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Town edgy as 'earthquake swarm' hits

Published: March. 15, 2012 at 10:03 AM

MCADAM, New Brunswick, March 15 (UPI) --

Small earthquakes could continue to rattle a Village in southwestern New Brunswick for days or weeks, Natural Resources Canada told residents.

Since Saturday, the town of McAdam has experienced five quakes, the strongest a magnitude 2.4, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

Seismologist John Adams told the CBC there's no way to predict the small quakes or determine how long they'll continue.

"Certainly we are seeing what we are calling an earthquake swarm," he said. "They are unpredictable. Of course you don't know when the next one is going to happen."

No damage has been reported, apart from pictures falling off walls, the report said.

Resident Gloria Nason told the broadcaster the largest of the five quakes were "just like great big bangs, like an explosion, very eerie, very scary."

Topics: John Adams

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/03/15/Town-edgy-as-earthquake-swarm-hits/UPI-34211331820197/#ixzz1pDaUp5aH

GROUND STILL SHAKING IN MCADAM

Ground still shaking in McAdam

Mar 13, 2012 16:16:33 PM

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(McAdam)-There were two more earthquakes in McAdam this morning and there could be more to come, according to Natural Resources Canada.

The first one had a magnitude of 2, while the second one registered at 1.9.

They come on the heels of Saturday’s 2.4-magnitude quake,

Seismologist Cathy Woodgold says she wouldn't be surprised if there are more quakes,adding there’s no reason to get overly alarmed.

Woodgold said the latest quakes may have felt bigger because they were closer to town or closer to the surface.

FINES INCREASED FOR ILLEGAL BLUE ZONE PARKING

Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

Parking illegally in St. John's is going to hit you where it hurts... in the pocketbook. In accordance with new provincial legislation, the capital city has increased the fine associated with blue zone parking from $75 to the maximum of $400. As well, the city has increased expired metre fines. Failing to feed the metre used to cost you $15, but now it'll run you $25.

Councillor Tom Hann says the extra funds will go back into creating parking downtown. The money will be used to start paying down the debt associated with borrowing $8-million to create parking in a public-private partnership. Hann says an additional 500 parking spaces will be available in the downtown core.

The changes will come into effect within the next couple of weeks.

(VOCM NEWS, St. John's, NL).

My comment:

I agree a 100 %, especially for the wheelchair places.

I remember when I worked as mall security at the Torbay Road Mall when a lady parked in a wheelchair place and didn't have a sign in the window. I asked her to please move her car because someone that is disabled may want to park there. She said that she would move when she was done shopping. If the fine was up to $400 I bet she wouldn't of parked there.

Now that my wife uses a wheelchair I feel more passionate for the disabled.

Don R. Kierstead

McAdam hit by small earthquake

Subsequent booms likely aftershocks

CBC News

Posted: Mar 12, 2012 6:10 AM AT

Last Updated: Mar 12, 2012 2:40 PM AT

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Natural Resources Canada's earthquake details

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The McAdam area of southwestern New Brunswick was hit by a small earthquake on Saturday morning, according to Natural Resources Canada.

Residents say there were several other booms as recently as Monday morning, which officials say could have been aftershocks.

The federal agency reports a 2.4 magnitude earthquake happened at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday.

The small earthquake was centred about two kilometres southwest of the village and it was felt by people in the area.

Norman Dewitt said the quake hit not far from his farm and the noise woke him up.

"It was just a roar and a bang, you know. I thought there was wood falling in the woodshed," he said.

According to the federal agency, it is "very unlikely" that an earthquake of magnitude less than five could cause any damage.

Pauline Astorino, however, said there was some damage at her house after the earthquake.

"A big boom and then, I heard glass breaking. And it turned out that my light fixture in my bathroom fell at the same time as the boom," Astorino said.

"And all the neighbours were up. And I know the RCMP were out around. And we had several or more of these booms at different strengths."

Not unusual

New Brunswick gets a dozen or more similar quakes a year, according to Karl Butler, a geophysicist and professor of earth sciences at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.

"It's not really unusual. Earthquakes of that size. We certainly get them fairly frequently in New Brunswick," he said.

"I think this one's maybe more unusual in that it was very close, it appears to have been quite close to McAdam, to a populated area. Often events of that size if they occur in a remote area of the province, wouldn't even be felt."

Butler has seen a wave form from the event from the University of Maine at Presque Isle. He's also hoping to get a look at data from Natural Resources Canada.

The subsequent booms could have been aftershocks, Butler said.

They could also be cryoseisms common at this time of year when frozen ground cracks and gives way, he said. (CBC news, Fredericton, NB).

He said that the biggest earthquake was 5.7 or 5.2 in 1982 in the Miramichi. (CBC TV news, Fredericton, NB).

EXCLAMATION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER

Email from Cyril & Joan Ludlow, 03/13/2008

TWO PARTS OF THE LORD’S PRAYER

Rather cleverly done.
This is in two parts, the prayer (in blue type) and
GOD (in red type) in response.
It is very, very good.

