Archive for February, 2007

City Council votes to ban sales along busy streets | The San Diego …

Posted in Uncategorized on February 28th, 2007

unknown wrote an interesting post today on City Council votes to ban sales along busy streets | The San Diego …
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SignOnSanDiego.com, San Diego’s city guide to arts and entertainment activities, events, bars, restaurants, hotels, shopping plus news, sports, classifieds and visitor info. … A company called Upscale Sales Inc. has had six or seven men selling The San Diego Union-Tribune on the street in San Marcos on Sundays, company President Pat Larko said recently. Many of them were getting help from St. Vincent de Paul Village, a homeless shelter in San Diego, she said. …

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Open thread: Kitten edition - Telic Thoughts

Posted in Uncategorized on February 28th, 2007

Krauze wrote an interesting post today on Open thread: Kitten edition - Telic Thoughts
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Cat theology: “The humans give me shelter and food - I must be a god.” Comment by Krauze — March 3, 2007 @ 4:34 pm. Joy Says: March 3rd, 2007 at 4:41 pm. That does it. I’m coming back as a cat next life! I’d be a pampered Persian, …

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chucky runs home

Posted in Uncategorized on February 25th, 2007

Carol wrote an interesting post today on chucky runs home
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the town lake animal shelter in austin has tons of animals up for adoption. tons of animals waiting for new homes, tons of animals just waiting to burst out and run into the arms of families with kids who love them, walk them, …

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Seattle Public Schools community blog: Race-Based Enrollment Tie …

Posted in Uncategorized on February 25th, 2007

Beth Bakeman wrote an interesting post today on Seattle Public Schools community blog: Race-Based Enrollment Tie …
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It comes somewhere after breathing and before food, shelter and clothing. Obviously, if some cultures put a higher value on education, then there are other cultures that put a lower value on education. I’m not making a judgement; …

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99 things we love about Chatham County (Chatham Journal Weekly)

Posted in Uncategorized on February 24th, 2007

unknown wrote an interesting post today on 99 things we love about Chatham County (Chatham Journal Weekly)
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Town Lake Park and Trails in Pittsboro. A diamond in the rough that deserves more use and better care than it gets. It has the potential to be a lovely park. It is one of the best kept secrets in Pittsboro. …

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Simple Ways to Help a Dog - Dogs & Dog Rescue

Posted in Uncategorized on February 24th, 2007

scottishterrier wrote an interesting post today on Simple Ways to Help a Dog - Dogs & Dog Rescue
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Post flyers for dogs awaiting adoption; Forward emails to your network of family, friends and colleagues; Volunteer at or attend adoption days and events; Help bathe dogs for adoption days; Spread the word about dog rescue and pet … Are you the proud parent of 25 cats and dogs but still want to do more? Would you like to send a special gift to a specific shelter pup or kitty? Pampered Paw Gifts.com Offers A Great Gift To Give To A Shelter Dog or Kitty Cat. …

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Philadelphia: Gastronomy has moved to Wordpress…

Posted in Uncategorized on February 22nd, 2007

Gastronomer wrote an interesting post today on Philadelphia: Gastronomy has moved to Wordpress…
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All proceeds of Dinner with Style support PAWS, the donor funded division of the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association (PACCA) which operates City’s highest volume animal shelter. PAWS partners include the ASPCA, …

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Austin Yammerings: President's Day Weekend 2007 and Happy Chinese …

Posted in Uncategorized on February 19th, 2007

Angie wrote an interesting post today on Austin Yammerings: President's Day Weekend 2007 and Happy Chinese …
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I did take advantage of my extra holiday time and went to the shelter today as well as my usual shift on Saturday. Lately, I have been getting some really mouthy puppies who like to go for my whole hand when I play ball with them. …

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Nevada SPCA No-Kill Animal Sanctuary needs your help-All About …

Posted in Uncategorized on February 19th, 2007

Fay wrote an interesting post today on Nevada SPCA No-Kill Animal Sanctuary needs your help-All About …
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What is happening now is the Southern Nevada SPCA, a no-kill animal sanctuary, is trying desperately to help all the animals in regards to to the crisis at Lied Animal Shelter. How can you help… First thing you can do is visit The …

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animals killed in shelters across the states

Posted in Uncategorized on February 18th, 2007

mckatie wrote an interesting post today on animals killed in shelters across the states
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the animal shelter, town lake, in austin texas handles about 23000 animals per year. per year. half of those animals are euthanized .if not more. how many die in your town? multiply that number by all the major cities in your state. …

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