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The Animal Connection: Why Do We Keep Pets?
Pets are popular family members. / iStock image. Ed. Note: Another favorite this Friday about those furry members of our family no, not your Grandpa Ed, but your pet. This post was selected as an Editor’s Selection on ResearchBlogging.org. It has been slightly modified from it’s original posting . [More]
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Why Humans Love To Keep Pets
I’ll never forget the day S brought home a live chicken. When we lived in Queens, there were a number of fresh poultry and livestock suppliers that catered to the growing West Indian community so live poultry was readily available, but there were also a few backyard farmers in the neighborhood.
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Chester County launches online Lyme disease survey
The Pennsylvania Lyme Disease Awareness Committee, in collaboration with the Chester/Delaware County Farm Bureau, the Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern PA Inc. and The Chester County Health Department, is conducting an online survey in an ongoing effort to gather information on Lyme disease in Chester County. Andrea LeFever, a public health educator with Chester County Health Department’s ...
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Best Local Michigan Classifieds
There's no better way to reach Michigan than by advertising online at MLive.com and to be displayed in the premiere local Michigan newspaper classifieds; Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Kalamazoo Gazette, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News, and Advance Newspapers.
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Keep a stiff upper lip, summer's on the way
At least there's the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics to look forward to.
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Rite of passage becomes a tale of the times
First day back at work for the year, I was made redundant. Happy new year in 'Austerity Britain'.
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Why smacking children is no solution to social breakdown
My appearance on Channel 4 News, debating David Lammy's comments about parental failure and the riots. Good job Penny, never mind the two idiots above me here.
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Mayor: “State Of The City” Hinges On Schools
Another 20 walking cops. A new “one-stop” city-run “jobs pipeline.” Mayor John DeStefano unveiled those new plans in his annual State of the City address Monday night. But he spent more time reaffirming—and re-selling—an existing top priority: New Haven’s school-reform drive.
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Birdbooker Report 205 | @GrrlScientist
Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this weekly report lists books about Belize's Mayan forests, venomous reptiles, deer and several insect field guides that are hot-off-the-presses in North America and the UK Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. ~ Arnold Lobel [1933-1987] author ...
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