Recreation and Sports Articles: W - X

Walking - The Perfect Stress Reducer
An excellent stress reducer can be something as simple as walking or doing any form of physical activity. Physical activity has the ability to calm jangled nerves and improve bad moods. It can have a...
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Want a Dream Career? Get a Job on a Yacht!
If you’re the “outdoorsy” type, prefer to work on a team, have a positive attitude and are a confirmed “people-person,” you may fit right in as part of a yacht crew. Though jobs on most yachts are se...
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Warm Up While Playing The Big Cats at Ocean Ridge
Drop those snow boots, grab your golf clubs and forget about winter for a while at Ocean Ridge Plantation in Sunset Beach, N.C. Unlike its northern neighbors, Sunset Beach boasts a mild climate year-...
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Water Polo Offensive Strategy
When the offense takes possession of the ball, the strategy is to advance the ball down the field of play and to score a goal. The key to the offence is to accurately pass the ball into the “Hole Set.” The Hole Set (better known as 'Center Forward')
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Water Polo Positions
There are six field player positions, however unlike most common team sports there is no positional play, players often will play several positions throughout the game as situations demand.

There are standard offensive and defensive positions that
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Water Sports For Physical And Mental Health
Sailing or boating may seem a little overwhelming, what with the high level of technical elements involved in the sport. For example, there are things like "charts", "mainsails" and "tillers" to lear...
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Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art


Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art
By: Eileen Bergen
http://www.theartfulcrafter.com

Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting,
involves using heated beeswax to which resins and colored
pigments are added. This result...
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Wedding Photography: Preserving the Memories
Wedding Photography: Preserving the Memories
by Colin Hartness http://www.asaphotography.com

A person’s wedding can be one of the most important times in their life. They will have memories that they want to treasure forever and then pass on t...
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Welcome Doctor To Our Humble Madhouse
I have a friend, probably the most intelligent person I’ve ever met, who occasionally joins my group in our Las Vegas excursions. We refer to him as “Doc” as he has a Phd. from one of the ivy league schools. He’s tall, excruciatingly thin, and appears to ...
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What A Load Of Golf Balls
Through out the history of golf the golf ball has evolved more than any other piece of equipment used in the game. From the very first wooden balls followed by the feathery to the latest 4 piece, hig...
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What Are Custom Golf Clubs
Custom golf clubs are anything from a single club to a full set of woods, irons and putter which have been custom specified and assembled just for you. They may work for somebody else and other peopl...
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What Are DV Camcorders All About?
Since they appeared, DV or Digital Video Camcorders turned the home video shooting and creation into a much easier activity than it was before. Among their many advantages, DV camcorders made it poss...
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What are Pocket Bikes?
Pocket bikes, also known as mini motos, are miniature sized motorcycles averaging around 47 inches long and 18 inches tall. Pocket bike, although small enough to carry under one's arm, are capable of...
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What Are the Best Exercises for the Golfer?
With all the talk about the players on tour getting stronger and more flexible, we hear a lot about exercising for golf from television commentators and read about it in the golf publications. But wh...
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What Are The Best Exercises For The Golfer?
With all the talk about the players on tour getting stronger and more flexible, we hear a lot about exercising for golf from television commentators and read about it in the golf publications. But wh...
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What can be S.A.I.D. about the Golf Swing?
Probably the question that first comes to your mind when you read this title is: what is S.A.I.D. and how does it help my golf game? The reality is that S.A.I.D. is very connected to your golf swing ...
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What Do the Core and the Golf Swing have in Common Part II?
In part one of this article we discussed the core and its relation to the golf swing. A quick review of the information in article one will indicate a definitive connection between the “athletic move...
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What is an Airbrush?
The airbrush is a small, highly precise spray gun for applying paint. It was invented in 1879 by Abner Peeler, in Iowa, USA.

