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Finish the Story Part 7 
She had tripped over a brown bundle, which initially appeared to be rags. However, seeing a small trembling hand move to gather the cloth tighter, she gasped, Oh, my gosh, how could people have not seen this child? Surely he belongs to someone, but why is he out in the cold, snowy night?

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Doggone lot spent on pet gifts 
Dec. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Like so many Americans, Woody Daniels hews to holiday tradition for his family, stuffing two stockings late on Christmas Eve when the house is quiet.

NYSE Group Is the Tops 
It looks like it’s forming a top.

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D’Qwell the key to D 
BEREA — It is no coincidence the Browns’ run defense and rookie linebacker D’Qwell Jackson are getting better at the same time.

Online Shopping For Christmas Presents For Pets 
We asked UK pet shops for ideas for Christmas gifts and treats for our pets this year - and they have come up trumps with a mixed bag of suggestions to suit all pockets, (and a couple of free offers).. Tuesday 05 December 2006

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Housetraining kittens
Health 24 - A cat flap or an open window (cats can get through burglar bars) will do the trick. Cats can get very distresses if they are locked inside a house and have no access to their toilet. Throughout your cat s life, it is likely to maintain the same

Final Word
Spokane Spokesman-Review - I need to begin a conversation with you regular readers. Over the next coupla weeks, I’d like you to analyze the Hot Potatoes blog. What works. What doesn’t. What you’d change. What you’d add. Do you like the roundups: Quick Fix 6, Best of the

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‘Rescue Me!’ theme boosts humane society
Mesabi Daily News - The shelter has a wish list for items for the animals, including Purina Brand puppy, cat and kitten food, rawhide bones, Nyla bones and treats, topys for cats and dogs, litter, laundry soap, paper towels, bleach, blankets, SOS pads, newspaper, dish

Shelter says holiday sale helps cats find homes
WLS - The reduced price included spaying or neutering, vaccinations and a bag of cat food. Shelter officials hoped the sale would help find home for some of the about 100 cats available for adoption, and the promotion seemed to work. Animal control

Homebound pets can get meals too
Allentown Morning Call - Lehigh Valley clients call their local Meals on Wheels when they need more pet food. Twice a month, Jean-Rae Gilbert, 56, of Catasauqua gets cat food for Pudder, her companion for the past two years. ‘’What a boon,'’ romy.varghese@mcall.com 610-820-6509

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Test Match Special
BBC Brasil - For those England fans wallowing in self-pity after the bruising encounter in Brisbane, the opening day of the second Test has been far more positive. After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, England’s cricketers are 266 for 3 in Adelaide

New Releases: Dashboard Confessional, Tha Dogg Pound, Shawnna
MTV - Let’s Get Active : Kurupt and Daz Dillinger threw a collar on Snoop Dogg and yanked him onto Cali Iz Active, Tha Dogg Pound ’s first The Story of the Minutemen ” is a portrait of the influential San Pedro, California, punks and features interviews with Flea

Bringing Nueva Vida to Aging Strip Malls
Washington Post - But it does have the Flea Market Discount Plaza, a tumbledown strip mall three blocks from the city’s quaint Old Town Although blue-collar immigrant enclaves of the Chinatown and Little Italy variety have long been a staple of the U.S. city

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What to get your pet for Christmas
Corvallis Gazette-Times - Association conducted a survey last year that found eight of 10 dog owners buy presents for their dogs and 63 percent of cat The Buster Food Cube also rewards canines for their problem-solving behavior as the dog plays with the cube, treats come

PURRFECT GIFTS
New York Post - in a thorough “cat scan” for scents and treats from the outside world. They hide under sheets of torn wrapping paper and jump into empty boxes. And they can’t resist the exotic smells of holiday meals - and, of course, the occasional nibble of food I

Why shepherds need not watch their flocks by night
Daily Telegraph - From there they colonised the Gilboa mountains and especially when food was scarce would roam into the West Bank It would be like a cat-flap for wolves.” For once, perhaps, Palestinians will be hoping the Israeli army vetos any breaches

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Commission chairman ill
Record-Courier - Douglas County Commission chairman Jim Baushke is resting comfortably at Carson Valley Medical Center, after a cat scan Food drive breaking records By 10:30 a.m. the annual Share Your Holiday Food Drive was already breaking records. The annual

