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I believe most of us have heard about sloths. They can be found in Southern Central America and in most of South America. In Costa Rica they can be found in Puerto Viejo, the South Caribbean region, where the only sloth rescue in the world is located. But do we really know their best kept secrets?
1. Sloths are extremely slow-moving mammals. Actually they are the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grow on its furry coat.
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2. Their hair is grayish brown but, at times they look grey-green in color because of the tiny camouflaging algae that grows all over their coats.
3. Sloths are omnivores. They may eat insects, small reptiles, and birds, but their most common food consists mostly of buds, tender shoots, and leaves.
4. Altogether, sloths' bodies usually are anywhere between 50 and 60 cm long. They also have stubby tails, usually 6–7 cm long. These guys' weight can be 8.75 pounds.
5. The average amount of years a sloth lives is 20 years. Although there have been 40 year old sloths.
6. Most people used to think that sloths slept 18 hours a day. But a recent study indicated that sloths sleep just under 10 hours a day.
7. They go to the ground to urinate and defecate about once a week, digging a hole and covering it afterwards. They go to the same spot each time and are vulnerable to predation while doing so.
8. Mothers also give birth to their babies upside down. Infant sloths normally cling to their mother's fur.
9. Females normally bear one baby every year. But sometimes sloths' low level of movement actually keeps females from finding males for longer than one year. They also mate while hanging.
10. Sloths have an extra neck vertebra that allows them to turn their heads 270 degrees.

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Vicolo Pellicano is a quaint self catering cottage a stone's throw from the Berg river in Velddrif on the Cape West Coast.
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Once again I find myself unable to compose my thoughts coherently enough to write my planned article on Jupiter – Neptune. Life is extremely tough, as reflected by my various directions, arcs and transits which I include here for anyone with a mind for such things to wonder at, it is not an especially pretty picture, it hasn't been easy for the last few weeks and the next few are not improving considerably.
I am not complaining, only explaining. I believe that it is not what happens to you in life but the manner in which you deal with it which has most bearing on your prospects and I try to meet each day's challenges calmly and evenly, but even with that intention, I am fair amazed at the tone of many of the interactions I have been subjected to by certain people of late. Long story short, we're not even into the New Year yet and I'm already looking forward to seeing the back of 2009.
Just kidding.
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Thanks to all the travelers who, after staying at Hotel Happy Home in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal, have made an effort to share their experience with the rest of the world, and helped us win the prestigious Travelers' Choice Award twice in a row, in 2015 and 2016.
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Looking for a quick kitchen tip? Well, you stumbled upon the right place. How many opened cans of tomato paste have you wasted in your lifetime? I know I can count quite a few. I found a tip the other day which left me speechless.
After you open a can of tomato paste and use what you need, don't throw it away. Take out a cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper. Then, scoop out the paste using a tablespoon and line the cookie sheet with however many tablespoons of paste you can create. You can also use a teaspoon and alternate making tablespoon and teaspoon measurements. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer to allow the tomato paste to freeze. Once it has frozen, store the tomato paste scoops in a container in the freezer. Ta Da! You didn't waste any tomato paste and you have premeasured amounts for easy use in your next recipe.
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Development trends of ferrite materials and components in 21 century
With the development of information technology and digital electronics in 21st century, people put forward new demands on ferrite components, such as the miniaturization of devices, high-frequency, high-performance, low loss, and so on. In the next 10 years, people will focus on the development of high-frequency low-power, high-permeability materials and chip-based soft surface mount components, in the amorphous soft magnetic metal and magnetic recording materials, and the development of nano-materials. The 21st century is a development period for high-end products, and the market share of milled-low-end products will shrink gradually. Based on the world industrial development situation, we analyzed the prospect of the ferrite materials and components in the near future. Ferrite materials have been widely used in civilian and industrial areas in recent years. With the development of information technology and new green lighting, the features of the material head for high-frequency, high permeability and low-loss. There are three development features: miniaturization; chip-form; surface decoration:(1)the development of high-frequency. Ferrite power transformer used soft magnetic materials in the earlier time and with an increasing frequency of switching power supply, generation after generation of the material was developed. In the early 1970s, in order to meet the needs of the market, people developed the first-generation of power ferrite materials, such as TDK H35. This material because of its great power would only apply to work in the frequency of 20 kHz or so civilian power switch. In the early 1980s, the second-generation power ferrite materials were available, such as YDK H7C1 (PC30), this material has a negative temperature coefficient of power, with an increasing temperature, power consumption is declining, the operating frequency is about 100 kHz. In the late 1980s, in order to adapt to the development of high-frequency switching power supply, people developed a third generation power ferrite materials, such as TDK PC40, which operates at 250kHz, this type of material is particularly applicable to the work of a few hundred kHz frequency of Switching power supply, now widely used in industrial switching power supply. Into the mid-1990s, because of information technology on the miniaturization of devices and the chip-form requirements, the fourth generation of power ferrite materials has been developed successfully, such as the TDK PC50 material. The operating frequency of this material can be up to 500 kHz which provides more possibilities to manufacture better power switch with light, small, thin features. That is the development direction of ferrite materials. The soft ferrite materials industry standard newly released make the power ferrite materials divided into five categories PW1-PW5, and each category requires a higher operating frequency. the application of 15-100kHz frequency use PW1 materials; the application of 25-200kHz frequency use the PW2 materials; 100-300kHz frequency is PW3 material; 300kHz-1MHz is PW4 material; At present, domestic enterprises have been able to produce the equivalent of PW1-PW3 materials, Only some enterprises are trying a small production of PW4 material, PW5 material need further R&D (2)towards