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    <title>Where Does Safety &amp; Security Begin?  Security Expert Explains</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Personal safety begins with you. It is widely accepted that a wide-ranging personal safety strategy must incorporate prevention, deterrence and defiance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PREVENTION: Is the first and most important element of any personal safety strategy.  P</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Marvin Badler</author>
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    <title>What is Your Security Awareness  IQ?</title>
    <link>/home-security/what-is-your-security-awareness-iq--aid107889.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;Are you aware of the need for security?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your awareness of the need for security, is the best place to begin a discussion on physical property security. What is security awareness? Our definition is multi-faceted, and includes the ability to</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Jimmie Newell</author>
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    <title>Who Has Keys to Your Castle?</title>
    <link>/home-security/who-has-keys-to-your-castle--aid107891.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;One area of home security that is often overlooked, and one of the most visible, is the common key. Even if you are the owner of a new house, or the first tenant of your apartment, you cannot be sure that no one else has a key to your door.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Jimmie Newell</author>
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    <title>Safe Drinking Water in an Emergency or Disaster</title>
    <link>/home-security/safe-drinking-water-in-an-emergency-or-disaster-aid105141.htm</link>
    <description>Nothing makes clearer the importance of water than a large disaster; clean, fresh water becomes more valuable than gold. It¡¯s easy to forget that without water, we just can¡¯t survive. 60 percent of our bodies are water, in fact for infants, water mak</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Shopping Tips For Rustic Log Beds</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/shopping-tips-for-rustic-log-beds-aid100533.htm</link>
    <description> The primary goal of this article is to provide insightful information to help you make a calculated and wise decision regarding which beds would work best for your rustic-themed bedroom's requirements and needs. After all it's the furniture tha</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Jared Winston</author>
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    <title>The Impact of Beds on Bedroom Design</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/the-impact-of-beds-on-bedroom-design-aid100534.htm</link>
    <description> In years past, beds were not considered to be an element that factored into bedroom design, more just a place to lay your head, although the bed could be dressed to match whatever style had been chosen for the bedroom.  Times have changed and</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Paul Jolley</author>
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    <title>Deterring Birds From Your Home</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/deterring-birds-from-your-home-aid100535.htm</link>
    <description> Bird watching is a growing phenomenon. It's great unless you have birds &quot;raining&quot; down on your home. Fortunately, there are a wide variety of bird deterrents available now. .   If you're reading this article, you have concerns for the environm</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Rick Chapo</author>
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    <title>What are the different mattress measurements?</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/what-are-the-different-mattress-measurements--aid100536.htm</link>
    <description> While buying a mattress most of us lay stress on the softness, the materials used in manufacturing and color of the mattress. We forget the mattress size. The length and breadth of the mattresses are different for different beds. The mattress si</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Paul</author>
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    <title>history of lacquer paintings</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/history-of-lacquer-paintings-aid100537.htm</link>
    <description> Though it is an ancient art, Asian Lacquer paintings have only regained their prominence on the world art scene in the last decade, as the two main producers of the unique art - Vietnam and Burma - have just recently opened up to tourism and beg</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Damien Pfirsch</author>
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    <title>Sleep Tight! Why Your Bedding Matters</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/sleep-tight-why-your-bedding-matters-aid100538.htm</link>
    <description> Sleep Tight! Why Your Bedding Matters  Home bedding is a fabulous way to make a fashion statement and to make any bedroom ensemble appealing and enchanting. Whether you are looking to invigorate your own personal sanctuary or creating a comfor</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Larry Denton</author>
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    <title>Protect your Family: Home Fire Safety Tips</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/protect-your-family-home-fire-safety-tips-aid100539.htm</link>
    <description> Would you know exactly what to do if you were to find yourself in a burning building? Too many people don't, which is one of the causes of panics. You'd probably say that it's a simple thing matter; exit the building, fast.   But there are sit</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Where to Find Great Kitchen Canister Sets</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/where-to-find-great-kitchen-canister-sets-aid100540.htm</link>
    <description> Kitchen canister sets add pizzazz to your d¨¦cor as well as provide a smart way to organize and store foodstuffs. Where can you find the best selection of shapes, sizes, colors and materials for these kitchen storage essentials? Read below to ge</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Where to Buy Kitchen Counter Bar Stools</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/where-to-buy-kitchen-counter-bar-stools-aid100541.htm</link>
