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Business > Advertising Television advertising trends critique

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Companies spend untold billions every year on advertising. Are they actually getting anything back for it? Technology has changed so much that consumers can now pause and fast-forward through live TV show commercials and block pop-up ads on our computers. We can listen to commercial-free satellite radio in our vehicles. We ca... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Thanksgiving Non-traditional menu ideas for Thanksgiving dinner

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When my husband and I became a family, and particularly when the children came along, we made a decision that rather than try to figure out which of our respective families of origin we would spend holidays with, we would just spend them at our home together and visit later accordingly. This works especially well for us becau... More..

Jobs & Careers > Resumes & Cover Letters Common mistakes that send your job application to the shredder

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During my years in Employment Services, I was in a position to hear both the frustrations of job seekers who submitted applications to employers and never heard from them and from the employers who did not have decent applications from which to pull talent. If you are a job seeker and have been in the market for a while, it's... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (the Las Vegas version) is one of my favorite shows on television. I've long been a fan of "Forensic Files" and "New Detectives," and a dramatization of a scientific procedural show that makes procedural lab work "sexy" is pretty entertaining. I've even started to get hooked on the re-runs of ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Why do we live?

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Why am I alive?Not surprisingly, this is a question I ask myself more frequently when I'm feeling depressed, useless, and things just aren't going the way I thought they would despite my best intentions.I think many of us live in a society that emphasizes value on productivity. There's nothing wrong with that. Where it falls ... More..

Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Public computer use basics

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Whether you haven't been able to afford your own computer yet; whether yours has crashed or is otherwise on the flum; whether your home Internet service is down or you are traveling and don't have a laptop, at some point you will probably find yourself accessing a computer from an Internet Caf, a public library, computer lab,... More..

Jobs & Careers > Online Jobs (Other) Best websites for telecommuters

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We all have our favorite websites we like to visit every day. In my case, I make the rounds through Dilbert, Red Sox or other baseball news, and local weather along with my e-mail. You in turn will have your own personalized daily digital read all set to your standards.The following sites, however, are must-haves for anyone w... More..

Computers & Technology > Internet Issues The technological hassles of MySpace

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There is no shortage of information available on the potential personal security issues surrounding MySpace. There is far less information available at this time of the technical aspects of using MySpace in other words, what it does to the computer you are on.Ask any technical support person in a public computer hosting setti... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Special Occasion Gifts Inexpensive Christmas presents for gifted children

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Inexpensive Christmas Presents for Gifted ChildrenIf you hear the term "gifted child," you might think of a polite junior Einstein who's going to deeply appreciate all those expensive electronic toys the manufacturers advertise you should buy them.Think again.As a parent of children identified and enrolled as "gifted," two th... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christian ways to celebrate Halloween

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Tis the season when otherwise sane adults start shelling out large amounts of money for bats, spiders, cobwebs and pure sugar candy it's Hallowe'en! A friend of mine from Australia commented a couple of years ago that he was very surprised by just how much decorating, time, money and effort Americans put into Hallowe'en. Cert... More..

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