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Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Tips for adopting a stray pet
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The lost and the isolated souls of the world are not limited to the human race. Unfortunately, there are countless stray animals out there roaming the streets looking for their next meal just as many of our society's forgotten homeless wander the city looking for a park bench in the dark cold chill of winter. Added to the los... More..

Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Table tennis tips: How to read spin
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When most people start out playing table tennis, they prefer their backhands as an easy way to bunt the ball back without any considerations of spin. The reality is that unless you are someone with a tennis or other racquet's sport background, you will not have any particular sense of a forehand and will instinctively block t... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Experiences with ghosts
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My experiences with phenomenon that scientists and skeptics prefer to ignore started when I was around eight years old. I was a normal child who liked to play kickball at recess and eat cookies when I got home from school. It was October with the leaves starting to change in the fall of New England, and I was eagerly anticipa... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods Should you let your child drink alcohol from your glass?Smallicon
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Living in an old station wagon, a friend of mine worked in a machine shop as a part time worker. He had a serious drinking problem that he claimed was the result of being dropped as the recording engineer for a famous band from the seventies that was no longer working. When I asked him when he started drinking, he replied tha... More..

Travel > North & South America Spring Break expereinces: Jamaica
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If you enjoy partying on a beautiful Caribbean beach where you will not get arrested for going topless, or be humiliated by police for public intoxication, then Jamaica is worth your investigation. I remember the expressions of drunk students faces as they sat on the side walk in Fort Lauderdale during a spring break hand cuf... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Exploring the expression 'the grass is always greener'
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The grass is always greener is an expression that can apply to so many things in life. Whether it is a neighbor's job, car, house, spouse, or new geographical location, it is human nature to envy what we perceive to be a more interesting then what we currently have ourselves.If we spent as much time marketing ourselves in our... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Morals, Values & Norms (Other) It is right to complain about services that do not meet expectations
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It is not only your right to complain about poor services, but your obligation to others who will be walking down the same road you did. As an example, if an eatery has an employee urinating on the food in the back before serving it, most people would agree that the sooner that employee and the eatery were exposed for this th... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should collegiate athletes receive payment for competing in college athletics?Smallicon
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As a former student athlete, I am well aware of the incredible demands placed on students playing college level sports. In my sport, we were asked to give the team daily 6 am gym workouts which lasted over an hour, and then attend our carefully scheduled morning college classes followed by the team practice which lasted an ad... More..

Style & Beauty > Tattoos & Piercings The different types of nose rings
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I have had my nose piercing for a number years and while I rarely wear one of my rings at work, I enjoy adding one of my prized rings for effect for an occasional night out. Several years ago I had the opportunity to go with a group of friends to London for several weeks. The trip was supposed to be a self discovery mission f... More..

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