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	<title>The Blog of Leon Apel &#187; Cool Stuff</title>
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		<title>Stamina for Late Risers &gt; Early Risers?</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2009/05/03/stamina-for-late-risers-early-risers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 17:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stamina for Late Risers &#62; Early Risers: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090423.wsleep0423/BNStory/Science/. However, you need to read the journal itself to verify the quality of the study&#8217;s method. They used only 30 subjects and the specific quality assurance controls weren&#8217;t stated in the article.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stamina for Late Risers &gt; Early Risers: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090423.wsleep0423/BNStory/Science/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090423.wsleep0423/BNStory/Science/</a>. However, you need to read the journal itself to verify the quality of the study&#8217;s method. They used only 30 subjects and the specific quality assurance controls weren&#8217;t stated in the article.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>When Will Canada Get the HTC Google Android G1 Phone?</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2008/09/28/when-will-canada-get-htc-google-android-g1-phone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t wait until the HTC Google Phone comes to Canada. So far,&#160;the US has a release date and so does the UK&#8230;what about Canada? Google gears, google chrome, and their phone all look amazing.&#160; Open source is what will make it a winner.&#160; Companies are virtually &#34;re-inventing the wheel&#34; with their own platforms, so [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t wait until the HTC Google Phone comes to Canada.</p>
<p>So far,&nbsp;the US has a release date and so does the UK&#8230;what about Canada?</p>
<p>Google gears, google chrome, and their phone all look amazing.&nbsp; Open source is what will make it a winner.&nbsp; Companies are virtually &quot;re-inventing the wheel&quot; with their own platforms, so having a standardized platform is common sense.</p>
<p>If anyone knows when it&#8217;s coming out, share the scoop.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Testing Toronto Daily Food Delivery Service</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2008/08/16/testing-toronto-daily-food-delivery-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m testing out a service for 10 days that delivers daily meals to you called the Nim Diet. For about $40/day, they deliver chef-prepared, healthy, daily meals including a breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and dessert. Here&#8217;s what my upcoming schedule looks like: &#160;Peace. I may update this blog on how it goes]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m testing out a service for 10 days that delivers daily meals to you called the <a href="http://nimdiet.com/">Nim Diet</a>.</p>
<p>For about $40/day, they deliver chef-prepared, healthy, daily meals including a breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and dessert.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what my upcoming schedule looks like:</p>
<p><img align="baseline" alt="august 21 to 24th meals" src="/wp-content/uploads/image/" /></p>
<p><img height="345" width="500" align="baseline" src="/wp-content/uploads/image/August 21 to 24th.png" alt="August 21 to 24th.png" /></p>
<p><img align="baseline" alt="august 25 to 28th meals" src="/wp-content/uploads/image/" /></p>
<p><img height="495" width="506" align="baseline" alt="Aug 25 to Aug 29 meals.png" src="/wp-content/uploads/image/Aug 25 to Aug 29 meals.png" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;Peace. I may update this blog on how it goes</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Which Website Has the Most Traffic in Canada?</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2007/08/26/facebook-the-website-with-the-most-traffic-in-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANSWER = Facebook! Facebook is the new king of online traffic in Canada, beating out Google and Yahoo. It&#8217;s interesting that around December 2005 I, like many of peers, had just discovered Facebook.   In less than 2 years, facebook has accomplished this feat: very impressive yet disappointing. Why disappointing?  I personally feel Google should be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ANSWER = Facebook!</p>
<p>Facebook is the new king of online traffic in Canada, beating out Google and Yahoo.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s interesting that around December 2005 I, like many of peers, had just discovered Facebook.   In less than 2 years, facebook has accomplished this feat: very impressive yet disappointing.</p>
<p>Why disappointing?  I personally feel Google should be #1 <img src='http://www.leonapel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .   Using Google&#8217;s network is a far better use of your time.   Why?&#8230;Google has the following:<br />
- Gmail<br />
- Search<br />
- Image<br />
- Maps etc.<br />
- Google Apps</p>
<p>Side note: according to my toolbar, Facebook is #10 worldwide as of now&#8230;let&#8217;s hope it stays that way.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t believe the screenshot?  Go here: <span><span class="a"><a href="http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?cc=CA&#038;ts_mode=country&#038;lang=none" rel="nofollow">http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?cc=CA&#038;ts_mode=country&#038;lang=none</a></span></span></p>
<p>Check out this screenshot:</p>
<p><a href="http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alexacanadapd5.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/310/alexacanadapd5.th.png" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at <a href="http://www.ImageShack.us" rel="nofollow">http://www.ImageShack.us</a>" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll leave you to draw the implications&#8230; <img src='http://www.leonapel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Google Sky?  Google is One Step Closer to Having &#8220;Google Everything&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2007/08/23/new-google-sky-nice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think the following is the order of Google&#8217;s Domination of Monitoring Our Universe: 1) Google Earth 2) Goole Moon 3) Google Mars 4) Google Streetview: now&#8230; Google Sky &#160; &#160; &#160; It&#8217;s like inverting Google Earth&#8230; &#160; The next major breakthrough will be when Google RFIDs us and creates Google Body.&#160; Google already understands [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the following is the order of Google&#8217;s Domination of Monitoring Our Universe:</p>
<p>1) Google Earth<br />
2) Goole Moon<br />
3) Google Mars<br />
4) Google Streetview: now&#8230;</p>