higher permeability; due to the rapid development of information industry, the traditional common ferrite can no longer meet the new requirements of information network technology, high-permeability material is an integral part used with the emerging IT technology. In addition, the application of electronic technology increasingly widespread, especially in digital circuit and switching power supply aspects and the problems caused by electromagnetic interference are becoming more serious. High permeability ferrite core can effectively absorb electromagnetic interference signals, in order to achieve the effect of anti-electromagnetic interference. With the electronics to high-frequency, high-speed, high-density development of the assembly to a variety of electronic, electrical wiring must be in core EMI, in order to meet the anti-electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility. The main characteristics of High permeability ferrite are particularly high permeability, generally more than 1,000, which can greatly reduce the core size, and likely to raise the operating frequency. At present many enterprises in our country can do the production in enormous quantities of magnetic conductivity 5000-7000 materials, even some enterprises are able to produce 10000 materials, but was bigger than 10000 materials also still to be in the development trial manufacturing the stage. At the same time, the high permeability of the core must be a very good surface quality must be uniform coating layer, dense, insulating organic coating, which is the product of a technical difficulty. (3) to the development of low-loss; in order to meet the high-definition television and computer monitor flyback transformers of the requirements of the development, as well as to the miniaturization of electronic transformers, high-frequency, low-loss development, low-loss ferrite materials, it is extremely Important. TDK in the early-middle 1990s use high-frequency low-power PC44 material to do the production of return transformers HV22 and HV38 materials and low-power switching power supply for the. The research of this material in China are still left far behind: (1)Inductance, trends coil of small, chip-based. Chip inductors are a electric components. The demand of inductors in world's market is growing; in particular with the development of mobile communications at an alarming rate, the electromagnetic compatibility requires a large number of core, high-frequency anti-parasitic Oscillation core, the mixer used in the core, filter core, coupled with coil core, as well as a variety of chip inductors, and so on. At present, the hearing can be used in mobile-chip inductance, coil core, is about one-third of the market gap. In the chip inductors, laminated-chip inductors are now occupying mainstream status, its size has been reduced from 3216 (3.2X1.6mm) to narrow the current mainstream products, 1005 (1.0X0.5mm), this type of ultra-small inductors are widely used in communications devices and anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) device. In the low-end applications, chip inductors may be replaced by bead-on-chip, so manufacturers have begun to integrate the production of thin-film capacitors have a chip inductors. In order to avoid such as switching power supply switching noise pollution, power networks, power input are set up ferrite input filter. Because the switching noise is a common mode signal, the current compensation can avoid a core principle of saturation, that is, in the non-magnetic system around two turns on the same series of reverse-coil, so that the load current magnetic field produced by offset, so that a total of Inductive impedance mode signals were blocked. Such filters are widely used in the use of high-frequency switching power supply of computers, program-controlled switches, power rectifiers and other fields. Chip inductors are now toward the direction of the development of high-frequency multi-layer models, such as in the 60GHz frequency of high-frequency multilayer chip inductors. At the same time, manufacturers are improving product of inductance, such as on-chip low-frequency electric power of the receptor from the amount of 33mH to 220mH; high-frequency electric sensor chip inductance from 180nH to 470nH.(2)The main electronic transformer to the small, lightweight, efficient, and surface-mount technology. As the micro-electronics technology, electronic equipment, greatly reducing the volume and weight; As a result, the requirements of electronic transformers have accordingly reduced the size and weight. Switching power supply, that is, using the power grid directly rectifier, since the early 1970s, the frequency of DC converter transformer switch has been advanced to 20 kHz, so as to replace the bulky transformer rectifier 50Hz. This revolutionary technology can enable electronic transformer can reduce the size of 3-5 times; reduce the weight of 3 times. Inductive Ni 50Hz transformer lights you use high-frequency electronic neon transformer work, reduce the size of about 1-2 times, to reduce the weight of about 4 times; more importantly, in line with the requirements of energy-saving green lighting project. With the high-frequency low-loss ferrite, switching power supply switching frequency from 20 kHz to 10MHz or so, so that the electronic transformer and weight can be further reduced. Therefore, the high-frequency electronic transformer leads to small and light development trend of electronic devices. A hopeless tangle of soft ferrite, the frequency must be addressed in more than 500 kHz with a smaller power loss. When the miniaturization of electronic transformers, commonly used surface mount technology, electronic transformer winding stacked with off-duty printing conductors, soft ferrite cores designed to be low and a high degree of magnetic thin film components. In telecommunication equipment and in digital network, to cause the transmission the simulated signal or the digital pulse signal is not obvious distortion, and request use of wide band signal impulse transformer. The low power wide band transformer's bandwidth and the magnetic conductivity are proportional, therefore the high magnetic conductivity soft magnetism ferrites widely use in the wide band pulse transformer. Along with the digit electronic installation integration degree's enhancement, the pulse transformer has become on the printed wiring board the biggest functional component, will become from now on one of main development directions. In recent years, the mobile phone, the notebook and digital instrument's development, caused the field to send shines the DC/DC power transformer to become a major new tendency. The micro-battery-voltage direct current to alternating voltage up to a certain value, added to the field to light-emitting film composed of parallel plate capacitors, so that the light-emitting chip luminescence. Program-controlled exchange of words frequency transformer is the domestic production of EP13 up to the high permeability core, the future size of the transformer will be out of a small core EP10 need to further enhance the permeability of the material. In the future, high-definition television monitors and high-frequency used in flyback transformers manufacturers will be the focus of product development. two-flyback transformers, high-rise flyback transformers will be more popular. In the future, R-ferrite core will replace the EI-core. Conclusion, Facing the 21st century, due to the change of industry structure, the electronic equipment and complementary components are improved with higher –performance feature.
