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1.  Tony
2.  Five months
3. I am from Venezuela but I also have doble citizenship (Portuguese).
4. I am starting in ISEP this term (Level 500)
5. I want to study Architecture and Building technology at BCIT. I had been studing Architectural Science during two years in my country but my parents convinced me to leave it, due to the sad situation that my lovely country is going through.
6. Success in life. Reach all my goals. Have a family and give back to my parents the life they have given me.
7. I like playing tennis, going to swim, going shopping, video games, hanging out with friends, etc. I also love to drive cars.
8. If I eat seafood I can die. Seriously. I am anaphylactic.
9. I have a twin. Nice to meet all of you.

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March 2017, R532: Unit 2, Clean energy (Panda/Off the Grid) 

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1. writer
1a) author, website, kind of organization
2. purpose
2a) inform, persuade, entertain
3. reliability
3a) consider the author's qualifications, quality of source, facts or opinions, and style
4. Point of view
4a) main idea
5. bias
5a) is the article one sided.

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1. Writer: Abby Wiseman, Metronews.ca, Local news
2. Purpose: Inform and Persuade:  The writer gives facts about the restaurant and also tells us her opinion of how great it is.
3. Reliability: Somewhat reliable or less than somewhat.  reasons: local news, many opinions, unknown author's qualifications, style is a bit informal
4. POV: Al Buco's has delicious pizza
5. Bias: yes. The writer only comments on positive aspects of the restaurant.

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Road to VR, a website dedicated to all things virtual reality, has shared a look into what the future of wireless VR may entail. Back in November, we looked at HTC's announcement for a $220 wireless VR upgrade kit for the HTC Vive, the TPCast. And while this looks like an excellent add on for those with an HTC Vive, it appears to be designed specifically for the Vive headset. What options do Oculus or even PlayStation VR owners get? Luckily, at least five other companies have provided details on their efforts for wireless VR.

These companies are looking for a more universal solution that will allow any desktop PC oriented VR headset to operate wirelessly. There are many challenges involved with the wireless transmission of VR data, the biggest being maintaining acceptable visual fidelity, having little to no latency, and motion tracking. On top of all these things the solution needs to be affordable, reliable, and comfortable.

Immersive Robotics is working on a solution which promises the same quality visuals and low latency as you would get from a wired connection through the use of specialized hardware and compression algorithms.

KwikVR is taking a more modest approach to their promises and also aims at keeping the health of the wearer in mind, making a point in avoiding the use of a powerful 60GHz WiFi transceiver on the headset.

NGCodec is embracing proven technologies in their efforts, which should keep costs down but may not result in the desired performance.

Nitero is looking into the future. While they don't appear to be making anything for current generation headsets, they are working on an integrated solution that is part of the headset. Their main focus seems to be on low energy and high performance, no doubt a challenging endeavor.

Finally, QuarkVR has some interesting insights into the future of VR, but video compression and a proprietary streaming protocol seem to be their main focus for wireless VR.

With HTC Vive's TPCast solution set for a worldwide rollout in the second quarter, and further experimentation coming with Intel and their WiGig technology, it's entirely possible we'll see at least one or two of the aforementioned technologies breaking it into market later into 2017 as well.

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The Top 6 Reasons You Should Start Working Your Ass Off in the Gym

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When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died in 2011, many wondered if the company would stumble without its visionary CEO. This week on 60 Minutes, Charlie Rose goes "Inside Apple" to see how the company is faring four years later, and whether it is still capable of the kind of bold innovation that made it the richest corporation in the world.

On 60 Minutes Overtime, Charlie Rose describes the differences between Jobs and his successor Tim Cook. "Steve was a visionary," Rose tells Overtime editor Ann Silvio in the video above. "Steve had a great sense of marrying humanities and technology. Tim, on the other hand, is an engineer."

But Cook, who was handpicked by Jobs to lead the company, says he doesn't feel like he needs to outdo him. "I loved Steve. Steve is not my competition," he tells Rose. "He selected me. I want to do every single thing I can do and use every ounce of energy I've got to do as well as I can."

"Steve had a great sense of marrying humanities and technology. Tim, on the other hand, is an engineer."

