| Wells struggles in the aftermath of quake
Rattled in Wells, Nev. 'Everything was just waves' Card players didn't fold 'em during quake Wells pulls together, shaking continues U. scientists gathering Nevada quake data 6.0 Salt Lake.-area quake would take moderate toll Felt it or not ... Residents of Nevada are picking up the pieces Quake gave Utah a 'wake-up call' for planning They lived it ... .
Three weeks until it begins anew
The Braves need big production from their best two hitters, Chipper Jones and Mark Teixeira. They need Chipper to play at least 135-140 games, hopefully more, and they need more of last August-September's display from Teixeira, who carries huge expectations as he enters his first, and the Braves hope not last, full season in Atlanta. Yes, the Braves could sure use a season from Brian McCann that's more like his 2006 than his '07, and they'd certainly like to see continued progress from Jeff Francoeur and from Johnson and Escobar. But it's the rotation, the bullpen and the middle of the order that have the potential to carry this team not just to the postseason, but deep into the postseaason. It's been a while since the Braves had the potential to get 45-50 wins and 600 or more innings from a starting trio, but that's what they expect from John Smoltz, Tim Hudson and Tom Glavine.
Circus denies its use of animals is ‘cruel’
They have refused to respond to us and they don't see anything wrong with using animals, but it is cruel and unnecessary," he said. "The animals are subjected to large amounts of travelling and humiliation when they are performing. It's not a form of entertainment. "At the end of day, when people have left to go home, the animals will be locked away in cages." He called on people to boycott the circus and demonstrate outside it to persuade others to do the same, encouraging people to choose "human circuses" instead. Steve Norman, animal rights spokesman for Barnet Green Party said: "The shopping centre should not be promoting it and should have their own business ethics, which should include points against animal circuses. "It is an outdated and antiquated form of entertainment." Martin Burton, proprietor of Zippos Circus, said: "We respect the right to free speech but everyone should be clear that the number of people campaigning against animals in circuses are a minority.
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