tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108823112012-01-05T13:55:36.960-06:00Links to ideas, stories, events or other stuff you might like knowing about.<br>In other words: We Likey so maybe You Likeytim gulickhttps://profiles.google.com/109402738630001728133noreply@blogger.comBlogger761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882311.post-67261312298207246922010-06-23T09:12:00.000-05:002010-06-23T09:12:05.411-05:00

Delays, strikes, volcanic ash clouds... what's next? Prepare for the worst by printing out these tips for keeping kids happy at the airport. (link: www.familyvacationcritic.com/10-ways-to-amuse-kids-at-airport/art/)

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"Gratitude put into action can change a life." (EpicChange.org)I read that in an advertisement email and thought it was great. Tweak it a bit and it describes what happens really get the good news about what God did for us through Jesus:Gratitude put into action reflects a changed a life.

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FEEL IT ALL AROUND from Northern Lights on Vimeo.This is one of the most AWESOME home-made vacation video I've ever seen. Just beautiful. It was filmed, photographed and edited by Chase Heavener and featured his brother, Chris, his girlfriend, Jovanna, and his friend, Matt. It artfully documents a family 'n friends weekend trip to Nassau, Bahamas.

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Old Glory: "Circling the cornucopia of bread and sweets, I caught sight of the famous Independence Dinosaur, made entirely of pineapple. It looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, which I figured was either a sly jibe by our Indian co-colonialists against King George III, or a flattering reference to the power of the United States. Or a surplus of pineapples."This is a brief extract from a very fun

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Bar and Peace - Proof Blog - NYTimes.com: "When he was asked about help for those who drink too much, Carl Jung wrote to Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson that he thought men and women could only stop drinking after having a spiritual conversion. The cure for drinking he wrote, was spiritus contra spiritum."

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The whole article is interesting, but the snippet that most caught my attention was: Americans eat a pound of sugar every two-and-a-half days. The average amount of sugar consumed by an Englishman in the 1700s was about a pound a year...and we wonder why we're fat. Here's the full article, How Science Supersized Your Turkey Dinner.

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Winning a National Geographic honorable mention for illustration: Visualization of the Bible was encouraging for me as a Christian open to the tough questions."It almost looks like one monolithic volume," said Carnegie Mellon's Chris Harrison.

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Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Right-Click ToolsThe right mouse button —beloved by geeks for its power, theoretically unnecessary on a Mac, and generally under-utilized on the average desktop. Right-clicking can be a powerful tool for automating file actions and saving yourself time and arm effort, but only if you've put your own stamp on the offerings of that secondary button. Click above to

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Suddenly from Magnus Engsfors on Vimeo.Vimeo is the more polished and high definition version of YouTube. It can be a real time-suck but it is also full of creativity and beauty. Here is a good place to start. Or you can try searching "time lapse" or "short films" and then organize by "Most Favorited" or "Featured".

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Who's Roaming? Wait, how did they know about Annette and me![If you're wondering what I'm refering to, click the image and read the text in the magazine ad spread]

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Beijing 2008 Preparations - Three Weeks to Go - The Big Picture - Boston.comTwenty-four surreal photos that depicts the hyper-sanitized, white-washed, and quasi-futuristic city Beijing has become

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I've been using Goog-411 (800-GOOG-411) for about a year. It works and it's free. With Goog-411 I got directions to a restaurant where I had a meeting, found the best coffee shop and roasters in Colorado Springs, received the address and phone number of the closest Goodwill store via text message. Watch the video above to get the 411 on Goog-411.

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The Pangea Day project is inspiringly ambitious (more info here), and maybe it's just me, but every time I see this trailer, it sets my spine a-tingling. I hope you'll take a minute to view it and pass the link along to friends.

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Some parents put "my child graduated with honors" bumper stickers on their cars, others show photos of their cute smiling kids, but only it's a rare and privileged parent has the privilege of pointing at the above headline and exclaiming, "That's my girl!"An 11-year-old girl was charged with drunken driving after leading police on a chase at speeds of up to 100 mph that ended when she flipped the

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I laughed until I cried.Click here to see three pages of Signs from Around the World and a few choice comments.Sure they're silly but laughing is supposedly good for your health so click on the link and, if for nothing else, lower your medical costs!