Japanese researchers film live giant squid, say numbers may be
940 News - Giant squid are a major source of food for sperm whales,” he said. He also said that, judging by the number of whales that feed on them, there may be many more giant squid than previously thought. “Sperm whales need from 500 to 1,000 kilograms of

Charities share wish lists
Detroit Free Press - Wish list includes: non-clumping kitty litter, Fancy Feast canned cat food, dog/cat beds, leashes/collars of all sizes, veterinarian discounts, and monetary donations to cover medical expenses for animals. Contact Denise Eichburg, Adoption Event

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE 
Contact us: Do you know someone who is making a difference? If so, please contact Roger Gregory by phone at 503-294-5962, by e-mail at rogergregory@news.oregonian.com or write to 1675 S.W. Marlow Ave., Suite 325, Portland, OR 97225

South African cheetah to have prosthetic leg fitted 
A two-year-old cheetah, who had her paw mangled in a crude snare, is to have a prosthetic leg fitted in a ground-breaking operation by animal surgeons in South Africa.

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Students have animal food drive instead of party
Times Daily (subscription), AL - 11 hours ago… animals.”. Green estimates that the dog food will last about a week and a half and cat food for two to two-and-a-half weeks. Fifth …

Consider the critters while you’re out buying gifts
Daily Press, VA - Dec 13, 2006… in Hampton. She and her 55 housemates will purr you a melody if you bring them Fancy Feast and Friskies cat food. Litter and bleach …

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Paws-itively Purrr-fect for the holidays 
Because humans arent the only ones that like to celebrate the holidays, weve compiled various gift and stocking stuffer ideas for Santa-paws to give your favorite pets.

Animal advocates 
Animal Regulation and Disease Control:”Many animals are up for adoption at 5001 Fred Wilson. The cost is $85 for dogs and cats, which includes vaccinations, registration, implanting a microchip for identification and spaying or neutering. Adoption cost is $75 for puppies and kittens.

Final Nominations List for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards 
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.

Lost & Found 
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THIEVES COLLARED 
CAT collar bells are a musthave this Christmas for deterring pickpockets. The 30p bells can be attached to purses or wallets and Essex Police have already given out 2000 of them.

Cougars die from plague 
Plague killed two cougars, a mother and her kitten, found in the Gros Ventres in mid-October, University of Wyoming researchers confirmed Wednesday.

CC edges DU, 3-2 
Sophomore Chad Rau scored a rebound goal with 3 minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the game to lift Colorado College to a 3-2 victory over Denver on Saturday night.

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WE CARE: Carole Graham clients in need of warm clothes
Missoulian - The 16-month-old son needs size 18- to 24-month clothes, size 5 shoes and likes interactive toys, balls and noisemaker toys. n Daughter wears size 1X shirts, likes butterflies, country western CDs and would like a large litter box for her cat. If you

Pack your bags
Billings Gazette - THE CAT PS. NICE JOB ON THE 12 STEP PROGRAM BY THE WAY. WHO WROTE IT FOR YOU ANYHOW? (LOL) GRIZ HANGOVER TOMORROW. The Bergquist knows this offense inside and out and will have a lot of toys at wideout with all three big guns back: Chambers, EA

The dog who ate a butcher knife
MSNBC - Like most mothers of small children, Jenny Biggs of Cary, N.C., is constantly picking up the toys left scattered around Small balls and cat toys with feathers (usually accidentally swallowed)

After a Fashion
Austin Chronicle - Duval St.) has mosaic boxes inlaid with olive, walnut, rosewood, mother of pearl, and even camel bone, $10-440. Terra Toys Find out at Bark ‘n Purr (4604 Burnet Rd.), and see the Lotus Cat Tree , “the coolest cat tree on the planet,” available in

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Stocks advance as oil prices head higher, manufacturing shipments drop
940 News - October factory shipments hit their lowest level in nearly two years, mainly because of falling petroleum prices and a slowdown in the food and transportation equipment sectors. Canadian manufacturers shipped goods worth an estimated $47.7 billion

October factory shipments hit lowest level in almost two years
940 News - OTTAWA (CP) - October factory shipments hit their lowest level in nearly two years, mainly because of falling petroleum prices and a slowdown in the food and transportation equipment sectors. Canadian manufacturers shipped goods worth an estimated

