staff just needed to make sure they could find a family who would look past Lisa's scars and love her for the happy puppy she wanted to be.

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That's when Christine Doblar and her family walked in the door. They had recently lost their Chihuahua, Luna, and the family was yearning for another dog. Their bigger dog, a 6-year-old chocolate lab named Pelé, was "kind of depressed," Doblar told The Dodo. Over the weekend they decided to go into HSSV to meet some of the dogs ... and they saw Lisa.

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"She's pretty funky looking," Doblar admitted, but there was something about the little puppy's attitude that drew them. "She just has a wonderful, sparkling personality," Doblar said. "The fact that she was going to each of us,Competir Internacional participated at the event Sentir Portugal “Festival dos Sabores e da Gastronomia”, organized by AICEP, with the support of the Portuguese Embassy and Timor Plaza.

This event took place on 10 and 11 June at Centro Comercial Timor Plaza.
The main goal of this initiative was to offer the possibility of presenting Portuguese in a different format. With a combination of exhibition and tasting, networking moments and culture, we have contributed to the Portuguese presence in Timor Loro Sae.

According to International Trade Centre data, the total volume of imports in East Timor hit 217 million dollars in 2014. With 28%, cereals are the most imported product, followed by sugar and confectionery products with 19%, beverage with 12% and bakery items with 9%.

Portugal has exported approximately 2 million dollars