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(a) The services ("Services") covered by these Terms of Service (defined below) are the mobile voice, data and related services we provide to you. In these Terms of Service, when we say "we", "us", or "Freedom Mobile", it means Freedom Mobile Inc., operating as Freedom Mobile, and when we say "you", it means you, our customer, the individual person that will be responsible for the use of and payment for the Services.
(b) By activating the Services, through any authorized activation channel you acknowledge receipt of, and agree to accept and abide by, these terms and conditions, including any additional terms we refer to below, as revised from time to time (collectively the "Terms of Service"). If you do not agree with any of the Terms of Service, do not activate the Services. Instead, contact us through our call centre, or the original point of purchase (if you purchased through an authorized retailer) immediately to let us know and, if you have purchased any equipment, to find out if you are still within our returns policy.
(c) Once you have activated the Services, if you are a Pre-Paid Customer (including Pay Your Way), you must top up your account within 30 days of signing up, or your account with us will be suspended and you will need to contact our call centre in order to re-activate the Services. If you do not top your account within 90 days, we reserve the right to reallocate the telephone number that had been reserved for you.
We may change these Terms of Service, the Services and our fees and rates at any time from time to time by posting revisions to our website at Freedommobile.ca at least 45 days before the changes take effect. We may also put a note on your invoice, or send you a text message or e-mail to let you know that a revision is available on our website. If you do not agree with any change to these Terms of Service, the Services and our rates and fees, you're not locked in - contact us immediately to terminate the Services. If you don't terminate the Services before the revision comes into effect, your continued use of the Services means you agree to the revision as posted to our website.
(a) We will provide the Services to you in accordance with these Terms of Service, starting from the time you activate the Services. The Services will only be provided in geographic areas covered by our network or by our third party service providers. Additional charges may apply for use of Services outside of your Freedom Mobile network coverage area (Home).
(b) The Services may be available both within and outside of Canada through third party service providers with whom we have roaming agreements and who have compatible technology. You may review a list of countries covered by roaming on our website. You may be required to activate international roaming before you are able to roam internationally. You can activate international roaming through our call centre or any other activation channel authorized by us from time to time at the time before you use it. We suggest you do this before you leave the Freedom Mobile network coverage areas. You may activate international roaming at any time and will only be charged when you actually use it. We reserve the right to decline activation of roaming or make your use of roaming subject to caps, limitations or restrictions. N11 numbers (such as 411 and 911), other special service and toll-free numbers may not operate properly when roaming outside of Canada. You are responsible for confirming correct numbers and for any connections, charges or liability incurred by accessing special service numbers while roaming.
You can also roam in Canada. Some devices will automatically update data while you roam unless you turn off data roaming. Consult your owner's manual for your device to understand how to turn data roaming off.
(c) Some of our Services are offered or described as being "unlimited" in nature. This is subject, at all times, to reasonable usage limits for personal use by an individual. You can find a copy of our Fair Usage Policy here to see how it applies to our data, voice text and roaming services. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that your usage is excessive or unreasonable, we reserve the right to limit or restrict your usage or to terminate your subscription to either the unlimited offering or the Services generally and to refuse to provide you Services thereafter. Freedom Mobile wants all of its customers to get the best service, to be free to communicate without limitations, with the best possible conditions, whenever possible and at low prices. By ensuring that a very few do not abuse our services and engage in unreasonable use, we can continue to offer the great services you enjoy on an unlimited basis. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you if we decide to take such actions, but we also reserve the right to do so without notice
(d) Certain Services, including without limitation roaming, internet access, premium services messaging services, and Freedom Wi-Fi, will be subject to additional terms and conditions or will require you to use or download software which is subject to other terms and conditions. You agree to review and be bound by all such terms and conditions as a condition of your use of such Services or software.
(e) Materials that you access on the internet or that you otherwise download or retrieve from third parties through the Services are provided by others and do not form part of the Services. You agree that you are solely responsible for your access, downloading or retrieval of such materials and acknowledge that you may incur charges in doing so. We have no obligation or liability to you regarding such materials.
(f) You grant us a worldwide, sub-licensable, transferable and non-exclusive license, without compensation, reimbursement or any other payment, to transmit, copy, modify, adapt, display, perform, distribute and publish any content you choose to create, transmit, publish or otherwise communicate using the Services, as reasonably required by us and our third party service providers to provide the Services to you.
(g) Subject to applicable law, including your rights to transfer the telephone number we assign to you (or which you had transferred for use with our Services) to another carrier, all telephone numbers, IP addresses, e-mail addresses, domains and other communication numbers or addresses remain our property. We reserve the right to change or replace any such domains, numbers or addresses upon 30 days' notice without any liability to you and the right to reassign any such domains, numbers or addresses to another customer upon termination of Services.
(h) You may ask us to transfer a telephone number from your current service provider for use with our Services. By doing so, you represent and warrant that: (i) you are authorized to request the transfer of the telephone number that you have provided to us; and (ii) you are the listed account holder for invoicing purposes with your current service provider. You also agree to provide us with: (i) the name you used with your current service provider for invoicing purposes (if different from the one you have provided us for your account with us); (ii) the name of your current service provider; (iii) the account number with your current service provider; (iv) the telephone number(s) that you wish to transfer to us; (v) any other information reasonably required by us to facilitate the transfer; and (vi) a completed and signed request form if required to facilitate the transfer. You acknowledge that once the transfer is completed, you will no longer be able to use the specified tele phone number with your existing service provider, and will only be able to do so in conjunction with our Services. You also acknowledge that such a transfer will only transfer the specified telephone number, and not any of the services, content or other addresses that were provided through your existing service provider. Delays in the processing of the transfer may delay your ability to activate the Services and use the number being transferred to us.
(i) The availability, access and quality of the Services may be impacted by things outside of our reasonable control, such as, without limitation, the weather or unforeseen faults or malfunctions (including failures of our Freedom Mobile Terms of Service equipment or your handset). In addition, there may be disruptions to the Services due to upgrades, maintenance or other work, or governmental, regulatory or emergency service prioritizations or restrictions. We and our third party service providers will not be liable to you in any manner for such events or disruptions or for any failure to perform any of our obligations under these Terms of Service due to anything beyond our or their control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, war, acts of terrorism, government actions or failures by other suppliers or operators.
(j) We and our third party service providers may make changes to the Services, cancel, suspend, limit, block or restrict Services or change coverage areas or change roaming arrangements from time to time in our and their discretion and without notice to you.
(a) You may only use the Services for your own individual, personal and non- commercial purposes. You may not share, assign, transfer, distribute, sell, resell, give or otherwise exploit the Services for any commercial purpose in any manner whatsoever. You may not make the Services available for use by any other person.