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I enjoyed reading this article about How to Look Approachable in social settings. In case the photo scares you away from the article, the tips do not promote the use of maniacal mustaches. Here's a taste:Compliment others. It's a great way to show interest in other people and start conversations. Most people just love getting a compliment and positive attention, and talking about themselves.

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Tim Rath's bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket is based on decades of research and uses a simple metaphor about a dipper and a bucket to show how even the briefest interactions affect your relationships, productivity, health, and longevity.Nearly every day Annette and I pray that we can be an encouragement to those with whom we cross paths. So when I read about how you can have a positive impact

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If you think Google is only a search engine, click here to see what else they have to offer (and usually for free). If you want some recommendations, here is my top 5 list:Gmail: free, no virus, nearly spamless, email-as-it-should-bePicasa: Find, organize, edit & share your digitalBlogger: easy, free blogging (create your own website)Notebook: Clip, collect & organize information (great for

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For ideas on how to get the most out of your computer, click on over to Lifehacker.

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The folks over at CheapChicWeddings.com sponsored a contest to see who could make the best wedding dress constructed wholly out of toilet paper, tape and/or glue.Click here to come to grips the extent to which girls will go for an excuse to dress up in any sort of wedding dress.

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Banish the dreaded "are we there yet?" with Parent Hacks' smart road trippin' tips. There's all sorts of interesting things you can do to keep the peace in your vehicle, including a basket of rotating toys, breaks every two hours, and an endurance timer - every 30 minutes, everyone gets some sort of treat. Unfortunately, I didn't see duct tape restraints or a bubble dome for the kids, but the

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Until now few people knew about the man who saved the world (literally). But last week retired colonel Stanislav Petrov, the russian who averted nuclear war received the World Citizen Award at the U.N. in N.Y.

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How to Get a Standing Ovation has some great tips that’ll help you become a terrific public speaker. If you’re speaking in public any time soon - or just want to tame those butterflies - I highly suggest you read this.

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Click here to read four insightful articles from Fodor's Travel Wire. They include: How to Save on Your Next Flight11 Tips for Smarter PackingSmoother Sailing through Airport SecurityMake Your Flight More ComfortableWe travel a lot and yet I found plenty of tips I wish I'd known about before.

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Click here to learn about 18 neat ways to "hack" your body in order to soothe a burn, cure a toothache, clear a stuffed nose or, my favorite, get rid of a stitch in your side:If you're like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground. This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch

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Annette and I just got an email from someone telling us they'd seen our photo online at an - ehem - unexpected website. I immediately clicked on over to the site to find out how our image was being used to promote Healthy Andropause: The Safe, Effective Alternative to Looking Old, Impotent and Pale (click here to see it - UPDATE: upon my request, they have taken down our image, but just imagine

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"Phishing" is a form of online confidence scam. It can be very difficult to distinguish between legitimate emails from banks and other online commerce services and phishing scams. According to data from e-mail security firm MailFrontier, only 4 percent of users can spot a phished e-mail 100 percent of the time. That’s a very sobering thought as the holiday season is upon us and Americans flock

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Read the following article before walking into a car dealership: Confessions of a Car Salesman. This undercover reporter brings to light the intriguing and testosterone-filled world of car sales.

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Would you like to be moved to smile or maybe even chuckle? If so - and this is 100% gauranteed or your money back - click the following link and enjoy the Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery. After you see the gallery, if you'd like to add my name to your will just have your lawyer get in touch with my lawyer.

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Click here to read on of the best articles we've ever read on the Halloween dilemma that many parents struggle with. Margi McCombs, educator, mother, and friend of ours, provides a not-so-standard response to the issue. Here's a blurb: Halloween, for many of us, holds fond memories of childhood fun—costumes, twinkling candles, crisp fall twilight, holding Daddy’s hand as we stroll the

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A meaty but very helpful presentation on Tough Learning. How to be be effective at learning and developing oneself over the long-haul. My favorite is the author's 3rd point (about 4/5 of the way down the page)... it's a great technique for transformational teaching/learning.

