Fwd: Take a bow

Our Federal representative Phil voted "no: in other words he was not in favour of this bill. What do you think-did this represent your view?

 

Useful links

How did your representative vote and member profile information all federal mp's

 

 

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From: Canadian Taxpayers Federation <taxaction@taxpayer.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 2:24 PM
Subject: Take a bow
To: backtoeden.ontario@gmail.com

 

We won!

Yesterday we sent an urgent appeal to contact federal lawmakers in an effort to pass an opposition motion to end "ten per centers" – the practice that allows MPs to send partisan junk mail outside their ridings.

Thanks to you, the vote passed yesterday afternoon in the House of Commons 140-137. Click here to see how your MP voted.

It's even better than that.

The motion also calls for reduced partisan advertising, ministerial use of aircraft, hiring of external 'consultants' and a smaller cabinet and prime minister's office. This could save taxpayers $1 billion annually.

 

But we're not out of the woods yet.

The motion now goes to the Board of Internal Economy – a closed-door cabal of MPs from all parties that decide matters of Parliamentary perks and privileges.

 

We'll advise you before this committee meets so we can demand this important motion be honoured.

 

In the meantime, take a bow. We have ended an offensive partisan perk and saved a few trees in the process. Congratulations!

--Troy, Kevin, Lee and the rest of the team

 

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 Chimney Leaks - 6 Ways to Prevent Your Chimney From Leaking Water

by David Wein

Chimney leaks are a common problem that can often be avoided with proper maintenance and upkeep. By making sure to take care of issues before an actual leak starts you will protect your home from potential costly damage. There are several ways that a chimney can become susceptible to chimney leaks.

Check The Flashing - Every spring you should check the flashing around your chimney. Any flashing that is loose, missing, or damaged needs to be replaced. Small seams or cracks should be caulked. If there is more extensive damage you may need to replace the flashing altogether. Make sure that the correct type of flashing is installed if you have your roof replaced.

Inspect Bricks and Mortar Joints - Check for bricks and mortar that have become loose, chipped or cracked. If there is a large amount of damage such as loose bricks or large areas of missing mortar you will probably need to call a professional to make the proper repairs. Smaller cracks can be sealed with crack filler.

Check The Water Seal - After you make your repairs or have someone do the repairs for you, use a hose or bucket to wet the chimney. If areas quickly turn dark and the water is quickly absorbed you may be vulnerable to further water damage. To avoid this, water proof your chimney with a water repellent that is designed to avoid masonry chimney leaks.

Check Your Crown - The piece that is placed at the top of your chimney around the flue is referred to as the crown. Consider it the roof of your chimney. If it has loose or broken pieces you may need to consult a profession about its replacement to avoid having chimney leaks. If your crown is cracked but still solid you can often repair it before the problem turns into a larger issue.

Check The Interior - Look down the inside of your chimney flue using a bright light. You are looking for obstructions and soot or creosote buildup. While you can check for obvious problems it is a good idea to have a professional check and clean your chimney every year. There are issues that a professional could spot that you might miss.

Install A Flue Cap - These caps are designed to protect the opening in your flue. Properly installed they can help prevent water, debris or animals from causing chimney leaks. While they can cause problems with your updraft if they are improperly installed or maintained, a cap can help protect your chimney and ensure a longer life.

Conclusion - The National Fire Protection Association recommends having an annual evaluation done on your chimney. An unsafe chimney can cause serious injury or even death along with an estimated $200 million in annual property damage.

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Should Politicians be Deciding our Fiscal Policies? Governments continue to operate based on political need. Business will adjust to the times and weather storms as necessary. With a little luck and hard work from non-government entities, society will persevere economically and overcome the mistakes of its political leaders. If we want to avoid another recession, it's truly time that politicians stick to their business but leave the money matters to the professionals. Read More...

More information on the swine flu <aplty named swine or pork epidemic " and more' good news on beer from Douglas

CDC fails at math

The feds are still squealing over swine flu -- but no matter how loud they oink, their numbers just don't add up.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that 57 million Americans have come down with swine flu -- and their media lap dogs (or are they now pigs?) just ate it up. I saw that big number repeated in headlines everywhere as if that were a fact and not a completely made-up number.

Oink, oink.