(b) You agree not to: (i) alter any of the equipment or software that you use to access the Services; (ii) use the Services for any unlawful purpose or in any unlawful manner, or in any manner which is otherwise contrary to or violates any law, regulation or the rights of any third party; (iii) do anything to damage, disable, overburden, impair or otherwise adversely affect, as we determine in our sole discretion, the Services or any data, software, networks or equipment used to provide the Services; (iv) circumvent, disable or interfere with the security of, or otherwise abuse, the Services or any of the data, software, networks or equipment used to provide the Services, including any security features or functionality; (v) use excessive capacity, bandwidth or resources or disrupt or interfere with any other person's use or enjoyment of the Services; (vi) use another person's subscriber identity module (or "SIM") card, e-mail address, password, personal identification number or other device or information without that person's and our prior written authorization, create or use a false identity, impersonate any person or otherwise misrepresent your identity; (vii) attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the Services or portions of the Services to which you have not subscribed or are restricted from accessing; or (viii) harass, abuse or threaten any of our employees or representatives.
(c) You agree not to use the Services to send, transmit or relay: (i) anything (including without limitation viruses and trojan horses) which is intended to, is likely to or has the effect of disabling, denying access to, damaging or destroying, corrupting or affecting the normal use of the Services, or any data, software, networks or equipment used to provide the Services; (ii) any material that is or is reasonably likely to be construed as deceptive, fraudulent, libellous, defamatory, threatening, intimidating, abusive, harassing, violent, hateful, de grading, obscene, pornographic, profane, harmful or injurious to individuals, tortious or that may otherwise result in criminal, regulatory or civil liability; (iii) any material that violates any agree¬ment, intellectual property rights, moral rights, publicity rights, privacy rights, fiduciary obligations or other rights of a third party; (iv) spam, chain letters, junk mail or any other type of commercial solicitation or unsolicited mass e-mail or messaging; or (v) any material that contravenes any notice or guideline posted by us on our website from time to time.
(d) We reserve the right to limit, restrict or block the use of certain third party applications, as determined from time to time in our discretion and without notice.
(e) We have the right to monitor or investigate any content that is transmitted using the Services. We may also access or preserve content or information to comply with legal process in Canada or foreign jurisdictions, operate the Services, ensure compliance with these terms of service and protect ourselves, our customers or the public.
You can terminate the provision of Services at any time by contacting our call centre. We will cease providing the Services on the day we receive your instructions to terminate. If you have your number transferred to another service provider, we will treat that as your decision to terminate the provision of Services. We will cease providing the Services once the transfer is complete. You agree to pay to us all charges that you've incurred up to the date we stop providing the Services, including for any Services provided or for any equipment that you've purchased including any unpaid MyTab balance.
We can either suspend or terminate the provision of Services to you, without notice or further liability, as set forth in these Terms of Service or if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have breached or will likely breach any of these Terms of Service, including failure to pay your invoice on time, or otherwise in our sole discretion. If we do terminate the provision of Services, we also reserve the right to refuse you as a customer, in our sole discretion, if you attempt to subscribe to our Services subsequently.
(a) SIM cards are provided to you only for your use of the Services. You may not use your SIM card for any other purpose. We retain ownership of SIM cards, which you must return to us or destroy, if and when we ask you to or upon termination of the provision of Services to you. You may only use a SIM card provided by us or an authorized retailer specifically to you in order to access the Services and may not use a SIM card provided by any other person without our prior written consent.
(b) You agree not to modify, reprogram, copy, spoof, reverse engineer, monitor, probe, scan, decode or analyze (including through the use of packet analyzers) any numbers, codes, components or programming on your handset, equipment or SIM card or in any software, hardware or networks used to provide the Services, that are used for identification, authentication or control of transceiver functions or operator privileges or any transmissions used to provide the Services, or permit anyone else to do so, other than one of our authorized representatives. Except as required for the normal use of the Services, you agree not to disclose such information to anyone other than our authorized representatives. You acknowledge and agree that if you un lock your handset using unlock codes that are not provided by us the warranty on your device may become void.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that we may transmit or remotely install software, firmware and other updates on your handset and equipment from time to time in order to maintain, enhance or correct the Services, with out notice or liability
(d) New handsets and other equipment are covered by the manufacturer's limited warranty, a copy of which is available at the manufacturer's website. Except as required by law, we do not offer, and expressly disclaim, any representation, warranty or condition in respect of handsets or equipment, whether express or implied, and have no obligation or liability in respect of handsets or equipment.
(a) You agree to pay us the charges applicable to the Services whether or not they have been incurred by you personally. The charges for your Services were set out on the Critical Information Summary you signed when you activated your Service (s). You can also find them on our website. Charges will commence from the Freedom Mobile Terms of Service time you activate the Services or, if you are adding or changing a Service, from the time that addition or change is made. Some of the charges are flat fees charged for a particular plan or value added Service pack age each month, starting from the time you activate the Service, while other charges are calculated based on the amount of the Services you use. You also agree to pay all applicable taxes, duties and governmental or regulatory fees, surcharges or levies that apply to the Services or our charges. Contact us if you want to change your plan and add or remove Services. Any changes (if not stated differently) will take place within 48 hours. Charges may be pro-rated accordingly based on the date such change is made. You may only change your plan, add-ons or a value added Service package once in any given invoicing period.
(b) You can pay for our Services either through a post-paid monthly invoice or pre-pay in advance, using any of the methods that we describe on your invoice, on our website. We reserve the right to approve you or require additional conditions (such as satisfactory credit checks, an up-front deposit or limitations on types or quantity of Services available or caps on the charges you may incur) for the payment option you select. If we require a credit check, you authorize us to collect and use information on your past credit history from third parties. We reserve the right to provide information regarding your payments to us to third party collection agencies. We reserve the right to refuse to provide some or all Services to you, or terminate or suspend Services to you, or require additional conditions to be met, based on the results of your credit check or other criteria, as we determine in our sole discretion.
(c) If you have requested pre-authorized payments, you agree that we may charge to your credit card, bank account or other payment instrument all outstanding charges on the date which they are due. You agree to notify us of any changes to the details of your pre-payment as required in order to process such charges. You confirm that you are authorized to use the method of payment provided to us and that you have the right to use that method to pay such charges.
(d) ) If you have concerns regarding any of the charges posted to your account, contact us through our call centre. You agree that: (i) charges for away zone usage, roaming or long distance calls that you do not dispute within 30 days after being posted to your account; and (ii) all other charges that you do not dispute within 90 days after being posted to your account, will be deemed to be correct and accepted by you.
(a) If you've chosen (and we have approved) post-paid monthly invoicing, your invoice will be made available to you in an electronic format by logging into your account at our website. Notification of new invoices may be sent to you at the e-mail address you have provided us. You are responsible for ensuring that the e-mail address you have provided is valid and that you are able to check it regularly. If you do not receive notifications of new invoices by e-mail, you are still responsible for logging into your account at our website to check for new invoices on a regular basis and for paying all amounts by the due date specified. You agree to pay each invoice in full by the due date specified on it. If we don't receive payment by such due date, you will be charged interest at the rate of 2% per month (26.82% per year) or the rate set out on the invoice. We may also charge you for reasonable administrative or collection costs that we incur. If your payment is rejected by your financial institution, we may charge you an administrative fee. We also reserve the right to change the invoicing frequency or to issue interim invoices in our discretion and without notice.
