
Living with behavioral problems can be stressful for everybody involved. Dealing with behavior issues takes patience, sometimes requires visits to professionals, and always involves time and effort working with the animals at home. There’s no easy solution, no simple pill that will take care of the problem completely. If you find yourself feeling over…
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Added by Arpita Malik on September 11, 2009 at 8:03am —
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Engineers say a forest of 100,000 "artificial trees" could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world's carbon emissions. The trees are among three geo-engineering ideas highlighted as practical in a new report.
The authors from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers say that without geo-engineering it will be impossible to avoid dangerous climate change.
The report includes a 100-year roadmap to "decarbonise" the global economy.
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Added by Baban on August 28, 2009 at 7:54am —
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Does your dog bury his bones, or even his favorite toys, in the backyard? Or even worse, does he sometimes dig them up and bring the muddy mess back inside…smiling and wagging his tail all the while? According to pet expert Arden Moore in The Dog Behavior Answer Book (Storey, 2006), thousands of years ago, dogs did not know where their n
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Added by Baban on August 25, 2009 at 6:40am —
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Scientists and engineers are searching for the big breakthrough that will represent the end of our desperate dependence on fossil fuels and usher in the next age of clean energy independence. But maybe we’ve all just been ignoring the answer that’s right under our noses: tugging at our pant legs and asking for more lemonade.
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Added by Arpita Malik on August 10, 2009 at 4:05pm —
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The one thing we all pray won’t happen, happened one day when Art was driving home from a hockey game in Vail, Colorado, with his wife Kathy and their two young sons. As he drove through Glenwood Canyon, high up in the Rocky Mountains, a boulder fell from a canyon wall, crushing his car and instantly killing his wife…
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Added by Arpita Malik on August 9, 2009 at 11:06pm —
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Going vegetarian, at least for one day a week, is becoming the “green” thing to do in many countries. A number of upscale restaurants in Israel recently began promoting Vegetarian Monday, an initiative to encourage meat-eaters to go vegetarian once a week in order to help combat climate change. Sir Paul McCartney has been promoting a similar program in Britain and Austral…
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Added by Arpita Malik on August 8, 2009 at 3:15pm —
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When you talk to your dog, does he cock his head as if he is really listening to what you are telling him? Do dogs understand words? Pet expert Arden Moore writes that dogs understand your voice tone more than the actual words to gauge if you are delivering praise or discipline. Try this test. Stiffen your muscles, grab a telephone book, and begin to call out the names alphab
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Added by Baban on August 8, 2009 at 7:47am —
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In 2007, Pacific Gas & Electric launched its Climate Smart program, which asked customers to agree to pay a little extra on each bill in order to fight global warming. The Public Utilities Commission gave the utlility permission to launch the plan with a budget of $16.3 million over three years. The money collected has been used to fund four in-state…
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Added by Arpita Malik on August 7, 2009 at 9:30am —
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A unique American organization, Helping Hands Monkeys, trains monkeys to help paralyzed people function better in their daily lives. Many who are paralyzed spend hours each day by themselves, so the monkeys can be important in helpin
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Added by Baban on August 7, 2009 at 8:10am —
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According to consumer advocate Remar Sutton, there are many ways to save energy and other resources around the home without spending a lot of money. And taking action sooner rather than later will lead t
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Added by Baban on August 4, 2009 at 7:44am —
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The Los Angeles Zoo, while well regarded and an exemplary urban zoo at that, has a dark history (as most long-standing zoos do) that lurks barely under the surface. A mile or so down the road from the existing Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park, are the remnants of the first Los Angeles Zoo built in 1913. Without much effort, you could vis…
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Added by Arpita Malik on August 3, 2009 at 8:32am —
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Scientists have discovered a rare new bird species with a bald head. The creature, dubbed the bare-faced bulbul, was found in Laos, and is the only known bald songbird in mainland Asia.
It's also the first time in over 100 years that a new Asian species of bulbul bird has been uncovered.
"To find a new bird species is
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Added by Baban on July 30, 2009 at 5:25pm —
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It is said that the game of love is everyone’s favorite game, and yet even with all the new technologies designed to help us connect, more and more people are opting out of the game, preferring to live alone, rather than to risk another bad relationship outcome. This preference reflects a deep change in our collective human psyche, for it used to be that what lo…
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Added by Arpita Malik on July 28, 2009 at 9:37am —
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Not too many people have heard about the three dolphins who died at SeaWorld Discovery Cove in less than three weeks time. Although there’s a big fuss when a dolphin is born at SeaWorld, the theme park tends to be pretty tight-lipped when a dolphin dies. But a whistleblower told PETA that Dixie, a do
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Added by Admin@Serampore on July 27, 2009 at 7:40am —
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Natural phenomena are always best appreciated when rare. Niagara falls? Big deal. Grand Canyon? It’s just some gap. The Great Barrier Reef? A bunch of stupid colours and some water. Whatever. You can see them anytime. What’s REALLY going to make people jealous is witnessing the Firefalls of Yosemite Park.
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Added by Baban on July 25, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Nowadays the recession is not only depleting our finances, but is triggering guilty feelings like surviving a job layoff when a colleague or friend has been let go. You might be surprised to learn that it’s not just a crime or a lie that makes most of us feel guilty, rather happiness and fun. Consider the phrase: “I’m so happy that I just can’t stand it!” Or are you afraid of being ji…
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Added by Arpita Malik on July 25, 2009 at 6:35am —
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Britain's smallest wild bird, the Goldcrest, is making a comeback with the population reaching its highest level for 15 years. The creature weighs less than a quarter of an ounce - about the same as a 20p piece - and grows to only three inches long.
And it is as elusive as it is tiny - ventu
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Added by Shouvik Mukherjee on July 16, 2009 at 6:13pm —
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The six-month-old cub is so rare it is thought there are fewer than 20 tigers like her alive in the world - all in captivity.

The tiger, which has been named Fareeda, was born to two white Bengal tigers. However, while Fareeda's brother Shahir and sister Sitarah all bear the typical black tiger stripes, Fareeda is a one in a hundred chanc…
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Added by Shyamoli Mitra on July 7, 2009 at 10:00am —
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Love, relationship, and break-ups are matters of heart. Relationship requires commitment. So, are you ready for commitment?
Meghna and Tushar had a break-off after being in the relationship for a year. Two weeks after their break-up, Tushar started dating other gal in his college. Soon he started feelin…
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Added by Arpita Malik on July 5, 2009 at 9:34pm —
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Miami-Dade County, Florida Police have apprehended the man they believe to be the serial cat killer, who has terrorized the neighborhoods of Cutler Bay, Florida and Palmetto Bay, Florida for the past two months. According to Major Julie Miller, Cutler Bay, FL Relief Commander, the suspect is 18-year-old Tyler Hayes Weinman, a former student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School.
“Between May 13th and June 12th,…
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Added by Baban on July 5, 2009 at 7:28am —
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