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The History And Traditions Of Easter
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2009-03-03 | Word Count: 1142 | Page Views: 796 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 2.13
Easter, the Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Christ, was the earliest feast day decided upon by the ancient Christian Church. Like its Jewish predecessor Passover, it is a movable feast, based on the lunar calendar rather than falling on the same Sunday every year. It is a joyous festival and a time of redemption.

Valentine's Day Is The Perfect Opportunity For Romancing Your Loved One With Flowers
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2009-01-01 | Word Count: 396 | Page Views: 645 | Votes: 5 | Rating: 1.40
It's a sad fact that the American culture lacks in romance-a recent survey conducted by Brusking/Goldring Research for the Society of American Florists (SAF) revealed just how bad the situation is. According to the survey, only 19 percent of men rate themselves as at least a seven on a scale of one to 10. Even worse, women agree! Only 19 percent of them rank their husbands or significant others as at least a seven.

Valentine's Day Flower Sales
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2009-01-01 | Word Count: 438 | Page Views: 621 | Votes: 4 | Rating: 3.25
77 percent of florists reported that their Valentine's Day sales in 2006 rose by an average of 16.2 percent. With numbers like that, it seems more and more people are beginning to understand the power that flowers have to make those we love see just how important they are to us.

Pamela Anderson Can Have A White Christmas With Holiday Party Flowers
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2008-12-01 | Word Count: 333 | Page Views: 1031 | Votes: 3 | Rating: 3.33
Having recently married, it's likely that Pamela Anderson will want to host a Christmas party with her new husband, Kid Rock. If that's the case, she needn't worry that her home in sunny California will be lacking a white Christmas. Even if there's no snow outside, she can bring a touch of white inside with gorgeous white Christmas arrangements.

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...With Flowers!
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2008-11-25 | Word Count: 443 | Page Views: 794 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 1.78
Which holiday is the biggest for flower sales? I'll bet you're thinking Valentine's Day or Mother's Day. Well, those two are certainly big, but it's Christmas that draws more customers into flower shops than any other holiday. Perhaps that's because flowers bring a festive feel to any room they adorn while also making people feel happy and welcome.

Hilary Duff May Choose An Artificial Christmas Tree This Year
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2008-11-03 | Word Count: 385 | Page Views: 875 | Votes: 4 | Rating: 3.50
According to two separate reports, more Americans are choosing plastic trees over fresh, live trees. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service reported that sales of authentic trees hit their peak four years ago at $517 million, and an ABC News/Washington Post poll indicated that 58 percent of people in the United States purchase fake Christmas trees.

Gear Up For Thanksgiving With Fall-Themed Flowers
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2008-09-23 | Word Count: 412 | Page Views: 931 | Votes: 5 | Rating: 2.60
The holidays are fast upon us and your florist is undoubtedly beginning to display beautiful fall flower arrangements and products just in time for Thanksgiving. And, since florists who responded to a recent Society of American Florists (SAF) survey chimed in to say that 27% of them had higher Thanksgiving sales in 2005 than they did in 2004, you're bound to see an even greater offering of autumn beauty than you did last year.

Halloween Fun At Your Local Flower Shop
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2008-09-09 | Word Count: 406 | Page Views: 850 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 3.25
Halloween is just around the corner and you're thinking gruesome costumes, haunted houses, ghosts, black cats, witches, bats, and...flowers! What's that you say? You're NOT thinking about flowers for Halloween? Your florist is and you should be, too!

December Is The Month Of Christmas, The Poinsettia, And Britney Spears
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2008-06-30 | Word Count: 463 | Page Views: 711 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 3.22
Born December 2, 1981, pop princess Britney Spears was born not just in the month of Christmas, but also in the month of the poinsettia, which is December's birth flower.

Fourth Of July Flowers
Written by: Wesley Berry, AAF | Distributed: 2008-06-25 | Word Count: 429 | Page Views: 2557 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 2.67
Your Fourth of July celebration could begin and end with a real bang when you use flowers to accent and decorate the day. If you're thinking you need to stick with the traditional red, white, and blue carnation arrangements you normally see on Independence Day, think again! Flowers come in so many varieties and they're so easy to customize to the occasion that the possibilities are endless.

