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Canada Ranked Second Best Country In The World

Toronto, ON, Canada / Q107 Toronto

January 21, 2016 10:05 am

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Canada, The Second Best Country In The World



Close but no cigar.
Canada has been ranked as the second best country in the world, losing out to European powerhouse Germany who took the top spot.
That according to the inaugural ”Best Countries” survey, the results of which were made public on Wednesday at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The survey conducted by the U.S. News & World Report, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and global brand consultants BAV Consulting, ranks nations by looking at 75 factors such as sustainability, adventure, cultural influence, entrepreneurship and economic influence.
Canada performed well in categories such as citizenship, entrepreneurship, and being open for business, however the report also pointed to ”domestic challenges” faced by Canada ”related to the concerns of indigenous people and those in the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec.”
The United Kingdom took third place, with the United States in fourth and Sweden rounding out the top 5.

[The Jester]

Not that I agree - its just funny!

[The Jester]

This woman has crafted and delivered such a wealth of great music.
This from 1976 on the Thoroughbred album...

Carole King - synthesizer, guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals
Danny Kortchmar- guitar, vocals
Russ Kunkel - drums
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
David Crosby- background vocals...
Graham Nash- background vocals
Tom Scott- saxophone
Leland Sklar – bass
J.D. Souther - background vocals
James Taylor - guitar, background vocals
Waddy Wachtel - guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-aB4zPxycs

[the H team]

20 Word Usage Mistakes Even Smart People Make


English vocabulary is full of pitfalls that you might not be aware of. Don't let them trip you up.
1. INVARIABLY

If something happens invariably, it always happens. To be invariable is to never vary. The word is sometimes used to mean frequently, which has more leeway.
2. COMPRISE/COMPOSE

A whole comprises its parts. The alphabet comprises 26 letters. The U.S. comprises 50 states. But people tend to say is comprised of when they mean comprise. If your instinct is to use the is … of version, then substitute composed. The whole is composed of its parts.
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3. FREE REIN

The words rein and reign are commonly confused. Reign is a period of power or authority—kings and queens reign—and a good way to remember it is to note that the g relates it to royal words like regent and regal. A rein is a strap used to control a horse. The confusion comes in when the control of a horse is used as a metaphor for limits on power or authority. Free rein comes from such a metaphor. If you have free rein you can do what you want because no one is tightening the reins.
4. JUST DESERTS

There is only one s in the desert of just deserts. It is not the dessert of after-dinner treats nor the dry and sandy desert. It comes from an old noun form of the verb deserve. A desert is a thing which is deserved.
5. TORTUOUS/TORTUROUS

Tortuous is not the same as torturous. Something that is tortuous has many twists and turns, like a winding road or a complicated argument. It’s just a description. It makes no judgment on what the experience of following that road or argument is like. Torturous, on the other hand, is a harsh judgment—“It was torture!”
6. EFFECT/AFFECT

When you want to talk about the influence of one thing on another, effect is the noun and affect is the verb. Weather affects crop yields. Weather has an effect on crop yields. Basically, if you can put a the or an in front of it, use effect.
7. EXCEPT/ACCEPT

People rarely use accept when they mean except, but often put except where they shouldn’t. To accept something is to receive, admit, or take on. To except is to exclude or leave out—“I’ll take all the flavors except orange.” The x in except is a good clue to whether you’ve got it right. Are you xing something out with the word? No? Then consider changing it.
8. DISCREET/DISCRETE

Discreet means hush-hush or private. Discrete means separate, divided, or distinct. In discreet, the two Es are huddled together, telling secrets. In discrete, they are separated and distinguished from each other by the intervening t.
9. I.E./E.G.

When you add information to a sentence with parentheses, you’re more likely to need e.g., which means “for example,” than i.e., which means “in other words” or “which is to say ...” An easy way to remember them is that e.g. is eg-zample and i.e. is “in effect.”
10. CITE/SITE

People didn’t have as much trouble with these two before websites came along and everyone started talking about sites a lot more than they used to. A site is a location or place. Cite, on the other hand, is a verb meaning to quote or reference something else. You can cite a website, but not the other way around. If you’re using site as a verb, it’s probably wrong.
11. DISINTERESTED/UNINTERESTED