Some of that energy goes into keeping Apple's future developments away from prying eyes. On 60 Minutes, Cook tells Rose that there's probably "more secrecy here than the CIA." When Rose meets with Jony Ive, Apple's chief design officer, the tables in his lab are literally under wraps -- covered with dark cloths to prevent Rose from catching a glimpse of Apple's new products.

"They don't put the story out there until they have decided it is the story that they want to tell," Rose explains. The tablecloths were a dramatic touch, Silvio notes, "but is what's under there really the next big innovation? Can Apple still do it without the vision of its founder?"

Rose points out that while Jobs is physically gone, his "DNA" lives on in the company and its carefully curated staff. "You have to believe that, that the values he had, that the massive, you know, insane search for perfection is with the people that worked alongside him," Rose says.

Andrew Bast, who co-produced the 60 Minutes piece with Michael Radutzky and Glen Rochkind, agrees. "I think it would be hard to find very many people on the Apple campus today who don't kind of live and breathe the history of Steve Jobs," he tells Silvio. "That said, it has been a while. You know, it's been four years since he's been gone." While Jobs lives on as an icon, Bast says, there's no question that Apple's fate now rests squarely on Tim Cook's shoulders.

As the 60 Minutes team members spoke with Apple's high-level staff, on camera and off, they began to hear some of the same words and phrases repeated: "simplicity," "collaboration," "changing the world." When they returned to Cupertino, they attempted to cut through what sounded like marketing hype and get to the heart of what makes Apple tick.

But the Apple-speak about caring and collaboration isn't just hype, says Angela Ahrendts, the company's head of retail. "I don't think that Apple could do what Apple's done and Apple will continue to do without that unity, without that, you know, man-on-the moon type of vision that everybody gets united around," she says.

One of Steve Jobs' final visions was a new, state-of-the-art company headquarters in Cupertino. Shaped like a giant ring with trees at the center, it will eventually accommodate 13,000 workers and be run almost entirely on solar energy. In June 2011, a very frail Jobs appeared before the Cupertino City Council to request the building permit.

Cook tells Rose that Apple is carefully designing every inch of the building. Ive says it will include, among other features, the largest curved piece of glass in the world. But with all that attention on their headquarters, Silvio wonders, is the company still focused on finding the next big thing, a disruptive innovation that will change our lives the way the iPhone did?

"Oh, sure," Rose says. "No one understands the challenge for them better than them. They are the richest company in the world. But the history of business is full of people who were once on top and could not maintain that position."

The video above was produced by Lisa Orlando and Ann Silvio, and edited by Lisa Orlando.

Video of Charlie Rose show courtesy of Charlie Rose/PBS

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When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died in 2011, many wondered if the company would stumble without its visionary CEO. This week on 60 Minutes, Charlie Rose goes "Inside Apple" to see how the company is faring four years later, and whether it is still capable of the kind of bold innovation that made it the richest corporation in the world.

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Adidas, a German multinational corporation that design and manufactures sports clothing and accessories.
In the Adidas Group, it consists of the reeboks portswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas company, golf company (including Ashworth ), and Rockport.
Adidas is the largest sport-wear manufacturer in Germany and Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world.

Besides sports footwear, Adidas also produces other products such as bags, shirts, watches, eyewear, and other sports- and clothing-related goods.

Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler , following the split of
Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik between him and his older brother Rudolf.

Causes Flotation of the company on the Frankfurt and Paris Stock Exchange.

The "three-stripes company" equips 6,000 Olympic athletes from 33 countries. adidas athletes win 220 medals, including 70 gold. Apparel In 1996, it is a splendid year for Adidas.
sales increase 50% .

The new management initiates major sports events such as European Soccer Championship EURO 2000™ and the Olympic Summer Games, where swimmer Ian Thorpe takes three gold medals, contribute to the company's success.

In 2006, Adidas acquires Reebok.
It marks a new chapter in the history of the adidas Group.

Revolutionary energy return, superior cushioning, optimal fit and temperature independence: adidas introduces the Energy Boost, a cushioning technology that provides the highest energy return in the running industry. And just like that, running will never be the same.

