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Make sure that your keyboard is directly in front of you and the monitor screen is centred in your vision.

The top of the monitor should be at or just below your eye level so that you don't have to strain your neck up to look at it.

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Well, this is the last day of my son's fall break from school. It's been a great nine days with the exception of all of us getting sick.

It was nice to take a break from the 6 AM mornings. It's going to be hard to get my youngest in the habit of going to bed early again. My oldest child has always liked to go to sleep fairly early.

October is going to be over before I know it. Time just flies by. I was just thinking today, that in 2 months it's going to be Christmas.

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My oldest son Ethan started kindergarden this year. It's definitely been an experience. Being that I am a single mom and a work at home mom with another child at home, some mornings it's rough to get going at 6:30 AM.

I choose to take my son to school and pick him up. I was worried that he wouldn't like school that much, but he loves it.

So now we are on his first week long break from school, and I love it. It's nice to sleep in, even if it's only until 8 am.

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Take a leisurely stroll along the Riverside Walk by Liverpool's Albert Dock, and you'll meet this family

This wonderful bronze is dedicated to the 9 million plus immigrants who left these shores for distant lands between 1830 and 1930, mainly to America and Australia

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20 Forthlin Road was the childhood home of Paul McCartney who was part of a pop group who were quite famous in the 1960's, The Beatles

He and his younger brother Mike, who was also in a pop group, The Scaffold, lived here from 1955, until Paul returned from The Beatles American tour in 1964

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Here's a quick reference guide for Beatles fans

These are great Beatles locations you can visit during your stay at the European Capital of Culture 08, the vibrant city of Liverpool, here in the UK

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Set in 500 acres of beautiful park, and visited by over 200,000 people in 2005, Croxteh Hall is the ancestral home of the Molyneux family, the Earls of Sefton, and is open to visitors

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Take a stroll along Liverpool's Strand and, certainly from this angle, you could be fooled in to thinking your had been magically transported to the Med

Certainly today, the main road that runs along Liverpool's historic waterfront could be mistaken for Marbella or Palma

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The Port of Liverpool Building, pictured, is one of three marvellous buildings adorning Liverpool’s waterfront

So here’s another in a series of articles I am planning to share with you in reference to the 2008 European Capital of Culture, the city of Liverpool here in the United Kingdom

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Here’s another in a series of articles I am planning to share with you in reference to the 2008 European Capital of Culture, the city of Liverpool here in the United Kingdom

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The Royal Liver Building – Liverpool Waterfront

As the famous Liverpool song 'In My Liverpool Home' says:
“We speak in an accent exceedingly rare�

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Okay, these are not exactly monuments, but they make a great picture don’t they?

They may not be monuments but these red telephone boxes stand as part of British history, and unfortunately are lesser spotted these days. These two fine examples can be found in Exchange Street West, next to the Town Hall

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While you’re taking a stroll around Liverpool’s city centre, be sure to call in to Williamson Square

This is a popular area for locals and visitors alike, and is located between Church Street and Queen Square. It is here you will find this wonderful arching water jet fountain, a feature enjoyed by children of all ages, especially in the summer sunshine

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The ruin of St Luke’s church ,or the ‘bombed Out Church’ as it is known by the locals, dominates the top of Bold Street. It stands on the corner of Leece Street and Berry Street

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In this short series I would like to share with you some of Liverpool's most famous monuments and memorials, and there locations. Hopefully this will prove a useful guide on your visit to the city

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