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[Best Syndication News] Sure, you should be working on the proposal, but the internet has something to break up the day with the cutest Shiba Inu puppies being broadcast live on the internet with the ustream puppy cam.

This camera is streaming the puppies and mother online. You can't help but have a few awe moments. But it seems like the puppies have it made as the snooze away most of the day.

There are 2 blonde and 3 brown haired puppies. The mother is checking in with the little ones. You can check back every so often to see how they grow.

This is great for kids that haven't had access to see puppies grow and how a mother dog will care for her offspring. They are so darn cute; if only we could pet them.

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[Best Syndication News] With the ringing in of the New Year, came a new surcharge for using disposable paper or plastic bags in Washington D.C. This is the first major city in the United States to impose a surcharge of 5 cents per each bag that we have become accustomed to getting for free. This is likely to become a trend across the country other cities have made adjustments to try to get rid of plastic bags that can take up to 100 years to decompose.

In San Francisco, California they have banned the use of plastic bags in 2007. You won't find plastic bags in Malibu or Oakland California either as they to have banned the use of plastic bags used by retailers.

These changes have started on a trend for consumers to bring their own Reusable Shopping Bag. In the case of the Washington DC customers, it might be motivated by economics, while with others it has been an effort to reduce pollution.

Merrick Beef Filet Squares Dog Treat

[Best Syndication News] Merrick Beef Filet Squares Dog Treats Packaged and Distributed by Merrick Pet Care are warning consumers not to handle or give their dogs these treats if the package is marked with “Best By 111911” because the FDA found salmonella in a sampling of the product.

The packaging is a 10 ounce green red and tan resealable plastic bag. The problem is the “Best By date” may have been torn off when opening the package. When in doubt through it out is what the FDA recommends. They don't recommend touching the actual treats either as they could contaminate humans as well.

Currently no dogs has become ill from the potentially contaminated dog treats. If you have the packaged of dog treats that are available nationwide through retail stores or online sales, you should discard the suspect dog treats.

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[Best Syndication News] It's a new year, and you might be thinking about clearing up some clutter, you could sell your stuff on eBay, but you know, there are listing fees and final value fees. You might want to try out a brand new free classified ads website called Upillar.com. Right now, every time you list an item up for sale you enter for a chance to win a trip for 4 people to Maui, Hawaii. You can enter up to 50 times by placing an legitimate ad or you can mail in a postcard if you don't want to post anything for sale.

Upillar.com recently gave away $1,000 to one lucky classified ad lister on their website. These giveaways will very likely help grow the website into something more. And any serious seller knows that fees can eat up any profits that you might have made, which opens up the opportunity for those that have felt the pain of eBay fees in the past.

Get to the Point! Author - Elizabeth Donziger

Imagine if Julius Caesar had reported, “I came. I saw. Gaul was conquered by me.” It just wouldn’t have had that imperial sound. No, Caesar wrote, “I came. I saw. I conquered.” He took advantage of a powerful writing tool that you can use too: parallel sentence structure.

Humans are pattern-making creatures. Our earliest learning involves patterns: cause leads to effect. Our earliest reading involves patterns: subject-verb-object. When we write sentences, we can take advantage of the powerful urge for patterned structure. The technique of using parallel patterns for different parts of a sentence is called parallelism.

You can create a pattern based on almost any element of a sentence:
Words: He is slow but thorough.
The American flag is red, white, and blue.

Phrases: Her routine was always the same: first she went to the pool, then she went to the beauty parlor, and then she went to the club.

Dependent Clauses: He doesn’t care what we think of him, or what anyone else thinks of him, either.