But that's just what it is -- a story as true as those Babe the Pig movies. If someone can prove to me that 57 million Americans actually came down with swine flu, I'll trade my lab coat for overalls and take up hog farming.

I mean it... but it's not going to happen. The truth is, no one knows how many swine flu cases there were, not even the math whizzes at the CDC. That 57 million figure is just the midpoint of a massive estimate range that claims up to 84 million Americans may have had swine flu.

They may as well say it was between 1 and 300 million.

Remember, the feds stopped counting swine flu cases in July -- they actually told state and local health authorities to stop testing for it and stop tracking it. It's better than burning evidence -- because they prevented the evidence from ever existing in the first place.

Now, they can throw around any number they want without having to worry that the truth might someday come out and squeal on them.

All we know for certain -- and this is based on real data from the CDC and state health departments -- is that only a tiny fraction of the suspected H1N1 cases that were sent to labs for confirmation actually turned out to be swine flu, or even any kind of flu at all.

Most people just had a bad cold.

Yet the feds keep pushing this myth that Americans should STILL rush out and get swine flu shots... hinting darkly at the possibility of a "third wave."

If it's as "bad" as the first or second wave, you can safely keep your sleeve down... because this undercooked bacon is already cold.

----comment SH----- remember that pigs get fat but hogs or swines get slaughtered when the truth comes out ...chuckle ------

Beer for your bones

Drink up, gals -- and make sure you take full advantage of Ladies' Night: Women who enjoy their beer are a lot more fun... and they're healthier too.

The benefits of steady-but-moderate alcohol consumption are beyond dispute for men and women alike (and if anyone tells you otherwise, thank them for their input, end the conversation there and pour yourself another drink).

But a new study shows how a good brew can also help build your bones and lower your risk for osteoporosis -- thanks to a fantastic trace element called silicon. ,,,,,,,,Yvonne will be pleased with this plan of care improvement ....SH,,,,,,,,,...

I've been toasting the praises of beer for years... I've even told you about those high silicon levels before. But the latest research shows which brews are best -- and how much of a benefit you'll get from each.

Researchers bought 100 types of the golden elixir for lab analysis. They found that India pale ales -- better known as IPAs -- had the most silicon, with 41.2 milligrams per liter. That's slightly more than two U.S. pint glasses, or what I call a good start to an evening.

When you consider that many people get 20 milligrams of silicon per day -- or less -- you can see how quickly beer will boost your levels. What's more, the silicon in beer is easily absorbed and used by your body.

Other beers are also packed with silicon -- although none quite hit those IPA levels. Pale ales had 36.5 mg/L, ales had 32.8 mg/L, lagers averaged 23.7 mg/L and non-alcoholic beers had just 16.3 mg/L.

Hey, if you're drinking non-alcoholic beer, you may as well take a bath without water too.

Gents, when you buy the lady a drink, be sure to help yourself to one as well. It's not just polite... you're also at risk for osteoporosis, whether you're aware of it or not.

And don't be afraid to drink your brew at the beach -- sunlight is also a great bone booster. If you want more secrets on beating osteoporosis without drugs, pour yourself a pint of beer and read the November issue of The Douglass Report. If you're not already a subscriber, you can sign up here.

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Re: Fw: ontario spring pc agenda

On 3/7/10, S Holle <respondfeedbacknow@yahoo.ca> wrote:

; Tim Hudak Sets PC Caucus Priorities for Spring Session of the Legislature
> As the Ontario Legislature resumed this week, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak
> outlined the three key priorities that the Ontario PC Caucus will be
> focusing on during the spring session:
> * Fighting for more private sector jobs and a stronger economy.
> * Demanding more accountability from the McGuinty Government in the wake of
> their growing list of scandals and mismanagement.
> * Defending Ontario families currently struggling with a rising cost of
> living thanks to Dalton McGuinty's disastrous tax-and-spend policies.
> The Ontario PC Caucus will also use their time in the Legislature to ensure
> that the public receives the answers they deserve on Dalton McGuinty's
> health care scandals, fiscal mismanagement, $3 billion HST tax grab, and
> multibillion dollar sweetheart Samsung deal.

do it please -dont study it , talk about it -just do it

A common sense and worthwhile throne speech - the hard part is to make it happen against the entrenched and vested special interest groups who are fattening at the public trough at everyone elses expense.

