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For centuries humans have sought how to measure time. The need to understand how it can be measured benefited the development of agriculture, astronomy, business, architecture, and in keeping historical records. The ability to measure time is essential to understanding human development and its history.

As individuals' lifestyles improve, the retail industry is also evolving and adopting new trends. Retailers are now developing strategies to improve customer relations and make their stay within the stores smooth. Implementing appropriate marketing tactics is beneficial to the retail business. It creates trust for the goods offered in the stores while also delivering a steady flow of new customers and generating referrals. Such helps to improve the allocation of marketing resources. https://youtu.be/puFkfMcJW-Y Unfortunately, the intervention of the internet in commerce is causing instability in the retail sector. Such is causing pressure on retailers and marketers, forcing them to increase...

There are more drug myths than can fit in a pharmacy Part two of the drug myths series. Myth: Drugs Lead to All Sorts Of Crime A plethora of sources will tell you drug use leads to crime. However, like most things, the situation is more nuanced than how it’s often presented.  Shima Baradaran Baughman, the Associate Dean of Faculty Research and Development Professor at the University of Utah College of Law, argues that the overlap between drug use and crime has been overstated. The professor says that while drug addicts commit more crimes, they actually commit them at low...

Heading into week 3, after wild finishes in week 2 of the NFL, we’ve been left with a league of middling teams, clear frontrunners, and questions for teams and players alike. The Cardinals and the Dolphins had comeback wins that could have big implications, while around the league there were other surprise wins and contenders falling. All things told, this leaves us with a week that could show implications for the whole season and maybe beyond. With a number of teams at a critical juncture and both the youngest and oldest players in the league trying to prove themselves, it’s...

What is Buddhism? Buddhism is a practice of awareness that can lead to an understanding of the nature of reality. Through a system of controlled meditation, the practitioner can gain a new sense of living in the moment and a sense of compassion and wisdom.   Where Did Buddhism Start? The roots of Buddhism reach back to around 563 to 483 B.C.E, in what is now Nepal, a nation situated between India and Southwest China. Its founder was a Hindu prince named Siddhartha Gautama, the son of King Suddhondana, leader of the Shakya clan in the state of Kosala. Legend has...

We all hear people complaining about the fuel prices, and I’m sure we’ve all seen the “I did that” Biden stickers that people like to stick on the pumps at the gas stations. I am willing to bet that most people have no idea what drives the price of fuel. It is much more complex than pointing the finger at the President. There are many contributors to the cost of crude oil, and if one section of the pact falls short, we all suffer. The entire world takes part in the rise and fall of pricing, and there are endless...

Waves of guilt blended with compassion flood me whenever I see an eighty-plus-year-old worker in a grocery store bagging my groceries and trying to work the high-tech point-of-sale systems. I wish they could go home and be cared for the way all elderly community members should be. I know these people mostly do not have any money from Social Security, a 401K, or any other retirement savings plans. The American elderly fail to receive respect in the workplace but somehow run our country. Our economy and attention are so flawed that the American Dream is something of the past. We will not...

Urban legends often come with a dose of healthy skepticism--and we have had a love for telling tall tales for centuries. Sometimes, urban legends turn out to be true. Here are five stories based on facts that will move you, either under the covers or stir your heart. Cropsey Kids in Staten Island have told stories about “Cropsey” for decades—he was known as a boogeyman haunting the woods until he found a child to disembowel.  In 1987, a man named Andre Rand was convicted of child abduction. It was found that he was linked with a series of child disappearances...

Frown drugs went out of business. Myth: If You Don't Take Illicit Drugs, You Don't "Do" Drugs If you take Tylenol for minor aches and pains, drink coffee to wake up in the morning, or have a glass of wine to relax, you do drugs. However, some people like to think that if they're not taking illegal drugs, they don't "do" drugs. Any mind-altering substance you take into your body counts as doing a "drug." There's a wide classification of drugs; depressants, stimulants, opioids, hallucinogens, inhalants, barbiturates, and cannabinoids. You probably take at least one of them. Why do people...

If you immersed yourself in gaming as a teenager, more often than not,  you’d have heard a parent say, “ No one is going to pay you to play games all day; go out.”  While we are not encouraging your avoidance of the outside world,  in today’s society, the above statement isn’t true.  The gaming industry is now worth billions, and Esports is the MMA of gaming; any true enthusiast wants to get in. The hope of going pro, scoring endorsements, and opening the cash floodgates is a dream many spend late nights thinking about. In this article, we’d share...

