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 <pubDate>Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Hippity Hoppity</title>
  <pubDate>Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Here comes Peter Cottontail&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Hoppin' down the bunny trail,&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Hippity hoppin',&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Easter's on its way&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
This year we have a special surprise for everyone. After the huge popularity of the Festivus Tree, where over 130,000 gifts exchanged hands, we decided to continue the tradition for the commercial aspect of this next holiday.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
That's right! Everyone will be able to set up their own Easter Basket.  Once you have yours set up, any of your fellow players can leave you gifts for Easter.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
To get started, click your username on the left, click on EASTER BASKET in the menu, and click on Create Basket.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;Br /&amp;gt;
To give a gift, look up any player and click on Easter Basket in their user menu. Below the basket, the contents of your backpack will be listed. Select any item and place a toy or treat inside the basket.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Have fun!</description>
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  <title>Giftpack</title>
  <pubDate>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>The entire wedding party (Gekkie, Ratti, Nova, Nora, Miles, Kyla, Herman, Chubbs and Stickers) are now available in the Gekkie and Ratti Wed Giftpack at the Upgrade Center.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Complete your wedding party!</description>
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  <title>Invitations</title>
  <pubDate>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Just a little note to let everyone know not to make multi accounts in order to gain additional wedding invitations (or for any other reason for that matter).  You can only go to the wedding once, regardless of how many invitations you have. If you want an additional wedding invitation for your gallery, you can now pick one up at the Upgrade Center for just 1 Credit.</description>
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  <title>Dearly Beloved...</title>
  <pubDate>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>It's the best day of my life! It's my wedding day! Nova, Herman, Miles and myself all got into our tuxedos and went to City Hall. There we met up with Judge Dwight, who was performing the ceremony. I stood up front, watching the guests file in. I waved at Sweetfire and TheMetal.  -SC- came and stood near the back. Jokie came with her art tablet to make sketches of the ceremony for us. All of the Head Mods and PAs were there, and all of our friends.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Then the music started. Stickers came down the aisle, carefully holding the rings. We decided to trust him with them, but someone kept an eye on him, and he'll be right beside me during the ceremony.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/ringbearerstickersstuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;
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Then came Chubbs. He was supposed to be the second ring bearer, but at the last moment Dr. Sayahh, our flower girl, had to tend to a sick animal just before the ceremony. We needed a replacement and Chubbs got volunteered. Poor Chubbs. He was throwing fistfuls of rose petals down the aisle, and pretty much ran the whole time to get it over with. Then he went off to the side and sulked. Looking back we should have called it the flower boy. Fortunately it didn't take long for him to turn around and resume his role as the second ring bearer.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/ringbearerchubbsstuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;
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The music started, and shortly after Ratti appeared. She looked absolutely breathtaking. Her dress was gorgeous, and so was she. She looked like a princess. When she finally reached my side, I was able to start breathing again. Judge Dwight started the ceremony and I don't remember much of it. I was too busy looking at Ratti. I know I said all of the right things at the right times. Finally we were pronounced married.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/barkstontimes/storyline/11_married.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;260&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;200&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;
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The reception in the Gardens of City Hall was great. Nora, Kyla, Nova, Miles, and Herman all gave speeches. Nora did an amazing job with the reception hall and I toasted her. Then I was able to toast my wonderful bride, Ratti.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingpartykylastuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingpartynorastuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingpartynovastuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingpartymilesstuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingpartyhermanstuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;
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To our surprise, not a single amphibian showed up. Very odd considering we meet so many of them in our daily lives. Granted we didn't send them wedding invitations, but we figured they'd just follow all the commotion and end up at the wedding party anyway.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/barkstontimes/storyline/12_amphibians.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;260&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;200&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
I'm so happy that after all of the planning, the headaches, and the problems, I was finally able to marry Ratti. I've never been happier!&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/city/cityhall/wedding.asp&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; Attend The Wedding! &amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;lt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;</description>
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  <title>Donkey, Donkey!</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>All Things Stuffed and Nothing Rare Here is currently restocking funny donkey stuffies.  Each of these stuffies have a tidbit of information about them.  A must have for a gallery owner.
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/item/toy/blackdonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/blingdonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/pinkdonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image
/item/toy/bluedonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/greentdonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/purpledonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image
/item/toy/graytdonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/browndonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/orangedonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image
/item/toy/angeldonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/yellowdonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/reddonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; 
height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image
/item/toy/whitedonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/summerdonkeystuffy.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
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  <title>Collie City Bingo!</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Collie City is hosting Bingo this Friday and Sunday, the &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;5th and 7th&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;!
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Please join us and help us support our city!
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We ask that you please pmail all Bingo wins to -AC- so you can be included in a random prize drawing at the end of the month! Lots of items are up for grabs, including Evolutions Eggs, Kangabucks, various coins, unbuyable fur tonics, and much more!
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
In addition to the random draw at the end of the month, prizes will also be given out to the players with the Most Wins in a Certain Category (Rain, Lambs, Lions, Thunder, and Sunshine) and to the player with the Most Overall Wins.
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Also, don't forget to keep an eye out on the Beginners Board for incentives hosted by Collie citizens!
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Good luck, and we look forward to playing Bingo with you!</description>
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  <title>A New Poll in the Poll Booth</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.powerpets.com/news/sucomment.asp?suid=5182</link>
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  <description>For today&amp;#8217;s poll we are asking how often you play the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/games/welcome.asp?gamearea=0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Norcadia Games&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Are they a regular part of your visits to PP, or only an occasional distraction?
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Visit the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/xiang/pollbooth/welcome.asp&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Poll Booth&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; to let us know!
