pregnancy. But if you crave inedible items such as dirt, chalk, and laundry starch or for edible but non-nutritious things such as ice and corn starch, you have "pica of pregnancy".
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Memorable Holiday Office Party IdeasThere have been a few office parties I remember by the negatives and the bail receipts in my scrapbook. But, these three great ideas from parties I do remember can be used in even the most sedate offices.
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The Pain for McCain is Mainly in the PlainsI've been in Arizona for McCain's entire political career. It's been ugly!
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Beginner's Guide to Homeopathy and Homeopathic RemediesIf homeopathy could be proven to be effective it might earn the researcher a Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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Creepy "Lizard Guts" and "Eyeballs" Halloween RecipeGranny was a great cook, but her side of the family was more than a half bubble off plumb. Some say she was plumb crazy.
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If Palin's Troopergate Sinks John "McNasty" McCain, I'll CheerThe John McNasty McCain I know is a slithering toady if he thinks you might have power or money, and an opportunist who thought embarrassing a Democrat was more important than the well-being of the state he supposedly represented.
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Review: Walmart's House Brand Wine from Oak Leaf VineyardsHow low can wine prices go? This is cheaper per ounce than a bottle of "designer water", but is it drinkable?
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Making Fake Bruises for HalloweenNothing says Halloween like lots of painful-looking bruises. Here's a paint-by-numbers way to make them with almost any makeup.
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Sarah Palin and Spiro Agnew: Strange VP CoincidencesTalk about bad flashbacks! I thought the Nixon era was safely behind me, but Sarah Palin reminds me of Spiro Agnew. It's not too weird for words, so keep reading.
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Reflexology for Thyroid Disease: A Foot Massage by a Different Name?A foot massage by a different name would cost less and do just as much for your thyroid.
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Disaster at a Distance: Remembering September 11, 2001"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety," Benjamin Franklin said.
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Health Care Workers: Becoming Bilingual Makes You a Better EmployeeYour patients are in pain, they are frightened, and if they can't understand a word anyone is saying it makes the pain and fear worse. Walk in, say "buenos dias" or "o hi yo gozaimas" and they will feel better immediately.
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Free Certified Birth Records? Maybe when Pigs FlyIf you need a certified birth record, it won't be free. States will collect their handling fees, and there will be others grabbing for your money too. Here's how to minimize the cost.
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Home Care Tips for Your Broken Leg: How to Minimize the HassleWith the current medical treatment for uncomplicated breaks of the lower leg bones (tibia and/or fibula), you will be at home for several days with your leg in a temporary splint.
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Review: Tesco's Fresh and Easy House Wines - Cheap or Undrinkable Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon/ShirazOut of four bottles of wine, two were poured down the drain. Read this to find out which two.
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Adding Bluetooth to Your CarDon't buy a new car that is "Bluetooth enabled," just buy the appropriate adapter. It's cheaper than a car.
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Adding an MP3 Player to Your CarAdding an MP3 player to your car could cost under $10 and take 30 seconds with an MP3 adapter.
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Great White Shark Attacks: How to Avoid ThemThe same information that kept me safe from grizzly bears as a child keeps me safe from great white sharks now: if I enter their territory I stay away from their food and don't act like their food.
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Scientology Flagship Impounded in the CaribbeanAlthough they were informed about the asbestos 20 years ago, Scientology appears to have ignored the problem. This could lead to a showdown between Scientology's lawyers and personal injury lawyers
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The Two Types of Mako Sharks: Shortfin and LongfinThey are the classic cartoon sharks: large, fast, and sleek with big toothy jaws that always show some teeth. They are edible, which may lead to their extinction.Also published on:
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Mako Shark Attacks: An Idiot's Brush With DeathUp too close and too personal with a juvenile "Isurus oxyrinchus". That's an adolescent short-finned Mako shark to you landlubbers.
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Tips for Making a Slip KnotSeveral knots use the name "slip knot", but this is the basic knot. Crocheters make slipknots to start a chain of stitches, and electricians use them to prevent tangled extension cords.
