Transit Toronto

Transit Toronto: "How can the TTC improve services for passengers with disabilities?

The TTC is inviting members of the public to talk about how to make transit facilities and services better for passengers with disabilities.

The TTC’s 2008 Accessibility and Disability Accommodation Public Forum takes place from 7 to 9 p.m.:

Tuesday, May 20, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), 1929 Bayview Avenue, at the corner of Kilgour Road.

If you can’t attend, but would like to suggest how the TTC can improve both conventional and Wheel-Trans services for passengers with disabilities, call 416-393-3030, Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The Toronto Transit Commission and the Advisory Committee on Accessbile Transportation (ACAT) will review and assess your comments and ideas.

The TTC offers accessbile bus service to the CNIB along the 11 Bayview route from Bayview and Davisville Stations."

CBC Radio Summer

CBC Radio Summer

Pinsent to host obit show in summer lineup on CBC Radio One

Pinsent to host obit show in summer lineup on CBC Radio One: "CBC Radio One has added 13 new programs to its summer lineup, including a documentary series of unusual obituaries hosted by actor Gordon Pinsent.

The Late Show, to air weekly, will profile the lives of little known but extraordinary Canadians, from a street kid with dwarfism to an elderly man obsessed with sailing the Northwest Passage"

TheStar.com | HealthZone | Personal stories tell disability history

TheStar.com | HealthZone | Personal stories tell disability history: "'The pressure on me to breathe without (a ventilator) lasted five years,' Essex says – until her father put his foot down. With the help of a newly invented chest-size breathing apparatus, Rev. Roy Essex ignored the protests of the institution's doctors and took his daughter home.

'That was the beginning of the rest of my life,' says Essex, now 71 and a grandmother. 'I could breathe and sleep without gasping for air."

Out From Under: Disability, History and Things to Remember at the Royal Ontario Museum in April [17] and runs until July 17, 2008.

IT GOES FROM APRIL 17 THROUGH JULY 16 2008 - ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

Learning & Teaching Office - Ryerson University: "A child’s trunk. A pile of 16 neatly folded grey sweat suits. A Canadian flag. On their own, they may not have anything in common. But together, they are a part of an activist exhibition of Canadian Disability History created by students, alumni, community collaborators and faculty in the School of Disability Studies.

It started with a history course, a pedagogical innovation in which each participant was asked to arrive not with a head full of ideas but with an everyday object. Subverting the notion of history as grand events, these “things” chronicled a hidden history of significant struggle in the lives of people with disabilities and their allies.

Out From Under: Disability, History and Things to Remember at the Royal Ontario Museum in April [17 and runs until July 17, 2008. It is a unique exhibit and a groundbreaking event as disability history becomes public history at one of Canada’s pre-eminent museums.

In their presentation, the speakers will illuminate the discoveries they made as “one thing just led to another” along the pathway from teachers to curators. The biggest discovery was how fruitful it can be to fall into history. Unexpected riches emerge when you move from ‘knowing’ to ‘wondering’ and from ‘telling’ to ‘trusting."

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buschic's Thoughts - thoughts and feelings and a good week.: "I finally got to see a person that I want to have a great friendship with, His name is Adam, and he is really cool!"

BEST EVER BLONDE JOKE?

BEST EVER BLONDE JOKE?

A blonde calls her boyfriend and says, "Please come over here and help
me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get
started."

Her boyfriend asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"

The blonde says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster."

Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle.

She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over
the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to
her and says,

"First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to
assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster."

He takes her hand and says, "Second, I want you to relax. Let's have a
nice cup of tea, and then .." he said with a deep sigh, . .. . . ......




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"Let's put all the Corn Flakes back in the box

WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED:

WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED:


Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.

One mood all the time.

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier.

Send this to the women who can handle it and to the men who will enjoy reading it

Maundy Thursday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maundy Thursday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In the Christian liturgical calendar, Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday is the feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday.

On this day four events are commemorated: the washing of the Disciples' feet by Jesus Christ, the institution of the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the agony of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot."

TheStar.com - Special Section - Earth Hour

TheStar.com - Special Section - Earth Hour: "E a r t h H o u r
M a r c h 29 , 2 0 0 8 , 8 p. m."

Earth Hour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Earth Hour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Earth Hour will be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Tel Aviv and other cities on 29 March 2008."

Stuff White People Like

Stuff White People Like: "This blog is devoted to stuff that white people like"

CBC Radio Two to revamp daytime programming

CBC Radio Two to revamp daytime programming: "The online service will include three new web-only radio stations, each dedicated to a different genre — classical, singer-songwriter or jazz.

