One way that you can find a good accountant in Toronto is to look at online reviews. People are rarely shy about sharing their experiences with others on the internet, especially if they have had a very good or very bad experience. Pay attention to those who have high ratings online, and ignore those who have too many negative reviews. Keep in mind that most accountants will have some negative reviews, as no one can please everyone all of the time. So, make sure that you are giving those with one or two negative reviews a fair shake, too.
Do you know people who have used the services of an accountant in the past? If so, talk to them about how they got on with those accountants and if they would recommend the firm to others. Find out what they liked about the accountant or firm they worked with, if they would recommend the accountant or firm to others, and what they might change about the experience they had. You also might enquire about the costs and fees associated with the accountant.
These are only two things that you can do to find a good accountant in Toronto. You also might consider just scheduling an appointment and see where it takes you.


With 80 million grandparents in the United States, you are one of many seniors searching for help in being a Godly grandparent. Pass the Legacy: 7 Keys for Grandparents Making a Difference is a book to encourage, inform and equip you in your important role while living in a culture that tells you your purpose is minimal. Many seniors desire to be Godly grandparents of their families. They simply do not know how.
As you read this book, you will be empowered to live into the utmost calling God has on your life: to pass a legacy of faith in Jesus Christ to your grandchildren. What an awesome calling for someone living in a generation that struggles to find purpose in life. As you grab "The Seven Keys", prepare to run an amazing race with the Lord. You will be living into His calling for you.
Are you worried about your lovely granddaughter as she navigates this tumultuous world? Maybe you are concerned about your grown son. He seems to be moving farther and farther from the Lord. Then check out these "Seven Keys". They are basic steps that can propel you towards leaving the most precious legacy of all: a legacy of faith in the Lord.
In order to pass a legacy of faith you must BE a person of faith! People are in one of three categories: those living in Egypt, those wandering around the desert or those abiding in the Promised Land. Discern which category describes you and learn the next step towards a life surrendered to the Lord.
Since we live in a noisy world, we must choose to set aside Quiet Time. By daily resting in God's Word, we strengthen our spirits. Learn effective ways to delve into the Bible so that you can implement these Godly truths into your life. Then you will be powerfully prepared to encourage faith in your loved ones.
"Babushka Time"! Be like the Russian grandmothers in World War II who fell to their knees praying fervently for their loved ones. Discover powerful ways to prayerfully protect and guide the children and grandchildren the Lord has placed in your life and under your care.
In a culture crowded with smart phones, computers and heavy schedules; relationships are diminished. This key encourages and equips grandparents and parents with grown children to run hard after healthy relationships with their children so that they can pass faith in Christ to the next generation.
We live in a tumultuous world. Many of us have strained, or broken, relationships with our children and grandchildren. Learn three steps towards resolving issues and mending broken relationships with loved ones.
With the world becoming heavily infiltrated by technology, the written word is decreasing. Study ways to write letters, create journals and scribe blessings to family members such that you communicate God's love to your children and grandchildren.
Every person has a God-story to tell. Maybe your story is how you accepted the Lord when you were eight years old, or forty eight years old. Maybe your God-story is that you have always struggled with faith in Christ. Regardless, you have a story that is worthy to be told to your children and grandchildren.
Catherine Jacobs has lived in Charleston, SC for 35 years where she raised her four children. She worked for 14 years as the Director of Children and Family Ministry. She LOVES being a grandmother! Today she is a speaker and writer as the founder and executive director of Pass the Legacy Ministry. Catherine is also a charter member of Legacy Coalition. Recently, she helped to found Grandma's with Heart. The joy of her life is when her five grandkids crash at her house for an overnight.


