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Just drop by your local Canada Computers store. Till May 05 2016, you will get $450 off the regular low price of the LG – 43UF6400 43″ 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV. The sale price is listed as $599.00.

This is a 4K TV, meaning it has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. That is four times the resolution of a Full HD TV.

This LG 4K Smart LED TV also uses an IPS LED panel. That means that the view will be clear to everyone in the room, not just the person in the centre (as would happen with a TN panel).

An IPS screen will also display better colour clarity, compared to a TN panel.

If you will be watching sports then look for a higher refresh rate than 60hz. This LG43UF6400 has a refresh rate which is double 60hz, which means 120HZ. The higher the refresh rate the smoother any movement on the screen and sports usually will have lots of movement on the screen.

This LG 4K Smart LED TV has 2 HDMI inputs.

Click on this line to visit the Canada Computers website to view this sale on the LG43UF6400 4K Smart LED TV.

Click on this line to visit the official LG website to get more specs on this TV.

Remember that the $450 saving ends on May 05 2016. Quantities may also be limited, so check store stock levels.

Click on this to read actual User Reviews (on Amazon.com) of this great LG 4K Smart LED TV.

Uniquely Toronto saves you, our readers, money.

PS. When you make your purchase, please let them know that you heard about this deal on Uniquely Toronto. Then watch the Sales Rep’s face “go blank” and ask “Huh? What is Uniquely Toronto?”.

Posted by: Vincent Banial
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April 29, 2016

Why no one wants you to succeed.

Hopeless Hannah

Not a day goes by that I do not look on some form of social media and see a big, bold ‘Quote of the Day’ beaming back at me, full of hope and promise. It’s usually along the lines of:

“Seize every moment.”

“Follow your dreams”

“Take chances others will not.”

These quotes are likely to be encircling a picture of a fist-pumping baby, or a cat which will not let go of the branch. The whole thing, I assume, is meant to give us the last bit of support we need to follow our dreams.

However, when I recently left work to write (hopefully full time) instead of getting a slap on the back and “you go gett’em girl“, which the land of social media had been promising me all along, I got a whole heap of digging questions:

“What, so you…OK… how are…

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April 29, 2016

“Canonball Run” is reborn in 2016. Oct 14-24 2016.

Remember Burt Reynolds in the famous Canonball Run movie?

The first Canonball Run was a one car affair. The driver was Erwin “Cannonball” Baker. In 1933 the first Canonball Run was made driving a Graham-Page Model 57 Blue Streak 8 from New York to Los Angeles.

Lars-Göran Lindgren of Sweden has granted permission via WikiMedia Commons to use his photo of a 1932 Graham Bluestreak 4-Door Sedan under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation

No further runs occurred again till the 1970s. In 1971 & 1972 there were 5 Canonball Runs. The 1981 Canonball Run movie was based loosely on the 1970s runs.

The reborn Canonball Run of 2016 will take the following route:

Lenox, MA – Starting line – Oct 14 2016
Hershey, PA
White Sulphur Springs, WV
Robbinsville, NC
Atlanta, GA
Amelia Island, FL
Palm Beach, FL
Key West, FL
Havana Cuba – Finish Line – Oct 24 2016

Click on this line to register yourself and your co-pilot and your vehicle for the 2016 Canonball Run. It will be history in the making. The registration fee is $18,500 Dollars US.

Posted by: Vincent Banial
http://www.uniquelytoronto.com

April 28, 2016

Jeff Bezos of Amazon made over $6 Billion US Dollars today. How much did you earn today?

Amazon (AMZN) shares rocketed upwards today on Nasdaq. They were up over $75 on the day in after hours trading. I won’t worry about the change since it’s bouncing between $75.50 and $75.33

Jeff Bezos apparently owns 82.9 Million shares. So today (Apr 28) his Net Worth just rose more than $6 Billion US Dollars. Not bad for one day of work. That is not a mistake, his net worth went up “over” $6 Billion US Dollars. Hey Jeff can you spare a dime???

The Forbes site has his Net Worth at $53 Billion US Dollars and that is supposedly in Real Time (like the Real Time matters).