in reference to: Crime, MPs' pay on the agenda (IS IT THE RIGHT AGENDA?) - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA#postbox (view on Google Sidewiki)

Laughable is correct

The tempest in the teapot - how is it possible to get input without communicating with those that have a stake in proceedings?

in reference to:

"That's almost laughable," he said. "But let me tell you something: my parliamentary assistant Dave Levac is working very, very hard on promoting the Green Energy Act. He's very committed to promoting economic development in the region of Brant." Duguid at the act has helped attract 16,000 jobs to Ontario with its $7-billion investment, and predicted it will grow 50,000 jobs in green energy over the next three years."
- Levac's boss faces grilling (COMMENT ON THIS STORY) - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA (view on Google Sidewiki)

natural gas bill -green energy bill

If you have it ,if you control it you should use it,
Great idea - how about it Canada

in reference to:

"We send approximately $700 billion a year to nasty parts of the world for energy and about 70% of what we consume comes from elsewhere. In the meanwhile, we are the best in the world at extracting and moving natural gas and we have so much of it that we've run out of places to store it. HR 1835 would put an end to this madness and put hundreds of thousands of people to work immediately across the nation."
- A Riddle and a Rant The Reformed Broker (view on Google Sidewiki)

Fight the 13% tax grap scheduled for July 1 -

This is a taxgrab of major proportions . Maybe with your help it can be stopped. If anyone is selling their house do so before July 1,2010. Please pass it on and tip the balance 

This is interesting and maddening regarding the HST. There is a legitimate petition at the end of the email for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to cancel the current plan to introduce HST on July 1st.     Thomas. 
         
Hello here is some information for your information and as a call for action

This summer (2010) the Ontario Government is set to put into force
its new harmonized GST/PST sales tax which will apply a 13% sales
tax to everything we purchase.
 
Things That Were Not Subject To The
Current 8% PST Will Be Now Taxed
 
As a result, things that were not previously taxed under the current
Ontario Provincial Sales Tax (PST) will be taxed at 8%.
 
The new 13% tax will therefore apply to things like your electric bill,
your gas bill, your water bill, condominium fees, insurance
premiums, and every other good and service you purchase. There are
almost no exemptions.

 The current Ontario PST tax does not apply to services, nor does it apply to the purchase of certain goods.

The new 13% tax will therefore extend the old 8% PST tax rate to the purchase of all goods and all services...

 

The New 13% Tax Will Apply To The Purchase of All New Homes

 

The new harmonized GST/PST will also apply to all purchases of all new

homes. If a person were to purchase a new $1 million dollar home in

Toronto , they would have to pay roughly $200,000 in taxes as a result of the Ontario

land transfer tax, the new city of Toronto land transfer tax, and the new harmonized 13% GST/PST.

 

Think about that and what that would do to real estate values inthe province.

 

It will cause property values to fall and kill the new home construction industry and the jobs it creates.

 

 

And it won't be long before you'll hear our elected representatives telling us that, because of the harm

that has been inflicted to the new home construction industry by the new 13% tax, it would be "fair" to

extend the new 13% tax to sales of existing homes.

 

The New 13% Tax Is An Assault On Your Primary Residence

 

Canadians have had two things that they have always been able to count on as being tax free - things that they

could use to save money and accumulate wealth. They are your: (a) primary home; and (b) RRSP. That's it.

 

The extension of the new 13% GST/PST to homes is simply a tax assault

by the government on your primary home. They want to tax your

primary home and you will suffer because of it.

 

Why?

Because if a purchaser has to pay almost $200,000 in taxes to buy

your $1 million dollar home, the purchaser is going to pay less to

you for your home. The purchaser will reduce the amount he or she

is willing to pay to you in order to pay all the taxes.

 

 The New 13% Tax Will Effectively Raise Your Income Taxes

 

Currently, the combined Federal/Ontario income tax rates are roughly 25% on

the first $20,000 of taxable income, 42% on the next $40,000 of

taxable income, and 46.5% on each dollar of taxable income over

$60,000. On top of that you have to add the "Fair Share Health

Tax" of up to $1,000 each of us has to pay.

