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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished This year, Americans are expected to spend around $33.5 billion on Mother’s Day, as per a survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights…

Making the Grade From the thrill of an “A” to the agony of an “F”, most of us have experienced the stress of letter grades in our education.  Letter grades…

No One Knows Almost everyone has kept a secret at some point in their life. Some secrets have a short shelf-life, like not spilling the beans about a surprise birthday…

Ready for a Miracle Could we be witnessing a historic moment similar to those of 1899, 1916, 1921,or 1942? If you’re wondering what connects these dates, here’s a clue: they…

And Not a Drop to Drink You might have come across the famous line, “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of…

AI: Yesterday’s Vision, Today’s Reality Once considered the stuff of sci-fi novels and movies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved beyond imagination. Its sudden prominence may surprise those not deeply immersed in…

Like a Total Eclipse Just over a week remains! On April 8, a total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of the US, promising to be significantly larger than the…

A Million Dollars The 1990s hit “If I Had $1,000,000” by the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies remains one of their most iconic songs. Known for its witty and whimsical lyrics,…

Health vs. Wealth The official start of spring on March 19th is rapidly approaching. But before the spring equinox, there is an important day many do not wish to miss –…

A Woman’s Place The old saying, “a woman’s place is in the kitchen” is a well-known, outdated stereotype suggesting that women should focus on being homemakers and raising children instead…