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Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Help save a firefighting dog who saved others IN Vader, the arson dog, needs more than $5,000 in treatments for a back injury which has put him in critical care at Purdue University. Your donations are requested. Vader is a rare kind of service dog; only 160 arson dogs serve in the US and he has assisted in over 500 fires...

Donations can be sent to Anderson Firefighters Local 1262, P.O. Box 1098, Anderson, IN 46015-1098. Checks should be made out to "Vader/Anderson Firefighters." [Herald Bulletin]

Microsoft, partnering with NBC News,  is testing a beta Newsbot, in hopes of capturing some of the market Google News hasn't already staked out... [USA Today] (Speaking of Microsoft, I didn't know that John Scoble could fly... but I'm not suprised... Note to self: stop reading rss feeds and start visiting authors' sites... with images turned ON... Scoble floats like a happy geek balloon... what else am I missing? ... He says he doesn't deserve all the credit he's been getting lately... I disagree. Want to know what's up with Microsoft? Read the Scobleizer.

Speaking of banners, check out Scripting News' new banner: At the DNC Convention, Scripting News is front and center, ahead of Fox News (hey Fox, it's 'scripting.com', not 'scipting.com', heh heh), NBC News and CBS News. )

Spaniel  enters Guinness World Records with longest eyelash record MI [Detroit Free Press] ( Humane Society rescue dog finds love and fame and doesn't bat an eyeor eyelash: 4.7 inches... )

K-9 Officer's dog mourns more than a partner [Star Tribune]

Dog attacks car; damages wipers, molding, finish LA [WWLTV.com] (random dog takes a stand against vehicular dogslaughter... ) (Dogs snap and attack cars infrequently; In February, 2003, a pack of dogs attacked six cars to the amazement and dismay of residents who awoke to the sound of dogs attacking their cars. Related: Cat traps man in bathroom; Animal Attack Files, Dog attacks German railway worker)

Poodles, step aside... it's time for the Doodle... AK Labradoodles, designer dogs, are all the rage... but are they worth the huge sums breeders charge? [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]

Find out your ideal job, predicted by your name [Blogdex.net] (my ideal job is 'standup comedian')

How to adopt a healthy, happy dog [ABCnews.com] While there's no absolute guarantee of the perfect dog, the Humane Society recommends avoiding 'puppy mills'... (We got our two dogs from rescue organizations: one is from the ASPCA, the other from the Humane Society... Both are great dogs. When you adopt a rescued dog, you help a dog who deserves a loving home.)