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May 2018 - Toronto On
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Was a beautiful day after the incredible winds we had Friday. Three people were killed and numerous people injured as signs and patio furniture went flying.
We decided to head out to Doors Open Hamilton. We ended up spending our time at three buildings in Stoney Creek.
Stoney Creek is 45 miles or 72 km from Toronto along the Queen Elizabeth Way QEW.
The historic area, known as the "Old Town", is below the Niagara Escarpment.
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs predominantly east/west from New York, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The escarpment is most famous as the cliff over which the Niagara River plunges at Niagara Falls, for which it is named.
The Escarpment is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. It has the oldest forest ecosystem and trees in eastern North America.
On a clear day you could see Toronto on the right side of this photo.
Our first stop was the Erland Lee Homestead which is on the Escarpment.
In 1972, the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) purchased the Lee family home. FWIO wanted to preserve the vintage home as a memorial to the birthplace of the Women's Institutes (WI), and feature the vanished, middle-class, rural Victorian lifestyle. It opened as the Erland Lee Museum the same year, with the exterior and the 1873 additions restored to their 1897 beauty.
The Women's Institute (WI), a community-based organisation for women, was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario, by Adelaide Hoodless in 1897. It was based on the British concept of Women's Guilds and it later spread to other countries. Many WIs belong to the Associated Country Women of the World organization.
It opened as the Erland Lee Museum the same year, with the exterior and the 1873 additions restored to their 1897 beauty.
Click here to learn more and visit inside.
We had passed this sculpture and had to stop as we returned to town.
Augustus Jones (c. 1757 – November 16, 1836) was an American-born Upper Canadian farmer, land speculator, magistrate, militia captain and surveyor. Jones trained as a surveyor in New York City, and fled as a United Empire Loyalist to Upper Canada. In Upper Canada, he worked as a crown surveyor in the Nassau District, where he quickly rose to the position of Deputy Surveyor General, the highest position in a district of Upper Canada. He occupied that position from 1789 informally, and 1791 formally, until his retirement in 1799. During that time he laid down many of the township boundaries in the Niagara Peninsula and on the north shore of Lake Ontario.
Sculptor Les Drysdale.
From there to a church - more next Sunday.
Our next stop was a Masonic Temple, other than Dan Brown and a fascination with Templars of old, we had no idea.
We decided to have cheese and pate for dinner, never realizing it would be quite the excursion. We left the Masonic Lodge and decided against visiting another venue and head home. It was 3 PM, traffic was heavy so I estimated we'd be home at 4 with a detour to the Cheese Boutique (they have the best pate). It was after 4 when we pulled up to the Cheese Boutique, excited there was parking. Duh, yes, because they were closed due to a power outage, all caused by the high winds.
Where to now? Not wanting to be in any more traffic, we went up to Bloor St. West or Bloor Village as they like to call it. Parked and walked until WOW
I spotted THE cushions for our new couch in a shop window. Thirty seconds later...
And John's face...
Oh, yes, we did get the cheeses, no pate and headed home.
Those cushions?
The images are of Bloor West Village, done by David Crighton.
Another church on Jarvis St, last week and shadows on Front St.
Lazy day, our Sundays are usually "hygge".
There is a very nice Danish word "hygge" which means something like "cozy" or "home-like warmth".
We had a leisurely breakfast, this week I made the low carb coconut flour pancakes and added some chopped apple to the mix, served with sausages.
John caught up on his PVRd hockey games, watched Coronation St. online, then some golf.
I did some loads of laundry, worked on some posts.
Dinner was slow cooker ribs and creamy Dijon dill potato salad.
John headed out to hit golf balls and I decided to see the Yoko Ono exhibit at the Gardiner Museum.
While I was on the subway I decided to go to the Jason Robarts Library at the University of Toronto to see the cherry blossoms (as seen on Twitter).
High Park has the largest number of sakura trees in the city but it gets very crowded. I only realized this year that we have trees scattered around the city.
Click here to see the cherry blossoms in High Park in 2014. You have to go during the week, the weekends are crazy.
Magnolias outside the University of Trinity College.
Sorry, not impressed luckily only $11 wasted senior rate.
No photos allowed - taken from the hall outside.
From the Toronto Star
Stone Piece features a pile of river stones that have been honed and shaped by water over time. Ono has inscribed some of the stones with words, such as dream, wish, and remember. Visitors are invited to pick up a stone and hold it, concentrating on the word, and then placing the stone upon the pile of other stones in the center of the room.
UPDATE - $17,000 stone stolen.
Line Piece is comprised of a series of low tables with notebooks in which visitors are encouraged by Ono to "draw a line to take me to the farthest place in our planet." Visitors may also extend a string across the gallery space using hammers and nails to secure it from one point or another, creating a web that will grow and evolve over the course of the exhibition.
In and out in under fifteen minutes.
Walked along Bloor St. West
Dolce and Gabbana window display.
Clock in Manulife Centre or BMT to John and me.
I WANT this globe/lamp!! Perfect in our living room, but where to plug it in??
Dinner - burgers and leftover potato salad.
Where to start? The plan was to take the streetcar to Trinity Bellwoods to see the cherry blossoms and then have lunch.
Five hours later, 12.5 km and 15,NNN steps later!
Then we thought, why not just take the shuttle and walk to Trinity Bellwoods and then have lunch? It's not that much further than Graffiti Alley from last week.
But then we made stops along the way.
Along King St.
Old nestled against new.
