46 years of Terry
The Marathon of Hope is held every year to collect money for this cause.
This ancient unit of measurement was used by the Egyptians...and the Hebrews of the Bible.
The cubit or royal cubit
This base means "to carry."
port
Point a light at this kind of surface and it will bounce right back at you.
A mirror, or reflective surface
This music artist got in trouble this week after removing an American rapper from his concert tour. His reason? The rapper made pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.
Ed Sheeran
Terry Fox began the first Marathon of Hope after losing this to cancer.
His right leg
The royal cubit was just a little longer than the span of your arm. It was as long as this many hand palms.
7
(the regular cubit had only 6)
This base means "100"
cent
Blood becomes this colour when filled with oxygen and nutrients.
Red
Heads of 3 major tech companies warned this week that this technology could lead to the extinction of the human race.
AI
It's important to note that AI companies aren't making as much money as many hoped. AI "guardrails" would relax expectations, getting these companies out of hot water.
Today, over $1 billion has been raised through the annual Terry Fox Run. However, Terry Fox's original goal was for each Canadian to contribute just this much money each.
$1
This mythical figure from the Bible was said to be 6 cubits and 3 palms tall, or 9' 6"! Despite his immense size, he was felled by a small rock.
Goliath
This base wants you to believe its hype.
Cred
Electrical circuits need to be this or they won't work.
Closed
Journalists/ reporters
(Members of the Press from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW)
Overall cancer survival rates sat at 55% in Terry Fox's day. They have since improved, sitting around this percent today.
(will accept plus or minus 10%)
65% (10% higher overall)
Some cancers, like Thyroid or Melanoma (the kind Terry had) have survival rates well above 90%.
However, Prostate and Lung cancers remain low (12% and 27% respectively)
This many centimeters fits into one meter.
100
This is the highest, or "chief" order of angel.
Archangel
This part of the eye is responsible for focusing light onto our retina.
The lens
This English-speaking country says its Medicare office was hacked this week by rogue AI agents.
Australia
42% of Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with this disease sometime in their lives.
Cancer
Much of this is due to Canadians living longer. The risk of getting cancer rises as one gets older.
100,000
Miracle
Most electrical devices use this type of circuit. It lets you turn off a light switch in one room and not turn off all the devices in the house.
Ok, yeah, so AI news is bleak. Here's one more. This US law-enforcement agency says it may also have been hacked by AI. If true, hackers now have data on its agents.
The FBI