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Fresh Squid FAQ

Are you a newcomer to Squidoo? Just signed in and can't find your way around just yet? Well, let me tell you: Welcome! You'll find Squidoo as experience addictive, thrilling and fulfilling! Fresh Squid Headquarters is here to help you in your first...

Lose the weight! You can do it!

A lot of people out there are struggling with losing weight. Unfortunately, I was one of those people. Although I am only 17 years of age, since I was a little kid, I've always been quite different from others. I came from a family where appearance s...

Quick Weight Loss Tips

You've come to the right place. No more excuses it's time to put up or well you know. My goal is to arm you with fast and easy weight loss tips so you can make minor adjustments or major changes to get you on the path to having the body you desire....

Foods that can help me lose weight

You have probably come to this page with a slight problem...you want to lose some weight and hopefully, be able to accomplish this weight loss without having to spend a few thousand dollars on slimming programs that's advertised everywhere on the pap...

A Miracle Tree

I was introduced to Moringa Oleifera, the Miracle Tree, in the summer of 2007. It was love at first sight. Why would anyone be interested in a plant that has a healing potential that can possible reverse chronic diseases, neutralize free radicals th...

Green Skin Care and Beauty

If you're into green living, you probably know that synthetic skin care products have ingredients that can harm the environment. Even if you aren't active in the green movement, you can benefit from organic and natural skin care. Here, I focus on sk...

Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat Review | The Ultimate Eat Stop Eat Review

After 5 months on Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat program, I decided it was time to create an honest, informative review of the plan. How does the Eat Stop Eat program work? Is it safe? Where can I buy it? I've answered all these questions (and more) for...

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Wordsworth's Lake District

William Wordsworth wrote his best poetry whilst living at Dove Cottage, Grasmere. After his marriage this was too small for his growing family, so he moved to various houses in Grasmere. None of these suited him, but eventually he move to Rydal Mount...

Businessmen on Travel

Not every person who works hard gets the opportunity of business travel. Exemplary individuals are entrusted to act in place of the company in other cities, states and even other countries. While there are several reasons for businessmen to be assign...

Natural Beauty of Hokkaido

The unspoiled natures of Hokkaido has been the main attraction for many tourist all over the world. This lens explained why you should go to Hokkaido at least once in your life. Hokkaido is most probably the best place that I have ever been during m...

Nudist camps and beaches in Croatia

Naturism is a way of living in harmony with nature, it is characteristic by socializing without clothes, by the development of self respect, by respect of others, and care towards the environment. It is estimated that even one fifth of guests come to...

10 hidden secrets of vacations in Nigeria

like you might have read in my profile .I love travelling ,especially to places that I can have lots of fun ,meet new people, and also buy unique and wonderful souvenirs to take back home for friends and loved ones of course with good value for my mo...

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Sensible Business and Marketing Advice - for leaders of big and small businesses

Business is hard, and sensible business and marketing advice is hard to find. Sure, there are lots of blogs, lenses, articles and opinions, but where is the practical advice, advice based on real-world experience, that's applicable to your business i...

Money Making With Free Blogs

I believe we are moving into an age where the whole ethos and the way we work is changing. The traditional job for life is a thing of the past. It makes sense therefore for us to be one step ahead and to start standing on our own two feet. Now is th...

BlogSuccess - The best Blogging Training Center on the web

I am making this page about blogging training because I am positive you will see the light at the end of the tunnel for you and your online business aspirations. Please, realize that it's not your skill level nor your intelligence that is holding yo...

Work At Home Women

When you are one of the many work at home women, you will find that working solo comes with its own set of problems. It can be difficult for work at home women to adjust to the loneliness of trying to go it alone in business. Not being able to bounce...

Basic Forex Trading

Forex is the acronym for foreign exchange. In everyday use, this term commonly refers to the exchange of one currency to another currency with certain rate. In forex trading, we are referring to special transactions. The purpose is to take profit fro...

How to Choose an Online Stock Broker

In my quest to find the best online broker I have been quite adventurous. (Some would say obsessed.) Along the way I've encountered pleasant surprises. (Hey, I didn't know about that free service- i.e. automatic dividend reinvestment at T.D. Ameritra...

Small Business Marketing

I am the marketing manager for 8 different businesses and and would like to offer any knowledge I have to help small business owners thrive in a large corporation industry. First of all if you are looking to start a business, you can incorporate this...

Young and Free South Carolina!

The 18-25 age group is one of the most financially diverse age groups in the U.S. It contains single people, married people, part time and full time workers, students, the unemployed, people with and without children, and they all have varying levels...

Professional Ghostwriting Services

Do you want to know how a professional ghostwriter can benefit your business? This lens is dedicated to ghostwriters--what services they offer, how to choose a good one and much, much more. If you're an online business person, find out how a profess...

LED lighting

Specialized Lighting Concepts is a New Zealand owned company specializing in energy efficient, and colour changing LED lighting solutions. Our range of products is sourced from the worlds leading developers of LED and solid state lighting technologie...

