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Weather / Re: May Flowers
« on: May 12, 2013, 12:31:27 PM »
Happy Mother's Day to all the BnR moms! 
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Weather / Re: May Flowers
« on: May 04, 2013, 06:56:55 AM »
I haven\t tried it but the consensus seems to be to sprinkle cinnamon or cayenne pepper or hot chili pepper in the area you want to keep them away from.
You will need to reapply after rain and such.
You will need to reapply after rain and such.
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Weather / Re: April Springing Forth
« on: May 02, 2013, 08:57:07 PM »
Thanks everyone 
Ya Toe I'm kinda up in the air since I don't really know what\s going on yet.
Ya Toe I'm kinda up in the air since I don't really know what\s going on yet.
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Weather / Re: April Springing Forth
« on: May 02, 2013, 01:24:22 PM »
I'm just gonna stick this here so as not to bring down the tone of the May thread. Went for my appendectomy follow up today.
Pathology report suggests cancer.
My doc is seeking a second opinion on all fronts and talking with oncology and I have to go back in a couple of weeks to see what has been agreed upon.
Pathology report suggests cancer.
My doc is seeking a second opinion on all fronts and talking with oncology and I have to go back in a couple of weeks to see what has been agreed upon.
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Weather / May Flowers
« on: May 02, 2013, 01:14:03 PM »
May has started with wonderful weather . Wish I had a garden.. 
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USA / U.S. Judges Admit to Jailing Children for Money
« on: May 01, 2013, 05:41:10 PM »http://www.inquisitr.com/211740/u-s-judges-admit-to-jailing-children-for-money/
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Philadelphia, Pa. – Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan of the Court of Common Pleas in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, plead guilty in open court that they sentenced children to juvenile detention because they were paid off to do it by the PA Childcare and a sister company, Western PA Childcare corporation that ran the private facilities.
Ciavarella wrote in a letter to the court,
“Your statement that I have disgraced my judgeship is true. My actions have destroyed everything I worked to accomplish and I have only myself to blame.”
The two judges face up to seven years in prison under a plea agreement made with the state.
The companies in question paid the two judges more than $2.6 million dollars to send children to detention. The companies receive a stipend from the government for each inmate they house. So as more children were sentenced to the detention center, PA Childcare and Western PA Childcare received more money from the government, prosecutors said.
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Politics / Re: Stephen Harper's Maj Gov 2011
« on: May 01, 2013, 01:51:09 PM »
wow that is a fantastic article!! 
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Politics / Re: Stephen Harper's Maj Gov 2011
« on: April 30, 2013, 05:17:15 PM »Government controlled national media could they want to
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- promote the regime government in a favourable light,
- vilify opposition to the government by launching smear campaigns - well they do this already
- give skewed coverage to opposition views, or
- act as a mouthpiece to advocate a regime's government's ideology.
guess this provides an end run around the whole having to carry Sun media thing.
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Australia / Cat Ladies snatch Australian Christian Lobby's name
« on: April 28, 2013, 10:09:16 AM »This is a great story - go cat ladies
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The writers, calling themselves the Australian Cat Ladies, pounced on the domain name AustralianChristianLobby.org when the ACL, which only uses acl.org.au, failed to buy the domain.
Their site, called Australian Cat Ladies, says it stands for marriage equality, the rights of couples to abortion, an end to discrimination, sex education and responsible cat ownership.
This how the site looks now http://australianchristianlobby.org/
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/cat-ladies-snatch-australian-christian-lobbys-name/story-fngl0wql-1226631165790
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Help Desk / What's Cooking?
« on: April 27, 2013, 10:27:59 AM »
I don't how many still use the recipes from the BnR Cookbook but I made a little change to them.
They are in full recipe format now and can even be printed off if you want to keep one or two in the kitchen to refer to.
http://www.breadnroses.ca/frontpage/bnr-cookbook/
They are in full recipe format now and can even be printed off if you want to keep one or two in the kitchen to refer to.
http://www.breadnroses.ca/frontpage/bnr-cookbook/
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USA / Re: Boston Marathon - explosions
« on: April 19, 2013, 05:53:11 PM »
Put the brakes on the ease of getting deadly weapons nope no way. But target immigration? Now you\re talking!
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In any other week, today would be a landmark for immigration reform -- but as more information emerges about the suspects tied to the Boston Marathon bombings, momentum for action on immigration seems to have taken a hit.http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/washington-boston-manhunt-stirs-immigration-debate/story?id=18998177
At least one senator suggested that attacks by foreign-born suspects should put the brakes on Washington's current push for immigration reform.
"Given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system," Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said at a hearing on immigration reform today. "While we don't yet know the immigration status of people who have terrorized the communities in Massachusetts, when we find out it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. How can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil?
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Environment / Is Organic Better? Ask a Fruit Fly
« on: April 19, 2013, 05:09:34 PM »Quote
When Ria Chhabra, a middle school student near Dallas, heard her parents arguing about the value of organic foods, she was inspired to create a science fair project to try to resolve the debate.http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/is-organic-better-ask-a-fruit-fly/
Three years later, Ria’s exploration of fruit flies and organic foods has not only raised some provocative questions about the health benefits of organic eating, it has also earned the 16-year-old top honors in a national science competition, publication in a respected scientific journal and university laboratory privileges normally reserved for graduate students.
The research, titled “Organically Grown Food Provides Health Benefits to Drosophila melanogaster,” tracked the effects of organic and conventional diets on the health of fruit flies. By nearly every measure, including fertility, stress resistance and longevity, flies that fed on organic bananas and potatoes fared better than those who dined on conventionally raised produce.
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Life from a feminist view / Re: The Daily Asshole
« on: April 17, 2013, 02:11:51 PM »
New Hampshire Lawmaker Calls All Women ‘Vaginas’
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New Hampshire State Rep. Peter Hansen (R) sparked a firestorm in the state house after he sent a [/size]recent email[/color][/size] to an internal house listserv that referred to women as “vaginas.” Hansen was defending the state’s “stand your ground” bill, which one lawmaker had challenged with stories about how retreating from a confrontational situation is more effective than escalating it with weapons. Hansen managed to offend both sides of the aisle in a mangled argument claiming children and “vaginas” need to be able to defend themselves:
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Weather / Re: April Springing Forth
« on: April 10, 2013, 09:04:54 AM »
So everything went well. I'm back home now. Tired and little sore but pretty good.