    <description> Need kitchen counter bar stools? Read on to find some great online retailers of kitchen counter bar stools with terrific selections at a range of prices sure to suit your wallet.  To ensure comfort and that your kitchen counter bar stools do n</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>What is an Interior Re-Designer and How Can They Help Me?</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/what-is-an-interior-re-designer-and-how-can-they-help-me--aid100542.htm</link>
    <description> An interior re-designer specializes in arranging everything in a room, from the existing furniture to the flowers. Often used in magazine shoots, re-designers or stylists make rooms look fabulous on camera. Now homeowners can hire a re-designer</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>by Mary L. Brown, Interior Re-</author>
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    <title>Get Your Act Together With Kitchen Drawer Organizers</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/get-your-act-together-with-kitchen-drawer-organizers-aid100543.htm</link>
    <description> Kitchen drawer organizers save more than time - they can also save your sanity! Have you ever had one of those moments when you know you just bought a great kitchen gadget the other day, but can't find it now to save your life? Well, that's the</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Tips for buying foam mattress.</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/tips-for-buying-foam-mattress--aid100544.htm</link>
    <description> Most of us have been using spring mattresses for years and we have been accustomed to it. When it comes to changing the mattress we start thinking of buying a latex or memory foam mattress and start asking queries as to which one is the best. \</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Paul</author>
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    <title>Why should you buy Tempur Pedic's Memory Foam Mattress?</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/why-should-you-buy-tempur-pedic-s-memory-foam-mattress--aid100545.htm</link>
    <description> Tempure Pedic Memory Foam Mattress is a Swedish design, approved by NASA. Tempur Pedic's Memory Foam Mattress is something unique and is one of the best mattresses available for people having back and neck ache.   It is very comfortable for th</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Paul</author>
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    <title>Bragada Mattress</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/bragada-mattress-aid100546.htm</link>
    <description> The bedroom is a place where you can unwind after a hectic day. The room should offer a person complete relaxation. The bed plays a huge part in providing the required relaxation after a good day's work. But often you find that people are not ha</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Paul</author>
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    <title>Back Be Nimble</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/back-be-nimble-aid100547.htm</link>
    <description> Back be nimble is a store that is committed to ridding back pain of people. They have a lot of products aimed to rid back pain and these include back pain relieving mattresses, adjustable beds, recliners and a variety of other products.  Back</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Paul</author>
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    <title>How to choose a mattress?</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/how-to-choose-a-mattress--aid100548.htm</link>
    <description> Sleeping on a mattress is very helpful as it provides the required comfort for a good night's sleep. At the same time, if you have a wrong mattress then you could have backache, spine problems and muscle pain. The main thing while purchasing a</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Paul</author>
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    <title>Enhance The Look Of Your Bathroom With Trendy Shower Curtain
Rods</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/enhance-the-look-of-your-bathroom-with-trendy-shower-curtain-rods-aid100549.htm</link>
    <description>   As well as looking nice, shower curtains require durable and good-looking shower curtain rods that will hang them. Installing a shower curtain rod is quite easy. You do not need to make holes in your bathroom walls or tiles. Just use the fas</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Adam Peters</author>
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    <title>Game Tables have Come A Long Way</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/game-tables-have-come-a-long-way-aid100550.htm</link>
    <description> When I was young, my family had a game table in our basement that my siblings and I all enjoyed. We played chess and checkers just about every night to amuse ourselves and I can still recall many fond memories of conversations we had while seate</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Kingston Y. amadan</author>
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    <title>Bunk Bed Basics</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/bunk-bed-basics-aid100551.htm</link>
    <description> Bunk beds are a great way to fit two beds into a smaller space, or to maximize the floor space of a shared room. There are now bunk beds available with storage drawers, roll out mattresses and even some that double as desks and workstations. All</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Kingston Y. amadan</author>
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    <title>Home Seller - Make Needed Repairs</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/home-seller-make-needed-repairs-aid100552.htm</link>
    <description> Before a buyer considers your home seriously, it must meet his needs in many ways. It must be a suitable neighborhood, commuting distance, size, layout, etc. If most of these needs are met, the buyer will move toward making an offer for your ho</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Roselind Hejl</author>
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    <title>Tips on bathroom remodeling</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/tips-on-bathroom-remodeling-aid100553.htm</link>
    <description> Most definitely you might be looking for ideas or suggestions on bathroom remodeling plans. With the current boom in home renovations many consumers are seeking ways to make their home look stunning. This often starts with giving your kitchen or</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Mikey Rodgers</author>
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    <title>Who Invented Wall Fountains?</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/who-invented-wall-fountains--aid100554.htm</link>