Life As A Creative Freelancer

If you're like me, you've always dreamed of working for yourself in a creative field. Most of us who share this dream find this prospect overwhelming, perhaps even impossible, due to the plethora of challenges, struggles, and perplexities that surely...

Beware Social Networking Terms of Agreement Contracts

Whenever you sign up to use a service on the Internet, you are entering into a contract that controls your use of the service, the content you post, who owns posted content, if the service can be used commercially, if the service provider can change...

Daycare School Online

Daycare School Online is a resource website designed by me to assist stay at home mothers and home daycare providers. I began Daycare School as a blog originally and before I knew it blossomed into the website it is today. I have big plans for Dayca...

Orange County, CA Editorial Photographer

A good photographer can help you tell your story....you've heard the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words"...well it's true. I want to help businesses in Southern California tell their story through outstanding photography. Yes I say businesse...

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How to Compliment Someone Effectively

Getting people to like you can be its own reward, but it also goes a long way to getting you what you want. Think about it. How much more likely is someone to respond positively to a request, if they are your friend? As human beings, it's natural we...

The Genesys Health Keys and Criteria for Motivation and Change

We know what we need to change, we really want it to change, we might even have insight into how we could make the change, and yet somehow we never seem to find the time or the energy. Everywhere we go we are bombarded with information about staying...

Innovation Tips: Ockham's Razor

Based on the philosophical and scientific rule that simple explanations should be preferred over more complicated ones and a new explanation of a phenomenon should be based on what is already known. The 14th century English logician and Franciscan f...

Frozen Yogurt Recipes

The benefits of yogurt are as plentiful as our flavors, they include: 1. Good source of calcium & protein 2. Healthy bacteria, which helps to boost immune systems, believed to lower cholesterol level and enhance digestion 3. Low in lactose 4. Won...

Tessellations For the Classroom

The word 'tessella' is Latin for a small block used to make mosaics. A tessellation or tiling is a pattern made up of one or more shapes, completely covering a surface with no gaps or overlaps. Tessellations can be seen throughout art history, from...

Learn to Speak Romanian

Romanian is easiest to learn if you already speak a related romance language (such as Italian, Spanish, Catalan, French or Portuguese). And the good news is... ...this is valid the other way around, too. Speaking Romanian is the best requisite if y...

Diet Cycling for Old, Fat Guys

"Old, Fat Guys"? The title's not meant to be rude. It simply reflects the exact terms that I used to describe myself before I got into the program I outline here. If the title got your attention, I'm glad. If you've allowed bad habits, age and grav...

How To Have A Successful Day

This lens uses universal principles to explain how to be successful by changing your mindset from "letting life just happen" to "taking control of your destiny" "How to Have a Successful Day" is for all the visionaries who have ideas of being succes...

L.A. or Bust! - How to make $25,000 in 30 days.

We're moving to LA! We've been trying for about a year, and just haven't managed to do much more than barely keep the house out of foreclosure. We've figured out a budget of $25,000 to get all the bills caught up and cover all the moving expenses. Ou...

UK University 411

This lens lists some of the key advantages of studying in the UK for prospective university students from North America--and their parents--who are considering pursuing a degree at any level in politics or international relations at a UK university....

Flex Your Goal Setting Muscle

What would you do if you had no limits? You CAN make it happen! What ever you want to achieve is possible when you flex your goal setting muscle. Do you have a goal that you want to achieve? Use these tips and tricks to jump start you to success.

Getting paid for Taking Online Surveys

I am a stay-at-home mom and I have been for over 15 years. To help with the household expenses, and earn some extra income; I spent hours researching companies that will pay me to do surveys. I have discovered a quick and easy way to use my computer...

Trombone Playing Guide

Here I have compiled the best (hopefully) ideas on how to improve your overall trombone playing. If you feel like you hit a wall, or just want to get that extra bump to help you land first chair this is the lens for you! You'll see everything from ba...

The Best Job Interview Questions

Whether you're looking to get a new job or advance your career, utilizing these questions and this fresh and unique technique will help. As you explore these concepts open your mind, challenge yourself and get excited. Interviews can be fun and shou...

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Pasta Angels

This pasta angel is made from pasta shapes and a wooden ball. Add paint, facial features and a star and make a masterpiece. All instructions for making these angels is included here. This was our family Christmas craft for 2008. We liked the idea an...

Ghost Hunter's Arsenal: The EMF Detector

Let's explore what we really find when using EMF detectors. First of all, what does EMF stand for? EMF stands for Electromagnetic Field. So, what's an Electromagnetic Field? Electromagnetism is one of the four known fundamental forces of nature....

Paper Dolls

Welcome to the traditional hobby of making and collecting paper dolls! If you are looking to try a low-cost, educational or fun new craft then paper doll-making could be the perfect answer for you. Generations of children and adults alike have enjoy...

How to Restore a Tyco “Super Spirit of 76” Train Locomotive

The year was 1976, the day after Christmas, my dad brought home this large thin box containing the most spectacular train set I have ever seen. It was the Tyco "Super Spirit of 76" train set commemorating the 1776-1976 bicentennial. The locomotive an...