Many restaurants are offering fixed-price menus for you and your valentine.
BOISE, Idaho — Valentine's Day is fast approaching and on Today's Morning News we have put together an emergency guide to help those who put off getting ready until this week.
First, we have a list of some of the top Valentine's Day destinations around the valley.
In Boise, almost every restaurant is doing something special for Valentine's Day, but there are some offering fixed-price menus for you and your valentine.
The Melting Pot, Chandlers, Ruth's Chris and Barbacoa are all popular spots in Boise offering deals.
For $70 per person at The Melting Pot, they're giving you a romantic five-course dinner package.
Barbacoa's "prix fixe" menu is $85 per person. The four-course dinner even includes a dozen roses.
For $50 and $55 Ruth's Chris and Chandlers have delicious dinners too. They're even offering the deal through the weekend in case Thursday is booked solid.
For lovers in Meridian, Deja Brew Laugh A Latte has a four-course dinner for $33 a person.
And in Eagle, Chateau des Fleurs is going over the top for the day of love, $85 per person gets you a three-course dinner served in their gold and platinum ballrooms.
if you're a not-so-traditional couple and want to do something a little bit different, you don't have to go to dinner.
You can go see arguably the most perfect romantic comedy, "When Harry Met Sally." There's a 21-plus showing on Valentine's Day at the Egyptian Theatre starting at 7 p.m.
If you and your significant other are more into the spookier things in life, the Old Pen has an event for you. Stroll through the old prison to see special exhibits on love stories and love letters from the Idaho State Penitentiary. That's happening from noon until 9 p.m.
And finally, if sports are your thing, head down to Wahooz for some bowling and bubbly. If you play between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Valentine's Day, they'll give you a free glass of champagne or sparkling cider with your game.
Tune in to Today's Morning News on Tuesday when we will have your last-minute gift ideas that will arrive by Thursday. Plus, some unique Valentine's Day gifts.


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Design Hunting with Ppl Plz Thgs
My American neighbour mentioned she had a friend visiting. I met this friend briefly one afternoon and I gathered that Cali was just one of many stops on her Colombian tour. It was a few days later, over sushi up the street, that I learned Bebe Singleton was a "design hunter" for Ppl Plz Thgs (People, Places, Things). She was travelling Colombia looking for designers who were creating interesting, inspiring fashion. Que chevere.
So, how, exactly, does one become a design hunter? This is what I set out to discover when I sat down to chat with Bebe some weeks later via Skype, during her last week in Bogota.
Clara Baldovino of Taller de Vestaurio in Mola jacket
What do you do? How would you describe your job?
The easiest way is to say that I work with designers around the world, and source beautiful and unique items to expand their brands to other countries and into different markets. That's the short simple way but it's really a whole lot more.
It's sourcing, looking for designers, researching those designers. It's seeing if those designers are a good fit for a product line and will they work in an e-commerce setting or in a pop-up setting. Will they be able to do well in a global market. It's being in the field and nurturing relationships. It's talking with designers to also let them get a feel of who I am and what I do to see if it's something that they even want to do.
So it's a dream job, but at the same time, we do everything. The fun part of it is I get to tell beautiful stories and try out unique and beautiful items.
It does sound like a dream job, even with all the work involved. How did this get started?
I've always been a creative person but I've also often been steered away from doing creative things.
Alexis Cook in Liza Echeverry
About five years ago I discovered that I wanted to do something that involves traveling because I didn't like sitting behind a desk. I wanted to do something that involved bringing people together. So I had all these ideas and I thought about doing a world tour — going to different countries, spending three months in each, providing services and then moving on. I kept playing around with all of these different ideas and then one day I said, I want to be able to go around and tell stories and document, but I also want to show the beauty that's in other countries. And so I asked myself, how could I possibly show people the beauty in other countries besides just documenting? Everybody's documenting. So maybe we should start bringing some things back.
So I started playing around with the idea but I still didn't do anything with it. Then I started performing in a storytelling improv group. One of the ladies that I met there, who ended up being my business partner, had the same ideas twirling around her head, so we decided to come together and make it happen.
In 2016 we started off with Cuba — we did one jewellery collection with one designer. Then I was going to go to Peru but I ended up going back home and something told me to go to Colombia. I went to Colombia, and we started with the five designers we currently work with.
It feels like it's all coming together. I went out on a limb and found someone who wanted to do the same thing so that's how it all got started.
How do you find the designers that you end up meeting?
There are a few different ways. Instagram and social media in general is a big component of how we find designers. Sometimes you find concept shops and you go in, and it's multi brand and you see designers that you haven't seen before. So it has been between social media, different shops, and just exploring Colombia.That's one of the reasons I decided to be here for 2 1/2 months — so I could immerse myself and take my time. And go to markets. That's another thing — sometimes we find people at markets. And then it's about reaching out.
I was going to ask you to describe a day in your life but I realize that your days must vary greatly. So tell me what a month might look like.
In the field –like I've been for 2 1/2 months in Colombia — it's waking up to emails, responding to emails, and having designer meetings. It would also include getting photos, getting designer bios, blogging, checking in with the base office, doing website edits, social media, going to events. Travelling — in just a month's time I've been on flights from Cali to Medellin, to Choco, to Nuqui, then back to Medellin to Bogota. Sometimes we have to build out a collection. It's a small team right now so it's a lot.
What has been your most memorable moment so far?
These past 2 1/2 months in Colombia have been very memorable, but within these 2 1/2 months? I'm going to say the designer meetings. Having the opportunity to meet with the designers that I've been thinking of, that I have a list of. Them actually giving me their time is something I will always carry with me.
When I think about these months spent in Colombia, I will think about all these people that helped me. I
Mola hat by Lina Osorio
think of the hat designer — I saw her when I was here in February 2017 and I've been thinking about that lady since then. I've been stalking her Instagram. She was one of the first designers I sat down with when I got here to Bogotá and I had a moment, because I have been thinking about her for like six months and there I was sitting beside her. She liked what I had going on and I loved what she had going on, and now we're about to start building what I hope will be a lasting relationship. And that was all because I went into a store and I put on a hat and felt really beautiful in it.
So I think sitting down with the designers and realizing that they didn't have to take time to hear me out is what's going to be the most memorable. At some point I'm going to look back and say we got our start in Colombia; these designers were our foundation.
What advice do you have for someone considering unconventional work?
Take risks. Do it, even if you don't have the plan all worked out. Sometimes you may feel like you're putting the cart before the horse but it's okay, the pieces will fall together. But in order for you to do anything that you really love, anything that feels worth doing, your days are going to be uneasy until you get comfortable within yourself, not worrying about what everybody else is saying.
Do make plans but don't wait until the plan is seemingly all together before you start. Just start. Even if you start and you have to stop, it doesn't mean that you necessarily failed, it just means that it may be on pause. And so what if you do fail? You still have the opportunity to do something different, to take the lessons that you learned from whatever it was that you were trying to do. The money will come, the people will come, the support will come. And sometimes you'll feel like those things aren't coming, but nonetheless, you'll be doing something you love to do and that is very satisfying.
Liza Echeverry and Bebe Singleton in Medellin
I can say that I lived in the states and I was making decent money for someone under 30 and I'm now as satisfied as I've been at a job making a ton of money, and it's from the experiences that I've been able to have. You'll find that when you start taking risks to do what you love, the Universe and God will look out for you and place you in the right situations with the right timing. I definitely have experienced that.
Is there anything else you wanted to add?
We have some great Colombian designers that we are going to start working with over the next few months. We are excited about the talent of women here, the level of creativity that is here. I'd also say that if anyone is thinking about coming to Colombia but they are unsure about it, they should come. And if you are looking for one-of-a-kind unique fashion, whether you go to our site or anybody else's site, Colombia has fashion and accessories on lock right now. Colombia has a lot to offer.
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Q: Horizontal RecyclerView Acessibility order I setup a RecyclerView as horizontal, but the traversal order is completely messed up when using talkback.
Only the fully-visible views in RecyclerView's item views is being read by talkback. When talkback reaches the last fully-visible view at the item view, it scrolls to the next page instead of keep reading the remaining views on item view.