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Wal-Mart Has Everything You Need Including Your Next Dating Prospect
Written by: Lance Metzger | Distributed: 2010-01-26 | Word Count: 674 | Page Views: 302 | Votes: 13 | Rating: 2.23
My 20-year-old nephew came to live with me and my kids, until he can get on his own two feet financially. His hometown - my hometown is really small... providing little opportunity to someone looking to get started in life on the right foot. I showed him around town, set him on a path to find a job, and pointed out where he could go to meet girls his own age... And in the end, I learned an age-old lesson from my nephew...

Tips For Building a Successful Long Distance Relationship
Written by: Lance Metzger | Distributed: 2010-01-19 | Word Count: 731 | Page Views: 254 | Votes: 15 | Rating: 2.07
From time to time, life will hand you a twist, and you will be required to move from one place to another - this can be the result of a job transfer, leaving home to attend college, or any of a number of other reasons. When you move from one town to another, it is not always possible to bring your partner with you, and this sometimes leads to the formation of a long distance relationship (LDR).

10 Easy Steps to Feeling Fabulous!
Written by: Carol Chanel | Distributed: 2010-01-12 | Word Count: 1238 | Page Views: 79 | Votes: 2 | Rating: 1.50
Over the years of helping women learn to feel fabulous, I realized there are 10 steps you have to take in order to truly feel it. Before I tell you the 10 steps, I want to first share with you what being fabulous really means and what gets in the way of it. This way the steps will make sense.

Why So Many People Have Tried Dating And Are Still Alone
Written by: Lance Metzger | Distributed: 2010-01-12 | Word Count: 692 | Page Views: 656 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 2.89
Let's face it; we all want to find our special someone. Unfortunately, too many people involved in the Dating Game are hurting their chances of success, before they even go on that first date.

Why I Don't Trust Gurus
Written by: Scott Bywater | Distributed: 2010-01-05 | Word Count: 558 | Page Views: 68 | Votes: 2 | Rating: 0.50
I look back at this stage of my life as a big learning experience... a seeking for something deeper... a time when I trusted others above myself. And it felt awful.

How To Avoid The Pitfalls, Wrong Turns, Broken Hearts Of Online Dating
Written by: Lance Metzger | Distributed: 2010-01-05 | Word Count: 657 | Page Views: 218 | Votes: 15 | Rating: 2.40
As an experienced online dater, I feel qualified to help you avoid pitfalls, wrong turns, broken hearts, and the general catastrophes associated with internet wooing. Read on as I examine many of the pitfalls of online dating and how to avoid them...

Please Hear What I'm NOT Saying
Written by: Scott Bywater | Distributed: 2010-01-01 | Word Count: 1022 | Page Views: 86 | Votes: 2 | Rating: 1.00
Up until - probably the last 5 years - I always tried to pretend like I was perfect. The following poem called, Please Hear What I'm NOT Saying, tells much about my life when I was much younger... As it may tell about people you know in your own life...

Think Like a Bamboo Plant
Written by: Scott Bywater | Distributed: 2009-12-31 | Word Count: 314 | Page Views: 63 | Votes: 1 | Rating: 5.00
Discipline is a requisite of success... But it helps to view the world as the life cycle of a bamboo plant...

Happy Holidays (Hold Onto The Slippery Fish)
Written by: Scott Bywater | Distributed: 2009-12-29 | Word Count: 553 | Page Views: 64 | Votes: 2 | Rating: 3.50
This is not the normal way you would open up a Christmas message, but I think it's really important for all of us to pay attention, particularly at this time.

Tips To Help You Spot and Avoid Online Dating Scams
Written by: Lance Metzger | Distributed: 2009-12-29 | Word Count: 1082 | Page Views: 584 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 2.67
When seeking romance on the Internet, you should be aware of the many scammers that are seeking to victimize those looking for love.