Should you learn to sew?

Sewing is such a rewarding activity. And it's not just for grandmas. I learned how to sew when I was 11. My mom taught me the basics and in high school I learned a little more. I have been at it ever since. It has been a creative outlet for me as we...

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WaterManBlog.com - Water News, Views and Muse

I started water blogging about 5 years ago. The point is to engage people about H2O in new and varied ways. I call it seeing water outside of the cup. WaterManBlog.com highlights water news and views, showing water's connections with our culture, re...

Imagine It. Build it. It's that Simple

Way Basics is more than just a furniture company. We offer creative possibility on a human scale to our customers and our community, through our sustainable products and our charitable giving. Our recycled and recyclable modern furnishings are focuse...

Let's clean house - breathe better by going green

How can something I clean my house with be so detrimental to my health? Every home should be the safest place for you and your family. A cleaning product should not leave behind more toxins than the toxins it's supposew to clean. Learn how changing y...

Life on a Hobby Farm - country living on a couple of acres

Ever wondered what it would be like to chuck city or suburban living and move to the country? Maybe grow your own food, raise some animals, and know all your neighbors? My name is Tanya Clapshaw, and this is my blog about living on less than three ac...

Fibroid Fable

'Guest at the mouth of the womb': When I found this description of a fibroid tumor in an ancient Chinese text, I began to cry so hard that the tears were splashing off my face. Up to that point, all I knew was that the dominant medical model; regardi...

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Two Gs: Gratitude and Giving

This lens is about the importance of being grateful for where we are, what we have and to continue giving regardless of what we have. Sometimes we forget to count it all joy.

Miracles Happen To Everyone, Sometimes On A Daily Basis

We've all heard the old saying "expect a miracle." But do we all really do that? Probably not, not with our busy lives. Yet, if we stop to think about it, miracles, especially small miracles, happen to each and every one of us every day. Think about...

Spiritual evolution for us all

I like to think at least everyone (although I have met people who make me seriously doubt this assumption) has at least once become conscious of some flaws or characteristics that he wanted to change about himself, or has gone into a situation in whi...

Reiki: An introduction

Reiki practitioners channel chi or energy from the environment around them to the person receiving a Reiki treatment. Chi is the term used by the Chinese and martial artists for the underlying force the Universe is made of. The concepts of Chi can be...

Golf Ball Bible Buddies. Spreading God's love one golf ball at a time.

The mission : To travel form person to person spreading love. It's that simple. God is love. I created these little guys to give to friends to remind them that God loves them. When they desire, they then pass it on to someone else. Pictured is Merli...

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My Love For Cheesecake Recipes

Knobbly knees, skinny legs, handkerchief enhanced bra, best clobber and off on the bus I'd go, with my friend Sue, to one of the nearby shopping centres. What could be more perfect for a Saturday? Trying on clothes you don't have the money to buy, g...

Great Recipe Using Leftover Roast

Who wants the same meal twice in a row? If your family is like mine, they frown at leftovers. But who has the time or the money to make something special every night of the week?! You do. Or at least, that's what your family will think when you use t...

Banh Mi Sandwich

A baguette filled with cold cuts of pork, sliced pickled carrots and radishes. That is the most common form of the Banh Mi sandwich. But this sandwich has many forms. I stumbled on this sandwich for the first time while searching the internet for a...

Delaware's Dove Chocolate Tasting Party Headquarters

http://www.DoveChocolateDiscoveries.com/carrie In August of 2008 I wanted to host a Dove Chocolate Party for my friends in Milford Delaware...but I could not find a Dove "Chocolatier" to come to my house to do the Party. It was a very frustrating exe...

How to Make the Best Popcorn

In our family popcorn is a tradition, that has been passed on to me. Everyone likes their popcorn a bit different. My dad likes garlic salt, my husband likes pepper, and I like yummy buttery, salty popcorn. For my birthday one year my husband bought...

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Everything Horse and Pony for Kids

Welcome to 'Everything Horse and Pony for Kids'! Are you crazy about horses and ponies, or do you know a kid who is? Do you own your own horse or pony? Obviously you do not need to own a horse or pony to be crazy about them. However, you just might n...

Mr. Kitty Wompuss, tale of a Maine Coon in Minnesota

Hello, My name is Mr. Kitty Wompuss, but I also answer to Big Boy, Mr. Magoo and Lil' Thumper. I live in Minnesota with my mommy and daddy and a big love puppy pit bull named Koko. I don't remember where I was born, but when I was little I ended up...

All About the Australian Galah

If you're thinking about adding a pet parrot to your home and you have considered the Austrailian galah, read on and get all the information on them you need to make your decision be the right one! Galahs can make amazing pets and although they tend...

Your new pet lens could be listed here

Hey I have just discovered squidoo and thought I might help other newbies by having a lens devoted to new pet lenses. I will list my favourite top 10 new pet lens each month and I will also list my favourite new pet blogs. So you too can help me out...

