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 13, 2013 Friends and Peers
The unfortunate thing about modern living is that we often don’t know our neighbors. You might know the three houses directly in front of you and the two to either side. You might even know how backs on to your…
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September 13, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
Relationships require love, commitment, trust and hard work irrespective of whether you are three feet apart or 3000 miles apart. Long-distance relationships are quite common these days with career, education or family causing the partners to move apart. In the…
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September 13, 2013 Friends and Peers
You swore you would be “Best Friends Forever”, soulmates, intimates. Something has changed and life has moved on. When our lives change sometimes so do our friendships or at least the make-up of our friendships. Heartbreaking at times and others…
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September 13, 2013 Friends and Peers
How would someone go about to get their neighbors together? There are several ways to meet your neighbors. When you bring your neighbors together it not only builds a unity within your neighborhood but it brings a safer and friendlier…
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September 13, 2013 Friends and Peers
Years ago it was common to know your neighbors. Today, it is possible to live next door to someone and not know their name. It is possible to get back to that time when everyone knew each other. There are…
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Online dating is certainly the wave of the future, one only needs to surf the net or watch television for long enough to get inundated with commercials claiming that more happy couples are finding their perfect mate online now than…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
There is an age-old adage that people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. As much as we’d love all our friends to blossom into lifelong relationships, the reality is that people grow and change….
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Many people think that it is very difficult to make new friends when people hit their thirties. This can be far from the truth especially if a person is single and unattached. Married people with children in their thirties may…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Going to college is an exciting experience. As you are starting to becoming more independent, you have more freedom and can stand on your own two feet. College gives you the opportunity to not only develop as a person but…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Do you have friends that are not so…well, friendly? For example, do you know someone that only calls or wants to hang out when they have nothing better to do? How about one that only drops by when they need…
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The winter months bring opportunities for romantic dates that just wouldn’t be the same in the summer. From cuddles by the fire to sledding down a slope, here are some winter dating ideas for a day at the mountain. Go…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
There are degrees of illness, and the best way to be a friend to someone who is sick depends upon the type of illness they are suffering, the relationship you share, and the wants and needs of the person who…
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Dating is a minefield pitted with all sorts of booby traps. You try to tip-toe around them or leap over them, hoping they don’t detonate. But you can make a misstep onto one that’s subtle to detect – manipulation –…
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September 12, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
Relationships are riddled with good times and bad times. Those ups and downs can be even more dramatic when the entire relationship is online. You do not see each other in person and never go out together. You might suspect…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Ditching a friendship is not something that should be done in haste, it takes a lot of thought and consideration before making a final decision. A good friendship should have trust, communication and honesty. The Luuux Website mentions some excellent…
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Dating online can be a tempting proposition in this society that is so dominated with technology. There are websites catering to people who want to date within their own ethnic group or religion, sites that claim to match based on…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
We all have acquaintances in our lives, and then there are friends. It is really hard to find good friends. Having good relationships with people, make you a better person. Whether it is a work, school, or just in your neighborhood….
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September 12, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
You have five meetings, two conference calls, a presentation to give and a red eye flight to catch. The kicker about this list is they all have to happen, today. Sound familiar to anyone? This is just a small example…
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Playing “matchmaker” for friends and family can be a really tricky business that often ends in disaster… your “intended couple” turn out to hate each other’s guts, or are a total mismatch, and you can even end up becoming the…
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September 12, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Your spouse has done the unthinkable. He or she has betrayed your trust and violated your marriage. When the two of you took your wedding vows, you both promised to love each other and to forsake all others. You held…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Many people enjoy the advantages of meeting people online these days. It really is awesome to think that you can talk to someone that lives in another country in real time (not through regular mail or email). This ability offers…
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Surviving a difficult break up may seem like an impossible task when it happens. It can be really difficult to even carry out basic needs such as eating and sleeping let alone being able to hold down your job, enjoy…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
This subject could be tough one to approach people with, depending on whether you have been friends with them for years, or even if you just made friends with them. It is always difficult to leave people behind, but you…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Almost everybody suffers with bouts of depression. Sometimes the world feels as though it’s spinning one way and you’re spinning another. Although your first instinct may be to curl up in a ball and watch television getting out with friends…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Every work environment has professional coworkers, as well as those who are unprofessional in their speech, demeanor, comportment, attire etc. Frustrations arise when professional and unprofessional coworkers have to work together. It is not easy for either one of them….
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September 12, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Your spouse is someone obviously important to you, so shouldn’t you make sure they know it? Yeah, you can tell them you love them; but if your actions don’t prove your words to be true; it means close to nothing….
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
I strongly believe that becoming friends with your ex, especially if you were friends before, is the best thing to do after a breakup. You were once in an intimate relationship, but now you two are broken up, it doesn’t…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Life is a network of influences and the people you relate with go a long way to affect your outlook to life. Children have the basic need for affection and friendship. Parents are expected to help them navigate their way…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
My mother always used to say that I was the dumbest smart person she knew and I always laughed innocently, not really realizing that being the dumbest smart person in the world was not the best thing to be, lol….
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September 12, 2013 Communication
Dr Mehrabian at the University of California proved that 55% of communication is comprised of body language – the remainder is formed of verbal communication, and other areas of nonverbal communication including voice tone. More than half of everything you communicate comes…
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