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Would You Administer CPR to a Homeless Person? -- Plus New Guidelines on How to Give CPR
Would you help a homeless person in medical distress? How can you identify if a person is homeless? Homeless people are targeted by hate crimes more often than any other group.
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Are Bottled Water and Canned Foods Secretly Making You Fat?
One of the ramifications of some toxins in products we all use every day is weight gain. Most people know these toxins are often carcinogenic but have no idea they can also add extra pounds!
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Gypsy Cops ~ Brady Cops: Is It Really a Good Policy to Keep Them On Duty?
Do we really want these people employed by our law enforcement agencies around the country and carrying a gun?
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About Sociable Weavers
Sociable Weavers and their very unusual nests and the tough conditions they must live with every day.
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Could YOU Die From a Scraped Knee, a Sore Throat, or a Papercut? YES!! Learn How to Protect Yourself Now!
The death rate from minor cuts and bacterial infections is 23,000 a year and rising in the U.S., alone. Read about the cure for superbugs that no one is talking about, because for most people, that cure is not accessible.
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Self-Help Books and Programs Can Be Helpful – Or They Can Be Dangerous and Even Kill You
Self-help books and programs can be fun and useful, but sometimes they are not. Sometimes bad things happen . . .
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What Is Included In the U.S. National Debt? Who Does the U.S. Owe All That Money To?
What is included in the U.S. National Debt? Will the debt be an albatross around the necks of the future generation or an asset to them?
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What Does Brain Dead Mean? Can Any Person Ever Recover From Brain Death?
How can a person be dead if his or her heart is still beating and s/he is still breathing? Is a brain dead person legally dead? What are the chances of a brain dead person recovering?
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Are People In Coma or In a Vegetative State Aware? Do They Hear and Understand Our Words?
For years people in comas and vegetative conditions were thought to be unconscious and unreachable. That has changed and it is now possible to communicate with some people who appear totally unconscious.
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New Artist Li Hongbo Has Arrived!
Li Hongbo is surly one of the most innovative artists of recent times. His work is nothing short of extraordinary and he will surprise you with his fresh approach to an ordinary material.
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Engelbert Humperdinck -- Where Is He? What Is He Doing Now?
Engelbert Humperdinck, crooner and sex symbol extraordinaire. What is he doing today after over 45 years of performances?
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Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cake in a Cup – No Butter, No Milk, No Eggs – Easy Quick Sinful & Decadent
A quick easy chocolate snack for just one person or as many as you like. No eggs and no dairy products. A great chocolate fix!
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Are Cat Lovers Smarter Than Dog Lovers? Personality Characteristics of Dog and Cat Lovers
In a recent study confessed cat lovers scored higher overall on intelligence tests than confessed dog lovers. Plus, lists of characteristics common to dog and cat lovers.
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It Is Against the Law to Be Homeless or To Help Homeless People In the USA! The Meanest Cities In the United States
Dozens of cities across the U.S. have made it against the law to be poor or to help poor people. More cities are passing similar laws all the time. Should charities be outlawed in America?
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Cinnamon Is the New Cure-All, but Are You Getting More Than You Bargained For?
Many spices are imported into the U.S. from countries with lower standards. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration says these spices are full of bug segments and rodent feces -- you may be surprised and disgusted . . .
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Governor and State Legislator Cushy Retirement Benefits
Learn about the retirement benefits paid to state elected and appointed officials. Double dipping is rampant. Here is where politicians clean up.
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Who Is Watching Us? Not Just Big Brother Anymore -- Security and Surveillance
We are being monitored by big business, government, and no telling who else! What you can do about it -- also, info on home & auto security companies, drones, license plate scanning, and more.
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Wolf Spiders & Dock Spiders or Fishing Spiders; A Comparison--Plus My Meeting With a Giant Wolf Spider!
Learn the difference between fishing, raft, and dock spiders compared to wolf spiders, and read about my personal encounter with a giant wolf spider, bigger than a dinner plate, lurking in my apartment!
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Who Are the Homeless People of America?
Learn who the homeless people in this country are and how much our public assistance programs cost. The truth may surprise you.
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Do Your Food Cravings and Favorite Flavors Indicate Your Personality? Plus an Introduction to the Sensa Diet
Find out what your flavor personality is and learn how to use that information to lose weight! Famous doctor of neurology and psychiatry with 25 years experience says it can be done.