Oklahoma Noodling

Meet the five time world champion okie noodler, Skipper Bivins. He stars in Okie Noodling II along with four other guys produced by Brad Beesley. If you want to experience some extreme fishing, try noodling! Noodling is the art of fishing bare handed...

How To Take Care Of A Hamster | Pet Hamster Care

If you are wondering how to take care of a hamster, that means you've probably recently adopted a pet hamster, or are just thinking about owning one. Congratulations! Either way, just know this, Teddy Bear hamsters are wonderful, inexpensive pets and...

How To Care For Turtles

Learning how to care for turtles is not difficult if you have the right information. Many pet turtles die because owners do not bother to learn the simple things necesssary for proper turtle care. The purpose of this page is awareness. Every genera...

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The Challenges Facing Generation Recession

This is Generation Recession. For those of you that graduated college around the turn of the century, you know what this term means! As a student in the mid to late 90's, the future seemed promising. American businesses were booming, and middle class...

The American Presidency Through History's Lens

The objective of this site is to provide information about U.S. presidential history as it relates to current presidential politics and events at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. There is always a historic context to what we see in the news today and throug...

A plea to Sri Lankan Tamils

Do you believe the LTTE represents the Sri Lankan Tamils? or the fall of Kilinochchi is a defeat suffered by Tamils? Who is fighting for who? Of course you have the freedom to believe in anything. But as intelligent human beings the least we can do...

World Hunger and Poverty - Should We Help?

In Asia, Africa, and Latin America, over 500 Million people are living in what the World Bank has defined as "absolute poverty." When reading the title of this article, in knowing that 15 Million children die from hunger each year, how could one poss...

Israel Invasion of Gaza

I condemn all violence, against any religion be it Christians, Muslims or Hindus, against all nationalities be it Israelite or Palestinian. Israel is killing at a ratio of 100 : 1. They attacked a largely innocent country that are more or less defens...

Homosexual Displays of Affection in Public!

How many times have you seen a straight couple holding hands, kissing, cuddling or showing affection towards each other in public? ...chances are you wouldn't care to put a number on such a common sighting. Would you be more likely to register see...

Blow the Horn BlogSpot

This page is to promote my blog. Blogging is a good way to share the things that matter to you. It is also an excellent way to inform people on what is going on in this crazy world. You don't always hear about issues that can effect you or your famil...

War on Gaza justifiable? Self-defense or aggression?

This review explore the reasoning behind the war against Gaza, its support, and whether it should actully be happening. If anything this review is to tell you exactly what has been going on since the state of Israel was formed. According to Israeli...

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Our American Dream

Immigration and the American Dream (updated 4/1/09) As the centennial anniversaries of WWI and WWII grow near, and the number of people who remember those days dwindle, so too the human stories behind the most massive immigration of humans ever, and...

Living Through Grief

Death is as much an everyday occurrence as birth. Why then, are we still so shocked when it happens to those we love? Can we live through the unbearable pain? There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Suffering loss is a uniquely individual experienc...

Rodney Lewis

I am a student of life, a webmaster and consultant, a writer and blogger, a believer in freedom and liberty, and I am spiritual but not religious. I think adults of sound mind ought to be left alone to do whatever they please as long as they do no h...

Breast cancer in Africa

We're raising money for cancer treatment for our close friend Lydia, and trying to increase awareness about the need for better and fairer cancer treatment in Africa. Lydia is a young mother and university lecturer in Uganda, who has recently been d...

www.godandeinstein.com open.your.eyes.

Inspired people of all faiths and nations, scientists, Indigos, artists, environmentalists, healers, musicians, light workers, we are many! Come together and share your experience and knowledge! There is much to know about this life, planet, space a...

Discrimination, Possibly Instinctive?

An intricate, idealistic argumentative piece aiming for an understanding of different lifestles. This piece also attempts to lower levels of discrimination, by using logic and rationality in unicen with reference to psychological texts and famous psy...

'African Angel': Low Budget, Great Impact in Ghana

African Angel is a small, hand-made and privately run German charity. Harriet Bruce-Annan is its founder and engine, and an inspiring example of philanthropy. She and her organization give care and education to 49 orphan and/or slum children in Accra...

The Problem With 'Life'

Actually, I would be clearer in asking, "What is the definition of life?" Sorry to say it, but 'Life' does not have a clear definition. Not that our lives don't have meaning. But the word LIFE is fundamentally flawed. Certainly it has historical, sci...

Who is Taylor Winters

You must be asking who Taylor Winters is? Taylor Winters is my pen name. Its a mixture of more than one pen names that I plan on going by. Depending on what I write, depends on which pen name I will go by. More often then not, I will be know at Alexa...

Inspiration Lounge TV

Finding balance in life is hard. These inspirational videos at InspirationLounge.tv where real women open up about life and what really matters will leave you inspired! This lens will provide many of the videos, information about how to access more (...

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Breastfeeding Essentials for Working Moms

Breastfeeding is natural but it's not exactly easy... This is what I learned while exclusively breastfeeding my baby boy while working full time. What did help was a bunch of research, a ton of tips from friends, and a whole lot of trial and error wi...