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Faculty nationwide are bewildered and frustrated with the students they see in their classrooms today (see this article, to feel their angst). Many believe there has been a fundamental change in the way contemporary students view knowledge and derive meaning... and it is vastly different from that of their instructors.Annette and I think kids are as sharp as ever and probably more creative. It's

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.............(click map for more detail)Like children anxiously waiting for Christmas morning, or like a cat waiting for that fat mouse to come out of it's hole... that's how Annette and I are waiting every year for Transparency International to publish the latest Corruption Perceptions Index.

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So there!...for all of you who think the world is going to hell in a handbasket, read this article: BBC News: Wars Less Frequent, Less Deadly. Here's an excerpt:[The study] found the number of armed conflicts had fallen by more than 40% in the past 13 years, while the number of very deadly wars had fallen by 80%.

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Click this link=>The power user's guide to Firefox to learn some great tips for how to take advantage of FIREFOX (every savvy geek's favorite Internet browser).

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Great Q & A with Bono over at Christianity Today. Here's a taste:There's nothing hippie about my picture of Christ. The Gospels paint a picture of a very demanding, sometimes divisive love, but love it is. I accept the Old Testament as more of an action movie: blood, car chases, evacuations, a lot of special effects, seas dividing, mass murder, adultery. The children of God are running amok,

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The title says it all, this page has illustrations and fun comments about actual U.S. patented inventions like the cheese filtered cigarette or the gerbil shirt. Click on over to Totally Absurd Inventions & Patents and enjoy a few mind-boggling laughs.

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If you travel a lot, chances are you’ve had a long layover or red-eye that has caused you to have to try and catch some shut eye while at the airport. Or maybe you just really want to save money on lodging? The Budget Traveller’s Guide to Sleeping in Airports aims to make that a bit easier.Airports all over the world are ranked based on how “comfortable” they are for sleepers and their are tons

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click for full cartoonLearning expert Dr. Stephanie Burns shares strategies on how to break a bad habit and train ourselves to create new habits. She defines a habit as an activity that you do without thought (like brushing your teeth, combing you hair, locking the door); and Burns says that habituating productive activities makes them less energy-consuming because you don’t have to spend time

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I like getting upgraded from cattle car class. However I think it has only happened once to Annette and me and, thus, my interest in this article: 10 ways to get an upgrade - Business Travel - MSNBC.com.

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At 43 Folders you'll find tons of great tips on how to improve, enjoy, extend or just drink you coffee better. Here's an example: If coffee fresh from the coffee maker is too hot for you, but you don't want to dilute it with cold water or cream, freeze some coffee in an ice cube tray and add a coffee cube to your cup. Click the following link to read more or even add you own: Coffee hacks at

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If you're bored and reruns of the Love Boat or Friends just won't do it for you, I promise the following public debate about the "Toilet seat up or down" issue will have you rolling on the floor at least a few times: Leaving the toilet seat up? | Ask MetaFilter Saturday Night Live could get a full season of skits out of the witty repartee found here.

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New York Times' David Pogue offers 10 of the best tips I've come across for better digital photography in his article: Less Cursing, Better Pictures: 10 Suggestions. Here's a taste:* Extend the camera’s battery life by turning off the screen display and use the old-fashioned viewfinder. * Pre-focus action shots by “half-pressing” the shutter to bring the camera into focus before your kid jumps

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photo - PhotoSearch.comDo you ever need help with conflict resolution or just want to understand more about how you communicate with people around you? If so, then take a look at Joshua Sebzda's website - Quick Verbal Tactics. It’s a information rich website all about how to keep your cool and help resolve differences. It’s done in a very straightforward manner, with lots of examples, an

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The Web is learning new tricks every day. These surprising sites and services will help you be a better parent, travel for less, save you time (or waste it)--and one even counts down the days till your ultimate demise. Click the following link to read about the 30 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on the Internet.

