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Hurricane Hunting
by Eleanor Hong
5 Sep 2008 at 4:46pm
People do some pretty crazy things in life — flying straight into a hurricane is right up there. Or so I thought, until I took a flight with the US Air Force?s hurricane hunters, right into Hurricane Gustav as it…

The First Hidden Church
by zzaki
29 Jun 2008 at 3:22pm
An archaeologist in Jordan claims to have found the earliest-known Christian church anywhere in the world. I read this online in the Jordan Times while I am next door in Iraq. What is any self-respecting journalist with a persistent sense…

Mosul Memories
by zzaki
25 Jun 2008 at 6:51pm
I have fond memories of playing dominoes at a tea shop overlooking the Tigris River in the northern city of Mosul. It is right at the end of the iron bridge that connects the old part of the town with…

The Soccer War
by MichaelJames
20 Jun 2008 at 2:57pm
We went to an unusual soccer game this week in the small village of Multaka, 130 miles north of Baghdad. It pitted the local soccer stars against a team drawn from the 87th Infantry, the U.S. military unit that is…

Anger in Basra
by zzaki
16 Jun 2008 at 1:29pm
Kadhim Twari Sa?adoon emerged from a mosque in Hiyaniyah, one of the poorest slums in Basra, wearing his best white dishdash and tribal headdress, and saw me and my cameraman waiting, microphone at the ready. Suddenly he started shouting with…

Coming to America
by zzaki
10 Jun 2008 at 3:35pm
A little bit of Ted Kennedy came to roost in the ABC Baghdad bureau this past week. The bureau chief, Mike Gudgell, assembled all our Iraqi staff — reporters, drivers, cooks, translators, electricians, cleaners, guards — to explain to them…

Baghdad Real Estate
by MichaelJames
4 Jun 2008 at 1:36pm
So you want to buy a house, maybe do a little interior design work on it and flip it for a profit? The property market may not be looking too good for that in the United States these days, but…

Telling It Like It Is
by ABC News
15 May 2008 at 7:59am
The whole point of being a journalist is to let the world know about stories that are important — particularly stories where something bad is happening that could, potentially, be stopped or alleviated by outside intervention. So it has been…

ESCAPING NORTH
by zzaki
18 Mar 2008 at 8:12am
We flew up to the Kurdish north of Iraq recently ? it is always a welcome release for us to go up north, where security is so much better. After a day in Erbil, the main city, we drove across…

Franklin in Fallujah
by ABC News
11 Mar 2008 at 3:40pm
We were walking down the main street of Fallujah the other day — a fact remarkable in itself, given all that has gone on in that benighted town over the past five years — when we came across a man…


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Kids Party Themes

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Kids’ party themes can be anything from fun in the backyard to a Nickelodeon theme such as Dora the Explorer. Kids love variety and they love activity. They also love adventure. So when deciding which kids’ party theme you’ll go with, keep in mind you don’t want a party with any down time. Keep them busy, keep them happy.

With so much energy being put into the party itself, don’t waste your energy or time on traditional invitations in the mail when you can do that easily and free online. Go to kids party themes at the Events Listed and see for yourself.

Kids Party Themes for Girls #1

Paparazzi Party – let the girls be stars for a day. Let them dress up like Hollywood celebrities, and when they arrive have a few Paparazzi taking their pictures. During the party be sure they are asked for more pictures and autographs. Give some of the pictures to all of the girls later, with a few being cropped into a page made to look like a tabloid cover.

Kids Party Themes for Girls #2

A Day at the Spa – let the girls give each other makeovers, do each other’s hair, paint each other’s nails, give each other pedicures, and massage each other’s shoulders. While they are doing all of their spa treatments, you bring them fresh fruits, lemonade, and small snack cakes. Play music they will enjoy in the background, but not too loud so they can talk and laugh as well.

Kids Party Themes for Boys #1

Backyard Bug Out – give the boys some clear jars with lids with air holes, magnifying glasses, tweezers, gardening gloves, and safari hats. Let them find as many bugs as they can while they pretend to be on a safari hunt. Then they can bring them back in and identify what they are. Give them some Styrofoam to place their finds on and labels to go underneath.

