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Sunday, Oct. 10 was 10-10-10. This is because the day fell on the 10th day, of the 10th month, and the year 2010. Not only is this date significant because it involves all 10s, but an interesting fact is that there are 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays of this month! This does not…

Meet Georgy Tchaidze, Pianist Extraordinaire

“For me, it’s being the complete musician.” – Georgy Tchaizde, on what makes a good pianist. On Saturday, Sept. 25, we celebrated the Epcor Centre 25th anniversary. The Epcor Centre is often called the “cultural beacon” and “heartbeat” of Calgary.  What aspect of Calgary appealed most to the Tchaidze? According to the pianist, “It’s very quiet here.…

One Week to Election Day!

Here in Calgary we are only one week from election day! Next Monday, hundreds of thousands of Calgarians will head to the polls and select a leader at a critical time in Calgary’s history. Not only are we faced with a major financial deficit, numerous issues plague our city infrastructure ranging from transportation to urban…

The Buried Life!

I’m similar to many teens who love to watch MTV. What’s not to like? It provides entertainment and comedy! Last year or so they released a really cool television about a group of Canadian guys; Duncan, Dave, Ben, and Jonnie, who made a bucket list and plan to finish one thing on that list each…

FUNNIEST JOKES IN THE WORLD!

So maybe it’s not possible to pick and choose the funniest jokes in the world, but there did happen to be some scientists who made a study of it. They named these jokes as some of the most hilarious ones they could have found. (Note that I only included four as the rest have questionable…

Dangerous Driving

I took driver’s ed this week. Or at least, I took my in-class sessions with a teacher and books and corny movies. All my friends  told me it was boring, but I’ve really come to appreciate it. I took my course with A Driving, and have found the classes very useful. However, the classes have…

Where is Waldo?

Yes, Where’s Waldo. Where’s Waldo has been one of my favourite childhood books. I remember back in the day, when we would all gather around, and team up to find him! I would love to share my childhood experience with you! Find WALDO!

Graphene to the Future

Taking a break from global political issues, I’ve decided to write about something cool that has happened recently in the field of science and technology; an innovation that may change the face of technology forever. The specific event is the recent Nobel Prize awards and the category is in the field of physics. Russian-born scientists…

The Ying and Yang of World Hunger

This photo speaks for itself. The world is harsh, the fat man stays fat and the poor stay poor. Living in North America already puts us on the wealthy part of the spectrum, and it is clear that other parts in the world are suffering, without much help. To put this in perspective, imagine a…

The Journey to The Edge Of The Universe

The Journey to the Edge of the Universe is a movie that NASA released a year and a half ago. When it came out, it was shown on some documentary channels like the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. In this movie, it is shown how far NASA has actually gone and seen of the universe…

Quotes of “Before and After a test…”

Have you ever considered the things we say before and after something? Here is a list of quotes that I collected from my friends. Before: I need to work hard for the test. After: It was so hard! I’m going to fail. Before: I should of study.. After: Get over it Before: Why do we always…

The Penelopiad

The Penelopiad, written by Margaret Atwood in 2005, is running at the EPCOR Centre from Sept. 21 to Oct. 9.  The novel translated into 28 other languages and was released around the world. The play is 50 minutes long and it was very impressive of high quality of story and actress’ act. It begins with play then gradually…