While squirrels might look adorable munching on an acorn or even helpless when running from your dog, they can become a huge pain if they decide to invade your home or yard. Here are three steps you can take to prevent squirrels from becoming household pests.
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Humiliate Them
Walmart kicked off Earth Month with a series of #WinItWednesday contests. The first Twitter-based contest of the month challenged Twitter followers to submit their most creative ideas for keeping the spring garden green and free of pests. Walmart teamed up with Project 7 to judge the April 3, 2013 contest.
After browsing through hundreds of submissions, the winning entries were chosen:
I have been looking everywhere for a cleanse that will get rid of an inection that seems to be a super bacteria. This means it adapts to the antibiotics and even natural remedies. I finally believe I found the true way to eradicate this beast.
April 23, 1902: Mount Pelee, a volcano on the Caribbean island of Martinique, begins a series of eruptions that wipe out the city of Saint Pierre on May 8, killing nearly 30,000. If you’re anything like me, you love to snap pictures when you’re outside. It’s a great way to relive the tranquility you get from being outdoors once placed back into reality. It’s also a powerful way to share how you see the world and what matters to you with those near and far!
In an effort to evoke that everlasting sense of appreciation for nature, many environmental organizations engage the public with photo contests – usually with epic prizes. Here are 5 photography contests that might spark you’re inner Ansel Adams:
Most fruits and vegetables produce small amounts of natural toxins which are of no concern when the food is consumed as part of a varied diet and eaten in moderation. The reason for the presence of these plant-produced natural toxins is not always known. In some foods, a toxin is present as a naturally occurring pesticide to ward off insect attacks. A toxin may also be formed to protect the plant from spoilage when damaged by weather, handling, UV light or microbes. Moldy or damaged plants, for example, may contain more natural toxicants than uninfected or undamaged plants
How to Survive -- and Excel in -- Your College Years
Perhaps you were class president in high school. Or perhaps you were a member of the honor society. You could have graduated in the top percentile of your graduating class; perhaps you were even valedictorian. Maybe your were in the honors program or the International Baccalaureate program. Actually, it doesn't really matter what you did in high school as you make the transition to college. High school success (or lack of it) doesn't automatically apply to college.
