Cabbie Who Severed Cyclist's Leg Charged (6)
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The still un-named Toronto cyclist who lost his leg last weekend when squeezed between the rear end of a taxi and a signpost (see Taxi Driver Severs Cyclists' Leg in Violent Hit-and-Run) finally was coherent enough to give his statement to the police. The result: Sultan Ahmed, 38, of Maple, Ontario has been charged with: 1) Criminal negligence causing bodily harm, 2) Dangerous operation causing bodily harm, 3) Fail to stop at scene of accident ...
Toronto-Area Gay Teens Beaten on Night of Rally for Lesbian Couple (1)
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Ten days ago I posted about a lesbian couple, Anji Dmitrou and Jane Currie, from Oshawa, Canada, east of Toronto, who were assaulted by a man, a fellow parent, while they were picking up their children at school. This all happened in front of the couple's children, the attacker's children, and other children at a school. Last Friday night, 500 people showed up, including Oshawa's mayor, at a rally in support of the couple. Watch ...
Three Georgetown professors in Obama policy groups (1)
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Professor Tom Daschle Barack Obama’s transition team has announced the leaders of some policy working groups, and three Georgetown professors, including the Dean of the Law Center, are on the list. Visiting professor and former senator Tom Daschle will be on the Health Care group, and is also slated to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Law Center Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff is on the Immigration group, and law professor Daniel Tarullo is on the ...
Torys LLP Office Interior by KPMB Architects (1)
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Torys LLP is one of Toronto’s leading law firms. The firm has occupied nine floors in the south tower of the Toronto Dominion Centre since the 1980’s. In 2005, Torys recognized its traditional interiors were no longer aligned with the leadership and innovative spirit that is today the hallmark of the practice. The proposed renovations were conceived to bring the existing premises up to current standards of practice from both a functional and aesthetic perspective. ...
Opportunities, Caution at the 24th Angel Forum (1)
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The 24th Angel Forum, held at the SFU Harbour Centre, is a chance for investors and start-ups to meet, pitch and network. But it's also a chance for a look at the venture capital space as a whole. 2008 is (not surprisingly) being termed an "interesting time", given the continued credit crisis and the skittish nature of the American investment landscape. But the upside for new businesses is that inputs cost less, there's a wider ...
CanUX 2008 Day 2 (1)
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Just got back from day two of CanUX 2008. The schedule was packed, but it seemed to go quite quickly which means I wasn’t bored or overwhelmed. There was a nice balance of content and activities, and again, great food! In the first session, Luke Wroblewski from Yahoo talked about web form design and why web forms suck. He spent some time talking about forms in general at the beginning, but devoted most of his ...
Thoughts and Tips on Running a Meetup Group (1)
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Once upon a time before the Web, there were user groups: clubs focused on a particular technology or platform. Through monthly meetings and other events, users could interact with like-minded others for learning and socializing. With the growth of the Web, the popularity of user groups waned as it became easier to build communities and share knowledge online. Today, user groups still exist but more commonly exist in the form of less formal meetup groups. ...
Thursday unveil title, release date (1)
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Thursday have unveiled the title and release date for their fifth full-length. It's called Common Existence and is due out on Epitaph February 17th, 2009. The band recently finished mixing the record according to their Twitter page after recording...