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Recent Scranton News
- Abuse survivors group discusses diocese grand jury report in Scranton
- Lackawanna County Commissioners, Prison Board to meet Wednesday
- Montage Mountain traffic issues affected Friday concertgoers
- 100 Years Ago: U.S. attorney to investigate soldiers drinking in Scranton
- Three charged for robbery after fight in South Scranton
- State: Scranton School District not required to rehire furloughed teachers under grant
- Prison guard says he was fired for reporting sexual abuse
A nonprofit conservative organization thinks Scranton is the most likely candidate of Pennsylvania's struggling cities to "become the next Detroit." However, Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty and the city's Act 47 coordinator, Pennsylvania Economy League, disagree.
In the wake of Detroit recently declaring bankruptcy, the Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, a self-described "pro-employer, pro-taxpayer" group established in 2009, issued a report Wednesday that said, "It is reasonable to wonder which cities in Pennsylvania might be on the same path as Detroit."
The organization compared cities in four categories:
n Per-capita pension liability; Scranton's $1,493 was second, behind Philadelphia's $3,125.
n Per capita longterm debt; Scranton's $1,963 was seventh; all cities paled in comparison to Harrisburg's $17,945.
n Population decline from peak; Scranton's 47 percent drop was fourth, behind Johnstown (69), Pittsburgh (55) and Wilkes-Barre (52).
n Percent of population that is employed; Scranton's and Wilkes-Barre's were 61 percent, fourth from the bottom, behind Johnstown (54 percent), Philadelphia (58) and Altoona (60); the national average is around 67 percent.
Concluding that Scranton was "least likely to survive," the organization cited the city's designation as financially distressed under state Act 47 since 1992, and last year's cash-crunch "liquidity" crisis that led to the mayor slashing workers' pay to minimum wage. Johnstown was next, followed by Harrisburg, which tried declaring bankruptcy in 2011 but was stopped by a federal judge.
"Any one of those three would be a reasonable assumption for cities to go bankrupt," said CAP Executive Director Leo Knepper. "You're kind of splitting hairs on which is in the worst position. It's kind of like asking which bird is going to go extinct next. The deciding factor for me (on Scranton) was the liquidity and cash problems. I'm not saying Scranton will go belly up by the end of year. We're saying Scranton is in the worst position financially and demographically."
PEL Executive Director Gerald Cross disputed some of CAP's methods. Pension liability and debt are paid on a tax basis, not per capita.
But population decline and low percent of workforce are more valid gauges because fewer people paying taxes with the same infrastructure creates imbalance, and a smaller percent of population employed means less wage taxes, he said. CAP's review also does not gauge the city's recent progress made in the 2012 revised Act 47 recovery plan and change in attitude of city leaders, he said.
"I really don't see them going bankrupt. I think they will solve their problems over time," Mr. Cross said. "We don't disagree with the serious nature of the (CAP) conclusion, but that Scranton is most likely to follow Detroit is far-fetched."
During last year's crisis, Mr. Doherty and city council flatly rejected the notion of seeking bankruptcy protection and he has not changed his mind. "It is far better for us to manage our way through this and it would be far more damaging to go through bankruptcy," Mr. Doherty said.
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A new conventional wisdom is forming which says Democrat's gaffes don't matter because they aren't connected to (bad) Republican policies. There's a grain of truth to this argument and yet it misses the big picture. Hillary's policy positions won't be able to save her from her own serious flaws as a candidate.
Progressive writer Brian Beutler explained why Romney's gaffe's mattered (and Hillary's didn't) this way:
Romney's weaknesses ran much deeper than tone-deaf asides about close
friendships with NASCAR team owners, or a car elevator. His
unfamiliarity with material deprivation was badly compounded by his
devotion to an agenda (and a moral belief system) that would have people
like him contributing less to the general welfare, and everyone else
contributing more. That mapped neatly on to a basically correct, broader
perception that the wealthy and powerful use their considerable
influence above all else to help each other. Being a tribune for that
class was Romney's real liability…
What Beutler is saying here is that gaffes only matters if they confirm something negative which people already believe about a candidate. That's why the car elevator attack worked and why the 47 percent video hit its mark. It confirmed what many already suspected about Romney. The Washington Post's Plum Line blog picked up this idea and made it even simpler. Paul Waldman wrote:
Even if most voters don't have a detailed knowledge of her positions on
issues like the minimum wage, safety net programs, or Wall Street
regulations, they know that she's a Democrat and therefore they assume
that her positions are oriented toward the interests of ordinary people,
just as if she were a Republican they'd assume that her positions were
oriented toward the interests of the wealthy.
And there it is. To be a Democrat is, quite literally, to be given a pass. Many on the right often complain that it feels as if that's how things work with the media but rarely does the media come right out and say it.
Again, I think there is some truth to this. A gaffe is like a bolt of lightning hitting the political landscape. It strikes and does damage but only where it can effectively ground itself to the earth. Democrats are insulated from gaffes about wealth because they stand on policy grounds which purportedly seek to reduce wealth inequality. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney (and before him John McCain) were standing in a storm holding a lightning rod in the air, at least when it comes to this issue. That's the progressive viewpoint.
There is a vast overlooked part of this we're going to sidestep for now. That's the extent to which people's notions about candidates (or Democrats and Republicans in general) are formed by people like Beutler and Waldman and dozens more just like them. Romney's gaffes didn't ground themselves in reality so much as in a perception Democrats had tirelessly crafted it in their messaging sweatshops.
Putting that aside, there is still some truth in what Beutler and Waldman are saying. The impact of a gaffe is dependent on certain preconditions. It has to confirm something people already think could be true. Romney may have been a great believer in personal charity but it was not terribly hard to paint him as an out of touch plutocrat. That was Democrats' strategy from before the primaries began and it clearly worked.
But I think progressive writers are whistling past the graveyard here when it comes to Hillary Clinton. Here's why. Ultimately all of the gaffes about Romney's wealth were feeding a much simpler conception which people took with them into the voting booth. In the end, people believed that Barack Obama cared more about them than Romney did. That's the image that slowly sunk in and probably had a big impact both in 2008 and in 2012.
But in case no one else has noticed, Hillary Clinton is no Barack Obama. She's also no Bill Clinton. She lacks their charm, to put it mildly. She has all of Bill's outsized self-regard with none of his charisma. She claims to share Barack Obama's empathy but often seems inauthentic when she does so, as if she is going through the motions hoping for a passing grade from friendly examiners.
It's not as if no one has noticed this before. Here's Politico from this morning, "Clinton is willing to pull back the curtain only so far. That
guardedness can be tricky at a time when authenticity matters more than
ever for politicians and faux authenticity isn't enough. The interviews
gave her a chance to test her comfort zone, but she'll get pushed harder
in the future."
To be blunt, Hillary often seems as false as a $3 bill. That's why the remark about being "dead broke" will hurt her. It's not because she's a tribune for her class, it's because she's as believable as a traveling snake oil salesman. And that goes for a lot of what she says about herself.
It's why Terry Gross kept pounding away at her with questions about her past support for gay rights. With Hillary you can keep peeling the onion but you'll never get to something that sounds like an honest, unscripted answer. It's a major problem for a candidate who needs the empathy vote to win.
