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Monarch butterflies migrate to Canada to complete their life cycles. they lay their eggs only on milkweed plants, which are disappearing at an alarming rate in the wild. Our beautiful provincial parks in southern http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/AghKXA7jABM/plant-milkweed-save-monarch-butterflies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=AghKXA7jABM:Ptf7pJHzKxA:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/AghKXA7jABM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2013/04/plant-milkweed-save-monarch-butterflies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-7133115501882019033Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:39:00 +00002013-03-17T15:39:14.293-05:00natureinterpretationinterpretive programsecologyenviromentcampingManitoba provincial parks The Manitoba government is seriously considering making cuts to the provincial interpretive program in its provincial parks. There may still be time, however, to convince them of the value of interpretation before they do it (before the April 16 budget is announced). The Winnipeg Free Press, in an interview with Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh, states: The cuts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/XhYDMX2Ao1I/do-not-cut-interpretive-programs-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XhYDMX2Ao1I:WEjUilkHnlU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/XhYDMX2Ao1I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2013/03/do-not-cut-interpretive-programs-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-9042349049762367244Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:07:00 +00002013-02-27T09:07:34.459-06:00kidshumouradolescanceparenthoodBased on my own experiences I have decided to suggest some amendments to the generally accepted phases of development that a human being goes through from baby to adult. 1. The Cute phase (newborn to approximately two weeks) 2. The Let's Not Sleep So We Don't Miss Anything phase (two weeks to 18 months) 3. The Now I Can Finally Walk to Hell if I Will! phase (18 months to 3 years) 4. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/JS8hMLmukHw/the-journey-to-adulthood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=JS8hMLmukHw:ACLBN2y1N_A:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/JS8hMLmukHw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2013/02/the-journey-to-adulthood.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-8039160430777732331Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:36:00 +00002012-10-15T08:36:51.112-05:00sustainabilitythe Power of weManitobacommuntiesClearwaterPilot MoundBlog Action Daylocal foodcommunity actionagricultureSo it's Blog Action Day and as, promised, I am writing today on this year's theme of the "Power of We." There are many examples of the power of "we" from massive global mobilizations of people bound together by a common philosophy such as the Occupy movement right down to local fundraising events for a worthy cause. It is these smaller, localized efforts that will be the theme of my Blog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/MOhFTuDSCRg/the-power-of-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=MOhFTuDSCRg:J48whhd5X8w:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/MOhFTuDSCRg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/10/the-power-of-we.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-6999413250482857667Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:27:00 +00002012-10-08T13:27:38.415-05:00 I'm taking part in Blog Action Day on October 15th so stay tuned for a post about the Power of "We". Every year Blog Action Day encourages bloggers to write on a theme. This year it's the "Power of We" seeking to highlight how people united together can effect change (the "Occcupy" movement being a prime example or achieve unbelievable things.  As usual I am going to try and relate myhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/w0nKgz-YFiY/im-taking-part-in-blog-action-day-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=w0nKgz-YFiY:drnexL7h6wU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/w0nKgz-YFiY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/10/im-taking-part-in-blog-action-day-are.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-6576347402332735800Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:40:00 +00002012-09-30T16:42:16.538-05:00sceneryCanadaphotographynatureManitobaPembina Valleyscenic viewswildlifedeer Decending into the valley View from the top Young buck well camouflaged These two were skittish Abandoned stone house The other side of the valley http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/-RRSqMw5Pwc/fall-in-pembina-valley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=-RRSqMw5Pwc:FbiBBT6lZfI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/-RRSqMw5Pwc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/09/fall-in-pembina-valley.