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The Niagara-on-the-Lake Effect
"The Niagara-on-the-Lake Effect" is a feeling that many people describe as unique to Niagara-on-the-Lake. It's a feeling that's difficult to put your finger on, but it all starts with our agricultural roots, stunning vistas and our Heritage District — the centre of the Town's shopping area, home to Landmark Shops.
The Heritage District showcases the Town's history and the buildings tell the story of the architecture of years past. Enjoy the live view you see here and contact our helpful staff at firstname.lastname@example.com to make your own plans to visit and experience it in person.
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Where to Stay
From historic Bed & Breakfasts to elegant Private Vacation Homes to five star hotels—Niagara-on-the-Lake has it all, and our staff are ready to serve you. Book your accommodations through us and enjoy peace of mind, knowing that your preferred accommodation will be ready and waiting for your arrival.
What to Do
With a wide variety of events, concerts, shows and attractions, there is always something to do in our beautiful town. Browse through our event calendar to see what's on during your stay.
Where to Dine
Whether your preference is pub fare or five star dining, we have something to suit your taste. An abundance of fresh local ingredients, creative and passionate Signature Kitchens chefs, award winning wines and a focus on innovative seasonal menus have made Niagara-on-the-Lake a world-class culinary destination.
Where to Shop
Welcome to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where you will always find delightful, unexpected treasures in our many quality retail establishments. From everyday needs to those once-in-a-lifetime special gifts, the merchants of Niagara-on-the-Lake are sure to please. See what the Landmark Shops have to offer.
Our Wineries
This is a community of wineries with individual personalities, as distinctive as the wines they create. Each winery has its own unique story: from the sleekness of glass and steel to the warmth of stone and wood, Niagara-on-the-Lake's wineries are expressions of their diverse personalities.
Our Attractions
Niagara-on-the-Lake has a wealth of attractions—from water adventures, to art galleries, to tours, there is sure to be something that will capture your interest. Explore the many options our beautiful town has to offer.


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One Team, One Mission
Our one team includes every student, every family and every colleague.
Our one mission is to create self-assured, successful citizens of tomorrow.
We will achieve this through:
Achievement: Providing outstanding education to all, ensuring our work is purposeful and planned, allowing our students to make rapid progress whatever their starting points.
Challenge: Giving our students confidence to embrace challenge, to be resilient and to own their future.
Partnership: Modelling an environment of strong relationships and positivity, based on mutual respect, trust and understanding of our shared commitment to continuous learning and development.
Aspiration: Linking access to our exciting world of possibilities through hard work and endeavour.
Trust: Our starting point is that everyone wants to achieve the best for themselves and each other.

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Sep 30, 2011
(South Portland, ME) The Lady Clippers earned another conference victory today in South Portland. Erin O'Connor lead the team to victory with two goals on the day. Cayla Thomas added a goal and Kim Pratt had two assists. Freshman goalkeeper Becca Young had three saves on four shots as the Clippers cruised to a 3-1 victory. They travel to Vermont tomorrow to face College of St. Joseph's.


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The perfect shirt for those with a pioneering spirit: a high performance expedition shirt, managing the demands of heat, sun and biting insects.Read more…
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All Rohan garments carrying our sun protection icon have been tested in accordance with recognised international standards for ultraviolet radiation protection. Garments are awarded a rating of UPF 40+. Protection may be significantly reduced with extended wear or if the garment is stretched or wet. Any associated UV risks will vary according to individual skin type or medical history.
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Insect Shield® technology converts clothing into convenient, comfortable and effective protection against biting insects. Each Insect Shield® labelled garment is treated with Permethrin, an invisible an odourless ingredient which protects against insects such as mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers and midges. The treatment is so tightly bonded to the fabric fibres that it retains effectiveness through the expected life of the product – well beyond the limits of most fabric finishes.
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Keeping comfortable in the heat can be harder than keeping warm in the cold. Comfort strategies are limited. We choose the right weight of fabrics, employ Airflow™ weaves and use Dynamic Moisture Control™ technology.
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Wearing the short sleeve Expedition Shirt makes you feel like you are the colonials James Parker (C. Aubrey Smith) or Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton) in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies (well, almost).
A mix of polyamide and polyester, it can be washed and dried in a couple of hours. No ironing is required – this shirt is designed to be used in the jungle (literally).
There are two chest pockets with button closures, and a useful large zipped pocket behind one of the chest pockets – lots of space to securely hold important items. And the adjustable roll-up sleeve tabs can make the sleeves even shorter, providing more ventilation so you feel cooler and fresher. It is amazing this shirt weighs only 250g with all these features.
I have never been 100% convinced about the Sun Protection UPF 40+ and Insect Shield technologies (as authentic and effective as they may well be), as in reality you can use your own sun cream and insect spray when in tropical conditions. But the unquestionable quality of this shirt is it's durability and longevity. I have five of them, and they have remained remarkably fresh after many years of regular use. When the material brushes against plants, trees or rocks, it does not rip or fray.
I have worn this shirt in some very hot, humid, tropical and inhospitable places – including for orangutan viewing in the rainforests of Borneo (Indonesia) and wildlife safaris in East and Southern Africa. If you want to channel your inner-Tarzan, the Expedition Shirt is for you.
Bought in Pimento Orange. Like PJ before, it wears extremely comfortably. Amazingly gets a lot of positive
Comments from people. Something I don't normally experience. Good array of pockets. Just very practical and stylish.
I have a number of these in short (my preference) and long sleeve versions, some with Velcro on the pockets and others with a button. Like many other Rohan clothes they do not wear out or seem to suffer from the vagaries of life. They are my 'go to' as the weather warms up. Those pockets are good for a passport, a phone or wallet if traveling light. Just got the new colour Pimento Orange and it looks good.


