Maple Birds Eye 4/4 S2S, various widths, various lengths Color: Cream white to reddish brown. The Tree: Produces sweet sap used to make maple syrup. Matures at heights of 90-120 feet with a trunk 24-36”. The Wood: Figured with many small swirls resulting in circular ”eyes” separate from each other. Typical Uses: Furniture and accessories. Source Region: Northeastern USA & Canada.

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Forbes – META, Mo., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Today Diamond pet Foods is honoring five, four-legged workers for their significant contributions to society. To honor “labor dogs” during Labor Day, Diamond asked the owners of working dogs to submit essays sharing

China defends food safety standards to WHO
Reuters – A series of scandals involving sub-standard Chinese exports ranging from pet food and toothpaste to toys has put increasing pressure on Beijing to clean up its manufacturing sector. The notice, posted on the Health Ministry’s Web site (www.moh.gov.cn

China Pursues Poison pet Food Purveyors
Forbes – Two Chinese manufacturers are facing criminal charges of shipping melamine-tainted protein powder that killed more than a dozen pets in North America. Chinese authorities are pursuing criminal proceedings against Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology

Tips for videotaping your pet
Star-Gazette – The University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine offers a behavior clinic for pets. Sometimes, the clinic says, a videotape may be helpful in diagnosing an animal’s behavior problems. The clinic offers this advice: You may wish to

Baby attack dog to be put down
News.com.au – A pet dog which mauled a two-week-old Willetton girl to death will be destroyed today, police say. The baby died of head injuries yesterday morning in Princess Margaret Hospital for Children after the family’s siberian husky dragged her from her cot

Lawmaker: China still not vigilant enough
Boston Globe – Toys are on a growing list of Chinese exports that have been found to contain high levels of chemicals and toxins, triggering worldwide concern and numerous recalls of goods ranging from toothpaste to pet food ingredients. “This is a very real problem

pet of Breast Cancer: Detection and Staging Considerations CME
Medscape News – The diagnostic utility of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG pet) and pet-computed tomography (CT) in the imaging evaluation of women with cancer was highlighted at the 54th annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in

Killer virus returns to strike down pet rabbits
Times Online – pet rabbits have become the latest victims of Britain s sodden summer of heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Wet and humid conditions have triggered a flare-up of myxomatosis, which kills wild and domestic rabbits alike. In the early 1950s, when the

Council might require reports from vets
The State – Vets in unincorporated parts of the county would have 30 days to provide the pet and owner information if the proposal becomes law. Council gave it the first of three votes Tuesday. Further, vets would have until the 10th of each month to provide

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