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Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change How polar bears are affected by global warming: 13 of 20
Polar bears are being devastated by the rapid acceleration of global warming, and many biologists are predicting the extinction of the largest and most powerful land-predators in the arctic within a few short decades. Polar bears are most active in the winter, using the time that the arctic sea is frosted with thick ice to d... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness How to be eco-fashionable: 8 of 12
You can tell when something is really in style when even the most shallow, meanspirited and popularity-infatuated of daddy's girls and metrosexuals are wearing garments that a year ago they would not even have allowed to be draped around their dead, casket-ridden corpses. They wouldn't have been caught dead wearing something... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Thanksgiving Thanksgiving facts: Story of the pilgrims: 7 of 10
The fact is that the beloved story of the pilgrims is the story of one of the first little seeds of genocide planting itself on this continent and beginning its germination. A group of people was pushed out of Europe and sailed West to the shores of North America, where they were so pitifully helpless and unable to provide f... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health How to prevent your dog from getting cancer: 5 of 7
Cancer is the leading cause of death among dogs. It is estimated that one third to one half of the human population in the United States will contract cancer during their lifetimes. A full one half of American dogs will die from one form of cancer or another. Cancer in dogs, like cancer in humans, is often caused by ingested... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Trash & Recycling Surrounded by trash: Evaluating litter issues: 14 of 19
Protecting the Land from Non-biodegradables I love my landbase. My landbase is where I live. My landbase facilitates me with an opportunity for meditative reflection and provides me with the inspiration I need for spiritual development. If this unsustainable lifestyle that we live actually becomes unsustatined before it beco... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Why the tycoons fear hemp: From drugs to oil: 6 of 8
I like to refer to the US government's prohibition of cannabis as a "policy of enforced extinction." Marijuana is the term used for the premature flowers (or buds) of the cannabis plant; cannabis and marijuana cannot be separated, unless the lifespan of the plant is cut short before natural reproduction has a chance to take ... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health How to find an animal behaviorist: 3 of 4
It's important when searching for an animal behaviorist to keep in mind that an animal behaviorist is different than an animal trainer. Sometimes a behaviorist will also offer training courses, but an animal behaviorist's main focus is on correcting behavior which is not acceptable to the people in the house, rather than tea... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Trash & Recycling How to best recycle plastics: 7 of 9
Obviously, one can always drop plastic recyclables in a curbside bin or bring them to a local recycling center, but there are also many fun and easy things we can do to recycle our empty plastic containers for use in our own personal households. Many plastic containers - like sour cream or margarine tubs - make great flower ... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) Visualizing infinity: 19 of 23
Think for a minute of a computer screen. If you magnify the computer screen enough you will see that every image you are seeing of interconnected two dimensional shapes and designs in various colors are made up of thousands of tiny pixels which all appear to be the same shape and size. At this magnification, it would appear ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Really cheap Christmas gift ideas: 25 of 30
Personally, my favorite cheap Christmas gift to buy is houseplants. You can get a houseplant at any grocery store for under ten bucks, houseplants add quality decor and fresh clean air to the space around them - and everyone will use them as they're intended to be used. Houseplants are great for livening up dull dreary space... More..