People sometimes use disinterested when they really mean uninterested. To be uninterested is to be bored or indifferent to something; this is the sense most everyday matters call for. Disinterested means impartial or having no personal stake in the matter. You want a judge or referee to be disinterested, but not necessarily uninterested.
12. FLOUT/FLAUNT

Are you talking about showing off? Then you don’t mean flout, you mean flaunt. To flout is to ignore the rules. You can think of flaunt as the longer showier one, with that extra letter it goes around flaunting. You can flout a law, agreement, or convention, but you can flaunt almost anything.
13. PHASE/FAZE

Phase is the more common word and usually the right choice, except in those situations where it means “to bother.” If something doesn’t bother you, it doesn’t faze you. Faze is almost always used after a negative, so be on alert if there is an isn’t/wasn’t/doesn’t nearby.
14. LOATH/LOATHE

Loath is reluctant or unwilling, while to loathe is to hate. You are loath to do the things you loathe, which makes it confusing, but you can keep them clear by noting whether the word has a "to be" verb on one side and a to on the other (he is loath to, I would be loath to), in which case loath is correct, or it can be substituted by hate (I loathe mosquitoes), in which case you need the e on the end.
15. WAVE/WAIVE

The word wave is far more frequent than waive and has a more concrete meaning of undulating motion. It’s often used for waive, "to give something up," perhaps because it fits well with the image of someone waving something away. But when you waive your rights, or salary, or contract terms, you surrender them. You can think of the extra i in waive as a little surrender flag in the middle of the word.
16. INTENSIVE PURPOSES

Intensive is a word that means strong or extreme, but that’s not what’s called for in this phrase. To say “practically speaking” or “in all important ways” the phrase you want is “for all intents and purposes.”
17. GAUNTLET/GAMUT

Run the gauntlet and run the gamut are both correct, but mean different things. Running the gauntlet was an old type of punishment where a person was struck and beaten while running between two rows of people. A gamut is a range or spectrum. When something runs the gamut, it covers the whole range of possibilities.
18. PEEK/PEAK

This pair causes the most trouble in the phrase sneak peek where the spelling from sneak bleeds over to peek, causing it to switch meaning from "a quick look" to "a high point." If you imagine the two Es as a pair of eyes, it can help you remember to use peek for the looking sense.
19. FORTUITOUS

Fortuitous means by chance or accident. Because of its similarity to fortunate, it is commonly used to refer to a lucky accident, but it need not be. Having lightning strike your house and burn it down is not a lucky event, but according to your insurance company it will be covered because it is fortuitous, or unforeseen.
20. REFUTE

To refute a claim or an argument doesn’t just mean to offer counterclaims and opposing arguments. That would be to respond or rebut. To refute is to prove that a claim is false. If you refute, the disagreement should be over because you’ve won. If someone accuses you of not having paid for something, you refute the accusation by producing the receipt.

[the H team]

20 Embarrassing Phrases Even Smart People Misuse


Even reputable websites have been caught screwing up these idioms, which spell check often doesn't find.


1. Prostrate cancer

It's an easy misspelling to make--just add an extra r and "prostate cancer" becomes "prostrate cancer," which suggests "a cancer of lying face-down on the ground." Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mayo Clinic websites include this misspelling.
2. First-come, first-serve

This suggests that the first person to arrive has to serve all who follow. The actual phrase is "first-come, first-served," to indicate that the participants will be served in the order in which they arrive. Both Harvard and Yale got this one wrong.
3. Sneak peak

A "peak" is a mountain top. A "peek" is a quick look. The correct expression is "sneak peek," meaning a secret or early look at something. This error appeared on Oxford University's site as well as that of the National Park Service.
4. Deep-seeded

This should be "deep-seated," to indicate that something is firmly established. Though "deep-seeded" might seem to make sense, indicating that something is planted deep in the ground, this is not the correct expression. Correctica found this error on the Washington Post and the White House websites.
5. Extract revenge

To "extract" something is to remove it, like a tooth. The correct expression is "exact revenge," meaning to achieve revenge. Both The New York Times and the BBC have made this error.
6. I could care less

"I couldn't care less" is what you would say to express maximum apathy toward a situation. Basically you're saying, "It's impossible for me to care less about this because I have no more care to give. I've run out of care." Using the incorrect "I could care less" indicates that "I still have care left to give--would you like some?"
7. Shoe-in

