Lukas' Knows He's Lukas: World's Smartest Horse Passes Self-awareness Test By: Karen Murdock | - Lukas, the World's Smartest Horse (according to the World Records Academy) and Guinness World Record Holder ("Most numbers correctly identified by a horse in one minute: 19"), has joined an elite group: those with the capacity for self-awareness. He has proved that he is able to recognize his own reflection in a mirror as an image of himself. To date, only humans (after the age of eighteen months), great apes, bottlenose dolphins, orcas, elephants and European magpies have successfully passed th ... Tags:playingwithlukas.com, playingwithlukas, playing with lukas
Corporate Record Book - Friend Or Foe? By: Steve Henderson | -
The Corporate Record Book remains an enigma for many business owners. Maybe when you bought it, you opened it up and saw the legalese and shut it QUICKLY! Maybe, you never got one in any respect and hoped that you just didn't would like it in the future. Maybe your attorney or accountant is keeping it current. Whatever your current state of affairs, a corporate record book is a key half of the functioning and profitability of your business.
The Best Way To Scent Your Home: Scentsy Wickless Candles By: Lisa Murdock | - Candles are a very popular commodity in the United States. According to the National Candle Association, between 70-80% of Americans use candles in their homes. With the traditional wicked candles, come many problems and dangers. Wicked candles bring smoke, soot and an open flame into homes and around loved ones. There are some scary statistics about using traditional candles in our homes.
Lukas' Narrow Escape (excerpt From The World's Smartest Horse Children's Book) By: Karen Murdock | - Lukas stood in his stall. It was his home at the racetrack since arriving from the breeder's farm when he was only fifteen months old. It was the stall he came back to after his hard morning work-outs to hang his head and rest before they came to run him again. It was the only place he felt peaceful now - gone were the pastures of his first carefree year spent running free in the sunshine with his mother and friends. It was small and made of old dark wood and it sat in the middle of a huge L-sha ... Tags:playingwithlukas.com, playingwithlukas, playing with lukas
Lukas Goes To The Zoo? Excerpt From The World's Smartest Horse Children's Book By: Karen Murdock | - "Guess what, Lukas?" Karen asked him excitedly one day. They were under Lukas' shelter and it was raining. They watched as the water rolled off his roof in clear sheets. Lukas was thinking how good it was to be warm and dry and cozy with his family. The trees were bent in the cold wind and leaves flew all around every which way. He moved closer to Karen to hear the news.
"We've been invited to go places, Lukas, to meet new people."
Lukas Meets The Mustangs - Excerpt From The World's Smartest Horse Children's Book By: Karen Murdock | - Karen sat on a tree limb while Lukas looked for the longest strand of grass he could find. Sunshine streamed through the fluttering leaves and a squirrel was high overhead with a plump nut stuffed in its mouth. Lukas blinked and turned to look at Karen in shock, "Absolutely not, impossible," was all he could think to say.
"Now, Lukas, it's part of our job - we must do this for the animals." "B... b... buuut, Karen, we're a family and he's an outsider." Lukas stammered. "He doesn't b ... Tags:playingwithlukas.com, playingwithlukas, playing with lukas
Trick Training Animals - Lessons With The World's Smartest Horse - Touching By: Karen Murdock | - By now you're aware of the importance of liberty work, have an understanding of the basic foundation of shaping, are able to implement a program with proper amounts of pressure and give appropriate rewards. How does a simple touch warrant an article you might be wondering.
The underrated touch has a multitude of applications as you'll see, and will be an indispensable tool in your training repertoire. Let's examine the many uses for touching. Initially with Lukas, I employed it to ... Tags:playingwithlukas.com, playingwithlukas, playing with lukas
Trick Training Animals - Lessons With Lukas, The World's Smartest Horse - The Smile By: Karen Murdock | - If you've done any horse training, you've likely had some exposure to training basics, liberty work, and using rewards to elicit response. But these are just theory. Today I want to show you how to combine real life situations with these theories and teach an actual trick, the smile. I'll also help you get past the sticking point for most animal trainers, so both you and your horse can have a fun training session free of frustration.
