What is lasik Eye surgery

What is lasik eye surgery.
For thos of you who don't my gillers is going under the lasik in august. So I was a litttle curious what all the hype over lasik is.

The 'lasik' in lasik eye surgery stands for Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis. Lasik eye surgery is a procedure using what is called an excimer laser, which permanently changes the shape of the cornea. The cornea is the clear covering of the front of the eye.

Before we look at the benefits lasik eye surgery, there are certain people that are not good candidates for this procedure. If you have required a change in you glasses or contact lens prescription in the last year, lasik eye surgery is probably not for you. As a rule of thumb, people that meet certain conditions are considered unqualified for lasik eye surgery. There are people in the early 20's or younger, people with diabetes, pregnant women and people taking medications that cause fluctuations in their vision.

If however, you do not fit any of the above problem groups, then this might be the best thing that ever happened to your eyes. One patient said, "After wearing contact lenses for 35 years, you can't imagine the freedom I felt". Those sentiments are echoed by most patients after lasik eye surgery.

Most common eye disorder, near-sightedness, far-sightedness, and astigmatism can be corrected with laser eye surgery. The American Academy of Ophthalmology in San Francisco says that lasik eye surgery is fast becoming the most technologically advanced method available. The Food and Drug Administration first approved the excimer laser in October 1995. From then on, techniques and procedures for lasik eye surgery have been improved upon.

Lasik eye surgery is specifically used to correct near-sightedness. Other laser procedures are used to correct other vision problems. With lasik eye surgery, the skill of the physician performing the operation is crucial and critical. That is because an incision is made during the lasik eye surgery. You need to find a practitioner who has extensive training and wide experience before you choose the lasik eye surgery procedure. Approximately 80,000 lasik eye surgery procedures are performed every year and that number is growing annually.

The after-effects of their lasik eye surgery are minimal under normal conditions. The patient may be sensitive to light for a few days. Usually people go back to work in one to three days. Here is a checklist put out by the FDA if you are considering lasik eye surgery. Learn what you are getting into, find the best and most experienced doctor in your area, and fully understand the risks and benefits before you consult to the lasik eye surgery.

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Are flat panel monitors really neccesary

A flat panel monitor is really not essential for most computer applications, because, well frankly, any old monitor will do. All your really need from your computer monitor is the resolution to word process, honestly, unless you are some kind of super gamer, or perhaps an artist or graphics engineer. However, a flat panel monitor can be nice and make your computering experience more pleasant by far. First of all, it takes up much less power than a normal monitor, (also known as a crt monitor) so a flat panel monitor can greatly improve your computering experience by decreasing your electric power consumption. Second of all, there is a subtle distortion provided by normal crt monitors which you don't get with flat panel monitors. Your normal old standby crt monitor has a curved screen, and although your mind has been carefully trained to edit it out through hours and hours of fixedly staring at the computer screen, nonetheless, it does cause eyestrain which can be avoided with a flat panel monitor.

You won't really understand the difference until you try a flat panel monitor, so I suggest just trying it – read my post about my flat panel monitor your eyes will thank you, and then you will have to track me down and thank me. A flat panel monitor just has a clearer image, and that is that. It doesn't distort, and besides that, the colors are more even and there isn't the flicker of a normal monitor. You are trained to edit out the flicker too, but believe me. It is there, and you will notice the absence of it when looking at your beautiful new monitor.

Also, since so many people look at movies on their computer, if you are one of them, (and I know I am), it absolutely makes sense to buy a flat panel monitor. It just makes the image prettier, and the experience more enjoyable. Especially with the lights out, any distortion can cause vertigo and discomfort, so for your own viewing enjoyment, how can you go without a flat panel monitor.

Another reason for a flat panel monitor, although probably not the biggest reason for most of us, is that it saves space. It lacks the size of a normal monitor – not only the screen, but also the body of a flat panel monitor are flat. This means you can fit it in a smaller space, or can have more room on your desk for other things such as books or amusing office executive toys such as wheels that spin up and down ramps indefinitely.

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Tim Hortons inspired Car doors

How cool is this? Doors that roll up like the rim on a Tim Hortons cup.
Gotta love being Canadian eh,
Ok so check this out This Lincoln Mark VIII with has roll away doors!!