Tips on growing Tomatoes

Have you ever wondered why your tomato plants don't produce many tomatoes? Maybe you've wondered what you can do to stop blossom end rot, or maybe you are just looking for some tips for growing tomatoes. If you are not growing tomatoes, you are miss...

The Beauty of The Lotus Flower

The Lotus Flower or waterlily in full flower is one of the most beautiful images in nature you can experience. The flower,comes in white, pink, red and yellow on long elegant storks, floats on top of a spread of water along with its wide dark green l...

Home Remodeling with Green Star Builders

GreenStar Builders is a South Shore Massachusetts builder and remodeling company, committed to providing attentive, expert service from initial concept of remodeling your home, throughout the entire construction. Whether you're looking to remodel a c...

Our Potty Whispering Journey

This is our experience practicing Elimination Communication, or EC for short with our son, Eli, from early infancy on. Our journey with elimination communication was and continues to be an absolute blast and offers a unique window into my little son'...

Parent of a US Marine!

As a parent we know that as we watch our children grow up and into adult hood there are many joys, thrills, laughter, terrors, ups, downs, scares, sadness and always love. The parent is the first and most important teacher in a child's life. As our c...

Get those kids up off their butts!

Put away the video games, turn off cartoon network, and start making some serious messes. Browse this lense for ways to get your kids' minds and bodies active, and give the internet a break! Each day I post a new activity on my blog - some are simple...

Parenting- The male perspective

As a Father of two children under the age of three I`m used to the smelly nappies. The tantrums. The sleepless nights. But parenting is a constant learning curve. Its something you have to learn quickly so that we can be the best possible role models...

9-1-1, What's your emergency?

Everyone has emergencies. Big ones, little ones, terrifying ones, and those that you can look back on and laugh at later. Emergencies make the news, the papers and the gossip over coffee every single day. Emergencies can result in death, in life, or...

Sensory Processing

If your child is restless and can't sit still. If your child just doesn't communicate like other children do. If your child is overly sensitive... The simple advice and play activities described in this lens can often be helpful. They can make your...

My Vet Tech Training

I'm making this page about my Vet Tech Training because someone suggested it might make for interesting reading. For those of you who don't know what a Vet Tech is, I'll explain. Basically, it's being an animal nurse. A Vet Tech does everything from...

The Wonderful World of Potty Training

Can it already be time to potty train?... This is what I'm asking myself daily as I hear a small little sound that I recognize, on an almost sub-conscience level, as baby pee hitting the hardwood floor. Or maybe not as 'baby' as I would like to thi...

Montessori, Independence and Self-Esteem

What drew me to Montessori as an educator was how children are shown how to build themselves as human beings. Adults are mere guides in their lives, lending support when needed. One of the first curriculum areas in a Montessori classroom a child is i...

Useful Information On Bonsai Trees, Bonsai Care, and more!

If you like this lens, please rate it by clicking on the stars at the top! :D Growing and caring for Bonsai Trees is one of my favorite past times. Let me teach you about the history of this intricate art as well as great information on starting, gr...

How to Harvest Rainwater with Rain Barrels

People have been harvesting rainwater around the world for thousands of centuries. While the modern world has become used to simply turning on a tap to obtain water, give a thought to all the wasted water that falls freely from the sky each year and...

Online Interior Design Services - How They Work

If you've recently done an online search for affordable interior design help, you may have noticed something new. Call it online room design, virtual room design or virtual room planning, it all points to a new money-saving trend: web-based interior...

Life In My Grandmother's Time

This lens includes my own personal opinions. It is based on my memories and times shared with my grandmother, when I was a child, growing up in Pendleton, South Carolina. My grandmother, Mary Grace Martin Ledbetter, born September 11, 1896, lived wi...

Fun Ideas for your Outdoor Garden Decor

This time of the year is always intriguing to me. The burst of color and greenery is amazing. What is also exciting is preparing our outdoor garden area for time spent with family and friends over the summer months using outdoor garden decor. Outdoo...

Laura Fincannon - Marketing Muse & Pirate Wench

An award winning speaker, national presentation veteran and ghost writer, I also have over fifteen years of experience in marketing and sales management in service-related industries, including workforce development, banking, arts & cultural tourism...

Thoughts & Things, Mine..... and Others!

Mountainside Crochet in "Real Life" is known as Pat Austin, who lives in the charming little community of Pendleton, SC. I'm a short, sweet (I like to think so, anyway) little retired 'grandma' who loves her 3 active young grandsons and enjoys sharin...

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Star Trek TOS

The year before I was born, Gene Roddenberry introduced us to the world of Star Trek and his vision of the future. In doing so, he created a legacy that has only gotten better with age, and certainly doesn't seem about to fade into obscurity, but how...

Gospel Artists on American Idol

American Idol debuted on the FOX network on June 11, 2002, and has become one of the most is a wildly popular television programs on American television today. Several American Idol contestants have gone on to sign contracts with gospel music recordi...

