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Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 9:00 am to Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 2:00 pm
Refill not Landfill
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 9:00 am to Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 2:00 pm
Refill not Landfill is a campaign to promote healthier living through sustainable water habits during the month of November. Free water bottles will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Schindler Education Center, noon to 2 p.m. at the Wellness/Recreation Center and 9 a.m. to noon at Maucker Union, Rod Library and Curris Business Building Tuesday, Oct. 31. Did you know there are more than 65 refill stations located around the UNI campus to make it easy to get your 64 ounces of recommended water every day? Find us on Facebook at Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center to get daily tips and facts about healthy living through sustainable waters habits.
Location: campus
Contact Information
Name: Jenny Bruss Email: email@example.com Phone: (319) 273-3689
Link to Event: Refill not Landfill
The UNI-NASA Connection
The UNI-NASA Connection
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Tomas Gonzalez-Torres, former NASA Space Station flight director, will be on campus to speak about how you can collaborate with NASA and ISGC in your research. This event is open to all faculty and students.
Location: Elm Room, Maucker Union
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Name: Marcy Seavey Email: email@example.com Phone: (319) 961-2460
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Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services Informational Session
Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services Informational Session
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services will have an informational meeting. Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services provides services to children on U.S. military bases world-wide. Programs are available working with school age programs, child development center programs, middle school programs and aquatics departments. We serve locations in Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Hawaii, Florida, etc. Programs begin in June and end in August with a living stipend of approximately $1,750 for 10 weeks. Travel and housing are paid.
Location: Oak Room, Maucker Union
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Name: Shannon Betzer Email: email@example.com Phone: (319) 273-5948
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CANCELLED: UNI Saxophone Studio Recital
CANCELLED: UNI Saxophone Studio Recital
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 6:00 pm
This event has been cancelled.
Location: Davis Hall, GBPAC
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Name: Caroline Francis Email: email@example.com Phone: (319) 273-2028
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theRiver Gathering
theRiver Gathering
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 8:00 pm
Come to Prairie Lakes for our monthly large group gathering. We will have a night of worship, dessert and time for community.
Location: Prairie Lakes Church, 1907 Viking Rd, Cedar Falls
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Name: Michelle Powers Email: email@example.com Phone: NA
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Study Abroad mini fair
Study Abroad mini fair
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 8:00 pm
The Study Abroad Fair will have a mini fair for students to learn about study abroad opportunities. Eighty percent of the programs offer courses in English. Programs vary in length: academic year, semester, summer (4-9 weeks) or faculty-led (2-4 weeks). Major, minor, LAC and elective credits abroad can transfer to UNI. Scholarships and financial aid are available. Past participants will be available to answer questions.
Location: Ballroom, Campbell Hall
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Name: Paula VanZee Email: email@example.com Phone: (319) 273-7078
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The 320 X Five is a competition ready gun w/ (4) 21rd magazines. Available for regular retail and LE/First Responder purchase. These won't last long.
Retail is $849 + tax. LE/First Responder is $739 + tax.
Lone Star Tactical Supply is a veteran owned business, founded by shooters, for shooters. We focus on first responder sales, sales to order, transfers, LTC classes, and more.

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Behind this LINK is a very good interview with the late Howard Zinn who talks on civil disobedience.
An excerpt: "You say that our problem is civil obedience, not civil disobedience. 'Both in war and in the law courts and everywhere else you must do whatever your city and your country command', states Socrates; and these words, you claim, have been impressed on our minds. You find in history many instances of submission to authority even in the face of terrible injustice, and very few of rebellion. Why do people submit so readily to injustice?
HZ: People submit to injustice for two reasons: one is that they do not recognize it as injustice. A young person submits to the exhortation to join the military without recognizing that he or she may go to a war which cannot be morally justified. The media and the educational system may not educate them about historical examples of resistance to injustice. Or people will submit to an injustice because they feel they have no alternative, that if they refuse they will be punished, perhaps by loss of a job, perhaps by being sent to prison. They may submit because people they have been taught to respect and trust – the President, their minister, even their family – may tell them they must submit to injustice because they owe something to their government, or their church or their family (as Plato had Socrates saying in The Crito, he couldn't escape from his death sentence because he owed something to his government).
Some would like us to believe that the present system provides legal and political means to bring about social change. Justice Abe Fortas of the Supreme Court, who wrote Concerning Dissent and Civil Disobedience, was one of these people, and your response to him is found in Disobedience and Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order (1968). Here and in other works you charge that the rule of law reinforces the unequal distribution of wealth and power and the ballot box proves to be utterly ineffective as an instrument to rectify injustice. What do you say to those who still insist that the law is neutral and democracy is alive and well?
HZ: If you study the actual workings of the justice system over the course of our history, it becomes clear that it favors the rich over the poor, the white over the black, the orthodox over the radical. The very structure of the system insures it, with judges generally coming from the upper classes, often appointed by the political elite, with money dominating the system at every turn, as in the greater difficulty of poor people in being represented adequately in court.
If you study the legislation passed by Congress throughout history, from Hamilton's economic program in the first Congress to the tax laws of today, benefiting corporations and the wealthy, you will see that our representative system represents the wealthy in large part. If you observe our wars, you find that the so-called 'checks and balances' we learn about in school, where no one branch of government can dominate, simply don't work in times of war. The President decides on war, Congress goes along obediently, and the Supreme Court has never ruled that a war is unconstitutional, although judicial review is presumably part of their job, and every war since World War II has violated the requirement of the constitution that Congress alone can declare war."


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Here I am back again with my DT card for the challenge at Creative Craft Cottage #37...use diecuts. Now this shouldn't be a problem for most of us, so bring out those dies.
We are also so fortunate to have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge and the first of them is Karleigh Sue
The DT have made some lovely card using one of her images and I invite you to pop over and see the gorgeous projects.
I will have me card with the second sponsor image in the post below this one
This is my card using the image Hot Date which you can find HERE
The DP I used is from one of the vintage paper blocs I bought some time ago when on holiday in The Netherlands. They have been so useful and I am starting to be left with scraps.
The image was coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a Nellie Snellen MFD.
The border was cut with a Marianne Die
Finished it off with pearls and ribbon.
I will enter the following challenges with this card:
Craft-Dee bowz...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart...Anything goes
Mema's Crafts April challenge...Anything goes with a die or punch
Timbroscrapmania challenge #107...ribbons and pearls
Thanks for popping in and I do love to read any comments. Have a great day and take care.
Love Ursula


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Honors For St. John's, St. Ben's Athletes
St. John's linebacker Maze Thompson of Shoreview is this week's MIAC Defensive Player of the Week. The Saint John's football team came from behind Saturday to beat Gustavus, 31-17, as the Johnnie defense allowed only a single field goal after halftime.
Thompson finished 12 total tackles - nine solo - which led the Johnnies in Saturday's win over the Gusties. He had one sack, three tackles-for-a-loss and a forced fumble to his credit as well, and the average Gustavus gain on Thompson's 12 tackles was just 2.6 yards per play. He also blocked a 30-yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter, which would have cut SJU's lead to 24-20. This season, Thompson has 51 total tackles (21 solo), two sacks and 6.5 tackles-for-a-loss, which ranks No. 8 in the MIAC.
Saint John's used Saturday's win to get back to .500 overall at 4-4, and now the Johnnies have won two-straight in league play and improved to 2-4. They'll look to continue their late-season momentum Saturday when they travel to Saint Paul to face Hamline. Kickoff for the Johnnies and Pipers is scheduled for 1 p.m.
St. Ben's Victoria Nass of Faribault is the MIAC Setter of the Week this week. The Saint Benedict volleyball team put the finishing touches on a terrific 2012 regular season last week, winning a pair of MIAC matches and extending its impressive winning streak to 14-straight victories. Leading the way in a pair of 3-1 wins over postseason qualifiers Bethel and Concordia was defensive specialist Victoria Nass (Faribault, Minn./Bethlehem Academy). The Blazers' sophomore had 64 digs - an average of 8.00 per set - with seven assists and four aces, in the team's two wins. For her performance, Nass was named the MIAC Volleyball Setter/Libero-of-the-Week.
The two wins helped the Blazers finish off the regular season with their impressive winning streak still intact at 14 matches in a row. CSB is now 26-4 and finished 10-1 in conference play to end up second in the standings, and the No. 2 seed in the MIAC Playoffs. The Blazers earned a first-round bye and home-court advantage for the semifinals, where they will host the winner of Tuesday's quarterfinal match between No. 3 Concordia and No. 6 Bethel. Thursday's match on CSB's home floor is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in St. Joseph, Minn.


