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Are your saved seeds worth sowing? Test them!
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Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season.
Seeds are alive; they do not live forever. Sprinkling dead seeds out in the garden or into seed flats is a waste of time.
When you buy a packet of seeds, government standards assure you that a minimum percentage of them are alive. The packing date is usually stamped on the packet and, if below the standard, the percentage germination. I write the year on any seed packets on which the date is not stamped.
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Canine crusader Burt Ward says his food can triple your dog’s lifespan
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As Robin, the caped crusading sidekick to Adam West’s Batman on the popular 1960s TV series of the same name, actor Burt Ward helped rescue Gotham from a variety of diabolical arch villains. In real life, Ward, with his wife Tracy, have rescued and re-homed nearly 16,000 dogs in southern California through their Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions organization, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019.
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Experimental app might spot ODs in time to help
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WASHINGTON — Too often people die of an opioid overdose because no one’s around to notice they’re in trouble. Now scientists are creating a smartphone app that beams sound waves to measure breathing — and summon help if it stops.
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Making your own cleaning products? Some pro tips
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To reduce waste and avoid unnecessary plastic bottles and chemicals — and to save money — many people are opting to make cleaning products from scratch at home. You can find an abundance of recipes for household cleaning products online, along with reusable glass spray bottles designed to hold them.
But not all homemade cleaning products are created equal, and some simple concoctions can be downright dangerous.
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Breaking up (with Facebook) is hard to do: Here’s how
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NEW YORK — Every relationship has a breaking point. Even yours with Facebook.
There’s a way out, though the social network will try to win you back with promises to do better. Maybe even flowers.
For some users, though, the past two years of privacy scandals, election manipulation by Russian trolls, executive apologies and even the political disagreements with friends and relatives have become too much. The latest: an alarming New York Times report detailing the massive trove of user data that the company has shared with such companies as Apple, Netflix and Amazon.
A growing number of people say they are deleting Facebook, or at least considering it.
While Facebook has tried to address some of these problems, it’s not enough for some users. Hard as it might seem to quit, especially for those entwined with it for years, it can be done.
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