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3How To Setup a Day Gecko Terrarium
The equipment I use for setting up terrariums for my Phelsuma klemmeri and cepediana day geckos.
3Inkjet Printers with Lowest Cost Per Page
Inkjet printers are often sold at a loss, with profit made from the insanely expensive ink cartridges. If you are on a budget, finding a printer with a low cost per page is important.
0Video Using Layers in Photoshop-a Video Tutorial
A beginner's video tutorial explaining how layers are used in Adobe photoshop. See how you can alter colours by changing blending modes, and how to change the background of an image.
2Video How To Make Fractals with Apophysis, a Video Tutorial
A video tutorial explaining how to make split-elliptic fractals in Apophysis.
18London Facts For Kids
Fun facts about London from the Roman Settlement of Londinium, Through the Great Fire to the Royal Weddings and Olympics.
4Fun Facts About The Digestive System
Our digestive system is essential for breaking down the food we eat and absorbing the nutrients. Do you know these fun facts about your digestion?
2Best Monitor Under $200 in 2013
LCD prices have fallen sharply recently while the quality has improved. It is now easy to find a good screen for under $200. But what is the best monitor to get?
4Amazing Facts About Birds
Birds are truly amazing animals. Descended from dinosaurs, they are use a range of tactics to attract males, including brilliant colours, complex songs, dancing displays or artistic nest building.
8Video Create Fractal Art With Sterling2- A Video Tutorial
How to create fractals using the freeware Sterling2 generator in a simple video tutorial.
2Best PC Cases for Gaming in 2013
A review of cases for a gaming PC setup that are make putting your computer easy and will keep your components nice and cool, without breaking the bank.
1Madagascar Facts For Kids
Facts about the isolated island state of Madagascar, its unique and fascinating animals like lemurs, chameleons, geckos and frogs.
0Best Laptop For Photo Editing In 2013
Finding a laptop that is good for editing photos can be challenging. But the appearance of notebooks with excellent IPS screens and powerful processors and GPUs make it possible to find some.
46How to Pick Out a New Laptop that's Right for You
What factors do you need to consider when buying a new laptop to make sure that it will fit in with your needs? Do you want a notebook, an ultrabook or a convertible?
34The Postdoc Trap-Why You Shouldn't Become A Scientist
Doing postdoctoral research after finishing a PhD is now a necessary step to a tenure track position. However the terrible career structure in science leaves many scientists in the postdoc trap.
0A Solid State Hard Drive vs SATA Disks
What are the advantages of adding an SSD drive to your computer vs. a SATA only setup? Plus recommendations for some of the best drives on the market today.
0How to Buy an All-in-One Printer
Buying an all-in-one printer can be confusing because of all the options available. Read this guide for an explanation of the criteria by which to choose the right printer and some recommendations.
1Microwave Porridge Recipe
An extremely easy and quick method for preparing a bowl of porridge in the microwave. Never suffer lumpy or burnt porridge again.
4Do Snakes Have Bones?
Yes, snakes are vertebrate and they do have bones. The snake skeleton is highly specialised, they have many more vertebrae than other reptiles, and some have teeth that evolved into fangs.
2How to Make a Digital Scrapbook Background in Photoshop
Find out how to use Photoshop to create a variety of beautiful easy backgrounds for your digital scrapbook projects.
0Best Gaming Laptop under $500 in 2013
Gaming laptops under $500 will not play the newest games at high resolution, but it is possible to find a few that will allow you to play less graphics intensive games at med to low settings.
0How to Modify Your Startup Programs in Windows 7
Programs that automatically load on boot up can slow your computer down. If you've been searching the control panel for the option to change your startup programs, you need the instructions below.
33Different Types of Snakes
Description of the fascinating types of snakes found around the world, with pictures and videos.
18Free Fractal Art Software
You can start creating your own amazing digital images with any of the free fractal generators available on the web. A description of the software I use, with links to download sites and tutorials.
0Best IPS Monitor for Gaming in 2013
IPS panels produce more vibrant and accurate images, and wider viewing angles than TN screens but have worse response time. Read on to find the best gaming IPS monitor for your you in 2013.
6How to Choose the Right Gecko for a Pet
All the factors that you need to think about to choose the right gecko for a pet from the many different species available.
3How to Draw Peacock Fractal Patterns with Photoshop
A simple photoshop keyboard shortcut which allows to convert simple graphics into fractal-like images. I use it here to make a colorful butterfly tail fractal image.
9Idled Hubs, the Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly
The introduction of the no-index tag to underperforming hubs has caused much excitement amidst the writers. The policy is removing low quality content from Google's index but good quality pages that get low traffic are also affected.