    <description> Wall fountains are also known as single face or fa?ade fountains. It is not possible to ascribe the invention of wall fountains to an individual. However, it can be said with certainty that wall fountains did not originate in the western world.</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Matt Iselin</author>
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    <title>Wine Racks - A Guide To Home Wine Storage</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/wine-racks-a-guide-to-home-wine-storage-aid100555.htm</link>
    <description> Home wine racks are specially designed for storing bottles of wines in a horizontal position, to help preserve the quality of the wine. Storing your bottles in a wine rack is a great way to prevent the corks from drying out. If this happens, the</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Caroline Smith</author>
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    <title>How To Choose The Right Home Theater Seating</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/how-to-choose-the-right-home-theater-seating-aid100556.htm</link>
    <description> Have you just bought a wonderful surround-sound home entertainment system but no decent home theater seating to sit on to watch the latest rented DVD? Do you always have to squeeze next to the cat and your daughter who likes to hog the old sofa\</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Flor Buenaventura</author>
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    <title>How To Choose A Pot Rack For Your Kitchen</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/how-to-choose-a-pot-rack-for-your-kitchen-aid100557.htm</link>
    <description> Do you want to free up some kitchen cabinet space and have your pots and pans hanging from a pot rack within easy reach? And do you want to have your cookbooks, cooking oils, and your basil and thyme herbs displayed neatly on a wall mounted pot</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Flor Buenaventura</author>
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    <title>Can Gel Candles Help Beat The Winter Blues At Your Place?</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/can-gel-candles-help-beat-the-winter-blues-at-your-place--aid100558.htm</link>
    <description> HeavenlyGelCandles.com knows that ice, snow, sleet and shoveling the walk are not ideas that are warmly embraced by a good number of folk who would rather be lounging by the balmy seas. Daydreams of the Caribbean come to their minds while they s</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Brian Connors</author>
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    <title>Clocks For Your Home And Your Lifestyle</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/clocks-for-your-home-and-your-lifestyle-aid100559.htm</link>
    <description> Clocks are an important part of our culture and history. For centuries the quest to keep accurate time has resulted in the amazing ability to keep almost exact time in a functional, stylish package. Clock manufacturers go to great lengths to pr</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Charles &amp; Susan Truett</author>
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    <title>Home decorating ideas for a new look</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/home-decorating-ideas-for-a-new-look-aid100560.htm</link>
    <description> When it comes to home decorating, not everyone has either the time or the money to do a whole house makeover.  Room by room home decorating ideas  Whether you live in small metropolitan apartment, a house in the suburbs, or a log cabin in the</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Rita Hutner</author>
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    <title>Home Energy Savings Tips: Compact Fluorescent Lamps</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/home-energy-savings-tips-compact-fluorescent-lamps-aid100561.htm</link>
    <description> Because electrical lighting consumes nearly 15% of a household's electricity use, you may wish to learn about some energy efficient lighting alternatives. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are one you should consider.  Their design blends the e</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Harnessing the Sun for Your Home - Key Components</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/harnessing-the-sun-for-your-home-key-components-aid100562.htm</link>
    <description> Using the power of the sun is becoming increasingly attractive from an economic and environmental aspect. If you're going solar, you need to know the components.   Solar Components  While generally considered electric platforms, solar systems</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Rick Chapo</author>
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    <title>Do You Realize You Live In A Solar Home? Yes, you.</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/do-you-realize-you-live-in-a-solar-home-yes-you--aid100563.htm</link>
    <description> Mention the word solar in relation to a home and most people get ideas of panel systems on roofs. In truth, any home with windows is using solar energy.   Easy, Free Energy  You may not realize it, but you live in a solar home. In fact, ever</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Rick Chapo</author>
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    <title>Selling Solar to Your Utility - Interconnection Agreements</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/selling-solar-to-your-utility-interconnection-agreements-aid100564.htm</link>
    <description> In many states, homeowners and businesses can now sell solar panel energy to utilities. Doing so requires an interconnection agreement with your local utility.   Lowering Your Utility Bill  In a majority of states, homeowners using solar can</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Rick Chapo</author>
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    <title>How to Select an Installer for Your Solar Panels</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/how-to-select-an-installer-for-your-solar-panels-aid100565.htm</link>
    <description> With the new rollout of massive federal tax credits, state subsidiary programs and net metering, going solar makes sense. So, how do you pick an installer for your system?  Install My System  As with any major part of your home, installation</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Rick Chapo</author>
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    <title>Governor Schwarzenegger Turns California to Solar Roof Systems</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/governor-schwarzenegger-turns-california-to-solar-roof-systems-aid100566.htm</link>
