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I’m looking for the video clip that introduces the 2010 Olympic Games Mascot, Ilanaaq. If you know the source, let me know. I’m not sure if Vancouver library has it. If it does, let me know! Thanks so much. I know Vancouver library has a copy of video for Vancouver Expo ‘86. I’ll assume the library will also keep copies of videos for olympic game emblem ceremony and other similar ceremonies and events.

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A Rose Heart Stereogram for Happy Valentine’s Day

You should be able to see a three-dimensional HEART in the picture. If you know how to see an object as two objects, you should be able to see it.

Can’t see? Try gazing on one rose in the center first, 
and then “defocus” that rose into 2 roses as far as you can.

Easy, right?  Ready for the next challenge?  Click here.
To send this 3D Heart Valentine greeting card, click “Email This Article” below.

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Last December, I applied for CADR-IMHA Student Research Awards Competition. CADR, Canadian Association for Dental Research; IMHA, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis from CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research). I didnt expect I would win this award, although I did hope for one. Last night I received an email from CADR-IMHA, indicating that I am the second place for the Junior Category of the award. So happy. The first place goes to someone that I knew during my North Dental Research at University of Western Ontario; that is, Andrei Ionescu.

Here are the result and recipients of the 2005-06 CADR-IMHA Student Research Awards Competition. Two of the following six winners will further receive Hatton Award—a travel grant to IADR (International Association of Dental Research) conference in Brisbane, Australia from June 28 to July 1, 2006. Please note the second recipient from the top.

Category Junior

(first place) IONESCU, Andrei - U Western Ontario
(second place) TSAI, Sam – U Alberta

Category Senior - Basic Science

(first place) VAN BEEK, Jonathan – U Western Ontario
(second place) VIRDEE, Inderpreet – U Toronto

Category Clinical or Public Health

(first place) CHERETAKIS, Chrisovalantou – U Toronto
(second place) LAGRAVERE, Manuel – U Alberta

Andrei is a UBC dental student and was also a NORTH student this past summer at UWO. That was how I got to know him. Some similar situations happened to us both. We are from other universities (me, university of alberta; him, university of british columbia), but both of us did summer research at UWO. Both of us were NORTH research students. After the research, we went back home on the same day and on the same flight unknowingly. Now, we applied to the same award and got the same award unknowingly once again. I didn’t know he applied for the award until I saw his name in the email. How coincidental!

Ok, below are Andrei’s pictures.
At Caffe Demetre, eating dinner and ice cream.

At Toronto Pearson International Airport, just got off the plane.

A huge TV screen at Toronto Airport.

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Well, Conservative won as a minority government this time, but I suspect it will last long. After all, it’s just a minority and early dissolution is usually what a minority government will encounter, since policies and projects are difficult to implement.

When I look at the voting results in BC, I can see a very interesting trend. The interior regions of BC favor Conservative Party, which in a sense is highly conceivable. These regions have long be known to dislike Liberal government, since usually those areas are where the government funding is cut first. Tories get seats in these regions easily without any effort for sure. In metropolitan area (ie, Vancouver Lower Mainland), cities that do not benefit from Winter Olympic 2010 tend to lean toward either NDP or Conservatives, since they don’t have other choices than those two parties. Burnaby is such a good example. Of course, cities that benefit the economic growth from Winter Olympic projects elect Liberal in their ridings such as West Van, North Van, Vancouver West, Vancouver Central, Richmond, etc.

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Just to follow up with this film festival. “The Dental Student” documentary short film received the second place last night with a prize $75 gift certificate at BestBuy. Very nice.

View this humorous dentistry video clip here..

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