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For those of you in the Northern hemisphere, summer - and it's accompanying cookouts - is just just around the corner. Want to grill that steak or hamburger to perfection?...Click on the following link for 5 helpful tips: Everything You Thought You Knew About Grilling Is Wrong

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image by gokorokoHere is a practical list of ten ways to improve your communication skills. You'll learn to maintain eye contact, to use rite werds, to speak _s_l_o_w_l_y_ and E-NUN-CI-ATE.

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Question: What do you get when you cross....................an elephant and a rhino?Answer: Elephino

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About 5 minutes ago, Annette got very excited. She just found that the J.B. Phillips translation of the New Testament online and free to use. For those of you who aren't familiar with this translation, here's a bit of background:The translator John B. Phillips (1906-1982), was an English clergyman who had studied classical Greek at Cambridge University. He worked directly from "the best available

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Test your web browser for security holes with the Browser Security Test. The Browser Security Test checks for 37 known web browser vulnerabilities in Opera, Mozilla browsers (including Firefox) and Internet Explorer. click here for more information=> Detect web browser exploits

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Here's a tip for any foreigner living in Mexico...never ever knock, honk, hum or tap out the "Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits" tune. In Mexico it is one of the rudest things you can do since - for Mexicans - it is the audio equivalent of giving someone the middle finger (but a little worse because it includes the person's mother).For more specialized insider tips, check out Tricks of the Trade.

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According to the 2nd annual Better Sleep Council Stress Survey 66% of Americans lose sleep due to stress, up from 51% last year. The number one source of stress that keeps Americans tossing and turning? Family matters, with 22% of survey respondents citing issues close to home as the reason they are kept awake at night. Job related concerns and financial matters came in second and third. Click

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Good news for yogurt lovers...bad news for lactose intolerant halitosis sufferers (click here to read this BBC article): Sugarless yoghurt could help beat bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease, say scientists.

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"Two-thirds of humanity use the squatting position to answer the call of nature" and "Recommended by doctors and yoga teachers for more complete elimination." And for $119 + shipping you too can confuse your houseguests and fall off your toilet and break a hip... too funny! Read about Nature's Platform and laugh.

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Tom Zoellner is writing a book on the diamond trade. This has afforded him the opportunity to travel the developing world, as well as to risk his life. To read his compiled a list of survival tips, click the following link: Really Lonely Planet: 16 Travel Tips for the Developing World. Here's one tip I could have used: Try to haggle your bribe downward and don't do what I did in Mexico City.

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Did you ever here the story about the guy who popped his neck and dropped dead because he'd severed his spinal cord? I was told that by a college mate who swore he new the necking cracking dead guy...he even said it happened in a mall in Indiana. I sometimes crack or pop my neck and I've always wondered if it's somehow hurting me. Here's the lowdown - including a response from the President of

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You are reading a blog. Would you like it to be better? Don't hold your breath (I'm really not that ambitious)...however, you might end up being the next J.K. Rowling or John Steinbeck of blogging if you apply yourself and read the following:How to Write a Better Weblog from A List Apart How to Blog

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Maybe this free software will be just the ticket that enables you to design and publish you own web pages (and to quite asking me to do it for you - he he). It made for non-experts who just need an easy way to create a web page. It's based around a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface which allows you to drag 'n drop images onto your web page, set the color scheme and then type

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The title grabbed my attention: Chilling mystery: Why don't Mexicans read books?For the past decade, The Pegaso bookstore, a cozy shrine to the printed word, has offered browsers free coffee, overstuffed leather sofas, and a wide-ranging literary selection. But now it's scaling back, ditching poetry and history, and keeping the few things that still sell - some novels and glossy art books. The

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With 6 easy steps, 7 tips and 7 warnings, this article gives you a clear plan on How to Train Someone to Do Your Job.

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(this is about 1/3 of our house, click photo to see the BIG panoramic version)We live in a 480 square foot house. Sure it small but after 8 years we love it. So if you're stuck in a small place, here are a few ways to maximize your minimum of space: First Apartment Tips: Helpful ideas about living in apartments.

