Sep 22, 2008 | 1:23 PM
Category:
Faith
I am in need of a Higher Power ......
For some Meaning and under standing
Is There any one out there in this world who I can relate to
Help .......
Sep 11, 2008 | 10:37 AM
Category:
News
In the United States the election is being held on Nov.14
In Canada the Federal Election is taking Place on Oct 4
I feel excited about the election both in the United States and Canada
Being a Canadian .....I feel this up-coming Canadian federal election brings hope and excitement
Am I being Naive ????
Or is the Federal election just a Television show ???
Sep 8, 2008 | 11:42 AM
Category:
News
When a Tree is cut in the Forest
Does any one hear ?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W8CibAuvZM4
Sep 4, 2008 | 2:25 PM
Category:
News
Co-Workers Challenging Names can Lead to Painful Misspellings and Butchered Pronunications
In the Increasingly Diverse workplace ...Name Botching can cause Irritation ..Frustration and failed Communication
After a While ..Some employees with unusual names find it Uncomfortable to correct their Co-workers and many resort to Shortening or Anglicizing their Names
The Name Game: How Do You Say that Again ???
After Several Appointments .. A Receptionist at an Ottawa Physiotherapy Clinic Thought she Developed a Good Relationship with a Client
But she Cringed when he walked out the Door One Afternoon and called out "Okay, Bye Lisa"
Her name is Misa (Pronounced Meesuh) Friesen -Kobayashi...And it wasn't the First Time Some one had Mangled it
Her Japanese name has Inspired Variations such as Nissa ..Mika....and the most Popular Misha
Sep 3, 2008 | 2:18 PM
Category:
News
Social Justice..Or a Lack there of has a Greater Impact on the Health of the World's Population than Medical Treatment ...According to a Land mark Study that concludes that Inequities are Killing People on a Grand Scale
The Report by a Blue Ribbon International Panel Says there is Little Point in Trying to Prevent and Treat Illness with out Tackling the Under lying root causes such as Poverty ..Poor Housing ..Inadequate Education and Lack of Human Rights
In countries at all Levels of Income...Health and Illness follow a Social Gradient: The Lower the Socioeconomic position the worse the Health
It does not have to be this way and it is not right that it should be Like this
To Under score the Gaps...A Number of Stark Statistics are Featured.....Including the Fact that a Girl born Today in the African Country of Lesotto can Expect to live 42 fewer years than one born in Japan
In Fact...The Report states that a Business -as -Usual Approach will Increase Unfairness and Unhealthiness Because Currently Health Disparities are Actually Increasing
Sep 3, 2008 | 12:36 PM
Category:
News
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opened a New Front over Georgia Directing Accusing the the United States of Orchestrating the Conflict in the Caucasus as an Election Ploy to help one of the Candidates running for the White House
In an Interview with CNN ....The former Russian President Suggested Unnamed People In the U.S. Stoked the Conflict to Create a Crisis But did not Name the Candidate.... Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain
"If my Guess is right ...Then it raises the Suspicion that some one in the U.S. Specially Created this Conflict to worsen the Situation and create an Advantage in the Competitive Struggle for one of the Candidates for the Post of President of the United States" ..Putin was Reported as Saying
Sep 3, 2008 | 12:11 PM
Category:
News
Two Young Brothers Died after Being Sucked Beneath a Load of Grain and Smothered on a Farm in Northwestern Alberta
The Incident Happened about 160 Kilometers North east of Grande Prairie
The Boys ..Aged Five and Seven ..Were on top of a Grain Trailer that was being Unloaded by a Family Member
They were Unloading the Grain and at some Point it was Realized that the Boys ..At Least one of them was Trapped in the Grain
The Unidentified Family member soon realized that a Second Boy was also Missing and Quickly Determined that he too was inside the large bin
These type of Trailers ....there's a chute Underneath.It comes into a Hopper and at the base of the Hopper there's a Sliding Trap Door that opens to unload these Trailers ...So they unload very Rapidly
They were able to Extract the boys through the Chute at the Bottom of the Grain Trailer about five Minutes after they went in
Bystanders tried To Revive the boys however they were Pronounced Dead at the Scene by Medical Personal
These Young Children Can't Fore see Danger the we see it...It's the Responsibility of the Parents to make sure their Children aren't Exposed to Dangerous Situations that occur on a Farm on a Daily Basis .
