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American Apparel uses RFID to take better stock of its stores April 16, 2008 (Computerworld) American Apparel Inc. wants to make sure that shoppers in its stores will always be able to find their size and favorite colors when they’re looking for T-shirts — and its using RFID…
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Du Kngfu à HotDocs
Une partie de notre équipe s’est déplacée à Toronto pour donner une présentation à DocAgora et pour représenter le projet Who We Are dans le cadre du HotDocs 2008, le célèbre festival documentaire de Toronto.
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Hi ho, hi ho! Off to Toronto I go!
Hi ho, hi ho! Off to Toronto I go! April 18th, 2008 by retsoced Tomorrow after lunch I am heading up to Toronto for the 2008 Flash in the Can. It's been 2 years since I went last, so it's overdue. I am excited beyond all recogmnition, in fact it will be a wonder how much sleep I will get…
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GTA energy audit firm celebrates 25 years
Members of Green$aver, a leading environmental energy audit firm in the Greater Toronto Area, marked the opening of their new office Friday with friends and colleagues, including Ontario’s minister of energy, the chief energy conservation officer of Ontario and local politicians.
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Bike the strike
It’s an unfortunate fact of life in Toronto - you will, at some point, have to survive a public transit strike. That’s the situation TTC’s 1.5 million daily commuters will potentially face on Monday morning. This means, of course, that 1.5 million people may be looking for alternate…
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Upcoming Toronto Events
So, one of the many things I do is run a little facebook group for upcoming Toronto Events http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11485921261- just a list really that is sent out once a week and links to Facebook events. I might as well post it here also. Currently it looks like this: April 14 -…
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Curtain
I just finished my first performance of Cute with Chris: LIVE in Toronto. This is a short video, shot by a fan, of me talking to some teens after the show. The guy in the white suit is Tim from ONTARIO. It was pretty strange to look out in the audience and see a teen in a matching white suit.…
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Will Currie and the Country French CD Release Party
Long time friends of this website Will Currie and the Country French who recently signed to Murder Records are not gearing up for their first official CD Release party at Sneaky Dee's in Toronto on April 29 ( 431 College Street (College & Bathurst). Opening for Will Currie and the Country…
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Why Canada and why Ontario
Well in lack of finding the dvd I am afraid you are now stuck with the story of our departure from the UK. We felt like many that the UK was not the place to be in the near future - I am not going into politics this blog is not about that. Needless to say we had our reasons which is not to say…
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The Toronto Portraits - Chandler Levack
Welcome to the Toronto Portraits. Every Friday we're going to profile a young, dynamic Torontonian, and each week we're photographing them in a different Toronto neighbourhood. Chandler Levack, 21 years old. Parkdale. Chandler Levack is one of those people who seems to knows everyone. Everyone…
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Athletes World sale! 50% off the entire store!
I knew activating my credit card was going to get me into trouble. I ended up spending $150 at Athletes World today in downtown Toronto. To some people it may not seem like much, especially since most althetic shoes are around that price range. I got 8 articles of clothing for that price and…
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the smoggies
hurrah! today, southern ontario had it’s first smog alert of the spring-summer season. along with the melting of winter snow, the return of migratory birds and hibernating raccoons (and squirrels) and blooming trees and flowers, smog alerts are a time honoured herald of warmer days. i…
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Where you from...
Where you from..., originally uploaded by johnny mobasher. Nova Scotia she said....then...all she kept repeating was..... Ony...Ony...Ony....... Then I realized she was saying.....Money...Money....Money.....
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Is anything in life really Random...!
Random...!, originally uploaded by johnny mobasher. I was walking up Yonge when I shot this......not sure if she saw it happen but we stopped.....I asked: Where are you from.......
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We parted......
We parted......, originally uploaded by johnny mobasher.
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And after a few frames & Dollars...
And after a few frames & Dollars..., originally uploaded by johnny mobasher.
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Gotta Love Gandhi
Toronto is a roti town and fewer rotis are as good as the East-Indian creations at Gandhi. And luckily for Gandhi fans, owner Avtar Singh's sister-location in Parkdale, Mother India, is humming along nicely cooking almost the same thing. Read my reviews of Gandhi and Mother India in our…
House in Riverdale on the Market for $1
Call it a gimmick, call it a brilliant marketing move, or call it crazy, one home owner in East York has put their home up on the market for $1.00. The home is located near Dundas and Carlaw, an area where similar homes routinely sell for $375K +. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and was recently…
iPhone in Canada: The Waiting Game
Techvibes writer Warren Frey contributes an article to Mac|Life on the iPhone in Canada, or rather, the lack of iPhone in Canada. Almost a year after it’s initial release, there as still been no official word on Canadian availability. That hasn’t stopped gadget lusting canucks from driving…
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Geo Holiday Resort - Cheapest Cancun Mexico Vacation Package
Are you allowing your fear of the costs prevent you from taking your dream vacation to North Mexico? Join Geo Holidays today and you too can enjoy grand adventures such as this without ever needing to worry about accommodation expenses again. There are many reasons to join GeoHolidays club and…
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House
From the sounds of it, they've let the house in. I can hear them upstairs.
