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I Transferred My Domains Out Of GoDaddy

SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has me worried.  In a nutshell, SOPA is a proposed bill before the US congress that would allow owners of intellectual property to block or disable any website that they consider infringes on their intellectual property.  It's a frightening slippery slope that promises to
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Top 20 Countries by Population

According to Wikipedia, here are the twenty most populated countries.RankCountry (or dependent territory)Population% of world population-World6,984,300,000100.00%1 China[4]1,339,724,85219.18%2 India1,210,193,42217.33%3 United States312,856,0004.48%4 Indonesia237,641,3263.4%5 Brazil192,376,
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Joe Bodolai, Dead at 63

Joe Bodolai was 63. He was best known for producing and writing such television shows as Comics!, The Kids in the Hall and Saturday Night Live. He also co-wrote the first draft of the film Wayne's World with Mike Myers. Before he took his own life, Joe Bodolai published his
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Canada 8, Finland 1

Well, that was easy. Most of the chatter heading into this tournament revolved around Mark Stone and he didn't disappoint, scoring a hat trick.  It's too bad he's a Senators prospect. Jonathan Huberdeau had a great game as well, scoring a goal and five points.  We've got the Czech Republic
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My Boxing Day Tradition: World Junior Championship Hockey

My favourite Boxing Day tradition isn't shopping, it's settling in to watch the Canadian juniors open their World Junior Championship.  The 2011 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships take place in Calgary and Edmonton and we play Finland at 3:30pm. Here's our team this year: #PlayerHometown/CountryTeam/OrganizationNHL DraftGoaltenders29Mark Visentin
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Daily Photo: Weir

I'm going to try and take a photo every day, and share it here. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. I took this photo on a long, brisk walk by the Humble Humber River in Etienne Brulé Park, definitely one of Toronto's best kept secrets.  These overflow
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Xmas Weekend Open Mike

It's Festivus.  That means Christmas Eve is only a day away.  That means Christmas is only two days away.  That also means it's time for a traditional Holiday Open Mike. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want.  This is your space.  What's on your mind?
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Happy Festivus 2011!

I want to wish each and every one of you a very happy Festivus.  For those who don't know what Festivus is, there are three easy to follow steps: "Get the pole out of the crawl space". Or go out and buy one. Remember, it should be aluminium, due to
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Johnny Bower's Honky The Christmas Goose

Yesterday, I shared that sweet rendition of O Holy Night from Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.  Today, I'm going in a different direction. Sung with Little John and the Rinky Dinks, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Johnny Bower's "Honky the Christmas Goose" was released in 1965 and enjoyed a significant
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4 Chords from The Axis of Awesome

Australian comedy group Axis Of Awesome want us to know that lots of songs are based on the same four chord progression.  G, C, F and A. Songs in 4 chords: SONGS in 4 CHORDSJourney -- "Don't Stop Believing"James Blunt -- "You're Beautiful"Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is
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Crazy Shit About Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong Il is dead.  That's a great reason to dust off these 17 bizarre details about the Dear Leader's life, blatantly stolen from The Daily Mirror. 1. His official biography claimed his birth was foretold by a swallow and led to the appearance of a double rainbow along with
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Best Fails of 2011

Now that we're all walking around with video capture devices, we're all videographers, prepared to capture the latest fail at a moment's notice. That makes each year's collection of best fails better than the one before.  Here's the collection for 2011. Brought to you by the fine folks at TwisterNederland.
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