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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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
It was a slow process. My closest girlfriend spoke to me less and less, and her eyes stopped lighting up when I shared something that was important to me. We’d been friends since high school and the trip came just…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
Couples might love each other more than words can express, but they cannot read each other’s minds; therefore, communication is the single most important tool in creating and sustaining any great relationship. Assumptions are great for scientific experiments, but they…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
Isn’t it wonderful to look at your current level of friends, and the ones you had while growing up? I remember my first best friend Kathy, we called her Tootie, because she was always sounding off. She was a thin…
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September 19, 2015 Skin and Body
I’ve always thought I was a drinking lightweight. A few beers buzz me enough to distort dreams and waking up the morning after is difficult. Sometimes, a glass of wine with dinner is enough to make me super relaxed and…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
It will be good to begin the article by defining the term “irritating”: to annoy someone to the extent that they get frustrated and angry. Let’s examine the various behaviours that are often irritating to others: – Complaining / Whining…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
Grudges are the negative feelings we hold on to after any encounter we have with others that we felt we have been short changed. It could be what had been said to us that was negative or even a deed…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
The minimum cost of any friendship would always be our time and attention spent on that person. With that said, the maximum cost one could ever pay in a friendship would be the giving of ones heart. We all have…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
There is one simple rule to follow in a situation like this and it is to “Keep your friends close, but, your enemies closer”. I know that you have probably heard of this saying before, and if you have never…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
Living next door to a loud-mouth can be a vexing experience. For that matter, having a coworker, friend, or even family member who is a loud-mouth is just as bad. For among all of these people, you have to use…
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September 19, 2015 Skin and Body
Having a great complexion radiates a vibrant confidence and good health in general. Skin is one of the best ways of telling the inner health of a person, and thus in saying that, a person’s complexion starts within. One of…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
You know, in one way or another, we’ll likely be “disrespected” by every human being we meet in our human saga on earth. I say this because there are varying degrees of “disrespect”, and what I might find disrespectful, another…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
Ultimately, friendship should not be viewed in terms of how much it costs. A good friendship is a beautiful experience. The “cost” should only be measured if a friendship fails. Then you can see what impact it may have had…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
My article is about know -it-alls and annoying people in my family. I am the oldest of three daughters. My father passed away in 1993, my mother is still alive, she will be eighty years old in January of this…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
This title evokes the nasty old joke, with the word “make” having the wink, wink bedroom meaning: it takes me awhile to make a friend, but in a dimly-lit bar, just a few minutes to make an enemy. Actually, unlike…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
Guilt is the number one manipulators tool. It is the one powerful weapon that a manipulative personality can weild with such skill that it can kill any thing in its path with a vengeance. Self-esteem, reluctance, resistance…all of these fall…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
No man (or woman) is an island. People exist on this planet surrounded by a vast and varied assortment of folks, some of whom are friends; others little more than a thorn in the side. These people come in an…
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September 19, 2015 Skin and Body
Having a clear complexion gives you confidence. But, achieving a flawless look can seem expensive to most people. The good news is that it does not have to cost you a pretty penny to be able to get the skin…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
Getting past any internal issue takes time, patience and a lot of self honesty. Issues regarding friendship have been the most challenging for me to face head on. A simple event which occurred when I was an adolescent paved the…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
“Oh no, there goes the better part of an hour!” You look at the name on the display screen of your phone and realize the caller is someone who, although very dear, has an inordinate love of sharing every detail…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
In theory, you should only allow a person into your inner circle of close family, friends and associates if they act in a manner that does not incur a detrimental effect upon your own mental and physical wellbeing, but the…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
There are some people in this world who love to talk endlessly and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, other than understanding the nature of their attack and defending yourself with accurate defending mechanisms. I have some…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
I’m a person who would definitely cut off all contact with a person who repeatedly disrespects me. “No” one should hang around and be disrespected time and time again because this only adds salt into a burning wound. People should…
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September 19, 2015 Skin and Body
In the same way as we entrust our health to our doctors, we entrust our skin and our aesthetic needs to our esthetician, the person who performs our most intimate beauty treatments (like Brazilian waxing) or our more embarrassing beauty…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendship is forged on the qualities of trust, respect, honesty, communication, and unconditional love. The importance of these elements have been immortalized in five inspirational friendship quotations. “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
It’s impossible to forget a great friendship movie. Its memory lives on in your soul. When you think about the characters and their bonds, the story, the poignant scenes, you can be transported back to the moment you first saw…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
Stalkers can have a variety of backgrounds, motivations and mental illnesses. Still, attempts at classification can be useful in helping victims protect themselves. Stalking Behavior Stalkers can be young or old, male or female, professional or unemployed. But most are…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
Catch phrases are often used as a type of affectionate or gentle put down. They come in useful to describe someone that you want to mention in a derogatory way, but at the same time you don’t wish to appear…
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September 19, 2015 Skin and Body
Knowing your skin, its type and problem areas is the first step. Responding appropriately to that knowledge, and reacting to subtle changes in your skin as you age will help you achieve and maintain the clearest complexion and most supple,…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendships are one of the most profound elements of life; they enrich our existence and play a pivotal part in shaping the people we become. So, with friendships being such an important part of everyone’s existence, what are the effects…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
What is Friendship? Friendship is laughter. I thought about this for several days before I came up with the best answer.Think about it. Do you ever laugh with your enemies? (Laughing AT them doesn’t count.) To me, as you can…
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