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Ultimate Happenings: Issue 87 - Mar 26 1999

OCUA Web site: http://www.ocua.ca

"Beware of geeks bearing gifs"

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CONTENTS:

- Editors Question
- Mandatory Captains Meeting For 1999 Season
- Players Looking For Teams & Teams Looking For Players
- 2nd Annual Sports Injury First Aid Clinic
- Taping Clinic
- Looking For A Team That Likes To Play At The Sod Farm
- Women's Hat Tournament For Breast Cancer Research
- Discs For Sale
- Kudos
- Do You Have Access To Scaffolding?
- Ultimate Tourney - Solstice 99
- Room For Rent
- Looking For A Roommate
- Investing In Women's Worth
- Calendar Of Events
- Looking For A New Job, Help OCUA At The Same Time

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EDITORS QUESTION:

People have approached me with the idea putting advertisements
into Ultimate Happenings. If I did this in the future all
proceeds would go to OCUA. Currently UH costs nothing and
raises nothing.

I would like your opinion on this.

Now I hate spam but in the interest of helping OCUA
raise money I personally wouldn't mind the occasional ad.
As the editor I would make sure ads are occasional and in
text form only.

Now if you have a strong dislike to this please let me know
by sending an e-mail to "mharley@sympatico.ca" with the
subject "No to Ads in Ultimate Happenings". I am going to
assume that silence means you support this idea.

Thanks
Mike

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MANDATORY CAPTAINS MEETING FOR 1999 SEASON:

Date: April 14
Location: Woodroffe High School
Time: 7 - 9 pm.

Each team MUST be represented to ensure a spot in their
chosen division. We may have to cap the size of some
divisions so attendance is necessary!

If you have any questions please contact the division
coordinators below.

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Division Coordinators:

Monday 5/2
Jeff Rathburn
e: homrbush@webcom.com

Monday 4/3 Upper
Steve Ott
e: samo_ott@hotmail.com

Monday 4/3 Lower
Steve Seabrook
e: sseabrook@sympatico.ca

Tuesday 5/2
Barnaba Barnowski
e: Barnaba.Barnowski.barnaba@nt.com

Tuesday 4/3
Glenda Smith
e: glenda@iosphere.net
    &
Stacey Nunes
e: nunes@newforce.ca

Wednesday 5/2
Jack Webb
e: 668prouf@sympatico.ca

Wednesday 4/3
Nick Roberts
e: nroberts@cyberus.ca

Thursday. Women's
Kathy Connelly
e: kathandallan@sprint.ca
    &
Joanne McFee
e: mcfeeron@compmore.net

Thursday Men's
Ken Lange
e: kblange@nortel.ca, klange@iosphere.net

Developmental
Fadi Ayoub
e: g060705@med.uottawa.ca

Masters (Friday nights?)
Nick Roberts
e: nroberts@cyberus.ca

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PLAYERS LOOKING FOR TEAMS & TEAMS LOOKING FOR PLAYERS:

We have two new-player coordinators handling this organization
They are Steve Seabrook (sseabrook@sympatico.ca) and Rod
Nicholls (nicholls@uottawa.ca).

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If you looking for a team then send the following to both
Steve and Rod.

- Name
- Sex
- E-mail address
- Day phone number
- Night phone number
- Level of ability (A = very experienced, B, C = new player)
- How many nights you would like to play
- Nights you can play on. Rank these in order of preference.
- Nights you cannot play on.
- Would you like to be a captain of a new team?
- Any other important info

Steve and Rod will find you a team.

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If your team is looking for players then send the following
to Steve and Rod.

- Team Name
- Division and night
- Team contact day phone number
- Team contact night phone number
- Team contact e-mail address
- Team level of ability (A = very experienced, B, C = new players)
- Exactly what you are looking for (ex. 2 females and 1 male).
- Any other important info

Steve and Rod will find you players.

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As the editor of Ultimate Happenings I receive a lot of these
requests. I would like to avoid many individual notices in
Ultimate Happenings in the future. Therefore I will be passing
any requests I receive on to Steve and Rod. Occasionally we
may publish the new player and team wanted lists in Ultimate
Happenings.

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Please do Steve and Rod a favor. If you find a team or your
teams spot is filled then let them know so they can stop looking
for you. Help them keep their lists up to date and accurate.

