Emerging market growth is good for companies like Caterpillar (CAT) and staple US names like Coca-Cola (KO).

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The project he whipped up, Good Times, feeds readings from the cat-eared electrode to an Arduino, which then interacts with the Call Management and M2M APIs.

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Mama was never any good at sums and she could hardly spell cat.

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Once the mats set in, you risk hurting a dog or cat during grooming, so a good offense is the best defense.

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In the meantime, a reflating of the Chinese bubble will be good news for American companies like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) that are major exporters to China.

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Cat owners are assured that the risks can be managed with good basic hygiene and common sense.

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Turn over a new leaf: Pairing recall training exercises, such as fetch, with a name change can help reinforce good behavior, says Burckhalter, whose pack includes three dogs, one cat, a human child and a husband.

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It's hard to think of a single good reason for Palm to implement iTunes syncing in webOS by spoofing the iPod, and then to play this cat-and-mouse game of hacks and workarounds with Apple.

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