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Word of the Month
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spreadeagled
Being
in a position with the arms and legs extended fully.
Thanks
to www.freedictionary.org.
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CONTENTS
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ARTICLES
A
sneak peek at ... guinea pigs!
How
pets can reduce stress levels
STORIES
The
Adventures of Juniper Silverheel
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Recipe
Poem
Photos
Brain
Teasers
Facts
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A sneak peek
at ... guinea pigs!
Eva
Marlie
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Guinea pigs are native
to
South America
, where they are also called cavies. They are classified as rodents,
not pigs. A male is called a boar and a female, a sow, though the
young are not called piglets, but pups, and a group is called a herd.
Guinea pigs are born with their eyes open and all their fur, and can
eat solids and run around within a few hours after they are born.
There are a few different coat types; smooth, long, and coarse coats
all make these little creatures have a unique appearance.
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If you are looking for
a pet that will take up a limited space and doesn’t need walking,
then guinea pigs are probably for you, though you need to be sure you
can look after your new cuddly being for quite a few years; they
normally live between 5-7. If they are socialised with humans from
when they are quite young they are affectionate, but because they are
rather fragile and small, it is better for them to be looked after by
children over 5, though that doesn’t stop the younger ones giving
them a gentle pat!
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To keep them healthy
they need fresh fruit and vegetables, though take note that iceberg
lettuce is rather useless (it has hardly any vitamins and has toxins
in it that could cause harm); rather give your guinea pigs darker
kinds of lettuce. Their front teeth continue to grow, so to keep them
short they need pellets to gnaw on. Make sure your guinea pig’s cage
doesn’t get too much sun, and make sure it isn’t left in a strong
wind. To prevent their toenails curling back up to their soles you
will need to trim them.
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Thanks
to The
Pig That’s Not a Pig, Katrina Warren, The West Australian, Tuesday February 9th
2010, and www.kornage.co.uk.
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How pets
can reduce stress levels
Eva
Marlie
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Here
I will be looking at the advantages to having pets, apart from just
having someone there to play with. I will explore how pets can help
people in ways we would never have imagined.
Eva
Marlie
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What do
you think of when you need to relieve some of your stress? Yoga or
meditation? Well, I found that having a fuzzy, furry, feathery, or
scaly friend really helps to relieve stress! Human friends do help to
make you feel better, but your pets do a fine job too, maybe even more
than your humans!
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Pets improve your mood. Who wants to be practically depressed all the
time? There’s nothing more relieving than having a head rub from a
cat or a puppy dog stare from a canine.
Okay,
imagine this. You are out walking with your furry friend and another
person walks past with theirs. The two dogs sniff each other’s
bottoms and then you and the other owner get talking. Making new
friends is a great way to make yourself feel calm and wanted.
I
don’t even think I need to start on loneliness. Who could be a
better companion that would be there through all the rough times? Pets
are someone who you can talk to and who would never let you go.
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www.thementalfitnesscentre.com
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If
you didn’t have a dog you probably wouldn’t walk as much as
someone with a dog. People with dogs would either walk because they
know their dog needs the exercise, or they would walk for fun, and
their dog would make it more enjoyable. People without dogs would
probably not walk as much as someone with a dog.
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Several
studies have shown that people who own pets have lower blood pressure
and cholesterol levels. Here is a short
paragraph I found on www.holisticonline.com:
Research
has shown that heart attack victims who have pets live longer. Even
watching a tank full of tropical fish may lower blood pressure, at
least temporarily. A study of 92 patients hospitalised in coronary
care units for angina or heart attack found that those who owned pets
were more likely to be alive a year later than those who did not. The
study found that only 6 percent of patients who owned pets died within
one year compared with 28 percent of those who did not own pets.
I
found another very interesting page online about how pets can reduce
people’s animal allergies when they get older if they are exposed to
pets when they are young. To view the page click here.
And
one last thing – getting a pet may save money if you think that it
may stop the owner from being hospitalised!
