Belinda Courtney
I am working on my Masters in History and have a few interesting topics to share.
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Collecting Vintage Metal TinsUnfortunately for my husband, over the years I have collected various items. Much to his dismay, he is left with having to help me house my different collections. -
Collecting Vintage Blue Willow ChinaCollecting Blue Willow China is also a passion of mine. The first pieces to come into my possession were a salt and pepper set that I picked up at an antique market for next to nothing. -
Still Even More Free Stuff in TexasContinuing on the quest for Free Stuff in the state of Texas has not been an easy task. Some websites advertise free stuff, that turns out not to be free after all.
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The Best Budget Friendly Guide to Essential Shark Fishing GearTexasSharkFishing.com is a website that's close to home and presents quite a bit of useful shark fishing information. The site provides the new shark angler with an introduction to the sport, which it claims is very exciting -
The Best Budget Friendly Guide to Essential Freshwater Fishing GearFinding just the right fishing gear is extremely important to the average fisherman. It will determine your success or failure at the sport of fishing, but sticking to a budget is also important. -
Top 10 College Graduation Songs for 2009Graduation is a time of reminiscing and preparing for the future. Many of us late bloomers in the Baby Boomer Generation are graduating for the second if not the third time from College. -
The Best Budget Friendly Guide to Essential Trout Fishing GearTrout fishing is much like regular fishing in that it takes about the same equipment to fish with as normal. -
The Best Cheap Fishing Poles & Equipment for Summer 2009Several web sites are offering inexpensive Fishing Poles for 2009 along with free shipping on larger orders. This is a great deal if you are planning on stocking up for the summer. -
Fishing Locations Around Killeen, TexasThe local fishing spots around Killeen, Texas are all freshwater fishing and include, Belton Lake, Stillhouse Hollow Lake, and the Lakes on Fort Hood, the Lampasas River and the Colorado River. -
Fishing Vacations Offered for 2009If you have ever though of taking the family fishing or camping, why not combine the two for the total package, a Fishing Vacation. According to UniqueFishingVacations.com, the first decision is what kind type of fishing do you enjoy?
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Free Fishing Coloring Pages and Printable Activities for Kids EtcSpringtime is the time to teach children to fish and enjoy the great outdoors. Most children will grow to appreciate these outings and at the same time learn a sense of nature and how to behave responsibility. -
Cheap Swimsuits for Summer in 2009The summer of 2009 will be the hottest summer yet; at least that's what you are thinking as you thumb through the latest swimwear catalog to hit your mailbox.
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National Treasure: Conspiracy Theory or Really Good Movie?Today, movies typically made of historical content are stuffy, boring and not usually intended for the general public.
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Plant a Garden and Save Money!Last summer my husband and I decided to plant some tomato plants and a bell pepper plant. I wanted a real garden, but since I was still recovering from by-pass surgery and just having had another Cath procedure in May, we opted for the minimal approach. -
Gardening - Passion or Obsession?Planting flowers is my passion and over the years it has developed into an obsession. I love plants, all kinds of plants, but especially perennials. The fact that you do not have to replace them every spring is the only way to go. -
More Free Stuff in TexasIn the first article published, I was only able to scratch the surface as far as free items in Texas were concerned. Deciding to go back and look for more, this proved to be an interesting search today.
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Free in Texas: The Best Sites for Free Things in TexasToday's economy has prompted a resurgence of gifting, giving away, economizing and taking advantage of free stuff.
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Surviving the Loss of a Child: Can Grief Counseling Help?Grief is an overwhelming phenomenon. It can manifest itself in many forms and for many reasons. Divorce, death of a spouse or loved one can cause grief, but loss of a child can overwhelm you
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AARP Has Something for EveryoneFor anyone who's at least 50 years of age AARP is a staple in your life. I was so excited when I realized last spring that I was soon going to be able to join the coveted organization.