Fill-In-The-Blank Bio Templates to Write Your Personal or Professional Bio
Written by: Barbra Sundquist | Distributed: 2008-04-17 | Word Count: 654 | Page Views: 27952 | Votes: 110 | Rating: 2.49
It's not hard to write a personal or professional bio when you use the fill-in-the-blank bio templates provided in this article. All you have to do is choose one or two sentences from each of the four categories and add your details. The result will be a first-rate personal or professional bio.

Making Women Lust For You
Written by: Kathy Stafford | Distributed: 2007-10-29 | Word Count: 566 | Page Views: 5256 | Votes: 31 | Rating: 2.06
Ways to be the man women will lust for. Offers suggestions on how to improve your physical image as well as your personality to make yourself more attractive to the opposite sex.

She Won't Call Me Back
Written by: Kathy Stafford | Distributed: 2007-11-07 | Word Count: 503 | Page Views: 5194 | Votes: 25 | Rating: 3.28
How to proceed when the woman you connected with won't return your phone calls or emails. Tips for determining whether you should continue to try to contact her or forget her and move on to someone new.

Why Is Failure The Steppingstone To Success?
Written by: Kent Jacobson a.k.a. Mr. Success | Distributed: 2007-06-07 | Word Count: 156 | Page Views: 3439 | Votes: 40 | Rating: 1.70
The pervasive misperception is that failure is somehow bad for you. I think failure is just the opposite and have identified 8 reasons why failure is your steppingstone to success.

Burris Life Coaching Sets New Standards for Life Coach Certification
Written by: Kelly Burris | Distributed: 2006-10-12 | Word Count: 658 | Page Views: 2859 | Votes: 17 | Rating: 2.71
What determines human behavior? There is not a Life Coach or for that matter a psychologist, psychiatrist or physician who can definitively answer this question yet this is the most fundamental question if you wish to initiate permanent behavior change. If you can not answer this question, how can you possibly expect to help someone make a change in their behavior let alone a permanent change? How can you move forward if you do not know what is moving you forward.

Talking About Past Relationships
Written by: Kathy Stafford | Distributed: 2007-11-13 | Word Count: 685 | Page Views: 2260 | Votes: 12 | Rating: 2.50
How much information do you give your girlfriend about your past relationships? Offers tips for how to answer the question from your girlfriend about your past relationship – what to tell, and what not to tell.

How to Blend Two Eye Shadows to Create the Perfect Smoky Eyes
Written by: Kim M Snyder | Distributed: 2006-06-16 | Word Count: 986 | Page Views: 2099 | Votes: 10 | Rating: 2.20
When it comes to creating smoky eyes, there is more than one technique; from the color you use to how dark or light one uses it. Yet when you get down to it, it's really the way you blend your eye shadow colors that creates the perfect set of smoky eyes.

California Drug Treatment Center Succeeds where other State Programs Fail.
Written by: Arthur McCloud | Distributed: 2007-09-21 | Word Count: 549 | Page Views: 1751 | Votes: 3 | Rating: 2.00
Matt battled drug addiction for fourteen years, but thanks to a California Drug Treatment Center, he now has a chance at living a drug free life. His journey to get the help that would save his life, started seven years ago when his mother, Lola, found Narconon Vista Bay, a California Drug Treatment Center, on the internet. Impressed with the program's success rate and treatment methods, Lola knew that Narconon was the right choice for her son.

Self Defense: Tasers, Stun Guns, and the CSI Connection
Written by: Amy Herndon | Distributed: 2006-09-19 | Word Count: 735 | Page Views: 1749 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 2.88
Information about protecting yourself and the usage of stun guns and tazers.

Addiction: Is it Really a Disease as Believed by 12-step Drug Rehabilitation Programs?
Written by: Kerry Johnson | Distributed: 2007-09-21 | Word Count: 439 | Page Views: 1642 | Votes: 7 | Rating: 2.43
Drug Rehabilitation programs that offer a true solution to drug addiction do exist. By stripping away the belief that addiction is a disease, these drug rehabilitation programs can return the addict to a healthy state. There is no incurable disease to combat. Not surprisingly, these alternative drug rehabilitation programs have a much higher success rate than the standard 12-Step drug rehabilitation program.

