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		<title>I&#8217;m a Celebrity Rat, protect me.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mealworm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During ITV&#8217;s annual production of I&#8217;m a Celebrity, Get me out of Here, a reality show involving a dozen celebrities, or former celebrities looking to reinvent their careers, an incident occurred which has now resulted in two of the celebrities, Stuart and Gino, being prosecuted by the Australian RSPCA for cruelty to a rat! It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brambles and Stinging Nettles are taking over the Countryside</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey costing ten million pounds has revealed that our countryside is overrun by Brambles and Stinging Nettles along with a few other invasive species.
I am sure most of us that regularly spend time in the countryside are quite aware of this without such a vast amount of money being spent on the conclusion.
Brambles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ready for Xmas</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/getting-ready-for-xmas</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xmas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Love it or loathe it, Christmas is on the horizon.
Retailers obviously have to plan months in advance especially as more people spread the cost of Xmas by buying earlier. 
I will be listing my Dog and Cat Christmas gifts from the beginning of October with a second category entitled Xmas Specials, look out for some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Visibility Dog Coats: Free Shipping</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal Autumn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Coats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Postage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Shipping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the darker nights creeping up on us, more dog walkers are having to take their pets for walks in the fading light. 
There are a lot of mad motorists out there whose recklessness costs not only human life but animal&#8217;s lives too. With this in mind it is worth considering buying a High Visibility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Shipping on Selected Items</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bird Feeders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nest Box]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During this period of recession I have decided to help a little by way of offering free shipping on selected items, at present the items with free postage comprise certain wooden bird feeders and nest boxes. In the next few days I will be adding more items from different categories to the list.  



Technorati [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cat Attacks Postal Worker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[letterbox]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Postwoman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaser toys]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No you haven&#8217;t misread the title, it is not the usual Dog Bites Postman story.
The culprit is, to quote its owner, a fluffy kitten, who playfully or otherwise leapt at the letterbox when the postwoman was delivering mail to the house causing injury to her hand.
The postwoman felt it serious enough to complain to her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seagulls Riot at Newhaven Harbour</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A potentially serious altercation between a group of Herring Gulls and rival Black Backed Gulls was averted by the intervention of the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service after they were called to the scene by the UK Border Agency on Saturday night.
Tempers flared when a Black Backed gull chick, who had fallen onto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hazards of Smoking Sparrows</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/the-hazards-of-smoking-sparrows</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarette end]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarette filters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[couriers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forensic investigators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tems and conditions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain things we hear that, although serious to those on the receiving end, can cause a wry smile to the rest of us.
Such was the case recently when a shop premises was hit by a severe fire which started in the roof. Not amusing at all, potentially deadly, thankfully not.
Fire officers were completely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Golliwog Saga</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/201</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depending upon your age you will recall the Golliwog as either a cuddly childhood toy lying in your toybox next to other soft toys like the Teddy Bear or you will see it as an object promoting racial hatred that gives yet more ammunition to the politically correct brigade.
I am by no means racist and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Rescue: A Happy Ending</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/dog-rescue-a-happy-ending</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fire Brigade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefighters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jack the Chocolate Labrador was out walking with his owner early on Thursday morning along the footpath which runs next to the river at Truro in Cornwall when Jack slipped over the edge of the footpath and plunged ten feet onto the muddy riverbed, the incoming tide was rising fast and with no obvious means [...]]]></description>
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