The Daily Populous

Saturday November 11st, 2017 day edition

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An animal shelter in Florida has sprinkled some “Harry Potter”-inspired magic into its dog adoption process.

Dogs at the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando are now being sorted into four categories inspired by the Hogwarts houses made famous by J.K. Rowling’s book series.

Much as the Sorting Hat did at Hogwarts, Pet Alliance staffers divide adoptable dogs into the houses of Gryffindogs (Gryffindor), Ravenpaw (Ravenclaw), Hufflefluff (Hufflepuff) or Slobberin (Slytherin), based on their personalities.

Employees observe the dogs interacting with toys and other dogs before assigning them to a house, the shelter said.

When potential adopters arrive at the shelter, they read about the dogs' characteristics rather than their breeds.

Dogs at the shelter stay in a house dubbed Pawgwarts while they wait to be sorted, he said.

The shelter has created an online quiz for dog owners everywhere to match their dogs with one of the four houses. »

Air Force general says China is advancing in space five times as quickly as the US

Authored by cnbc.com

"And, if you have to update your request, then you have to start all over.".

Officials want to evolve regulatory methods but must placate taxpayers that discarded rockets will not begin falling on suburban rooftops.

"If we want to achieve rapid progress in space, the U.S. government must remove bureaucratic practices that run counter to innovation and speed," Shotwell said. »

Dark side of Oz: The exploitation of Judy Garland

Authored by express.co.uk

The insecure teenager was by that time addicted to barbiturates and amphetamines and was on the road to alcoholism.

In addition, she was routinely molested by older men including studio chiefs who considered her little more than their “property”.

“My father’s death was the most terrible thing that happened to me in my life,” she repeated over the years. »

John McDonnell calls on Queen to release financial records amid Paradise Papers leak

Authored by independent.co.uk
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The Queen must open up her full financial records to the public in the wake of revelations about her investments in the Paradise Papers scandal, Labour has said.

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