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Best of the Blog World: Week of 18/4/11

Hello there! I hope everyone has been having a pleasant week. ECG is bring back the Best of the Blog Work to fill you in on what other great articles are out in the blogosphere....
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How to…Cook: Easy vegetable curry

Vegetable curry is a great student meal because it’s not only healthy due to all the veg, but it also re-heats really well, so you can make one big batch and have several meals out...
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How to Keep a Fish Alive

Whether you’re in a dorm or an apartment with strict pet rules or just a newbie fish enthusiast, this fun and comprehensive guide will teach you how to keep fish alive and thriving. From my...
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How to…Tackle The Gym, Pt. 2: The Pool

Swimming just happens to be one of my favorite forms of exercise, so I have plenty of great advice for heading to the pool. Whether you’re a pro or pretty new to swimming, here’s what...
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Cocktail Class – Part 3: The Shots

For part three of our cocktail class, we’ll be showing you how to make some exciting looking shots for those more intoxicated parties. You’ll need to be able to float a drink for these, which...
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Your Guide to Finding Great New Music

Music has become the constant in life these days. You go to the gym and an Ipod is strapped to your arm, you go on a road trip and the radio is blasting. The only...
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How to… Make the Perfect Bun, Pt. 2: More Help!

A few of you (okay, a lot of you) asked for pictures to accompany the instructions and tips for those of you with longer hair. This is part 2 of How to make the perfect...
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How to…Tackle (and Look Good at!) the Gym, Pt. 1: Dance Class

The scenario: One of your girlfriends has been begging you for weeks to go to a Zumba class with her. You’ve been hesitant in the past because you don’t know how well you can “shake...
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Cocktail Class – Part 2: Something Sweet

Cocktail Class part two aims to show you how to make the sweeter cocktails, the kind you can drink for hours.  These are all really simple but they usually require grenadine and/or blue curacao.  They...
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3 Insults and Why You Should Let It Go

Unfortunately, we all get insulted. We don’t always deserve it, but as long as there are mean-spirited people to give them out, there will be insults. Sometimes the insults say a lot more about the...
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10 Hot Workouts to Try Out

Starting to feel the pressure of bikini season sneaking up on you? Don’t fret! Spring is a perfect time to get active, and start kicking your own butt into shape. You can hit the machines...
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How to…Feel Sexy: 3 Quick Tricks

In the dead of winter, when you’re bundled up in layers of sweaters and scarves, and more worried about your midterm than your makeup, sometimes it’s hard to feel particularly sexy. Unlike summer, where laying...
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How to…Have a Fake-cation

Not able to get away somewhere warm and sunny this spring break? You could commiserate and complain about the fact that you won’t be sunbathing in Dominican Republic for five days, or you could make...
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Spring Break Prep Guide

Heading somewhere warm this spring break? Well, I set aside my jealous for long enough to offer you a few tips and tricks for prepping to make sure your vacation is nothing but stress-free and...
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How to…Keep Your Resolutions

Now that you’ve had a few days to think about them, hopefully you’ve decided which resolutions are really important to you.  This is a list of free websites that will hopefully make your resolutions easier...
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5 Resolutions You Can Actually Keep

It’s a new year and with all the pressure of heading back to school and getting back into the daily grind, who wants the extra pressure of a list of lofty goals you’ve set for...
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How to…Write a Better Resume

Whether you’re a freshman in college or this is your super senior year, there is no excuse not to have a professional, up-to-date resume. Plus, sitting down and writing or updating a resume is a...
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Happy Birthday ECG!

Hello readers. This time of year is very special: there’s the break from school, my personal birthday, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, and now another day to add to the calendar, Every College Girl’s anniversary!...