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Free Super Nintendo Games. The SNES was a worldwide success, making it the best-selling console of the era. The two games at the launch were Super Mario World and F-Zero. Access and choose your game preference. Now online for free!


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- 200g of waxy potatoes, cut into pieces of about 2 cm
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 large eggs
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 2 tsp capers, drained
- 5g fresh parsley, finely chopped
- Put the potatoes in a pan of cold water and bring to the boil.
- Boil for 7 minutes and drain immediately.
- Put the sunflower oil in a large frying pan with high sides over a medium heat.
- Add the drained potatoes while still cold and when it starts to sizzle, give them a good stir.
- Stir every couple of minutes for another 5 minutes.
- Crack the eggs into a cup or measuring jug, whisk together with a fork and the pour into the hot frying pan, stirring immediately.
- Stir for about a minute, until the egg is cooked and remove from the heat.
- Sprinkle in the rest of the ingredients, mix well and serve.
Serves 1 as the whole meal or two as a side for a main meal.


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Each year, UPMC Insurance Services Division hosts several annual fundraising campaigns for organizations and causes that make a sustainable and measurable impact on the communities they serve. Not coincidentally, UPMC Health Plan serves many of these same communities with its products and services. We are proud of our employees for fully embracing these groups and demonstrating a higher level of volunteerism and teamwork every year. In fact, our employees are so motivated to help that we often surpass our fundraising and participation goals! Take a look below to see for yourself.
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After extensive searching, police uncovered a severed head wrapped in plastic alongside various torture devices and tools.
Aug 21, 2011
Posted by Marrow on August 21, 2011
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Thanks guys! My parents say that some of my props are 'beyond their wildest dreams'. The bloodied severed head especially. That may not be a good thing :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSunday, August 28, 2011
is that a bunny..?! omg, gross! gross in th most brilliant way ever. x3' i get the chills from this one. my head flipping towards disturb childrens play.. REALLY disturbing. love. <3ReplyDelete
If only it was just a dead bunny...ReplyDelete
Thanks so much, Drend!
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Celebrating Communities
Our department is dedicated to just that: celebrating communities! We work to showcase the community association movement, the largest collective volunteer movement here in Calgary, through:
Volunteer recognition, which includes:
- Hosting a yearly volunteer recognition event recognizing and showcasing the Faces of Community. Click here for more information.
- Honouring community association milestones and anniversaries
Promoting city-wide initiatives for community associations to take part in, such as:
- Mayor's Annual Christmas Food Drive
- Calgary Stampede Parade
- 3 Things for Calgary
- March Community Association Awareness Month
Providing the appropriate tools and resources for our members, such as:
- Managing our website which contains a schedule of workshops and events, the Members Only resource library, and other important information regarding out organization and the community association movement.
- Creating and distributing our Get Engaged! newsletter which includes articles on Federation news, updates on various issues affecting communities, and more. Click here for a list of Get Engaged! newsletters.
- Hosting educational workshops for members on communications related subjects. Click here to view this year's workshop offerings.
Highlighting the community association movement through various communications and marketing initiatives. For example:
- Engaging both our members and the general public through social media channels such as our Facebook page, Twitter account, and YouTube channel
- Handling media relations with local media and stakeholders to build awareness on the value of the community association movement
- Creating advertising campaigns throughout the year encouraging Calgarians to be a part of their local community association, such as digital billboards and Calgary Transit advertisements
We offer two workshops each year on communications topics such as social media, newsletter writing, dealing with the media, and more. Click here to find this year's offerings and register today!
We can also come out to your organization to deliver a personalized communications workshop, for a fee. Contact us if you are interested or want more information!
We produce Get Engaged!, a bi-weekly e-newsletter that includes Federation news and updates, trends and issues applicable to member organizations, city-wide initiatives, and more.
Get Engaged! is sent from September – June to over 2,000 individuals including all community association board members, Federation partners, sponsors, donors, City Council, and more.
Click here for Get Engaged! advertising information or to view one of the issues.
Communications Resources
We regularly update our Members Only resource library with communications related tip sheets and resources. Click here to find one today! They can always be found under section 4 – Communications.
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Volunteer Recognition
We run an annual volunteer recognition program and public awareness campaign called Faces of Community to showcase the many different faces of community volunteers and recognize their dedication and hard work. Click here to meet the Faces of Community.
We also attend community events or Annual General Meetings to present the "Toole Peet Community Hero Award". This award recognizes the many unsung heroes who make outstanding contributions by volunteering in their communities through their community association. Award applications are ongoing, and can be presented year-round.
Click here to nominate a hero in your community!
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Communications & Community Relations Specialist
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
PhotoHunt - Share any photo
It's been a while since I participated inPhotoHunt. My laptop, which has now completely died, was giving me a lot of problems, and all my data was stuck on it. Luckily, I was able to retrieve everything before the laptop finally died, so I now have lots of images to choose from again. As this week's theme is open, I thought I'd break a habit of a lifetime, and post a couple of pics of my very own chops. The first one is heavily Photoshopped, the second one untouched, so you can see my eye bags and lines in all their glory :).
My hair's no longer the colour it is in the second one, and I no longer wear the nose ring, which I've replaced with a tiny stud. Both pics were taken about 18 months ago. I've always been hypercritical of my appearance, but I guess I don't look too ancient for a 40-something year old - until you hear my arthritic bones crunch. I hope everyone reading this has a lovely weekend, and I look forward to visiting as many of you as possible today.
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12 comments:
- Dragonstar said...
Those are fascinating Siani. The first one gives you a decidedly elfin look. Definitely not bad for your advanced years (!)
- 4:01 pm
- Prudence said...
YOu've got lovely green eyes. I've always wanted to have green eyes. :-) Have a nice weekend!
- 4:30 pm
- -TNChick- said...
For what it's worth, I had NO idea you were in your 40's as you look young. You have beautiful eyes, too.
- 4:35 pm
- Carver said...
I think you look great. Very youthful.
- 4:50 pm
- Chica said...
Your eyes are simply amazing, everyone is right when they say you certainly look younger then your age! :)
- 5:35 pm
- jmb said...
I think the real thing is just as beautiful as the photoshopped one. I love the green eyes, they make a great avatar. Very distinctive.
- 6:03 pm
- Daisy said...
You look pretty!
- 6:57 pm
- SnoopyTheGoon said...
Don't think you need to invest your time in Photoshop - I like the original as it is. Good shots anyhow.
Have a great weekend.
- 9:10 pm
- Bonggamom said...
Your eyes are lovely, and I agree with tnchick -- you don't look 40 at all.
- 9:17 pm
- shiera (bisdakbabbles) said...
Lovely! I agree with the other comments... you don't look 40 at all!
And I'm sorry to hear that your laptop finally gave up.
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- Dragonheart & Merlin said...
You definitely don't look 40! You have gorgeous eyes! :) Such a beautiful shade of green. :)
- 9:17 am
- poor man's nicole richie said...
40? you're kidding right?
you look so hip with the nose ring and my gosh, your eyes...i'd kill to have them. big green eyes. me, i only have big eyes. hahahaha
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1. Receive up to $70,000 from the federal government in matching contributions. The federal government has implemented the Canada Disability Savings Grant program to assist Canadians with disabilities to save for their futures.
The federal government will contribute up to $3,500 per year to your RDSP through the Canada Disability Savings Grant program, if your net family income is below $81,941. (Family income is that of the beneficiary if the beneficiary is 18 years or older). The government's matching contribution rates are as follows:
– $1,500 on the first $500 that you or your family contribute to your RDSP, and
– $2,000 on the next $1,000 that you contribute.
2. Receive up to $20,000 from the federal government without making a contribution. The Canada Disability Savings Bond program will contribute up to $20,000 into your RDSP if you have a low income.
The federal government will contribute $1,000 per year to your RDSP through the Canada Disability Savings Bond program, if your net family income is below $23,855. (Family income is that of the beneficiary once the beneficiary is 18 years or older.) A smaller amount is contributed into your RDSP if your incomes is between $23,856 and $40,970 – all without you making a contribution yourself.
3. Saving in an RDSP doesn't affect other disability benefits. Your provincial disability benefits are not affected when you save in an RDSP, no matter what province or territory you live in. Federal government benefits, like Canada Pension Plan, Disability Benefits, Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement are also not affected.
