Very few of us appreciate the homework we receive throughout our time in school. While we’re trying to balance volunteering and sports and music and whatever other extra-curricular activities we may be involved in, homework just gets in the way of us having a life. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to just get rid of it?…
My whole life, I have been allergic to peanuts, and there have been many incidents where I have had to spend the night in emergency. If there was something I could do about this issue, it would be to let more people know why they should be conscious of those with a peanut/nut allergy. Here…
As we all know, Google is slowly becoming one of the most powerful corporations of all time. For those of you that don’t know, Google was founded in 1997, and now controls the majority of the search engine business, with 59.3% of people choosing to use Google Search. Their next closest competitor, Yahoo, controls a…
Wires are great, they served us for centuries, bringing useful electricity to us everyday; however, imagine that you have a printer, an external hard drive, a lamp, a set of speaker, a cell phone charger and a computer system in your bedroom, and they are all connected via wires. You know when you need to…
There was Make It on the first weekend of November, and Fairly Traded Market Day coming up on the last, well, how about something in-between? Behold, The Art Market! With over 200 professional artisans involved with this event, it’s no wonder why this is one of Calgary’s ‘premier art and craft sales’. So get a…
Pets may not be with us everywhere we go, but they are an important of our lives. Whether it is a cat, a dog, a lizard, or a fish, pets keep us company and give us a friend we can always count on to be there in our times of need. Okay, maybe a fish…
I am a junior facilitator with the Minds in Motion All Girls [science] Club and volunteer each Saturday at the U of C and help with their activities. So far this fall, we have created aliens, Saturn-mobiles, discussed the science of zombies and eaten candy. 😀 This past weekend, we went to the TELUS World of Science along…
Are you a game developer or interested in becoming one? Or do you just have some time to kill? Whatever the reason, I have something you might be interested in. Kongregate is a gaming website dedicated in hosting free games for anyone interested, but more importantly, it supports game developers by holding weekly, monthly and…
These days, you don’t usually find many people who are not on Facebook. However, there still are those people that ask, “What is Facebook?” and I have dedicated this post to fill you all in – for those of you who are already very familiar with Facebook, let this be a little history lesson for…
“I declare that the Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen.” – Timothy Leary Raging crowds, raving teens, and disapproving parents, what do all three of these things have in common? You guessed it! The…
The Calgary Stamps are well on their way to defending that sought-after Grey Cup! They played the Edmonton Eskimos this past Sunday November 15th in the West Semifinal, and won 24-21 to advance to the Western final. Next in the way of the cup are the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who play Calgary in the West Final next…
Eva was born with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) – a genetic disease that affects 1 in 3600 Canadians, and which 1 in 25 Canadians carry the gene for. Tonight is the television premiere of 65_RedRoses, an award-winning documentary made about 23 year-old Eva’s battle with CF – a disease which affects several organs of the body,…
Many of us know about the Ronald McDonald House up by the Alberta Children’s Hospital. The charity was first established in 1973 by Philadelphia Eagles player Fred Hill and his wife Fran when their daughter, Kimberly Hill, was diagnosised with lymphatic leukemia. They hoped to purchase and renovate a house near the hospital for the family, and partenered…
Paper Towns is one of the best books I have every read. Then one day, a thought hit me – if Paper Towns is my favorite novel, why haven’t I read more books from the same author? It would make sense that if I’m look for a book similar to Paper Towns, I would read…
In October, something really cool happened. The Because I am a Girl caravan visited Calgary and stopped at our school. They interviewed girls and listened to our thoughts on what it means to be a girl here in Canada, and around the world. Learning more about their campaign and speaking to them, I wanted to spread…