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Rob Ford gets help with his next apology

via Facebook http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/11/rob_ford_gets_help_with_his_next_apology/

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Audio | As It Happens with Carol Off and Jeff Douglas | CBC Radio

A reminder of when our Conservatives used to be Progressive.
via Facebook http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2416705949

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Fun with voice search: shimajiro (Japanese cartoon tiger) edition.

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DIY Vintage Wooden Crates

http://smallhomebigstart.com/2013/05/diy-vintage-wooden-crates.html
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“This time, I got to work aging and distressing simple craft store wooden crates. I even hand painted vintage postage stamps onto some of them. Hydrangeas are one of my favourites this time of year, and they looked great in the neat rows of the crate.”

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Homemade Cheese Crackers

http://www.ruralhousewife.com/1/post/2012/03/homemade-cheese-crackers.html
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“Where did I get my oven mit on this wonderful recipe? The Little Birdie Blog. Thanks Little Birdie – now I have a NEW addiction!”

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New Players on the World Stage: Chinese Provinces and Indian States

http://www.brookings.edu/research/essays/2013/new-players-on-the-world-stage-print
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“In early February last year, Wang Lijun, the police chief of the Chinese megacity Chongqing, drove 200 miles through the night to seek refuge in the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu, the capital of neighboring Sichuan Province.”

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Any recommendations for an appliance repairman or woman in the GTA? The dryer is dead and fridge is acting up.

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Target is selling knockoff LikeABikes for 50 bucks.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brodieshadetree/379822140/
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Elliott Smith: ‘Mr. Misery’ Revisited, 10 Years After the Singer-Songwriter’s Controversial Death

http://www.spin.com/articles/elliott-smith-mr-misery-10-year-anniversary-death/
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“In the December 2004 issue of SPIN, we published Los Angeles journalist/musician Liam Gowing’s detailed, empathetic look at the last years of Elliott Smith’s life and the circumstances that led up to the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter’s apparent suicide. “Mr.”

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Elliott Smith: ‘Mr. Misery’ Revisited, 10 Years After the Singer-Songwriter’s Controversial Death

via Facebook http://www.spin.com/articles/elliott-smith-mr-misery-10-year-anniversary-death/