It’s not too late to start! With just under 50 days until the 49th annual CYSF, now is a good time to get researching, if you haven’t already. The Calgary Youth Science Fair is an amazing opportunity for students grades 5 – 12 to explore a specific scientific interest to its fullest. Every year, almost…
If you have turned on the television lately you probably heard about the recent earthquakes in Haiti and about all the love that has been sent their way. Nearly 80% of the population has been living under the poverty line, and since these quakes things haven’t gotten much better, but a group of local Calgary…
The life cycle of chewing gum is generally as follows: processing -> packaging -> sale -> consumption -> spitting out into the garbage -> life in the landfill. On rare occasions, in the hands of the right people, such as Jason Kroenwald of Ancaster, Ontario (he now resides in Toronto) this life cycle is changed.…
The Olympics are starting in less than a month, and to get everyone feeling extra patriotic, I thought I’d let you know about a cool contest that is going on. Monopoly (one of my favourite games) is launching a new Canadian Edition (thus replacing the old one) of the game, and there’s a contest going on…
The other day a friend and I were discussing about dreams and whether if you die in your dream, do you die in reality? This got me more interested in the topic and thankfully after some ‘googling’ and research, the answer is no! (Phew) Dreams have been around for quite some time; at least as long…
Since 2007, there has been a high percent of honeybee hive die-offs (30-70%) occurring in US and parts of Canada. This syndrome is called Colony Collapse Disorder or Honeybee Depopulation Syndrome. European beekeepers have observed a similar phenomena in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, and initial reports have also come in from Switzerland…
When I saw the trailer for “The Book of Eli” the first thought that came across my mind was Fallout 3: The Movie. I’m not trying to be funny, I literally thought that they were making a movie based in the “Fallout 3” universe. After seeing Avatar, I’ve had enough of movies with cliché plots…
Don’t touch that dial! There’s more bread art coming up. Well actually, since this bread art is two-dimensional, perhaps you will have to change the dial to do some shading… The Bread Art Project was created when the Grain Foods Foundation and Ted Allen, host on the Food Network, partnered up with Feeding…
I don’t know many people who hate sweets, but it seems that we sometimes have sugar cravings and don’t know why. One view is that sweets are associated with fun, happiness, or celebration. If you win a basketball game, you could celebrate with ice-cream. Some people have sugar cravings because it is a routine or…
Looking for some stuff to do this week, but want some options other than going to the mall or the movies (plus something that will cost a little less)? It’s a good thing that the city you live in has you covered. There are drop-in programs happening all over Calgary almost every night of the…
The last time I had a nightmare, it wasn’t about bread. I wouldn’t think that it was so strange if meat appeared murderous, but gruesome grains? Be warned: the following bread may give you nightmares. And now that you have sufficient reason to think twice about heading to the kitchen alone for a midnight…
So this is America. They must be out of their minds. – Ringo Starr Welcome to Part 4 of my series on the history of The Beatles. In the year 1964, the British Invasion hit and artists from Great Britain became popular in the United States. The movement was first started by The Beatles (of course!). This is also…
I love music and listen to the radio frequently. Sometimes, don’t you feel that the songs we hear all the time become a bit repetitive? Sometimes we buy a song and listen to it so much until we need something new. I love hearing a remix of my favorite song on the radio. It’s like…
If you want a neat place to get some great new music and don’t want to spend a lot of money, check out NoiseTrade.com. We introduced you to NoiseTrade a little while back, and we love it so much, we want to give you some more info on this wicked site. It’s free. Every single song…
…and “Get your pants off the ground!” Alabama’s General Larry Platt auditioned for season 9 of American Idol this past week. His performance was more than extraordinary for a number of reasons. Reason 1: General Larry performed an original song that he wrote, entitled “Pants on the Ground.” Reason 2: He performed a break dance…