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Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Yes?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
But -- you called ME!
Called you? No! I didn't call you. I'm praying. Our Father who art in Heaven.
There -- you did it again!
Did what?
Called ME. You said, 'Our Father who art in Heaven' Well, here I am. What's on your mind?
But I didn't mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day. I always say the Lord's Prayer. It makes me feel good, kind of like fulfilling a duty.
Well, all right. Go on.
Okay, Hallowed be thy name…
Hold it right there. What do you mean by that?
By what?
By 'Hallowed be thy name'?
It means, it means . . good grief, I don't know what it means. How in the world should I know? It's just a part of the prayer. By the way, what does it mean?
It means honored, holy, and wonderful.
Hey, that makes sense. I never thought about what 'hallowed' meant before.
Thanks. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Do you really mean that?
Sure, why not?
What are you doing about it?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess. I just think it would be kind of neat if you got control, of everything down here like you have up there.
We're kinda in a mess down here you know.
Yes, I know; but have I got control of you?
Well, I go to church.
That isn't what I asked you. What about you’re bad temper? You've really got a problem there, you know. And then there's the way you spend your money -- all on yourself. And what about the kind of books you read?
Now hold on just! a minute! Stop picking on me! I'm just as good as some of the rest of those people at church!
Excuse ME. I thought you were praying for my will to be done. If that is to happen, it will have to start with the ones who are praying for it.
Like you -- for example.
Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups. Now that you mention it, I could probably name some others.
So could I.
I haven't thought about it very much until now, but I really would like to cut out some of those things. I would like to, you know, be really free.
Good. Now we're getting somewhere. We'll work together -- You and ME. I'm proud of You.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind, I need to finish up here. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does. Give us this day, our daily bread.
You need to cut out the bread. You're overweight as it is.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this? Here I was doing my religious duty, and all of a sudden you break in and remind me of all my hang-ups.
Praying is a dangerous thing. You just might get what you ask for.
Remember that you called ME -- and here I am. It's too late to stop now. Keep praying. (…Pause…) Well, go on.
I'm scared to.
Scared? Of what?
I know what you'll say.
Try ME.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
What about Ann?
See? I knew it! I knew you would bring her up! Why, Lord, she's told lies about me, spread stories. She never paid back the money she owes me.
I've sworn to get even with her!
But -- you’re prayer -- What about your prayer?
I didn't -- mean it.
Well, at least you're honest but, it's quite a load carrying around all that bitterness and resentment isn't it?
Yes, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her. Boy, have I got some plans for her. She'll wish she had never been born.
No, you won't feel any better. You'll feel worse. Revenge isn't sweet. You know how unhappy you are -- Well, I can change that.
You can? How?
Forgive Ann. Then, I'll forgive you; And the hate and the sin, will be Ann's problem -- not yours. You will have settled the problem as far as you are concerned.
Oh, you know, you're right. You always are. And more than I want revenge,
I want to be right with You.. . (Sigh). All right all right . . I forgive her.
There now! Wonderful! How do you feel?
Hmmm. Well, not bad. Not bad at all! In fact, I feel pretty great! You know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight tonight. I haven't been getting much rest, you know.
Yeah, I know. But, you're not through with your prayer are you? Go on.
Oh, all right. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Good! Good! I'll do that. Just don't put yourself in a place where you can be tempted.
What do you mean by that?
You know what I mean.
Yeah. I know.
Okay! Go ahead. Finish your prayer.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Do you know what would bring me glory -- What would really make me happy?
No, but I'd like to know. I want to please you now. I've really made a mess of things. I want to truly follow you. I can see now how great that would be.
So, tell me . . .How do I make you happy?
YOU just did.

My comment: I think this is really good. The best exclamation that I ever seen of the Lord's prayer.
Don R. Kierstead

ISAIAH 53:5

I heard the following story told on a radio station from N.L. this morning. I will put in my own words.
I man was caring a Bible to his work place. His boss seen him caring the Bible and asked him to come in the office. The boss said, "I see you are caring a Bible with you to work." The worker said, "But I only read on my own time." The boss said, "That's OK, I just want you to read Isaiah 53:5 to me."
The worker said, "OK, I will read Isaiah 53:5 to you and were it says, our, we and are I'm going to put my name there. "But he was wounded for Don Kierstead's (I am putting my name here because I don't remember the names they said on the radio) transgressions, he was bruised for Don Kierstead's iniquities: the chastisement of Don Kierstead's peace was upon him; and with his stripes Don Kierstead is healed.
The boss said, "Read it again and put my name there."

I thought that was powerful. When we put our own name there.
Don R. Kierstead

CUT ONION CONTAMINATION

LEFTOVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS!

I have used an onion, which has been left in the fridge. Sometimes I don't use a whole one at one time, so I save the other half for later. Now with this info, I have changed my mind. I will buy smaller onions in the future.
I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, makers of mayonnaise. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the Mullins family. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.

The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers. Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce formula. He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's. Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz.

During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed said that all commercially made Mayo is completely safe. "It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked about the quintessential picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick.

Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the onions, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.

He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions.. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.
It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put on your hotdogs at the baseball park!)
Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put it on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.

So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am going to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, I see a lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company that produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions.

Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions and try to use it to cook the next day. It becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria, which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.

