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Health & Fitness > Therapy & Counseling How couples counseling can save a marriage: 11 of 17
Counseling is a medium for alternate dispute resolution. It is the mediation or arbitration of the domestic dispute, and it is necessary when negotiation fails.It is important to realize that the failure is not within the husband or the wife, but rather, it is the communication that has given up. The base of any relationship ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought The importance of religion in our lives: 19 of 29
Whether we believe it or not, religion is important in all of our lives, though it isn't necessarily good for us.Every society's standards and laws are based on some form of religion. Law and government IS religion. Throughout European history, we have seen many societies under the control of the church, and many governments ... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues At what age do you give a child a cell-phone?: 28 of 42
What is the purpose of giving your child a cell-phone? Once you have answered that question, then you can determine the right time (not necessarily age) when to give the cell-phone to your child.The primary purpose of giving a child a cell phone would be so that the parents can get in touch with the children and vice versa. W... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Why YouTube is getting worse: 14 of 21
The idea was genius. The interface was friendly. And the disaster was inevitable. You Tube is now cluttered with meaningless video clips and exploitations.It is great that YouTube allows anyone to express themselves in a video, but the nature of the usability has diminished the "professional" aspect that most people want to s... More..
Home & Garden > Pet & Pest Problems How to rid your home of ants: 6 of 9
You probably have the ingredients to make your own ant-killing formula right in your home.In many of the ant-killing products that you buy in stores, the active ingredient is Borax. Many people will tell you this is true, but how do you go about using it?The key is to coat the Borax with something attractive to the ants. In t... More..
Relationships & Family > Talking with Teens & Children Communicating with your children online with instant messaging: 2 of 3
With the growing popularity of e-mail and Internet chat, many of us have "lost" our children in the "World Wide Web" of communication.If you have not kept up with technology you might feel that you are out of the loop when it comes to talking to your children via the Internet.Communication with your childr... More..
Computers & Technology > Home & Leisure Software Efficient ways to compress a WAV file: 2 of 3
Big sound is great, while big file size isn't. WAV files are uncompressed audio files that give you pure sound, but they aren't very portable and can hog a lot of disk space.The biggest concern with the compression of WAV files is the loss of quality. Coincidentally, one way to compress a WAV file is to reduce its sound quali... More..
Health & Fitness > Allergies Costs and benefits of antihistamine use: 2 of 3
What price are you willing to pay to end suffering now?Antihistamines are a technology that help those of us who are disabled by allergies. Allergy sufferers do suffer. And, while suffering is guaranteed for all people in the long run, we are fortunate enough to have the technology to stop suffering from allergies temporarily... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Commentary: When journalism becomes fiction: 27 of 40
What I am about to say might sound stranger than fiction. But no, it's not necessarily the truth, unless to believe it to be so. Just like journalism, you will be presented with a series of facts that are formulated to entertain you.Journalism is entertainment; it is an art, and it depends on its readers to keep it going. It ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to create interesting characters: 31 of 43
Just like a person is only who he was yesterday, and interesting character is one with an interesting past.Interesting characters need depth, and lots of it. People want to know why the character is the way that he is. The only way to develop this is by explaining the character's past. Thus, in order to make the character int... More..