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Or Chek out this car with the freaky ass doors doing the mambo to some R and B

Teach your kids to multiply with this cool grid trick

So now that I have a 6 year old boy, gill and I were talking about what its going to like when he hits high school and starts doing Friginometry and calculus. I don't know about you but I was horrible at both of those, never could figure even why I would want to have to figure it out, go figure that one eh.
So we were thinking maybe start brushing up on our math skills in preparation for that horrid day when the home work comes home. You know do a math course or what ever.
NAH F8ck that just google it!!
So we or rather I did, Now this is why I LOVE GOOGLE so much. Its stupidly helpful, and always provides relevant results for your search queries

Cameron Diaz plays hide the sausage with criss angel

Cameron Diaz Gives Justin timberlake the boot
So it appears as though Justing Timberlake is outta the picture, can you blame Cameron? Seriously..... I guess Justin just couldn't bring sexy to Cameron Diaz the way Criss angel does.
I guess there isnt going to be any summer love for Justin Timberlake is there.
I think he's just jealous that Cameron is doing the magic thing and making Criss Angels sausage disappear

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150 online video tools and resources

150 online video tools and resources

Online video is a huge trend - so huge that’s it’s proving hard to keep track. From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and converters, we’ve brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites in this category. Enjoy. Source mashable.com

Live Video Communications

Stickam - The best site for live video communications with multiple people. There is no major competition for Stickam just yet.
Blogtv - Blogtv is a recent discovery to the public. It allows you to do a live video show, and you can stream it live, as well as archive it for later use.
ooVoo - This allows you to carry on video conversations with live video through a Skype-like program.
Mogulus - This site is basically an all in one broadcast solution for video. You can create, edit, and add things similar to broadcast companies could add.
Ustream - Allows you to stream live video and you can also embed the player in to your own website.
HeyCosmo - A downloadable application that allows you to connect with other people in many ways, even play games and more.
Operator11 - Go live with your camera and create your own channels. You can also send video comments and remix your videos.

Online Video How-to

Better YT Video Quality - This guide helps you with getting the best possible video quality on YouTube, can be applied to other sites as well.
Make Internet TV - This guide has step-by-step instructions for shooting, editing, and publishing videos on the Internet.
How to put your readers at the scene - A scene-setting guide for online web journalists.
Tips for shooting better online video - learn the equipment, shooting and editing basics from this collection of tips.
Online video tips - a Squidoo lens with several useful online video shooting and editing tips.
Home video tips - Chris Pirillo’s tips for shooting better videos at home.
Camcorderinfo - Every online video comes from a camcorder, so here is the best place to get opinions on your next camcorder purchase.
5 Ways To Create a Great Video Podcast - A great article that applies to both video podcasts and video production in general.

Online Video Editors

Eyespot - add effects and transitions to the videos you upload, or use some of the large amount of free video clips and music from Eyespot’s media partners.
MuveeMix - Upload your movie, mix it with music, add cool effects and share it on MySpace, Friendster, Blogger, and other networks.
Motionbox - This service features the ability to link to a very specific point or “segment” within the clip itself.
Cuts - Insert sound effects in your videos, add captions, loop the best parts and in minutes you can share your creation with the world.
JumpCut - a free service that enables you to upload, edit and share your videos. Offers keyframe-based editing, effects, transitions and actions.
VideoEgg - A video editing platform that you can add to create a social network and offers opportunities for monetization.
Mojiti - Select videos from popular video sharing sites, personalize them with your annotations and share them with others.
Photobucket - Edit videos within a browser using Flash and remix photos and home videos with other elements, such as music, video captions and transitions.
StashSpace - Upload, store and edit your videos online. You can also record videos directly from your camcorder or digital camera.
BubblePly - Video annotating service where anyone can add text bubbles that are synchronized with video.
Veotag - Service that lets you display clickable text, called “veotags,” within an audio or video file.
Vidavee Grafitti - add graphics and text into any video; the service is called a “legal form of artful vandalism” by the creators.
Vmix - Vmix is a community and a hosting provider for your videos, aimed at creative authors who want to create remixes of their music and videos.
MovieMasher - a combination of a video editor with a timeline and lots of various effects, a standalone player and a media browser.
MixerCast - Mix your media with professional video, images, music, and network your MixerCast everywhere.
Fliptrack - Make a free musical photo slideshow and music video. It’s easy to do and you do it online.

