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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The Pros and Cons of Facial Chemical Peels
As a licensed Esthetician and Instructor for 8 years and an owner of 2 businesses, I will make this article very simple for you. Contrary to popular belief and fear, the most commonly used “chemical” peels are actually from natural…
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The sometimes cryptic meanings behind prison tattoos
Prison tattoos are not merely images cast in ink, but are highly descriptive, meaningful symbols telling tales of hope and horror, redemption and damnation, serenity and slaughter. A vast array of images are often worn as badges of honor for…
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Love Relationships
How does one define love? Love can be elusive as a leaf borne on a puff of wind. Love can be kind and cruel at the same time. Love can be as solid as a rock in the beginning only…
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How to Read Body Language Stance
Body language is considered to be the first impression of someone you meet. It can be a dead give away to their true inner and outer being. A certain way they stand, walk, and compose themselves in front of you is…
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Saving Money and using Coupons while Shopping Online
With the economy on a seemingly downward spiral every penny counts these day. Before you do any kind of shopping make sure you check out these money saving websites. Some sites do require you to register while others do not….
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How to Satisfy a Love of Hats on a Budget
The spring fashion collections in New York are full of hats. This follows the trends seen in the Autumn/Winter fashion shows. This is wonderful news for hat lovers. Although for some people, hats have never been out of fashion. Hat…
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Making Oatmeal Soap
You can make your own oatmeal soap at home to use on your skin. Oatmeal soap is a natural soap that exfoliates and cleans the skin. Oatmeal soaps are nonirritating and great for people with dry sensitve skin. You…
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The value of Praise to self Confidence
Our self-confidence level can rise to heralding heights with genuine praise. It encourages us all to improve and take interest in our appearances, feel positive about ourselves, and we feel more self-assured. Someone complimenting or praising us lifts our spirits, increases…
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Interpersonal Skills
As long as you are living in this world filled with other human beings, you will have to communicate with someone but not everyone is equipped with good interpersonal communication skills. Interpersonal simply means communicating with other people- besides yourself….
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Love Relationships
The character of love is derived from a wide variety of things and has a wide variety of aspects. Butterflies in the stomach, n-n-nerves, becoming tongue-tied, feeling so0o klutzy when you ordinarily feel coordinated, sweaty palms and dry mouth, the…
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Reasons to take a Nightly Hot Bath
As I write this, the wind chill factor outside is about -5 degrees, so this seems like a perfectly wonderful time to elaborate on all the reasons to take a nightly hot bath. I don’t know about you, but when…
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There is a time and place for every outfit
Age-appropriate clothing can be a very touchy subject with many age groups and for a variety of reasons. It seems like as a society there are clashes between what is appropriate and what is not. Little girls can be dressed…
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If you can only have one Lipstick or Lip Gloss – Lip gloss
For decades, lipstick has been the symbol of beauty and glamour. My mother will never go out without her lipstick, and sees it as a necessity. However, I believe the tide is turning. Lipstick comes in a range of colours,…
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Handling Negative Criticism Negative Criticism Criticism
Who doesn’t like to hear how wonderful they are and what a genius they are at all they do? Everyone wants “warm fuzzies” and positive feedback, but with the good often comes the not so good. Others, especially bosses, always…
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Why Body Wash and Shower Gels might be better than Regular Soap
Are Gel Soaps Superior to Bar Soaps? Futuristic and fantastic; the latest advances in gel soaps boldly go, where no bar soaps have been before. Nowadays, the newest gel soaps are considered superior; especially, if you are looking for: ease…
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Love Relationships
True loves means developing an intense rapport with a member of the opposite sex. Rapport is the harmonious stage of romance and marriage. It means having sympathy, empathy, and total identification with the object of your love. It is the…
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Patience in Effective Communication
Communication is not just about talking. Good communication is primarily about listening. A good listener is a great communicator. Good listening requires patience. In order to be a good listener, one must be willing to be patient and not try…
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Sizing Bathing Suits how to get the Perfect Fit
Choosing the right bathing suit requires several considerations: fit, style, cut, and color. As a seamstress who is trained to make clothes fit bodies of all different sizes and shapes and help women choose the best style of clothing for…
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The Chemical Makeup of Cosmetics
I worked for one of the biggest privately owned cosmetic companies in the world in my early twenties. We were so big that we made a billion dollars profit the third year I worked there. The department I worked in…
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The Art of Communication Basic Principles of Effective Communication
Communication is like pushing an elephant through a straw. The job of conveying a message to someone can often seem impossible. In any company, getting and giving information is the key to success. Nothing meaningful can happen until there has…
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Love Relationships
Issues with love and trust from our past can often cloud our judgement on love and relationships in the present. The only way to move forward is to let the past go. When you do, chances are you will see…
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Tips for Competitive Impromptu Speaking
Competitive impromptu speaking is an important component of most competitive speech competition. While prepared speeches can be prepared long before hand, with every facial movement and vocal nuance practiced to perfection, impromptu speaking requires on-the-spot thinking and a genuine sense…
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Lush Bath Bomb Lush Ballistic Lush Charity Lush Bath Products Natural Bath Bomb Bath Ballistic
Lush pride themselves on their ethical approach and periodically come up with products that make a statement. Guantanamo Garden Ballistic is sold in the support of Reprieve, a UK charity set up by human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith in…
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Back to School Styles to Steal from your Kids
Ah, back to school! The air is so thick with the feeling that you can almost smell it. And you know what that means. It’s time for back to school shopping again! Now more than any other time of year…
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Fruit of the Earth Vitamin e Skin Care Cream Moisturizer Made in USA
We’re trying to cut costs on everything in our household, so price is a huge deciding factor with anything I purchase. About a month ago, I ran out of face cream and was browsing the aisles at Wal-Mart looking for…
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How to Listen and Retain Information
I was given an assignment in my Communications course to analyze how well I listen during a conversation with a loved one. I chose to analyze conversation with my husband. I was feeling a little high-and-mighty because I always accuse…
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Fashion Trends 2009
When you think of the amount of styles which have already been produced over the years, it is hardly surprising that any new season will always have an element of past trends embraced within new designs. The Spring-Summer 2009 season…
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The Importance of Family Time over the Ages
Family is very important . We may take our family for granted when we are younger, but as we grow older, and go our separate ways; some family members great distances apart, we long for those old carefree days back….
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Bodycology White Gardenia Body Mist
Bodycology is like what its name suggests. It is, basically, like the study of the exterior body. In this case, the Bodycology body mist is like every other type of body mist, but, there are some differences that make it…
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Love Relationships
Here is one of the most outrageous folkloric myths about how to keep a man: Place a drop of your monthly cycle in his food, and he’s yours forever. There are other ways you can keep him, too. – Cook…
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