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(By Joanne Lipman) I had a teacher once who called his students “idiots” when they screwed up. He was our orchestra conductor, a fierce Ukrainian immigrant named Jerry Kupchynsky, and when someone played out of tune, he would stop the entire group to yell, “Who eez deaf in first violins!?” He made us rehearse […]
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The fact that humans are steadily becoming more sedentary and obese is no secret. This information is all over the news, and there are tips and tricks everywhere to get people sitting less and moving more. While adults are often focused mainly on losing weight as their main outcome, the CDC recently put together some
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People who regularly visit a place of worship are less likely to get involved in low level crime and delinquency, according to new research. A survey from Manchester University found a direct correlation between higher visits to religious places and lower crime figures, especially in relation to shoplifting, drug use and music piracy. Researchers
An abbreviation is an easier and short way of writing a word or phrase. It may consist of 1 or more letters. There are dozens of abbreviations which we use on daily basis but very less people know their actual meanings. In this post, we have tried to list all those abbreviations which we use
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Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, will this week embark on a nationwide rally to protest government’s lukewarm attitude to polytechnic education in the country. National President of ASUP, Mr. Chibuzor Asomugha, who disclosed this yesterday, said there would be a meeting of the Council of National Officers within the week in Abuja
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It took heaps of bad press and a court settlement, but Facebook is finally ready to shut down one of its most controversial features. In a blog post for developers on Thursday, the company confirmed that it will be shutting down “Sponsored Stories” ads on April 9. The ads show how your Facebook friends
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The National Association of Nigerian Students has ordered the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, the police and other security agencies in the state to find the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, missing lecturer, Prof. James Olomo within 14 days. The Coordinator of the NANS in the South West, Mr. Sunday Ashefon, said this
An ultra-precise new galaxy map is shedding light on the properties of dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion. A team of researchers working with the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) has determined the distances to galaxies more than 6 billion light-years away to within 1 percent
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If you really love your mother, nothing is too much. But in case your first plain, boring “I’m sorry.” doesn’t work, here are some steps and tips that may help and some warnings! Don’t try to talk to her when she’s mad at you, that will most likely make her more upset. Give her some
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Armbands that track how much you move have become popular ways to motivate people to get fit. But how fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your
