Here’s a plan. Let’s have a competition of the blandest songs around each year. Let’s make it international. And let’s show it live on television. Well they did, and it worked and now - fifty-five years later - the Eurovision Song Contest is still one of the most watched television shows in the world.

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When starting to collect classical music on CD, there is a bewildering array of performances and repertory available. Classical music and opera have been recorded for over 100 years, and the arrival of stereo in the 1950s brought a slew of great (and not so great) recordings. Here's a quick guide on what to look for.
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Most retail stores offer some sort of protection for complex electronic products like TVs and computers, but when is it a good value for added security, and when is it a useless intangible to earn the company money?
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In February 2006, the real estate valuation website Zillow.com went live with its beta version. Its arrival was greeted by real estate agents with a mix of consternation, aggravation and fear. How could a brand new website do what had been the sole purview of appraisers and real estate agents alike - provide valuations for individual properties - not to mention on a wide-scale basis.
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If you are ready to purchase an new, authentic Marc Jacobs handbag, buying a purse from a seller at an online auction site such as eBay is a great place start. eBay is a good place to find a gently used or new Marc Jacobs handbag.
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