Online Video Converters

Zamzar - converts all sorts of file formats, including several video formats.
Media Convert - a media converter with a huge amount of options; resulting videos can sometimes be out of sync with audio.
Vixy - a simple converter that can only convert Flash apps from the web to several other video formats.
Hey Watch! - an online video converter focusing on file formats that works on portable multimedia devices, like the iPod.
MediaConverter - a video converter that can be slow and needs polishing, but can sometimes yield really good results.
Movavi - another video converter that allows you to upload videos and convert them to formats you wish to use.

Video sharing

YouTube - YouTube is the king of the video sharing sites, it has more users and videos than the others. Any video you can think of it probably already on YouTube.
Google Video - Since Google bought YouTube, Google’s Video player is mainly used for for-pay content like TV shows. Also there is a search here that indexes all of the video sharing sites on the internet (well, most of them).
Blip.tv - Blip.tv is the perfect video sharing site for video podcast makers. It’s designed to let them easily upload all types and qualities of media and then send them to their feed for the users. They also let you add ads to you video so you can make some money.
Ourmedia - A great site where you can upload audio, video, images, and text and share them with the world. The OurMedia community contains over 100,000 members.
Veoh - Watch long form, television quality content and publish your own videos.
DailyMotion - Video sharing platform with multiple video search options. You can join groups of people who publish videos based on a common interest.
Metacafe - A site that helps you discover the best videos through a community that filters, reviews and rates new videos every day.
UnCut - Video uploading and sharing community by AOL. Embed all the videos you want in your blog.
ClipShack - video sharing community that allows you to upload video clips, make friends, keep a collection of your favorite videos and comment on clips.
5min - Video sharing site with a particular vision: collecting videos that can visually explain anything in 5 minutes.
Brightcove - Search, click and watch. Music videos, news, travel, recipes, adventure. Thousands of channels, including the best in online video.
Viddler - Viddler lets add tags and comments to video that will show up at specific times. It also has unique features like flickr and twitter integration.
Revver - The first video sharing site that provides users with the possibility to earn money from the videos they upload.
Vimeo - Vimeo is a video sharing site that has an emphasis on it’s users. The video’s you find there are more likely to be home movies or shorts by aspiring film makers, and also a lot of lip dubs.
Yahoo Video - Yahoo’s version of online video. Similar to Google video, but done the Yahoo way.
HelpfulVideo - Share your knowledge and skills with others for free or little charge via video clips.
BroadbandSports - A video sharing site specifically for sharing sports related videos.
Travelistic - A video sharing site that allows users to post video content specific to travel.
Livevideo - Video sharing site that lets you create personal channels. Upload your own videos and share them with the world.
Kewego - A video sharing network where you can upload your own videos and view videos by others.
Godtube - It’s a Christian version of YouTube. All things Christian welcomed.
Coull.tv - An interactive twist to video, this site allows you to view video and add interactive elements to it by using your mouse.
Mediabum - Video sharing site focusing on funny videos.
VMIX - Another video sharing website; All content is screened, so be sure everything you upload is legit.
Grouper - Video sharing site with a big selection of content; enables you to create playlists and easily upload videos to MySpace.
Break - Break is a video site and more for comedic based content.
Videosift - a Digg-like site which lets you submit, vote, and comment on videos.
GeeVee - GeeVee is a video sharing site specifically for sharing videos of game play in video games.
Stage6 - A video site that uses the Divx player so you can upload High Definition video, of course this also means longer upload times, and you need DivX support (usually a browser plugin).
Tube Battle - vote for the best videos, organized by category.

Video hosting

TinyPic - Host videos and images for free; it is possible to upload videos in the most popular formats and link videos on MySpace, eBay, blogs and message boards
Vidilife - Upload videos and store them online. There is no limit in terms of length of the files you can upload.
Dropshots - Good site that lets you upload videos, share them and embed them on other sites.
ZippyVideos - Upload and store video files (maximum 20 MB) in the most popular video formats.
Supload - Free service to host video clips and images. Maximum video file size allowed is 20 MB.
Rupid - Another provider of free video hosting: you can host your videos and share them with others.
Pixilive - Free images and video hosting for MySpace, eBay, Facebook and other sites. Maximum size for videos is 10 MB.
Mydeo - store and stream your videos online. You will be able to embed a video on any website and send streaming video messages .
YourFileHost - Upload files anonymously and share them with others. You can upload any file format up to 25 MB.

