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...the kids going back to school, InsuranceHotline.com provides a timely reminder to drivers to be aware of the presence of students coming and going from school. School buses, school zones and more children crossing the streets all mean drivers need to be vigilant...
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American Banking and Market News
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmericanBankingNews/~3/QzGbO2nxGXk/
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...these days to risk the consequences.” Back to school marks a season of new beginnings and new opportunities. For many moms back to school represents a chance to ‘seize the day.” Much like January and February represent a time to fulfill New Year’s resolutions, Back...
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Yahoo! Shine Parenting
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/moms-dish-the-truth-about-back-to-school-guilt-2535396/
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...and muggy. Lt. Cmdr. Nate Price, escorting his five children to the elementary and secondary schools, said sending the kids back to school had ups and downs. “As my wife said yesterday, it’s great to get them out of the house, but it’s not great packing the...
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Stars and Stripes
http://feeds.stripes.com/~r/starsandstripes/general/~3/ZrEBQLSXhAg/monday-s-assignment-back-to-school-in-europe-1.153614
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...to search for any store’s current promotion codes. 4. Leave the kids at home. I know it’s tempting to bring your child back to school shopping, as it feels like a right of passage, but it’s easy to get sidetracked by all the pretty, shiny things lining the...
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Mint Life Blog
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyMint/~3/8NK5bw48GN0/
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...you been swept up in the back-to-school frenzy yet? Stores are filling your mailboxes and are all over television advertising back-to-school sales and discounts. It can certainly be intimidating to have to sort through all those coupons. You may be asking...
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Scarsdale Patch
http://scarsdale.patch.com/articles/your-back-to-school-shopping-guide
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...preparing yourself and your kids for heading back to school. Do you have a workable plan for the nine months ahead? In this back-to-school segment, I talk with Angela Murray, a Shaker Heights mom, who homeschools her three sons--ages, 13, 10 and 7. (Part One) How...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-cleveland/back-to-school-what-s-your-plan-3
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...Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. for all 10, 11 and 12 grade students and parents who are new. -- E. H. Markle Intermediate will hold a back-to-school night Wednesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. for the seventh and eighth grade students and parents, and a mandatory meeting 7:30...
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The Norwich Evening Sun
http://www.eveningsun.com/localnews/ci_18728012?source=rss
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It's that time of year again. Back-to-school sales are in full swing, and parents are celebrating the end of another summer. School bells soon will call the kids back to class.
The beginning of another school year brings back a flood of memories to most
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Zanesville Times Recorder
http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20110821/OPINION02/108210308/1014/RSS04
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...Parents have until August 31st to fill out the application. Vandenberg Elementary and Fisher Elementary will hold a back to school Ice Cream Social for their school communities on Wednesday August 31st, from 5-7 p.m. on the school grounds. Addams Elementary...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/culture-events-in-detroit/back-to-school-events-kick-off-detroit-area-communities
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...still in shock over what had befallen their small city, they were determined to open the schools on time. Getting the kids back to school meant ensuring Joplin would survive. On Wednesday, those schools opened. "There's not a book out there on how to deal...
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MSNBC Blogs
http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/17/7400297-back-to-school-brings-some-normal-back-to-joplin
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...probably feeling excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over. Some kids feel nervous or scared as they head back to school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, new grade and maybe even a new school. Take advantage of the start...
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Orangeville.com
http://www.orangeville.com/opinion/columns/article/1058476
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...we start thinking about sending our kids back to school, it’s important that we keep them safe as we get them there. Whether they ride a bus or walk to school, The American Academy of Pediatrics has some great tips for making the 2011 school year the safest...
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Fresh 102.7
http://fresh1027.radio.com/2011/08/17/back-2-school-2011-traveling-safely-to-and-from-school/
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...a fourth grader, was one of thousands of first- through fifth-graders in the Boulder Valley School District who headed back to school Monday. Some kindergartners also showed up to school Monday along with all of the sixth- and ninth-graders, who had school...
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Daily Camera
http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_18682702?source=rss
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...working parents in New Jersey, the end of summer means getting ready for back to school time. Here is how to avoid the last-minute rush and panic that can happen if we are not prepared. A to-do list for parents can help you avoid forgetting essential chores...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-newark/back-to-school-to-do-lists
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...without school uniform policies have strict guidelines on what students are allowed to wear for gym class. Be ready for back to school time by getting organized and then get shopping smart for savings! Don’t forget about school supplies! Check out this link...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-newark/back-to-school-tips-shopping-for-school-uniforms
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...then run do not walk to dial 311 or access NYCDOE website to procure a school for your child. That settles it then it is back to school and you have a list of back to school items to purchase. But wait, do not over look a very important list, the back-to-school...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/urban-education-in-new-york/a-back-to-school-list
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...to school can be an exciting and stressful time for children and their families for a variety of reasons. In my experience, many students, especially in low income neighborhoods have a difficult time over the summer because they lack the structure and supportive...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/children-s-mental-health-in-los-angeles/helping-your-child-go-back-to-school
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...to school time means back to shopping! Between school clothes and supplies for your child to donation requests for school supplies from teachers, chances are your new school year costs can quickly add up. Want a way to stretch your back to school budget by...
