Canadian Air and Space Museum, at Downsview, is closed

Canadian Air and Space Museum, at Downsview, is closed, and it will be replaced by hockey rinks, reports CP24 (http://goo.gl/nJh38).

I have visited the Museum this year. Here are the pictures of its collection, on my Flickr pages.
http://goo.gl/sNfZt


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Arlene Dickinson, from Dragon's Den, is Promoting Her New Book, "Persuasion", at Indigo Bookstore

Tonight at Chapters Indigo bookstore, Bay and Bloor, Arlene Dickinson, from Dragon's Den, is promoting her new book, "Persuasion, A New Approach to Changing Minds".

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Canadian local over-the-air television stations in certain areas stopped broadcasting in analog and started broadcasting digital signals

On August 31, 2011, Canadian local over-the-air television stations in certain areas stopped broadcasting in analog and started broadcasting digital signals.

If you have rabbit ears antenna and HD TV, like Sony Bravia, or any other brand, and if you are in Toronto, you can watch, mostly in High Definition (HD), the following TV stations and programmes:

1. Global TV, Channel 41.1
2. CityTV, Channel 44.2
3. OMNI 1, Channel 47.2
4. CTV, Channel 9.1
5. CBC, Channel 5.1
6. SunTV, Channel 66.1 but stopped as of November 1, 2011. Please see below for the updates.
7. OMNI 2, Channel 57.3


Find Sun News on your TV

SUN NEWS NETWORK
Sun News Network can currently be found on:
Shaw Digital - Channel 177
Shaw Direct - Channels 149 and 517 (HD) 
Rogers - Channels 142 & 567 (HD) - As of November 1, 2011!
Shaw Cable Hamilton - Channel 21
Cogeco Cable - Channels 195 & 705 (HD) - As of November 1, 2011!
Videotron - Channels 79 and 679
Bell Fibe - Channel 213
Access Communications - Channel 253
Eastlink - Channel 610 (HD)
Sasktel - Channel 69 (coming Nov. 15, 2011)


Here is the Sun News web site:
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2011/10/20111022-085159.html

Here is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) web site.



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Germany-Greece in Talks Over Massive $29 billion Solar Project

Here is the article from Renewable Energy World http://goo.gl/ZBKpg

The project aims to reach 10 GW of capacity, which would rival it with the 10.2 GW produced by Public Power Corporation, Greece's main electricity company.

Germany-Greece $29 billion dollar project should benefit many solar firms, of course. Ontario R&D based ARISE Technologies (TSX:APV, also trades on Frankfurt Exchange), with the actual manufacturing plants in Germany, may be in an excellent position to benefit from the Germany-Greece project.

The Company has three divisions: Photovoltaic (PV) Cell, PV Silicon and PV Systems. The PV Cell Division manufactures PV cells. The PV Silicon Division is using a method to produce silicon at 7N+ high-purity (99.99999 % purity) for PV cell applications, based on a chemical vapor deposition process. The PV Systems Division provides PV solutions for solar farms and rooftop installations. The PV Cell division is developing a high-efficiency (20%+) thin-film on silicon wafer heterojunction PV solar cell based on its process technology. ARISE owns a United States manufacturing process patent (DC saddle-field deposition) related to depositing thin-films on substrates.


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On Location! Rookie Blue filming in Toronto

Rookie Blue filming takes place in Toronto, on August 23, 24, 2011. Location is the corner of Howard Street and Bleecker Street, just east of Sherbourne Street.

Rookie Blue is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The police drama airs simultaneously on Global in Canada and on ABC in the United States.

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New TTC's subway trains on the Yonge-University-Spadina Subway

Had a chance today to ride the new TTC Rocket from Dundas to Bloor station.
The cars are clean, more spacious, but I think it's because of less seats. Bright inside, clear warning announcements, although I've found door chimes a bit too loud. Passengers can move between cars freely (see the pics).

The TTC electronic info map inside cars did not work. It should show where the train is, i.e. which station. Also, the audio announcements, what station is next did not work either. However, the train is quieter, and the ride is smoother.

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Total Recall filming in Toronto, CIBC Commerce Court

"Total Recall", a new sci-fi action film, scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada on August 3, 2012, is filming now in Toronto. Location is CIBC Courtyard, Financial District, downtown Toronto. Total Recall cast: Colin Farrell as Doug Quaid, Kate Beckinsale as Lori, Bryan Cranston as Vilos Cohaagen, Jessica Biel as Melina, Bill Nighy as Quatto, John Cho as McClane, Ethan Hawke in a cameo role. Directed by Len Wiseman.

Total Recall filming today at CIBC Commerce Court, Melinda St., downtown Toronto.

 
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