Considered one of the most prolific writer of the early popes and the last pope of African origin of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Saint Gelasius I is known to have declared February 14, 496 A.D., as the first Feast Day of Saint Valentine. read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Beliefs, Religion
Organ donations go back as far as 1954, when a kidney was successfully transplanted from one healthy body to a diseased one. Today, most parts such as skin, cartilage, lungs, intestines, corneas, nerves, bones, and skin are being used. read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Science > Controversial Topics
For five years in a row, France has been voted the best place in the world to live by the International Living magazine. Areas voted on every January are France's healthcare, infrastructure, safety and risk with the world's best health read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Travel > Traveling Abroad
Since January 2005, sensitive data of more than 216 million U.S. residents have been compromised with unencrypted data on stolen or lost laptops a major source. Blood plasma thefts, insulin thefts, and data of blood donors are just beginning read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > People
As I write, the Mardi Gras is currently going on in New Orleans; not only celebrating this city's historical event but also the winning of the Super Bowl last week-end by the New Orleans Saints. A huge celebration of fantastic food, cultural read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Beliefs, Religion
Recent studies of neuroimaging have connected the frontal, parietal, and temporal cortexes with the individual's spiritual experiences. Unfortunately, what has been seriously lacking previously has been the causative link between the spirituality read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Beliefs, Religion
Located in the Arabian Peninsula is Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and its second largest city. But it also is known as the end location of the Bedouin caravans, taking part in the 2010 Beauty Pageant for Camels with a total read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Pets And Animals > Exotic
The 10th annual toy of 2009 is the Zhu Zhu pet, the top product of the year. Originated by a small company – Cepia LLC - with only 16 employees, this little plush and fuzzy battery-operated mini-hamster with a smart chip for artificial read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Pets And Animals > Getting A Pet
A two-day benched confirmation show, with qualified judges of New York's Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden annually evaluating individual purebred breeds of dogs on how well that dog conforms to their breed standards, is going on read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Pets And Animals > Dogs
With Haiti having the highest tuberculosis rate in the American countries, the devastated country's TB levels are now getting ready to drastically increase. With prior heavy numbers in Haiti before the disaster, fly-infested tuberculosis clinics read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Homelessness, Poverty
Recently the organization "Doctors Without Borders" announced they had reached the quota of donated money to do their work in Haiti, but people still keep on donating through small grass-roots parties around the United States. Eight-nine percent read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > People
When we think about animal testing research laboratories, we have a tendency to think the worst, due to the delicate subject matter involved. But truth be known, the public has only been shown one side of the situation. This article will attempt read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Pets And Animals > Controversial Topics
All mental health professionals diagnose their clients from the DSM, or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This manual is the Bible of psychiatry, covering the identity of patients with mental health issues, how mental read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > New Treatments
In the past five years, the UK has reported that 50% more women have been arrested for being drunk and disorderly conduct, a growth which began in 1953 in the United States. The problem with this growth is that it has been found that heavy drinking read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > People
A gentle story of Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, David Baldacci's "Wish You Well" is the story of two siblings, Lou and Oz, whose father was killed in a car wreck which left their mother in a coma. Sent into the Virginia mountains to live read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Books > Reviews - Fiction
With the increasing fascination of the immortal vampires by loyal fans, one needs to look at why this powerful creature has become so beloved in today's era with their beauty, elegance, and romanticism ... combined with mysterious unknown backgrounds. read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Supernatural > Creatures
Parenting expert and encourager, mom, conference speaker, educator, author of The Birth to Five Book, and frequent media guest on regional and syndicated programs, Brenda Nixon lives in Ohio. She offers a menu of presentations for program planners, read more
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akgmag.com interviews
Category: People > Interviews
Laptops are becoming more popular than desktops, but buying more than you need is still a problem. read more
By:
Lynda Forman
Category: Computers > Laptops
Even the best laptops can begin to be sluggish after using them for a while. But there are ways to ensure your computer is running as smoothly and as quickly as possible. read more
By:
Lynda Forman
Category: Computers > Laptops
This article explores the common problem of burnout in the workplace and offers a sample script and strategies for dealing with the problem. read more
By:
Dr. Marlene Caroselli
Category: Business > Employees
Lynda Forman has been a full-time freelance writer for the past four years. She writes mostly for the web (incl. blogs), but has also written fictional stories for print. She has written non-fiction pieces, articles, poetry, and is currently read more
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akgmag.com interviews
Category: People > Interviews
With radon considered the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer, second only to cigarette smoking, the cold months of winter bring more accidental deaths than usual. An invisible, odorless and tasteless radioactive gas which is derived from the breakdown read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Environment > Controversy
In 1994 the Angiogenesis Foundation was created by a group of men --- Harvard trained physicians, scientists and humanitarians --- who do angiogenesis research in order to conquer and prevent diseases that have been considered "unbeatable". Angiogenesis read more
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Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > New Treatments
Simple, proven steps to improve your writing. read more
By:
Ghostwriter1
Category: Writing > Your Writing Niche
Traveling abroad doesn't mean you need to bring your whole closet or bathroom with you. read more
By:
Lynda Forman
Category: Travel > Traveling Abroad
With more and more people owning dogs and just as many running the streets, we have a tremendous need for national dog blood banks in our country. Unfortunately, this is an area very few people know little about and may find it difficult to read more
By:
Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Pets And Animals > Dogs
Free content article by funny lady Frankie Sherman read more
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Frankie Sherman
Category: Humor > Humor - Family