Hope the ferroxcube materials can be used in production as equivalent to TDK FC40, PC44 and PC50 material, high permeability (10000-15000) material. Ferrite inductors and transformers are further miniaturized, and integrated with a chop-base thin form to meet the ever-changing information technology development.
All in all, in 21st century the magnetic products in the market will have a qualitative change. People will mainly use high-grade materials. After China enters into the WTO, the market will be of no national boundaries and we need to strengthen scientific technology and technological innovation, strengthen the technical transformation and management of enterprises. We need to do some adjustment of product structure and improve product quality to meet the new opportunities and challenges. It is believed that after China magnetic materials industry make the three strengthening points come true, China will be not only a big country in the production of magnetic materials but also become a powerful country in production of high-performance magnetic materials.


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Aurelian Titus is a main antagonist of the Dragon Age comic series. He is a magister of the Tevinter Imperium. Little is known of him since he has no lands and no family but only a reputation for power and knowing things that no one else does.
Dragon Age: The Silent Grove
The spirit of Claudio Valisti reveals that it was Aurelian Titus who told him to capture Alistair. According to Yavana, he was also the one who took King Maric Theirin from her in pursuit for power that the scions of Calenhad Theirin bear in their blood. Alistair decides to find Aurelian and kill him.
Dragon Age: Those Who Speak
Alistair, Isabela and Varric Tethras attend a ball in Qarinus. According to Varric's friend, Maevaris Tilani, Aurelian is about to arrive. She tells that he has no lands and no family, only a reputation for power and for knowing things no one else does. When he enters the hall, Alistair introduces himself and demands that Aurelian tell him what happened to Maric. The magister and his minions, who apparently belong to a dragon cult, prepare to attack and when Titus tries to use blood magic on Alistair, the latter uses his templar skills to interrupt it. As soon as Aurelian realizes that Alistair is a Templar, he orders his minions to seize Alistair and leaves. In the ensuing fight Alistair and his companions kill all Aurelian's men but one, who gives out the location of his master's home on Seheron.
Dragon Age: Until We Sleep
Varric, Alistair, Isabela and the Arishok, with the Qunari fleet, attack the fortress of Ath Velanis. Varric infiltrates the fortress solo, finding Maevaris Tilani (whom Aurelian Titus had kidnapped) while Alistair and Isabela confront Titus directly, along with two fellow cult mages. Titus uses a new kind of power on the pair and their Qunari allies: "dragonfire," which he states comes from the Theirin dragon blood inherited from Calenhad's drinking Great Dragon blood centuries earlier. As he says, the power "could have been the Theirins' birthright. Instead it just kills."
Aurelian attacks Varric and Maevaris in Isabela's Fade Nightmare but Maevaris' magic allows them to escape. Aurelian was unconcerned, declaring that with mages sculpting dreams while in turn shape reality, they shall become like the Old Gods. Once reunited with Alistair and Maric, the party enter Aurelian's dream, his vision of a restored Tevinter: dragons incinerating any who rebels, slaves reminded of their place and the Chant of Light and the Qun purged from the minds of every thinking creature. Inside his fortress, Titus is ambushed by Alistair, Varric and Isabela. Aurelian attacks with the aid of demons he had summoned, however Maevaris opens a portal during the battle allowing Maric to confront his captor. Aurelian conjures the form of a Great Dragon to incinerate Maric but it has no effect. Maevaris then conjured a binding circle, keeping Aurelian's demons from getting at them. Despite being cornered, Aurelian claimed that the greatness of ancient Tevinter will be restored, but Maric reminded with his blood empowering the Magrallen, he declares "You [Aurelian Titus]... are not the dreamer here....I am.". He is then decapitated by King Maric, causing him to die in reality.Varric discovers Titus' abduction of King Maric further in the fortress, as the latter has been connected for an uncertain amount of time to a mysterious magical vessel: the "Magrallen", which collects his blood and is augmenting Titus' magical power. Maevaris Tilani states that the magister's intent is to restore the greatness of Tevinter through Titus' and his cult's dreamer powers, which augmented with the Magrallen, would be able to mind control and brainwash all of Thedas. Before this can be accomplished, however, a horrified Varric attempts to shatter the vessel by shooting one of his bolts into it, causing it to crack, explode, and send Titus and the rest to the Fade.