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-4674955942974353631Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:40:00 +00002012-08-22T08:40:05.244-05:00economicspayday loanssocietygreyday loansfinancial crisisseniorsdebtThis news release pretty much sums up the sorry state that our western, industrialised societies find themselves in. It's data from the UK but could probably be just as applicable across North America, Europe, Asia, anywhere that is supposed to have a higher standard of living. Read the following excerpts from the press release and then ask yourself - is this really a "higher standard" or even "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/OYJxvHNVUik/rise-of-greyday-loans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=OYJxvHNVUik:liyE3FSFm-g:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/OYJxvHNVUik" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/05/rise-of-greyday-loans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-2519521254790849228Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +00002012-08-03T18:17:23.972-05:00toxic sustancesnative plantsallergic reactionspoison ivyhealthrashes Have you ever suffered from an allergic reaction to poison ivy? If you have you are not alone - around 80% of people who come into contact with this innocent-looking plant get some kind of skin reaction to it. It is direct contact with the potent. toxic oil that the plant produces, called urushiol, which causes the reaction, and it's a plant that can lull you into a false sense of security. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/nv4amoByqy8/poison-ivy-to-become-more-toxic-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=nv4amoByqy8:QStFNlYX4II:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/nv4amoByqy8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/08/poison-ivy-to-become-more-toxic-thanks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-135743572329241835Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:05:00 +00002012-07-30T18:06:44.634-05:00competitionkidseconomicsinvestmentssports My son receiving his gold medal at the Manitoba Summer Games There was no prouder Mum in the universe than I as I watched my son being presented a gold medal in the Manitoba Summer Games recently. But that proud moment belies the huge investment in time, money, energy and emotion that got him there. Which is why I find the following press release from Investor's Group to be spot on in terms http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/7AbTUCrtEh4/the-demands-of-kids-in-sport.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=7AbTUCrtEh4:R3W6sX7ioQ8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/7AbTUCrtEh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/07/the-demands-of-kids-in-sport.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-956354120344239125Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:27:00 +00002012-07-12T11:30:01.891-05:00economicsglobal warmingbiotechnologyGM cropsclimate changeenvironmentorganicsfood pricesagricultureI was sent the infographic below recently in an e-mail and thought it might be useful as a background to this post about not only the environmental effects of raising animals for human consumption, but also the real economic effects that growing crops for animal feed and biofuel production is having on people across the world. In regard to the meat consumption issue there has been a recent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/xnfmFsMiOIQ/as-food-prices-rise-emissions-may-fall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=xnfmFsMiOIQ:C7zQ1OXok8o:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/xnfmFsMiOIQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/07/as-food-prices-rise-emissions-may-fall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-2590081862095252239Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:37:00 +00002012-07-09T18:38:46.105-05:00artphotographytreesLord of the RingsEntenvironment I snapped this picture of a face in the old Maple tree in the garden. Could he be a slumbering Ent just resting for a while (remember Lord of the Rings?) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/XFly_P_Ui_w/man-in-maple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=XFly_P_Ui_w:2gSGIyrNFgU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/XFly_P_Ui_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/07/man-in-maple.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-5475145443792051780Thu, 24 May 2012 21:45:00 +00002012-05-24T16:47:33.886-05:00sportshealthexerciseenergy drinksbananasnatural foods Picture: Fotolia  If you want to score a goal or hit a home run you should by-pass the energy drinks and eat a banana prior to your game. A recently published study from researchers at the Appalachian State University Human Performance Laboratory at the North Carolina Research Campus concludes that bananas consumed during exercise provide the same amount of energy as sports drinks, but athttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/Ht8tjO-__g0/bananas-versus-energy-drinks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Ht8tjO-__g0:3I8TI4T_vck:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/Ht8tjO-__g0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/05/bananas-versus-energy-drinks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-3705055894842230786Tue, 22 May 2012 14:40:00 +00002012-05-23T08:32:39.799-05:00online shoppinginternetrogue websitesfraudcounterfeit goodsconsumerismA new study predicts that there is set to be an explosion of counterfeit goods and services being offered online by so-called, "rogue websites" based on the fact that they are able, with a very small investment, to make lucrative profits comparable to trafficking in illegal narcotics. The study by RogueFinder LLC, together with New York-based, brand protection law firm the Gioconda Law Group http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/0pxIpyp_0-U/watch-out-for-imitators.