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Welcome to Heritage Breeds
Biodiversity is just one of the reasons for raising rare and old farm breeds.
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Humane Treatment Of Animals Up For A Vote
California voters are considering whether to vote for a measure that would force factory farms to provide larger cages and pens for animals.
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Importance of Scrapies Eradication
Scrapies is a degenerative, fatal disease that can affect sheep and goats and can even be passed to humans as Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease - a relative of Mad-Cow Disease.
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Educating India: New Controversy
During the past 2.5 years of its rule, the Union government lead by the Bharatiya Janata Party has attempted to float a new education policy. This article provides an insight into the intentions behind the need for a new education policy and the controversy surrounding its announcement.
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4-H Homeschooling Curriculum
4-H clubs offer families access to inexpensive homeschooling curriculum. Learn to choose 4-H projects to compliment or replace your homeschool curriculum.
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Women in Anabaptist Munster: Sadness and Suffering Part 3
This article continues my discussion of the history of the Anabaptist kingdom of Munster, beginning with the death of Jan Matthijs. Citations available by request.
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How did Tolkien actually portray the Rohirrim?
A discussion of how Tolkien portrayed the Rohirrim, comparing and contrasting them with the peoples of the Icelandic sagas and ancient Germanic tribes.
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Actor and Playwright Sam Shepard
A glimpse of the life and work of Sam Shepard as a man, a poet and musician; as well as his imaginative work as an actor, director and playwright for audiences worldwide.
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Aquarium of the Pacific's Green Business Model
Long Beach, CA's Aquarium of the Pacific is the recipient of numerous awards recognizing their sustainable business model, including the prestigious Super Nova Star Award
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Dacians of Romania
The Dacians, also known as Getae, developed a sophisticated culture and united under their king Burebista.
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Family Outing at the Calgary Stampede
This article is a description of family activities available at the Calgary Stampede.
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Horticultural Therapy in your Garden
Horticultural Therapy is a multidisciplinary program of study involving fields such as horticulture, psychology, landscape architecture, gerontology and sociology.
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Insect Identification Restores Large Blue to UK
Save the ant's habitat and the butterfly can thrive once again.
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James Hutton and Farming
Biography of James Hutton from his early life to early 1660s as an innovative farmer, prior to becoming a geologist.
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Overseas Trade in the Middle Ages
Medieval merchants travelled their homelands and abroad, undertaking hazardous journeys to obtain new and exciting products to sell.
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Parque Pumalin – A Chilean Nature Sanctuary
In the middle of the longest country in the world sits a unique nature sanctuary in a temperate rain forest on the edge of a fjord. Chile's national park is world-class.
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Responsible Dog Ownership:
Bringing a dog into the home is such a joy but it is also a big responsibility and one we need to be willing to adhere to
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Syria And Anatolia In The Early Bronze Age
As trade flowed northward from Mesopotamia, urban centers and regional identities in Syria and Anatolia grew to form societies that linked Asia to Africa and Europe.
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The Harrapan Cvilization
At the time that the City-States of Mesopotamia were at their apex, another less well understood culture thrived in the north of the Indian subcontinent.
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The Walsers in Liechtenstein
The Walsers were a group of Alpine settlers seeking free land in the mountains of Liechtenstein in the 13th Century.
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Who Says It's Organic
Who oversees organic producers? How do we know our food is grown organically? There are national bodies but internationally IFOAM lays down the basic rules.
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Women and Children in Poverty
CARE is a humanitarian organization that fights global poverty by focusing on women in communities to improve education, prevent the spread of AIDS and provide food.
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Writers' Rituals - Ann Littlewood
Writing a novel requires more than an idea and the right words. Mystery writer Ann Littlewood shares the secrets of her approach to writing, from idea to execution.
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Budapest, City Park
The City Park is the largest public park and cultural centre in Budapest. In the City Park visitors can find famous museums, the Budapest Zoo Park, the Szechenyi Bath, an amusement park, a circus, and a world famous Gundel restaurant.
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Chinese Surnames Come First
In China, family names are much more important than individuals' given names. On first meeting, each person would ask for the other's family name but not the given name.
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Eight Jobs that Require No Experience
Looking for an entry-level opportunity. Here are eight that don't necessarily require experience.
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How Land Preservation Works
Land preservation is usually the process of using various legal ownership mechanisms to retain land in an undeveloped state. It can include acquisition of natural areas of any kind: woods, rivers, rocky mounts, swamps, fields, prairies and the like.
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Perak
Perak, literally meaning silver, was the silver lining of Malaysia's heyday, now has to its name indecisively sleepy backwater towns and agricultural industries.
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The Younghusband Mission to Tibet
An introduction to the Yuonghusband mission to Tibet, which brought that country into the sphere of imperial politics.
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The Younghusband Mission to Tibet
An introduction to the Yuonghusband mission to Tibet, which brought that country into the sphere of imperial politics.
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Veterinary Technician and Technologist Education
An overview of veterinary assistant duties is provided, along with education requirements for entering and advancing within this high demand career field.
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Breeding Your Dog, Part 1
The Genetics of dog breeding.
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Deserts, no one's home but a place for all?
Some core issues in desertification and for the sustainable management of deserts
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Someone Like You
A review of the movie "Someone Like You".
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Antibiotics are losing their magic touch
This article gives an overview of the current situation concerning the use, abuse and 'effectiveness' of antibiotics nowadays, the reasons for the situation of antibiotic resistance and what can be done to prevent and correct it.
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Life in an Elven Fishing Town
Tolkien wrote little concerning the lives and crafts of Cirdan's mariners, but these hearty Elves of the sea fought in all of Middle-earth's great wars. They were also among the last Eldarin people to vanish from the world of men.
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Riding in Carts With Hobbits
Tolkien's Hobbits bear some striking resemblances to the pre-Romanic Celts who spread across ancient Europe.
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Behavioral and Environmental Animal Enrichment
Enrichment is the practice of providing animals with interactions that simulate their natural habitat. Learn how zoo keepers, pet owners, and breeders all use enrichment.
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In Feanor's Footsteps
Could Tolkien have fully visualized the War of Wrath as he provided details for so many other events, or was it necessarily a legend about which little could or should be known?
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