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It's official, Google has unveiled their cloud-based music player at Google I/O.
Called Music Beta by Google, the program works in a similar fashion to Amazon Cloud Player.
Unfortunately because of lacking support from major record labels users can not share music, can not buy songs from Google (Amazon users can at least buy songs) and they can not use offline caching.
Those lacking elements mean that users can only really load their own music onto a service and then stream those songs to their Android phones, tablets and a web-based player. Users will however be able to transfer their created playlists to any device that supports the cloud player, while users will be able to store 20,000 songs at no cost, that number is four times larger than Amazon's current free rate of 1,000 songs. [Read more…]


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ORLANDO, FLA. (April 5, 5:20 p.m. ET) — Thermoset injection molder Longzu Plastic Molding Co. Ltd. of New Taipei City, Taiwan, is expanding into metalworking, which it believes is helping to grow its traditional plastics business and achieve a high precision and integrated business model.
The example given by sales manger Gary Yang in an interview with Plastics News is a RF switch connector, which he described as a board-mounted receptacle, designed for inspection of high frequency circuit.
"This is a high growth item, probably growing five to 10 times this year," he said. Applications include cell phones, portable wireless devices, and other wireless and RF measurement equipment.
The company's new center is equipped to perform metal injection molding, stamping, die-casting, forging and aluminum extrusion. It also injection molds plastics (thermoset, thermoplastic and insert molding) and fluoropolymers.
Yang said he is noticing a clear uptick in the export markets. Longzu exports 40 percent of its products, mostly to the U.S. and Southeast Asia.
The first-time NPE exhibitor hopes to grow the company's U.S. sales. Longzu has been in St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co.'s supplier recognition program for years.
Longzu's production is exclusively located in Taiwan with a fully integrated test center to ensure a zero defect rate, Yang said. On the plastics side, it plans to add three to five machines this year.
Due to China's rising costs, some Taiwanese manufacturers have moved production from mainland China back to Taiwan, said project manager Frank Wu.
"When they relocate back to Taiwan, they try to improve automation and make higher precision products."
Just like mainland Chinese exporters, Taiwanese firms are also facing an appreciating local currency against the U.S. dollar, another source of pressure to become more efficient and pursue higher-value-added products. The New Taiwan dollar gained 2.6 percent just during last quarter.
The company expects to grow its sales by 15-20 percent this year from 200 million New Taiwan dollars (about US$7 million). It employs about 100.


