Word: dog
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...newbies are not alone. Five years ago, Paris greatly expanded its clean sidewalk campaign, but 70% of Parisians still identify dog droppings as the biggest public cleanliness problem...
...Warsaw, dogs leave an estimated 2,000 tons of waste on city streets annually, or 5.5 tons each day. Last month, officials began handing out free scoops and plastic bags to dog owners, but they are being little used. In Prague, where dogs leave behind at least 3,000 tons annually, similar efforts have also been unsuccessful...
...America, there are up to three parts to a proper Christmas card. First, there is the card itself, which is always purchased from Hallmark—no exceptions. Second, there is a heavily staged photograph of the entire family, most often in front of the fireplace with the family dog. Third, there is the dreaded holiday newsletter...
Every picture tells a story. In Siem Reap, Cambodia's cultural capital, every mobile bookstall tells one too. Look on the sides of the carts that are wheeled about the streets bearing dog-eared novels and pirated Lonely Planets, and you'll find a hand-lettered potted biography of the proprietor. The vaguely [an error occurred while processing this directive] Dickensian narratives - weaving hardship with unvarnished hope - have an unvarying theme: the bookseller's struggle against the fates for a better life, and a hesitant supplication to purchase. Sometimes, there's a toddler asleep atop the cart...
...serving in Iraq, I thought he would appreciate my telling you what he carries. It's a small Celtic cross. He got one for himself, my mom, me, my two brothers and my sister. We all wear them on chains around our necks--except he wears his with his dog tags. We wear them so we can keep him in our hearts, and he can keep...