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Aquaponic Farming at Home: Fish and Vegetable Farm in One System
Aquaponics food production is a type of farming system that may be just what the world needs. Different from traditional cultivation in many ways, this may be the solution to the imminent global food crisis and looming hunger in developing countries. How does it work, and what are its benefits?
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How to Start Snail Farming At Home: Techniques, Tips, and Benefits of Rearing Snails
Snail farming for beginners: find out how easy it is to start farming snails, and learn about the benefits.
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Interior Design Frequently Asked Questions
Taking the do-it-yourself approach to simple interior design tasks saves a lot of money, is very fulfilling, and gives the satisfaction of achieving a tough feat. But, it can be challenging too. Find out what people want to know about interior design, including the most common FAQs and answers.
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9 Important Rules Interior Design Project Managers Must Follow
In the building industry, a project manager must have the ability to collaborate and work harmoniously with clients, team members, and contractors. But it goes beyond that. What are the golden rules project managers must follow to ensure they complete projects in a timely and professional manner?
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Indoor Gardening on Interior Walls and Vertical Spaces
What is an indoor vertical garden and what are the benefits of having one of these plant walls installed in your home? Find out what they are, why it's great to have one, and how to use them to enhance your interior space.
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Effects of Interior Lighting on Painted Walls
Using interior design concepts, find out how lighting can have an effect on the colour of interior walls.
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How Interior Lighting Affects Your Choice of Décor Colors
Has it ever occurred to you that interior lighting can affect the décor colours you choose for your interior design scheme? From your furniture to your finishes, don’t be surprised if the colour you thought was red turns out to appear burgundy under the effect of different indoor lights.
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Is Lighting Design an Essential Part of Interior Design?
Why does lighting design play a major role in interior design, and why is a lighting plan an important part of an interior designer’s proposal? Find out why lights and lighting are important, and how they are integral parts of any interior design concept.
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13 Important Clauses to Add to Interior Design Contract Agreements
An interior design contract agreement, or a letter of agreement, is a signed pact between interior designers and their clients. This document serves to define the projected works, timelines and targets expected from and by each party. Find out the important clauses the document must include.
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How Building Construction Project Managers Charge for Their Services
Are you a project manager that offers freelance project management services but not sure of how best to charge your clients? Find out about project managers fee structures in the building industry. One will certainly work for you.
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Gift Ideas for Designers
Searching for great gift ideas for designers and lovers of anything home design related? Look out for practical and beneficial gifts that are both beneficial and meaningful. Give a present that they will not only be happy to receive, but one they will love to use all the time.
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How to Fix Micro-Ring Hair Extensions: A Step-By-Step Guide
This step-by-step guide tells how to apply micro-ring hair extensions, the latest technique in hair fixing. Find out about these fabulous extensions and see why most women are glad they can now install hair extensions without hair damage, using messy adhesives, or enduring cumbersome stitching.
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How to Fix Pre-Taped Hair Extensions
Pre-taped hair extensions are fabulous if you require a quick-fix hairstyle and barely have the time to visit a hair salon. DIY to add length, volume, or colour highlights in less than 30 minutes. This is your opportunity to change your hairstyle as often as you wish, daily or weekly if you desire.
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Step-by-Step Guide to Fix Clip-in Hair Extensions
Clip-in hair extensions are one of the easiest hair attachments to fix by yourself. They serve as a quick-fix measure to create a great hairstyle for the day or an evening out by giving you longer and fuller hair with color highlights too. Find out how you can easily fix these clip-ins by yourself.
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Are Ethnic Style Bedrooms Popular?
The interior design of ethnic bedrooms is not restricted to African or Native American design themes but rather fashioned after cultural and traditional interior decor from many regions of the world. From artworks, textures, colours, and interior accents, the ethnic decor is often termed ‘exotic’.
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Unusual Bedroom Designs Men Will Love
A man’s bedroom should be attractively strong, organized & uncomplicated. No frills; no fuss; just pure simplicity that makes the room stylish, comfortable, & charming. A man’s bedroom shouldn't be set up like some showroom display; it must be unique & characteristic of its occupant.