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2ND ANNUAL SPORTS INJURY FIRST AID CLINIC:

Saturday, May 1st, 1999 we will be running our second annual
first aid clinic for sports related injuries through St. John
Ambulance. Yes, it's the same day as registration for summer
Ultimate but it only runs until around noon so you can do both. :)

Ever been to a game or tournament and seen someone get injured
but no one had ice or bandages? Ever have that injured person
be you? If I were the injured player I would want to know that
at least one person had some first aid training and supplies
- thus, the course.

The cost is $15/person and we are negotiating a good price for
the first aid kits.

For details please contact Kathy Connelly at
kathandallan@sprint.ca or by phone at 230-6150 (h) or
952-1441 (w)

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TAPING CLINIC:

Sunday, May 2nd we will be running our first taping clinic.

What we want to cover in this course is some of the basics for
taping wrists and ankles.

It will run from 8:30 am - 12:00 noon. The cost will be around
$15. I'll know more once the supplies are bought.

For details please contact Kathy Connelly at
kathandallan@sprint.ca or by phone at 230-6150 (h) or
952-1441 (w)

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LOOKING FOR A TEAM THAT LIKES TO PLAY AT THE SOD FARM:

I live 35-40 min. southeast of the sod farm. I am hoping
not to have to drive all the way inside Ottawa to play.

Are there any teams that like to have their games scheduled
at the Sod Farm and need players?

Thanks
Colin
e: colin_hanes@hotmail.com

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WOMEN'S HAT TOURNAMENT FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH:

Here is an opportunity to play WITH some of the women you
have been playing against all this time (no men in drag
please) while also contributing to a worthy cause.

Our hope is to combine various skill levels (from people
who have never played before to competitive level players) and
put together some fun but competitive teams.

Saturday, July 24th, we will be holding our first ever Women's
Hat Tournament, with the proceeds going to Breast Cancer
Research, at the Sod Farm in Manotick.

We hope to make this an annual tournament. We will be limiting
teams to 10 players each and will be trying our best to keep
them balanced with an equal skill level, dividing up the
competitive players amongst the teams.

We ask that you make your interest known by July 14th to give
us enough time to organize the event properly.

Please contact:

Kathy Connelly
h: 230-6150
e: kathandallan@sprint.ca

or

Diana Nunes
h: 841-6859
e: nunes@newforce.ca

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We will be requiring the following from you...

Name: ______________ ____________________

Phone number: ____ - ________

E-mail address: _______________________________

Skill Level ( 1-7) _________
(7 - Know the rules, run with blazing speed, cut hard every
time, D everything, throw accurately and lay out...
consistently. 1 - None of the above)

Number of years you've been playing: _______

Ability to slag: _________________________

_______ I am very knowledgeable about the rules and volunteer
to captain a team.

Do you currently play in the Women's League? _______

If not, would you be willing to sub? ______________

Payment in the amount of $10.00

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DISCS FOR SALE:

The Fabulous Flying Flamingoes have discs for sale:
black, white, yellow, blue sparkle, White sparkle, gold sparkle
$10 UV and glow in the dark for $12.

If people want more than 2 discs we'd be more than happy to
drop them off for them.

Contact

Gavin Thompson 
p: 730-7435
e: ffflamingoes@hotmail.com
w: www.visitweb.com/fff

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KUDOS:

I heard this from my Mom who was watching the Brier. The
sports announcers on CBC were talking about the Ontario team
and what some of them did during the summer months when they
weren't curling.

"Says here that two of the players from Ontario play Ultimate
Frisbee in Ottawa."

Kudos to Chris Fulton and Howard Rajala. Hearing the words
"Ultimate Frisbee" on national television is pretty cool.
And so is playing in the men's national curling championships.

Manon des Groseilliers

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DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SCAFFOLDING?:

Would you like to see your company's name on TV?

We need scaffolding so that when Rogers comes to tape the
Men's and Women's finals at this summer's Nationals, they have
somewhere to put their cameras.

We'll need to get thirty feet up at centers, and ten to
fifteen feet up at the back of each end zone.

