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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Grief Unique to each Common to all
A year of grieving…that is my past year in a nutshell, having lost three people who were very special parts of my life. I have wondered at times whether anyone else has ever felt this extreme sadness, this pain that…
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Underweight Models and Fashion Shows Ban Skinny Models – Yes
Underweight models on the runway or in fashion magazines and emaciated fashion magazine models should be banned completely from the modeling industry. This is a rather strong opinion I know and I don’t mean to offend. I understand the designers…
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What to do when someone Dies and there was no Time for Good Byes
His hands were cold and hard. The metal slab upon which he lie, did not seem an appropriated place for such a good person. I was sure he was cold, and I asked that we cover him up. His face…
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How to Make Bath Salts
July 14, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
When it comes to making your own bath salts, it can be incredably easy and even fun. You can make them for you, give them as gifts, or with a little marketing sell you blends. You have a ton of…
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Why Men are Scared to Commit
There are lots of reasons why men are scared to commit to a relationship. Some are on the practical, material and financial level, others the emotional and spiritual level. One reason men are scared to commit is because they have…
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Long Distance Relationships
Surviving a long-distance relationship can be difficult for some and much easier for others. We expect certain things from our partner and one of these is to spend time with them. The best way to survive this is to be…
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How to Break in a Baseball Cap
Most articles of clothing look best when they are new. Unfortunately, this is not the case with baseball caps. A baseball cap looks best when it is broken in and well worn. This can take several months, and until the…
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Healing from Toxic Relationships
Toxic relationships often seem like a date with Satan. It’s as if some supernatural being is reading your thoughts, feelings, urgings, and beliefs and mocking them mercilessly. While it is easy to believe the person with whom you are in…
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Healing from Toxic Relationships
As cliche as it is, Neil Sedaka said it best with his song “Breaking Up is Hard to Do”. When it comes to a toxic relationship, your mind might have an angel on one side telling you to stay away…
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Men who are Scared to Commit
A lot of men have a hard time commiting in a relationship. Sometimes this is for financial and material reasons, practical things. Other times it is because of emotional reasons. If the man owns a successful business or has a…
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Abuse and self Esteem
Abuse of any kind can damage the esteem of any person to the point of self-hatred. I was physically and emotionally abused for years as a child. The other members of my family also were subjected to the same forms…
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How to Make your own Individual Style
July 14, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Developing Personal Style Fashion and style: these two terms are often used interchangeably but they differ greatly by definition. According to the 10th edition of the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary, fashion is “any way of dressing that is favored at…
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Coping with Death
You need to seek immediate counseling, with someone you trust. This can be one of the most important things you do for yourself. Speaking with a counselor, takes courage. This will be your turning point, if you hang on tight,…
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Healing from Toxic Relationships
To heal from a toxic relationship you must first come to understand just how damaging such a relationship can be. Emotional vampirism might be an apt description when it comes to toxic relationships, where one partner continually drains the emotional…
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Why do Women Tolerate Abuse from their Men
A woman will stay with an abusive man for only a few reasons, because, let’s be honest about it, there aren’t that many incentives. One reason could be if there are children involved, some places are not very understanding about…
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For as far back as I can remember the colors of spring, in regard to wearing apparel, have always been pastels of every color in the rainbow. Those colors combined with vivid greens, reds, yellows and blues provide an endless…
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Tips for Grieving Death of Parents
My father passed away on May 6, 2003. He was 78 years old. He had suffered from a stroke seven years prior, which paralyzed the left side of his body. In April 2003, he suffered from another stroke and stayed…
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2009 Spring Colors
Spring has never been more vibrant, than in 2009. Colors that are hot this season are definitely not the muted tones of the past. Set those old pastels aside, and get ready to spring forward with a vibrant, more bold…
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Family Conflicts on Death of a Loved one Grief and Loss Cremated Court Arrangements
When a loved one dies, it is very painful and evokes many emotions among family members. Coming together to handle the affairs and conform to the wishes of the deceased can provoke disagreements among everyone. Family conflicts on the death of…
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Dealing with Death Strategies for Coping with the Passing of Loved ones
In the period of six months this past year, I have had to deal with several deaths back to back. It seemed that before I was through with the initial grief of one, another would come and overwhelm me again…
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How to help a Person Cope with Suicide of a Loved one
Suicide is the worst possible death imaginable. One minute the person you love is there and the next minute they’re gone. They’re gone of their own choice and this is something that is so very hard to deal with. You…
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Fear of Commitment in Men Reasons behind the Phobia
There is an unknown percentage of men who are “players” who set out to hurt women. The irony is, they too are afraid, but, they will not admit to it. People (well, men in this case) are not “wired” to…
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Why Women do not wish to Commit
Women are scared to commit to a man for all different reasons. It is, after all, a huge thing, a major change in your life. If the woman has been in a bad marriage or relationship in the past, where…
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Hair Styles
Over the last century, women’s hairstyles have gradually become more and more flexible and detailed. Where women once only had to choose between braiding their long locks or coiling it all into a heavy bun, we now have hundreds of…
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Should a Dying Person Choose his own Funeral Rituals – Yes
It would be wonderful if we get that chance! Many leave this world without warning, some too young to care, but as I get older, I am starting to care. It would save your loved ones a lot of pain…
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Curvy Celebrities and how they Dress
July 14, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Today there are several celebrities who break the mold of the bottle-blond, anorexic-looking Hollywood celebrity and actually resemble the average woman that you might see when you look in the mirror. Although they have personal stylists to help them emphasize their…
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Spring 2009 Color Trends
We may be fresh off of Fall 2009 Fashion Week, but for our own closets we’re thinking about Spring 2009! While fast-fashion retailers like H&M and Old Navy are sure to have plenty of clothes inspired by designer collections, following…
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Why do Women Tolerate Abuse from their Men
Excuses. “He was just angry”“That’s just how he is sometimes,”“Well, I was annoying him-““I should’ve done what he had asked for”“He just cares about me so much,”Etc.. These are some of the many excuses women come up with to convince…
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Discovering the Truth behind Love at first Sight
It is a question that has been asked for years and years. Is there such a thing as “love at first sight”? The answer is simple. There is such a thing as “love at first sight”. It is rare, however,…
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Spring 09 Color Palette Fashion Trends
A dash of chartreuse, a tincture of claret, and mounds of canary yellow. This spring is all about color and that means it’s time to cast off your drab winter wardrobe and spring into some brighter fashion. Spring style is…
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