That's also why the revelation that Hillary once defended a child rapist she knew was guilty could haunt her. It suggests that deep down there's not a lot of empathy to be found, not really. In discussing something which most people would find horrifying, Hillary comes across as a win-at-all-costs attorney. She certainly didn't seem to feel the victim's pain.
So granted, Hillary's not going to be perceived as Richie Rich, even though she is. But she does have a serious problem. Hillary lacks the one thing Democratic candidates absolutely need in order to win elections. Her empathy strikes nearly everyone as staged-managed and self-serving. Because of that, it won't be enough for her to enunciate the right policies. She tried doing that in 2008 and promptly lost to the relative unknown who people decided cared more.

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18 March 2016
Writing Manuscripts: The Alternative 'Guide to Authors' [Methods in Ecology and Evolution]
"If the reviewer doesn't get it, you haven't explained it clearly enough!" This is one quote from my PhD supervisor that I haven't forgotten. Getting research funded and published depends to a very large extent on our ability to get the point across. Although scientific texts appear to differ wildly from other forms of writing, a good research paper actually follows the same basic principles of effective communication as a newspaper article or advertising text.


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Virtual Graphics starts new online comics school!August 10th, 2015 | by Zampano
It's a lot of fun to tell stories in a comic format. At David Boller's Virtual Comics School we're looking at the creative process from the creation to the final comic book in great detail using the entire creative palette. Starting with the creation of a story to the structure and finishes with professional tools, all aspects of creation will be discussed in great detail. Drawing and writing a great comic story is not a matter of luck or coincidence. But with the necessary guidance and knowledge it can be a satisfying experience that brings results.
David Boller's Virtual Comics School is one of the only comic teaching programs that shows you how to create sequential art from script to the final page in an organized fashion. VCS can also assist you in seeing your work published or finding a publisher. It's not only a school but also a creative adviser that encompasses far more than just technical proficiency. Twice a year we will also publish an anthology book with the comics of our students.
Founder and creator David Boller explains: "I have lead many workshops all over the world and it is my goal to hand down my knowledge to up and coming talents. An online-school is the perfect contemporary solution for students all over the world who ordinarily wouldn't have access to this information in their area or don't want to hunt down countless confusing online tutorials. New technology makes the exchange of information as simple as being in the same room."
ENDLESS SKY in the March PREVIEWS!March 3rd, 2014 | by Zampano
ENDLESS Sky is finally ready to be published in the USA and the UK and is featured in the March Previews. Please check out the official PR below for more details and order code. We hope that you will give this book a chance
New graphic novel: Endless Sky – A Swiss in New York!
When the Swiss comic book artist David Boller left his home country to work professionally in the American comic book industry, he had no idea where his journey would take him. Through the friendship with a famous American artist he meets his future wife, Rachel. But the impending threat of Rachel's kidney failure would alter his life forever. ENDLESS SKY is not just about immigration and artistic self-discovery, but also tackles the morally difficult subject of organ transplantion.
When David Boller returned to Switzerland after a 17 year long absence, he began to serialize his adventures on his website Zampano in weekly installments and in the German newsstand magazine COMIX in monthly installments. After three years of work and publication in Germany and France, ENDLESS SKY is now finally been published in English for the first time as a thick 280 page paperback.
David Boller explains, "I wanted to tell a traditional story with a beginning, a middle and an end and not just ramble on about some random moments from my life. I think I succeeded at delivering a compelling story and the feedback I've received has been overwhelmingly positive."
ENDLESS SKY will be available in May 2014. Please see Diamond Previews March 2014 for ordering information.
Endless Sky: A Swiss in New York
In 1992 David Boller left Switzerland for the USA to become a professional comic book artist. A simple goal turned into a sixteen year long adventure, populated with eccentric characters and accompanied by success and defeat that continue to have a profound influence on his life today. David talks about his experience in the American comic book industry, his struggles with his adopted family and his attempt at getting a piece of the American Dream in an honest and easygoing style. A captivating new autobiographical graphic novel by acclaimed European creator David Boller.
David Boller
280 pages, 7 x 10 inches, b/w, paperback
Virtual Graphics
$ 24.95 / 19.95 £
Diamond order code: (STK637472)
Happy New Year!January 2nd, 2014 | by Zampano
First of we wish all of our readers, friends and partners a happy new year. May 2014 bring you everything you envisoned.
We have a couple announcements to make. First of all, ENDLESS SKY will continue in June with volume 2 after volume 1 has been finished serialization on ZAMPANO. The style and the narrative will be bit different but you'll find out what happened after the end of the first book. Here's a first promo image:
Also, we'll be entering the English market with print publications which will be distributed by Diamond in the USA and UK starting with ENDLESS SKY in May 2014. An official announcement will follow shortly. You can catch a first glimpse of our schedule on the Virtual Graphics website.
The Wall Street article about TELL!November 26th, 2013 | by Zampano
The premiere American financial newspaper The Wall Street Journal has an interesting and entertaining article on William Tell and specifically our own superhero comic book TELL in today's edition. The article is being published in the New York edition and may also appear in its European and Asian editions.
The second volume of TELL is about to be published for Christmas in German but an app of the first volume is available from the fine folks at Comixology. But we're working with our American distributor to make a collection of all three TELL volumes available to the Englisch speaking audiences around the globe. But for the moment you can also enjoy TELL for free on this website.
The entire article and the video can be read and watched for free for a certain time. Enjoy…
Our titles are now available from COMIXOLOGY in their Guided View technology. Click on the images for the titles below or check out the Virtual Graphics section on Comixology.
Our titles now available on Comixology!July 25th, 2013 | by Zampano
Our titles are now available from COMIXOLOGY in their Guided View technology. Klick on the images for the titles below or check out the Virtual Graphics section on Comixology.
|AÏR Vol.1: The Uprising
$ 4.99
|TELL Vol. 1: The Return of William Tell
$ 3.99
Additional titles schedule for release in the near future are:
- Kaos Moon
- Endless Sky
- Eventide
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August 13th, 2015: For information on what's new in 1.4 Preview 1, see the release announcement. For additional information about Android Studio, see the main developer site.
The release is available in the canary channel, so you can switch to that channel (if necessary) and check for updates via Help > Check for Update... (on OSX, look in the Android Studio menu). This will download and install a patch rather than download a full IDE image. Note however that if you do this, you will replace your existing 1.3 installation, which you may not want to do. Just keep 1.3 and 1.4 Preview installed side by side; they already use separate settings and cache directories.
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Linux: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/studio/ide-zips/126.96.36.199/android-studio-ide-141.2161099-linux.zip (342 MB)
SHA-1 Checksums:
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SOURCE: Horizon Media
January 30, 2014 08:06 ET
Agency Sponsors Customized Football Fan Machines and Collaborates on Special Events Around New York and New Jersey
Agency Sponsors Customized Football Fan Machines and Collaborates on Special Events Around New York and New Jersey
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - January 30, 2014) - Horizon Media, the fastest growing privately-owned media services agency in the world, has joined forces with WestwoodOne, the official network radio partner for the National Football League and exclusive national radio home of Super Bowl XLVIII, to deliver "7 Days to Sunday" events across New York City and beyond. This series of events will be showcased by two studio buses, sponsored by Horizon Media, which will hit the streets of the city and parts of New Jersey from Monday, January 27 to Sunday, February 2. The "Football Fan Machines" will connect listeners and fans to NFL personalities, customized audio content, and brand and social media activations tied to The Big Game.