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The Perfect Gift for Every Occasion for Everyone on Your List – Forever Gifts
The perfect gift for everyone on your gift list no matter what the occasion. This gift should be tailored to the person and to your pocketbook so it is always just right.
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Can Members of Our U.S. Congress Retire With Full Pay After Just One Term? The Dirty Details!
Find out how much money U.S. Congress members will receive in pensions at retirement, what other benefits they will get, mostly paid for by tax dollars,and when they can start getting those bennies.
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Should You Quit Your Job in a Bad Economy?
Is it wise for a person to quit their job in this economic environment if they have no new job lined up? What if the work environment is horrible and a person dreads going to work? What can you do?
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Are Men Better Drivers or Are Women Better Drivers?
Lots of people have believed for decades that men are better drivers than women, but do the facts support that belief, or is it a myth of machismo?
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Poverty Kills More People Every Year in the U.S. Than Heart Disease or Cancer
Poverty kills more people every year than any other cause and contributes to even more deaths. Why doesn't anybody care?
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In Vetro Meat – Test Tube Meat – Shmeat -- Are You Ready For It?
Test tube meat, sometimes called in vetro meat, shmeat, and other names, has been invented and expected to be grocery stores and restaurants in just a few years. Learn more about it here.
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Are Breast Fed Babies Smarter? Breastfeeding Advantages Are HUGE for Mom and Baby
Why researchers believe breastfed babies are smarter, and why breastfeeding is so beneficial to both Baby and Mother. How I got through the initial difficulties and successfully breastfed my baby.
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Marriage – Is It Becoming Obsolete? Is Open Marriage Replacing Traditional Marriage?
More and more young people are rejecting marriage completely. People of all ages are embracing open marriage. Is traditional marriage becoming obsolete?
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Toxoplasma gondii: People Are Being Controlled by Tiny Parasites in Their Brains!
One in 4 people in the U.S. alone are affected by a parasite that lodges in the brain and it may cause psychological disorders, brain cancer, behavioral changes, personality changes, and more!
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Things (Besides Food) That Can Make You Fat -- Being Overweight May Not Be Your Fault!
There are lots of things that cause people to be overweight or obese. Things that are not their fault or easily controlled. Find out what they are and why being fat is not your fault.
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Do You Know When You Will Die? Here Is the Likely Answer! All About Death . . .
The answer to that question -- do people really lose weight immediately after dying because their soul has departed? The dying process, the embalming process, cremation, decomposition, exhumation, home funerals, mausoleums, and much more is explained in this article. Also, when you are most...
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Quick and Easy Mexican Corn in a Cup
Corn in a cup is a quick and easy microwave version of authentic Mexican elote. Make just one delicious serving or dozens!
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All About Mesquite or Devil Trees
All about mesquite trees, sometimes called the Devil Tree. Lots of photos and a video of what those mesquite thorns can do.
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How to Keep a Good Record of Your Job Search Activities for Unemployment Benefits Purposes
A list of the information you will need to keep for when your state unemployment office asks for verification of your job searches and examples of job search forms.
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12 Ways to Search for a Job While Qualifying for Unemployment
Applying for jobs is not the only way to meet job-search requirements. This is a list of the many different activities that count toward meeting the number of job searches you are required to make each week to continue receiving unemployment benefits in Texas (and many other states).
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What Are Your Eyes Telling the World?
Researchers are embarking on studies that show a correlation between the color and pattern of the human eye iris and personality and intelligence. What do your eyes tell the world?
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Quick and Easy Sweet and Spicy No Crust Pumpkin Pie -- Plus Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe!
Sweet and spicy pumpkin pie with no crust saves both preparation time and calories. Pumpkin pie spice is so expensive -- make your own with my recipe included here.
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Americans Throw Away 165 Billion Dollars Worth of Good Food Every Year Because of Sell-by Dates!
How to know what sell by, use by, and all those other dates on food mean. This hub will tell you how long food is good and how Billions of dollars worth of perfectly good food is thrown away needlessly every year in the USA.
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Not Enough Sleep Can Make You Fat!