 

 If the Ontario Government gets away with implementing their new harmonized

GST/PST sales tax of 13%, the top effective income tax rates in

Ontario will be as follows (since you can't spend any of your tax

paid dollars without paying the new harmonized 13% GST/PST tax):

 

• 38% on the first $20,000
• 53% on the next $40,000
• 59.5% on every dollar over $60,000

 

On top of that, you have to pay your Ontario Fair Share Health Tax, your

city realty taxes, your city garbage fees, your city water fees,

your city street parking permit fees, your annual Ontario vehicle

license plate fees, your Ontario land transfer tax, your gasoline

taxes, your liquor taxes, your air departure taxes, your

entertainment taxes, and so on.

 

OF ALL THE MONEY YOU WORKED HARD TO EARN, WHAT
PERCENTAGE ARE YOU REALLY KEEPING FOR YOUR OWN USE? ?25%? 20%?
10%?
 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - FIGHT BACK
 
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP HERE OR WE WILL ALL SOON BE
WORKING FULL TIME FOR THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN ONTARIO.

YOU CAN ALREADY SEE HOW ARE LIFESTYLES ARE
DECLINING BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS TAX LOAD WE BEAR.
 
AS A RESULT, I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS ISSUE
SERIOUSLY AND TO FILL IN AND SIGN THE PETITION.
 
AT www..unfairtaxgrab.com?AGAINST THE NEW HARMONIZED GST/PST TAX.
 
I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU TO SEND THIS E-MAIL ON TO
OTHERS THAT YOU KNOW AND ASK THEM TO DO THE SAME.
 

IF WE DON'T WORK TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE THE NEW
HARMONIZED 13% SALES TAX WILL BECOME A REALITY THIS SUMMER.
 
THANK YOU.and make a difference it is your money that you are protecting
 

 To sign a petition go to www.unfairtaxgrab.com
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Thousands say "no" to the HST
 
 Dalton McGuinty claims no one is complaining about his unfair tax grab.
You proved him wrong this week. On Wednesday we sent out a
request asking you to send a message to the McGuinty Government
about the HST. Almost instantly our email box began to fill. By
the end of the day we received  nearly 2,000 messages.
 
New Democrat Members of Provincial Parliament did their best to read
them into the record in the Legislature, but they simply ran out
of time. The good news is: there are more debates to come and
well be sending you details about how to keep up the fight
against this unfair tax grab. 

 
 4 months to go -Time sensative - July 1,2010

 

Be part of the tipping solution -Get involved  -Together we can stop the HST.

 

 

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Q-jumpers-The Health Myth Busters: Canada Day update

Q-jumpers-The Health Myth Busters: Canada Day update

Canada Day update

Canada Day
The olympic spirit should prevail. All service clubs should be involved in making this a great celebration.

A public meeting is planned at knights hall on the 17th of march. Contact us for more information backtoeden.ontario@gmail.com.

in reference to:

"The city will run the show this year, Calnan said, and perhaps even in 2011. The city will put out a request for proposal to run the 2011 show, however, and the hope is that a service club may emerge to fill that role."
- Festivities relocated to Lions Park (COMMENT ON THIS STORY) - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA#postbox#postbox (view on Google Sidewiki)

Fwd: FW: 13% tax - on homes in Ontario!!!

This is a taxgrab of major proportions . Maybe with your help it can be stopped. If anyone is selling their house do so before July 1,2010. Please pass it on and tip the balance 

This is interesting and maddening regarding the HST. There is a legitimate petition at the end of the email for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to cancel the current plan to introduce HST on July 1^st.

 

    Thomas.

        

 