(b) If we determine in our discretion that a deposit is required, we will notify you of the amount required and any change in that amount from time to time. Deposits will bear interest at our current rate – Bank of Canada rate PLUS 1% (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/interest-rates/). If you do not pay the full balance of any invoice when due, we may deduct any unpaid balance from your deposit and apply it to that invoice, in which case you will also be required to top-up the deposit. We may terminate or suspend Services if you do not maintain the specified deposit amount or if an unpaid balance remains past due after applying the entire deposit. We Freedom Mobile Terms of Service may also determine, in our sole discretion, that based on your payment history we no longer require you to maintain a deposit. We will return any remaining balance of a deposit to you within 30 days or, at your request, we will apply any remaining deposit against your account as a service credit.
(c) If you pay us more than the amount due on a given invoice, we will carry forward the overpayment and apply it to your next invoice. No interest will be paid on any credit balance. If your account is in a credit balance at the time all Services are terminated after application against all outstanding charges, any remaining credit balance will be refunded to you within 90 days of your request.
(a) If you've chosen pre-payment, you must maintain your account in a credit balance in order to use the Services. No interest is paid on credit balances. Your account is credited when we receive payment from you. You should only pre-pay for Services you expect to use, as all pre-payments are non-refundable. Your credit balance will first be applied to your monthly plan charges, then to any other fixed monthly charges, then to any pay per use or variable charges. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible at all times to keep a sufficient balance in your account to cover all services used.
(b) If you do not have sufficient credit on your account to allow the deduction of the monthly fee for the plan that you've chosen when it's due, you will be notified by text message and all your Services will be suspended. If you top up your account within 90 days of such notification to allow for the deduction of the applicable monthly fees, your Services will be reinstated. If you do not, your Services will automatically be terminated at the end of such 90 day period and you will forfeit any remaining credit balance. If you do not have sufficient credit on your account to allow the deduction of other fixed monthly charges or for pay per use charges, the relevant Services will be suspended until you top up your account with sufficient funds to al low for the deduction of such charges.
We may, from time to time, offer promotions relating to our Services. For example, we may offer to credit you for the monthly service fees for all of our plans and qualifying value added service packages for the first month that you try them. When we offer promotions relating to our Services, we reserve the right to change the promotions we offer from time to time (including without limitation the terms and conditions applicable to such promotions) without notice.
(a) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON IN ANY EVENT FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, MORAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DAMAGES FOR HARM TO BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA, LOSS OF PROFIT, SAVINGS OR REVENUE OR FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED PROFIT OR SAVINGS OR OTHER NON-DIRECT, COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF OR COULD REASONABLY FORESEE THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR LOSS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, HANDSETS OR EQUIPMENT, THE FAILURE OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES, HANDSETS OR EQUIPMENT, THE USE OF THE SERVICES, HANDSETS OR EQUIPMENT OR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION, THEFT, LOSS, CORRUPTION OR DESTRUCTION OF COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION OR DATA.
(b) Notwithstanding the above provision, except in cases where negligence on our part results in physical injury, death or damage to your property or premises, our liability for negligence related to the provision of emergency services on a mandatory basis is limited to the greater of $20 and three times the amount you would otherwise be entitled to receive as a refund for the provision of defective service under these Terms of Service.
(c) In respect of the provision of emergency services on a mandatory basis, we are not liable: (i) for libel, slander, defamation or the infringement of copyright arising from material or messages transmitted over our tele- communications network from your property or premises or recorded by your equipment or our equipment; (ii) for damages arising out of your act, default, neglect or omission in the use or operation of equipment provided by us; or (iii) for damages arising out of the transmission of material or messages over our telecommunications network on your behalf, which is in any way unlawful.
(d) When facilities of other companies or tele-communications systems are used in establishing connections to or from facilities and equipment controlled by you, we are not liable for any act, omission or negligence of the other companies or telecommunications systems in relation to the provision of emergency services on a mandatory basis to you.
(e) Our liability with respect to the provision of emergency services on a mandatory basis is not limited by the three preceding provisions in cases of deliberate fault, gross negligence or anti-competitive conduct on our part or in cases of breach of contract where the breach results from our gross negligence.
(f) You acknowledge and agree that: (i) you will have no contractual relationship whatsoever with a carrier upon which you roam; (ii) you are not a third party beneficiary of any agreement between us and such carrier; and (iii) such carrier will have no legal, equitable or other liability of any kind to you. For the purposes of the fore going limitation of liability of such carriers, you acknowledge and agree that we are acting as the agent of such carriers.
(g) THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE APPLY TO OUR ACTS OR OMISSIONS AND THOSE OF OUR AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OUR AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SUPPLIER PARTIES"), AND WILL APPLY IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, DEMAND, OR CLAIM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND SHALL SURVIVE A FUNDAMENTAL BREACH OR BREACHES OR THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OF ANY REMEDY
(a) You must have an e-mail address and internet access that are accessible through means other than the Services in order to use the Services, as we will use your e-mail address and our website to communicate with you, including communications to advise of suspensions or interruptions to Service. You are responsible for all equipment and services required for such e-mail and internet access. We may also send you communications by text message to your phone and, occasionally, by phone, voice-mail or regular postal mail. You agree that we may contact you by phone, text or email in order to provide you with updates about our Services, as well as information about additional offers, products or events that we think might interest you.
(b) If you would like to contact us to discuss the Services, you may do it using any of the ways described on our website. If you would like to send us an ordinary letter by post, we'd be happy to hear from you. Please send it to Freedom Mobile Inc., 207 Queen's Quay West, Suite 710, Toronto, ON, Canada, M6K 3K9, attention: Office of the President. You agree that legal claims against us must be sent to us by post or courier at this address, with a copy to the attention of our Chief Legal Officer. If you have complaints, we would encourage you to contact us first. However, you may also contact the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services Inc. directly at any time if you have a complaint regarding us or our Services. You can contact the CCTS through their website, by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com, by telephone at 1-888-221-1687 (toll-free) 1-877-782-2384 (TTY) or by post at P.O. Box 81088, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1B1. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the "CRTC") has created a Wireless Code so that consumers of retail mobile wireless voice and data services will be better informed of their rights and obligations contained in contracts with wireless services providers. You can find out more about the Wireless Code on the CRTC website at: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/t14.htm
(c) When ordering the Services, you will choose your personal identification number (your "PIN"). You will need your PIN for activation of your SIM card, activation or deactivation of Services, logging into your account at our website or for any other changes or inquiries into your account. We will use the PIN to validate that the person contacting us is authorized to give us instructions, make changes on your account and make inquiries and will be entitled to treat all such communications as authorized by you if your PIN is provided to us. It is your responsibility to keep your PIN safe and secure and not to disclose it to anyone (except as described below), unless you want to give someone else the authority to act on your behalf. You are solely responsible for any actions taken using your PIN. You should only provide your PIN when logging into your account at our website or to our customer care representatives. If you forget your PIN we might ask you for additional identification. Also you agree that PIN can be sent to your registered email address or phone number. One PIN number is provided per account.
