Question by Anthony and Danielle: how long would a homemade christmas wreath last?
I have made something similar a few years ago but it was for a candle holder kinda thing. eventually the needles started coming off once it was dead since christmas is still over a month away how long would one last. any suggestions for what the best tree branches are? or any other advice

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Answer by Breakupandlove
I have a wreath that my grandma made over 20 years ago. Still good and in tact! I’m not sure how she did it but I sure am glad I have that memory of her. There are some suggestions at the site below!

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How I made 00 last week Trading Penny Stocks – The Secret behind penny stocks

Is it possible for people to really make a substantial profit using Penny Stocks, even to become millionaires? Certainly there are some people who make huge amounts of money with stocks, ordinary people who trade in their own time perhaps as a hobby rather than as a professional trader. It is very likely however that although they started on penny stocks they eventually moved up to other potentially more profitable stocks using larger sums of money once they felt they were more experienced, and had more money to spend. Of course the question then becomes how do you start making profits quickly in penny stocks with the least risk?

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Before we answer that question, let us quickly define exactly what we mean by penny stocks. There are different precise definitions, but in general the phrase refers to low priced, highly speculative stocks which normally sell at less than per share. They are very volatile and can rise and drop hundreds of percentage points in minutes, sometimes as much as 400%. This can of course be dangerous, but can also be extremely profitable if you know what you are doing.

Now that we know what penny stocks are, how can we quickly work out what to trade and when, to maximise our profits? Remember, normally only after we have made a number of trades using small low risk sums can we even think about making the kind of trades we need to make the big money quickly. In most cases traders simply have to put in the hours – and weeks and months and years – to become experienced in the market. Only after trading many times and analyzing the trends and results over a long period can a trader say he really understands trading stocks, and even then he will still lose on many trades.

However there are of course many shortcuts on offer. There are many “systems” available, ways to help you identify trends and profitable opportunities as they happen, but there are huge problems with most of them. The main problem is simply that any system still relies on analysing the historical trends, and this takes time and effort. However, there may be a new solution.

Two computer programmers have created a piece of software which performs scans of stocks looking for companies who are forming bullish trading patterns, ie their stocks are about to increase. This software records historical information constantly and learns more and more over time, and every week it outputs recommendations of stocks it thinks should be bought and sold. These recommendations are only made when the software is confident in the outcome, based on the huge amount of data it has analysed.

Of course, as with all stock trading, and particularly in the volatile penny trades market, not every decision will be correct, even the software cannot predict every possibility. But on average the software is reported to create gains of 105.28% per week, even accounting for the trade recommendations which do not work out. Could this be the key to making significant profits from penny trades without spending years as a trader? Apparently if someone had put 00 on each of the recommended trades over 4 months last year they would have made 7,684 in profit.

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some of the problems we found during the inspection of an initial service. 3 very healthy Writing Spiders and a massive infestation of Odorous House Ants. I felt bad for the Writing Spiders because for some reason i have a soft spot for them, (I guess it’s their knee high stockings). i moved one far away from the house, the other 2 sadly didn’t make it. just casualties of bug wars
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Five years ago, Jim Harrison’s campground 30 miles northeast of New Orleans was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Undeterred, Harrison spent his life savings rebuilding the park, only to have the economy pull the rug out from under him with the worst recession in decades. But despite these calamities, snowbirds have filled up Harrison’s 120-site New Orleans East Kampground in Slidell, La. this winter, and he expects to have his best winter season yet.

“We’re doing much better than last winter,” he said during an early February interview. “In fact, we’re running plumb full. I don’t think we’ll have any spaces left.” The uptick in snowbird business isn’t unique to the New Orleans area. It’s happening in Sunbelt destinations across the country.

“Most RV parks and resorts that cater to snowbirds are reporting higher occupancies this winter than they did last winter,” said Linda Profaizer, president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds in Larkspur, Colo.