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Click here to check out the HOWTO Roundup @ Lifehacker. Lifehacker is one of my favorite Tips 'n Tricks sites and in this set or articles you'll learn how to: Make compost Edit photos like a pro Use your Gmail account as a personal file server Decorate your first apartment Record a podcast Crack a Master Lock combination Get rid of swimmer’s ear

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Are you a people-pleaser? Over-committed because you can't say no when you're asked to do things? Well, have I got a link for you!Saying no just got easier. From You know, I’d rather decline than not do a great job to I'm not taking on any new responsabilities, OnlineOrganizing.com privides a tip sheet with 20 practical, honest ways to say no that will keep you and your schedule sane. (Click here

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From the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate bridge, one photo at each mile marker. That was the goal of matt Frondorf as he drove across America. Click here to view his collection of 3,304 photos as an interactive map or as a movie.

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All you A-type, goal-oriented people probably already have your personal mission statement memorized, in your PDA or tatooed onto some part of your body... but for those of you who haven't taken the time to actually put on paper (or hard disk) your life mission, This FranklinCovey > Mission Builder might be just what you needed. It was for me.Sure, it’s a bit odd that a web page with lots of

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You can double the usability of your web site by following these guidelines in this article, Writing for the Web. For example: 79% of users scan the page instead of reading word-for-word Reading from computer screens is 25% slower than from paper Web content should have 50% of the words of its paper equivalent I hope this article is helpful for those of your who write or want

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I love this rant. I agree with this rant. Here's a taste: The average American watches 4.5 hours of television every day. You sleep for eight hours. You get up and work for eight hours. Come home, eat some dinner and turn on the television. A few hours later you're getting sleepy. Time for bed......................WHAT ARE YOU DOING?? We're not kidding. All those things you wanted to have in

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Who would have guessed that Florence, SC has the 5th highest crime rate in the U.S. among small cities and that Wichita, KS is the 2nd worst city for dating?For those of you considering a move or just curious, Sperling's Best Places web site ranks locations in the U.S. by all sorts of criteria, like best and worst cities for dating, gas prices, sleep, stress, crime and cost of living. Click here:

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We thought you might like this insightful book Eat Smart in Mexico: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure. For the adventuresome traveler, this book is a richly annotated road map that will steer you to the right markets and teach you where to find authentic Mexican food. It offers what is most important about Mexican food and culture wrapped in a

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Try out this fun, interactive site for baby names (or any name): The Name Wizard: NameVoyager(then click "Launch NameVoyager") Once you get to the right page, type in your own name (or that of your kids or friends, or family) and you'll see how it has ranked over the last century. It's fun, and we found ourselves laughing a lot at the results. I was amazed at how unoriginal we really are...for

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Today's tip is about a new service launched by Google called Google Maps. They've done for maps what they did for the search engine. They offer nice clean maps that allow searches for more than just addresses. For example, type in mexican restaurants near Chattanooga, TN and the map zooms to the S.E. of the United States and a tasty list of restaurants shows up on the right partnered with little

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They've tricked me and they've tricked my parents, so save yourself the pain and suffering and just read this article Phishing for your personal information: Lifehacker. Here's an excerpt: A great way for credit-card stealing monsters to get your personal information is to send you an email that looks like it’s from your bank with a link that says “click here to update your information.”

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Ever find it hard to get a good breath of air when your feeling anxious? I usually just shout profanities and lash out at strangers, but this short article offers a less anti-social for how to breathe deeply when you're nervous...or as the author (Ftrain.com) calls it: Vacuuming the Lungs.So take a deep breathe and click here to read this tip on how to breathe easy in the most stressful of

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This Google cheat sheet shows you the "how to's" for a surprising number of ways use Google to find what you want. Click here for the Google Help : Cheat Sheet.

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Click here to download a list of 24 tips like how to cure a throbbing headache with a lime and how to use Scotch tape to get that painful splinter out.

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