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  1. According to my TV guide, it's on Saturday the 29th at 8pm and again at 11pm, and then Sunday the 30th at 2am. Additional Comments: Links to CNN about this: http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/18/cnn%E2%80%99s-amber-lyon-investigates-teen-trafficking-in-america/ and http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/23/siu.selling.girl.next.door.judge/index.html
  2. What make of hard drives are you using? For what it's worth, over the last 30 years, I've had my share of drive failures, mostly due to age or inadequate cooling / air flow.
  3. You are right, that is a very funny scene. Check it out here: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/146895/safe_word/
  4. Murphy was an optimist and his laws don't discriminate, they hate everyone equally! Get some sleep, you deserve it!
  5. Looks like someone received a word-of-the-day calendar for Christmas! :)
  6. A snow fort could be an interesting out/in call location!
  7. Were you afraid of "outing" her to the babysitter? I'm 98% sure the babysitter is in on it.
  8. Nice smile and long (boobie length) hair, any colour (bonus points for factory colour).
  9. This doesn't work so well with German cars: Anal SL500 Anal 730 Anal A8 Maybe they were thinking ahead!
  10. I have a wish-list item, change the text in the [Q - Reply] button to read [QwkRply], I keep hitting it instead of
  11. How many of the kids at your University smoke pot? Outside of the new ?medicinal? exemptions it is something that is unquestionably illegal to grow, sell, possess or use. It is something that has to pass though many hands before it reaches yours. How many are arrested for smoking openly? This is something where the legalities are murky at best, especially in the light of the recent court challenge, between two consenting adults behind closed doors in a discrete manner. Stick to the recommendations you?ll find here at cerb and 99.99999% of the time you?ll be ok. I think alexiss is correct, considering how nervous you seem to be, this probably isn?t the right time, maybe next month, maybe tomorrow, but not today.
  12. It does make the ladies they are effectively attacking look like people to avoid. If a lady calls here place a "shit hole" why would I every want to go there. Conspiracy theory: Could this be the work of an agency who is trying to discredit everyone but their own employees?
  13. It could have been worse. It could have been an outcall with no one home. Travel there & back, time wasted, etc. It could be even worse than that. I know someone that used to do in home repair service calls. One time, he met two other service men from two other companies in the lobby of an apartment building, all for the same unit. They were all called, and whoever showed up first was going to get the job. In this case, they all left. Some people only think of themselves.
  14. Yes, the board of directors can, in Ontario at least, evict an owner and/or their tenants. It's a pain in the butt, but it can be done. The real problem for condo's are home businesses like day care, with a bunch of kids being dropped off and picked up every day. The running in the halls, screaming & yelling, lots of these kids using the pool and other common elements, etc. Streetwalkers using the parking lots to service their Johns and littering it with used rubbers is yet another problem. A nice escort, who you wouldn't know is an escort, meeting a few well groomed polite guests a day, don't pose a problem.
  15. Sadly, the new media has always told the story that the media wants to tell, facts be damned.
  16. No one, well, almost no one, would ever complain about a doctor or lawyer working from home or seeing clients there, and they do. Some neighbours would even brag about living next door. All it takes is working with the same decorum for no one to notice or care. Starting and advertising a second parallel business, such as a men?s fashion consultant, couldn?t hurt. Hell, I?d pay for just that!
  17. One other tip: never, EVER, pay in cash. Even for a lower price. If you have no proof of payment, be it a cancelled cheque or credit card statement, you could fight an uphill battle should there be any issue about the work done. Also, there is a "holdback" law that will allow you (depending on the province) to hold back 10% or more for 45 days after the (substantial) completion of the job, to ensure in part, that any of the contractor's subs are paid.
  18. The tenancy laws in Ontario lean heavily in the tenants favour, although not as badly as they were a few years ago. If a landlord is dealing with a tenant that knows their way around the system, the tenant can delay evictions for some time. Proving noise complaints can sometimes require tape recording and sound level meters. Most businesses in Canada, and specifically Ontario, do not require any form of license, said another way, only businesses that are mandated to be licensed require a licence. A massage parlor is such a business, a call centre, consulting firm, etc. do not. There was even a by-law passed in the city of Toronto permitting home offices in residential dwelling units, as long as the person conducting business resides there. The condominium corporations, in Ontario at least, have a tougher nut to crack. There is noting in the Condominium Act restricting someone from running a home business. There could be something in the condominium corporation?s declaration, bylaws or rules restricting use, but those have fewer teeth than the Act, and are an expensive pain to enforce. The Act also has few enforcement remedies available to the Corporation to deal with troublesome unit owners or their tenants. It could be months or years for some rule violations to go though mandatory mediation and then the court system.