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Community Award Nominations now open!
Nominations for 2020 Community Awards now open
Nominations for the 2020 Community Awards have officially opened (on Friday 14 August) and charities, voluntary organisations, individuals and businesses have a four-week window to submit their forms.
This year's Awards, hosted by the Guernsey Community Foundation, return to St James on Tuesday 17 November, 2020 to celebrate local charities, individuals and businesses who, over the last 12 months, have raised money, delivered services and undertaken community projects for the benefit of others across the Bailiwick.
The awards have a new principal sponsor with Ravenscroft committing to a three-year sponsorship.
Wayne Bulpitt, Chair of the Guernsey Community Foundation said that 2020 is a particularly special year for the organisation.
"This year's Awards coincides with the Foundation's 10th anniversary and will be a great celebration of third sector achievements during 2020, and of the island's resilience and community spirit in the face of COVID-19.
"Whilst it will have been a challenging year for some, as a community, we have much to celebrate," he said.
The Foundation is hoping to receive a record number of entries this year making it the biggest Awards to date.
"For some, completing a nomination form can sometimes appear a little daunting. We don't want this to put you off. If you need any help or guidance our team will be more than happy to help you," said Mr Bulpitt.
As in previous years, self-nominations are welcomed as well as third-party nominations. The Foundation is also able to offer advice regarding the type of information the judges are looking for.
To help the nomination process, bespoke online forms with different questions for each category have been introduced for the first time this year. This will remove the need to print and then scan the completed forms, and the questions are tailored to each category providing more guidance on the sort of information the judges are looking for.
Last year, the prestigious Charity of the Year Award was won by Paws for Support. The charity was shortlisted alongside Bowel Cancer Guernsey and Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief, and received the award in recognition of its pioneering work with therapeutic aid animals.
Prize money of £3,000 will be awarded to the Charity of the Year and all other categories will receive £2,000 to be donated to a local charity of the winner's choice.
Mark Bousfield, group managing director of Ravenscroft, said there was much to celebrate this year.
"Ravenscroft has links with many charities, voluntary organisations and community events and initiatives and it is a privilege for us to work and support the committees and volunteers who give so much for the benefit of others. It has been an incredibly difficult year for the third sector and the 2020 Community Awards will be a celebration of the energy and enthusiasm of so many."
If any businesses or individuals are interested sponsoring this year's Awards, one remains available: Fundraising Team of the Year. For more information email Anna Le Page at Anna@foundation.gg or by telephone on 723442.
Award categories are:
Charity Of The Year sponsored by Ravenscroft
Awarded to the charity that the Judges believe has consistently delivered outstanding service to its beneficiaries; promoted and raised its cause; been clear in its goals and strategy and demonstrated excellence all round.
Organising Committee Of The Year sponsored by Julius Baer
Awarded to the organisers of an annual event, one-off project or campaign which has been particularly successful in engaging with the local community and whose participants have demonstrated great teamwork.
Outstanding Individual Achievement sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers Channel Islands LLP Awarded to a person who has demonstrated innovation, teamwork, passion and integrity throughout their involvement, and who has produced an identifiably profound effect on a charity or voluntary organisation through their work and/or leadership.
Fundraising Team Of The Year
Awarded to a locally based fundraising team on the basis of its innovation and results that achieve or exceed the aims of a campaign, or campaigns, during the previous 12 months.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award sponsored by Credit-Suisse
The CSR Award recognises the active involvement of a commercial company and its team directly with charitable, voluntary or community projects in its locality, or through its partnership with a local charitable, voluntary or community organisation that has had a quantifiably positive effect on the local community over the last year/s.
Innovation Award Sponsored by Resolution IT
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Downtown Huntsville food truck rallies returning, with some new twists
Huntsville's biggest stage for food trucks is doubling down this year.
Traditionally, development nonprofit Downtown Huntsville Inc. holds their popular food truck rallies the third Friday of the month, May through October.
For 2021, the rallies will take place the first and third Fridays those months, at Big Spring Park, address 200 Church St. Also new for '21, the rallies will be split into two categories, food trucks and food trailers, with the latter occurring first Fridays and the former on the third Fridays.
"It's a creative way to give more exposure," DHI CEO Chad Emerson tells AL.com. Logistics also influenced the change. Food trailers, which involve not only a trailer but also a separate vehicle to tow that trailer, take up more physical space than a true food truck, which is entirely contained in one vehicle.
"Some cities are just excluding trailers from their food truck events," Emerson says. "That's not an uncommon trend, just because of space limitations. We don't want to be excluding people, we want to be including more small business entrepreneurs, and we can do that by separating the trucks and trailers."
