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    2012 Urban Warrior Obstacle Course Run in Toronto

    On Saturday September 8th 2012, at approx 4pm the Toronto Urban Warrior run will commence. Who will win? This event is being promoted as a half marathon. There are plans for at least six different obstacles, but maybe as many as twelve different types of hurdles to overcome. There are...
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    Got pics of Warehouse Stockpiles? Earn $250 photo license

    Here is a science and technology photography opportunity. Last month an MRP company licensed images of machines making things on the factory floor A Manufacturing Process | Lenzr A Plasma Torch won the match. This month Warehouse Stockpiles hopes to procure images (to license) for two more...
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    Hayley Sales, Kellylee Evans at SPOTLIGHT, Sept 30 fundraiser for Fife House

    Four young Canadian musicians Micha Barnes, Hayley Sales, Kellylee Evans and Mark Masri are performing at SPOTLIGHT this year, Sept 30th 2010. The fundraiser event at the Berkeley Church 315 Queen St E is for Fife House, which is a registered charitable organization that provides affordable...
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    How (why) Private Schools Produce Tech Leaders

    Ontario private schools are well funded. They can afford to buy and implement state of the art technology, while the province's public schools cannot afford to be constantly up -to-date, or more accurately ... Private school faculty can better afford to take chances, and are more often...
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    Three new photo contests on Lenzr.com till Jan 1st, 2010

    There are three new photo contests on lenzr.com and lots of prizes to be won. On Lenzr the membership grades the photos and chooses the winners. Because the first Ontario Tourist Attractions photo contest was so very well received, with over seventy five photos submitted and almost 3000...
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    Richard Branson wants your extreme sports video

    This video request should appeal to anyone with extreme sports vids on YouTube Virgin Mobile is putting out the word looking for videos of Canadians acting brave... they're willing to pay $5k for the best and most 'fearless video' they can use to help promote a new holiday called National...
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    Ontario Tourist Attractions photo contest on Lenzr

    ONTARIO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS on Lenzr.com Ontario Tourist Attractions is a photo contest which asks Canadians (excluding Quebec) to submit their best and most amazing pictures of popular Ontario travel destinations for a chance to win cash. Participants can make their entrees extra compelling...
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    Depression Cooking with Clara

    Clara Cannucciari changed the way I buy groceries. Now I shop for the BASICS, the whole foods and I reject all processed foodstuff with more than four ingredients. This recession is no sweat for great-grandmother Clara, she's been through some really hard times. She learned how to cook in the...
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    ZOS Canadian tv show website has evil web game

    ZOS, or Zone of Separation is an eight part TV show which airs Monday nights at 10 PM EST on The Movie Network (TMN), Movie Central. The show details the troubles had by Canadian peacekeepers in the Balkins in the 1990s. Last Tango in Jadac is a new interactive website for the television...
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    Fresh from TIFF, Mickey Rourke is The Wrestler

    Did anyone see this gem at TIFF? its pretty neat to see Rourke done up like this. Darren Aronofski also directed Pi and Requiem For A Dream and this is his sports movie, complete with formulaic 'one last rematch' ending... Back in the eighties, Randy “The Ram” Robinson was at the top of his...
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    Death Note II only at Empire Theatres Dec 3rd

    Arguably the most successful Japanese Manga series of all time, the second movie, Death Note II: The Last Name is finally playing on big screens in Canada, but only Empire Theatres and only Dec 3rd. Death Note II: The Last Name is a live action feature film based on the Japanese manga series...
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    Milk: Do you have trouble watching men kissing men in movies?

    Five minutes into the film there's a love scene that's hard for heterosexual men to watch, but after that you forget Sean Penn is playing Harvey Milk and the character really comes alive on screen. You root for him in the political rallies, feel sorry for him, and celebrate when he finally wins...
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    Barack To The Future at Toronto's Second City

    The Second City comedy club on Mercer Street in Toronto has six comedians and a hit show: Barack to the Future pokes fun at pop culture, politics, relationships and culture snobs. Its homegrown comedy, written and performed by Toronto's own Marty Adams, Kerry Griffin, Darryl Hinds...
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    Canada's least collectible patent medicine

    Dumpdiggers blog has just posted a fascinating article on Canada's Least Collectible Patent Medicine bottle - if you are an antiques collector you should read this piece - beware of the Dr. S.N. Thomas / Eclectric Oil which was issued in Canada by the Northrop Lyman Co.. The medicine can be...