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		<title>Happiness Equals Severance and a New Job</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/happiness-equals-severance-and-a-new-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some employees of the Ontario Provincial Government are getting new jobs with the Federal Government, as well as severance for losing their old jobs.
Yes, a blatant case of double-dipping, but do not blame the employees or their union. Blame the government negotiators who gave them such a sweet deal without some additional &#8220;but only if&#8221;s.
According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Food Facts</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/advice/some-food-facts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[diseases]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[michael pollan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Grandpa Richard lost about 4.5 kg (10 pounds) a year ago. A big part of the method used was more fresh vegetables (in salads).
About 100 years ago, fibre rich foods, and whole grains, were a bigger part of the common diet in the U.S. and Canada. People did not have high levels of heart disease, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Floodgates Will Open</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/the-floodgates-will-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doorbell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jim flaherty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yucca]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a post 2 days ago, I told the story about Finance Minister Jim Flaherty taking a private jet to a photo op about the federal government saving money. Now comes another story of the good use of our money.
How about $1,000 to put in a doorbell, or the same amount to replace a light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lindsay Lohan Sues</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/news/lindsay-lohan-sues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[baby]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[super bowl]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not far from Grandpa Richard&#8217;s home, an Oakville tot&#8217;s television alter-ego is at the centre of a $100 million (U.S.) lawsuit launched on Monday by troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. Lohan&#8217;s lawyer says the star has single-name recognition akin to Madonna or Oprah, and that the commercial, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billionaires</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/news/billionaires/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I suppose there are arguments to be said about the positive effects on economies due to the investments of people who are billionaires, but I find it almost revolting that individuals can be worth that much.
The Forbes annual list has been released and sitting at the top is Mexican Telecom magnate Carlos Slim Helu, worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Big Is The Canadian Public Service?</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/observation/how-big-is-the-canadian-public-service/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/observation/how-big-is-the-canadian-public-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[civil servants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are, generally speaking, three layers of government here in Canada. Federal, Provincial, and Municipal. How many employees do they all have?
3,650,000
That number by itself does not say anything. How many Canadians are in the labour force?
16,900,000
That means that just a bit more than 1 in every 5 Canadians (21.6%) is a public servant.
Further &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chilean Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to research using GPS technology, parts of Chile moved 3 metres due to the recent earthquake. If that does not shock you, measure out 3 metres on your living room floor and picture the ground shifting that much in a very short time period.
For those of you still using traditional British measurement methods, 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doing the Right Thing</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/news/doing-the-right-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john cursio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toronto star]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Toronto Star, John Cursio has been fired.
For further info, see my previous post and the above link to the Star&#8217;s reporting.
Grandpa Richard is impressed!
Now as long as the potential wrongful dismissal suit does not work, all will be well, er, better.
gr
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		<title>Do As I Say, Not As I Do</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canadian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flaherty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[london]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Does Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty know that saying? Possibly.
Jim delivered a budget last Thursday that said the federal government will have to rein in spending. He then had a private government jet fly him to London Ontario so he could participate in a photo op on Friday morning.
Why not a photo op right there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Just A Clock</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/musings/its-just-a-clock/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/musings/its-just-a-clock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have an old Crayola brand clock. An old style one with a minute hand and an hour hand. The hands are shaped like crayons. Uses an AA battery.
Why do I have it, and not one of the kids? They got too old for it! I know, I am a grandpa and grandpas are old. [...]]]></description>
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