The reason I choose Adidas for my Assignment's Company is because Adidas is one of the industry leader of the sports world. Nowadays people are very into sports for healthy lifestyle change. Many would choose to purchase good quality equipments from well known brands. Although Adidas serves the more exclusive market, it the choice of the majority of people who enjoy sports. However, Adidas is the choice for this Assignment because they're playing a very big role in the sporting industry internationally.

Adidas indicates in the oligopoly competition. Oligopoly defines as A situation in which a particular market is controlled by a small group of firm s.In an oligopoly competition, it is almost similar to the monopoly, which only one company exerts control over most of a market. In an oligopoly, there are at least two firms controlling the market. Adidas has larger market share of the sport shoes industry, it faces lots of competition from Nike, Admiral and Ambros. The sport shoes industry mainly consist the participation of the two largest company, Nike and Adidas. The main usage of both company are running, jogging but not extreme sports.

Issue that you're addressing

The main goal of this survey is has Adidas establish itself not just at the market leader in sport shoes but also a reliable brand.

(i) Is Adidas positioning itself well enough to its target market?

(ii) Has Adidas been able to keep up well with its competition in terms of added value?

(iii) Is Adidas being sold at a premium price that it does not fully capture its target markets budget or spending?

(iv) What ther brands are in the same level with Adidas that is the choice of other consumers purchase

- Adidas is a well known sport shoes brands that is commonly found internationally. But is Adidas maintaining the same level of quality that it gives to its consumers, or has it improved nowbetter than before? A survey was conducted to college students whether they bought a pair of Adidas sport shoes before. This is to determine whether after a establishing such a good company in these many years (put the number of years here), are there people whom have not bought a pair before. Also, to determine is the initiative to buy the shoes present if they have not previously. - With a growing number of sales and a company that large and dominant in the industry, has Adidas been able to survive themodern market for competition in the sport shoes industry? Survey was conducted to determine whether Adidas is able to provide its consumers what it needs in the 21
st century.
-With the law of demand, (definition) the lower the price the higher the demand. This is explained as the lower the price per pair of shoes, the more people will want to buy it. Survey was conducted to determine how much lower should the sport shoes go to fully satisfy the customers price in their minds.
-With the level of competition these days, what other companies are able to provide as good as or better than Adidas?

Goals

-To find results that Adidas is the top brand of choice for the majority of their target markets, the college students.
- Adidas is considered super competitive, with purchase of reebok and owning a big market share in the sport shoes industry, is able to be the top choice for its target markets.
- Adidas is sold at a premium price that while many consumers want it lower, they are still willing to pay to buy a pair. Even with small discounts from sale price, consumers willingness to pay is there.
- Nike Converse and Puma are good substitutes for Adidas and therefore fierce

Limitiation

- Lack of willing respondents because mostly rejected due to privacy. (add more)

- Lack of information because questions asked are broad with simple answers but respondents cannot fully give their answers out. This is mainly due to very specific dislikes of respondents that is only found out after the survey.

- Influence from peers and friends affect the results of survey because they do not want to offend their friends when doing the survey. Their friends may be using other brands than Nike, so they will not give accurate answers as they do not clearly state their opinion.

- Nobody could accurately speak out their opinions because Adidas has created so many shoes in terms of design, specific type of sports involved, price ranges and sole shape. This part of the survey is only given a general answer because most respondents use different shoes in their purchase. With varieties involved, it is hard to determine whether they are talking about this one specific pair of shoes or another pair from the older releases.

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So for the new study, which was published this month in The International Journal of Obesity, researchers at the University of Warwick in England and other institutions decided to refer back to but also advance and expand upon the results of that foundational Transit Workers Study by examining another group of employees whose workdays involve mostly walking or sitting. They turned to postal workers in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Glaswegian mail carriers generally cover their routes on foot, not by driving, and spend many hours each day walking, the scientists knew. But the mail service's office workers, like office workers almost everywhere, remain seated at their desks during the bulk of the workday.

This sharp contrast between the extent to which the workers move or sit during the day could provide new insights into the links between activity and health, the scientists felt.

They began by recruiting 111 of the postal-service workers, both men and women, and most between the ages of 40 and 60. None had a personal history of heart disease, although some had close relatives with the condition.

The researchers measured volunteers' body mass indexes, waist sizes, blood sugar levels and cholesterol profiles, each of which, if above normal, increases the chances of cardiac disease.