Profaizer attributes the surge in snowbird business to a variety of factors, including a stronger economy, moderate fuel prices, an improving stock market, and a strong Canadian dollar. “Another factor in our favor,” she said, “is the fact that campgrounds, RV parks and resorts continue to offer the most affordable way for retirees to spend extended periods of time in the Sunbelt.”

And as snowbirds search for affordable places to winter, she said, growing numbers of them are landing at private parks across the Sunbelt, from independently owned and operated parks to parks that are operated by major RV resort chains.

Rincon Country RV Resort in Tucson, Ariz., for example, has seen a 30 percent increase in winter visitors since November, said park owner George O’Leary, adding that his current winter business even exceeds his 2006 figures by 4 percent. “From November on,” he said, “occupancies have been running steadily higher.”

Shadow Hills RV Park in Indio, Calif. has experienced a similar surge in business, said park owner Paula Turner, who noted that her winter business is at its highest level since she purchased the park six years ago. “Our occupancy last January was only 75 to 80 percent,” she said. “This year, we have been running 97 to 99 percent since January 15th. We are completely booked in February and have been turning people away since the first of January.”

Chicago-based Equity LifeStyle Properties, the nation’s largest Sunbelt RV resort operator, has seen flat revenues for seasonal visitors at its Florida properties during the fourth quarter of 2009 and first quarter of 2010. However, the company is experiencing seasonal revenue increases of 16.5 percent and 23 percent, respectively, at its Arizona and Texas parks, compared to the same period a year earlier, according to company spokeswoman Pat Zamora.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Carefree RV Resorts, for its part, is seeing monthly revenue gains exceeding 11 percent at its 27 Florida RV parks during the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period a year ago, said company President Colleen Edwards. The company has not yet compiled estimates for its Texas parks. However, Carefree’s Texas parks have seen an increase in short-term visitors, Edwards said.

Meanwhile, La Jolla, Calif.-based SunLand RV Resorts, which owns and operates seven RV resorts in Southern California, is reporting a steady increase in business this winter. “We have seen a strong surge in new guests and many returns of people that skipped the 2009 season based on economic scares,” said SunLand Operations Manager Greg Sidoroff, adding, “Canadian traffic is extremely strong with a strong Canadian dollar and overall great weather in Southern California. Deposits for future (winter) seasons are (also) going very well.”

Of course, not every park is experiencing an upturn in snowbird business this winter. Central Park of Haines City, Fla., is full “right at the moment,” said park manager Chris Long, but the park’s overall business for the winter season has been down compared to last winter.

Chris Freed, owner of Zachary Taylor RV Resort in Okeechobee, Fla., said his business is consistent with last winter’s figures, too, but those figures were down about 25 percent from normal.

Most Sunbelt parks, however, are seeing some improvement in their business levels this winter. Consider these examples:

Alabama

    Anchors Aweigh RV Resort in Foley: Business levels are strong at this 112-site park near the Gulf Coast. But, then again, this park was sold out much of last winter as well. “I’m fully booked all the way to April,” said co-owner Anne Stephens.

    Bella Terra RV Resort in Foley: This is a relatively new motorcoach only resort, which opened just over a year ago. However, its occupancies are growing. “We reached 45 percent occupancy in January, versus 17 percent in January of ’09, and we expect to hit 50 percent in February, versus 26 percent last year,” said Operations Manager Courtney Fox.

Arizona

    Desert’s Edge RV Village in Phoenix: This park has seen an increase in its snowbird business, both in terms of daily and monthly visitors. “I’m very excited,” said park owner Saundra Bryn. “For January, we were up 10 percent over last year. That’s wonderful for us.”

    Eagle View RV Resort in Fort McDowell: “Business is a lot better than last year,” said Merlin Jones, the park’s general manager. “We’re up a good 10 percent. We’re still receiving reservations for monthlies for February and March.”

