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Politics, News & Issues > Trash & Recycling Batteries: Toss out or recycle?: 1 of 5

Reducing the hazardous waste in landfills starts at home. Millions of households are producing billions of pounds of solid waste. Products used every day in our homes leach hazardous chemicals after entering landfills. There are a number of simple steps that average consumer can take to limit the damage that many of these to...
Home & Garden > Furniture How to spot quality in wooden furniture: 1 of 5

Determine the quality of Reproduction Furniture. The efficient advantage of modern finishing techniques and precision machines to create reproduction antique furniture has pushed the traditional methods aside. Many of the original trades such as upholstery, French polishing and cabinet making that guided the industrial revol...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Christmas: 47 of 202

There once was a snowman Who stood outside the door Thought he'd come inside And run around the floor; Thought he'd like to warm himself By the firelight red; Thought he'd like to climb up On that big white bed. So he called the North Wind, "Help me now I say. I'm absolutely frozen Standing here all day." So the North Wind c...
Home & Garden > Furniture Wooden furniture caring tips: 1 of 4

Ensuring your antiques are displayed, stored and handled correctly is essential to preserving them for future generations. It is important to remember that furniture isn't just wood and the beauty of it is often how the wood is aged as well as the other materials used. French polish is fine and beautiful finish from a natura...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Light: 21 of 71

The light lays down where borders meet harmonies and colours bound people rise to their feet morning dew drys on the warming ground colours of the sky vary, as night and light meet it shines on us and beyond a dynamism of intense energy and might this thing called light that gives colour from the night
Home & Garden > Furniture Minor furniture repair and cleaning tips: Emergency scratch cover for dark wood furniture: 3 of 6

When the finish of your furniture is starting to show its age, it can be difficult to decide what product to use on top of your existing finish. There are many to choose from but choosing the wrong product can make a lot of extra work for you and ruin the finish left on top. The products that say they will remove scratches a...
Home & Garden > Furniture History of English Period Furniture: 1 of 1

A timeline of English Period Antiques from 1485 to 1918 When King Henry VII came to the throne 1485, the event signified the end of the Middle (Medieval) ages. It marked a brighter new era for England and the historic beginning of the English Renaissance. Tudor Furniture Characteristics Made of Oak. Heavy, strong, detailed a...
Computers & Technology > Tablets & Handheld Devices Apple and eBooks: 1 of 1

eBooks...I for one foresee this phase to be as big as the ipod/mp3 boom, may be larger. The hold up has lasted many years with technology firms unable to reach the masses with an accessible and user friendly device. Some big names in the technology have tried and miserably failed to produced a low light, e-ink screen to disp...
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Recommendations and reviews of file sharing websites: 1 of 1

There are a great number of quality and easy to use file sharing sites on the Internet, most of which will require a small membership fee. The fee's are low and competitive if you are planning to host several large websites. Most people are just looking to share pictures with friend's, or double up the back-up of their impor...
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Evaluating Surfjunky.com: 1 of 1

There is been a dramatic increase in the number of 'pay-per-click' advertising websites this year. They are not new to the Internet, a few years back it seemed like they were popping up everyday. Just like today, there were scams. There are accusations that the same people that made scam pay-per-click websites a few years ag...