Then they had each volunteer wear a sophisticated activity tracker for a week, while at work and at home and during the weekend.

Afterward, the researchers determined how many waking hours each day the volunteers had spent seated or on foot. They also calculated how many steps each person had taken each day.

The variations turned out to be considerable. Some of the office workers sat for more than 15 hours each day between work and home, while most of the mail carriers barely sat at all during working hours.

These differences were echoed in the volunteers' risk factors for heart disease, the researchers found. Those workers who sat for most of each day tended to have much larger waistlines, higher B.M.I.'s and worse blood sugar control and cholesterol profiles than those who frequently stood and moved, even after scientists controlled for age, family history, late-night shift work (which is known to affect heart health) and other factors.

The risks were magnified at the extremes. For every hour beyond five that workers sat each day, the researchers found, they added about two-tenths of a percentage point to their likelihood of developing heart disease, based on their cumulative risk factors.

Meanwhile, almost any amount of standing and walking reduced a worker's chances of having a large waistline and other risk factors for heart disease.

But the greatest benefits came from the most exaggerated amounts of activity. Those mail carriers who walked for more than three hours a day, covering at least 15,000 steps, which is about seven miles, generally had normal body mass indexes, waistlines and metabolic profiles. Together, these factors meant that they had, effectively, no heightened risk for cardiac disease.

Of course, this study provides a single, limited snapshot of people's health and lives. The researchers did not follow their volunteers for decades to see who actually developed heart disease. This kind of study also cannot prove that walking or sitting caused the differences in people's risks factors for heart disease, only that there were associations between activity and risks.

But the findings do imply that there are good reasons to get up from our desk chairs and move, even more than many of us may already be trying to do, said Dr. William Tigbe, a physician and public health researcher at the University of Warwick who led the study.

"It takes effort," he said, but we can accumulate 15,000 steps a day by walking briskly for two hours at about a four-mile-per-hour pace, he said.

"This can be done in bits," he adds, perhaps with a 30-minute walk before work, another at lunch, and multiple 10-minute bouts throughout the day.

"Our metabolism is not well-suited to sitting down all the time," he concluded.

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So for the new study, which was published this month in The International Journal of Obesity, researchers at the University of Warwick in England and other institutions decided to refer back to but also advance and expand upon the results of that foundational Transit Workers Study by examining another group of employees whose workdays involve mostly walking or sitting.

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Being in love can make you do things you wouldn't normally do.

If you have heard that love makes people crazy or stupid, it could be because being in love actually does make chemical changes to the brain. Some people have been known to do crazy things when in love, especially during the early stages of a relationship. The scientific explanations for why some people do stupid things in the name of love may help you understand why you behave the way you do.

Impaired Judgement

A person in love is a person with impaired judgement. The results of a study conducted by Semir Zeki, published as "The Neurobiology of Love," found that the area of the brain associated with judgement stops working when someone is in love. This can make you do crazy things because you are not making logical decisions. You may do things that are unsafe or over the top. You may find yourself making choices that you wouldn't make normally.

Love Addiction

If you have heard people refer to love as a drug, it is because being in love can be give you a high that can be addicting. The effect of being in love on the brain is comparable to the effect of the chemicals that are released when you take cocaine or heroin, notes evolutionary anthropologist Helen Fisher in "Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain: Applying the Exciting New Science of Brain Synchrony for Creativity, Peace and Presence" by Patt-Lind Kyle. Passionate love can become a chemical addiction causing obsession, a euphoric feeling and a loss of sleep -- much like the effects of a drug. Because the feeling of love is so addicting, it can cause you to do stupid things in order to gain or keep that feeling.

Risk-Taking for Love

If you know anyone who has taken a risk in the name of love, it is because adrenaline is released when you are in love, causing you to take reckless risks. "Romantic Motives and Risk-Taking: An Evolutionary Approach," published in the "Journal of Risk Research" in 2013, found that men are likely to take risks, some life-threatening, in order to get together with a female. This tendency can be traced back to when early males had to take risks in order to attract females who would reproduce with them. Men who took bigger risks were better able to reproduce and pass on risk-taking to their male children. Men do crazy things to try to attract a female, at the risk of looking stupid or even hurting themselves. Although crazy stunts may get a girl's attention, they can end badly if the risk does not pay off or the stunt does not go as planned. The study found that females do not take risks like males do.