Video organization and management

Aggrega - create and organize your own music video channels and share them with others.
Feedbeat - a fantastic service that lets you create playlists with videos from different sources - YouTube, Google Video and others. Each playlist gets its own subdomain on feedbeat.net.
Ajaxilicious - an online movie catalogue which enables you to manage your movies and share them with others via RSS.
Cliproller - create custom video channels and add as many as you like to your personal Cliproller page.
CozmoTV - CozmoTV is a site that allows you to create and organize channels of video already existing online.

Vidcasts & vlogging

BlogCheese - a simple way to create and share a video blog - all you need is a webcam.
Revision3 - A video podcasting network that’s home to many well made video podcasts, including Diggnation, which is Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht’s video podcast about the top stories on Digg.
Jabbits - Social video blogging: Use your webcam to record your Post or Jab with an easy-to-use recorder.
Ask a Ninja - got questions? Ask a ninja! One of the most popular vidcasts in the world, and definitely the funniest.
Galacticast - a weekly Sci-fi comedy podcast, episodes usually consists of lots of really geeky parodies.
Scriggity - A news podcast, where the viewers send in the news that they think should be on the shows.
SuperDeluxe - A site to find videos that focus mainly on comedic content.
DL.TV - Some of the the old TechTV crew back at it again with their own own show on all things tech. One of the best video podcasts for tech geeks.
Webnation - Amber Mac’s bi-weekly video podcast with news and interviews relating to current events in the tech world.
Tom Green’s the Channel - A daily video podcast that is recorded live and is hosted by Tom Green. He usually has a celebrity guest on the show.
GeekBrief TV - a daily podcast hosted by Cali Lewis, it’s a 3-5 minute update on the latest tech news.
This Week in Tech - famous tech vidcast by Leo Laporte, one of the most viewed vidcasts in the world.
The Broken - tech show for teh 1337 h4×0rz.
Digg Podcasts - a long list of popular podcasts, containing most of the vidcasts on this list and many more.

Video mashups

Virtual Video Map - YouTube videos on a Google map. Find out where do all those cool videos come from.
RealPeopleStuff - a site that combines CraigsList and YouTube, offering video clips related to ads.
TagTV - enter a tag and get results from Flickr and YouTube. Clean and simple design makes TagTV a very neat way to browse photos and videos.
I Love Music Video - combines YouTube with info from your Last.FM account. Great way to get videos (at least until Last.FM signs an evil deal with all those content providers and starts offering music videos).
MusicPortl - information on bands and musicians containing biographies, Flickr images, related blog posts and YouTube videos.
Magg - aggregates videos from several video sites. Also works as a search engine.
RateMyDanceMoves - Hot or Not-style site, presenting you dance-related YouTube videos to vote on.
ReviewTube - a site that enables you to add captions to YouTube videos. Nice idea, but relatively poor execution - the captions frequently overlap, making the text unreadable.

Mobile video apps

Youtube mobile - a stripped down version of YouTube tailored for use on mobile phones.
Shozu - a free service for your phone that makes it easy to send and receive photos, videos and music
Abazab - a universal video player that also works on your mobile phone.
Srobbin Mobile Video - An unofficial search for Google video on your cell phone.
Yahoo Mobile - Yahoo mobile allows you to search, find, and play videos right on your cell phone.
MobiTV - MobiTV allows you to watch television video from popular networks of all kinds.
MTV Mobile Video - Anything MTV related all for download to watch on your cell phone.
ESPN MVP - If you are a Verizon Wireless customer and have the V Cast service enabled, you can watch sports clips and more.
Moblr - Moblr allows you to view videos uploaded to the site directly on your cell phone.
Mobunga - This site allows you to download videos to your mobile phone, as well as iPod and PSP.