Hello Next summer (2010) the Ontario Government is set to put into force its new harmonized GST/PST sales tax which will apply a 13% sales tax to everything we purchase.   Things That Were Not Subject To The Current 8% PST Will Be Now Taxed   As a result, things that were not previously taxed under the current Ontario Provincial Sales Tax (PST) will be taxed at 8%.   The new 13% tax will therefore apply to things like your electric bill, your gas bill, your water bill, condominium fees, insurance premiums, and every other good and service you purchase. There are almost no exemptions.     The current Ontario PST tax does not apply to services, nor does it apply to the purchase of certain goods. The new 13% tax will therefore extend the old 8% PST tax rate to the purchase of all goods and all services...   The New 13% Tax Will Apply To The Purchase of All New Homes   The new harmonized GST/PST will also apply to all purchases of all new homes. If a person were to purchase a new $1 million dollar home in Toronto , they would have to pay roughly $200,000 in taxes as a result of the Ontario land transfer tax, the new city of Toronto land transfer tax, and the new harmonized 13% GST/PST.   Think about that and what that would do to real estate values inthe province.   It will cause property values to fall and kill the new home construction industry and the jobs it creates.     And it won't be long before you'll hear our elected representatives telling us that, because of the harm that has been inflicted to the new home construction industry by the new 13% tax, it would be "fair" to extend the new 13% tax to sales of existing homes.   The New 13% Tax Is An Assault On Your Primary Residence   Canadians have had two things that they have always been able to count on as being tax free - things that they could use to save money and accumulate wealth. They are your: (a) primary home; and (b) RRSP. That's it.   The extension of the new 13% GST/PST to homes is simply a tax assault by the government on your primary home. They want to tax your primary home and you will suffer because of it.   Why? Because if a purchaser has to pay almost $200,000 in taxes to buy your $1 million dollar home, the purchaser is going to pay less to you for your home. The purchaser will reduce the amount he or she is willing to pay to you in order to pay all the taxes.     The New 13% Tax Will Effectively Raise Your Income Taxes   Currently, the combined Federal/Ontario income tax rates are roughly 25% on the first $20,000 of taxable income, 42% on the next $40,000 of taxable income, and 46.5% on each dollar of taxable income over $60,000. On top of that you have to add the "Fair Share Health Tax" of up to $1,000 each of us has to pay.     If the Ontario Government gets away with implementing their new harmonized GST/PST sales tax of 13%, the top effective income tax rates in Ontario will be as follows (since you can't spend any of your tax paid dollars without paying the new harmonized 13% GST/PST tax):   38% on the first $20,000 53% on the next $40,000 59.5% on every dollar over $60,000   On top of that, you have to pay your Ontario Fair Share Health Tax, your city realty taxes, your city garbage fees, your city water fees, your city street parking permit fees, your annual Ontario vehicle license plate fees, your Ontario land transfer tax, your gasoline taxes, your liquor taxes, your air departure taxes, your entertainment taxes, and so on.   OF ALL THE MONEY YOU WORKED HARD TO EARN, WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE YOU REALLY KEEPING FOR YOUR OWN USE? ?25%? 20%? 10%?   ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - FIGHT BACK   THIS HAS GOT TO STOP HERE OR WE WILL ALL SOON BE WORKING FULL TIME FOR THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN ONTARIO. YOU CAN ALREADY SEE HOW ARE LIFESTYLES ARE DECLINING BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS TAX LOAD WE BEAR.   AS A RESULT, I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND TO FILL IN AND SIGN THE PETITION.   ATwww..unfairtaxgrab.com?AGAINST THE NEW HARMONIZED GST/PST TAX.    I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU TO SEND THIS E-MAIL ON TO OTHERS THAT YOU KNOW AND ASK THEM TO DO THE SAME.   IF WE DON'T WORK TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE THE NEW HARMONIZED 13% SALES TAX WILL BECOME A REALITY NEXT SUMMER.   THANK YOU.         To sign a petition go to www.unfairtaxgrab.com   Thousands say "no" to the HST     Dalton McGuinty claims no one is complaining about his unfair tax grab. You proved him wrong this week. On Wednesday we sent out a request asking you to send a message to the McGuinty Government about the HST. Almost instantly our email box began to fill. By the end of the day we received  nearly 2,000 messages.   New Democrat Members of Provincial Parliament did their best to read them into the record in the Legislature, but they simply ran out of time. The good news is: there are more debates to come and well be sending you details about how to keep up the fight against this unfair tax grab. In the meantime, you can read a transcript of the debate.    Together we can stop the HST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Published: January 11 2010 19:47 Last updated: January 11 2010 19:47"

The bloodsport election race begins in Brantford

Race for city council positions begins today


Posted By MICHAEL-ALLAN MARION

The returning office at city hall will be a busy place today when three mayoral candidates and some council contenders are expected to file their nomination papers on the first official day of the Oct. 25 municipal election campaign.


Coun. Mark Littell will file his papers for the mayor's race early in the morning, then hold a news conference and reception at his William Street home at 11:30 a.m.



"I'll be laying out some of my platform at that time," the first-term councillor said over the weekend.



