Guinea Pig Pets

Photos and video: Mom and 3 baby guinea pigs up for adoption at Boston's MSPCA

Gilbert — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:20:26 +0000

Bubba, a mother guinea pig, and her three babies, Teacup, Bandit and Rocket, are up for adoption at Boston’s MSPCA. For more information, go to mspca.org.

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com/roslindale/news/x85603200/Photos-and-video-Mom-and-3-baby-guinea-pigs-up-for-adoption-at-Bostons-MSPCA

Yuma FFA student earns top state awards

Gilbert — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:23 +0000

Her work with rabbits and guinea pigs is earning Yuma High School senior Kelsie Grimsley a turn in the state spotlight.

Grimsley will be awarded in June with two state awards for her FFA projects, plus she is a candidate for another award at the state level.

During a state FFA Leadership Conference, Grimsley, 19, will receive the Diversified Livestock Production Proficiency Award as well as the Small Animal Care and Production Proficiency Award.

“These awards encourage members to develop specialized skills that will apply toward a future career,” said Leigh Loughead, Yuma High School FFA adviser. “Kelsie is the

Source: http://www.yumasun.com/news/state-78852-grimsley-yuma.html

Darwin’s Creepiest Experiment Brought Back to Life

Gilbert — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:16:51 +0000

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/05/st_darwinfaces/

West Leeds: Animal antics in living classroom

Gilbert — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:31:17 +0000

Published on Thursday 10 May 2012 04:00

New classmates at a Leeds school are helping pupils to fly high.

The creation of a ‘living classroom’ – home to ducks, hens, rabbits and guinea pigs – at Holy

Source: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/west-leeds-animal-antics-in-living-classroom-1-4530334

Test Everything: Notes on the A/B Revolution

Gilbert — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:32:37 +0000

In an A/B world something either works or it doesn’t. Photo: shellygrrl/Flickr

Welcome, guinea pigs. Because if you’ve spent any time using the web today — and if you’re reading this, that’s a safe bet — you’ve most likely already been an unwitting subject in what’s called an A/B test. It’s the practice of performing real-time experiments on a site’s live traffic, showing different content and formatting to different users and observing which performs better.

Though it came into its own on the World Wide Web,

Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/~3/QxNQYXjhpwE/

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Gilbert — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:30 +0000