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MAJOR INTERACTION

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:44:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: AMAZING

Clip Source: www.waterlilybay.com

And certainly one of nature's rarest marvels - Photographs courtesy of Kelly Munday.

bird safe toys

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:16:21 GMT

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Clip Source: www.greyfeathertoys.com

Are there any particular items I shouldn't give my pet bird?

Yes! We love for our birds to be happy but sometimes they don't know what is safe for them. It is up to us, as their human parents, to give them the safest environment possible.

BIG NO-NO's!!! Colored magazines and colored newspapers, felt, foam, toothbrushes, cardboard, toilet paper and paper towel cardboard tubes, key rings, plastic bags, cellophane, plastic-coated wires, and vinyl baby toys.

Colored magazines contain harmful inks and chemicals, which if ingested, may cause harm. Cardboard and cardboard tubes contain harmful glues which may contain zinc and/or lead. Toothbrushes contain nylon fibers and some contain lead metal parts to hold the bristles in place. Plastic bags, foam, felt and cellophane can be ingested and will not pass through a bird's digestive system.

We do not use any glue on our toys! Glues may contain zinc which is toxic to birds.

STRESS

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:49:54 GMT

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Clip Source: health.howstuffworks.com

In the case of the lottery winners, a sudden jolt of wealth didn't improve their happiness in the long run. Instead, people can get trapped on what Brickman coined a hedonic treadmill, or an endless search for bigger and better material goods to bring pleasure. The problem with this pathological pleasure-seeking is its intrinsic emptiness. By definition, pleasure is momentary and fleeting -- leaving us wanting more. Contentment, on the other hand, means appreciating present circumstances and surroundings.

STRESS

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:47:54 GMT

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Clip Source: health.howstuffworks.com

3: Uncontrollable Stress

According to positive psychology, or the science of subject well-being, environment plays an important role in people's quest for happiness. Feeling safe and comfortable generates contentment and satisfaction. Conversely, an excessively stressful environment promotes anxiety and insecurity. For instance, a study comparing controllable and uncontrollable stress found that the latter caused greater unhappiness and tension [source: Breier et al]. While stress compels us to work more efficiently and achieve greater goals, too much of it can adversely affect long-term happiness.

LEADERSHIP

Tue, 26 May 2009 05:18:47 GMT

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Clip Source: www.oprah.com

Rachel Maddow, on Leadership

Rachel Maddow is the host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC as well as her show on Air America Radio.

Humans are ambitious and rational and proud. And we don't fall in line with people who don't respect us and who we don't believe have our best interests at heart. We are willing to follow leaders, but only to the extent that we believe they call on our best, not our worst.

— As told to Mamie Healey

BULLYING

Sun, 10 May 2009 20:57:25 GMT

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Clip Source: www.workplacebullying.org

Physical Health Impairment

Stressors, aspects of the work environment and behavior of people working there, can generate stress. Stress is the biological human response. It is physiological and real, not just imagined. Low-level stress may be necessary to compel people to act. However, severe stress which prevents rational, controlled action is negative.

Physical health problems from stress include:

Cardiovascular problems: hypertension to strokes, heart attacks

Adverse Neurological changes: neurotransmitter disruption, hippocampus shrinkage

Immunilogical impairment: more frequent infections of greater severity

Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Diabetes

Skin Disorders

Nausea

Tremors of the lips, hands

Feeling uncoordinated

Chills

Profuse Sweating

Diarrhea

Rapid heart beat

Rapid breathing

Increased blood pressure

Chest Pain

Uncontrollable crying

Headaches

All of the symptoms can start small, but are warnings that something is happening.

Some physical indications of the above stress might include.

BULLYING

Sun, 10 May 2009 20:54:22 GMT

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Clip Source: www.workplacebullying.org

Social Harm

Humans are social animals. We routinely rely on others to make us feel human and connected. Bullying disrupts groups of co-workers. Sometimes bullies play divide 'n conquer games ordering colleagues to not help or communicate with the target.

More common is the group's tendency to informally separate themselves from the target. Resentment for exposing peers to the target's misery evolves into estrangement and eventual abandonment. Co-workers don't want to be near the target lest they become the next prey.

