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Consumer Reports recently announced its 2011 reliability rankings for car brands. Based on expected near-term reliability, the top 10 CR brands for the 2011 model year are, in descending order: Stem Porsche Acura Sling Infiniti Toyota Subaru Volvo Lexus Ford. Toyota Motor Corporation’s three car lines, Scion, Toyota, and Lexus, and Honda Motor Company’s Acura …
Write clearly and concisely: free your writing from redundant words
After the criticism of the first chapter of my book, I drew several sentences as good examples of the mistakes I made. Each exhibits redundant word usage. I have included a better sentence structure below each example. Read each sentence and find words that have a repeating meaning and words that add nothing to the …
Gift exchange ideas for teens
What does the teenager who has it all get? What about the teenager you don’t know very well? Gift exchanges are becoming more popular than ever at teen Christmas parties. Often times, these gifts have to be within a certain price range (usually quite cheap), but you also want them to be something that others …
The Elder Scrolls Online Maps
There are many different maps for The Elder Scrolls online. Here is the main list of maps: The Elder Scrolls Online / ESO Map of Tamriel /TOrena: Tamriel is also known as ‘Dawns Beauty’ in Aldmeris or ‘Starry Heart’ in Ehlnofex. It is called ‘Taazokaan’ in the Dragon’s Tongue. Arena is one of the continents …
5 exercises people miss at the gym
Most people enter the gym and go straight to the machines. What they don’t realize is that dumbbell and barbell exercises are much better for building fuller and thicker muscles. By using dumbbells and bars, one engages secondary muscle groups as well as primary muscle groups. However, the machines only target a specific muscle group. …
Libyan meeting of Barack Obama (in poetic prose)
It is in the dead of night, they are talking in Barack Obama’s meeting room about what is being called a riot! Emphasis on the word ‘Riot!’ They tell him that he can save them … There are cold hugs: they tell Barack that if they don’t send the Seals just forty miles away, their …
A proper lubricant can make your vibrator more enjoyable
When you use a vibrator, a good lubricant can be essential. But you’ve heard all the horror stories about how some lube can melt your favorite vibrator. And the options … it used to be that there was only one option in a personal lubricant, but these days there are so many, how do you …
Pendelfin Rabbits: 50 Years of Lancashire Stoneware Magic
Pendelfin was born in 1953, in the shadow of Pendle “Witch” Hill near Burnley in Lancashire in northern England. It started out as little more than a hobby for Jean Walmsley Heap (JWH) and Jeannie Todd, working out of a log cabin in Jeannie’s backyard. But this hobby soon became an obsession and a successful …
Chicago Condos: Now Four Consecutive Months of Increased Sales
During the past four months, from September 2009 to December 2009, the number of condos and single-family homes sold in Chicago has increased over the same month in 2008. More simply, more condos and single-family homes were sold in Chicago in December of 2009 than in December 2008; in November 2009 than in November 2008; …
Game Console Reviews – Xbox 360 Slim – Benefits Pros and Cons and Get One Free
So you have heard about the extraordinary Xbox 360 Slim and its exceptional reviews and a good price. The new Xbox 360 is here today and will NOT go away tomorrow with a whole new look. This game console has a much slimmer look with a new glossy black finish. Wi-Fi is built in for …