This website has been maintained by a former volunteer of Animal Rescue League.  This site will feature animal rescues, computer, “healthy living” news.  Email : Sasha. Updated 03/06/2010



Online News (Animal rescue, pets,  technology, health & environment related news that interest me)

*Shipwrecked sailor ate lichen to survive  (Vancouver, March 4)
*Shifting Soil Threatens Homes’ Foundations (NY Times, March 3)
*Coyote snatches puppy in Pickering (Toronto, March 2)
*A happy ending: Dano the missing 'pit bull' has been returned (Feb. 27)
*Grizzly Bears Moving Into Canada's Polar Bear Capital (N. Geographic, Feb. 26)
*Rescued dog mauls senator (Australia, Feb. 22)
*Yorktown show dog owner experiences Westminster (Feb. 19)
*Looking out for feline friends  (Telegraph J. Feb. 19)
*Coyotes spotted on east side (Telegraph Journal, Feb. 18)
*State of trailer cited as factor in renegotiating of stables lease (Telegraph J. Feb.17)

*Judge puts dog that bit Hampton senior on probation (Telegraphy Journal, Feb. 17)
*Strategy to save big cats teaches old dogs new tricks (Globe & Mail, Feb. 16)
*Coyote attacks N.B. woman (CBC, Feb. 10)
*Animal instincts (Guardian, Feb. 7)
*Study fails to link saturated fat, heart disease (Vancouver Sun, Feb. 4)
*Heel. Sit. Whisper. Good Dog. (New York times, Feb. 3)
*The Web way to learn a language (New York times, Jan. 27)
*Recharging Your Cellphone, Mother Nature’s Way (New York times, Jan. 31)
*Laptop Buying Guide: Selecting the Right Laptop for You (PCworld, Jan. 27)
*Warning issued: Beware of coyotes (Telegraph journal, Jan. 26)
*What Could You Live Without? (New York Times, Jan. 23)
*How to Stop 11 Hidden Security Threats (PC world, Jan. 25)
*Smokers With Lung Cancer: Not Too Late to Quit (WebMD, Jan. 21)
*Green grocers (Toronto Sun, Jan. 14)
*How did the goose cross the road? (Globe & Mail, Jan. 13)
*How are dog people and cat people different? (CNN, Jan. 13)
*Healthy Aging, With Nary a Supplement (New York Times, Jan. 12)
*At a Mighty 104, Gone While Still Going Strong (New York times, Jan. 11)
*Facebook snooping can return to haunt (Vancouver Sun, Jan. 9)
*Guide to a good life: talk to strangers (National Post)
*Seeing Old Age as a Never-Ending Adventure (New York times, Jan. 8)
*N.B. needs more nursing home beds: doctor (CBC, Jan. 7)
*How to train aging brain (New York Times, Jan. 3)
*Neighbour a doggone hero (Toronto Sun, Jan. 3)
 

Links to local animal sites
Charlotte County SPCA
Cherry Brook Zoo     (map)    
New Brunswick SPCA
Saint John Bark Park 
 (map)

Saint John Animal Rescue League.

Merck Manual of Medical Information: online version

Services & programs of Canadian Government

Canadian Encyclopedia

 


Miscellaneous links:

Rockwood Park Trails:  Map

Get Coupons (Iams, etc.) Online

Do something for this planet: We are what we do.

Walter Lewin lectures on physics at MIT  (Download the videos)

Copy, Paste tutorial: video clip.

TED: ideas worth spreading (video talks)

Fundamental Sense: Balance (New York Times, Jan. 8)

Rrecyclable items and where to take them in Saint John..