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How to Tie a Left-Handed Bowline KnotThese instructions make a "Dutch Marine" or left-handed bowline knot. It is as safe as the ordinary bowline, but easier for lefties to make.
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CPR Certification Classes in and Around Phoenix, ArizonaCPR Training: what is it, who needs it, and where can you get it? It's a lifesaver, you all need it, and classes are easy to find.
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Vegan Beware: Animal Products used in Common Medical TestsThe use of animal products in medical research is controversial, but without animal products, everyday medicine would be impossible.
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Phoenix Craigslist Buying and Selling ReviewI have saved a couple thousand dollars by buying and selling on Craig's List. Save the planet, recycle stuff!
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Cotinine and Other Drugs in Drinking Water?As if we didn't have enough to worry about already, our water has drugs in it!
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Guide to Transcendental MeditationSo what is TM? A religion? Self-help? Cult? You can find people who claim it's one or more of those choices.
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Easy to Learn Card TricksNo nimble fingers, bottom dealing, marked cards, or trick decks required. This card trick uses the classic magician's ploy of misdirected attention and some blatant cheating.
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Seattle Biomedical Research Institute: Are You Crazy Enough for Malaria Research?The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute's announcement that they want to infect volunteers with malaria is not as dangerous as it sounds, and it makes medical sense.
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Dividing Property: Get Your Piece of the Pie Without Getting HurtDividing property doesn't have to be a traumatic experience. Just keep your inner child under control and don't try to grab all the toys.
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Free PC Game DownloadsFree game sites are all over the net. The trick is finding the ones that won't give your PC a social disease with the free downloads.
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Remove Mold and Mildew from a TentCleaning last year's grunge off of the tent before this year's camping trip is an annual ritual for some people. Here's an easier way to do it.
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2000 Honda Civic EX ReviewIt's a good, gas-thrifty city vehicle but not well-suited for the sporting life.
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Homemade Rust Remover: Citric AcidCitric acid was my grandmother's homemade rust remover, and it's mine too.
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I Have Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms, But Do I Have the Disease?It's not an easy diagnosis to make, and not one that should be made hastily. It is also a diagnosis that needs to be made early because early intervention can minimize the damage.
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Phthalates: Vague Possibility of Harm Equals Media Panic?What we have here is a media frenzy over a preliminary report. I'm not throwing out any bath products, or babies, until the dust settles and some solid research is performed and reported.
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John McCain and the Presidential Panama Eligibility ProblemWhere he was born doesn't matter, as long as he was born of US citizens who had resided in the USA themselves.
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The 2008 Super Bowl Business ProfitsThe promoters say hundreds of millions of dollars flow into the host city. What counts is how much stays in local pockets.
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How Tom Cruise and I Are DifferentIs a rich Scientologist driving by your accident better than a trained, unpaid first responder who stops? You decide!
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2008 Super Bowl PredictionsI don't care which team makes it to the 2008 Super Bowl. I can predict what's going to happen around town with astonishing accuracy.
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Kenny George: Defensive Dream or One-Season Wonder?Kenny George is a basketball coach's dream player, and a team trainer's nightmare. He can do wonders for the team if he stays healthy, but keeping him healthy is not going to be easy.
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Turbo Tax Free Edition Tax Refund Software: 1040EZ SpecificIt is easy to use, and asks the right questions, but this so-called "free" software is just the bait to sell you Turbo Tax's on-line state tax computing service for $25.95 and other tax-related services for $9.95 or more, sometimes much more.
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DIY Microwaveable Grain Bag Warmers for Your Hands, Feet & FaceWhether you want a posh gift for a favorite family member or need to mass-produce hand warmers for the hockey team's fundraiser, grain bags can be cheap and easy to make.
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Side Effects of Epinephrine in ChildrenWhen minutes count, an epinephrine auto-injector can save your or your child's life.
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Sugar Cookies: They Aren't Just for Christmas AnymoreThis recipe will make the lightest, crispest, most delicate sugar cookies you have ever tasted, but the fragile dough requires careful handling, overnight chilling, and a reasonably experienced cook.
