| <mandie> | VOICE would like to welcome the members of the BOD and Toronto team
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| <mandie> | John, would you like to open with a word about Warpstock 2001
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| <mandie> | oh, you folks might want to introduce yourself
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| <JWE> | John Edwards Event Chair. We look forward to seeing as many OS/2 users in Toronto, October 6-8.
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| <mandie> | Stan.......
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| <JWE> | We have been hard at work to make Warpstock 2001 a success. There are still many last minute details to be worked on.
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| <Stan> | I'm Stan Sidlov, I'm the warpstock treasurer, right now I'm at the other end of any electronic registrations for 2001....
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| <mandie> | Timur.......
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| <timur> | I'm Timur Tabi. Besides being a regular member of the BoD, I write all the press releases.
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| <Stan> | I would want to remind people that we only have a couple days left for the EB Registration and the Social. Unlike last year, we can not be that flexible about the social, and we need to have your reservation by the 15th.
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| <Gord> | Can you give us some idea of the seminars planned? I'm particularly interested in programming.
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| <Stan> | Since we are having problems with ebay credit cards, we ask that you use ebay and tell them that you are going to use checks and 'other' to reserve a social ticket or a eb registration.
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| <Gord> | It looked to me like the e-bay page had Warpstock in California, not Canada.
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| <JWE> | The presentations are all listed on www.warpstock.org on the presentations page. Use the links down the left side for the various categories and they will take you to a list of presentations in each category.
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| <mandie> | Thri: thx for coming :)
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| <JWE> | We are currently working in the actual schedule and plan to have a tentative schedule posted early next week.
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| <MADeCSPro> | I'm very interested in that Wireless networking session I see is on the schedule.
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| <MADeCSPro> | I do hope that some of the sessions will be duplicated throughout the 3 days.
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| <Suske> | Are you planning to hold most sessions twice ?
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| * | ThriKreen can also contribute his digital camera for photos, yay microdrive =)
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| <JWE> | The plan is to hold a number of the sessions twice.
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| <MADeCSPro> | That's great.
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| <MADeCSPro> | It's always been tough in the past to choose between sessions to attend.
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| <Sector> | That'll prevent some from having to decided between two "must see" sessions
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| <Suske> | Will a conference CD be made, with the presentations ?
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| <JWE> | The conference CD is planned to be created to be handed out at the conference. But this depend on the presenters getting their slideshows and other material for the CD in.
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| <Suske> | Thanks, that's most helpful, even if incomplete
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| <JWE> | There have been some questions asked about requirements for entry into Canada. With the events of this week, security has been tightened up and new procedures are being put in place.
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| <MADeCSPro> | What kind of new procedures?
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| <JWE> | I have done some checking this morning and found that new procedures are in the works. I have no specific details yet.
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| <Stan> | It looked to me like the e-bay page had Warpstock in California, not Canada -- that's due to the issues we have with the way eBay requires us to set up the store and limitations on the descriptions.
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| <Suske> | No visa for Europeans, I hope ?
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| <JWE> | The current status is that entry from the USA by citizens requires a photo id and proof of citizenship (birth certificate, passport)
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| <Stan> | I can't see that changing due to NAFTA.....
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| <JWE> | From Europe there is a list of counties on the immigration Canada web site that do not require a visa.
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| <ZedFreak0> | the new procedure probably mean just being more strict and to the letter of what is in force already
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| <JWE> | The best bet now is to contact the nearest Canadian Embassy or Consulate or the airline for the most recent information.
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| <JWE> | I have been informed that Customs is now enforcing all rules and not being as relaxed about it as before.
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| <ThriKreen> | Re: California/Canada, I had a package listed as delivery to CA and they sent it to California before realizing the error and sent it to Canada... =)
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| <MADeCSPro> | The VISA exemption web page is http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas_e.html#exemptions
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| <JWE> | Thank you I was just getting the URL. The inital page for visitor information is http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/index.html
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| <JWE> | Are there any other questions?
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| <ThriKreen> | Any word on volunteers? I volunteered and got the email back saying they got the form, but nothing else since.