DHI is also tweaking a previous theme they used for their series, Battle of the Food Truck All Stars. This year, utilizing a title that sounds like a reality-TV competition show, it's "Trucks vs. Trailers." Emerson says, "Who wins and how you win, we don't know yet. It's just going to be some friendly competition – really, it's tongue in cheek."
The food trailer kickoff is scheduled for May 7, with food trucks set to roll May 21. All events are 5 – 9 p.m. As always, the DHI food truck rallies are free to attend.
The food trailer lineup includes: 2 Chicks on a Roll, Delicious, Forever Grateful, Grumpy's, Highway Kabobery, Hippea Camper, Level Up, New South Hot Dog & Sushi, O Taste & See BBQ, Southerland Sno Depot and Triple L BBQ.
Participating food trucks include: Badd Newz BBQ, Beast Mode, Betty Jo's, Fast Frankies, Fire & Spice, Get Loaded, Golden Years Ice Cream Parlor, Happi Pappi Beignets, Ice Works, Mac & Snacks, Manic, Sno Boss and What's Popp'N. Some tent vendors, like Nothing Bundt Cakes, Piper & Leaf, Regale Cupcakery and Suzy's Pops, will also be involved.
Fire & Spice co-owner LeAndra Poux's truck specializes in smokehouse-tinged Tex-Mex. She says DHI rallies are a "big, big deal" for these small businesses on wheels. "How many people moved into Huntsville in 2020 and haven't been able to kind of venture out?" Poux says. "This is a huge opportunity for food trucks to get new customers, and to show that we have fun here in Huntsville when everything isn't shut down."
DHI began hosting food-truck events in October 2013, in the nascent days of Huntsville's food truck scene. After starting around the courthouse square, as the events grew they moved to Church Street in front of Big Spring Park, with the street blocked off.
The events basically became monthly festivals, with live music and other entertainment components added. Because the events are free and not ticketed, DHI never got an exact count of how many people attended each of the rallies at their height, but Emerson feels comfortable saying "several thousands." Crowds tended to be the biggest during months school was out, as the rallies are family friendly.
In a normal year, DHI holds six full-on food truck rallies. The organization also does some smaller, weekend breakfast/brunch events. Amazingly, amid the pandemic they still managed to hold five rallies in 2020, after the May opener was canceled – even if estimated attendance was about 20 to 50 percent of what it would be during "normal" years.
In 2020, instead of blocking Church Street off, DHI had participating food trucks and trailers line around Big Spring Park, on Williams Avenue and Church Street. The idea was to create COVID-conscious social distance.
"But we also got a lot of feedback that people really liked it," Emerson says. "They spent more time waiting in line or eating in the park than standing in Church Street. So we said, why don't we bring that back this year? And really pivot towards an event that encircles the park, without us having to shut down these roads and use barricades and this kind of, for some, disruptive setup."
A sponsorship from realtor Amanda Howard made it possible for the rallies to again offer live music and onsite games/activities, Emerson says. Such a sponsorship is also why DHI doesn't need to add a "VIP layer" to keep these kinds of events viable.
During most of 2020 and early 2021, the pandemic caused many local events, food trucks' lifeblood, to cancel or hold virtual substitutes. But you can't really eat a burrito off a Facebook livestream. So Huntsville food trucks got creative. They increased corporate lunches and catering. They booked gigs at subdivisions, swimming pools and church functions.
This is Fast Frankies owner Frank Arnold's fourth year of operating his food truck, which focuses on barbecue and specialty hotdogs. Formerly working in construction, Arnold says DHI is a huge asset to the city's mobile food vendors.
"Even when the times were bad, they was there for us," Arnold says. "Chad, he's bent over backwards to make a lot of things happen. Words can't explain how much appreciation that I could give to them for what they've done." Poux adds, "Without DHI and without Chad, there would be no successful food trucks out there."
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For consumers, telemedicine takes many forms—from health tracking devices to online wellness apps to video conferencing with a physician. It's this last form of telemedicine, patient-to-physician video conferencing, that we'll talk about here.
Currently there are many providers of video doctor visits. The major ones include American Well, Doctors on Demand, Teladoc, and MDLive. There are bound to be many more and video doctor visits are predicted to see explosive growth. Employers are fueling some of that growth; Towers Watson in a 2014 survey of 1,000 companies found that 71 percent of employers intended to offer telemedicine to their employees in the near future.
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Away from home doesn't have to mean away from medical care. Getting sick when you're on vacation or a business trip is unpleasant enough. Worrying about where to get medical care just makes it worse. When you have access to a doctor via teleconference, you can get medical advice anytime, any place.
Timely referral to a greater level of care if needed. Your "teledoc" will ask careful questions to assess your care. In some systems, the doctor will even be able to access your electronic medical record (EMR). This means that if the health concern you or a family member are presenting is one that requires a greater level of care or follow-up, you will know that immediately and be able to take appropriate action.
Bottom line: It's to your advantage to explore technologies, including video doctor visits, that can improve your health and save you money.


