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Almost anyone can build an outdoor fireplace. Image:morguefile.com93

How to Build an Outdoor Fireplace - A Step-by-Step Guide

Building an outdoor fireplace is something that most anyone can do with the right tools, some instructions, and the help of some friends. Whether you use a kit or make it from the ground up, ultimately it will add value to your home.

20 comments    advice family how to
Gaia, wrapped in snow96

Yule, the Winter Solstice

Yule is the pre-Christian holiday celebrated on the Winter Solstice. Traditions include delicious feasts and gathering around a Yule log fire.

8 comments    holiday pagan traditions
The famous photo of St. Paul's Cathedral during the Second Great Fire of London, December 194095

Living through the Blitz - how British civilians sheltered from the bombs

Within living memory, British people all over the country feared the constant rain of death that fell from the skies, day and night. This article is the story of how those brave men, women and children protected themselves from the bombs, fell victim to them, and lived their lives despite them. And how they came through the war victorious, despite the Blitz.

53 comments    history london second world war
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Fail Safe and Fail Secure Electric Locking Devices

Definition Basically: Fail Safe = power off, it's unlocked Fail Secure = power off, it's locked Electric locking devices include: Electric strikes Electromagnetic locks Electromechanical locks ...

0 comments    security hardware commercial
Typical Bread Line and/or Unemployment Waiting Line in the 1930s90

Top 10 Reasons Employees Get Fired

Here is a typical Bread Line or Unemployment Line back in the 1930s, but we're having them today as well. Dishonesty, evasion, or lack of integrity on the job can be the culprit, as well as lack of training and misunderstandings. It is important to be honest, straightforward, and forthcoming on the job with your management...

87 comments    business hub pages
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Redheads: Myths, Legends, and Famous Red Hair

Throughout history, redheads have been feared and revered, loathed and adored, degraded and exalted. Here's an amusing look at the myths, legends, and a photo gallery of famous redheads with insightful quotes about the head of red!

209 comments    entertainment hair ireland
The terrifying front office of the Clown Motel, Tonopah.90

The Great Nevada Road Trip

If all you've ever seen of Nevada is Reno or Vegas, there's a lot you've missed! Here's all the other stuff you can do in Nevada.

13 comments    travel camping hiking
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200 Greatest Funk Songs of All-Time with an Unsung Classics Video

The songs featured in the video are.. P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - Parliament Shootin' the Grease - Jesse Graham Plus 3 Funky Music Sho' Nuff Turms Me On - Edwin Starr Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul -...

23 comments    entertainment music video
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Is it a Real Diamond?

Do you know how to buy a genuine, quality diamond? Learn about the 4 Cs - carat, color, clarity, and cut. These qualities determine a diamond's worth.

10 comments    diamonds diamond cut florescence
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World war 1 A Day in the Trenches

Apart from dodging bullets and avoiding death from enemy shells, there was a daily routine in the trenches of World War 1. It started 1 hour before dawn with the morning "stand to" the men were roused from...

199 comments    education death sleep
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