The specialized online radio stations will be designed to appeal to listeners who want a more intense experience in a particular genre, McGuire said.

'Music lives in that digital space,' she said. 'This is an advancement in integration. Radio Two won't be limited to being a terrestrial service.'"

CBC Radio Two to revamp daytime programming

CBC Radio Two to revamp daytime programming: "The plan for weekday programming on CBC Radio Two is:

* 6-10 a.m.: A music program dedicated to a range of genres, including classical, pop, jazz and roots music.
* 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: A classical program that will emphasize the most popular and accessible classical music, including Mozart, Beethoven and other favourites.
* 3-6 p.m.: A drive-home show focusing on vocal music, including many new artists."

Calendar Project - Home of Lightning and Sunbird�

Mozilla Sunbird is a free, open source, cross-platform calendar application developed by the Mozilla Foundation, Sun Microsystems and many volunteers.^[3] Announced in July 2003^[4], Sunbird is a standalone version of the now discontinued Mozilla Calendar Extension.

Calendar Project - Home of Lightning and Sunbird�: "Mozilla-style ease-of-use for your calendar. Sunbird� lets you manage your schedule easily, and store it where you want to."

Jeff Healey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeff Healey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008), [1] known professionally as Jeff Healey, was a Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist."

Google Calendar

Google Calendar

Google Calendar, previously code-named "CL2", is a contact- and time-management web application offered by Google. It allows users to synchronize their Gmail contacts with a web-based calendar. It became available on April 13, 2006 and is currently in beta stages. While users are not required to have a Gmail account, they are required to have a free Google Account in order to use the software.

Student In Wheelchair Plans To Hit The Road To raise Awareness

Student In Wheelchair Plans To Hit The Road To raise Awareness: "Student In Wheelchair Plans To Hit The Road To raise Awareness

Thu, January 10, 2008
By JENNI DUNNING, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA

His electric wheelchair runs only 10 kilometres an hour, but Jeffrey Preston is determined to ride it from London to Ottawa in 40 days this spring.

Preston, 24, of Port Elgin, has congenital muscular dystrophy. He's making the 650-km trek to raise awareness of the 'bad' conditions of Ontario's transportation systems for disabled people."

Ruling lets severely disabled off hook for cost of extra seats

Ruling lets severely disabled off hook for cost of extra seats: "Canadian airlines have a year to stop charging those with severe disabilities for extra seats they need after a landmark decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency on Thursday."

Dementia

Dementia


Below are four ( 4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately . OK?


Let's find out just how clever you really are....



Ready? GO!!! (scroll down)












First Question
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Y ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?






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Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you ove rtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!

Try not to screw up next time. Now answer the second question, but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?

Second Question :
If you overtake the last person, the n you are...? (scroll down)



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Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?


You're not very good at this, are you?






Third Question:
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator . Try it.



Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000 . Now add 10. What is the total?


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Did you get 5000 ?

The correct answer is actually 4100 .



If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator! Today is definitely not your day, is it? Maybe you'll get the last question right... Maybe.



Fourth Question :

Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?







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Did you Answer Nunu? NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary. Read the question again!



Okay, now the bonus round:

A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?











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He just has to open his mouth and ask...
It's really very simple.







PASS TH IS ON TO FRUSTRATE THE
SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!
Have a nice day everyone

AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic is a National Hockey League game that was played on January 1, 2008 starting at about 1:25 p.m. ET, outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. If the game had to be postponed due to weather, before two full periods has been played,[2] it would have been rescheduled for January 2 at 7:00 p.m.[3] It was the first regular-season outdoor National Hockey League game in the United States.[4] The event, colloquially referred to in Western New York as the Ice Bowl,[5] was officially announced on September 17, 2007 at Ralph Wilson Stadium.[6] The game is being sponsored by Mountain Dew AMP"

Heritage Classic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heritage Classic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the National Hockey League, and was modeled after the success of the 'cold war' game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001[1]. The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. [2] The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, despite temperatures of close to -18 �C, -30 �C (-22 �F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC."

Cold War (ice hockey) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cold War (ice hockey) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Cold War was an ice hockey game played between U.S. college rivals Michigan State University and the University of Michigan on Saturday October 6, 2001. It set the world record for the largest crowd at an ice hockey game.[1] The attendance was so high because instead of hosting the game in East Lansing's Munn Ice Arena, Michigan State decided to set up an ice rink in the middle of the much larger Spartan Stadium, which they filled to 103.4% of capacity. This meant that 74,544[2] packed the Big Ten football stadium to watch the MSU Spartans and the U-M Wolverines skate to a 3-3 tie."

