Articles by Amanda

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  Be Safe On eBay: Avoiding Bootleg GameBoy Advance Games

  March 10, 2009 by Amanda

  Everyone knows that buying items used online via sites like eBay is a great way to save money. But what you may not know is that certain items for auction have a high risk of being bootlegs - illegitimate...

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  Closing a Chapter: Five Great Reads for Graduating Seniors

  March 05, 2009 by Amanda

  Whether you're finishing high school and heading to college, or finishing college and being forcibly booted out into the real world, graduation (coming sooner than you'd think!) is a time of transition...

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  Date Night: How to Hire a Sitter and Enjoy Your Night Out

  March 04, 2009 by Amanda

  Most of the advice out there is for how to choose a sitter. But this article is more for the sitter you've chosen. From my own experience baby-sitting, here are some things that are really helpful for...

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  How To Start Running

  March 04, 2009 by Amanda

  We've all done it; made that vow to get in shape, bought our gym membership, sneakers and athletic shorts, packed up, gone to work out - and it hurt so much that we never went back. What happened? How...

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  Hit the Slopes: What to Pack and Do For Your First Ski Excursion

  March 03, 2009 by Amanda

  Woohoo! You're about to join the millions of people around the globe who revel in the glory of sliding down snowy mountainsides. But what's that you say? You're new at this and don't know where to begin...

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  Five Things You Never Knew About Chocolate

  March 02, 2009 by Amanda

  1: The word chocolate actually comes from an Aztec word, xocolatl. Xocolatl means "bitter water". When the Spaniards encountered the New World and its (relatively unsweetened) drinking chocolate, they...

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  Recovery Road: ACL Surgery Aftermath

  March 02, 2009 by Amanda

  After you've had your ACL surgery, here are five tips to speed your recovery.#1: Follow instructions. Follow your doctor's instructions and your physical therapist's instructions. If you're confused or...

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  Preparing for ACL Surgery

  March 02, 2009 by Amanda

  Ok, so you've got the bad news. You tore your ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in one of your knees. First off? Major suckage! I know, I just had my ACL surgically repaired about two months ago. But the...

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  Pokemon and Life Lessons

  March 02, 2009 by Amanda

  For many of us, Pokemon was that crazy fad about a decade ago that swept the nation, absorbing child audiences with its GameBoy, cartoon, card game and merchandise manifestations. But for some of us who...

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  Five Tips for the SAT: How to Pass Through the Gateway to College

  March 01, 2009 by Amanda

  If you're getting ready to apply for college, you are probably tired of hearing the letters S-A-T. But alas, there's no getting around it; most schools require you to submit your SAT scores in order to...

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