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Politics, News & Issues > Baseball The state of the baseball autograph business in 2007: 3 of 6
The sad truth is: the only way to know for sure that you are getting an autographed baseball or baseball-related memorabilia is if you have it autographed yourself. Barring that, you have to be able to run tests on the item that can damage it and/or mitigate its worth. The closest thing you can get to evidence without either... More..
Home & Garden > Architecture New home designs for aging baby boomers: 3 of 6
The baby boomer generation has lived through the ups and downs of American energy consumption and has seen the effects of this first-hand. As such, it is my sincere hope that aging baby boomers participate in the green trend which is taking shape within architecture and other fields relating to the built environment. Many gr... More..
Home & Garden > Architecture The difference between architects and builders: 3 of 6
In the simplest of terms: the architect designs the house which the builder builds. In contemporary practice, the role of architect and builder can, however, vary somewhat from this model. In some cases, the architect acts as general contractor - hiring sub-contractors (including a builder) to execute different parts of the ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture The health benefits of vegetable washes: 3 of 6
The primary reason to wash your vegetables is so that you can feel better about eating them. Sound strange? Well, as it turns out washing veggies doesn't do a whole lot for you - or anyone else. At best you are rinsing off some of the pesticides and other stuff that is on them. At worst you are fooling yourself into believe ... More..
Home & Garden > Architecture How to position a house on a lot for maximum energy conservation: 2 of 4
If the plot of land on which your house allows for it, the very first thing you should consider doing is elongating (i.e. stretching) the building along the east-to-west axis of the site. This allows you maximum exposure on the north and south faces of your building, while minimizing surface area on the east and west faces. ... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: You Shall Know Our Velocity, by Dave Eggers: 1 of 2
While 'You Shall Know Our Velocity' is worth a read if you are a fan of Eggers, it is not a good stand-alone novel for newcomers to his work. The work of Dave Eggers is as diverse and broad in scope as it is gripping and impossible to put down. From his world-famous semi-autobiographical Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Geni... More..
Business > Management (Other) Corporate boards and the media: 1 of 2
In our contemporary world of media-driven culture publicity is arguably the most powerful factor in determining the success or failure of a company. Increasingly, if any member of a corporate board comes under suspicion or makes a false move in public it can mean catastrophe for the company they represent. Though many scanda... More..
Jobs & Careers > Online Sales & Service Jobs How to make money from eBay using AuctionAds: 1 of 1
AuctionAds is a great new way to make money from eBay without buying or selling a single thing. What AuctionAds does is put ads on your website that display continuously-updated items for sale on eBay, including their current bid price. What makes AuctionAds particularly great are the following facts: 1) Unlike many affiliat... More..
Computers & Technology > Online Shopping & Trade Internet stock trading: 1 of 1
There are a great deal of scams out there concerning online internet stock trading. While there are plenty of shocking stories of failure accessible by searching the internet, your first stop in getting more non-biased information should be the US Securities and Trade Commission: http://www.sec.gov/investor/online.shtml The ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Trash & Recycling Could changing product packaging save the Earth?: 12 of 23
Absolutely, but the product packaging we need to change is that of the environmental movement. What the heck do I mean by this? I mean we have to repackage the efforts of green-minded politics to make it clear that they are not just crazy left-wing beliefs. Many countries in the world (Canada and Germany to name a few) have ... More..