Archive for March, 2011
NASCAR mandates smaller restrictor plate for Talladega
NASCAR will reduce the size of the openings in restrictor plates provided to Sprint Cup teams for the April 17 race at Talladega, Sporting News has learned. The diameter of holes in the plates will measure 7/8 inches, down 1/64 inches from the openings in plates used in the Feb. 20 season-opening Daytona 500. NASCAR [...]
Fan preview: Sporting Kansas City takes on Chicago Fire on March 26
Sporting Kansas City took it to Chivas USA in a 3-2 victory March 19 for its opening game of 2011. Forward Omar Bravo scored twice as he helped his new team earn three points and put them temporarily in first place in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer. article source
Rescue Operations in Japan Target the Country’s Furry Friends
It’s a united inu effort. Animal rescue groups have joined forces to help the untold number of dogs — inu – in Japanese, cats and other furry friends that have been lost and injured in the tsunami and earthquake that devastated Japan one week ago. Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support, or JEARS is made [...]
Dacula Animal Friends: March 23
This young lady is a Rotweiler/Labrador mix. Shes just a baby and is very playful and friendly. Her owners gave her up to the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter. She has already been spayed and is ready for adoption. Call 770-339-3200 for more information. Gwinnett County Animal Shelter article source
What Role Do Pets Play in Your Family?
This weeks Science Times was a special issue devoted to animals, and one article is about the roles pets can play in families. What pets do you have, or have you had? Have they in some way altered your familys routines or relationships? What does your pet mean to you? To your family as a [...]
Adoptable pet: Animal Friends of the Valley
About the animal: She is a spayed female and described as sweet and full of energy. Agency: Animal Friends of the Valleys Location: 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Wednesday from 10 am to 7 pm For more information: 951-674-0618 or www.animalfriendsofthevalleys.com. article [...]
Aggressive police work, resident relationships work hand in hand
Mary lives on Aurora’s East Side. I’ve never met her, but she left me a long voicemail telling me she was disappointed by my last column about officers and self-initiated activity. If you recall, a suburban police chief mandated that his officers make two traffic stops during their shifts. My position was that it is [...]
MLB fan in Iowa? Licensed MLB jerseys, caps and apparel in Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa, is home to a few different sporting goods stores that carry licensed Major League Baseball (MLB) apparel. The nature of the mid-size town beast dictates that many of these locations are part of national chains, but that does not discount the value of the items sold or the quality of the store. A [...]
Nuclear crisis leads Japanese to cancel trips
Although it was still too early to put a precise figure on the impact, the chief executive of the forum, John Lee, said that the decline in Japanese visitors – based on previous disasters – could be between 10 and 25 per cent, which would equate to between 40,000 and 100,000 tourists a year. Australias [...]
When our animal friends eventually become our food
As a child, much as I do now, I loved to read. Looking back, it is no wonder that my favorite books were ones that revolved around animals like Babar, The Berenstain Bears and Curious George. I reveled in the sweet stories and vivid pictures that depicted animals living as individuals with complex lives and [...]