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Canada's top spots for luxury second homes (CTV.ca)
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| The U.S. housing market may be faltering, but thus far, Canadians don't have many worries about real estate. In fact, this week Forbes.com takes a look at Canada's top spots for luxury "second homes." |
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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080516/forbes_luxury_homes_080518/20080518?hub...
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18 May 08
11:27:12
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In northern Italy, 'the greatest lake' (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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| COMO, Italy - It wasn't as if nobody ever came here before George Clooney bought a couple of lakeside villas for eight figures. Julius Caesar founded the city of Como (as Novum Comum) in 59 B.C., and in the first century A.D., Pliny the Elder had a spread in Bellagio, on what the locals call Lago... |
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/travel/20080518_In_northern_Italy___the_greatest_lake_.html
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18 May 08
07:21:47
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Electronics to be collected (Norwalk Advocate)
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| STAMFORD - Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority will offer an electronics collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 24 at Scalzi Park on Bridge Street. The event had originally been scheduled for today. |
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http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/ci_9291333?source=most_emailed
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18 May 08
01:16:05
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Grow your own perfume (Daily Telegraph)
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| Forget Gertrude Jekyll or even Capability Brown - some of the most captivating gardens in the world have been created by perfumers. Liz Hancock sniffs out the private places where famous noses have sought inspiration. |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml?xml=/gardening/2008/05/18/st_perfume.xml
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17 May 08
23:32:44
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The interesting astrophytums (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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| MANILA, Philippines - Commonly called Star Cacti, the Astrophytums come in six different species. A native of Central and Northern Mexico, one of the species, A. asterias, has also been found growing wild in Southern Texas in the US. |
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http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20080518-137275/The-interesting-astroph...
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17 May 08
22:28:01
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His Rosy Affair: With 15 years of experimentation, Martel has perfected his flower-full rose garden (Naples Daily News)
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| John Martel gave a recent tour of his rose garden of 100-plus bushes in 52nd Street Southwest in Golden Gate, and the color in his foliage-and-flower swath made it impossible to believe any rose could be better than what was already blooming. |
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http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/17/his-rosy-affair-15-years-experimentation-john-mart/?partner=y...
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17 May 08
13:04:27
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Electronics to be collected (Stamford Advocate)
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| STAMFORD - Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority will offer an electronics collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p. |
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http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_9291333?source=rss
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17 May 08
07:04:19
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Garden tours, workshops, festivals. (Austin American-Statesman)
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| Get expert advice, see beautiful flowers at area workshops, events. Windsor Park Garden Tour ? 1 to 5 p.m. today. The tour consists of three gardens, at 1404 Glencrest Drive, 6210 Brookside Drive and 2006 Lazy Brook Circle. A donation for each garden is $3 or $5 to visit all three gardens. |
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http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/gardening/05/17/0517gardencal.html?cxtype=rss&...
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17 May 08
02:01:56
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Houseplant Basics (KTVQ Billings)
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| Houseplants can be easy to grow if you understand your plants' needs and your home environment. Below is a discussion of some of the basic requirements for growing plants in the home. |
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http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/global/story.asp?s=8336118
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16 May 08
17:29:07
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Traveling in remote Chile evokes images of another era (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
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| My husband Tom and I flew into Santiago, Chile, bordered by snow-covered Andes mountains on April 19 to attend our son's wedding to a Chilean lady. |
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http://www.sunjournal.com/story/265909-3/OxfordHills/Traveling_in_remote_Chile_evokes_images_of_anot...
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16 May 08
14:42:29
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