TheStar.com | GTA | Toronto streetcar named among world's best

TheStar.com | GTA | Toronto streetcar named among world's best: "The venerable 501 – known as the Queen car – has made National Geographic's list of the world's top 10 trolley rides. It's a distinction shared with streetcar routes as far-flung as Melbourne, Seattle and Lisbon, part of the contents of the coffee-table book Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips, published in October"

YouTube - CKLW's 20/20 News Team

YouTube - CKLW's 20/20 News Team: "A brief history of 20/20 News on CKLW from 'Radio Revolution - The Rise & Fall of the Big 8'."

City of Toronto: Transportation Services - Snow management

City of Toronto: Transportation Services - Snow management: "In order to get timely information about snow clearing operations, the city has established a telephone number 416-338-SNOW (7669) - for residents to call. Residents can also call 416-599-9090 for road information."

City of Toronto: Transportation Services - Snow management

City of Toronto: Transportation Services - Snow management: "Following a snow storm, we move immediately into snow clean-up. Bus stop areas are cleared. Pathways are dug at crosswalks and crossovers. Sidewalks flanking arterial and collector roads are cleared and when necessary, the snow, which has been ploughed to the roadside, is removed."

TheStar.com | Business | 1 in 4 Canadians on Facebook

TheStar.com | Business | 1 in 4 Canadians on Facebook: "1 in 4 Canadians on Facebook Email Story Email story Print Print Text Size Text Size Text Size Choose text size Report Typo Report typo or correction iCopyright License this article AddThis Facebook forced to back down on plans for Beacon With some U.S. research estimating that nearly half of all Americans surfing the Internet now visit either MySpace or Facebook, it's no surprise that corporations and advertisers are eager to cash in on the social networking phenomenon. Close to 8 million Canadians have signed up – 85% in the past year alone, unpublished study reveals"

Georgina

Georgina: "Georgina Georgina was admitted into the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Westmead Children's Hospital on Tuesday the 17th of April when she came down with her family to the Easter Show. Georgie became very weak on arrival at the show and was in the Show hospital within 30 min of arriving. This webpage was set up by a family friend to help keep family and friends updated and to provide prayer points. Georgina Brookec/o PICU Childrens hospital Westmead NSW 2145"

Georgina

Georgina: "Georgina Georgina was admitted into the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Westmead Children's Hospital on Tuesday the 17th of April when she came down with her family to the Easter Show. Georgie became very weak on arrival at the show and was in the Show hospital within 30 min of arriving. This webpage was set up by a family friend to help keep family and friends updated and to provide prayer points. Georgina Brookec/o PICU Childrens hospital Westmead NSW 2145"

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Facebook | TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION

Facebook | TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION: "Name: TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION Tagline: MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE Host: DAMN 2025 Type: Causes - Protest Time and PlaceDate: Friday, December 7, 2007 Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Toronto City Hall Street: 100 Queen St. W. City/Town: Toronto, ON View Map Google MapQuest Microsoft Yahoo Contact InfoPhone: 647.889.3037 Email: damn2025@gmail.com Description MAKE TRANSIT TOTALLY PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE STOP ALL DISCRIMINATION DON'T TAKE OUR VOLUNTEER MONEY The City is threatening to cut the money people on ODSP get for volunteering. The loss of this money means that already poor disabled people will be forced to stay home because we can't afford to go out. GIVE US OUR $9 TTC fares went up but the money most people on welfare or disability get for transportation didn't.The City needs to link TTC increases to transit subsidies. Disabled people and our supporters are fighting for the City to make these basic changes to allow us to get around, to have equality and dignity. Come tell the City to make transit accessible for all."

NPR : The Quest to Design the Perfect Yawn

NPR : The Quest to Design the Perfect Yawn: "The professor of psychology at the University of Maryland remembered the famous Monty Python sketch about a joke so funny that it killed anyone who heard it; The British, naturally, wanted to use it against the Germans, and the Germans vice versa, and both sides furiously pushed to develop the first 'Doomsday Joke.' Professor Provine decided to do the same thing, but not with a joke. He proposed a Doomsday Yawn."

NPR : The Quest to Design the Perfect Yawn

NPR : The Quest to Design the Perfect Yawn: "What would it take to design a yawn so powerful that it would make everyone who saw it yawn back? Would it have to be a big yawn, or a yawn with a big stretch? And a dog can make a person yawn, but what about the other way around? Robert Provine investigated these questions"