By Sarah Berger
Have a headache? Use peppermint oil to help alleviate the pain.
Having trouble sleeping? Cilantro essential oil can help induce sleep.
Need to clear up your skin? Juniper berry essential oil can fix that.
Recentl ...
Posted Friday, January 23rd 2015 at 9:28AM
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From: BBC News NewsTV5 Bill and Melinda Gates are confident the lives of the world's poorest "will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history." The ambitious vision... The billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is using the ...
Posted Friday, January 23rd 2015 at 8:21AM
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Carmen B. Bucknor, Ph.D., '98, recently completed the doctoral program in Counseling Psychology from Tennessee State University (TSU), in Nashville, Tenn. Because graduation ceremonies for TSU were held on Sabbath, she chose to have a ...
Posted Thursday, January 22nd 2015 at 9:53AM
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New Delhi, India, 20 January 2015 - In response to an invitation from the Director Dr Prof HK Kar and members of the faculty, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital today. Formerly known as the Willingdon Hospital, it was ...
Posted Wednesday, January 21st 2015 at 10:51AM
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Taking just an hour or two to work on you and your personal brand can have huge benefits.
By Monster Staff
The weekend is almost here, and you’re probably pumped for some time to kick back, relax and de-stress after a long week. While you should ...
Posted Tuesday, January 20th 2015 at 3:52PM
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How sweet it is to have a day set aside to honor a King!
He must've done something good.
Dr. King sacrificed so that the world would know the
importance of unity.
We are grateful for his display of courage, dedication, and
commitment.
Wh ...
Posted Monday, January 19th 2015 at 9:05AM
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Imagine having lunch with Dr. Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King.
What would be discussed during your conversation?
Where would you dine?
What would you all eat and drink?
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Posted Sunday, January 18th 2015 at 11:24AM
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by Lauren C. Williams
In the wake of recent high-profile cybersecurity attacks, the Obama Administration awarded $25 million to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Thursday to expand their cybersecurity degree programs.
Vice Pr ...
Posted Friday, January 16th 2015 at 12:02PM
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Happy Friday!
I hope your New Year is off to a creative start!
Have you found your inspiration for the weekend?
After you see this video: Dog_Perfect_Pitch.mp4
let your mind run wild with life's possibilities.
Be inspired to do something Am ...
Posted Friday, January 16th 2015 at 10:40AM
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by Daniel Berry
Yesterday evening, USA Today posted an article on the upcoming animated feature Strange Magic, which just happens to feature a story written by none other than George Lucas himself. In the short piece, Brian Truitt provides some i ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2015 at 7:50AM
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By Krissah Thompson and Tim Carman
As Michelle Obama enters her seventh year as first lady, she remains focused on her campaign against childhood obesity. Obama’s first official act of the new year was announcing the appointment of children’s-h ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 12:37PM
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Arnold Donald, Carnival Corporation CEO, and James Gadsden, U.S. Ambassador (retired), will keynote two premiere events during the 43rd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, sponsored by the YWCA Greater Charleston. The Charleston area ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 11:51AM
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When Mayor Bloomberg announced he was banning big sodas from the NYC area, people passionately protested their right to bubbly drinks in big quantities.
But maybe the mayor was on to something. Soda doesn't just cause cavities a ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 11:26AM
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Attracting birds to your garden is a rewarding pastime. Once you have purchased those large sacks of seed you will want to find a convenient way to store the seed. There are a number of considerations to keep in mind when deciding how to store your s ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2015 at 12:23PM
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by Emanuel Maiberg on January 11, 2015
Microsoft has updated its Game Content Usage Rules page to explain how people can use its game content to create YouTube videos and Twitch Streams, but the new rules don't apply to Minecraft, which Microsoft ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2015 at 11:37AM
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - Claflin University is one of nine historically black colleges and universities nationwide receiving a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help chart a new model for higher education.
The Orangeburg university announced the $75,000 grant will be used to help ...
Posted Friday, January 9th 2015 at 1:51PM
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Bill Gates is turning human waste into drinkable water with the help of a sewage treatment machine developed using funds from the Gates Foundation. The machine, called the Omniprocessor, has been designed to provide clean drinking water to developing ...
Posted Friday, January 9th 2015 at 10:26AM
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In his talk Amiri describes what it would be like to live on Mars and what we would need it get it done.
Hi my name is Amiri Williams I am currently sixteen years old. I go to NACA II which is a new school t ...
Posted Thursday, January 8th 2015 at 11:53AM
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Have you secured your brick for the Legacy Walkway that is being constructed in front of the Peters Media Center and Ford Hall? The Oakwood University Brick Campaign provides an opportunity to leave a legacy and support campus improvement at the same ...
Posted Wednesday, January 7th 2015 at 2:20PM
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President Obama was not the only member of his household that fought to improve the P-20 education system in 2014. Michelle Obama carried out an impressive education agenda that rivaled her husband's in many respects. It seems that the two are a tag ...
Posted Wednesday, January 7th 2015 at 8:38AM
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During the last decade diagnosis rates for HIV in the United States have fallen by around one-third and now stand at 16 cases per 100,000. While this is very promising news and an indication that strategies to prevent the spread of infection have bee ...
Posted Tuesday, January 6th 2015 at 6:36PM
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Ken Petren, the new dean of the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, combines the tenacity of a first-generation college graduate with a passion for innovation and diversity.
Date: 1/5/2015
By: Elissa Yancey
Phone: (513) 556-6415
Ken Petren ...
Posted Tuesday, January 6th 2015 at 3:48PM
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By Tom Dillon / Special to the Times-News
BOOK REVIEW
• “Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet,” by Todd Wilkinson. Copyright 2014, Lyons Press (378 pages, $18.95 paperback)
Authorized biographies aren’t normally my cup o ...
Posted Tuesday, January 6th 2015 at 2:48PM
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Alcorn State University announces that eligible high school students have a chance to participate in the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program and receive a scholarship to attend the university in any field of study in agriculture, food, natural resour ...
Posted Monday, January 5th 2015 at 4:53PM
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