Why getting enough sleep is as important as proper nutrition and exercise. Sleep chart included along with tips on how to get to sleep.
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E-Cigarettes: Are They As Safe As You Think?
Researchers disagree that e-cigs are healthful. They still contain nicotine, which was once used as an insecticide and a fumigant. It is a toxin that can cause many different health problems.
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Can Science Prove God Exists or Does Not Exist? -- Did you know? There Is No Such Thing As Gravity
A short list of some things that scientists have gotten wrong or have had to modify their facts about. Why it is ludicrous to base God's existence (or not) on science. Also, Einstein's Theory of Gravity which is not what we learned in school.
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Fat Women Are Hot! Men Like Large Women!
It turns out that what we've been told about men not being interested in large women -- very large women that is -- is simply not true. This is about how one very large woman made that discovery for herself. It turns out men do like large women.
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How Often Do Women Think About Sex?
How often do women think about sex? Do women think about sex as often as men do? In what context do women usually think about sex?
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Get Your Children To Eat Their Vegetables -- and Other Foods
Suggestions on how to encourage your child(ren) to eat their vegetables and like them -- and how to insure they will hate certain foods forever.
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Working 2 or More Jobs – Is This the New Normal?
More and more people are having to work 2 or more jobs just to survive. Will the economy ever improve or is this the new normal?
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Gabrielle Douglas Olympic Gold Medalist
Gabrielle Douglas, first African American woman to win the Olympic Gold Metal in Individual Gymnastics and how everyone could only talk about the way she arranged her hair instead of her amazing win.
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Armadillo -- Official Mascot of Texas
Everything you want to know about armadillos. Their eating habits, range, and their strange characteristics and abilities.
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Gerrymandering and Reapportionment: An Explanation of Both and How They Work
An explanation of gerrymandering and why it always favors the political party in control, and never favors the voters. How political districts are drawn and who draws them.
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Why Census Takers Ask Those Nosy Questions and Why Your Answers Matter
Why we have a census. Why the census is important. What is done with all that information that is collected by census takers? Why do census takers ask all those nosy questions?
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4 Superfoods That Dr. Oz Recommends to Fight Off Disease & Mental Decline
Advice from Dr. Oz about which 4 foods he considers superfoods for fighting Alzheimer's disease. Also, a list of delicious foods proven to help you get healthy and stay healthy along with the benefits each one provides.
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Depression: 7 Best and Easiest Steps You Can Take To Help Yourself
Here are some proven things you can do to help yourself ward off depression, or just lift your spirits. If these recommendations fail to help, consult a professional.
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Easy Chocolate Chip Pancakes -- Quick Decadent and Sinfully Delicious
Here is the decadent, sinful, chocolate chip pancake recipe I wrote about in my hub titled, "Is There Such a Thing as Living Too Healthfully?" These pancakes are truly to die for! They are so quick and easy to prepare. If you were not a chocoholic before, you will be after tasting these pancakes.
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What If You Had Never Tasted Chocolate?
Without that first try you can never be sure if something will turn out to be one of your favorite things. What if you had never tasted chocolate?
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Single Sex Classrooms -- Dividing the Instruction and Education That Girls and Boys Receive
Public schools are going single sex in the classroom. Segregation in the classroom has always been a negative. Dr. Leonard Sax says children get confused when they do not have stereotypical toys and he believes children should be taught manhood and womanhood so they will be prepared to take on...
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The Super Collider That Was Almost in Texas & Why the U.S. Did Not Discover the Higgs Boson God Particle
The super collider was originally supposed to be located in Waxahachie Texas, just south of Dallas. This article is about why the planned super collider that would have been even bigger than the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva Switzerland, where the HIggs Boson was discovered, was not built...
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What Is a Higgs Boson and Why Is It Called the God Particle?
What is all the fuss about discovering what causes mass? Learn what this long sought discovery is all about. Are we on the verge of discovering new dimensions?
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What Is a Swing State? Why Independent Voters Rule
Learn what makes a state a swing state, why Independent voters in swing states make all the difference in a presidential election, and which states are considered swing states in 2012. Includes a map of the current political situation as to which states are swing states and which ones are likely...