Wednesday Lifestyles Briefs
Escanaba Daily Press - Items needed for cats include: food - both dry and canned, cat litter and litter boxes, cat beds, toys, treats and cat nip. Items needed for dogs are: food - both dry and canned, dog biscuits, treats, dog beds, toys, blankets and chew toys. Monetary

Feds point to lettuce in Taco Bell outbreak
KSTP - Taco Bell had said contaminated green onions were responsible for the cases of food poisoning - 71 confirmed cases of E. coli in five states, primarily New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, as of Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease

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Check out the good buy winners
NorthJersey.com, NJ - Dec 11, 2006… Unlike other brands, the Fresh Step Scoopable Cat Litter ($5 to $12) from … Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman, has a slip-resistant flap that hangs …

Kicked From the Nest
SmallTownPapers News Service, WA - Dec 2, 2006… I got some baby food, opened a can of applesauce, mixed up some cat food in … When she ate she would stand upright and flap her wings extending out these scrawny …

Surviving the Most Blunderful Time of Year
Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 16, 2006… Holidays message or a pet boutique looking for images of a dog and cat napping by … return address in the upper left-hand corner or on the back flap of the …

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Deadline passes for West Hartford woman to comply to pet zoning …
WTNH, CT - Dec 6, 2006… Even under the threat of town inspectors arriving at her door to issue costly fines, Faith Kilburn has decided to make a goal line stand and keep her animals. …

North Shore sheriff’s reports
Sierra Sun (subscription), CA - Dec 8, 2006… a required business permit after he was reportedly found selling magazines door to door. … stole a computer and label printer from a mobile pet hospital and took …

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Floor Pass
Slate - the first generation born into mass affluence, for whom material sustenance and comfort were a given, a situation that breeds While the phrase didn’t appear until two decades after his death, Hanna may well have been the original ” fat cat .” “I

supreme court dispatches
Slate - a lot of people in the Distefano for Gov HQs last night — and not just Ned partisans — were booing, hissing and cat bipartisan reforms (e.g. school choice) are suppressed for the sake of the common fight, and the need to bash the enemy breeds

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A pet for Christmas? 
In a major policy shift last week, the Hamilton-Burlington SPCA announced it will allow pets to be adopted throughout the holiday season, opening the door for pets to be given as Christmas presents.

Back from war, my son is just beginning his journey home 
When my son returned recently from his second tour of duty in Iraq, I gave him two gifts. One of them - a bathrobe that used to belong to his grandfather, a D-Day veteran - he loved. This is the story of the other.

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England’s nightmare grows as Australia turns the screw
The Australian, Australia - Dec 5, 2006… There was no dead cat bounce. … Lee was exhausted, having bowled 13 overs and taken 2-22 in the day and so McGrath came on to bowl his first over before 3pm. …

Holmes looks to 07
Kansas City Star, MO - Nov 29, 2006… Peterson said Holmes has made excellent progress and that his three-time Pro Bowl running back still hopes to return in … He sa different cat, that guy …

Hayward’s season comes down to one game Hayward’s season comes …
Inside Bay Area, CA - Dec 8, 2006… This creates a real cat-and-mouse game between the coaching staffs. … winner of tonight’s game will be eligible to participate in the state championship bowl game …

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Survey Shows that Dog and Cat Owners Know Parasites Pose Risks to …
PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 15, 2006Gulf between knowledge and action revealed by nationwide parasite risk survey of more than 1,000 dog and cat owners. Bel Air, MD …

Council makes way for Garfield statues
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 7, 2006… Arts Commission said there is an opportunity for private business owners to add … Sanchez suggested a friar cat in recognition of Mission San Luis Rey and …

Henry the cat has 3 legs, 2 books, oodles of e-mails
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 2, 2006… After he confided in Henry, the cat’s owners donated several books to Brian to sell to pay off the injured feline’s vet bill. Brian …

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Warren students head back to Colonial times 
WARREN — Instead of typing up their assignments on a computer, the students at Mount Horeb School used quill pens to practice writing sentences. Other students learned their letters by stitching them on a piece of fabric.

Dyin’ to be seen, Part II 
As a teenager, I had a friend who subscribed to the school of thought which suggests that sweet rides should be seen and heard.

As bad as they come 
UPON ARRIVAL at the Cincinnati airport Friday night, the Raiders can expect a private path from charter jet to buses, a police escort to an upscale hotel and beds softer than hospital cotton. Though such royal treatment is not uncommon for traveling NFL teams, the host Bengals have additional motivation.

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