    Equity LifeStyle Properties: This national chain of RV resorts is reporting a 16.5 percent increase in seasonal revenue for fourth quarter of 2009 and first quarter of this year, with noteworthy revenue gains at the following parks:

         o    Cactus Gardens RV Resort, a 430-site resort in Yuma, up 16.5 percent

         o    Foothill West RV Resort, a 188-site resort in Casa Grande, up 26 percent

         o    ViewPoint RV and Golf Resort in Mesa, up 10.5 percent.

    Leaf Verde RV Resort in Buckeye: Snowbird traffic is up about 3 percent at this park, according to park manager Randall Hendrickson.

    Mesa Spirit RV Resort in Mesa: “We’re pleasantly surprised this year,” said Jim Beach, general manager of National Mobile Development, which owns the park. “We’re not phenomenally up. But we’re up a couple of percent.” About 60 percent of Mesa Spirit’s RV sites are allocated for transient RVers, with the balance being by snowbirds who spend the winter in park models.

    Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort in Casa Grande: “We’re doing extremely well. We’re up about 16.5 percent in terms of occupancy,” said General Manager Wendell Johnson. And while some snowbirds arrived early, others have booked extended stays well into spring. “We’ve gotten a sizeable number of three month reservations for February, March and April,” he said.

California

    Bernardo Shores RV Park in Imperial Beach: “We’re doing pretty well,” said park manager Ted Smith. “(The surge in business) just started a heck of a lot later. Usually by Thanksgiving we’re full. We were down at least 50 percent back then. But once all these storms over Christmas and the beginning of the year hit across the country, then the people started coming.” And now, he said, several of his guests are planning to stay longer than normal. “Usually, March and April are the transition months, when people start to leave. But this year we’ve got reservations for March and April that we haven’t seen before. We’ve also had a couple of people checking their weather back home and they’re already asking to stay another month.”

    Fountain of Youth Spa in Niland: “We’re doing a little better than last year,” said Jolene Wade, the park’s managing partner. The Fountain of Youth Spa has about 450 sites that are available for rent each winter season.

    Happy Traveler RV Park in Palm Springs: “We’re full,” said Diane Marantz, who owns the 130-site park.

    Sam’s Family Spa Hot Water Resort in Desert Hot Springs: Occupancies at this 173-site park are running “about the same as last year, maybe a little bit more,” according to park manager Debbie Matas. “We’re getting lots of Canadians,” she said.

    Sunland RV Resorts: This La Jolla-based RV resort company, which owns seven parks in Escondido, El Cajon, La Mesa, San Diego, Hemet and Palm Desert, has seen “a nice increase for the season as a whole,” said Greg Sidoroff, SunLand’s operations manager, adding that company’s Emerald Desert RV Resort property in Palm Desert is nearly sold out this month.

    The Springs at Borrego RV Resort in Borrego Springs: Spaces at this 90-site park were sold out in January, February and March of last year and are “essentially sold out” again this winter, said park manager Dan Wright, adding that he regularly has to turn people away for lack of space. “We have multiple people per day that call and say, ‘I’d like to book a site for the rest of the winter.’ But the waiting list is now so long it’s becoming problematic for them,” he said.

Florida

    Cross Creek RV Village in Arcadia: This 520-site park is experiencing slightly higher occupancies than last winter, according to park owner Bill Harvey.

    Equity LifeStyle Properties: While this RV resort chain is reporting flat seasonal revenues at its Florida parks overall compared to last winter, several of the company’s Florida parks have experienced increases in revenues this winter, including:

         o    Breezy Hill RV Resort, a 762-site resort near Fort Lauderdale, up 2.5 percent.

         o    Pine Island RV Resort, a 363-site resort near Fort Myers, up 10.3 percent.

         o    Royal Coachman RV Resort, a 546-site park near Sarasota, up 7.4 percent.

