Hospice Austin: Blanket Raffle charity
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http://www.hospiceaustin.org/site/pp.asp?c=bdJPITMyA&b=7710913
So much good work (AHS newsletter)
20 Oct 2011 Comments Off on So much good work (AHS newsletter)
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Kate was one of the first dogs brought to AHS from the Search and Rescue efforts during the Bastrop fires. She arrived extremely malnourished, suffering from an advanced skin condition, missing most of her teeth and with a palette deformity that made eating a challenge for her. It was clear that Kate was a stray. On Monday, all unclaimed Bastrop animals went up for adoption, and Kate was one of the first to find her new home. She now has kids to love on, a backyard to run in, a doggie-sibling to play with, and a huge bed to sleep in. She couldn’t be happier! Thank you for helping us give Kate such a happy ending!
We hope to have many more amazing matches made this month during Adopt A Shelter Dog Month, when all dogs are only $20! View available dogs now!
AHS
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on AHS
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Support Their Recovery: Help Lady Walk Again
Meet Lady, a four-year-old Shih Tzu, who was rescued from an abusive puppy mill in 2009. Unfortunately, the tragedy of Lady’s story didn’t end with her rescue:Â Lady has mysteriously lost her ability to walk. We are still unsure of the cause, but we do know that Lady has little muscle tone in her rear legs, so our volunteers have begun to walk her frequently holding with a sling that allows her to move easier and slowly build muscle. She has a long road to recovery ahead of her because she also suffers from skin and dental issues. A dog Lady’s age should be running around, happily chasing balls in her backyard, not wheeling in a cart and undergoing major dental procedures. Please help us to provide Lady, and other special needs animals like her, with the care they deserve by donating today.
Vote Now: Help AHS Win $15,000 for the Animals!
Vote for AHS in America’s Favorite Animal Shelter Contest today and help us to win $15,000 for our homeless animals! That money could help us to provide a night of shelter for 750 homeless animals! Vote now , it only takes a moment!
We are currently in 17th place out of 98 shelters — help us reach #1 and help us by sharing this with everyone you know!
Just some more commentary on the demise of the ‘written’ word
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on Just some more commentary on the demise of the ‘written’ word
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http://lareviewofbooks.org/post/4659371294/the-death-of-the-book
Thought about doing Tanabata as a Fairy Tale costume, but no one would get it (a common failing of mine)
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on Thought about doing Tanabata as a Fairy Tale costume, but no one would get it (a common failing of mine)
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http://cgi.ebay.com/China-Classical-HanFu-Han-Dynasty-CosplayCostume-Cotton-/260785433585?pt=US_CSA_WC_Dresses&hash=item3cb805ebf1
Knitting: Star Stitch
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on Knitting: Star Stitch
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http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/star-stitch-hair-tamer
http://www.marniemaclean.com/words/2006/01/shine_your_ligh_1.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30629739@N00/2968941617/
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KarenP/star-stitch-throw-pillow
Important books?
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Information about this year’s Freshman Reading Roundup is now available online at:
http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/meetus/events/frr
The Freshman Reading Roundup provides incoming first-year students with the opportunity to read a book over the summer and then discuss it with a faculty member the day before classes begin in the fall.
The list of books and participating faculty is available at:
EFF News
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on EFF News
Reject the PROTECT IP Act
The dangerous PROTECT IP Internet censorship bill (or PIPA) seeks to grant the government new powers to force ISPs and search engines to redirect or dump users’ attempts to reach websites’ URLs, all in the name of stopping websites “dedicated to infringing activities.” Big media and its allies in Congress are billing the PROTECT IP Act as a new way to prevent online infringement, but Internet rights advocates know that PIPA would invite Internet security risks, threaten online speech, and hamper Internet innovation. Send an email now to urge legislators in Congress to reject this dangerous bill! Send an email now to urge your members of Congress to reject this dangerous bill!
According to Renesys, approximately two-thirds of all Syrian networks became unreachable from the global Internet on Friday of last week. Over the course of roughly half an hour, the routes to 40 of 59 networks were withdrawn from the global routing table.
Two professors at American University are on a mission to show how, under fair use, many scholars can use copyrighted material without breaking the law, even if they never ask the rights holders and even if they hope to profit from their resulting academic books.
Humanist News
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on Humanist News
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Ark Park Coming to Kentucky—On the Taxpayer’s Dime A theme park featuring a replica of Noah’s ark is slated to open in 2014. But with a potential $40 million in tax rebates by the state government, are we looking at a violation of the First Amendment?
Friendly Atheist: There Was No Historical Adam Hemant Mehta criticizes the Christian “controversy†over whether or not the Bible’s Adam and Eve truly existed.