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Raise test scores with Mayer and Macklemore

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Music pumps us up, mellows us out and motivates us to make decisions. Music infuses every part of our lives — it surrounds us in coffee shops and grocery stores and even finds its way into our ears as we cram for an exam or write a thesis. With the influx of technology and increased availability of music, our generation has become even more reliant on our intake of music in a … [Read more...] about Raise test scores with Mayer and Macklemore

Don’t do detrimental diets

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Food. It’s a scrumptious staple of life that we choose at least three times a day to sustain and rev our bodies. Food is our main source of nutrient intake, instrumental and paramount in our short-term and long-term health. Our daily food intake is known as our diet — “going on a diet” is an incorrect phrase because it assumes diet means a stricter eating plan. We know … [Read more...] about Don’t do detrimental diets

Fragile Malibu ecosystem proves too valuable to develop

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It’s a more-or-less typical graph: a fluctuating line with high frequency, low amplitude waves, following an overall exponential curve. For those who aren’t mathematically inclined, the graph is of little interest. At least, devoid of its meaning. What the graph shows is an image of the world breathing; the metabolic rate of the whole globe. Known as the “Keeling Curve,” … [Read more...] about Fragile Malibu ecosystem proves too valuable to develop