New U.s. Guidelines: More Veggies, Fish, Whole Grains By: Malisa Lindboe | - The curtain is rising on the new U.S. dietary guidelines and it looks like fresh produce, fish and whole grains are going to be center stage.
If the rest of the recommendations follow such a promising preview, the new guidelines will likely be a step toward combating obesity and related ailments including cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Scentsy A Great Business Opportunity By: Lisa Murdock | - Scentsy is a direct sales party plan business that was founded in 2004 and is based in Meridian, Idaho. They feature many different products including electric candle warmers, Scentsy wax bars, Room Sprays, car fresheners, hand sanitizing foam, and scented stuffed animals. I feel that this candle business opportunity is second to none because it is the perfect marriage of directing selling and a product line that is simple, affordable, and consumable. This combination sets the stage for someone ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles.
Houston Gain Most Child Population Of U.s. Metro Areas By: ddddddd | - During the decade, the population of white children declined by 4.3 million nationally, while the number of Hispanic and Asian children grew by 5.5 million, the report stated.
In Texas, 95 percent of child population growth occurred among Hispanics, 931,000 of the 979,000 increase, according to the report written by Dr. William H. Frey, a demographer and sociologist at Brookings, a nonprofit public policy group in Washington, D.C. The states child population growth accounted for ... Tags:nike mens acg sandals
Scentsy Candles-how It All Started By: Lisa Murdock | - This article is written by Lisa Murdock Independent Scentsy Consultant www.scents2buy.com
The Scentsy story is an incredible one. It is one of inspiration and vision mixed with a lot of hard work. This story began with two stay-at-home moms who were looking to start a business that could work around their children and provide some financial support to their families. At a home show, Orville Thompson, an entrepreneur from Meridian, ID met the two stay at home moms who started Scentsy ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles, Sell Scentsy, Join S
Dark City (1998) By: Gabbe Morris | - Director:Alex Proyas
Genres:Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating:R
Release Date:1998 February 27
Screenwriter:Alex Proyas
Starring:Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, William Hurt
What Worked?
What constructs the definition of an individual? We are defined by our status, our clothes, our money, even our memories, but there is a facet of our respective selves that stays the same even if all else was erased: the soul ... Tags:movie reviews, dark city
10 Powerful Tips For Hair Loss Herbs That Prevent Hair Fall By: Seo Majesty | - Well grown shiny hair that appears so lively on our head is nothing but a collection of dead cell layers. Hair has such a significant contribution in the looks and appearance of the individual that it derives maximum care and attention both from men and women. Hair falls naturally after attaining a certain length and the number of follicles present all over our scalp continuously work in growing new strands of hair. So the live part of the hair lies in the follicles and one should give proper ... Tags:Hairmax
Trick-training Animals Lessons With Lukas, The World's Smartest Horse - Pressure By: Karen Murdock | - Pressure is any request I make of my student. I use the lightest detectable cue possible - in this way the animal becomes more sensitive and anticipatory. Let's all take a little test. This one always gets everyone's attention! I'd like you to take your finger and using a regular cueing pressure, the amount you'd typically use, say, to get your dog or horse to move over - touch your own arm. Now hold that for a moment, feel it? OK, now let's try this. Ready? Same finger, and this time with a tou ... Tags:playingwithlukas.com, playingwithlukas, playing with lukas
Trick-training Animals Lessons With Lukas, The World's Smartest Horse: Rewards And Punishment By: Karen Murdock | - "You're going to spoil that horse!" If I've heard that accusation once, I've heard it a thousand times. Yet, their horses grab for fingers while Lukas waits patiently and motionless for his carrot sliver an inch from his muzzle, and gently scoops proffered treats from the hands of toddlers. As with every other lesson, patience and care is instilled while encouraging positive and productive associations.