When it comes time to withdraw your money from your RDSP, the federal government – and most provincial governments – have said that you can use any amount from your RDSP without affecting your benefits.
Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have said that your benefits won't be affected until your monthly income is greater than a certain amount. (In New Brunswick, you can receive $800 per month; in Quebec, $300 per month; and in PEI, you can receive an amount that brings your income to the low income levels as defined by the National Council of Welfare.)
Remember that when you turn 65, your go off of your provincial disability benefits and on to the federal government programs for seniors: Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement.
4. Compound Interest. When you save money and invest it in an RDSP, it begins to earn you income. After only a few years, your RDSP's annual investment income is greater than your annual $1,500 contribution. You can see in the table below that if you earn 5% on your savings, your annual investment income is greater than your annual contributions after only 5 years.
|Your Contributions
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|Income on Investment
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Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
5. You can spend your RDSP money on anything you want. Neither the federal government nor provincial governments have placed restrictions on what you can spend your RDSP money on. It's yours – you can do what you want with it.
6. Anyone can make contributions to your RDSP. You. Your parents. Your grandparents. Your brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles. Even your friends. And when they contribute, the federal government contributes even more – up to three times more!
7. If you receive a lump sum amount, you can shelter you money in an RDSP. If you receive an inheritance, a legal settlement or a large severance payment, you may be able to put it into an RDSP for future use without affecting your federal or provincial disability benefits.
8. The income that you earn on your savings in an RDSP is tax deferred. You only have to pay tax when you make withdrawals from your RDSP. And you pay tax only on the government contributions and the investment income in your RDSP. You don't pay tax on the money that you have contributed.
9. People will begin to see you differently. People have told us that when they own a valuable asset, others treat them like investors, customers and home owners rather than people with disabilities.
10. You will have more choices. Think what a difference it would make to have a bit more money so that you could begin to do things that you can't financially do now.
(from www.rdspresource.ca)
Not including BC, Newfoundland and Yukon (who have all already exempted the RDSP), many provinces/territories are in the midst of deciding how the RDSP will affect someone who is receiving Disability Benefits. We decided to put together a Top 10 list of why we think it is important these provinces/territories exempt the RDSP as an asset and income. If you have any reasons you would like to include feel free to post a comment and add to our list.
1. Poverty reduction – Governments cannot provide for the future financial security and social well-being of people with a disability on their own. Governments need to begin forging a new relationship with families to enable and encourage their contributions. As many new programs such as SEDI's Independent Learning Accounts (ILA's) are demonstrating, the ability to accumulate assets and save for the future has a direct impact on poverty reduction. In fact, when the Newfoundland Government decided to exempt the RDSP from asset and income tests, they made this decision as part of their Provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy (click here).
2. Positive Messaging – Exempting the RDSP as an asset and income would send a strong message to families that Provincial Governments understand their ability and determination to help their family member or friend with a disability. Allowing the full benefits of the RDSP would go a long way towards rebuilding trust between government and communities, and stimulate a positive partnership between the two. Families and friends of people with disabilities need to begin planning beyond their lifetime and need the security of clear public policy that underlines provincial governments' willingness to help.
3. Establish a New Vision – Exempting the RDSP would help establish a new vision that acknowledges the huge contribution that people with disabilities have to make to the community. Allowing people with disabilities and their families the opportunity to contribute towards their own well-being will go a long way towards eradicating the notion that people with disabilities have little to contribute. Increased financial security will encourage people with disabilities to enter into the community and participate in activities, employment, volunteering, education, etc.
4. Equality – British Columbia, Newfoundland, and Yukon have all exempted the RDSP from any asset and income tests. If other provinces/territories do not fully exempt the RDSP from their own asset and income tests it will prove to be a disadvantage and unequal treatment of people with disabilities in other provinces/territories.
5. Family Resiliency – Often there are significant restrictions and penalties around familial support directed towards a person with a disability receiving Disability Benefits. Families and friends who are in a position to help are often unable for fear they will disqualify their loved one from receiving their much-needed supports. Exempting the RDSP would promote the resiliency of families/people to solve some of their own problems, especially for a marginalized disability population that has significantly higher costs for daily living.
6. Future Government Savings and Revenues – The RDSP will generate future government program savings and revenues as people with disabilities become more secure financially. The residual effects of allowing people with disabilities to save for their future will alleviate some of the strain from government supports and programs.
7. Maximizing Federal Contributions – The RDSP provides no cost to provincial governments and has the potential to leverage huge amounts from the federal government. By accommodating the RDSP provincial governments can inject a significant amount of money into their respective disability community without raising their costs for programs and supports.
8. Encourage Home Ownership – For many people with a disability the likelihood of ever owning a home is pretty remote. With many of the current provincial welfare systems discouraging the accumulation of savings or employment, many people with disabilities will have to remain in institutions or group homes. This is worrying considering the majority of Canadians view owning their own home as one of the essential determinants of their social and financial well-being. The RDSP provides people with disabilities the opportunity and incentive to save for a home, and in realizing this dream, become more active and involved in the community.
9. Financial Literacy – In most provinces the legislation and regulations surrounding those receiving disability benefits is convoluted and complicated. Simply trying to understand all the rules and regulations associated with supports and programs is arduous, time-consuming, and often impossible to manage. Providing a full exemption of the RDSP will simplify the process of understanding the plan and will ensure everyone who is eligible for the RDSP can benefit from it. If provinces fail to exempt the RDSP many individuals and families will simply refrain from setting one up as they do not want to be disqualified from receiving disability benefits.
10. Community Support – The support for a full exemption of the RDSP is immense and spans across the country. Any province that takes this monumental step will receive widespread support for their position and will solidify themselves as an example of a forward-thinking government which understands the needs for new solutions in an ever-changing societal and political environment. As we have seen in BC, Newfoundland, and Yukon, provincial governments who exempt the RDSP are receiving well-deserved praise and support for their efforts to move the disability agenda in a positive and progressive direction.
If you are interested in what is happening in the provinces there was a really interesting article in the Globe and Mail today written by Andre Picard. It is all about the RDSP and the need for provinces to exempt the RDSP as an asset and exempt withdrawals. It is really well written and asks the provinces to support the RDSP and move the disability agenda in the right direction. Here is an excerpt from the article:
"The disability community does not have powerful lobbyists and chummy connections in corridors of power. But that is no reason to ignore their needs and exploit their financial vulnerabilities. RDSP plans go on sale in December. There is no excuse for every province and territory to not have committed to amend its rules by that time. Parents of children with disabilities – bipolar disorder, autism, spina bifida and countless other chronic conditions – already have a tremendous burden of care. When their children grow into adulthood – as the vast majority now do thanks to medical advances – the cold reality is that most will be condemned to a life of poverty."
To read the rest of this article you can click here: http://www.plan.ca/documents/GlobeMail07-31-08.pdf
It still looks like things are moving along and that the RDSP will become available in December of this year. The Federal Government is on track to be prepared for the launch and are currently dealing with the Financial Institutions that will be offering the RDSP to their clients. We have heard that somewhere between 12-14 Financial Institutions (from across Canada) are in the midst of drafting agreements for the Federal Government, and once approved, will begin preparing for the launch in December.
We have been getting a lot of questions lately asking which Financial Institutions will be offering the RDSP. At the moment this information is not public, but should become available in the next few months. As soon as we know which Financial Institutions will be offering the RDSP we will be posting a list of organizations and detailing their particular plans.
If you and your organization are interested in outreach for the RDSP you may want to keep an eye on HRSDC as they will be sending out a Request for Proposals for different organizations to help inform Canadians about the RDSP. Financial literacy around the RDSP is going to be an important piece of work as there will be many Canadians with a disability who are eligible for the Disability Tax Credit but have never applied for it in the past.
If you know anyone who may be eligible for the Disability Tax Credit make sure to encourage them to apply to the Canadian Revenue Agency. As well, for anyone looking to set up an RDSP in December, make sure you file a 2007 tax return as your prior years tax return will determine the amount of Grant and Bond you receive. If you want more information on applying for the Disability Tax Credit you can go to the Canadian Revenue Agency's website at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t2201/.
If you are interested in seeing what the RDSP could potentially provide for you or your family member with a disability make sure to check out our new RDSP Calculator, Version 1.0.
Many people have been asking us who they should contact in their provinces if they have more questions on the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). If you are unsure of your provincial government's plans for the Registered Disability Savings Plan, we encourage you to contact your provincial government representative or your Minister responsible for disability income assistance.