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How Does the Electoral College Work? Which States Have the Most Electoral Votes? How Electors Are Chosen
Learn who really elects the President of the United States. How the Electoral College works, why the Electoral College is not fair, how electors are chosen, and how they do not have to vote according to the popular vote in their state.
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How to Deal With SPAM Once and For All!
SPAM is not new. SPAM has been with us for decades in many different forms. Deal with SPAM once and for all and remove the stress it causes from your life.
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The Wow! Signal -- Have Extraterrestrials Responded To Our Radio Signals?
We have been beaming radio signals into space for decades hoping to somehow contact intelligent life beyond Earth. We have received an answer. The Wow! Signal, what it is/was and how it got it's name. What have we learned since that signal was detected?
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The Importance of Teaching Your Children Empathy
Are your children empathetic? Here are ways to teach your children empathy (caring for other people and caring for animals), and why that is so important. Being empathetic is essential to success in all areas of a person's life. Empathy begins at home.
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Horse Therapy For People of All Ages With Special Needs
Learn about animal therapy. This hub focuses mostly on horse assisted therapy for various handicaps including a short video that is well worth watching where you can see what happens in some therapy sessions.
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Peak District National Park in Derbyshire UK Gorgeous Photos That Will Inspire You to Visit
Monsal Trail is for bikers, runners, people who like to walk, and it's wheelchair friendly too. Photos showing gorgeous scenery in the Peak District National Park in and around Millers Dale, Tideswell, Litton, and Cressbrook in the UK.
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Why Do Birds Always Poop on Certain Cars?
Do birds always poop on your car? Find out what color vehicles birds find most tantalizing to birdie bomb. New car shoppers will want to be armed with this information.
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When Should Children Start Learning Music and How to Play An Instrument?
When should your child begin learning music and/or how to play an instrument? Studies show that children who learn music improve their learning ability in other areas, like math and reading too.
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Kirk Douglas: His Contributions and Accomplishments and a Complete List of His Books
Kirk Douglas, actor, producer, writer, and lesser known American hero, will turn103 years old this December 9th (2019). Douglas was instrumental in breaking the Black List when Senator Joseph McCarthy was searching for communists behind every tree. Here is a short bio, and a complete list of the...
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Washing Your Hands Is Your First Defense Against Illness – Wash Your Hands Often and Correctly For Optimum Benefit
The importance of washing your hands and washing them correctly to kill and remove germs. What water temperature is best, when to wash your hands, and how to wash your hands for maximum benefit. Symptoms of food poisoning.
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Glasswing Butterfly Including the Pink Glasswing Butterfly
All about the glasswing butterfly. Range, eating and mating habits, lots of pictures, including a photo of the glasswing caterpillar, and even a picture and information on the pink glasswing butterfly.
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Living Longer and Healthier! Reverse the Aging Process! The Secret to Eternal Youth!
Live longer, improve the quality of your life, and even reverse the signs of aging! Research has proven again and again what is the real "Fountain of Youth." Take advantage of it today and make your life better.
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Diet Drinks and Artificial Sweeteners Can Make You Fat!
This author grew up on a farm. We used to feed animals corn to fatten them up for market. Now they feed them artificial sweeteners. Yup, you read it right. Artificial sweeteners cheaper than corn.
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Van T. Barfoot: A True American Hero and Patriot
Van T. Barfoot, one of only 5 American Indians to be a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient during the 20th century, and all around American hero and patriot, fought his owner's association and won.
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How to Grow or Remove Mimosa (Persian Silk) Trees
The mimosa or Persian silk tree has vibrant pink flowers and delicate foliage that can add beauty to landscapes in warm climates, but are there disadvantages to propagating mimosas? Learn more about mimosa trees, including how to grow them—or get rid of them.
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Louisiana Public Schools Went Private—But Something Is a Little Weird
Louisiana Public Schools were the test to see if vouchers would work. Read here what is included in the private school's curriculum and be sitting down because it's shocking at best . . .
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Royal Gorge Bridge Highest Suspension Bridge In the United States
Facts, photos, and video, of Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge near Canyon City Colorado. Formerly the highest suspension bridge in the world, it is now in 11th place, but remains the highest suspension bridge in the United States.
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Colorado National Monument-Photos, Information, and Why You Should Visit
Colorado National Monument just outside Grand Junction, Colorado. An interesting and unique place to visit all year around. Photos and videos of what this scenic place has to offer.