Be Smarter in Love

Although love makes changes to the brain, there are some things you can do to fight impulses and make better decisions. In the Psychology Today article "How to Stop Love from Making You Act Like a Fool," social psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson suggests using "if-then" plans to stop you from acting impulsively. Think up a substitute action instead of the foolish thing you want to avoid. If you have a tendency to bombard your girlfriend with texts when she doesn't reply right away, make a plan to text a friend instead. Sticking to if-then plans can take some practice, but it might help stop you from doing stupid things in the name of love.

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2.Ziming

3.6 months

4.Jiangxi,China

5.Level 300

6.Computer Systems Technology

7.Watch soccer matches and animations.In addition,favorite soccer team is Chelsea.

8.Being a supporter of Chelsea,maybe.

9.This photo is about a soccer match (AFC Champions League)between Guangzhou Evergrande(China) and Kashiwa Reysol(Japan),and it was taken at Kashiwa,a small city in Japan about 2 years ago. To be honest, it was a very impressive experience for me to feel about passion of all the fans who were cheering constantly for their own team in the stadium,and finally Guangzhou won this match with 3-1.

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2. Mia
3. 5 months
4. Shanghai, China
5. I started at level 300.
6. Business
7. I am a foodie, and I like travelling, eating, sleeping, and watching movie.
8. I like travelling, I have been to several countries, such as Australia, Korea, America, Cambodia,etc. I like Kumamon and panda, so I want to go to Japan and sichuan next journey.
9. I will try my best to pass all of  the course .

This photo was taken in last summer when I was in Hawaii.

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1. Nickname (write in the title)

2. How long have you been in Canada?

3. What country/city are you from?

4. Which level did you start at in ISEP?

5. What do you want to study later at BCIT?

6. What are some of your hobbies?

7. Tell us something silly, embarrassing, surprising, funny or unique about yourself.

8. Any other message you would like to share?

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If accurate, said Tucker, the South African sports scientist, that is "the equivalent of running downhill at a fairly steep gradient" of 1 to 1.5 percent.

"That's a massive difference," he added.

The I.A.A.F. finds itself inundated on many fronts, like corruption, doping and the permissible levels of testosterone in female athletes. And it has long appeared ill equipped to define what should be allowed on the legs and feet of runners.

This occurred most notably in the case of Pistorius, the double-amputee runner who won a ruling in an international sports court to be eligible to compete in the 400 meters against able-bodied runners at the 2012 London Olympics. (Pistorius is serving a six-year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend in 2013.)

In 2007, during the Pistorius track case, the I.A.A.F. introduced a rule prohibiting technical aids that use springs or wheels, which seemed aimed at his use of J-shaped carbon-fiber blades. That year, Spira Footwear said its running shoes were banned because of spring technology that the federation deemed improper.

But the federation's rules have become more ambiguous since Pistorius prevailed in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The I.A.A.F.'s Rule 143 now says that shoes "must not be constructed so as to give an athlete any unfair additional assistance, including by the incorporation of any technology which will give the wearer any unfair advantage."

What constitutes an unfair advantage? It is not explained.

The rule does say that "all types of competition shoes must be approved by the I.A.A.F." But Nike said that it was unaware of any formal approval process and that shoe companies do not routinely submit their shoes for inspection.

Nike officials said they were working closely with the I.A.A.F. on course design and drug testing for the Breaking2 project and would be "sharing" the shoes with the governing body. They also noted that carbon-fiber soles have been used before in the running shoe industry.

"We're giving our athletes a benefit within the rules as they're written," said Schoolmeester, the Nike executive, adding, "We're not using any sort of illegal springs or anything like that."

Tucker, an exercise physiologist at the School of Medicine of the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, said he thought the Nike shoe "probably should be illegal" because it purports to act as a spring. If it were banned, he said, it should be done in conjunction with a rewriting of the I.A.A.F.'s vague rules.

Nike's fastest marathon runner to date, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, belongs to a competing project to break two hours, organized by Yannis Pitsiladis, a sports scientist in England. At the Berlin Marathon in September, Bekele wore the Zoom Vaporfly and ran the second-fastest marathon ever in 2:03:03. He plans to wear the same model to make a world record attempt at the London Marathon in April.