    Holiday Cove RV Resort in Cortez: This 115-site park is seeing strong business levels consistent with last winter’s figures, said park co-owner David Gorin. “Camper nights and occupancy will be about even with last year for January to April, but revenue will be up based on price increases,” he said, adding that the park is fully booked through the winter season.

    Sandy Oaks RV Resort in Beverly Hills: This family owned park, which was full last winter, has since added another 50 campsites, boosting the park to 150 sites, and it’s full again this winter, according to Anne Armstrong, the park’s office manager. “Our business has been consistently strong, even with our growth in campsites,” she said.

Louisiana

    Pontchartain Landing in New Orleans: Occupancies at this park are 30 percent ahead of last winter’s figures, said Nate Gaarder, the park’s general manager. “Every year has been better since 2005,” he said, adding, “Our Mardi Gras numbers this year should tie pre-Katrina figures.”

Texas

    Equity LifeStyle Properties: This company’s parks in the Rio Grande Valley are reporting seasonal revenue gains of about 23 percent during the fourth quarter of 2009 and first quarter of 2010, with notable revenue increases at the following parks:

         o    Lakewood RV Resort, a 301-site resort in Harlingen, up 45 percent, with an occupancy increase of 36.5 percent.

         o    Sunshine RV Resort, a 390-site resort in Harlingen, up 34 percent, with an occupancy increase of 27 percent.

         o    Tropic Winds RV Resort, a 531-site resort in Harlingen, up 40 percent.

         o    Hatch RV Park in Corpus Christi: Winter Texan business is up about 5 percent at this park compared to last winter, according to park manager Randall Henderson.

    Hidden Valley RV Park in Von Ormy: “We’re doing great,” said park co-owner Teri Blaschke. “Last year we were 70 percent full from December through February. This year so far we’re 80 percent full.”

    Rayford Crossing RV Resort at The Woodlands: “It’s very, very busy right now,” said park owner Gwen Craig. “We are sold out to April 1st.” Craig said some of her guests have also reserved sites as far out as 2014.

    Surfside R.V. & Resort in Port Aransas: “We’re doing real good,” said park owner Charles Rhea. “I’m just as busy as I was last winter and my reservations are looking really good through April. Today, I even made two reservations for summer.”

For additional commentary, statistics and sources on the latest

camping trends in campgrounds and RV resorts or for leads on parks in your news coverage area, please contact Linda Profaizer at the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds at (303) 681-0401 and visit the association’s newly revised website at http://www.GoCampingAmerica(dot)com. Contact information for the association affiliates in Sunbelt states as well as parks and RV resort chains referenced in this release is provided as follows:

State Campground Associations

    Arizona Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, Merlin Jones, (480) 789-5316 or mjones(at)fmyn(dot)com

    California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, Debbie Sipe, (530) 885-1624 or debbie(at)calarvc(dot)com

    Florida Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, Bobbie Cornwell, (850) 562-7151 or bcornwell(at)farvc.org

    Louisiana Campground Owners Association, Sharon Vennen, (225) 590-3084 or lcoa(at)cox(dot)net

    Texas Association of Campground Owners, Brian Schaeffer, (817) 307-0129

RV Resort Chains

    Carefree RV Resorts, Colleen Edwards, (480) 423-5700, Ext. 110 or cedwards(at)nhcmgt(dot)com

    Equity LifeStyle Properties, Pat Zamora, (312) 279-1490 or pat_zamora(at)mhchomes(dot)com

Parks By State

Alabama

    Anchors Aweigh RV Resort, Foley, Anne Stephens, (251) 971-6644 or aarvresort(at)aol(dot)com

    Bella Terra RV Resort, Foley, Courtney Fox, (866) 475-7746 or cfox(at)bellaterrarvresort(dot)com

Arizona

    Desert’s Edge RV Village, Phoenix, Saundra Bryn, (602) 672-8263 or sbryn(at)asu.edu

    Eagle View RV Resort, Fort McDowell, Merlin Jones, (480) 789-5316 or mjones(at)fmyn(dot)com