Up Bathurst
Market 707 is a stretch of sidewalk near Dundas and Bathurst lined with upcycled shipping containers that offer sweet and savoury foods, services, and everything in between.
I would try this!
Not so sure about this one!
Rather faded mural.
Click here to read a detailed post on Kensington Market.
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known.
Cat on a globe. The globe in "Jiggity Jig" symbolizes the fact that people come to Kensington from all over the world: immigrants see where they've come from, and where they are now.
Its approximate borders are College St. on the north, Spadina Ave. on the east, Dundas St. W. to the south, and Bathurst St. to the west. Most of the neighbourhood's eclectic shops, cafes, and other attractions are located along Augusta Ave. and neighbouring Nassau St., Baldwin St., and Kensington Ave. In addition to the Market, the neighbourhood features many Victorian homes, the Kensington Community School and Toronto Western Hospital.
Bunners - a gluten free bakery.
Burgers - gluten free available.
Lunch time - not where I planned but had a wrong address for the Argentinian place, next time...or maybe burgers...
Crepes being made.
Gluten free beer
Shared brie, pear walnut.
Shared apple cinnamon.
Back on Dundas west towards Trinity Bellwoods, our original objective.
Trinity Bellwoods is a 14.6 hectare park on Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue once the home of University of Trinity College (Trinity College). The park sits atop the now buried Garrison Creek and features three ball diamonds, eight tennis courts, two volleyball courts, an artificial ice rink, a dog off-leash area, a picnic area, a wading pool and a children's playground.
And the main purpose of our outing, the cherry blossoms.
This grove of Sakura Cherry trees are a gift from the Consulate-General of Japan -- part of an international program of plantings -- that was made in the spring of 2010. (A similar gift was made to High Park in 1959 and again in 2001 through their Sakura Project).
John lay on the ground for this photo.
Our return journey took us along Queen St. W.
I am a huge fan of Fluevog shoes and love visiting the stores. I will buy a pair one day! This location has been on my Toronto bucket list for a while!
When John Fluevog heard that a space previously used by a certain national bank was to become available on Queen St, he could think of no safer place to house some of Toronto's most precious Fluevogs. So after a long and historic 26-year reign at 242 Queen St W, John Fluevog Shoes made the move down the street to 686 Queen St in 2015. The building's former bank vault has been transformed into the world's first ever, gravity defying Vog Vault.
Dancing on the ceiling.
Hanging from the ceiling.
This and that.
I mention the King St. transit pilot below and this is just one of the seats/benches that have been added.
Caught the 4:45 shuttle and quite happy to be home.
Men's golf league started today and I headed out with my BFF to Yonge and Bloor to check out the new Nordstrom Rack, meh, not impressed.
We did drop into the Reference Library.
It doesn't matter how many times I enter this building. I just love it.
While here we had to visit Sherlock Holmes.
The Toronto Reference Library has one of the world's foremost collections of library materials devoted to the life and work of Arthur Conan Doyle. Much of the collection, of course, is devoted to Doyle's most famous character, Sherlock Holmes.
You can drop in for a game of chess in a Victorian atmosphere. The pieces are based on Conan Doyle characters.
In the words of the Great Detective, "Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same."
The construction on Toronto is crazy but it is even crazier around Yonge and Bloor.
One Bloor St. is 76 stories. Across the street another condo has broken ground and it will be 85 stories high.
We had lunch at an old favourite Olympic pizza.
This tower in question on Yonge St was originally part of a Fire Hall, which was built in 1872. Towers were a pretty common features of fire stations from this period because they were used to store and dry the hoses.
Speaking of construction, that empty space on the right is another construction site that will incorporate the clock tower.
I showed you this new mural in March. It is at Yonge and College, and today was finally warm enough to get a close-up.
On the other wall of the building is this mural.
Once home I watched the first episode of Derry Girls, an Irish TV series I had heard about and it was hysterical, well for me, being Irish and taught by nuns.
Dinner was pea soup.
A look at some doors on Yonge St. last week and a historic adult entertainment venue.
I headed down to Union Station to check out the flower/plant/craft sale.
My BFF thoughtfully gifted me with a china cup and saucer and a mug from her mother's collection this week.
The mug immediately went into my mug cupboard and I am inspired to make a scented candle like this with the cup.
Stained glass.
We hadn't had anything sweet, other than ice cream for a while, and we do enjoy a sweet with our afternoon tea, so I made a Betty Crocker chocolate cake mix I had bought a while ago. I made it into muffins and I must say, they were good, good enough to keep a box or two around for a quick bake.
Dinner was lemon lamb chops with mashed potato/sweet potato mash and broccolini.
Weekend Roundup at U of T, King St. W and Kensington Market
City Hall at Weekly Reflections
I don't often get on my soap box but...
There were two interesting American encounters this week dealing with a lack of knowledge of Canada.
Bobby Bones is an American on-air radio personality and entertainer. He is the host of the nationally syndicated weekday radio program The Bobby Bones Show, originating out of WSIX-FM in Nashville, Tennessee. We love listening to him when we are driving in the States.
Rogers Media in Canada has just picked up his weekday program. He was here in Canada for the Canadian Music Week.
So here's my beef:
This comment of his led to a lot of people correcting him that Toronto is not in Quebec and French is not needed for a visit.
Then Colbert had a skit about refugees in the States fleeing to Canada through Plattsburgh NY. The presenter is in a cab as the refugees take a cab to the Canadian Border. When she approaches the border, which is in Quebec, she says "is that Toronto?" as she refers to Canadians as cousins to Americans.