The vehicles include a wrapped, luxury touring bus with a VIP lounge that will make stops around town. WestwoodOne street teams will be distributing branded promotional items to bus spectators. In addition, a glass walled mobile studio -- featured in the Maroon 5 video, Never Gonna Leave This Bed, and branded with sponsor logos -- will be traveling with the VIP lounge and will allow bystanders to see the radio studio.
Many of the "7 Days to Sunday" events feature activation exclusivity for Horizon Media brands including Corona, GEICO, City Harvest, Buffalo Wild Wings, NJOY, and The Partnership at Drugfree.org.
"Creating a customized event capitalizing on the massive reach of audio during a high profile sporting event gives our brands an opportunity to surround and engage the consumer on-air, online, on-site and through social media," said Lauren Russo, SVP, Managing Director Audio and Promotions at Horizon Media. "It exemplifies that radio has truly evolved and transformed to an audio everywhere experience."
"Partnering with WestwoodOne on the Super Bowl Bus '7 Days To Sunday' campaign provides an amazingly creative opportunity to activate & connect our brands with millions of football fans both on site and over the air during the most high profile sporting event of the year in a unique and exciting way," said Elizabeth Albright, VP, Managing Director National Audio at Horizon Media.
Former NFL MVP and Pro Bowl quarterback Boomer Esiason will record his "Super Bowl Preview" show from Horizon Media's New York headquarters on Wednesday, January 29. Hall of Famers James Lofton and Rod Woodson, Super Bowl winning coach Brian Billick and former Giant and two-time Super Bowl champion punter Sean Landeta will join Boomer and co-host Scott Graham at Horizon Media. The Horizon Media program will air locally on WFAN Sports Radio 66 AM and hundreds of stations across the country as part of WestwoodOne's game day coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII.
Additionally, NBC Sports Radio will produce live sports talk programming from remote locations in and around New York and New Jersey during the "7 Days to Sunday." The shows will feature bus reports from Sports Illustrated writer and NBC Sports Radio host Chris Mannix, along with entertainment reporter Zach Sang, host of the popular Zach Sang and the Gang radio show, Amani & Eytan, Under Center with Donovan McNabb and others.
"WestwoodOne's '7 Days to Sunday' program enables our advertisers to create memorable audio, digital, social and on-site brand experiences around the largest sporting event of the year," said Ron Furman, WestwoodOne Chief Revenue Officer. "We are excited to be working with Horizon Media; such a diverse group of well-known brands, and to give fans and marketers an opportunity to come together around the Super Bowl."
As the vehicles travel across New York and New Jersey, fans will have many opportunities to engage with personalities, sample Horizon Media brand products, and be part of all the excitement leading up to Super Sunday. The bus will travel more than 430 miles, totalling over 10 million impressions.
About WestwoodOneWestwoodOne activates the power of sound to deliver compelling cross-platform audio content to more than 8,200 media partners and 225 million consumers each week. WestwoodOne's rich array of content and services includes live play-by-play sports and sports talk programming; music and entertainment programs; news, talk, and information programming; 24/7 music formats; prep services; and customized music, jingles and imaging; and national sales representation. www.westwoodone.com.
About Horizon MediaHorizon Media, Inc. is the fastest growing media services company in the world and the 8th largest in the US (Adweek 2013). The company was founded in 1989, is headquartered in New York and has offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago and Amsterdam, Netherlands. Horizon Media was chosen as 2011 Independent Media Agency of the Year by Mediapost, 2010 U.S. Media Agency of the Year by Adweek, Brandweek, and Mediaweek as well as by Ad Age and as one of the world's ten most innovative marketing and advertising companies by Fast Company in 2011. In 2012, Bill Koenigsberg, President, CEO and Founder, was honored by Advertising Age as Industry Executive of the Year.
The company's mission is "To create the most meaningful brand connections within the lives of people everywhere." By delivering on this mission through a holistic approach to brand marketing, Horizon Media has become the fastest-growing media agency in the industry, with estimated billings of over $4 billion and approximately 800 employees.
The company is also a founding member of Columbus Media International, a multi-national partnership of independent media agencies. For more information, please visit www.horizonmedia.com.
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News and Talk Today
Published: October 17, 2007
THE EARLY SHOW 7 A.M. (2) Will Dailey performs. (N) (CC)
TODAY 7 A.M. (4) Senator Larry E. Craig, Republican of Idaho; Will Bowen; Ben & Jerry's; Kevin Michaels performs; sleep advice for teenagers. (N) (CC)
GOOD MORNING AMERICA 7 A.M. (7) Marc Cohn performs; Casey Affleck. (N) (CC)
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY 9 A.M. (7) Anthony Hopkins; Casey Affleck. (N) (CC)
THE ELLEN DeGENERES SHOW 11 A.M. (4); 4 P.M. (55)Janet Jackson; Chyler Leigh; Nicolai Calabria, a 13-year-old mountain climber with one leg. (N) (CC)
THE VIEW 11 A.M. (7) Breast cancer. (N) (CC)
THE MARTHA STEWART SHOW 1 P.M. (4) Rosie Perez makes crafts with Ms. Stewart; John Doyle and Kira Baker-Doyle make chocolate fig pumpkins. (N) (CC)
DR. PHIL 3 P.M. (2); 5 P.M. (55) Guests fear that their children will injure someone severely. (N) (CC)
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW 4 P.M. (7); 7 P.M. (55) Bill Cosby discusses controversial remarks he made in 2004 and takes on absent fathers, teenage pregnancy, violence and other topics. (N) (CC)
CHARLIE ROSE 11 P.M. (13) Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte. (N) (CC)
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THE EARLY SHOW 7 A.M. (2) Casey Affleck. (N) (CC)
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Hi everyone,
I'm only a beginner in javascript, and this is a very easy thing to do yet I can't figure it out myself..
As long as the user gives a positive number, we ask the user to give another number untill they give a negative number.
As long as the user gives a positive number, this data should be stored into an array untill the user gives a negative number. When the user gives in a negative number, the stored data should be print out.
Everything works but I can't print out the stored data from the array..
This is my code so far:
<!-- Schrijf een functie die naar een getal blijft vragen zolang het opgegeven getal positief is.
Tel de rij positieve getallen op als een negatief getal wordt opgegeven. -->
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<script type="text/javascript">
function myFunction () {
var userAnswer = prompt("Geef een getal in!")
var userArray = new Array();
if (userAnswer > 0){
userAnswer = userArray++;
else {
if (userAnswer > 0) {
userAnswer = userArray++;
else {
This smells of homework...
What exactly are you expecting this:
userAnswer = userArray++;
To do? ++ is an integer operation to increment a number. It has NOTHING to do with arrays whatsoever! You could use it to increment the index into an array, but that would be a separate variable.
I THINK what you are trying to do should be:
which puts the value onto the end of the array as a new record.
