I recently returned from Italy, but didn’t get to see a sweet Lamborghini cruising on the roads. The autobahn (highway) is no joke - there isn’t a speed limit. No wonder these cars fly.
27.Apr.07 
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Air travellers everywhere may soon be able to choose between the traditional pat-down and a new X-ray machine that leaves little to the imagination.
The Globe and Mail reports on a new technology that allows airport security to literally “see” through passengers without having to do a traditional pat-down.
Interesting advancement in science. This would make live a lot easier for those with metallic braces.
Is this a matter of personal privacy vs. security? Please share your opinions!
27.Apr.07 Current Events Comments (2)
Since the US-led invasion four years ago, the fifth estate has covered Iraq and the war on terror from virtually every angle–the military, media, intelligence, politics–revealing aspects of the story that you didn’t find anywhere else. Now, as the White House warns about the latest threat in the region, this time from Iran, it’s worthwhile looking back to examine the deception, suspect intelligence, even lies, that convinced the world of the rightness of targeting Saddam Hussein.
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I was reading a BBC Article this morning, which showed the drastic differences between the Chinese and British (Western) education systems through the level of the math questions.
Clearly, the Chinese math question is a lot more difficult than the British.
Is this a good thing though? Questions arise as to whether academics is everything. Is it absolutely crucial for an Arts Major student, for example, to solve the advanced geometry?
Counter-arguments may suggest that through the intensive academics, only those who are well disciplined can move onto higher education, and perhaps, have a better future in life.
The drastic differences between the Eastern and Western education systems can tell us a lot about the different societies as a whole. Will China, with its rigorous academics, prove it self capable of catching up to western nations like Britain, and emerge as a world power?
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Fleet Feet Photos (fleetfeetphotos) did a great job of taking snapshots of over 54,000 runners for the 2007 Vancouver Sun Run.
They offer low-quality images for free, and higher quality images for a charge of $22 Cdn. I think that’s an excellent business idea; who wouldn’t want to keep track of their accomplishments?
Here it is, a photo of my final sprint, high-def:
Since there were so many runners, we were seperated into different colours (according to speed) and started in different waves. It was ordered like the following: blue –> yellow -> green –> white –> red –> purple. The blues were of course, professional athletes who could finish under 30 minutes, while the purples were walkers with baby strollers.
I was placed into the white category. Note how many green-tagged runners were behind me. (Oh yeah, there’s even a yellow-tagged runner on my right 
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Looks like I’m choosing a faster colour zone for next year’s run! 
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