How to prevent wasps from nesting on your property
VICTORIA – Barbecues and backyard gatherings are a summertime staple in Canada, and so are wasps, the uninvited guests with a painful sting. As the season continues, wasps become more aggressive and homeowners may begin to notice more nests around their property. Kurtis Brown, technical supervisor at Victoria Pest Control, says while his business is dealing with between 10 and 15 wasp nests per day, it is hard to quantify whether there are more of the insects this season. “As we approach peak summer time, and we get that nice heat wave, wasps really start to develop and nests really start to take off,” says Brown.
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Updated TPP Treaty: Intellectual Property Rights Chapter Today, 9 October, 2015 WikiLeaks releases the final negotiated text for the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Intellectual Property Rights Chapter. The TPP encompasses 12 nations representing more than 40 per cent of global GDP. Despite a final agreement, the text is still being withheld from the public, notably until after the Canadian election on October 19.
vOITURE CAR RAPPEL RECALL - How to check if your car was recalled but not fixed - LA Times
Car owners and buyers will be able to look up whether a vehicle has been recalled and fixed under a new federal program launched late Tuesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has developed an online search tool where drivers can find out if a specific car has been recalled and why. The car companies will have to provide at least 15 years of data for the tool, at and update their information every seven days.
Was a Recalled Car Fixed? Answer Is Now a Click Away - NYTimes.com
Photo A new online search tool allows consumers to type in a vehicle identification number, or VIN, to check on whether recall repairs have been completed on a specific car, truck or motorcycle. The service, which began Wednesday, is available on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website or the sites of individual automakers. The free search tool lets consumers quickly learn whether a vehicle they are considering for purchase has a safety problem that has not been addressed.
Consumer Reports: Top Child Safety Seats
Consumer Reports tests to find the best child safety seats. The latest research shows children are safest if kept in a rear-facing car seat until the age of two, but most children will outgrow their infant seats much earlier. For newborns, infant car seats are the best option. They provide the best fit, are convenient and they face backwards — the safest option for babies up to two years old. But Consumer Reports says pay particular attention to the height limit of your infant seat because children are likely to grow too tall for the seat before they reach the weight limit.
McCain Foods recalls onion rings due to possible glass contamination
McCain Foods is recalling some onion rings because of concerns they could contain glass, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The nationwide recall concerns McCain’s 397-gram bag of onion rings with a best-before date of Oct. 28, 2015 and a lot code beginning with V40728. The CFIA said the product is being recalled from the marketplace due to “possible glass contamination.” The agency said McCain Foods voluntarily triggered the recall and there have been no reported injuries associated with consumption of the product. The agency said consumers should check to see if they have recalled products at home.
Lock Up Your E-cigs If You Have Kids
Sales of e-cigarettes have continued to rise—and so have reports of children being poisoned by the liquid nicotine vials used with the devices. That's one of the reasons Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, recently wrote in support of the Child Nicotine Poison Prevention Act of 2014 introduced in the Congress. In September 2010, there was just one call involving e-cigarette exposure made to U.S. poison control centers.
Understanding GMO
GMO Corn can sneak up in processed foods. (Credit: agrilifetoday via Flickr) GMO's — or genetically modified organisms — refer to the plants or animals created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology. In conversation, GMO's and GE foods refer to the same thing.