Trick Training Animals Lessons With Lukas, The World's Smartest Horse: Liberty By: Karen Murdock | - For those of you familiar with Lukas, you already know that I consider liberty work to be the most important element in my training program; I credit Lukas' learning to learn, and our bond to it. Lukas is never tied - all of our ground time together is spent with him loose, and us interacting voluntarily. Even under saddle I encourage him to express himself, and he initiates and sustains movements with the merest hint from me.
Far From Over The Hill By: Karen Murdock | - I met Lukas, my horse, when he was nine years old considered past his prime for much change; he was set in his ways and had many issues by that time. Certainly, his dismal background contributed to his fears and difficulties: three last place race finishes accompanied by severe injuries, multiple owners, and being rescued from starvation and neglect. He was by all accounts a depleted failure, but his lively spirit belied his past traumas. His enduring example of acceptance, resilience and fo ... Tags:playingwithlukas.com, playingwithlukas, playing with lukas
Does Lukas Know He's Lukas? Conducting An Experiment In Self-awareness By: Karen Murdock | - Are horses self-aware? Ex-racehorse Lukas is about to participate in an experiment designed to find out. A lively discussion on Horse Conscious inspired Lukas' owner to investigate animal cognition and perception. For a long time, experts have claimed that humans and animals differ in two primary ways: the use of language and the capacity for self-awareness.
Why Selling Scentsy Candles Could Be Right For You By: Lisa Murdock | - This article is written by Lisa Murdock, Independent Scentsy Consultant First of all, what is Scentsy? Scentsy is a wickless candle company that sells various products such as electric candle warmers, scented candle bars, room sprays, car fresheners, and scented stuffed animals. The company was founded in 2004 by two stay-at -home moms who wanted a safe alternative to flamed candles. They sold the company to Orville and Heidi Thompson in July 2004. Orville and Heidi looked at all the different w ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles.
Flameless Candles | Scentsy Products | Scentsy Candles By: Lisa Murdock | - The Scentsy History: From a Sheep Farm to One of the Fastest Growing Companies in the US Today This article is written by Lisa Murdock Independent Scentsy Consultant scents2buy.com The Scentsy story is an incredible one. It is one of inspiration and vision mixed with a lot of hard work. This story began with two stay-at-home moms who were looking to start a business that could work around their children and provide some financial support to their families. Kara Egan and Colette Gunnell founded S ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles.
What Makes Scentsy Warmers Unique By: Lisa Murdock | - What is a Scentsy Candle Warmer and how do they work? Scentsy warmers are a unique ceramic pot in over 50 different styles and colors. What makes them unique is that they are electric and use a low wattage light bulb to melt the scented wax instead of an open flame. Each warmer has a top on it that is removable. You simply put one or two cubes of Scentsy wax in the top of the warmer, turn on the warmer, and within minutes the wonderful scent you have chosen begins to fill the room. Scentsy warm ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles.
Lukas Is Captivating, Enchanting, Incredible, And He's A Rescued Thoroughbred Horse By: Karen Murdock | - "Captivating!", "Enchanting!", "Incredible!" are all being used to describe Lukas, a seventeen year old off-the-track, rescued Thoroughbred owned and trained by Karen Murdock. Murdock's specialty is the ability to form an extraordinary connection with horses by using trick training and games designed to build confidence, focus, willingness, performance and trust. Her success is evident with Lukas - he may not be the only liberty horse to passage, Spanish Walk, and jambet (three legged 180 ... Tags:playingwithlukas.com, playingwithlukas, playing with lukas, pla
She is propped in bed on a pile of pillows, staring intently at my therapy dog, Wendel. Bob, her son, had called the agency where Wendel and I do hospice volunteering. "My mom's health has gone downhill, is there someone with a pet who could visit her?" According to Bob, Mary had been diagnosed with terminal cancer several months ago. Although Mary had full-time caretakers, her two dogs had been given away as she was ... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Dr. Wendel - Travels With A Therapy Dog - Meeting Charlie By: Karen Murdock | - The hulking male patient towering in front of me would cause fear in most people, with his over six feet five inch frame splattered in tattoos. "I'll watch Wendel for you, Miss Karen," he said simply.