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  <title>Are you invited?</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Midas from Nothing Rare Here had a great idea when he attended the wedding rehearsal earlier this week. He would make the entire wedding in stuffies!&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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The first batch, all the wedding guests, has just arrived and is now for sale at Nothing Rare Here and in the Upgrade Center.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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You'll be able to find everyone from Benji the Bingo caller to Britany from the Apparel Outlet.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguesttad.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguesteve.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguestjoe.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguestric.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguestbria.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguestpoco.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguesthowl.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/wgdesi.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguestruna.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/weddingguestazul.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/wgbenji.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/toy/wgchicago.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
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Collect all 49!</description>
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  <title>Crisis averted</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>It was a little shimmer of sunlight that brought the solution. After Police Chief Trunks had spent many days questioning anyone who may have ever been near the rings, we had almost given up hope. Howl from the hardware store even came by to snake our drains but didn't find anything other than a few pieces of toilet paper and some of Stickers' toys.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Trunks had called off his search, indicating that nobody he interrogated had anything to do with the disappearance of the rings.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
This morning, as I was getting out of bed, I passed by Stickers' room. The sunlight was flowing in through the window onto his fish tank. It was reflecting on the gravel, and particularly sparkly in one spot. That was it! The rings ended up in the aquarium! I put my hand in the aquarium and dug out the sparkling objects. There they were. The wedding rings. Very shiny.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
I woke up Stickers and asked him why he never told me about taking the rings. He said I never asked. So I asked him why he didn't tell the police chief.  He said the chief told him they were going to play a game when he asked the questions, so Stickers decided to play the &amp;quot;I know nothing&amp;quot; game.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/barkstontimes/storyline/9_ringfound.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;260&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;200&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Relieved to have the rings back, I asked why Stickers took them.  He explained to me that he wanted to train his mini sharks to jump through hoops just like the dolphins, so he could ask admittance to all of Powerpets to see his special fish, and use the Powerbucks to buy me and Ratti a great wedding gift.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
After that explanation I couldn't really punish him. So I said that both him and Chubbs can be the ring bearers at the wedding, and that would be his gift to us.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Anyway, I thought everyone would like to know that the wedding can now continue this weekend, WITH the rings. Hope to see you there!</description>
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  <title>Nova Balloons</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>The Playpen is currently restocking colored Nova Balloons.  These are excellent toys for your pet to play with.  Get them today!</description>
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  <title>FREE bingo day!</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.powerpets.com/news/sucomment.asp?suid=5174</link>
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  <description>Just a reminder that tomorrow (Thursday) is free bingo day!  We hope to see many of you out there winning powerbucks!</description>
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  <title>Saving Your Powerbucks</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.powerpets.com/news/sucomment.asp?suid=5173</link>
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  <description>The cities of Powerpets offer many options for you to save your Powerbucks.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
If you have a few Powerbucks saved up, it might be a good time to place what you do not need on a daily basis in a Short Term Savings account at the NBIC (New Barkston Investment Center). You will need to keep a minimum daily balance of 15,000 PB in order to gain interest.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Advantages of this savings account is the accessibility of your PB at any time, and a great 7% interest rate. The disadvantage is that you will need to visit the NBIC daily in order cash out your interest.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
If you have more than $50,000 PB laying around that you don't need for a while. Consider purchasing bonds. While the lowest bond only pays out 6%, you only have to renew it once every month in order for your money to gain interest. You can receive as much as 15% interest on bonds if you lock them in for longer periods up to 120 days.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
The advantage of this type of savings is that you can receive much more interest with little effort. The disadvantage is that your Powerbucks are locked in until the bond matures. You also need a minimum $50,000 PB savings.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
The last savings option is the Eurobank. The Eurobank has a variable interest rate. In February, the rate worked out to just under 12% interest.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
The advantage of storing your spare bucks here is that your Powerbucks remain accessible at any time. The disadvantage is the variable interest rate.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
What's your favorite savings option?</description>
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  <title>Mac Kids in for a surprise</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH) is one of the top pediatric academic health science centres in Canada. Each year MCH serves the needs of more than 145,000 children and their families throughout south central Ontario and beyond. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Tomorrow, Powerpets will be donating 1,000 stuffed toys to McMaster which they will use to fill up small welcome bags they generally hand out to kids who come under their care. We're certain these Powerpets Mascots will put a bigger smile on kids faces than toothpaste and a toothbrush can do (at least in the short term).&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Only a limited quantity of these stuffed toys were made and we are coming close to depleting our inventory. You only have a few weeks left to order yours at the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/members/merchandise.asp&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Merchandise Store&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; if you want any!</description>
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  <title>It's coming together</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>As matron of honour, I (Nora) volunteered to get everything ready for the wedding. Judge Dwight offered up City Hall for the wedding and the Gardens of City Hall for the reception since so many are coming. All the tables and chairs have been delivered and are stored away, ready for the big day.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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After receiving the guest list, it took me days to figure out where everyone should sit. Most of today was spent checking my watch waiting on deliveries. The flowers will be coming last minute so they don't wilt. When all the plates and silverware arrived an hour late, the driver told me that he stopped to pick up a 1500 kangabuck coin on the road, when Padam drove by in his truck and knocked it into the sewer.He spent the next hour trying to fish it out, but couldn't get it.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Then the cake came. It had been ordered from Cilantro and it looked great! He was personally bringing it over during the rehearsal dinner. Inching forward, closing in on the fridge, everything was going perfect. Then he tripped over the carpet we'd just laid down! He almost went flying and the cake almost hit the ground! He managed to put a knee on the ground and hang onto the cake. I don't know what I would have done if it had fallen. But all turned out to be okay.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Everything is ready for the big day, and now all that's left to do is to get Ratti and Gekkie married, if Gekkie ever finds those wedding rings that is.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Since there's just too many invitations to send out, we decided it would be best to have everyone pick up their invitation &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/personal/bonuspack.asp?bonuspack=5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;here&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Will we see you around this weekend for the big party?</description>
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  <title>Can YOU beat SweetFire!</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>This month everyone will have the opportunity in trying to beat SweetFire in bingo!!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