    <description> While California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is known for his action films, few knew of his affinity for the sun. Turns out he is hell bent on converting California to solar.   3.2 Billion Dollar Plan  This past week, the State of Californ</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Rick Chapo</author>
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    <title>The Case for Personal, Estate, Corporate and Child Abduction Security in today¡¯s</title>
    <link>/home-security/the-case-for-personal-estate-corporate-and-child-abduction-security-in-today_s-aid72263.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;When one considers the historical nature of security applications and programs of any type, i.e., CCTV, intrusion detection and alarm systems, corporate policies and programs and countermeasures of any type, the phenomenon of the Denial Syndrome,</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Joseph LaSorsa</author>
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    <title>Installing Pergo Flooring | Suggestions For Success</title>
    <link>/home-repair/installing-pergo-flooring-suggestions-for-success-aid71889.htm</link>
    <description>   If you are considering installing pergo flooring, you first need to know what exactly it is. It is a specially constructed type of floor that is assembled using a distinct tongue and groove system, which ensures a tight and fairly easy insta</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>James McDonald</author>
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    <title>Laminate Flooring</title>
    <link>/home-repair/laminate-flooring-aid71890.htm</link>
    <description> Laminate Flooring  In this marerial we are going to talk about the laminate flooring. This is a material that is created in such a way that it looks like a normal wood flooring. This material is synthetic and it can be made of syntehetics or c</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Becky King</author>
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    <title>Breaking The Bathroom Bottleneck</title>
    <link>/home-repair/breaking-the-bathroom-bottleneck-aid71891.htm</link>
    <description> When there are two of you trying to get ready for work, the early morning bathroom bottleneck can rival the rush hour commuter traffic. The impatient knocking on the door is reminiscent of honking car horns. The steam from the shower is a precu</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Jim Norman</author>
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    <title>Spring Cleaning Tips: Garage Flooring Ideas</title>
    <link>/home-repair/spring-cleaning-tips-garage-flooring-ideas-aid71892.htm</link>
    <description> Many people fail to realize the number of garage flooring ideas available. In fact, most people mistakenly believe the only possibility for covering the bottom of their garage is plain concrete. This simply is not true. In reality, there are a w</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Why you Should Consider Installing a Vinyl Fence</title>
    <link>/home-repair/why-you-should-consider-installing-a-vinyl-fence-aid71893.htm</link>
    <description> If you are looking to add privacy or a touch of class to your property, a vinyl fence could be the answer you are looking for. A vinyl fence has all of the added perks of a traditional fence, with none of the disadvantages. In addition, they are</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Basement Bedroom Ideas to Fit Any Budget</title>
    <link>/home-repair/basement-bedroom-ideas-to-fit-any-budget-aid71894.htm</link>
    <description> Those with expanding families or who are looking to increase the overall value of their home often begin looking into a variety of basement bedroom ideas. The basement can be an excellent space for expansion and is generally less expensive to re</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Unique Home Decor - Thinking Outside The Box</title>
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    <description> Making your home uniquely yours  Home accents and surroundings today offer much more opportunity for self expression. Don't be afraid to try something different. I'd rather decorate my home with items that appeal to my own individuality, than</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Dawn Fowler</author>
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    <title>Save Money Cutting Your Home Energy Bill</title>
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    <description> Heating bills are rising up in every part of the country and the trend will continue because of World energy demands. The average US household expense on energy bills is estimated at 6% of the income in 2005, compared to 4% in 2003. Owners of ef</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Dr. Deepak Dutta</author>
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    <title>Task Lighting- Illuminating your subject</title>
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    <description> A major problem with central room lighting is that it is often not bright enough to illuminate the task you are trying to perform. There is often something between you and the source of the light, casting a shadow over what you are trying to do,</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Karen Hughes</author>
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    <title>How to remove pet stain, ballpen(ink) stain and wine stain on
your carpet using</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-to-remove-pet-stain-ballpen-ink-stain-and-wine-stain-on-your-carpet-using-aid71898.htm</link>
    <description>   There are a variety of products available in the market that helps you remove various types of stains. But did you know that stains can be removed even without using expensive chemicals at all? The best solution in minimizing stains or total</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Rodel Garcia</author>
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    <title>How To Remove Linoleum | Some Easy Guidelines</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-to-remove-linoleum-some-easy-guidelines-aid71899.htm</link>
    <description> If you are considering remodeling your home and want to know how to remove linoleum, here are some fairly simple steps to follow. One thing you need to consider though is that it can be difficult work, depending on several factors. Should the l</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>James McDonald</author>
