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91How to Prepare for Google Adsense Payments
As you approach the appropriate thresholds in the Google Adsense program, some very important steps need to be followed in order to begin receiving payments. This discussion will be for U.S. members, but if you reside in a different country check...
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89How to Calculate your BMI and Body Fat Percentage
There are many sites with calculators but if you have ever wondered about the math behind them, I will discuss and detail how to calculate both measurements. BMI or Body Mass Index was developed by...
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85Poliomyelitis and Polio Deformities: I am a Polio Survivor
When I was about seven months old in late 1954, early 1955, I was a very sick little girl. We lived in Norfolk, VA at the time because my Dad was in the Navy. It was not until about four years later when we were back in Iowa and some of my...
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82Internet Reading Pros And Cons: How The Internet Is Changing My Reading Habits
I still read a paper newspaper every day. And I still love to settle down in my comfortable chair and read an actual book. In fact, I’ve always been an avid reader. But I must admit I spend a lot more time...
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84English Words-Or Are They? Word Origins- English Words Derived From Other Languages
Many of the English words we speak today are derived from other languages. They are called loanwords or borrowings. Wikipedia has lists of English words derived from many other languages. The work wiki comes from the Hawaiian word wiki-wiki which...
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83Single Women Can Buy a New Car and Get a Good Deal
I’m a single woman and at the risk of upsetting my fellow females….I hate to shop! The item I hate to shop for the most is a new car. I think car salesmen can spot a single woman a mile away. They think we...
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84Straight to My Heart: A Black Lab Story
It is time. After agonizing over it for two days and mulling over it for several months, I am spending the whole day with her to make sure I made the right decision. What if I made the decision too soon? I don’t know what I am going to do without...
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81How Many Calories Do You Burn in a Day? More Than You Realize!
How many of you out there run….I mean walk, away from exercising? Do you think strenuous exercise is what is needed to burn calories? Well, you will be glad to know that you expend calories with every activity you perform, even sitting there...
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82Galileo and the Telescope: How 400 Years Ago Galileo Changed the World
Galileo, an Italian professor of mathematics, did not invent the telescope. No one knows for sure who the first inventor was. But this new device spread quickly across Europe. At first it was more of a parlor toy and it was used by the military. But...
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8210 Good Reasons to Own a Dog
Dogs are very special animals and they quickly form a bond with their owners. Some dogs bond with only one person and others spread their love around. It is also healthy to own a dog, both physically and mentally. Dogs force you to get out and...
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