Video search

Blinkx - Perform searches within the most popular video networks, such as CBS, Reuters and CNN. Users can search for content and create TV channels that splice relevant content together.
PureVideo - Search within the most popular video directories and video sharing sites. PureVideo features up to six channels and each channel contains about six source sites.
SearchVideo - Search engine and directory created by AOL. Users can also search within specific video channels like MySpace and YouTube.
Search For Video - search engine and video directory that displays results from hundreds of video channels. Search For Video also provides an add-on for Firefox.
Yahoo! Video Search - Yahoo! has a video search engine that gathers videos from Yahoo! directory and from many other online sources. You can also search within specific domains or sites.
TubeSurf - Video search engine that gathers results from popular video directories, such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, MySpace and Google Video. TubeSurf is also available as an add-on for Firefox.
ClipRoller - Search across popular video sites, such as: YouTube, Metacafe and more. As you continue to search for videos, ClipRoller learns your preferences and delivers content you like to watch.
Pixsy - A video search engine that lets users search content across dozens of video sites. Users are allowed to save searches and single videos.
ScoopVid - Search engine that enables you to either search for videos or browse through channels and categories.
Google Video Search - Google’s Video search recently was updated and now searches many video sites other than just YouTube and Google Video.
AOL Video - once known as the great media search engine, the AOL-purchased SingingFish, AOL Video kept some traits of the crowd’s favorite place to look for hard to find videos, but true fans claim that the site is not as good as its predecessor.
Truveo - Search videos or browse by either channel or category.
Altavista Video - good old Altavista isn’t what it used to be, but it does have a video search section.

Online video downloading services

VideoRonk - Search and download your favorite videos from YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, DailyMotion, iFilm, MySpace, Vimeo, Blip.tv, Revver and more.
VideoDL - Download online videos available on YouTube, Google Video and Break.com stright to your computer.
Vixy - Grab videos from popular sites and convert them into various video formats (including iPod and PSP).
KeepVid - Download videos from many video sharing sites, including YouTube, Google Video, MySpace Videos, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, Revver and other services.
VideoDownloader - Get videos from video sharing sites. VideoDownloader is also available as a Firefox extension, allowing you to seamlessly integrate it within your browser.
YouTubeX - Download videos from YouTube. It doesn’t have a lot of options in terms of video sites among which you could choose, but it is very easy to use.
DownThisVideo - This site lets you download videos from YouTube, GoogleVideo, MetaCafe, Vimeo and other services.
KissYouTube - A service that provides two interesting and effective ways to download videos from YouTube.
YouTubeDownloads - Another site that lets you download videos exclusively from YouTube (other sites are not supported).
Kcoolonline - Download videos on your hard disk from more than 90 sites, including YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, iFilm and MySpace, Yahoo and many more.
YouTubia - A YouTube clone that lets you download and save YouTube videos within your IE or Firefox browser.
MediaConverter - A platform that lets you download and convert videos straight from YouTube.

Miscellaneous tools

Hellodeo - Record videos from your webcam and post them on any web page.
Flikzor - Send and receive video comments on your profile, blog and more.
Flixn - Record a video message right in the web browser and share anywhere including MySpace and eBay.
GabMail - Service that enable users to send unlimited numbers of free video email messages.
Bubble Guru - A site for recording webcam video messages and getting them onto your website or sending to others.
CamTwist - Software package (for Mac computers) that lets you add special effects to your video chats.
WebcamMax - Software that lets you add videos, screen, pictures, flash and effects to virtual or real webcam and broadcast on all messengers (Windows
only).
StumbleUpon Video - Just press “Stumble!” and a random video is presented to you, you can also ask for random videos with in categories like Humor, or Cats.
CrowdRules - video answers to your questions.
ClipSync - interact with other users while watching the same video as them.
ClipSyndicate - publish broadcast quality news on your web site.
Broadbandsports - a big collection of sports-related videos.

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create a curved photo effect using Adobe Photoshop.

Free Video Tutorials


Play Video Tutorial

Here is a free Adobe Photoshop video tutorial that will show you how to quickly and easily make you photos look more interesting by create a curved photo effect using Adobe Photoshop.
Tip 1:- While playing click the far right button of the player to select full screen mode for better viewing.
Tip 2:- Use the pause and rewind features if you are finding it hard to keep up with the tutor. Find more FREE video tutorials at http://www.luv2help.com

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And so it begins

My god what have we done !!!
In our infinite wisdom and ignorance. We have started Aidan down the dark and winding path into the sub culture of the Boarders. Perhaps we should call him Aidan Boarder.
Aidan successfully completed Grade 1, apparently there was a 3 hr exam. And a 500 hundred word essay. Man the demands on Grade 1ers have gotten tougher. SO he's going to Grade 2 next year.
In his words "grade is harder because you have to to take away, adding to is EASY taking away is hard-right shane"
I'm going to guess this is some form of high level calculus or trig. Something I failed horribly.