Done venting.
While John went to Costco I went downtown and it was chilly out. All week has been warm and suddenly these gorgeous blooms were shivering in the cold.
Some of the winning numbers for tonight's lottery were out for a stroll.
I am loving the new King St. It is so quiet and pleasant. I'm not too worried what the drivers think!
The King Street Transit Pilot between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street aims to improve transit reliability, speed, and capacity, the Pilot launched on Sunday, November 12, 2017. The Pilot is changing how King Street works by not allowing private vehicles through intersections and instead giving priority to streetcars.
A creative use of these crates to provide more seating. There will be a farmers' market in the square beside here so it will be busy at lunch hours with diners.
I headed to Michael's to get the materials to make my china cup candle.
Back on King St. this is the first Contact exhibit I have seen this year.
I will be looking out for more.
The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival is the largest photography event in the world, and a premiere cultural experience in Canada, with over 200 exhibitions and happenings throughout the month of May in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded in 1997, CONTACT is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and fostering the art and profession of photography.
A quick run into Longo's for weekend sustenance and then home.
I used last night's two potato mash to make potato pancakes.
Ready to be cut out.
After some housekeeping I settled in to fun stuff.
Steak and a baked potato loaded with broccoli and cheese for dinner.
We haven't had a good sunset in a while but we did tonight.
With the upcoming royal nuptials of Harry and Meghan we watched "Meghan Markle: An American Princess". It was interesting as it dealt with her background, the only sour note was having to see and watch Piers Morgan.
May 2018 - Erland Lee Museum Stoney Creek ON
Finished Pen 33 and will warn you that it is a very graphic explicit story about pedophilia.
Finished The Wangs vs. The World, rather silly, I didn't finish it.
Commuting read - Killing Kate rather predictable plot.
Odd Child Out deals with racism and discrimination, exclusion and privilege along with overhyped journalism, making it feel scarily current. I cried.
Wanderful Wednesday #wanderfulwednesday
Labels: CONTACT, drysdale, erland lee, gluten free, Kensington Market, king st, library, mural, museums, national historic site of canada, recipes, sherlock holmes, stoney creek, UNESCO, union station, women's institute
Beth F May 12, 2018 at 9:01 AM
Your posts always make me wish I lived in Toronto. What a great city -- so much to see and do, and you guys really take advantage of getting out and about. I'm especially happy to see all the blooming trees; I'm so happy it's spring!
I have a copy of Pen 33, I think I'll try to read it. Good to know about Wangs vs. the World, maybe I'll pass.
Laurel-Rain Snow May 12, 2018 at 10:08 AM
What a feast for the eyes! Everything, from buildings to food, takes us on a journey through this gorgeous city. Thanks for sharing, and here are MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOTS
Carol and Bill May 12, 2018 at 11:05 AM
And my big excitement was finding a painted rock in the Wetlands. Need to get out more - we do that is.
Mae Travels May 12, 2018 at 11:32 AM
Your photos of Toronto really intrigue me -- I need to get back there. I'm only 5 hours away (plus whatever it takes at the border). Bloor Street always makes me think of the Toronto-based books of Margaret Atwood.
Vicki May 12, 2018 at 4:08 PM
What an interesting place, I love the photos!
Jayne May 13, 2018 at 3:34 PM
Always love reading your posts Jackie. You cram so much into your week! I love love love those cushions. Craig would probably have the same reaction as John haha!
Thanks for sharing with #MMBC. Hope you have had a great weekend :)
Lydia C. Lee May 13, 2018 at 4:22 PM
You certainly crammed a lot in! Love the new couch and how cool is the dancing on the ceiling? What fun!
restlessjo May 14, 2018 at 11:18 AM
Doesn't the blossom make you want to whoop with delight? :) :) Actually, the Cheese Boutique might do that too, Jackie :) Many thanks for the link, hon!
Su-sieee! Mac May 14, 2018 at 4:58 PM
Your weeks are so full of fun and variety. Dancing on the ceiling, hahahaha I was reading aloud your comments on the Yoko Ono exhibit to the Husband so that he can laugh with me. That's too bad stones were stolen, but they must've known it would happen. I definitely would've bought those pillows, too. If I hadn't, I would've regretted it when I got home. Thanks for last week's tour. :-)
You hanging from the ceiling makes me smile. My sense is you will be in your nineties, still doing stuff like this, smaile:) Interesting that that women's art organization started before the had the right (in the USA) to vote!. Thw white blooms are amazing, blooming so profusely! Many thanks to bring life and color (eh, white this time) to All Seasons! Have a great week!
betty-NZ May 15, 2018 at 11:03 PM
That's quite a variety of things to see!
William Kendall May 18, 2018 at 12:02 PM
The upturned room shots are cool! The blossoms are beautiful!
You being close enough to drive out to some of the Doors Open sites in southern Ontario is good. I think Halton and Mississauga have them in September. Ours is a week after Toronto's event.
Piers Morgan is one of those people who, when his heart gives out someday, will be that rarity where I'll refrain from the usual not speaking ill of the dead motif and say good riddance.
Tigermouse May 21, 2018 at 4:17 PM
So much to see and do, and your photos are fabulous. I particularly like the rose mural, and the new cushions are just gorgeous :)


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Obama Just Bet Big on Self-Driving Cars
U.S. DOT plans to pour $4 billion into testing the technology as well as set nationwide policy on autonomous vehicles.
