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Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Useful household tips: 1 of 20
Useful Household TipsDid you know that Alka-Seltzer could polish your jewelry and clean a toilet? Or that by putting a sealed envelope in the freezer it will allow you to open it and reseal it?These are just a few of the useful household tips below. Some of these are common knowledge, but there are some tips that just might s... More..
Sciences > Mathematics How math is used in the real world, despite what students say: 2 of 29
Galileo summed it all up when he concluded "Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has created the universe." Sounds complicated? Well, math isn't. Have you ever tried to get through one day without using math? How about an hour? It can't be done, because even if you try to get through one minute, you're still using math.... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Socks: 8 of 86
Inside my house there is a black hole.It's small and it's quiet and it's on the patrol.It skips and it jumps and it moves place to place.That little black hole is such a disgrace.It does just one thing as it flits all around.It looks for our socks so it can suck them right down.We noticed this hole the first time that we wash... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Desserts How to make homemade ice cream: 2 of 17
Whether its winter or summer, a bowl of ice cream is always a treat. Buying it from the store is not only expensive, but it might not be as healthy as you think. Many brands of commercial ice cream use artificial ingredients and preservatives. But when you make homemade ice cream, you know exactly what's going into it. Plus, ... More..
Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice The costs and benefits of hiring a lawyer for your DUI case: 1 of 8
If a problem has occurred where you have to consider hiring a DUI lawyer, being informed is the best chance you have of coming out of the dilemma in the best possible way. Although hiring a lawyer is an added expense that you might not be able to afford, you won't know if you're able to afford a lawyer or not until you have c... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Halloween safety tips for kids: 1 of 6
Halloween: A guide to safe trick or treating. Ghosts, goblins, witches, and wizards. Halloween is a night of fun and freedom for children of all ages. But with fun and freedom comes scary and dangerous as well. Children look forward to wandering their neighborhoods in the dark, begging for candy, and being scared while at the... More..
Health & Fitness > Allergies Symptoms and treatment of allergies: 2 of 9
Allergies. It seems that everyone has them and everyone has an opinion about how to live with them. What are people allergic to? Everything. Dogs, cats, pollen, insects, peanuts, dairy products, even cockroaches. Allergies are caused by an overreaction of the body's immune system to something that is harmless to most people b... More..
Education > Primary School Issues Supplies your child will need for school: 2 of 8
At the end of the summer, stores put up displays to distribute the supply lists for the upcoming school year. Every grade has a different list and in some cases, different teachers on the same grade level have different lists from each other. Some schools mail the lists to parents at the end of the summer and other schools se... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Behavior & Discipline (Other) How to prepare for a parent-teacher conference: 4 of 15
Your child came in from school today and handed you a note. Inside was a message from their teacher asking you to come in for a conference. Your insides freeze. You groan. What did my child do wrong? Are they failing school? Why is this happening?The first thing to remember - Don't Panic! Teachers don't ask for conferences to... More..
Health & Fitness > Kidney & Urologic Diseases Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): Symptoms and treatment: 4 of 13
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (also called BPH) is a problem that affects the prostate gland in men. The prostate is a gland found between the urethra (the tube urine passes through) and the bladder (where urine is stored). It is a small organ about the size of a walnut. As a man ages, the prostrate gland grows bigger. If a ma... More..