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Joey Robichaux - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Joey rides the Road Warrior circuit -- he's an amateur musician and also maintains some of the web's most popular Free Sheet Music sites
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- Time For Alternative Energy
[News-and-Society:Energy] Alternative energy is relatively inexpensive, produces practically zero toxic emissions, and usually is renewable. Water is possibly the greatest source for readily and renewable alternative fuel as water could easily replace gasoline / petrol for automotive use and water also is a viable alternative source for producing electricity.
- Make an Easy No-Pattern Apron
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Here's a simple and useful project -- a simple, easy apron. You'll use just one yard of fabric cut into four pieces -- actually, you don't even have to "cut" the fabric, you can just tear the fabric into the proper sized strips! Fabric choices would be any broadcloth or patterned cotton -- something easy, cheap, and WASHABLE (it is an apron, after all!)
- Celtic Music - Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] You may be accustomed to hearing a guitar accompany Celtic music -- but what about those other stringed instruments? Learn about the mandolin, the mandola, and the bouzouki and how they're used in Celtic music.
- Celtic Music - The Tin Whistle
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] What do you need to know about the Tin Whistle -- also called a penny whistle. Does the cost matter? Is it hard to learn to play?
- Fiddle Or Violin - What's the Difference
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Some say the difference is that you never cry when you spill beer on a fiddle. Others say it's a fiddle when you buy it, but a violin when you sell it. Others say that if you can dance to it, then it's a fiddle.
- Sewing Tips For Fleece
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] It's a treat sewing with fleece -- the edges don't unravel, so there's no need to finish seams. Fleece is kind of stretchy, plus fleece garments are normally a little loose, so fitting isn't a big issue. Even though fleece is easy to sew, there are two sewing tricks that can make your fleece experience much more pleasant!
- Make a Scented Hot Pad
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] This one is so quick and easy that I'm making a bunch to stick on Christmas presents as "bows" -- scented Hot Pads! Couldn't be much easier to knock together -- and the sweet-scented payoff is a treat! Just set a hot teapot on the pad and breathe in as the heat activates the scented fabric!
- Make a Fleece Sleeved Blanket
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] You've seen these around - a cozy fleece blanket with sleeves! You'll be surprised to see how easy these are to make on your own!
- Guitar Effects Pedals - Chorus
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] What is a guitar "chorus" effect? How does it work?
- Guitar Effects Pedals - Distortion
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] What is a distortion pedal? Is it different from a fuzz box?
- Guitar Effects Pedals - Compression
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] What does a compression pedal do? Why is it so useful?
- Sewing Pattern Weights For Pennies - Literally!
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Sewing patterns tend to be printed on a light and flimsy paper. No problem there -- except that light and flimsy means it's likely to be blown or nudged away at first chance! You need some way to set the pattern in place on top of the piece of fabric you're cutting.
- Singer 221 "Featherweight" - Loveable - And Cute!
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] The Singer model 221, affectionately called the "Featherweight", is a classic, straight-stitch only sewing machine. This proven machine was first introduced at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 and remained in production until 1970! I've mentioned before that the Bernina 830 would be one of the first three machines inducted into the Sewing Machine Hall of Fame (if there was such a thing).
- Bernina 830 - A Hall of Fame Sewing Machine
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] If you were to start a sewing machine Hall of Fame, the first few inductees might include the Singer 221 Featherweight and perhaps a Singer 201, but ... it would definitely include a Bernina 830. This industry and sewing proven machine has a large and dedicated following ... and more and more sewists want to join the 830 club. As a result, even though it was only produced from 1972 through 1977, it's probably more in demand today than it ever has been.
- Singer 201 - "The Best Sewing Machine Ever Made"
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Supplies] The Singer model 201 sewing machine may be nearly 80 years old -- but it's still one of the finest and highest quality sewing machines you'll find! Sturdy, strong, easy to use, and low cost make it ideal for both beginning and experienced sewists.
- The "Casablanca" Method of System Monitoring
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Server monitoring tools can capture such a wide variety of server metrics that many find it difficult to determine what metrics they should monitor. Actually, actor Claude Rains gave us the answer back in 1942. In the movie "Casablanca", Rains's character "Captain Renault" announces "Round up the usual suspects" - and that's exactly where your server monitoring should begin!
- The Man Who Saved Celtic Music
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Celtic music is enjoying a great wave of popularity - and it may all be due to the actions of a Chicago police chief did in the early 1900's!
- Vintage Guitar Collectors Can Still Find Deals
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] The days of finding vintage Fender Telecasters or Gibson Les Pauls for $100 in a pawn shop are long gone -- but great deals still exist if you know what to look for!
- Secret of Light and Fluffy Biscuits and Pancakes
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Want to make biscuits and pancakes light enough to float off your plate? You probably already have the necessary ingredient sitting in your pantry!
- Quick and Easy Violin Mute
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Yes, you can buy a violin mute -- or you can make one in seconds with two simple household items!
- The Red Phone - Management Consulting in 30 Seconds or Less
[Business:Management] Want to strike fast and identify the most critical business problems? Just talk about the red phone!
- How to Find Public Domain Content
[Legal] Looking for free public domain content -- all perfectly legal?
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