By Doug Newcomb
https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/obama-just-bet-big-on-self-driving-cars
It's just a matter of time before self-driving cars are available. In fact, the technology is ready now; the only real roadblocks are government regulation and public acceptance—though I believe most resistance will fall like dominoes once drivers realize the immense benefits. Of course, there's also liability, which the armies of lawyers representing all the interested parties still have yet to work out.
On the regulation front, the U.S Department of Transportation made a huge step in the right direction last week. During his State of the Union address, President Obama pledged to "invest in a 21st century transportation system." The next day at the Detroit Auto Show, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced(Opens in a new window) that the DOT would make a "10-year, nearly $4 billion investment to accelerate the development and adoption of safe vehicle automation through real-world pilot projects."
That sizable sum, which has already been earmarked in the President's proposed 2017 federal budget, will be used to carry out pilot programs to test connected and autonomous vehicles in certain areas throughout the country over the next decade. But perhaps more importantly than the money behind testing self-driving technology, the Obama administration also intends to work with automakers and other stakeholders "to develop a model state policy on automated vehicles that offers a path to a consistent national policy."
Moving Beyond the Patchwork Approach
This is news automakers (and others with big self-driving car plans, like Google and Uber) have been waiting for. That's because without the feds stepping in, states have been left to create a patchwork of regulations that could keep autonomous vehicles from ending up on dealers' lots anytime soon. After all, it's impossible for automakers and others to build vehicles that are required to meet different regulations in all 50 states.
So far, California, Florida, Nevada, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. have laws governing how self-driving car are tested and sold, but these regulations are inconsistent and occcasionaly vague. Florida's law, for example, is the most liberal and specifies that the state "does not prohibit or specifically regulate the testing or operation of autonomous technology." Nevada on the other hand requires a special license and registration, but only for self-driving cars sold in the state.
Earlier this year, the California DMV proposed stringent regulation that stipulates that self-driving cars can only be leased and not sold; it also doesn't allow getting rid of human drivers entirely. Sorry Google, but your self-driving pods, sans steering wheel or pedals, would be illegal in the Golden State.
But the federal government only controls how cars are made and can only mandate things like airbags and ABS braking systems. The states still have control over how vehicles operate on their individual roads through traffic laws. And while policies like the one proposed by the current lame-duck administration can get mired in red tape, the DOT said last week that "within six months NHTSA will work with state partners … and other stakeholders to develop a model state policy on automated vehicles that offers a path to consistent national policy."
Are You Ready to Give Your Keys to a Self-Driving Car?
"We are on the cusp of a new era in automotive technology with enormous potential to save lives, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and transform mobility for the American people," Foxx said in a statement(Opens in a new window) when the news was announced. "Today's actions and those we will pursue in the coming months will provide the foundation and the path forward for manufacturers, state officials, and consumers to use new technologies and achieve their full safety potential."
And the fed's recent actions could remove one significant obstacle in the path to a self-driving future.
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Doug Newcomb is a recognized expert on the subject of car technology within the auto industry and among the automotive and general media, and a frequent speaker at automotive and consumer electronics industry events. Doug began his career in 1988 at the car stereo trade publication Mobile Electronics, before serving as editor of the leading consumer magazines covering the topic, Car Audio and Electronics and Car Stereo Review/Mobile Entertainment/Road & Track Road Gear, from 1989 to 2005. In 2005 Doug started his own company, Newcomb Communications & Consulting, to provide content to such outlets as Road & Track, Popular Mechanics, MSN Autos, SEMA News, and many others. In 2008, he published his first book, Car Audio for Dummies (Wiley). He is also a contributor to Wired's Autopia, MSN Autos, and numerous other outlets.
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Leena Pasanen started her career as a journalist in 1988 at the Finnish News Agency, first as a reporter and later on as a political commentator from the Parliament house. In 1993 she joined YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company, where she worked as a reporter, political commentator, subeditor and TV presenter for the current affairs magazine programme on YLE TV1.
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YouTube User Fights Unfair Takedown Campaign from UFC
EFF Demands End to Bogus Copyright Claims Aimed at Post-Fight Commentary
San Francisco – The creator of popular post-fight commentary videos on YouTube is demanding an end to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)'s unfair practice of sending takedown notices based on bogus copyright claims. The creator, John MacKay, is represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
MacKay operates the "Boxing Now" channel on YouTube, and his videos include original audio commentary and small number of still images from UFC events. While those stills are an obvious fair use—a lawful way to use copyrighted content with permission—UFC has sent five takedown notices to YouTube claiming infringement, and YouTube has complied with each takedown. MacKay has responded every time with a counter-notice, explaining the fair and non-infringing nature of his videos, and YouTube has reposted the videos after UFC failed to respond.
"My YouTube channel is a popular source of post-fight commentary," said MacKay. "My videos are most often viewed in the days immediately after a fight, and when UFC has them taken down for a few days with these unfair copyright claims, I lose a lot of viewers and a significant amount of money."
UFC also produces its own YouTube videos with post-fight commentary. In a letter sent to the chief legal officer of UFC today, EFF points out that convincing YouTube to remove MacKay's videos may benefit UFC unfairly by reducing competition for post-fight commentary videos.
"Is UFC afraid of a fair fight?" asked EFF Staff Attorney Alex Moss. "It's time for UFC to stop sending improper takedown notices for Mr. MacKay's videos. Independent video creators have a right to fair use of copyrighted works."
