For years, real estate companies and realtors have known that an open house for physical viewing makes a property more attractive to purchase. Letting a visitor picture himself in a house sets the scene of what living there would really be like and helps remove questions. In addition, viewing a property helps a visitor justify or rationalize the cost of the purchase....

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Switched-On® from Alpha Omega Publications® is a powerful electronic assistant for teachers, and we believe teachers should have the ability to add content or multimedia to further enhance their students' ability to achieve success. The special project feature is designed with the creative teacher in mind!...

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"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith" (Romans 12:3)....

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One of the fringe benefits of traveling often is receiving a free copy of the USA Today. Though I certainly don't consider it to be a resource for well-balanced news, I do enjoy the ease of perusing the pages for quick information, particularly the Life section. I typically find this to be an excellent resource on current social trends....

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In New Britain, Connecticut, God is working in the lives of teachers and students at Bethel Christian Academy. Under the leadership of Pastor Bruce Fletcher, Bethel Christian has devoted everything they do to help at-risk youth, students who have struggled in a public school setting, and students who normally couldn't afford an education from a private Christian school. Best of all, these students are making visible changes in their lives as a direct result of their Christian education....

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In the December 10, 2006, issue of TIME magazine, author Claudia Wallis created a new plot for Washington Irving's classic character, Rip Van Winkle.

"Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred-year snooze and is, of course, utterly bewildered by what he sees," wrote Wallis. "Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices pinned to their ears. Young people sit at home on sofas, moving miniature athletes around on electronic screens. Older folk defy death and disability with metronomes in their chests and with hips made of metal and plastic. Airports, hospitals, shopping malls — every place Rip goes just baffles him. But when he finally walks into a schoolroom, the old man knows exactly where he is. ‘This is a school,' he declares. ‘We used to have these back in 1906.'"...

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