Written by Zola Gordon - author of several cookbooks. Feb. 2009.
From the Internet. For more info go to Snopes.com and type in Cut Onion Contamination.

My comment: I have used leftover cut onions that have been in the fridge for several days and it didn't make me or my family sick. I was talking to another person today and she said she has been doing it for a long time and it didn't make her or her family sick. BUT I won't be doing it anymore after reading the story above.
Don R. Kierstead

Mayo Clinic on Aspirin
Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.

1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night.

The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.

2. Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest for years; when it gets old, it smells like vinegar.

Please read on.
Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue.
They work much faster than the tablets.

Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks.

There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently.
Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.
The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up.
However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.

Afterwards: Call 911.

Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by.

Say "heart attack!"

Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins.

Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival. DO NOT LIE DOWN!

MOTORISTS OWE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN UNPAID TRAFIC FINES

Police have nabbed two more motorists owing thousands of dollars in unpaid traffic fines. During one stop at 9 o'clock last night, a 50-year-old-man was charged with driving while suspended. A subsequent check showed he had $39, 000 in outstanding fines. A second stop resulted in a 23-year-old man being charged with driving while suspended, having no insurance, and failing to transfer ownership. The investigation indicated he owed $8, 000 in unpaid fines. His vehicle was impounded and he was released to appear in court at a later date.

(VOCM NEWS, ST. JOHN'S, NL, Feb. 17/12.)

I don't understand how the police or courts let unpaid fines accumulate that much. I wonder how they are going to be made to pay them? If they don't have the money will they get a jail sentence?

BIBLE QUIZZING

A Tribute to the Carter Family

Mikko Carter, after 14 years of Quizzing:
Has been to the North American Finals 13 times.
Has memorized 5139 verses.
Has memorized all or most of 18 books of the Bible.
Has studied 2 years of Pentecostal Doctrine.
Has studied 1 year of “Bible Heroes”.
Has been on a First place in North America Junior Division Team in 2002.
Has been on a First place in North America Intermediate Division Team in 2006.
Was voted “Quizzer of the Year” and “Highest Scorer” in Junior Division in 2002.
Was voted “Quizzer of the Year” and “Highest Scorer” in Intermediate Division in 2006.
Was “Quizzer of the Year” in his final year, 2011, in Senior Division.
While Miranda and Marissa may not be mentioned as often, they have been a part of the team and are continuing to quiz.
Above everything else, they have the greatest prize of all, the Gift of the Holy Ghost!!
To God Be The Glory

Submitted by: Frank Rymarchuk from the November, 2011 issue of the Pentecostal Messenger.
I have only put part of this story here. You can read the whole story if you go on facebook and type in The Pentecostal Messenger.

My comments: I admire people that can memorize scripture. I have a hard time memorizing a few verses of the Bible.
Don R. Kierstead

Senate Votes to Legalize Sodomy, Bestiality in the Military

http://www.apostolicnews.org/2011/12/senate-votes-to-legalize-sodomy-bestiality-in-the-military/#.TukUmJFuStg.email
What in the world is going on in this world. Getting worse.

NEW DEBIT CARD SCAM ...PLEASE READ

Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:20:37 -0400
From: mikbec@eastlink.ca
Subject: Fw: NEW DEBIT CARD SCAM ...PLEASE READ

 

 

 

 

Important please read! Unbelievable!!   Never thought of this one.... CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING THE CASHIER'S STATION!!!!! THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS, KIDS, LOVED ONES. I bought a bunch of stuff, over $150, & I glanced at my receipt as the cashier was handing me the bags. I saw a cash-back of $40. I told her I didn't request a cash back and to delete it. She said I'd have to take the $40 because she couldn't delete it. I told her to call a supervisor.  Supervisor came and said I'd have to take it. I said NO! I didn't want $40 cash advance !!!!!  If they couldn't delete it then they would have to delete the whole order. So the supervisor had the cashier delete the whole order and re-scan everything!  The second time I looked at the electronic pad before I signed and a cash-back of $20 popped up. At that point I told the cashier and she deleted it. The total came out right. The cashier agreed that the Electronic Pad must be defective. Obviously the cashier knew the electronic pad was defective because she NEVER offered me the $40 at the beginning. Can you imagine how many people went through before me and at the end of her shift how much money she pocketed? Just to alert everyone. My co worker went to Walmart last week. She had her items rung up by the cashier. The cashier hurried her along and didn't give her a receipt. She asked the cashier for a receipt and the cashier was annoyed and gave it to her. My co worker didn 't look at her receipt until later that night. The receipt showed that she asked for $20 cash back. SHE DID NOT ASK FOR CASH BACK! My co-worker called Wal-Mart who investigated but could not see the cashier pocket the money. She then called her niece who works for the bank and her niece told her this: This is new scam going on . The cashier will key in that you asked for cash back and then hand it to her friend who is the next person in line. Please, please, please check your receipts right away when using credit or debit cards! This is NOT limited to Wal-Mart, although they are the largest retailer so they have the most incidents. I am adding to this. My husband and I were in Wal-Mart North Salisbury and paying with credit card when my husband went to sign the credit card signer he just happen to notice there was a $20 cash back added. He told the  cashier that he did not ask nor want cash back and she said machine has been messing up and she canceled it. We really didn 't think anything of it until we read this email. I wonder how many "seniors" or busy Moms/Dads have been, or will be, "stung" by this one???? To make matters worse ...THIS SCAM CAN BE DONE ANYWHERE, AT ANY RETAIL OR WHOLESALE LOCATION!!! BEFORE LEAVING THE CASHIER'S STATION!!!!!    THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. CHECK YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE LEAVING THE STAND. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO JUST THAT. NOW I'LL START! PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS, KIDS, LOVED ONES

