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If You're Looking for Bedding, Think "Pink"

If you have come to a point in your life that you want a serious relationship, I would strongly suggest that you 'think pink'. This may sound strange to some of you, but I have discovered that the color 'pink' has some interesting qualities. Pink is definitely a girly color, and it speaks of love, romance and partnership. Pink flowers, hearts, and just about anything else this color makes you feel soft and feminine. What woman doesn't love receiving even a single pink rose? The majority of the ...
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Bowling with our Own

Robert Putnam's sobering new diversity research scares its author Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, is very nervous about releasing his new research, and understandably so. His five-year study shows that immigration and ethnic diversity have a devastating short- and medium-term influence on the social capital, fabric of associations, trust, and neighborliness that create and sustain communities. He fears that his work on the surprisingly negative effects of ...
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The Best Christmas Gift You Can Give Yourself or Anyone Else:

I had to laugh when I read that quote recently. I particularly remember a time in my merry life when I had two sons, 3 dogs, my clothes filled two closets in my home, I owned Madeleine pans, exotic juicers, a regular and a gourmet coffeemaker, 3 sets of flatware, 10 tableclothes, 10 sets of placemats for 6 or 8, and formal china tablesettings for 12 ' and most 'cluttering' of all, a social calendar that was unmanageable. Life is a series of stages, and there is the 'acquiring' stage. However, ...
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How The Rich and Powerful are Forcing You to be Fat - Lonely -

How The Rich and Powerful are Forcing You to be Fat - Lonely - Dead Broke and Depressed! By 'Mr. X' www.TheUltimateSuccessSecrets.com Because the author of this article is exposing the 'Secret Systems' utilized by some extremely powerful people who are stealing your money, keeping you overweight, lonely, sad, angry and frustrated' And because the author has already received threats from some of those very same powerful people' We are now doing everything we can to protect the ...
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The Softer Benefits of Corporate Giving

The Softer Benefits of Corporate Giving 'Veronica Fielding Have a favorite charity or non-profit community cause to which you contribute time and resources? Chances are your company will be interested in supporting it, too. According to the Giving USA 2004 study released by the Giving USA Foundation in the summer of 2004, American individuals, estates, foundations, and corporations gave an estimated $240.72 billion to charitable causes in 2003. In the US, during the five years spanning ...
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Organize For More Leisure

Who has not had their time and energy consumed by an organization or club? Let's face it; many organizations are geared toward consuming every available hour that a person has to offer. Many organizations I encounter, from churches/religious groups, to charitable organizations, to volunteer groups, to clubs, most are kept running by a small number of persons who are extremely committed to the cause, and who work tirelessly to keep it going. Observe most of the groups to which you belong and you ...
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Becoming Free of Debt

What keeps the most people from developing wealth? What is the greatest obstacle to retirement? If you could eliminate one thing to position yourself for financial peace and security, what would be? The answer to each question above is debt! Imagine the freedom and peace you would feel with no debt! Imagine the small portion of your paycheck you would need to meet your needs and obligations if the all of your earnings were available to you! Think about the savings, investments, and charitable ...
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'Tis the Season for Giving

There is a nip in the air and the Holiday season is here! It is a season full of get-togethers and gift exchanges, but when it is all over, how do you feel? For many people, this can be a big let down. You go to put everything away and realize that you didn't have any room before the holiday, so where are you going to put anything new you got. Here are some tips to help you enjoy the holiday season a little more (during and after). Clean out your closets, drawers and toy boxes now Spend ...
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Promo Freebies - Giving Away Free Stuff To Boost Your Business!

Everybody Loves A Freebie! It's true! Who doesn't like to get free stuff, no matter how cheap, lame or unwanted? You know it, I know it and you can be darn sure the marketing departments at the big boys out there know it and thrive on it. So why aren't YOU doing it too? Giving away promotional freebies is a great way to get people to buy from you, to sign up for newsletters, to get a heap of free advertising and to generally boost the profile of your business both in the online and offline ...
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Some shocking facts about charitable gifts

If you are the kind of person who buys gifts with a view of contributing something to charities, there are some shocking facts in store for you. Read on and find out whether the perfume or jewelry you bought is actually contributing anything of worth to a charity. Cause related gift marketing cashes in on the humaneness of people who want to give a gift that benefits charities while bringing a smile on somebody's face. But, the bare truth of the fact is that even with the best products, less ...
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The Softer Benefits of Corporate Giving

The Softer Benefits of Corporate Giving --Veronica Fielding Have a favorite charity or non-profit community cause to which you contribute time and resources? Chances are your company will be interested in supporting it, too. According to the Giving USA 2004 study released by the Giving USA Foundation in the summer of 2004, American individuals, estates, foundations, and corporations gave an estimated $240.72 billion to charitable causes in 2003. In the US, during the five years spanning ...
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9 Ideas for a Green Memorial

A memorial service is a service given for the deceased without the body present. A memorial is usually held after a burial, donation of the body to an institution, cremation (sometimes the cremains are present), entombment in a mausoleum or crypt, or a burial at sea.  A memorial service is often an important part of a green or direct burial or cremation.  Since the body is not unnaturally preserved, it is often important to bury or cremate the remains more quickly than would be done in a ...
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Charity and Team Bonding

Corporate philanthropies used to raise eyebrows until some years ago. It was reserved for the super rich business honchos or the occasional celebrity where the glamorous aspect was more hyped than the actual charity donations. Changing times with global warming, polar ice shifts, and strategic oil based wars, rising disparity between the poor and the rich, and the pervading feeling of isolation and loneliness in our frantic lifestyle has created conflicts of our identity and contribution ...
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Ukash Encourages Charitable Giving

Ukash, the voucher-based prepaid online payment provider which established its South African division in November 2008, has created a system which allows the public to donate their 'change' to a collection of charities when using their uniquely numbered Ukash vouchers. Ukash can be purchased through payment terminals operated by the pre-paid company across the country. Consumers can then use the unique numbers on these vouchers to make online purchases, without having to part with any personal ...
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The Greatest Money-Making Secret in History

If you want money, you only have to do one thing. It's the one thing some of the wealthiest people on the planet have done and are doing. It's the one thing written about in various ancient cultures and still promoted today. It's the one thing that will bring money to anyone who does it but at the same time most people will fear doing it. What is that one thing? John D. Rockefeller did it since he was a child. He became a billionaire. Andrew Carnegie did it, too. He became a tycoon. ...
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Moving to Colorado Springs? it Helps to Know the History

It helps to know a city's history. If you are planning to relocate, this information will help you feel more secure in your new surroundings. It will also endear you to the locals, who are usually proud and knowledgeable of their city's origins. This is true in Colorado Springs, a place defined as much by its storied history as its developing present. Colorado Springs was founded by General William Palmer in 1871. Palmer dreamed of creating a midwestern resort, replete with entertainment, ...
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