President, American Poolplayers Assocation
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By Jennifer D. Frank
Many people make the mistake of serving white wines too cold and red wines too warm. The temperature at which you serve and drink wine is more important to the experience than you might suspect. When served too cold or too warm, wines can lose their true personality — pleasing aromas and [...]

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Stressed? Pressed? Unglued? Bad mood? Whew! No wonder we sometimes have a yen for Zen! But don’t worry. A lively lady’s occasional waning flame is no match for material maven, fan of the cloth, Martha Bone.
Martha created the ultimate in comfort couture when she launched Sleeping [...]

Erica Ecker
Do you ever reach for your toothbrush to find that it has moved locations while you were sleeping?
Probably not. Most people have one home for their toothbrush and they always know where to find it. But somehow desk supplies have a mind of their own and seem to disappear. Someone other than yourself picks [...]

Founder, Plum Organics
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Erica Ecker
Keep trash that contains your personal information private by using a shredder to dispose of it. I strongly encourage all my clients to purchase and use a shredder.
It’s the beginning of the new year so it’s the perfect time to clear out your files and shred old documents. Plus tax season is upon [...]

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Despite modern, practically fool-proof cameras, no novice on vacation armed with some film and a flash can really light the trip fantastic!
Exceptional travel photographers are rare because only a talented few, like savvy shutter bug Caron Malecki, are capable of capturing the essence and emotion of a foreign culture on film.
A [...]

Co-founder & President, Sleep America
www.sleepamerica.com

Erica Ecker
Space Treat: 4 steps to get out the old and make room for the new.
Now that it’s 2007, let’s give your current and future papers some room by reorganizing old papers and files from 2006 and before.
Step 1:
Review your piles, papers and files and separate them into the following categories:

Toss/Recycle.
Shred.
Save, but [...]

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Someone had it right when they said that the real mark of style could be measured by one’s personal effects; you know, the stuff the world rarely sees. If we might just add to that, the way you keep them is just as telling! Are your earrings in tangled twosome’s, grandma’s brooch getting friendly with [...]