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Joined EzineArticles on Feb 16, 2009 Don't Think of It As a Rodent Cage
Pets: Exotic • Published: August 11, 2011
When you think of a guinea pig cage, what's the image that immediately comes to mind? Of course, it's that tiny little factory-manufactured rodent cage that we always see in pet stores. Unfortunately, we've been conditioned...
Binaural Music - It's Just Good Science
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: July 19, 2011
Read some of the stuff about binaural music on the internet today and it sounds like some kind of magical, mystical hocus-pocus miracle mechanism. It sounds like the kind of thing you might see on a Saturday morning infomercial. Well, binaural beats do work - and they're great for helping to put our minds in resourceful states of mind. But they are not mystical. In fact, they are anything but.
Binaural Beats for the Technical Dummy
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: July 18, 2011
All this talk about binaural beats. Just exactly what are binaural beats? Let's explore this in three steps. First, we'll talk about what sound really is. Then we'll define frequency. And lastly, we'll use these two definitions to explain specifically what binaural beats are.
Theta Binaural Audio Programs Can Help You to Induce a Meditative State
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: July 18, 2011
Binaural beats are a modern technology based on principles discovered early in the 19th century. Theta binaural audio sessions operate mainly in the 5-8 Hz range and can be used to lead the brain into a deep meditative state. Theta binaural beats programs can be used either alone or in conjunction with your favorite conventional meditation techniques.
Use Theta Binaural Beats to Relax Your Mind and Body
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: July 11, 2011
Need to change your state of mind? Binaural beats are audio tones designed to create specific mind states for the user. Theta binaural beats are designed specifically to put us into a "super-relaxed" state of consciousness - a state great for creativity, learning or just plain relaxing.
Using Brain Wave Music to Calm Your Mind
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: November 10, 2010
Brain wave music can be a literal life-saver for those days (or weeks) when our stress levels get out of control. In fact, relaxation techniques (including brain wave music) can not only save your life - but also drastically improve the quality of your life when used regularly and long-term.
Binaural Music - Do You Know What It Is?
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: November 9, 2010
Binaural music - perhaps you've heard of it lately. If you have, you may be wondering: what exactly is binaural music and how can I use it to my benefit? Binaural beats are a unique technology that can help put our minds into nearly any desired mental state-of-consciousness that we want. In actuality, the term "binaural music" is sort of a misnomer because the actual music itself is not binaural in nature. Binaural music mixes appropriate music with binaural technology in order to create the desired effect on our brains.
A Binaural Beats Download - Better Than Coffee
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: November 9, 2010
Morning comes early. Try using a binaural beats download to get your brain in gear tomorrow morning. A binaural beats download is a great way to put your mind into any mood or mind-state that you desire. How does this technology work? It works by gently influencing the dominant frequency of our brain waves.
Binaural Beats Download - A Convenient Way to Control Your Mood
Self Improvement: Mind Development • Published: November 9, 2010
Use a binaural beats download any time you want to change your state-of-mind or mood. And what convenience - a binaural beats download is instantly available to you literally just moments after purchasing it. There is no need to wait for a CD or a machine to be delivered to you through the mail.
Guinea Pig Habitats - One Reason Large Manufactured Cages Cost More
Pets: Exotic • Published: September 10, 2010
The cages that pet stores and department stores try to pass off as healthy and comfortable guinea pig habitats are generally neither healthy nor comfortable. Those small manufactured cages are usually designed to old, archaic guinea pig cage design standards. These standards are not in place to satisfy your guinea pigs' needs. They are there to satisfy the financial goals of the cage manufacturers and retail stores.
Guinea Pig Habitats - Be Sure to Add Fun Toys
Pets: Exotic • Published: September 10, 2010
You've already chosen your cage, hay, water bottles, hay rack and all the other essential guinea pig supplies you need in order to make your pig feel right at home. It's one of the best little guinea pig habitats you could possibly have set up. It truthfully looks like the ideal environment for eating, drinking, sleeping, and of course-pooping. Although it may be true that your cage may be appropriate for even the most fussy high-maintenance pigs, life in the same cage day after day can get quite dull for any pig. So what can you do to augment your pet's comfortable quarters as well as keep him entertained?
Big Guinea Pig Cages - The New Standard
Pets: Exotic • Published: September 3, 2010
In recent years, big guinea pig cages are becoming the standard of choice. Modern standards suggest a minimum of 7.5 square-feet for a solo guinea pig - more for multiple cavies.
Researching Telescopes For Sale - The Importance of the Eyepiece Lens
Reference and Education: Astronomy • Published: August 26, 2010
Why do we have trouble clearly seeing objects that are too far away without the use of one of the many telescopes for sale? There are many reasons, but two of the main ones are 1) the objects take up too little room in our field of view and 2) they are not bright enough. Let us explore the first of these two factors in depth and discuss how all of the telescopes for sale work to improve the situation.