"I'm optimistic for the city. I have a strong track record to show for my three years as a councillor, as well as previously in the private sector and leading several volunteer organizations."



Also expected to enter the mayor's race officially this morning is six-term Coun. John Sless.



"I'll just file my papers for now," he said. "My campaign will unfold shortly after that according to a laid-out plan."



Coun. James Calnan also confi rmed on the weekend that he's running for mayor . He expects to bring his papers to city hall today, too, with a formal campaign kickoff to follow shortly.



"We have a lot of issues that we need to either take up or finish in the next four years," he said.



"They include meeting the challenges of the new economy, changes in our population and the needs of the elderly. They will need bold new thinking, and I believe I'm the man for the job."



The three contenders are moving early because they can't raise or spend money on their campaigns until they have filed their papers.



Former councillor and builder Mike Quattrociocchi declared his intention to seek the top job months ago. But he said on the weekend that he would wait till March to file his papers and comment publicly.



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"I'm going to finish my development on Grand River Avenue first," he said of a controversial housing division he has been building in stages.



It is widely speculated that Mayor Mike Hancock won't run again after two terms in the chair, but he is facing entreaties from several quarters -including among the ranks of council -to consider a third run.



"I'd like him to stay on because he's been a very good mayor, but we shouldn't push him because he deserves to take it easy if he wants after all his hard work over the years," Coun. Richard Carpenter said of Hancock who, by the end of this term, will have spent 22 years in office, including 15 as councillor.



"I think Mike has been one of the most honourable politicians I have ever met."



Hancock himself is sticking to his position that he will make up his mind and announce his intentions when he is ready.



Meanwhile, voters can expect a multitude of fresh advocacy voices, some return forays and more female candidates in the council seat races, in what is expected to be a hotly contested election, ward by ward.



Here's a quick roundup of the early candidates and touted contenders:



WARD 1



Seats in this ward could be keenly contested, because both incumbents will vacate them - Littell's due to his mayoral run, and Jennifer Kinneman's due to her decision not to run again.



"I have enjoyed this time, and I feel good about the groundwork that has been laid," Kinneman said.



But she came to the conclusion that it would not be possible to pursue a busy professional career, raise two small children and be a full-time councillor in what is still considered a part-time position, and do all three well.



"So I have decided with a heavy heart not to run again."



Mary Ellen Kaye, a teacher, environmental advocate and early champion of a waterfront master plan, says she will file her papers today.



"It's going to take a long time to knock on all the doors in my ward, so I need to get started early," said Kaye.



"When I first began years ago to advocate for things at city hall, I was looking for someone I could endorse in my ward, but it didn't happen. So I decided I'd have to run myself."



Larry Kings, a retired businessman and former two-term councillor, is also joining the ward race after finishing a stint as chairman of the city's police services board.



He said he expects to file his papers within the next week.



WARD 2



Sless's mayoral run will create one open seat, but the other incumbent, Coun. Vince Bucci, has confirmed that he is running again for a fifth term.



"I enjoy being on council and I believe I have a good record advocating on behalf of my constituents," he said. "I believe I'm making a contribution and council needs some members with experience."



Richard Wright, a businessman and lecturer, is known to be contemplating a second run in the ward, after a first unsuccessful one in the 2006 election. But he has not made a formal decision.



WARD 3



Both incumbent councillors, Greg Martin and Dan McCreary, will seek reelection.



"There is still a lot of work that needs to be done on brownfields, the landfill gas power generation project and in keeping city finances under control," said Martin, chairman of the finance committee.



"The biggest challenge ahead of us is fixing the financial mess this council has created," said McCreary. "We need to learn the meaning of the word 'No.'"



A strong challenge could come from Debi Dignan-Rumble, an administrator of numerous social agencies over the years, including her current position as program co-ordinator of the Adult Recreation Therapy Centre.



With her terms on the police services board and the community advisory committee on disability issues ending this year, "my plate is clearing, but I'm not fully decided yet," she said.



"I'm closer than I was a few months ago."



WARD 4



Calnan's decision to run for mayor will create an opening in one seat.



Former councillor Dave Wrobel says he will attempt a return and will file his papers this week. He earlier served for one complete term and most of another until he was forced to resign in 2006 for health reasons.



"I believe there's an opportunity to bring grace, integrity and teamwork back to the council table," he said.



