‘Cause I can’t hear you over our RECORD BREAKING GOLD MEDAL COUNT! Well, the 21st Winter Olympics has officially closed. The flame is extinguished and the monumental task of putting on the 22nd Olympics has been officially passed to Russia’s Sochi City in an absolutely breathtaking – and hilarious!- closing ceremonies. Now, for those of…
To understand this novel the reader must have some basic knowledge about the cold war. The reader must also understand some misconceptions people once had about nuclear war. For example, some scientists once believed that only Labrador and New Zealand would be able to survive the radiation caused by a nuclear war. The story takes…
Bridging the Gap: Between Generations, Acceptance & Self-Identity, And Across Integration & Cultural Differences The 2010 Multicultural Youth Health and Well Being Conference. It’s quite the mouthful, but the title says it all! The Southern Alberta Child & Youth Health Network (so many long names!) in collaboration with multicultural youth and youth organizations have…
Welcome back to Perspective! Not that you’ve got all those confusing settings on your camera all worked out, it’s time to put them to work! As counterintuitive as it may sound, taking something away from a picture is not always a bad thing. Today, we’re taking away the colour. Yes, all of it. Black and…
On with my adventures at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics… Tuesday, February 16th was a day I will not soon forget. First we took the Sky Train and Sea Bus, but we’ve already discussed my love for public transport enough. The shuttles getting up to Cypress Mountain for the day were very fast and I was very impressed…
…it’s really all any Canadian seems to have on his or her mind these days. No doubt, most of the country has spent the last few days watching Team Canada kick Germany and Russia’s butts in hockey at the Olympics and move on the semi-finals – one step closer to GOLD! We love our amazing players…
We’ve already told you about the cool festivals and events in March…but have you heard about the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival? Yes, as you may have guessed, the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival is one of North America’s largest amateur competitive classical music festivals. To put that into normal English? The Kiwanis festival is a celebration…
Higher Ground has had great success with its three-course vegetarian meals, and now the Calgary Downtown Association is teaming up with a list of the city’s top restaurants to provide three-course meals at a set rate from March 5th-14th. Lunches will be served for either $15 or $25, and dinners for $25 or $35. Although this might…
Have you ever wondered about how systematic news reports have always been? You maybe bored out of your mind watching news reports on TV, or you may find it interesting — if so, I applaud you. The one thing we can be certain of is that news reports are important and sort of part of our everyday lives. It…
The “Where It’s Art” series, until now, have focused mainly on visual art. Today, I’m branching out into another area of fine arts – music. I’d like to introduce you to some artists that I feel have an extremely high talent:exposure ratio. Perhaps we can decrease it a little bit. I’d like to start by…
We all have at some point in our lives experienced or been in a situation that is uncomfortable and downright awkward; some more than others, unfortunately. Ever wonder to yourself why these kinds of embarrassing moments seem to only happen to you? Don’t worry. It’s not ‘just you.’ You may have seen the hand gesture…
Every now and then we receive some cool research opportunities from the University of Calgary. We try to help out and promote what they’re doing as they’re work is often connected to youth issues. This one passed by our email and relates to how youth connect with counsellor’s. Have a read: Adolescents between the ages of 14 and…
“They were getting more and more interested in unusual sounds, they were trying out new instruments and always coming to me saying, what, what ideas have you got for this.” – George Martin, Music Producer for the Beatles 1965 is the year that The Beatles really came out of their previous genre of music and…
Own the Podium? More like Blown the Podium. To date in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Canada has 10 medals overall, 5 of them gold, placing 4th overall in medal standings. The USA? 25 medals, 9 of them gold. Canada’s plan was to have the most medals overall in the Olympics. Instead, they watch helplessly as the…
I’m blogging once again about the cool holidays, but this time, for March – a month that isn’t just known for St. Patrick’s Day. Interestingly, March is National Noodle, Nutrition, and Frozen Food Month. Check out the dates in March below to see the cool holidays and events. March 1st – National Pig Day, Peanut Butter Lover’s…