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My husband turned another year older yesterday. I'd arranged to borrow a charcoal grill from my neighbor to grill up some veggie burgers and kebabs for the occassion, since the birthday boy said he didn't want to do anything. When I told him what I'd arranged, he was disgusted and told me that in America, y'all don't barbecue without inviting people over (forgive me, I'm half-watching Cold Mountain while I write this), so we hastily invited over some friends, and I started throwing together some food and a birthday cake.
The birthday boy requested homemade veggie burgers and kebabs and corn on the cob, so I made a trip to the co-op for GimmeLean ground "beef" and a trip to the big, crappy Safeway for corn and kebab veggies. I made up some veggie burgers mixing the "ground beef" with some finely diced onion, sage, and a bit of tamari. Then I marinated the veggies (cherry tomatoes, sweet onions, yellow summer squash, pineapple, and mushrooms) in a bit of olive oil, tamari, garlic, and a touch of ginger. The corn was grilled in the husk. All in all, prep took about 40 minutes and produced enough food to feed about 8 people.
Next up: birthday cake! My husband told me after eating is birthday cake that he hadn't had a cake in over a decade, so I'm glad I made it. I didn't have a lot of time and didn't want to spend a tonne of dough on ingredients, so I made two 8-inch vegan "wacky" cakes (the standard vegan chocolate cake – flour, cocoa, baking soda, sugar, water, oil, vanilla, and vinegar) and a batch of Isa Chandra Moskowitz's peanut butter caramel. I let the cakes cool and turned one of them out onto a platter. I spread it with the caramel and then turned the other cake out on top. In retrospect, I should have turned out the cakes onto a board and brushed all the crumbs off, but I didn't, so I had to make do. Next, I whipped up a batch of peanut butter frosting. My recipe is close to all the standard versions but seems to be just distinct enough to warrant posting:
Jordan's Peanut Butter Frosting (that's not much different from anyone else's)
2/3 cup smooth natural peanut butter (use natural PB that isn't too grainy or separated – you want the stronger, truer peanut taste of the natural stuff, but you don't want to grainy texture or the oiliness of the kinds that separate – check your grocery's bulk bins)
1/2 cup Earth Balance Buttery Spread
1/4 cup Shortening
1.5 tablespoons brown rice syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups icing sugar
Mix the buttery spread and shortening (both should be at room temperature) until smooth. You want to get all the lumps out (because lumps of shortening in the frosting is nasty!). Add the peanut butter and vanilla and brown rice syrup beat the shit out of it. I did this all by hand with a whisk. If you're doing it that way, your arm should be good and tired before you move to the next step.
Add the first cup of icing sugar and beat until very smooth. Then add the remaining cup and beat again until smooth. The frosting should be smooth but fairly firm. The longer you beat it, the fluffier it will get. Electric mixers or beaters are great for this, but it can be done by hand.
I frosted the cake with the peanut butter frosting and threw it in the fridge for about half an hour. Next, I mixed up some quick and dirty ganache (about 1/3 cup of vegan chocolate chips melted in a double boiler with about 3 tablespoons of soy creamer). I had meant to borrow a pastry bag and tips from a friend (I know – it is lame that I don't own my own yet), but I forgot, so my sole decorating tool was a spoon and a butter knife. In the end, I decided just to pour the ganache over top of the cake and go for the classic chocolate-dripping-down-the-sides-of-the-cake look.
Not my favorite decorating job ever, but it turned out okay and was devoured in about 30 seconds.
All in all, about $50 was spent on food and supplies, maybe 2.5 hours spent in the kitchen doing baking and prep work, and about 4 hours spent having fun! Not a bad investment at all if I do say so myself, and the birthday boy enjoyed his day immensely.
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… I would eat elaborate organic salads every day. As it is, my bank account is just barely holding on for dear life, so I find myself falling into the starch trap so familiar to my fellow bums. It makes sense; pasta, rice, potatoes, and bread (and the various configurations thereof) are cheap, so when times are tough, we eat lots of whites and browns, and not a lot of greens. Recognizing this habit in my husband and I, this summer I'm doing what I can to make sure the residents of Casa Sunburn (our humble abode) don't get scurvy, and I'm starting with salad.
So yeah, buying a lot of fresh, organic produce can be expensive, especially when you take the fullness factor into account (veggies and fruits may fill you up for a while, but they don't have the staying power of pastas and grains, which will keep you full all day if you eat enough). It's hard to justify spending $20 on veggies and fruits that will feed you and keep you full for a day or two, when you could spend $20 on pasta, dried beans, rice, and canned tomatoes and feed yourself for a week, easy. However, with a bit of digging around and some smart shopping, you too can deliciously avoid scurvy!