Also, this:
if (userAnswer > 0){
userAnswer = userArray++;
else {
if (userAnswer > 0) {
That second if makes no sense, you already tested for zero... it would never fire as an ELSE. Take out the code in the middle and you can see how silly it is...
if (userAnswer > 0){
} else {
if (userAnswer > 0) {
Also, if you're just going to run it, instead of making "myfunction" use an anonymous function instead. Also, you don't have anything in there to actually make things loop to keep asking. Also, document.write of an array 'blind' like that is probably going to look pretty ugly, you'd want to at least throw some line-breaks in there by iterating through the array.
(function() {
var results = [], answer, i;
while ((answer = prompt('Geef een getal in!')) > 0) results.push(answer);
for (i = 0; i < results.length; i++) document.write(results[i] + '<br />');
Is probably more along the lines of what you are trying to do.
This helps a lot! As I said, I'm a beginner and have only been programming for two weeks now so I have obviously a lot of learning to do!
Anyway, thank you very much for your reply!
Two weeks? Good work actually, you're doing better than some folks who've done this for years!


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Stratford Tourism Alliance
Stratford, Ontario, is not only a cultural haven for world-class theatre, but also for a world-class creative community, which includes actors, artists, playwrights, writers, musicians, and many uniquely talented professionals, all of whom contribute to the vitality of the community. Stratford has a long history of being a hotbed of culinary talent, including farmers, growers, chefs, culinary instructors and restaurateurs. Hospitality and the culinary arts are an important and integral part of Stratford's creative and theatrical community.
Stratford is internationally known for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which runs from April to November. The festival's primary mandate is to present repertory productions of William Shakespeare's plays, but it also produces a diverse variety of theatre, from classic Greek tragedies to more contemporary works. The festival has contributed to the formation of a distinctively idiosyncratic dining culture and restaurant community.
Since the festival's inception in 1953, Stratford has been a magnet for gifted theatrical luminaries — many of the greatest Canadian, British and American stage actors have played roles at Stratford. It is not unusual to see well-known celebrities walking Stratford's streets or frequenting local haunts. In the mid-1980s, when I was working at the Church Restaurant, actress Maggie Smith (friend of former Artistic Director, Robin Phillips) was a constant late-night visitor to the Belfry. Often I would run into her on the street or in the line-up at Canada Trust. Twenty-five years later, Avon Theatre house manager Eldon Gammon remembers Justin Bieber, the "little guy with the big voice" playing his guitar and singing contemporary rock out front for the theatre crowd.
Stratford fortunately has a tremendous tourism visionary in Eugene Zakreski, who earlier this year added a downloadable guide to Stratford's tourism website with pop sensation Justin Bieber's history and local haunts. Zakreski, Executive Director of the Stratford Tourism Alliance, an early adopter of Culinary Tourism, is forward-thinking and recognizes and supports the uniqueness of Perth County's terroir.
Zakreski and his colleagues, Cathy Rehberg, Danielle Brodhagen and Cathy Bieman, have successfully helped to reinforce Stratford and Perth County's position as one of Canada's unique and distinctive culinary destinations, by collaborating with the region's farmers and chefs to reinforce a strong authentic food culture and promote culinary tourism in Stratford and Perth County.
In fact, the Stratford Tourism Alliance has been repeatedly invited to participate at local and regional culinary events and is presented as "best practice" by the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance. Savour Stratford Perth County is a partnership between Stratford and Perth County tourism and local economic development organizations.
The mandate of the Stratford Tourism Alliance is to act as a member and industry-driven private sector not-for-profit organization that manages, develops and publicizes "Destination Stratford" as a national and international tourism destination. Stratford and Perth County's rich physical heritage, unique terroir, innovative cuisine, superior accommodations, interesting retail sector, and many unique events strengthen the local economy and enrich the quality of life in the City of Stratford and area.
Rumour has it that the Stratford Tourism Alliance will be recognized for its contribution to culinary tourism at the 2010 Culinary Thought Leadership World Summit in Halifax this September. "This summit is designed to foster leadership in the culinary tourism industry and to exchange ideas and feedback from around the world," says conference emcee and president of the International Culinary Tourism Association (ICTA), Erik Wolf.
Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival
In 2008, with a limited programme and little promotion, the almost sold-out Savour Stratford Tasting event exceeded its modest expectations by almost 200%. A request for additional funding for $7,000 for logistics had been turned down by city council. Ironically and more significantly, key culinary policy makers and influencers, including high-profile Toronto chefs and the culinary media spread the news about the unqualified success, importance and quality of the tasting event as compared to similar events in Ontario.
In 2009, Zakreski initiated a three-year culinary tourism project development strategy, which has been wildly successful. The Stratford Perth County Culinary Tourism campaign is being implemented by Danielle Brodhagen (Programme Development, Stratford Tourism Alliance, and Savour Stratford Perth County), who was the original driving force behind the inaugural Savour Stratford Tasting event. Organizers anticipate as many as 10,000 visitors per day at this year's event.
The Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival, now in its third year, presents nine days of food from September 18 to 26, beginning with the Garlic Festival on September 18, where you can dine out at any number of restaurants featuring
"Field to Chef" garlic-inspired menus. The Garlic Festival is followed by a week of culinary events, dinners and activities, culminating in the popular two-day festival September 25–26 along the banks of the Avon River. According to the Stratford Tourism Alliance, the third annual Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever with significantly enhanced programming.
The signature event of the popular festival is the Savour Stratford Tasting, which takes place on Sunday, September 26. The Savour Stratford Tasting pairs local chefs with Perth County producers to create delicious Perth County terroir-inspired samplings. VQA wines and local craft brews will accompany over 30 samples that are designed to delight gastronomes and foodies alike.
It is also possible to experience Perth County's terroir at the Stratford Farmers' Market every Saturday and Wednesdays in the Summer or the Slow Food Market at Monforte Dairy featuring everything from local eggs to elk, pork, sheep's milk cheese and cider. The Stratford Farmers' Market, established in 1855, is one of the longest continual links in Stratford's culinary history.
For 2010, VIP tickets have been created for the much-sought-after Savour Stratford Tasting. This will provide an exclusive opportunity for early entry into the tasting tent and a unique chance to preview the highly anticipated culinary creations. VIP guests are invited to join the chefs and producers at noon on Sunday — before the event opens to general ticket holders at 1:00 p.m. — and will also receive a Savour Stratford gift tote, which includes a Tasting Plate handcrafted by local pottery artist, Chris Lass. Enjoy an afternoon of sipping and sampling in the heart of Stratford's garden district.
Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival Itinerary
On Saturday, September 18, nine days of festivities will be launched with Stratford's annual Garlic festival. The festival celebrating the "stinking rose" showcases the versatility of Ontario garlic. Elizabeth Baird, editor for Canadian Living magazine, leads an impressive list of speakers and cooking demonstrators, including cookbook author, Rose Murray. Activities take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Old Stratford Fairgrounds on Glastonbury Drive. Admission is $5 per person
On Sunday, September 19, visit selected farms throughout Perth County, which will be presenting a variety of products grown and raised on their farms. This Perth County Farm Tour encourages families to make the connection between what they eat and where it comes from. The bus tour includes a local Perth County picnic lunch. $25 for adults and $12 for kids (10 and under).