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    <title>How to Dehumidify your Home with an Annual Checkup</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-to-dehumidify-your-home-with-an-annual-checkup-aid71900.htm</link>
    <description> Excessive levels of humidity in your home can damage your house, your possessions and your health. How? One word: Mold. Health risks from mold are especially a concern for those households with family members who are elderly, infants, suffer fro</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>New to a Coastal Area? There's a Hurricane in Your Future</title>
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    <description> Do you want to rescue your new home from harm in a hurricane? Then you need to get the house ready for tough winds by reinforcing specific exterior areas against wind and debris damage. Most of the available options should be done before a hurr</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Carlo Morelli</author>
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    <title>Five Reasons to Use Oil-Based Paints for Home Projects</title>
    <link>/home-repair/five-reasons-to-use-oil-based-paints-for-home-projects-aid71902.htm</link>
    <description> Learning to paint in your home can be an easy project and provide a quick way to beautify your home. When painting, there are two basic types of paints that can be used inside the home. Water based latex paints are good for using on the walls. O</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>May Wong</author>
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    <title>Decorate your home's existing concrete surfaces</title>
    <link>/home-repair/decorate-your-home-s-existing-concrete-surfaces-aid71903.htm</link>
    <description> You can enhance your home's existing concrete surfaces using acid stains, water based stains, epoxy paints, and scoring techniques. If you're tired of looking at dull gray concrete, there are some fairly easy projects for the serious do-it-your</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Kirk Muhlhauser</author>
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    <title>How Come Buyers Pay More And Sellers Get Less Or How To Avoid
Realtors' Dirty Tr</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-come-buyers-pay-more-and-sellers-get-less-or-how-to-avoid-realtors-dirty-tr-aid71904.htm</link>
    <description> Like in many professions and occupations there are honest and ethical people and there are some who aren't. Since the commissions of the Real Estate Agent are being paid by the seller of the house a buyer cannot relay on his objectivity or impa</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Amit Laufer</author>
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    <title>The next big thing in home improvement</title>
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    <description>   Everyone has a home improvement disaster story. Most of them, it seems, come from a lack of the proper equipment, lack of experience, or a miserable combination of the two. Well some of the most miserable home-improvement disasters I can thi</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Adam Hook</author>
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    <title>How to replace a broken garage door torsion spring.</title>
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    <description> Before you begin to disassemble your garage door's counterbalance system, inspect your garage door thoroughly for any damage that may have been the result of the spring's failure. Make sure the center support is securely fastened, as well as th</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Ricardo Aquino</author>
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    <title>Bathroom Remodeling Ideas | The Finishing Touches</title>
    <link>/home-repair/bathroom-remodeling-ideas-the-finishing-touches-aid71907.htm</link>
    <description>   So you have finally finished that bathroom remodeling project by installing the last tile square, and applied that final coat of paint. The plumbing has been buttoned up and everything looks to be just how you pictured it in your head before</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>James McDonald</author>
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    <title>Hammock Stands - How to Hang a Hammock with No Trees</title>
    <link>/home-repair/hammock-stands-how-to-hang-a-hammock-with-no-trees-aid71908.htm</link>
    <description> A beautiful, colorful hammock in your backyard or patio is a great way to relax and unwind. But what if you have no suitable trees to hang it from? No big deal: you can always buy a hammock stand. Find out what your choices are, and how to selec</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Tatyana Turner</author>
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    <title>How Exactly Do Septic Tanks Work?</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-exactly-do-septic-tanks-work--aid71909.htm</link>
    <description> A sewerage drain field and a septic tank make up a small scale sewage treatment system. A septic tank is basically a rectangular shaped underground receptacle for wastewater. It is watertight, made of concrete, and consists of tanks that are di</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Scott Leahy</author>
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    <title>Tips For Designing A Unique Bedroom</title>
    <link>/home-repair/tips-for-designing-a-unique-bedroom-aid71910.htm</link>
    <description> You've finally saved up the money to redo your bedroom and you want the room to be a statement of who you are with a unique flair. Whether you are doing a major remodel or just some light redecorating, there's a few things you should think about</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Lee Dobbins</author>
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    <title>Countertops 101</title>
    <link>/home-repair/countertops-101-aid71911.htm</link>
    <description> For many, their kitchen is the most important room in their house. And most real estate experts agree that the best way to improve or raise the property value of a house is to remodel the kitchen. The four major components of a kitchen remodel u</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Timothy K. Clark</author>
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    <title>Invasion of the Mold Spores</title>
    <link>/home-repair/invasion-of-the-mold-spores-aid71913.htm</link>