 

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AIR CRAFT LANDS ON TRUCK

Date: 18 November 2011 00:35

What a Meticulous Planning & Timing [HQ] Air craft front wheel got stuck... using the support small truck for landing the air craft.
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THREE HEIFERS ARE BETTER THAN ONE

Julia and George Bourque have a dairy farm in Lower Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada and one of the cows had triplets which were named Faith, love and Hope.

This is an amazing story. Look at the facts: HolsteinWorld.com said the odds of triplets are one in 105,000. The odds all three would be female are one in two million, and the odds all three would be born alive are about one in eight million.

See the whole story at the web site below.

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/1456704

Thomson family is the richest in Canada

Thomson family is the richest in Canada

http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/gleaner/article/1446029

To access the article click on the link above.

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'Branding isn't about a slogan'

Published Monday July 18th, 2011

Out with the old | Be ... in this place wasn't popular

By TARA CHISLETT

chislett.taralynn@dailygleaner.com

New Brunswick and Truro, N.S., have a lot in common if you ask Greg MacLean.

When asked what he thinks should replace Be ... in this place on the New Brunswick licence plate, the audio engineering student at the Centre for Arts and Technology was quick to come up with, 'New Brunswick - Ignore the Middle.'

In 2009, Shawn Graham's Liberal government adopted Be ... in this place, a slogan that cost an estimated $230,000 to develop.

Despite criticism from New Brunswickers who disliked the phrase, which quickly became something to joke about, it took two years for the provincial government to scrap the unpopular phrase on March 15, 2011.

According to Service New Brunswick, there are still 198,215 plates to be distributed, including 10,500 on palettes and 3,600 still in production. The number doesn't include conservation plates, antique plates, snowmobile plates, or seasonal plates.

This item was edited by Don R. Kierstead to save space. Go to The Daily Gleaner to read the rest.

My comment: $230,000 is a lot of money to spend on slogan that the Gov. didn't even see if New Brunswicker's wanted it or not. The Gov. could of run a contest to see what New Brunswicker's wanted.

Last mission

Shuttle due back later this month

By IRENE KLOTZ

Reuters

HOUSTON - With the end of the space shuttle program in sight, the U.S. government intends to stimulate development of private space transportation and also to lay the foundation for a new industry to service satellites in orbit.

The mission is the 135th and final flight in the 30-year-old shuttle program, which is ending due to high costs.

NASA hired two firms, Space Exploration Technologies and Orbital Sciences Corp, to deliver cargo to the station beginning next year.

The Obama administration wants NASA to buy rides for its astronauts as well, though no commercial suppliers are expected to be available until around 2015. In the meantime, the United States will pay Russia for space taxi flights, at a cost of more than $50 million a seat.

The $22.6-million Robotic Refueling Mission equipment is scheduled to be installed to the outside of the space station during a 6.5-hour spacewalk today.

There are about 360 operational commercial communications satellites and another 100 government-owned satellites orbiting Earth.

"Every single one of them one day is going to run out of fuel and be thrown away. That's the way it's always been done. If a robot can go up and refuel it, you wouldn't have to throw it away," Reed said.

Because the satellites weren't designed with refueling in mind - they have no navigational aids, no reflectors, nothing to help guide in an approaching spacecraft - the technical hurdles are steep.

Since the same technology also could be used to disable satellites, Reed said, NASA intends to be as open as possible about the project.

The spacewalk to install the project's trial run will be conducted by NASA's two space station crewmembers, Ron Garan and Mike Fossum.

Atlantis, which blasted off Friday from the Kennedy Space Center, is due back on July 21.

The inspections have been required on every mission since 2003, when shuttle Columbia broke apart as it returned to Earth, killing all seven crewmembers.

Source: The Daily Gleaner. Edited by Don R. Kierstead

Group says guidelines must be stricter

Published Tuesday July 12th, 2011

Alcohol | Medical journal says drinking can lead to various types of cancer

By LAURA BAZUIK

Postmedia News

OTTAWA - Guidelines laid out by countries around the world as to how much alcohol you should drink are not strict enough to prevent cancer, says the Canadian Medical Journal, which is calling for new standards.

Guidelines in many countries are geared toward preventing the short-term effects of drinking - such as social issues and hospital admissions - said co-author Dr. Paule Latino-Martel in the analysis, which was released Monday.

The rules are also out-of-date, incomplete and sometimes biased, the analysis said.

Over the past decade, and especially during the past five years, more and more research, specifically by the World Health Organization and the World Cancer Research Fund, has shown that alcohol consumption is linked to cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, colon-rectum and breast.

