Miles, a social outcast at school becomes board of his eventless life, and he is tired of being a nobody. But that all changed when he moved to a boarding school called Culver Creek in search of “the great perhaps”. Soon Miles befriends a group of teens including the colonel, his muscular but short roommate;…
“We just had this amazing inner feeling of: ‘We’re going to do it’. I don’t know why… we were just cocky” – George Harrison In March of 1957, John Lennon, vocalist and guitarist, formed The Quarrymen with a couple of friends, he was only 16 at that time. Soon after, Paul McCartney, a 15 years…
So the hottest track being played right now is Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind”. This track features Alicia Keys and has one of the hottest hooks we’ve heard on a track this past year. It’s Jay Z and Alicia’s Key’s love song to New York which is their home city. It was only a…
Welcome to part three of my series reviewing television programs. If you missed the previous part you can check that out here. If you are into the mystery or sci-fi genre, then the television show Fringe will be right up your alley. Fringe follows a FBI “Fringe Division” team who use unconventional, fringe scientific methods to…
Many of us use Youtube to watch videos and listen to music, but what really is Youtube? Take a look below to gain some more knowledge on this site. YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. In November 2006,…
Last week, on November 18th, the 2009 YMCA Calgary Peace Medals were awarded to eight very worthy recipients, and I got to attend. I was one of four students representing my school for our nomination for the award. We were amoung 39 outstanding nominees, in eight categories. The YMCA Peace Medals give a chance to…
Maybe football is not your thing and you were just planning on locking yourself in the house this weekend in hopes of avoiding Grey Cup Weekend. Well, I might just have a solution for you to still go out and have a good time. The Calgary High School Improv League (CHIL), a group of the…
Loudcrowd: where music meets play, gaming meets people, people play with people, and encounter squirrels, cupcakes, and toast that like music. My experience with social networking sites started with Gaia Online when I was about 11 years old. It introduced me to a close-knit, forum-based online community of elite role-players, general discussion debaters, and otaku.…
Welcome to the first instalment of Sam’s Weekly Serving of NeRd! Today, we shall learn how to make organic plastic! These days, everything is trying to be organic. But is organic really better? First off, let’s take a look at the dictionary‘s chemical definition of “organic”: or⋅gan⋅ic /ɔrˈgænɪk/ [awr-gan-ik] –adjective : noting or pertaining to…
It’s nearing that time of year again: Christmas, Hanukka, Kwanzaa, or whichever holiday you celebrate. Regardless of the holiday, there’s a good chance you’re planning on buying gifts for all the important people in your life. As an alternative to emptying your wallet this holiday season, try some of these ideas for original and heartfelt…
After last week’s Gives Me Hope, our WFW saga continues with another ‘feel good’ website that will leave a smile on your face. So when we look at magazines, television, billboards and even clothing, the image of ripped muscular bodies or tall slim figures with perfect silky hair and glowing skin appear. The flaws are unseen and…
Calgary has recently added a great new recycling program to the city. It’s quite obvious that Calgarians are making an effort to help our environment is ways such as reducing our Eco-footprint. So what’s the next step? Compost! Many cities around North America have started a compost program. This program would be similar to our recycling…
Living in a modern city everyday, it’s hard for us to imagine a city that is lost from human touch. It’s time that we appreciate the past glory and history of the lost cities. There are legends and ruins of dozens of lost cities around the world. The following 5 are the most historically significant…
Over the summer, I was talking to my uncle about this new search engine, Bing. I thought I’d share a bit more about Bing with you all, and if you are an avid Bing user, some changes that you may have seen. Bing (formerly Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search) is the current web…
Google is boring now. A search engine? BLAH. BUT there has been some recent websites that Google has created that have intrigued me. For example, if you type in www.googlegooglegooglegoogle.com, it gives you 4 independent Google browsers within your own internet page. I don’t know what’s the practical use of this, but it’s awesome! Another cool Google…