This 5D was sent in for repair stating there was a power problem. There is a good reason why there were such problems. I have never seen such bad corrosion inside of a camera before. I have seen outside casings pretty bad but this camera has seen better days. This should be a lesson to all photographers. No matter how much the manufacturers tell you that your gear is waterproof, and even if they are right, don't believe them. Make yourself protect your gear even though 'the man' says you don't have to. This is one expensive lesson to be learned for camera owners.
$3000 Camera now worth nothing because every electronic board inside is corroded.
I wonder what they did – was it taken underwater? Into the rain? Left on the trunk while they went through the car wash?
The 5D isn't supposed to be waterproof, but they say it has weather seals. I don't know what this person did but that is really bad. I've never seen a pro Canon body with such horrible corrosion.
The 5D isn't supposed to be waterproof, but they say it has weather seals. I don't know what this person did but that is really bad. I've never seen a pro Canon body with such horrible corrosion.
Scott, I'm pretty sure the original 5D had no weather sealing. Its only the 5D MKII that has weather sealing…and they clearly state that its not waterproof.
I know it is not waterproof. My statement was general. Now that a lot of 'Waterproof' cameras are coming out people need to be aware that even cameras stated to be waterproof are vulnerable to damage like this.
Why would Canon release a pro body without any weather seals is beyond me.
Scott, I'm pretty sure the original 5D had no weather sealing. Its only the 5D MKII that has weather sealing…and they clearly state that its not waterproof.
I know it is not waterproof. My statement was general. Now that a lot of 'Waterproof' cameras are coming out people need to be aware that even cameras stated to be waterproof are vulnerable to damage like this.
Any camera would look like this. That's my point. The only way for a camera to survive water is for it to be a true waterproof camera.
Any camera would look like this. That's my point. The only way for a camera to survive water is for it to be a true waterproof camera.