Daniel Radcliffe (a.k.a. Harry Potter) in 'Equus' on Broadway

I saw the production of "Equus" on Broadway. I had heard reviews of his performance from various sources. I heard a lot of what I call "prattle" about him having an obligation to the Harry Potter image. There was so much negativity about him appearin...

STAR TREK MOVIE

Star Trek first hit the small screen on NBC TV on September 8, 1966. The first man had not gone to the moon yet, but the Apollo program was underway. After the second season, NBC cancelled the show. The ratings were mediocre at best. But the beginnin...

All Things Star Trek - On TV

Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. The Star Trek fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry is the setting of six television series including the original 1966 Star Trek, and eleven feature films. T...

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54 Things Squidoo Could Improve On

We all love Squidoo! Especially me. That is why we are here, fellow Squidoo lovers and I, and why you are reading this right now. It may shock some of you there is room for improvement in the first place, but nobody is perfect. Not even Squidoo. Fo...

eCribbage - Fun, Friendly and Free Online Cribbage (unique)

Online Cribbage just got a whole lot cooler thanks to eCribbage.com It's about time this card game got produced by people that love the game. Not just another empty slot needing to be filled to complete a lair full of mind numbing, half put together...

Crazy About Christmas

Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. It's busy and it's crazy, but it can be magical. I get to wander the toy stores and pretend to be a kid again while I browse all the newest and silliest new toys and rediscover some old favorites. I...

What's in My Closet

There's a room in my house I enter every day. It's not the biggest, nor the cleanest. It has very little furniture and no real decor. It's not glamorous or fancy. In fact, it's hidden....past the laundry room, through my bathroom and closed off from m...

Changeling: the Lost Role Playing Game

Warning: These aren't Disney's Fairy Tales The Brothers Grimm painted a world of wonder and horror out of traditional tales that were basically fireside ghost stories, with a faerie twist. With Changeling: the Lost, role playing publisher White Wolf...

2009's most anticipated PC games!!

This lens contains a list of various pc games that one shouldn't miss if he/she's a PC gamer. Many people have said that PC gaming is dead but its far from dead. The list of games mentioned here is the proof that its far from dead. This year is gonna...

American Idol: Season 8

Time to name another American Idol. It's hard to believe that there have been seven previous winners. This is the place to find out about the Top 36 contestants in American Idol: Season 8. We'll follow them from the first auditions (or the first air...

The Best Xbox Games Of All Time ★★★★★

I have played video games since they day I was born. I love playing video games and I love reviewing them. In this lens I well be telling you about some of my favorite games of all time and I well update pretty frequently with more reviews.

Genius Ideas!

There's a fine line between genius and insanity. On the other hand, there's a really, really thick wall between genius and stupidity. But every once in a while, the stupid ideas get hold of a chisel, chip a hole in the wall, and tunnel through to t...

Can't Afford a Console? Try Online Games for Free!

Everyone likes a good game, and nothing beats headbutting virtual soccer balls with your friends in Wii Fit! But nowadays, I'll take the real variety and the great outdoors, rather than shell out $350 for a console plus all the gear required. Don't...

Bishie Fans United!

Welcome to the FIRST Squidoo Bishounen Lens, adopted by worldwide anime fans dedicated to smexy male anime, manga and video game characters. It's tough here at Otaku world, with all those gorgeous bishies to drool over. Our goal is to share the love,...

Fantasy Role Playing Games

A role playing game allows the player to take on a fictional identity, and play that identity within the confines of it's experience, knowledge and background. You could be a knight on a quest in the middle ages, a futuristic spy trying to infiltrate...

Creative Party Theme Ideas

Everyone loves a good party. It's always fun to get together with some friends and have a great time. While many people prefer showing up to the party, there are some who find planning the party to be the best part. I love planning parties! I am alwa...

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Are the Chicago Cubs Cursed?

The Chicago Cubs are one of the most storied teams in all of sports. The magical Wrigley Field, the legendary voice of Harry Caray, Mr. Cub Ernie Banks, and of course the so-called curses. The Cubs last won the World Series in 1908, and have not even...

Hiking The International Appalachian Trail

It was a long winter - a long, cold winter - nearly unbearable for those of us who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, and for those who must live around us. I was miserable from the cold, and I struggled daily to show up at a job that no longer...

The Welland Outdoor Tennis Club

Ah, a place where dreams are both created and fulfilled, where great champions meet their match, and where the sport of tennis steps down from its ivory tower to make fools out of both competitor and audience... for half my life now, the Welland Tenn...

Motorbikes of Yesterday

I enjoy researching the early models of motorcycles. I want to know as much as possible about the bikes that contributed to the popularity of motorbikes. The more I learn, the more I am ready to share this information. The pictures, the lifestyle, an...

Golf Tournaments 2009

This years PGA tour events in Spain. Information on the "Open de Andalucia de Golf 09" and "Open de Espana 09" and getting tickets for the up comming events. See video of last years tournaments and leave your comment if you where there last year or...

