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Diversification ≠ dealing with multiple institutions
Just in case there is some ambiguity surrounding diversification, when it comes to financial planning, investing, retirement planning, etc, diversification ≠ dealing with multiple institutions.It...
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Liberals need to come up with something
If they want to win, they have to come up with some good ideas, not just saying “Hey, we’re better because we’re not the Conservatives.”But that seems to be the way he’s running things:He can’t...
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No good deed goes unpunished
Especially if you're a business owner facing theft and making a citizen's arrest.The trial begins today for a Toronto shopkeeper accused of capturing and tying up a man who stole from his Chinatown...
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Barf. Not interested at all.
I’m all for eating what you want and enjoying what you eat (after all, I play D&D, and the 8 of us together eat quite a bit while we’re gaming), but even I will draw the line somewhere.The line is...
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Will Feedburner to Twitter > Twitterfeed to Twitter?
I’ve been using – or more accurately, trying to use – Twitterfeed to publish this blog’s posts to Twitter. Unfortunately, Twitterfeed these days is less than reliable.I discovered this evening that...
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The only problem with owning a smartphone is…
… the software updates.I bought a BlackBerry Bold 9700 earlier this year. It’s a great phone – better than a lot of phones I’ve had in the past, and a lot more useful. I’ve got a bunch of apps on it,...
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This guy got what he deserved
A letter carrier was fired from Canada Post today for not doing his job.Canada Post has fired a 61-year-old employee after investigators found thousands of pieces of missing mail stacked in piles in...
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Rates have increased enough this year, thank you
The economists over at the CD Howe Institute feel differently, however:five of the nine economists on the C.D. Howe panel called for another quarter-point increase to 1.25 per cent next week. A sixth...
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Twenty-four hours from now…
… my friend and I will be heading home from the Roger Waters “The Wall Live” concert at Scotiabank Place.Roger Waters, co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd,...
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Roger Waters’ “The Wall” Live
Oh.My.God.Excellent concert. Well worth the wait. My friend and I had an awesome time. I took some pictures, which I’ve linked to below. If I had known picture taking was going to be allowed, I may...
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Compromise; the ability to find middle ground
I had a great conversation the other day with a friend, and we discussed at long length the idea of freedom of choice and freedom of expression. The conversation eventually centred around religion for...
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It’s not a joke if you’re the only one that gets it - II
Back in August I wrote about Mary Bale.Two months later she has received her punishment.Mary Bale, a 45-year-old bank worker, was fined 250 pounds (US$400) after pleading guilty at Coventry...
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Seriously, the BoC can call me anytime for advice
Looks like rates are on hold for now.Interest rate hikes are on hold until at least the spring and maybe as long as late 2011, analysts say, as the Bank of Canada decided Tuesday to keep its policy...
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Jet Blue guy is a sucker
The guy quits, makes a big production of it, and now owes $10,000.The flight attendant who became an instant folk hero when he quit his job by hurling himself down an aircraft’s emergency slide,...
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Ah, software updates
I find it amusing when BlackBerry App World sends you an email saying there is a full version update (v 1.1.035 to 2.0.1.12) for the App World application and you get a DNS error when you go to...
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The funniest, and yet saddest story I’ve seen today
Would you pay $12 million for a space rock?A guy in the Yukon is suing the Geological Survey of Canada because he thinks his “priceless piece of meteorite” is worth that much. Because it has alien...
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Randy, go home
Randy Quaid, star of cinematic masterpieces such as Independence Day and National Lampoon’s Vacation movies, and his wife have applied for refugee status.Yes, refugee status from the United States.the...
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Don’t be worrying about the snow…
Issued : 9:08 PM EDT Friday 22 October 2010Tonight Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low plus 1. Saturday Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries early in the morning. Clearing in the afternoon....
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Did you know there's a municipal election in Ottawa today?
If you live here, probably. But if you don't, probably not. Or maybe you do and don't care.It would seem that the mainstream media doesn't much care about the Ottawa elections. If you look at the...
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In the "life imitating art" department...
My horoscope from today's 24hrs newspaper.I put no faith in horoscopes, but I found this one to be quite amusing.(h/t to a family member who told me about this)
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Ottawa’s election results
Wow.Ten new councillors (six of them upsets – for example, Alex Cullen lost in Bay Ward), and a new mayor. Almost half of Ottawa’s council got a good shakeup tonight.Quick snapshot of resultsMayor:...
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Housing prices too high? I don't think so.
According to The Economist, housing prices in Canada are overvalued by almost 24%.The Economist magazine's latest survey of home prices around the world claims that the Canadian real estate is...
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Ottawa voters, your apathy is astounding
I thought that the 59% voter turnout in the last federal election was bad.Turns out Ottawa’s voter turnout in yesterday’s municipal elections was well below that.It was 44%.It appears less than half of...
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Barf. Not interested at all. II
A short while ago I wrote about the KFC Double Down. It's a disgusting looking sandwich, and obviously none too healthy, either.Turns out Canadians and Americans don't really care.It's been on sale...
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Good deed not being punished after all
I wrote a short while ago about David Chen and his family members. They had been charged with assault and forcible confinement.Today, they have had the charges dismissed.A Toronto Chinatown grocer and...
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