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The TomTom One Portable GPSIf you regularly drive into areas you aren't familiar with, you hate to read maps, or if you want some hand-holding as you navigate, this could make you feel better, for a price.
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Oprah's Favorite Things: Shaklee Get Clean Starter KitTypical MLM products, nothing to get excited about.
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Jiri Tlusty: Hockey Stud or Media Dud?Is this just a one-time incident, or does this rookie have what it takes to make a living with his body?
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Snowboarder's Gear You Don't Want to WearAll it takes to minimize your chances of wearing this is a pair of wrist guards. Just do it!
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Eldora Mountain Resort: The Best Beginner Skiing in ColoradoIf you want to get your beginning skier or snowboarder off to a good start in Colorado, this is the place to go.
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Hacking for Real Estate Investors: Learn What You're Not Being ToldHow to find out information that a property seller might be concealing or might not know ... without leaving your house or breaking any laws.
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Latent Semantic Indexing: What's Old is News AgainLatent Semantic Indexing (LSI) may be new to the Internet, but it's old news to people who study information handling methods.
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Content Spinning: Can this SEO Trick Fool the Search Engines?Content spinning is like spinning straw into gold, except in reverse. Don't let Nikstlitselpmur near your text.
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Kenju Nagai, Japanese Videographer, Killed by Government Forces During Myanmar ProtestsThe Myanmar military rulers are killing unarmed civilians. But they haven't killed all the photographers.
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Review: 8 Cheap Wines from Chile, South Africa, Germany, and CaliforniaEight wines you want to know about, although for some, it's so you can avoid buying a bad wine.
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655 Words that Search Engines and Semantic Indexing Usually IgnoreYou can't write without them, because they are the glue that holds a sentence together, but overusing them makes your writing dull and weak.
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Improve Your Writing with the Textalyser Keyword ToolTextalyser does more than calculate keyword density. It can do a reality check on your writing style.
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Writers: Avoid the "Sample" Rip-offWhan a potential client asks for a sample, how much is too much?
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Migrating to Ubuntu Linux from Microsoft WindowsIf Linux is to become an upgrade path for ordinary Windows users, at least one distribution has to be installable the way the ordinary computer user will install it. Is Ubuntu going to live up to its publicity?
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Financial First Aid: Evaluate the ProblemOften your income is adequate, but you have multiple small expenditures that add up to a big, invisible, money leak. Like the bleeding from the "death of a thousand cuts", tiny expenditures can kill you.
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The Brave Assistant Easter BunnyNever take a small child on a nature hike on Easter morning.
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The Beginning Skiers Guide to Ski BootsAt their best, ski boots feel like padded, well-fitted, cement overshoes. Anything else is painful, dangerous or both. Here's some advice on buying boots that fit correctly.
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How to Enhance Digital Pictures in Two Easy StepsEditing digital photos to make them look better isn't difficult. Photo editing software will do the work for you. All you have to do is select the right correction tool from the software's menus.
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How to Settle an Estate: Closing Up the HouseWhen a relative dies, the last thing you want to do is pack their belongings and close up their house. Unfortunately, it's one of the first things you have to do. If you have friends and family members help you, it can become a way to share the memories and the load.
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Microsoft Vista Exploit: A Hacker Can Talk it into Destroying Your Files!Microsoft's newly released OS, Vista, can be affected by the sound files it plays. You can even get it to delete the user's files and empty the trash!
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Book Review: "The Crack of Death" by Sharla TannThe overwhelming question remains: What do you have to do to get rejected by PublishAmerica? Submitting semi-illiterate borderline porn just gets you a contract.
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Make Better Bread in Your Bread MachineHere's how to improve the quality of basic white or whole wheat bread with just a small increase in the amount of work for you. You can start this in the morning and have fresh bread for dinner.
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Learn Computer Graphics for Free!Teaching yourself graphics and computer animation doesn't have to cost a fortune with this collection of free software. Homeschooling moms, bored adults, and wannabe video game writers can all find something here.
