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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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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In today’s world we seem to think that the comfort of the majority is more important than the liberty of the individual. The biggest example of this is the battle over freedom of speech, and what right the government has…
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Family therapy is a revolutionary approach in psychology that looks at the family as an organic system. The understanding gained from looking at the family system is then applied to help the individual or family get the psychological help that…
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It’s that time of year when everyone is supposed to share the cheer of the season with family and loved ones. In reality, people dread going home because of differences between them and family members. Meltdowns happen when those personalities…
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Keeping any shade of dyed hair looking vibrant can be a challenge, but this is especially true when it comes to shades of color containing red and violet, such as burgundy, eggplant, and aubergine. The reason why these colors tend…
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So you are hosting you own little event and someone decides to get rowdy. What do you do? They can often pose serious issues that need addressed before jumping in to handle the situation. First make sure you are able…
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Your hair is one of your most important accessories. Like the perfect earrings or a gorgeous necklace, hair can be instrumental in framing your face and adding pizzazz to your features. When hair looks good, you not only look good…
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If you are naturally blond then you’ll have lived through the misery of winter dullness. With no sun, once shining locks can become a drab and dreary affair. But what can you do about it? Peroxide seems to be the…
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Our entire world is a cross-cultural event; especially in America, where we are considered the melting pot of the world. Still, there are many who do not know how to act at a cross-cultural event. There are many communities in…
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What is one of the surest ways to avoid trouble of many kinds, especially during the holidays? When we admit the potential of their existence, we can plan to counteract their potential effects should they arise. The annual December…
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Responsible drinking? quips Aaron Howard, Now that’s an Oxymoron. Unfortunately, some of your guests may feel the same way. Today’s hosting rules no longer call for the blind-eye technique that was favored decades ago. To avoid being both bartender and…
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Permanent hair dye is a great way to cover a full head of gray hair, but what if you only have a few strands of gray that you wish to cover? Fortunately, there are several different coloring options, regardless of…
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The holiday season should be a time for everyone to get together and rejoice. However, there are all sorts of personalities in a family and sometimes there are clashes, especially when alcohol is involved. If you want to avoid family…
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Hair colour charts are an extremely useful tool when selecting a shade of dye. They are able to show you an approximation of what a specific brand’s shades look like, as well as present the entire range in a concise…
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Cashmere is a soft, luxurious material that can be costly, so it is very important to know how to properly care for your cashmere clothing. Most articles of cashmere clothing have tags that say, dry clean only, but what most…
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The opportunity to attend an event from a different culture is a great way to experience new set of traditions. With the potential to sample new food, language, and customs, you can immerse yourself in a different way of life….
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The scene looks more like something from a nightmare, instead of the happy holiday you pictured somewhere in that far away distant land weeks before the big event. Suddenly Grandma’s shaking a turkey leg at Grandpa, those precious toddlers are…
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The world of hair colouring is full of thousands of different products. For any one specific shade of colour, there are countless brands providing a dye to achieve that shade, and many variations of the same dye depending on how…
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When a woman gives birth there is not a step by step instruction book to organize time, earn a living and raise the perfect child. If there were an instruction manual, a new mother certainly would not have time to…
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As a hair dresser, this is one thing I know about. This has happened to me. Sometimes it is easy to fix and sometimes it’s not. There are a lot of things you must consider, to figure out why it…
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Being spoiled is something that can happen to anyone, not just only children. Just as in families where there is only one girl in a house of boys, or one boy amidst girls, everyone has a chance of turning out…
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Since ancient times, women have attempted to fight the inevitable signs of aging by concealing their gray hair. Today more than ever, women (as well as some men) consider getting regular dye jobs to be an inescapable part of everyday…
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How group counseling could improve family life All families have problems; that’s life. Sometimes, through death, natural disasters, divorce, or for whatever reason, families need help to cope. At other times, just the normal stress of a normal family or…
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As a salon owner and master cosmetologist for 20+ years I have colored a lot of hair. I have also fixed a lot of colors that were done at home that ended in disaster. But don’t let that frighten you…
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You might think of a ponytail as a plain and casual style, however there are many ways that you can quickly and easily dress it up to be something very special. This can be a great way to go from…
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Families are meant to be close and conflict can but only pull them apart. My family has endured its fair share of troubles; lyme disease, my mother’s cancer battle, and our family’s search for a new house, while moving 3…
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The decision to go to counseling is rarely an easy one. It takes a great deal of courage to face problems and talk them out. Even if one is forces to attend counseling, they still have to make it through…
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Holidays are a joyous time, but they are a stressful time too, and sometimes the high stress levels trigger family meltdowns. Children are bored, and strung out on sugar and over-tired from late nights. Parents are worried about the expenses,…
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It can be quite a shock, when having removed the damp towel from your head in the bathroom, to discover that the color of your hair doesn’t exactly resemble that on the front of the hair color box. The lovely-looking…
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Often family members take one another for granted, making tactless comments and behaving in thoughtless ways that would be unacceptable to friends and acquaintances. Sometimes the people closest to you take liberties in the name of “love.” No matter how much…
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The family life cycle refers to the various stages of life an individual, as a member of a family, passes through from childhood to retirement. The stages of the family life cycle are: – independence (young, single adult) – marriage…
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