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Much the same as Quebec's official attitude toward English in Canada, including the way it really is on the street...
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For all you black-helicopter nuts who can't afford Italian sports cars.
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Joe Biden is just so... well... words fail me... so... Joe Biden! Wow! If there's a live brain cell between those ears, it could sure use company! Delete the scoop?
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Much vituperative nonsense afflicts First Nations, most of it stoked by ignorance and intellectual laziness.
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A teachable moment is born out of the ignorance and intellectual laziness of a typical rabid racist. Delete the scoop?
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Michael Yon Online Magazine dispatches from the Frontline of Iraq and Afghanistan
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Tragedy strikes in Thailand when an entire village of near forgotten people is destroyed by fire Delete the scoop?
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Being cool on Facebook is one part discretion, one part creativity, one part common sense and one part being community oriented. Coolness isn't about pushing your opinions and ideas down everyone else's news feed and it isn't about... Via Stan Smith
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The Colorado legislature is considering the repeal of laws in the state that criminalize adultery or any act that would…
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History has already proven that immorality and moral relativity are highly destructive to society. One need look no further than ancient Greek or Roman societies to see what happens when morals are discarded. Delete the scoop?
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An Australian billionaire plans to launch Titanic II in late 2016
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The Titanic has been the subject of fact and a lot of legend since it's infamous first and last voyage half way across the Atlantic. Now a brand new Titanic II is going to attempt to complete the voyage. Only this time, the owner is a humble enough man to say there's just no such thing as unsinkable. Delete the scoop?
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A powerful piece on people and the ponzi system of big government (and no more families...) Delete the scoop?
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A meteorite shower hit Russia on Friday, causing damage and panic and leaving hundreds injured.
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Many of us watch meteor showers in August, never imagining that anything would ever land (although I have personally witnessed one), but in this case in Russia, 400 people were hurt and many buildings damaged by meteorites. See also on http://community.adlandpro.com/Home.aspx Delete the scoop?
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I had started to write a post about something totally different when I saw a comment made at Adlandpro that made me pause and realize a startling fact, while all the social media savvy people are t...
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Facebook Jumps Over The Candlestick - 02/01/2013
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Facebook, love it or hate it, has clearly demonstrated that mobile is an integral part of any forward looking web presence. Delete the scoop?
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The interest in urban gardening and organic foods has grown as a reaction against a mechanized, commercialization agricultural industry with genetically-modified produce. Modern consumers are seek... Via Seth Dixon
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It is amazing what you can do. Just make sure they are non-GMO, or you will have Monsanto breathing down your neck... lol #classifiedadland #adlandpro #lymeclinics 
Mary Burke's comment,
April 14, 5:56 PM
I love this idea. And I every one of these foods. When I'm done with school in two years I'm going to have a garden and get my grandchildren involved. They need to know where food comes from. My dream would be to grow my own food.
Meg Conheeny's comment,
April 26, 7:37 PM
This is really cool. In this day and age so many consumers are trying to find ways to stay away from the “genetically-modified produce." Many people want to grow gardens and eat more organic and natural products. This article shows ways to grow products from scraps of food such as growing carrots from carrot tops or tomatoes from seeds. This concept is really interesting I had no idea this could be done. I think this idea will catch on and could ultimately make people healthier.
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April 27, 4:01 PM
This works very well. I don't just throw out tomatoes that spoil in the house or even on the vine late in the season. If you throw them into a heap in the fall with other garden scraps, they will produce very hardy plants that you can transplant in the spring. When you buy a (non GMO) pumpkin in the fall, save the seeds. Clean them well by washing them, dry them on an old towel, and plant them in cardboard egg cartons in some compost in the spring. These are just a few of the things you can grow from so-called waste!
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The Wet Coast Daily, by Dave Cottrell: Published Daily from the WET West Coast by Dave Cottrell
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In today's issue, an incredible true story of a Russian family so cut off from civilization they were not even aware that WW II happened... Delete the scoop?
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Mark Mattioli: 'The problem is a lack of civility.'
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Sound and sober advice from a man who has every reason to be bitter... enforce the existing laws and deal with the root problems. Delete the scoop?
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Stacy Conradt revisits some of Ebert's best bad reviews as we mourn the first film critic to win a Pulitzer.
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The publisher of the Nanaimo Daily News apologized to a group of protesters Thursday for printing a shockingly racist letter that characterized all First Nations people as unable to take care of themselves.
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Heavy snow and icy conditions have caused delays and disruption to flights across the UK as the winter weather continues with a number of airports and roads being closed.
