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How scary is this whole 'homegrown terrorism' story? Very. Interested to see how everything pans out, but yeesh, some serious damage has been done to the reputation of the Islamic community. Reading up on some of the details, here's what freaks me out: the handful of minors associated with the cell were the probable suicide bombers, as they tend to be naive and easily-manipulated by the higher-ups. The three tonnes of explosive material was probably to arm two or three truck bombs (similar to the Oklahoma City bombing, which only had one), which would be driven up to or into their target before detonation. This rules out TTC stations and other public transit centres that can't be easily driven into, but apparently truck bombs are used to bring down large buildings. What a wake-up call. Keep me safe Stephen Harper!

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I know there's a real World Cup starting in five days, but I'm getting fairly amped about this 2007 Under-20 tournament that's going to be held in Canada. Reason number one is 18-year-old Kelon Moura Souza, Brazil's next soon-to-be-playing-in-Europe phenom, who has invented this absurd 'seal dribble' to draw fouls, and then proceeds to pound in free kicks from all over the place. What will these crazy Samba kids come up with next? Reason two: a ridiculous compilation of Canada's Under-20 win over Brazil last month, giving me a faint hope that our national youth team won't get embarassed on home soil. Props to You Tube for the clips - turn up your speakers for some freaky French hip-hop and Wu-Tang.