As a child, at least one with an ok upbringing, many of us picture a day when we work a job that serves others. We also picture enjoying whatever the activities might be. However, as an adult, many of us find ourselves in a situation where that’s not the case, and see little routes to get there. Maybe the reality is those jobs just aren’t as apparent. If you want a career working outside or a job outdoors that does more for you than just get you by, there are options. There are a variety of jobs that don’t require...

With drought, floods, and fires seemingly in the news daily, the positives in the fight against climate change can appear impossible to come by. Yet, while the news can seem overwhelmingly bad, it remains essential to highlight that a difference can be made and that others out there are succeeding in doing it.  That being said, this week, as with most, there is some good environmental news regarding climate change solutions and people doing their part. From countries getting new transportation systems off the ground to citizens single-handedly fighting off polluters, Joe's Writers' Club has put together this week's positive environmental news...

According to Beresford Research, the official birth year of Gen Z is 1997—with the last of the generation being born 11 years after the tragic terrorist attacks that took place on 9/11/01. Gen Z has hence been known as “the Post 9/11 Generation.” These kids were too young to remember or experience the event but not too young to go untouched by the aftermath. How does Gen Z deal with a memory they inherited vs. one lived by the generations before them? 10 years After 9/11  In August 2002, 97% of participants surveyed by Pew Research (Millennials and beyond) remembered...

Lost at a desk and with a head full of ideas, the means to get your novel just right is nowhere in sight. You want it to be perfect and think that the best way to do that is to make the perfect novel outline. However, as receptions to novels are varied and subjective, is the perfect outline even possible for such a flexible medium? The perfect novel outline is not universal and differs greatly from author to author. There are many ways to compose an outline and each is just as acceptable as any other. These processes and the...

When it comes to fibromyalgia, there are a lot of questions to be asked, not only from those just hearing about it on TV, but from those who have it as well. There’s still a ton we don’t know about fibromyalgia, which can make it hard to diagnose and treat. However, there are some concrete things we have learned that can help control your symptoms and treatments beyond medication that would be a worthy addition to any healthy lifestyle. What Fibromyalgia Does and How It Affects Your Body The exact cause or causes of Fibromyalgia are not totally known, or...

Every year after the Super Bowl, there are almost immediately new takes, and then narratives spun in the offseason for every reason, from keeping the interest up in the game to NFL teams throwing other teams off their scent. With week one of the NFL season here and gone, we got a better idea, if not an answer, to whether some of what we heard on players and teams was real or indeed just a narrative. It's been a great first week, with many close finishes and a few Hall of Fame quarterbacks starting their first game after complicated offseasons....

Voodoo, Voodu, or Vo-du, is an umbrella term for ancient African religious practices and their pantheon of gods and goddesses, which merged with Catholicism during the slave trade in the French colony of Saint-Domingue and in Haiti. In practice, it centers around the belief that the deities worshiped possess the practitioner. It is a deeply misunderstood and maligned religion.  What Is the Origin of Voodoo? The history and origins of Vodun or Vo-du as it is called by its followers are ancient and stretch back as far as ten-thousand years in the kingdom of Dahomey, which in modern geographical terms...

The Ground Zero Cross at the site of the World Trade Center tragedy. What does terrorism mean to you, your children, your friends, and your family? It's been twenty-one years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, also known as the World Trade Center, near Battery Park in New York City. Many of us watched in awe as the rubble was slowly removed and rebuilding began. I recall standing at the blockage in front of the towers a short time after 9/11 and witnessing the eerie cross-like structure now known as the Ground Zero Cross, of the building's...

If you’re like most people, you have encountered trouble sleeping at least a few times. A majority of the population in the U.S.A. suffers from a sleep disorder. Some folks tend to just blow it off, some self-medicate with Tylenol PM, and some try a more natural approach. What about melatonin? Most of us have used it at some point and likely many parents have tried it with their children; especially those with special needs children. Let’s get serious about how well it works and how safe it really is. Bad News? Studies have shown that melatonin seems to be...

If you’ve been trying to make your article or webpage SEO-friendly, chances are you’ve heard about anchor texts. Well, a big part of SEO implementation is backlinking, whether to an authority page or even your own site. This is where anchor texts come in, so what are they? What Is An Anchor Text? Anchor texts are what these links appear as in a write-up. Essentially, they tell us what to expect from a link before clicking it. You can easily spot them by their different colors (often blue), sometimes the text is also underlined.  The Different Types of Anchor Texts...