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Gary Lipton Media Relations Manager Phone: 1-(800)-222-5551 Fax: 1-(800)-990-4329 Web site: www. napsnet .com e-mail: printmedia@napsnet.com #2445 North American Precis Syndicate, Inc., 350 Fifth Avenue, 65th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-0110 An Online “Shelter” Aids Pet-Adoption Process Get Smart About Fruits And Vegetables (NAPSA)—Over 90 percent of moms say it’s important to include fruits and vegetables in their family meals, and they intend to serve more. But it’s hard turning best intentions into reality; practical issues just get in the way. To help moms realize that it’s easy to include more fruits and vegetables in meals and snacks, Fruits & Veggies—More Matters offers Get Smart! strategies and tips. These helpful, practical, easyto-use tactics are designed to help moms add more fruits and vegetables to their families’ plates. As You Shop As you cruise the grocery aisles, remember: All forms count. Pick up fruits and veggies throughout the store; it’s okay to use canned, frozen—even dried fruit, as well as 100 percent juice. • Don’t spoil your week when i t ’s j u s t b e g i n n i n g : P r e v e n t spoilage by using perishable produce at the beginning of the week and frozen or canned selections at the end. • M a k e i t a n a d v e nt ur e : Focus on variety—choose a different fruit and vegetable each week. In Your Family Dinner Getting more fruits and vegetables in at dinner doesn’t have to be a struggle. Try adding them to the meals you are already making. Or make a meal starring just fruits and vegetables. • Double delicious: Add a can of veggies, such as corn or green beans, to a can of soup; or onions, peppers and mushrooms to a jar of spaghetti sauce. • Create a Picasso pizza or a colorful fiesta: “Paint” your pizza with peppers, broccoli, spinach and pineapple; or dress up your taco dinner with sweet peppers, cucumbers and avocado. A Few Tips On Car Painting (NAPSA)—Whatever color your car is, spray painting those dings and dents is easier than you think. The first step is the surface preparation. The area to be painted should be rust-free, smooth to the touch and finished with an auto body primer. You may need a rust converter on corroded areas. Straighten the area to be repaired and use body filler and putty to smooth and shape damaged areas. There are many colorful ways to add fruits and vegetables—fresh, canned, frozen, dried, and 100 percent juice—to the foods your family already eats. Eating On The Go Eating on the go can feel chaotic, but check these easy ideas and tips to avoid last-minute, sugary, high-fat snacks and meals that can really slow you down. • Get sizzlin’: Order sizzling options on the menu that include lots of vegetables like stir-fry or fajita entrees. • Roll it up: Make a fruit rollup that travels anywhere. Start with tortillas and peanut butter, then add your favorite fruits— fresh or dried. • 100 percent juice: Keep it on hand to take with you on the go. Fruits & Veggies—More Matters is a national public health initiative encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables for better health. For more Get Smart! tips, as well as recipes, visit the Fruits & Veggies—More Matters Web site at www.fruitsandveggiesmore matters.org. The secret is to use automotive paint made for spot repair. According to Collin Harris of PaintScratch.com, using automotive paint made for spot repair will ensure that the paint dries quickly, can be sprayed anywhere and imperfections can be sanded out. When the base coat has dried, follow up with several coats of fast-drying clear coat. When that dries, the surface can be buffed to a high gloss with medium-duty rubber compound. (NAPSA)—There’s good news for those who would like to adopt a pet but find visiting a shelter to be an emotionally draining experience. Now, thanks to a Web site, they can start their search online and make a considered decision. Plus, they can find more prospective pets to choose from than they would by visiting a single shelter. Using Petfinder.com, a person can search for a pet from the comfort of his or her own home. He or she simply types in search criteria and a zip code, then back comes a list of pets matching those criteria. The available pets closest to the person’s home will be at the top of the list. There are more than 240,000 adoptable pets available on the Web site—Petfinder.com—at any one time. The Petfinder.com Foundation, a separate entity and a public charity, was established in 2003 to assist animal welfare organizations in time of need. Today, more than 11,500 adoption organizations post the pets on Petfinder. Each one of these agencies has a home page on the site. Each pet has a page of its own as well, with a description and photos. The shelters and rescue group members can now also add videos of their adoptable pets. In 2006, Animal Planet acquired Petfinder.com, and the site became part of Discovery Digital Media. So popular is the Petfinder.com Web site that Animal Planet decided to create a new series all about animal adoptions. You can now find a pet to adopt online regardless of your location. There are more than 240,000 adoptable pets currently available on Petfinder.com. Airing on Mondays at 8 p.m. (check local listings), “Petfinder” matches shelter animals with families searching for their perfect pet. Whether the adoptee is a pig, a pug or a python, the Petfinder cohosts and trainers help families (and viewers, too) understand the essential elements of figuring out just what pet will be right for them. For more information about the “Petfinder” television series, visit www.animal.discovery.com. P etfinde r.co m is fre e to adopters and to the pet adoption groups that post on the site. Adoption fees may be charged by the adoption groups. However, pets adopted from shelters and rescue groups often come with benefits that make that adoption fee a real bargain. The site also includes a library of pet-related information, videos, forums, a volunteer database and classifie ds. To learn more , visit www.Petfinder.com.