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Do You Need a Masters Degree in Interior Design?
Master of Arts degree in Interior Design is a post-graduate program aimed at graduates of interior design, students of architecture, and others in the creative arts studies.
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7 Tested Homemade Scrub Recipes for Skin Exfoliation
Exfoliating scrubs made at home are some of the best skin care treatment recipes for body and skin exfoliation. Learn how to prepare simple scrubbing and buffing mixtures with products found right in your home.
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Filmmaking Tips: How to Shoot Driving Scenes
Up and coming cinematographers and filmmakers who wish to shoot low-budget vehicle driving scenes will find this article with basic tips on filmmaking involving driving scenes quite helpful.
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Lighting Design Tips for a Home Recording Studio Setup
To set up a recording studio, you need a clear perspective of the basics of studio lighting that is vital for a home studio set up. You need these basics, not only to control the quality of your studio lights but to ensure your recording works turn out a huge success.
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How to Setup a Recording Studio at Home
Setting up a home recording studio is easy and affordable (if you have a tight budget) but there are some things that must be done in preparation, so you build a home studio that’s efficient and professional.
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The Amazing Effect of Flowers On the Elderly
This article, based on senior citizens behavioral research, is about the link between fresh flowers and the elderly. What effects do floral arrangements have on seniors and why didn’t we know about this all along?
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Lighting Guide for Patios and Outdoor Rooms
To make your outdoor patio an enjoyable space, design its lighting around your furniture style, recreation needs, and other tips from my guide.
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Pools, Ponds, and Fountains for Patios and Outdoor Leisure Rooms
Adding ponds or fountains to outdoor rooms and patios is mostly for its pleasing sights, soothing sounds, and overall aesthetic qualities, while at the same time, serving as a focal point.
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7 Different Ways to Floor a Patio
Patio flooring can be made with any material ranging from faux grass and wood to terracotta bricks and texture natural stone. Deciding on which to incorporate into an outdoor room depends not only on durability and sustainability, but on beauty and aesthetics too.
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Protective Patio Shade Ideas: Roofs, Canopies, and Awnings
With patio shades and covers, there are many types to consider, so, before you go out to purchase patio roof materials, it is good to know about the choices that are available and which one will work best for your patio. Find out here.
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Patio Screens and Enclosures for Privacy and Space Partitioning
Patio enclosures and screens serve either as privacy screens, outdoor space dividers, or as vertical structures for semi-enclosed patios. Made from diverse materials in different configurations, they are an essential part of patio designs. Find out here about different types and designs.
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How to Create Outdoor Leisure and Entertainment Areas at Home
Patios, verandas, or front porches; kind of one and the same, serve as outdoor leisure rooms for home occupants to sit out, entertain, and view the scenic beauty of the outdoors....
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7 Ways to Create a Shabby Chic Styled Bathroom
There are fast, simple, and inexpensive ways to give your bathroom a shabby chic theme, so, if you plan to upgrade your bathroom on a shoestring budget, without compromising on style, go the shabby chic way. Find out how to achieve this.
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Studying from Home at International Correspondence School
ICS Learn offers distance learning courses for students in over a hundred countries all over the world. With an enrolment of thousands of students, long-distance learning at correspondence schools is like studying in a traditional school, but in the comfort of your home. Earn your degree from home.
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Timber Frame Homes: A-Frame House Designs
A-frame house designs possess that exotic resort look that is endearing to many people who love to live an adventurous and outdoors lifestyle. Today, the appeal of these timber frame homes has made many prospective homeowners decide to build one in a city suburban area, or on the outskirts of town.
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Top Specialized Fields in the Interior Design Industry
The interior design industry has several top-earning specialized fields. So, to provide interior design services in a highly professional manner, rather than be a Jill-of-all-trades, focus on one or two areas. Good job opportunities remain mostly for interior designers with a specialization.
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Pros and Cons of Distance Learning
Today, distance education is getting to be a popular way to attend school. Now that the trend is expanding to many top colleges, anyone from anywhere can now enrol at an online school to obtain anything from a diploma to a PhD.
