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Halloween

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:51:00 EDT

I remember trick or treating when I was a young child. There was one house on my street that everyone was afraid to go into. An elderly lady lived there by herself. For some reason we thought that she was a witch.

How did this Halloween start?

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 03, 2006

Find Out Where to Donate Books

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:31:00 EDT

Donate a book you no longer need and you can make the world a little better. BetterWorldBooks donates proceeds from the book's sales to a variety of literacy program organizations.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Oct 20, 2006

Selling Online - EBay Alternatives

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:50:00 EDT

eBay is popular but there are many other sites for selling online. Depending on your product, eBay may not be your best bet. This article discusses ebay alternatives.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Oct 19, 2006

Image Searching

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:03:00 EDT

Search is a ubiquitous activity. Industry analysts believe that search is the gateway for many Internet activities.How do we search for non-text related information?

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Oct 10, 2006

Ancient Spaces - Bringing Ancient History to Life

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:50:00 EDT

Are you interested in researching or exploring the ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and the Americas? Do you want to converse with Socrates in the Agora?

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Oct 01, 2006

Fund Raising - Think Global, Act Local

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:22:00 EDT

Raise money for a project from people who believe in your concept or idea. This is a great way to test the validity of your concept. If you need $2,000 and one hundred people ar willing to pledge $20.00, you just might have a good idea.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Mar 24, 2006

MediaStorm Website Publishes Audio, Video and Images

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:09:00 EDT

MediaStorm is an online media Website that presents compelling stories via high quality photography, video, and audio.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Feb 06, 2006

Random1 A Reality TV Show About Helping People In Need

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:15:00 EDT

Random1 is a real reality show about helping people in need. It is about grassroots philanthropy, a concept that every community, organization, and person should practice.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Jan 24, 2006

A Look at Third Party Politics

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:08:00 EDT

Some believe that the Green Party helped elect Bush to his first term. The other third party, Libertarians, believe in the least amount of government. Greens are what the Democrats think they are and Libertarians are what the Republicans aspire to be.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 17, 2005

Amber Alerts and Preventing Child Kidnappings

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:57:00 EDT

"Seventy-four percent of children who are kidnapped and later found murdered are killed within the first three hours after being taken."

This article provides some simple advice to help keep your children safe.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 16, 2005

A History of the First Cities with Basketball

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:24:00 EDT

Professional basketball began with eleven teams. Some of these teams still play; the others live in the game's history. This article provides a brief history about the sport's initial cities.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 16, 2005

The Lost Art of the Cinquain Poem

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:50:00 EDT

We live in a world of information bloat. Emails, the Internet, books, magazines, newspapers - we are bombarded with words.

Is it possible to convey information in a brief manner? Maybe you need to use a cinquain,

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 15, 2005

An Enemy of the People by Arthur Miller

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:37:00 EDT

We live in a majority. The views of 50-plus percent takes precedent over the minority. But what if the majority is wrong? Does the majority rule when the majority is wrong?

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 08, 2005

Search Engines: Better Ways to Find Meaningful Results

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 11:05:00 EDT

We all use search engines. However, how useful are they? How long does it take you to sift through the multitude of results that a search engine returns? This article discusses some alternative ways to get meaningful search results.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 07, 2005

Electronic Pianos: Are They Useful for Learning to Play Piano?

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:43:00 EDT

Music is an important part of a child's life. Many want to learn how to play piano. Should you buy an electronic piano or go for the traditional acoustic piano?

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Nov 07, 2005

A Question of Statehood for Washington D.C.

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:45:00 EDT

A state provides its residents representation. You have state representatives and state senators, a governor, U.S. representatives, and two senators. This is a right that is given to all Americans, well, almost all Americans.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Oct 24, 2005

An Unexpected Visitor

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:41:00 EDT

Davka is home watching cartoons on a Saturday morning. She hears a knock at the door.

"Who's there?" asks Davka several times. Who else but a talking drum!

Join Davka as Danny teachers her about rhythm and percussion instruments. Download the music!

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Oct 24, 2005

Great Chocolate, and Friendly People of North Attleborough

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 10:44:00 EDT

The Falls Fire Barn Museum on Commonwealth Ave. is one of the area's last wooden fire stations. It was also one of the last fire stations to have horse-drawn equipment (1893).

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Oct 05, 2005

Disaster Recovery

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:42:00 EDT

How much data are you willing to lose? It may sound like a dumb question but it will help you determine your disaster recovery strategy.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Sep 26, 2005

Thoughts on Starting a Business - Part 2

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Alan Cohen) — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:32:00 EDT

The biggest mistake you can make is to quickly buy into a concept. It may sound good and you may believe that it is the greatest idea ever. . . The key is that potential customers believe that it is the greatest idea ever.

Contributor: Alan Cohen
Published: Jul 01, 2005