For the full letter sent to UFC:
https://www.eff.org/document/letter-ufc
Alex H. Moss
Press Release | January 13, 2020
EFF Asks Supreme Court To Reverse Dangerous Rulings About API Copyrightability and Fair Use
Washington D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that functional aspects of Oracle's Java programming language are not copyrightable, and even if they were, employing them to create new computer code falls under fair use protections.The court is reviewing a long-running lawsuit...
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Global NGO Community Demands a Stop to the Sale of .ORG
Over 500 organizations and 18,000 individuals have signed a letter urging the Internet Society to stop the private equity takeover of the Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that manages the .ORG top-level domain. It's rare that EFF, Greenpeace, Consumer Reports, Oxfam, the YMCA of the USA, and...
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Nonprofit Community Stands Together to Protect .ORG
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EFF to Court: Don't Let Private Organizations Control Access to the Law
Public.Resource.Org has one simple mission: to improve public access to government documents, including our laws. Public Resource believes—and EFF agrees—that everyone should be able to read, analyze, and share the laws that govern us, without having to pay a gatekeeper or sign a contract. Sounds uncontroversial, right? Not for...
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Nickelback's Record Label Abuses Copyright to Silence Political Speech
EFF legal intern Samantha Hamilton co-wrote this blog post Nickelback never asked to become a meme. And yet, after the Internet decided it hated the Canadian alternative rock band and due to the lead singer's unique voice, users have shared their image millions of times. But their record label decided...
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What if "Sesame Street" Were Open Access?
The news of iconic children's television show "Sesame Street"'s new arrangement with the HBO MAX streaming service has sent ripples around the Internet. Starting this year, episodes of "Sesame Street" will debut on HBO and on the HBO MAX service, with new episodes being made available to PBS "at...
The House Votes in Favor of Disastrous Copyright Bill
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Disposable paper cups in several different capacities and designs, paper cups for coffee and tea, PET cups for juices and shake drinks, teaspoons, stirrers, lids, are just a small part of the offer dedicated to the ice-cream parlors. Most products are available in a personalized version with an individual print.
Films and laminates with individual print, suitable for both automatic, semi-automatic and manual welding machines are most commonly used for packaging meat and fish. Multilayer laminates are made with solvent-free adhesives, which guarantees appropriate barrier and aesthetics.
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Council small grant scheme opens for applications
Community/Harrogate
Harrogate Borough Council has £30,000 of small grants funding available to the district's voluntary organisations, charities and community groups.
The Small Grants Scheme, provides funding of up to £3,000 per project. The funds are available for activities running from mid-September onwards and interested organisations have until midday on Monday 17 July to apply.
The scheme is looking for applications from voluntary organisations, charities and community groups serving the community of the Harrogate district. The funds are available to provide and increase participation and engagement and to support new and innovative ideas.
In the year 2016/2017, 20 community and voluntary groups received funding from the council's Small Grants Scheme, including Disability Action Yorkshire, Darley Community Village shop, Knaresborough Short Mat Bowling, Friends of the Valley Garden and Ripon Workhouse Museum. In the 2015/2016 grant allocation the Carers Recourse Young Boxing Club and Summerbridge and Dacre Silver Band were among 21 grant recipients.
Feedback from the Carers Recourse Young Boxing Club said that: The young careers who participated reported an increase in their confidence and self-esteem.
They pushed themselves physically and mentally and increased their overall health and wellbeing.
Attending the group has created a sense of community for these young carers and reduced their sense of social isolation.
Summerbridge and Dacre Silver Band's feedback said: We have been able to offer both young and old the chance to come along and try out a brass instrument.
Without the grant, we wouldn't have been able to fund the additional music needed by a training band, the instrument repairs or percussion. The grant has given us the opportunity to keep bras banding going in the dales and give more people the chance to discover the joys of music and, in particular, being part of a brass band.
Fiona Friday is Harrogate Borough Council's partnerships and voluntary and community sector officer. She said: The Small Grants Scheme is a great way that the council can help local groups turn an idea into a reality.
So many different types of groups have benefited from this funding over the years, including sporting clubs, cultural festivals, local charities and horticultural groups, all making a difference to their local area. I would urge anyone involved in such a group who feel they have a project that will enrich the local community to put in an application.
Anyone interested in applying will be able to find full details and an application form at www.harrogate.gov.uk/communitygrants
For further information contact Fiona Friday at Harrogate Borough Council on 01423 500600 or email SmallGrants@harrogate.gov.uk


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· From: center. The Best Western Hotel Villa Mabapa is located in a panoramic and quiet location, facing St. Mark Basin. Ten minutes walking from center and beach.


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Each District, except Visakhapatnam, is having one District Supply Officer with supporting staff to look after the Civil Supplies matters. There are two District Supply Officers for Visakhapatnam District i.e. DSO, Visakhapatnam (Rural) and DSO, Visakhapatnam (Urban).


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Note: track 3 translates to "Love Dust".
Group BIG BANG revealed more of the track list for their new album.
Management YG entertainment additionally released the titles of tracks 3&4 through YG-life.
The third track is 'Love Dust', a song composed and written by both member G-Dragon and producer Teddy. The fourth track is 'BAD BOY', a product of G-Dragon and Choice37's team work.
The two track list revealed on the 26th brought the attention of fans, which had been also composed and written by G-Dragon.
