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  • Common misconceptions about alternative medicine

    Common misconceptions about alternative medicine

    Written by the medbook.md. It is indeed true that the scientific community are at odds with each other when it comes o alternative medicine. Quite simply put, they cannot make up their minds on whether to accept it or not. However, generalizations about alternative medical treatments are not accurate at all times. As a matter…

  • Meet Astronaut Sally Ride

    Meet Astronaut Sally Ride

    By Pierre Zarokian  Sally Ride was a Los Angeles native who was born in 1951. She would later go on to study at Stanford University, where she held a double major on both English and physics. She graduated in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in both subjects. In 1975, she earned a master’s degree and…

  • The Legacy of Clarence W. Barron

    The Legacy of Clarence W. Barron

    By Pierre Zarokian. One of the most important people in the history of the Wall Street Journal was a young journalist named Clarence Barron, who purchased controlling stock in the Journal in 1902. Circulation at the time was a mere 7,000 but Barron had a background in newspaper reporting and hoped to turn those efforts…

  • Benefits of Renting Students a Laptop For the School Year

    Benefits of Renting Students a Laptop For the School Year

    Whenever technology is concerned, leasing is worthy of consideration. A computer rental in Los Angeles can be a great way to save money and avoid the disadvantages of purchasing. A lease can be a more convenient solution for a student. Leasing a laptop for your student provides several advantages: 1. A purchased laptop will quickly…

  • How to Be a Successful Makeup Artist

    How to Be a Successful Makeup Artist

    Article by articledom.com. Makeup artistry can be an incredibly exciting and lucrative career path.  The first step in becoming a makeup artist is to attend an accredited school for makeup artistry and learn various application techniques and skills.  In addition to learning the necessary techniques, it’s essential to follow certain guidelines in behavior in order…

  • Changing Hands: When New York Belonged to the Dutch and the English

    Changing Hands: When New York Belonged to the Dutch and the English

    By Buddah Lounge. The Dutch held onto the region that is today New York City because of its lucrative opportunity for beaver fur. The fur trade was quite popular back in Europe, and this fueled intense interest in the area and a brief war with the natives. Known as “Kieft’s War,” the dispute boiled down…

  • How to size a room air conditioner

    How to size a room air conditioner

    Sizing your room correctly for an air conditioner is critical. The first problem is when you undersize a unit and it does cool adequately during times of higher ambient temperature. The other issue is when you oversize the a/c, and the units cut off before removing the humidity sufficiently from a room. Regarding comfort, size…

  • How to Effectively Become a Better Test-Taker As a Law Student

    How to Effectively Become a Better Test-Taker As a Law Student

    As a student of law, you’ll be faced with a wide array of assignments and exams that you’ll have to deal with – just like any other trade. However, learning vast amounts of material that’s essentially regurgitated on an exam is crucially important for most of the classes you’ll be taking. Sure, you might never…

  • Opportunities for Healing for Troubled Teens

    Opportunities for Healing for Troubled Teens

    Teens having trouble in life socially, academically, or personally can be difficult to support. While sending these teens to rehab is an option, it is often not a helpful option as rehab is designed to support teens having troubles with drugs or alcohol. Teens facing different struggles may have a hard time making progress at…

  • The Education of Women Prior to the American Revolution

    The Education of Women Prior to the American Revolution

    By Samuel Phineas Upham The first center for social welfare in the Mississippi Valley region was a public school called Ursuline, which still operates today. Founded in 1727 by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula, the Academy was the first free school for women of color, freed slaves and native Americans in the…