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Your Walls Are Your Canvas

get creative! PAINT There are many ways to change the look of a room without doing any major renovations. Here s a few ideas to get you started, then look around the house and Like the two-toned paint treatment in the photo, there are thousands of potential colour and pattern combinations using simple paint techniques.
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Paint Rather Than Buy

If your décor is in need of a change but you c an’t afford to buy all new furniture, consider painting your wooden pieces to create a whole new look. Saving money usually means you have to put in a little elbow grease but it can be worth your time in the end. Painting furniture
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Control Basement Water Seepage

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If the water table in your area is above your basement floor, you may be dealing with water seeping into the basement. Water can get into the basement where the walls and floor meet and through cracks in the floor. Sometimes water also will come through cracks in the wall, but that usually is the
Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Is The 97-Pound Weakling Of Crops

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Flax is a wimp. That’s why weed and disease control and fertility are key to getting a good yield, says Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ (MAFRI) oilseeds specialist. “Flax hasn’t had the genetic improvement like canola,” she told those attending the 16th annual Crop Diagnostic School organized by MAFRI and University of
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Flax Could Build Better Cars Or Improve Health

Researchers at the University of Alberta have deciphered the genetic code for flax using a highly efficient sequencing procedure developed by the Beijing Genomics Institute. Canadian researchers now have the genetic information to accelerate improvements for flax and to identify ways to adapt this ancient plant to modern uses, said Mike Deyholos, project researcher with
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Construct A Pen For Small Animals

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I constructed a cage for our granddaughter’s guinea pigs and found it to be an easy and inexpensive project as many of the materials had been recycled. With four unused window screens (16-1/2×26 inches), some one-inch chicken wire, 1×4 boards, a few staples and wood screws, I created a 67x28x25-inch cage. Building instructions are easy
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Just In Time For Easter Dinner

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That little someone will feel quite special having their own Easter placemat. It’s very simple and quick to make, too. This one would fit on the tray of a highchair. If larger ones are preferable, simply cut a larger oval, rounding the corners for easier application of bias binding. Cut two pieces of Easter print
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Make Some Fabric Frames

I decided to give our pictures (and our living room) a softer look by putting them in a wall hanging instead of wooden frames. You will need several six-inch strips of fabric which blends in with your drapes and furniture. Any technique would work but I used the curve system. You could even use a
Crops, Oilseeds

Potential Fantastic For Flax, Boosters Say

Flax, it seems, is the forgotten crop. Canadian acreage is declining and when farmers do grow the blue-flowered oilseed, it’s often the last crop to be planted, usually with fewer inputs than the rest. But boosters see lots of potential for flax because of its health attributes and mega-star endorsements. “When you have Oprah calling
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Europe Relaxes GMO Tolerance Levels For Animal Feed

Amove by the European Union to allow low levels of genetically modified organisms in animal feed imports is a “step forward” but won’t immediately help Canada’s flaxseed exports into the region, according to the Flax Council of Canada. A European Union committee voted last month to allow a 0.1 per cent threshold of unauthorized GMOs

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