The Ligers and Tigons!!!
 
The liger is a cat born from the breeding of a male lion and a female tiger. This combo produces an offspring with more lion like features than if the reverse pairing had occured. That would produce a more tiger like creature known as a tigon. Both are members of genus Panthera.There is no scientific name assigned to this animal because of its human assisted breeding.
 
A liger looks like a giant lion with faded stripes but like thier tiger ancestors, ligers like swimming. This goes against the nature of a lion …

Honey Badgers

These are some of the baddest little furry bros on the block. A honey badger is a weasel dog like animal that lives in southwest Asia. They can grow up to 11 in. and way up to 35 lbs. But don’t underestimate this small animal.Pound for pound this is one of the toughest land animals to date. Don’t believe me? Well can you fight off a Jaguar with your bare hand? First of all if you can fight a Jaguar then you deserve a Nobel Peace Prize or something …

Every year on February 14th , people come together exchanging cards, cute stuffed animals, chocolate, and other gifts on this love filled holiday. But have you ever wondered why? Who could have possibly come up with this day dedicated to hearts, love, and all this mush?
There are a few theories of the “true history” of valentines day. One of the legends includes a man, Saint Valentine, who appears to be sympathetic, heroic, and romantic. One of the legends contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third …

              
Do you have a hard time telling that special someone to be yours? Well, now comes the opportunity to confess your love to your crush.
               Here are opinionated ways to express that love to your special someone by your fellow peers:
1.       Go up to that special person with some rose pedals’ in your hand; throw them in their face and run away yelling, “I LOVE YOU!”
2.       Get down on one knee with your crushes favorite flowers and a big heart box of chocolates and express your …

Hope you guys had a great thanksgiving break. I sure did. But when I came back school some of my friends told me they had a load of fun sitting on the sofa exercising their fingers by clicking up or down on the remote. Man what kind of fun is that. Get of your bottoms and do something. I’m pretty sure that you don’t want to keep that turkey fat in you. We all now were that goes. I’m telling you now, for Christmas break I’m pretty sure you’re going …

You may think of these little blue fruits as something that go well on the inside of scones or as a tasty flavor of candy, but these insignificant tiny fruits can actually provide many nutritional benefits. For example, blueberries are an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese. Here are several other benefits of blueberries:
Dietary fiber:
Government surveys say that there isn’t enough fiber in our diet. Having a high fiber gives you good heart health and keeps cholesterol in check.
Antioxidants:
Blueberries have the highest antioxidant capacity out of all fresh fruits. …

The Chinese zodiac uses 12 animals, each representing one year in a 12 year cycle.  The first year is of the Rat, followed by the Ox as second, then by the Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, and Dog as the eleventh with the Pig as the last.
2010 is the year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac, which would make it the 4708th Chinese year.  In western (or American) culture, its sign would most resemble an Aquarius horoscope.  It started on February 15th earlier this year and …

Back on Friday, October 1st, a group of freshmen, juniors, and seniors from DMD were given the opportunity to visit University of California’s San Diego campus through official student oriented tours. The trip, which consisted of tour guides who were current students of the university, allowed students the chance to get answers about college life as well as a taste for what is to come after high school.
As what many of us are working so hard towards is being able to get into a good school, extend our education and …

A few days ago Mr. Oskin sent me an interesting article from the New York Times about a student who decided to give up social networking for 48 hours. I thought the idea of life without social media was interesting so I gave it a try. Over the course of 48 hours I recorded what I was thinking or feeling while living life without social networking.

Day 1
8:30am: So far things aren’t going too bad. Naturally, this morning I reached for my phone to read the latest tweets on my …

Earlier in the year, UCSD was the scene of racial tensions, sparked by a ghetto-themed party, planned by members of a fraternity, that was perceived as mocking Black History Month.
Those who attended dressed and acted in a way that reflected stereotypical thinking about blacks. This included how they dressed, talked, and the food they ate.
Word of the party soon spread around campus and the city, creating an outrage. Soon, protests began around campus, followed by additional racially charged incidents, including the hanging of a noose in the school library and …