Kids Party Themes for Boys #2

Dinos & Cavemen – let the boys dress us like cavemen. Set up the backyard to look like the Stone Age, complete with toy dinosaurs. Place things around for them find as if they were real cavemen, such as pretend flint rocks to make tool and toy animals for food. Watch out for the dinos!

Kids Party Themes for Both Girls and Boys

What Animal am I? – Upon arrival, whisper in each child’s ear what animal they are going to pretend to be for the party. Let them know there is one other child there that is the same animal as they are and they have to find each other. The kids have to ask each other questions to figure out what animals they are until they find their buddy. Then they get to take turns telling each other what animal they were and how they figured it out. This is a great socialization activity as well as a great ice breaker.
Once you decide what kids party theme you are going with, set your date, and post all of the information online. Send your invitations from here and keep track of your guest list. You can also share any changes to the party here as well.

Have fun!

About the Author:

Simon Ford is an Internet Entrepreneur who specializes in Event Launch Marketing applying social media and internet marketing strategies. “he initially started writing to attract traffic to his websites and has since become hooked”. If the content of this article interests you, you may be interested to visit his website learn more about the latest
surprise birthday party ideas and publishing multi media rich web pages for events, strategies you can adopt to make any event like kids’ parties more memorable.

Camping Guide: 6 Fundamental Guidelines

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More and more people cut back on vacationing abroad during slow economic times. Many of these people find a great (and inexpensive) alternative closer to home in camping. If you don’t mind reconnecting with nature, then you should consider a camping trip for your next vacation.

Camping Safety Tips
Camping can be great fun, but the basics are often overlooked. Follow these 6 fundamental camping tips and you’re in for a fun camping trip!

Let someone know where you’re going - An accident in the middle of nowhere can turn out really bad if nobody knows where you are, or that you’re missing in the first place. “Jimmy wasn’t at Karate today? He’s probably out sick” - meanwhile Jimmy broke 2 legs in the middle of nowhere with no rescue in sight.

Bring Extra Clothing - If you’ve ever experienced hypothermia you know how horrible it is. You can get it very easily by running around in wet clothes. So bring extra clothes just in case you get caught in a storm. Don’t forget to put your spare clothes in a WATERPROOF bag too.

Don’t take risks when it comes to the Weather - The sky might be clear and temperatures might be comfortable today, but that can change overnight or even within hours. Before going on a camping trip, check the weather forecast. It would suck to have nasty weather ruin your camping trip wouldn’t it?

Fire - If you’re going to build a campfire, be sure to clear at least 20 feet around it. Also note that just because you took the necessary precautions doesn’t mean the camper a few miles away from you did. If you see a big plume of smoke in the distance, you better pack up FAST as wildfires can travel at insane speeds.

Water - Water, the building blocks of life. You would be surprised how many people tend to oversee the fact that a lot of campgrounds don’t have running water (unless you consider a river running water). It is highly advisable to take at least 2 five-gallon containers with drinking water when spending more than a few days out in the outdoors. A few gallons will do if you’re only going for 1 or 2 days.

Bring Food - Bring your own food as not every campsite has a store, some not even without an hour’s driving range. Nuts, beef jerky, dried fruit, as well as high energy bars are your best choice because they are high in nutrients but light in weight. See the camping for noobs for more “what food to bring”-tips.

These are very basic tips. You can find details as well as other tips on safety, packing for camping, recipes, instructional videos, choosing a tent, and much more at my camping safety-site.

Learning Acoustic Guitar - Are Steel Strings Or Nylon Strings Better For Learning Guitar?

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Is there any advantages to learning on nylon string classical guitars instead of steel string guitars?

While there is no definitive answer to this question, I’ll let you in my own disastrous experiment in the world of classical nylon string guitars.

Once you know the truth you will be able to decide for yourself.

The first guitar I got was a nylon string acoustic.

I’d heard all about sore fingers from steel strings so I decided to ‘cheat’ a little bit. I figured the softer strings and the wider fret board would be easier to start off on. Once I’d got a little bit better I could move onto the steel string acoustic without any problems.

