On Aug 6, Facebook mobile users were hit with a controversial update where the private messaging function of the Facebook app was disabled. Instead, users were forced to download the separate Facebook Messenger App if they wanted to message their Facebook friends on their phone. Facebook’s decision was met with backlash from consumers, accusing the…
Ingredients 10 chicken wings 1 bottle of Coca Cola 2-3 slices of ginger adequate-dry or crushed chili (personal preference) adequate-oil (enough for stir fry the wings-oil for frying) 2-3 Anise (optional-to add aroma) 1 tbs dark soy sauce 1-2 green onion (use white part for frying and green for decorating) Method Wash and raise the…
These past few weeks, social media has been a plethoric ration of #theALSIceBucketChallenge. With celebrities causing an inevitable domino effect on the world-wide web, people from Bill Gates to the average Joe have chosen to pour ice water on themselves to “raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).” People can donate and/or create a video of themselves…
Gloomy, sullen day. Cloudy skies. Your day went bad, and you returned home, ignoring your neighbor’s cheerful wave. Sound familiar? It happens to everyone. Sadness gets the best of us and brings them down to its level. So what do we do? We fight back! I present to you, seven ways to make yourself feel…
Summary: Lucy is an action/fantasy movie about a 25-year-old student who eventually gains the ability to access 100 per cent of her cerebral capacity. This movie brings back an old theory: the theory that humans can only access 10 per cent of their brain’s capacity at a time. Although it seems genuine, this hypothesis has…
Disclaimer: This is about a sensitive and serious topic. I don’t mean to offend anyone. My goal is to have a mature discussion and to present a youth’s perspective on this issue. Why am I doing this? In light of Robin William’s death, conversation about mental illness and suicide has resurfaced. However, it seems that…
Could you imagine having to pick either living life to full fill your passion and to live for the love of your life or to die in order to be reunited with your family? In such a situation what would one pick? Life or death? Love and passion or to be reunited with your kin? At the age…
Got a backpack? Want nice toned arms? Let’s get pumping! PREPARATION 1. Obtain a backpack (preferably an old, torn, battered one) 2. Fill it with appropriate weights Textbooks, dictionaries, rocks, cabbages all work as fillers. Use anything available to you. The recommended weight for starters is around three textbooks (15pounds) 3. Wrap the top handle…
Starting at a new school can be exciting to down right frightening. Whether you’re going from junior high to high school, or transitioning in the middle of the school year, the jitters and worries of finding new friends is very prominent. You may be lucky to have friends going to the same senior high as…
I had the amazing opportunity to go to an advanced screening of the new movie If I Stay last weekend, and being an old fan of the book, I was ecstatic to see the end result of this film. Because I saw the movie early, that also means I heard the soundtrack for this film early.…
Every year in August, the Eau Claire plaza area gets flooded with people, booths, vendors, and FOOD. That’s because every year in August, the Taste of Calgary takes place! For those who don’t know, the Taste of Calgary is a festival where you buy multiple tickets for $1 each, and then you use these tickets to get…
Hundreds of American citizens of all racial backgrounds took to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri this week following the death of 18 year-old Michael Brown at the hands of a police officer. Protests and riots were violently countered by the state police using tear gas, rubber bullets, and smoke bombs (BBC News), further fuelling the public outrage towards…
Aliya Karmali was the winner of the ConocoPhillips Youth Of Distinction Awards 2014 in the Sportsmanship category. She is a great athlete, an encouraging coach and a positive role-model to her fellow athletes. With her dynamic attitude, one can easily make out that she is a conqueror! I had an opportunity to interview this young…
With the recent release of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, war has been declared on its rival. DC, on the other hand, released the first teaser of much hyped Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice – however, this was shown only at the San Diego Comic Con. But a few fans uploaded cell phone recorded…
Hi all! Long time no post (sorry!). But with the looming first day of school right around the corner, I figure I may as well shed some autumnal light over the metaphorical overcast skies that is the back to school season (if that was too poetic for you – or just a straight up bad…