You can download the following list of provincial government ministers with links to their contact information: Provincial Ministers responsible for Disability Income Assistance – Contact List
This list was compiled in July of 2008.
Good news! We have been in the process of developing an RDSP calculator and are close to launching it on our blog. This calculator will allow people to see exactly what kind of growth and payments they will see in an RDSP over their lifetime. The calculator will allow you to see:
– the annual amount of Disability Savings Grant you will receive;
– the annual amount of Disability Savings Bond you will receive;
– the total yearly government contribution;
– the annual contributions of family and friends;
– the total annual value of the RDSP over its lifetime;
– the age at which you can begin to withdraw without penalty;
– if you withdraw within 10 years of receiving the grant and bond, how much it will impact your plan value;
– the impact of your provincial benefits on the RDSP;
– the annual disability payments you would receive;
This calculator will let you run through different scenarios so that you can understand how much potential growth there is within the RDSP. By choosing different options, such as:
– whether you want to invest the RDSP very conservatively, conservatively or more moderate;
– whether there will be potential lump sum contributions;
– whether you foresee family and friends contributing on an annual basis;
– when you will begin the plan;
-when you want to start receiving payments from the plan;
– what is your taxable income;
you will be able to gage how the RDSP will work for you. As you can probably tell, we are very excited that we are going to be able to provide you with this tool. We are expecting to launch this calculator by the end of this month. We have been running tests on it to ensure it's accuracy (with the help of financial planners) and are in the process of making it "web-ready".
If you get a chance, make sure to check this blog in the upcoming weeks and try out our calculator when it becomes available.
Currently BC, Alberta, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, NWT and Yukon have exempted the RDSP as an asset and/or income. Quebec and New Brunswick have exempted the RDSP as an asset but are capping the amount of income that you are allowed to withdraw from the plan (QB $305 exempt monhtly and NB $800 exempt monthly). Prince Edward Island has announced that they will exempt the RDSP as an asset and income up until the low income threshold (see http://www.rdsp.com for more details), and Nunavut has currently not indicated how they will treat the RDSP.
We will be updating this blog consistently and letting you know as soon as the provinces announce their intentions.


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I just pass by to share something.
There is a Japanese TV Show, called Hello Morning with a bunch of young singers. One of their episode was visiting Sea Paradise in Yokohama. It is a not bad trip, for a 50 minutes show, the half is surround Sea Paradise area.
You can download the video wmv from this website:
And choose 2nd link from above:
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You'll find a video list and look for:
ハロモニ 4月3日 -- Haromoni April 3, 2005
For video capture samples if you too lazy to DL the video:
Go to http://mikieri.xdap.jp/05hello.html for
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I hope no one do direct link the video DL link. ;)
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We are looking to hear from Network Engineers to work within the Network Operations Department for one of the world's largest and complex networks in the world based in Dublin.
We would like to bring in numerous Network Engineers for a tier one Operations and maintenance department for a major scaling project which includes a huge amount of trouble shooting and automating the Network.
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* Be responsible for automation of tier 1 Operations and Maintenance of network infrastructure * Drive automation for our network across multiple global datacenters. * Drive scaling of current network designs to meet the demand of our customers. * Create Detection systems and alarms. * Create protocols to teach the system rather than wait for issues to arise. * Create simple, repetitive deployment processes that increase both velocity and quality. * Work closely with our internal customers on designs/solutions; bringing those designs/solutions from concept to production. * Create and update our network standards and ensure that the network is deployed to these standards. * Create and implement changes on the network. Automate workflow and execution of deployments on a global scale * Work closely with our automation teams in transitioning and defining new tools that allow us to scale at unprecedented volume.
Our ideal candidate has a proven record of building automated solutions, is highly autonomous, possesses strong written and verbal communication skills, strong project management and time management skills and has a successful track record of designing simple, scalable solutions and troubleshooting complex network problems and delivering innovative solutions.
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- "I, Knora of Darts and Gathers (dartsandgathers.wordpress.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '17. I endeavor to wear one me-made item each day for the duration of May 2017."
"I, Margo of Darts and Gathers (dartsandgathers.wordpress.com) pledge to wear one me-made or refashioned item each day for the duration of May, 2017."
**Knora: When I pledged to wear one me-made item each day, I meant refashioned as well. I hope you guys like the new refashions we'll be debuting this month!
May 8
Today I wore my miniskirt, a skirt that is probably my most often worn me-made item. Margo wasn't able to photograph today, but she wore a stripy knit self-drafted top that she made yesterday. Hopefully there'll be a post on it soon!
May 9
Today I wore the choker that I wrote about (and explained how to make) in this post.
Today Margo wore her blue and gold bird shorts, which I am extremely jealous of!
May 10
In these photos, Margo wore a me-made skirt that she made a few years ago.
Today I wore a self-drafted trapeze dress that you can read about here.
May 11
Margo wore a self-drafted tulip hem (though you can't tell with the overalls) top that she also made years ago.
Today I wore one of my earliest self-drafted skirts, you can read more about my skirt here.
May 12
In these photos I'm wearing Simplicity 9662, View E, that you can see more photos of here and read about here.
Today Margo counted her me-made purse as her item today, and I really love the zipper pocket on the front!
May 13
Today I wore my choker that I posted about here. Margo wasn't able to photograph today, and I actually photographed on Sunday.
May 14
Today I wore my (very) stripy shirt, that you can read more about here. Margo wasn't able to photograph today either, she was away with her parents. We're really sorry about the inconsistency in this post, this week was extremely chaotic! We know Me Made May Week 3 is also a disaster that will hopefully be published soon, but we hope to be better in the future!


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I remember there was a thread about some helpful tips re: S2 and Audyssey, are there any tips for YPAO?
Should I forego YPAO and just use test tones?
I remember there was a thread about some helpful tips re: S2 and Audyssey, are there any tips for YPAO?
Should I forego YPAO and just use test tones?
I use YPAO with my RAAL towers and Sierra-2 center. It works well but tends to overdo a bit to my taste. After YPAO I manually adjust the EQ curves for each speaker to pull back a couple dB on boosts. Sounds more natural to me.
In any case it sounds better than w/o YPAO.
I have Sierra Towers and Horizon w/RAAL and a Yamaha RX-A3040 AVR. After running YPAO, I change the Pattern PEQ setting from Flat (default) to Natural. Although I like the sound of both settings, Natural gives a warmer sound, which I like the better. Other than that, I don't change any of the EQ curves. I agree with YPAO sounds better than without.
Sorry, I don't know of any YPAO tips threads.
I have the RX-A2050, and I agree with Jack's comment regarding the warmer sound of "Natural". Listen to each of the options and pick the one you like best. In my case "Flat" is slightly too bright, and "Natural" is too warm. I just tweak the flat PEQ results just a bit, effectively driving it to be about halfway between Natural and Flat. I could just as easily tweak the "Natural" PEQ and go the other way.
The other thing to make sure of: Assuming you use a subwoofer, change all speaker settings to "Small" so the receiver engages its bass management.
Here are a couple web articles on YPAO and RSC. I haven't reviewed these in depth, so YMMV.
Good luck,
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Steve, thanks for the links! I'll have to check those out.
Thanks guys!
I have an A660, so I only have one PEQ setting. With the S2.....it sounds bright, tinny and harsh. I much prefer Off to PEQ, keeping the rest of the YPAO settings.
As anyone else had a similar experience? Am I doing something wrong?
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This project was funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) under grant number NITC-RR-1062. The PI would like to acknowledge the Google Summer of Code program, which funded Nipuna Gunathilake's work on a very early version of the opensource GTFS-realtime Validator software tool. Thanks to Mohan Gandhi Achchakkagari and Surya Vamshi Kandukoori for their software development work on the GTFS-realtime Validator during this project, and Surya Vamshi Kandukoori for his contributions to the open-source Transit Feed Quality Calculator tool as well as his efforts in collecting, analyzing, and visualizing errors and warnings found in feeds.
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Transit oriented development -- Research, Transit oriented development -- Case studies, Local transit -- Planning, Transportation -- Planning
In the last few years, a real-time counterpart to GTFS, GTFS-realtime [10], has begun to emerge, with agencies sharing their real-time data in this format. Previously, real-time transit information had only been shared in proprietary formats specific to each vendor or agency. GTFS-realtime offers the opportunity for application developers to create a mobile app that can function across a large number of cities and agencies, and for practitioners and researchers to be able to easily study and compare actual system performance across different transit systems using the same tools, without the overhead of manually transforming data into a consistent format. Having real-time transit data available in a common format is a key pillar for real-time multimodal information systems.
