16 May 12 Ask the vet’s pets: Combination therapy needed as arthritis progresses
Dear Daisy Dog: Chester, our elderly Pekingese, has arthritis, for which he takes Deramaxx. He has been having more trouble lately, so his veterinarian recommended increasing his Deramaxx dose for a few days and then returning to his maintenance dose. Do you have any suggestions if her plan doesnt help?
Daisy responds: It sounds as though you communicate well with your veterinarian, so you should pose your question to her.
She may recommend a stepwise approach similar to what my mom did when a single pain medication was no longer effective for my arthritis.
As a first step, your veterinarian may switch Chester from Deramaxx to a different nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
16 May 12 Tigard-Tualatin School District hopes to include more students, address ‘donor …
TIGARD — Students in the Tigard-Tualatin School District may be staying closer to home next year, under a new field trip policy designed to make extracurricular trips equally accessible for all students.
The cost of field trips was becoming prohibitive, school board members said before approving the new policy. Families were choosing not to participate in clubs and activities that included fancy trips and heavy fundraising. Local business owners, responding to many requests for financial support, complained of donor fatigue.
Concern about the haves and have-nots across the district of 12,000 students prompted the board to draw the line on whats reasonable. The board voted...
16 May 12 Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Chess Johnson Representing Army at 2012 Warrior Games
Chess Johnson participates in a track and field practice for the 2012 Warrior Games at the US Air Force Academy April 23, 2012, more than five years after a sniper’s round struck him in the right eye. His current vision is comparable to taking a toilet paper roll and cutting it down to two inches and holding it up in front of one eye while covering the other with a hand. Despite his limited sight, Johnson does not consider himself disabled and has shown talent and enthusiasm for a wide variety of competitive sports. By Jennifer Spradin, Defense Video amp; Imagery Distribution System.
16 May 12 Regulators Looking Into JPMorgan Trading Activities Before $2 Billion Loss
United States and British regulators have been in discussions with JPMorgan Chase for almost a month about the trading group that disclosed more than $2 billion in losses on Thursday, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
The bank first informed the Federal Reserve and the Financial Services Authority of Britain about the trading activities when media reports surfaced in April about a London-based trader with outsize positions, who was called the “London Whale” and Voldemort.
15 May 12 Bullying teachers and those big knickers put me off games for life
It was fine at primary school when ‘games’ tended to be precisely that, with boys and girls equally keen to join in. But by the age of 14, only 12 per cent of girls are interested in physical activity compared with more than double that figure among boys. And from there, it’s a downhill slouch all the way to adulthood.
Naturally, I commend the Foundation for its diligent questioning of the 1,500 participants of its survey. But out here, in couch-potato land, many more thousands of us could have saved them the trouble.
We could have told them years ago that forcing schoolgirls to play competitive sports is an anachronistic cruelty that – counter-intuitive...
15 May 12 Seattle Humane Society & WSU Partner to Save Lives!
Seattle Humane Society and Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have entered a partnership in which senior veterinary students will provide spay/neuter surgeries and medical care for shelter pets as part of their clinical training.
“We are thrilled to be collaborating with WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine,” said Seattle Humane Society CEO David Loewe. “Working together, we can expand our services, help train the next generation of veterinarians, and create a stronger safety net for pets in need. This is just the beginning of a long-term partnership between our agencies.”
The agreement brings together two national...
15 May 12 Ike Kuhns covered every sport with passion
Years ago, as its circulation boomed, The Star-Ledger boasted encyclopedic sports coverage a nationally recognized section as thick as a phone book, with unequaled daily coverage of every pro and college team within driving distance, and more.
You name em, The Star-Ledger covered em, home and away the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Devils, plus every New Jersey college, big and small, and hundreds of high schools.
Olympic Games? Title bouts? Pro soccer? The newspaper covered those, too. Horse racing at its zenith? You bet. Major golf and tennis tournaments? Of course. Wrestlemania? Oh, yeah. Star-Ledger reporters traveled the world to bring the biggest...
15 May 12 Long battle over extracurricular activities continues for teachers
The province is just adding fuel to the fire in its efforts to force teachers to participate in voluntary after-school activities, according to Derek DeGear.
DeGear, president of the Nanaimo District Teachers Association, said hes stunned the BC Public School Employers Association applied Wednesday to the Labour Relations Board to stop teachers from refusing to voluntarily work with students in extracurricular activities.
He said it appears the BCPSEA is more interested in attaining free labour from teachers instead of focusing on providing adequate classroom supports and offering the best education to students as possible.
However, BCPSEA CEO Hugh Finlayson said that...
15 May 12 America’s obsession with pets going too far
If you didnt think American civilization was in trouble already, this ought to worry you: Americans are hiring psychics to communicate with their pets.
According to Benjamin Radford of Discovery News, pet psychics claim they can use telepathy to communicate with animals, living and dead ? for about $85 an hour.
I can tell pet owners what their dog is thinking for half that amount: Rover wants you to scratch him on the belly and give him a treat. I?ll pop my invoice in the mail.
But this isn?t about telepathy so much as it is about our obsession with pets ? a reflection of a country gone nutty and soft, confused by our emotions.
Look: Pets, generally, are a great...
15 May 12 5 Mom-Friendly Activities for the Weekend
1) CRAFTY MOM: Bring Mom to the 2nd Friday Art amp; Wine Walk, and if that wasnt already fun enough, walk on over to Mayfest at Stirling Commons (on Broadway). This all-ages event features live music, hands-on activities for the kids (pottery), beer, wine and chocolate tastings from 5:30 to 11 pm (Free to attend! Art amp; Wine Walk deals require a $10 bracelet)
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2) VINTAGE MOM: Take your Mom on the last docent-led sunset stroll on historic Victoria Drive of the season. Meet outside the Dunedin Historical Museum Friday at 5 pm and bring your camera. ($15)
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3) MUSIC MOM: Treat your mom to a night with the Celts and simultaneously help the Dunedin Pipe...
