Photos of the Laval metro extension work. I wonder if they’ll keep with the style of the current metro for the new stations – with at least some artistic “flair” to them ? http://www.amt.qc.ca/grandsprojets/metrolaval/photos/photos.asp?chemin=cartier

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“Stretch Armstrong will be dropping into Montreal, Quebec on Dec 9th to spin some beats and heat up the city! Good day ladies and gents. It’s now OFFICIAL! Mr. Stretch Armstrong will be dropping into Montreal, Quebec on Dec 9th to spin some beats and heat up the city! This is going to be good […]

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Chairlift shadows, more photos found here. more photos from the past weekend … http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevey/sets/1464889/

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I would love to see one of these up close.. what are the chances of this ever making it to Canada (50/1) ? “World premiere of the Volkswagen CrossPolo at the 38th Essen Motor Show. The striking design of the four-door vehicle with a large tailgate makes it a practical and robust lifestyle statement. This […]

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Luxury hotels of the sky. “The 555 seat, double deck Airbus A380 is the most ambitious civil aircraft program yet. When it enters service in March 2006, the A380 will be the world’s largest airliner, easily eclipsing Boeing’s 747.” (from http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=29) Large version

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And lift-access starts …. barely had time to get my hiking legs in shape !! “Near perfect conditions for opening day. It snowed all day yesterday and we’ve picked up another 6-8” of new snow in the past 24hrs.” http://www.jaypeakresort.com/page.asp?intNodeID=16131

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A collection of add-ons (mostly patches and hacks) as Safari doesn’t have a great plug-in architecture. The top 3 are worth checking. http://pimpmysafari.com

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Some great bios, stories and photos from the TIME archives. TIME 100 – People of the Century

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“A TEAM of young scientists has created what they believe to be the perfect paper plane. It can fly more than 100ft (30m) and remain aloft for about 20 seconds. Most importantly, it is easy to make. The plane, named Avenger, has been judged by academics to contain the ideal balance between complex aerodynamic principles […]

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“It’s 35 degrees outside and it’s just started to snow. Not content with temperature-controlled beaches, seven-star hotels and a manmade archipelago, the sun-baked emirate of Dubai has decided to introduce Alpine weather into the desert. The location of this meteorological oddity is Ski Dubai, the third largest indoor slope in the world, where visitors will […]

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“The MIT Media Lab has launched a new research initiative to develop a $100 laptop—a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world’s children. To achieve this goal, a new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been created. The initiative was first announced by Nicholas Negroponte, Lab chairman and co-founder, at the […]

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A great panaorama of the downtown Vancouver area and mountains behind. (warning : very large image) http://www.stevey.com/wp-content/vancouver_large.jpg

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“10 Most Wanted Time Capsules” (actually 9 since one has been found) “Time capsules usually are lost due to thievery, secrecy or poor planning. Finding them will enrich posterity by assuring that independent voices are heard in the future. The International Time Capsule Society, which has formed with the mission to record the burial of […]

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Surfrider Foundation presents “Art for the Oceans”. Mostly using a Channel Islands Fish as the canvas, Pieces from David Carson, Billy Al Bengston, Chris Lundy, John Iverson, Gus Van Sant, and Wyland are some of my favs. Art of The Oceans

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Always fun to read about far away places (some further than others). http://www.surfline.com/travel/

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