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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How its never too Late to be a Good Father
For some fathers, this may never be true. For others, the opportunity to become not just a good father, but a friend to your children, comes with time and the will to reach out to your children. My father was…
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Achilles Tendon Rehabilitation Exercises
Your Achilles tendons connect the calf muscles of your lower legs to your heels. Although they are the strongest tendons in your body, they are easily injured because they are subjected to an immense amount of strain and force from…
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Supplements for Burning Fat & Gaining Muscle
Twenty years ago, supplement research was in its infancy. As a result, people frequently took a supplement for one benefit without knowing it had other advantages. However, thanks to new and ongoing research, supplements once taken only for fat burning…
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Tips for Helping Children Deal with Divorce
May 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
It is important for parents to recognize that getting a divorce is their problem, however, it also affects the children. Failure to properly balance the reasons for the divorce with the obligation to put the children’s welfare first can be…
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The Process of Divorce in Illinois
Overview Deciding to end a marriage is often an emotional roller coaster that typically requires months of contemplation and stress. Once divorce becomes the only option, however, the dry language of Illinois law controls the process of dissolving a marriage…
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Tips for Helping Children Deal with Divorce
May 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Many children will be confused at the time of a divorce and some children take years to process the effects of the divorce. The most important tip for helping children dealing with divorce is to communicate with the children. Caution,…
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The Best Ways to Remember Things
You rely on your memory to help you know where you put your keys, the name of your loved ones and your friends’ phone numbers. However, when you experience memory function that breaks down, you can build memory muscle with…
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Axioms of Interpersonal Communication
My premise is that you need to converse with others to gain any sort of insight into matters beyond the facts. That seems so obvious I should probably stop here and save effort in trying to illustrate something so obvious….
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Contact Lens Related Eye Problems
Instead of prescription eye glasses, many people choose to wear contact lenses. Contacts offer a safe alternative to glasses, though they do require care. When a doctor prescribes contacts, he will give a detailed explanation for cleaning and proper use….
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Magazine Reviews Vogue Magazine
Vogue magazine is what I call a catwalk on paper. I have been buying it for a few years now and as a person who loves fashion, but doesn’t blindly follow it, I find it inspirational and informative. Vogue is…
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How to say no without Feeling Badly
Many of us grew up in a family that when we agreed to service others, we are affirmed as being reliable and accepted by those whom we look up to. It is fine when we agreed to do so and…
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What Are Hammer Toes?
Overview A hammer toe develops when one of a person’s middle toes has a bending or contracture at the first or second joint. It can occur on the second, third or fourth toe. This bend in the toe is a…
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Skinny Jeans Love them or Hate them
When a clothing item is in fashion and particularly popular with celebrities it’s only normal to begin to consider whether you might like to jump on the fashion band wagon, but when it comes to skinny jeans this requires a…
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How to get a Smoky Eyed Appearance with Makeup
Smoky eyes describes the technique of using make up to create a dramatic look that really emphasises the eyes. It is best recognised in the modelling industry and by celebrities who use it to create a sexy and sultry look…
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The Importance of Water Quality Testing
Overview The old saying is “you are what you eat.” However, you may also be what you drink. Water quality monitoring aims to minimize the concentration of harmful chemicals in drinking water and many government agencies strive to ensure that…
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Ginger Root Effects
Ginger root is the brownish, thick, and knotted underground stem of the Zingiber officinale plant. Its culinary use goes back more than 4,000 years, and its medicinal use goes back more than 2,000, reports the University of Maryland Medical Center…
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How its never too Late to be a Good Father
My first thought on this was…It is NEVER too late to be a good father! But, as I began to write, I realized that that was a double edged sword! Because people can and do change! On the other hand,…
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Mid-Back Strengthening Exercises
You mid back is made up of your middle trapezius and rhomboid muscles, responsible for drawing your shoulder blades back in a movement called retraction. The muscles of the mid back are important for helping you maintain an upright posture…
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Best way to Create a Natural Makeup look
To get a true natural look, you must first start with a clean slate. After cleansing your face and drying it, apply moisturizer, if needed, and then a foundation primer. Primer is used to create a smooth surface for the…
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3 Ways to Treat Rubella
May 20, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
1. Treat Your Symptoms Rubella can’t be treated. If you have the disease, you only can make yourself comfortable while the virus runs its course over 7 to 10 days. Treat your low-grade fever and aches with acetaminophen, ibuprofen or…
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What to do when Colouring your Hair Blonde Turns it Orange
Beautiful blonde hair turns heads, and inspires confidence in yourself. It is an alluring colour, and that is why most people are driven to it, but dyeing your hair blonde is not an easy task, and should not be taken…
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Vitamins for Irritability
Irritability can be caused by a lack of vitamins; a change in diet or some vitamin supplements may help. Irritability also may be brought on by a build-up of certain vitamins in the body. It’s best to seek advice from…
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Ways to Hide Stretch Marks
May 20, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Stretch marks occur when the skin becomes overstretched due to rapid weight gain. This causes a disruption in collagen, whereby reddish or purple indented lines may appear on the surface of the skin. Removal options for stretch marks include laser…
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How to Use Retirement Accounts to Clear Debt
Overview Retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans and IRAs, are long-term, tax-advantaged savings accounts designed to help you amass enough money to stop working someday. Unfortunately, if you have incurred a lot of debt in your personal or professional life,…
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Is Blood Thicker than Water – No
Thank God blood is not thicker than water or I would be drowning in the pool of my parents blood.I have found that staying loyal to a dysfunctional family is very near to climbing a hill of beans. You may…
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Homemade Shampoo and Conditioner Recipes
Our headdress is our hair and it needs special care just like your skin. So why do spend so much of hard earned money buying products to clean and condition our hair with products that are confusing as well as…
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How to Achieve a Natural Makeup look
“Less is more” A timeless makeup principle known to woman for a long time. But how do we correct our imperfections without looking made up or airbrushing them away like models do? And how do we know how much is…
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In Divorce should the Father have Equal Custody Rights to his Children – No
May 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
My ex beat me emotionally and physically and then he used his parent’s monetary influence to gain custody of my precious little girl. This is a man who had beaten and abused other women in the past. A man from…
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The Diamond Hand Push-Up Techniques
The push-up is an exercise that works the chest, or pectoral, muscles; the deltoids, or shoulders; and triceps. Variations on the push-up can focus more emphasis on the different muscles involved. One of those variations is the diamond push-up. The…
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Water-Saving Tips When Doing Laundry
Laundry is an unavoidable fact of life. You put on clothes, they get dirty and need to be washed. Whether you’re hand washing underwear in a hotel room, lugging your laundry down to the common-area washer or doing laundry at…
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