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Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy0
- Green Initiatives
- September 12, 2012
The Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof recently visited the dairy of his childhood friend Bob Bansen, who has names for every cow in his herd and treats “his girls” like co-workers. Bob says, "if a cow is at her maximum health and maximum contentedness, she's profitable. I don't manage my farm so much from a
READ MOREWhen warming up for exercise, less may be more0
- Health & Healing
- June 16, 2011
A new study out of the The Journal for Applied Psychology revealed that some athletes exhaust themselves with a warm-up even before beginning to exercise. Though researchers are unsure of whether everyone must warm-up before working out, they found that those with a more leisurely warm-up were less fatigued and performed better. The New York
READ MOREWhen shyness is the sign of something more0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 18, 2011
It’s no secret that teenagers are prone to mood swings and sometimes like to keep to themselves. But according to a study published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, some adolescents’ feelings extend beyond normal human shyness to a debilitating psychiatric disorder: Social phobia. CNN.com, 10/17/2011
READ MOREWhen Pills and Medicines Get Into the Wrong Paws0
- Home & Family
- February 14, 2013
The number of pets ingesting human prescriptions is on the rise, partly due to the amount of gelatin used in capsules. To prevent your pet from getting into your prescriptions, always make sure your medicines are out of reach and stored in a locked cabinet. In case your dog or cat does ingest your medication,
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When No One Showed Up to Autistic Boy’s Birthday Party, Strangers Saved the Day0
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 27, 2015
Glenn Buratti invited all 16 of his kindergarten classmates to his birthday party. But imagine how the 6-year-old, who is autistic, felt when nobody responded to the invitation or showed up. His mother, Ashlee, later told ABC News: “He was so devastated when he realized no one was coming to his birthday party that he
READ MOREWhen It’s Just Another Fight, and When It’s Over0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- April 9, 2012
Elizabeth Bernstein looks at how to know when your marriage or romantic relationship is over and what the signs are that a relationship is no longer worth fighting for. Wall Street Journal, 4/3/2012
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