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Lamp and Lighting Facts

A- Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb.   He bought the patent and improved it.B- 3 way light bulbs work like this:    1st click - The smaller filament is turned on alone creating the lower light level.2nd click - The larger filament is...

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The Magic of the Night Sky

The Magic of the Night Sky By Mike Moore I love the night sky. There is something comforting, mysterious and hopeful about standing under a canopy of swirling stars. Each summer I go camping alone in Canada’’s beautiful northland to satisfy a hun...

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Art of Concentration

Art of Concentration by: Gerard Bukger At times we say to ourselves ‘I must concentrate to finish this job’, we know there are many times and situations within our daily life where it is necessary to concentrate to complete the job in hand. ...

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Put To The Sword

To The Sword by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 23, 2002 My girlfriend has an aggressive sense of humor. She teases and likes to parry put-downs. She says it is all in fun, and it is very important that she can...

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Magical You

I snooted up my nose at it.My inner snob said, "Surely, anything that popular must be trash."But finally, my son dragged me to the movie, and I fell in love with Harry Potter.I've had a lot of time to think about the phenomenal success of storie...

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Ethical Relativism and Absolute Taboos - Part II

IV. RaceSocial Darwinism, sociobiology, and, nowadays, evolutionary psychology are all derided and disparaged because they try to prove that nature - more specifically, our genes - determine our traits, our accomplishments, our behavior patterns, our...

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Part 3 - The version of Cheating

If you've read my 2 parts to my week of hell, this is may be my final version the one where I cheated...For the word cheating means something bad, and I admit I cheated on my Boyfriend who I took back after our break-up. When we split the night ...

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Surviving the Waiting Period

There comes a time in almost every job when you realize itstime for you to leave. Maybe you're fed up with the redtape and bureaucracy. Maybe you've maxed out your growthpotential. Or maybe you're tired of working overtime withlittle c...

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Thinking for Success

Thinking for Success by: Janet Ilacqua Thoughts are very powerful. An intention held long and hard enough will eventually manifest itself physically. A negative or positive action will stir up negative or positive thoughts long afterwards. To h...

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Start Conversations as Easily as You Start a Car

Start Conversations as Easily as You Start a Car by: Arlen Busenitz Starting a car is easy. Put the key in, turn it, and the car starts. Would it not be great if starting a conversation was this easy? It can beif you know how! Unfortunately, man...

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