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“Christmas in June” – Brasserie au Baron: Saint-Médard Cuvée de Noël

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In France, the proverb is “ Quand il pleut à la Saint-Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard ” which is more or less equivalent to the traditional English saying: St Swithin’s day, if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain. The earliest parts of the church date to the Anglo-Saxon era. Redouté, 7 vols. 1800 – 1819).

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

exports of grain for that year and was enough to feed every human being with more than a cup of cooked grain every day for a year. Frances Moore Lappé, in her fine book Diet for a Small Planet , also points out the simplistic thinking that is involved in supposing that going without meat is going to help the starving people of the world.

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Canada’s Naughtiest Dog contest

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s unnecessary for dog owners to live with and be frustrated by their dog’s poor behaviour,” says Jeff Cooke, President, Bark Busters Canada. In fact, of the 500,000 dogs Bark Busters has successfully trained world-wide, 80 per cent of them were past puppyhood. The company’s Canadian website is www.barkbusters.ca.

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Birds Of The Twelve Days Of Christmas

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This gift is no doubt one of fancy domesticated chickens ( Gallus gallus domesticus ) from France, cooked perhaps in the Parisian style. Rooster by Julie Zickefoose On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Four Calling Birds One usually interprets “calling bird” to mean “song bird.”

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