Archive for May, 2007
cigar buyer
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Where can I find a buyer for 3 cigar store indian antiques (collectables)?
Hello All,
My grandfather has recently passed away. He used to collect all kinds of antiques (mostly black memorabilia) and they have all been passed down to me. I currentley have three cigar store indians that I am trying to find buyers for. I have tried Ebay, Criag’s List, Collectors, Auction Houses… I dont know what else to do. Please let me know if you know anyone (collectors, friends, dealers, etc.) who would be interested in speaking wtih me about these antiques.
Thanks in advance!
Hello, I am very interested in knowing more about your cigar store Indians. If you can send me some pictures I will be able to give you a better idea of their value and or if I am interested in purchasing. I travel around this country buying and selling antiques such as Folk Art and Americana. I have been in business for 20 years and I am 38 years old. I am very professional and worked with many auction houses in Pa. and N.Y.C. If you do not care how much they are worth or what they sell for then auction is they way to go. I would be able to purchase these Indians at any level of value and would also be able to make a special trip to see them in person regardless of the outrageous price of fuel. I will show comparisons of value upon purchasing to assure you of their worth. Very serious and no game playing. Thank you, Frank Martin 610-909-1083
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
The famous ‘Mark Twain House and Museum’ was where famous American humorist and author Mark twain lived between 1874 and 1891. Due to poor financial investments, Mark Twain along with his family moved to Europe in 1891. In 1900, when he returned to Connecticut, he lived in Redding. It was here when Mark twain died in 1910. Mark Twain house and museum is located in Hartford, Connecticut in USA.
Mark Twain home functioned as apartment building, library and school. In 1962, the house was declared as ‘National Historic Landmark’ and since 1974 it has been renovated and expanded to show the life and work of Mark twain.
The house has 19 rooms in total and the architectural style is Victorian Gothic. This house is also where Mark twain wrote his master pieces The Gilded Age, Life on the Mississippi, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Tramp Abroad, The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and Huckleberry Finn.
The design for Mark twain was done by the architect Edward Tuckerman potter. Constructed on 3.5 acres, the house had seven bedrooms and bathrooms, plant-filled conservatory and carriage house. The bay windows extended all the way up to form turrets that were then topped with porches. This allowed the Mark Twain and guests to have a view of pastoral area of the Hartford. The legend says that the Mark Twain House was designed to give a riverboat look as it had a typical steeped pitched roof, asymmetric bay window and Victorian Gothic architectural style.
The top floor had the billiards room as well as private study. This was where Twain wrote late at night. It is said that this room was off limits to everyone except for the house cleaners. This room was also used to entertain the male guests with liquor and cigar.
Mark Twain children also had a separate area to themselves. This area had a classroom, playroom and nursery. The daughters were tutored by Mrs. Clemens on second floor. Twain along with his children played in conservatory. It is said that Twain pretended to be an elephant.
Twain loved living in his house. One of the reasons was that many of his friend-authors lived in neighborhood namely Isabella Beechar Hooker and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
In 1881, the home underwent renovation in 1881 when adjoining land strip was purchased. It is believed that he was inspired to renovate because of the success of ‘Adventures of Tom Sawyer’. During renovation, the kitchen was rebuilt and its size was doubled, the front hall was also enlarged and the driveway was also redrawn. Also, burglar alarm, heating and plumbing was installed. Twain was also a fan of new technologies and so he also installed early telephone in entrance hall.
After returning from Europe and death of daughter Suzy, the house was sold to Richard M.Bissell in 1903. After this it was again sold in 1922 and 1929. In 1955 till 1974, the restoration process if house began. It was opened as museum in 1960s. As of today, Mark Twain House and Museum attracts lot of tourists. It is said that five million dollars are generated in tourism. Currently, the house is said to be facing financial difficulties.
About the Author:
Dennis is a Mark Twain fan. He has read several Mark Twain’s books like A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He would like to share his fun of reading Mark Twain’s top selling novels to the public.
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Mark Twain House and Museum
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worst cigarettes for your health
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Are cigarettes or cigars worse for your health?
And also, are you supposed to inhale cigar smoke or just blow it right back out? Aren’t cigars smoked for the flavor and not a high?
Your question is similar to the question, ” Is it worse for my health to be stabbed through the heart with a sword or to be shot through the heart by a 357 Magnum bullit? Both will kill you deader than a doornail”!
Smoking cigaretes not only increases your risk, dramatically, for mouth and lung cancer, but also for all kind of cancers. It also will ruin your veins and arteries. It also causes Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease and emphyzema.
Some people inhale cigar smoke and some don’t. If you inhale it, you will have the same health problems as you would with cigarettes. If you don’t inhale you will increase your risk of mouth and tongue cancer.
When I worked as a R.N. in hospitals, I had a patient that had cancer of the tongue. His tongue was so swollen so that it no longer fit in his mouth. He couldn’t talk, eat, or drink water. Interacting with this man was the saddest thing I ever had to do and I experienced feeling a lot of sadness seeing patients who had terrible problems that there was no cure for. The look in his eyes was extreme fear and sadness. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
I could tell you so many stories of people I took care of that had terrible physical problems caused by smoking. I quit smoking when I was 24 y/o. I started when I was14 y/o and was smoking
2 and 1/2 packs a day when I quit. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do but it was worth it.
