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Becoming the Capital. Ottawa The Underdog.
The Path to Ottawa as the Capital of Canada It is one of the most interesting stories in its political history. It was the underdog to the seat but due to indecision, political upheavals, and the Queen, Ottawa became and celebrates its 160th year as the Capital. The matter of where the Capital should be…
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7 Ways to Use Lemon Peels
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow may have kept a “make-believe summer” in his study with a lemon-tree that was ten feet high but he could not have told you what to do with those lemon peels! Stephen Rouelle @bigislandchef, on the other hand, knows quite well what to do with the peel of this fruit. The chef…
Read MoreTop Apricot Producing State and Counties
California County Value Stanislaus 4,544 Fresno 1,728 San Joaquin 965 Contra Costa 718 San Benito 717 Tulare 624 Kings 587 Merced 376 Santa Clara 312 Kern 215 Madera 91 Solano 72 Monterey 49 Riverside 46 Ventura 42 Yolo 34 Los Angeles 33 San Luis Obispo 21 Butte 18 San Diego 13 Santa Barbara 11 San…
Read MoreTop Beet Producing States
State Beets – Acres Harvested Beets – Operations With Area Harvested Alabama 4 6 Alaska 5 12 Arizona 5 19 Arkansas 2 10 California 979 198 Colorado 85 40 Connecticut 8 31 Delaware 2 7 Florida (D) 12 Georgia (D) 10 Hawaii 11 29 Idaho 2 17 Illinois 48 78 Indiana 6 26 Iowa 7…
Read MoreHigh Protein and Low Calorie Foods – The List
See the chart below to find great sources of protein that are also low in calories. Fish dominates the list. Description. Color shows sum of Protein(g)Per 100 g. Size shows sum of Energy(kcal)Per 100 g. The marks are labeled by Description. The view is filtered on Description, sum of Protein(g)Per 100 g and sum of…
Read MoreTop Foods – High Iron
You may be surprised to see in the below chart that g per g, herbs outperform meats in terms of Iron content. Although 100g of red meat is quite different from 100g of thyme, the below should make an impression of the nutrients content of herbs. Description. Color shows sum of Iron, Fe(mg)Per 100 g.…
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LinkedIn – Topsy Analytics Chart
For those who have been wondering what all the buzz is about with Apple’s acquisition of Topsy, the company provides social search, analytics and trends using Twitter data. Below is a sample report that shows trends related to the keyword #LinkedIn, the responses to the account @LinkedIn and the number of links that contained the…
Read MoreUS Plant Flower Colors
The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Plants Database is fun to dig into to learn more about plants are their care. As of today, December 15, 2013, the database has classified the bloom color for over 1,900 plants as follows: Bloom Color Number of Plants Blue 72 Brown 47 Green 323 Orange 21 Purple…
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