This year, Pitsiladis had a CT scan performed on the shoes that Bekele wore in Berlin. That's when he first noticed what appeared to be a carbon-fiber plate in the midsole.

Because the plate appears to be a springlike device, Pitsiladis said, he expected the shoe to be banned. But as long as it is not, Bekele plans to continue to use it. He said through Pitsiladis that he liked the cushioning and the fact that his calf muscles did not get sore on long runs.

"Will he be allowed to use it" in London, asked Pitsiladis, a professor of exercise science at the University of Brighton in England. "Or, after the race, will someone tell me the world record is no longer valid because you used a banned shoe?"

Runners who competed against those who wore Nike's Zoom Vaporfly in the Olympics and other major marathons are also curious to learn more about the shoe.

"Athletes should be upset" if it's illegal, said Hawi Keflezighi, the agent and brother of Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist from the United States. "But at the same time we've always believed in innocent until proven guilty." Meb Keflezighi finished second to Galen Rupp at the 2016 Olympic trials before struggling through the race at the Rio Games with stomach problems. He wears Skechers.

Widespread doping is a more urgent concern for his brother than shoe technology, Hawi Keflezighi said, but he added: "What's the tipping point? Where a shoe company says, well, we're crossing the line here because we have a spring in our shoes or whatever?"

In truth, some experts said, debate about Nike's latest shoes may only help increase sales to joggers and four-hour marathoners. A less expensive model than the Olympic shoe, with similar technology, goes on sale in June for $150.

"To me, it's kind of a compliment when you are delivering a big enough benefit that people are starting to ask, is this unfair?" Schoolmeester said. "We don't believe it is, but that's pretty flattering."

Jos Hermens, a former Dutch long-distance runner whose management company represents Kipchoge, the Olympic champion, Bekele and other top marathon runners, said he would be "surprised and disappointed" if the latest model were banned.

The sport should continue to welcome technological advances, he said, just as it did when tracks upgraded from cinder to synthetic rubber, pole vault poles evolved from bamboo to fiberglass and shoes began to incorporate air bladders and gels for cushioning.

"We're not living in medieval times," Hermens said. "There are going to be new techniques and materials. It's time to show something to go forward instead of tipping backward."

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If accurate, said Tucker, the South African sports scientist, that is "the equivalent of running downhill at a fairly steep gradient" of 1 to 1.5 percent. "That's a massive difference," he added. The I.A.A.F. finds itself inundated on many fronts, like corruption, doping and the permissible levels of testosterone in female athletes.

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2. Jiwoo
3. 7 months
4. Seoul, Korea
5. I started at level 300.
6.  Aircraft Maintenance
7. watching sports; Baseball, Soccer
8. Well...cycling? I had made a trip      throughout Korea by bicycle.
9. I hope that everyone will have a nice time in level 500.

This photo is me at Kitsilano Beach in last year.

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2) Artem
3) I have been in Canada for 2 years.
4) I am from Russia/ Saint Petersburg
5) 200 Level.
6) International business management.
7) My hobbies are things which related to physical activities ( Snowboarding, MMA, Boxing, Gym, Soccer).
8) Hmm I guess i like dangerous activities like jumping with a parachute, car and motorcycle racing, ATV  racing and i am half professional soccer player.
9)  I know that I will improve my english skills in your class Peter, people  told me that you are really good teacher.
The picture is taken last summer in Russia. I made and rebuild this car by myself, It took about 2 years.

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2. Aprille
3. I've been in canada for 2 weeks and a half now.
4. I'm from Milan, Italy. But I was born in Philippines.
5. I started at Level 500 in ISEP
6. I have four options which are Finance, Accountancy, Business Management, Occupational Health and Safety.
7. Some of my hobbies are listening to music, reading, surfing the internet, eating, playing the piano and drawing but not really good at it lol
8. I was born and raised in Philippines. When I was 17 years old I migrated to Italy with my siblings to join our parents who have been working there for 14 years. And now, I am in Canada to continue my studies and hopefully find a stable and decent job once I finish my studies here. I like challenging myself by doing things that can make me into an independent person. I like changes in life but for the better.
9. Break a leg! Don't give up!