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Bluewren08's Photography and Digital Designs

Hello and welcome, Let me introduce Bluewren08's Photography and Digital Design Lens. My name is Jan. Creating visually appealing and inspirational photographic and digital designs is a goal that drives my artistic endeavours. The world becomes a tru...

Gothic Fantasy Painting

I haven't really done any gothic art and I love it sooooo i thought i would start one. As you can see from the image, it was going to be a black and white artwork done in water soluble pencils. I decided to change it and create it using oils as i hav...

Color Recipes in Polymer Clay

One of the banes of my creativity is color combos. I have my favorites and use those constantly. But sometimes one needs to step outside their comfort zone or one runs out of those favorite colors. I've also found that I can find new favorites when...

Tips for Artists to Increase Internet Exposure

... and that's because I'm learning too and everything I describe has to be simple - otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do it! What is certain is that my approach has been successful. Undoubtedly there is more to come and things I have missed, wh...

A Nixs Creation - Inspired by Travel

I have created this lens in order to showcase my online shop that sells handmade greeting cards and african-inspired tableware. Passion is a strong word - but that is where my creations stem from. A passion for travelling, a passion for photography a...

Heavy Textures For Artwork

Some of the most satisfying artwork that I've done has included heavy texture. It gives me a chance to incorporate some sculptural aspects into a picture and makes the work interesting to the viewer on another level. This is the second lens in a ser...

Rachel's Melted Fabrics

My name's Rachel. I'm a textiles artist from the UK. I make wall hangings, bags, purses and figurines from layered, embroidered and melted textiles. Rachel's Melted Fabrics is a website I started in 2003 for all my crafty exploits. Find out more a...

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Wholesale Home Decor

Wholesale Home Decor for Style and Design - Wholesale home decor accessories and unique gifts wholesale direct. Home accents , furnishings, bath & body, candles, garden decor. No minimum order. We offer over 2,000 different products with new ones com...

Funny Collectible Laftovers Food And Drink Fridge Magnets by Swiss

Funny, colorful, collectible Laftovers food & drink fridge magnets are dandy affordable gifts for kids to give Mom anytime, especially on Mother's Day. Perfect for trading with friends, they also make a wholesome hobby for kids with an interest in co...

Rubix 360

I'm sure you all should know what the Rubix Cube is? The Rubix Cube or Rubik Cube or Rubik's Cube is one of the most famous toys in the world. It was a toy that became an overnight sensation 30 years ago and remains one of the world's fastest-selling...

Amanda's Zazzle Store

Zazzle is great website which allows people to upload pictures which can then be put printed on various items like t-shirts, bags, ties, aprons, buttons, mugs, posters, postcards, stamps and more! The thing I love about Zazzle is that every item can...

The MegaDog Tales

What would happen if a dog became a superhero? In the exciting middle grade adventure book, "The MegaDog Tales: Unleash the Power" by award-winning author, Dale Alderman, Joe is a run-of-the-puppy-mill cocker spaniel who dreams of being special, but...

Puzzled - Handcrafted Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles & Toys

My name is Jeannette Aragon. I'm 37 years old. I live in Southern California. I am a former preschool teacher for 16 years. Working with kids really spurs your creativity. That is when I first found out how much fun it is to make toys, good old fashi...

Take the Style Quiz!

What's your type? Whimsical or Avant-garde? Bohemian or Chic? When you know your style type, you can put together a look that's a bolder expression of the true you. Take the Define Your Style Quiz (to determine whether your style type is Classic, Ch...

10 reasons I buy from Silkfair

There's no speed limit with online buying! I can take the time to research, bookmark, review , choose and purchase whatever I want from handmade cute little things to an air-plane (I wish I had the money to do that) without any time limitation or fea...

Handmade Soap Buying Guide

I hope this lens will be helpful information about why handmade soap is so good for your skin, and also help you learn about the properties of the most popular ingredients that soapmakers use. Yes, I make and sell soap, but here I am more interested...

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Book Dachshund Luke goes to Spain by Karen Larson

Hi, I own a little red Dachshund called Luke. He is so funny, happy, and loving little boy, he means the world to me. When my husband and I decided to spend some time in Spain, we of course took Luke with us from Florida. We are all currently staying...

Books by S.B. Martin

I was born in a small western state. I reside in Washington with my three children. I have published two books. One is titled, Save Yourself: What My Mother Told Me. This is a memior based on my mother's childhood during WWII. It is about one girl's...

Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools

Awarded HarperCollins Gold Star. Available from Amazon, Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, WH Smith, etc. from July/Aug 2009. This is the blurb from the back cover: Perhaps if Joe and Vicky had known what relocating to a tiny village tucked in the Alpuja...

Web-Fiction For The Curious Squid

A lot of people seem to be a little wary about reading fiction online, which is strange, because we all read online daily. In fact you are doing it right now! So why not fiction? Web-Fiction is fiction originally written to be published on the web....