BTW, how much did your Net Worth go up today? Mine went down. No Joy.

Be happy for Jeff Bezos. Congrats Jeff – no seriously Congrats…

Posted by: Vincent Banial
http://www.uniquelytoronto.com

April 28, 2016

“HP Chromebook 13” will blow you away

What looks like an Apple Macbook Air? What comes dressed in Metal not unlike an Apple Air? What will cost “Way Less” than an Apple Macbook Air? What gives you over 11 hours of battery life? What is super light?

All the above describe the new HP Chromebook 13. It runs Google Chrome OS. There is 16 Gigabyte of Ram. The QHD+ display will knock your socks off at a resolution of 3200×1800 pixels (almost 4K res). Intel’s latest CoreM processor powers this unit, which mean great graphics performance and very low power consumption.

Just add the optional HP Elite USB-C Docking Station1 for the HP Chromebook 13 and you can connect two external monitor, an ethernet connection to your wired network and multiple USB device or charge your tablet and phone.

Light, very portable. I forgot to mention that it also comes with a backlit keyboard.

Simply Awesome

Click on this line to visit the Tom’s Hardware site to read their trusted review of the new HP Chromebok 13

Video is courtesy of the laptopmag YouTube channel

I think that HP has a “big” winner with the new HP Chromebook 13.

Posted by: Vincent Banial
http://www.uniquelytoronto.com

April 28, 2016

A Shout Out to “Dyslexic Smoking Man”

Hope that you recover. I know that you posted that the Fever killed your brain. Hang in there, as people are on it to try and help ya. They are trying to perfect Human Brain Transplants as we speak. They claim that it might already be possible. Others are working on transferring what is left of your fried brain into the internet, so the world can enjoy you forever.

You really surprised me with your mention of Uniquely Toronto on Garth Turners The Greater Fool site (yes, we have spies everywhere). “Thank You”. Also glad that you made it out to Area 51. There was a video yesterday of what looks like a huge fire at Area 51. I won’t ask….

Video courtesy of the California Network YouTube channel

Folks, please click on this line and the next to check out :

Dyslexic Smoking Man

For those who do not click on links, the following is his site’s URL
http://dyslexicsmokingman.blogspot.ca

Posted by: Vincent Banial
http://www.uniquelytoronto.com

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April 28, 2016

Our CLiK CLiK Vic Zenfolio site is now closed

Our CLiK CLiK Vic Zenfolio photo site/blog is no more. Lack of free time prevented me from running multiple sites. Google does not like finding duplicate posts. I found that out the hard way when I had two very highly similar (not quite but pretty much duplicates) posts on here and on the Zenfolio site. When Google got wind of the two posts, they stopped sending their Spiders. It has taken much effort to get Indexed again.

IN the past, I had also linked photos from our Zenfolio site to posts on this site. Those photos will no longer display. I’ll have to move photos to WordPress and kill the external site links. Great, more work to do with less and less time time to do it.

If a photo resided on our Zenfolio site you will get a msg icon saying that the item is being Protected by the owner (moi) because the Zenfolio site is no longer connected to the internet.

The above will have no effect on the newer posts. Some older posts could be affected. Bear with me while I move the photos over to this site.

BTW I think that Zenfolio.com is a great hosting company. If I had the time and or staff then I would have kept that site online..

April 28, 2016

Immortals or is it Reincarnation

I’ll state where I’m coming from. Your mileage may differ.

Time does not exist. That is a statement of fact. It has yet to be proven that “Time” exists beyond your imagination. I’m serious. Quantum Physics offers proof of the non-existance of the thing which we call “Time”.

You continue to exist after the death of your borrowed body. Millions of people have died and have come back from death and have spoken about it. The common term is Near Death Experience. The one major common point with all of them, is that you continue to “exist” after your borrowed body dies.

Reincarnation exists. Been there. Done that.

