How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Should Goths be Allowed to Wear what they want without being Judged – Yes
Sure they should – but society, as a whole, is afraid of anything they don’t understand – and this lack of understanding leads to mis-trust. Mis-trust leads to fear, fear leads to hate, etc. Goths for the most part are…
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Caregiver Burnout
Speaking as a caregiver myself, I believe I have enough experience to understand the concept of caregiver burnout. Unless you have been in the position of caring for a loved one around the clock, you cannot possibly fully understand what…
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Assessing the Styles that are Coming Back from the 80s
Big hair. Skinny leggings. Oversized tops. Boots. Low slung belts. We must be talking about the 80s, right? You’re half right, if you answered yes. The other half of the answer is we’re talking about now. Having passed through the…
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Castile Soap
February 5, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Originally named for the Castile region of Spain, castile soap has long been known for its gentle, soothing properties. Castile soap has a great reputation for cleansing the skin without stripping oils, and is widely used as baby soap, and…
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Children to Support Elderly Parents when Needed – Yes
All parents have that responsibility and obligation to support and provide for their children. We cannot choose who our parents should be, but everybody has that choice to decide whether to become a parent or not. In doing so, we…
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Why should the Rich Dictate Fashion
From Clothing Horse To Clothing Designer: The Rise of the Celebrity Designer At the end September it was announced that Kate Moss had signed a contract to design clothes for Topshop. The controversial model cum fashion icon was reported to…
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Can you be Big and Beautiful
February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
The perception of beauty is subjective – what one person finds attractive, another may not. However, we cannot escape the influence of the society in which we inhabit, and thus our perception of beauty can be coloured by what the…
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A brief History of Fashion Trends
History of Fashion What a Difference 100 Years MakesLooking back over fashion trends for the past 100 years can only cause one to marvel at the drastic changes that have occurred, often in lockstep with societal changes. Women’s liberation, for…
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1970s Fashion
Fashion in the 1970’s was an eclectic mix of style inspired by looks from all around the world. Subcultures began to form like the punk movement, disco scene and fitness craze. The fitness craze: While Jane Fonda urged people to…
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Should Couples Live together before getting Married – No
February 5, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The decision to live together before marriage is a personal choice that is becoming increasingly popular. Slightly over 50% of the North American young adult population is currently single, but among this sub-group of people, an incredible 85% are living…
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Elderly old Parents old Age Home Retirement Socirety
Circle of life is fast. Yesterday I was a boy, today a man and like everything inevtibale tomorrow I will be old. The weak is strong today to become weak again. My needs as a child and as an elderly…
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Can a Marriage Continue without the Couple being in Love – No
February 5, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
I firmly believe that a “marriage” cannot continue if the couple are not in love mainly because of what I feel that a marriage is and what it stands for. The definition of a marriage should not just be a…
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Moving Elderly Parents into your House
When an elderly parent can no longer live alone, the first impulse of the responsible adult child is to move him or her into your house. Sometimes this is the correct decision and sometimes it is not. When my father…
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All the right Intentions Moving an Elderly Parent into your House
Moving an elderly parent into your house is a coin-flip, there is no certainty that your parent will enjoy the new accommodations or that you will embrace the change in a new family dynamic. Usually, the circumstance is driven by…
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Marriage Relationsips Love Family Divorce Save how to Children Future Love
February 5, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
One hundred years ago, you fell in love with some one, married them, and that was that. Through thick and thin, you stayed married. Fifty years ago, people still fell in love and got married, but the divorce rate soon…
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Elderly Parents Living with you Moving into your Kids Home
The hardest part of life besides death, is aging. The diminishing of our bodies and minds as we slowly become ravished by illness and time. As my mother got older we kids knew it was inevitable she would move in…
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Everything you need to know about Hair Color
Have you ever wondered why there are so many hair colours and accents in the grocery stores, drug stores and big box stores when stylists get paid to colour or highlight your hair? The answer is simple, companies need to…
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Tips to Make a Great first Impression
February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Everybody suffers from social anxiety. The difference is that many never manage to overcome that anxiety. This anxiety usually kicks in when you are in the midst of a lot of people whom you are not familiar with. Once we…
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Tips for Coloring Hair for the first Time
I personally think that hair dye smells absolutely terrible. The reason for this random thought is that I just dyed my hair, but I doubt you care about that so we will leave that there and come back to it……
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Hair Care Tips Red Hair
If you have light-colored hair, whether blonde or red, you’ll agree that over the years, your color can fade. You can either go to a professional salon and pay for expensive treatments that may or may not leave your hair…
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Deciding whether or not your Parents should go into a Nursing Home
My parents both turned 75 this year. Other than typical aged related aches and pains exacerbated by the endless northeast winters and lousy, humid summers they’re healthy, and busy members of their local community. Dad lives for his garden 100+…
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Images of Beauty
February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
I think that most people would agree that the mirror has distorted our view of ourselves and others. This sounds a bit like an oxymoron because a mirror is actually designed to give a true representation or description. I think…
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Product Review Loreal Couleur Experte
My hair was naturally dark brown almost black looking but in the sun would shimmer a little red. I didn’t have plans to dye my hair but I received L’Oreal Couleur Experte (3.54: Chocolate Cherry) for free and after careful…
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What should you consider before Making a Prenuptial Agreement
February 5, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
It seems like more celebrities are opting for prenuptial agreements but what about the people like you and me? There are many couples who choose to have a prenuptial agreement before they are married and the number one reason is…
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Why do Teenagers Color their Hair so much
I am a licensed cosmetologist and hair color educator, for 20 years, in the State of Michigan. I have experienced a trend of more and more teenagers entering the world of hair color. This increase in what use to be…
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Elderly Parents Health Care Adult Care Nursing Home
This is a very difficult topic for most people to deal with, mainly because you’re caught between the incredible cost of placing a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility and inviting them into your home, which…
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Factors to consider when Choosing an Assisted Living Facility
Choosing an assisted living facility is a hard, and often emotional decision. Besides dealing with the fact that your once hale and hearty loved one is now incapable of taking care of him- or herself, you now have to pick…
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Blondes have more Fun – Blondes
Okay, we’ve all heard it a million times, Blondes have more fun…. Great. But is it true? Can we honestly say that the statement about blondes being more happy is a fact? Does this whole argument about hair color really matter…
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All the right Intentions Moving your Elderly Parent into your House
I work in a nursing home and have for over twelve years, I have learned so much about these things and have so totally changed my mind about how I feel about this subject. When I first started my journey…
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The Economics of Love and Marriage
February 5, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The economics of love and marriage goes a lot deeper than whether a married couple pays a higher or a lower amount in income taxes than they would if they had remained single. Read a few interviews with Dr. Phil…
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