Kids Help Phone is always there for you. No matter what you want to talk about, we’re here to listen. No judgment, totally private, 24/7.

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24-hour, 7-day-a-week crisis counselling, emotional support. Crisis Line: GTA: 416-863-0511, TOLL-FREE: 1-866-863-0511, #SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus Mobile

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For decades, Spectra Helpline (Peel) and Distress Centres (Toronto) have individually championed and executed our aligned missions of ensuring every individual in need of emotional support or crisis intervention has access to life-sustaining care delivered by highly-trained volunteers supported by professional staff. 

After careful evaluation and thoughtful consideration, the boards of Spectra Helpline and Distress Centres unanimously voted to merge our respective organizations in an effort to Enhance the Breadth and Expand the Reach of the services that we provide individuals at risk and in their most vulnerable moments. As of May 2019, Spectra Helpline received Canada Revenue Agency confirmation of its merger with Toronto Distress Centres.

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Video How-To's on tying knots!

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Over 4.5 hours of structured learning, that take you from the basics to more advanced techniques. 

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WATCHOUT multi-display software is your fast track to creating spectacular shows. Use WATCHOUT to compose and manage all the different media elements in your show – video, still images, animations, graphics, live feeds, sound – and then play it back on multiple displays. Perfectly synchronized, high resolution and right-on-cue.

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Designer is the ultimate software to visualize, design, and sequence projects wherever you are, from concept all the way through to showtime.

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In this Free Video Training Series, you'll learn everything you need to know to start using After Effects today. This is not an overview of the software, this is a real training series that covers advanced techniques for Motion Tracking, Color Keying and even 3D Title Design. Of course, we'll cover the basics too.

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This online course is designed to present the basics of the Event Master family of products.

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The course will prepare you for the topics and subjects covered in the BARCO Certified Specialist- Event Master Course. It is intended for those students with limited exposure to the world of live event presentation switching. Experienced students may find the material useful as a refresher or to update their current knowledge.

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These tutorial videos offer step-by-step training on the new BrightAuthor: connected and the BSN.cloud, as well as the original BrightAuthor and BrightSign Network. They build on one another, and are composed of short manageable modules. Feel free to follow along or skip to a specific topic. Sample assets are provided.

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This online training course includes video lessons, private training sessions, and an online support community.

It is intended for intermediate level live sound engineers who want to get great results fast when faced with less than optimal circumstances and little to no time to prepare.

Each module will include a step-by-step guided presentation of building a mix from scratch, based on real-life examples. Here is an overview of what the lessons will include:

• Prevention - strategies for avoiding stressful circumstances, how to get the right information fast and avoid painful mistakes.
• Stage Work - checklist of essential actions on stage to avoid problems down the road, microphone selection and placement strategies, using microphone polarity plots and monitor placement.
• Console Prep - techniques for quick console setup including channel processing and FX strategies.
• Line Check - my approach to line check, band communication strategies and “guerrilla mixing” EQ and dynamics.
• Monitor Mixing - quick monitor mixing with visual references, using “More Me” and “Stage Opposite” techniques to preset your mixes.
• FOH mixing - discover my two-handed mixing technique and see me break down my mental process when mixing a live band from scratch with zero prep time.

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The Distress Centre offers, as appropriate: emotional support, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and linkage to emergency help when necessary.

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