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| <JWE> | The volunteers that we have received will be contacted in the next week about the specific needs for the event.
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| <mandie> | is there any type of social gathering planned for Friday night?
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| <ThriKreen> | I just realized, it's going to be over the weekend, I have class on saturday =(
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| <mandie> | "unofficial" social that is :)....pizza/beer...or whatever :)
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| <ZedFreak> | are more volunteers needed?
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| <Suske> | The web site mentions a visit to the Royal Ontario Museum
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| <joel1> | the website suggests a trip to the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum)
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| <mandie> | ah, ok
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| * | joel1 has been there twice
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| <ThriKreen> | nah, what you really need is a visit to the CN Tower and the glass floor
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| <JWE> | Friday evening started at 7:00 pm we are planning to open registration, the exhibit hall and a room for informal gathering.
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| <Suske> | It seems Friday night is free entrance, and Brad Barclay plans to form a group to go there
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| <Stan> | Warpstock always needs more volunteers....
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| <Gord> | The museum is worth seeing but it is in downtown Toronto and Warpstock is in the northwest corner of the city. Have your transportation planned.
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| <ZedFreak> | where can I volunteer myself?
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| <JWE> | Certainly, use the volunteer form on the website.
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| <Gord> | I live in Toronto. Are there any questions about the city? I might be able to answer them.
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| <timur> | what kind of transportation is there between the hotel and "downtown"?
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| <ThriKreen> | Toronto has a decent public transit system
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| <Gord> | Several kinds, from public transit (bus), to taxi and limo service.
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| <timur> | no trains near the hotel?
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| <ThriKreen> | where's the hotel?
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| <timur> | 970 Dixon Road
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| <timur> | http://www.warpstock.org/2001/location/location.html
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| <ThriKreen> | ah, by the airport
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| <JWE> | There is a shuttle service from the hotel to Union Station (downtown) every 2 hours. price $12 one-way $20 round trip.
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| <ThriKreen> | lots of taxies, and I think there's a new streetcar stop too
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| <Gord> | Not really good train service. Commuter only at rush hours. Don't count on it.
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| <ZedFreak> | www.ttc.ca for Transit info
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| <ThriKreen> | if you want to save money, get a taxi to a subway and take it from there
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| <timur> | taxi is cheaper than shuttle?
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| <Gord> | Taxi is not cheaper than shuttle but taxi goes when you want to.
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| <ThriKreen> | I live just beyond the downtown core opposite the airport, so it'll be a bit more expensive than the $45-47cdn I paid once.
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| <Gord> | 2 or 3 people splitting a taxi ride fare might be reasonable.
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| <JWE> | To find information on the public transit check the URL http://www.toronto.com/feature/292/ This provides information on buses and the subway including maps.
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| <Stan> | well, I'm driving to Toronto, and I used to be a taxi driver, but I charge high....
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| <mandie> | Tonight VOICE plans to give away 2 free 3 day passes to Warpstock 2001
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| <mandie> | do we have anyone here that is interested?
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| <Gord> | I'm interested.
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| <Suske> | Ofcoz ...
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| <mandie> | only those interested should participate in this
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| <mandie> | I'm consulting my team :)
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| <mandie> | Question #1
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| <mandie> | what year was the first session of Warped Jeopardy held at Warpstock?
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| <Suske> | 1999
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| <mandie> | Suske: correcT!
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| <mandie> | that must have been too easy :)
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| <Suske> | For some, maybe
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| <mandie> | suske: plz send me your full name and we'll make arrangements for you to pick up your ticket at the door...judy@moon-scape.com
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| <Suske> | Will do.
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| <mandie> | thx
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| <mandie> | In which city was Warpstock 1998 held?
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| <Gord> | San Francisco
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| <mandie> | Gord: nope
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| <mandie> | anyone else?
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| <timur> | I know, but I already bought my tickets.
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| <mandie> | the answer is.......the windy city :)
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| <mandie> | Chicago
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| <mandie> | I'm thinking up another
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| <mandie> | What year was the first Warpstock held?
