Close up of Xiao Jin

Saved from the dinner table...

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June 8th 2010
We got a puppy!!! Her name is Xiao Jin (it means little gold in Chinese) and she was born on April 7th. She's a golden retriever and absolutely adorable. We will, of course, be taking her home with us in August. She will ride in the cargo --not with the luggage in a separate compartment that will be the same temp as the passenger area. The US only requires that she has rabies vaccination, but w ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more