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...with dogs. I'm a shelter person but not a fanatic, and I fully appreciate that people want a purebred cat. There are many people drawn to particular breeds, in which case definitely [go] to a breeder, never to a pet store. The reason is that any proper breeder - meaning anyone who is dedicated to their breed - actually signs an agreement, if they belong to that breed's organization, that they will never place a kitten in a pet store...
...regulation and policies that are not only fantasized about at the national level but also executed at the local level. It might be disheartening to realize that many Chinese may never see a blue sky for their entire lives, but bureaucratic posturing and solutions that come too easily without proper environmental impact assessments can only exacerbate the problem. It’s a tightrope that China walks in its bid to become a new global power, with economic and environmental implosion all too plausible and immediate, visible even from my brief sojourn into the country...
...proposals, Patrick should consider their impacts on communities and reject any plan that alters a town at the expense of its residents. No one should be expected to sacrifice quality of life for casinos any more than to sacrifice quality of life for a casino moratorium. With proper implementation, expanded gambling will inject Massachusetts with much-needed energy and money. It is narrow-minded to deny these benefits to the Commonwealth while pointing to overblown social consequences. For instance, the argument that casinos will bankrupt poor people who trust their fortunes to fate neglects their free will and assumes that...
...scheme earlier this year to provide counseling and legal and financial aid for Indian wives abandoned abroad. Closer to home, it has published a booklet for women planning to marry émigrés, to help them verify the credentials of their prospective spouses and their families, take proper legal precautions and seek help if things go wrong. "More such cases are being reported since we started disseminating information about the scheme," says Sandhya Shukla, director of social services at MOIA...
Alan Gentry stood by his ball off the seventh fairway and took a few practice swings. He had no club in his hand. Like any other golfer, he was grooving a perfect shot in his mind before selecting the proper stick. But unlike most, he had no right arm in his socket. So when a car drove by Gentry as he warmed up, four heads whipped back to catch the sight. Did you see that? Was that guy actually warming up with...