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Showing Your Western StyleThis a short list of what and what not to wear in Texas. If you want to stand out, do not read or follow these guidelines. Just attend any rodeo, tractor pull or demolition derby and you will soon get the picture. -
Collecting Vintage Fire King and Anchor Hocking GlasswarePersonally, I've been collecting Fire King and Anchor Hocking items since I was very young. -
Where to Find News, Information and Free Stuff for DiabeticsIf you are a diabetic, you know how expensive services and supplies can be. There is an extensive assortment of websites that offer free items such as supplies, newsletters, information and support to people suffering with diabetes. Here they are.
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The Falun Gong of ChinaIn 1999 the Chinese authorities labeled the Falun Gong a heterodox sect and sought to link it to such notorious cults as Aum Shinrikyo in Japan and the Branch Dravidians in the United States. -
War with China Over TaiwanNancy Bernkopf Tucker states that nowhere is the danger for Americans as great as in the Taiwan strait where the potential for a war with China, a nuclear armed great power, could erupt out of miscalculation, misunderstanding, or accident.
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Mao Zedong Vs. Deng XiaopingDeng Xiaoping and his supporters realized that without economic advances the future position of the CCP would be untenable. The goal therefore became the succinctly stated "Four Modernizations"
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Teleflora.Com Or Not?Almost a year ago one of my favorite aunts passed away. I wanted to send flowers, since I could not go to Oregon to her funeral, so I went online. -
The Beginnings of the Soviet-Sino SplitIn China since 1949 Linda Benson writes that in 1959 two distinct problems were confronting China, the situation in Tibet and the problems with the Great Leap. Mao was getting more discontented with the Soviets seemingly courting of the United States.
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Easy Easter Sunday DinnerWhen my children were growing up we usually went to Missouri to visit my parents for Easter Sunday. Having three children along with everyone else trying to get ready for church, well it was always very hectic.
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The Road to the Treaty of RomeDemystifying the European Union: The Enduring Logic of Regional Integration by Roy H. Ginsberg, looks at the role of the Treaty of Rome in European Integration.
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Online Surveys with Cashle and Points2shopThe other day I was looking at different posts when I came across one that sounded very intriguing. Little did I suspect that it was going to lead to another onslaught of emails and telemarketer calls.
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Being Military and Purchasing Our First Brand New HomeAt one point a few years ago homes were in short supply in Killen, but overbuilding and military moves have oversaturated the housing market making home values plummet.
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Buy and Selling OnlineIf you have ever purchased books, or for that matter, anything online, at any of the various web sites on the internet, you know that you have to completely register to do so.
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I'm DIY-ed to DeathI never realized that by allowing one website to send me emails, I would be receiving emails from over ten different affiliate sites. What an overwhelming ordeal.
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In a Country Ruled by Communists, What Does it Mean to Be a Chinese Intellectual?Scholarship is no longer only by Westerners about China. Increased contact between Chinese and foreign scholars has transformed studies of contemporary China so that they have become a global phenomenon.
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China, Western Imperialism and U.S. HegemonismA book review of Mao's China and how a decade after the end of the global Cold War, China is no longer a revolutionary country, but it is not a real "insider" of the international community.
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The China-Taiwan Issue - Is "Strategic Ambiguity" or "Strategic Clarity" the Best Option?Strategic ambiguity has been attacked as a dangerous and antiquated policy that no longer serves the national interest and must be replaced as quickly as possible with strategic clarity.
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Get a Step Ahead in Life with SpanishMy adventures in learning a foreign language and the weekly emails I still receive.
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China and Its Increasing Urban DevelopmentChina faces daunting challenges in maintaining its rapid growth; managing the resource demands and environmental consequences of growth
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The Food Network and Comfort Food Strike AgainMy experience with Heart Disease and my weakness for comfort food.
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China's Reaction to Soviet Aggression in EuropeThe Polish and Hungarian crisis had a profound impact on the orientation of China's domestic and international policies, as well as on the future development of the international Communist movement
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Army Education and TrainingThe Army offers several enlistment option programs for earning your college degree while you are on Active Duty.
