If you have short hair but want to dress it up for a special occasion, there are a few useful tricks you can employ to change your look from your everyday style. Depending on the situation, you may want a decorated look with barrettes and other accessories, or you may prefer a simulated "up-do" that is simple and elegant. I ... More..
"Low fat" and "Picnic" are not concepts that typically wind up in the same paragraph! A picnic usually implies fried chicken, potato chips, soda pop, brownies, it's hard to imagine coming up with a low fat version of those foods. Planning a low fat picnic will mean breaking with tradition and designing a nourishing feast of... More..
The best digital camera for capturing unforgettable moments is definitely the Canon Elph series. The most important thing about these cameras is that they are extremely small and light, which means they slip easily into a purse or coat pocket. Unforgettable moments invariably happen at completely unexpected times; with an E... More..
When it comes to borrowing money, it pays to be as conservative as possible in estimating how much is needed. For a college student, this means striking some balance between complete poverty, which will interfere with the college experience, and overspending, which will result in difficult debts upon graduation. Since livin... More..
The modern world is a place of ever increasing complexity, yet our culture is shifting toward a more ignorant population, less prepared for the challenges of tomorrow. The scientific, technological, economic and political arenas today are significantly more complex than in our past. Furthermore, these areas are developing m... More..
The parents should pay for a teenager's car insurance. It is essential that a teenager learn to drive. In all but a few (glorious) cities, it is a severe handicap not to have a driver's license. Learning to drive as an adult is a much slower, scarier and more difficult process than learning as a teen. Teaching your te... More..
It's easy to get started if you want to learn to solve sudoku. The key information is that every row, every column, and every box contains the digits 1-9. No digit can appear more than once, and no digit can be missing. A good strategy for getting started is to cycle through the numbers 1-9, and find pairs in neighboring b... More..
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