"Yes, thank you, Charlie." As a psychiatric nurse for the last twenty-five years, I was currently working at an Adult Day Care Health Center. The program hosted patients from five counties and those attending were deemed to be at imminent risk of in-patient hospitalization. Their only ... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Dr. Wendel - Travels With A Therapy Dog - Meeting Joey By: Karen Murdock | - The boy sitting in front of me was fifty-seven years old. By all appearances Joey was a full-grown adult complete with patchy stubble after a hurried morning shave, size twelve shoes, and graying temples. He rocked back and forth in his chair and averted his eyes at all times. Joey was being admitted into the Adult Day Care Center where I worked as a registered nurse. The program was designed to offer a wide variety of low-income patients the opportunity to socialize, attend groups, and receive ... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Dr. Wendel - Travels With A Therapy Dog - Meeting David By: Karen Murdock | - "I'll understand if you and Wendel don't accept the case, Karen," Julie, the Volunteer Coordinator tells me. "We're having a hard time even paying nurses that will visit David." Wendel, my therapy dog, and I are at the Hospice agency where we donate our time and services. I sigh. Looking at me from the chart packet is a picture of an eight-year-old freckle-faced boy. David should be out playing softball and getting into harmless mischief; instead he's been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is h ... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Dr. Wendel - Travels With A Therapy Dog - Meeting Janice By: Karen Murdock | - Janice was a wisp of a girl, barely twenty-three. Her distant gaze, detachment and monotone voice all told me what she couldn't say. As a psychiatric nurse for almost thirty years, I recognized her diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Janice was being admitted into the Adult Day Care Center where my therapy dog, Wendel, and I work. Patients enter the program for medication management, life skills training, along with physical and occupational therapy. "I'm not sure," is her frequent repl ... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Dr. Wendel - Travels With A Therapy Dog - Meeting Ellie By: Karen Murdock | - "Where's Wendel?" asked Ellie as she entered the Adult Day Care Center where I work as a psychiatric nurse. The morning stream of over one hundred patients were arriving for a day of groups and socialization.
"This way, please, Ellie, I said, and directed her out of the main hallway. She was eighty-two years old, walked with a cane and her memory was fading. Lately, she'd had trouble remembering where the restrooms were and the names of other patients that she had known for years.
... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Dr. Wendel - Travels With A Therapy Dog - Meeting Alan By: Karen Murdock | - Alan stopped talking abruptly, tilted his head, nodded, then finished his sentence. However, Alan wasn't speaking to anyone that others could see. The diagnosis of Psychotic Disorder can be devastating, as I've observed in nearly thirty years working as a psychiatric nurse. Alan was my patient at an Adult Day Care Center where my therapy dog Wendel and I work. Psychosis can take many forms and usually involves some type of hallucinations (auditory and visual being the most common, with smell and ... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Dr Wendel - Travels With A Therapy Dog By: Karen Murdock | - "You don't want him," the young salesgirl told me, as she tried to direct me to away from the little spaniel to a cage filled with rambunctious, yapping puppies. "Look at these Yorkies, now there's a dog for you!" Our beloved Schnauzer had died months before, and to ease our mourning, my husband and I had taken to dropping by the local pet store occasionally to watch the frolicking litters and mingle with other animal lovers. "He's sick and sad; he doesn't act like the other dogs," the disappoin ... Tags:dog, therapy, karen murdock
Join Scentsy To Build A Worldwide Business By: Lisa Murdock | - When you join Scentsy you are beginning an opportunity to build a worldwide business. For just $99 you can start a candle business that can grow in all 50 US states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and soon, the UK and Germany. Scentsy is expanding into Europe in the early spring with their wickless candle products. What makes this such a great business venture? To answer this question you need to know more about Scentsy.
