Articles for category: LIFESTYLE

Karla News

Energy Saving Benefits of a Front Load Washing Machine

Choosing a washing machine can be a daunting task. Today there are more and more brands available as well as many different energy efficient options. However, one option, the front loading washer reigns supreme in terms of performance and cost to operate. A front load washing machine, as the name implies, loads from the front ...

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How to Break the Ice at Large Group Meetings

If you have ever joined a group where you didn’t know a single soul, you know how awkward it can be trying to step out of your comfort zone and get to know new people. One way for group leaders to help individuals get to know each other better is to play ice breaker games. ...

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New York City’s Best Live Band Karaoke Spots

The bar lights dim, exciting an already anxious crowd. A disembodied voice booms from the PA system, welcoming the audience and reciting the Ten Commandments. The first Commandment? “Thou Shalt Seek Only to Rock!” The band takes the stage one by one, playing the opening chords of AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells” to frantic applause, as a ...

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Cheap and Messy Kid’s Arts Projects for Summer

When my children were little, they loved to play outside in the summer. The more messy and creative the activity, the happier they were. They especially loved art projects and had a habit of inviting the neighborhood children to play with them. In the summer, it wasn’t uncommon for me to have 6 to 10 ...

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Free Fun Fridays at Boston Area Museums

Free Fun Fridays at Boston Area Museums Thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, various museums throughout Boston and the surrounding areas will offer free admission to the public on a designated Friday during the Summer 2010 season. The Free Fun Fridays program allows you to simply show up at the given attraction during the normal ...

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Collecting Police Memorabilia

You don’t need to be a police officer to collect police memorabilia. There is a lot to collect from a variety of categories from the keystone cops era to the present day men in blue. Police clothing ranges from caps to brass buttons to full uniforms. Early law enforcement items are the most treasured and ...

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The Beauty of Natural Agate

It’s hard to distinguish one type of agate from another. That’s because it’s found all over the world, in almost every color of the rainbow, and is treasured by people in every culture on earth! Agate is a beautiful natural chalcedony stone, classified as a semi precious gem and has been used by people as ...

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How to Make a Craft Caddy

Are you a person that likes to do a lot of crafts? Do you have children that like to do a lot of crafts? Do you have a hard time storing all of your craft supplies? If so, you can make a craft caddy out of repurposed items. Even if you don’t end up repurposing ...

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Learn to Juggle: 5 Tips for 3 Balls

Pick up three balls right now and try to juggle them. If you seriously followed that, you just did what 100% of people who begin juggling do; drop a ball. I won’t even hesitate to tell you that I once had a hard time even imagining myself juggling the elusive three ball cascade. Interestingly though, ...