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She Knows
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/837191/5-ways-to-get-back-to-school-supplies-for-free
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...understocked or oversold. This can result in further back-to-school headaches. There are options to consider in finding back-to-school savings. Check supplies within your home left over from the previous year. You may be surprised to find you already own...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/headlines-in-raleigh/back-to-school-budget-saving-options
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...to prepare their child for the change." Huntington Learning Center offers these six tips to get your child ready to head back to school. 1. Take your child back-to-school shopping. Spending a day together buying school supplies -- and maybe even a new back-to-school...
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MarketWire
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1547213&sourceType=3
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...sales and incentives, the National Retail Federation's 2011 back-to-school survey found that consumers will spend less this back-to-school season than last. Back-to-school shopping is second only, in sales, to the winter holiday season, according to the federation. Families...
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Reading Eagle
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=324691
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...people who want to shop on a budget, thrift stores have become more appealing to all incomes." Sales at thrift stores for back-to-school items were once too insignificant to be carved out in the NRF's annual survey. The category was added two years ago as...
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The Mercury
http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2011/08/05/life/doc4e3bf0173a4d3335075434.txt
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...wait until 10:00PM the night before a project is due to realize they need poster board. Batteries: Rayovac is offering a back to school coupon for $1 off alkaline batteries. You can download your coupon from Rayovac’s Facebook Page. Packing a Lunch: School...
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Traveling Mamas
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/travelingmamas/mama/~3/d1gs2Ax0rMM/
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...this year using Geographic Information Systems, better known as GIS Technology. One of the tools available at the district’s back to school page, allows parents to “find my school. The district partnered with the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office...
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Palm Beach Post
http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/extracredit/2011/08/05/back-to-school-links-available-on-school-district-web-site/
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...their schedule and practice opening their locker. School officials encourage students to bring school supplies to the Back To School Night and put them in their lockers. Student schedules were handed out at registration July 25-26, but the school will have...
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The Coloradoan
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110806/WINDSORBEACON01/108060317/1131/rss10
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Eighteen months ago, the university-educated son of a client quit his entry-level professional job, saying it wasn't "emotionally satisfying." He's been unemployed ever since.
Frantic, my client and his wife have tried everything to help their son find a
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Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/managing/barbara-moses/hovering-wont-help-kids-land-their-dream-job/article1341217/?cmpid=rss1
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...are learning from BBC presenter Huw Edwards through his video tips which are embedded within the six School Report lessons. The School Report team are busy too, sending packs out to teachers and replying to schools who have registered to take part. Last...
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BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/school_report/8266932.stm
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...be a little wet outside,” Grier said. “But it's warm on the inside, because we all have the desire to get these students back in school where they belong.” White, clad in rain gear and cowboy boots, said dropout students should be treated as an “emergency”...
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Houston Chronicle
http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nbheightsnews/~3/5OoMYpXB_vE/6629578.html
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...Houston school district's sixth annual Reach Out to Dropouts resulted in more than 60 dropouts headed back to school. The Reach Out to Dropouts Walk is part of “expectation: GRADUATION,” HISD's initiative to help more students graduate from high school. HISD...
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Houston Chronicle
http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nbbellairenews/~3/TE2_h9ChAGM/6620259.html
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...Stress? The common cold? Our school health expert answers parents' questions about keeping school children healthy. The back-to-school season can arouse dread in parents and kids alike, especially when it comes to sickness and health. Aside from marking the...
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WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/ask-the-school-nurse-parents-top-10-questions-for-back-to-school_?src=RSS_PUBLIC
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Y ou won't find Jen Maier and her kids trolling the malls for school supplies this year. The Toronto mom says she has no plans to buy any back-to-school items, preferring to leave the hoopla of one of retail's biggest seasons for other frantic parents to
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Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/back-to-school/sorry-kid-no-more-fall-shopping-sprees/article1261921/?cmpid=rss1
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...Grant suggests buying basic items now while they're on sale, but wait until after school starts to buy the rest. Once the back-to-school rush has calmed down, retailers will often put traditional back-to-school items on clearance. Grant also suggests avoiding...
