BRIEFLY.Keep your pooch safe in the heat Man's best friend could be in greater danger from the summer heat than people, experts at VCA VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA Victorian College of the Arts (Australia) VCA Vehicle Certification Agency (UK) VCA Veiligheids Checklist Aannemers Animal Hospitals in Los Angeles warned Wednesday. Dogs - which have a higher body temperature than humans in addition to sometimes thick fur coats - are at an even greater risk of facing heat exhaustion heat exhaustion, condition caused by overexposure to sunlight or another heat source and resulting in dehydration and salt depletion, also known as heat prostration. The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness. , veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
``Dogs don't sweat and therefore don't have an efficient way to cool themselves down,'' said Todd Tams, vice president and chief medical officer for VCA Animal Hospitals. He said veterinarians at VCA facilities across the country have seen increased numbers of heat exhaustion cases during the latest heat wave. Tips for keeping pets cool in the summer months include walking them in the early mornings or late evenings when it's not as hot, walking them on grass instead of concrete, giving them plenty to drink and hosing them off with cool water if they're getting hot. - City News Service Commemorative stamp out today SIMI VALLEY - Officials from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs and the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. will dedicate the President Libraries commemorative postage stamp today in ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. The dedication at 40 Presidential Drive in Simi Valley will include a limited number of collectable first-day-of-issue programs affixed af·fix tr.v. af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es 1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package. 2. with the stamp and bearing a specially designed postmark with Reagan's signature to be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. Ceremonies will take place today at all 11 presidential libraries across the nation, including at the Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, which is scheduled to become the nation's 12th presidential library later this year. - Daily News Burbank suspect will be arraigned BURBANK - A Burbank man who was shot by police for allegedly resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. and exhibiting a handgun will be arraigned on Wednesday. Police were called to Daniel Houy's home on North Lamer Street on June 11 when his family called 911 because they were concerned for his well-being. Officers said they found Houy, 48, outside his home with a gun. He was shot by police and was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital. Houy has been charged with two counts of felony resisting arrest, and one count of exhibiting a weapon, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. He was released from jail on a $105,000 bond, Burbank police said. - Daily News Grand jury indicts three in robbery GLENDALE - A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. three men on weapons, robbery and conspiracy charges in connection with a jewelry store holdup in which the elderly owners were injured. Alleged Crips gang member Dexter Dewan de·wan n. Any of various government officials in India, especially a regional prime minister. [Hindi d Cole, 28, of Los Angeles; Billy Joe Spencer, 38, also of Los Angeles; and Gregory Lynn Webster, 33, of San Bernardino were indicted in connection with the April 2 robbery at Little Switzerland on Glendale Avenue. The three were being held at the Los Angeles County jail, awaiting a court hearing Aug. 17. Bail ranged from $300,000 to no bail. - Daily News McGrath chosen to head council Longtime Burbank resident and retired electric sweeper salesman Peter McGrath has been appointed to head the advisory council of the Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging. The Navy veteran, father of two and grandfather of four, will head the volunteer council that acts as an advocate for state and federal legislation that affects seniors 60 years and older. - Daily News Suspects charged in market slaying Three reputed gang members were charged with murder in the July 28 shooting death of a former LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. explorer in a supermarket parking lot, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Joshua Mansion, 18, Dwayne Wheeler, 20, and Rabih Dawud James, 17, are accused in the slaying of Loli Castaneda, 25. Castaneda was shot in the parking lot of a Ralphs market at Vermont Avenue and Adams Boulevard in the University Park area near the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . - City News Service |
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