YG stated "It is difficult to give a detailed answer about BIG BANG's comeback album", and also said "We plan to update the track list every day, so please watch out for us. We will also reveal a surprising news as well."
Big Bang has teamed up with their endorsement brand, 'Gmarket', to collaborate on the release of a new set of cellphone cases!
Starting March 26th, Gmarket will be exclusively selling limited editions of Big Bang phone cases featuring various pictures of the members. The limited edition set is for the iPhone 4, 4S, Galaxy S2, and cost 25,900 KRW (~23USD). They are also selling, Big Bang limited edition T-shirts for 19,800 KRW (~17USD). Fans can select which individual member picture they would specifically like to purchase for both items. International fans are also in luck as Gmarket offers overseas shipping for these items.
Lastly, a charity project is underway titled the 'Big Bang Style Donation Project', where clothing items worn by the members during their endorsement shoot will be auctioned off to raise funds for children battling incurable diseases.
It goes without saying that fierce competition exists on the Korean music charts. There is a new song seizing the #1 spot with each day, and different charts rank the same songs differently.
But of the many competitors, there are two names that continue to maintain their status on the charts, and they are none other than idol group Big Bang, and legendary singer Lee Seung Chul.
Even an entire month after releasing new albums, these two artists still rank high on the charts, and this sort of outcome was almost expected by fans and music professionals alike.
Lee Seung Chul managed to stay popular on the charts for 40 days after releasing his new 'Feast of the Gods' OST, "Did You Forget", on the 17th of last month. And as of March 27th at 6:00PM KST, "Did You Forget" ranked #5 on charts such as Melon, Mnet, and more. When it comes to the call-back ringtone download charts, he is way ahead of most of the popular idol groups out there today, and the Youtube video for the track has already passed the 750,000 hit-mark.
An insider from his agency remarked, "His deep, appealing vocals pair well with the emotions of the drama series and is garnering much attention." MBC's 'Feast of the Gods' is currently drawing in an impressive 17.2% of total viewer ratings, and Lee Seung Chul has been coined the 'OST god' after his OSTs for "East of Eden", "Baker King Kim Tak Goo", and more became hit classics.
In addition to Lee Seung Chul, leading idol group Big Bang quickly achieved an all-kill after releasing their single "Blue" on February 17th, and their song "Fantastic Baby" from new mini-album 'ALIVE' is not only #1 on Melon, it also ranks within the top 10 on Olleh Music, Monkey3, Mnet, Soribada, and Bugs. Other tracks such as "Blue", "Bad Boy", and "Love Dust" also continue to maintain their high ranks.
Some of the biggest names in K-Pop such as legendary idol group Shinhwa, 2AM, SHINee, CNBLUE, Jang Nara, Busker Busker, and more have all released their new albums around the same time, but the fact that Big Bang's album has not been threatened by these big players, and maintains its elite status on the charts, is extremely noteworthy.
Kim Gu Ra revealed a story of humiliation which attracted laughter.
His son appeared in 'Star Junior Show' of SBS and said,'because I appeared in the programme,when I went back for the new school year, people would ask me for the signatures of the celebrities or even their contacts. People will also ask,'What is Big Bang doing? what do the members of SNSD like? Is it correct that somebody is dating somebody?'etc.
Kim Gura said,' kids nowadays are so irrelevant.' Since he once went to his son's school but faced humiliation. He continued,'When I went there,the girls asked me,"adjussi,you have seen Big Bang before?"and I answered, "no, I have not" they then said,"you saw them in 'Intimate Note'."Then they all went away. His story of being neglected has attracted laughter.
The programme will be broadcasted at 5:15 pm today.
Group Big Bang put on an amazing show.
For SBS Inkigayo on the 1st, Big Bang performed "Bad Boy" and "Fantastic Baby."
Big Bang first did "Fantastic Baby," where the Big Bang members were placed in the audience in a cage. TOP's feathered hat was especially eye grabbing.
Then they performed "Fantastic Baby," where the members wore red, green, white, blue, and black. TOP's mint hair and pink eyebrows drew attention as well.
The performance got a lot of attention for its fun and energetic beat along with the unique stage clothes.
"Fantastic Baby" is the fastest and strongest song from Big Bangs 5th mini album and it had the greatest reaction from the audience at Big Bang's world tour.
Other artists who performed at Inkigayo are Bohemian, C-Real, X-Cross, Tao & Haha, Nine Muses, BtoB, Spica, Ailee, Nuest, Bilasa, Lyn, K. Will, Miss A, 2AM, ShinEE, and CN Blue.
Kyunghee University conducted a poll from March 26th to the 31st, asking K-Pop-related questions to a total of 524 foreign international students and foreign working professionals living in Korea.
22.1% of the foreigners from 65 different countries including the US, England, France, China, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Uganda, and more selected Super Junior as the best celebrity to teach Korean to non-Korean speakers, and trailing behind Super Junior were TVXQ (14%), Girls' Generation (12.5%), and Big Bang (9.6%).
When asked who would serve as the best tour guides for international visitors, 37.7% of the participants selected Girls' Generation, 20.2% selected Super Junior, 10.2% selected 2PM, and 8.6% selected Big Bang.
24.1% of the participants also credited YouTube to introducing them to the K-Pop phenomenon, while 23.3% credited television broadcasts within their own country, 17% selected Korean programs, and 10.5% said Facebook opened their eyes to K-Pop. But 58% of all participants admitted that their interest in all things Korean grew after being turned on to K-Pop.