This is a final report, NITC-RR-1062, from the NITC program of TREC at Portland State University, and can be found online at: https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1062
The Project Brief associated with this research can be found at:https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25837
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Barbeau, Sean J. Overcoming Barriers for the Wide-scale Adoption of Standardized Real-time Transit Information. NITC-RR-1062. Portland, OR: Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), 2018. https://dx.doi.org/10.15760/trec.199
Quality Control - Lessons Learned from Deployment and Evaluation of GTFS-realtime Feeds (Poster)
Barbeau_-_GTFS-realtime_v2.0-v1.pdf (1170 kB)
GTFS-realtime v2.0 (Presentation)


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Gertrude A. "Trudy" Eberhardt, 85, of Monaca, passed away Saturday morning, May 28, 2011 at Trinity Oaks Care Center, Brighton Township.
Born February 15, 1926, in Greensboro (Greene County), she was a daughter of the late Leland and Margaret (Herrington) Callihan. Trudy retired from Anchor Hocking, Monaca, in 1986, following 42 years of service. She was a longtime and faithful member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Monaca, where she served in numerous capacities over the years. She was a former member of the Irish Club of Beaver County.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Eberhardt, in 1985; her step-father, Erwin Winkle, in 2000, and a sister, Bobbi Brown, in 1985.
She leaves her brother, James E. (Roseann) Brown, of Monaca; three step-sisters; two nieces, Joanne Brown and her fiance, Dr. Michael Conti, of Vineland, N.J., and Maryann (Skip) Eichler, of Petersburg, VA.; a nephew, James T. Brown, of New Castle; two great- nieces; two great-nephews; a great-great-niece, and two great-great-nephews.
Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the SIMPSON FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES, 1119 Washington Ave., Monaca, (724-728-4000), where services will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with her pastor, the Reverend John Watson officiating.
Entombment will follow at Sylvania Hills Mausoleum.
The family has suggested memorial contributions be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1200 Virginia Ave., Monaca, PA. 15061
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This week's image: Carlton Street fire, photo by Espie Currie, City News
A beautiful condo on Homewood and a remarkable home at 6 Wellesley Cottages on Saturday and Sunday. For details, click here.
Another fire
Photo: City News
On Wednesday morning, two homes on Carlton Street were damaged by a upper level fire. 222 Carlton is owned by Toronto Community Housing and contains eleven apartments. 224 belongs to Free the Children and is used for office space. The fire is believed to have started in the attic at 222 and was contained to these two places. The neighbouring buildings were evacuated as a precaution. 12 trucks and 45 firemen battled the blaze and the street was closed from Parliament to Sherbourne. CP24 has a couple of short videos and a story about the incident – click here.
Thanks to Dave Archer
Photo: City News
Dave is a Toronto fireman who was off-duty at the time of the Carlton Street fire. He was nearby when he noticed smoke coming from 222 Carlton and saw a man dangling from a third floor window. He ran into the house and pulled the man to safety. Paramedics treated him on the scene for smoke inhalation and minor burns. Otherwise, the house was empty at the time and no one was injured.
Nighisti Semret
The jury trial of Adonay Zekarias has started on the charge of murdering Ms Semret in a laneway off Ontario Street in October 2012. At the time, the incident shocked our community deeply. David Hughes came to her defense, frightened off her attacker and tried to give her first aid. People in nearby homes heard her screams and called the police. Mr Hughes has testified about his experience – the Toronto Star has a detailed story about his testimony here.
Congrats for the award
James Davie (second right with Jeremy) and Mark Hendricks own the stately Second Empire home at 377 Sackville. Over the past couple of years, they've been renovating it with very careful attention to all of its historic details. Local architect Monica Kuhn supervised the restoration and the work was done by Weenen Contracting. James and Mark have won the Peggy Kurtin Award from the Cabbagetown Preservation Association in honour of their renovation. They received the award at the CPA's annual meeting on Tuesday night and agreed at that time that their home would be added to the 2015 Tour of Homes so that the neighbourhood can see its amazing interior.
CPA Annual Meeting
The CPA is central to much of the positive activity that builds and supports our community. The Directors deserve our recognition and thanks for their ongoing contributions.
Last Tuesday, the Association held its 2015 AGM. The guest speaker, Harold Madi, is Toronto's Director of Urban Design. He spoke about the growth happening along the Don River and its importance for the future shape of the city.
There's an impressive list of projects being handled every year by the CPA.
· A 2015 Tour of Homes is now scheduled for September 20, the week after the Festival.
· Cabbagetown People remains the CPA's biggest project with a revitalized website, the familiar blue oval plaques scattered around the neighbourhood and its educational resources.
· Hidden Gardens & Private Spaces tour is an ever-popular Spring event and the Hallowe'en Ghost Tour attracts a good crowd.
· The Association also conducts a series of walking tours with other groups and on its own. The next one focuses on Cabbagetown's medical heritage and happens on July 15.
· Its book - Adversity, Resilience, Prosperity - was published in 2014.
· The Streetscape in Bloom project is a friendly annual competition that selects several outstanding front gardens and awards a winner for his or her creativity over the entire growing season.
· The Association's quarterly Newsletter has grown into a very useful way to inform local residents about community events.
Cabbagetown South Yard Sale
On Saturday May 23 from 9 am to 3 pm. The whole neighbourhood (Aberdeen to Shuter, Sherbourne to Parliament) turns into a giant yard sale. There'll be signs posted throughout the neighbourhood to direct eager customers to happy vendors. Extra booths will be set up at Central Neighbourhood House (349 Ontario). Weather forecasts predict a glorious Spring day. It's a free event.
Clothing drive for Oasis Addiction Recovery Society
Daniel Bloch and Liora Tal-Bloch are organizing their second annual clothing drive. They're looking for gently used clothes, DVDs and toys. Watch for a red bag being delivered to your mailbox and use it to collect your donation. On Saturday May 23, place your red bag outside your front door after 10 am. If you need a bag or have any questions, please call (416) 859-8649 or email email@example.com Congrats to Daniel and Liora for their generous initiative.
Congrats to Ernescliffe
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The apartment building at Wellesley and Sherbourne is 100 years old. A celebration will happen at 1 pm, Saturday May 23 in the parking lot at 467 Sherbourne. The building is now a familiar landmark, the Ernescliffe Co-operative, and the members have arranged "celebratory activities." Heritage Toronto will present a commemorative plaque.
51 Division open house
The officers and the members of the Community Police Liaison Committee are hosting an open house at 51 Division (51 Parliament) from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday May 23. There'll be a barbeque, entertainment by the Toronto Police Coppertoines, a demonstration by the mounted Police Service with their horses, tours of the station and an award ceremony.
Doors Open Toronto
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Saturday May 23 and Sunday May 24. There are 155 buildings across Toronto in the 2015 Doors Open program. Several of them are local sites. There's a handy city-wide online map with each location available for additional information – click here.
George Brown Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
The Pure Spirits Still House, 3 Tank House Lane, Distillery, open on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
AGATHOM CO Architects, 3 Gilead Place, Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
Regent Park Aquatic Centre, 640 Dundas St E, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
Native Women's Resource Centre, 191 Gerrard St E, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
Riverdale Farm, 201 Winchester St, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.
Get your tickets
The annual Hidden Gardens & Private Spaces tour is scheduled for Sunday June 7 from 10 am to 3 pm. The garden tour is always a local Spring favourite. Tickets ($15) are available now from six local sources: Epicure Shop (473 Parliament), Fairway Garden Centre (520 Parliament), Jay's Garden Centre (360 Gerrard E), Kendall & Co (514 Parliament), Mi Casa (238 Carlton) and Spruce Home Décor (455 Parliament). Several other stores outside Cabbagetown also have tickets. For program information and online ticket sales, click here.
Streetscapes in Bloom
Every year, judges from the Cabbagetown Preservation Association receive nominations for the annual best-garden award. Over the summer, they watch as the nominees' gardens grow and change. In the Fall, a winner is selected and given a watercolour painting of the garden, an art glass medallion by Kitras Glass and an iron garden crook. You can read about the award and the winning criteria here. Any Cabbagetown resident can nominate a garden. Send your selection by May 29 to email@example.com
Regent Park sewing circle and bazaar
You're invited to join a sewing circle and to take part in the bazaar. There will be four sewing classes plus a weekly bazaar with jewelry, traditional clothes, bags, food and a spa. The event is happening outside the Daniels Spectrum on Regent Park Boulevard south of Dundas (the rain location is indoors in the Artscape Lounge.) Friday June 5, Friday June 12, Friday June 26 and Friday July 10. The sewing classes are $10. The bazaar fee is $5 each or $20 total. To register, call Sureya at (647) 349-2244.