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My Life as a Working MotherAs a working mother how do you handle the challenges of leaving your children with someone who sets different rules, has different discipline ideals and allows behavior that you do not?
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The China Effect on the "Typical American Town"China used to be far away, the alien country at the bottom of the world. That is certainly how it would have seemed in Pekin, Illinois, during the childhood of anyone who is middle-aged today
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Chairman Mao's RevolutionMao never concealed his ambition that this revolution would finally turn China into a land of universal justice and equality and that the Chinese revolution would serve as a model and revive China's central position in the world.
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The Failed Peace of World War IThe contrast in respect is striking-after initial stumbles in 1945-47; American policymakers went to some lengths to correct the mistakes of the previous post-war era.
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Welcome to Paradise, in China?Paradise is a commercial venture on the frontier, where the false fronted shops suggests the unlimited possibilities of a civilized future, and where rugged Tibetans become lucrative symbols of the new leisure economy that continues to transform China.
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Is U.S. Policy Toward China a "failure of Imagination"?James Mann in his book The China Fantasy, refers to U.S. Policy as a "failure of imagination because American has been operating with the wrong paradigm for China.
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A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United StatesA book review that examines how the depression and war had different effects on our economy; one hurt us while the other boosted the employing power of companies. The jobs vacated by the men to fight in the war were filled by willing women
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The Cattle TownsThe Cattle Towns is a social history of the Kansas cattle trading centers of Abilene, Ellsworth, Wichita, Dodge City and Caldwell of 1867 to 1885.
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No Debt Does Not Mean Good Credit: My Parents' Experience with CreditAfter reading the post by Kris McLeod about her parents' experience with Direct TV, it reminded me of a similar event my parents experienced a few years ago while trying to buy a new refrigerator.
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Why I Sell on EBayThis will be a continuing saga of the several reasons why I sell on eBay. The top reason is to make money, although sometimes I feel as if I work for free. Other than to make money, the top reasons are:
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Its in the GenesHeart disease is the number one killer of women.
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The United States Government and Early American Indian PolicyA comparison of the different Indian Removal policies used on the Seminole and Cherokee Indian Nations.
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The Yellow KidsA book review of The Yellow Kids, a book about Yellow Journalism and its impact on journalism today.
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International Red CrossAn informative look into the International Red Cross and its implementation and history.
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Women and Family on the Rocky Mountain Mining FrontierThe Urban mining frontier transformed it inhabitants, particularly its women, and promoted increased economic opportunity and social equality for its oftentimes unwilling changelings.
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The Seminole WarsThis is a book review of The Seminole Wars, the longest running Indian conflict in American history.
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Thomas A. EdisonA book review of Thomas Edisons contributions to science and invention in America.
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The Habsburg Monarchy, 1809-1918A book review of The Habsburg Monarchy, by A.J.P. Taylor.
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Tsien Hsue-shen, Father of the China Missile ProgramThe Chinese space program is often called the last of the secret space programs.
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Manifest DestinyA book review that examines the idea of manifest destiny from 1600 to 1990.
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Michael and Susan Dell FoundationEstablished in 1999 with a gift from Michael and Susan Dell, the foundation uses its endowment of more than $1 billion to address issues facing children living in urban poverty.
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Crockett at Two HundredA book review that includes a collection of original essays by major scholars in the study of Davy Crockett and American culture which focused on facts, myths and folk lore.
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Bismarck by Edward CrankshawA Book review of Bismarck by Edward Crankshaw explores the nature of a man whose genius was fully developed long before he arrived to dominate the European scene.
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Bismarck, Napoleon III, and the Origins of the Franco-Prussian War: A Duel of GiantsA Book Review of David Wetzel's Book A Duel of Giants: Bismarck, Napoleon III, and the Origins of the Franco-Prussian War.