Sunday night City Centre Committee presents Movies in the Square – Screening of Ratatouille at the Stratford City Hall 7pm Free.
Monday, September 20 (and Wed. and Fri., all at 2 p.m.) — Edible Stratford Tour. Join your culinary connoisseur on a guided culinary walking tour of Stratford's food shops, meet the local producers and sample delicious treats. Tours take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week starting at 2:00 pm at the Stratford Tourism Office. Tickets are $15 per person.
Monday September 20, Gallery Stratford presents "Shake Your Martini" – Learn to make three martinis using fresh and local ingredients – Be sure to Dress to your Nines! Schmooze, Mingle and Sip!
Wednesday, September 22 8pm — "Feast of Comedy" featuring Marc Sinodinos of NBC Today's Show and Larry Smith of Comedy Club at 54 Join us for an evening of laughs at the Savour Stratford comedy night at the Stratford City Hall. Limited Tickets.
Thursday, September 23, 8 p.m. — Pubs, Pilsner and Spirits Tour. Let us introduce you to our spirits! Inject a little spirit into a walking tour of Stratford's heritage pubs. You'll visit Stratford's first brewery, then a variety of pubs in heritage buildings. There will be tastings at each stop. Cost: $25 per person which includes tastings at each stop.
Friday, September 24, 7 p.m. — Beerology 101 with Beer Expert, Mirella Amato. Learn about basic beer ingredients and how beer is made, while tasting through a series of contrasting and delicious local artisanal brews. The workshop is at the new University of Waterloo, Stratford campus, in downtown Stratford. $15 per person.
Friday, September 24, 7 p.m. — Docfest and Savour Stratford Present Tableland at Factory163. Craig Noble's Tableland will be screened for the first time in Stratford; guests from the film will answer questions and promote discussion around local food. Cash bar available. Admission is free.
Friday, 9 p.m. — Launch Party. After a week of activity, we're ready to party. Meet at Foster's Inn for a fun evening preview to the two-day festival. Complimentary cocktail and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Saturday, September 25 — The Festival gets into full swing with a diverse roster of events featuring the best of Perth County. Events start at 9:00 a.m., so plan to arrive early to browse the Farmers and Artisans Market set along the banks of the Avon River. You will be entertained throughout the day at the York Street Carnival, the Kids' Tent, a Pick Your Own Salad Bar, a Not-for-profit BBQ, and other interactive activities. Outdoor concerts run all afternoon, including performances by Canadian folk sweet heart, Dayna Manning and a never been seen before acoustic set by The Salads! Ontario Wine and Craft Beer Pavilion located across from the Main Stage will entertain the adults. Opportunities to learn more about cooking and food will take place at the Chefs School Learning Centre, featuring Locavore author, Sara Elton and author of City Farmer, Lorraine Johnson and Vegetarian Chef Denis Cotter of the award winning restaurant, Café Paridiso, Ireland. As evening approaches, you can book tickets for a traditional Flavours of Perth Pork Roast at 6:00 p.m., and later, the BBQ, Blues and Brews evening with a live Blues band.
Sunday, September 26 — The Savour Stratford Tasting, the centerpiece of the festive weekend, takes place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Set under tents along the Avon River, you will enjoy the culinary garden party and dine on over 30 local delicacies crafted by over 30 acclaimed chefs. The local cuisine will be paired with Ontario VQA vintages and craft brews, and accompanied by French Canadian Artist, Amelie Chante and Les Singes Bleus. New for 2010 is a VIP Ticket providing early entry to interact with local chefs and producers and a take-away Savour Stratford gift bag, which includes a Tasting Plate handcrafted by local pottery artist, Chris Lass. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online, by phone or in person.


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In a recent article [1], we examined a simple and rather generic individual-based model consisting of a large number of organisms that undergo reproduction with mutation and death through competitive interaction. Our analysis revealed that the formation and coherence of species depend crucially on population size. Specifically, species are unlikely to form under high values of μK, the product of mutation rate (μ) with carrying capacity (K). The model contains only the two basic processes of competition and mutation. This simplicity allowed us to uncover the root cause of a phenomenon that we believe could be quite general.
To what extent do our theoretical findings manifest themselves in real ecological systems? We investigated this question by comparing the outputs of our model [1] with phylogenetic data derived from ecogenomic surveys in the literature [2,3]. We found that the reconstructed phylogenetic trees of organisms with body size around the millimetre scale or below have similar characteristics to those occurring in our model for parameters where species do not form. This finding led us to ask: 'are there species smaller than 1 mm?'
In their comment, Morgan et al. [4] propose that our theoretical findings, though correct, are not applicable to real ecological communities. They argue that the work reported in references [2,3] was flawed, specifically suggesting that the counts of operational taxonomic units (OTUs, interpretable as lineages) reported in those articles are highly inflated owing to errors in sequencing. If this were true, then the patterns observed in our figure 1 [1] would be artefacts, and their similarity to the results of our model mere coincidence. We believe that Morgan et al. are unjustified in dismissing these data and the conclusions we drew from them, as we now explain.
For the datasets in question, the number of OTUs found declines steadily with the maximal permitted genetic distance within OTUs. In the light of our theoretical findings, this fact suggests the absence of genetic species. Morgan et al. would like to demonstrate that species have in fact formed. To do this, they propose to 'clean' the underlying sequence data by removing large numbers of sequences, so as to reveal a pattern that they believe has been obscured by noise. The remarkable effect of this removal process can be seen in figure 2 of their comment [4], in which a plateau in the number of OTUs is recovered from data where OTUs previously declined smoothly. Morgan et al. claim that this plateau, which was absent from the untreated data, is the one predicted by our theory in the case when species have formed.
We would like to urge caution. Selectively removing parts of a dataset can profoundly alter it, and often imposes a new structure not present in the original data. Any noise removal requires some preconceptions about structure in the underlying data; one must have an extremely good understanding of both the system and the noise in order to attempt this. For ecogenomic pyrosequencing data, this understanding might still be insufficient at present. One can test for bias in a denoising algorithm such as the one used by Morgan et al. by inputting data known to have no structure, and seeing if the algorithm creates a structure where none previously existed (a false-positive).
We have undertaken such a test. We applied the procedure used by Morgan et al. to two synthetic datasets, each consisting of 5000 sequences of 200 base pair length. The first set was designed to mimic the low-diversity mock community used by Morgan et al.; it was obtained by repeatedly sampling from a set of 10 initial sequences. The second was a high-diversity dataset generated by repeatedly replacing one randomly chosen sequence by a copy of another randomly chosen sequence, modified by random substitutions with probability 0.01 per base pair. This process simulates neutral evolution; after many iterations, it produces sequence data with no discernible species structure. Applying the fast clustering algorithm of OCTUPUS [3] to these datasets for a range of levels of genetic similarity leads to the expected [1,4] structures in figures 1 and 2 (triangles). We observe a plateau at low genetic distances for the low-diversity dataset, and a steady decline in the number of OTUs for the high-diversity set.