Awful Little Things

Read the back cover of Awful Little Things and you'll pretty much get the whole picture: "Putrid, puerile and appealing only to reprobates and the socially awkward, this truly awful collection of crude doggeries is one of the most damnable tree-wa...

Inspirational Romance Fiction

Discover the world of Inspirational romance. Told from a Christian worldview, these stories support the importance of family, faith, meaningful work and community. And there's always a happily ever after! What more could you ask for? There are many...

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How to add your LinkedIN Connections to Twitter (works with other sites as well)

Please Note: I have published an UPDATED version of this article at my blog, http://www.alexblom.com/blog . You can find a direct link to the article at by clicking here . It seems many of my Twitter connections are always asking 'How do I import...

What's Computer Addiction

How do computers affect our lives? Why do we need them? They control so much of our lives that we became computing people. I am talking about all the forms of electronic entertainment which has a processor in it like a PDA, a Smartphone, etc. We dep...

ATI POWERCOLOR HD 3850 512mb

We all know that Ati is gaining ground over Nvidia now that they 've been bought by AMD and the drivers have improved ,but we know that the Ati graphic cards haven't shown us their real potential due to the lack of good drivers.First of all I have to...

Niche Marketing Reaper | Affiliate Niche Club

Hi, Welcome to Niche Marketing Reaper THE Official Squidoo lens of the Affiliate Niche Club! That's a little club that Thad & I run to specifically help people with Niche research but we chuck in tons of other stuff as well! Don't worry... we're NO...

Succeeding on Squidoo: A Progress Report

The goal of this article is to use the many resources on Squidoo to create a successful set of lenses as part of a larger experiment in which I'm attempting to play catch up in this new Web 2.0 world. This lens will be crafted in an onging series of...

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Are you new on Squidoo?

Tell me what you think... about this group, about it's concept or anything else that comes to your mind!

Fresh Squids EXTRAS!!!... CONTEST TIME!

Fresh Squid Contest

As an effort to make newcomers to Squidoo easier to get their way around and become a part of our community here, I started Fresh Squid Group in which all new lensmasters have a chance to get one of their lenses featured as long as they apply to some...

December 2008 Contest Winners:

Becoming a Search and Rescue Volunteer

Are you intrigued by stories about wilderness rescues and searches for missing hikers or mountain climbers? If so, perhaps becoming a Search and Rescue--often referred to as "SAR"--volunteer might just be for you. I've enjoyed and benefitted so much...

First Home Mishaps

I've recently purchased a new home and I'm in the process of sprucing up the place. Some things work out just fine and others, well, not so much. If you too just bought that "fixer upper", you might want to continue on and learn from some of the mish...

Fred the Egyptian Goose

This is about an Egyptian Goose we call "Fred". He lives in a park along the river near our home in PA. This is a very unusual finding for Southwestern Pennsylvania, as his ancestors are from Africa. I noticed Fred one day while photographing Grey...

Sand castles made easy

My information is dedicated to the average beach family that would like to learn the tricks to making cool looking sand castles. I have seen many families with small kids arrive at the beach, start digging a hole or piling up sand to keep the little...

January 2009 Contest Winners:

The Waltzing Cat

Are you a cat lady who is mysteriously drawn to music in 3/4 time? Does your cat purr every time he hears the word Vienna? When you hear the Boston Pops break into a Strauss waltz do you have the urge to pick up your cat and sashay about the living...

Learning To Squidoo

*$#%Sh#*ucks-bleepity-bleep, Grrr :-(( Yeah... that's right...Does this not look like I am pulling my hair out??? An enthusiastic Squidoo start had ground to a tormenting, time consuming, frustrating halt! Wait a minute? Squid what? Squidoo???... It...

Mr. Kitty Wompuss, tale of a Maine Coon in Minnesota

Hello, My name is Mr. Kitty Wompuss, but I also answer to Big Boy, Mr. Magoo and Lil' Thumper. I live in Minnesota with my mommy and daddy and a big love puppy pit bull named Koko. I don't remember where I was born, but when I was little I ended up...

February 2009 Contest Winners:

9-1-1, What's your emergency?

Everyone has emergencies. Big ones, little ones, terrifying ones, and those that you can look back on and laugh at later. Emergencies make the news, the papers and the gossip over coffee every single day. Emergencies can result in death, in life, or...

eCribbage - Fun, Friendly and Free Online Cribbage (unique)

Online Cribbage just got a whole lot cooler thanks to eCribbage.com It's about time this card game got produced by people that love the game. Not just another empty slot needing to be filled to complete a lair full of mind numbing, half put together...

Get those kids up off their butts!

Put away the video games, turn off cartoon network, and start making some serious messes. Browse this lense for ways to get your kids' minds and bodies active, and give the internet a break! Each day I post a new activity on my blog - some are simple...

Previous Fresh Squid Contest Winners

Fresh Squid Contest Winners

Here you can find winning lenses from all past Fresh Squid Contests! Fresh Squids are lensmasters who joined Fresh Squid group after making their lens great and unique as described in Fresh Squid FAQ. If you are new too Squidoo, take a look at thes...

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