This first airbrush used a hand-operated compressor, and the inventor patented it "for the painting of watercolors and
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What Is Decompression All About?
Decompression is necessary whenever a diver wishes to dive in depths which go under the 130 feet. If a diver tries to go deeper than 130 feet into the water without following decompression procedures...
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What is Magic the Gathering?
What is Magic the Gathering?
Magic the Gathering is a collectable trading card game. It is also a strategy card game where two or more players play the role of a powerful wizard. Your deck represents all the weapons in your arsenal. Including creatures...
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What is Poison Croquet?
In some areas of the Western United States a simple form of croquet is being played, one different than the traditional competitive forms of croquet. This type of croquet is often called Poison, and is a fa...
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What is Scrimshaw?
American scrimshaw dates back to at least 100-200 AD in North America, practiced for centuries by native groups along the Northwest Coast. Not wanting to simply discard the teeth and bones of animals hunted for food, native cultures invented a new style ...
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What is Snowkiting?
As if snowboarding and kitesurfing actually meshed into one single sport it would be Snowkiting. Imagine taking a lift high atop a beautiful mountain, you set your kite in motion and get your feet fi...
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What is the Best Hand Position?
The "self helper" among piano students is often so bewildered by a mass of contradictory directions regarding certain basic factors of his study, that he finds peculiar solace in the Scriptural affirmative "all men are liars!"

Take, for instan...
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What Is The Best Video Game System?
Certainly the Playstation One has had a number of game hits and sold millions of units with tough competition from both Sega (Dreamcast) and Nintendo (N64), but no game system has enjoyed more exclusive game titles and more old-school gameplay than the Su...
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What Is Your Sand Save Percentage?
Think about it, if you could convert 7 out of 10 attempts from a normal lie in the trap, how many strokes could YOU save per round? If you’re like most people, you could save yourself at least 3-4 s...
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What Makes a Hiking Boot Great?
How to evaluate hiking boots and footwear for comfort, protection, and durability.

Choosing hiking boots and footwear is one of the most important decisions you as a hiker or camper will make. They'll either make your trip memorable or miserable. ...
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What Makes An Ice Climber?
Ice climbing is not for the faint at heart. This exhilarating and dangerous sport takes participants into some of nature’s fiercest and most beautiful elements and requires strength, stamina and the ...
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What Should Your Look for in a New Camera?
If you are embarking on a hobby or even a professional career in photography, you have a multitude of models and features to choose from. Instead of getting lost in the sea of choices or getting stuc...
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What started it all - the History of Volleyball
Surprisingly, one of the most well loved sports in the world is also relatively young. Despite the game's youth, it has gone through a wide variety of changes and evolution as a part of its rich hist...
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What To Know When Buying Binoculars
We are asked nearly every day: "What are your best binoculars?" And every day we answer: "How do you plan on using them?" We are not trying to be evasive with our answer, but the truth of the mat...
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What to Look For When Buying Athletic Shoes
You've finally had to throw out those cross-trainers. They've been your companions through miles of workouts and it breaks your heart to have to dump them. It's been so long since you've had to pur...
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What to look for when making that Racing Go Cart purchase
With all the choices in chassis and motors, it can become a dilemma if you don't know what you are looking for when making that racing go cart purchase. If you have an unlimited racing budget, then by all means just buy all new stuff, any of the major
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What You Need To Know Before You Sell Your Boat
As the owner/operator of a full service boat detailing- yacht maintenance business I can't help but chuckle sometimes at seeing the extremes that otherwise bright, intelligent, successful, people wil...
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What You Should Expect From Your Running Shoes

Few activities put more stress on the feet and body than running. Finding a shoe that offers the cushioning and stability to match your running style and foot shape is essential not only to your comfort, but also your overall health.
The wrong shoe
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What You Should Know About Plyometrics And How It Will Help You Get Longer Drives
One of the main problems for golfers is power. Yep, good old power. It seems simple enough but power can be elusive to most golfers. How could this be? simply everyone is unique in an anatomical sens...
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What You Should Know About Plyometrics And How It Will Help You Get Longer Drives
One of the main problems for golfers is power. Yep, good old power. It seems simple enough but power can be elusive to most golfers. How could this be? simply everyone is unique in an anatomical sens...
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What You Should Know About Plyometrics And How It Will Help You Get Longer Golf Drives
One of the main problems for golfers is power. Yep, good old power. It seems simple enough but power can be elusive to most golfers. How could this be? simply everyone is unique in an anatomical sens...
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What You Should Know about SMAW!
In shielded metal-arc welding, the intense heat from an electric
arc is used to melt and fuse metals to form a weld. It is one of
the oldest and most widely used welding processes. Although used
chiefly for joining iron and mild steels, shiel...
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What you should know about Volleyball Safety to make the most of your play time
The fun and excitement of volleyball lures many children and adults into playing the sport. However, in order to have as much fun as possible, volleyball safety is something that you must always keep...
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What's In Your Hiking Pack?
Every time I leave the pavement, I take along my trusty hiking pack – even if I have no intention of hiking. Doing this has become a habit rather than a conscious decision. My pack goes with me when ...
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When Should You Hang Up Your Betting Boots for the Day?
• Quit as soon as you are in front for the day? • Set a stop loss and quit betting for the day if you reach that point? • Set a profit target and quit as soon as you reach that goal? • If your fir...
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When Weather Diverts You. . .