Meanwhile, five-term incumbent Carpenter says he wants to run again.



"I enjoy working for my constituents," he said. "I'm one of those councillors who still believes my job is to work for them. If they'll have me again, I'll be happy to serve."



WARD 5



Coun. Marguerite Ceschi-Smith will seek a sixth term in her seat, rather than take up calls from many quarters to run for mayor.



"I am gratified to have received so many calls and offers of support, but I believe I should continue to concentrate my efforts on the Greenwich-Mohawk brownfield project and the waterfront master plan we're working on," she said. "Both are so important to the future of our community."



Coun. John Bradford has not announced whether he will run for a second term. He was unavailable for comment.



Political columnist and political affairs broadcaster Tim Philp acknowledges that he has been under "intense pressure" for some time to run for council in Ward 5, where he ran unsuccessfully in the 2000 election.



"I'm happy with what I'm doing as a columnist," he said. "I believe that I play a positive role in the community in my present position, but at this point I have not made a decision."

Economic Outlook: How retail fared

Good economic news!

 I thought you'd be interested in this story from arcamax.com.

 Shopping is a critical barometer of economic health and the holiday season the annual blitz that can separate a good year from a bad one. In the United States, consumer shopping is frequently cited as making up 70 percent of the gross domestic product, the broadest index of that nation's output.

 

 

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sales grew - the depression is over - let the renewal begin  

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Bacteria used to power simple machines
ARGONNE, Ill. (UPI) -- U.S. Department of Energy scientists say they've used common bacteria to power simple machines, providing insight for creating bio-inspired energy production.

The researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University said they discovered bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in a solution.

"The gears are a million times more massive than the bacteria," said physicist Igor Aronson, who led the study. "The ability to harness and control the power of bacterial motions is an important requirement for further development of hybrid biomechanical systems driven by microorganisms."

The scientists discovered the aerobic bacteria, Bacillus subtilis, appear to swim around the solution randomly, but occasionally the organisms will collide with the spokes of the gear and begin turning it in a definite direction. The researchers then added a few hundred bacteria which worked together to turn the gear.

When multiple gears are placed in the solution with the spokes connected, the bacteria will begin turning both gears in opposite directions and it will cause the gears to rotate in synchrony for a long time, the scientists said.

"Our discovery demonstrates how microscopic swimming agents, such as bacteria or man-made nanorobots, in combination with hard materials can constitute a 'smart material' which can dynamically alter its microstructures, repair damage or power microdevices," Aronson said.

The research is reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Greed protection law

"Credit card firms prepared for new law

7:03 PM, December 9
Analyst Bruce Harting at Barclays Capital said an estimated 20 percent reduction in revenue from fees will be more than offset by declining credit costs and stable margins, USA Today reported Wednesday."

Greed protection law

"Credit card firms prepared for new law

7:03 PM, December 9
Analyst Bruce Harting at Barclays Capital said an estimated 20 percent reduction in revenue from fees will be more than offset by declining credit costs and stable margins, USA Today reported Wednesday."

Merry CHRISTmas

Have a great holiday by giving of yourself in the spirit of Christ. Help others in need and you will gain true and needed satisfaction.

The rank commercialism -where 40% of total sales are made in one month -loses the original meaning of Christmas . Give of yourself not things please and get back to the original family tradition of good charity and cheer.

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Satire -the government spending morass explained scientifically

The government morass factor explained scientifically

New Element Found

Governmentium (Gv) has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton like particles called peons. Since Gv has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Gv causes one reaction to take over four days to complete, when it would normally take less than a second!

Gv has a normal half-life of 4 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.

This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Gv is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as Critical Morass.

When catalyzed with money, Gv becomes Administratium (Am) - an element which radiates just as much energy as Gv since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

In summary - GV and Am will expand due to the moron and peon factor geometrically unless contained by critical thinking.

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The Highly Profitable Business of Vaccines

Exactly how the swine flu story will play out remains to be seen, but there is one business sector that may secretly be hoping for the worst -- vaccine manufacturers, that are more than $1 billion richer, a number that will soar far higher if, in fact, the winter outbreak is as bad as many fear.

