Prospective home buyers and mortgage borrowers received a boost from the Federal Reserve on July 31 when the Fed rate was cut by a quarter of a percentage point. This will help housing and the economy by stabilizing financial markets and increasing liquidity.
"By moving for the second time in as many months to ease its [...]

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Upgrading your kitchen counter tops is one of the best investments you can make to your home as well as the overall value for years to come.
The cabinets may be the face of the kitchen but the countertops are where all the action is.  A countertop will have to deal with hot pots & pans, [...]

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The American Heart Association and the Food And Drug Administration are now telling us the benefits of Walnuts.  Most of us have known about the benefits of olive oil.  It is considered a ‘good fat’.  Of course, anything in excess is not good for our bodies.  There is another fat on the horizon – walnuts.  [...]

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While shopping in a food store, two nuns happened by the beer, wine and liquor section. One asked the other if she would like a beer.
The second nun answered that, indeed, it would be very nice to have one, but that she would feel uncomfortable about purchasing it.
The first nun replied that she would handle [...]

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Anxious over continued economic erosion tied to the housing downturn and fallout from the mortgage loan sector, the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate today by a quarter point to 4.50 percent, from 4.75, the second rate cut this year.
The Fed’s accompanying remarks indicate that the economy is demonstrating signs of resiliency despite the [...]

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HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
Childrens’ Views
 
No person really decides before they grow up who
they’re going to marry. God decides it always before,
and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.
 
HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
 
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be
yelling at [...]

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1 Large (29 oz.) can of Pumpkin
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
3 Eggs
½ Cup Sugar
1 Yellow Cake Mix
1 Cup Chopped Nuts
1 Cube Margarine (melted)
Mix can of Pumpkin, Evaporated Milk, Pie Spice, Eggs & Sugar real well.
Pour into a 13 x 9 inch greased pan.
Sprinkle with the Yellow Cake Mix, then 1 [...]

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If you want the freshest tasting turkey this Thanksgiving,  
don’t buy a fresh turkey.  
 
That’s what the editors at Cook’s Illustrated magazine dis-  
covered when testing fresh and frozen turkeys for their November  
issue. Turns out frozen turkeys taste fresher and more moist  
than fresh.  
 
It may sound counterintuitive, but science backs them up.  
Apparently, turkeys [...]

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A telephone survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project from February through March of this year reveals that 83 percent of Americans who go online, say they have used the Internet to seek information about their hobbies, and 29 percent of that group say they do so on a regular basis.
Searching for [...]

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Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure..
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough".
The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough.  Your love is all I ever [...]

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