Though
no one can go back and make a brand new start,
anyone
can start from now ~ and make a brand new end.
(Author
Unknown)
What
do you Do with 3,300 Tons of Sand?
Paola Loriggio of The Canadian Press writes:
Cleaning up after the Pan American Games means dismantling bleachers,
tearing down stages ~ and finding a new home for about 3,000 metric
tons of sand. When the Games organizers built 5 beach volleyball
courts in a downtown Toronto parking lot, they brought in about 80
truckloads of sand from Muskoka, especially configured for the sport,
their supplier said. Now that the Games are over, that sand has been
carted more than 350 kilometres to a new volleyball training facility
in North Bay, said Todd Knapton of Hutcheson Sand and Mixes. It
took 3 consecutive nights to haul the sand out of Exhibition Place
(renamed Pan Am Park during the Games) and ship it to its
destination. The work was done overnight to avoid disrupting
traffic.
The granite-based sand is washed and sized to meet the standards
established
by the sport's governing body...The International Volleyball
Federation,
which is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Tending to stay loose,
it won't compact and drains at a specified rate when hit by rain.
The colour for TV... it doesn't have a glare to it...and is safe for
the athletes.
The Huntsville-based company has supplied sand for the 1999 Pan Am
Games as well as Olympic Games in Sydney, Athens, Bejing and London.
Though it's possible to ship sand overseas ~ they've sent some to
Dubai in the past ~ sometimes the company just refurbishes a beach
for competition or partners with a local business to make sand on
site. Making sand involves screening it to take out oversize grains
and stones...then washing it down to different graduations.
Our
dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time;
what
we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.
(Sydney
Harris)
What
Do You Do When Confronted by Coyotes in Your Community?
Keep your distance and the animal will most likely avoid you.
Coyotes are native to North America and can be found living in urban
and rural areas. Coyotes, although they are very wary of humans and
avoid people whenever possible, coyote sightings in Burlington are
common. Burlington's green spaces and forested areas provide an
excellent habitat for them. They can travel great distances along
ravines, hydro corridors and highways. Food sources, like mice and
rats and garbage are readily available in urban areas, attracting
coyotes to residential areas.
Co-existing
with Coyotes:
As much as possible, the City of Burlington's approach to coyotes in
the community is to leave
them alone!
They naturally fear humans and should remain wild
animals.
Coyotes play an important role in balancing
the ecosystem
in Southern Ontario, helping to control the population of rabbits,
rats and mice. As citizens, remove coyote attractants such as food.
If
you Encounter an Aggressive Coyote:
Stop!
Pick up small children and pets and shout GO AWAY...and wave your
arms high in the air.
Use
hazing techniques,
such as popping open an umbrella, throwing an object near the coyote
or shaking your keys.
Back
away slowly
while remaining calm. Never run or turn your back on a coyote.
If
you see an aggressive, sick or injured coyote, call
905-335-3030;
for other sightings, report
online.
If
a coyote poses an immediate threat or danger to public safety, call
911 and alert Halton Region Police.
(Your feedback helps us to monitor the location of the coyotes in
the community.) If you see a coyote...or observe a potential problem
relating to garbage or someone intentionally, or accidentally,
feeding a coyote, you can assist the city by submitting an online
report.
The
dilemma for society is how to preserve personal and family values
in
a nation of diverse tastes. (Tipper Gore)
Plutarch
counter-states with,
“What
we achieve inwardly will change outer reality!”
What Do You Do When
Your Refrigerator Starts Making Noises?
(Paul
Benedetti, living in Hamilton, and a teacher of journalism
at
Western University, describes his dilemma:
(excerpts
from his Hamilton Spectator article)
Recently,
the appliances in our house turned against me. The fridge was
starting to go...you know the kind...sort of a low-level threatening
hum, like the sound your wife makes when you've been lounging on the
couch too long. Next, water started leaking out of the bottom.
Naturally, as 'man of the house' I promptly ignored this. Then one
morning, my wife opened the fridge and said, “Things in here are
not particularly cold. I think the fridge is dead.” To her I
replied, “Nonsense! We'll just adjust this dial to colder and said
to her, “That fridge has had it! Let's give it a day' (using the
theory that if I just ignored it, it might start up again.) Well, I
hope it's not the compressor. Once the helium is gone, it's all
over.”
My
son, despite having headphones on and generally ignoring everything
around him, said, “I think you mean 'Freon', Dad. Helium goes in
balloons and makes your voice sound funny.” To him, I smartly
replied,”Well, they used to use helium until the Hindenburg
Disaster!” Then, walked away.
The
next day, I found myself in front of a long line of refrigerators at
a giant appliance store. I read the price tags on the floor models
and then, after a little lay-down on the floor and a glass of water
thrown in my face, I was again able to speak. Twenty minutes and
about $2,000 later, we were the happy owners of a new shiny,
stainless steel fridge.
A
couple days later, two young guys hauled the fridge in and set it up.
Let it stand for four hours before you plug it in.” I responded,
“To let the Freon settle.” He said, “That's right. You an
engineer?”
“I
dabble,” I said.
“Difficulties
are opportunities to better things.
They are stepping stones to greater experience.”
(Brian Adams)
Merle
Baird-Kerr...written July 29, 2015
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