Kyunghee University will also be holding a K-Pop themed '15th Annual International Korean Language Competition' on May 17th.
Jang Nara revealed that she is a fan of Big Bang's G-Dragon and T.O.P!
During her interview, she also talked about how it was difficult for her to adjust, when she started her activities in China.
It's been revealed that Korean group BIGBANG will be making an appearance on TV Asahi's popular variety program, 'Onegai! Ranking'.
BIGBANG will be introduced by comedian Watanabe Naomi in the "Ima Hamatteiru Artist" (Artist I'm Into Right Now) segment of the program, and they will perform their new song, "FANTASTIC BABY".
Aside from Watanabe's segment, the episode will star actress Nagasawa Masami and talento Oshima Mai, who were all born in 1987. The program's 'Strike Music' segment features 3 celebrities who were born in the same year, and they present songs they were hooked on during their childhood days. If both agree, it's a "strike"; if only one agree, it's a "spare"; and if no one agrees, it's a "gutter".
After their live performance, Watanabe, Nagasawa, and Oshima all took the stage, asking BIGBANG, "Among the 3 of us, who is your type?" Surprisingly, 3 out of the 5 members chose Watanabe.
'Onegai! Ranking' starring BIGBANG will air on May 3rd at 12:20 am.
Big Bang will be meeting with fans in 160 countries around the world through MTV World Stage-Big Bang Alive before the start of its world tour.
MTV World Stage-Big Bang Alive will air worldwide on May 4. Most of the broadcast will be devoted to the group's performances of tracks from its fifth mini album Alive.
The performances of Bad Boy, Fantastic Baby and Blue from the group's Big Bang Alive Tour 2012 held in Seoul in February will be making it into the broadcast, which is expected to effectively draw anticipation from the fans waiting for Big Bang's world tour to come by their countries.
More performances from Alive and interviews of the members previously revealed through the 'YG On Air' service on Naver Music will air alongside the other videos.
MTV World Stage is a show that airs clips from live concerts of globally renowned artists with the aim to deliver a wide variety of genres to its viewers. In 2009, it started with Coldplay, and continued to air concerts and music festivals by big stars such as Oasis, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas.
After becoming the first Asian team to win the Worldwide Act Award at the MTV Europe Awards, Big Bang managed to follow the feat up with the broadcast, standing shoulder to shoulder yet again with world class singers.
From May, Big Bang will start up its Big Bang Alive Tour 2012 in Japan with Live Nation, the entertainment company that helmed the world tours of Madonna and U2.


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from geo2d.geometry import *

Users.initial = "Rn"

class LookingBrain(CritterBrain):
    code = "l"
    def __init__(self):
        CritterBrain.__init__(self)
        self.hit_food = 0
        self.eating = 0
        self.time_since_yum = 0
    def on_collision(self,dir,other,senses):
        if isinstance(other,Food):
            self.hit_food += 2
            return "Eat"
    def on_attack(self,dir,attacker,senses):
        pass
    def on_tick(self,senses):
        yums = [s for s in senses['hearing'] if s.text == "Yum"]
        if yums:
            self.time_since_yum = 0
        else:
            self.time_since_yum = self.time_since_yum + 1
        if self.hit_food > 0:  self.hit_food -= 1
        if self.hit_food >= 5:
            self.eating    = 3
            self.hit_food -= 1
        self.eating -= 1
        can_see = senses['sight']
        moving = senses['body'].moving
        if self.time_since_yum > 100:
            return "Stop"
        if not can_see:
            turn = uniform(-0.1,+0.1)*randrange(1,4)
        else:
            closest = min(can_see, key=lambda s: s.distance)
            if closest.color == 'green':
                if closest.distance < 5:
                    return "Stop" if moving else "Eat"
                if closest.distance > 5 and not moving:
                    return "Go"
                turn = closest.direction
            else:
                turn = -0.5 if closest.direction > 0 else 0.5
        if not moving:
            return "Accelerate 10.0"
        return "Turn {}".format(turn)
Brains.register(LookingBrain)

class TastingBrain(CritterBrain):
    code = "t"
    def __init__(self):
        CritterBrain.__init__(self)
    def on_collision(self,dir,other,senses):
        pass
    def on_attack(self,dir,attacker,senses):
        pass
    def on_tick(self,senses):
        can_see = senses['sight']
        moving = senses['body'].moving
        if Food in senses['taste']:
            if moving and randrange(0,4) == 0:
                return "Stop"
            else:
                return "Eat"
        elif not moving:
            return "Go"
        else:
            if not can_see:
                turn = uniform(-0.1,+0.1)*randrange(1,4)
            else:
                closest = min(can_see, key=lambda s: s.distance)
                if closest.color == 'green':
                    turn = closest.direction
                elif closest.direction > 0:
                    turn = -0.5
                else:
                    turn = 0.5
            return "Turn {}".format(turn)
Brains.register(TastingBrain)

class RacerBrain(CritterBrain):
    code = "R"
    max_speed = 1.3

    max_acceleration = 1.1
    def on_collision(self,dir,other,senses):
        pass
    def on_attack(self,dir,attacker,senses):
        pass
    def on_tick(self,senses):
        acceleration = self.max_speed/senses['body'].speed
        if acceleration > self.max_acceleration:
            acceleration = self.max_acceleration
        return "Accelerate {}".format(acceleration)

Brains.register(RacerBrain)

class MazeBrain(CritterBrain):
    code = "M"
    def __init__(self):
        CritterBrain.__init__(self)
        self.prefers_left = True
    def on_collision(self,dir,other,senses):
        if isinstance(other,Food):
          return "Eat"
        else:
          return "Turn {}".format(-dir.phi)
    def on_attack(self,dir,attacker,senses):