This is me in Barcelona, Spain which is one of my favorite cities in Europe! good times, good times xoxo

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2.Sam
3.2 years
4.Zhaoqing,China
5.Level 200
6.Carpenter
7.Card games,  computer games, Basketballt(so so),
8. I am a sunny boy.
9.I hope everything would be fine, and I can do whatever I want to do!

This photo is me in commencement on June last year

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2.Lee
3.7 months
4.Shanghai China
5.Level 400
6.Commercial Pilot
7.basketball, shooting, listening music.
8.I am friendly. I grew up in Shanghai, but my hometown is Henan.
9.I think I could enjoy this term.
This is a picture when i was shooting.

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2.Emily
3.5 months
4.GuangZhou China
5.I started at level 300
6. International Business Management
7. My hobbies include reading, music, movies, travelling, and sleeping.
8. My hometown is SiChuan, but I grew up in GuangZhou.
9.Nice to meet all of you. I will try my best to study ISEP.

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1. Wade
2. 7 months
3. jilin China
4. level 200
5. Mechanical Engineering Technology
6.snowbording, listening music, watching movies.
7. I am outgoing.
8. I hope every thing will be fine in level 500
9. this photo is  taken in this winnter

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2.Ariel
3.7 months
4.Beijing,China
5.Level 200
6.Business administration
7.Watching movie
8.I am optimistic, I like smiling.
9.This photo is me in Capilano Suspension Bridge.

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2. Li (glasses)
3. four months actually
4. China
5. Level 300
6. Business management
7. Playing table pool , traveling, working out, swimming, racing cars
8. I have joined table pool competitions before.
9. Do whatever you want!

The picture is my small brother.

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1. Junjie Huang

2. Jayden

3. half year

4. China

5. Level 300

6. Interior design

7. Basketball

8. I word hard

9. I need 60% in level 500 courses for my next program, so please :>

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2. Ray
3. 7 months
4. Hebei, China
5. Level 200
6. My program is Architectual and Building Engeering Technology but may be replaced by Mechanical Engeering Technology
7. My hobbies are Playing basketball and listening to music
8. I am a twin
9. My English name and my Chinese nickname are the same pronunciation.

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2. Lu
3.half a year
4.Shanghai, China
5.I started at level 200
6.My program is Mechanical Engineering Technology
7. I like watch some comedies, walking outside and listening to music
8. I had been working for 6 months before I came Vancouver.
9.This photo was taken at a restaurant when I was in China.

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2.Jason
3.2 years
4.Shandong,China
5.I started at level 100
6.My program is AST
7.I like playing basketball,watching movie and travelling
8.The first time I learned to skiing in Canada
9.Nice to meet all of you.I hope we can all of pass this course

This photo is me in Banff 1 years ago.

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2. Loc
3 . 2 years
4. Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
5. I started at level 400 in ISEP
6. I want to study Mechanic engineering after I finish ISEP
7. My hobbies are soccer, gym, watching movie and hang out with my friends.
8.I'm a humour person. First everyone will say I'm a person of very feel words because I don't know you lol. If you talk more with me, you will see my humour.
9. I .hope everyone will have a nice term in level 500.
This is my picture when i was in San Francisco

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2. Ayano
3. 4 and half years (omg, it's quite long)
4. Chiba, Japan
5. It's my first class level 500
6. I've registered to Business Management (part-time) will start actually in next month
7. hiking, snowboarding, playing badminton, watching movies,  chilling w friends, eating n drinking, sleeping, Netflix
8. I like traveling as well so I've been in 10 different countries.
9. I like to do some activities, especially hiking. Let's get together and explore this beautiful city whenever the weather is nice :)

One of my favorite hiking places in Van (last Summer)

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2 . Tao
3. 4 years
4. Nanjing, China
5. I started at level 200 in ISEP.
6. My following program is Computer System Technology(CST)
7. I like reading novel, watching movie, and playing games.
8. I have three cousins.They study in different coutries, such as Canada and Korea.
9. I will try my best to pass this course.

This photo was taken in last summer when I was in America.