"On the whole, alcohol is considered an avoidable risk factor for cancer incidence and, more generally, for the global burden of disease," said Latino-Martel of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research on Monday.

"It can be concluded that there is no level of alcohol consumption for which cancer risk is null."

Drinking alcohol, such as red wine, in moderation, helps stave off cardiovascular disease, some studies have suggested.

Latino-Martel wrote, however, that recent published research has shown a bias in methods in previous studies.

In Canada, the guidelines recommend low-risk - not no risk - consumption at nine drinks per week for women and 14 drinks per week for men. One drink is considered 13.6 grams of alcohol.

Those guidelines are set to be re-released sometime this year by Health Canada and the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse.

"The time has come to reconsider (the guidelines) using a scientific basis independent of any cultural and economic considerations," the authors said.

"National health authorities should be aware of the possible legal consequences of promoting drinking guidelines that allow consumers to believe that drinking at low or moderate levels is without risk."

Source: The Daily Gleaner

I never knew what size a drink was until I read this. 13.6 grams (0.48 of an oz).

Don R. Kierstead

N.B. tobacco lawsuit gaining steam - spokesman

Published Tuesday July 12th, 2011

By ADAM HURAS

The Daily Gleaner

Canada's largest tobacco company says New Brunswick's legal action against several of the country's tobacco manufacturers will cost the province's taxpayers millions of dollars in lawyers' fees.

The provincial government said its lawsuit against tobacco companies is entering a more substantial phase, while a spokesman for the tobacco companies claimed the only winners in the lawsuit will be the lawyers handling the case.

But three years since taking big tobacco to court, the provincial government believes lawyers are moving into the more substantial stages of the legal action.

The province said prospects of both Manitoba and Nova Scotia joining New Brunswick in its legal battle against the tobacco industry to recover health-care costs could also reduce the cost of legal representation.

The Manitoba government said it intends to reach an arrangement with a consortium of law firms hired by the New Brunswick government to handle its province's litigation.

The Nova Scotia government is also seeking a firm to take on its case on a contingency basis.

"We're pleased to work with the other provincial governments towards the recovery of tobacco-related health-care costs," said Justice Department spokesman Paul Harpelle.

"There could be some benefits to taxpayers by consolidating efforts."

The provincial government issued a news release earlier this month heralding the two provinces for joining the legal action against big tobacco.

Attorney General Marie-Claude Blais said in the news release the province welcomed the opportunity to share resources, although neither province has signed on yet.

Big tobacco contests that the lawsuit is only in its infancy.

"At the end of the day the only potential winners will be the lawyers," said Eric Gagnon, a spokesman for Imperial Tobacco Canada.

"We will defend ourselves, and there is not going to be any out-of-court settlement."

Gagnon said Imperial Tobacco Canada has already been locked in a lawsuit with British Columbia for 10 years now, with New Brunswick's suit expected to chart the same course.

New Brunswick was the second province to file suit against tobacco companies.

Named in the action are Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc., Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. and British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd.

British Columbia was the first, while Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan all have put in place legislation that will enable them to sue.

Ontario also has a lawsuit against big tobacco.

"We think that all of these lawsuits will take years and years," Gagnon said. "It's going to be a lot of years and a lot of taxpayer dollars being spent without any guarantee at the end of the day that taxpayers will see any money ... The biggest loser here will be the taxpayer."

The provincial government declined to elaborate on where the legal battle stands.

Big tobacco maintains that governments across Canada collect approximately $8 billion in taxes from the tobacco industry. New Brunswick collects more than $80 million a year.

The New Brunswick Lung Association has estimated the province's lawsuit against tobacco companies could be worth up to $1 billion.

A consortium of lawyers hired by New Brunswick includes two from the province, several from Ontario and two firms in the United States that have been involved in settlements of state lawsuits.

The lawyers have been retained on a contingency fee, meaning they only get paid if they win or if there's a settlement.

The provincial government has previously stated that the fee won't exceed 30 per cent.

Source: The Daily Gleaner

Courts OK Nortel patent sale to Apple RIM group

THE DAILY GLEANER

Business digest

Published Tuesday July 12th, 2011

WILMINGTON, Del. - Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Research in Motion Ltd. and three other leading tech companies received court approval Monday to buy wireless patents from bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp. for $4.5 billion.

Judges in the United States and Canada approved the sale of 6,000 patents and applications, which fetched three times what some analysts expected from the four-day auction in June.

Nortel filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in January 2009, and courts in the two countries are overseeing the disposal of the company's assets as the former telecommunications giant winds down its operations.

The group of six that won the auction, a collection that bid as Rockstar Bidco LP, also included EMC Corp., Ericsson and Sony Corp.

The auction was "record breaking in terms of this case and in the patent industry generally," Lisa Schweitzer of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, which represents Nortel, told a Delaware Bankruptcy Court hearing.

The auction started with a "stalking horse" bid of $900 million by Google Inc., a company with a relatively small pool of wireless patents in a booming industry increasingly fraught with lawsuits over intellectual property.