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Bobwhite! Member of the Quail Family and a Fond Memory From My Childhood
The bobwhite bird, member of the quail family, is common in many parts of the U.S. Here are videos of them in the wild as well as examples of their well recognized mating call. This bird was common where I grew up in Central Wisconsin. Also, basic information on their habitats, feeding, and...
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Whip-Poor-Will: Nocturnal Bird With a Curious Call
I remember the nighttime call of the whip-poor-will deep in the country woodlands of central Wisconsin. I've always been fascinated by this bird and love sharing information about it and its mysterious habit of calling at night.
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Wyman Meinzer Award Winning Nature Photographer Shares Amazing Photos of West Texas
Wyman Meinzer's amazing photographs of West Texas along with a little background of his biography.
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Can Apple Cider Vinegar Help You Lose Weight? Learn How the Apple Cider Vinegar Diet Works
Apple Cider Vinegar, long considered a magical cure-all for everything from indigestion to cancer is now claimed by some people to be that magical ingredient that will make weight loss easy. Here is a summary of what is known about the Apple Cider Vinegar Diet right now.
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Simple Easy Guide for Getting Enough Protein Without Eating Meat
A list of some of the best protein substitutes for meat, a short list of how many grams of protein are in some substitutes, a list of what complimentary proteins to combine in order to make a complete protein, and a list of how many grams of protein people need every day according to their age.
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Do You Know What's In Your Toothpaste? Is Anything Safe Anymore?
Many toothpastes manufactured both here in the states and overseas contain toxic chemicals. Learn what these chemicals are and whether you're brushing your teeth with them.
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What IS the God Spot – Is It Real? Do All People Have God Spots – Even Atheists?
A new field of science called neurotheology is studying and researching whether or not what is referred to as the "God Spot" really exists in humans. Scientists want to know whether or not all humans, regardless of religion -- even atheists, have this "God Spot." Here are some answers.
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Counterfeit Food Is A Growing Problem All Over the World: Are You and Your Children Unknowingly Eating Fake Food?
Counterfeit food is becoming a big problem worldwide. It isn't just an issue of economics anymore, but is also becoming more of a bioterrorism threat and a personal threat, as when melamine was put in milk and 900 babies were hospitalized and 6 of them died. What is being done about counterfeit...
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Westboro Baptist Church Challenged By 9-Year-Old Boy!
On the day before Mother's Day 2012, 9-year old Josef Miles challenges the Westboro Baptist Church, the group infamous for protesting at military funerals and others with signs saying, "Thank God For Dead Soldiers," and worse. Josef stands near them with a hand written sign of his own . . .
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Easy Recipe: Chocolate Torte Delight – So Yummy and Delicious!
Easy chocolate torte trifle. Looks yummy and tastes even better! No bake crust instructions plus the original crust recipe if you prefer. Variations for serving included. This recipe is a perennial favorite and no cooking makes it perfect for summer and convenient all year long.
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Soy May Be Dangerous To Your Health!
The belief by some people that soy is a superfood is being challenged by some very important and knowledgeable health and medical professionals who say it is toxic and should be avoided.
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Why Are You Blaming the Other Woman?
Why do women usually blame the other woman when their husbands have been unfaithful? The other woman never made a promise or a commitment to them. The other woman never said she loved them. Hold that person accountable who did make those promises and that commitment.
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Polyphasic Sleep: How to Add 6 Hours of Awake Time To Your Day!
Polyphasic sleep patterns or schedules, how they work. Steve Pavlina's experience with polyphasic sleep.
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Do Men Really Think About Sex Every 7 Seconds?
Presented here are the most recent studies and research findings as to whether it is true, or not, that men think about sex on average, every 7 seconds. Also explored is the question of just exactly what is included in "sexual thoughts?" When do we count a thought as being sexual and when do we...
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Are Left Handed People Smarter?
Do left-handed people do better on IQ tests? Are they smarter than right-handed people generally? Find out when to celebrate International Left Hander's Day. Including a list of 100 famous left-handers among them Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, and Barack Obama. Take the hand preference...
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Oceans Provide More Than Half of All the Oxygen On This Planet
Learn how and why oceans provide more than half of all the essential oxygen for all living things on this planet.
