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The Mediterranean Diet and The Struggle Against Fat Culture

    Hi, I'm "Penguin" Pete Trbovich, and last I checked, I weigh about 260 pounds. Considering that I only stand about five foot ten, that puts me in the Body Mass Index bracket roughly equivalent to Jabba the Hutt, or just your typical American bucket of lard. News reports the world over agree that Americans as a nation are on average blubbery landwhales. Gosh, what could be the cause of it?  Well, in my case, exercise is a factor. I write for a living. That involves (a) typing, and (b) sitting still…
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Complete Guide Magic: The Gathering EDH Commanders You Will Never Get Tired Of Playing

    Over and over again, the number one question you see in any MTG:EDH forum is "What commander should I build next?"  Commander, the most casual and fun format of Magic: The Gathering, is a bit more involved than other formats. You have to build a 100-card deck, and every card has to be unique except for basic lands. Plus it allows anything - barring a short ban list - from any expansion set over the years; the game is rapidly approaching its 30th anniversary. So it has one of the biggest available…
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Chilean Lomito ~ Paleo Style

  Chilean Lomito Sandwich ~ PaleoSecond, only to a well made Bahn Mi, the traditional Chilean Lomito is my favorite sandwich. Pork and avocado is one of the great complimentary food pairings in the world, and nowhere is better evidenced than in the Chilean’s favorite street food. Considered the “unofficial” national dish of Chile, El Lomito is a massive pork sandwich served round-the-clock throughout the country.  In comparison, the popularity of the lomito can only be rivaled by the US's love of…
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Societal Pressures

Why I'm Not Getting Married

The year is 2018, but for some reason I still feel as if I’m trapped in 1918. I am a woman working three jobs and pursuing my master’s degree on a track towards my Ph.D.; and yet for my family, somehow that still isn’t good enough. When I go home I am hit with a barrage of questions:   “When are you going to stop and settle down? Men don’t like it if you are too smart, you know.”  “You are not going to be able to have children forever you know, the clock is ticking!”   “Aren’t you dating? I know some…
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Internet & the web

How to Avoid Copyright Strike On YouTube in 2018

by Kami

You need to avoid copyright strike on your videos on YouTube in order to generate revenue. It may seem impossible to avoid copyright strike on YouTube.      You will get a copyright strike, if your video contains audio from another YouTube video. If this audio plays on your video for more than 5 seconds, your video is taken down      The general method to deal with audio copyright strike is: Change the pitch, bass and intensity of the audio. Prepare a remix. Modify the audio voice by mixing another tone…
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5 ways to overcome phone addiction

In this time and age, it is very hard not to become addicted to one thing or the other. The addiction that is gradually sweeping the millennial generation like a widespread virus is that of addiction to the phone. Addiction can be substantially or drug-related. In the case of that of a phone, it is behavioral related. The funny thing about this is that a lot of people are not aware of their addiction status when it comes to the use of the phone. People don’t plan to be addicted; they just become…
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Interview Tips

8 Great Job Interview Tips

  Going for a job interview can really make you nervous but being prepared is a great way to stay calm and nail the interview. Here is a list of some great tips to remember for your next job interview.    1. Schedule the interview for around 10:30 a.m.  People are usually at their best at this time. It means they haven't just arrived at the office and they haven't been there so long that they're tired and in a bad mood. Tuesday is the best time of day because that's the day of the week people are…
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Trends in contemporary media

The media are the one true global religion

by Dominus

All-knowing, all-encompassing and ever-expanding, the media has managed to infiltrate in every aspect of our lives over the last 15 years or so. What started as a recreational and informational activity that hard-working people used for unwinding after a long day of work, has gradually transformed into an unconscious consuming obsession that eats away countless hours of our lives and offers little in return, except the occasional “like,” “poke,” “thumbs up,” or the number of virtual friends or…
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Film Music

Why Are Disney Songs So Catchy - How Disney Songs Hijack Your Brain?