Graffiti eradification
Photo: 51 Division, Toronto Police Service
Police officers David Hinchcliffe, Julie Moreau and Al McCullough plus a team of volunteers from Monsignor Fraser School are the Graffiti Eradification Program at 51 Division. They've recently removed a long stretch of graffiti from the wall on Broadcast Lane behind Homelife/Realty One office (501 Parliament). The wall has been painted white and the crew will return to paint a mural over it. The Homelife/Realty One staff have been very impressed by the group and their help with the graffiti problems. If you have a graffiti issue, call the Community Response Unit at 51 Division and someone there will check it out. (416) 808-5100.
Circus North at The Distillery
Circus North is coming and it promises to be an amazing event full of free and ticketed events. It starts on Thursday May 21 at 7 pm in Trinity Square (The Distillery) with Cirque-It, a wearable-tech fashion circus. Tickets are $30. On Friday, Canadian and Finnish circus artists team up at the Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas E) at 7 pm for Focus on Finland Circus. Tickets $15 to $45. On Saturday May 23 at 9 pm in Trinity Square, Twilight Masque is a party celebration of masquerade including a masquerade parade and fire show. Tickets are $20. Free events include buskers, body painting, models and photographers. A long list of ticketed events includes Corporeal Mime ($500), success as an artist ($25), two rigging events ($100) and a cabaret for relief to Nepal ($25).
For details (the program is a long and fascinating list), prices and locations, click here.
Soulpepper's Cabaret Series
The cabarets happen every Saturday night at 8:30 pm and they showcase established artists, new talents and innovative groupings. On Saturday May 23, 'Look What They've Done to My Song" with Denzal Sinclaire. Tickets are $25 general and $20 students – click here. Soulpepper at the Young Centre (50 Tank House Lane, Distillery)
newchoir at Koerner Hall
We last heard from newchoir just after its successful debut at New York's Carnegie Hall. Next on its list – Koerner Hall (273 Bloor W) at 8 pm, Saturday May 30. The concert is The Art Of Rock and Canadian indie music icon Sarah Slean will appear along with the choir. Tickets are $40 and they're almost sold-out. For more program details and for your tickets, click here.
CCDT's Space Interrupted
Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (509 Parliament) presents Space Interrupted as part of Harbourfront NextSteps 2015. It includes a Canadian premiere by Colin Connor, recent works by Ofilio Sinbadinho, Alexander Whitley and Deborah Lundmark. 8 pm, Friday May 29 and Saturday May 30 at the Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre (207 Queen's Quay W). Tickets and more information online here.
Mitchell Cohen's Journey
In his day job, Mitch Cohen builds buildings, revitalizes Regent Park and plays a big part in creating Toronto's future with his leadership role at the Daniels Corporation. He's also a composer and musician. In fact, he's written a musical about the transformation of Regent Park - The Journey, A Living History of the Regent Park Revitalization. It documents the community's history through the lives of its residents and its dazzling cast includes local residents and peformers along with Jackie Richardson, Thompson Egbo-Egbo and Jeremiah Sparks. He wrote its first song on the day when the demolition crews started to knock down the first building. 8 pm, June 20 at the Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas E). Tickets are $25. Click here to read more and to buy your tickets.
Rug sales and new styles
Kendall & Co (514 Parliament) are offering selected rugs at 15% off until May 25. They're available in wool or outdoors, for your home and cottage. New rug styles have also just arrived. Check them all out online or at the store, 10 am to 6 pm weekdays and 11 am to 5 pm Saturdays.
Music and yoga summer camps
Trunk to Tail is offering two programs for kids in July. Kids will learn about yoga, music, art, natural exploration and more. A full day camp for kids 5 to 10 runs from 9 am to 3 pm from July 6 to 10 ($300). The half-day program for kids 4 to 9 runs from July 13 to 17, 9 am to noon ($150). Info and registration at www.trunktotail.org The camps happen at Lore (555 Parliament).
Workshops at Lore
Lore (555 Parliament) – formerly Little House in the City – has two workshops happening in the next week. On Saturday May 23 from 1:30 to 4 pm, Dan Pryce from Spadfe & Feather will introduce Raising Backyard Quail with lots of "how to" topics plus legalities and benefits. $20. On Monday May 25 from 7 to 10 pm, Lisa Olafson will offer a fun-filled evening of ukulele. Learn the basics and leave playing. Students should bring a ukulele or advice Lore in advance so an instrument can be arranged for the class. $40.
Our newest store, Pipler (453 Parliament), has enjoyed a good introductory write-up in Toronto Life. Its inventory emphasizes high style, sustainability and affordable prices. Read the story here.
PhD Talks
Jared Postance from Paths to Vitality (439 Parliament) is promoting a series called PhD Talks. These are four lectures sponsored by the Society for Osteopathic Wellness and they're open to the public. On Saturday June 5, Dr Noah Fine will discuss Innate/Adaptive Immunity. On September 12, Dr Subra Khandwala's lecture is Maternal-Fetal Immune Interactions. Dr Philippos Peidis will talk about Cancer Biology on October 10 and Dr Robert Johns will handle Pesticides/GMOs on November 14. Each seminar is $50 plus HST. For locations and other details and to register, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or drop in to see Jared at Paths to Vitality.
Congrats to Little Shmiddy's
Anders Whist has written a good review of Little Shmiddy's (584 Parliament) in blogTO. These positive comments echo the informal reactions coming in from local rssidents who've visited and enjoyed a meal there. Read it here.
Songs of Journey
Paintbox Bistro (535 Dundas E) hosts an evening for the Regent Park School of Music. Two graduates are performing - Cecilia Nguyen Tran (piano) and Stacy Darko (voice). Thursday May 21 from 6 pm. Your suggested donations are $100 with dinner and $20 without.
From Toronto to Nepal
Paintbox Bistro (535 Dundas E) is supporting Globalmedic and NRN Canada for immediate relief to victims of the earthquake in Nepal. Sunday May 24 at 3 pm. Tickets are $15. Live entertainment. Silent auction and raffles. Find out more here.
Dixon Hall is sponsoring a fun food event on Monday May 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm in the Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas E). Chefs and restaurants from our neighbourhood will be serving fine foods and wines – the Westin Harbour Castle, Cranberries, Daniel et Daniel, Merryberry, George Brown College and lots more. It's a fundraiser that will support the food services provided by Dixon Hall including Meals on Wheels, Summer Camp, Shelter Programs, Out of the Cold, Youth centre, Alzheimer Day Program, HIV/AIDS Programs and more. Watch the short video on GlobalTV here. Tickets are $125 and can be ordered here.
Fix-ups at Under the Table
Kim and Betty will close Under The Table (568 Parliament) from Friday May 29 to Monday June 1. Renovations are planned – details to follow.
Contact info
Alice's Place, 554 Parliament St, (647) 931-9088, https://www.facebook.com/alicesplacetoronto
Cranberries, 601 Parliament St, (416) 925-6330
Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen St E, (416) 368-6893, www.dominiononqueen.com
El Catrin, 18 Tank House Lane, Distillery, (416) 203-2121, www.elcatrin.ca/home
The Flying Beaver, 488 Parliament St, (647) 347-6567, www.pubaret.com
House on Parliament, 454 Parliament St, (416) 925-4074, www.facebook.com/pages/House-on-Parliament
The Irv, 195 Carlton Street, (647) 350-4787, http://www.theirvpub.ca/
The Local GEST, 424 Parliament St, (416) 961-9425, http://www.thelocalgest.com/
Merryberry, 559 Parliament, www.merryberry.ca
Mill Street Beer Hall, 21 Tank House Ln, Distillery, (416) 681-0338, http://toronto.millstreetbrewpub.ca/
Murgatroid, 568 Parliament, (416) 323-9381, https://www.facebook.com/MurgatroidTO
Odin, 514 King W, (647) 350-6346, https://www.facebook.com/odinhus
Paintbox Bistro, 555 Dundas St E, (647) 748-0555, www.paintboxbistro.ca
Soulpepper, Young Centre, 50 Tank House Lane, Distillery, (416) 866-8666, http://soulpepper.ca/performances/music_at_soulpepper.aspx
Stirling Room, 16 Trinity, Distillery District, www.stirlingroom.com
Stout Irish Pub, 221 Carlton St, (647) 344-7676, www.stoutirishpub.ca
Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant, 2 Trinity Street, Distillery, (647) 430-1111, www.tappo.ca
Under the Table, 568 Parliament St, (647) 351-1533, https://www.facebook.com/underthetabletoronto
White Elephant, 366 Queen E. (416) 364-9999, www.whiteelephant366.com
If there's a cover charge or tickets are sold, the prices are listed. Otherwise, the event is free.
