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  • Power of Social Media – Example

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    I enjoy story lines that develop at the WSOP. What’s that you ask? It’s the World Series of Poker. From late May to early July every year, sixty or so tournaments “unfold” culminating in the “Main Event” which has a $10,000 buy in.  Who can afford that right? Well not many…so “staking” has become a…

  • Top Ten Symptoms of Polar Vortex Cabin Fever

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    You’ve been beaten at Risk so often by your adolescent that your getting a complex You’re going broke after making so many auto deposits over at pokerstars Your privates are getting chaffed from….. Your heating company has called looking for an advance payment Your spouse has cleaned the house Your once docile canine has eaten…

  • Browns Social House

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    What I like about Browns Social House: It’s friendly and has high padded bar stools with foot rests. It has properly controlled climate. Décor not overly imposed by big screens. Happy hour. Four dollar draught. Quick service. Reasonable prices. Did I say that? Square bar accommodating for socializing. You’re not there just for the booze,…

  • Distracted Driving At Centre of Humboldt Bus Crash

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    While much focus has been on the driver of the Humboldt bus crash, it’s become evident that an insidious behavioural pattern of distraction while at the wheel is underlying the cause. Although it was a flapping tarp and not a cell phone, every single driver who owns a smart phone and is compelled to jump…

  • Who Was Allan James McKinnon

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    He was one of the very nicest people that I’ve ever come to know and he was my boss for a brief period of time around 2003. He practiced public accounting and the dynamic between the two of us was mutual respect. Upon helping him through one tax season, I pursued another opportunity which helped…