My cunning plan to start off learning on soft nylon strings backfired

Here are some of the things you need to know about nylon string guitars.

Nylon string guitars are commonly used by Spanish guitarists, Flamenco guitarists and classical guitarists.

Strangely enough, they are also used by a lot of heavy metal guitarists for the acoustic parts of there songs. Metallica are a band that do this a lot.

The fret board of the classical nylon string guitar is generally wider, the strings are not as tensioned and the guitar itself is normally smaller and lighter.

But, the biggest difference between steel string and classical string guitars is that the lower 3 strings of the classical guitar are nylon.

These strings make a unique sound that differs in tone even from the brass bound strings in the same set.

The tonal difference leads to the unique classical guitar sound

This tension difference is great for finger picking classical guitarists, but makes the guitar sound horrible when strummed with a pick – which is most likely what a beginner guitarist would need to do

So if you’re only starting to Learn Guitar your best bet is to get a decent steel string guitar.

The more even string tension and the closer string spacing make them perfect for playing a wide variety of musical styles.

Classical guitars are great if you want to only play classical music, but if you’re interested in a broader perspective you will need to learn on steel.

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Better Than Reality - Silicon Graphics Laptops Used In Hollywood Movies

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Silicon Graphics have a long history of collaboration with Hollywood. Having pioneered the special effects industry, Silicon Graphics’s machines have powered the effects for some of the most famous blockbuster films. Although best recognised for their work in Jurassic Park, Silicon Graphics have also been rumoured to have desgined laptop computers for several other films.

Most famously, SGI laptops featured heavily in the film Twister. These were however mockups, built by the effects team Banned From The Ranch. They use Silicon Graphics Presenter displays - an early LCD panel - with leads going off camera to Indys, which created the on-screen effects.

A ruggedised laptop computer also featured in Congo, where Laura Linney’s character used one deep in the jungle to communicate via satellite with TraviCom HQ. Again, these were effects team mockups, and weren’t real machines.

The only real Silicon Graphics laptop ever made was by a company called CRI, who specialise in building ruggedised versions of laptops for the military. They created a special Indy laptop called the LinC3D 75-FS. These rugged machines weren’t just used on the battlefield - they were also deployed by the US Navy, and one was [spi]alleged|rumoured[/spin] to have been taken up to the ISS. Although sold to the defence industry, perhaps one day some of these unique machines will appear on the open market.

Best Guidelines to Affiliate Marketing Partnerships: Benefits Of Maverick Money Makers Membership Club

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The first steps to a successful affiliate internet business on the internet starts with a marketing plan that can incorporate several components to give you maximum exposure. If you are a new or struggling internet marketer, finding the keys to what to market, where to market, when to market can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. So how exactly can someone actually find the secret principles to success online?

There are many paths you can take to establishing a successful business model online. You can purchase as many information products as possible and attempt to understand the steps on your own. One of the roadblocks you will encounter with that strategy is a lot of false information from many internet marketers posing as experts. Another consequence to tackling your affiliate marketing aspirations yourself is the high cost of the learning curve that you will experience. You may have to purchase several ebooks from novice marketers that only provide you a portion of the formula.

Ultimately the most secure route to success online is to form an affiliate monster program with a proven affiliate marketer. You must find an internet marketing professional with a record of success and follow their business model. The only problem with trying to form a partnership with an already established super affiliate is actually providing something of value to offer them. That is the reason I recommend you find an affiliate marketer with a membership club that you can join.

The advantages of joining a membership club is that you will have the opportunity to create a professional relationship with proven marketer and also have the support you will need to learn step by step the keys to online success. The Maverick Money Makers club is a club for affiliate marketing professionals started by Mack Michaels. The online club focuses on giving answers to the principles: where to market, what to market and when to market.

The importance of establishing partnerships can greatly increase your likelihood of earning cash online a reality. The web has transformed into a social networking arena that makes almost everyone accessible. Social networking and membership clubs are beneficial for rubbing elbows with professionals and creating a personal relationship. Using the resources provided in the Maverick Money Makers membership club can lessen the learning curve by providing a proven business model to follow.