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The Montreal Massacre Remembered at CanStage
December Man, currently playing at CanStage's Berkeley Street Theatre, is not a happy play. But it's won a Governor General's Award, so you know going in that it's going to be about a depressing moment in Canadian history. In this case, the moment in question is the 1989 Montreal Massacre.…
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BMO nets rights to TFC broadcasts
BMO nets rights to TFC broadcasts Posted in Toronto FC by Toronto FC News on April 18th, 2008 No Comments BMO Financial Group, who in the offseason acquired the title sponsor rights to all 30 Toronto FC Major League Soccer TV broadcasts during the 2008 season, welcomed Toronto FC back to its…
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TTC Non-Sense
Get ready for the dog and pony show when Mayor Miller returns from visiting his communist friends in China (I won't even get into the fact that he did so despite the brutal persecution of Tibet). Miller will return home to solve the "crisis" and his fellow NDP pals in the transit union will make…
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ROM Likes To Move It, Move It!
In May 2006, artist/curator Jessica Rose and dancer/choreographer Jenn Goodwin were both working for the city, organizing Toronto's first Nuit Blanche. The pair began going on runs around City Hall on their lunch break to blow off steam. Since then, Rose and Goodwin have organized runs…
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hautecoco
, hautecoco, 33, Female, •Seeking a Long-term Relationship, •Toronto, Ontario, •Black / African American, •Single, Divorced, •Feminine, •Lives with Children, •Average Body Build, •Pisces Original post by Italian Dating and software by e3wii.com Copyright © 2008 Meeting…
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GeoHolidays Toronto - Discount Mexico Family Vacation
Is your dream of visiting North Mexico diminished because of the costs involved? Joining the Geo Holiday membership vacation club you and your family can experience this trip and many other similar vacations each and every year. If the price tag doesn’t convince you of the value of a Geo…
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Fruit in the City
In this week’s Eye Weekly, I wrote about a new organization starting this summer called Not Far From the Tree. The brainchild of fruit tree enthusiast Laura Reinsborough (who says she got the idea from similar projects successful in other cities), Not Far From the Tree’s “aim is to match…
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Late trade announcement
In the very early morning hours of April 6th, 2008 The Arctic Expedition struck a deal with the Jose Reyes Spanish Academy. Alex Rios, originally acquired for Russell Martin, was moved in an 8 player deal. Alex Rios, Dan Johnson, Jason Schmidt, and Gustavo Chacin were moved for Rick Porcello,…
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Debt Rattle, April 16 2008: Witnessing madness
The dollar isn't the only casualty of the Federal Reserve's rescue of seized-up credit markets. Bond traders are finding there is nothing special about Treasuries anymore, now that the Fed accepts substitutes for government securities as collateral -- having concluded it wasn't enough to reduce…
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Global HD is now up and running!
I first gave a tutorial on how to get Free HD over the air. The one major local Toronto HD channel was missing: Global TV. Well they have been testing for the last week or so to meet a deadline of April 17th, 2008. It appears to be met! So far it looks like Global news is in HD, although not full…
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Don’t Touch That Monkey
Former Blue Jays troublemaker Shea Hillenbrand’s three-year old son was yesterday a few weeks ago by a pet Lemur. Unable to find work this offseason, Shea has moved on to starting his own petting zoo, a plan that would now seem to be on hold. You can here the chilling 911 call here- Hold…
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[URBAN NOTE] Walking and biking are good for you!
blogTO's warning has sadly come true. Commuters in Canada's biggest city will likely face a long, slow trip to work on Monday morning, as a strike by members of Toronto's main transit union looks virtually certain, a source close to the contract talks said on Friday. The person, who asked not to…
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Things to do in Toronto this weekend
There is way too much to do in Toronto this weekend. I will be attending HotDocs documentaries. It’s my favourite film festival. The big international film fest in September is more about the celebrities than about the films, but HotDocs is all about the docs. Meanwhile Cafe Scientifique is also…
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Vandalist: Cast Your EYES To This UBER Heaven Spot
Once a week, Vandalist features the best street art and graffiti from around Toronto. You should contribute. By EYES and UBERON THE LEASIDE BRIDGEPHOTO BY POST.
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NBA Play-off Chatter: Friday 4/18
Hi all. Throughout the play-offs, we all come up with short questions or thoughts that are not large enough for a post of their own. Check back throughout the day here, and we’ll be updating this post with mini-questions. Feel free to send in your own to us as well, or place them in the…
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92.5 Jack FM advertising in Toronto or don’t promote your competitor.
92.5 Jack FM advertising in Toronto or don’t promote your competitor. If you read any of my posts you probably know that I love Rock and everything that goes with it. Now, in Toronto two my knowledge they are two major rock stations: Q107 Classic Rock and 92.5 Jack Fm. Whenever, I forget my…
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隊長の本が届いたー！
頼んでおいた隊長の本＆探検隊の新 ローシャーが届いた！ なつかしの緑封筒。。 （いくちゃん？こまちゃん？激忙の 、送ってくれてありがとう！） スタッフをしていた頃は、 隊長の熱い熱いお説法(？)が、 …
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