It's part of flying, and there's nothing you can do about it. . . perhaps.

You're trying to get to your destination, or maybe you're trying to get home. You look at the weather and no matter how you plot out your time, direction of fli...
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When You Sing, Do You Breathe Virtually?
When You Sing, Do You Breathe Virtually?
by A K Whitehead

Whatever kind of voice we have, using it to its full potential depends
very much on whether we breathe efficiently. Singing is one of those things
which virtually all of us do. Bu...
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Where can I find Discount Golf Balls
There are a number of websites that provide all the information on golfing products and services that one could possibly need. Any avid player craves for quality sport equipments and these websites a...
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Where To Find 10 Fly Fishing Tips In A Single Paragraph
When looking for information on how to fly fish, fly fishing tips or fly fishing techniques, many anglers, or anglers to be,who limit their search to books or material written ithin the last few year...
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Where To Get Your Martial Arts And Self Defense Equipment
When you start training martial arts or Self Defense you will need the adequate martial arts of Self Defense equipment. Both types of equipment are different and you should know what to look for when...
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Where to race your pocket bike
While many Pocket bike owners race their pocket bikes at competitions and go-kart tracks, others simply enjoy zipping around on their pocket bikes for recreational purposes in open local areas. There are many options for legally racing your pocket bike wi...
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Which Of These Horse Catching Mistakes Do You Make?
The other day, I was invited to see my friend’s new horse. He had her for about a month before I got to see her. When I arrived at his house, he met me outside and said, “C’mon…let’s go see her.” We ...
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Which Ring Tones Can I Get For My Phone?
Ring tones are simply a computer program stored in your cell phone's memory and with most phones, you can change it. You can have a unique sound that only you want. Here’s the deal on ring tones - yo...
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Whitetail Deer Management
The deer management techniques that we use on our property have changed a lot over the past thirty years in relation with the changing deer herd. Whitetail deer numbers in the entire state of West V...
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Whitewater Kayaks
Whitewater kayaking is an extreme form of kayaking. Whitewater kayaking is kayaking taken to an extreme. This is basically the combination of whitewater rafting, except that you are in a kayak instea...
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Whitewater Rafting Forges Bonds Stronger than the Rapids
Colorado River Rafting is a Trip Visualize the boat's brow cutting through the swirling, surging water; the sun sparkling on the frothy waves, making tiny rainbows; the abrupt lurch of the craft, as...
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Who Invented The Game Of Golf ?
Well, who actually did invent the game of Golf? The question has been asked and argued for many years with no true winner. Many countries have a valid claim to an early game that resembles the game o...
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Who Invented The Game Of Golf ?
Well, who actually did invent the game of Golf? The question has been asked and argued for many years with no true winner. Many countries have a valid claim to an early game that resembles the game o...
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Why a Blacklight Will Take Your Night Fishing To A New Level
If You Have Never Used A Blacklight While Night Fishing, You're Missing Out