Cavy Cages - How to Build a Cubes and Coroplast Cage
Pets: Exotic • Published: August 23, 2010
Finding cavy cages in the pet store or department store that are large enough to give your guinea pigs a healthy and comfortable environment is not an easy task. Almost all manufactured rodent cages fall short when it comes to providing enough space for a full-grown adult cavy. It is for this reason that many people these days are turning to do-it-yourself guinea pig cage projects to provide adequate housing for their pets.
Cages For Guinea Pigs - Why All the Fuss About C&C Cages?
Pets: Exotic • Published: August 20, 2010
If you have searched online for cages for guinea pigs recently, you may have noticed that a new and different type of cage technology seems to be popping up everywhere. This innovative type of cavy cage is called the "cubes and Coroplast cage" or more commonly - the C&C cage.
Guinea Pig Supplies - Choosing Effective and Safe Bedding
Pets: Exotic • Published: May 26, 2010
Guinea pigs poop every six seconds. Okay, maybe that's not entirely accurate. But if you've ever owned a guinea pig or two, you know what I mean. It seems like, for every pound of food you feed them, you get back two pounds of feces and a quart of urine. That's why bedding or litter is one of the essential guinea pig supplies you will need. But all bedding materials are not created equally.
Guinea Pig Supplies - Guinea Pig Water Bottles
Pets: Exotic • Published: May 25, 2010
There's one thing to remember when purchasing guinea pig supplies: a water dish is fine for a dog or a cat-but highly inadvisable for a guinea pig for at least two reasons. 1) Cavies tend to knock dishes or bowls over quite frequently and 2) they tend to defecate often-and all over the place. (Yes, even in their food and water dishes.) For these reasons, when selecting guinea pig supplies, you would be well-advised to avoid water dishes or water bowls and to equip your cage with a top quality water bottle.
Guinea Pig Supplies - Why a Nest Box is Necessary For Your Guinea Pig's Happiness and Comfort
Pets • Published: May 24, 2010
Guinea pigs are hunted and eaten in the wild. In the wild, it is the guinea pig who struts proudly across large open spaces that is the guinea pig who gets eaten first. The cavy who scurries and hides, lives to scurry and hide another day. So it's no wonder that they like to hide for comfort and security.
Guinea Pig Supplies - Hey! Hay For Guinea Pigs Explained
Pets: Exotic • Published: May 21, 2010
When we got our first guinea pig, we knew that we also needed a few guinea pig supplies-especially food. We grabbed a bag of hay because we had heard that pigs liked hay. As we looked through the huge offering of guinea pig supplies at the pet store, we noticed that there were many varieties of hay. But the most popular seemed to be alfalfa hay-so we grabbed some of that and headed home-content, dumb and happy with our newest pet. But, we did some research later and found that we had unwittingly made a poor choice regarding our pig's nutritional needs.
Guinea Pig Supplies - The Top Seven Items You Will Need to Care For Your Cavy
Pets: Exotic • Published: May 14, 2010
If owning a guinea pig is new to you, the world of pet guinea pig supplies is probably also new to you. If this describes you, then this article will clear up much of the mystery behind selecting and purchasing the correct guinea pig supplies. If you are an experienced cavy owner, you may still pick up some important tips and details in the words that follow.
Guinea Pig Supplies - What You Need to Get Started
Pets • Published: May 13, 2010
So you've just brought home your first pet guinea pig. Perhaps it's just now dawning on you that you don't really know what you're going to need in terms of guinea pig supplies.
Sympathy Wording - Show You Care
Self Improvement: Grief Loss • Published: February 19, 2010
What can you possibly write? The card already says you're sorry and "with sympathy." What else is left?
The Art of the Sympathy Message - Tips to Show You Care
Self Improvement: Grief Loss • Published: February 9, 2010
Death is not a happy subject. It is probably the most difficult occasion for sending a greeting card. As any florist will tell you, consumers often struggle with writing sympathy messages to accompany their sympathy arrangements.
Sympathy Wording - Fight Sympathy Wording Writer's Block
Self Improvement: Grief Loss • Published: February 9, 2010
Choosing sympathy wording for bereavement cards is never a simple matter. You feel like you are "on the spot". You do your best to make your words sound genuine and sincere, but it is always difficult to put your true feelings into words. However, if you take a little time to plan out your message and follow the tips in this article, you will see soon be able to see remarkable improvements in your sympathy wording.
Crafting Sincere Words of Condolence
Self Improvement: Grief Loss • Published: February 5, 2010
When a friend loses a close loved one, it often feels to us that there is nothing that we can do or say that would be of any help to our friend. While it's true that anything we do or say will not make the grief go away, a short note or card with well thought out words of condolence can go a long way toward taking the edge off of the traumatic situation.