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	<title>Holidays Helper- Crafts, Recipes, Party Ideas, and More for Every Celebration</title>
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	<description>Hints to help any holiday celebration</description>
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		<title>Summer Beach Parties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the summer and what&#8217;s the best party for your birthday? A beach party, of course! But no worries. You don&#8217;t have to be at the beach to have a beach party. You can do it from the comfort of your own home. Invitations Try to be as creative with your invitations as much as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resources for the Party-Phobic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;[M]ost people are just plain scared to entertain,&#8221; says Denise Vivaldo, author of Do It for Less! Parties. Her book, and another I recently discovered, The Surreal Gourmet Entertains by Bob Blumer, go head to head with many of the common fears that keep us from giving parties. The two books are very different in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mint-Based Party Beverages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you&#8217;re thinking of getting out the punchbowl for your next party this summer. It&#8217;s a touch more elegant than a cooler full of juice boxes and soda cans, and if you make your own soft drinks you can use natural ingredients and adjust the taste to your liking. Some flavors seem naturally cooling. Mint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woodward Dream Cruise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 21 marks the 2010 Woodward Dream Cruise. What started out as a small fundraiser for a soccer field evolved into the world’s largest one-day automotive event that draws in 1.5 million people from around the world, including New Zealand, Japan and Australia. The event started, in August 1995, as a tribute to the 50s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Day Picnic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Labor Day, cap off your summer with a pleasant picnic party.  Its the perfect excuse to head outdoors, and enjoy nature! You can keep this party on the small side or make it as large as you want. Setting up a picnic is pretty simple as the theme is nature, giving you the choice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBQ Pizza</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A barbecue doesn&#8217;t have to mean burgers, chicken, or ribs. A pizza party doesn&#8217;t have to mean heating up the kitchen, either. You can combine two American traditions and make pizza on your barbecue. Here&#8217;s how: Use your favorite fresh &#8212; not frozen &#8211;  pizza dough for the crust. It can be homemade or ready [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Throw A Summer Luau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can&#8217;t make it to Hawaii this summer then bring the Luau home this summer with a fun summer party! Its so easy and fun, all you need to host a luau style party is a yard, tiki decor, chilled cocktails,  summer music, and, of course, friends.  Read on for the essential luau party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank Your Parents On Parents&#8217; Day &#8211; July 25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the fourth Sunday of every July, we gather to recognize and commemorate the most overworked and underpaid workers who don't mind doing it, 24/7/365: our parents.

This year, 2010, Parent's Day falls on July 25. What will you do to honor your parents on this day?]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling A 4th of July Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you've decided to throw a 4th of July barbecue party, with complete families from the grandparents to the folks to the kids. Good luck.

But if you need help, here are some suggestions to keep everyone occupied while you tend the grill and wait for the fireworks.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.holidayshelper.com/tackling-a-4th-of-july-party/</link>
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		<title>Quality Time and Quality Gifts: Your Best Choices for Father&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for the annual jokes about giving your father a tie &#8212; so I thought it would be a good time to find out what Father&#8217;s Day gifts dads have actually enjoyed getting over the years. There were some surprises. Matthew Smith, a new father, says &#8220;I honestly love ties.&#8221; Maybe your dad does, [...]]]></description>
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