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2.Jeff
3.Two years and six months
4.Xi'An San Xi China
5.I start at level 200 in ISEP
6.Yes i do
7. Race my RC car, Biking, listen to English music, Play video game, watch movie and TV show
8. Humour
9. I really like the program i will go in to  in the future, but to achieve that i will need 60% in my level 500. lol
This is a picture of me in my room. (sorry for the picture quality though)

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2.Nicky
3. 7 months
4. Beijing is my hometown and I grew up in Beijing.
5. I started at level300.
6. Digital design and development
7. My hobbies are watching movie and tv drama. In addition,  I very like parachute and bungee.
8. Because I was in boarding school, I was relatively independent and I have a younger sister.
9. So happy to meet everyone in Reading502. I will do my best in this term and hope all of us have good memory.

This photo is me in Vancouver last Christmas.

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2.James
3.18 months(since October 2015)
4.I am from an eastern province, Jiang Su, of China.
5.I started at level 300 in ISEP.
6.Motorcycle and Power Equipment Technician Foundation.
7.My hobbies are going shopping with my friends,  riding motorcycle, and watching horror films by myself.
8.I have an old twin brother, but I have many disagreements with him. I think he is lazy because he never did housework. Also, he does not care about his personal hygiene.
9.I will try my best and obey Peter's advice.

The photo is me  in China 2 years ago, and I was riding my motorcycle

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1. 38 years (but I lived in Korea from 2005 to 2013)

2. I grew up in North Vancouver. My parents still live there.

3. I'm a teacher at ISEP. Usually I teach level 500.

4. I did a Bachelor's degree in Business and a Masters degree in Education

5. My hobbies include exercise, meditation, comedy, reading, movies, travelling,  and skiing.

6. I lived in Korea for many years, have traveled through most countries in Asia, wrote a small book about meditation, and live between Chinatown/Gastown near downtown Vancouver.
7. I would like to be frozen when I die, then brought back to life later.
8. Nice to meet all of you!  If we're not having fun, we are not doing this right.

This photo is of me in Costa Rica last January...

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Image: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Breakfast around the clock is helping shake McDonald's out of its slump.

The world's biggest hamburger chain says the launch of an all-day breakfast menu and unseasonably warm weather helped lift sales by 5.7% in the U.S. for the final three months of the year.

It's the second straight quarter of domestic growth as McDonald's fights to win back customers, and the best showing for the company since early 2012.

Globally, sales rose 5% at established locations.

The stock market greeted the news with excitement: McDonald's shares headed for an all-time high before the market opened Monday.

McDonald's, which has more than 36,000 locations around the world, is working to turnaround its business under CEO Steve Easterbrook, who will mark one year on the job in March.

One of the biggest changes under Easterbrook was to make the Egg McMuffin and other select breakfast foods available past normal breakfast hours in the U.S. - an option many customers had long desired. The company also touted healthier options, including kale in some salads, cage-free eggs in the U.S. and Canada, and experiments with quinoa. The changes come after McDonald's executives conceded they failed to keep up with changing tastes and saw sales slide.

The company did keep some things the same: Easterbrook said Ronald McDonald's the fast-food chain's clown mascot, would never be fired, even as the company reinvigorated the Hamburglar as an attractive, bored dad living a second life of crime.

In 2015, guest counts at established McDonald's locations in the U.S. fell 3%. That followed a 4.1% drop the previous year. Guest counts declined globally as well during the period.

The latest sales jump in the U.S. marks the best showing since the first quarter of 2012, when comparable-stores sales rose 8.9%.

McDonald's did well overseas as well. Sales for the "International Lead" unit, which includes the United Kingdom and Canada, rose 4.2% during the period. In the high-growth markets unit, which includes Russia and China, sales climbed 3%.

For the three months ended Dec. 31, McDonald's Corp. earned $1.21 billion, or $1.31 per share. That beat Wall Street expectations for $1.23 per share, according to FactSet.

Total revenue was $6.34 billion, also topping the $6.24 billion analysts expected.

Shares of McDonald's rose almost 3% to $121.90.

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More people are eating at McDonald's thanks to healthier options

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Breakfast around the clock is helping shake McDonald's out of its slump. The world's biggest hamburger chain says the launch of an all-day breakfast menu and unseasonably warm weather helped lift sales by 5.7% in the U.S. for the final three months of the year.