“Making No Cents”

http://money.msn.com/personal-finance/latest.aspx?post=efb24bd5-b47f-4a32-abff-80901814837b

Canada is getting rid of its penny from its currency circulation.  That’s not really big news in the United States, where, for years, we have been dismissively throwing their cute, 7/10-of-a-cent coins in the trash with a head shake and a chuckle.

With the Royal Canadian Mint no longer needing to spend 1.6 cents per penny, they can concentrate more on Canada’s main monetary units: beaver pelts.

The Canadian government says that there will be minimal impact, economically.  Philosophically, however is another matter.  After all, from now on, a penny saved is… nothing.

“Chinese Secret”

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/11/young-asian-boards-flight-to-canada-in-eerily-lifelike-disguise-as-elderly-male/1

A young Chinese man disguised as an elderly Caucasian man boarded a plane from Hong Kong to Canada to declare refugee status. Airline officials were fooled by his convincing “old man” prosthetic mask, though his hands looked too young for him to be old, and he was too polite to be American.

The incident raises safety concerns. Not only regarding airport security, but since the mask came from China, it probably contains lead paint.

The story has excited the imagination of mystery lovers. The mystery: why would anyone want to go to Canada?

China plans to use this aging make-up technology to get 14-year-olds into the next Olympics.