(d) If you believe the security of your PIN has been compromised, or you suspect unauthorized use, or your handset or SIM card is lost, stolen, damaged or tampered with, notify us immediately. You will be responsible for all changes to your account, use of Services and charges, whether by you or anyone else, until you notify us. Once you notify us, we will suspend your account and will arrange for a new account to continue your use of the Services and, if required, a new SIM card. Replacement of lost or stolen handsets will be your responsibility. If you have an outstanding balance owing to us for a lost or stolen handset, you will continue to Freedom Mobile Terms of Service be responsible for that amount. No credits will be issued against monthly fees for the time you are unable to use the Services.
(e) If we suspect, in our reasonable opinion, fraudulent activity on your account or that your PIN, your equipment or your Services are being used without your authority, we reserve the right to terminate or suspend the Services and will use reasonable efforts to contact you.
(a) We will ask you, and you agree to provide us, with certain personal and other information in order for us to provide the Services to you, such as your contact details (to enable us to communicate with you) and information we require to process your payments, such as your credit card information. You need to provide us with current, complete and accurate information, and keep us up-to-date as soon as your information changes. You can do so by logging into your account at our website or through our call centre. All personal information that you provide to us will be administered by us in accordance with our privacy policy as amended from time to time. By activating the Services, you consent to us disclosing your personal and other information in accordance with our privacy policy as amended from time to time, in addition you expressly consent that we may share your personal information with:
(b) We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to monitor usage of the Services and disclose information in order to satisfy legal, regulatory or governmental requirements, to properly administer the Services and to safeguard the Services, any data, software, networks or equipment used to provide the Services and our customers.
The Freedom Mobile name and logos and other words, titles, phrases, marks, logos, icons, graphics are our trademarks and are protected by law and may not be used, copied, imitated or used in whole or in part without our prior written consent.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that, unless we agree otherwise, all claims, disputes or disagreements ("Disputes") between you and us relating to the Services, Terms of Service, handsets, equipment or any related promotions, advertisements, statements or communications will be settled by confidential, final and binding arbitration by a single arbitrator in the forum and under the rules we mutually agree upon, failing which the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario) will apply.
Where the foregoing is not permitted by applicable law, you agree that you will refer all Disputes to the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services Inc. for resolution prior to initiating a claim in any court of law.
You agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, these Terms of Service will be governed exclusively by the laws of the province of Ontario.
If any part of these Terms of Service is for any reason unenforceable, then that part will be considered severable from the Terms of Service without affecting the validity of the rest of the Terms of Service. The Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and us in respect of the Services. You may not assign the Terms of Service or any of your rights or obligations under the Terms of Service, including by operation of law, without our prior written consent, which we may withhold in our discretion or make subject to conditions (such as a credit check, validation of identity or an administrative fee). We may assign the Terms of Service in our sole discretion. The Terms of Service shall benefit and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach of the Terms of Service by you is effective unless made in writing and signed by us and, unless otherwise provided, is limited to the specific breach waived.
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- Annex of Arlington Shopping Center (0.6km)
- Arlington Plaza Shopping Center (0.7km)
- Southpoint Shopping Center (0.7km)
- Palatine And Windsor Shopping Center (1.3km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Saint Edna Catholic Church (1.2km)
- Arlington Countryside Church (1.7km)
- Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (1.8km)
- Saint Peter Lutheran Church (2km)
- Saint James Catholic Church (2.5km)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Randhill Park Cemetery (2.9km)
- Shalom Memorial Park (3km)
Accommodation around Northpoint Shopping Center
- administrative division;
- an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Wheeling, Township of (3km)
- building(s);
- a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- Wheeling Township Hall (0.8km)
- tower;
- a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WCBR-FM (Arlington Heights) (2.5km)
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Chicago ohare international(ORD), Chicago, Usa (19km)
Du page(DPA), West chicago, Usa (38km)
Waukegan rgnl(UGN), Chicago, Usa (42.3km)
Chicago midway international(MDW), Chicago, Usa (48.6km)
General mitchell international(MKE), Milwaukee, Usa (110.3km)

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Blip TV's Dina Kaplan has posted a short rebuttal to my comments on video blogging yesterday. It's in the comments to the original post, and reproduced here in case you don't read the comment trail. Andy Abramson also posted a rebuttal, with video, and this time a better camera angle. And Mark Evans says he'll probably do a vlog, after he gets a bit better at podcasting.Â
Thanks for taking the time Dina and Andy! You guys make it sound really easy. And good luck Mark!
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Two thoughts: First, I believe it is within the realm of possibility that videoblogging could become even more mainstream than blogging. Many people have insecurities about writing (worried about semi-colons and colons and commas and spelling…) that they don't have about talking. And vlogging can be just talking…or shooting an interview with someone interesting…or capturing a beautiful scene…
Also, some people might consider it easier to shoot video on a cell phone and email it to a vlog (directly from the cell phone) than to sit at a computer and write something that will be available on the internet forever.
Second, doing a vlog on an issue (or a film review or a book review or covering what happened at a conference like VON) is actually pretty easy. I have a tripod I keep in my apartment ($75), a semi-professional light ($75), a $250 Panasonic camera and a $50 lavalier mic from Sony. I do futz with make-up a bit, fix my hair a bit, but then I basically write out a script, tape it to the camera, and read for a minute (usually doing a few takes.) If I am just talking, I do only one take with no script. Then I download the video to my computer and post it to blip.tv. The process takes about 20 minutes from start to finish, or 5 minutes if there is no script.
We hear all the time from people want to be on more news programs and talk shows, and many "experts†are thrilled to espouse their point of view on CNN or ABC News. I love the idea that people can do a commentary and be seen around the world…and answer exactly the questions they want to address…all on their own terms and in video (without having to deal with bookers at the TV networks.)


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Directed by Ganapathy Bharat, this film with audio in tamil (original language) was premiered in 2013. This movie, whose libretto belongs to R.N. Joe D'Cruz, Sriram Rajan and Ganapathy Bharat, was produced in India and Namibia. You can watch Maryan online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in tamil at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
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Runtime: 150 minutes
Dhanush, Parvathi Menon, Salim Kumar, Appukutty, Jagan, Uma Riyaz Khan, Rama, Imman Annachi, Vinayakan, Dagbeth Tweh, Christophe Minie, Barry Mydou, Ankur Vikal and Vinayakan Tk.
Drama, Thriller, Romantic.
150-minute film (full movie) directed by Ganapathy Bharat.
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LITTLE RIVER, SC (WBTW) – A deadly hit and run occurred Friday morning along State Highway 57 in in Horry County.
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The National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Report for today reports new fires in the Rocky Mountain Region have exploded from 18 to 41.
Officials with the Wyoming Water Development Commission and EnTech, Inc, Professional Engineers hosted a public scoping meeting Wednesday to discuss details of an upcoming long term water supply study for the City of Sheridan and SAWS.
Tuesday night, officials with the Ucross Foundation prepared for the worst as the Cato Fire increased in size and appeared to be headed toward the facilities. Ucross Intern Liza Birnbaum says they were ready to evacuate if they had to.
The latest information available on the Cato Fire northeast of Buffalo was released this morning.
The National Interagency Coordination Center's Incident Management Situation Report was released by the National Weather Service's Riverton Office at 5:30am.
The Susan G. Komen Foundation, in partnership with GE, announced earlier this week that a traveling mammogram van will make rounds around the state to offer the lifesaving test to uninsured and rural women.
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Mark Morrison's 'Return of the Mack' Turns 21 and Black Twitter Celebrates
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Mark Morrison's classic hit "Return of the Mack" has been a club mainstay since its release on March 18, 1996. On its 21st anniversary, Black Twitter decided to celebrate the song's birthday and how it makes them feel whenever the song comes on.
"Return of the Mack" is the ultimate brush you shoulders off anthem. On the infectious song, buoyed by the "Genius of Love" sample, Morrison is telling his deceptive lover that she has broke his heart with her lies and cheating ways. "You lied to me / Even though you know I'd die for you / You lied to me / Yes I cried, yes I cri-i-ied," he sings.
Later in the song, Morrison announces that he's back on the scene and his mack game is still strong. "So, I'm back up in the game (hustling sound) / Running things to keep my swing (whole night long) / Letting all the people know / That I'm back to run the show," he sings.
The birthday celebration was kicked off by the man himself, Mark Morrison. The U.K. singer went on his social media accounts to celebrate the 21st birthday of "Return of the Mack." From there, folks on Twitter posted their thoughts on the classic tune.
"'Return of the Mack' is one of the best songs ever. Still the jam," tweeted one fan. Another person wrote, "Mark Morrison poured his soul into 'Return Of The Mack.' That was a man being pulled back into the game against his better judgement."
However, to some people on Twitter, "Return of the Mack" is the worst song ever. Blasphemous!
One commenter tweeted, "'Return of The Mack' is an AWFUL song," while another person wrote, "I never did like 'Return of the Mack.' Idc what you all say – I hate that song."
What do you think of Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack"? Is it a classic song or is it garbage? Tell us in the comments below.
Check out people's reactions from Twitter below.
When I die, play "Return of the Mack" at my funeral just to make sure i'm still dead. I might just pop up out the casket with light feet.
— Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) March 18, 2017
"Return of the Mack" has to be the most polarizing song of its time. Either people love it or they hate it. No in between.
— Gary from Chicago (@PBS_Impulse9) March 18, 2017
Return of The Mack is an AWFUL song
— Big Belly Rude Boy (@Sucio_McFly) March 18, 2017
I just seen tweets of people who disliked "Return of the Mack"
— nina. (@itsjustNeens) March 18, 2017
Return of the Mack is one of the best songs ever. Still the jam.
— Che (@CheReal85) March 18, 2017
Return Of The Mack does something to your soul the minute you hear that techno-y beat start.
— Sagal (@SagalDuale) March 18, 2017
Mark Morrison poured his soul into Return Of The Mack. That was a man being pulled back into the game against his better judgement.
— L. Brothers (@LBrothersMedia) March 18, 2017
My ears have never heard a song greater than Return of the Mack. Debate your drunk auntie.
— W i l l m a r i e (@WillmaSupaStar) March 18, 2017
Seein the Return of the Mack video makes me think Wesley stole Mark Morrison's aesthetic for Blade
— Ordell Robbie (@jtg1527) March 18, 2017
I never did like Return of the Mack. Idc what you all say – I hate that song. pic.twitter.com/Et3NqxHALW
— Jade, M.A. (@Jade2thaMax) March 18, 2017
When my auntie Dyke take me to the honey comb hideout and they play Return of the Mack pic.twitter.com/nwkODeJQ38
— Pettytrician (@NobodyButNori) March 18, 2017
The same people who are slandering "Return Of The Mack" is going to be the same people praising "More Life"…I DO NOT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE!! pic.twitter.com/YpvGt2CQdy
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June 18 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)
Some short-term delay in public investment and economic reform may result from Sunday's ruling by the Kuwaiti constitutional court and the consequent dissolution of the government-friendly parliament, Fitch Ratings says. However, the approval of the change in the electoral law to one person-one vote means that the next parliament should remain relatively cooperative - and continue to work with the executive to implement key reforms and projects, as has been the case so far in 2013.
The Emir had previously changed the electoral law by decree before new elections were held at the end of 2012. This followed a turbulent political year that saw the dissolution in June of a parliament that was largely hostile to the appointed government. The parliament that resulted from the December elections was more pro-government, and passed a number of long-awaited laws - such as the new Company Act to modernize the business environment, in addition to populist measures such as a consumer debt bailout. Importantly, legislation passed by the current parliament is expected to stand after its dissolution. The government was also able to push through a number of projects, such as the awards of two major infrastructure contracts (the Al-Zour power and water plant and the Subiya causeway).
Sunday's court ruling means that the current parliament will now be dissolved and new elections held. The resulting political uncertainty could delay additional reforms and public investment, but this should be short-lived as elections must be held within two months of the dissolution. The outcome of the election will depend partly on the participation of opposition politicians that had boycotted the previous poll. However, the constitutional court's approval of the one person-one vote system means opposition representation will probably be smaller than in early 2012, and the upcoming parliament will therefore probably remain relatively government friendly.
In the medium term, Fitch expects progress in modernizing and diversifying the economy to remain hampered by weaknesses in government effectiveness relative to Kuwait's 'AA' rated peers. Kuwaiti politics has always stood apart in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Disagreements between the elected parliament and the appointed government have affected the ability to implement reforms and modernize the economy. On the other hand, Kuwait's relatively open institutions, including higher voice and accountability (as measured by the World Bank indicators) than its GCC peers, are a key rating strength. Sunday's ruling by the constitutional court testifies to the independence of the judicial system.
Kuwait's constitutional court ruled on Sunday that the current National Assembly was not valid due to the unconstitutionality of the establishment of the electoral committee that oversaw the last elections. However, it approved the new electoral law passed by decree in 2012, changing the number of votes per person from four to one.
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It's that time again. With Boise State's 49-13 victory over Louisana Tech on Tuesday night, the Twitter-verse nearly exploded with both good and bad about the Bronco's performance. It completely overshadowed the long-awaited debut of the Big Three for the Miami Heat.
Boise State led 28-7 at halftime, but many people were very quick to point out that it was "sloppy". Then, Louisana Tech scored a touchdown, making it 28-13 and the Broncos fumbled the ensuing kickoff.
I've never seen one fumble completely destroy a team's season. ESPN college football analyst Mark Schlabach tweeted "It's about the overall body of work and 12-game schedule. If Bama wins out, and Boise State finishes undefeated, I'm voting for Bama". This comment nearly wiped out the entire Twitter server.
This is exactly what the BCS thrives on: talking and analyzing. Always talking, always analyzing. If you put your mind to it, you can put out a case for nearly any team to be included in the BCS title game. But this is what we have. The Debate Team gets to decide the national champion.
In Mark Schlabach's defense, it's not his fault that there are only two slots. Not trying to speak for him, but I think he would be a supporter of an eight or sixteen team playoff. But this is the root of the problem. There's always someone ready to tear down the undefeated team to build up a one-loss team. And don't get easily fooled: this would be happening if all the undefeated teams were BCS conference teams.
It's what we had in 2004. USC, Oklahoma and Auburn were undefeated (plus Utah and Boise State, but who cares about them, right?), and there was much analysis about each team's schedule. Even more so, you had California and Texas "battling" for the final at-large spot, which was ultimately given to No. 5 Texas over No. 4 California. Everything was about who they played, and who their opponents played, and how strong was this team's conference.
I'm certain that I'm preaching to the choir, but the field needs to be where it's decided, not on a radio call-in show. Here's the true reason: College Football FBS is the only place where it is possible for an undefeated person or team to not be the champion.
Think about that. Every single competition you've ever seen on TV, listened to, read about, participated in; none of them, NONE of them have the possibility for an undefeated person or team to be declared the loser….except for the FBS division of college football. How can the BCS try to claim that their system is what's best for college football, when they are the ONLY entity to allow an undefeated team to not be their champion?
The BCS formula is the only redeemable part of this whole travesty. I still think the formula, especially the computer rankings, are suspect because of the wild variations you'll see. Call me naive, but I think that changes once there are 8 or 16 playoff spots. The formula have been refined over the course of the last 13 years, so throwing it completely out would be a waste of time. Use it to seed the teams and use it to choose at-large teams after the conference champions are confirmed.
16 teams. First round games at the home of the higher-seeded team. That should appease the current BCS schools, as they get an extra game to sell $8 beer, $6 hot dogs, and $4 Pepsi. Quarterfinals are at the home of "second-tier" bowls, such as the Outback Bowl (Tampa), Cotton Bowl (Dallas), Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) and Peach Bowl (Atlanta). Maybe the Holiday Bowl instead of the Gator Bowl, so California can have one, instead of two in Florida.
Lower bowls can still stage their game. There will be plenty of above-.500 teams that don't make the playoffs. If Papa John's want to pay two teams to play in Louisville on December 20, then that's their choice. I'm sure ESPN will be there with all the coverage.
It's so simple that even I can think of it in 10 minutes. Of course, that isn't what people want. They would rather argue to a stalemate, rather than come to a definitive conclusion.
More accurately, they would rather not be proven wrong than be proven right.


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The Federal Government has said that it is poised to restructure and refurbish police training institutions across the country.
The minister of police affairs, Caleb Olubolade, who was speaking after a meeting with the police management team, disclosed that the meeting was to discuss the operational and training needs of the Nigerian police force. According to him the federal government will address these issues so as to reposition the Nigerian police force for effectiveness.
Mr Olubolade was on Monday summoned by President Goodluck Jonathan to answer questions on the rot at the Police Training College, Ikeja, Lagos, which was brought to the public's attention after a documentary trailer on the college was aired last week. The documentary had forced Mr. Jonathan to pay an unscheduled visit to the college last Friday, the first of such visits by a sitting president to the 73-year-old college.
The House of Representatives had blamed the decay of facilities at the police training college on long periods of neglect and poor funding of the institution. It also proposed a bill seeking to employ public private partnerships for funding not only the Ikeja College, but other police academies in the country.
There are 10 training police institutions in Nigeria, including Police College, Ikeja; Police College, Oji River, Enugu State; Police College, Kaduna, Kaduna State; Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State; Police Training Staff College, Jos, Plateau State; Police Mobile Force Training School, Ila-Orangun, Osun State; and Police Mobile Training School, Gwoza, Borno State.
Others are Police Detective College, Enugu State, College of Computer Studies, Abeokuta, Ogun State and other training schools in Lagos, Edo and Cross River States, among other states across the country.
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Forecasting is difficult. H. Maurer Institute for Information Processing and Computer Supported New Media Graz University of Technology. Presentation for " Gesellschaftliche Aspekte der Telematik " Graz, March 21, 2001.
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H. Maurer Institute for Information Processing and Computer Supported New Media Graz University of Technology
Presentation for "GesellschaftlicheAspekte der Telematik"
Graz, March 21, 2001
Jacques Hebenstreit: "Any predictions about the future in 20 years are Science Fiction speculations."
Why so difficult?
Reason 1: Rapid growth of knowledge. Half-decay time of knowledge keeps dropping.Murphy's law for computer science:
As soon as you have understood something it is obsolete.
Reason 2: Discoveries and inventions are by definition not predictable.Example: airplanes, atomic energy, packing density of external storage devices, ...
Reason 3: Application and acceptance of technical developments are not predictable.Examples: Edison's phonograph, atomic energy, supersonic travel, videodiscs, ...
Reason 4: Acceptance of technical developments dependent on external facts.Examples: Marketing, laws, economic trends (phone!), psychological phenomena, wars, growth of population, ...
Reason 5: A jump in quantity changes the quality of phenomena.Examples: Computer networks, cars, water, ...
So what is doable? phenomena.
(1) Scenarios and the role of SF
(2) Try to work with lower bounds
Now to some predictions made in the past.
" phenomena.There is a world market for at most five computers."(IBM President Thomas Watson 1943)
"Computers of the future might at some stage not be heavier than 1.5 tons." (Popular Mechanics 1949)
"It appears that we have reached the limits of what is possible with computer technology."(John von Neumann 1949)
" phenomena.I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year."(Editor-in-Chief, Business Books, Prentice Hall, 1951)
"But what is it good for?" (Employee of Advanced Computing Division, IBM 1968, about the microchip)
"There is no reason why people should have a computer in their home." (Ken Olson, Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977)
"640.000 Bytes memory should be enough for everyone." (Bill Gates, 1981)
" phenomena.A computer will beat the chess world-champion by 1967." (Various sources in 1958)"...by 1977." (Later sources around 1965)
"A computer will beat the chess world-champion by 1998." (Kurzweil 1987)
Actually: Deep Blue beat Kasparov in 1998.
" phenomena.The future belongs to reusable paper."(Maurer 1992)
Digital Ink: 1998
"We will have books with pictures and movies that turn into others at will."(Kurzweil 1998)
Nanobiotechnology prototypes: 2000
" phenomena.Speech input for word processing will be as common in 2000 as word processing is today."(Maurer 1985)
"Tourists will use electronic language translators with speech input and output by 2000."(Maurer 1985)
" phenomena.Reading and writing will have the same impact for communication in 2050 as the morse-code has today, or knitting has for the textile industry today."(Maurer 1992)
"In the near future all people will have their own private telephone that they carry with them."(Maurer 1994)
" phenomena.By 1990 men will not wear ties anymore."(Maurer 1962)
"Forecasts are difficult – particularly for the future."(Niels Bohr)
- Einstein about horseshoe
- Dirac about horseshoe
" phenomena.By 2010 you will feel more vulnerable without computer than without clothes."(Maurer 1989)
"The computer will disappear as individual object. Things that think will replace it."(Gershenfeld u.a. 1990)
"Wearing of hardware will be more and more fashionable!"
- Steve Mann
" phenomena.3D copying machines will be common devices in the future. " (Maurer 1994)
"PC's will be equipped with PF'S (Personal Fabricators) before long."(Kurzweil 1998)
- Stereolithography
- 3D Printers
" phenomena.Realistic large-scale animated 3D scenes will be realizeable by 2041." (Maurer 1994)
- 3D worlds
- Holography (the Cube)
- Omniview (TI)
"Swarms of nanobots will provide visual, audio and tactile environments by 2049." (Kurzweil 1998)
" phenomena.By 2029 a US $100 computer will compete with the human brain."(Kurzweil 1998; also: )
"By 2099 human thinking will have merged with computer intelligence – immortality will be a concept without meaning – in the millennias to follow such intelligent beings will manipulate the fate of the universe."
"Interplanetary travel is certainly impossible." (Piccard 1937)
"Intercontinental rockets are certainly impossible." (Vannevar Bush 1945)
"Landing on the moon ... Many problems ... 200 years to solve them." (Science Digest 1948)
"The first hotel on the moon will be opened by 2030." (Maurer 1992)
" phenomena.Some day the number of humans born in space will be larger than the number born on earth."(Al Globus 1988)
"Visitors from space will be microscopically small ... that's why we have not discovered UFO's yet."(Kurzweil 1998)
" phenomena.Computers are our kids. We should be proud that our kids will be superior to us in intelligence in the foreseeable future."(Chip Maguire 1995)
"If we are lucky, computers will keep us as pets."(Minsky)
"Biology is not destiny. It was never more than a tendency. It was just nature's first quick and dirty way to compute with meat. Chips are destiny."(Bart Kosko)
" phenomena.The danger for computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men, but that we will meanwhile agree to meet them halfway." (Bernard Aviskai)
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." (Rick Cook)
"Computers are useless. They can only give answers." (Pablo Picasso)
" phenomena.The telephone is too errorprone. It will never be used for serious communication."(Manager Wester Union 1876)
"Radio waves will never be useable for serious communicational purposes."(H. Hertz, discoverer of radiowaves, 1884)
"Radio waves can never cross the Atlantic." (Poincaré 1901)
Marconi, Dec. 12, 1901: Cornwall to St. John's!
" phenomena.It is absurd and misleading to state that the human voice can be transmitted by telephone accross the Atlantic." (US Attorney 1919)
"While theoretically and technically, television may be feasable, commerically and financially I consider it an impossibility, a development of which we need waste little time dreaming."(de Forest 1926)
"Television sets will be standard in everyone's home by 1985." (Popular Mechanics Magazine 1950)
" phenomena.The Internet will collapse in 1996." (Robert Metcalfe, Inventor of the Ethernet, 1990)
"There will be 100 million WWW Servers by 2002." (Jacob Nielsen, SUN Chief Engineer, 1998)
"There are three kinds of death in this world. There is heart death, there is brain death and there is being off the network." (Guy Almes)
Cave phenomena.
" ... and then one day the Internet collapsed"
In general: phenomena.
Do believe Hebenstreit!
Do not believe general statements like:
The fundamental laws of physics have been discovered; It is very unlikely that new break-throughs will occur (Michelson 1903)
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing opponents but because the opponents will finally die (Max Planck)
Examples: e.g. Alfred Wegner – continental drift! 1912 – 1930 – 1955 - 1970
Final prediction: phenomena.
By 2099 our society will be one with completely distributed knowledge but universal access to it(H. Maurer, 2001: The Societal Role of Knowledge Management)
The Societal Role of Knowledge Management phenomena.
Primitive (cave men) culture: Everyone could do almost everything
Continous historic development: Production more and more distributed
Today: Production completely distributed ("arbeitsteilig") yet access is universal!
Primitive (cave men) culture: phenomena. everyone knew almost everything
Continuous historic development: knowledge more and more distributed
Today: knowledge very distributed, but access gets easier
Future: knowledge totally distributed ("wissensteilig") yet access is universal!
Consequence phenomena.
Thanks for listening. This talk was prepared while at Maurertown.
URLs: www.hyperwave.de, www.haup.org www.iicm.edu/maurer email: [email protected]


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Economic Efficiency of Compost Production: The Case of Israel
This paper presents a comprehensive economic analysis of recycling organic wastes through composting. A mathematical programming model is developed to examine the optimal level of compost production from sources of organic municipal solid waste, livestock manure and wastewater-treatment sludge. The model incorporates the spatial nature of the problem by referring to the locations of the sources for raw organic matter, of the composting plants and agricultural regions. Agricultural demand for compost is derived using estimated production functions for 42 crops, price elasticity of the vegetative agricultural outputs, and farmers' stated willingness to utilize compost. The model accounts for the costs of waste collection, compost production, transportation and landfilling; all include both direct costs and externalities. The optimal allocation of raw materials and outputs is achieved when the financial contribution of the composting system is maximized relative to the alternative of disposing of these organic wastes in landfills. We apply the model to the case of Israel. Today, despite the relatively high levels of organic material in municipal solid waste, the scarcity of landfill sites, and the low level of organic content in agricultural soils, only 37% of Israel's composting potential is realized. Subject to compliance with new environmental regulations, our analysis points to the possibility of an 89% composting rate, in which all livestock manure and sludge are composted, but only 75% of the organic municipal solid waste is utilized in this manner. This finding supports the strict enforcement of these environmental regulations, and indicates the need for a composting encouraging policy. However, regulations aimed at increasing the rate of municipal solid waste recycling should leave enough freedom for municipalities to select their waste disposal strategies. It is also concluded that, given the high costs of separating municipal waste at the 2 source, the government can increase composting rates by initializing and stimulating the formation of regional cooperation to ensure steady long run consumption of raw organic materials. Moreover, the government can increase agricultural demand for compost by both setting clear standards for high quality compost, and spreading the scientific information on the advantages of composting via the governmental agricultural instruction system. The presented methodology is applicable to other cases, as is the scientific-based data, which include the external costs and the compost production functions. This information is relevant for regions facing the same challenges, particularly where the soil's organic content is less than 2%; e.g., Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece.
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I have this mama friend Amanda. She has two girls – one 3-year-old, and one fresh little chickpea who was just born in July. Which means she's been at this mama gig for a year less than me, plus she's got one extra kid to boot.
And this is how she has me beat:
It looks like a book, right? An innocent little book. You can tell it's innocent because it's pink.
But this book haunts me.
Ghosts of Pink Books Past
You see, my friend Amanda also has a little book. She writes in it every day. Her husband does too.
In this book, they write precious things that their beautiful daughters said or did during their joy-filled day together. As they relive those darling moments, a feeling of peace washes over them like a bath of sunshine on a warm spring day. And they smile, knowing that when the girls grow up, they'll have this incredibly meaningful, one-of-a-kind gift to share with them.
Why I'm Not Smiling
I can never remember to write in the damn book.
It's not that I don't share the pure comedic gold that comes out of Abby's mouth. I'm sure my across-the-walkway cubemate is sick of hearing the stories.
But I started this book effort in March 2012, and I've written in it four times total. I could blame it on our summer move with a huge renovation project right on its heels. Like maybe I forgot where I packed the book? Except that's a copout. I know exactly where it's been the whole time.
So this is my public self-shaming that I hope will motivate me to write in Abby's pink book* more regularly. And if not? At least she'll have four sweet memories from the year 2012 – with the added bonus of 148 blank pages with which to do whatever she'd like.
*Abby will also get some extra warm fuzzies knowing that her ecosystem journal is made in the USA with 100% post-consumer recycled paper. She can even enter the book's unique ID number online to learn where each component was manufactured and what it contains. (No baby seals, in case you were wondering.)
5 Ways for Busy Moms to Create a Habit
What you're seeing here is my struggle with building a new habit. People have differing opinions on the big "R" word around the new year, but knowing how to establish a new habit is a good skill to have – no matter the time of year. Give yourself a monthly breast exam, go to sleep earlier, stop turning into the Incredible Hulk Mama when your kid drives you crazy.
So I did some research on what really works when you're trying to make something second nature, and here are a few of the tips I found:
- Focus on one habit at a time. If you're an overachiever, you're probably rolling your eyes at this one. But the experts on behavior change agree on this point, and the research supports it. In his book The Power of Less, the mastermind behind zenhabits.net cautions us overachievers:
Do only one habit at a time. Do not break this rule, because I assure you that if you do multiple habits at once, you will be much less likely to succeed.
Trust me–I've tried both ways many times, and in my experience there is a 100 percent rate of failure for forming multiple habits at once, and a 50 to 80 percent rate of success if you do just one habit at a time.
- Set an action trigger. An action trigger is when you decide in advance when and where you'll do the task. For example, you could tell yourself: "Right after I brush my teeth every night, I'm going to write in that pink book." From Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard:
…what action triggers do is create an "instant habit." Habits are behavioral autopilot, and that's exactly what action triggers are setting up.
Here's the proof of the "instant habit" concept: One study showed that the single biggest predictor of whether women gave themselves a monthly breast examination was if they had a habit of doing so. When another group of women who didn't have such a habit were asked to set action triggers, they ended up doing just as well as the women with longtime habits. By preloading a decision, they created an instant habit.
- Use your phone. The Wonderful Day app for iPhone is a simple way to form new habits. You set up which habits you need to follow through on to have a "wonderful day," and you give yourself a checkmark or an x for each day. You can also set up a reminder to ping you at a certain time each day.
The best part? When you get a satisfyingly unbroken string of green dots.
- Give yourself a visual cue. The book Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success has more on this:
Use cues to remind yourself of your resolutions in the very moments you're most likely to forget. The best cues are the ones that kick you off autopilot and remind you of the commitments you've made and the results you want to achieve. They also suggest an immediate next step…[One] group we worked with placed small orange circles at locations where they tended to feel stress (certain meeting rooms, their steering wheel, and so forth). The colored circles served as cues to remind them to employ the stress-reduction tactics they had learned at a recent seminar.
For example, I could put the pink book and a pen on the nightstand next to my bed as a visual reminder. Better yet, I could leave the book on my pillow every morning to force myself to pick it up – that way, it won't become wallpaper.
- Write it on your bathroom mirror. Steal your kid's washable window markers and make the bathroom mirror your canvas. You can write your goal or a note of encouragement, or keep a running tally of how many days you've had a success with your new habit. (This is also a good way to communicate with your partner.) The trick with this one is to make sure you change it up regularly. Here's what Change Anything has to say about this:
One important thing to remember about cues is that many of them have a half-life. Over time they become one more invisible part of your environment, so they stop working.
For more proven tricks to help you form a new habit, check out Lifehacker's Top 10 Strategies for Making Your New Year's Resolution Stick.
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How to Find Happiness in the Chaos of Parenting
After my family welcomed our third little one into the mix, we became a family of five with a second-grader, a toddler, and a newborn. Even though I could have used more sleep and way more coffee, we were happy. Then my husband's paternity leave ended, and I was at home with the kids all day. As time wore on, my patience became razor thin. And one day, I just broke.
The shame burns my cheeks just thinking of that day, even now. But thanks to that experience, I realized I had to make a change. I threw myself into researching how to find happiness in the chaos of parenting. Something beyond "make time for you" and "exercise more." Because when you're overwhelmed and at your breaking point, you don't need the "experts" telling you more stuff to do on top of everything else.
That's how I discovered the secrets: 10 secrets every parent should know about being happy. After hearing from hundreds of parents in the same boat as me, I knew I needed to share what I discovered. And so I wrote a book: Happy You, Happy Family.
Click here to download a free excerpt and start your journey towards finding more happiness as a parent.
Because the truth is that happiness won't come from a big promotion at work, or from winning the lottery, or from your kids all learning to put their toys away when they're done playing. Because eventually, you just get used to all that stuff.
True, lasting happiness comes from a conscious effort by you to put the right habits in place. This book teaches you which habits will boost your happiness, plus gives you a science-backed habit-forming toolbox so your new happiness habits actually stick.
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Also, here are a few ideas from other blogs:
- 12 Ways To Help You Record Your Life This Year
- Fun Way to Keep Track of Those Adorable Kid Sayings: Idea from Tori Spelling
- How to Document the Funny Things Kids Say
Your Turn
How do you record all those precious gems that your kids come up with? What's your best tip for creating a new habit? Let me know in a comment!


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Sarah Ward, Enterprise Development Technical Advisor with IRC (International Rescue Committee), meets with principals and teachers of our partner schools and other community leaders to discuss ways that IRC might help in economic recovery. I continue to learn, as do my Haitian colleagues, from experts like Sarah who have vast experience in working with communities after disasters. Possible partnerships between Haiti Partners' partner schools and IRC are being considered as a component of IRC's overall strategy in assisting the Leogane region.
John Engle is co-director of Haiti Partners (www.haitipartners.org), which has set up an Earthquake Response Fund.
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