People Think Coupon Users Are Cheapskates, Unless You're Hot [Coupons] (2)
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If you use coupons in a store, your fellow shoppers are probably negatively judging you as being cheap, according to a new study. The stigma extends to those around the coupon redeemer as well. However, if you're hot, you get a reprieve. The study had people watch consumers cash coupons, and then interviewed the participants afterward for their reaction. The stigma is lessened if you don't know the person using the coupon, the coupon is ...
The sky is falling, and so is your valuation (2)
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I guess I can’t stay out of the conversation on this any longer. I am no expert in downturns, recessions or being poor. But I have a feeling a lot of us are going to learn about at least two, and possibly all three of those things. We are in for a bit of a rough ride, and contrary to what you might be hearing, we might be in for a longer and more difficult ...
Raw Foodists Charged with Smuggling Chocolate (5)
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Image: Raw chocolate or gasp - hashish? (Garry Choo on Flickr) Absurd but true – Ron Obadia and Nadine Artemis, two owners of the Toronto-based raw food and beauty care company Living Libations were arrested last month at the US-Canadian border on their way to Arizona, after drug-sniffing dogs found their 2.5 pounds cache of raw, unrefined chocolate – which officials mistook as hashish. After hours of intimidating interrogation tactics and threats of “life in ...
Telus claims BlackBerry Storm on behalf of Her Majesty's Canadian Dominion (1)
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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Seems that the bickering over which Canadian carrier would land the Storm has drawn to an end -- either that, or Telus is gearing up to jump the gun and just declare itself the preemptive winner in the hopes of elbowing Bell right out of the picture. Whatever the case, the CDMA giant now has a page up on its site encouraging folks to sign up to find out when the ...
VBS - WHY NOBODY'S WINNING ANYTHING IN AFGHANISTAN ANYTIME SOON (1)
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To enhance* the viewing experience of this week's "Inside Afghanistan" series, we're asking Ben Anderson a couple questions about each day's episodes. Today our chief concerns are a) why is mainstream coverage of Afghanistan so terrible? and b) how in...
My 1.85 Cents on the Bailout Bill (1)
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I’m no economist. In fact, I don’t deserve to live in the same town as the guy who hands out the ‘economist’ name tags. With that in mind, I have two ill-informed reactions to today’s signing of the US $700 million billion (whoops, wishing thinking) bailout bill into law: For many, many years, Wall Street demanded and received decreased regulation. They repeatedly called for less and less government intervention into the free market. Now, having ...
Aplicaciones 2.0 en British Columbia (1)
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Seguramente uno de los destinos que más avanzan en la incorporación de contenidos generados por los usuarios en sus Websites oficiales es British Columbia en Canadá (se puede seguir la evolución aquí). En dicha organización trabaja William Bakker (director de eBusiness) el cual tiene un blog en el que comparte sus experiencias en estos ámbitos. En el Web oficial del destino ya se integro hace un tiempo a los blogs cómo un espacio para compartir ...
Venetian Flair (1)
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The Most Serene Republic, quite possibly the most underrated of all the acts on the Arts & Crafts label, create music in a similar vein to fellow Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire, Stars, and Broken Social Scene. Experience their explosive, big-band, polyphonic, experimental flair by listening to their 3 releases in full: Underwater Cinematographer (2005), Phages EP (2006), and Population (2007). A few video music videos as well: The Men Who Live Upstairs, Oh God, ...
Sarah Palin has never been to B.C. or any Canadian province (1)
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As far as I and an intrepid U.S. reporter have determined, Republican vice-presidential nominee has never crossed the Alaskan border into British Columbia. It appears the only place Palin has been in Canada is Whitehorse, a remote town of 20,000 in the...(read more)
Scammers Pose As Grandchildren Pleading For Emergency Cash [Scams] (2)
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The BBB has issued a warning about a distressing telephone scam that's increasing in popularity. The target? Grandparents. Scammers based in Canada are thought to be randomly dialing US phone numbers until they reach someone who sounds like a senior citizen. They then pose as a grandchild who has been in a car accident and needs emergency money. The BBB says: While many seniors have reported the scam without falling prey to it, unfortunately, many ...