We all know the benefits of night fishing - bigger catches and calmer waters are just two, however, night fishermen have several challenges that "day time" fishermen do ...
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Why a Blacklight Will Take Your Night Fishing To A New Level
If You Have Never Used A Blacklight While Night Fishing, You're Missing Out We all know the benefits of night fishing - bigger catches and calmer waters are just two, however, night fishermen have se...
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Why a Meucci Power Piston?
For those of you that understand the term “Power Piston” to mean a specific design in the Meucci line of cues, you already know what I am referring to. For those of you that do not know, a Power Pist...
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Why Coach Soccer? And How To Have Fun.
Warren Buffet might not know soccer, but when he said, "Tell me your heroes and I'll tell you how your life will end up", he was onto something. When it comes to coaching, everyone wants a say but fe...
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Why Difficulties In Horse Training A Good Thing
I'll never forget one of the first horses I trained by myself. I could not have picked a better horse to give me problems. This horse was slow to motivate. He was very much his own "person" so to s...
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Why Do Injuries Occur In Golf?
Injuries occur in all athletic events quite frequently, certain sports more so than others. Golf is no different than any other sport. The severity of injuries in golf usually are not as severe as in...
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Why do magicians wear tuxes?
This wonderful question has rarely bothered magicians for decades. It should. Some possible answers might include:

•He is getting married today.
•He just got off work as a waiter.
•He is going to the prom.

Wait! The man is about to ...
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Why Do Magicians Wear Tuxes?
This wonderful question has rarely bothered magicians for decades. It should. Some possible answers might include: He is getting married today. He just got off work as a waiter. He is going to...
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Why Do People Skydive?
Skydivers - Most people say we're crazy. Some say we have a death wish. Psychologists say people with an inclination to take high risks are a necessary part of the continuation of our species. We a...
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Why Every Card Pro Is Dead Wrong On BVS Solitaire
BVS Solitaire
http://www.deprice.com/bvssolitairecollection.htm

Award-winning collection of 385 solitaire games. You'll be able to learn solitaires not found elsewhere. BVS Solitaire Collection gives you the plethora of statistical and scoring ...
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Why Grow Organic?
You may feel that growing your own produce is difficult enough, without adding to the problems by growing them organically. Well, you pays your money and you takes your choice, as they say, but for me, there are several reasons for going the whole hog:
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Why I Would Rather Be A Slugger Than A Pitcher
During the last NLCS, I asked Brandon Backe of the Astros what the hardest thing was for him in making the conversion from outfielder to pitcher in the minors. He said it was "not playing every day."...
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Why No-Limit Poker is Better Than Poker
If you are a tight-aggressive player, you need to consider playing No-Limit Hold 'em if you aren't already. With proper play, not only can you expect to increase your hourly win rate, but you can mak...
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Why Online Poker Websites are a Safe Way to Play Poker
Frequently, whenever anybody thinks about the idea of making a purchase online or transmitting their credit card information via the internet, they may tend to wonder about the safety aspect surround...
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Why Orienteering is Hot!
So, you didn’t know it was hot did you? Do you even know what Orienteering is? It is one of the most thrilling activities available for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and here’s the good news – it...
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Why Play Texas Hold 'em?
Ah, yes—the Texas hold ‘em explosion. Seven years ago, when I first started playing, the Texas hold ‘em community was comprised almost entirely of the collection of retirees who haunted the local 1-4...
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Why Range Finders are Perfect for the BackCountry
Outdoor enthusiasts love to guess about all sorts of things. We guess how many stars are in the Milky Way, we guess how fast a deer runs or we might even guess about how long it will be until that b...
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Why Snowboard Safety Bindings?
Snowboard safety release bindings are on the market since 1990. The first and leading snowboard safety binding is the patented MEYER BINDING of Switzerland, which is also the World's first binding of...
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Why Soft Spikes Are Hot and Metal Spikes Not
Who Needs Golf Spikes? Golf spikes are found on the bottom of the players shoes. They are mainly used to help keep the player stable during their golf swing. They also aid in the prevention of slippi...
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Why The Horse's Eye's Are So Important When Training Him!
They say the eyes are are the gateway to the soul. When it was said, they were referring to us humans. But the truth is, it also refers to horses. Many horse owners don't understand the importance ...
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Why The Moon Is Your Key To Night Fishing Success
Want To Catch More Fish At Night, Watch the Moon! Sounds like a crazy idea, doesn't it? I thought so to, until I experienced it first hand. Using the moon, you are able to learn several things about ...
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Why Treadmills?
Treadmills have experienced substantial growth over the years. They are designed to enhance the most popular form of exercising - running and walking. Treadmills are built on the basic premise that t...
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Why TV Poker Can Make You Wealthy!
There’s an awful lot of poker on the television these days. If you wanted to you could probably watch poker on the TV almost round the clock and the big events like the World Poker Tour and the World...
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Why Ultralight Backpacking?

