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Wedding Reception Music- Top Tips on Enhancing Your Wedding Drinks Reception and Wedding Breakfast

Setting the mood for a celebration The drinks reception after the wedding ceremony is a time for congratulations all round. Musicians striking up as the newly married couple and their guests arrive sets a buoyant mood from the outset.Any style which...
Jennie EvansNovember 12, 2005

Handling a Hurricane; Part 1 - The Threat of a Hurricane - Are You At Risk?

For sustained violence, no form of weather beats a major hurricane. With wind speeds which may exceed 155mph (240 kph), torrential rain, destructive waves and storm surges which can raise sea level by 20 feet or more, their power is enormous, and...
Graham McClungSeptember 09, 2005

Why Undergo a DNA Paternity Test?

Why Undergo A DNA Paternity Test?There are a number of good reasons for a man to submit to paternal DNA testing. Here are a few examples of situations where undergoing a DNA paternity test can be a very good thing.One of the facts of modern...
Ahcah YugOctober 30, 2007

The Hidden Elements of Child Sexual Abuse

While most people understand that acts such as kissing, fondling, rape and sodomy are all included in the definition of child sexual abuse, there are other elements that are not always visible, especially to the average person, but also fall under...
Brenda HoffmanAugust 26, 2005

How Much Rent is Too Much Rent?

You want what every apartment renter wants: the most comfortable surroundings you can get for the lowest possible monthly rent. Some of today's newly constructed apartment communities have taken luxury to an entirely new level.
Dan The Roommate ManFebruary 09, 2005

Planning a Family Budget for Every Day and Not Just the Rainy Days

One of the aspects of family life that people rarely enjoy dealing with is to set a family budget. It can be an arduous task filled with disagreement.
Don SpanishMarch 01, 2006

What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for School-Age Children?

It is being said that how bad or how well children go through the divorce depends on how the situation is handled. And believe me when I tell you that there is an appropriate divorce parenting practices for children of any age for them to be...
Ruben FranciaJanuary 17, 2005

The Planning of a Bridal Shower!

Planning a bridal shower? Maybe a dear friend or even sister is getting married and you are in charge of planning the bridal shower? Bridal showers are customary and traditional. They aren't all about the bridal shower gifts though!
Mike YeagerJuly 17, 2004

Babies – Our future, a Parent’s Challenge

A Baby, a newborn child, brings joy to a family. A new birth is held as a time for starting fresh and as a time when the family unit must pull together to support each other and the new addition.A human baby usually weighs somewhere between 5 and 10...
John GibbSeptember 16, 2006

Cedar Chest/Hope Chest/Chest of Dreams

I'd like to see hope chests become popular again, not in the marriage/dowry connection necessarily, but as a symbol of saving for the future and preserving the past.
LaJoyce KernsAugust 26, 2005