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Tips for Surviving NaNoWriMo

 It's that time of year again. National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is fast approaching, and participants are eagerly counting down the days until they can put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard....

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How Not to Treat Employees

 Most people go into new jobs with certain expectations. Most of those expectations boil down to the understanding that their employer will not try to screw them over. Sometimes, those expectations don't...

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Living With Asthma

Imagine a crisp autumn day, just on the edge of winter. The air is crisp and clear, and there's a bite to the chilly air. Fallen leaves lie dried on the ground, crunching as you step on them. Imagine a...

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Job Screening - Unfair or Necessary?

At the moment, I'm working a temporary job for a local call centre. It could be worse. 3 weeks of training for 2 weeks on the phone, and just enough money to get me by. I've worked worse jobs, that's for...

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So You Just Got Laid Off

I never thought I'd be writing this Hub. I never thought that I'd have to deal with getting laid off, really.I may not be the bestemployee in the world, but usually even if I'm struggling at one part of it, I...

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Non-Toxic Household Cleaning Supplies You Can Make Yourself

In an age where "environmentally friendly" and "frugal" are big buzzwords, and where green is the new black, lots of people are searching for new ways to do things that are both cheap and effective without...

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Writing Exercise - Setting the Scene

Photo by RiaMorrison Look at the picture above.What do you see? The river winds its way through the forest. Theplants and trees and mosses along the ground. The clouds that cover up all the blue in the sky....

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Writing Exercise - Getting To Know Your Characters

The man in the dark suit stands stiffly as the small white dog sniffs around the grass, searching for the right place to pee. He sighs with impatience and scowls. He has better things to do than to walk his...

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Knit or Crochet Leprosy Bandages for Charity

Most of us think of leprosy as that biblical disease that is no longer relevent to our lives. And for the most part, that's true. It doesn't affect our lives in the sense that nobody we know has leprosy. On...

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Sampler Shawls and Afghans

I knew I'd end up behind on my HubChallenge if I tried to do one a day! Thanks to being busy at work and somewhat sick at home, I've gone almost an entire week without writing a single article. Fortunately,...

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