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Lasesana’s GBU List for Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The good From Reddit: Dog imitating siren From The Atlantic: The War on Carbon: Late-Night Comedy Roundup The Bad From the NY Post: It’s so cold an escaped prisoner turned himself in The Ugly From TakePart: McDonald’s: Future Home of the Sustainable Big Mac? Please, no- and this is from a Big Mac lover

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January 07

3 quick tips to get rid of vacuum cleaner smells

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Vacuum cleaners can get stinky after a few uses. This is usually due to the messes it picks up- pet hair, food, general grossness. Fortunately it is quick and easy to remedy. 1. If using a canister vac, always empty the canister after every use. All the nasty stuff you pick up with your vacuum […]

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January 06

Cheerios now GMO-free: will it make a difference? Not likely.

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WASHINGTON D.C., January 6, 2014—General Mills announced Thursday that original Cheerios will be made without genetically modified (GMO) ingredients. While environmentalists and activists are calling the move by the Minneapolis-based food giant a major victory, the change does not necessarily signal a shift in General Mills’ business practices regarding GMOs or GMO labeling. According to […]

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Lasesana’s GBU List for Sunday, January 5, 2014

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The good From Salon: Pope asks Catholic Church not to alienate kids of gay or divorced parents From TakePart: Watch These Recycled Cans Morph Into Furniture From Grist: In Stockholm, a proposal to make snow plowing priorities better for women The Bad From The Guardian: Eusébio, Portugal’s footballing hero, dies at 71 From NPR: Despite […]

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January 04

3 + 1 good books about bad people

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3 works of fiction + 1 work of nonfiction about a particular subject I love books about characters that are kind of bad. I think that what attracts me to these books as a reader is how the author makes a character that we should hate endearing. Some authors do it better than others, and […]

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Lasesana’s GBU List for Friday, January 3, 2014

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The Good From Bicycling.com: Gym Etiquette From Think Progress: Judge Rules Exxon Must Face Criminal Charges Over 50,000 Gallon Fracking Waste Spill From The Guardian: Protect the Mozambique forest found on Google Earth, scientists say The Bad From Environment News Service: U.S. Sailors Sue Japanese Nuclear Plant Owner TEPCO From Sustainable Pulse: USDA Gives […]

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Lasesana’s GBU List for Thursday, January 2, 2014

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The Good From Popular Science: Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept: Using The Sun To Charge An Electric Car From Think Progress: Colorado Ballot Measure Could Let Towns Ban Fracking From The CS Monitor: Scientists observe dogs relieving themselves, discover something amazing The Bad From The New York Times: Missing a Cancer Diagnosis From The […]

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January 02

Grammar Tip: Writing Numbers

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Rule: Single digit, whole numbers should be spelled out. Numbers greater than nine should be written in numeral form. I have four siblings. She gave me 10 pieces of candy

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January 01

5 quick facts about granadilla / grenadia

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1. Passiflora liguiaris is also known as Sweet granadilla or Grenadia. 2. Granadilla is native to the Andes Mountains of Colombia, Venezuela and Bolivia, but is now grown from Argentina to Mexico, and in Australia and Africa (where is it known as ‘passion fruit’), and Papua New Guinea (where is known as ‘sugar fruit’). […]

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