| Virginia Tech vet chosen to care for Olympic horses
A recent addition to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will be spending next summer in China, caring for horses in the 2008 Olympics. David Hodgson has been selected as one of about 20 official Olympic Committee veterinarians, caring for about 200 horses that will be competing in the games. After a veterinary career that took him from his native Australia to Washington State University and back, David Hodgson and his family relocated to Blacksburg this summer. He heads the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the vet school. Hodgson specializes in internal medicine and has a doctorate in equine sports medicine. But he and the other vets at the games will treat a variety of ailments, from leg injuries to coughs and colds commonly suffered by horses after a long trip.
Bill would resolve conflict on election dates
The change to move larger cities' election dates from March and May to September and November came in 2006. If approved, all September elections would be held on the ninth Tuesday before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. November general elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday. This year, the date is Nov. 4. Scottsdale City Clerk Carolyn Jagger said the city is operating under the assumption the election will be held Sept. 2, but will adjust if needed. HB2364 also changes a few other election-related issues, such as when an election is called to fill a vacancy in one of Arizona's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and setting rules related to applications for initiatives or referendums. The bill has an emergency clause to allow it to take effect immediately.
Marriages should be made simple and affordable?
Dr Balak Ram Kashyap: Yes, the school and college education pattern needs restructuring. The youth coming out of these institutions at present add to the class of parasites. They only add to the number of job seekers. However, some technical/professional institutions are exception especially in the field of Information Technology where the demand exceeds the supply. The overall situation is not very encouraging. Therefore the first thing which needs urgent attention is to ensure that school and college education should be job-oriented so that the students passing out from these institutions should be self-sufficient rather than swelling the ranks of the job seekers. Also, the education pattern should be so designed as to inculcate human values with emphasis upon character building among the students.
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