| Alert issued on rising number of dog thefts
Brutus the Rottweiler disappeared recently from Pompano Beach.
A friendly German shepherd named Pancho went missing from Miramar in January.
And in December, a spunky Great Pyrenees puppy vanished from her Tequesta home.
Their owners say the dogs were all stolen, adding to what the American Kennel Club on Thursday called a growing trend nationwide. The group cited the increased number of stolen dog cases reported in the media and by clients for sounding its alarm.
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Desert Vista High School's Grad Night festivities will be held at F1 Race Factory, 317 S. 48th St., following commencement ceremonies May 22. Buses will begin loading at 9:30 p.m., with the last bus leaving campus at 10:30 p.m. Buses will return to campus around 5:30 a.m. May 23. All students will need to ride the buses for security and liability reasons. The Grad Night committee is seeking donations from local businesses, families, alumni or anyone wanting to support a safe, drug/alcohol-free, vehicle-free night for the graduates. All contributions are tax deductible, and all business sponsors will be recognized in the commencement program. Tickets, $85 each through May 14 and $100 after, are available at the school's bookstore. For more information or to make a donation, contact Debbie Richardson at debdave21@cox.net or (480) 759-7453.
Lady Lobos entrenched in razor-thin playoff race
The Little Elm softball team can't catch a break.The Lady Lobos entered the 2007-08 campaign with plenty of questions. Courtesy of the best season in program history, most have been answered. But one important query still remains: What does it take to pull away from the pack?Riding a four-game win streak, the team is still entrenched in a skin-tight battle for the third and final playoff spot in District 9-4A. Head coach David Garza expected to wake up Wednesday to find his team with some breathing room in the standings. Not so after a whacky turn of events Tuesday that saw Frisco upend cross-town rival Centennial and McKinney Boyd pull the year's biggest upset by handing McKinney North its first district loss."Things thickened up quite a bit," Garza said.North will lock up the district title Friday with a win over Lake Dallas, leaving Little Elm, Centennial, Boyd and Frisco to fight for the final two postseason berths.
Sales Soar at Firm Known For Recycled Toilet Paper
The chief inspired protagonist (and president) of Seventh Generation, Jeffrey Hollender, answers his own phone. His employees can bring their dogs to work, have the services of a masseuse at their disposal two days a week, are owners of the company, and can even get a $10,000 loan to add solar panels to their homes. They also choose their own titles. This Earth Day, companies such as Seventh Generation, a Burlington, Vt.-based company that makes recycled paper products and phosphate-free household cleaners, are in the spotlight. Although it has been in business for 20 years, the company has been growing fast over the past year, with sales up 45% last year and 60% in the first quarter of 2008. The trend toward all things green is a factor in its recent success. "Our company has gotten more attention in the past 12 months than the entire 20 years preceding it," Mr.
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Remarkably cheap hotels have suddenly been appearing in Sana'a. These hotels are attracting a great turnout among Yemenis by providing television channels showing pornography. Despite any lack of service offered by these hotels, patrons are taking pleasure in renting squalid, soiled rooms and viewing X-rated films. Operating everyday of the week, these hotels welcome crowds of mostly young, budding men carrying qat bags, ready to watch skin flicks for hours on end. Guests are usually checked into their rooms between the hours of 4:00 am and 6:00 pm on account of the awaited programs being aired at that time. “The hotels providing these channels are located far from the center of the city," said Ahmed al-Borihi, Supervisor of BC Sana'a Hotel located on Taiz Street. He attributed the reason for the increase of such hotels to the pursuit of greed and wealth.
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