If you can help, or know someone who can, please contact
Andre Larade.
e: dz864@ncf.ca
e: lara0018@algonquinc.on.ca
p: 769-7083

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ULTIMATE TOURNEY - SOLSTICE 99:

There's a new ultimate tourney on the tour this year. It's
called Solstice 99 and here are the details:

Date: June 19, 20 (until this year there has been no tournament
scheduled in the Ontario, Quebec so hopefully your schedule
is clear)

Place: Centennial Park and Stadium , Etobicoke [Toronto] Ontario
(this was one of the forerunning sites for Worlds in Toronto 94').

It's a Charity Event: Sierra Legal Defense Fund is the charity
of choice. They are a nonprofit organization that provides
legal services free of charge in an effort to enact environmental
protection, preservation and improvement.

Divisions: Open 16-24 teams (top 8-12 by invitation), 8-12 Women,
8 Junior

Team Fees: Team fees are going to be $350 (this and all other
prices in Canadian funds). $50 of this will go directly to the
Sierra Legal Defense Fund so if you are able to rationalize
it like this, its more like a $300 tournament.

What your Team gets for $350:

1) Go Carting:
Over 10 rounds of go carting at the track which is within
400m of the fields.

2) Dinner.
What will be served has yet to be finalized. It will be in
hearty portions, have variety and be tasty. What it won't
be is burgers and fries.

3) Cups tourney:
Every team member will have the opportunity to participate
in the what is hoped to be the largest game of cups to take
place on planet Earth. For those of you who are not familiar
with cups, it is played with one disc, two teams of two people,
four long slender wooden garden stakes, and usually a beer
in hand. The rest is details, dexterity and laughs.

4) The Party:
The venue is within five minutes walk of the fields and the
night is going to be something you won't be able to remember
(or forget I suppose if your still have a memory by the end
of it). The plan is to mix one great band, lots of cheap beer
and booze and about 400 funky ultimate folk in one large
enclosed space which will be divided into theme rooms (i.e.
barber chairs, beer funnels, fooz ball and other fun stuff)
and dancing space. The rest is up to you. I should point out
that beer revenues will go to Sierra Legal Defense Fund.

5) A chance at 15+ minutes of fame:
The way things are shaping up there is going to be a film
crew documenting the whole weekend which will be scaled down
for a one hour prime time piece on the Outdoor Life Network.

Other important info:

Accommodation:
There is a Ramada Inn [tel: (416) 621-2121] 800 m from the
fields. 1-2 person rooms for $99 + taxes and 3-4 person rooms
for $109 + 12% taxes. The Valhalla Inn [tel: (416) 239-2391]
(a 5-10 minute drive) has 3-4 person rooms for $89 + 12% taxes.
Both these hotels have blocks of rooms secured for tournament
participants; Ramada until June 1, Valhalla until May 19.
Book before these dates if possible.

Making Bids for a Spot in the Tourney:
This is an invitational tournament for the open division, so
in some respects entrance will be limited. However because
the schedule will be drawn up so that teams of equal experience
play one another while ensuring every team has a chance to
win, I encourage all teams to enter a bid. The goal is to
have the highest caliber of play possible, but the final
division sizes will be decided by interest, so your chances
of getting a spot may be better than you think.

Registered Disc Golf Course on Site:
One of Canada's 17 registered disc golf courses is located
in Centennial Park and rounds are free.

Who's invited:
If your team is on the following list it may be the first you
have heard about it. I apologize for this but I would very
much appreciate if you could RSVP about your interest ASAP.

Rebellion
Yes
Mephisto
Big Ass Truck
Wax

As you can see the list of invited teams is incomplete. The
delay is mainly due to my lack of contacts so I beseech those
of you with contacts to elite teams not on this list
(especially those in the states i.e. DOG, Snapple, Rochester,
New York, Cornell) to either forward addresses to me or this
message to them. Much thanks.

Due to the charitable nature of this event I'd like to make
it very clear that any donations in addition to the team fee
extraction and drinking revenues would be gladly received in
return for a tax credit. Any corporate donations would be a
dream come true.

That about wraps things up for this installment of "Info About
Solstice 99". If you have any questions or you would like to
enter a bid please contact me at solstice_1999@hotmail.com .
On behalf of the Sierra Legal Defense Fund and myself I'd
like to thank you for your time and express our hope of
seeing you on June 19/20.