<h1><strong>Google Sky</strong></h1>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>It&#8217;s like inverting Google Earth&#8230; <img src='http://www.leonapel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> &nbsp; The next major breakthrough will be when Google RFIDs us and creates Google Body.&nbsp; Google already understands a great deal of our mind by monitoring our keyword searches&#8230;</h3>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Frozen Smoke AKA Aerogel: “It is the greatest insulator we’ve ever seen&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2007/08/20/frozen-smoke-aka-aerogel-%e2%80%9cit-is-the-greatest-insulator-we%e2%80%99ve-ever-seen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists are working to discover new applications for the substance, ranging from the next generation of tennis rackets to super-insulated space suits for a manned mission to Mars.&#160;&#160; Mark Krajewski, a senior scientist at the company, believes that an 18mm layer of aerogel will be sufficient to protect astronauts from temperatures as low as -130C. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scientists are working to discover new applications for the substance, ranging from the next generation of tennis rackets to super-insulated space suits for a manned mission to Mars.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark Krajewski, a senior scientist at the company, believes that an 18mm layer of aerogel will be sufficient to protect astronauts from temperatures as low as -130C. &ldquo;It is the greatest insulator we&rsquo;ve ever seen,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>This goes in my cool stuff category&#8230;I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if the same NASA scientists who rediscovered this are simply back-engineering the technology from recovered UFOs. . <img src='http://www.leonapel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> &nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2284349.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2284349.ece</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aubrey De Grey &#8211; Is Aging A &#8220;Problem&#8221; that Can Be Overcome?</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2007/08/17/aubrey-de-grey-is-aging-a-problem-that-can-be-overcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think Aubrey De Grey is well beyond our time in thought leadership.&#160;&#160; In other words, Aubrey is a great visionary. He shattered my paradigm about the myth of aging and the thought that &#34;aging&#34; was uncontrollabe. One of his key mantras is that aging is a problem &#8212; a challenge that can be overcome.&#160; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Aubrey De Grey is well beyond our time in thought leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp; In other words, Aubrey is a great visionary.</p>
<p>He shattered my paradigm about the myth of aging and the thought that &quot;aging&quot; was uncontrollabe.</p>
<p>One of his key mantras is that aging is a problem &#8212; a challenge that can be overcome.&nbsp; He promotes life extension and is performing research to treat the &quot;problem of aging.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#8217;m going to post this video on my blog becauuse it&#8217;s of interest to me:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><embed width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="VideoPlayback" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/llvP-7XgTEE" quality="high" pluginspage="http://macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Amazing.&nbsp;&nbsp; He has a great picture understanding of the issue and his opposition.&nbsp; He&#8217;s the Christopher Colombus of Aging.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rather Than Write This Blog Post, I&#8217;ll Jing It&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2007/08/08/rather-than-write-this-blog-post-ill-jing-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JING&#8211;not to be confused with Jinx is a nice tool to use for sharing quick video/picture messages.&#160;&#160; So, rather than write this blog post, &#8216;ll Jing it&#8230;check out a sample of this cool tool: &#160; This is a cool application, similar to Camtasia where you can record your screen very easily. While it&#8217;s not as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>JING</strong>&#8211;not to be confused with Jinx is a nice tool to use for sharing quick video/picture messages.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, rather than write this blog post, &#8216;ll Jing it&#8230;check out a sample of this cool tool:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>This is a cool application, similar to Camtasia where you can record your screen very easily.<br />
While it&#8217;s not as comprehensive as Camtasia nor is it ad-free like Camtasia, it&#8217;s faster.&nbsp; <br />
I&#8217;d rate this as 9/10 on ease-of-use and design and 8/10 on a &quot;must have&quot; scale.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Note: .swf files are apparently not accepted by Google Video and I gotta run&#8230;. haha (incomplete post)</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Coolest Virtually UnKnown Technology: Claytronics Revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2007/07/31/coolest-virtually-unknown-technology-claytronics-revealed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is claytronics?&#160;&#160; It&#8217;s a technology that allows you to use computer assisted design (CAD) to create PHYSICAL OBJECTS from micro matter. Claytronics is in it&#8217;s infancy and will definitely revolutionalize the manufacturing industry. &#160; &#160; I wasn&#8217;t familar with claytronics until I read this article in Business 2.0: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405653/index.htm?postversion=2007052118 &#160; Think about all of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is claytronics?&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#8217;s a technology that allows you to use computer assisted design (CAD) to create PHYSICAL OBJECTS from micro matter. Claytronics is in it&#8217;s infancy and will definitely revolutionalize the manufacturing industry.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div align="center"><embed width="425" height="350" pluginspage="http://macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/16vBZbna2rk" wmode="transparent" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t familar with claytronics until I read this article in <layer id="google-toolbar-hilite-3" style="background-color: Cyan; color: black;">Business</layer> <layer id="google-toolbar-hilite-5" style="background-color: Fuchsia; color: black;">2</layer>.<layer id="google-toolbar-hilite-9" style="background-color: Chartreuse; color: black;">0</layer>:</p>
<p><a onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405653/index.htm?postversion=2007052118'); window.open(this.href,'ForgetnanotechThinkclaytronics','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status'); return false" href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405653/index.htm?postversion=2007052118">http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405653/index.htm?postversion=2007052118</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Think about all of the applications:</p>
<p>- execute manufacturing work in seconds;<br />
- develop a complete replica of a human being to be in your room while having a conversation with someone who is not physically present;<br />
- convert all paper diagrams and drawings into physical objects (cool way to write class notes!)<br />
There are endless options&hellip;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Update: Coolest Guy On the Planet Changed Again&#8230;Google Made Me Lie!</title>
		<link>http://www.leonapel.com/2007/07/23/update-coolest-guy-on-the-planet-changed-againgoogle-made-me-lie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The title says it all.&#160; The leader is B r a d Fa ll on again.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The title says it all.&nbsp; The leader is B r a d Fa ll on again.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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