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Skip to comments.BBC's Robert Peston accused of homophobia after 'Queer Street' Twitter blog
Posted on 11/15/2011 3:21:49 PM PST by presidio9
The BBC's Business Editor Robert Peston has dismissed homophobia claims against him as 'bonkers', after he used the term 'Queer Street'. Mr Peston used the term on his blog to describe the European financial crisis. He also posted a link to the blog on his Twitter account, where he has 95,000 followers. In praising the UK's handling of the situation, he wrote: 'The Debt Management Office, has taken a reassuringly long-term approach to managing the UK government's debts - and without its prudence, we might all be in Queer Street or Skid Row by now.' However, Mr Peston was criticised soon after as people accused him of homophobia over the use of the word 'queer', which has long been used as an insult against the gay community. One tweet from follower Peter Scott, said: 'Tsk tsk Mr P, not quite homophobic but a bit homo-frowny'. Two hours later Mr Peston was moved to comment on the row and dispatched another tweet. It read: 'Some of you seem to think my use of the phrase "Queer Street" is in some way homophobic. Bonkers.'
The tweet included a link to the Wikipedia page detailing the origin of the term Queer Street. While Peston was criticisied in some quarters, he has been robustly defended in
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Oh, the hugh manatee! Don't tell me he also used "niggardly" ... he'd have to be shot!
Being called a homophobe is the 21st century equivalent of being labeled a heretic in the Middle Ages.
You need to steer clear of queer.
It wouldn't make any sense to describe the European financial crisis as "so gay".
You can tell it was invented by some ignoramus. It either means man-fear or same-fear. It certainly doesn't mean fear of homosexuals which would be homosexualiphobia or homosexualiphobic.
A phobia is an irrational fear and abnormal.
Boxing and football too - when hit, wobbly, dizzy, etc. and unsure of where one might be
Actually, the left is in danger of cheapening that word to the point where it has no effective meaning, the same way they have done with "racist" and "nazi." People on this website are begininng to do the same with "RINO."
Those limey's have the strangest names for things. Whoops!!!
Ironically, Peston always comes across on the BBC as a bit camp himself.
What a fag!
"not quite homophobic but a bit homo-frowny'"
Here in America, we prefer "redcoats."
If you've read any 19th c. English fiction, it's obvious that this expression has nothing to do with homosexuals. Conan Doyle, Kipling, Rider Haggard, Dickens, and I think Trollope all used "he'll find himself in Queer Street" to mean that somebody was getting himself into trouble.
Often financial, but not always. The constable in "The Adventure of the Second Stain" was in trouble because he let a woman into a crime scene (of course she was an associate of the spy who hid the stolen letter in the secret compartment under the carpet . . . . fortunately Sherlock Holmes was up to the game.)
Kipling also used the term "queer as Dick's hatband" in a short story, "The Dog Hervey". It often means physically ill, but can also mean a little bit crazy.
Queer just doesn't mean what it used to mean. Some of us haven't caught up yet.
Very accurate assessment. I can go back in memory to the 1930's. I remember the saying was quite common in that a person was "feeling queer". I would presume it came from the fact that a person coming over sick,had a strange white faced look. Often not immediately responding, while they grappled with an awful feeling.
It was also used off hand, such as "queer state of affairs". One day finally the politically correct censors will come a "right cropper". This is if there is any justice left.
I enjoy collecting interesting expressions. I read a lot of 19th c. British fiction and picked up the current slang, including some thieves' cant and tinkers' argot (mostly from George Borrow), but recently branched out and have had a wonderful time reading this little book:
Aussie slang is to say the least colorful, a great deal of it is of course English in origin.
I have done that ONCE (I usually get too far forward and roll off over one shoulder or the other) and hope never to do it again. You land on your back and it knocks every ounce of wind out of you, as one of Kipling's fox-hunting characters said.
At least my horse very kindly came back for me. He was a good sort.
Well, I have learned something! Often used the saying "coming a cropper", did not know the origin.
Your two posts good for a well welcomed chuckle here. For in Great Lakes country, while still the mild weather hangs in, it (snow) is due to happen soon.
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It flew by, nothing really important or huge went on, it just flew! I ended up playing a lot of tennis which is quite unusual for me right now with how my life is, but it was great to get outside, moving and changing things up! That also means that with my studio/office being worked on and me needing to do my job that not a lot of creative juice got flowing. I made up for that by going to Kim's last night and I made 4 layouts! One still has a lot to do on it, but the others just need a little journaling and they are done! Felt so good! It was weird to not make any cards, but there is always time for that...
This little card was one that I made a while ago, but never shared. It just went into a box that we sent to Tyler that had sour gummy worms and his favorite messenger bag. Shipping to Brazil is quite expensive, it cost about $45 to send a priority box that is $8 here. It was a great reminder for me of how I take some things for granted as a citizen of this great country.
I am off to play some more tennis. I know, crazy right? And then more organizing and maybe some crafting today! That would make me very happy! It is a gorgeous day here today, so whatever it brings, it is all good!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!


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ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland said it is ready to end a long-running dispute with U.S. prosecutors over Swiss banks that have sheltered tax evaders, without disclosing any terms of the deal.
The two governments have been at loggerheads over a tax evasion crackdown which has ensnared around a dozen Swiss banks, is threatening a raft of others, and earlier this year felled Wegelin, Switzerland's oldest bank, following an indictment.
The Swiss government said on Wednesday the signing of the joint statement with the U.S. should enable Swiss banks to resolve the dispute with the United States while complying with existing Swiss laws. It gave no further details, and the finance ministry was absent at a weekly government press conference.
A Swiss newspaper reported the host of banks not yet under formal investigation in the U.S. could face fines of as much as 50 percent of their American client assets. [ID:nL6N0GT0T3] Government spokesman Andre Simonazzi said the terms and conditions of the program would not be immediately released, but would be communicated "as soon as possible".
While Switzerland's banking lobby and a banking employees association welcomed the move, a spokeswoman for the U.S. justice department didn't immediately comment on the Swiss statement.
The agreement deals mainly with a settlement for the roughly 100 Swiss banks that had U.S. clients, but are not yet being investigated by U.S. justice authorities.
"The SBA welcomes the positive outcome of the Federal Council's decision, as this means that the final step towards a solution has been taken and the U.S. can now launch the program," the SBA said in a statement.
Around a dozen banks are under U.S. investigation, including Credit Suisse CSGN.VX, Julius Baer BAER.VX, the Swiss arm of Britain's HSBC (HSBA.L), privately held Pictet and state-backed regional banks Zuercher Kantonalbank and Basler Kantonalbank (BSKP.S).
Several of those banks have said they are preparing information of client withdrawals demanded by U.S. investigators, after the Swiss government said it would allow them to circumvent secrecy and privacy laws to do so.
Last week, a Swiss government source told Reuters the U.S. government had ratcheted up the pressure on Switzerland to strike a deal after the Swiss parliament rejected an accord in June, tightening its negotiating terms after the rebuff.
Reporting by Martin de Sa'Pinto; Editing by Katharina Bart and Mark Potter and Louise Heavens