Archive for April, 2008

Abandoned dogs set to serve deaf (The Victoria Advocate)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

TOKYO – A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization opened a facility Friday in Yokohama to train abandoned dogs to become service dogs for the deaf, and use socially isolated young people cocooned at home to become hearing dog trainers.

North Carolina Troopers Defend K-9 Handler (Officer.com)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The videos have sparked national outrage.

A transparent proposal (Explorer News)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

A week ago, members of the public wound their way through the crowd of parents and children at Wilson School’s fine arts night, eventually finding an Oro Valley open house regarding the Naranja Town Site park proposal.

Fundamentals, Technicals And Common Sense (Kitco.com)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

“Having an informational abundance of riches in the trading business can make you crazy. It seems every week somebody has a new-fangled trading idea, or mysterious black box they claim is better than sliced bread and divided highways.

Fired Trooper Takes Stand In Alleged Dog Abuse Case (NBC 17 Raleigh)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Highway Patrol Sergeant Charles Jones testified on his own behalf today about the type of behavior and training seen in a cell phone video that cost him his job.