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Affordable housing at old Ulster County Jail opposed by neighbors
by Terence P. Ward/ August 17, 2020 /Comments closed
The former Ulster County Jail, mostly unused for the last 13 years. (Photo by Will Dendis)
An August 11 virtual public hearing on the possibility of Ulster County transferring the old jail and its adjacent property to a developer to be used for affordable housing drew comments from neighbors who opposed the plan, citing concerns over traffic and a disproportionate amount of affordable housing already in Kingston.
The old jail complex has largely been vacant since 2007, and legislators are now looking at finding a way to get it off the county's books and into the hands of someone willing to address the housing crunch in the county. This would create a local development corporation, transferring title to that corporation, and allow its board members to review pitches by five developers about how they would utilize it to meet housing goals.
According to legislative chairman David Donaldson, the board of this local development corporation would have five members, with two selected by legislators, two by county executive Ryan, and "one from the outside." Proceeds from the sale would flow back to the county. With sales tax down significantly this year, Ryan has ordered 10 percent cuts across the board, and legislators have cut program spending as well. Selling the property could provide both a one-time cash infusion and the potential to generate more sales tax by bringing in more people who want to buy things. Housing is in short supply across the board, legislators say; there is a need for more affordable units for lower-income workers, as well as lower-maintenance townhouses that might be attractive to senior citizens looking to downsize, which would in turn open up those larger homes for resale.
The specifics of the plans submitted by developers, which may or may not make use of the jail building for housing, haven't been released.
Wary of more traffic
Nearby residents say traffic in and out of the Golden Hill complex, which also contains the Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the offices for Ulster County Area Transit, and the county health department, has been a problem since the 1970s and should be addressed before any new projects are built.
That's the crux of a petition signed by 45 neighbors. They say residential Glen Street is used as the primary entrance rather than Golden Hill Drive (accessible via Rt. 32), and that it has an annual average daily traffic volume of 655 cars. They want legislators to look at improving the infrastructure at the Rt. 32 intersection to handle that volume and more before this plan is moved forward.
Speaking for the signers, Matt Colangelo said that they largely support the idea of housing, but that "our gripe is longstanding." The traffic volume is "ridiculous," he said, and addressing that issue is "long overdue." Colangelo promised litigation if legislators did not accede to this request.
Golden Hill, the view from Glen Street. (Photo by Will Dendis)
Too much affordable housing in Kingston?
Neighbor and 2019 Kingston mayoral candidate Ellen DiFalco submitted her own comments and spoke as well, making it clear that she is not in support of this site being used for housing in this way. "I believe the city of Kingston has its fair share of housing complexes, and when there are 20 towns and three villages in the county, it's time for other communities to be part of the affordable housing equation," she said.
DiFalco asserted that Kingston, home to 13 percent of people in the county, has half of the subsidized rental housing and 39 percent of affordable units. Acknowledging that "county finances are shaky," she nevertheless feels that "it doesn't seem fair" that this parcel "should be the first site chosen for housing development." She asked legislators, "Can you guarantee that all of that nonsense isn't going to come onto my property, once all of this low-income housing is brought into this area?"
DiFalco also called for the various proposals by developers to be released to the public early on in this process, to allow for a thorough vetting by residents. She added that "it is disingenuous, in my opinion, to move on this property transfer now during the pandemic when residents and stakeholders find it difficult to participate in virtual conversations, and are not able to attend meetings to have open dialogues in person. This should be quite concerning for you. What's the rush now?"
Legislators closed the hearing and may choose to act on the proposal as soon as their August 18 meeting.
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Mike Depola August 18, 2020 at 1:52 pm
Who are these 5 developers? Is RUPCO one of them I hope not would be disasterious.
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The service certificate is not provided. Specify a service certificate in ServiceCredentials.