1. My first tip is to shop in bulk wherever possible. Yeah, you can't get kale in bulk (if only!), but if you save money by buying things like olive oil, pasta, rice, beans, and cereal in bulk (I recently discovered I could get a half litre of locally-grown olive oil from my co-op for under $3 – score!), then you have more available cash to spend on veggies and fruits. While you're at it, do your best to limit your buying of packaged foods, period. Some things (Earth Balance, Vegenaise) are more indispensable than others, but I find that when I buy only bulk items, I spend a lot less, take home a lot more, and end up with healthier stuff.
2. Scope out what's seasonal and what's on sale. Things are cheaper when they're in season, so take advantage of whatever happens to be plentiful where you are. I find I come home with more stuff if I head into the produce section with an open mind rather than a shopping list. This week, I noticed a decent deal on organic golden beets (my favorites!), so I grabbed a huge bunch. Had I only been looking for apples and cucumber (or whatever), I would have missed my favorite root vegetable!
3. Go to the farmer's market. I wish I could buy more organic stuff, but with my current personal financial situation, I've had to prioritize actually eating vegetables and fruits over eating organic. Yeah, it's not great, but shit happens. This is relevant to the farmer's market because whereas the organic vendors at my local market tend to sell at prices comparable to the expensive co-op, the non-certified growers sell for dirt cheap. I've gotten $1 kale, $1 asparagus, and all kinds of crazy deals from the non-organic vendors at the market, and unlike the non-organic stuff at the local megamarket, at the very least, I know the non-organic stuff at the market is local (or local-ish). Plus, it's often more-or-less organic but simply not certified. Plus, did I mention it's cheap?
4. Shop around. I save lots of money by getting different items at the places where they're cheapest. I go to the farmer's market first and get whatever's cheap there. Then I hit the co-op (which can be pricey) and grab what I can get for cheap there. After that, I hit the produce stands (which are dirt cheap and sometimes have cheap organic stuff too), and if I'm still looking for things, I hit the big, evil discount grocery. The strategy is to hit the expensive places first and snatch up the sale items and cheap but higher-quality stuff. Then you hit the less expensive places where you can get whatever you need for less than at the market or co-op. Yeah, it's a bit of a pain, but I save a whole lot of money by being willing to walk a bit more.
Anyway, my point is that a bit of legwork can save you money (and, incidentally, can make you feel familiar and grounded within your community, which is nice).
The other thing that can be cheap is learning to love the simple things. Simple things like roasted beets.
I snagged a large bunch of golden beets from the co-op the other day, so today, again too lazy and broke to go out and buy more ingredients, I made a super simple roasted beet salad for lunch.
Roasting veggies is super easy and super delicious. For this salad, I peeled two very large beets, halved them, and then cut the halves into thin (1/8 inch) semicircles. I then tossed them with some olive oil, a touch of balsamic vinegar (on the suggestion of the lovely and wise Jess Sconed), and some salt, threw them in a pan, and chucked them in the oven at 400 degrees for around half an hour. Out of the oven, I put them on a bed of salad greens and topped with a simple olive oil/balsamic vinegar/dijon mustard (seriously, that's it) dressing, and I got this:
Not bad, eh? The whole deal cost me about $3.50, with some greens and one gigantic beet (plus beet greens) left over. Sure, it's not loaded with micro greens and pine nuts, but it was satisfying, healthy, easy, and cheap. What's not to like?
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So I really, really hated the name "Hope Sinks." I'm not sure why I chose it (though I imagine it had something to do with the horrible, depressing turn my life had taken at the time I started it), and the only way to change it was to just start a new blog, so here it is. It's named for my favorite Iron Maiden song, so it's clearly going to be great, so without further ado…
Oh, and the old blog will still be available but won't be updated.


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Melissa Schneider, was in attendance to discuss a new newspaper she wishes to start
for the Sparta, Union and Port Stanley area.
"Over the last 12 years of my career as a Journalist, the media landscape has changed
significantly- and not for the better.
Little by little large Canadian Media companies have continued to absorb and shut
down smaller local newspapers, leaving black holes all over the Canadian landscape.
In Central Elgin, The Weekly News was closed effective immediately last November
in a paper swap between media giants Torstar and Postmedia. We didn't even get the
chance to publish our last edition ... And most of you already know the Lake Erie
Beacon in Port Stanley has ceased publication as well due to Andrew's ongoing health
These closures have left a large gap for news within the boundaries of Central Elgin.
It's also left a lot of good newspaper people in the cold.
People like to tell me that print media is a dying art form, but I feel there will
always be room to write content that is hyper local. You only need to look as far
as Aylmer to see how people appreciate the Aylmer Express and all the interesting
local coverage it provides.