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What You Need to Be a Plus-Size Swimsuit, Lingerie, and Lounge Wear Model
There are several agencies scouting for big, fat, and tall women to model plus-size clothing like lounge wear, intimate apparel, swimsuits, and lingerie. But there are standards to be met to be successful for a sign-up. In this article, you can find out what is required.
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How to Decorate Alcoves, Niches, and Wall Recesses
Small spaces like niches, alcoves, dead-ends, and other room recesses have a lot of design potentials. So, don’t ignore that "dead, unused space" in your home. Turn it into a delightful interior feature. You’ll find some ideas in this article, including small space decorating tips.
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Fountains and Waterfalls You Can Use Indoors
Water features like fountains and waterfalls serve more than aesthetic and decorative purposes. They are therapeutic, bring occupants good luck, and encourage positivity when you have them indoors. They not only calm and soothe your mind, but they also add to the ambience of your interior space.
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House Drawing Plans for Modest Home Designs
Find out reasons why it's best to buy your house plans online if you intend to build a modest, beautiful home.
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Energy-Saving Honeycomb Window Blinds
Honeycomb window blinds are popular for two main reasons. They are decorative and aesthetically pleasing. And they are energy efficient because they are made to trap air, providing natural insulation that helps you save on energy costs.
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Is Exfoliating Good or Bad for Acne-Prone Skin?
By exfoliating your face on a regular basis, you are getting one of the best forms of treatment for acne-prone skin. This simple skin-care treatment is essential if you have blemishes on your face.
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Dream House Plans: Finding Your Ideal Home Design
Are you planning to build a new house? Are you looking for residential floor plans that fit into your concept of a dream home? Do you seek an abode that will not only compliment your lifestyle but also satisfy your needs? If your answer is yes, yes, and yes, this article is for you.
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Natural Bamboo Shades and Window Blinds
Bamboo window shades and blinds are great window treatments if you desire a modern theme for your room's decor. Warm, streamlined, and attractive, this style is the preferred choice of many interior designers and decorators. But what, really, are its most attractive qualities and features?
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Types of Bamboo Wood Flooring (With Maintenance Tips)
There are several types of bamboo wood flooring materials in both solid and engineered wood categories, each with its own unique quality, benefits, and beauty. Which type will work best for you and how should you care for your bamboo wood floor?
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Hand Tools You Need to Make Miniature Furniture
A dollhouse without miniature furniture is an uncompleted project, as far as miniatures enthusiasts are concerned, but to make miniature dollhouse furniture is a skilful art on its own. If you build mini furniture or plan to start it as a hobby, find out the must-have mini-furniture tools you need.
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Miniature Collections: Handcrafted Houses, Furniture, and Interior Furnishings
Miniature homes with tiny furniture, décor and people will always remain a collector’s delight. Asides from being treasured collectables, their production is now a major cottage industry and still remains a lucrative venture. What makes these pieces of traditional and modern art such an attraction.
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How to Hang Framed Artwork and Pictures on Walls
Find out how best to showcase your framed wall art, what works well, and what does not.
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7 Different Ways Interior Designers Can Charge for Their Services
There are several different charging and billing methods employed by professional and certified interior designers to bill clients for interior design services rendered.
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Special Effects Painting: Tips and Techniques
Painters and decorators work on residential and commercial projects. In this article, you will learn about special painting and decorating effects, how to apply them, including additional tips to guide you, if you decide to DIY. Find out how to translate your interior spaces into works of art.
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Important Duties of the Mother of the Bride
What are the responsibilities of the mother of the bride? There are many. Her role can be anything from doing simple tasks to performing major assignments way beyond what the bride-to-be can do. Find out the most important duties and what she needs to do to ensure the special occasion is a success.
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Vintage Miniature Homes: A Collection of Traditional Dolls Houses
Traditional cabinet houses, also known as miniature homes represent choice dollhouses owned by the wealthy and noble women of the past. Not created for kids to play with, they served more as proud showpieces that only the rich could afford.
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3-Storey Barbie Doll House
Tagged the “Best Realistic House”, the three-storey barbie dolls houses have plenty of spaces to play in. Best for older kids than the under-tens, this wonderful townhouse is built with real sound effects, working lights, an operating pink elevator, and true-to-life house decorations & accessories.