So as a reward for his achievement we got him a skateboard. As you can tell he's quite happy about all this.
Now we're forced into learning a whole new language.
Anyone have any idea what an "olly" is or what a "kick flip" is.

Paris Hilton in Jail video

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Brian Murray Named G.M of the Ottawa Senators

Brian Murray Named G.M of the Ottawa Senators
From Melnyk: "Bryan shares our focus and drive on building a championship team in Ottawa," "His combined 25 years of NHL experience as a coach and general manager was something we simply could not overlook as we build for the future."
Just a handful of days after being named the seventh general manager in Ottawa Senators history, Bryan Murray will look to build towards the future when he makes player selections at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft this weekend.
Photo: T. Anderson/OSHC
Any one have any picks, or think anyone should go?
I think Schubert and Phillips need to go Both have not performed or even scored this year, well Phillips did ON US that is

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How to SPEED UP MOZILLA FIREFOX.

SPEED UP UR VERY FAVOURITE MOZILLA FIREFOX.


1. Open up FF click into the Firefox address location bar, and type about:config , press Enter.

2. The "Config" file will appear in the Firefox browser as a page withhundreds of lines of code in it. Now, we start by enabling someadvanced tabbed options:

3. Locate the line browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs . (tip: press "b" on your keyboard to quick scroll).

4. Double click on browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs . Thiswill set its toggle to "true". Now your advanced and enhanced tabbingshould be set.

5. Next: we will increase the "pipeline" RAM ability for Firefox toaccomodate more packet transfer. In the same config document, scrolldown to the line that says network.http.pipelining . Double click thisline to set it to "true".

6. Lastly, we will increase the maximum pipeline requests to 100.Find the line that says network.http.pipelining.maxrequests . Doubleclick on it, and a dialog box will pop up. Change the setting from 4 to100.

7. No need to save this file. Simply close and restart Firefox, andyou should see an immediate 10% to 40% increase in web page transferspeed, and faster opening of your tabbed windows! Enjoy!

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How To Download from a paypal site without paying a penny

Download from a paypal site without paying a penny


Just a little basic html tip for those who are trying to download an application from sites which has an paypal order page & link tostart you off.

Use a proxy when you try this to hide your ip as some sites will record your ip when you connect for security.

1) Rightclick your mouse (ctrl+click) viewsource and open the source of the site in an a texteditor
2) Search for the word "return"
3) Next to it you can find the url for the thank you page
4) Copy the url and paste it in your browser and you will see the download link

This works only if you can download instantly after payment, it will not work if the link needs to be emailed to you.

Top ten Canadian Euphemisms for SEX

Top Ten Canadian Euphemisms for SEX
While searching Godaddy.com for a domain name to buy this afternoon, Im thinking about switching from blogger to wordpress with my own domain name.
I have hosting for another website of mine, (making money blogging) I use host gator, very relaible, one click wordpress install, unlimited email and other domains, all for the very low low price of like 7 bux.month.
Anyhoo so i was searching godaddy.com for a new domain name.
I was thinking along the lines of something canadian-ish, you know being that i'm a patriot and all that. SO I searched google for Canadian euphemisms. look what I found.

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Why do we teach our children to kill?

Why do we teach our children to kill?
The dictionary defines infant this way:

The word Infant derives from the Latin in-fans, meaning unable to speak. It is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for baby (the youngest category of child). A newborn infant is known as a neonate (neonatal) after the final stage of gestation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant

And yet infant is the base root word for the word infantry

Is it me or is this way of it. Raise our children in a world gone mad by its parents. Then teach them to go and kill other children and their parents. When will our children stop being made accountable for the sins of their parents.

If we think about the vast majority of human problems.
Both on a personal level and on a world wide scale, it seems that they stem from from an inability to FEEL SINCERELY involved with others, and to put ourselves in their place.
Violence is inconceivable if everyone is genuinely concerned with the happiness of others.

Star Wars: Spectacular High Resolution Galaxy Map

Admittedly I am a Star Wars Geek. And I say it proudly.
Vive La Force.
This A.M while I was surfing Digg to see whats up and whats news and I came across this great posting.
All you Star Wars Fans are gonna love this.
Haven't you ever wondered where all the planets and galaxies in the Star Wars movies are in relation to each other. (probably not - I'm a geek I know). Chek out the Star Map below for a lay out of the Star Wars Universe.