The price paid after 19 rounds of bidding indicated the lengths the Apple group was willing to go to thwart the mobile ambitions of Google, according to analysts.

Source: The Daily Gleaner.

CHURCH SIGNS

The Sneeze -- Canada Maritimes True Story

      THE SNEEZE

They walked in tandem,  each of the ninety-two students filing into
the  already crowded auditorium. With their rich  maroon gowns flowing
and the traditional caps,  they looked almost as grown up as they
felt.
Dads swallowed hard  behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed  away tears.
This class would NOT  pray during the commencements, not by choice,
but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting  it.
The principal and  several students were careful to stay within the
guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave  inspirational and
challenging speeches, but no  one mentioned divine guidance and no one
asked  for blessings on the graduates or their  families.
The speeches were nice,  but they were routine until the final speech
received a standing  ovation.
A solitary student  walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still
and silent for just a moment, and then, it  happened.
All 92 students, every  single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED  !!!!
The student on stage  simply looked at the audience and  said, 'GOD
BLESS  YOU' And he walked off the  stage...
The audience exploded  into applause. This graduating class had found
a  unique way to invoke God's blessing on their  future with or
without the court's  approval.

Isn't this a wonderful  story? Pass it on to all your
friends.........and GOD BLESS  YOU!!!!

This is a true story; it  happened at Eastern Shore District High
School   in Musquodoboit Harbour , Nova  Scotia.
I  hope this goes around Canada ...and the   USA ....and the rest of
the world!!!

____________________________

MOOSE

There has been 3 moose accidents with automobiles daily in this month of July, 2011 in the Province of Newfoundland (NTV news). The Prov. Gov. have put up some money to help the situation. One thing is putting up fencing. I have noticed that they have a lot of fencing in NB. You hardly ever hear of moose or deer accidents with automobiles here. So I think that is a good step for NL.

Don R. Kierstead.

COKE BOTTLE

I seen this at the Hospital in Fredericton, NB and I thought it was neat. It has a place to put your recycles in it.

UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES (UPC)

NVPC, Tamouth, NB.

Calvary Pentecostal Church, Woodstock, NB.

The Atlantic District (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island) has more UPC churches per capita than any other District in North America. The population of this District is approximately 895,000 people. There are 65 churches there are 5,000 people in these churches.

Source: Atlantic Home Missions.

However there are other Pentecostal churches in this District as well.

Source: Don R. Kierstead

End of mission | Infantry suffered the most deaths By MATTHEW FISHER Postmedia News

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada's combat role in Kandahar ended Thursday with a death toll of 154 men and three women.

Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner, commander of Canadian forces in Afghanistan, speaks with soldiers after a handover ceremony to U.S. forces at Kandahar airbase on Thursday. Canada ended its combat mission in Afghanistan, after nine years of fighting that saw it lose 157 troops and spend more than US $11 billion.

All but a handful of the Canadians to have been killed in Afghanistan died in Kandahar.

Of the 157 deaths, 137 were combat casualties. The other 20 died in what the military describes as "non-hostile incidents."

Of those 20 non-combat deaths, 11 were vehicle and helicopter accidents, six may have been suicides, two may have been the result of criminal negligence on the part of others soldiers involved in gun play and a training explosion involving a claymore mine. One death was of natural causes while a soldier was on leave in Canada.

Ninety-eight of Canada's 137 combat deaths were the result of attacks made with homemade land mines, usually buried under roads but also on foot paths and in the walls of compounds and trees.

Only 12 Canadians died in firefights or from enemy gunfire.

Nine of the Canadians died in Afghanistan as the result of attacks by suicide bombers.

All but two of the 157 deaths were soldiers serving in the Canadian army. One air force photo technician and one navy diver also died.

The war also claimed the lives of four Canadian civilians, including a diplomat, two aid workers and a journalist.

Source: The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, NB. Note: I only added part of this article. See The Daily Gleaner for full story dated July 8, 2011.

Don R. Kierstead.

THE CRACKER BARREL MIRACLE

Photo of Cracker barrel Restaurant and Store.

General Superintendent Rev. Terry Brewer speaking at the Atlantic District Family Camp at the Capital Community Church, Fredericton, NB, on Wed., June 29, 2011.

I quote:
“I received an email yesterday from Bro. Kenneth Mendenhall, acting Superintendent of NL
At the end of his email he had a P.S.
He wrote: ‘I don’t know if you have heard of the Cracker Barrel miracle – anyone here been to Cracker Barrel? After a meeting at Bro. Terry Blacke’s church in Memphis, Tenn., Some of the ministers went to eat at Cracker Barrel. They witnessed to a waitress and she wanted the Holy Ghost. After asking permission from the management to pray for her she received the Holy Ghost. The fire spread and 8 received the Spirit.’ “Praise God.” ‘And yesterday, one of the waitresses was baptized in Jesus name.’
“Isn’t it awesome what God can do, even at Cracker Barrel? Amen. The devil just does not have any safe haven. Amen. No telling what God’s going to do anywhere just because He’s God. Hallelujah. And He can rain down His greatness anytime.” Unquote.

Isn’t it wonderful what God can do if we let Him use us?
Don R. Kierstead.