    Leaf Verde RV Resort, Buckeye, Randall Henderson, (623) 293-3174 or randy(at)horizonrvresorts(dot)com

    Mesa Spirit RV Resort, Mesa, Jim Beach, (480) 830-0338 or nmdcorp(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort, Casa Grande, Wendell Johnson, (800) 421-7004 or wendellj(at)wholdings(dot)com

    Rincon Country RV Resort, Tucson, George O’Leary, (520) 886-8431 or george(at)rinconcountry(dot)com

California

    Bernardo Shores RV Park, Ted Smith, (619) 429-9000 or info(at)bernardoshoresrvpark(dot)com

    Fountain of Youth Spa, Jolene Wade, (619) 297-1490 or foyresort(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Happy Traveler RV Park, Diane Marantz, (760) 325-8518 or happytrav(at)aol(dot)com

    Sam’s Family Spa Hot Water Resort, Debbie Matas, (760) 329-6457 or samsfamilyspa(at)aol(dot)com

    Sands RV & Golf Resort, Gary Martin, 949-361-8828 or gary(at)sandsrvresort(dot)com

    Shadow Hills RV Park, Paula Turner, (760) 360-8200 or paula(at)dppllc(dot)com

    Sunland RV Resorts, Reza Paydar, (858) 456-9201 or reza.paydar(at)sunlandrvresorts(dot)com

    The Springs at Borrego RV Resort and Golf Course, Dan Wright, (760) 767-0003 or borregono.3(at)gmail(dot)com

Florida

    Central Park of Haines City, Chris Long, (863) 422-5322 or centralpark(at)tampabay.rr(dot)com

    Cross Creek RV Village, Bill Harvey, (863) 494-7300 or bharv(at)msn(dot)com

    Holiday Cove RV Resort, David Gorin, (941) 792-1111 or info(at)holidaycoverv(dot)com

    Sandy Oakes RV Resort, Anne Armstrong, (352) 465-7233 or info(at)sandyoakes(dot)com

    Zachary Taylor RV Resort, Chris Freed, (863) 274-4214 or info(at)flrvresort(dot)com

Keywords to highlight include snowbird, campground, RV and business.

This release should be submitted to business, feature, senior interest and travel distribution channels.

Louisiana

    New Orleans East Kampground, Slidell, Jim Harrison, (985) 643-3850 or noeast(at)sonic(dot)net

    Ponchartrain Landing, New Orleans, Nate Gaarder, (504) 286-8157 or request(at)pontchartrainlanding(dot)com

Texas

    Hatch RV Park, Corpus Christi, Randall Henderson, (623) 293-3174 or randy(at)horizonrvresorts(dot)com

    Hidden Valley RV Park, Von Ormy, Teri Blaschke, (210) 623-6737 or info(at)hiddenvalleyrv(dot)net

    Rayford Crossing RV Resort, Spring, Gwen Craig, (281) 298-8008 or rayfordcrossing(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

    Surfside RV, Port Aransas, Charles Rhea, (361) 749-2208 or manager(at)surfsiderv(dot)com

Media contact:

Linda Profaizer, President and CEO

National Assn of RV Parks & Campgrounds

(303) 681-0401

lprofaizer(at)arvc(dot)org

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I just got my marks back for my first uni essay ever, and I got a high distinction, 89/100, best mark in the class…

I was pretty stocked, and pretty proud Something I havent felt in 4 years…

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Answer by Jan B
Congratulations on your distinction.

These days, I mostly feel proud on behalf of my kids. Most recently someone commented on how well behaved they had been on a long train journey. (In fact they behaved better than the adults). I felt proud then.

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Cheap Lambo Doors Reward Last Minute Christmas Shoppers

Christmas shoppers scrambling to give the car owners they love the Lambo Doors they have always wanted will be happy to know that there are still several low priced options available online just in time for the holidays. Online retailers desperate to liquidate their inventory are slashing prices like never before in a desperate fight to win your business and get you the goods in time for Christmas. This high price killing spree has effected all aspect of the automotive industry especially the Lambo Door sector.