I don't want to configure a certificate anywhere. Certificates are great for security, but also invariably come packaged with two days worth of headaches until you get them right just so, and I don't want that right now.
I'm googling all around but cannot find an answer anywhere - can you disable this feature of WCF?
Added: Almost forgot, here's my bindings 'n stuff, just in case they're useful:
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</behaviors>
<services>
  <service name="XXX.XXX" behaviorConfiguration="XXXServiceBehavior">
    <endpoint address="xxx" contract="XXX.IXXX" binding="wsFederationHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="XXXServiceBinding">
      <identity>
        <dns value="XXX Test Service"/>
      </identity>
    </endpoint>
    <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
  </service>
</services>

Added 2: Oh, right, VS2010, .NET 4.0. Windows 7, integrated VS webserver.

A: What does your web.config bindings section look like? Using basicHttpBinding with clientCredentialType="None" should as far as I know run without any certificates. Ie:
  <system.serviceModel>
    <bindings>
      <basicHttpBinding>
        <binding name="BasicHttpBinding_IServiceWS">
          <security mode="None">
            <transport clientCredentialType="None" />
          </security>
        </binding>
      </basicHttpBinding>
    </bindings>
   ....

A: If you don't want to use security why are you using WsFedarationBinding which is designed for federated security? Use BasicHttpBinding instead. It doesn't use any security by default or if all communication will be performed in the same windows domain with users and service using domain accounts you can use WsHttpBinding with default configuration - it will use Windows security without need for any certificate.

A: You are using wsFederationHttpBinding in the service. If it is not important to push in so much of security, you could have gone for simple HTTP binding called basicHTTP binding. Consider appropriate binding for the service.


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Syrian Refugees – A Balanced Approach
23 Nov 2015 Syrian Refugees – A Balanced Approach
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canada by the end of the year. The first are due to begin arriving by the end of November. On the feature interview today, we speak to a former refugee – a Christian pastor who had to flee Egypt during the "Arab Spring" uprising – about the need to balance compassion with security. Today, Reverend Majed El Shafie leads an organization called "One Free World International".
The Trudeau government has now said it is no longer interested in hearing specific recommendations from a blue-ribbon panel appointed by the Harper Conservatives. This panel that was to gather input from groups which intervened in the Carter case last year. Instead, the panel has been asked to provide a summary of what it heard, without any specific recommendations for government action.
Two provinces, including BC, are moving ahead on the basis that doctor-assisted suicide will soon be legal by crafting regulations around the issue.
The new federal Health Minister has signaled that the Trudeau government wants to expand access to abortion across the country. Mike Schouten from WeNeedaLaw.ca says "[it is] mind-boggling that, in the face of so many problems facing our health care system, [including] an aging demographic and other issues, the first thing [the new government] wants to talk about is how we can kill more pre-born children."
Lastly the Alberta School Boards Association at its annual convention voted down a resolution to craft a policy to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination. Alberta's Bill 10 requires every school board in the province to have a policy in place by the end of March. We speak to an advocate for Alberta's private and independent schools about what the vote might mean.
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Today's tip: Create a contest goal.
The more time you spend in a contest, the harder it becomes. Why? Well, there is the effort of copying all those signals in the midst of all the contest noise. Sitting in the chair (or standing) operating takes focus and concentration. And, let's face it, operating at 3 AM is tough on anyone.
A goal for the contest operation can offer you the "reason for operating" when the operating gets tough. By having a goal, the operating becomes more than just the next contact. The goal helps sustain you during the contest.
My goal for NA Sprint CW 2007 is 100 QSOs in 4-hours while copying/sending Morse code between 20 and 28 words per minute.
My objective is at least 25 or more QSOs on each band 20, 40, and 80-meters. And, call CQ more times than not, then search and pounce.
Thanks Scot for helping me clarify my focus for next weekend.
Now if you were to have a goal such as the one KA3DRR just provided, wouldn't you be able to focus on the contest and not worry about who won?


Aaron Taxy is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California with a bachelors degree in international relations. As President of USC College Democrats, he emerged as a progressive leader on his campus. He is also a staunch pro-Israel activist and re-founded of Trojans for Israel at USC. After spending this summer in Israel as a Core18 Leaders Lab fellow, he will return to Los Angeles to begin the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs.