    <description> Mold spores. They almost sound like alien invaders from a 1950's sci-fi movie --&quot;Attack of the Killer Mold Spores!&quot; But that description may not be too far off the mark. Mold is dangerous. It can be more prevalent and can cause more health probl</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Timothy K. Clark</author>
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    <title>How to Find the Best Contractor</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-to-find-the-best-contractor-aid71914.htm</link>
    <description> It's finally time to tackle that big home improvement project you've always wanted to do. Or, you might have waited so long, now you need to do the project. Which leads to your first question - &quot;Where do I start?&quot;   Well, the truth is... some</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Timothy K. Clark</author>
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    <title>Relocate or Renovate?</title>
    <link>/home-repair/relocate-or-renovate--aid71916.htm</link>
    <description> Should I stay or should I go? Inevitably, most homeowners are forced to ask this question at some point in time. The decision to sell their house and move away or to stay in their home and remodel can be very tough indeed. Many factors certainly</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Timothy K. Clark</author>
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    <title>10 Important Things to Consider Before Designing a New Kitchen</title>
    <link>/home-repair/10-important-things-to-consider-before-designing-a-new-kitchen-aid71917.htm</link>
    <description> Here are 10 important guidelines for your kitchen design project.  For efficiency, the work triangle (the space between the sink, refrigerator, and stove) should measure 26' or less with no single side longer than 9', or less than 4'.  In kit</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Harvey Juric</author>
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    <title>How to Clean and Care for Leather Furniture</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-to-clean-and-care-for-leather-furniture-aid71919.htm</link>
    <description> Cleaning Leather New leather hides are supple yet firm, stuffed with oils and moderately acidic. The goal in caring for leather is to keep it that way, even through years of use.  According to most leather experts, the best way to accomplish t</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Rodel Garcia</author>
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    <title>How To Install Furring Strips to Concrete Walls</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-to-install-furring-strips-to-concrete-walls-aid71920.htm</link>
    <description> If you are planning to finish a basement you will most likely need to install furring strips to the concrete walls so that the walls can be sheetrocked.  Attaching furring strips to concrete walls can be easily done using 2&quot;x2&quot;s or 2&quot;x3&quot; kiln</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Mark J. Donovan</author>
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    <title>Choose the Perfect Hardwood Floor for your home</title>
    <link>/home-repair/choose-the-perfect-hardwood-floor-for-your-home-aid71923.htm</link>
    <description> Choosing which hardwood to put on your floor can be one of the biggest decisions that you will face when building or renovating your home. There are many different and often difficult decisions to make for your floor. Some of them include: What\</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Ryan Neumann</author>
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    <title>Choosing vinyl replacement windows for your home</title>
    <link>/home-repair/choosing-vinyl-replacement-windows-for-your-home-aid71925.htm</link>
    <description>     Let's say you're tired of those old wood windows, and you decide it's time to upgrade to vinyl replacement windows. You get 2 or 3 contractors to come out and give you an estimate. After they leave, you can't believe windows can cost so mu</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>John Rocco</author>
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    <title>Organize The Garage - A Little Creativity Can Save You Money</title>
    <link>/home-repair/organize-the-garage-a-little-creativity-can-save-you-money-aid71926.htm</link>
    <description> The garage and/or workshop can be one of the most cluttered areas of the home. Many products are available to help sort and organize the different items in the garage, but all you really need are some basic items that can be found around the hou</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Jamie Anderson</author>
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    <title>Decorating Your Bedroom With Ready To Assemble Furniture</title>
    <link>/home-repair/decorating-your-bedroom-with-ready-to-assemble-furniture-aid71927.htm</link>
    <description> Even something as simple as a small side table or bookshelf can give your bedroom added interest and these days you can get stylish items for every room without spending a lot. Now a days ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture is available in most st</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Lee Dobbins</author>
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    <title>How to Remove Limescale</title>
    <link>/home-repair/how-to-remove-limescale-aid71929.htm</link>
    <description> If you live where there is hard water, you may find yourself dealing with a disgusting, white residue on taps, washers and even kettles, that is so hard, it looks like you'll need a chisel to get it off. Thankfully, the solution is much easier</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Brenda H. Murphy</author>
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    <title>Need A Boost? Try Using a Step Ladder</title>
    <link>/home-repair/need-a-boost-try-using-a-step-ladder-aid71931.htm</link>
    <description> Have you ever had the wonderful opportunity of painting or repainting your home? I hope you have been fortunate enough to experience this fun filled task. If you have not, I hope to give a brief insight on the beauty of step ladders.   A short</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Home Repair</category>
    <author>Mike</author>
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    <title>Compact Refrigerators Are Great When Small Is Needed</title>
    <link>/home-accessories/compact-refrigerators-are-great-when-small-is-needed-aid49383.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;The small refrigerator can be used in many places that a regular size fridge would not be practical. Many places including offices, apartments, student dorms, hotels, motels, and military housing can benefit from using compact refrigerators.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10</pubDate>
