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The Water Cooler
Times Online - Toys R Us has backed down on its controversial decision not to award a Chinese-American baby a $25,000 prize for being the firm is representing Seven Seconds of Love, a London Ska band which claims Coca Cola has ripped off a video of a dancing cat

pet cetera
Wilmington Morning Star - Local vendors will also be on hand to offer gourmet cat food, cat toys, cat furniture, cat portraits, grooming and other items for the feline who has everything. General admission is $6, with children and senior citizens admitted for $4. Details: 452

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Rosby: Credit cards can be the cat s meow
Rapid City Journal - tempted to apply for more cards, I remember what it is I don t like about them paying today for furniture that was sold at a garage sale long ago, clothes that no longer fit, wedding gifts for people who are no longer married or cat food

Sacre Bleu! Brasserie by the NYC Buses
KSTP - In a breakthrough for the Port Authority, none of Metro Marche s wines come with a screw-top cap. “Everybody s happy with it,” said patron Richard Amato, a project manager with a Manhattan business. “The food and everything. It s a nice change.”

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This week’s pet news 
LOST: puppy and 1-year-old yellow Labs, Moye Turnage Road, Greene County, 753-3081 or 917-7005; brown and white dog, 5 months old, Jarvis Street, 531-9396; female white and brown rat terrier, “Sadie,” 20 pounds, 439-0693; male black pit bull, white chest, docked ears, “Keylow,” South Meade Street, (336) 399-8540; male black and white cat, black collar, “Tom Cat,” Sterling Pointe, 531-2157 or …

December 27-January 2 
The complete music calendar for the week to come.

Fleas can be a nuisance 
During this time of the year, fleas are a common problem with pets. Fleas can cause allergies and hair loss. They also constantly itch, and excessive scratching by the pet can bring on a secondary bacterial infection.

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Coping with Allergies to Pets
KVOA 4 - An estimated one-third of Americans who are allergic to cats (about two million people) live with at least one cat in Contrary to popular belief, there are no “non-allergenic” breeds of dogs or cats; even hairless breeds may be highly

Classes help disabled train dogs
Arizona Daily Star - Registration for winter classes is now open. All levels of training are offered. Dogs of all breeds are welcome. One of my dogs (Fireplug) pulled cat poop out of the litter box, dropped it on the floor in the living room in front of the

Lack of licensing in pet grooming causes concern
Hanover Herald-Progress - Serfass added, “Get into a routine with your dog, because good grooming is key, especially for specialty breeds.” When it comes The organization’s executive director, Julie Serfass, came up with the idea for a cat versus dog contest during the heat of

Angela Salscheider’s Blog
WSAW - I have a wonderful tabby cat named, Missy. She’s truly my “baby” and a wonderful companion. Since I go out of town quite often, I’m wondering if I should get her a “brother” .. another cat to keep her company. I visit the Marathon County Human

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Friday wild card
Spokane Spokesman-Review - Sorry for only having one post today - we’ve had some breaking news this afternoon, and I know I’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline so I’ll go ahead and throw out the wild card for today. The big guy will be back next week, and the weekend

Jonathan Takiff | Kids hot & bored?
Philadelphia Daily News - For better and worse, that card and batteries are locked inside a flap that requires a screwdriver to open. The FP3 player Let Jumpstart the Cat engage your 4- to 7-year-old in reading with the sing-along structured “Reading with Karaoke

Mia s tree-top hideout to avoid lustful moggy
South Manchester Reporter - MIA the cat s feline charms got her into more trouble than she bargained for when a lustful tom cat pursued her. The feisty In a flap, the couple called the RSPCA who advised them that Mia would get bored after 48 hours and come down of her own

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Commentary: Cut and Run 
The Bush administration used the term against Demcrats when talking about the war in Iraq, but commentator Paula LaRocque examines the origin of “cut and run”.

Pets need special attention in winter weather 
CLINTON Winter has finally arrived in full force with below-freezing temperatures and ice and snow events.

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Horse droppings in Bangor: A mounting problem? 
Bangor has a problem not seen in too many municipalities these days: horse poop in the streets.

Muscat Ranger wins main event 
HYDERABAD: Col. S.B. Nair and Mr. Sudhir Nair’s Muscat Ranger (Suraj Narredu up) won the Star Of Gwalior Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Monday (Jan.22). The winner is trained by Rafaat. The results: 1. JOCKEY B. …

Michael Marley’s Top 10 Things I Learned On The Mothership 
22.01.07 - By Michael Marley , Boxingconfidential.com: The Mothership? That’s what this randy burg is to boxing. What happens here does not always stay here, Here’s some things I learned or relearned at the Punchfest at The Paris Hotel & Casino.