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How Are Redheads Unique and Different?
Science has proven that redheads are physically unique among all other people. Find out why, historically, some people thought they were evil while others thought they held magical powers.
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Can a Spoonful of Sugar Really Make the Medicine Go Down More Easily?
For more people than you might think, taking medicine is an ordeal. Lots of people, both children and adults, have trouble swallowing pills -- even small pills. Here is my experience which may be entertaining, and also some suggestions from Dr. Loraine Stern M.D. Pediatrician, that may be helpful...
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Making Purchases Over the Internet Safely
Learn ways you can safely make purchases over the Internet.
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New Anti-Smoking Public Service Announcements Get Straight To The Point – Are They Going Too Far?
Addictions control you and make you their slave. This is mainly about the addiction of Smoking, the new anti-smoking public service announcements, preventing your children from starting to smoke, and some of the things you can look forward to if you smoke.
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Pink Slime Turns Dog Food Into People Food!
Pink Slime plays a major part in our food supply. Everything you need to know about what Pink Slime is to how it is made and how it is used.
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Biphasic Sleep – Makes You Smarter!
Why Biphasic or segmented sleep is better for us, and how it benefits our health and our cognitive abilities.
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Do You Have the Right to Snoop In Your Boyfriend's or Girlfriend's Cell Phone?
When is it OK to snoop in your boyfriend or girlfriend's cell phone, their email, or even personal papers in the car or home? How many dates equal a commitment where you a have right to know?
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Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! By Dr. Seuss -- Book Review
Book review for one of the best children's books available. This Dr. Seuss book stimulates a child's imagination and teaches them that anything is possible with determination and effort.
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Who Can Teach Your Home Schooled Children? Must You Do It? Or Can You Get Someone Else To Do It?
Must you teach your children yourself if you choose to home school them? Or can you hire someone else to do the teaching? How to handle the instruction of subjects that may not be your forté, or suggestions on how to home school if you are working full or part-time.
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Cheated On In A Relationship? Stop Beating Yourself Up!
Dealing with infidelity in your relationship. Finding out that a partner has cheated on you can be the worst feeling in the world. Here is how to avoid feeling worse than you already do.
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Conformity: How Important Is It to YOU to Fit In?
Solomon Asch Experiments on conformity. How important is it to you, or to people generally to fit in? Why do many people choose to fit in?
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Why Are We Attracted to Certain People and Not Others? Your Nose Decides - Chemistry Is More Important Than You Thought
The Sweaty T-Shirt Experiment would seem to suggest that our nose plays a bigger part in who we are sexually attracted to than any other factor. Read on, and find out how and why . . .
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Circumstances Determine Human Behavior More Than Character or Personality
Circumstances more than character or personality influence and determine human behavior. An explanation of why people sometimes do things that are out of character.
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Mars moon Phobos: Are Aliens From Another World Living Inside Phobos?
There is a monolith on the Mars moon known as Phobos. Is it a natural phenomenon, or did somebody put it there? Is Phobos really a moon, or an alien space station in disguise? Could Phobos be a base from which other world beings observe the Earth?
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Easy Apple Dessert -- Sweet and Yummy From Scratch
Yummy sweet and tart apple dessert. Great for dinner, small gatherings, or a snack. Looks like a pie, but it is really more of a cake.
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Understanding How Unemployment Insurance Benefits Work for Both Employees and Employers
I've been an employer who has had to pay unemployment benefits, and I have been a worker who collected them. This is what I learned from being on both situations at different times.
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Give Your Toddler a Head Start – Part 2 of Educating Your Child For Success
Part 2, as promised, in the educating your child for success series. This article takes up where the article about giving your baby a head start left off.
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Reasons Why You Can't Sleep
Your natural circadian rhythm may be waking you up. Exploring segmented, or biphasic sleep, and why some scientists and psychiatrists believe it is the natural sleep pattern for humans.
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The Great Gummy Bear Heist - A True Story
Who would have thought the shoplifting of a package of Gummy Bears could play such an important roll in solving a violent crime?
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A Long Healthy Life or A Short Life Full of Excitement and Adventure -- Which Is Better?