Mike McDerment - tournament organizer
e: solstice_1999@hotmail.com>

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ROOM FOR RENT:

Room for rent in large, beautiful 3-bedroom house on Kingsmere
Lake in the Gatineau Hills.

Two people in the house now (one male, one female), and we're
looking for one person to share the house.

House is right beside Mackenzie King Estate, on large property
with path to Kingsemere Lake.

Mountain-biking, swimming, canoeing, cross-country skiing,
snowshoeing etc. right out the door.

Commute is 15-20 minutes by car and 40-45 minutes by bike to
downtown Ottawa.

House has all appliances except dishwasher, no garage.

Rent is $340 per month.

Available May 1st

Please call Duff at tel: 827-3033 or e-mail to dwatch@web.net
if you are interested.

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LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE:

Two bedroom apartment to share, excellent location near canal
(Hazel at McGillivray St. - four blocks from St. Paul's!).

Hardwood floors, modern kitchen, good sized living room,
loads of storage space, $500 includes heat, hydro and parking
for one car.

Looking for professional woman, nonsmoker, no pets.

Available May 1st.

Please call Carol Theil at 231-7436 or 282-7436.

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INVESTING IN WOMEN'S WORTH:

Fundraising Dinner and Auction in support of:
Investing in Women's Worth 

Thursday April 15, 1999 5:30 p.m.
Capone's Ristorante, 831 Industrial Avenue, Ottawa
Guest Auctioneer: Dave Smith
Guest MC: Ashley Wright of CBO Morning
Tickets: $35.00

Investing in Women's Worth is a nonprofit organization that
provides business and other training to women of low income.
We provide the support and tools needed for women entrepreneurs
to successfully start their own business and to achieve financial
self-reliance. There are currently sixty women from across
the Ottawa-Carleton region participating in the entrepreneurial
training program!

This event promises to be a fun and entertaining evening and
a great networking opportunity! Tickets are $35 each and
reserved tables of eight are also available. Please consider
lending your support to this new and growing organization.

For more information please call Cathy Green at 598-3653 or
Jennifer Williams at 234-2771.

Please visit our web-site at www.ncf.carleton.ca/iiww.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Apr 14: OCUA Spring Captain's Meeting
May 1:  OCUA Registration (team fees due!)
May 3:  First day of summer league
May 22: OCUA Roster Submission Deadline

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LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB, HELP OCUA AT THE SAME TIME:

LEAVE THE GOVERNMENT. Become an AMB employee. Contract to
wherever you want.

Our best benefit is the AMB RPTA -- the ability to transfer
over Government pension at a great premium
(see http://www.amb.ca/pension).

Our other benefits may include:
- low mark-up of 5% to 20%!
- very flexible hours
- some work at home
- employee software purchase plan (e.g., Microsoft products)
- possible tax write-offs for home office and car (if you use it)
- lucrative pension (better than the Government)
- flexible pension (when you leave, you can transfer everything
to your RRSP, yes, even the employer contributions!)
- flexibility to leave employ on relatively short notice, and
getting access to your pension or cash in lieu

If you have 10 or more years experience in the Canadian Federal
Government and are considering leaving before 7 May 1999,
please view http://www.amb.ca/pension and fill out the on-line
questionnaire / application.

Some jobs are posted at http://www.amb.ca/divisions/hr. If
you don't see a job for you there, don't despair, give us a
call.

With the hiring of each new Ultimate employee (or their parents
or friends or neighbour or ...), AMB Inc. will support the Ottawa
Carleton Ultimate Association by purchasing shares of the new
land development.
- When we hire the FIRST person, AMB will buy 1 share.
- When we hire the SECOND person, AMB will buy ANOTHER TWO shares.
- When we hire the THIRD person, AMB will buy ANOTHER THREE shares.
- etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc
- When we hire the TENTH person, AMB will buy ANOTHER TEN
shares (so by this time, will have bought 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 +
6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 55 shares and the Ottawa Carleton
Ultimate Association will have been closer to the financing
of the land by $11k).

Michal Zeithammel
AMB Inc. Human Resources
e: hr@amb.ca
w: (613) 860-7878 x11
u: http://www.amb.ca

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