CRTC launches National Do Not Call List (BlackBerry Bytes) (1)
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Great news for Canadians who hate getting telemarketer calls on our BlackBerrys (I’m looking at you, GoodLife). The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched the National Do Not Call List yesterday, allowing citizens of the Great White North to register their residential, wireless, fax or VoIP telephone numbers. However, registering with the DNCL won’t prevent every solicitation call: Telemarketers have up to 31 days to update their lists and to make sure they do ...
homezilla.com - know your neighborhood when buying a home (1)
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HomeZilla, a real-estate companion site, is launching publicly today. When I first saw the site back in February of this year, it still had a long way to go in terms of usability, and it looks like they have really been working hard in the time since then. It is practically impossible to do anything worthwhile online for the real-estate market in Canada. The Multiple Listings Service is a monopoly and the ultimate gatekeeper of ...
Canadian Do Not Call List goes into effect today (1)
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Starting today, Canadians can add their numbers to a national Do Not Call list. Nearly four years have passed since the Government of Canada announced that they would introduce what eventually became Bill C-37, legislation which empowers the CRTC to setup and manage the Dot Not Call List and to dish out penalties to violators. You can learn more about the history of the list at Wikipedia. To sign up for the list, visit the ...
The Ravine House by Drew Mandel (1)
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The Globe and Mail has an article + photo slideshow about a contemporary house in Toronto, Canada that was designed by architect Drew Mandel. Read the article - here. See the photo slideshow - here.
Poynt adds streaming movie trailers to BlackBerry Bold (1)
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Alberta-based Multiplied Media has expanded its “Poynt” software to work specifically with the BlackBerry Bold. It acts as a local search and locates by GPS and IP detection to the places you want to go. They have added new capabilities that gives BlackBerry Bold users the capability to stream movie trailers and purchase movie tickets [...]
Telus and Bell in bidding war over BlackBerry Storm? (1)
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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Bell Mobility, Telus Mobility, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMAThe Storm's a lock for Verizon stateside, but we're hearing the battle for the jewel in RIM's crown is far from over north of the border -- which would actually make a whole lot of sense, considering that we haven't yet heard anything definitive from any of the carriers up there. Telus is said to have tried to lock up the deal ...
Canada: Obama for Prime Minister (1)
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Running for Prime Minister isn't all about fun. Obama's got a serious plan for the future, Canada. This is a plan that involves real change — the Loonies and Twoonies kind. Thus began a mock blog, Barack Obama for Prime Minister, now also a Twitter feed. With the Canadian elections looming, the bloggers are expressing their preference for Barack Obama over the other candidates. The group is also selling a selection of hilarious t-shirts on ...
Good Design: Vancouver 2010 Graphic Identity (1)
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Last week, the full look for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games was unveiled, from the sport pictograms to the colour palette. Without boring you with too much commentary, we’ll let you dive right into a wide selection of original illustrations, brilliantly-chosen textures and colours, and a brand that’s filled with style and personality. The Branding Process Illustrations Sports Pictograms Colour Palette Could this be one of the best graphic identities in Olympic history? Leave your ...
The Sieve! Song Challenge Number 3 - October 2008 (1)
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I wanted to get these criteria out by last Friday, actually, but things around the Z Ranch right now are insane - the Realtor gave us a list of stuff she’d ‘like’ to see us do before we list the house for sale…but trust me, there’s enough fodder in that last sentence for about 4 blog posts and 2 podcasts, so I’ll deal with it there. This is about the Sieve! Song Challenge criteria for ...
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…well, you know how it goes. meanwhile, in melbourne… and in london… …a saucy variation on a much-photographed placard from london’s soho: but my favorite sign was spotted by nick at a backpacker’s hostel in rio: related: the whore of west babylonContribute comment
