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Chess Opening Strategies and How To Set Your Self Up To Win

Many comments have been made about the objectives of the opening play and perhaps the best advice we’ve heard is the one about being able to get to the middle game with a playable position.
Roger MarlerOctober 30, 2005

Chess Aptitude Test: How Do You Score?

Jonathan Levitt, an GM with a lot of chess experience under his belt, created what I believe is one of the most effective and simple, "self-tests" to determine chess aptitude. This test is discussed in his book, "Genius in...
Chad KimballSeptember 18, 2005

Review of Meade ETX-60 AT Digital Telescope With Autostar

The Meade etx 60 at digital telescope with autostar is the perfect educational beginner telescope. It includes an eyepiece that is 9mm, an instruction manual and Autostar, which controls the telescopes computer.
Anne NoonanOctober 29, 2005

Photographing Birds

Many people have switched from mere bird watching to a more exciting hobby of photographing birds.The pleasure of bird watching, and the capability of preserving the visual image that brought that pleasure is possible only with...
Felix ZhuchaMarch 13, 2006

NexRemote Celestron GOTO Kit

The latest in the Celestron goto kit is the NexRemote. It comes with your purchase of the Celestron Advanced Series GT. In goto software this is the latest state of the art telescope technology by Celestron.The NexRemote Celestron goto kit is...
Anne NoonanNovember 05, 2005

Putting Patterns on Porcelain

Today there are many options for putting colorful patterns onto porcelain china. Some, like decoupage, waterslide decals and air-dry paints like Delta Air-Dry PermEnamel are within the reach of any home crafter.Others, like dye sublimation...
Eileen BergenMarch 27, 2006

How to Find the Best Disc Music Box, Part II

Whether you collect antique music boxes, vintage music boxes, ballerina music boxes for your ballerina room décor, wooden keepsake boxes, or musical jewelry boxes, disc music boxes also make lovely collectibles.
Monique HawkinsApril 18, 2006

Improving your Wildlife Photography

I often wish I had some of the wildlife photography experience I have now, all those years ago, when I was still a struggling amateur wildlife photographer.
Dries CronjeApril 07, 2006

Lincoln Cent Pennies - Collectors Love Them While Most Folks Hate Them

If you walk accross a street and you see a quarter on the ground would you pick it up ? I bet you would. Now, what if the coin you saw lying there was a penny, would you still pick it up ?
Robert W. BenjaminJanuary 26, 2006

Buying Genuine American Indian Jewelry & Crafts

Buying American Indian jewelry & crafts can be fun, exciting and confusing. Whether you’re considering a gift of American Indian jewelry & crafts for someone special or as a treat for yourself, take some time to learn the terms used in the...
Sam SerioJanuary 13, 2006