I myself read up to 20 news websites each morning and find that right away I am aware
of everything going on nationally, internationally and globally. What I don't find
is coverage of my home village of Sparta, or anything in Union and Port Stanley,
because unless something tragic occurs our areas do not seem to receive news coverage.
Finding myself out of work these last several months, and once again being in the
dark on local events after The Weekly News closure, I thought what better way for
me to find a positive angle in my situation then to start my own small paper that
is filled with Hyper local content. I have experience with most aspects of the newspaper
business, having been a writer, editor, photographer and doing newspaper design
and layout.
I'm sure you will be relieved to hear that I'm here today in front of you not to
ask for money, but for the municipality's support in launching a paper for Sparta,
Union and Port Stanley. Called the Truthteller (a nod to Sparta's history), I am
hoping to be able to publish the free paper monthly to start.
I am grateful to have the support and guidance of two local, long-time newspaper
guys -- Ian McCallum and Jim McHarg, for this business opportunity.
It is my aim to have the first edition printed and distributed before the Provincial
election on June 7th.
I have brought with me a version of the front page that I am working on so you can
get a feel for the product and I am happy to answer any questions you might have."
After her initial statement she described failed negotiations with the owners of
The Lake Erie Beacon, and that her new paper would model The Lake Erie Beacon in
a very similar way, but still make it her own.
Mayor Marr commented that it is always good to see someone like yourself start up
something new. Journalism obviously, it's a good time to start up with the elections
going on, there will be lot's of people wanting to read, I think your timing is
good. I fully support you moving forward.
Deputy Mayor Martyn commented that she has been in talking about this with Melissa
for some time now, encouraging her. So many people have commented that they never
know what's going on in Port Stanley any more because the Beacons gone.
Harold Winkworth commented that he reads all the news from local sources, and would
certainly like to encourage you moving forward, best wishes, and I hope everything
works out for you.
Juan Castro, was in attendance to discuss a jet ski rental proposal.
He commented that I'm just here to ask for the same exact thing as last season here.
With Council being the same, the answers should be the same except for two things
that have changed since I was last here. Last year before you at this time there
was no proof that we were a safe company. After operating last summer, we have proved
ourselves with zero accidents, rescued 3 boats and 4 different jet skis. We had started
a life jacket lending program with boaters needing extra life jackets for a couple
of hours.
We were also rated in area activities, the number 2 tourist attraction in Port Stanley,
with the beach being number 1, and received 51 reviews on our Facebook page, all
5 star ratings with no complaints. After last season I met with Shelly and asked
her if there was anything we could do better, she said that there was no complaints
and nothing needed to be changed. In September we received an email from the Municipality
asking us if we would return next season so a spot could be held. I replied immediately
saying yes, we would love to come back.
He also commented that the boat launch got very busy on weekends and would make better
use of the spot that I used last year. Because of our track record last year, if
there was a spot available, could we still come back?
Mayor Marr commented that a report came forward last month from staff indicating
that the area would be repurposed with a better opportunity for us. Council did
vote on that and in order to re-examine the application a 2/3 majority of Council
would be needed to begin discussions. I also believe that in report there was an
indication that there was no other spot available.
A 2/3 majority of Council agreed to take another look at the application but offered
no false hope that another spot could be made available. Juan Castro continued with
his version of events surrounding what transpired during this years negotiations
for the same spot as last year, and because of not fully knowing the bidding procedure
he did not place a bid in time for that same spot as last year. He also indicated
that another spot to operate from, along the Pier, was discussed last year and that
he thought that this could also be available this year, but that during recent conversations
with staff he was told that because of liability concerns along the Pier through
the safety gate that this would not be an option available to him.
Mayor Marr also commented that the Pier behind the locked gate was not a suitable
spot to operate from because it's design was meant for emergency purposes only,
and because it was close to open water offering no protection from the elements.
Discussions continued for some time with a primary focus of finding a suitable safe
area for this business to operate from. Staff and Council concluded that the only
safe spots available for this type of business have already been repurposed and
that if anything changes, Juan Castro will be notified.
Correspondence was received from T. E. Campbell, 584 George Street, expressing a
concern with deer over population on the west side of Port Stanley. His letter is
as follows:
"There is a serious deer overpopulation problem at the west side of Port Stanley.
When neighbours count 25 deer in their back yards it's out of control.
Recently, Point Pelee announced the culling of two-thirds of the deer population
in that area.
There are a least two cases of Lyme Disease on our street.
The damage and destruction by the deer population becomes more extreme every year,
as do the number of car and deer accidents in the area.
This will become even more exacerbated with the Wastell development on George St.
forcing deer into other areas.
Less open fields, few natural predators and an ever growing deer population. Something
will need to be done.
Hopefully, this is on your " to do" list when evaluating the future growth of the
Port Stanley area.
Mayor Marr indicated that this correspondence was also forwarded to County Council
and that Mr. Campbell was redirected to the Ministry of Natural Resources as it's
their responsibility for dear populations. Councillor McNeil also commented that
from a Community Policing point of view that this high on the radar, the OPP know
all about it. I think that this risk is well identified and between the County and
the OPP putting pressure on the MNR to get on the case. Deputy Mayor Martyn suggested
that staff inform Mr. Campbell of the actions of Council.