Want Safer, More Comfortable Backpacking?

Why Use a Weight Lifting Supplement?
What is the big deal about nutritional supplements for athletes? Is a sports nutrition supplement going to make that much of a difference? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, sit tight...
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Why We Play Games, Part 1
There exists some ephemeral quality that separates gamers from the rest of humanity, some thing that makes us, us and them, not us. I've never been able to quite put my finger on it, but it is inesca...
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Why We Play Games, Part 2
In part one we started to get into the motivation of the gamer. We discussed challenge and its ugly stepsister competition, two of the most common motivators. Today, we look at two more on the way to...
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Why We Treasure Antiques!
Americans treasure their past, which is one reason antiques are so popular. Antiques are relics of a time now gone. We look back on our history with pride. Furniture, jewelry, even automobiles that w...
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Why you should race RC cars, and not just bash
For those of you who have been racing your RC cars for years, and have a friend or two who you have been trying to get out to the RC tracks, this article is for you. Feel free to forward it to them....
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Why You Should Use A Treadmill... Or Run Outside
There's a distinct difference between running outside and on treadmill, and they both have their positives and negatives. The top notch benefit of using a treadmill is that you will never have to contend with the elements of being outside, which depen
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Wildlife Scouting Cameras
For years I wondered how big the bucks were that were roaming our property in the dark of night. After all, I knew that monster bucks had to be eluding me during the daylight hours only to roam the ...
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Winning at Slots
Casino gambling is often played with a gambling strategy in mind. This is however not normally the case with slot machines. Many players simply pump in their credits, pull on the arm – or in the case...
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Winning Combinations
Classic sounds mixed with some modern techniques.

About the Author

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Winter Backpacking Tips
Winter backpacking can mean your footprints are the only ones out there. That adds to the beauty of the experience, but also to the danger. Alone and in a cold enviroment, it's important to know what...
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Winter Safety in the Mountains.
Snow-topped mountains look beautiful but they can be death-traps for the unprepared hiker or hill walker. Sadly, every year, people die and are badly injured whilst exploring these regions at this ti...
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Winter Snowmobiling Vacations - Getting The Best Deal
The Northwestern United States is the snowmobiling capital of the world. Averaging over 150 inches of powdery snow each year, the region offers snowmobiling vacations that are unmatched. There are ve...
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Winter Trout Fly Fishing
It is winter time now. One step on the frozen porch steps first thing in the morning removes any doubt of that fact. Winter time brings on many thoughts, holidays, dark afternoons, football on TV a...
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With Understanding Comes Success
One of the reasons I strongly encourage horse owners to train their own horses rather than ship them away to a professional trainer is familiarity. Quite simply, an unfamiliar party will not understa...
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WNV in Mares and Foals-When to Vaccinate?
As we begin our fifth year in dealing with the dreaded WNV, over 14,000
cases in the United STates as of 2002 have been reported. The question was
raised about a link between the WNV and abortions in equines.A retrospective
study by the Univers...
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Women in the Martial Arts
I was born in West London in 1963, my father was very involved in the martial arts and a dan grade in Karate he was also a dealer in ancient Japanese arms and armour, although my father has an antiqu...
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Wooden Kayaks
Save money and look into building your own wooden kayaks. There are two major types of wooden kayaks: those you buy, and those you make for yourself. A lot of people have found that they enjoy the ti...
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World-Class Athlete: Do You Have What It Takes?
The following excerpt comes from the book, Soccer Dreams, (a top-seller in sports journalism at Amazon) which describes Leah Lauber’s true adventure following the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, a...
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Wreck Diving In Scapa Flow
Divers who enjoy visiting wrecks might find in Scapa Flow the best place where to spend a vacation. This diving destination is located in northern Scotland, on Orkey Island, and receives visitors fro...
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Wreck Diving in Thistlegorm
Thislegorm is among the top ten dives of the world and maybe occupies the first place in wreck diving. It is so amazing that divers need to dive many times and observe its different areas once a time...
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WVU Men's Basketball Season Preview
There is positive talk of post-season tournaments for West Virginia University. Surprisingly, that talk has nothing to do with the football team. While the boys on the gridiron have already accepted ...
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