UARC News and Events >> 12 December 05

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Hi Everyone,

Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail:

  * Holiday Potluck
  * Calendar of Events
  * In the News

Thanks to all those who came out for our Ching Farm day!  Pictures at http://gallery.vegcrew.net/uarc05ching

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### HOLIDAY POTLUCK ###

For the cold months, UARC will be hosting a monthly indoor potluck.  Next Sunday is the second of these.

  Where:  1012 S. 800 E.
   When:  Sunday, 18 December 2005 @ 7:00 o'clock
   What:  Vegan potluck and holiday social!

To attend, please bring a potluck dish to share with others.  If you can't bring a dish, you may bring $6.00 instead to eat, but we'd rather see food than money.  Dishes and utensils will be provided.  Brink a copy of the recipe if you can.

To ensure good turnout of meals, please RSVP to Eric (ewaters at uarc.com, 560-8238) with what you will be bringing to make sure there is a good varied spread of food.  Do not just bring chips or chocolate soymilk - we'd like to see home cooked food.  Here's the categories we'd like to see filled:

  Finger Foods & Appetizers (chips fall into this)
  Soups & Stews
  Rice & other sides
  Entrees
  Deserts
  Drinks

We look forward to seeing you there - it will be fun!

To see photos of last months' potluck, visit http://gallery.vegcrew.net/uarc051030


### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ###

Monday, 12th (today)
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- 7:00 PM - UARC Steering meeting at The Bridge (512 W. 200 S.).  All are welcome; paying members have voting privileges.


Wednesday, 14th
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- 7:00 PM - EarthSave vegetarian potluck at the Salt Lake City downtown Wild Oats.


Saturday, 17th
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- 2:30 PM - ARM weekly meeting at Living Cuisine (2144 S. 1100 E.)


Sunday, 18th
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- Ching Sanctuary cooking class at Sugarhouse Wild Oats with Cassandra

- 5:00 PM - SOAR weekly meeting

- 7:00 PM - UARC Holiday Potluck (see above)


### IN THE NEWS ###
  For more, visit http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Animal_Rights/

Tuesday
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* Cat bites, infection risk 'are no joke'
  Half of injuries can become infected due to bacteria levels
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635166674,00.html
Dr. David Maloney has seen firsthand that a cat's bite is a lot worse than its hiss.
  A veterinarian Maloney worked with locally was out for three months after a feline bit his knuckle, forcing the vet to undergo several operations. And while he was in vet school at Kansas State University, an injured cat sent two students and one intern to the hospital with bad bites after they tried to administer pain medication. ...

* Hogle Zoo gets award for sales brochure
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635166672,00.html
Utah's Hogle Zoo received the Brass Ring Award from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) recently for the zoo's 2005 event sales collateral brochure. ...

* Rodeos go upscale to lasso fans with bucks
  Dusting off: Television exposure is just one factor that has changed the demographics of the sport
  http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_3282132
Trevor Brazile, of Decatur, Texas, competes in tie-down roping at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Sunday. ...


Wednesday
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* Keep animals warm in beastly weather
  Use common sense and compassion in protecting pets
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635166971,00.html
With temperatures along the Wasatch Front expected to be in the single digits, the Humane Society of Utah issued a reminder that this means inconvenience, discomfort, and danger for animals as well as people.
  Animals' hair coats do not provide adequate protection against the bitter cold in our area, and the society urges people to use both common sense and compassion when it comes to the animals in their care. ...


Thursday
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* Monkeys show male and female toy preferences
  Ancient wiring: New work adds to growing data on the differences in male and female brains
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3288821
WASHINGTON - Just like human boys and girls, male monkeys like to play with toy cars while female monkeys prefer dolls, a research project has shown. ...

* Dog DNA may fetch medical progress for humans
  Canine genetic map: Scientists can use genome to compare the ailments of pets and people
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3288835
BOSTON - Mankind's best friend for thousands of years is ready to teach new tricks to science.
  The genetic makeup of the dog - in this case a boxer named Tasha - has been deciphered and should help identify genes that make both dogs and people vulnerable to cancers, heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, blindness, deafness and even some psychiatric disorders, scientists said Wednesday. ...


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That's it for this week.  Thanks for reading!