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photo credit: Rui Ornelas Did you know that the first masquerade mask festival was held in 1268? It is amazing to think that this festival has been around for this long. The party has changed and shifted over the centuries. There were all sort of laws passed to keep the masqueraders from committing immoral acts. [...]

Just last year, the number of  Nashville mortgage refinance applications was negligible. This changed abruptly when the President announced that there would be a National Mortgage Recovery program for homeowners under financial distress. When the interest rates were lowered by almost 2% for Nashville, tons of refinance applications poured in. The response was amazing, and [...]

Let’s talk about a few terms first and then we will get into some details.  Misting systems refer to those systems that have water-filled lines under pressure that spray this water by way of mist into the air.  The lines can be rigid lines like harder PVC or metal or can be flexible plastic or [...]

On a recent trip back to visit family in Chicago, I thought I had forgot one of my most cherished travel companions, my travel pillow.  Seriously, I don’t know how I flew before without one.  I have one of those simple “U” shaped or horseshoe-shaped ones.  Mine is cotton and has some type of cover [...]

The title of this article should attract your attention, buying gold for anything below the free market price is highly attractive to any investor. Have you ever heard of Green gold? This is sustainable mining that is done in many areas of South America, mainly in Peru. You can buy gold direct from the producers, [...]

It doesn’t matter how many times you’re told it, you can never here it enough, strong branding leads to strong business. Some companies can hell sand to the Arabs by just putting their logo on it. These companies even in a recession won’t struggle because they can cut advertising and people won’t forget them. Unfortunately [...]

Should you buy bedding ensembles from a catalog? I have to say it is a hit or a miss affair. You’ll often find a home section with bedding at the back of the large general catalogs. You’ll see bedding sets advertised at good prices in the catalogs inserted between the pages of magazines and newspapers [...]

How often are your investments entertaining to watch?  If I was to tell my wife, “Hey Sweetie, let’s go over to my computer and watch my investments grow” she’d probably assume I was talking about something dirty.  However, the wealthy have found buying race horses for sale can bring a good return on investment.  However, [...]

One of the biggest complaints men have about growing old is loss of hair and male pattern baldness.  This is a bigger concern than heart disease, cancer, and obesity.  Hair loss is looked at as a loss of virility in men which is probably why it is such big concern. There are many treatments for [...]

For some people costume jewelry is more than just decoration. It is their personality, and perhaps their identity. The jewelry that they wear makes a statement about who they are. Some people wear understated, plain jewelry, and some people wear bold bright colored jewelry. You may be able to have some idea as to what [...]