The island is also committed to nature with its Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW). With a full-time vet, many students and a corps of volunteers, it’s dedicated to finding and healing injured birds and animals from the local counties. The clinic has an owl rehab centre and three fully equipped, modern operating rooms. More than 4,000 ‘patients’ are treated each year before being returned to the wild.
Archives for May 2013
Lessons From the Diving Board
As I began to move through the air, the teacher yanked the pole away, and a sudden racing feeling shot through my body. It was too late to go back, and yet the fear ruined my form, and I ended up smacking the surface of the water with my back
Utilizing Alternatives To Traditional Medical Care
Technological advancements help doctors recognize cord blood as an alternative to traditional medical care.
Bullying vs Assertion
With regards to ‘defining the bully’, I think Frank had some really great points. What is a bully? I think he was right about the fact that a ‘bully’ is someone who persistently seeks power by taking away that of others; by making others feel bad. It is someone who has developed a pattern; someone who seeks to keep things imbalanced in his or her own favour. These tendencies – to be on top, hierarchically speaking – might be developing even earlier on and more aggressively in our ever-increasing, hyper competitive world, but they do not have to.
Deconstructing Fiction (for Writers and Readers): Excerpt from Forge of Darkness
The following is an excerpt from Steven Erikson’s most recent novel, Forge of Darkness. Over the next several weeks, Erikson will carefully deconstruct this excerpt for the purpose of providing readers and writers with a view of the manner in which the elements of fiction are incorporated into the writing process.
Fiscal Fiasco Round 2: First the F-35, now the Fleet
Welcome to Fiscal Fiasco Round Two – and this time it’s really important, because we’re talking about ships. Earlier this spring the Canadian government announced that it was paying Irving Shipyards $288 million just to design the new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy. Not build, just design.
The Impact of a Mother’s Love
A mother’s love is a powerful catalyst. It shapes our lives in ways science has yet to comprehend. Without it our lives would be very different. This Mother’s Day, be sure to thank your mother for her love and for all of the gifts she has given you.
Our Body Is Intelligent
Our brain may be the most complex object in the cosmos, but our body is no less intricate. Author and physician, Rajgopal Nidamboor explains how our intelligence is not confined to the brain alone, but fairly disseminated throughout the body.
It’s Steamy on the Shampoo Aisle
Since my beauty regimen consists of Pert 2-in-1, I was confused at the grocery by an entire aisle of bottles promising to indulge my senses with “silky shafts up to 300 percent thicker.” Ok, that’s a little sluttier than Kim Kardasian on a Cosmo cover with a painted-on bikini.
Working Efficiently From Home
While being able to build our own work schedule from home is a great benefit, working efficiently when you don’t have to punch the clock and when you can work wearing your bathrobe, is easier said than done. Here are three tips that will help you be an efficient, home-based self-employed worker.
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