Aug 28, 2008 | 2:39 PM
Category:
News
The Anti-Christ also Described in the Bible as the "Son Of Perdition"and The Beast
Like Hitler ....Who was One of History's Anti-Christ Arch-Types He will have Great Charisma and speaking Ability "A Mouth speaking Great Things"
The Anti-Christ will Rise to power on a Wave of world Euphoria ...As he Temporarily saves the world from its Desperate Economic...Military and Political Problems with a Brilliant 7 Year Plan for world Peace..Economic Stability and Religious Freedom
The Anti-Christ could well Rise out of the Current Chaos in the Former Soviet Union
The Prophet Ezekiel Name him as the Ruler of "Magog"..A name that Biblical Scholars agrees Denotes a Country or Region of Peoples to the North of Israel
Many have Interpreted this to mean Modern Day Russia
His Power Base will Include the Leading Nations of Europe ..Whose Leaders the Bible Says ....Will "Give their Power and Strength Unto the Beast"
The Bible even gives some Clues about his Personal Characteristics
The Prophet Daniel wrote that the Anti-Christ " Does not Regard the Desire for Women" This could Imply that he is Either Celibate or a Homosexual
Daniel also tells us that he will have a "Fierce Countenance or Stern Look and he will be "More Stout than his Fellows"and More Proud and Boostful
The 7 Year Peace pact (Or Convenat) that is Engineered by the Anti-Christ is Spoken of a Number of Times in the Bible ...And may even have been signed in Secret
The Historic Peace Agreement signed Between Israel and the PLO at the White House on September 13 1993 Vividly Illustrates how Dramatrcally events in the Middle East are Presently moving in this Direction
Under the Final terms of the Convent ...Jerusalem will likely be Declared an International city to which Judaism ..Islam and Christianity will have equal Rights
Scriptures Indicates that the Jews will be Permitted to Rebuild their Temple on Mt.Moriah...Where they Revive their ancient Rituals of Animal Sacrifice
According to Prophecy ...the Antichrist will not only be a Master of Political Intrigue ..But also a Military Genius
Aug 27, 2008 | 4:21 PM
Category:
News
An Investigation into what the Authorities say was a Scheme that used Homeless People to bik tens of Millions of Dollars from Federal and State Health Insurance Programs Began four Year ago with a Tip from a Rescue Mission employee
The Employee ...who works for the Union Rescue Mission in the Heart of Skid Row said he Had Noticed vans and cars loading up Homeless People
The Employee ..said Security Cameras on the Mission Building captured what he Initially thought were Ambulances Illegally Discarding Patients
Skid Row Residents said the ambulances arrived each Morning heralded by Hospital patient Recruiters who offered food ...Cigarettes and sometimes cash....to the Homeless people who call these Grimy Downtown streets Home
In October ...Los Angeles Police Officers Video Taped an Ambulance "Dumping" five Homeless Patients. They Later Determined that the patients had been Recruited as Human pawns in a Scheme by Hospitals ..Doctors ...Ambulance Companies and others to Defraud Health Insurance Programs
On Wednesday ..Federal Agents Raided three Private for Profit Hospitals -In Connection with an alleged Fraud Scheme involving Federal Medicaid and state Medi-Cal health Insurance Programs
In a 21 Count Grand Jury Indictment ....Several men are charged with Conspiring to take and Receive Kick-backs for Referrals and to commit Health care Fraud
Aug 26, 2008 | 1:23 PM
Category:
News
Canada is Reviewing a Move by the United States to Halt a Program That Reunited African Refugees with their Relatives after DNA Testing Showed People were Lying
A Spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada said Yesterday that it will likely not have a Great Impact on the Country's Immigration System Because the Two Countries refugee Programs Differ
But one Immigration Lawyer warned that Canada could see more African Refugees looking for a New Route into North American
When one door is Closed ...People seek to open other doors It seems Likely that it will have an Impact on People trying to Come into Canada
The United States State Department said that DNA Tests on Applicants in seven Countries ...Showed only about 20 per cent Actually had a Family Relationship
As a Result ...The family Reunification Program that has Brought together thousands of Refugees with Relatives in the U.S. has been shut Down for Refugees in Kenya ..Ethiopia...Uganda ..Ghana..Ivory Coast ..Guinea and Ganibia
A State Department Spokesman said the Program has Been "Suspended" and added that the Government is "Looking into it Further to see What we Can Do"
*** Canada ... Here I Come
Aug 25, 2008 | 3:31 PM
Category:
News
The Canadian Government Confirmed Friday it will Embark on the most Extensive search ever for the fable British Shipwrecks Erebus and Terror ...With Environment Minister John Baird saying the hunt led by Parks Canada Scientists will Boost "Our case for Sovereignty" in Arctic Waters
The ships were Lost In the Canadian Arctic in the 1840's During ill-Fated Franklin Expedition ..and are today marked among the Greatest Undiscovered Prizes of International Marine Archeology.