The following video really makes one wonder. How is it that two people can look so very much alike and not be identical twins? Answer is that the photos are of the same person, but taken during a different lifetime. Photos don’t lie (if they have not been Photoshoped), do they? They say that your Genes control how your body will turn out after birth. Not quite. That which is you (some call it your Soul or Spirit) does not change and somehow controls the projected image which others will pick up when they create their own reality. It’s also true that what you perceive as being Reality, also does not exist. Just as “Time” is imagined, so your Reality is also imagined. That is my explanation why you have photos and or painting or sculptures created years apart (as in centuries) of identical looking people. It’s the same individual Soul or Spirit, but in a different lifetime.

All the above is fact. If you don’t believe me, then do some research into the findings coming out from Quantum Physics Research.

Click on this line to view the YouTube video, showing side by side photos of people currently alive and those that have long gone. Surprisingly (or not – depends on your own mileage) the two individuals look like identical twins. Videos was posted to the the Marko Andruss YouTube channel.

Posted by: Vincent Banial
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April 27, 2016

“Purple Haze” cover by Chloe

Chloe does an amazing cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze”. She should meet Tina S and form a band.

Video is courtesy of the Rockloe YouTube channel

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Click on this line to visit the Rockloe Twitter page

Posted by: Vincent Banial
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April 27, 2016

Thieves who steal his cell phone are in for a Taser like shock

Video is courtesy of the MabeInAmerica YouTube channel

The following note was posted on the YouTube page featuring the above video:
“Thanks for watching!! Remember to help out by sharing this video with your friends!! Love you all!”

April 26, 2016

If the Cancerous Tumor can be reached by thin optic fibers then this minimally invasive procedure could be an effective way to treat said Tumor

Getting any form of cancer can be life changing. The medical procedures used to eliminate the Cancer can also have life changing side effects.

Removing a Cancerous Prostate is one present way to deal with Colon Cancer.

There is a novel new procedure which has already been approved for use in Mexico. It may soon be approved for use in Europe.

The key part is that the procedure is minimally invasive. If the Cancerous Tumor can be reached by thin optic fibers then this procedure could be an effective way to treat said Tumor. The thin optic fiber is needed to direct the Laser light at the Tumor. “Laser light activation of an intravenous infusion of Tookad Soluble releases short-lived toxic oxygen and nitric oxide radicals that destroy the Cancer tumor’s blood vessels and thereby kill the tumorous cells”. The Tookad Soluble drug is eliminated from the body in less than 6 hours. Without the Laser Light activation the Tookad Soluble has no effect on other cells or organ. Ultra Sound is used to feed and direct the Optic Fibres into the patients body.

This new technology was developed by the Yeda Research and Development Company, of the Weizmann Institute in collaboration with Steba Biotech of Luxembourg. Steba Biotech received the license for Tookad Soluble from Yeda Research and Development Company.

Since this procedure can target Cancer Tumors where a Fibre Optic strand could reach the tumor, then the door may be open to treat many other forms of Cancer. More research and Clinical Studies are underway.

Click on this line to read much more detail about using Tookad Soluble activation via Laser Light to target Cancer Tumors.

Click on this line to visit the Times Of Israel news website to read their article on this procedure first developed by the Weizmann Institute.

Posted by: Vincent Banial
http://www.uniquelytoronto.com

April 25, 2016

“Toronto Revellers” present LOST: Secrets of the Amazon for their 2016 Toronto Caribbean Carnival launch

2016 will be the 10th year that the Toronto Revellers will be participating in Toronto Caribbean Carnival, Parade and Festivities. This year costume theme is LOST: Secrets of the Amazon.

Mark your calendars and get your tickets to the Toronto Revellers 2016 Toronto Caribbean Carnival launch.

Their launch with take place Saturday, May 14, 2016 at
York Mills Gallery (1885 Leslie Street, Toronto)
Doors open at 9:00pm

Tickets are available from TICKETGATEWAY.

Posted by: Vincent Banial
http://www.uniquelytoronto.com

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April 25, 2016

Lights will perform 2 concerts at the “Danforth Music Hall” on May 02 & 03 2016

Photo of the band called "Lights" from Toronto. Photo credit Vincent Banial

Toronto’s one and only LIGHTS will be back in TO on May 02 and 03. Lights will have two concerts at the Danforth Music Hall , before heading off to the Big Apple New York City and then to Los Angeles.

