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/ 11 June 2007

Star Trek fans beam into Canada’s wild west

A Klingon is an unexpected sight in Canada’s vast western plains, among the lonely oil wells, cow pastures and wheat fields. But hundreds of the ferocious warriors from Gene Roddenberry’s fictional <i>Star Trek</i> universe gathered in Vulcan this weekend for the town’s annual <i>Spock Days and Galaxyfest</i> — a three-day space festival and <i>Star Trek</i> convention.

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/ 11 November 2006

Rock, paper, scissors champs gather in Toronto

Can global conflicts be settled by rock, paper, scissors? Maybe not. But organisers of a RPS tournament in Toronto this weekend want the centuries-old children’s game applied more often to settle lesser fights. "It’s the simplest, fairest way to make a decision or resolve a conflict," said tournament director Graham Walker.