The Press Release

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Die-in on Wednesday, September 22, 5:30 p.m., at Phillips Square.

Alive without my car!

Montréal, Monday, September 13, 2010 – On Wednesday, September 22, 2010, for World Carfree Day, the Montréal à Vélo Collective is organizing a Die-in to condemn the violence caused by the pervasiveness of car culture in our society. Starting at 5:30 p.m., hundreds of people will come together at the corner of St. Catherine and Union to illustrate the worst result of the domination of car culture: death.

Every month, more names are added to the automobile’s list of victims. In 2009, the Société d’assurance automobile du Québec reported 2253 people seriously injured and 515 deaths due to automobile accidents in Québec alone. That’s not to mention the victims of cardiac and respiratory disease caused by automobile-created air pollution.

“Merely encouraging walking and cycling is not enough,” says Fannie Dulude, from the organizing committee, “As long as provincial and municipal authorities don’t show a clear political commitment to reduce the space allotted to automobiles in cities, pedestrians and cyclists will continue to be at risk of dying.”

A Die-in is a symbolic, theatrical event. Participants are invited to pretend to be injured or dead, in order to demand a chance at life without cars!

Statistics

  • Between the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in December 2007 and today one million cars were added on Quebec roads. You read correctly: 1 million additional cars, in 12 years, an average growth of 85 000 vehicles per year, half in Greater Montreal. “
  • Road transport produces 40% of emissions of greenhouse gases emissions in Quebec, 50% in the Montreal metropolitan area, 60% the island of Montreal.
  • 80% of Quebecers aged 18 to 80 years have a car.
  • Around Montreal, four major projects totaling 80 kilometers of new highways are under construction
  • Road vehicle accidents with injuries resulted in 43,582 deaths and 2253 serious injuries.
  • In 2009 there were 5,027,848 licensed to drive in Quebec and 5,778,947 vehicles in circulation
  • Aout 1,844 pedestrians are Injured by cars on the island of Montreal EACH year. That Amounts to 14.4% of the Montreal population.
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The iPad Wall Mount – Changing The iPad Experience!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

The iPad wall mount is without a doubt a must for all iPad junkies.
Let’s face it, the iPad has practically taken over the tech-world.
Although most Apple products are highly popular among technology nerds,
the iPad has taken the sensation to a whole new level. With tens of
millions of iPad’s sold all over the globe, Apple has certainly placed
its products on the top of the tablet ranking. Nevertheless, this life
alternating device can always use a few tweaks to further improve its
functionality. Although hundreds of iPad accessories have been developed
and released in recent years, just a few of them are really worth their
price. One product that should definitely grab your eyes is the wall
mount accessory for iPad, an accessory that will change the way you
present your loved iPad!

The iPad wall mount is of the most recent Apple iPad accessory released.
This very stylish product gives the iPad user the ability to mount
their device on the wall. Just think about all the possibilities this
gives you. First of all, these wall mounting brackets are perfectly
suitable for commercial environments, such as retail stores. Whether for
selling the iPad itself or any other sale, this amazing accessory gives
the user the ability to display any demonstrations or product
advertisements.

Thought that a store is the only use of this incredible accessory? Think
again! Anyone can easily install this wall mount in their own home,
thereby displaying their iPad to their family and friends. This gives
the user further possibilities, such as to-do lists, alarms, video
displays, picture displays and so on, the possibilities are endless! It
can quickly be installed in any home room, whether the bathroom or the
living room.

At the end of the day, the wall mount for the iPad is one of the most
useful products on the market. With great prices and life improving
uses, why would anyone want to give this great product up?

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Why we need to coat different metals

Posted on April 6, 2012 by
Plated Pieces

Plated Pieces

Plating or coating is very common these days and is used in almost every field and industry whether it be auto industry, space products, electronics, home appliances, kitchen products, machinery, production plants or any other. Importantly, there are lots of different kinds of plating available today and scientists are still looking for more metal plating techniques and methods. Almost every kind of plating is used in a single product that reaches us ranging from nickel plated products to gold plated circuits and others.

We all know that everything we use is plated or coated with another material, but why we need to plate (or coat) products? Can’t manufacturers and engineers supply products in their original shape without plating them? Most of us never see the original shape of metals and materials that we use throughout our life like iron, zinc, gold and others.

Well, it is for sure that we cannot use most of the metals without coating because there are many metals that cannot exist alone with reacting with any other material (or metal or chemical). Naturally most of the metals cannot be shaped due to their chemical or physical properties, for instance gold. Gold cannot be used in jewelry items in its original form because it’s very flexible and cannot be shaped without adding some other solid material in it. Similarly, most of the metals are too reactive that they instantly react with atmospheric chemicals when left in open air. So to keep such metals safe from chemical reactions, we use plating.

Metals that are too reactive are usually plated with a non-reactive or less reactive metal. So when a highly reactive metal is coated with a non-reactive metal, it is no longer exposed to open air and thus can be kept safe from reactions.

Plating was originally used to keep metals and materials safe from wear and tear. Also to increase the life of the metal and to keep it safe from chemical reactions, plating was used. But today, plating is serving a wide range of purposes in different industries. No matter for what purpose we use plating, one thing is for sure that plating has made our lives very easy and simple.

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My Lawyer Always Hires a Company That Offers Some Very Nice Dictation Services

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

I know that my divorce lawyer has been in dire need of a company to offer some very nice dictation services, because he told me that his transcriber left the company for a better paying job. I understand that was very good for her but did not like that she without giving any kind of notice. I know that it is very nice and honorable to be able to give a two weeks notice before she went to another company. It is the only right way to go about that kind of thing. I went online to help my lawyer out and found a very nice company that offered some of the best dictation services that could be found on the web. My lawyer was very interested and decided to check the company out for a while to see if they were good enough. He has been hiring the company for about three months straight since he started doing business with them.

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I Am Glad My Girlfriend Bought Me a Pair of Motorola Radios

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

I really have to say that my girlfriend is one of the most thoughtful women I have ever known in my whole entire life. She decided that it would be nice to buy me a pair of brand new motorola radios for my job. I have to have a pair of handheld radios for my work due to the huge area that I have to be in at all times. I thought that the pair of radios had to be one of the best gifts that I have ever been given in my life. I have been using the same exact radios at my work site for the last two weeks, and they work so well in the whole area. I mean the range of the radios is very far. I really did not know what I did to have my girlfriend to buy me these radios but am very grateful that she did so.

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Getting into the clothing business

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

It is a widely accepted belief that financial security can only be attained through engaging in business and not by means of employment. In today’s highly competitive marketplace, it is hard to determine the type of business that you can venture into. In the clothing industry, one practical business opportunity is baby clothes wholesale. You will definitely not run out of customers because babies are constantly being born everyday. Parents will surely spend for their babies’ clothing requirements.

You can source out different types of baby clothing depending on the kind of fabric. You can also decide if you want to market commercially produced baby clothes or organic baby clothing. Your decision will largely depend on the kind of customers that you will have. There is surely a ready market for commercially made clothing wherever your base of operation is. Nevertheless, you can always create a market for organic baby clothing. You will find that this type of clothing is not hard to sell.

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