The step by step affiliate marketing tutorials takes confusion out of marketing online. The vastness of the internet provides new marketers with so many different opportunities that it can be confusing trying to digest everything. A membership club will keep you focus on proven strategies that work without the failed experiments.

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Hurricane Hunting
by Eleanor Hong
5 Sep 2008 at 4:46pm
People do some pretty crazy things in life — flying straight into a hurricane is right up there. Or so I thought, until I took a flight with the US Air Force?s hurricane hunters, right into Hurricane Gustav as it…

The First Hidden Church
by zzaki
29 Jun 2008 at 3:22pm
An archaeologist in Jordan claims to have found the earliest-known Christian church anywhere in the world. I read this online in the Jordan Times while I am next door in Iraq. What is any self-respecting journalist with a persistent sense…

Mosul Memories
by zzaki
25 Jun 2008 at 6:51pm
I have fond memories of playing dominoes at a tea shop overlooking the Tigris River in the northern city of Mosul. It is right at the end of the iron bridge that connects the old part of the town with…

The Soccer War
by MichaelJames
20 Jun 2008 at 2:57pm
We went to an unusual soccer game this week in the small village of Multaka, 130 miles north of Baghdad. It pitted the local soccer stars against a team drawn from the 87th Infantry, the U.S. military unit that is…

Anger in Basra
by zzaki
16 Jun 2008 at 1:29pm
Kadhim Twari Sa?adoon emerged from a mosque in Hiyaniyah, one of the poorest slums in Basra, wearing his best white dishdash and tribal headdress, and saw me and my cameraman waiting, microphone at the ready. Suddenly he started shouting with…

Coming to America
by zzaki
10 Jun 2008 at 3:35pm
A little bit of Ted Kennedy came to roost in the ABC Baghdad bureau this past week. The bureau chief, Mike Gudgell, assembled all our Iraqi staff — reporters, drivers, cooks, translators, electricians, cleaners, guards — to explain to them…

Baghdad Real Estate
by MichaelJames
4 Jun 2008 at 1:36pm
So you want to buy a house, maybe do a little interior design work on it and flip it for a profit? The property market may not be looking too good for that in the United States these days, but…

Telling It Like It Is
by ABC News
15 May 2008 at 7:59am
The whole point of being a journalist is to let the world know about stories that are important — particularly stories where something bad is happening that could, potentially, be stopped or alleviated by outside intervention. So it has been…

ESCAPING NORTH
by zzaki
18 Mar 2008 at 8:12am
We flew up to the Kurdish north of Iraq recently ? it is always a welcome release for us to go up north, where security is so much better. After a day in Erbil, the main city, we drove across…

Franklin in Fallujah
by ABC News
11 Mar 2008 at 3:40pm
We were walking down the main street of Fallujah the other day — a fact remarkable in itself, given all that has gone on in that benighted town over the past five years — when we came across a man…


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Going Green Is The Way To Go That That Everyone Is Doing. Don’t Miss Out On Americas New Trend.

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Is there savings in going green? - you bet your britches you can save some green ! When you hear people say go green that typically refers to any activity that lessens your impact on the environment or doing your part to conserve and recycle our everyday resources. There are literally thousands, if not more, ways to actually “go green”, and with the help of blogs and the internet in general, there is a fantastic opportunity in the coming year for us to go green by using the power of all of us and the new techniques that have become available .

Think about it like you are trying to slim down - generally the diet food costs more than “regular” food, it’s there to make you lose the weight , that is the main result you get , and that gets a little price , but that’s quite the opposite when you go on an earth diet (conserving less energy, recycling, etc…). When you make a concerted effort to “greenerize” yourself, you stand the chance to save quite a bit of cash in the process!

Here are a few ways you can going green at home :

1.You can carpool

2. Use mass transit more often

3. Using compact fluorescent light bulbs

4. Don’t use hot water to wash clothes

5. Hang dry your clothes instead of dryer

6. Install low flow shower heads

7. Using reusable water bottles

There are many more ways you can go green , but the 7 ways listed above are perfectly easy and a great way to starting helping the environment , and the best part is anyone of those will save you some green !

I would conservatively say that just by doing the above, you could save anywhere from $250-$350 per month, you could take that money and put it towards your other bills . It was found recently found that about twelve percent of people were die hard going green , while another 41% were considered “light green”.

