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Relationships & Family > Parents Should a mother continue to mediate her adult children when conflicts arise among them?: 5 of 22
There is no way a mother should have to mediate a disagreement between her adult children. By the time they are adults, hopefully they will have developed the communication skills to engage in constructive dialogue, be willing to listen to an opposing view point, and at least attempt to find some common point, even if it is ... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Is listening to music at work calming or distracting?: 17 of 66
Music does indeed "soothe the savage beast". Whether listening to music while working is either calming or distracting is contingent upon a number of factors. Obviously, there are some individuals who find it distracting regardless of the type of music or the volume that it's played at. Those people afflicted with short atte... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning Floors & Walls How to clean a blood spill off a carpet: 2 of 5
Of all the things that can spill on or stain a carpet, blood can be one of the easiest to clean (if you get to it right away) or cause one of the hardest stains to remove. The type of carpeting and the height of the pile will affect the removal method (to a degree), but the basic steps involved are essentially the same regar... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Should the U.S. Senate confirm Sonia Sotomayor as President Obama's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court?: 5 of 12
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor as the successor to retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter by President Obama should be quickly, and with a minimal amount of political friction, confirmed. Her credentials are impeccable. She is highly educated. She comes with a vast amount of corporate, legal, administrative, and... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Do you place more trust in people or God?: 15 of 33
Trust and faith are inextricably linked and self perpetuating issues. Without trust, you do not have faith in a particular person, organization, or entity. When you extend a sense of trust into someone or something else, you are embracing a sense of faith that you will receive the desired outcome. Upon receiving that desired... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Where does the solution on the healthcare crisis come from: the government or the private sector?: 1 of 1
Any solution to the current health care crisis has to originate in the same place as the origin to the problem: The regulatory oversight agencies we call the government. The privatization of health care has resulted in the total loss of community health care. While deregulation has acted to encourage competition among corpor... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Care Should medical insurance companies be required to train at-home caregivers?: 1 of 1
Medical insurance companies should absolutely be required to pay to train at-home caregivers if the needs of the afflicted are such that their care requires more than just basic support of activities of daily living (ADL's). ADL's include things like eating, provisions for daily hygiene including bathing and oral care, elimi... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Has the swine flu outbreak caused you to stop eating pork?: 9 of 13
No, the outbreak of the Swine flu has not caused me to stop eating pork. It hasn't caused any changes in my dietary habits. Respiratory illnesses caused by viruses (like the H1N1 that causes Swine flu) are spread thru coughing and sneezing, not by ingestion in either food or drink. The illness has nothing to do with pork or ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Common Baby Ailments Should babies under one year old be given allergy medicines?: 3 of 3
Allergy medications should not be given to infants under the age of one. The administration in children under 5 is highly inadvisable unless specifically recommended and supervised by a physician. Allergy medications are intended to minimize or block the body's response to allergens. The allergen can be either naturally occu... More..
Arts & Humanities > African History Controversies during Thomas Lubanga's trial: 2 of 2
The trial of Thomas Lubanga has been both lauded and decried by legal experts, sociologists, and geo-political scholars the world over. He is on trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC), charged with recruiting, enlisting and even conscripting children to serve as soldiers and bodyguards in the Union of Congolese patr... More..