Please note:
Two of our regular Clubs are currently closed. The Flying Beaver is being renovated after a fire in late February. The Dominion on Queen has been closed since the summer of 2014 for renovations.
The Irv
7pm, Geoff Willingham
The Local GEST
9 pm, Open mic with Porter
Mill St Brew Pub
7 pm, Tap That Cask with live acoustic music by Don Campbell
White Elephant
8 pm, Open mic night
Mill Street Beer Hall
8 pm, Vinyl nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Stirling Room
Theatrical Friday with resident DJ Rod Bravo, reserve on the guest list. $20
White Elephant
7 pm, Matthew Kane
Mill Street Beer Hall
8 pm, Vinyl Nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Soulpepper Cabaret
8:30 pm, Look What They've Done to My Song with Denzal Sinclaire, $20 and $25.
Stirling Room
Resident DJ Rod Bravo, reserve on the guest list
Alice's Place
9 pm, Karaoke with Vee
Local GEST
4:30 pm, Sunday afternoon jazz with Melissa Lauren (vocals), Dave Restivo (piano) and Tyler Emond (bass)
Mill Street Beer Hall
1 pm, Jazz brunch with Tyler Yarema


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Back in spring, summer and fall 2001, New York City's Bionic Finger played three memorable shows in South Bend and appeared well on its way to developing a local fan base that would support the band's periodic Midwest tours.
But more than a decade later, the all-female quartet has been broken up for most of the past 10 years, as has Space and Noise Productions, the local band that brought Bionic Finger to South Bend for its first two appearances.
On Wednesday, Bionic Finger's Nan Turner returns to the area for a show at Mishawaka's Wander Inn with her long-standing other band, Schwervon, on a duos bill that also includes The Rutabega, the two-piece fronted by Space and Noise's Joshua Hensley, and the local duo Infinite Buffalo.
"I do feel like my musical stuff started with Bionic Finger," Turner says by telephone, "and now it's been a lot of years and progress and growth and it's nice to come back with Schwervon and say, 'Hey Indiana, here I am again!'"


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Since launching back in 2013, GameSparks has consistently worked with a one-track mind: to provide developers with the most comprehensive tool-set available, enabling them to create anything imaginable to better engage with their players and produce a truly immersive and compelling gameplay experience.
As part of a continuous effort to ease the development process, the GameSparks team have spent the past couple of months building a multitude of new functionality and features, as well as producing an endless repository of documentation and resources to accompany them.
In this latest features rundown I have provided a broad outline of just a select few of the recent additions to the platform. To see the full power of GameSparks and how each recent addition can positively affect your game's performance and longevity, please visit the GameSparks Community page, or sign up for a free evaluation account and test drive the features for yourself.
Multiple Live Game Operations features are found in the GameSparks Manage section. Here you can bend and mould your configuration to manage your game based on your own rules, thus extending the life of your live game whilst also increasing player engagement rates.
The latest addition to this post-launch tool-kit is Experiments. This new feature gives you the opportunity to trial different configuration options on multiple portions of your game population at the same time in order to compare the real impact of these decisions on your players' behaviours.
Experiments allow you to A/B test configuration changes, such as the difficulty level of a particular stage within your game, on a selective range of players. You can drastically or only ever so slightly alter these parameters for a certain period of time and measure how your players respond to these changes in-flight.
For a game to stand the test of time and be as profitable as possible, developers must constantly analyse their players' behaviour to work out the pinnacle of engagement and retention, then tailor the game based on the results found to give their audience what they want. By using GameSparks Experiments you have the ability to manipulate and measure such details by simply changing the parameters and watching the results. You then have the opportunity to fine-tune your live game accordingly to become a truly captivating experience for your players.
For more information concerning GameSparks Experiments, head over to the documentation pages. You can also jump into the platform and try this feature out for yourself here.
Virtual Goods
Virtual Goods are a vital monetising component of any game, and is therefore a frequently updated and expanded feature of the platform. In recent weeks GameSparks Virtual Goods have undergone several improvements, providing users with a whole host of new functionality.
A new RemoveVirtualGoods request has been added, enabling you to revoke virtual goods purchased through marketplace transactions. This request allows you to use the unique transaction ID from a store purchase to remove any virtual good or currency wrongfully given to a player.
GameSparks recently introduced the ability to assign other Virtual Goods against a good, giving you the possibility to create a bundle of goods as well as different qualities. New TransactionalHistoryRequests have also been added, allowing users to list the full currency and virtual good transactions for their players. On top of the above additions, the GameSparks ListVirtualGoods request has also been updated to display the base price of any purchased good, as well as the actual purchase price paid by the player.
For more information concerning all new add-ons to GameSparks Virtual Goods, please see the detailed release notes.
Bulk Player Operations
Bulk Player Operations enables users to create and use bulk jobs to update sections or all of the player base details en masse. This removes the need for players to action their own updates, as well as an admin user having to individually update each player record. As an example, Bulk Operations could be used to send a global message to all players, informing them of an upcoming Live In-Game Event.
To create and execute a Bulk Job Request, you first need to enable the AdminBulkJob request in your credentials. There are two possible methods for this new feature, the first using a PlayerQuery and a Script, and the second creating a Cloud Code Event to trigger a scheduled job. For more detailed information concerning Bulk Player Operations with guidance including examples of code, please see our documentation.
Security Credentials
As mentioned above, in order to execute a Bulk Job Request, you must first enable the AdminBulkJob request in your credentials. Security Credentials is yet another new addition to the platform that allows you to both configure and create existing and new credentials.
GameSparks Security Credentials also enable you to set the credential against the system or against players. In an example, you may want to restrict access to the MatchMakingRequest, preventing players from searching for online matches.
For more information concerning Security Credentials, please visit the documentation page. You can also learn how to use this feature in a highly detailed tutorial.


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Ettlingen – Intelligent single board Smart Cameras eXcite® for industrial applications from Vision Components® are especially designed for OEM applications. Delivered without housing, these cameras are suitable even for demanding tasks. Due to their highly compact dimensions (60 x 80 x 35 mm), they can be easily integrated into plants and machines. The new eXcite® VC4016 and VC4018 Smart Cameras are available as color and black-and-white models. Both feature a 400 MHz processor from Texas Instruments which has a computing power of 3,200 MIPS.
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Venezuelan Sentenced to 16 Months of Time Served following Guilty Plea to Participating in UPMC Employee Data Hack
PITTSBURGH - A citizen of Venezuela pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to time served for conspiring to defraud the United States, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Maritza Maxima Soler Nodarse pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, before United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that in 2014, Soler Nodarse conspired with others to file approximately 935 false form 1040 tax returns using identities belonging to hundreds of UMPC employees whose personal information was stolen in an intrusion into UPMC's database in Pittsburgh in 2014. Nodarse and others obtained illegal tax refunds in the form of Amazon.com gift cards which they used to purchase hundreds of thousands of dollars of electronic merchandise at Amazon.com and have shipped to locations in Venezuela where Nodarse and others lived. Approximately $156,000 in merchandise was ordered by and shipped to Nodarse. Nodarse was arrested in Colombia in March, 2015, and then extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges in November, 2016.
According to the terms of her plea, Judge Hornak sentenced Soler-Nodarse to a "time served" sentence, which represented approximately 16 months incarceration. She also agreed to be immediately deported back to Venezuela.
Assistant United States Attorney Gregory C. Melucci is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, the United States Secret Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Maritz Maxima Soler Nodarse.


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Elected representatives, Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Rep. Tony Cardenas have presented a resolution for pro-Bitcoin national policy. The resolution comes at a time when Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology continues to gain prominence in leading industries.
The national policy is aimed at creating a friendlier environment for the digital currency ecosystem and encourage technology development. The resolution gives a brief overview of the progress and potential use of non-fiat currencies like Bitcoin when it comes to security, transparency and verifiable trust mechanisms to complement the conventional payments systems. It also outlines the potential of blockchain technology in various sectors, including financial services, records management for healthcare, real estate and intellectual property rights management.