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| <Gord> | 1997
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| <MADeCSPro> | We have a winner. ;-)
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| <mandie> | Gord: congrats!
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| <mandie> | Gord: plz send me your full name also
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| <mandie> | ticket will be available at the door
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| <mandie> | judy@moon-scape.com
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| <mandie> | does anyone have any questions for the Warpstock folks?
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| <Gord> | Why was the suggestion raised that this might be the last warpstock?
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| <mandie> | We'd like to thank the Toronto team and the Warpstock BOD and we wish hope that you have a very successful event!
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| <JWE> | One thing that no one has mentioned is food. There is an excellent restaurant in the hotel (see menu on website) and we will be providing everyone with the list of about 30 others within walking distance. No I haven't tried them all.
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| <mandie> | JWE: you still have time :)
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| <ZedFreak> | is there/will there be a schedule of presentations soon/ever?
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| <mandie> | ZedFreak: that was answered prior to your arrival
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| <mandie> | We are currently working in the actual schedule and plan to have a
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| <mandie> | tentative schedule posted early next week.
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| <mandie> | bad paste
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| <mandie> | I'd like to thank everyone for coming tonight and congratulations to our winners of the free passes to Warpstock 2001...enjoy!
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| <MADeCSPro> | People are welcome to stay and continue if they have more questions and the Warpstock people are willing to answer them.
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| <Stan> | not a problem for a while....
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| <ThriKreen> | anyone up for the Playdium?
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| <timur> | pladium?
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| <timur> | playdium?
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| <ZedFreak> | oooh, playdium, haven't been there for a while
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| <ThriKreen> | think every arcade machine out there in one building
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| <ThriKreen> | and 3hrs to play them all, unlimited credits.
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| <Stan> | I'm a pinball freak...
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| <ThriKreen> | well, every recent arcade machine
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| <ZedFreak> | they have pinball
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| <ThriKreen> | Oh, and a minputt, gocart, some other outside activities
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| <ZedFreak> | full size indycar game where you sit in an actual car and get thrown around in from of massive screen, racing 7 other people doing the same
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| <ThriKreen> | ~15-20min drive south of the airport
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| <ThriKreen> | Ya, that Indy 500 rocks
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| <ZedFreak> | from=front
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| <ZedFreak> | batting cages
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| <ZedFreak> | licensed bar
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| <ZedFreak> | :-)
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| <ThriKreen> | hot chicks
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| <ZedFreak> | ahem, mostly YOUNG 'hot chicks'
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| <Stan> | I was just in Ocean City, MD a mini-golf capitol with dozens of mini-golfs. I shoot a average 54....
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| <ThriKreen> | which is usually kind of surprising, but I think most of the time it's because they're with their boyfriends.
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| <ThriKreen> | but it's a great place to unwind
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| <Stan> | well, playdium sounds okay, maybe we should put it on the list of things to do?
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| <ThriKreen> | Sounds like a plan.
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| <joel1> | Can we go to CHUM/CityTV?
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| <joel1> | Home of Bravo TV
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| <ThriKreen> | uh... what for?
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| <joel1> | http://www.toronto.com/profile?fid=4&id=147421
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| <Stan> | I like the Playdium web site, works with QuickMotion/2 v2...... http://www.playdium.com/index1.html
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| <Stan> | TRL for Toronto from the look of the web site
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| <Stan> | but one of the Playdiums is also on john street..... is it near?
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| <ThriKreen> | near to the CityTV building yes
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| <ThriKreen> | like a block away
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| <Stan> | maybe we can setup a single guy's (or cheating man's) Toronto and a 'afraid of the wife' tour?
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| <ThriKreen> | but the Paramount Playdium isn't as good as the Square One Playdium - more cramped and less selection, and no outdoor stuff, and pay parking
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| <Stan> | don'tcha think whipping around in go carts at night in October could be chilly? Oops! its Canada! Sorry that the thought crossed my mind....
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| <Stan> | well, I'll see about puting Playdium on the web site.....I gotta go. Bye
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