Time Management For Busy Moms
Written by: Jance Hayes | Distributed: 2006-07-12 | Word Count: 348 | Page Views: 613 | Votes: 6 | Rating: 4.00
How do you do it? You work 40 hours a week, commute eight, cook, clean, read bed time stories, help with homework, finagle home finances and still have time for yourself and your spouse. Is there an easier way? Before you peanut butter that gum out of Sarah's hair or hunt down Cameron's pet rat, take a deep breath and try these helpful time management tips:

The Key to Success in Psychometric Tests – Personality and Aptitude
Written by: Ron Clover | Distributed: 2008-02-13 | Word Count: 793 | Page Views: 546 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 3.88
In the current job market, being invited to a job interview almost always entails taking psychometric tests. The two main elements in psychometric testing consist of – personality tests and aptitude (IQ) tests.

Spring Clean Your Life!
Written by: Jan Hornford | Distributed: 2008-05-13 | Word Count: 1091 | Page Views: 467 | Votes: 5 | Rating: 3.80
My spring cleaning has been centered on eliminating tolerations. Tolerations are anything that you are putting up with that drains your energy or irritates you. Eliminating tolerations is a simple way to get you into action, generate momentum and create energy in your life.

Law of Success: Part II
Written by: Sharif Khan | Distributed: 2007-07-18 | Word Count: 1856 | Page Views: 710 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 3.78
Learn the Success Secrets of over 500 of the world's greatest achievers in this special three part educational series commemorating the work of Napoleon Hill's classic bestseller, 'Law of Success.'

Coping With Your Stresses And Anxieties In The Business World
Written by: Stanley Popovich | Distributed: 2008-03-27 | Word Count: 490 | Page Views: 496 | Votes: 5 | Rating: 3.60
Everybody deals with anxieties and stresses in the business world, however sometimes our anxieties can get the best of us. As a result, here is a list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their daily stresses and anxieties at their job and in the business world.

Ten Things You Can Do To Decrease Your Stress At The Office
Written by: Chris Le Roy | Distributed: 2006-08-24 | Word Count: 2971 | Page Views: 693 | Votes: 7 | Rating: 3.57
The world we live on is nothing but a mound of chaotic pressure that is building to the point it bursts like a volcano. We are bombarded with pressure from our employers, our customers and families to the point where some people actually do break. Most of us today in professional lives spend between 8 and 16 hours a day at the office, which equates to almost two-thirds of our lives being in a place we really do not want to be in, but there are things you can do to decrease the stress in your office.

The Heart of The Matter - The Most Sought After Frontier - And If It Isn't, Shouldn't It Be? Episode #2 -Feelings -The Big Cover-Up!
Written by: Bronwyn NobleStar | Distributed: 2007-10-25 | Word Count: 819 | Page Views: 479 | Votes: 7 | Rating: 3.57
Did you start your day with LOVE or HATE? By asking this underlying question the quality of your life can be improved! Do you always recognize that what you experience is based on feelings? Does it really matter? You bet! Generally, the ego does such a good job of covering up, burying or hiding your feelings that you may have forgotten the way to The Heart of The Matter - your emotions...your feelings!

Do You Take Things Personally? Learn How Not To
Written by: Carol Chanel | Distributed: 2006-11-02 | Word Count: 1891 | Page Views: 1412 | Votes: 18 | Rating: 3.56
Do you take things personally and wish you didn't? Do you want to know how not to take things personally? Every time I say I help people learn how not to take things personally I always get the same response – oh, I need help with that.

Personal Decisions Of The Heart: Clearing Out The Muck!
Written by: Bronwyn NobleStar | Distributed: 2007-11-08 | Word Count: 1552 | Page Views: 513 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 3.50
Did you start your day with Love or Hate? Discover how to improve the quality of your life by asking this simple question, daily! Will you take your emotional life into your own hands?

Personal Decisions Of The Heart: The Inner Enemy!
Written by: Bronwyn NobleStar | Distributed: 2007-12-13 | Word Count: 913 | Page Views: 617 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 3.44
Why not start your day by taking a moment to check your e-motional barometer. Are you feeling Love or Hate? By answering this question daily, you can improve the quality of your life!