Join Scentsy To Supplement Income By: Lisa Murdock | - When considering a job to supplement an income, you usually want something that is flexible, pays well for your time, and works around another schedule. When you sell Scentsy, you have all of these benefits!
The Perfect Job: Selling Scentsy Wickless Candles By: Lisa Murdock | - When you think of your perfect job, would it be having your own business? Being your own boss? Working your own hours? Sometimes working in your pajamas at home? Having unlimited income potential? If this sounds like the job for you then you need to consider selling Scentsy products. What is Scentsy? It is a direct-selling party plan company based out of Boise, ID. They have been in business since 2004 and have grown to have over 100,000 consultants in this short time period. Scentsy products ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles.
"Lukas is such a lucky horse - he should be so grateful for everything you've done for him." Gratitude is on everyone's mind this time of year, especially for me. I receive over one hundred e-mails a day about my horse Lukas from all over the world, and get many comments like the one above. Granted, he's come a long way since leaving the race track with leg injuries after three forgettable back-of-the-pack finishes. After changing hands several time ... Tags:horse, guinness, Lukas, Karen Murdock, PlayingWithLukas.com
Getting To Guinness By: Karen Murdock | - The World Record That Almost Wasn't
"How would you and Lukas like to try for a Guinness record?" the inquiry in my mailbox read. The message was from Louise Ireland, Talent Manager at Guinness World Records, Ltd., "Something having to do with his cognitive tasks," she added. The following events would take place during the adventure of a lifetime. My horse Lukas is a seventeen-year-old ex-racer and former rescue who shot to fame a year ago when his You Tube videos became an interne ... Tags:horse, guinness, Lukas, Karen Murdock, PlayingWithLukas.com
Scentsy Candles Make The Perfect Gift By: Lisa Murdock | - During the holiday season, we all struggle to think of something to get our loved ones. We go out to shop and sometimes have a blank stare as we look around. What do they want or need that they dont already have?
Selling Scentsy Candles Is Easy By: Lisa Murdock | - Scentsy is a wickless candle company specializing in electric candle warmers. The company was founded in 2004 by two stay at home moms who were looking for a safe alternative to flamed candles. The company was purchased by an entrepreneur from Boise, Idaho that same year. Orville Thompson saw the vision of having a safe, effective candle in the $2 billion candle market. Scentsy has been a front runner in the candle industry ever since and has many companies on its coattails trying to catch up. ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles.
Scentsy Candles A Safe Alternative By: Lisa Murdock | - This article is written by Lisa Murdock Scentsy Independent Consultant www.Scents2Buy.com the candle industry is a booming business. It is estimated that $2 billion a year are spent on candles in the US. Candles have been used for years as a way to scent our homes. There are many drawbacks to flamed candles that make them very unsafe. There is the fire danger and the possibility of an open flame causing a house fire. In a 2001 study done by the Consumer Product safety commission, it was foun ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles
All About Scentsy By: Lisa Murdock | - Scentsy is a Wickless candle company that has been in business since 2004. The company was founded by Kara Egan and Collette Gunell, two stay at home moms who were looking for a safe alternative to flamed candles. They began making the product in their basement and marketing it at Event Expos. Orville Thompson, an entrepreneur from Boise, ID happened to be selling at the same expo in Sandy, UT and saw the product there. He was intrigued by the idea of a flameless candle warmer that used a lo ... Tags:Scentsy, Scentsy Products, Scentsy Candles, Candle Warmer, Flameless Candles, Candle Business, Electric Warmer, Wickless Candles
Different Ways To Sell Scentsy Products By: Lisa Murdock | - There are many different ways you can sell Scentsy products when you become an Independent Scentsy Consultant. Scentsy is a party plan direct selling company with products that include electric candle warmers, Scentsy bars and bricks, room sprays, car fresheners, and scented stuffed animals called Scentsy Buddies.
