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SYNC My Ride: As in, Cars That Talk

Posted on 29. Nov, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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SYNC can even receive text messages and read them aloud using a robotized female voice known as “Samantha.” To reply, the driver selects from one of 15 pre-selected text messages.

Game On! in the Kootenays

Posted on 29. Nov, 2009 by Dave Quinn.

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The winter skies this year have dumped some of their best early season snow in a long while.

Gifts to Grab: Stocking Stuffers to Soothe Any Travel Itch
by Rob Howatson
1. TALK ABOUT GOOD INTENTIONS GONE BAD. In 1850, the HMS Investigator departed England in search of the Franklin expedition, which had disappeared in the Arctic five years earlier. Yet not only did the rescue ship fail to find Franklin survivors, the Investigator became [...]

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WW Interview: Jeff Pain, Skeleton’s “Most Decorated Canadian Athlete”

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by BCAA.

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by Rob Howatson
Skeleton is one of the fastest sports on ice, with sleds reaching speeds of 140 km/h, and Jeff Pain its most decorated Canadian athlete. Pain helped pioneer the sport in the years leading up to its debut as a permanent Olympic event at Salt Lake City in 2002. And the tall, lanky Calgarian [...]