A Canadian mining company has uncovered a diamond said to be the largest ever found in North America.<\/p>\n
The 552-carat yellow gem was discovered in October at the Diavik Diamond Mine, located about 220 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories.<\/p>\n
The company, Dominion Diamond Mines, said the stone\u2019s 33.74 mm by 54.56 mm size is \u201ccompletely unexpected for this part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The diamond has yet to be cut or appraised for value.<\/p>\n
According to Dominion, the previous North American record was held by a diamond\u00a0 which weighed 187.7 carats and was discovered at the same mine in 2015. It was cut into two pear-shaped pieces and sold for $1.3 million<\/p>\n
______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Almost everyone gives their fruits and veggies a quick rinse before eating it. That\u2019s not only to wash off dirt and debris, but also to remove any pesticides.\u00a0 But how effective is it?\u00a0 A 2008 study found that tap water only reduced the residue of five different pesticides by 20 percent.\u00a0 And that goes for other fruits and vegetables as well. So, what should we do?\u00a0 For one, don\u2019t waste your money on one of those commercial produce washers.\u00a0 They were rated as no more effective than rinsing it in cold water.\u00a0 Try vinegar. It was found to reduce the residues of six different pesticides by as much as 94%.\u00a0 Fill a spray bottle with one-part vinegar to three parts water and keep it next to the sink.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALFONSO RIBEIRO\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0suing\u00a0two video game makers for using his CARLTON DANCE’ from\u00a0“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” <\/strong><\/em>without his permission.\u00a0 The Carlton first appeared in a 1991 episode called ‘Will’s Christmas Show.’<\/p>\n He’s suing Epic, which makes\u00a0“Fortnite”<\/strong><\/em>, and Take-Two, which does\u00a0“NBA 2K”<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 He says both games feature digital versions of his dance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnswer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day\u201d. The idea is to answer: \u201cBuddy the Elf, what\u2019s your favorite color?\u201d,<\/em><\/strong> a quote that comes straight from the 2003 Will Ferrell movie.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1966 [52] Dr. Seuss\u2019 \u201cHow the Grinch Stole Christmas\u201d airs on TV for 1st time<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2009 [09] \u201cAvatar\u201d, directed by James Cameron, opens in movie theaters (with a reported budget of $300 million-plus, it\u2019s said to be the most expensive movie ever made; fortunately, it\u2019s also the most successful, with $2.8 billion in worldwide box office.\u00a0 \u2018Avatar 2\u2032 is slated for release in 2020)<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n DECEMBER 18TH<\/sup>, <\/strong>\u00a02004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Tim McGraw’s “Back When” went to Number One<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n RANDOM REPORT <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 1\u00a0 \u00a0Being hungry causes serotonin to drop, causing anxiety, stress, anger, and sadness.<\/p>\n 2\u00a0 \u00a0The big toe carries the most weight of all the toes, bearing about 40% of the load.<\/p>\n 3\u00a0 \u00a0Your mouth produces a bottle\u2019s worth of spit every day.<\/p>\n 4\u00a0 \u00a0Chewing gum improves your mood, while decreasing anxiety and stress.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S GOOD NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n An anonymous rich guy goes around the country each year, handing out $100 bills to people around the holidays.\u00a0 And this year, he added a twist.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He recently met a homeless guy in Phoenix named Moses Elder, who looks like he’s in his 50s or early 60s.\u00a0 And he asked HIM to hand out some of the money.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He gave him a few hundred bucks to keep for himself, plus THREE GRAND to hand out to whoever he wanted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He gave most of it out to random people who stopped to talk to him on the street.\u00a0 A few of them got pretty emotional, because they really needed the money for the holidays.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He also gave $400 to a guy he knew from church.\u00a0 Plus $500 to a woman he knows who’s homeless and has five kids.\u00a0 And she got VERY emotional about it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Secret Santa says he was hoping Moses might enjoy the chance to GIVE people money for a change.\u00a0 And he was right.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moses talked about it with a reporter afterward and said he’s “eternally grateful,” and that it feels like a “new beginning” for him.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He said they helped a lot of people in one day, but that HIS life was changed the most.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong> <\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [72] Steven Spielberg, movie director-producer (\u201cIndiana Jones\u201d films, \u201cJurassic Park\u201d films) COMING UP\u2026\u201dBumblebee\u201d 2018<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [64] Ray Liotta, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [55] Brad Pitt, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [43] Randy Houser, country singer<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [40] Katie Holmes, actress<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n OTTAWA GRINCH <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n An Ottawa family that has for years built an outdoor hockey rink on its front lawn for the neighbourhood children to enjoy is being forced to take it down after a neighbour complained, calling it an eyesore and alleging that it violates city bylaws.