Our first bingo of this month will be played on &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;March 2nd, 2010&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; (tomorrow!)

All you need to do is bring your bingo shoes on and try and win as many bingos as you can for the entire month of March for every bingo day that Kuvasz City hosts!!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

At the end of the month all bingo wins that have been sent in will be tallied and the person whom is judged to have the most total wins than SweetFire will win a special prize which includes a &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Free PowerPets Membership&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; from the Upgrade Centre!! &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

Also as an added bonus, all players who beat SweetFire but do not achieve the most wins by playing bingo will receive a special prize :)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

There will also be an end of the month raffle drawing that consists of many fantastic prizes.  All these prizes will be announced on the Federation Forum as soon as the prize lists are put together :)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;~How do I enter?&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;  All you need to do is send in your bingo wins to me (christyb2852) to be eligible for this and any other draws!!  All prizes will be given out at the end of the month.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;


Throughout the day, our citizens will be hosting board incentives.. For your chance to win some great prizes don't forget to keep an eye on the beginners forum! :)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;


~~ Thankyou for playing Kuvasz City bingo!! ~~&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;


Please send all wins in one pmail, at the end of your playing day (Before 3am the next PP day please!), to christyb2852 :)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

Thankyou very much for your time! :)</description>
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  <title>New Mayors for March</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>As voted by you, the mayors to lead your PF Cities in March have been assigned.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;

Lyonessjade (Labby)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
christyb2852 (Kuvasz)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
AngelxOxBabiie (Pony)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
-AC- (Collie)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Greyphantom (Sheepdog)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
DragonMaster07 (Dolphin)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Takman2k (Wolfox)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
kitty3 (Eagle)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
kiwi_monkey (Gecko)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
NattyJean (Polar)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
AngeloSolitario (Somali)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;

Don't forget to enter your application next month.