        pass
    def on_tick(self,senses):
        if randrange(0,100) == 0: self.prefers_left = not self.prefers_left
        can_see = senses['sight']
        moving = senses['body'].moving
        closest  = min(can_see, key=lambda s: s.distance)
        farthest = max(can_see, key=lambda s: s.distance)
        visible_food = [x for x in can_see if x.color == 'green']
        if len(visible_food) > 0:
            closest_food = min(visible_food, key=lambda s: s.distance)
        else:
            closest_food = None
        visible_stars = [x for x in can_see if x.color == 'gold']
        if len(visible_stars) > 0:
            closest_star = min(visible_stars, key=lambda s: s.distance)
        else:
            closest_star = None
        if senses ['body'].health>5:
            closest_target=closest_star
        else:
            closest_target=closest_food
        if closest_target:
            if closest_target.distance < 0.1:
                if moving:
                    return "Stop"
                else:
                    return "Eat"
            else:
                if not moving:
                    return "Go"
                else:
                    return "Turn {}".format(closest_target.direction/2)
        elif farthest.distance > 4:
            if abs(farthest.direction) > 0.1:
                return "Turn {}".format(farthest.direction/2)
            elif randrange(0,10) == 0:
                if self.prefers_left:
                    return "Turn -1.0"
                else:
                    return "Turn 1.0"
            else:
                return "Go"
        elif closest.distance < 5:
            if closest.color == 'brown':
                if self.prefers_left:
                    return "Turn -1.0"
                else:
                    return "Turn 1.0"
            else:
                if closest.direction > 0:
                    return "Turn -0.5"
                else:
                    return "Turn 0.5"
        else:
            return "Go"
Brains.register(MazeBrain)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Abstract: This study investigates the controversial question about how cross-national distance influences MNCs' equity ownership in their overseas subsidiaries. Prior studies adopted aggregated constructs and time-invariant measures of cross-national distance, failing to capture the complexity of the phenomenon. Moreover, although 'insidership' within business networks may moderate the foreignness that MNCs confront in overseas markets, prior studies have not incorporated it into analysis. The present study confirms the explanatory power of multiple dimensions of cross-national distance and MNCs' insidership within networks. It also shows that cross-national distance and insidership within relevant works strengthen or weaken each other's influences on Japanese ownership strategies.


A huge database of people born in the territory of contemporary Ukraine between 1650 and 1920 became available online this week. Its opening crowned the four-year efforts of activists to digitize, systematize, and assemble countless entries from historical documents—but is not the final point of the project.
The database includes 2.56 mn people and is expected to reach 4 to 5 mn in 2019. The access to its contents is and will remain free of charge. The sources of data are manifold: birth registers, fiscal and parish censuses, lists of nobility, voters, the military, and victims of repressions, address directories, and other documents produced under the Tsardom of Muscovy, Russian and Habsburg Empires, Poland and the Soviet Union. A Roman-letter version of the data index is reportedly to be enabled in the coming months.
All the users who register profiles on the project's website pra.in.ua can construct their own family trees. Nearly 18 thousand trees have been created in the first couple of days following the official inauguration of the site.
You can read the full article at: http://bit.ly/2tbqm9k.
I normally look at web sites and make a quick evaluation before I write about them. However, the web site at https://pra.in.ua/ is in Ukrainian, not one of my languages. I will simply mention the site and leave it to you, the reader, to decide how useful it is for you. I assume you can read Ukrainian.
The Ukrainian births database is available at: https://pra.in.ua.
Fantastic!!! This is what I've been needing for many years. I don't read Ukrainian but I can get myself around–sort of–the fill-in-the-blanks type Austrian BMD and basic census records of their Ukrainian lands, thanks to a lot of training through FEEFHS (Foundation for East European Family History Societies) conference workshops. Just yesterday I was looking at my maternal sides, all Galicians (a sub-set of Ukranians), that only go back three generations with sketchy details, wondering when the records would become available. Here's hoping. Maybe I can even hope that some of the FEEFHS experts who know Rusyn will translate those records further. There are a few now online but I couldn't figure out whether I needed those or not. I wish I could still attend the yearly Conferences! Expertise there is great and easy to access.
You have the choice of having it translated!
I don't use IE, but use Google to get in.
The launch in a separate browser (IE) of "Find A Grave Green Leaf" hints by Ancestry.com is a very valuable source of new genealogical research information. However, there is a major technical BUG and conflict launching with an Internet Explorer browser with any new computer with Win 10 O/S. IE Browser "LOCKS UP" or Freezes FTM and "Find A Grave" files in IE Browser on any computer with WIN 10 O/S. Microsoft states that IE is obsolete and not compatible with WIN 10. How can we as users get resolution for "Ancestry.com/Find A Grave" to launch all their files with the Mozilla Firefox browser that is stable for all Microsoft O/S, especially WIN 10? What is the solution to this show stopper Problem?
For a PC, Chrome works very well for me for all the websites I need genealogically, including this one. Even Google translation is doing pretty well, and I haven't used it much before except for a word or two at a time. Not for long phrases, for sure.