There is research showing that witnesses suffer from bullying, too. When the bully is a co-worker, the principal weapon is to withhold approval of human contact and validation. Targets begin to doubt their sanity. Family and friends remain supportive for targets the longer than co-workers.

If the bullying does not stop and the target does not stop obsessing, spouses can tire of the vicarious misery and leave the emotionally draining relationship.

RABBIT VETS

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:59:05 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rabbit.org

HARRISBURG,

MARTIN, J. EDWARD, DVM

CAPITOL AREA ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER

717-652-0713

WEST GROVE,

BECK-ROSS, DEBORAH M., DVM

PENN ANIMAL HOSPITAL

610-869-3033

VETS FOR RABBITS

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:56:49 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rabbit.org

Don't assume that just because a veterinarian works with breeders or local 4-H clubs, that they are experienced with house rabbits or the medical needs of older rabbits. Unfortunately, such veterinarians often tend to approach rabbits as stock animals rather than as beloved companions. They may never have done a spay or neuter and "treatment" of any difficulty may amount to euthanasia (when dealing with stock or show animals, the financial bottom line may be the primary consideration).

Antibiotics that should never be given to rabbits. Even one dose of the following can be deadly: Amoxicillin, lincomycin, clindamycin.

Do not make your choice based on how close the veterinarian is to your home (unless that veterinarian is the clear "winner"). Paying money to a veterinarian who does not know anything (or very little) about rabbits is just throwing your money away and can cost the life of your companion.

FOR THOSE WHO CARE

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:52:07 GMT

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Clip Source: www.birds.cornell.edu

Conservation

Painted Bunting is regarded as a "species of concern" in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Migratory Bird Program Strategic Plan 2004-2014, and as a Watch List Species by Partners in Flight (Rich et al. 2004). Across the United States breeding range of Painted Bunting, Breeding Bird Survey results show a long-term (1966-2003) decline at an average rate of -1.6 %/year (Sauer et al. 2007). The reasons for this decline have not been identified, and could include factors affecting Painted Buntings both on the breeding grounds, or in areas where buntings occur in winter or on migration. Among the latter factors is the potential effect of commercial trapping, which is illegal in the United States but which is common in Mexico and in Cuba.

INTERESTING

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:31:19 GMT

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Clip Source: www.popsci.com

The Voodoo Wasp

Not content with laying its eggs inside a caterpillar's body, a parasitic wasp then turns the host into a zombie babysitter

Let's hope the Glyptapanteles wasp continues to find caterpillars tastier than humans — otherwise mankind might be in some trouble. As if laying 80 eggs inside of a caterpillar's body weren't bad enough, a new study published by the Public Library of Science details how the wasp larvae then take over the mind of the caterpillar, turning it into a zombie-like bodyguard.

FORGIVENESS

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:24:12 GMT

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Clip Source: lifehacker.com

The Mayo Clinic writes that it is better to forgive and forget than to hold grudges. Beyond the personal anger and resentment that grudges cause, it's also bad for your health: it causes high levels of stress, high blood pressure, more anxiety, and poor anger-management skills. Instead, commit to forgive and find compassion, even if forgiveness does not yield reconciliation. Recognize the value moving forward adds to the quality of life. One who has finally forgiven someone will be more at peace, even if it is necessary to forgive again and again when memories trigger unhappiness. Ultimately, looking beyond the bad will bring much joy, and that is why it helps to achieve that much-needed closure.

Tags: health

RAPTORS

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:53:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: PEREGRINE FALCON, NTL GEOGRAPHIC

Clip Source: animals.nationalgeographic.com

Tags: birds, preditors, nature, environment

Cool Red Frog

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:50:44 GMT

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Clip Source: images.usefulzero.com

NIKON D40X

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:27:54 GMT

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Clip Source: www.imaging-resource.com

Intermediate photographers wanting a camera to start a business on a budget should look to the Nikon D80 or Canon 30D, as these are more suited for professional photography. Those who already own a bagful of Nikon glass should look instead to the D80 or D200, because they'll want to use that fine Nikkor equipment as long as they can. But if you're just getting started in SLR photography and want a light, sweet, competent, and simultaneously friendly digital SLR, the Nikon D40x is a superb choice.

Tags: photography