10How to Keep a Wild Toad for a Pet
Native toads can be collected from the wild and easily kept as pets. Below is a description of how to set up an enclosure to house wild toads and some general considerations about keeping them.
1Bombay Cat Breed
The Bombay cat breed was created by crossing a black American shorthair cat to a sable burmese creating a completely black cat with copper eyes.
2Shrimp Pad Thai Recipe
An authentic recipe for shrimp pad thai. Make this delicious but easy and quick dish from scratch.
2Little Nicky, the First Commercially Cloned Cat
Little Nicky was the first kitten to be cloned using DNA from a dead pet. Having an identical genetic copy of her dead Maine Coone produced by a commercial company cost her owner an exorbitant amount of money and caused much controversy.
29Trying To Make Money With Zazzle.
A month ago started my attempt to make money with Zazzle, and opened my first store. The following is my experience and thoughts on being a Zazzle newbie.
2Gecko Facts
Some interesting gecko facts: how their adhesive toes work, where they get their name from and other bits of information about these fascinating lizards.
6The Amazon Milk Frog, Trachycephalus resinifictrix
Amazon milk frogs are blue and black tree frogs which are now common as pets. Read about my experience keeping these beautiful amphibians.
12Different Types of Geckos
There are several types of geckos that are commonly kept as pets. These include the very popular leopard geckos, the funny looking crested gecko, brilliantly coloured day geckos and the stunning electric blue gecko.
3Amphibian Decline, Why Are Frogs Endangered
Amphibians are the most endangered class of animals today, with global populations showing uprecedented decline. Habitat destruction, climate change, pollution and the chytrid fungus Bd are to blame.
0What Are Amphibians?
Some amphibian facts describing how this class of animals differ from reptiles and other vertebrates.
1Healthy Salad, A No Cook Couscous Recipe
This easy,no cook, healthy salad recipe is unusual in that the couscous is "cooked" by the vegetable and lemon juice in which it marinates.
5Bigos, A Traditional Polish Recipe
An easy, illustrated recipe for bigos, the most famous Polish dish. All you need is good sauerkraut, a variety of cooked meats and some dried mushrooms and you too can make this delicious hunter's stew.
4Teacup Chihuahua, Real or Scam?
Teacup chihuahaus are often advertised for sale. However there is no recognised standard for a miniature version of this smallest of dog breeds.
1What Do Frogs Eat?
It is important to know what frogs eat if you are planning to keept these fascinating creatures. Frogs are carnivores and mostly feed on insects, although bigger specimen will also eat other frogs and small rodents. Most frogs eat live insects, they need moving prey which elicits their hunting behaviour.
2White's Tree Frog from Australia
White's tree frog is a often recommended as a good frog for beginners because it is very easy to keep. It is a very placid amphibian famous for it's voracious appetite.
1Caring for the Red Eyed Tree Frog in Captivity
The red eyed tree frog is not as hardy as some of the other pet frogs but it is an incredibly popular species. As long as it is cared for correctly in an appropriate terrarium habitat, it can be kept very successfully in captivity.
0Dealing with Crickets For Pet Reptiles
Here are my experiences of dealing with crickets, housing them, gutloading, and how I deal with the noise of the males. I love my frog and geckos, but the necessity of caring for their feeder insects is a frequently ignored part of keeping reptile pets.
11Breeding Neon Day Geckos, Mummy Ate The Eggs!
My last neon day gecko breeding project went badly wrong when the female ate the eggs. She didn't touch the embryos but somehow managed to eat the egg shell.
3Drosophila Genetics, What have Mutant Flies Ever Done For Me?
Genetic techniques to make and study mutant Drosophila fruit flies allow scientists to figure out the function of genes by studying what happens when they are broken.
0True Blood Sookie Stackhouse, Waitress, Telepath and Fairy
Sookie Stackhouse is the central character of the True Blood series. She is a waitress in the Louisiana town Bon Temps, who just happens to be telepathic and is destined to be constantly involved with vampires, werewolves, shape shifters and have a constant supply of dead bodies in her house.
5A Knot of Frog Facts
The fact that frogs are amphibians, and go through a fully aquatic tadpole stage is well known. But there are many,often quite weird habits, like the fact that some poison dart frogs carry their tadpoles to bromeliad nurseries and feed them with unfertilised eggs are less popular.
0How To Cycle Your New Fish Tank?
A new fish tanks needs to go through a cycling process to establish biological filtration before it can be stocked with fish. A slow source of ammonia, usually in the form of a starter fish is provided to establish populations of beneficial nitrogen fixing baxter. The bacteria convert ammonia to nitrite, then nitrite to nitrate so that when the aquarium is fully cycled the two toxic fish waste products will be undetectable.
4Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics
The "Father of Genetics" is an epitaph given to Gregor Mendel, who worked out the laws of inheritance in the nineteenth century from his breeding experiments with the sweet pea in his Augustinian abbey gardens.
0Toxins, Warts and Other Toad Facts
Some frogs, usually with drier, warty skin and more terrestrial lifestyle are called toads. They have prominent paratoid glands that produce toxic bufotoxin, which in some species, like the cane toad can kill a dog and many other predators. The Colorado River toad secretes psychoactive substances that cause hallucinations.
0What equipment do you need to keep pet frogs?
To keep frogs as pets successfully, it is necessary to obtain all the right equipment. Although details will vary depending on the the type of frog, this article describes all the bits and pieces required to care for a pet amphibian.
3The Black Moor Goldfish Variety
The black moor is a variety of goldfish popular in the cold water aquarium. It is characterised by its black body colour, telescopic eyes and long flowing fins. They are a fairly hardy, easy to keep fish, but should not be mixed with the faster, more agile common goldfish.
3Born In Flames, and Other Salamander Facts
Despite appearances salamanders are amphibians rather than reptiles, they are more closely related to frogs than to lizards. The brightly coloured fire salamander has been associated with many myths, including the fact that it is born in flames. The fact is that salamanders reproduce through eggs that develop into aquatic larvae, the myth probably resulted from its habit of hiding in rotting logs, and only emerging when they were used to light fires.
6Amphibian Pac-Mans, the Horned Frogs of South America
The South American horned frogs are large, round and have huge mouths and a habit of trying to swallow anything that moves, giving them the nickname Pac-Man frogs.
5The Mantella Frogs of Madagascar
Mantella frogs are very colourful and often toxic frogs found in Madagascar. They are not found anywhere else in the world and habitat destruction is threatening many species with extinction. Luckily many captive bred specimen are no available in the hobby.
5Betta fish, breeding and raising fry
The siamese fighter, or betta fish males are extremely territorial and build bubble nests. After spawning the male exclusively takes care of the embryos, but after hatching,raising the tiny betta fry becomes the responsibility of the breeder.
17Different Types of Frogs that Can be Kept as Pets
Many types of frogs can now be kept as pets. These include completely aquatic frogs, semi-aquatic, like the fire bellied toad, burrowing frogs that are basically mouths on legs and have horns or tree frogs that will stick to the terrarium glass.
3The Wimbledon Queue-How to Get Tickets for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships
My experiences of camping overnight in the park in the Wimbledon Queue to obtain Centre Court tickets for the tennis championship.
6Clownfish Facts You Won’t Find in Disney Cartoons.
There is a lot more to clown fish than was shown in Finding Nemo. Did you know that they set up a symbiotic relationship with deadly anemones? Or that they routinely change sex?
8Tadpoles: The Larvae Of Frogs And Toads
Tadpoles are very different from adult frogs and, after a period of growth, undergo metamorphosis. To change into the adult form, they must develop limbs, loose their tail and gills and remodel their guts and head to change into an amphibian that can live on land.
6The Hound, The Mountain and the Red Priestess, Gregor and Sandor Clegane and Melisandre.
Gregor and Sandor Clegane, and the Melisandre, the Red Priestess are supporting characters in the Game of Thrones series. The Mountain and the Hound, are brothers belonging to a minor house that swears fealty to the Lannisters. Melisandre from Asshai is a priestess of the Eastern god of light, who was sold to the monastery as a slave when she was a child.
0Varys and Petyr Baelish, the Spider vs LittleFinger
Petyr Baelish,known as the Little Finger and Varys the spider are minor characters in Game of Thrones who owe their importance to the their wit and cunning, rather than noble birth. Varys is a eunuch, a foreigner and the master of whispers. Little Finger runs the treasury and looks after his own finances by running several brothels.
4Stinging Goo, Ten Amazing Jellyfish Facts
Some jellyfish facts that might surprise you: did you know the medusa is only one stage in the lifecycle of a jelly fish? That even dead jellyfish can sting you?
9Fire Belly Toads, Bright Green, Black and Orange Frogs.
The fire bellied toad is named for its strkingly coloured, orange and black underside. The frogs are not only brightly coloured, but also active and very easy to keep in captivity.
7Some Interesting Chameleon Facts
Both well known and obscure chameleon facts including information about these special lizards' eyes, tongues, feet and skin.
5Some Fascinating Poison Dart Frog Facts
Poison dart frogs are extremely toxic because of the alkaloids in the plants eaten by the ants and other insects that the frogs eat. The brilliant colours are a warning to predators about their toxicity.
0Game of Thrones Characters: the Targaryens
The Targaryens conquered Westeros because their command of dragons gave them an immense advantage and ruled as kings for 300 years. The last Targaryen king Aerys was insane, and overthrown in Robert's Rebellion.