  19. Carry Grant - now there is the definition of a gentleman, at least on screen. In his provate life, well, he had problems like all of us do.
  20. Video (starts at time index 11:10): http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Local_News/Toronto/1317912017/ID=1737181415 Article: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2011/01/11/toronto-massage-condos.html Police in Toronto and surrounding municipalities are struggling to deal with the widespread problem of massage parlours operating out of residential buildings. More and more illegal massage parlours are setting up shop inside residential condominiums, according to police, and trying to find them and shut them down is difficult. For the residents who own condos in those buildings, like Horst Kroll, it has brought them face to face with the sex trade. Kroll, who lives in a condo on Sheppard Avenue East in Toronto, said he sees young women inside his building who he suspects are working in the massage parlours. "They are usually Chinese. Good looking girls. Very young," he said. Kroll, 74, bought his condo decades ago. He said he now lives right above a massage parlour, which he believes is a front for a brothel. "Not too long ago I had somebody knock on my door at 10:30 at night," Kroll said. "I opened the door and the man in front said, 'Where are the girls?' I said, 'You are on the wrong floor.'" He said there are loud noises and strangers coming and going throughout the day. Kroll said he has even seen women engaged in prostitution out on the balcony of the apartment. "The word has spread out that this place is very, very good for doing illegal business because nobody cares," Kroll told CBC News Kroll said he has complained to police, the city and the management at his condo, but so far nothing has changed. Security cameras were recently installed on each floor. But residents claim that isn't enough. "I live in a building that I'm ashamed to live in. I'm afraid to take my dogs out because I've been threatened more than once by drunks coming in for prostitutes," said Sophia Furtado, another resident. Det. Dave Rydzik of Toronto police, said the suspected massage parlour in Kroll's building is just one of hundreds. "They are popping up all over the place," he said. Police must have proof and a warrant to make an arrest and lay charges ? and that could take years. "When you are talking about a private dwelling unit it's a difficult investigation for us to proceed," Rydzik said. Bruce Robertson, Toronto's director of licensing, said there's no question the massage parlours are illegal. "They would not get a business licence to operate out of a residence," he said. But the operators of the massage parlours don't go looking for business licences. They just set up shop and start operating. Police said sometimes if the illegal massage parlours get too much attention from police they just quietly move. "Often just the visits alone and the attention they're receiving from us will make them leave," said Rydzik. '"They'll go to another unit maybe in that apartment or condo, or maybe they'll go to another condominium building."
  21. Contractors can be a tricky lot to deal with sometimes. Often, it is a case of feast or famine. They either have too much work, or none. When they have no work, they don?t have the cash to purchase materials and will keep trying to get more and more deposit money so they can get supplies, pay the landlord, etc. Occasionally in these times they don?t show up because they can?t put gas in the truck! When they have too much work, many won?t want to turn any additional work down, so they?ll start your job and then go out for supplies and disappear for a few days. Also when they have too much work, they assume everyone else does too, and their telephone manners drop with slow call returns, etc. More often than not, jobs take longer than anticipated, and they would really like to make your 2 p.m. appointment, but they lost track of time. Not calling when this happens as soon as they are aware inexcusable. For home renovations, I?ve had good luck with Home Depot?s contractors. The contractors are not Home Depot employees; rather they are frequently the very same contractors that you would contact directly at the same price. The difference lies in that Home Depot?s name and reputation is on the line, so they will ensure that the job is done to your satisfaction and that contractor will be back as often as necessary to make it right or they will send someone in their place. These contractors want the repeat business from Home Depot, so they will tend to do a better job, be on time, etc. When you contact them directly, they know the chance of repeat business from you is slim at best. There are many great and reputable contractors out there, but finding them in some areas can take time. Always get and check references. Hope this helps. P.S. Get a detailed written contract. ALWAYS!
  22. Great workaround, but in this case the switch is ok, but the BIOS doesn't support automatic power-on after a power interuption. That's where the gizmo I suggested comes in, it is a piece of hardware that connects to the power switch and external power; after a power interuption it "pushes" the power button turning the machine on.
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