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Stowaway Cat Survives 3 Weeks In Cargo Of United Airplane
Denver Channel - DENVER — A cat that was lost on a United Airlines flight three weeks ago after she escaped her cage was found in a cargo is in the intensive care unit but is expected to be OK, Emily said. She is being nursed back to health with baby food and a

Cat found after 3 weeks in cargo hold
MSNBC - DENVER - A 12-year-old orange tabby cat named “Pumpkin” is said to be doing well, after going three weeks without food or water in the cargo hold of a passenger jet that flew from England to Germany. After the United Airlines flight to Munich last

Cat litter helps clean up dog s mess
Canton Repository - When I open a bag of cat food, I pour a week s worth into a plastic container (with a lid) for daily use and reclose the bag for storage to keep it fresh. My cat seems to know the difference between fresh and week-old! Sandy, via e-mail Send a

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Jeff Thelen’s Blog
WSAW - We hope that we are teaching our children\, that Christmas if not only about toys and games. But sharing the joy with others. Hope that I didn’t bore you\, but these are the most remarkable Christmas’ of my life. Happy Holidays. Not a dry eye here

For the love of birds
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - IN A WORLD full of dog and cat lovers, a bird fancier might be viewed as a quirky individual at best, a kooky eccentric at We never had toys like kids have today,” Travaso said. “We never had TVs, no movies — but we had birds.” TRAVASO MOVED to

Product Recalls
KSTP - The chairs were sold at Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, Target, Target.com, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart.com, Burlington Coat Factory, Shopko, AAFES, USA Baby and specialty retailers around the country from December 2005 to December 2006. To obtain a free repair

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Should the BCS system be changed? 
College football, we have a problem. And once again this year’s bowls proved why there must be a playoff in the sport.

Football seasons are precious when youre 80 
You dont dig for water under the outhouse. You dont read this column expecting to improve your vocabulary or your IQ or to read something good about Gamecocks.

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Blind Cats Get Implants 
A microchip the width of a pencil eraser shows promise in helping blind cats see again.

Gail Berman away at Paramount Pictures 
Moldova.ORG — Gail Berman resigned after less than two years as president and top creative executive at Paramount Pictures, as the Viacom-owned studio said. Paramount, which has gone through major management changes and spotty box-office results in recent years, did not say how it would replace Berman but did say more changes are coming, as UPI says. “A reorganization of the studio’s production …

01-12-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE 
FAITH EVANS IS PREGNANT: BET says singer had to cancel Celebration of Gospel appearance because OBGYN put her on bed rest. *Faith Evans was due to perform on BETs Celebration of Gospel taping next weekend in Los Angeles, but the R&B singer had to cancel per doctors orders because she is pregnant.

LINGO Goes Into Production for Its Sixth Season, Marking a First for GSN, the Network for Games 
Legendary Game Show Host Chuck Woolery Returns With Co-Host Shandi Finnessey at His SideWinners From GSN’s Online Interactive Game Will Face Off Against Champions From Previous Seasons in Four Spe…

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No excuses for off-leash dogs
Arizona Daily Sun - or cord of sufficient strength to contain and control such dog ..They must be licensed and vaccinated and wear a collar wrote on January 04, 2007 12:32 AM : “No laws on cats, Pines you may be thinking of the recent rabies quarantine when cat

Final mountain lion shot near New Salem
Bismarck Tribune - second experimental mountain lion season closed Thursday morning after a New Salem-area rancher killed the fifth cat on the thousands, if not millions of dollars it would take to replant lions in state, and they WOULDN’T take the time to radio collar

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About Last Night
Arts Journal - commenced reading it when it met with an awful fate that I won’t detail here except to fleetingly speculate that my cat is It’s like we’ve been taking these old pictures semi-seriously for decades without realizing that they’re hilarious, and

Not All MySpace Teens Privacy Dimwits
Tech Dirt - The authors of the unpublished study did find that 5% posted pictures of themselves in bathing suits or The cat is nice. I like cats. I petted the cat. Myspace I’m sure does get a FEW people interested in

Lessons learned so far this year:
New York Observer - Speaking of movies, in the ongoing release of snoozy pictures unfit for any month other than January, we get Stomp the Yard always says, but we can t get through an episode followed by the return of Ricky Gervais, the man with the cat-who

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Pet Tales chat transcript, Jan. 11, 2007 
Linda Wilson Fuoco: Welcome to the PG Online pet chat….which is off to a slow start. Animal topics in the news, lately, include concern for cattle, hogs and other farm animals in danger of starving in Colorado because of HUGE snow storms.

