Daily Mail: The purchasing and selling of private property was legalized by President Raul Castro in Cuba last November in a bid to keep the struggling Communist state afloat. Only citizens and permanent residents are allowed to buy properties in the Communist country but many Cuban exiles in America are entering the property markets through […]
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Do you have a website for new parents? If so, Amazon has a great deal over the next month on promoting their diapers, wipes and formula. For any sales of these items, Amazon Associates can earn an additional 10% advertising fee on each qualifying sale during the month of April 2010. Via Amazon: Starting [April
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I just stumbled on this 2006 patent from inventor Donald Scruggs for a “Easy inter burial container.” The name in no way describes what this really is: a coffin that doesn’t need a hole dug in advance, because the entire coffin can be drilled into the ground vertically. Here’s the description from the patent: A
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Take a moment and consider the amount of electricity it takes for a band to use all of their instruments. From the microphone to the electric guitar, everything seems to need a little power. Sean Stevens has completely unplugged the traditional band set, and plugged them into some self-generated power. Known as Sustainable Sound, his
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Happy April Fools’ Day 1826 – Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois. 1976 – Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
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Wired magazine reports that the Heatswell is an endothermic (heat-activated) coating for a paper coffee-cup. When that cup is filled with a tasty hot beverage, the band swells into a thick, insulating cloth-like material, offering both grip and heat-protection for your fingers. It’s thin, safe and cheaper than a cup and collar together. Take a
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Do you have access to empty space on a golf course, bowling alley, tennis club, or some other sport related location? You may have just enough space to set up your own franchise. Tim McCormack had always wanted to be an entrepreneur. After spending 12 years in the education industry, he felt it was time
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In my garage, I have at least five different one-gallon gas cans with different ratios of motor oil and gas for all of the different power tools I own. A new product from Petrol Pal will eliminate this clutter and is just what I need. Petrol Pal is a pitcher designed with an adjustable divider
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In a classic storyline, the battle-weary hero overcomes a challenge to reach his or her goal and live happily ever after. For some inspirational businesspeople, this fictional narrative is actually a reality. Dragons, ghosts and villainous individuals are instead replaced with overdue loans, non-existent customers and a dismal profit margin, while saving the princess or
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Sitting in the reception area, your insides writhe in twisted agony while your heart rate alternates between playing leap frog and imitating a sleeping panda. This is the reality of a job interview. Instead of being cool, calm and collected, you can be best described as a tangle of nerves. So how do you deal
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