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CBS News
http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsPCAnswer/~3/rGBxs8PVFkQ/main5231808.shtml
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I've been looking for the back-to-school deals, and I've found plenty on Web sites offering online coupons. As retailers worry that kids and their parents won't be buying as many pencils, binders and electronics, more of them are offering special deals o
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WalletPop
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/08/click-and-save-with-online-coupons/
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...at the Old Navy store on Presidential Parkway in Macon, where sales clerk Daphene Coleman said cheap has become chic this back-to-school season. “We’ve started having more door-buster sales to target parents who are trying to cut back. It’s become the cool...
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Macon Telegraph
http://www.macon.com/198/story/789174.html
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...-- While some kids are still counting the days until the end of this school year, retail experts are looking ahead to the back-to-school shopping ritual as the first real test of whether the economy is recovering. "In a recession, the consumer is generally...
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CNN/Money
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~3/Ytc4NfoPqyA/index.htm
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Fresh corn, diced deli ham and crunchy croutons are tossed with a smoky, creamy dressing in this light summer salad. Serve with a crisp glass of rosé and sliced melon.
"This was a really nice salad, a pleasant change of pace for lunch or a light meal. I
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Eating Well Magazine
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatingwell_make_it_tonight/~3/XPlY9SgffGk/smoky_ham_corn_salad.html
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Chandler Unified Schools is building its first back-to-basics junior high by going back to the future and remodeling a 1950s-era campus that was the district's first junior high school.
The $4 million remodeling project for Chandler Traditional Junior
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AZ Central.com
http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/1051435
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It was back in Washington Heights, Manhattan in 1986, I was sixteen years old and in 11th grade at the Marsha Stern Talmudic Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boy - lovingly referred to MTA to this
day, and we were quite a group of misfits.
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1729236/im_never_going_back_to_my_high_school.html
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school today, but Principal Steve Ahonen estimated about 80 percent of the children were at school.
school.
Highlands Elementary School students line up to do the pledge of allegiance in Pittsburg, Calif., on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. The school reopened
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Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_12307764?source=rss
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...everyone else and how they're doing." "I'm just hoping the school's clean," she added. "It's a little nerve-racking, being back in school, knowing that there was a swine flu outbreak in school," she said. "But it's good to be back." Both girls kept up with...
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NewYorkBusiness.com
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090504/FREE/905049986
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...Baseball Dominican Development Alliance, Pirates Charities will continue monitoring the educational needs of the students. The school is also expected to benefit from community service work that will be required of the players training at the Pirates' new...
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090501&content_id=4509378&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit
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Here's a gift-buying guide from smart shoppers Anna Wallner and Kristina Matisic, formerly of the W Network show The Shopping Bags and Anna and Kristina’s Grocery Bag:
1. If your mom’s a wiz in the kitchen, try for something personal; a cookbook made up
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Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/travel/Anna+Kristina+picks+Mother+gifts/1531513/story.html
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...school was being built, I used to come down with my friend and we’d explore. It’s great to be back after all these years.” The school has applied for a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund to help with the exhibition, which will include old photographs, interviews...
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ExpressandStar.com
http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/02/back-to-the-old-days-of-school/
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...younger children's parents would also have considered the option of holding their child back, but chose to send their child to school. Professor Martin said the policy implications, suggesting that in most cases on-time entry is appropriate for students. "Schools...
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News-Medical.net
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=47507
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...applications are a thing of the past. So, what should you do? This guide can help. Five things you can do to save money when back to school shopping time comes around. This paper looks at student loan debt and the struggle many college graduates have trying...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1592035/going_back_to_school_as_an_older_student.html
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...CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of children wearing uniforms and carrying satchels flocked back to schools in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, days after Israel ended its fierce military operation against the territory's militant Hamas rulers. Backdropped...
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Centre Daily Times
http://www.centredaily.com/news/world/story/1078734.html
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...three-week war. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Tens of thousands of children wearing uniforms and carrying satchels flocked back to schools in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, days after Israel ended its fierce military operation against the territory's militant Hamas...
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FOX News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482553,00.html
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...11-year-old Iba Rada points to at least one positive aspect. After thousands of schools were destroyed, the effort to "build back better" - former President Bill Clinton's slogan for the recovery process - seems to be succeeding in school reconstruction in...
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IRINnews.org
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=82509
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...is increasing, driven by applications to Toronto campuses and interest from mature and returning students looking to go back to in the face of grim financial news. Applications from high-school students are up by 1.1 per cent this year to 84,300, new...
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Globe and Mail
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-National/~3/XonhFfQEe5A/
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