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Tigers Among US

 

Captive tigers in the United States and their impact on tigers in the wild

Did you know that there are more tigers in American backyards than there are in the wild around the world? The United States has one of the largest populations of captive tigers in the world − estimated at perhaps 5,000 tigers, compared to as few as 3,200 in the wild. They are found in backyards, urban apartments, sideshows, truck stops and private breeding facilities.

Taken from TipHero.com

Top Free Samples of the Week 11/1/10

Submitted by: Kira @ Tip Hero  11/03/2010 11:47 AM

Here are this week's top free samples and freebies:

Taken from SlashFood.com

Cocoa Power -- Food from the Edge

by Rebecca Rothbaum, Posted Jun 22nd 2010 @ 12:00PM

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Thanks to its high antioxidant content, chocolate has in recent years undergone a rehabilitation that has transformed it from sinful snack to super food. Now, chocolate boosters can also point to the treat's environmental bona fides: this month, Lindt USA embarked on a novel partnership with a public utility that will use cocoa bean shells to produce electricity.

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5 Ways to Make Living With an Older Adult Easier

posted by Lara, selected from Caring.com Oct 25, 2010 4:01 pm

filed under: Alzheimer's, Elder Care, Family Life, Health & Wellness, Healthy Home, Healthy Mind

By Lara Belonogoff, Caring.com staff writer
One issue that family caregivers don’t often talk about is how cranky everyone can get living under one roof — especially if the person you’re caring for is sometimes or often cranky. You know the toll that it can take on the entire household — and how that person’s mood can rub off on you. But how do you go about making your home a happier place?

Taken from Tips at RealAge.com

Protect Your Kidneys with This Pill

The reasons to get your daily dose of the sunshine vitamin just keep piling up. The newest? Kidney protection.
In a study, men who worked outdoors regularly -- and got the most sun -- were 24 to 38 percent less likely to develop renal cell cancer compared with men who got the least sunshine. Experts suspect the link is vitamin D, available in pill or solar-made form.
The Powers of D
Vitamin D is produced in your skin after just 10 to 20 minutes of sun exposure. And researchers suspect D discourages cancer in at least three ways. It inhibits the birth of new cancer cells, it encourages existing "rogue" cells to kill themselves off, and it slows the growth of blood vessels that feed growing tumors. And there's growing evidence that the vitamin protects against more than one type of cancer.

Another week gone and one week closer to Christmas.

It's time for a deep breath and to just relax.  Hey!  It's the weekend!  No matter what happened during the week, it's time to say, "OK, I've done the best I can do, and let's call it a day."  You may be looking back on the week as a huge success; or NOT.  If you are stressing over a disappointment, possibly an old adage from my brother's childhood Karate instructor may help.  He once said, "Even monkey sometime fall out of tree!"

Have a great weekend!

Taken from Tips at RealAge.com

6 Reasons to Drink Green Tea

The steady stream of good news about green tea is getting so hard to ignore, that even java junkies are beginning to sip mugs of the deceptively delicate brew. You'd think the daily dose of disease-fighting, inflammation-squelching antioxidants -- long linked with heart protection -- would be enough incentive. But wait . . . there's more! Lots more.