    <category>Home Accessories</category>
    <author>Curtis Miller</author>
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    <title>Alarm Controls are the Brain of your Security System, Use Yours When Choosing On</title>
    <link>/home-security/alarm-controls-are-the-brain-of-your-security-system-use-yours-when-choosing-on-aid49249.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;The alarm control is the brain of your security system. It is typically placed in an area that is out of the way like a basement, attic, closet or office. The motherboard and additional components such as radio receivers, backup power supply and z</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Matthew Francis</author>
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    <title>Alarm Systems &amp; Automobile Tires?</title>
    <link>/home-security/alarm-systems-automobile-tires--aid46864.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;What do alarm systems and automobile tires have in common? This may sound like a strange question to the untrained ear, but lend me yours and I will make sense of it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reason I mention car tires is that they are a necessity that most all</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Matthew Francis</author>
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    <title>No Dig Gardens - How to Build One</title>
    <link>/landscaping/no-dig-gardens-how-to-build-one-aid45255.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;The no dig garden is exactly what it describes...a fertile garden bed with no digging at all. It involves layering clean, organic materials that will literally compost around your plants as they grow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The No Dig Garden is built on top of the</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Judy Williams</author>
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    <title>Discount Patio Furniture ¨C An Easy Way to Get the Best</title>
    <link>/landscaping/discount-patio-furniture-_-an-easy-way-to-get-the-best-aid40752.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN-GB style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB&quot;&gt;Buying discount patio furniture is an economical way to obtain quality furniture for your patio.&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = &quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:off</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
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    <author>Nicholas Webb</author>
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    <title>Patio Design ¨C Expanding Your Home Outdoors</title>
    <link>/landscaping/patio-design-_-expanding-your-home-outdoors-aid40753.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN-GB style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB&quot;&gt;A patio can be just like another room in your house. Effective patio design can mean that your increase the floor space of your ho</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Nicholas Webb</author>
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    <title>Camellias</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=2&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;\r &lt;H1&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Camellias&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=2&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Named by Linnaeus in 1735 in honour of the Jesuit priest and naturalist Georg Josef Kamel, &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
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    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Kirengeshoma palmata</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=2&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;\r &lt;H1&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Kirengeshoma palmata&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=2&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Sometimes known as yellow waxbells, &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=2&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Kirengesh</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
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    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Fuchsia procumbens</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;I&gt;Fuchsia&lt;/I&gt; (named after Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th century German botanist) is a genus of over 100 species of shrubs and small trees. Although there are four New Zealand native species (&lt;I&gt;colensoi, excorticata, perscandens&lt;/I&gt; and &lt;I&gt;procumbens&lt;/</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
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    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Gallica Roses</title>
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    <description>Very soon stocks of new season's roses will be arriving in the garden centres, if they're not already there. Indeed, to be sure of getting the most sought after varieties it may have been necessary to put an order in some time ago. However, in their</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Tuberous Begonias</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT size=2&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;If you appreciate plants that have no hesitation in boldly stating their presence with huge, almost artificially perfect flowers, then tuberous begonias are for you. While some may find them rather too overstated, downright brazen</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Growing Palms</title>