7Build High PR Links to Your Hubs by bookmarking with Redgage
Redgage is a social networking site where users can bookmark their online content and photos, creating pr3 dofollow links to their sites and earning some revenue when their content is viewed.
48Is Squidoo better for SEO than Hubpages?
How does HubPages' use of subdomains affect the SEO push publishing on a big site give you? Lenses on Squidoo are given some help by having a domain age of 9, and many pages in the domain indexed, does publishing on a HubPages subdomain give the same advantages?
1The House of Lannister in the Game of Thrones Westeros
The House of Lannister is arguably the most powerful House in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. In part this is due to their immense wealth, but also to the brilliant but ruthless machinations of their leader, Tywin Lannister.
1Game of Thrones Characters, House of Stark
The multitude of Game of Thrones characters, in the books and the HBO series can become confusing. Below is some background on the characters from the House of Stark, including background from the books not included in the tv series.
2The Game of Thrones Stark Direwolf, Fact or Fiction?
In the Game of Thrones, the direwolf is the sigil of the House of Stark, and at the beginning of season 1 the Stark family finds a dead direwolf female with 6 pups, which are adopted by the Stark children. Although the direwolf might sound like a mythical creature, on par with the dragons and whitewalkers in the series, direwolfs were real, prehistoric relatives of the grey wolf. The species is not extinct but many direwolf fossils were found in La Brea Tar Pits in California.
0Educational toys for kids 10+ years old
There is a huge toys which engage the childrens' imagination and develop their curiosity and scientific knowledge. I list my favourite robot building kits, snap circuit building sets and chemistry and biology kits.
1Zumba Dance Your Way to Fitness
Zumba is an incredibly fun way to lose weight and increase fitness. The routines, invented by dancer Alberto Perez, combine Latin and International dance, making going to the gym similar to a fun night out in nightclubs.
4The Best Way to Lose Weight
Recent scientific research has identified the hormones responsible for appetite control and has suggested some simple methods in which you can lose weight succesfully without relyng too much on will power.
0More Lebanese Recipes-Red Pepper and Walnut Dip (Muhammara)
Muhammara is a lebanese dip made from roasted red peppers and walnuts. It is vegan, very healthy and delicious and makes a great addition to a middle eastern mezze spread.
2Jilted Drosophila Melanogaster Flies Turn to Alcohol for Consolation-Studies into Addiction
The fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, make a surprisingly good model for alcohol addiction. A recent study showed that flies deprived of reward will consume large amounts of alocohol-laced food, mimicking alcoholic behaviour. The study also shows that neuropeptide R, known to be involved in regulating reward circuits is involved.
4Genetics of Cat Coats, Siamese Kittens and Calico Females
Do you know why siamese cats have a 'point coloration', or are darker in cold countries? Or why calico cats are always female. Science has simple but fascinating explanations to the coat colours of various cat breeds.
0Phelsuma Diet: What do geckos eat?
Phelsuma day geckos are omnivorous, in the wild they eat insects, but also lick the sweet nectar of flowers. In captivity it is hard to provide the variety of foods needed to meet all their nutritional needs. The captive day gecko diet usually consists of crickets and pureed fruit of fruit baby food. Gut loading of feeder insects and dusting with calcium and vitamin supplements are very important.
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Traditional Polish Chicken Soup Recipe
This traditional homemade chicken soup recipe is very simple to make. A few ingredients gently simmered for a couple of hours will give you an aromatic, wholesome and warming stock, just add noodles and you have lunch taken care of. Particularly good for cold winter days.
0Day Geckos Make Excellent Reptile Pets
Day geckos of the genus Phelsuma are brilliantly coloured small to medium sized lizards that make excellent pets. They can be kept in small apartments, and don't mindbeing left alone for most of the day.
2Chaos Walking: Patrick Ness's Science Fiction trilogy.
Although Patrick Ness aimed his Chaos Walking trilogy at the young adult market, the strikingly original ideas will appeal to all readers, whether they like science fiction or fantasy books or not.
7My Favourite Rum and Raisin Homemade Ice Cream Recipe
Making homemade ice cream is much less daunting than it sounds, with a fairly cheap ice cream maker, and basic custard making skills, you can impress with your culinary prowess. This is my take on Rum and Raisin ice cream, using the sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry in place of rum.
20How to care for the Giant Waxy Monkey Tree Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)
The giant waxy monkey frog, Phyllomedusa bicolor, is a fascinating large tree frog with a very striking appearance. It is native to the Amazon rain forest, where its skin secritions (sapo) are used to induce hallucinations and euphoria in shamanic hunting rituals.
