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• Cleaning Silk Bouquets In 3 Simple Steps by Peta D'Silva, submitted 21 July,2005
  A Silk bouquet can last a lot longer than a bouquet made of real flowers, but it will still droop, and get dusty, over time. Fortunately a little bit of preventive care can go a long way towards keeping your bouquet looking like new.It doesn't take long either. 5 minutes spent caring for your bouque..
• How To Swing A Metal Detector For Success by Dean Novosat, submitted 20 July,2005
  When swinging a metal detector, proper technique is essential. if you hold the coil too high above the ground depth is lost. If you swing the coil to quickly, you may miss a valuable target. And if you walk too quickly, you may pass over a target. I like to think of the coil as a paint roller. Prete..
• Taking Panoramic Landscapes - The Easy Solution by Gary Nugent, submitted 20 July,2005
  I love panoramas. There's something very appealing about their shape. It's probably because we see the world more in these dimensions than the near square format of standard film/sensor frames. It might also explain the upsurge in the popularity of widescreen TVs!Panoramas have a reputation of being..
• The Business of Prizewinning by Susie Brown, submitted 20 July,2005
  Winning a prize in a competition is something that doesn’t happen very often. For many people, it’s something that never happens at all. Yet there are other people who seem to have phenomenal success when it comes to contests. Are they just supremely lucky? Or do they have a secret system?Whethe..
• Real Beauty Comes From Within by David Stanton, submitted 20 July,2005
  Since real beauty comes from within, it's important that your beauty products bring out your best natural qualities. Natural beauty product reviews can help you choose which products are best suited to your own individual needs.One popular type of natural beauty product is stretch mark removal cream..
• These MIDI Tools Are Music To My Ears. by David D. Deprice, submitted 19 July,2005
  Curious about MIDI? Want to find out what tools are out there and what they do? Here are a few pointers.MIDI Maestro is music software designed for use by amateur and professional music directors, conductors, and soloists in live musical theater and similar musical accompaniment situations. Dynamic,..
• Invitation Envelopes – Make or Break Your Party by Robb Ksiazek, submitted 19 July,2005
  What will separate your party from all the other events of the season? Of all the planning that goes into your special occasion, there is no excuse to forget about specialty envelopes. Your invitation is the first impression that you and your party will have. There are many ways to make your invitat..
• Choosing The Right Comic Book Storage Box by AAA-Collectables, submitted 18 July,2005
  Most Comic Book Storage Boxes are super strong and come with sturdy well-fitting lids and handle holes that can be left in the closed position for storing or pushed open for carrying. They are properly sized to hold a comic in a bag with a backing board. Comic Book divider cards (used for categoriz..
• How GPS Works by Anne King, submitted 18 July,2005
  Global Positioning System (GPS) is a navigational aid originally developed for the military. The system simply receives signals. It is the applied technology that gives the GPS its versatility. If you have ever used map and compass, you will understand a little about how the GPS works. In order to f..
• Softening Digital Images by Tom Ray, CPP, submitted 18 July,2005
  The nature of photographic media has changed. That is the obvious part; but what can surprise you is that the lens filters that worked so well with your film cameras don't always achieve the same results in the digital realm. Photographers who've discovered this are either abandoning their old filte..
• 7 Magic Trick Tips using Invisible Thread by Dion Semeniuk, submitted 17 July,2005
  SEVEN MAGIC TRICK TIPS USING INVISIBLE THREADHave you ever been to a magic show, sitting there mesmerized asyou asked yourself, “How did they do that?” As you know, magicis more an illusion, creating the vision that something ishappening although it is not. While magicians use manydifferent tool..
• A Little About Comic Book Storage Bags by AAA-Collectables, submitted 17 July,2005
  We store comics to keep them valuable. Air pollution, ultra violet light, dirt and oil from fingers as well as rough handling all contribute to the deterioration of a comic. Storing a comic book properly is essential to keeping it valuable. There are 3 major storage components to proper comic storag..
• Cool comic book-like effect in Photoshop by Rick Blythe, submitted 15 July,2005
  Cool comic book-like effect in Photoshop Here is a cool Photoshop effect I kind of stumbled upon while experimenting with someone else's effect. This could easily be made into a Photoshop action too.Open the photo you want to use in Photoshop.Open the layer palette and make two copies of the photo...
• Making Bracelets for fun and to sell by Janice Wee, submitted 15 July,2005
  In my younger days, I made jewelry for fun, and with the encouragement of friends and family, I started selling them off too. Back then, I did not wear jewelry, never liked wearing them anyway, though I loved making them. I eventually wore jewelry to advertise my work.It all started when my cousin s..
• Surf Fishing the Outer Banks of North Carolina by Elizabeth Edwards, submitted 15 July,2005
  My first experience surf fishing was with my father on Wrightsville Beach, NC in the 60's. He parked our shiny black Ford Fairlane in a gravel parking lot off the beach and we hiked over the dunes to the surf, carrying rods, buckets, tackle box and various other fishing paraphernalia. I remember him..
• Women and Fishing -- Not Just a Man's Sport by Elizabeth Edwards, submitted 15 July,2005
  More and more women are learning to enjoy fishing each and every day. And, why not? Fishing is a sport that doesn't require exceptional strength, stamina or height - quite the contrary, fishing is a sport of agility, finesse and patience, skills many women already possess. So why don't more women fi..
• Lighting Without A Budget For The Indie Film Maker by Fred Ost, submitted 13 July,2005
  You've planned all your shots out to the last detail, everything placed to perfections but something's not quite right. It's the lighting of course.I think one of the largest expenses outside of camera equipment has to be lighting. I've spent many a rainy day staring dreamy eyed at the Lowel Light ..
• Is using Photoshop Cheating? by Nick Stubbs, submitted 13 July,2005
  Is Photoshop really cheating when it comes to photography ethics?I keep coming across people accusing and being accused of "cheating" an image by using the wonders of Adobe Photoshop, and that their work isn't really photography at all, but another form of art altogether.First of all, my opinion is..
• An Introduction to Cigars Today by Eddie Tobey, submitted 13 July,2005
  Despite their similarities to cigarettes, cigars have long possessed a much more sophisticated persona. Though they have often been portrayed as accessories of the rich and powerful in years past, cigars have seen a much broader degree of mainstream popularity recently. Magazines like Cigar Aficiona..
• How To Play Guitar Like a Pro! by John Bilderbeck, submitted 13 July,2005
  Having taught the guitar for many years, I see the majority of beginners experiencing the same problems and making the same mistakes over and over again in their quest to learn how to play guitar. It's my job to steer them through these problem areas.These "mistakes" are basic errors that most begin..

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