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MISSILE WARNING
China warns 'weak' Australia it will be the 'first ballistic missile target' if country meddles in Taiwan conflict
Katie Davis
Updated: 11:03, 24 May 2021
CHINA has sent a stark warning to Australia that it will be "the first to be hit" by a ballistic missile if its military defends Taiwan.
Australia has been branded "weak" and "insignificant" by propagandists in Beijing as tensions with Canberra reach boiling point over a trade war and blame game over the coronavirus pandemic.
China has warned Australia will be 'the first ballistic missile target' if it meddles in conflict with TaiwanCredit: Reuters
Australia's forces are dwarfed by China's People's Liberation ArmyCredit: AFP
The Global Times newspaper - seen as the Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece on foreign policy - has issued a chilling message to Australia, saying that the country will be in the firing line if it meddles in any potential conflict with Taiwan.
It comes after Australian naval forces undertook war game exercises in the East China Sea this month with the US, France and Japan.
The training drill between the four nations, practising amphibious assaults and more, sparked anger in Beijing and the Global Times newspaper has blasted Australia with a warning.
"The People's Liberation Army doesn't even need to make pointed responses to the joint drill since it's insignificant militarily," the article reads.
"Australia's military is too weak to be a worthy opponent of China, and if it dares to interfere in a military conflict for example in the Taiwan Straits, its forces will be among the first to be hit.
"Australia must not think it can hide from China if it provokes.
"Australia is within range of China's conventional warhead-equipped DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile."
It comes after the paper's editor-in-chief Hu Xijin told "Australian hawks" not to get involved.
"I suggest China make a plan to impose retaliatory punishment against Australia once it militarily interferes in the cross-Straits situation," he wrote in an opinion piece.
"The plan should include long-range strikes on the military facilities and relevant key facilities on Australian soil if it really sends its troops to China's offshore areas and combats against the PLA (People's Liberation Army)."
Australia's military is too weak to be a worthy opponent of China, and if it dares to interfere in a military conflict for example in the Taiwan Straits, its forces will be among the first to be hit.
The Global Times
Mr Hu said it was important to send a strong message "to deter the extreme forces of Australia" from "committing irresponsible actions".
And he warned Australia: "They must know what disasters they would cause to their country... if they are bold enough to coordinate with the US to militarily interfere in the Taiwan question."
China has been stepping up its threats to Taiwan, with troops put on invasion readiness and frequent incursions into its air space to wear down defences.
Earlier this year, foreign policy experts said Taiwan is a "flashpoint" and war between the US and China is now more likely than ever.
US forces would likely rely on northern Australia as a launch pad in the event of conflict, and the Pentagon is spending $200million building infrastructure near Darwin over fears of crippling fuel shortages.
Dr John Coyne, of the Australia Strategic Policy Institute think tank, said that is a "vote of no confidence" in Australia's preparedness for war.
The leading defence watcher said Australia's sparsely populated north is lacking the military muscle it needs in a world of increasingly "unpredictable" threat, including from China.
Yet the north rather than the south is likely to bear the brunt of any potential attack, he told News.com.au.
Dr Coyne listed weakness included air bases that can only be accessed by dirt roads, naval facilities not fit for the future, and special forces stationed thousands of miles away on the opposite side of the country.
He said: "The threat is incredibly unpredictable now.
"We don't have a Cold War but we do have aggressive non-state actors, a resurgent Russia and an assertive China."
A parliamentary inquiry has heard northern Australia is largely "undefended" despite its key strategic value.
US, French, Australian and Japanese ships join forces for their first ever training drill called Exercise Jeanne d'Arc 21 in the East China sea


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Fewer Michigan parents seek vaccination waivers
By LAURA BOHANNON
LANSING — The percentage of Michigan parents opting out of vaccinating their children has continued to drop since the state changed its waiver rules, Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon said. "We've changed the way the waivers worked for parents to basically ask for an exemption for vaccinations for their children," he said. "We've seen those waiver rates drop from 4.6 percent in November 2014 to 2.9 percent in 2016."
Now, Michigan parents must speak with a public health provider to obtain a nonmedical waiver. In 2015, the year the changes were implemented, statewide waiver rates dropped to 3.1 percent. The changes were prompted by the large number of Michigan parents waiving vaccines for their children.
Vaccination waivers drop, decreasing disease risk in schools
By Capital News Service | February 26, 2016
By JASMINE WATTS
LANSING — Michigan schoolchildren are less susceptible to diseases such as pertussis, chickenpox and measles, thanks to a recent decrease in immunization waivers, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Michigan has experienced a 39 percent decrease in the number of waivers submitted for the 2015-2016 school year, compared to the same time last year, the department said in a news release. Waivers, which some parents seek for religious or philosophical reasons, exempt children from required vaccines to enter a specific grade. The fewer children who are vaccinated, the higher the risk of spreading preventable diseases. Michigan had the sixth-highest immunization waiver rate in the country in 2014, with more than 5 percent of kindergarteners lacking required vaccines, according to the department.