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=0pxIpyp_0-U:m3BwrLQgk_4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=0pxIpyp_0-U:m3BwrLQgk_4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=0pxIpyp_0-U:m3BwrLQgk_4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=0pxIpyp_0-U:m3BwrLQgk_4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=0pxIpyp_0-U:m3BwrLQgk_4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/05/watch-out-for-imitators.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-8916038089088995549Sat, 19 May 2012 13:49:00 +00002012-05-20T09:44:19.392-05:00birdsphotographynatureRobinsenvironmentbirdwatching I spotted a beautiful Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the garden yesterday that obligingly posed right beside me on a low tree branch.   Alas by the time I had returned with my camera it had been chased away by this Robin, whose portrait I had to settle for instead. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/WoOWniiT49s/almost-rose-breasted-grosbeak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=WoOWniiT49s:Z-DiDCR8qhk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=WoOWniiT49s:Z-DiDCR8qhk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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felled http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/TqFxYXetzJU/are-we-headed-for-dirty-thirties-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=TqFxYXetzJU:ou9SwQpdZ1k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=TqFxYXetzJU:ou9SwQpdZ1k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=TqFxYXetzJU:ou9SwQpdZ1k:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=TqFxYXetzJU:ou9SwQpdZ1k:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=TqFxYXetzJU:ou9SwQpdZ1k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=TqFxYXetzJU:ou9SwQpdZ1k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/05/are-we-headed-for-dirty-thirties-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-5052634080212309951Thu, 17 May 2012 13:51:00 +00002012-05-17T08:51:12.053-05:00commutingtrafficclimate changeenvironmentOlympic GamestransportationLondonA new report from Global Action Plan, a UNEP-supported charity for environmental behaviour change, found out that 69% of businesses in the UK's capital believe that the games will cause significant or medium travel disruption, yet few businesses have a plan for how to respond. Having driven myself in London - and that was over twenty-five years ago so heaven knows what it's like now - I find it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/tad2MOGuCH0/40-of-employees-may-sleep-in-office.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=tad2MOGuCH0:zMcpXUSf1UQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/tad2MOGuCH0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/05/40-of-employees-may-sleep-in-office.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-5262880968956339136Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:00 +00002012-05-16T08:00:16.403-05:00conservationbeesnatureenvironmentbiodiversityorganicsInternational "Bees love organic" campaign findsoverwhelming response. Source: AMSTERDAM, May 15, 2012/PRNewswire More than a thousand Dutch cyclists are currently transforming a 1000 kilometre long bicycle trail into a "bee trail", by sowing organic flower seeds; 23 German organic wholesalers and retailers are distributing 280,000 bags of flower seeds with their organic products; the Youth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/DgiplEZ0KJA/sowing-seeds-for-bees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=DgiplEZ0KJA:cF1GZs_aOu0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/DgiplEZ0KJA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/05/sowing-seeds-for-bees.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-8531342122943775970Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:57:00 +00002012-04-29T13:14:41.614-05:00agricultureI visited a farm near Cartwright in southwestern Manitoba yesterday and had to share the pictures of these newly arrived triplet cuties with everyone. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/R0GMS5lfvYA/triplets-on-farm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=R0GMS5lfvYA:DMuQ-bT-5b0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/R0GMS5lfvYA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/04/triplets-on-farm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-1650250415404938290Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:45:00 +00002012-04-08T13:45:40.023-05:00humourorganisingtables A good day for the Kitchen table We apparently do not have cupboards, drawers or closets in our house. Instead we have a kitchen table. The kitchen table acts as the unofficial clearing house for everything that originates from outside, upstairs, school, work or any other source. The kitchen table is host to a dazzling array of items such as baseball gloves, hats, sunglasses, toothbrushes, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/kCYJ-MQ-q64/when-kitchen-table-is-not-kitchen-table.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=kCYJ-MQ-q64:r72msWZqNfU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/kCYJ-MQ-q64" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/04/when-kitchen-table-is-not-kitchen-table.