Even though the resolution is just meant to serve as a guideline for the future federal policies and legislation to the House of Representatives, it still signifies a growing interest in the digital currency technology among government representatives.
Blockchain technology has already disrupted the fintech sector. Many banks and financial institutions are actively pursuing the development of blockchain based solutions for their operations. The R3 Consortium already has many international banking majors and tech companies working together to achieve the goals. The resolution will also set a reference for the states working on digital currency regulations.
Other countries framing digital currency regulations include Japan, which recently assigned Bitcoin the status of a legal tender. Russia has also proposed a draft law labelling bitcoin as a foreign currency that can be bought in Russia but can only be spent overseas. Converting Bitcoin to Russian ruble is illegal in the country and carries up to 4 years of prison sentence.
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Located in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula, Tulip Getaway is the perfect escape for a great relaxing holiday.
Modern cafés, chic restaurants and Chef's Hat fine dining are all within easy reach of nearby coastal towns and hinterland hamlets.
Feel miles away from the hustle and bustle of city life as you swim in the waters of some of the peninsula's most pristine beaches or tackle one of the wild surf beaches if you please.
With award winning Mornington Peninsula wineries, world class golf courses and the popular Peninsula Hot Springs at our doorstep you will find no end of activities and entertainment.
The property has a wide driveway leading to a double garage providing ample space for multiple vehicles or boat and jet ski.
A large front yard and nearby local park with playground and large open space will keep kids happy for hours.
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It's getting to be the case that virtually any standalone investment product sold to individuals can be repackaged into a mutual fund. It makes a lot of sense – everyone already knows what a mutual fund is, and all that's left to explain is the objective, availability of capital, specific risks and fees.
Such is the case with income replacement funds that aim to replace annuities as a way for retirees to manage their spendable assets during the years they expect to be in retirement.
Aimed at the Baby Boomer Market, mutual fund leaders Fidelity and Vanguard are among others getting into this product, which are a bit like target-date retirement funds in that they start with a pile of stocks, bonds and cash that grows more conservative based on the dates you'll need to draw those assets. Essentially, that means if you're retiring in 2020 and you want money available through 2040, you pick a fund that's labeled for that withdrawal window, and you accept that such funds are invested properly for that timeframe.
Generally, after taking an expense fee, the fund pays the investor a rising percentage of their account value each year until the balance runs out in the termination year. The idea is that you'll get a relatively stable income stream that may keep up with inflation.
Unlike many annuities, however, you can cash out whenever you want.
It all sounds good, right? Beware of the following, and seek some advice from a financial expert like a Certified Financial Planner™ professional:
- There's no exact guarantee on how big the payments will be, unlike most guaranteed annuities that set fixed payments. That means that if the market slides, so will your payments;
- It is possible to outlive your money, so be very careful in planning how and for how long these payments will be made.
There's nothing wrong with investigating these mutual funds, and depending how much retirement savings you have and what your needs will be, they may be one of a series of options you use as interlocking parts of your overall portfolio to arrange a flow of income in your non-working (or partially working) years. But like all mutual fund choices, they are not one-size-fits all solutions, and it's good to get some advice that fits your situation.
Keep in mind that a qualified financial planner should go beyond telling you whether to put your money in an income replacement fund, an annuity or other investment choice. One of the big benefits of seeking qualified financial help is assessing how much income may be required in view of your various goals in retirement – whether you plan to work part-time, whether health issues might affect your income needs, or any one of a host of issues unique to an individual's retirement.
Back to income replacement funds. Keep in mind that investment products are a lot like new car models – sometimes it makes sense to wait a year or two to see that the kinks are out. Products attempting to address various financial concerns are being designed daily. By all means study the advantages of such products, but keep in mind that these products might be reconfigured to make later versions more attractive and always note that there are product costs to having "concerns or risks" addressed in product design which should be weighed against costs, and perhaps flexibility, of "active" oversight.
This column is produced by the Financial Planning Association, the membership organization for the financial planning community.
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Svetoslav Stayanov - CONTEMPORARY And surrealism artist
Svetoslav was born in Bulgaria, in 1974. Under the influence of his artist uncle, he started painting from an early age. Initially, art was inspired by nature and the warmth of the old Bulgarian houses. Later, as any young man, he felt rebellious and developed a passion for rock music and surrealism. He started painting professionally in 1992 and for the next 15 years he was dividing his time between playing keyboards in a rock band and painting. Svetoslav exhibited in a number of galleries in Bulgaria and most of the works are now part of private collections in various countries.
In 2007, he moved to London and currently live in the South West part of the city. He started painting again using his flat as a studio. His preferred media is oil on canvas and surrealism style.
With his art he is trying to bring out the beauty and delicacy of the world around us, and the magnificence of the human mind. He paints realistic features in an imaginary context. For the artist there shouldn't be any rules and restrictions in art, but only freedom of thought.
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Village of Lowville, New York
Our design team provided site engineering design, permitting and construction services for this retail development project in the Village of Lowville, New York. This existing site was an open field within a commercial district in the Village. The site planning included an implementation of a stormwater mitigation system to satisfy the water quality and water quantity mitigation requirements of the NYSDEC.
Unique to this project was providing for hitching post and horse and buggy parking for the local Mennonite population.


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These past few days it occurred to me that I never actually filled you in on my recent trip to Beijing. I did post some photos on my private Facebook but otherwise I kept kind of quiet about it...keeping quiet does not a good blogger make!
I went to Beijing for three reasons:
1) apply for a new passport
2) celebrate my birthday
3) see 王力宏 Wang Leehom on concert at the Bird's Nest 鸟巢
Let's skip the official bits and talk about my birthday first. I decided to spend the morning and some of the afternoon at Beihai Park. I wanted a little bit of peace and quiet, water and greenery and Beihai ticked all the boxes. Two years ago, when I visited Beijing for the first time, my Chinese teacher's husband dutifully played tourguide when his wife was indisposed and took me to the park for a leisurely stroll. I fell in love with the place a couple of minutes into our stroll so I decided to go back for more this time.
I spent a lovely afternoon in the park and am particularly proud that I managed to get to the park without getting lost. I did verify the subway stop (Line 6, Beihai North, 北海北) with the handsome fella at the reception but that's about it. It costs about 20 yuan to enter the park but I gladly paid that. The place is always clean and because it's so big it doesn't really feel crowded. Plus, if you feel hungry, the Hutongs and Nanluoguxiang (南锣鼓巷) are nearby so you can just stroll into that direction and find yourself something delicious to snack on. There are some amazing restaurants hidden way in the back alleys, a friend of mine and his girlfriend arranged a trip to a few to try some less touristy stuff.
I didn't even bother bringing my camera to the park. She and I have a major disagreement when it comes to taking pictures, we're just not on the same terms when it comes to focus (she believes it's not necessary while it's a must for me) and picture quality (again I value it, she does not). All pictures were taken with my iPhone which got all hot and bothered in the sun.
Let me show you the place, it's truly wonderful!
I love the colourful paintings that adorn many of the buildings, gates and houses and I love the paintings on the ceiling, the art. I find it hard to pick favourites so here's an overload of Chinese architecture.
My favourite Chinese character: 福
I love the vibrant blue, golden yellow, deep-sea green/turquoise, the careful paintings and how it all looks like it was painted only yesterday. I especially love the gates with their eleborate decorations and how some of them are surrounded by trees, making for a perfect contrast.
But my photo book wouldn't be complete with a few selfies... I thought going to the park on my own on my birthday of all days would make me feel lonely but it didn't. Well I did feel a little lonely but I also had a lot of fun. It wasn't too hot (although I did manage to get a mild sunburn) and every so often there was a refreshing and cooling breeze. Buying water inside the park is more expensive but I can live with spending 4 Yuan on water...still let's not make it a habit. In Wuhan 4 Yuan will buy you a hearty breakfast to keep you full for half a day.
I think if I was based in Beijing I'd probably grab every opportunity to head to the park for a relaxing stroll. There is so much to see and so much going on, yet you can always seem to find a quiet undisturbed corner where you can hide away for a while and be alone with the world.
If you've never been, I suggest you take yourself to the park but pronto.
I did for a while think about heading to Tiananmen but once is enough. Been there done that... Plus the Forbidden City isn't all that special, sorry China. I'll take the Summer Palace any time though.
I have a thing for Chinese parks and lakes.
More about my little Beijing adventure in my next post so stay tuned.