A Motion by Councillor Roberts and Seconded by Councillor Crevits that the Council
of the Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin receive and file correspondence
from T. E. Campbell dated April 12th, 2018. The Motion was Carried.
A 2018 Port Stanley Outdoor Seasonal Vendor Application was received from Cocoknots
A Motion by Councillor Roberts and Seconded by Councillor Crevits that the Council
of the Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin approve the Port Stanley
Outdoor Seasonal Vendor Application received from Corrine Tombs, Cocoknots Macreme
subject to the following conditions:
Councillor Roberts commented regarding item #7 Celebrate Central Elgin saying that
the Tree Planting Workshop on April 28 at Lawton Park in Union was well attended.
Approximately 65 people attended with 55 trees distributed of which 15 were purchased.
The committee hasn't met yet, but I think that it is certainly something we will
look at for next year. She also said that the committee was doing some spontaneous
service recognitions for those committees in the area going above and beyond, doing
clean-ups, planting anything to make our place a better place to live. We made our
first presentation a couple of weeks ago to the St. Thomas Horticultural Society
for their work on Fairview. If there is any other organizations out there that people
know of that deserve recognition for their efforts to the community, then please
let staff know.
Regarding item #2 ERTH - AGM, a Motion was put forward and passed selecting Mayor
Marr and Deputy Mayor Martyn as Council representatives at the AGM.
Councillor McNeil commented on item #10 Cannabis Legalization the document produced
by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and of the AMO. He offered his appreciation
to both organizations on their efforts to inform Municipal Government on the roles
and actions that must be made regarding the upcoming legalization of Cannabis. Councillor
Winkworth and Deputy Mayor Martyn both commented about the medicinal use of Cannabis,
first in the workplace and how that restricts ones ability function safely. Mayor
Marr also commented that until new laws are made when something happens somewhere
and gets challenged in court, no one will really know what those rules are.
Councillor Roberts had questions regarding item #11 Permit to Take Water Notification.
Lloyd Perrin commented that everyone taking over 10,000 liters a day is required
to have a permit. Even the pump in Hofhuis park that takes water from Lake Erie
over the waterfall back into the lake needs a permit. Whether it's agricultural,
a golf course, or a Municipality you are required to get a permit.
A Motion by Councillor Winkworth and Seconded by Deputy Mayor Martyn that Correspondence
for Council's Information items #1 to #13 inclusive be received as information and
filed. The Motion was Carried.
1. Landfill Projects
Correspondence received from The Township of Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards calling upon
the Government of Ontario, and all political parties, to formally grant municipalities
the authority to approve landfill projects in or adjacent to their communities,
prior to June 2018.
Email received from ERTH advising of upcoming Annual General Meeting on May 31,
3. Ministry of Education
Correspondence received from the Ministry of Education respecting Pupil Accommodation
Review Guideline (PARG).
4. BIA Board of Management
Copy of minutes of the BIA Board of Management meeting dated Wednesday, March 22,
5. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Correspondence received from Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs, advising that applications for 2018 Premier's Award for the Agri-Food Innovation
Excellence are now being received.
6. Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Correspondence received Laura Albanese, Minister, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration,
seeking submissions for Lincoln M. Alexander Award.
7. Celebrate Central Elgin
Copy of minutes from the Celebrate Central Elgin meeting dated April 19, 2018.
8. Landfill Developments
Correspondence received from Ernie Hardeman, MPP, Oxford, seeking support for Bill
16, Respecting Municipal Authority Over Landfilling Sites Act.
9. Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision & Zoning By-law Amendment - Township of Southwold
Copy of Notice of Public Meeting Concerning a Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision
and Zoning By-law Amendment for the Township of Southwold, Part of Lot 1, Concession
D - Southside Construction Management Ltd.
10. Cannabis Legalization
Correspondence received from FCM respecting Municipal Guide to Cannabis Legalization.
11. Permit to Take Water Notification
Notification of Application for Permit to Take Water received from the Ministry
of Environment Region: Southwestern
12. Ministry of Infrastructure - Municipal Infrastructure
Correspondence received from the Ministry of Infrastructure respecting Asset Management
Planning for Municipal Infrastructure
13. Sign By-law Committee
Copy of minutes of the Sign By-law Committee meeting dated March 5, 2018.
A background report from Councillor Dan McNeil, Chair, Noise By-law Steering Committee:
The Noise By-law Committee was formed in early 2017 to review the noise by-law in
Port Stanley. The committee worked closely with by-law staff and the municipal solicitor.
An open house was held on February 13, 2018. Five business owners attended, and two
comments were received.
Proposed Changes: The Committee proposes an adjustment in prohibitions by time and
place, within a specified area in Port Stanley, on lands where restaurant facilities
create sound from amplifying equipment.
The committee does not suggest changes to the basic by-law, but do recommend an optional
permit system by which the operators of the restaurants may apply for an extended
sound permit.