People who buy Lambo Doors always put style and convenience first and foremost. They pay top dollar for top brands that promise them a lifetime of happiness backed by lifetime warranties that guarantee them that even if the rest of their life sucks those Lambo Door Hinges will still function just as well as they did the day you got em. Top brands like AutoLoc offering heavy duty door hinges with optional one touch and remote control operation at 90 and 130 degree vertical angles capable of supporting the heaviest of vehicle doors and smaller Slimline models built especially for the skinny door frames of smaller cars. AutoLoc Lambo Door Kits typically start at just under ,000 and can go for as much as ,600 during the year, but not the holidays thanks to people like the Lambo Door King who offers 20% off everything site wide. This is not limited to just Lambo Doors, but the rest of his inventory as well including Suicide Doors, Gullwing Doors, Power Hoods, and Accessories including exhaust system pyrotechnics because nothing says I love you son like an exhaust flamethrower kit.

Despite the great discounts above the Lambo Door King was not satisfied that he could meet the demand of his customers due to the sudden introduction of discount Lambo Door Systems by competitors and although the Lambo Door King hated to judge it looked to him as if those companies probably cut a corner or two to boost their conversion rates. Shaken, but not stirred by the news of shockingly cheap competing products on a day that started with a domestic dispute capable of breaking the will of even the strongest of Lambo Door Kings he was nearly at his wits end before the answer hit him like a ton of bricks. The Lambo Door King realized that no matter how good his doors were that they would never satisfy the needs of the masses who craved low prices of all else and that he could easily satisfy their needs by stocking his online store shelves with basic Lambo Door brands that offered products built to the same standards to pass his vigorous iron fist of quality product screening process. Brands like JP Factory and Protocol that may not offer the same lifetime warranty as AutoLoc, but provide more affordable options and an extra degree of motion. JP Factory Lambo Door Kits are the first and only line of 75 Degree Lambo Door Kits priced at just 9 while Protocol kits provide 90 degree solutions with heavy duty lift support starting at just 9.99 and even offering automated options at just over 0 before the storewide discount.

In the fierce fight for holiday shopper dollars there is no limit to how low some will go. In the Lambo Door market a leader in quality door hinges decided that slashing his prices on high performance Lambo Doors by as much as 20% wasn’t good enough and decided to deploy new brands of standard to automated hinge kits just in time to guarantee shoppers a merry Christmas with more than enough money left over to put a little extra something in their egg nog. Just remember to drive safely, you still have up to 2 years left on that warranty and LamboDoorKing.com does not want to be responsible for

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Six Christmas stockings still hung from the mantel. In jail, he's isolated. I can't imagine anything more stressful than that. "Listen," he said. There was nothing but the silence he had craved after coming home from Iraq. "I can't stand that. …

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5 tna sweaters
2 tna sweatpants
2 tna pants
3 lululemon sweaters
1 pink fall out boy limited adition ipod (only 25 were made)
6 differnet ipod covers (blue, blue sparly, green, purple and red)
1 indoor hotub for my room
2 boxes of chocolates
1 motorized scooter
1 dvd player
10 dvds (eve and the fire horse, shrek 1, shrek 2, gladiator, forrest gump,bourne identity, tuck everlasting, ella enchanted, high school musical and something else that i cant remeber)
2 bunches of flowers, one red rose, one white tulip
1 fluffy pink chair for my room
about….500$ worth of giftcards….
and then i got a bunch of candies in my stocking…..
oh and i also got something else from my bf…if you know what i mean…..;-)

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A divorce.

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Six Christmas stockings still hung from the mantel. In jail, he's isolated. I can't imagine anything more stressful than that. "Listen," he said. There was nothing but the silence he had craved after coming home from Iraq. "I can't stand that. …

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