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    <description>&lt;H1&gt;Palms&lt;/H1&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;Everybody recognises palm trees, they are the universal symbol for the tropics but many are hardy enough for our temperate climate gardens. Until recently New Zealand gardeners have had only a very limited range of palms to choos</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Cyclamen</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT size=2&gt;\r \r &lt;P&gt;Think of cyclamen and the chances are that Mothers Day immediately comes to mind, which is something of a pity. Now don't misinterpret me, there's nothing wrong with mothers or with having a day for them, but it does seem a li</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Edgeworthia Chrysantha</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT size=2&gt;\r \r &lt;P&gt;Although it is a member of the Thymelaeaceae, the family that includes the daphnes, it would be hard to imagine a plant less like a daphne at first glance. However, if you are familiar with the deciduous &lt;I&gt;Daphne genkwa&lt;/I&gt;,</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Delavay's Blueberry (Vaccinium delavayi)</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT size=2&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;Whether we know it or not, most of us are familiar with the genus &lt;I&gt;Vaccinium&lt;/I&gt; as it has among its members several current or potential commercial crops, such as blueberry, cranberry, bilberry and huckleberry. &lt;I&gt;Vaccinium del</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>The Protea Family (Proteaceae)</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT size=2&gt;\r \r &lt;P&gt;The protea family (&lt;I&gt;Proteaceae&lt;/I&gt;) includes a wide range of ground covers, trees and shrubs that often make superb garden plants. While some of the species are frost-tender, they are in all other respects remarkably resilie</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Viburnum</title>
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    <description>&lt;FONT size=2&gt;\r \r &lt;P&gt;Viburnums are related to the honeysuckles, so it should come as no surprise that many of them have fragrant flowers. But that's not all they have in their favour. No, this genus includes plants for all seasons and all reasons;</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-27</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Flowering Cherries</title>
    <link>/landscaping/flowering-cherries-aid40460.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=2&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;\r &lt;H1&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Flowering cherries&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;\r &lt;H1&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=2&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;While the briefness of their glory has to be acknowledged, cherries really a</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Life's a Beach--A Shore Theme in your Outdoor Space</title>
    <link>/landscaping/life-s-a-beach-a-shore-theme-in-your-outdoor-space-aid40297.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;Twentieth century American architect Phillip Johnson once said, &quot;I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?&quot; Mr. Johnson evidently didn't how to relax, but as another summer is slipping away, you can. Did you visit the bea</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Debbie Rodgers</author>
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    <title>Catch a Leprechaun in Your Garden</title>
    <link>/landscaping/catch-a-leprechaun-in-your-garden-aid40145.htm</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=verdana&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;There is no mention to be found of female leprechauns in traditional Irish legend, so as to how they came to be .. your guess is as good as mine.&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\r &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=verdana&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;These appare</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Susanna Duffy</author>
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    <title>Daphnes for Scent and Colour</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Anyone with even a passing knowledge of plants knows that daphnes have wonderfully fragrant flowers. And because some of them - usually the most scented - flower in winter, they're the sort of must-have plants that are usually among the first plan</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Geoff Bryant</author>
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    <title>Protect Yourself from Cell Phone Bugs</title>
    <link>/home-security/protect-yourself-from-cell-phone-bugs-aid38895.htm</link>
    <description>Do you have conversations over the phone that you do not want others to hear? If so, then it may be necessary to protect yourself from cell phone bugs. Cell phone bugs are just as high tech as many other bugs, and can pose even more of a threat, sinc</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Shawn Davis</author>
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    <title>How to Tap Your Own Phone Line</title>
    <link>/home-security/how-to-tap-your-own-phone-line-aid38896.htm</link>
    <description>It may seem kind of strange that you would want to know how to tap your own phone line. After all, aren?¡¯t phone taps meant to be used on other people? However, there is a definite advantage to having a tap on your own line, as long as you are the on</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Shawn Davis</author>
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    <title>Why You Need Covert Listening Devices</title>
    <link>/home-security/why-you-need-covert-listening-devices-aid38897.htm</link>
    <description>Covert listening devices are those items that are hidden and meant to listen in on others?¡¯ conversations. These devices are often very small and hidden, or they may be disguised to look like ordinary household items. There are a variety of covert li</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Shawn Davis</author>
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    <title>How To Buy A Spy Camera In 3 Easy Steps</title>
    <link>/home-security/how-to-buy-a-spy-camera-in-3-easy-steps-aid38824.htm</link>
    <description>I bet you are frustrated by the lack of information about spy cameras available on the internet. I sure was. There seams like there are just a few big companies who have blown their entire advertising budget to make a big splash. (This includes the X</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Home Security</category>
    <author>Roger Wembley</author>
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    <title>Do It Yourself Landscape Design - Where To Begin</title>
    <link>/landscaping/do-it-yourself-landscape-design-where-to-begin-aid38691.htm</link>
    <description>There?¡¯s an old saying that states something like - ?¡°Getting Started Is Half Finished?¡±. And so many times I find this to be true as I see do it yourself landscapers struggle to find their initial design idea. However, once they establish a framewor</description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18</pubDate>
    <category>Landscaping</category>
    <author>Steve Boulden</author>
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