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Author :: Eddie Tobey  |
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| Article Title :: A Look at Cabinet Humidors |
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Cabinet humidors are specially designed for the serious cigar
aficionado. Much more of an investment than a small desktop
humidor that can hold 100 to 200 cigars, cabinet humidors can be
as small as a standing chest, can hold up to 8000 cigars or
more, can measure as much as four feet wide by 20 inches deep
and over six feet in height or larger and resemble a large
bookcase, and can cost from the high hundreds of dollars to
thousands of dollars. These humidors are designed for the
discriminating aficionado, and because of their size and the
cost, they are considered a good long-term investment.
Certainly the larger the cabinet humidor the smaller the
selection of design one can find; howev (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Kathy Williams |
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| Article Title :: Rubber Stamps : 10 Great Tips For Making Multiple Cards |
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Rubber Stamps : 10 Great Tips For Making Multiple
Cards
You know the feeling. The kids have tons of demands, vacation is
just around the corner, that big project at work is eating all
of your free time. How will you ever make those handmade cards
for the big party, or mail the invitations for the guests at the
big wedding? What started out as a great idea for some very
special cards has turned into a stressful project. These ten
simple steps will maximize your time and free up your creativity
when making multiple cards for any size project.
1. Determine and plan your cardmaking schedule. Do you want to
set aside a few hours or just 30 minute (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Debra Hamer |
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| Article Title :: Gemstone Treatments |
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Though not common knowledge to the public, most gemstones are
treated in some way to enhance their color and clarity. An
untreated gemstone is a rarity. These treatments are common and
widely accepted in the industry and normally do not de-value the
stone.
Most retail jewelers do not divulge this information to their
buying public or they themselves are not aware. If they are a
reputable and ethical establishment then they will be honest if
queried on the subject. Don't expect this information to be
offered without inquiring first.
Heat treatment is the most common method used to color enhance
gems. Tanzanite, which has become a very popular gemstone in
jewelry and to collect is heat trea (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Debra Hamer |
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| Article Title :: Gemstones Natural vs Synthetic |
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What is a synthetic gemstone? A synthetic gem is created in a
laboratory under controlled conditions. The gem is grown from a
natural gemstone “seed”. By controlling the environment in which
the gem is grown, impurities and inclusions can be avoided which
occur in natural gemstones. The created stones have perfect
color and clarity which is so highly desired. Most natural
gemstones have imperfections due to uncontrolled growing
conditions in nature. Synthetic stones will have the same
chemical, physical, and optical properties of their natural
counterparts without the imperfections.
A good analogy for synthetic gemstone creation is growing roses.
Roses grown in a hot house where their (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Amber Lowery |
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| Article Title :: Types of Digital Cameras |
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Types of Digital Cameras
If you are in the market to purchase a digital camera, you have
surely seen several different types of cameras. It
isnt exactly clear what the differences between the types are,
and it can be confusing trying to choose the digital
camera thats right for you. In this article, we wil discuss the
different types of cameras so that you can better
understand what to look for in purchasing a digital camera.
Point and Shoot Digital Cameras Most consumer cameras on the
market today fall into the category of Point and Shoot digital
cameras. These cameras
usually provide resolutions of between 2 and 4 megapixels
(million pixels). These cameras are the digital versio (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Richard Schneider |
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| Article Title :: Photography - Things to Consider Before Buying a Camera |
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Before you are able to take the kind of photos you want to take,
it is important to think about the equipment you would like to
start out with. Probably the most important decision you will
have to make is what kind of camera to buy. There are so many
options and brands now that the whole process can seem quite
overwhelming.
Shopping for Cameras:
If you are planning to become a serious photographer you should
probably buy an SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera. The term single
lens reflex comes from the fact that the camera has a view of
the subject through a single lens and that view is reflected to
the viewfinder so the photographer can see exactly what is going
to be in the picture. The D (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Kathleen Hudson |
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| Article Title :: Scrapbooking Ideas for Kids |
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Many times at auctions, or estate sales, a box of books will
turn up a real treasure, like a scrapbook that was kept by
someone in their youth and sometimes through their adulthood.
The book could be 50 or 60 years old, and a source of great fun
to look at the pictures, news clippings, and personal mementoes.
The hobby of keeping such collections is enjoying a resurgence
of popularity, with people of all ages finding new and inventive
ways to record special events or occasions in their lives.
Scrapbooking ideas for kids can be very basic to start with,
because once they catch on to the fun, they'll start developing
their own sense of style and preference for decorating.
A scrapbook with r (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Gary Nugent |
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| Article Title :: Digital Photography: The RAW vs JPG Debate |
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If you use a digital camera (I use a Canon EOS Digital
Rebel/300D myself) and that camera is an SLR, then it most
likely can record images in RAW format. In general, you should
record your images at the highest resolution possible. If you
only have a small memory card and are worried that you can only
record a few RAW images on it, then it's time to buy a bigger
card! [They don't cost much these days]. You can always shrink
an image after it's taken but you can't enlarge a small one
without introducing artifacts. At the very least, you should
have your camera record images in Hires JPG format but RAW
format is even better.
Any kind of JPG written to your camera's memory card will be (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Gary Nugent |
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| Article Title :: Taking Panoramic Landscapes - The Easy Solution |
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I love panoramas. There's something very appealing about their
shape. It's probably because we see the world more in these
dimensions than the near square format of standard film/sensor
frames. It might also explain the upsurge in the popularity of
widescreen TVs!
Panoramas have a reputation of being hard to take. There are
dedicated panorama cameras available but unless you've got at
least a thousand dollars to spare, you probably can't afford
one! But you can take panoramas with any kind of camera.
All a panorama is, is a sequence of images where you turn
slightly for each different frame. In the old days, before PCs
and the likes of Photoshop were around, you'd take your pri (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Susie Brown |
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| Article Title :: The Business of Prizewinning |
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Winning a prize in a competition is something that doesn’t
happen very often. For many people, it’s something that never
happens at all. Yet there are other people who seem to have
phenomenal success when it comes to contests. Are they just
supremely lucky? Or do they have a secret system?
Whether the aim is to win cash, a holiday, or retail products,
this article will introduce some of the tips and tricks of the
trade that experienced competitors use to ensure a high chance
of winning a prize.
First of all, study the odds. This is very important. It is
necessary to be able to distinguish between contests of pure
chance and contests of skill. Contests where the entrants have
to ring (read full article) |
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