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Planning Field Day

How do I plan a successful Field Day? Tips, ideas, resources, etc? -Ms. T.- Dear Ms. T, Planning a field day can be time consuming and very involved. However, if you create a good system for developing one, it can make the process more efficient. Therefore, I will layout below some key points to consider ...

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Should You Take Expired Vitamins?

Vitamins or supplements that are past the expiration date may not be potent or fully effective. Expiration dates are for a purpose. You may hate to throw out a 6 month supply of costly vitamins, but that expiration date is for a reason. It’s a guarantee that the ingredients are potent up to the date ...

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: The Perfect Family Three Day Getaway

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is a city that tries to offer something for everyone. I personally have enjoyed vacations there since I was child. And while the city has evolved, it is still my favorite place to get away. For those with children, Myrtle Beach offers plenty of variety with very little driving. So if ...

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Analysis of ‘A Deam Within a Dream’

“A Dream Within a Dream” by Edgar Allan Poe is a short poem that emphasizes a very real concept about man’s limitations in this life. Poem’s Meaning Whether abstract or concrete, all good things that we experience or wish to experience in this life will eventually disappear. Only in one’s dreams can a person hold ...

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Optimum Nutrition Glycomaize Review

While protein consumption is relentlessly and rightfully emphasized, athletes and bodybuilders also need greater amounts of carbohydrates in order to refuel and replenish muscles that have been put to hard work. However, not just any carbohydrate source will do. Like other nutrients, different carbs digest at different rates, and this timing of digestion is critical ...

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Chris Rock’s Good Hair – Movie Review

Chris Rock’s new documentary Good Hair is a funny, revealing film about how issues of hair and identity affect the African-American community. A movie of this kind hasn’t been done officially on a mainstream level, so it was a great idea to have a celebrity as popular as Chris Rock, take on the task. Although ...

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Kids TV Shows: Dora the Explorer

Dora the Explorer (weekdays at 9 a.m. Eastern) has enjoyed a long run on Nickelodeon since it debuted in 2000. While Dora has some flaws, it still ranks as one of the most enjoyable kids TV shows. Dora is a 7-year-old girl who enjoys adventures with her friend Boots the Monkey. Often, they are on ...

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Comparison Shopping: The Top Four St. Louis Furniture Stores

There are over 160 different furniture stores in the greater St. Louis area. If you add to that all of the department stores, specialty shops, discount stores, and import shops that sell furniture, it can get pretty confusing. There are weekend only stores, futon stores, unfinished furniture stores and places that sell stuff that has ...

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Pittsburgh Groceries: Wholey’s Market

Wholey’s fish market is one of the most bizarre markets found in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Representing the retail end of the Robert Wholey Company, Wholey’s offers an experience completely unique to Pittsburgh. With great prices, variety, and service, it is a good place to shop, and with such an odd experience, it is a fun ...

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Citrus Energizing Herbal Tea to Fight Exhaustion and Stress

When illness strikes, or stress drags you down or a sleepless night happens, it can leave a person feeling exhausted, even more stressed out, irritability and anxious and extremely fatigued. I know I feel all these things when I am lacking sleep and good health. However, I have a remedy that works wonders for relieving ...