Click on the picture for the full shot.
I think this is just wicked. And man it must have taken a dogs age to get done.

The Star Wars Galaxy Map was first published in Issue One of The Official Star Wars Fact File in 2002; and then later republished in Issue 65 of the Star Wars Insider, which was released in February 2003.

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FINGER ELEVEN, MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO And MOBILE IN CONCERT! at The Hope volley ball tournament

Alcatel-Lucent HOPE Volleyball SummerFest & LiVE 88.5 present FINGER ELEVEN, MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO And MOBILE IN CONCERT!

Saturday, July 14 | Mooney's Bay Beach

It's official! Finger Eleven, Matt Mays & El Torpedo & Mobile are headlining the Alcatel-Lucent HOPE Volleyball SummerFest’s silver anniversary event July 14th at Mooney’s Bay Beach in the all-new Rogers Amphitheatre!

These three phenomenal headlining bands will play to a crowd already warmed up by three top notch local acts each fresh from winning The LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot competition: Tim’s Myth, Loudlove, and perennial SummerFest favourite, Donkeypunch!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
TICKET DETAILS:

Tickets are $25 in advance, available for purchase at www.capitaltickets.ca or by calling 613.599.3267

Click HERE to buy your tickets NOW!

As always, concert tickets are included with event registration. Team berths and concert tickets for this annual sell-out event are expected to be an even hotter commodity this year. Make sure to get your concert tickets early!

ABOUT THE LOCATION:
This year though concert-goers will enjoy some awesome changes to the stage layout at the beach! For their 25th anniversary bands will play in the newly announced Rogers Amphitheatre.
The new layout for the world’s largest beach volleyball tournament and rock concert allows for more volleyball, more music, and more fun. After more than $6 million in financial aid to local charities and a quarter century of volunteerism, the HOPE planning committee is pulling out all the stops to make its silver anniversary bash one for the record books!

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
After a national tour with The Black Crowes; after winning four East Coast Music Awards; and after four continuous years of touring the length and breadth of Canada; Matt Mays & El Torpedo arrives at the Rogers Amphitheatre stage this summer with a list of hits including “Cocaine Cowgirl” and “On the Hood.”

For its part, Finger Eleven comes to SummerFest in support of its fourth disc, Them vs. You vs. Me and its hit single Paralyzer. Music for the album is amassed from more than 100 songs written, merged, deleted and recorded by the band over the last 18 months in locations across Canada including the back of the tour bus.

Montreal band Mobile also take the stage on July 14th, fresh off a win at the 2007 Juno Awards for New Group of the Year. Their debut disc, Tomorrow Starts Today, released in April includes such hits as "Out of my Head" and "See Right Through Me".
Source: Live 885

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Computer bits and bytes

Computer bits and bytes
Anyone looking to make a franken box?


Holy crap I was just looking for something and went into an storage box I have here, WOW do I ever have alot of misc computer bits and bytes.
Seriously you should see all the extra computer hardware and computer software I have.
here is just a smattering of the software I have.
Paint shop pro 8.
Various modems and other types of computer hard ware drivers.





I have Diamond Viper drivers LOL windows 98 2nd edition with full cd key.
I have microsoft office 2000 pro version.
I think it maybe a pirated version I may have gotten from someone , cant be sure on that though.








Geebers man its nuts when you go through it all isnt it.












I have computer cables
and sound cards,
modem cards.
Usb converter adapters thingys.
Usb cables,
I have webcams
I have a hard drive
I have some ram.

If anyone is looking to make a franken box let me know I may be able to help you out there for a small fee of course.

Always willing get unload some extraneous computer hardware I have lying around

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Ottawa's West Fest

This afternoon we took a trip down to Westboro for the annual West Fest Festival?, I dont know if you call it that or not.
WESTFEST, Ottawa's newest large-scale festival, is a diverse three-day celebration that includes music, visual, literary, dance, spoken word, and performance art.
Festival activities will take place on Richmond Road, between Tweedsmuir and Golden Avenues on Friday, June 8, Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10, 2007. WESTFEST is FREE!

And of course snapped off a few Pictures of our little monster running wild and some others of the West in general. You know just some sights of Ottawa's westend west fest.
If you're ever in Westboro you have to check out some of the Great Murals. I took this one because well, Aidan likes Skate Boarding right now. I suspect he'll be a big time ottawa skate boarder.