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"The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them ..."
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Dressing for the unaccustomed cold has been causing a few problems in Calcutta, where the weather is a major talking point.
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Obviously, this record cold must be caused by global warming... Delete the scoop?
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Wrap your head around this! #wetcoastdaily 
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February 23, 9:48 AM
This is another example that shows how you can use geography to map ANYTHING! 
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March 3, 12:03 PM
Mapas poco comunes, poco útiles, aunque curiosos. Delete the scoop?
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Police on Tuersday were looking for eight men who made a hole in a security fence of Brussels’ international airport, drove onto the tarmac and robbed tens of millions of dollars worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane.
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Once again, the precious gem community of Antwerp is wringing its collective hands as brazen and well organized thieves make a stunning heist... Delete the scoop?
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The Onion, America's Finest News Source, is an award-winning publication covering world, national, and * local issues. It is updated daily online and distributed weekly in select American cities.
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Can you believe it? Nasa still looking for planet to call home. Neil Armstrong finally convinced by conspiracy theorists that the moon landing was fakes. Enjoy more fun facts, jokes and trivia with http://community.adlandpro.com Delete the scoop?
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Sechelt Sechelt will build a $22.4-million state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility that’s the first of its kind in North America, the municipality declared Feb. 5.“It’s time to announce the biggest infrastructure project in Sechelt’s history.
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The timing of the attacks coincided with reporting for an investigation that found that the relatives of China’s prime minister had accumulated a fortune worth several billion dollars through business dealings.
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"Investigators still do not know how hackers initially broke into The Times’s systems. They suspect the hackers used a so-called spear-phishing attack, in which they send e-mails to employees that contain malicious links or attachments. All it takes is one click on the e-mail by an employee for hackers to install “remote access tools” — or RATs. Those tools can siphon off oceans of data — passwords, keystrokes, screen images, documents and, in some cases, recordings from computers’ microphones and Web cameras — and send the information back to the attackers’ Web servers." Delete the scoop?
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The New Year for Trees (Tu B-Shvat) has arrived. Respond to 1500 Rockets from Gaza by planting 1500 Fruit Trees in southern Israel! We will soon see the beautiful Fruit Trees of Israel blossom into magnificent expressions of bounty and beauty.
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Dave Cottrell's insight:
Much the same as Quebec's official attitude toward English in Canada, including the way it really is on the street... 
John Peterson's comment,
April 30, 10:39 AM
This video shows how something as simple as a word can bring about some sort of action by a differing political and social group. While English has become the main language in the world, France seems to have a hard time accepting this fact and attempt to keep popular, worldwide, phrases from being said in their country. This petty attempt to keep French people using solely French words shows that language can be a touchy subject in some regions of the world. While this policing of words may be accepted in France, it would definitely not be accepted in other areas such as in the United States. While French civilians will accept this word policing, in the United States there is a much higher value in being able to speak in your own way and not being forced to change which words you use. This illustrates the very different social and political views and practices of different regions that may not be very acceptable in some other areas of the world.
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May 5, 5:16 PM
A war on banning American-English phrases? Obviously France didn’t get the memo about the growing global community, either that, or they are choosing to fight it tooth and nail (Whoa. Too many puns). The world today is more united then ever, whether it be economically, politically, or socially; everyone is connected somehow. We share everything; the whole world is sitting around eating sushi, wearing Northface jackets made in Bangladesh, watching their country’s version of The Voice (a show of Dutch origin), and i-chatting someone across the world. Needless to say, the world has become a very small place.
France has become known as a country that is steeped in tradition. The French are very sensitive about every part of their culture, and try very hard to preserve it. But why would they reject words that, yes, have American-English origins, but have distinct meanings across the world? I’d say that it’s just another attempt at the French to combat outside influence, and most notably, deter its society away from all things American. Let’s see how they feel the next time we change our language to include freedom fries! Ha-ha 
Sylvain Rotillon's comment,
May 5, 5:44 PM
It's not so simple ! You can't say "the French" as if everybody rejects english words. It's a national policy but in fact it's mainly a rearguard action denied everyday in the street.
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France has become known as a country that is steeped in tradition. The French are very sensitive about every part of their culture, and try very hard to preserve it. But why would they reject words that, yes, have American-English origins, but have distinct meanings across the world? I’d say that it’s just another attempt at the French to combat outside influence, and most notably, deter its society away from all things American. Let’s see how they feel the next time we change our language to include freedom fries! Ha-ha