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CultureMap
Is eating a pig that different from eating your dog Spike?
CultureMap
For example, while most of western society is accustomed to thinking about pigs, cows and chickens as sustenance, common pets transition into our homes, ...

Upton: Strategies to make kids even smarter
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Some studies have shown that pets have a positive effect on the cognitive development of children, and the greater the bond and interaction, the better. ...

Why e-commerce IPOs will soon be the smarter buy
Reuters
But there's a smarter bet for investors: e-commerce. Don't scoff. Sure, after the dotcom bomb, e-commerce had a stench from Pets.com, Webvan, ...

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Best Outdoor Grow-op Security Ever: Bears
Cannabis Culture
Turns out the bears may have been trained to be 'smarter than your average': "[Officers] soon noticed the bears were docile and tame," Mansveld told CBC ...

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American Airlines to charge for front-row seats
msnbc.com
American also charges fees for checked bags, priority boarding, booking on the phone or in person, "sleep sets," unaccompanied minors and pets. ...

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Salon
Why we're fascinated by animal attacks
Salon
Starting in the late '70s we started to see films about people being menaced by animals that were faster, smarter and more bloodthirsty than their ...

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From Rubik to The Singularity to The Travelling Salesman: The big problems ...
Computer Business Review (blog)
Computers are getting faster, smarter, more powerful - which has to be good for business, society and one does rather hope - the species.

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CNET to the Rescue: How to look sharp
CNET (blog)
The truth is, cheap snapshot cameras are still pretty slow and ill-suited for shooting kids, pets, and sports. Which is what most people want them for. ...

Helping our dogs be all that they can be
Bellingham Herald
... and savvy marketers - touts the intelligence of creatures great and small, as well as the benefits of stimulating play: Smart pets behave better. ...

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Free spay/neuter clinic for pets slated for Aug. 17
Newstreamz San Marcos
Prevent a Litter (PALS) of Central Texas is sponsoring a free spay/neuter clinic for pets on Aug. 17, at PAWS Animal Shelter, 500 East Highway 150 in Kyle. ...

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Public Service
Robots that 'feel' emotions: Whatever next?
Public Service
"We'll see our cars getting smarter, offering you periods of autonomous driving on certified sections of roads," he explains. "We'll see toys being more ...

Everyday People: AHS student thinks it's only fair not to name the animals
Daily Astorian
"Actually they are smarter than dogs." "We have to put up wires on the gates so they don't get out." But Hunter is wary of becoming too fond of the pigs he ...

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Defending Liberty
Big Government (blog)
Remember, fight smarter, not harder. I am not against the tax credits simply because I think the less money the govt gets, the better. ...

World is leaving marriage behind
San Bernardino Sun
When those machines get smarter than we are, will they keep us for pets or exterminate us like pests? It won't happen next year or even in the next decade, ...

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Editorial: Information the surest safeguard on wildlife trek
The Spokesman Review
Keep a close eye on small children and pets while hiking. Cougar attacks, though also rare, have been more common in recent years. ...

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How science measures up cats and dogs
msnbc.com
Turns out, they're likely no smarter than the average dog, according to a series of intelligence tests run by canine researcher Stanley Coren at the ...

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Mary we crown thee with blossoms today!
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
Religion class did however cover such topics as tattoos (a sin against the body, which is the temple of the Holy Ghost) and naming pets after saints (a ...

SILive.com
There's no place like home
SILive.com
They are smarter than cats or white rats,” according to the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC) in Oregon. Raccoons are powerful swimmers, ...

Helping our dogs be all that they can be
Philadelphia Inquirer
... and savvy marketers - touts the intelligence of creatures great and small, as well as the benefits of stimulating play: Smart pets behave better. ...

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Martha Stewart: A Good Brand Grows
brandchannel.com
At this point, even obvious jokes about Martha Stewart and ankle bracelets for pets would be – well, pretty lame. That's because the Doyenne of Domesticity ...