Horses Can't Do That! By: Karen Murdock | - I've been hearing that a lot lately: "Horses can't do that!" My seventeen year old rescued off-the-track Thoroughbred Lukas is listed on both Yahoo and Google as "The World's Smartest Horse," and has attracted world-wide media attention for his cognitive and perceptive abilities. In addition, he performs a wide variety of liberty (free) movements and tricks. All to show the happy results of kind training and how smart and wonderful animals are.
Advice For When Travel Gets Hot And Sticky By: Ryan Murdock | - Enormous trees with wide buttressed roots propped up the canopy: giants draped with vines, mosses and epiphytes which hung in tangled green confusion. All the way down to the impenetrable jungle floor, life grew upon life in one symbiotic Gordian Knot.
The forest floor absorbed our footfalls: mine and two Embera hunters from a tiny village deep in Panama's Darién Gap. The jungle crouched around us in rain-deadened silence. We slipped through it like wraiths, ghosting around b ... Tags:jungle, travel, darien, panama, embera, murdock, road wisdom, tips, travel tips
Bodyweight Exercise For The Business Traveler By: Ryan Murdock | - When it comes to health, it truly feels like the deck is stacked against today's mobile executive. The typical business traveler is mildly to significantly overweight, bloated from an excess of restaurant food, puffy-eyed from jetlag and not enough sleep, and hardened into the shape of a chair from too much sitting in meetings and on planes. The suggested remedy for this—tiny, archaic hotel gyms, and the mind-numbing boredom of treadmills—requires an incredible tolerance for the repe ... Tags:business travel, exercise, fitness, health, hotel, murdock, flat stomach, abs, beach body
Movies To Inspire Travel By: Ryan Murdock | - Movies shape how we see the world. Movies also shape the world we expect to see when we go out into it. Few things inspire us to travel like a well chosen backdrop. It paints romantic visions in our heads, visions that often linger for years.
Sometimes the reality of a place matches or exceeds our vision, and sometimes it falters. In the end, anything that inspires us to travel, to break the bonds of the everyday, is a force for positive change.
Caught In The Slipstream Pull Of The Road By: Ryan Murdock | - The endless steaming ribbon of road unrolls before you like a film. Heat haze shimmers and distorts the horizon, breaking the asphalt into tiny lakes which dissolve into nothingness as you rocket on through. A lanky saguaro cactus seems to nod at your passing; but maybe that's just the red shift. Your hair whips and flutters in the slipstream, bleached blond by the desert sun. The land vibrates up the steering wheel, transmitting its essence through a kinesthetic connection that you learn to rea ... Tags:road, trip, road trip, travel, summer, murdock, vagabond
It Aint Nothing But The Hound, Dawg By: Ryan Murdock | - Only those with little money and infinite patience would consider crossing the continent by bus, but it can be an unforgettable experience, one that's inaccessible to the short distance traveler. A barrier is breached when you go beyond that one-day travel gap. Your time sense shifts, the days become cyclical, and the only constant is movement.
Riding Through The Highlands In A Chairman Mao Cap By: Ryan Murdock | - A motorcycle represents freedom: the freedom of the open road, the freedom of speed, the freedom to go. Bikers are cowboys reinvented. They aren't content to go the way of the package tourist. They see things for themselves and they form their own judgments. It's an attitude as much as a mode of travel.
Few people stop to consider the advantages of motorcycle travel in foreign countries. In most places you can rent a scooter without a motorcycle license. They're easy to operate, f ... Tags:vietnam, travel, murdock, vagabond, motorcycle, motorbike, hanoi
The Anthropology Of Drink By: Ryan Murdock | - I'm a firm believer that a nation's drink is shaped by its landscape and climate, and that its drink in turn shapes its culture.
According to my theory, the world can be neatly divided into several distinct zones of booze.
The UK and Ireland are home to warming whiskeys, dark heavy ales and stouts. Just the thing for when the perpetual damp soaks through your bones: a sip to burn away the mists of mind, memory and landscape.