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Thanks
to www.about.com, www.holisticonline.com
and www.preventdisease.com.
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The Adventures of
Juniper Silverheel
Part
7
Star
(13) & Nova (13) |
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I
stopped completely in midair. I even stopped beating my wings and
almost fell. Lux was quite the opposite of what I had expected. He
looked like no child fairy I had ever met, and certainly not at all
like me. But I saw something in him that reminded me of Elvena, my
wife. Something I couldn’t quite put a finger on. Loom tugged my
arm;
“Come
on. It’s no time to daydream!” she whispered. She pulled me into
the cover of an oak tree and we hid amongst the branches, peeping
through the leaves. The Abyduses had landed at the base of a mountain,
hidden from the view of humans. They started to climb. They were much
faster on foot than they were when flying, so we sped up, darting
through the leaves. They had probably only flown to keep out of the
human’s reach. The humans would have slowed them down if they were
on foot and made their progress even slower than flying. Soon Loom
called a halt and said:
“We
can’t go on like this. We’ve been flying for a day and a night
with no food or rest already! Even Kanoko and I are tired. We can
track them later. I don’t think they’ll hurt Elvena and Lux or
else they would have done so already. For now let’s rest.”
My
shoulders sagged. I knew she was right. I just didn’t want to give
up.
“Anyway”,
said Kanoko cheerfully. “At least we’ve got some information to
take back to the
Imperial Court
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“Do
you want to know why Lux is so special?” asked Loom.
I
looked up and said, “I suppose so”. I was curious and there was
nothing else to do.
So
we settled down on an oak branch and ate while Loom told the tale.
“I
will only tell you what little I know”, said Loom.
“When
Lux was born, Elvena was near the border of Nocturna Suppressio. If it
had been any other place it would have been fine. It would also have
been fine if it was any other child. So it happened that Lux’s magic
was far beyond any magic of any fairy ever born or any fairy currently
living, apart from him, of course. His birth caused a magical
disturbance in the shield, imprisoning the Pravus Elders and the
Abyduses, and so caused a crack in it. I don’t know what happened
after that, but I’m guessing that the Pravus Elders figures that a
fairy of such immense power would be useful, and so sent those two
Abyduses to capture Lux.
To be continued ...
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Recipe
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Banana
Smoothie
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If you
like bananas (and if you have a blender or food processor) then this
is a great treat and probably the easiest and quickest recipe in the
universe. Add protein powder to make it a tasty nutritious meal. This recipe serves
two, but obviously you can calculate the amount of ingredients you
will need if you have more than two people.
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You
will need:
2
bananas
2T
yoghurt
2
cups fruit juice
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Chop
up the bananas, then combine all the ingredients in a blender, food
processor, or anything that with make it smooth. Drink
and enjoy!
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Poem
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Love
and Life
Tara
Rose
I
am the word the trees do whisper in the dead of the night,
I
am the wind that carries the dove and guides it to take flight,
I
am the lonely wolf who howls at the staring moon,
I
am the shining sun who smiles down everyday at noon.
What
am I? You may ask.
Something
that will always last;
Something
older than time itself;
The
one and only … Love
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Photos
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www.premierphotographer.com
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www.amifobornot.com
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www.weirdomatic.com
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www.fundoophotos.com
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www.shaaodie.glogster.com
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www.sitefrost.com
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Brain
Teasers
Compiled
by Eva Marlie
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1.
FRIENDS STANDING FRIENDS
miss
2. Y
Y guy guy
Click
here for
answers
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5 Facts 4
Fun
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1. 160
cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in
Brazil, the world's widest road.
2.
Dalmatians
and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with
both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.
3.
5% of Canadians don't know the first 7 words of the
Canadian anthem, but know the first 9 of the American anthem.
4.
7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of
the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem.
5.
A fully loaded super tanker
travelling at normal speed takes at least twenty minutes to stop.
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