To model sequencing errors (the noise), sequences in both datasets were then subjected to random substitutions with a probability of 0.01 per base pair, simulating raw sequencer reads. In the output of the clustering algorithm (figures 1 and 2, diamonds), the addition of noise is observed to shift the original curves to the right. The low-diversity dataset exhibits highly inflated numbers of OTUs at small genetic distance, in line with concerns raised by Morgan et al. [4]. For the high-diversity dataset, however, the effect is weaker, suggesting that raw or slightly processed [3] high-diversity data can meaningfully be analysed in this format.
We then applied the APDP-SS algorithm [4,5] to delete some of the raw reads. The steps of the algorithm involving primer occurrences and comparison with GenBank were omitted as they are not relevant to synthetic data. For the low-diversity dataset, clustering after application of APDP (figure 1, squares) reveals a structure very similar to the original data, with a pronounced plateau at low genetic distances.
When applied to the high-diversity dataset, however, APDP again generates a plateau (figure 2, squares). This plateau is an artefact that would wrongly suggest the presence of only about 33 unique sequences in the original data; in fact, there were 4383. This result is important in the light of the similarity between our figure 2 and figure 2 of Morgan et al. [4]. In our case, the APDP algorithm has created a plateau from underlying data where this did not exist. In their case, Morgan et al. conclude that the algorithm has uncovered a true signal that was obscured by noise.
We have not analysed in detail exactly how APDP imposes the structure found in figures 1 and 2, although it appears to be mainly due to the blanket removal of all singleton sequences. This step was recognized by Morgan et al. as potentially problematic [5] but retained as 'a conservative approach', supported by its apparently successful inclusion in other recent algorithms [6]. Further analysis of this algorithm is clearly necessary. We have included as electronic supplementary material the R script used for the processing chain reported above, so that others may reproduce our test.
In our original article [1], we began a theoretical investigation of the basic mechanisms leading to genetic clustering. As well as challenging the result of references [2,3], Morgan et al. have speculated about some aspects of our model that they believe are too simple; for example, asexual reproduction. Our experience suggests that the mechanism of cluster formation is generic and will hold in more realistic models. Crucially, we have already demonstrated that the same phenomenon occurs in both the phenotypic [7] and genotypic [8] versions of the model, which appear very different a priori. We are currently studying other variants of the model incorporating sexual reproduction, and hope that other researchers will also investigate this question.
Although the simulated organisms in our models do not form species when μK is large, it is important to note that the populations do still exhibit a certain structure. In particular, while not forming species, individuals are phenotypically (or genetically) differentiated and adapted to their niches. We expect that future theoretical work will establish that many population-level features (including biogeographic structure, ecological differentiation, etc. [4]) are not dependent on the existence of coherent species. Indeed, even reproductive isolation of two subpopulations [9] does not conclusively demonstrate the separation of species; the same would be observed if specimens were taken from opposite ends of a ring species.
Further work is needed to accurately assess the extent of species formation in the meiofaunal biosphere. As we have seen, the handling of errors produced in current high-throughput sequencing technologies poses a major challenge. Possible areas for improvement include more extensive genetic and phylogenetic analyses of selected meiofaunal taxa, potential for synthesizing population-level surveys with selective whole-genome sequencing, and the development of more sophisticated mathematical models incorporating the effects of sequencing errors. The question of species formation is closely related to the problem of identifying so-called barcoding gaps [10,11]; however, in the present literature, the existence of species is often assumed a priori. Reanalysis of existing data without this assumption could well provide new insights. As the quantity and quality of ecogemonic data improves, we may find that the concept of 'species' is no longer central to our understanding of many aspects of ecology and biodiversity.
The accompanying comment can be viewed at http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3076.
- Received January 24, 2014.
- Accepted February 19, 2014.
- © 2014 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.


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Hey 19, look at you with that luscious body! Damn, if only you knew how beautiful you were.
I'm sorry you grew up in a household which didn't teach you about loving yourself. Which didn't teach you about self-esteem and confidence. For being surrounded by the constant talk about needing to go on a diet. And for the doctors who told you to lose weight without talking about nutrition or healthy eating. Who threatened to put you on diet pills if you didn't lose weight.
I'm looking at you and wishing you had just known how wonderful you were. How you didn't have to let men touch you if you didn't want them to, and how sex wasn't affection. I'm wishing you knew how powerful you were, how strong your body was.
This is the body which marched with the high school band in parades and half-time shows. And danced at the discos in its polyester diva clothed glory.
I want you to know all messages you received about needing to diet were bullshit. Look at you! How I wish you could have seen your body the way it was, not the trumped up image of being fat which led to buying clothes which were almost always too big, and rarely flattering. I wish you could have looked in the mirror and seen lovely, beautiful, awesome you; not the fat girl you thought no one loved.
You lived in a household where nobody valued you, and in a society hung up on beauty standards no one could reach. That part hasn't changed, but there are women now who push against the idea that we have to shape our bodies to meet expectations.
Feminism was just entering the national conversation. But you, my awesome 19, were confused and unsettled, there was no way you could have known what any of that meant. You weren't allowed to say "no," or think about what you might really want to do with your life. You were expected to just go along, and so you did.
Healthy body image wasn't really a thing then. Your stupendous 155 pounds were deemed too many, and that was that. So you yo-yo dieted, along with every other girl in America, believing that you were too fat to be worthy of anything good.
It's 35 years later as I write this. Sighing deeply when this picture filtered to the top, I wish I could take you aside and tell you how beautiful and worthy you were. I wish you could know self-esteem and confidence, believing what you wanted was important and worth pursuing. I wish I could have taught you how to believe in yourself and ignore the judgmental people around you.
Your parents' divorce had nothing to do with you. It really wasn't your responsibility to provide emotional support for them. I wish you could have known that.
I wish we could have talked about the importance of owning and wearing good bras. And better looking glasses.


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Featured Projects:
17th September 2014
Integrating a 3D animation to Camera Tracked Footage.
Created using SynthEyes, 3Ds Max, and NukeX.
16th April 2014
3D City Animation
Created in 3Ds Max.
6th April 2014
Title Sequence
Inspired by the animated TV Series, Archer.
5th January 2014
Interactive Typewriter
Created and Coded in Adobe Flash.
Other Projects:
31st May 2015
An artwork I created in Adobe After Effects
16th July 2014
Projecting a photograph onto 3D Geometry
Created using NukeX.
8th April 2014
A digital Matte Painting
Created using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects.
8th April 2014
Music Video
Video Edited to music produced by Nick Bertke (Pogo).
20th November 2013
2013 Show Reel
Featuring works completed in Cert III and Cert IV of Interactive Digital Media.
10th September 2013
Jet Fighter Game
Created and Coded in Adobe Flash.
10th July 2013
Visual Effects Short Film
Compositing in Adobe After Effects.
6th May 2013
Knight Chess Piece Reveal
Created using 3Ds Max, Adobe After Effects, and Video Copilot's Element 3D.
5th March 2013
3D Space Animation
Created in Autodesk 3Ds Max.


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Did you know you can get cash back for almost everything you purchase online? It's true and I've been doing it for years earning a cash discount for buying things I need anyway that are often already deeply discounted by comparing prices, price matching, taking advantage of sales, using a coupon, and getting rewards on my credit card. Add cash back to that and you usually have a real sweetheart of a deal.
