Category: Arts Entertainments
Ten characters from the sitcom who served as a jury
Some people, for whatever reason, look forward to that civic duty that most of us fear. Perhaps this rare species hopes to be part of an exciting national interest story, one that would place it at the very center of its outcome. Most people, of course, know that jury duty is rarely exciting. Most of…
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Nikon D3400 Picture Controls and Effects – How to Use Them on the Nikon D3400 DSLR Camera
The Nikon D3400 PICTURE CONTROLS are similar in many ways to the kind of effect you could have if you put a filter on the front of your lens. Filters change the exposure of your image, sometimes quite subtly, and you can manipulate the picture controls when in semi-auto modes, which are M, A, S,…
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Mariah Carey’s Top 20 Hits
Born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, in 1970, Mariah Carey (named after the song “They Call The Wind Mariah”) was introduced to the world of music at the age of three. That’s when her mother, Patricia Carey, a former New York Opera singer, began training her. Although Mariah completed 500 hours of beauty school…
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Kuroi Jukai – Black Sea of Trees
It was a beautiful October morning. The spectacular view of Mount Fuji and the colorful treetops from the hotel room made me feel an indescribable joy. After breakfast, my husband and I decided to hike through the famous Aokigahara Forest located in the lap of Mount Fuji. Aokigahara or the Sea of Trees is a…
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The nuts and bolts of a business plan
Do you need investors? Looking for a loan? Do you want to apply for a scholarship? Or is it just time to do a self-review of your business? Are you expanding your business? Looking for new markets? Looking for the next level in your business? Are these all the times you need a business plan?…
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Celebrity bag trends for the 2009 season
How can a girl keep up with the latest bag trends for the 2009 season? It depends, of course, on whether we are talking about the summer or the winter season. It also largely depends on what the stars and celebrities are wearing. Why? Because divas and celebrities know exactly what to wear and, depending…
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How Bill Gates Really Made His Money: All The Lies Exposed
I know you know Bill Gates. He’s that rich guy who dropped out of Harvard, founded Microsoft, and bam in a few years became a billionaire. Yeah sure, you’ve heard all that jazz before. But it is true? Is everything you heard about Bill Gates real? Maybe he won’t think of it like that, when…
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The richest storage hunters in the world
Thanks to America’s blockbuster television show Storage Wars, personal storage has become a surprisingly popular topic. With bargain hunters blindly bidding on abandoned units in hopes of finding valuable treasure, viewers around the world have been hooked on the concept. Believe it or not, some people have even decided to make a living out of…
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What are HPHT diamonds and why do you really want one?
If you’ve been shopping for a stunning diamond or engagement ring, you’ve surely noticed the prices that diamonds bring in with VVS2 + clarity and DG colors. We all fantasize about flaunting a rock with these characteristics, and we also believe that they are out of our reach. Is not true. While a traditional diamond…
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The ten best books I read in 2009
10. The surrender of Persephone by Selena Kitt (2009; Phaze Books) retells the classical Greek myth of the virgin goddess of spring, Persephone, and her abduction by the god of the underworld, Hades. In the myth, Persephone grows up in her role as queen of the underworld to become a powerful and mysterious goddess. In…
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