    We’ve all heard them, and they get stuck in all our heads. But why? Why is it that Disney can seemingly create earworms?  Though there’s no such thing as a Disney formula, today we’re going to get close to one. And best of all, this theory is not one that I’ve hacked together to try to show something new and inventive. Not at all.  I stumbled upon everything you’re about to read.  About two months ago, I was asked to do a medley of several popular Disney songs. I ran into a problem.  One of the keys of…
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How John Williams Creates Emotion (Part 2): E.T.

by nick

     John Williams has earned 51 Oscar nominations, more than any other living person.  In fact, he also has the second largest number of nominations in history, only behind Walt Disney with 59 nominations.  So John Williams may very well catch up soon and beat that record.  But this raises the questions: Why are his film scores consistently good? What makes his scores stand out above the rest?  If you’ve read Part 1, you may be thinking to yourself that it’s because he closely writes music to fit the…
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How John Williams Creates Emotion (Part 3)

by nick

     As the number 2 film composer of all time, what makes John Williams so great?  One word: EMOTION.  His music is filled with emotion, and this is an exploration into why his music carries so much feeling.  In Part 1, we looked at how he Mickey Mouses emotion by carefully timing the emotional content of the music with the film.  And in Part 2, we saw how he uses leitmotifs to reveal characters’ emotions and how his emotional content is character driven. His isn’t trying to make the audience feel emotion…
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Modern History

We Should Be Looking At The Robber Barons of Yesterday to Protect Against The Tech Barons of Today

The six largest companies on the planet are now technology-based. Like the industrialist of the late 19th century, they disrupted their industries and changed the way they worked. In the process, they repeated the same destructive decisions from the past.       Businessmen or Swindlers?   While it wasn’t a new term — it dates back to the Middle Ages and used to describe feudal warlords — the name stuck on business tycoons in the 19th century. Originally, they were portrayed as positive self-made men…
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Public Opinion on Games

Violent video games are not bad for young people

by Dominus

Playing video games has become one of the favorite pastimes of young people in recent years. The gaming industry has seen a rise like never before and the virtual worlds it offers are more numerous, complex, realistic and more appealing with each passing year. I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that most video games contain an element of violence or aggression. This has raised some concern with parents fearing that their children might be negatively affected if exposed to said…
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Blood Donation

Why I Had A Bad Reaction While Donating Blood

  I donated blood for the first time about a year ago. Fortunately, everything went well. I didn't have a bad reaction or anything. So naturally, when I went to donate again recently I assumed everything would go okay this time too. But people can and do have negative reactions. It isn't a big deal though but it can be very unpleasant and even a little scary. I've worked in the medical field so I knew these reactions could happen and I wasn't too freaked out when it happened to me. I was a little…
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Work From Home Jobs

Tips For Avoiding Work At Home Scams

As someone that works from home as a freelance writer, I know how difficult it can be to find work at home jobs that aren't scams. And on top of that, there are many different types of scams out there and unfortunately, it's easy to fall for these scams especially if you are in desperate need of a job. Here are some tips to help you avoid work at home job scams.      1. You're contacted by a company you didn't apply to.   If an employer or company reaches out to you for a job that you didn't actually…
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Politics and Pop Culture

Star Trek Is For Liberals, Star Wars Is For Conservatives

    How I Came To This Crazy Conclusion...  The freelance writing business takes you on some unexpected adventures. Over the holidays I was doing research work for this one client regarding the political leanings of corporations, which included punching the names of lots of companies into the site Open Secrets.  It's a strange world there. In the first place, there's some debate as to whether corporations should be meddling in politics on the financial level at all.  But beyond that, the logic behind…
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How the Conservative Backlash to Women and POC Evolves In Pop Culture

It has been almost five years since Gamergate created a reactionary movement that has made far-reaching effects throughout media. But as the culture changes, so do the war that comes with it. Where does all the vitriol we see and read now show us where it will be in the future?  In 2017, the angry, mostly straight and white men that harassed women who were fans of video games fell into a lull after years of harassment that included death threats, publishing of private information, and end of…
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