Lord Help us, Greenday blasting loudly in the house. Oh well.



There's a cool little bike shop on the corner of Richmond road and Churchill, cant say I know what It's called though, anyways they have just coolest bikes.
I like this one in particular because it has a Star Bucks carrier.
What a Clever Idea HUH!!
Fitting too because there's a Star Bucks just up the road.
Whats neat about these bikes is they're so Retro.
Very 1950's with the flashy gaudy colours.



Heres another shot I was trying to get artsy with it.
I just love the tires, ya that's it I love the tires.
We were down there Oh I'd say Mid-afternoonish.
So we didn't really to get see much in the way of bands or music for that matter I'm guessing all the best bits take place Friday and Saturday night.
According to my parents thats when the livelier parts of Westfest are.
They live in Westboro, just a block up the road from the big bandshell.
Speaking of bands Bluesfest is coming up isn't it!!
Heres a link to the performers for this years Bluesfest

New Social media sharing sites

The great thing about the Internet is that new things come along all the time.

Every great discovery or tool seems to spawn at least two new things to go along with it.
In fact, the world of "cool tools" grows daily and keeping up can represent a real challenge.
The following 3 tools rate a closer look if you want to save time and avoid effort in a big way.

** Clipmarks.com **


Ever seen something extremely cool online that you wanted to pass along to a friend, but you didn't see an easy way to do it?
Maybe you wanted to pass along a web page or share specific text from a site, but copying and pasting into an email just wouldn't do it justice.

Or perhaps you saw a video that needed a friend's attention, but you couldn't download it.
Or maybe you just saw something cool and wanted to save it for yourself, but didn't have an easy way to archive the material.

Well log on to ClipMarks.com, download the browser toolbar (available for FireFox and Internet Explorer) and start clipping!

Clipmarks makes it easy to select snippets of text (up to 1000 characters), pictures, and more and then email them to a friend, print them, or even post them to your blog.
What makes this little tool so cool is that it's so versatile and easy to use.
I call it a "head slapper" because you want to slap your head and say, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Clipmarks also helps when you surf around the Web and want to collect up ideas on a certain topic or research subject and then store them in an organized fashion to review and
sort through later.

** UStream.tv **

Turn your computer, Internet connection and webcam into a live TV station that can broadcast in real time to hundreds of people all at the same time.

Currently available for free, this service allows you to log in and start broadcasting to the world.

UStream.tv can make a great tool for everything from holding a family meeting to doing question and answer sessions with customers and prospects.

Now, before you start threatening Walter Cronkite's iconic status in TV history, understand that, though the technology rates high on the "cool" scale, the audio and video does not
rival TV quality.

The audio jumps and the video can cut in and out, but, if you have any experience with online video, the quality may actually surprise you by how well it can stream to large
numbers of people.

** TubesNow.com **

Ever tried to send huge files as attachments through email only to have your email time out, your attachment get blocked by a firewall, or your message just plain disappear from the face of the earth.

Well now you can use a free program called "Tubes" to establish a secure connection between your computer and a friend or business associate.
Once you open up a tube (peer-to-peer connection) between your two computers, you can transfer files simply by dragging and dropping.
Just a few of the cool new New Social media sharing sites

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Thanks to face book I'm 4 steps away from World Domination

Last night Gill and I were sitting talking about all the crazy-ness surrounding Facebook.
You know, we were laughing about how many people she has been able to find, either by just looking on facebook or by surfing other facebook profiles for people. Then something dawned on me.
Looking at facebook profiles and just how many people are now on facebook.
I had this crazy Idea!
I know many of you have heard the term 6 degrees of separation. SO I decided to see how it applies to facebook and life in general.
To the left is a picture of just one of my connections.
Mind you I some how doubt that the Prime Minister of Canada has a facebook profile, nor do any of the other world leaders. But it is an interesting relationship, Don't ya think.
How it works is like this, and I may not have the whole flow chart thing done incorrectly to accurately illustrate the relationships. But here it is in my terms.
I know gill,
who knows michelle and tim
who know jay and deb
who are the photographers for the PM
who is connected to every other world leader.
So I'm like 4 degrees of separation from Complete World Domination, Pretty cool HUH !!!
Thanks to facebook
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