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1) Backpacking Without Foot Blisters
Author:
Steven Gillman
Category:
Sports
Nothing can ruin a hike or backpacking trip as quickly as foot blisters. The pain can be intense, and walking further on blistered feet can cause them to get worse, or to break and get infected. So how do you just avoid them altogether? Here are ten things that have worked for others.1. Wear running shoes instead of hiking boots. Not everyone will agree with this, nor can everyone forgo the extra support that a boot offers, but this is a big part of what stopped me from getting bliste...
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2) Top Three Real Estate Secrets
Author:
Steven Gillman
Category:
Real Estate
Some real estate secrets are right out there in the open for everyone to see. The second secret below, for example, is simply to make low offers. Real estate agents and others will argue that you just waste everyone's time because low offers just aren't accepted, but common sense and experience say that they do sometimes work. Other secrets are not so obvious, as this first one demonstrates:The Value Is In More Than The PropertyReal estate prices are determined by the ma...
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3) A Gay Marriage Proposal
Author:
Steven Gillman
Category:
Legal
Gay marriage is a divisive issue. Some groups are fighting to make it legal, others are fighting to make it illegal, and some people just don't know what to think about it all. But there is a solution, which may be radical, but will make all the arguments irrelevant. Here it is:Get Rid Of "Legal" Marriage Altogether!Marriage has many definitions, and they are changing fast now that it's an important political question. Many traditional definitions use the words "between...
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4) A Memory System You Can Try Today
Author:
Steven Gillman
Category:
Self Improvement
You may have heard of the loci mnemonic or memory system. The general idea is to "place" the things that are to be memorized in predetermined locations in your imagination, so you can "find" them there later. The origin of this memory system is generally attributed to a story told by Cicero, an ancient Roman orator.According to the story, the poet Simonides stepped outside during a banquet. The roof of the hall collapsed, killing the people inside. Most were crushed beyond recognition...
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5) Four Treasure Hunting Secrets
Author:
Steven Gillman
Category:
Sports
Treasure hunting means different things to different treasure hunters. But the bottom line of all the various types is the search for something of value that is hidden from the general public. Here are four of the more unusual secrets of successful treasure hunting.Snow Dump TreasuresMany shopping malls in the north have an area where they dump all of the snow that is removed from the parking lot. When the snow is removed, so is all the things dropped in it, ranging from...
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6) In Other Words?
Author:
Steven Gillman
Category:
News and Society
People use the expression "in other words" because sometimes other words are necessary to better understand something. You probably use it yourself, but how often do you actually think about the words you are using, and the effect they may have? How often do you change the words you use in order to change your perspective or get a better result?To Think In Other WordsThat the words we choose affect how we see things, and even affect our physiology, isn't a new idea. It i...
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7) Unusual And Cheap Housing Ideas
Author:
Steven Gillman
Category:
Real Estate
My own interest in cheap housing ideas started because I never liked having a job, or working too many hours per week. I worked full time for perhaps just nine months in my life (I'm 43), so it was necessary at times to keep my expenses low. My first house was a mobile home on a small lot in a Northern Michigan town. The $257 payments were easy enough for a while, but I paid off the mortgage early during an unusual period of 30-hour work weeks (almost full time for me).However, I wasn...
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