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    countdown to doomsday

    Not to stereotype but the only reason I can fathom for the Mexican natives to make a calendar that far ahead is probably to mark cheque day.
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    countdown to doomsday

    260 days according to my wife's phone.
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    Planned Pipelines to Rival Keystone XL

    Two major energy companies are planning to build new pipelines that will move as much as 850,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Canada to refineries along the Gulf Coast by mid-2014, in the latest effort to cope with a surge of oil production in North America. The separate projects, planned...
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    There Are Now More Americans In Jail Than There Were In Stalin's Gulag Archipelago

    There are now more Americans in jail -- 6 million -- than there were in Stalin's Gulag, reports Fareed Zakaria, in a column called "Incarceration Nation." And it's not just a relative population thing. The U.S. has 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens. How does that compare to other...
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    Climate Fund Seeks UN-Style Diplomatic Immunity

    (FOX News) - The Green Climate Fund, which is supposed to help mobilize as much as $100 billion a year to lower global greenhouse gases, is seeking a broad blanket of UN-style immunity that would shield its operations from any kind of legal process, including civil and criminal prosecution, in...
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    Pope Benedict calls for open society during Cuba visit

    Pope Benedict XVI has urged Cubans to build an "open and renewed society", at the start of the first papal visit to the communist-run country in 14 years. At a Mass in front of some 200,000 people in the eastern city of Santiago, he called for a "renewed society". The Pontiff was welcomed by...
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    'Start at 20 years,' Fleury says of jailing pervs

    WINNIPEG -- Former NHL star and sex-assault victim Theoren Fleury says Canada should "start at 20" years in its prison sentences for those convicted of sexually abusing minors "and work our way up" from there. Days after former junior hockey coach Graham James was sentenced to a two-year...
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    European immigration is back

    Lisa and Ian Corrigan are happy to be here. Sitting at their large dining room table in their new rental home near the bank of the South Saskatchewan River, it's easy to see why. They are surrounded by the sounds of kids playing. There are freshly baked muffins on the kitchen counter, water...
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    Canadian grain handler Viterra to be acquired by Switzerland's Glencore

    REGINA - Grain-handling company Viterra Inc. (TSX:VT) has agreed to be acquired by Switzerland-based Glencore International in a $6.1-billion deal that will see two Canadian partners pick up major parts of the business. Calgary-based Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) and Richardson International, based in...
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    North Korea. Missles for bisquits or was it Nat Gas for bisquits?

    In the headlines today: North Korea announces new long-range rocket launch, just 16 days after agreeing to suspend tests | News | National Post In the news 6 weeks ago: North Korean Leader Kim Backs Natural-Gas Pipeline, Russia Says - Businessweek
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    Viterra share trading halted on TSX

    Saskatchewan grain handler in rumoured takeover talks with multiple parties. Shares in Saskatchewan-based grain handler Viterra Inc. have been halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a sign the company has pending news about a possible takeover offer. The Investment Industry Regulatory...
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    Happy Pi Day!

    Pi, Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535… With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an...
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    Sunday Morning Breakfast

    In summer my favourite breakfast is radishes and berries from the garden.
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    Iran’s Oil Ministry says it has cut off Britain, and France

    Get ready to pay at the pump! TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran’s crucial fuel exports. The EU imposed tough sanctions against...
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    Flu is not the biggest danger ...... It's the vaccine

    isn't her hubby the real to life guy from "Men Who Stare At Goats" who thought if he tried hard enough he could walk through walls?
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    Harper's Got Talent

    Lady Gaga- Paparazzi on Harp - YouTube A gooder one. Axle Rose must be rolling in his grave. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses Electric Harp Duet - Camille and Kennerly, Harp Twins - YouTube
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    BBC's hidden 'warmist' agenda is rapidly unravelling

    Nah they dive down to depth to have sex. The pressure makes for a tighter seal. :)
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    Our cooling world

    Volcanic activity behind Little Ice Age