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-718752550390298251Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:20:00 +00002012-04-03T09:20:47.344-05:00Earth Dayglobal warmingclimate changeenvironmentWe did it! We actually managed to turn off all the lights and every electronic distraction in the house for a whole hour for Earth Hour this March 30th. (Even though we had to round up Dad once who tried to sneak upstairs to his laptop - the nerve!). I am proud of you family. It was a lovely hour where we sat by candlelight, chatted and even sang a song or two - well some death growled but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/wckLe5Fj7EU/earth-hour-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=wckLe5Fj7EU:nI5_uaa6Mhs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/wckLe5Fj7EU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/04/earth-hour-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-6269434160804522032Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:47:00 +00002012-03-26T13:47:21.843-05:00artJohn LovellCanadian artistsart competitionsI am not usually given to shameless self-promotion on my blog site but in this case I am going to ask for my readers' help. Please will you consider voting for John Lovell (my son) in the So You Want to be an Artist national art competition. Voting begins today until April 30th and the top twelve entries with the most votes will go through to be judged in the final. To vote: Simply go to http://http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/s9G1RgjELB8/vote-for-john-lovell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=s9G1RgjELB8:BXN9FX7O0us:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/s9G1RgjELB8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/03/vote-for-john-lovell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-7127797751393712196Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:18:00 +00002012-04-29T13:15:28.202-05:00tarsandsclimate changeenvironmentAlberta oilsandsWeaver report Athabasca Oil Sands courtesy NASA Earth Observatory In a pretty spectacular demonstration of just how wrong the popular media can get a story, the recent report released by Canadian climate scientist Andrew Weaver about the Alberta Tarsands, which was published in the journal Nature Climate Change, was skewed to basically mean whatever anti climate change interest groups wanted it to mean. It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/PlFs7zqTKrY/new-alberta-tar-sands-study-in-context.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=PlFs7zqTKrY:Z6WZr9cexm8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/PlFs7zqTKrY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/03/new-alberta-tar-sands-study-in-context.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-492769844149024648Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:49:00 +00002012-03-11T13:49:50.652-05:00news roundupscalvesLenthealthclimate chnagefarming Feast A Fortnight A bi-weekly round up of the news and views that caught my eye over the past two weeks.For February 12th to February 26th, 2012: Rich Educated People More Likely To Lie, Cheat (CBC, February 28th, 2012) "A new study gives new meaning to the word "classy" — it turns out wealthier, better educated, more successful people have a greater tendency to lie, cheat and cut off http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/Gm3N8We0eqc/feast-fortnight-march-11th-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=Gm3N8We0eqc:wVJ6Fzq623w:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/Gm3N8We0eqc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/03/feast-fortnight-march-11th-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-3468907770014372378Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:25:00 +00002012-04-29T13:16:00.199-05:00humourproductivityclockswinterspringtimehealthdaylight savings timeheart attacks © Silkstock - Fotolia.com It's that glorious day in early spring (well actually prior to spring) when the clocks go forward. Tomorrow I will wake up slightly sleep deprived but with a whole extra hour of daylight in the evening to go and poke around in the melting snow (this year anyway) and envision the garden full of flowers and bean poles. There is no doubt that after the long winter and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/uu2IsCKOUiQ/is-daylight-savings-time-safe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=uu2IsCKOUiQ:uwd48weC2Ok:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/uu2IsCKOUiQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/03/is-daylight-savings-time-safe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8202153759007024504.post-5967793227208682659Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:04:00 +00002012-04-29T13:16:23.123-05:00International Women's DayManitobafamous womenCanadian authorsCanadian writerspoliticianssuffragetteNellie McClung I have been wrestling with how to celebrate International Women's Day today and settled on posting this biography, which I wrote a few years ago, about one of the women that I most admire; writer, speaker, politician and social and political activist, Nellie McClung. She truly does, for me, epitomize what International Women's Day is all about. I am fortunate to live in a place steeped in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~3/hZOX0Gi_3Mc/nellie-mcclung-epitomizes-international.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Lovell)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?i=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?a=hZOX0Gi_3Mc:AToVQLV2kQI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OnceAFortnight?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnceAFortnight/~4/hZOX0Gi_3Mc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.onceafortnight.com/2012/03/nellie-mcclung-epitomizes-international.html