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      <title>How To Identify Birds: the Mockingbird</title>
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      <created-at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:39 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[The northern mockingbird is one of the most common songbirds in North America. ]]>
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      <title>How To Identify Birds: the Common Crow</title>
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      <created-at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:02:13 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[The common American crow can be found living throughout almost all of the U.S. Here's how to spot it.    ]]>
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      <title>How To Identify Birds: the Northern Oriole</title>
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      <created-at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:12 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Northern orioles include two closely related species: Baltimore and Bullock's orioles. Use these guidelines to identify them. ]]>
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      <title>How To Identify Birds: the Song Sparrow</title>
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      <created-at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:57:33 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[The song sparrow nests throughout the U.S., and is one of the best known North American birds. With these guidelines, you should have no difficulty identifying it.]]>
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      <title>How To Identify Birds: the Pigeon</title>
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      <created-at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:09 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Pigeons, or more precisely, rock pigeons, are the blue-gray birds that wander around public squares all over the world. With these guidelines, you should have no difficulty identifying this bird.]]>
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      <title>How To Identify Birds: the Starling</title>
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      <created-at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:05 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Although the starling is not native to North America, it can now be found in most of the U.S. and southern Canada. ]]>
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      <title>How To Make a Bow Out Of Ribbon</title>
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      <created-at>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:06:19 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Follow these instructions to make a perfect bow out of ribbon.]]>
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      <title>How To Bind a Book</title>
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      <created-at>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:46:51 -0800</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Today most bookbinding is automated, so set your book apart by hand-binding it. The basic principles are easy to learn. ]]>
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      <title>How To Ebonize Wood</title>
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      <views>15</views>
      <created-at>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:49:37 -0700</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Learn to ebonize less expensive wood yourself so it looks like the real deal and saves you money. ]]>
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      <title>How To Paint Fantasy Miniatures</title>
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      <created-at>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:28:19 -0700</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Bring realism to your fantasy miniatures, which will spring to life under your skillful hand.]]>
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      <title>How To Create a Rabbit Costume - Extended Cut</title>
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      <created-at>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:46:36 -0700</created-at>
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      <username>GenArtFilm</username>
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        <![CDATA[How to create a Rabbit Costume - Extended Cut]]>
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      <title>How To Make a Mosaic</title>
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      <views>4</views>
      <created-at>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:13:14 -0700</created-at>
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      <username>Stacie_Borrello</username>
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        <![CDATA[Adorn your home or garden with a colorful, hand-made mosaic by following these simple steps.]]>
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      <title>How To Make a Custom Dress Form</title>
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      <created-at>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:01:56 -0700</created-at>
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      <username>Tim_Jeffrey</username>
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        <![CDATA[You can sew clothing for your specific measurements by customizing a dress form that will ensure a quality fit.]]>
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      <title>How To Make Handmade Jewelry With Patina Finish</title>
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      <created-at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:56:50 -0700</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Liver of sulfur creates colors making your handcrafted jewelry, handmade earrings and unique bracelets extraordinary. Colors can be as dark as night or a beautiful iridescent rainbow and they range from subtle gold to magenta, purple, and everything in between. Nothing else can produce such eye-catching color on the surface of many metals including copper. ]]>
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      <title>How To Make Sandals Out Of an Old Tire</title>
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      <created-at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:59:35 -0700</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[If you have an old tire, you can have a new pair of sandals in no time. ]]>
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      <title>How To Create a Michael Jackson Costume For Halloween</title>
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      <created-at>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:15:10 -0700</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[Be the King of Pop on Halloween with any one of these iconic looks. ]]>
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      <title>How To Make Placemats Out Of Unwanted Wooden Chopsticks</title>
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      <created-at>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:37:20 -0700</created-at>
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      <username>Hilary_White</username>
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        <![CDATA[Perfect for everyday elegance on the cheap and a must-have for your next sushi bash.]]>
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      <title>How To Make Sky Lanterns</title>
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      <created-at>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:33:43 -0700</created-at>
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        <![CDATA[A paper sky lantern is almost as much fun to make as it is to fly. Get started with these tips.]]>
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      <title>How To Make a Mandala</title>
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      <views>135</views>
      <created-at>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:46:29 -0700</created-at>
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      <username>Gloria_Cooksey</username>
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        <![CDATA[Used in Hindu and Buddhist meditation, a mandala is a geometric sand painting whose patterns represent the universe, life, and eternity. Here's how to make a basic one.]]>
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      <title>How To Straighten a Curly Wire?</title>
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      <created-at>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:30:28 -0700</created-at>
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      <username>Ling_See_Kuik</username>
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        <![CDATA[Don't know what to do with curly wires? Here's the solution. ]]>
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