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How to Make Hair for Rag Dolls Using Yarn, Rags, or Mohair
"The hair makes the doll!" Rag dolls' hair is what gives them their own personality and character. A unique art in itself, creating a distinguishing hairdo for a handmade doll is a fun craft that anyone can do. Find out how to make rag dolls hair and what materials are best to use.
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How to Make Rag Dolls
It is easy and fun to make rag doll toys. You don’t need not be creative or skilful to make one. Find out how to make these cuddly, washable, and soft toys, and how you can make them as gifts, for the less privileged, as a business venture, or just for the plain fun of it.
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How to Combine Vintage Fashion and Modern Styles
Vintage style clothing and fashion accessories are the epitome of classic old-style fashion. If you are a die-hard vintage fashion enthusiast or wish to create a new fashion signature, a vintage-inspired way of dressing will make you uncommon, unique, and fabulously sophisticated.
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1950s Women Fashion and Style
Vintage apparel styles of the 1950s woman has returned to a wider embrace of both vintage fashion enthusiasts and women who love that sophisticated look of the styles of over six decades ago. What were the most popular styles of the time and how can you incorporate those styles in today’s fashion?
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Role of Facial Blotting Papers in Skincare Routine
Millions of people have oily skin, so how can we keep our faces fresh, clean and oil-free all day long? Here, you'll learn how to get rid of unsightly shine with blotting papers so you can look fresh all day.
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Vintage Handbags and Purses: 20th Century Ladies Bags
Designs of ladies’ bags and purses of the early to mid-20th century remain unique vintage handbag styles till today. From embroidered bags to Lucite purses, bag designs of the period are so popular, they are now being replicated. So, which of these cherished fashion accessories are back in vogue?
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1950s to 1990s Women's Fashion Trends
The hot fashion trends of the 20th Century may appear to have been relegated to the archives of history, but some of the fabulous clothing of the time are now reappearing on the fashion scene as vintage-inspired styles.
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How to Apply Ceramic Tile Grout (Do-It-Yourself)
Most DIY home repair enthusiasts can apply ceramic tile grout. It isn't as hard as many may think. If you are just learning how to grout or need a few tips to help you along, this article will give you grouting tips, tell you what you need to carry out the task and how to maintain your grout works.
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Fat Models on the Fashion Runway
Fat female models are now the new ‘conventional’ models. This time, a career in plus-size modelling is now a common prospect as fashion designers and merchandisers now accept the fact that there is a huge market out there for the plus-sized woman.
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Famous Native African Game: Mancala
The origins of Mancala games is in Ancient Africa. Contrary to popular belief that this game of wits is one particular game, it is not. Rather, there are hundreds of variants of the game. Find out the different genres of mancala board games, their origins, and how to play the game.
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Bachelor of Arts Degree: BA Interior Design Online
If you already have a Diploma in Interior Design studies, you might want to upgrade yourself and your design career status by going for a BA degree in interior design, as an online student.
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HND Interior Design Online
With a Higher National Diploma in interior design (HND), you will be able to work on a wide variety of residential projects that will earn you good revenue and guaranty you success in your career as an interior designer.
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Interior Design versus Interior Architecture
What is the difference between an interior designer and an interior architect? Find out how they differ.
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Career and Employment Opportunities in the Interior Design Industry
Employment and career opportunities abound in the interior design industry, but many new interior designers and interior design students are not fully aware of this. If you are looking for employment or desire to start your own career path as a professional designer, explore your options.
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How to Prepare to Be an Interior Designer
What is the minimum interior design qualification you need to become a professional designer in the building construction industry? What course study should you expect and what are your options? Find out about all the interior design education that you need.
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Bathroom Designs with 3D Room Planner Software
3D virtual bathroom design software; an easy to use CAD program, is great for simple bathroom design tasks like planning and remodelling. Create stunning bathrooms styles with a 3D room planner.
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Vintage-Inspired Winter Wedding Dresses
The vintage ‘weddings in winter’ is no longer a new trend. It has been going on for a few years but it continues to generate a lot of interest to many about-to-be-wed couples.
