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Health & Fitness > Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia: Symptoms and treatment: 5 of 12
Chlamydia infection is caused by the pathogen Chlamydia. It is a bacteria that is small enough to thrive in the intracellular environment. There are several subtypes and each have specific predilection to infect different parts of the human body. For example, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia psittacci are usually responsib... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations What does leadership really mean to a Christian: 3 of 7
Leadership When I browse through the local bookstore, I notice the prominent front racks are always stocked books screaming at us purporting to know all about leadership. As I skim their pages, my heart breaks to see how society has demeaned the word leadership. The secular world tells us Leadership is mostly a tool by which... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Accessories A buying guide to baby/infant/toddler swings: 3 of 7
Amazed at how your neighbors' kids are always squealing in delight while yours are always squabbling over one toy or the other? One day you peered over the fence and saw their secret. Why, the crafty Jones' possess a baby/infant/toddler swing! You simply had to get one too! Now, how to select the best baby/infant/toddler swi... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Self-realization: 33 of 71
My name is Robert Walker. But for most facets of my life I'm referred to as Dr Walker, Prof, or simply sir; as in Sir, Professor of English in the Department of Languages, specializing in American Literature. That's the accumulation of achievements in 64 years of life, 40 of which was spent in academia. Something happened to... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) What is a normal TSH?: 2 of 4
TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) is a glycoprotein hormone that circulates unbound in the blood with a half-life of 50 - 60 minutes. Its normal range in humans is usually 0.5 - 4.7 U/mL. TSH is also known as thyrotropin. It is secreted by the pituitary gland (a stalked endocrine organ in your brain) in response to thyroid h... More..
Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations The role of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: 2 of 4
One can write (and many have written) about the presumed role of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); but I shall take on the unsavoury attempt to write about the AMPAS' implied role. On the positive side, the pooling of talent and resources have indeed contributed to a tremendous growth in the motion pic... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Roles and responsibilities of consumers and authorised bodies in increasing the usage of standards in today's economy: 1 of 1
Historically, the very first foundation of the usage of modern standards was laid in France in the 18th century, when the Paris meridian was fixed, the meter determined, weight, height, length and a host of other fixtures' collectively known now as the SI system were agreed upon. Though they were initially indirect products ... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Books by Michael Moore: 1 of 1
The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader is the screenplay for Fahrenheit 9/11 the movie, currently screened in cinemas all around the world. It is enjoying both raving and scathing reviews. But is the book necessary? Yes, the Reader is the scaffold of the film and it is here that nuggets of revealing facts, which might be cloude... More..
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Book reviews: My Life as Emperor, by Su Tong: 1 of 1
When Su Tong sets his hand upon his pen, he is akin to a talented concubine playing a haunting melody on her er-hu. This is a long-awaited translated version of another piece by the touted greatest Chinese novelist of the 20th century. My Life as Emperor is a fictional biography of the 5th Emperor of the Xie Dynasty. Duanbai... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: The Asti Spumante Code - A Parody of the Da Vinci Code, by Toby Clements: 1 of 1
An astronomical phenomenal bestseller novel that spawned dozens other tiresome books that cash in on its popularity deserves a parody as much as scandalous celebrities deserve the paparazzi. Finally, it is here, The Asti Spumante Code is the satirist's answer to Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. A word of warning, this book absolut... More..