Simple, cost-effective improvements deliver big impact
     Homeowners know that improvement and redecorating projects can be financially draining. Pair that with the fact that the cost of gas and groceries continue to rise and sprucing up your home may be on the back burner. However, you can still invest in some simple projects that provide a big impact, and you won't have to spend a fortune to complete them.
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Keep it cool with quick fix crockpot dinners
     As summer temperatures soar and Americans head out to enjoy their favorite pastimes, who wants to be stuck in a hot kitchen slaving over the stove. Making hearty hot meals for hungry families is a snap when you can toss everything into one pot, set the timer and join the outdoors fun.
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Saucy Summer Salads
     Summer is time for barbecues, block parties, picnics and fun with family and friends. For your entertaining, it's easy to liven up summer menus with fresh and flavorful salads. And salsa is the secret ingredient that can make any salad saucy and delicious.
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Secrets of Successful Collectors
     From Star Wars stamps to Pez dispensers, collectors all over the world scour everything from auctions to antique festivals searching for pieces equal to the "holy grail" in their collectible categories. What drives them? For some, it's the thrill of the hunt. For others, it's having the most prized possession in the palm of their hands. For all, however, it's the camaraderie amongst like collectors looking for that same big find.
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Gardening With Charlie
Ecological Landscaping
By CHARLIE NARDOZZI
     Green is the buzzword across the country right now. Whether it's recycling plastics, changing to energy-efficient light bulbs, or using nontoxic cleaning products, everyone seems to be looking for ways to lessen their impact on the environment. One area in which it's easy to see immediate results is our yards. By gardening more ecologically, we can reduce pollution, create wildlife-friendly plantings, and conserve water. It's just a matter of being smart in the yard.
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Beautiful & Easy DIY Celebrity Style
     Robert Verdi, designer and stylist to the stars, shares his ideas on how to DIY: Celebrity Style when it comes to beautifying - or simply sprucing up - your home. Many of Verdi's celebrity clients, underneath their glam exteriors, like to roll up their sleeves and are DIYers at heart.
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The Buzz on Mosquito Protection
     Just in time for summer barbecues and backyard play, annoying and dangerous female mosquitoes can turn a day outdoors into an evening tending to itchy mosquito bites.
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