Posted by: Vincent Banial
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April 25, 2016

“Magic Instruments” just introduced a new type of guitar called “MI Guitar”

“Magic Instruments” just introduced a new type of guitar called “MI Guitar“.

A new type of guitar which supposedly you can pick up and play in minutes.

Instead of pressing down on strings on the Fretboard, you press buttons. Yep a single button can enable the MI Guitar to play a specific cord.

This reminds me of Coachella and watching the EDM Musicians on stage. The MI Guitar is sort of like a Keyboard (or Keypad) which can play Guitar cords. It is all packaged to look sort of like Gibson Les Paul. Unique approach. The sounds that the EDM Musicians make are astounding, so this “MI Guitar” could become a viable instrument which we could see at concerts in the future. I wish them success…

Video is courtesy of the Magic Instruments YouTube channel

Click on this line to visit the Magic Instruments website

Click on this line to visit the Magic Instruments Facebook page.

Click on this line to visit the Guitar World website page which discusses the MI Guitar

Posted by: Vincent Banial
http://www.uniquelytoronto.com

April 25, 2016

Scanning ultrasound removes amyloid-β and restores memory in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model

I used to post about Medical Research in the past. For example, our prior post about research done at Harvard regarding the association between Heart Disease and microbial Human Gut Bacteria had researchers from around the globe visiting this site. Hey life is not just about great looking Exotic Cars, great looking Women and great sounding Music. You should add Medical Research to “round out” that mix.

This post is about research being conducted in Australia, which shows great promise in the treatment of Alzheimers. Apparently some memory loss could be reversed, in mice so far, by using their protocol and Scanning UltraSound.

The study was conducted by : Gerhard Leinenga and Jürgen Götz. Corresponding author. E-mail: j.goetz@uq.edu.au

Their study was published in the peer reviewed journal: Science Translational Medicine 11 Mar 2015: Vol. 7, Issue 278

The article was titled: Research Article Alzheimer’s Disease
Scanning ultrasound removes amyloid-β and restores memory in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model.

The following is the Abstract (posted for Educational purposes). A link is provided further down to access the complete text and a downloadable PDF.

Abstract

Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We present a nonpharmacological approach for removing Aβ and restoring memory function in a mouse model of AD in which Aβ is deposited in the brain. We used repeated scanning ultrasound (SUS) treatments of the mouse brain to remove Aβ, without the need for any additional therapeutic agent such as anti-Aβ antibody. Spinning disk confocal microscopy and high-resolution three-dimensional reconstruction revealed extensive internalization of Aβ into the lysosomes of activated microglia in mouse brains subjected to SUS, with no concomitant increase observed in the number of microglia. Plaque burden was reduced in SUS-treated AD mice compared to sham-treated animals, and cleared plaques were observed in 75% of SUS-treated mice. Treated AD mice also displayed improved performance on three memory tasks: the Y-maze, the novel object recognition test, and the active place avoidance task. Our findings suggest that repeated SUS is useful for removing Aβ in the mouse brain without causing overt damage, and should be explored further as a noninvasive method with therapeutic potential in AD.

Click on this line to view the complete text regarding the published results of this study.

Click on this line to view the entire article as a PDF or to Download a PDF copy of the Published material courtesy of the Science Translational Medicine site.

Click on this line to visit the official website of the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland Australia

Click on this line to visit the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR)

Posted by: Vincent Banial
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April 24, 2016

Young Bear gets Head stuck inside a plastic bucket

On one hand while driving down the road it would be kinda funny seeing a young Bear wandering around with a Plastic Bucket on it’s head.

It’s another thing to realize that the young Bear has not been able to get it’s head free for over a month.

A group of friends decided that this was not funny anymore and went to find and help the Young Bear. This is their video.

Video is courtesy of the Dean H YouTube channel

Posted by: Vincent Banial
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April 24, 2016

“Do we experience the world as it really is … or as we need it to be?”. Donald Hoffman ponders how our minds construct reality for us.

I know I shouldn’t be here, but this is too cool not to share.

TED Talk presents : “Do we experience the world as it really is … or as we need it to be?“. Donald Hoffman ponders how our minds construct reality for us.

Video is courtesy of the TED YouTube channel