Pets join ‘Prozac Nation’ 
LOS ANGELES — What could be wrong with Shadow? The green-eyed, long-haired cat had adapted well to his Santa Monica home. There was a carpeted cat tree in the living room for his climbing pleasure. He appeared to have reached an understanding about sharing the house with the other resident feline.

Calendar of Event 
Auditions for Carl Sandburg Children’s Choir spring semester, 5-6 p.m., CSC Building F, Room 109. 343-0061.

Volunteers clean quarantined animal facility 
Volunteers spent the weekend cleaning an animal rescue facility that has remained under quarantine after a disease outbreak in which at least 20 sick cats were euthanized.

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Matt’s Memo: A Reading from the Book of Blog Saturday January 20th The
WSTM - Shooting pictures. Even on vacation he couldn’t help himself while walking in that smorgasbord of images that is Manhattan. On this sunny afternoon in Syracuse Mike was assigned to snap a couple of digital frames of me at the Palace

On the blog now:
Town Hall - producer for Steve Allen’s “The Tonight Show;” and helped create several comedies, including “Dennis the Menace” and “Bewitched” as head of creative development at Columbia Pictures Television. He later turned to features such as “Fritz the Cat

Not All MySpace Teens Privacy Dimwits
Tech Dirt - The authors of the unpublished study did find that 5% posted pictures of themselves in bathing suits or The cat is nice. I like cats. I petted the cat. Myspace I’m sure does get a FEW people interested in

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Fat cats (dogs, too)
Pocono Record - Because animals are small, one extra pound has more of an effect on their health than it would on their owners. An extra five Realize that the amount of food a human eats is not the same amount a dog or cat should consume. A measured diet is the

YouTube clip of fat cat generates tens of thousands of hits
OregonLive.com - The blogosphere is atwitter over an Oregon Democrat’s comparison this week of the Bush administration to Klingons on the House floor. Rep. David Wu’s one-minute speech opposing Bush’s plans for Iraq is a hot topic among political bloggers and sci-fi

Humane society needs your help
Lafayette Journal and Courier - The other half were surrendered by their owners. Exact data for 2006 was not immediately available. But Dexter said an initial I have got two pet’s from the Humane Society and they both have been the best you could ask for!! (One cat and one dog) I

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Watch out! Imperial cookie menace cometh 
Girl Scouts start blitzing northern Colorado today with cookie order forms, tempting those of weak resolve to abandon new year weight-loss hopes and succumb yet again to shortbread, Samoa and Do-si-do gluttony.

Workshop focus will be black and white 
Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N, will serve as a backdrop for students studying black-and-white photography. Participants will meet from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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Horse enthusiast opens Western clothing, horse tack store in Carterville 
CARTERVILLE - Horse enthusiast and businesswoman Tina Ryan quietly opened a new Western clothing and horse tack store in Carterville before this holiday season.

Read the ingredients to choose most nutritious dog food 
“We are what we eat” and “You get what you pay for” are two sayings that certainly apply to pet food.

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Use playtime to re-direct feisty kitten’s energy 
QUESTION: Our 10-week-old kitten jumps at our faces, legs and arms, then bites us. We tell him no and give him a toy, but it doesn’t help. Should we use a squirt bottle? Any other ideas? - J.S., Lancaster, Pa.

Consumer tips: Year in Review 
To learn about influenza and influenza vaccine visit www.cdc.gov/flu. To find a flu shot , call your doctor’s office, a nearby clinic or check with the county health department.

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Killing feral cats is more costly, futile and cruel than trap-neuter-release 
Fiver was the runt. He was constantly getting buried under his seven brothers and sisters and pushed away from his mom’s nipples. First I would pull him out from underneath the other kittens, worried that he would suffocate.

Tears, shock as fire destroys building 
GEORGETOWN - Donna Lay stood just a few hundred yards from her home, unit 7-7 of Longview Apartments - an insurmountable distance given her situation yesterday.

Sony Classics Picks Up Sleuth 
Sony Pictures Classics has signed on to distribute Sleuth , a remake of the 1972 cat-and-mouse drama that will star Michael Caine and Jude Law.

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