Just imagine if we could get that first number higher, it would make a much greater impact than most people could imagine.
So I encourage you to make a list right now that lists out ten ways you can start going green today. Do this for a full thirty days , give yourself a true estimate on how much money you saved by putting the number side by side with previous months . Saving money by going green is so addictive that you’ll starting doing it more and more and love the extra cash you’re putting back in the bank!

If you want more going green tips head on over to www.wegogreentogether.com and sign up for our exclusive Going Green Cash Machine newsletter. We release a video news letter every month full of all kinds of great money saving tips.

Directtv Texas Discount Offer

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You want to give your family the best entertainment and the most options for everything from educational programming to the sports. Then you need to switch over to Directtv Texas. With other televison service providers, you are limited in the type of services you can receive, the number of HD channels you can expect, and the technologies available to you.

However, with Direct tv Texas, you can expect excellent service that provides you with all of the televisionyou could want at a price that is very affordable. If your family has been harping to get better televisionservice and you want to pay less for more, check out the deals this satellite televisionprovider is offering at Current Direct TV Texas Deals

The televisionservice that Direct tv Texas provides is much less expensive compared to what you are probably used to. Most televisioncompanies try to get the most money out of subscribers yet provide the least service possible. With Direct tv Texas, however, it is different. Instead, you can expect to get a very wide range of services and channels for a very low price.

Direct tv Texas also has excellent customer service which keeps its subscribers|customers[/spin] very satisfied and happy. From the quick and easy installation; to the ability to get help at any time during your subscription, you will no doubt find this company is looking out for your best interests.

Start your Direct tv Texas subscription by choosing which of the six programming packages best meets your household’s needs. There are small packages designed to be very budget friendly, but you will most likely want to start with the Choice package level. The Choice package offers a full 150 channels plus locals.

For not much more each month, you can upgrade to 200 channels by getting the Choice Xtra package. For busy people, adding DVR service to a programming package can be a wonderful way to get the most out of your televisionservice. The Choice Plus digital video recorder may be even better.

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A Stairlift Is The Right Idea For Handicapped People

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A chairlift for stairs is the perfect solution for old or disabled persons who want to live independently in their own home. The chairlift for stairs has been a well-established product in most industrialized countries for many years. There are several manufacturers offering stairway lifts in those countries. If you are searching a chairlift for stairs in Germany, I can recommend the following site, which gives some basic info on German manufacturers: Treppenlift Treppenaufzug.

It is very useful to collect as many aspects as possible before making a final decision because a chairlift for stairs is a high-priced product. Here are some more aspects to think about and some major advantages which arise from the use of a chairlift for stairs:

People, whose ability to climb stairs is reduced for example by illness, accident or disability, will greatly benefit from a chairlift for stairs. It is useful to consider reduced bodily ability, which might come with increasing age, and plan the purchase of a chairlift for stairs early enough. So you should collect sufficient information and ask your children or grandchildren to help you. Not only is a chairlift for stairs a great help for you to reach upper floors, but you can also use it to transport food, drinks and other stuff upstairs. When searching the right seller, you should not only consider the rate but also think about other aspects like if there is quick service available in case of breakdown. A lot of old people with physical problems can stay in their houses and familiar neighbourhood with the help of a chairlift for stairs. Some of those people would have to leave their houses if such technical devices were not availabable.

The most important manufacturers of stairway lifts provide a statewide service and distribution system. They should be able to show you an already installed chairlift for stairs at another customers home not far away from your location. Always ask if the first consultation is free of charge. With a chairlift for stairs in your home you can reobtain mobility and easily reach every floor of the house. This is interesting not only for house owners but also for tenants of apartments with more than one story. More info on some leading German manufacturers can be found here: Treppenlift Anbieter. Each chairlift for stairs must meet very specific requirements and must be manufactured and installed accurately. It is important to know whether you have a straight staircase or curved staircase. In case of a curved staircase, the whole project will be more expensive. It is recommended to choose one of the most important manufacturers with many years of experience. They will not only provide good service but may also offer payment in installments.

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