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Adopt a pet at Animal Control
Orlando Sentinel
Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control, 7115 De Castro Road, Winter Haven will have a pet adoption day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. All adoptions will be $25 and includes spay or neuter, rabies shots, tags and microchip.
Pet Gifts Retailer Moochie and Co. Announces Online Pet Registry [press release]
URLwire
Users can register and create a list of pet gifts and accessories for their new pets online. Then their friends and family can sign up to choose gifts to buy for the new addition to the family.
Angora fire kittens rescued, doing well
Nevada Appeal
Pet Network Animal Friends, a nonprofit rescue and adoption organization in Incline Village, is helping to meet the needs of four-legged victims of the Angora fire.
House & Garden Briefs
The Ithaca Journal
The Tompkins County SPCA is seeking entries for its first Pet Photo Contest.av.rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5XGYtYZGBXcBXkONBqMX;_ylu=X3oDMTBxYWI3cjhwBHBndANhdHdfbmV3c19yZXN1bHQEc2VjA3Ny/SIG=11uf2omfg/EXP=1183319832/**http%3a//www.onrec.com/newsstories/17359.asp" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.onrec.com/newsstories/17359.asp'; return true" onmouseout="self.status='';return true
Crash risk assessment performed ahead of Black Hawk crash
The West Australian
Practice drills for crashing on a deck and ditching in water were carried out as part of a risk assessment made for HMAS Kanimbla before last yearâ s Black Hawk helicopter crash, an inquiry has heard.
Behavioral Risk In-Depth Series (Part 4): Law Enforcement in Crossfire
Risk & Insurance
When police officers carry out their jobs, confrontation with suspects can lead to tragic outcomes. These often result in lawsuits for the officers' employers, as well as personal crisis for the officers themselves. But training, assessment and accreditation can help manage the risk.
Iowan senator takes aim at propane proposal
Houston Chronicle
As a longtime farmer, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley said he quickly saw the folly of propane regulations proposed by the Department of Homeland Security. The proposal would list propane as a chemical of interest when kept in quantities greater than 7,500 pounds, forcing a costly risk assessment. av.rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5Xb7tYZGWfsAWlKNBqMX;_ylu=X3oDMTBxYWI3cjhwBHBndANhdHdfbmV3c19yZXN1bHQEc2VjA3Ny/SIG=12c6i56sj/EXP=1183319931/**http%3a//www.yorkdispatch.com/sports/revolution/ci_6241951" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.yorkdispatch.com/sports/revolution/ci_6241951'; return true" onmouseout="self.status='';return true
Beware dangers of the sun
Edwardsville Journal
Although Dan Seyferth and Christy Swigonski have not met, they enjoyed similar childhood summers that led to a not-so-enjoyable experience - skin cancer.
Gonzalez to join All-Star staff
The Palm Beach Post
Fredi Gonzalez and Tony La Russa share a spring-training facility in Jupiter, and Gonzalez never wasted an opportunity to receive advice from one of baseball's top managers.
'Hard' candy
The Telegraph
Bruce Willis as Det. John McClane hangs on to the back of a dangling truck in Live Free or Die Hard, the fourth movie in the action series. How does one cop keep ending up in these situations?av.rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5XsNtoZGcvAA4ZuNBqMX;_ylu=X3oDMTBxYWI3cjhwBHBndANhdHdfbmV3c19yZXN1bHQEc2VjA3Ny/SIG=141omm06s/EXP=1183319949/**http%3a//edwardsvillejournal.stltoday.com/articles/2007/06/30/news/sj2tn20070611-0611gcj_flyingsquirrel.ii1.txt" onmouseover="self.status='http://edwardsvillejournal.stltoday.com/articles/2007/06/30/news/sj2tn20070611-0611gcj_flyingsquirrel.ii1.txt'; return true" onmouseout="self.status='';return true
Protect Your Skin from the Sun
Newswise
Red is a color you will see a lot this Fourth of July, but it is not a color you want to see on your skin. Dr. Ara DerMarderosian, professor of biological science at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia strongly advises using a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) higher than 15. He also says to reapply the sunscreen frequently.
Anthrax Laser
ScienCentral
Recent anthrax scares in New York and Florida underscore the need for rapid detection of biological weapons. As this ScienCentral News video explains, scientists have developed a new laser technique that could detect anthrax in real-time.
A Challenge to Gene Theory, a Tougher Look at Biotech
New York Times
The $73.5 billion global biotech business may soon have to grapple with a discovery that calls into question the scientific principles on which it was founded.
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