Articles written by Julie Burtinshaw
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Post Break-up Dating Rules
The first year following a break-up is not easy, but eventually the separation papers are signed and it's time to start dating again. What are the rules?
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Best New Year's Quotes
Add something extra to your New Year's speech by inserting one of these well-loved quotes into a speech for friends, family or work mates.
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Should I Buy a Puppy for Christmas
Every Christmas concerned animal agencies plead with consumers to delay purchasing puppies until the Holiday Season is over. Sadly, many people don't listen.
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New Year's Resolutions for Writers
Why writer's New Years Resolutions should include setting goals - both big and small, personal and professional.
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How to Save Money on Christmas Gifts
Here are two simple gift-giving ideas guaranteed to save money and encourage family fun.
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Make Money Writing Online Book Reviews
A good book review deserves to be read, but how can book reviewers drive readers to their content and increase pageviews? Learn how to write a strategic book review.
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How to Write Book Reviews for Web Content Sites
Follow these tips and you can make money by writing book reviews for ezines and other web-based publications.
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Best Beer and Cheddar Cheese Soup
Beer and Cheddar Cheese Soup is a made with simple ingredients, but the final product is complex and rich in texture and taste. Beer soup in less than 30 minutes!
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Cooking and Hosting a Christmas Feast for Two
It's not always possible to be with family and loved ones during the Christmas holidays. That doesn't mean missing out on a tasty Christmas feast and all the trimmings.
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Parent & Teen Guide to Wisdom Teeth Removal
The third set of upper and lower molars or back teeth are called 'wisdom' teeth and usually appear in young adults between the ages of 15 and 26 years-old.
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Things to Do in Yellowknife in the Winter
While many tourists visit Canada's north in the summer months, few realize that Yellowknife is an exciting destination in the wintertime.
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Ban Plastic Bags – Alternatives to Polyethylene
Responsible, environmentally aware people prefer not to use polyethylene bags in the home, but what alternatives to plastic bags are available for consumers?
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The Best Way to Host an Affordable Holiday Feast
With US unemployment over 10% and money tight for families, many households are looking at ways to host an affordable Christmas dinner for friends and relatives.
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Creative Writing Tips for First-time Authors
As many emerging writers discover, it is easier to start a novel or a poem than to finish one. Here are some tips on how to successfully complete a marketable manuscript.
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Never Bug A Bear by Carol McTavish
From the author of the Magic Mountain Series comes a new picture book dedicated to all the animals that did not survive as a result of the loss of their habitat.
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Kids, Vaccines and Swine Flu
The vaccine for H1N1 has been made available for high-risk groups, including young children from the ages of six months to five years.
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Jeffrey and Sloth by Kari-Lynn Winters
Jeffrey and Sloth is one of those rare books designed to appeal to all ages. Winters deals with the power of the imagination and creativity on many different levels.
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Mignon Fogarty Podcaster & Author
The founder and managing director of the Quick and Dirty Tips Networks talks to suite101.com about her work and her philosophy on learning.
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Mignon Fogarty: Grammar Girl
Author and award-winning podcaster Mignon Fogarty talks to suite101.com about the challenges of writing about language.
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Creating a World Without Poverty – Dr. Yunus
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, visited the University of British Columbia to speak about his dream of eradicating poverty one loan at a time.
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The Mountain Magic Series
Award winning children's series by Canadian writer/illustrator team Carol McTavish, Lori Nunn and Linden Wentzloff will grab and hold the attention of young readers.
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Tips for Novel Writers: Fleshing Out Characters
The following exercises will help you to build realistic, believable characters for your novel or short story.
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Aboriginal Healing Foundation
From 1831 to 1996, there were 150 residential schools in operation in Canada -- their goal: "To kill the Indian in the child." They were unsuccessful.
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Review: The Man From The Creeks
Robert Service fans familiar with his poem, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew," will delight in this novel that explores the characters in Service's original story.
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Summer in Dawson City
If you are planning to spend some of your summer vacation in the Heart of the Klondike, there are many festivals and events to participate in.
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Randolf Westphal Rides For Cancer
Randolph Westphal was diagnosed with terminal cancer over twenty years ago. His reaction: "I won't sit in the corner and wait for death."
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Cooking for One: Surviving Solo in the Kitchen
Many people find cooking a meal for one is more intimidating than creating a meal for a large crowd, but in reality, cooking for one can be a pleasure.
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Say No To Plastic Bags
We can lessen our environmental footprint by minimizing our use of plastic shopping bags. If we do so, our world will become a cleaner, safer place for all living things
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Yukon Bears
The Yukon is home to all three species of North American Bears. Learn how to avoid confrontations with these majestic mammals.
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Dawson City: Yukon's Hidden Secret
Dawson City - a city only in name, is nestled in a valley at the convergence of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers.
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College Shootings and Gun Control
The National Rifle Association web site, (NRA) offers condolences to Family's of victims of Virginia Tech on their Home Page. What they said, and what they omitted.
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Central Committee For Ex-Muslims
Ex-Muslim's want their own voice. Islam is the only religion that does not recognize ex-members but two brave women are trying to change this.
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Stop Cluster Bombs
The Cluster Munitions Coalition (CMC) and Mines Action Canada (MAC) fight for a worldwide ban on cluster bombs. You can help to ban cluster munitions.
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Homeless Grandparents
Just when you thought your kid's were ready to launch, your widowed mother shows up on your doorstep penniless. What should you do? Who is responsible?
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How to Submit a Manuscript for Publishing
Too often, new writers send their manuscript out before it is ready, or they send it to the wrong publishing house. What can you do to avoid this?
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Teens, Drug Abuse and Justice
Reclaiming Futures is a succesful program run by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help communities help thier teens who are in jail and addicted to drugs or alcohol.
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Chinese New Year For Everyone
In cities all over the world, people of different faith, colour and belief participate in community-based festivities.
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2007 Canada Reads
The Canada Reads competition is the literary version of television's Survivor. First launched in 2002, Canada Reads is a yearly contest hosted by CBC Radio One.
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Federal Prison Inmates' Wish List
Canada has had an ombusdman in place charged with investigating federal prison inmates' complaints.
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Media and School Shootings
Does the publics' need to know every detail of every school killing contribute to more violence? Has our voyeurism gone too far?
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Deadly Weapons on Campus
Two countries, two laws. Canadians and Americans live side-by-side in peace, but when it comes to gun laws, they are world's apart.
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What are Bait Cars How They Work
In every bait car, there is a hidden camera. Some of the footage captured is disturbing, some terrifying, but are all worth viewing.
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Quit Smoking: Who Should Pay?
Quitting smoking is emotionally and financially taxing. Who is responsible to pay for the drugs and therapy required to kick the habit? The smokers or the tobacco makers?
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Insite's Future Still Undecided
Insite, North America's only safe-injection centre is slated to close on September 12, 2006, but aren't we morally obligated to keep it open?
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Home Security: Lockpicking
Fascination with lockpicking has been around as long as locks. Indeed, locksmiths are regarded as almost the high priests of home security.
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Crime Writer Needed
Art Montague is leaving Suite101, but promises to return as a guest writer. All of us -- his readers and his colleagues will miss him and wish him well.
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Child Sex Crimes
What can we do to protect our children from child predators. Perhaps something as simple as taking a look in the mirror.
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