Word: pets
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...awesome as it is, an MRI is only one of the diagnostic tests at a physician's disposal. A PET scan, for instance, is even more complicated, measuring how much energy is being used by your cells in order to give an energy-use mapping of a slice of your body. It is better at showing some tumors than any other imaging method. We have tri-spiral CT scanners, radionucleide bone scanners, EKG-gated CT angiographic scanners. We can test the electrical activity of brain, muscle and nerve. We can test your blood in two thousand different ways...
...This is a half-past-six country which has no guts." MAHATHIR MOHAMAD, Malaysia's former Prime Minister, warning that the government's decision to scrap a new bridge with Singapore, which was one of his pet projects, shows Malaysia is unwilling to stand up for itself. Singapore had opposed the bridge...
...course, has a special place in the West, and particularly in the U.S. Dogs are the country’s most popular pet, and are well serviced by a growing industry: Good Americans can find thousands of Internet sites designed to help them feed, bathe, and clothe his mutt—and, for the really committed, dog psychologists and professional dog photographers. One Baltimore news site run by CBS even hosts a “Dog Daily” blog complete with “tips for empowering your relationship [with your dog]” (http://wjz.com/pets)....
...first lessons that dogtrainer Brian Kilcommons teaches pet owners is never to tell their canine companions no. Although such advice may seem indulgent, his reason is practical, not philosophical: often dogs have no idea what the command means. "Most of the dogs in America think their name is No," jokes Kilcommons, who says the word is too vague for dogs to grasp because it doesn't correlate with a specific action. Instead, he advocates using commands such as off or stay, which dictate precise behaviors, then rewarding pups with praise--and the occasional treat--when they get it right...
...actually strike it rich with some wacky scheme, let me know. I’ll be under my bridge with my little dog. Don’t pet him, he bites...