Halo-worthy as vaccine makers may seem, the truth is that Big Pharma is motivated by more than a desire to save humankind, given the enormous profit potential from a successful vaccine. New blockbuster products and manufacturer-friendly legislation have combined to make the global vaccine market even larger and more lucrative than ever. In fact, the vaccine market is growing even faster than the market for regular pharmaceutical drugs, bringing in as much as $20 billion or more, by some estimates. That's because the markup on vaccines is larger than on pharmaceutical drugs, making them especially profitable. However, as the use of vaccines has expanded exponentially in recent years, so have concerns regarding their safety and efficacy.

Vaccine Risks
Vaccines have enabled us to take major steps forward in public health, virtually eradicating devastating diseases, such as polio and smallpox, says Larry Sasich, PharmD, MPH, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy in Erie, Pennsylvania. But vaccines are drugs, he points out, and all drugs carry some risks. Though rare, vaccines have been known to cause seizures, brain damage and even death.
In the early 1980s, consumers deluged manufacturers with lawsuits, most especially parents whose children had suffered complications after inoculation with the problematic DTP vaccine (immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, or whooping cough). Fearing the public health consequences if vaccine makers responded by reducing production or pulling out of the market altogether, the federal government passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 to shield manufacturers from liability.

 
Legislated Protection from Liability
The 1986 act created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which protected vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits and set compensation standards for people injured by their products. For example, compensation for vaccine-related deaths is limited to $250,000 -- a fraction of what might be awarded by a jury in a civil trial if, say, a child had a fatal vaccine reaction. In truth, this amount of money is like pocket change to drug companies, and they aren't even the ones who must pay up -- the federal government writes the check. This protection may help get important vaccines to market faster, but it doesn't do much to ensure safety, because vaccine manufacturers are shielded from consequences for products that turn out to be problematic or even dangerous.
Also, vaccines are genetically engineered and competitors are forbidden by law from duplicating them. This gives manufacturers a virtual monopoly on their products. Since they never have to face competition, biologic-based vaccines continue to generate big profits for years and years and years.

Gardasil: A Cautionary Tale
Protecting manufacturers this way puts consumers at risk. In 2006, for example, despite sparse data to support its safety and effectiveness, Merck introduced and aggressively marketed Gardasil, a new vaccine designed to protect girls and young women from cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). Among their questionable marketing tactics, the firm gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in "grants" to medical associations to develop educational materials promoting the vaccine. Even worse, Merck made substantial campaign contributions to state legislators -- as it lobbied them to make Gardasil mandatory for girls attending public schools.
Yet, this vaccine doesn't vanquish a deadly disease such as polio or smallpox. Rather it protects against four viruses that comprise 70% of the HPV strains that cause cervical cancer -- and even if they've received the vaccine, women still require regular screening for the disease. While study results published in the August 2009 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) note that Gardasil has a safety record in line with that of other vaccines, serious complications (including an increased risk for potentially fatal blood clots) have been reported. Gardasil is also painful and painfully expensive. The three-shot series costs $400 to $1,000, which is only sometimes covered by insurance, and last year brought in $1.4 billion in sales for Merck... amazing, given that there's no evidence yet how long immunity will even last or whether booster shots will prove necessary. Thus far, the vaccine has been successful in preventing HPV infections that precede cervical cancer, but since this type of cancer takes years to develop, only time will tell whether Gardasil protects against cervical cancer itself.

Moving Forward: The Debate Continues
Even in the face of a pandemic, it remains impossible to reach a consensus regarding vaccines and whether they should be mandatory. Consumer advocates argue for greater regulation and higher standards (e.g., for new vaccines and other drugs, medical devices and procedures), while industry insists that government should keep its hands off. As for the vaccine shield protecting Big Pharma from liability, some legislators talk of getting rid of it while others say it should be strengthened.

Dr. Sasich told me that he personally believes that vaccines have the potential to do enormous good for society and that the vaccine shield enables science and technology to move forward faster and more efficiently. While I agree that many immunizations save lives, I am skeptical about some of the more recent entries into the vaccination arena, such as Gardasil. Perhaps manufacturers need a stick as well as a carrot -- financial responsibility for failures as well as windfall profits for success -- to motivate them to ensure that vaccines are safe, necessary and effective before introducing them on a large-scale basis to the American public, much less making them mandatory.
Source(s):

Larry Sasich, PharmD, MPH, pharmacist and assistant professor of pharmacy practice, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy, Erie, PA.

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