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cory Cosgrove, who built the rink for his three daughters, said he was initially told by a city bylaw officer that the boards of the rink were on city property, so he moved them back.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nevertheless, a bylaw officer returned this week to tell the Cosgroves that the boards of the rink will have to come down.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They say there\u2019s not much they can do as far as having a slab of ice on your front yard for the kids to play on, but the structure itself is the issue,\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The neighbour who complained said that the Cosgroves never consulted with her before putting up the walls. Many other neighbours say they have no problem with the rink.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI guess the Grinch is out,\u201d said Greg Hill, a parent and neighbour. \u201cWe always talk about wanting kids to get outside more and have fun and this is how they do it. And if people have a problem with this sort of thing, it\u2019s a shame that they can\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In response to outcry on social media, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said that he has asked his staff to review the Cosgrove case.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe are a hockey nation and what can be wrong with playing hockey in your own backyard?\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A CAMERA SURPRISE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Technology is really cool, but sometimes the perspective you get from a camera can be deceptive.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bryan Fitzwater from Burlington, New Jersey got an alert on his phone from his doorbell, which features a security camera.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The alert said, “Unfamiliar Face Front Door. Your camera spotted someone it doesn’t recognize.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Upon checking out the video, Fitzwater discovered a Praying Mantis had pressed the doorbell and was up close and personal with the camera– the technology had presumed the insect’s face was a human’s face.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n CDC: FLU SEASON IS OFF TO A SLOW START <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Flu season is upon us, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday (December 14th) that it\u2019s off to a slow start.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alicia Budd, an epidemiologist at the CDC says, \u201cFlu activity is still fairly low, but as expected we have been seeing activity slowly increasing over the last few weeks. Unfortunately, we don\u2019t have a crystal ball to know how badly we are going to fare during this flu season.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She added that peak activity can occur anytime between December and February.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As far as this year\u2019s vaccine goes\u2014it appears to be the most well-matched one to the strains going around this year\u2014so it will most likely be more effective than last year\u2019s vaccine.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY DECEMBER 18TH<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [72] Steven Spielberg, movie director-producer (\u201cIndiana Jones\u201d films, \u201cJurassic Park\u201d films) COMING UP\u2026\u201dBumblebee\u201d 2018<\/p>\n [64] Ray Liotta, actor<\/p>\n [55] Brad Pitt, actor<\/p>\n [43] Randy Houser, country singer<\/p>\n [40] Katie Holmes, actress<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He’s suing Epic, which makes\u00a0“Fortnite”<\/strong><\/em>, and Take-Two, which does\u00a0“NBA 2K”<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 He says both games feature digital versions of his dance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carrie Underwood’s Excellent Response to a Mean Tweet<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n CARRIE UNDERWOOD<\/strong>\u00a0is very good at social media . . . and she proved it again yesterday. \u00a0A woman\u00a0tweeted that she “hated” the new\u00a0“Sunday Night Football”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0theme,\u00a0“Game On”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0. . . and Carrie had the perfect response.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She\u00a0wrote, “Hey, I know my music isn’t for everyone, but I love what I do and I love being a part of\u00a0“SNF”<\/em>\u00a0on NBC.\u00a0 I am one lucky lady.\u00a0 I also love women who build other women up.\u00a0 Just saying . . .”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She followed that with this\u00a0Tweet \u00a0“Today, let’s be positive.\u00a0 Let’s be NICE to each other. \u00a0Let’s do something nice FOR someone else. \u00a0Smile at a stranger. \u00a0It’s the start of a new week.\u00a0 Today is precious.\u00a0 Don’t waste it. \u00a0Sending love and cheer to you all.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The woman’s name is Jessica Smetana, and she’s a producer – show runner at\u00a0“Sports Illustrated”<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once word got out, she\u00a0Tweeted\u00a0an apology saying she’s “sorry for dissing” the song and is “all about supporting women too” but she misses the previous theme. \u201cWaiting all day for Sunday night\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ALABAMA TO KICK OFF ’50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR’ IN JANUARY <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Alabama\u00a0<\/strong>will celebrate five decades of music next year, and to celebrate the feat, the trio have announced the first leg of dates for their\u00a050th Anniversary Tour<\/em>. 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