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  3. Tragically Hip for Ashley Madison?!

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    We noticed the song as well. Ive always thot that AshleyMadison somehow cleverly skirts the rules and is able to modify the song just enough to not have to acknowledge it or pay for it. Maybe they only use a small portion? They've done the same thing with all sorts of other songs (albeit, none of which I can remember specifically right now). And some of them are classic enuff songs that I figured if the artists had a way of going after them to stop, they would have. I wouldn't assume that The Hip got paid or even had any say in it.

  5. Hip Winter Tour

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    Odd that there's no Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary or Montreal dates. Nothing at all in Newfoundland or Quebec. Hmm.

    two shows in BC, two shows in ALTA, Ottawa sucks, and they close NFLD for the winter. so really, montreal is the only odd man out, but by then it may not be in canada.

  6. Hip Winter Tour

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    2013 Canadian Tour

    January 19 - Cranbrook, BC - RecPlex

    January 20 - Kamloops, BC - Interior Savings Centre

    January 22- Red Deer, AB - Enmax Centrium

    January 23 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place

    January 25 - Regina, SK - Brandt Centre

    January 26 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre

    January 28 - Brandon, MB - Keystone Centre

    January 29 - Thunder Bay, ON - Fort William Gardens

    February 1 - Moncton, NB - Casino New Brunswick

    February 2 - Halifax, NS - Metro Centre

    February 4 - Kingston, ON - K-Rock Centre

    February 5 - Kitchener, ON - Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex

    February 8 - Guelph, ON - The Sleeman Centre

    February 9 - Oshawa, ON - General Motors Centre

    February 11 - Sudbury, ON - Sudbury Arena

    February 12 - Sault Ste Marie, ON - Essar Centre

    February 14 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre

    YES!

    pre-sale on thehip.com tomorrow.

  9. some people ...

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    ... are just rude ...

    like the guy who tossed his coins on to the counter to pay for his muffin this morning rather than simply placing them in the extended hand of the woman at the cash.

    ... and don't even get me started about cylclists reading their phones while riding on sidewalks on campus.

    /rant

  18. Help!!- computer issue

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    I just got one of those calls that convince you to take off your clothes, go stand in your front window and jump up and down. Third time I fell for it but I really think that I could start a club.

    where do you live? I drive the van at a seniors home and we are always looking for daytrips. perhaps mrs. mcarthur might have a stroke.

  19. Help!!- computer issue

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    looks like you aren't alone, goove fetish ...

    CRTC fines India telemarketers, puts foreign operators ‘on notice’

    Telemarketers from India who called Canadians and offered them virus protection for their computers have been fined by the country’s telecommunications regulator as part of an international effort to put an end to a scam that has seen many people hand over control of their computers.

    Pecon Software Ltd. and Avaneesh Software were fined a combined $507,000 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. They weren’t fined for tricking Canadians into giving them access to their hard drives or selling unnecessary software, but for calling people whose names were on the National Do Not Call List.

    “The caller would typically warn consumers that their home computer was infected with a virus and encouraged them to purchase online technical support or anti-virus software,†the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission stated. “In certain cases, the callers would request remote access to the computer.â€

    The CRTC’s notice said “foreign-based telemarketers have been put on notice†and said the regulator worked with both the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Australian Communications and Media Authority to target the companies.

    The FTC went further than the CRTC, saying the companies (and several others) “con consumers into believing that their computers are riddled with viruses, spyware and other malware, and then charge hundreds of dollars to remotely access and fix the consumers’ computers.â€

    The FTC said after getting consumers on the phone, the telemarketers would claim they were affiliated with companies such as Dell, Microsoft or McAfee and had found malicious software on their computers. They would then offer to fix the problem for up to $450, and would then have consumers download a program that gave the telemarketers access to their computers.

    “FTC papers filed with the court alleged that the scammers hoped to avoid detection by consumers and law enforcers by using virtual offices that were actually just mail-forwarding facilities, and by using 80 different domain names and 130 different phone numbers,†the FTC stated.

    The charges were filed in New York, against 14 corporate defendants and 17 individuals.

  23. Parking close to Danforth Music Hall

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    Sweet. Glad you had a good time, NR. Ive seen many shows there and that place used to be damp and cold. Im happy they put some money into it and updated it. :)

    Personally, I think the Phoenix is one of the best venues Ive ever been to anywhere. I love it there! The Opera House though, well, it's charmingly run-down and awkward inside.

    My least favourite venue is the Sound Academy. It saddens me that so many good shows are being put there. When it's empty, its one of the best venues in town. When it's sold-out, it is unquestionably the worst venue man has ever created.

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