"Shoo-in" is a common idiom that means a sure winner. To "shoo" something is to urge it in a direction. As you would shoo a fly out of your house, you could also shoo someone toward victory. The expression started in the early 20th century, relating to horse racing, and broadened to politics soon after. It's easy to see why the "shoe-in" version is so common, as it suggests the door-to-door sales practice of moving a foot into the doorway to make it more difficult for a prospective client to close the door. But "foot in the door" is an entirely different idiom.
8. Emigrated to

With this one there is no debate. The verb "emigrate" is always used with the preposition "from," whereas immigrate is always used with the preposition "to." To emigrate is to come from somewhere, and to immigrate is to go to somewhere. "Jimmy emigrated from Ireland to the United States" means the same thing as "Jimmy immigrated to the United States from Ireland." It's just a matter of what you're emphasizing--the coming or the going.
9. Slight of hand

"Sleight of hand" is a common phrase in the world of magic and illusion, because "sleight" means dexterity or cunning, usually to deceive. On the other hand, as a noun, a "slight" is an insult.
10. Honed in

First, it's important to note that this particular expression is hotly debated. Many references now consider "hone in" a proper alternate version of "home in." That said, it is still generally accepted that "home in" is the more correct phrase. To home in on something means to move toward a goal, such as "The missile homed in on its target." To "hone" means to sharpen. You would say, "I honed my résumé writing skills." But you would likely not say, "The missile honed in on its target." When followed by the preposition "in," the word "hone" just doesn't make sense.
11. Baited breath

The term "bated" is an adjective meaning suspense. It originated from the verb "abate," meaning to stop or lessen. Therefore, "to wait with bated breath" essentially means to hold your breath with anticipation. The verb "bait," on the other hand, means to taunt, often to taunt a predator with its prey. A fisherman baits his line in hopes of a big catch. Considering the meaning of the two words, it's clear which is correct, but the word "bated" is mostly obsolete today, leading to ever-increasing mistakes in this expression.
12. Piece of mind

This should be "peace" of mind, meaning calmness and tranquility. The expression "piece of mind" actually would suggest doling out sections of brain.
13. Wet your appetite

This expression is more often used incorrectly than correctly--56 percent of the time it appears online, it's wrong. The correct idiom is "whet your appetite." "Whet" means to sharpen or stimulate, so to "whet your appetite" means to awaken your desire for something.
14. For all intensive purposes

The correct phrase is "for all intents and purposes." It originates from English law dating back to the 1500s, which used the phrase "to all intents, constructions, and purposes" to mean "officially" or "effectively."
15. One in the same

"One in the same" would literally mean that the "one" is inside the same thing as itself, which makes no sense at all. The proper phrase is "one and the same," meaning the same thing or the same person. For example, "When Melissa was home schooled, her teacher and her mother were one and the same."
16. Make due

When something is due, it is owed. To "make due" would mean to "make owed," but the phrase to "make do" is short for "to make something do well" or "to make something sufficient." When life gives you lemons, you make do and make lemonade.
17. By in large

The phrase "by and large" was first used in 1706 to mean "in general." It was a nautical phrase derived from the sailing terms "by" and "large." While it doesn't have a literal meaning that makes sense, "by and large" is the correct version of this phrase.
18. Do diligence

While it may be easy to surmise that "do diligence" translates to doing something diligently, it does not. "Due diligence" is a business and legal term that means you will investigate a person or business before signing a contract with them, or before formally engaging in a business deal together. You should do your due diligence and investigate business deals fully before committing to them.
19. Peaked my interest

To "pique" means to arouse, so the correct phrase here is "piqued my interest," meaning that my interest was awakened. To say that something "peaked my interest" might suggest that my interest was taken to the highest possible level, but this is not what the idiom is meant to convey.
20. Case and point

The correct phrase in this case is "case in point," which derives its meaning from a dialect of Old French. While it may not make any logical sense today, it is a fixed idiom.

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[the H team]

https://www.facebook.com/animals.sha..._finch_trailer

This is so cute & hilarious.

[the H team]

[heartgirl99]

hope you're feeling better soon, loocie!

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congratulations on your new blue, gman

[rock lobster]

Definition of language

• 1a : the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a communityb (1) : audible, articulate, meaningful sound as produced by the action of the vocal organs(2) : a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings.i
  
  Jester, I try not to get caught up in grammar and pronunciation
  if the thought is conveyed.....mission accomplished!

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Congrats on your new BLUE Gman.

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