If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, quit! It will be one of the best decisions you will make in life.
Cigarette Smoking & Your Health
storing cigarettes in the freezer
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
A refrigerator, also names a fridge, is an amazing domestic device which is going to keep your food cool. Freezers, on the other hand will keep your food frozen allowing you to store it for quite a long period of time. Most of the freezers commonly sold today will work at a temperature of around minus eighteen degrees Celsius, or zero degrees Fahrenheit.
The idea behind those freezers is in reality quite straightforward. It works by using the evaporation of a liquid to absorb the heat. As the water evaporates, it absorbs the heat, creating the cool feeling in the device. The refrigerant in use in the device actually evaporates at a very low temperature allowing the freezing temperature to be created inside the freezer. The same principle would operate for freezer vans and new or used refrigerated vans.
Freezers are very often incorporated in the refrigerators used in many households as a simple compartment.
On top of being used by many households all around the world, they are also used for commercial reasons in the food industry. You will even find freezer vans, refrigerated vans and used refrigerated vans or chiller vans.
Commercial freezers were in fact in use for nearly forty years before there were used in many homes. Those commercial freezers would as a rule use gas systems containing toxic ammonia. The early machines actually accumulated ice crystals as a result of the humidity introduced when the door was opened, but the problem was quickly sorted out and the efficiency was improved.
You can even find now what is called an electric cooler. Those coolers actually do not use ice. You would just need to plug the device into your car’s cigarette lighter and the appliance would produce a cool temperature electronically!
This phenomenon is called the Peltier effect. As it is a bit technical and difficult to explain, I will not talk about this principle as I am sure it would give a headache to most people, even me. The most important thing to know about that is that it works and produces cold.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, most of the American households in reality relied on putting their food in an icebox with melting ice to keep it cool, and by nineteen thirty, more than sixty percent of them had acquired a fridge. The same happened a bit later in other countries like the United Kingdom where those figures were hit in the seventies.
About the Author:
The author is working in the food industry and understands the need of chiller vans, freezer vans and used refrigerated vans.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Freezers for Households and Commercial Use
Food Storage Tips : How to Keep Cigarettes Fresh
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Saturday, May 26th, 2007aint got no cigarettes lyrics
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Whats this song called? Details:Lyrics?
Black dress, with the tights underneath. I got the breath of a last cigarette on my teeth. And shes an actress, but she aint got no need. Shes got money from her parents in a trust fund back east. T-t-t-tongues. Always pressed to your cheeks. While my tongue is on the inside of another girls teeth (I think its teeth?) T-t-tell your boyfriend, if he says he got beef, I’m a vegetarian and I aint fucking scared of him. *Chorus(I think these are what it says) She wants to touch me woah? She wants to love me woah? She’ll never leave me woah? Don’t trust the ho* Never trust the ho* Won’t trust the ho* cause’ she won’t trust me.
Don’t Trust Me-3OH!3
Dont Trust Me By 30H!3 With Lyrics
cigar business for sale
Friday, May 25th, 2007
When some people think of marketing, they get a glazed look in their eyes, unsure of what that really is. A few will quote infamous lines about how evil corporations market their products without any real conscience. They think of polished people doing polished presentations in a polished office somewhere.
Dark suits spouting statistics about why this sale or that sale works, and what techniques are most successful. You know the typical movie scene – cups of coffee scattered on the table, flip charts and piles of paper clutter the room – used to be all done under a haze of cigar smoke. Just a window into the past, now. Marketing a business that way, in the 21st century, just won’t catch a consumer’s eye.
In the new century, those insulting TV commercials and doctored photo ads just won’t satisfy the modern consumer. We’re too jaded. To be effective in marketing to potential customers in the 21st century, you have to reach people on the go, on their laptops, their cell phones, home computers and Blackberries. No more of what’s called interruptive media such as television and radio commercials.
Now, each consumer has an electronic identity, so you can customize your marketing to them, and deliver it directly to them, at their convenience. They shop online, seeking more and more specifically designed products and services to fit their needs. They will search the country and the world, if need be, to find what they want. It’s all available at the click of a mouse. If you have done your homework, you know who your customers are and have a good idea of what they want. Now you can tailor your marketing – your selling – directly to them.
Take advantage of all the tools at your disposal to help you know your target and manage your sales. Software for your site can count hits and monitor all aspects of your sales history, to help you know if you’re going in the right direction. The crunched timeline of working on the Internet not only means you can get your product or idea out there faster, but you can get customer feedback on it faster, too! Use the speedy turnaround time as an advantage over your snail-mail competition.
About the Author:
Richard Lee is an expert at moving beyond the hype and helping people make real money on the Internet. His blog can help you get more traffic, raise your conversions and make more money right away. Visit now to get his free report, “The 6 Fastest No-Cost Ways to Dramatically Increase Your Traffic.”
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Business Marketing for the 21st Century
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