"Year of the Dog" May Bite Mankind... Remedy

My recommendation is to take all dogs to obedience school, treat them well, keep them clean and well-fed, let them sleep with you ['cause that's what dogs like] and in the end they will treat you well and you will breeze through the year with little problem. Above all, FEAR NOT.
Happy New Year,
Vim
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"YEAR OF THE DOG" MAY BITE MANKIND
Jan. 24, 2006. 10:04 PM

HONG KONG
(AP) — The Year of the Dog is named after man's best friend, so it should be a better year for humanity, with fewer earthquakes, wars and other nastiness, right?

Probably not, said Chinese fortune tellers who are predicting the new Lunar Year, which begins Jan. 29, will bring more epidemics, terrorist attacks and a worsening of North Korea's nuclear crisis.

"In general, it doesn't look good. It will be just as bad" as last year, said Hong Kong soothsayer Alion Yeo.

The Lunar New Year is the biggest festival for Chinese — about one-fifth of the world's population. As they shop for new clothes and the freshest foods from the market in preparation for the festivities, many Chinese also snap up fortune tellers' guides to see what the Year of the Dog has in store for them.

"The Year of the Dog is a year of strong fire," Yeo said.

"That represents hill fires, for example, and military conflicts."

Japan and the Koreas, in particular, could be the source of military clashes and could see an aggravation of the nuclear crisis involving North Korea.

Famous dogs include pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Madonna, Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, tycoon Donald Trump, former U.S. president Bill Clinton and current President George W. Bush, along with his father.

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