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Top Ten Gift Ideas for Young Nieces and NephewsThinking outside the box and shopping outside the toy store can save you time and money. It can also give you the reputation for being the aunt with the strangest, funnest gifts.
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Product Review: Low-cost Maytag 24" Built-In DishwasherThe bottom of the line Maytag dishwasher may be all the dishwasher you need. I only have one small grip about it, and the things I like more than make up for it.
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Out of the Closet and into TroubleEvery time a tenant moves out and the rooms are being cleaned for the next tenant, an experienced landlord will approach the closet cautiously.
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Tips for the Business Traveler's CompanionIf you don't like sightseeing alone, lunching alone, and playing second fiddle to a corporation for the duration of the meeting, don't go. At best you won't enjoy the trip. At worst you might turn a boring business trip into an exciting marital crisis.
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How to Report AdSense "Ad Farms" to GoogleIn their greed, some websites have created useless pages of nothing but links, leading to more pages of links. Here's how to report them to Google and help keep the web clean.
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Product Review: MISTO® Olive Oil SprayerThe MISTO® Olive Oil Sprayer is a hand-pumped sprayer for vegetable oils, such as olive oil. It's a great gadget for the health-conscious cook, or a good gift for a gourmet friend.
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Writing Contests: Could Winning Mean Losing? Beware of the Rights Grabbers!Would you enter a writing contest if you knew entering the contest meant losing your rights as a writer? Would winning a writing contest and getting a few copies of the book as a prize be enough to make up for losing out on royalties? Read the rules!
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Book Review: "Atlanta Nights" by Travis Tea"The world is full of bad books written by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable? Atlanta Nights is a bad book written by experts." - T. Nielsen Hayden
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National Novel Writing Month: Are You Ready?Scared to start a novel? Need to have a looming deadline and adrenaline to keep you typing? Want to party online with wild and crazy writer friends you've never met? Come out of your garret and try NaNoWriMo to jump-start your novel and give you RSI.
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Product Review: NU-Foam® Densified BattingThe combination of squash-resistance, mildew resistance, and washability makes NU-Foam® Densified Batting ideal for projects that will be exposed to spills, leaks, rain, teenagers, or babies.
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Product Review: Space Bag® Storage PacksThe Space Bag® Storage Packs really work as promised. They do "make your stuff smaller".
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Digital Photography Lighting TipsInexpensive lighting in a makeshift studio can improve your digital photos and minimize the time you spend editing the photos.
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The Beginning Skier's Guide to Ski SocksSocks count! If your socks sag, wrinkle, and cause blisters, the best ski boots will feel like badly-fitted cement overshoes. If your feet hurt, even a foot of fresh powder on a sunny day with half-price lift tickets can be misery.
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Top 11 Programs for Microsoft Windows for FREEYou can download free software that is as good, or better, than the expensive brands. I personally use every one of these programs.
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Cheap Wines: Top 5 Wines Under $3.00The top five wines under $3.00 are, of course, all from the Charles Shaw label. No other winemaker is as consistently drinkable and inexpensive.
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Head Big Easy SP 100 SkisFinally there are short skis for the adult beginner! Head Big Easy SP 100 skis are the best equipment for learning how to ski since the step-in release binding was invented in the 1950s. They almost have training wheels on them.
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How to Pick Perfect Paint ColorsPicking the perfect paint color for your home is easiest if you select the colors at home from a large colleciton of paint color chips.
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Ozark Trail Sports Dome TentThe Ozark Trail Sports Dome Tent is an adequate, inexpensive tent for warm season camping.
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Hoover H3030 FloorMate SpinScrub 500Traditional mopping just moves dirty water around on the floor. The Hoover FloorMate SpinScrub scrubs the floors with clean soap solution and then sucks the dirty water into a separate collection tank. Floors get clean
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IKEA's BOKIS BookendsIKEA's BOKIS bookends are inconspicuous, inexpensive and useful for more than just books. I buy them by the dozen and keep finding new places to use them for organizing my home.