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Thanks to KevO & The Linux Caffe for having us and thanks to those that came to check it out!
Cheers,
Jay
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Does anyone have the address for the venue? I need to figure out the best route from Collingwood. Thanks.
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Did they ID you at the door or how did they confirm that you were on the list?
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Thanks Rachel, todays the day...
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If possible can someone who is going tonite report back as to whether they ID you at the door to get in or not. We've got a Kaki King rsvp that I may give to another friend but I'm not sure how that would work as the pass is in my girlfriends name and a guy wants to use it if she doesn't go. Thanks in advance!
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I've yet to try but I want to. Games like this and guitar hero are cool but as a guitar teacher/player I sometimes would like to bitch slap the people that developed these games and drew attention away from actually playing real instruments. But at the same time they are fun....
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Mail it to them?
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Damn straight! Great job Allison & Co.
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Wow, I guess we didn't really do that bad after all....
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Harmonic Tide (acoustic)
Tues. April 1st
Linux Caffe
326 Harbord Street, Toronto
8:30pm - 10:00pm
FREE SHOW
http://www.myspace.com/theharmonictide
Looking forward to this!
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Will do. Thanks again!!!
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I'm guessing I.D. if you gave them your name in the email
I only gave them my first name and my girlfriend also rsvp'd and gave no name at all but got a response back. I'm guessing it must be email..?
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Yeah!! In for Kaki King. Thanks for posting this!!
Wondering though, do you just give them your email address at the door to get in?
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still....fingers crossed for Kaki King......
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Friend of mine in Van forwarded this to me....
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080323.wrcmp24/BNStory/National/home
2010 Olympic hotel bill puts RCMP in budget bindOMAR EL AKKAD
From Monday's Globe and Mail
March 23, 2008 at 10:15 PM EDT
OTTAWA — The police force charged with protecting the 2010 Winter Olympics has been running into budget trouble as it encounters an uncertain but soaring hotel bill for stationing thousands of RCMP officers in British Columbia.
But the RCMP is pressing ahead with plans to stage what it calls the biggest security simulation exercises in the country's history, including responding to a mock earthquake, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.
In an RCMP Olympics security update dated Feb. 15, 2007, the force lists accommodation pricing in British Columbia as a key issue.
“Indications that prices are higher than originally projected,†the update states. “Currently exploring contingencies/alternatives.â€
The RCMP contracted American Express to conduct a market assessment on what it would cost to house the force's employees. In a later security update dated May 4, 2007, the market research shows extremely broad cost estimates.
For about 61,000 room nights along the so-called Sea to Sky corridor, American Express estimated a cost of anywhere from $10.5-million to $21.2-million. For about 128,000 room nights in Greater Vancouver, the cost was estimated at between $14.5-million and $19.8-million.
The rising accommodation costs pose one more challenge for the RCMP as the force prepares for one of the largest security operations in Canadian history.
The RCMP was already making plans in 2006 to secure accommodations as early as possible, documents show. In an October, 2006, document prepared by the 2010 Integrated Security Unit – the RCMP-led team charged with providing security for the Winter Games – detailing preliminary cost estimates, the unit outlines a strategy for saving money on accommodations.
“Reservations for rooms to accommodate a Medium Threat Level will be acquired with a negotiated strategy to return hotel rooms, if a Low Threat Level is identified prior to the Olympic period,†the document states.
The force earmarked about $390,000 for an agent to represent the RCMP in negotiations with hotel suppliers.
One of the few security issues to prove problematic for the RCMP has been the price tag. The initial cost estimate for security at the games was pegged at $175-million, to be shared evenly by British Columbia and Ottawa. However, documents leaked to the media last year showed the force doesn't believe that is nearly enough. The final cost is now expected to be much higher, possibly reaching $500-million. In preparation, Canadian security agencies will also be conducting large-scale training exercises.
According to documents prepared by Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, Public Safety requested between $18.9-million and $22.8-million for national emergency management exercises.
The exercises range from counterterrorism to cybersecurity to critical infrastructure protection. The training runs have also included cross-border exercises involving U.S. and Mexican officials. According to Public Safety documents, the training is a lead-up to a full-scale, cross-border exercise scheduled for 2009.
[color:red]A draft schedule of training exercises dating back to 2005 shows the variety of events for which security officials are planning. In May of this year, an exercise named “Ardent Sentry 08†is [color:red]scheduled to simulate an earthquake scenario in British Columbia. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is also expected to participate in the training run. In the next two years, two additional mass-transit exercises are planned for Vancouver.
One of the documents outlining the scope of the exercises shows the extent of their importance in the months leading up to the Olympic Games.
“The extremely high profile of the event and its related exercises demand an immediate start to what will be the most complex and comprehensive preparedness exercise ever undertaken by the Government of Canada,†the document states.
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Are all of these for MMJ? Has anyone received responses for Kaki King?
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Anybody received responses to any shows other than MMJ??
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still crossing fingers....
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Just got a notice in the mail today showing our download history for the last 3 months. They are now allowing us (the package we have) to download up to 60GB per month after which they are charging $2 per GB. This seems absurd? While I will never likely download that much in a month how can they just change their policy and make money off of downloaders? Any thoughts?
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Actually the Greyhound bus stop in town is within 100 feet of both the venue of the art show/chameleon project and the after party venue. Looks like there are 5 or 6 departure times out of the city that day.
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4000 DEAD US soldiers now
Bush expressed his sadness for the dead yesterday and then quickly added that they all VOLUNTEERED!!
What a dick. Volunteered because they wanted revenge over 9/11 all the while unknowingly helping and giving their lives for the bastards that were behind it. Man the whole situation pisses me off. I really feel for the innocent people who were/are in the dark who have been effected by this stupid war and the monsters that are rolling in the profits because of it....rrrrrrr
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=VQjF0dI40SE&feature=related
sorry but what Bouche said got to me sooo mabey something I pass along will get to someone else.
Mission accomplished.
It's now been 48 hours since I first watched this and it's also been 48 hours since I decided to immediately go cold turkey. His story has seriously hit a chord with me. There is more detail on what happened on that site too. I never want to smoke again...
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Not yet. Fingers crossed....
Free Tapings in Toronto - MMJ, Stars, etc...
in Soundboard
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Thanks!!