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Six Tips To Improve Your Chances Of Winning The Lottery

Author: Daniel Millions Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/08/2008

Most people like to have a gamble. Although winning is great it is the thrill of the possibility that gets a lot of people taking bets on sports games and so on. If you are one of these people than perhaps you should consider playing the lottery. Lotteries are great because they offer the real...

Let's Play Doctors And Nurses

Author: Catherine Harvey Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/08/2008

I'm not entirely sure what it is that attracts a person to a uniform but there is something about it. Maybe it's the merging of the sexes that is so prevalent today. Possibly, for women, it is the fact that there are very few masculine men around anymore and to see a large, strapping man in...

The Benefits Of Caravanning Holidays

Author: Thomas Pretty Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/08/2008

Sales of caravans and camping kit reached an all time high last year, probably due to the tightening of belts and families looking for more affordable forms of holidaying. Through these sales, and the money spent by holidaymakers whilst travelling it is believed that almost two billion pounds was...

Infrastructure Metal Theft on the Rise

Author: Ann Knapp Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/08/2008

Recent news coverage across the U.S. has cited a rising problem in infrastructure metal theft from Pittsburgh to Massachusetts to Washington. Sewer grates, manhole covers, and even steel bridge castings from a railroad company have become the items of choice for those looking to cash in on the...

How To Care For Your Jewelry

Author: Daniel Millions Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/08/2008

Everyone loves their jewelry, but not every one cares for it the way they should. A precious gem stone or diamond ring should last for an entire lifetime and remain in excellent condition if it is looked after the way it should be. Unfortunately not all people take the time to firstly learn how...

Obesity Epidemic. Government and Schools to Blame?

Author: Jay Snaric Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/08/2008

Never in the history of human existence has the rate of obesity increased more than it has over just the past two decades. Of course, the obvious question is - Why? Well, the correct answer is that there is no single reason. I'd like to point out some of the major causes. And I'd like to...

How Safe Is Your Tattoo?

Author: jonathan scott Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/08/2008

So you're thinking about getting a tattoo? Most likely your greatest concerns have been focused on what design you're getting and where you are going to have it placed. But have you asked yourself about the potential health risks? Protecting yourself depends very much upon who does your...

Do You Know The History of Wedding Rings

Author: Daniel Millions Subscribe to users feed

Published: 18/08/2008

As serious of a union that marriage is, a majority of the individuals that enter into this lifelong union have absolutely no idea about any of the history of wedding rings. No matter what part of the country you may wish to travel to, chances are, that no matter where you might go, the wedding...

Nineteenth-Century Poet Would Bemoan A Lack Of Extinguisher Stands: William McGonagall

Author: Jon Butt Subscribe to users feed

Published: 18/08/2008

Extinguisher stands were hardly a standard safety option during the all-too-brief career of William McGonagall, the Dundee man commonly known even today as the "Worst Poet In The World." But McGonagall--the poetic chronicler of the Tay Bridge Disaster--would have been the first to applaud the...

Gatwick In The Battle For The UK's Second Airport

Author: Thomas Pretty Subscribe to users feed

Published: 15/08/2008

The second largest airport in Britain is London's Gatwick; it has managed to secure this position even without the addition of a second runway, unlike nearby Heathrow. It is estimated that over the last twelve months over 35 million passenger passed through the airport, it is hoped however that...