Would you rather live a long healthy life, or a shorter, more adventurous, fun life? Is it possible to be too careful to eat right, exercise, and watch the sugar, salt, and fat in your diet? So careful that you no longer enjoy your life?
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Death and Dying: What If You Found Out Today That You Have Only A Few Months To Live?
Put yourself in the place of a dying person. Learn to accept your own mortality and then reach out to someone who has been told they will die soon. Be there to listen and help them accept their situation and prepare for what they must face.
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Prepare Your Children for Unexpected Situations: Vignettes Based on True Stories
Prepare your child(ren) to think and use good judgment. Do not leave their safety and well being to chance. Give them the necessary information and knowledge to help them navigate life's sometimes prickly situations, and to make good decisions.
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How To Get What You Want
The title says it all. How to get what you want and need. A simple secret that works far more often than you think!
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Extraterrestrials Are Here! Colonel Gordon Cooper & Dr. Edgar Mitchell -- Former NASA Astronauts Agree
Some very credible people, former astronauts, former U.S. presidents, and others, say that aliens from other planets are here.
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Explaining the Death of a Loved One to a Very Young Child
Explaining why people die to a very young child.
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Dark Chocolate Improves Night Vision -- and More!
What carrots and chocolate have in common and why chocolate lovers may be surprised. The results of this research certainly surprised me. Eat Dark Chocolate Without Guilt After Reading This!
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Merry Christmas! Or Happy Holidays!?
Should we say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? The Merry Christmas War is back again. What do you think?
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Macaroni and Cheese - 3 Quick & Easy Recipes!
3 quick, easy, inexpensive, and delicious macaroni and cheese recipes. All are made with no meat unless you want to add meat.
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Does Your Height Affect Your Success? Is Taller Really Smarter?
Height makes a difference in employment and romantic success for both men and women. The psychology behind the reasons this is true.
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Fact or Opinion? Do You Know The Difference?
The definition of fact and opinion and the difference between the two and why that difference is important.
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How Do You Know if Information Is Accurate? Evaluating Sources
Learn how to identify reliable information. Are your sources of information credible and accurate? Ensure you properly vet your knowledge.
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Fashionista or Trendsetter? Create Your Own Style -- Be An Original!
Dare to be an original by developing your own style and making your own fashion.
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Family Holiday Get Togethers - Do You Dread Them?
Do you hate family holiday get togethers? Here are some practical solutions that may put the holiday spirit back into your family get togethers.
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This High School Dropout Went to Harvard! Your Life Is Not Over Because You Dropped Out of High School
High school dropouts can make their dreams come true in spite of a mistake made as a teenager. This is the story of one high school dropout who did just that. So get out your dreams and dust them off!
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Give Your Baby a Head Start – It’s never too early to start preparing your child for success.
Activities that are both fun for your baby and developmentally useful in helping your child get an early start on learning.
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The Core Knowledge Sequence Edited by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., a Book Review
A review of the Core Knowledge Series edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. These books are an excellent guide for home-schooling parents and all parents who want to make sure important subject matter isn't being left out of their child's educational experience.
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Do You Know Why You Are Doing That? Some Reasons Why We Do the Things We Do
Do you know why you do the things you do? And why you do them the way you do them? Here are some reasons why people adopt the habits they have.
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Home School Update: Whatever Became of the Colfax Boys?
Remember the Colfax boys from "Homeschooling For Excellence" fame, especially Dr. Grant Colfax? Here is what they are all up to now.
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How to Know If a Charity Is Legitimate and Worthy of Your Support
Learn information that will help you determine which charities are legitimate and worthwhile.
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Miss Rumphius Should Be In Every Child's Library - A Must Read Book
Must have book for children that teaches values, responsibility, and is entertaining as well.
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Best Home School Schedule For Your Child and Your Family
Planning your home school schedule. Making a schedule for home school that works for your child and for you and your whole family.
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Homeschooling Questionnaire: Is Homeschooling Right for You?
Questionnaire to help parents determine if homeschooling is right for their children and family.
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Ways To Socialize Your Child While Homeschooling
Ways you can teach children important social skills while home schooling. Public and private schools are not the only places where a child can learn these skills.
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Why You Should Homeschool Your Child
Many home schooling parents totally miss some of the great advantages of home schooling and try to mimic public or private school. Home school offers many options to improve on formal education.