JULY 2, 2011.

Well, on July 2, 2011 we well have been here in NB 3 years since we moved here from NL. We love it here as we loved it in NL. We love people wherever we go.

Fwd: FW: Sing Like No One is Listening!

You're going to love this –make sure your sound is turned on!

SCANDAL AT KINGS LANDING, NB

SCANDAL AT GRANT’S GENERAL STORE

The following story is performed by a theatre troupe at Kings Landing, NB.
This took place in the 19th century.

Word has reached this newspaper that there was a dramatic scene at Mr. Grant’s store of Kings Landing.
The drama that unfolded was not one performed by the local theatre troupe, but alas, was a true occurrence on Friday last.

A young lady (herein unnamed to protect her delicate nature) appeared at the door wearing a garment, which did not meet the appropriate requirements of a proper lady, who will always keep her ankles, wrists and collarbone covered.

“My first thought was to kindly ask the young lady to quit the premises,” said Mr. Grant. His spouse, however, took the occasion to insist the she peruse the fine selection of bolts of materials and laces, collars and bonnets, buttons and combs on hand.

The fine results of this most awkward encounter is that the young lady has more recently been spotted with couture befitting a lady.

Source: THE DAILY GLEANER, June 25, 2011.

Comment: I think this kind of a story could open the eyes of some of the ladies in this century.
Don R Kierstead
June 26, 2011.

THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM

THE DAILY GLEANER
June 23, 2011 By Dr. Gott

The effects of alcoholism

DEAR DR. GOTT: Please list the effects that alcohol has on the body, and I mean all of them, such as how it makes a person look older and the harm drinking causes.

DEAR READER: Alcoholism is truly a disease with far-reaching effects on the individual who imbibes, as well as virtually on everyone surrounding him or her. Initial social drinking, sometimes with as little as one or two drinks, can change a passive personality into an aggressive, raucous, life-of-the-party person — for a while. However, as the habit progresses, the price everyone pays can become greater, more destructive and devastating.

Alcohol literally affects the entire body. Long-term drinkers may experience lengthier residual effects of slurred speech, impaired memory, blurred vision, inappropriate thinking and actions, and periods of blackouts with no memory of what happened or what was said.


The skin becomes prematurely wrinkled. The liver begins to malfunction, and the heart and brain are
adversely affected.

I HAVE EDITED THIS ITIM. TO SEE THE COMPLETE ITIM GO TO THE DAILY GLEANER ON LINE.
Don R Kierstead.

THE RICH

THE DAILY GLEANER

June 16, 2011

Whether they earned their mega-bucks through sports or acting or singing, Forbes magazine has released a list of the 20 richest people under the age of 30.

Topping it is Lady Gaga, the 25-year-old who also came in at No. 1 on Forbes' Celebrity 100 power rankings earlier this year.

Her ladyship grossed $90 million US between May 2010 and May 2011, according to the magazine, which based its numbers on the cash raked in via Gaga's Monster Ball tour and album sales. And that's not counting the new chart-topping record, Born This Way.

The only Canadian on the list is also the youngest celeb: 17-year-old Justin Bieber, who earned $53 million.

Other young celebs who made significantly more than you this year include Taylor Swift ($45 million), Katy Perry ($44 million), ($35 million), Rihanna ($29 million), Miley Cyrus ($15 million), Lil Wayne ($15 million) and Twilight co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, who each earned $20 million.

Forbes' best-paid celebrities under 30:

1. Lady Gaga ($90 million)

2. Justin Bieber ($53 million)

3. LeBron James ($48 million)

4. Roger Federer ($47 million)

5. Taylor Swift ($45 million)

6. Katy Perry ($44 million)

7. Cristiano Ronaldo ($38 million)

8. Beyonce ($35 million)

ENGAGEMENTS

THE DAILY GLEANER
June 18, 2011
CELEBRATIONS
MEAN – BEESLEY
Elwood and Faith Mean are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Abbey Mean to Marcus Beesley, son of Rev. Joseph and Colleen Beesley. The wedding will take place June 25, 2011 at Sunset Church.

I know the parents of Abbey and Marcus.

THE DAILY GLEANER
June 18, 2011
ENGAGEMENT
William and Anne MacMullin announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Elizabeth to Duane Paul Dickinson, son of Dean and Janette Dickinson of Middleton, NS. Wedding to take place at St. John’s Anglican Church, Fredericton on August 27, 2011.

I know Duane's parents.

WATCH OUT FOR THOSE POTHOLES

Speed controls that are being used. How's this for effective speed control?




I don't know about you, but this would certainly slow me down!

People slow down and actually try to "straddle" the hole.


This is an actual speed control device that is currently in use.

It is MUCH cheaper than speed cameras, radar guns, police officers, etc.


Pretty clever-- especially when they move them around every day.

Isn't art wonderful?

Source: By email.

RED SKELTON'S RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT MARRIAGE

RED SKELTON'S RECIPE
FOR THE PERFECT MARRIAGE

1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a
little beverage, good food and companionship.
She goes on Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.

