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Local Guides > Pittsburgh A museum guide to Pittsburgh, PA: 2 of 11
Museums as a whole are the center of cultural activities in cities all over the world, helping safeguard their cultural heritages for future generations. Pittsburgh is no different, with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council finding that one-third of adults aged fifteen or over has visited either a museum or an art gal... More..
Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder in children: 2 of 10
Recent statistics are showing that the 3.4 million adolescents and children in the United States who have been diagnosed with depression or ADHD, may actually be entering the onset stages of bipolar disorder, with its manic phases not yet fully developed. These new findings have helped correct many incorrect medical diagnose... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History The Mayan civilization: 2 of 10
The civilizations of the Mayans are considered the best known of all classical Mesoamerica civilizations and are the largest homogenous group of Indians located north of Peru. Many other earlier groups existed before the Mayans, but the Mayan civilization is known as the most intelligent and brilliant of all of them. This in... More..
Education > College Life Are parents ruining their children's college education?: 2 of 10
The answer to this question depends a lot on the quality of parenting, as some are truly concerned about their offspring's future and the right college to achieve this goal. They allow them to stand on their own two feet and do the work that will be required to achieve this success. The parents of school age children are bad... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Should landlords be penalized for renting to illegal immigrants?: 2 of 10
Why don't we just cut the threat throats of all the immigrants and toss them into the river? They are obviously not welcome in a country which cut its own teeth on immigrants-check on the backgrounds of 90% of the people who live in the United States now. They are also obviously not welcome in a country which hires most of t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture How to select cattle for beef and milk production: 1 of 5
Born and raised in cattle country for over 60 years, I live in a country which on the average drinks over 100 quarts of milk and consumes 67 pounds of beef a year. Statistics show that in 2007, the United States consumed 28.1 billion pounds of beef at a cost of $74 billion dollars, with the consumption of milk growing from a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels How to make money by investing in comic books: 1 of 5
With the current recession and economic struggles going on in the United States, the usual investment channels such as real estate and stocks are slowly being replaced by alternative "soft investment" sources-such as trading cards and stamps. The question being asked by interested comic book collectors is how one can make mo... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Heatstroke in animals: Prevention, clinical signs and treatments: 1 of 5
Weather complications and sudden changes in outside temperature are dangerous for all dogs, whether it causes "hypothermia", a condition when their body temperature drops to 95 degrees and below, or "heatstroke", a condition when their body rises to 104-to-110 degrees. An adult dog's normal temperature is approximately 101.3... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels The best way to store old comics: 1 of 5
The best way to store old comics is not as complicated as deciding what they are worth if not stored correctly. In fact, at one time they were considered absolutely worthless garbage printed on cheap quality paper, thrown out the minute the kid moved into his own place. Today, one of these early 1940 comic books can bring in... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels The best creator owned comic books: 1 of 5
The standard arrangement of creator ownership had previously been accepted by the entire publishing field except when it came to comic books, motion books and recorded music. Then in 1970 to the 1980s, a few kind-hearted publishers began to offer the creators of comic books the right to keep their own copyrights. At this mom... More..