Believed to lie in waters off King Edward Island ...The ships were under the Command of Legendary Arctic Explorer Sir John Franklin When they became Locked in Heavy ice that Eventually Doomed the Entire Crew of 129 men
The six week Search-The first season in what could be a Three year Project headed by Parks Canada' senior Under water Archeologist Robert Grenier and Inuit Historian Louie Kamoukak -Is set to get under way with in days abroad a Canadian coast Guard Icebreaker
Both of the Expedition Leaders attended a News Conference Friday in Ottawa with Baird ..Who Described the Lost Franklin Ships as Something akin to an"Indiana Jones Mystery"
Adding .....
"We want it to be a Canadian Mission -We Don't want Hollywood to get there First"
Aug 25, 2008 | 2:13 PM
Category:
News
Throughout Barack Obama's Search for a Running Mate Joe Biden has Always been hiding in Plain sight
A man who appears Supremely Qualified to be Vice-President of the United States
Biden has been on the National Stage so Long that he was able to mount Two Credible Runs for the Presidency Himself an amazing 20 years apart ...in 1988 and 2008
He has served as Chairman of both the Judiciary Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee
Traveling the Globe to meet world Leaders and to be Directly involved in almost every Major International and Domestic Debate
His Irish-Catholic Hertiage makes him a Demographic Dream to Swing Voters
He is both a Washington Insider and a Hero to working Class Americans and Labor Union Leaders ..In Part Because of his Rhetoric But also because of his own Middle Class up bringing
He has Mastered the art of the Network Sunday show Television Appearances as well as the Classic Vice-Presidential skill of Savagely attacking his Political Opponents with both a Smile and the use of Casual ..Kitchen Table Idioms
Aug 23, 2008 | 1:03 PM
Category:
News
A Band of Pre-eminent Scientists and war Fighters has Concluded that the Nation's Military Might isn't Powerful Enough for the 21th Century and so the National Research Council (NRC) an Independent Congressional Chartered Body charged with Assessing Scientific Issues..Is Urging the Pentagon and Congress to get Cracking on Developing a Weapon Capable of hitting any Target in the world within a Hour of Being Launched
The NCR's Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability Believes that there are Threats (Like Nuclear Terrorism) that the Pentagon's Fleets of Attack Planes and Missiles Cannot handle and which have to be Stopped with the Immediacy of the Push of a Button by a Future United States President
Ther are Serious Arguments Both for and Aganist Developing such a System
Part of the Justification is that the United States Military Already has such a Capability ..Unfortunately its Nuclear ..Which Renders it Worthless for anything But Armageddon
But for about $1 Billion Over the Next Years ..The Nation could Convert some Trident Missiles -Now Limited to Carrying Nuclear warheads in their Submarine Launchers -To Non-Nuclear Weapons
Aug 22, 2008 | 2:26 PM
Category:
News
On the Fourth of July...The Water Temperature at the Beach in Ocean City N.J. was Hovering around 60 Degrees ..But that didn't Stop People from going for a Swim.
Neither did the Large Brown Pipes that open all along the Water's Edge ...Apparently also Enjoying a Sunny Day off but ready to Deliver storm water to the Ocean at the next Rain
Ocean Dumping may not be a Problem on the Nation's Beaches the way it was in the late 1980's ..but there is Evidence that Beach Goers are facing a Different ..Less Visible Threat: Contamination from storm water and in some cases Sewage that ends up in the water where People swim
Beach communities Like those in New York and on the Jersey Shore face a Constant struggle to Balance Urban Infrastructure needs and Maintaining of clean Recreational Areas
Ocean City has Employees who Rake and Clean up the beaches Daily...as well as many Trash cans and Recycling Containers on the beach
But Given that the Community sits on a Barrier Island ..Storm water ends up in nearby Water ways ..As it does in many areas --Along with Whatever is Picked up along the way
A Storm washes a Potentially Toxic mix of Trash and Chemicals into Sewers ---Pet Waste ..Bird Droppings ..Motor Oil Fertilizer ..Cigarette Butts and other Litter ---Which Travels Via Pipes to Rivers and Lakes to the Sea.
Aug 21, 2008 | 3:16 PM
Category:
News
It Requires its Own Room ...Where it Can perform 360 Trillion Calculations in a Spilt Second ..and do the Work of 30,000 Desktop Computers with out Breaking a Sweat
In an Effort to Bolster Canada's Research Presence on the International Stage ..The University of Toronto ,,It's Affiliated Research Hospitals and IBM Corp Have combined Forces to Build what will be the country's Fastest Super-Computer And the Largest of its Kind Outside of the United States
More than two years in the Making ..The Academic Research Based Computer will Tackle Projects in such areas as Medical Imaging ...Climate Change Predictions...Aero-space Astro-Physics and Chemical Physics for the Sci-net consortium Which Includes the university and its Research Hospitals
The Super-Computer will be 30 Times Faster than the Peak Performance of Canada's Current Largest Research System in Dorval ,Que ...Which is Used for the National weather Forecast and it will store 60 Times more Data than the Library of Congress Web Archive
