Selling Furniture At Garage Sales

If you're selling a cabinet, desk, cupboard or other type of furniture that can hold valuables at a garage sale, be careful.

Check every nook and cranny and before placing the piece of furniture out for sale.

In one instance, a cabinet with important personal and business files was accidentally sold at a garage sale. With personal identity theft becoming more and more common every ounce of prevention is worth a pound, or dollars, of cure.

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Halloween In Malaysia

In the U.S. everyone expects Halloween on October 31. Even if one doesn't celebrate the holiday, it's still a holiday observed by most.

In some countries, Malaysia for one, Halloween isn't even observed. But this year, Malaysians are going to enjoy Halloween festivities. Candy and costumes are being made available for sale through local stores.

Malaysians won't celebrate Halloween for the same reason Americans or other countries do. For Malaysians the festivities are sort of an appetizer for the Christmas holiday coming in December. It serves as an introduction to getting natives in the mood for holiday celebrations!

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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
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Plant Garlic For Cabbage Protection

Garlic and tomato plants protect cabbage from serious garden pests.

Fall is the time to plant garlic so if planning on planting cabbage next year, plant garlic now around cabbage beds.

According to studies at Mariano Marcos State University in Ilocos Norte, Phillipines, garlic and tomato are great plants to use as companion plants for cabbage.

Tomato plants protect cabbage plants from Hellula and Diamondback Moth while the garlic plants protect cabbage from cutworms.


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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
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Drivers Pay Extra For Wasted Gas

As a driver of a car or other vehicle, you are in control of the vehicle and, the price you pay for gas.

While there isn't anything a driver can do to actually lower the price spent on gas, there are ways of driving that can increase the price you pay without even realizing it.

Speeding and rapid slowing down can lower gas mileage as much as 33 percent!

Keeping the engine tuned, tires inflated properly, and removing any excess weight helps to get the best mileage the vehicle as to offer.

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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
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Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
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Garage Sales Bring Extra Income

With the slowing economy many homeowners are using garage sales as a way to pay bills.

Many homeowners are also losing their jobs.

The current high prices for gas, rising food costs, medicine, etc. are forcing these homeowners to look for other means of income. Selling items that they no longer use at a garage sale can help fill the need for at least one month.

If planning to use garage sales as a means of support, be sure to check with local authorities first. Many cities are allowing only two or three sales a year, while others are allowing as many as one garage sale a month.

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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
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Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
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Adults Celebrate Halloween

Halloween is no longer just for children. Adults are enjoying dressing in costumes, decorating yard and home, and even indulging their pets in the festivities.

Money spent for Halloween is rivaled only by Christmas decorations. Every year since the 1980's adults have increased their interest in celebrating Halloween.

Stores report selling twice as many adult costumes as children's costumes. There has been an increase in pet costumes as well.

The emphasis on taking care of the environment has many people thinking about Mother Earth and Nature. That's one important reason that many adults are beginning to take a more serious look at the real reason for Halloween.


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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
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Australians Choose Garlic For Health

Garlic is one of the most favored of all medicinal herbs in Australia.

Garlic is well known for it's many health benefits and healing qualities. That's why it's been called the "poor man's penicillin". But one doesn't have to be poor to reap the benefits of garlic, a plant that is easily grown almost anywhere.

In Victoria, Australia, a new study revealed that well educated and high income individuals are choosing to use garlic and other herbs in favor over harsh and sometimes dangerous drugs.

Green tea and aloe vera were the other two of the top three herbs used as medicine.

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Pets Celebrate Halloween

Celebrate Halloween with your pet.

More and more pets are beginning to be included in Halloween festivities. In Carmel, Indiana, a costume party for dogs and their owners is being held.

Despite the slowing economy people are going to celebrate Halloween and have fun! Statistics show that more money will be spent on Halloween costumes and decorations this year than in 2007 which had an increase over 2006.

As many pets are frightened and lost on Halloween, read these tips to keep your pet safe on Halloween.

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Toxic Sports Fields Harm Environment

If you, or your children, play sports, be aware of the chemicals used on the field before you play.

In New Zealand, there is a golf course in which Endosulfan is used to kill earthworms, which are beneficial to the environment, but interfere with the game.

Endosulfan, is banned in the European Union and in 50 other countries. Apparently New Zealand is the only country still using the extremely toxic pesticide which remains in the soil for up to six years. It is known to cause hormonal health problems in both men and women.

Earthworms can be controlled simply by making the soil more acidic.

The Stockholm Convention is considering a global ban on the pesticide.

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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
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