Jump to the list of cash back sites
How Much Can You Earn?
It all depends on what you buy but rebates can range from 1 or 2 percent of your total purchase amount all the way up to 30% or even 50% for higher margin products. There are often cash back boost promotions as well that can double or even triple the normal cash back rate a store offers.
$1203.45 - My Lifetime Earnings
I've been using cash back websites for quite a few years now and I've really been able to rack up the cash. Whenever I book a trip through Priceline, Hotwire, or an online travel agent I use cash back. When I made purchases on Ebay - cash back. New tires purchased out of the USA - you guessed it, cash back!
It all adds up over time to a significant chunk of change. There were a few purchases in there that were related to my business along with a small amount of money for referring a few people, but over 90% of that grand total is just from regular purchases I've made online over the years.
How It Works
It's really simple actually. Whenever you have decided to buy something online, log into one of the cash back websites listed below using the free account you can create in a few seconds, and use the search box on the cash back site to look for the name of the store you are planning to buy from.
If the cash back site has a partnership with that store, it will show you how much percentage-wise you will earn for your purchase. Click on the special link from the cash back website over to the store you are buying from (tip: you can even do this after your items are already in your cart). Now your purchases will be tracked and your reward will show up in your online account in a few days to a week's time.
Finally, you will need to wait about 30-60 days or so until the cash back "clears" and becomes available for payment. Now, as long as you've setup your payment details properly and you've reached the minimum payment threshold (typically around $10), you will be paid out either by cheque or via Paypal. Most cash back sites offer both the cheque and Paypal options, but it can vary from site to site. The payment threshold, payment schedule, and time to clear can also vary.
The good news is: I've always received any cash back that I have been entitled to. These sites actually do pay you it just takes a little patience.
Canadian Specific Cash Back Sites
1) Great Canadian Rebates
This is the oldest and still the best cash back website in Canada. It was launched in 2005 and has been going strong ever since. I've racked up almost $450 in cash back from them alone and continue to check them first for all my Canadian online purchases.
They even give you $2 in free cash just for signing up and they have the highest payouts when compared to all the other Canadian options. I checked 4 or 5 stores across all the Canadian sites and they had an equivalent or better cash back rate every time. And, if you refer some friends, they will throw in 15% of your friend's cash back as an additional credit to you.
2) Ebates.ca
Ebates has been around a long time in the USA, but they are a relative newcomer to Canada and it's a good thing they came along too now that DealGuild is defunct. It's good to have more than one major player in the cash back game so there are more stores to choose from and you can choose the higher cash back rate between the two of them.
One big perk is that they give $5 free just for signing up so creating an account can be worth it just for that. If you refer a friend, they give you a straight $5 cash back credit as well but there is no ongoing bonus whenever you friend makes more purchases.
3) Swagbucks
Swagbucks isn't strictly a cash back program because you earn points instead of cash. You can also earn points for doing all kinds of things ranging from surveys, to playing games, to searching the web. However, they do have an online shopping section that lets you earn Swagbucks for every dollar you spend at popular stores. Swagbucks can be easily redeem for cash via PayPal or Amazon.ca gift cards - so they are basically as good as cash.
4) MBNA Rewards Mall
The MBNA Rewards Mastercard is a good no-fee credit card that gives you the equivalent of 1% cash back on ALL your everyday purchases in points.
In addition to the regular points you get when making purchases, they decided to launch an eMall that is exclusive to their cardholders. It works just like a cash back site except for the extra money gets credited to your rewards balance on top of the 1% you are already earning. You can get your cash as a direct deposit, cheque, or statement credit to your Mastercard account.
What makes this a good deal is that I noticed some of the cash back rates they offer are higher than what other sites are offering. Some are lower as well, but it is a decent alternative and the convenience of not having another account to manage on top of your credit card rewards can be a definite plus.
USA & Other Cash Back Sites
As Canadians, a lot of the online stores we shop at either have roots in the USA or we are purchasing directly from them across the border. For that reason you don't want to limit yourself to just Canadian cash back sites when making an online purchase.
Checking the following sites when shopping at US and international based retailers can earn you a lot more cash back and some of them even list some Canadian stores as well so you might want to check your favourite one of these as well before making a purchase at a Canadian store.
1) TopCashBack
TopCashBack was originally started in the UK and has expanded into the USA. Their claim to fame is that they give 100% of the affiliate commission they receive from their partner stores directly to their users keeping none of it for themselves. They also have no minimum payout thresholds and don't charge any fees. I have no idea how they make money themselves with this arrangement, but they've obviously figured out some way to do it, so good for them.
I did my own comparison of a few USA stores and they do indeed offer the highest payout almost all of the time making them my first choice.
2) BeFrugal.com
They have a very simple site but they consistently offer some of the highest rebates I've seen and have a good collection of accompanying coupons to use as well. They also offer merchant reviews, cash back reliability ratings, and a lot of very visible information so you know exactly what to expect when purchasing from a specific merchant.
3) Ebates
Being founded in 1998, I think Ebates has been around the longest of all the USA cash back sites. They've also managed to swallow up a few other competing sites and continue to offer some of the highest earning percentages and friend referral bonuses out there. In addition, they offer cash back at Amazon.com, which not all of the others do!
4) ShopAtHome
ShopAtHome doesn't always have the highest payouts but they do 110% guarantee that they have the highest payouts which makes them an interesting choice. That means that you can essentially get them to beat the cash back rate offered by any other competing site by 10%.
It's a bit of an extra hassle but it does mean you can get a slightly higher payout for a little bit of extra work. They make the matching process pretty simple with a custom match page for every merchant where you can fill out the details of the competing rate and submit your claim for the increased rate and 10% bonus.
5) BigCrumbs
Big Crumbs used to be my favourite American cash back site because they offered higher rates than I was used to at the time and they also had a tiered system where your referrals' purchases and your referrals referrals' purchases would earn you additional cash back.
They still offer you some extra cash on your referrals' purchases, but their earning rates are now typically lower than most of their competitors. They're still worth a look, but you'll usually do better somewhere else.
One cool feature they do have is that by earning cash back, you also become a part owner in their business via their CrumbShares program so if they ever sell the business you will get a cut of the profit from the sale. That's a pretty unique benefit that none of the others offer but it isn't guaranteed to happen either.
6) FatWallet
FatWallet doesn't really have anything special that stands out about it which is why I've ranked it 6th. However, I did use them frequently for Priceline booking because they always offered the highest rates on Name Your Own Price Hotels. They still do have the highest rates for the odd store so it's worth checking them out from time to time to see if you can get a better rate.
Tips To Make Your Cash Back Experience Better
1) Clear Your Cookies First
Cash back sites often deposit cookies on your computer to track your purchases and award you your cash back. The thing is that if you click another link to the same store or have an old cookie lying around for the same store you are shopping at, it could theoretically override the cookie from your cash back site and another site will get credited for the purchase instead of the cash back site you used.
You can also use incognito mode (Chrome) or in private browsing (Internet Explorer) to start with a clean slate (no cookies) and do the entire purchasing process in that window. This will make sure that there are no existing cookies to get in the way because cookies for these types of browsing sessions are destroyed when you close the browser window. Don't worry, as long as you fully complete your purchase without closing the window first you will get credited for your cash back.
