They’re the season’s saddest returns – pets given as holiday gifts who instead start the new year in shelters.”In the movies, you see the cute puppy jumping out of the gift box . . . but many times the person hasn’t spoken to everyone in the household to make sure they’re ready for the commitment,’’ said Sylvia Ottaka, director of operations at the North Shore .. more …
Scuba is an acronym that stands for self contained underwater breathing apparatus. The name for such an apparatus, first successfully tested in 1943, was formed by taking the first letter of each word in the phrase and putting them together to form a single word. Scuba, like other acronyms, has a vowel at a point that allows it to be pronounced like an English word. The word, first recorded in .. more …
The earliest recorded form of horse racing in the UK is dated around 200AD, with the first trophy awarded to the winner of a race in 1512. Modern forms of horse racing in the UK take the shape of flat racing, National Hunt racing and the more informal point to point racing (also known as steeplechasing for amateur riders). The sport has produced between four to five hundred professional jockeys in .. more …
As I was being transported from gate to terminal it struck me that I may actually be riding a monorail, despite the annoying word “shuttle” that I was hearing from the speakers. Now I don’t want tons of email from all of you telling me that the Orlando airport shuttle is not a monorail. All I can say is that I saw a single rail. Of course I had just experienced a turbulent and delayed flight and .. more …
Adam Ant Eighties pop star Prince Charming Adam Ant, the goody two-shoes Dandy Highwayman returns to stand and deliver once again. Plus NR One Records festive party, Napalm Death, Bad Manners and The Hamsters.ADAM ANTUEA, December 16It is a statistic which will make those of a certain age cringe, but Adam Ant’s career now spans a remarkable five decades.Best known for the pomp and splendour of .. more …
Dear Santa Claus,I have been very good this year. Please bring me presents. Iwant a puzzle.Thank you, Erika OrtizDear Santa Claus,I have been very good this year. I want toys.Dear Santa Claus,I have been very good this year. Please bring me presents. Iwant a remote control helicopter.Thank you, AngelDear Santa Claus,I have been very good this year. Please bring me presents. Iwant a prinsecess. .. more …
A new exotic animal museum is destined for Bandera. The BanderaExotic Animal Museum expects to open in 2013 near the Bandera HighSchool within the city limits of Bandera. The city council gave itsapproval to the zoning change that will allow the non-profit museumat their Dec. 15 special meeting.The museum will offer a display of “exotic animals” and a sensorysafari, said Don Giles, who made the .. more …
OurFunnyPlanet.com is a web site that contains all sort of amusing facts, inspirational quotes, stunning pictures, entertainment articles arranged in 0 wide variety of categories. The Places of the World category provides every visitor with photos and information about animals, plants, scenery, space images, conservation, travel and people from certain countries or regions.In the Quotations .. more …
Don Kaminski has observed as many as 16 deer crossing Orchard Spring Road to areas including Roseleaf Road and Foxcroft Road.During a Scott Township public works committee meeting this month, he detailed how the herd has affected his evening walks.
Township commissioners are discussing enacting a ban on feeding deer as a way to control the population who have made Scott their home.
The Dec. .. more …
An operator of a Kirbyville animal sanctuary said 17 endangered exotic animals are at risk of being euthanized because of financial woes.The Exotic Cat Refuge and Wildlife Orphanage has faced monetary .. more …
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