The permit would be issued for up to 6 months, and would not allow noise after 11:59
PM. The permit is renewable, and could be extended for up to 12 months of the year.
Feedback from the public meeting suggested that the cost of a Sound Management Plan
from an acoustic engineer would be burdensome, so the Committee changed the proposed
by-law so that an acoustic engineering is discretional.
The proposed application fee for a permit is $150 annually, refundable if the applicable
is not approved.
By-law staff will review the application, and Council will make final approval of
the permit.
Permits are not mandatory, but would allow businesses to make noise on certain days
and times, subject to conditions. Complaints about businesses who choose not to
acquire a permit would not be afforded the protection provided by a permit, and
they could be charged.
A permit system for amplified sound is a compromise between businesses and residents.
It puts the onus on businesses to take steps to minimize the impact of noise.
A Motion by Councillor Roberts and Seconded by Councillor Crevits that the Council
of the Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin receive Committee Report
Noise By-law as information. The Motion was Carried.
Background: After receiving complaints about signs in the Municipality, a Sign By-law
Committee was formed in late 2015 to develop a by-law to regulate the size, number,
location, and zones of signs in Central Elgin.
Staff undertook an audit of the portable signs on major highway traffic corridors,
including Wellington, Highbury, and Sunset Roads. There were 85 signs present.
Staff adapted the Township of Woolwich's sign by-law. Woolwich, like Central Elgin,
is a municipality with a strong tourism economic sector. By-laws from other municipalities
were also reviewed, including the Town of Tillsonburg and the City of St. Thomas.
The draft by-law was reviewed by the Municipal Solicitor, and made available on
the municipal website.
In January 2018, the Municipality hosted an open house to receive feedback on the
draft. Notice of the open house was sent to a number of sign companies, the Port
Stanley BIA, and the St. Thomas Chamber of Commerce. It was also advertised in local
papers, on the Central Elgin website, and on social media.
Eighteen people submitted comments, both at and following the open house. The Committee
was able to incorporate many suggestions into the final version. The changes based
on public recommendations include:
The by-law also includes:
A Motion by Councillor Winkworth and Seconded by Deputy Mayor Martyn that the Council
of the Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin receive Sign By-law Report
dated May 14th, 2018 as information; And further that Council direct staff to amend
the User fee By-law to reflect changes to brought forward at the May 28th meeting
of Council. The Motion was Carried.
A Motion by Councillor Crevits and Seconded by Councillor Roberts that the Council
of the Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin approve the appointment
of Kim Saunders to fill the current vacancy on the Port Stanley BIA Board of Management
as recommended in Report COA 17-18. The Motion was Carried.
Permit value for April 2018 $4,094,287.00 Permit value for April 2017 $2,407,605.00
Increase $1,686,682.00
Permit value for year to date (2018) $11,618,787.00 Permit value for previous year
(2017) $8,545,704.00 Increase $3,073,083.00
Total permits for present year (2018) to date 95 Total permits for previous year
(2017) to date 85
Total New Homes for present year (2018) to date 33 Total New Homes for previous
year (2017) to date 30
Mayor Marr commented that the Parking By-law Enforcement Officers are now out there
checking the municipal paid parking lots. People will have to pay for parking now,
and that the best value for people frequently using the paid parking lots is the
seasonal pass that is available for a $100 plus tax for any particular licenced
A Motion by Councillor Crevits and Seconded by Councillor Roberts that the Council
of the Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin receive report CAO 18-18
- April 2018 Monthly Building Reports as information. The Motion was Carried.
A Motion Moved by Councillor Roberts and Seconded by Deputy Mayor Martyn that By-law
2244, 2254, 2255, 2256, 2257, 2258, and 2259 be taken collectively. The Motions
were read 1st, 2nd, and 3rd time and finally passed collectively.
By-law 2244 Sign By-law
By-law 2254 Confirmatory By-law (April 23 mtg.)
By-law 2255 Being a By-law to Execute an Agreement of Purchase & Sale with Keith
Murray Trussler and Nancy Lynn Trussler regarding Front Street
By-law 2256 ZBA - Fehr, 9707 Penhale Road
By-law 2257 Being a By-law to Appoint By-law Enforcement Officers
By-law 2258 Being a By-law to Establish Pay Schedule for Employees covered by the
Job Evaluation Scale
By-law 2259 Being a By-law to Amend By-law 212, as amended - Noise By-law
CS1 Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations (s.239(2)(d)) - Summer/Seasonal Staffing
CS2 Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations (s.239(2)(d)) - Mechanic Roads Operator
CS3 Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations (s.239(2)(d)) - Roads Operator
CS4 Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations (s.239(2)(d)) - Project Engineer
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How's Things In Your Town - David Thomas and two pale boys
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Where Did The Words Go? (1:06)
Man In The Dark (10:11) preview
Obsession (5:19)
Numbers Man (4:41)
Over The Moon (6:16)
Cry Cry Cry (7:26)
New Orleans Fuzz (3:31)
Prepare For The End (8:00)
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David Thomas and two pale boys:
David Thomas vocals, melodeon
Keith Moliné guitar
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