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How to Apply Makeup If You Have Acne-Prone Skin
Applying makeup to an acne-prone skin is not as difficult as you may think but you must understand your skin's condition, know what makeup you need and know how to "apply to conceal."
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How to Walk Gracefully in Stilettos
For an ‘unstoppable’ show of femininity; taller gait, an illusion of a flat stomach, and slimmer legs a 'mile long', spiked shoes is it. But how do you 'stride' in style without tripping over?
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Thirty Years of Women's Fashion: 1900s - 1930s
Fashion design in its real sense emerged in the mid-19th century and was pioneered by Charles Frederick Worth, father of haute couture. Before then, unknown dressmakers and tailors were designers and makers of women's fashionable clothing. Find out what the beginnings of true fashion design were.
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Mid-20th Century Women’s Fashion: 1940s - 1960s
The depression of the 1930s and austere times of the 1940s made fashion design plain, unexciting, and almost non-existent. But by the 1950s, style returned. Women’s clothes became chic, colourful, and feminine, and hemlines reduced. A decade later in the 1960s, the mini style became an item.
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Affordable CAD Software for Clothing Design Students and Beginner Fashion Designers
As a clothing design student or a beginner fashion designer, there are some basic software programs that are must-haves. Using CAD tools can help expand your skills, grow your creative dimensions, and develop your personal style.
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Homestead Fish Farming: How to Breed Fish for Consumption and Retail
Homestead aquaculture, a modern but simple technique of fish farming, is growing rapidly in developing countries. Also known as sustainable fish farming, it is a great way to ensure a healthy fish diet for millions of people around the world. Find out about homestead fish farms and how to start one.
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150 Years of Wedding Veil Styles (1800s-1900s)
Two centuries after, today’s bridal veil styles are much different from what brides wore in the very early 1800s. Find out about antique and vintage wedding veil styles spanning 170 years of bridal wear.
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Acne and Self-Rejection: Does Acne Affect Your Self-Esteem?
Acne and its scars can have a negative effect on our self-esteem. For many, acne alters lifestyle choices and how they socialize. If acne is affecting your general outlook on life, this article will give you tips on how not to let your condition affect your self-esteem.
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Concept Artist Jobs in the Game Art and Design Industry
For a concept artist in the game art and design industry, there are specific job categories to specialise in, job openings associated with visual development, animation production, video game design, character design, and invention.
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How to Make Rag Area Rugs Out of Discarded Clothes
People have been making rag area rugs for centuries, as far back as the 17th to 18th century. Today, there is a renewed interest in its creation and you too can crochet with fabric strips cut from old clothes or discarded sheets.
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How to Install Hardwood Floors (DIY)
Installing floating hardwood floors by yourself (DIY) is not that hard as long as you read and carefully follow the step-by-step manufacturers' manuals and instructions.
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How Kids Make Money by Testing New Video Games
Working online as a video game tester is one way a great number of teenagers make money online. It is said to be one job that a large majority of kids and young males in the world would love to get.
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How Can Kids Earn Money Online?
We should encourage kids to earn money online to pay for the extra things they desire earn some pocket money on the side. So, how can kids earn online and what is the best way to start? Find out what jobs kids can do on and offline.
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Amazing Benefits of Playing Sudoku Games
Sudoku is said to be beneficial to our brain functions. Played by the young and elderly, this numbers game can make players become addicted, but it is an addiction that can be said to be a positive one. Find out why.
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9 Famous Traditional Board, Dice, and Card Games
Some of us still love the old games. Remember the classics? This article is about traditional board, dice, and card games and will take you down memory lane. You can reminisce on the games you loved to play, and perhaps, may start to play again.
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Stylish Mother of the Bride Outfits: Dresses, Gowns, and Suits
A mother of the bride has two main functions on the wedding day; to ensure a flawless arrangement, and to look fabulous. And why not? How she looks will reflect her character and style. She is either youthful and trendy, matronly and super-formal, or something in-between.
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600 Years of Wedding Dresses
Travel through 600 years of styles of wedding dresses and learn how modern designs of wedding gowns differ from those of the past.