Thanks to February's mayors and good luck to everyone new!
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  <title>Last Day!</title>
  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>February was a very busy month with a wedding proposal between Gekkie and Ratti.  Will he find those rings?  Will they finally get married?  Stay tuned.   &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
February also brought us those nasty Valentine Chipmunks.  Word got back to TheMetal and he was able to get them to hand out a Lovestruck Kitten stuffy to everyone who plays the Chipmunk game on February 28th.  Let's hope next year those chipmunks are a bit nicer. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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March is going to be a fun month!  St. Paddy's Day is March 17 and we heard that the Simply Delicious chefs have been busy coming up with green foods to share in the festivities all month.&amp;lt;br/&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;   We also will be hosting FREE bingo on Thursday, March 4th where millions in prizes will be handed out.   On March 25th, we will be holding our Monthly Scavenger Hunt.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
If you live in a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/cities/welcome.asp&amp;quot;&amp;gt;PF Town&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and you have not yet voted for your mayor, there's only a few hours left! Make a difference in your town and vote.
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Tomorrow we will be selecting the Stuffy of the Month contest winners. For every 100 credits purchased in the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/members/welcome.asp&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Upgrade Center&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, a ticket will be entered in the random draw.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
The Valentines Giftpack will be removed from the Upgrade Center to make room for our March giftpack.   Thanks to everyone who purchased one and supported Powerpets.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;

The Eurobank will be sending out its interest tonight. If you want to be eligible for the March interest rates, you need to deposit your money now.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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There are many updates coming up soon. Don't miss them!</description>
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  <title>Goodbye Chipmunks!</title>
  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>After a month of handing out acorns, laughing at people and causing all sorts of trouble, it's payback time.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Themetal went to have a little chat with the chipmunks. It didn't take long before they surrendered and agreed to give back all the Lovestruck Kitten Stuffies they had stashed away.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
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Goodbye Chipmunks!</description>
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  <title>Free Bingo Day!</title>
  <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Our monthly free bingo day is happening on Thursday, March 4th.  Lots of powerbucks to be won!&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
Hope to see everyone bright and early on Thursday!</description>
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  <title>Eurobank Interest</title>
  <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Great news for active players - The Eurobank received a small update.  Now only people who have visited the cities of Powerpets in the last month (= logged in) will be eligible to collect interest. This means those who play will receive more cash every month!</description>
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  <title>What is...</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Inquiring minds want to know. What area of Powerpets is in most need of improvement? Do you use it already or would the improvement make you use it, and what is the improvement that is needed?</description>
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  <title>Log In!</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>The log in box on the initial welcome page has received an upgrade.  Now it's faster to log in. If you make a mistake, you'll quickly be notified without requiring the entire page to reload.</description>
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  <title>Let's eat!</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>The Spice Shop is now restocking foods that you will need to make future recipes.  Make sure you visit there to stock up.
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/item/food/caesarsaladdressing.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/food/boxofcroutons.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;http://images.powerpets.com/image/item/food/fetacheese.gif&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;130&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot;&amp;gt;
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  <title>Gecko City BINGO</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Gecko City&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; is hosting &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;B-i-n-g-o&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; today! Yayyyy! &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;This is the last Gecko City bingo day for this month. :)&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;PRIZES AT THE END OF THE MONTH&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
New Years Spotted Cottontail from iluvmysti, (1) 50kbs from debscoffeebreak, Winter fur tonic from Manxie (but -d4rkLOVESpink- will gift you it) - for most wins in &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Gecko Category&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
Love Holland Lop Stuffy from gummy-lady, (1) 50kbs from debscoffeebreak, Lilroo Slime Cupcake from AngellicRozes - for most wins in &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Nova Category&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
Birthday Serval Stuffy from gummy-lady, (1) 50kbs from debscoffeebreak, Lisha Slime Cupcake from AngellicRozes - for most wins in &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Gekkie category&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
Veteran Nora Stuffy from bynxie, (1) 50kbs from debscoffeebreak, Angel Bear from gummy-lady - for most wins in &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Stickers category&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
Camo Pig Stuffy from bynxie, (1) 50kbs from debscoffeebreak, Radioactive Rat Stuffy from AngellicRozes - for most wins in &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Chubbs category&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;MOST OVERALL WINS&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
100 Power Credits from -Moms-,
Heartburn Slime from -d4rkLOVESpink- (if non paying member - will receive Jar of slime from Debscoffeebreak)&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
We hope to see you all in Scream, and we wish everyone lots of luck in snagging some of these great prizes! Hopefully you will win lots of green on these greeny Gecko City Bingo days!&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
Thanks to all the Gecko Citizens who have donated the many prizes and time for Gecko City Bingo Days.&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;~~~~ ALL prizes will be gifted at the end of the month/very beginning of March.&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;
NO NEED TO PMAIL YOUR WINS! WE WILL KEEP TRACK FOR YOU!&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;</description>
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  <title>A New Poll in the Poll Booth</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <description>Today's poll is about &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/aquarium/welcome.asp?&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Aquariums!&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; Now that Aquariums have been around for a while we want to know: If you have an Aquarium, how large is it? 
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;
Visit the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;/xiang/pollbooth/welcome.asp&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Poll Booth&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; to tell us!
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