2) Compare Cash Back Rates
Some people use one cash back site religiously. Like for most things in life, it pays to shop around. Unless you are adamant about simplicity, you should at least have 2-3 cash back accounts that you check whenever you make a purchase. Here are a couple of resources that help you check dozens of sites all at once:
3) Don't Forget Services And Financial Products
When people think cash back, they usually think of buying a physical product but there is actually a whole range of other intangible products and services that pay as well. Think Netflix, bank accounts, reward credit cards, online learning courses, eBooks, etc.
4) Read The Fine Print And Check Exclusions
Most of these sites have a more details link you can click that gives you additional details about the terms of the cash back being offered for a particular retailer. You definitely want to to find that extra information because it will tell you if certain product categories earn a smaller percentage or if there are any exclusions like gift cards, etc.
5) Things That Can Potentially Invalidate Your Transaction
There are some thing you can do that will prevent you from getting your cash back. Here are the most common things:
- Using a coupon code found on another site than the cash back site itself. Sometimes the better coupons out there are specially coded so that can't combined with other discounts or payouts. Coupon codes from other sites generally do work but if you want safe instead of sorry then you avoid them.
- Cash back typically can't be combined with any other reward or offer from another 3rd party site. By 3rd party site I mean a site that isn't the store you are making your final purchase from. For example, you can't combine bonus Air Miles from airmilesshops.ca with cash back. You have to choose one or the other.
- Browsing a lot of other sites and clicking a bunch of random links after clicking the link to the store you are shopping at is never a good idea. You run the risk of another site getting credit for your purchase when you do this. If you happen to do this by mistake, clear your cookies and start again.
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I think you can find your lifetime total for Ebates in the dashboard. I use a lot of different sites so I have to go across them all to add it up. If you only use one site, finding the total should be a snap!
Can we use two sites for one purchase and get both credits? Like Great Canadian rebates and Ebates.ca?
No Marco, unfortunately you can't. Whatever site you click last is usually the one that will give you the cash back.
Check out the App "Checkout 51" for more cash back opportunities at the grocery store and pharmacy! Available in the app store! Just buy products listed for that week and earn cash back by up-loading your receipt!
Great tip Kevin - we have an article on that here:
Hi Stephen,
I have never used cash back sites, but am looking into it. Do you mind if I ask which sites you use personally , and why you chose them?
Tech Guy in BC
My most frequent 3 are Great Canadian Rebates (highest payouts for Canadian stores), Ebates.ca (second best Canadian site), and TopCashBack for USA based purchases like Pricline or Hotwire. I've actually used most of them at one time or another, but those are the most frequent 3.
There isn't a lot of choice in Canada, so that's why I use the first 2. TopCashBack consistently has the highest payouts in the USA, but not always but it is more convenient to keep the cash back under one roof when possible.
Stephen, are you familiar with a service called "Honey"? I just stumbled on it today. Basically, Honey helps you find coupon codes for anything you may be shopping for online.
It has an extension for Googel Chrome, which I installed. I wanted to test it, so I went Hotwire as if I was going to book a hotel. I went through the checkout process as per usual (but stopped short of actually paying, as this was only for testing purposes). When I landed on the page that gives you the opportunity to enter a coupon code, Honey automatically kicked in and scoured the internet for coupon codes. It found several, automatically selected and highest payout and applied it. BAM!!! It reduced my cost by $20 and I didn't have to do anything.
I am still looking into security and whether there is anything else to be concerned about, but my initial testing looks very promising.
Have you heard of it?
Tech Guy in BC
Yes, I have heard of it - but I generally just prefer to do it myself when it comes to these things. It is convenient but they probably have a restrictive list of coupons that only work if they are able to get a cut of the purchase.
In addition, using that app will almost certainly steal whatever cashback you could hope to get - they will inject their links into the process and overrule whatever cashback site you may have clicked through to begin with.
I'm intrigued by these sites, but very concerned about the privacy and security trade-offs. Do you have any thoughts on that?
My belief is that the primary business model of these sites is to take a cut of the affiliate referral fee given to them by the sites they give cash back for - it isn't to collect and sell user information to their partners or other people.
Ultimately, I can't guarantee that. I'd read through their privacy policy if you are concerned.
I just came across your article "The Best Cash Back Websites......". Since it was written over 3 years ago, do you still recommend the lists, as ranked?
I was wondering the same thing. I see that no one answered this question yet so hopefully someone can answer it soon.
On this phrase "tip: you can even do this after your items are already in your cart"
How can we do this?
Does it mean, even if the item was already purchased I still can claim cashback?


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Arsenal footballer Mikel Arteta suffered tooth loss mid-match this weekend after a first-half collision with George Boyd of Hull City; pitch-side photographers even captured the moment when the players collided and Arteta's tooth came flying out of the socket.
The two footballers clashed and Arteta caught Boyd's swinging arm right in the mouth; his front tooth was immediately knocked out and the player was left with a huge space between his front teeth. Hull City's George Boyd narrowly avoided a caution for the incident despite the photographic evidence of the accident and the subsequent damage to Arteta's teeth.
Gunners captain Arteta now faces a trip to the dentist to have the tooth replaced but he decided to put dental treatment on hold to help his side secure victory and another three points. He didn't seem to be suffering too much after the accident and was pleased with his team's performance. Arsenal are currently sitting firmly in fourth place of the Premier League and Arteta will be hoping that a second meeting with the Hull side will lead to victory next month; the two teams are due to face each other again in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 17th.
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The one consistency this season has been your excellent support both at home and away. I want to thank you for that on behalf of everyone because you have been there for us throughout and that loyalty is appreciated.
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Another who has given great service is Steffen Freund who unfortunately has been injured for the past six months and is only just back in training. We all appreciate the good work that he has put in.
I also want to thank all the coaching and backroom staff, particularly John Gorman and Chris Hughton, plus the players for their efforts throughout the campaign.
Last week's heavy defeat at Middlesbrough was quite bizarre. How we could have been in control - and totally in control - for the first 25 minutes and then find ourselves 3-0 down is difficult to take in. We suffered another terrible refereeing decision because it was never a penalty or a sending off but we've found ourselves in a number of similar situations since Christmas where things have gone against us to such an extent.
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The scientists asked people to observe computer-generated facial expressions and had them classify them into the classic six emotions. The discovery was that angry/disgusted and afraid/surprised looked very similar to the observers. In the early stages of expressing anger and disgust, a wrinkling of the nose occurs. Likewise, in reflecting surprise or fear, eyebrows are raised. After the initial reaction, the facial expressions began to become distinct — anger differed from disgust and surprise from fear. This led the researchers to theorize that the point of difference between these moods is socially and not biologically based. Meaning, the same way that we roll our eyes to convey annoyance (a socially learned behavior), our expressions for disgust and surprise might also simply be culturally conditioned.
The gist? The four emotions, happy, sad, afraid/surprised, and angry/disgusted are the foundation emotions our early ancestors depended on. While they never needed to express frustration and annoyance over a tricky coworker, they did need to communicate quickly that danger was just around the corner. Looks like emoticons might be a handy tool after all. (The Atlantic)


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