2. We also sleep in separate beds.
Hers is in California , and mine is in Texas ......

3. I take my wife everywhere,
but she keeps finding her way back.

4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary.
"Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" she said.
So I suggested the kitchen.

5. We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.

6. She has an electric coffee pot, electric
toaster and electric waffle iron.
She said "There are too many gadgets, and no place
to sit down!" So I bought her an electric chair.

7. My wife told me the car wasn't running well
because there was water in the carburetor.
I asked where the car was. She told me, "In the lake."

8. She got a mud pack and looked great for two days.
Then the mud fell off.

9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling, "Am I too late
for the garbage?" The driver said, "No, jump in!".

10.. Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.

11. I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her
first name was 'Always'..

12. I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months.
I don't like to interrupt her.

13. The last fight was my fault though.
My wife asked, "What's on the TV?"
I said, "Dust!".

Can't you just hear him say all of these?

I love it. These were the good old days when humor
didn't have to start with a four letter word.
It was just clean and simple fun.
And he always ended his programs with the words,

"And May God Bless" with a big smile on his face.

ROLE MODEL FOR 2011

Do not Cheat!!!!

Who's Your Role Model for 2011?

I promise you WILL laugh when you find the identity of your role model.

NO CHEATING! I was really surprised to find out the name of my role model.

Don't scroll down yet ...

To find the identity of your personal role model, do the math below...

Then scroll down to find your hero.

It is crazy how accurate this is!

NO PEEKING!

1.) Pick your favourite number between 1 - 9

2.) Multiply by 3

3.) Add 3

4.) Then again multiply by 3... I'll wait if you need a calculator

5.) You'll get a 2 or 3 digit number

6.) Add the digits together

NOW SCROLL DOWN
















And with that number, see who your ROLE MODEL is from the list below:

1. Einstein

2. Oprah Winfrey

3. Snoopy

4. Bill Clinton

5. Bill Gates

6. Gandhi

7. Barack Obama

8. Babe Ruth

9 Don Kierstead---I know, I know. I just have that effect on people.

P.S. Stop picking different numbers!! I AM YOUR IDOL, JUST DEAL WITH IT!!

NOW CLICK "FORWARD", PUT YOUR NAME IN NO. 9
AND SEND IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS FOR A GOOD LAUGH!

CAR PARKED IN LIVINGROOM

Click on photo to enlarge it.

Crystal Watts was asleep in the basement of the home when she awoke to a loud crash. Watts says water from the 100 gallon fish tank started pouring down on her. She ran upstairs to find a car parked in her living room.

It looks like the four-door Toyota turned right onto Mundy Pond Road, from Blacklear Avenue, went up over an embankment, missed a tree and utility pole, before it crashed into the bungalow-style home.

Watts says there were four people home at the time, but the mother and three-year-old child were out getting groceries. She says luckily no one was injured. The investigation into what caused the crash is on-going.

Photos of the crash can be seen here.

Source: VOCM NEWS, St. John's, NL

SMOKE, SMOKE, SMOKE YOURSELF TO DEATH

THE DAILY GLEANER

Smoking could kill 8 million a year in 20 years - WHO
Published Wednesday June 1st, 2011
By KATE KELLAND
Reuters

LONDON - Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments aren't doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organization says. (WHO)
Since there is often a lag of many years between when people start smoking and when it affects health, the epidemic of tobacco-related disease and death has just begun, the WHO said. But by 2030, the annual death toll could reach eight million.

The UN health body urged more governments to sign up to and implement its tobacco control treaty, warning that if current trends persist, tobacco could cause up to a billion deaths in the 21st century, a dramatic rise from the 100 million deaths it caused in the previous century.

Tobacco kills up to half its users and is described by the WHO as "one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced." It causes lung cancer and other chronic respiratory diseases. It's also a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.

The WHO said smoking is one of the biggest contributors to a worldwide epidemic of non-communicable, or chronic, diseases such as heart attack, stroke, cancer and emphysema, which accounts for 63 per cent of all deaths worldwide, nearly 80 per cent of which occur in poorer countries.

I have edited this item. See the whole item at the source.
Source: THE DAILY GLEANER, Fredericton, NB.

Fwd: Fw: Self CPR heart attacks

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Date: 18 April 2011 08:23
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VERY Important!! What are you to do if you have a heart attack While you are alone. If you've already received this, It means people care about you. The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually Discovered this and did an in-depth study On it in our ICU. The two individuals that discovered this then did An article on it, had it published and have had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR classes. It is very true and has and does work. It is called cough CPR. A cardiologist says it's the truth If everyone who gets this sends it to 10 people, You can bet that we'll save at least one life. It could save your life! Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. And you're driving home  (alone of course), after an usually hard day on the job.  You're really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain  In your chest that starts to radiate out Into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital Nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be Able to make it that far. What can you do? You've been trained in CPR But the guy that taught the course didn't tell You what to do if it happened to yourself.   Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, Has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each Cough, and the cough must be deep  And prolonged, as when producing sputum From deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated About every two seconds without let up Until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.  Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and Keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives! From Health Cares,  Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240s newsletter 'AND THE BEAT GOES ON '  (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. Publication, Heart Response) BE A FRIEND AND PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE