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But what if the same online resource existed for backgammon clubs and painting classes? That’s an idea that three “hidden experts” believe would strengthen the sense of belonging in Toronto.
Blythe Underys, who organizes adult sports leagues at the Toronto Sport and Social Club, Nadeesha Watawala, who works with youth at the United Way, and Linda Devore, a retired librarian, came together this week to discuss how to increase connectedness. The brainstorming sessions, being held throughout March and April, ...
These residents are hidden experts because they have extensive experience on the front lines of the community services sector. They settled on one idea to make Toronto a better place.
There is no shortage of community programs and resources in Toronto. What’s the problem?
When Devore, 68, retired five years ago, she assumed it would be easy to find affordable community programs to keep her active and engaged. But she struggled to get a handle on what was out there. So she created seniortoronto.ca, a one-stop shop for seniors seeking anything from self-guided art walks to cake-decorating...
“Through that list I was able to patch together a very nice life full of fitness and fun,” she said.
It is a hole that Underys, 39, and Watawala, 32, also identified. Although there are websites that list government services and non-profit agencies, they said they information is piecemeal, often lacks detail about specific programs and excludes information about what more informal grassroots groups have on offer.
This week’s hidden experts brought different experiences to the discussion, but they all agreed on the need for a single organization responsible for compiling a searchable, interactive list of community programs.
There would also be internship listings and mentorships for youth, who, as Watawala has observed, are often searching for connections with adults in their desired field of work.
The website would have an online avatar or chat function to give residents immediate assistance if they can’t find what they’re looking for. It would map programs by neighbourhood.
Although the primary focus would be a website, there could also be a brick-and-mortar office to give residents an opportunity to submit their listings and connect in person.
As Underys pointed out, such an undertaking would require funding.
How would this new organization be funded?
Government funding is an option. Another idea is to make the list free to search but there would be a fee to post listings.
Underys also suggested approaching big corporations with a significant presence in the city, such as one of the major telecoms.
What do leaders in the community services sector think?
After our hidden experts’ discussion, the Star approached Sue Wilkinson, who heads an organization called Findhelp Information Services, which operates 211Toronto.ca, a comprehensive list of community services.
Whereas 211Toronto.ca lists mostly government-run and non-profit programs, Wilkinson said there is a need for a means of making residents aware of more informal programs.
“There are a lot of fabulous resident-led initiatives that wouldn’t be part of the 211 database … because it’s really hard to confirm that information,” she said.
Her organization is exploring the possibility of creating a youth-specific list that would allow young people to compile the offerings to include pickup hockey matches and occasional basketball games.
“It would be really interesting to have community animators and other youth leaders mapping out assets that are not your typical assets that get recognized,” she said.
Do you know an everyday innovator in the GTA? Fill out our online Hidden Experts form and introduce us to this hidden gem.
Simon Cowell has spoken out about Dermot O’Leary’s departure from The X Factor in 2015, calling it a ‘misunderstanding’.
Dermot is due to return to the show for its 2016 series later this year – after last year’s hosts Olly Murs and Caroline Flack both left – with Simon admitting he’s thrilled that the 42-year-old is coming back.
Speaking to the Mirror Simon said: ‘He came out to see me in Los Angeles. He may have thought it was going to be an awkward meeting but it was one of the easiest I’ve have ever had.
Simon added that Dermot’s year off from the show is likely to have done him some good as ‘people will appreciate him more’ now he is back.
‘He has some good ideas about the show,’ the mogul said. ‘He is coming back very positive and confident. In a strange way I think it may have done him good to be off the show for a year because people will appreciate him more when he is back.
The 2016 series has already undergone plenty of changes with Simon the only returning judge – following the departures of Cheryl, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw – as well as Dermot’s return.
Speculation over the new judging line-up continues, with both Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh tipped to return to the show.
MORE: Did Rita Ora quit X Factor after Nicole Scherzinger was offered a seat on the panel?
Henry JAMES Notice: Henry JAMES’s Obituary by the Blayney Chronicle.
Henry William JAMES 82 years of age. Formerly of Bathurst and Portland Passed away peacefully at Narromine Hospital with his family by his side on Monday 6 March 2018. Beloved husband of Gail, and formerly of Norma. Adored father of Julie, Michael, Mark, Wayne and Ross (deceased). Proud and loved grandfather and great ...
Using regular dish detergent in an automatic dishwasher causes too many suds.
1 Know If Your Dishwasher Is Clogged?
Detached dishwashers, also called portable or countertop dishwashers, can clog as easily as built-in models. The Energy Star program ranks many dishwasher types for energy and water efficiency, and it defines residential dishwashers as appliances that use mechanical, electrical and/or chemical means to clean dirty dinn...
Unplug the dishwasher's power cord from the electrical outlet. Make sure the rolling wheels or castors at the bottom of the dishwasher are in the "Locked" position, where applicable. Open the door.
Scrape visible debris from the nozzles in the upper and lower spray arms using a cotton swab. Roll out the racks for easier access. Large food particles, paper and plastic scraps can clog the spray arm, preventing some dishes from receiving a thorough washing and rinsing. In addition, regularly unscrew and disassemble ...
Unscrew the coarse filter at the bottom of the dishwasher's tub to check for food remnants, according to manufacturer instructions. Use a soft-bristled brush to clean away debris. Check the filter for obstructions after each use.
Unbend and remove any kinks from the drain hose leading into the sink. The restricted water flow out of the dishwasher could lead to clogs and drainage backups.
Plunge the drain in the kitchen sink basin if it is clogging. Run the garbage disposal to clear the chamber of food waste clogging up drainage.
Plug in the dishwasher in if it was in the middle of a cycle when it began to clog. Reset a new cycle to finish cleaning your dishes.
Always fill the dishwasher detergent and rinse aid dispensers using the recommended measurements of the manufacturer. Overfilling may cause over-sudsing, resulting in clogs.
Unplug the dishwasher when performing maintenance and troubleshooting.
Refer to your owner's manual for instructions on how to take apart the spray arms and filtration system.
Page, Damarious. "How to Unclog Detached Dishwashers." Home Guides \| SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/unclog-detached-dishwashers-27687.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.
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Ishmael Mohammed Jr., better known as “The Wendy’s Guy” or Junior, was moved into short-term housing last week after a UT alumnus led a drive that raised $30,000 earlier this month to help get Mohammed off the streets.
Mohammed worked at Wendy’s in the Union Building for more than 13 years, where he broke the world record for the most sales at a fast food restaurant in 30 minutes. Mohammed left the company in 2012.
UT alumnus Benjamin McPhaul started the fundraiser on Feb. 6 after he saw Mohammed asking for money outside the Cactus Cafe. McPhaul said the money is now being managed by Family Eldercare — an organization that serves seniors and adults with disabilities — to find Mohammed permanent housing and give him permanent resi...
Becca McPherson, director of development at Family Eldercare, said the organization could neither confirm nor deny if it was handling Mohammed’s situation.
Family Eldercare manages several low-income housing properties around Austin and a 52-unit complex for low-income seniors. McPherson said clients who are eligible for the organization’s money management services must be low-income, elderly or adults with disabilities that prevent them from managing their own money.
“If there was a situation where somebody raised money to help enhance someone else’s life and they fell under the guidelines, we could serve that client,” McPherson said.
According to McPherson, the organization also works with clients who have lost proper documentation, especially homeless individuals.
“If they lost [their documentation], we can assist clients in helping them regain what they need,” McPherson said.
When Mohammed spoke to The Daily Texan, he mentioned alcohol several times. McPhaul said he was not sure whether Family Eldercare was providing professional help for Mohammed’s mental health or whether Mohammed was an alcoholic.
According to McPhaul, he will still stay in touch with Mohammed but will not be involved as regularly as he has been with the situation. McPhaul said Mohammed, who is 58 years old, will be eligible for early retirement at 62, and Family Eldercare will make the donated money last as long as possible until Mohammed can s...
More than seven years after approving year-round practice for high schools, the Virginia High School League will consider a proposal to eliminate the practice.
In 2011, the Virginia High School League (VHSL) executive committee voted to allow year-round practice with just a few exceptions.
Now, the high school governing board may be ready to reverse that.
The executive committee, which consists mostly of school administrators, including principals and athletic directors, will consider a proposal at its Wednesday meeting to eliminate out-of-season practices.
Waynesboro athletic director Derek McDaniel thinks it has a realistic chance to pass.
"I think smaller schools are all in agreement to get rid of it," McDaniel said. "I don't know how Group 5 or 6 will feel about it, but [Classes] 1, 2, 3, for sure, I think if you took a consensus, would vote it out."
According to the agenda for the meeting, the proposal was brought by Region 2C. The new rule wouldn't allow athletic teams to practice outside of their designated seasons.
The proposal states, in part, "During dead periods, no coaching, observing or contact between a coach(s) or player(s) may occur in the VHSL member school sponsored athletic team or activity except weight-lifting and conditioning."
Fort Defiance football coach Dan Rolfe sees the word "conditioning" as a possible loophole for some teams. How is "conditioning" defined and does that definition change from school to school?
That was the problem before 2011. While there may have been a rule in place banning out-of-season practice, not every school abided by that rule.
"I think that's where this whole thing came about," Rolfe said of the 2011 change. "You just get tired of policing it and, so, OK, you guys want this, have at it."
By allowing year-round practice seven years ago, the VHSL made a decision that it may find difficult to reverse.
"I don't see how the VHSL puts this back in the box," said Rolfe, who is skeptical that the proposal will pass.
The proposal calls for the dead periods to be from Aug. 2 through May 31 each school year.
The new rule would mean no VHSL member school could hold, during the dead period, school-sponsored practices, open facilities, member school-sponsored out-of-season leagues or clinics and camps.
McDaniel said it wouldn't drastically change much about how his athletic programs currently practice, but he favors the new rule. For one, he thinks the pressure to practice year round is a major cause of burnout for coaches. They feel they have to practice, at least to some extent, year round to keep up with other pro...
"As a coach, if I'm not doing what Lee [High] is doing in terms of practicing and all, and they beat us, people might view that as that's the reason that they're beating us," Rolfe said.
McDaniel also said it's difficult on the athletes.
"You're draining kids," he said. "I mean, they never get a break."
The rationale for the proposal, as stated on the VHSL's executive committee meeting agenda, is that "students and coaches are being stretched too thin. As far as coaches with the way we are doing things now a good coach can only coach one sport."
McDaniel agrees with that, saying he doesn't have any coach involved with more than one sport. Maybe eliminating out-of-season practice will change that.
Sue Leonard, who coaches volleyball at Fort Defiance, said coach burnout is a big issue.
"There are not but so many coaches around," she said. "And when you burn them out at the high school level, what are you going to do?"
The rationale included in the agenda also said many coaches are being brought in from outside the education system and, while they may know the sport, they may not be trained properly in dealing with students and parents.
"I feel this is leading to more undisciplined acts such as ejections and fights," read the rationale.
If the proposal passes, it will alter some of how Leonard runs her program, especially with spring practices, although she said a lot of her players participate in spring sports and don't attend many of those practices anyway.
The coaches we talked with all agreed that whether or not high schools allow year-round practice, it won't stop kids from specializing. There are plenty of travel teams available to make playing a sport throughout the year possible.
Still, those submitting the proposal hope a change to the VHSL rule may help prevent some overuse injuries in those athletes who play year-round. They stressed that, while there are many rules in place to guard against overuse injuries in individual sports, the year-round practice issue and how it plays into these inju...
"That's smart by whoever proposed that," Leonard said. "That was smart because I never even really thought about that, but that 100 percent is true."
It's the latest in a string of high-level departures.
Snapchat is losing its chief moneyman, the latest in a string of high-profile departures in the past year that dented the company's stock price on Tuesday.
Tim Stone, Snapchat's chief financial officer, was on the job less than a year when he handed in his resignation on Tuesday, Snapchat announced in a regulatory filing required of public companies. Snapchat was careful to note that Stone's departure was not an indication of any malfeasance.
"Tim Stone, our chief financial officer and principal financial officer, notified us of his intention to resign to pursue other opportunities," Snapchat's filing said. "Mr. Stone has confirmed that this transition is not related to any disagreement with us on any matter relating to our accounting, strategy, management,...
Snapchat is expected to announce fourth quarter results on Feb. 5, and is still tying up the accounting for the period. Snapchat says its ad earnings for the fourth quarter are expected to meet the high end of its forecast given in the third period.
"We are finalizing our fourth quarter 2018 financial results and expect to report revenue and Adjusted EBITDA results that are slightly favorable to the top end of our previously reported quarterly guidance ranges for each," a Snapchat spokesman said in an emailed statement.
Snapchat forecasted revenue between $355 million and $380 million for the fourth quarter, representing an increase of between 24 percent and 33 percent year over year. Revenue was $298 million in the third quarter.
Over the past 12 months or so, Snapchat has lost a string of top executives at the same time it's trying to recharge the business, which has not grown as fast as investors hoped. Last year, CEO Evan Spiegel's top lieutenant Imran Khan left, as did Stone's predecessor, Andrew Vollero, and Mary Ritti, the communications ...
Spiegel addressed employees in a memo on Tuesday, thanking Stone: "Tim has made a big impact in his short time on our team and we are very grateful for all of his hard work. I know we have all benefitted from his customer focus and the way he has encouraged all of us to operate as owners."
Under Stone's tenure, Snapchat's stock price has dropped more than 35 percent. Snapchat's stock took a hit following today's announcement, down more than 8 percent in after-hours trading.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Health System’s CEO Albert Wright Jr., is excited about the pending addition of Braxton County Memorial Hospital to the WVUH family.
Wright said discussions involving the 37-year-old hospital’s inclusion in the WVU Medicine family began more than a year ago, culminating in a letter of intent signed Wednesday.
Located in what is essentially the dead center of the state, Wright said the hospital — serving Braxton County and parts of Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, and Webster counties — faces some unique challenges.
BCMH will apply for a certificate of need from the state Healthcare Authority, aiming to join eight other hospitals in the state. Wright expects the addition to be a ‘boon’ for rural healthcare.
“They’re probably going to be able to get very high quality providers, because when we tether it to WVU Medicine and the university, that’s attractive for a physician to be attached to us,” Wright said.

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