The Calgary Flames are off to a red-hot start this season! It might be too early in the season to tell, but one must wonder if this year will be another memorable playoff run, like the unforgettable 2004 season. The Flames have won 5 out of 8 games, and sit tied for 1st in the…
Any of you heard of Screamfest?! The scariest haunted house in Calgary is now officially open!! Screamfest is being held at Canada Olympic Park, and includes 5 scary haunted houses, games, and entertainment! For just 15 dollars (20 on Fridays and Saturdays), you get to go to all 5 houses, free entertainment, and 3-D glasses!…
You know when you laugh for a few minutes early in the day, and then for the rest of the day you’re in a wonderful mood? Well, that happened to me today, and I wanted to know why. It’s not only the fact that you have someone funny with you that puts you in a…
Some things have really strange names. For that matter, so do some people. Or bands. Or…well, you get the picture. If you think that you’re a pro at deciphering what something is just from its moniker, head on over to mental_floss and try out one of these “lunchtime quizzes”: –Discontinued Ben and Jerry’s Flavour or…
Were you taught that the movement of land mass of lithosphere on earth is due to moving tectonic plates? Well, the tectonic plates theory propose that there are eight major plates and many minor plates and these plates move in three basic ways: Divergent, Convergent and Transforming. Divergent boundaries is the expansion between plates, convergent…
No, it is not Easter yet so put away those baskets of yours because you will not be getting any chocolate today. Instead, hunt for the Pizza Planet Truck! For those of you who don’t know where the Pizza Planet Truck comes from, it is from the movie, Toy Story, by Pixar. Therefore, ever since…
I was having a discussion with some friends about social networking sites and it quickly became a Facebook against Twitter debate. Being an avid Facebooker, I thought I’d check in to see what everyone’s talking about with Twitter. So here is some basic Twitter information I’ve collected: Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey. The idea…
In 2006 singer/songwriter Derek Webb gave away free downloads of his album in exchange for a little demographic information from his fans. The trade reached 80,000 fans and is said to be responsible for sold-out shows and sale spikes. This success turned into the foundation for a little company called NoiseTrade. Today, consumers can either…
Investigate the relationship between technology and youth or age. Tips in regards to proper use of technology is disclosed in places of the article. =P
What would happen if somehow the human race were wiped out by some kind of virus that only affected us? What would Earth be like after we had left? Written with a mix of imaginative speculations and solid science reports comes the book The World Without Us by American journalist Alan Weisman. With interviews and…
Snow. It always depresses us all. With the first snowfall of the year comes the knowledge that from now on we have to always bring a coat with us when we go out, and that we won’t be able to do outdoor sports easily until April. Every year in Calgary there is 1cm of snow…
Tired of teen magazines with no substance and newspapers with no good news? Grip magazine just might be the solution you’re looking for. A quarter-yearly publication, it tackles real-life issues and throws in just enough fun and interesting tidbits to keep you interested. Even better? If you can’t find it in person, you can check…
‘There She Is!’ is a very cute Korean animated cartoon series created by a three-person team. It was nominated for and won both the Professional Award and the Cyber Jury Award at the Anima Mundi Web Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2004. The series is cut into ‘5 Steps’ (episodes). It basically tells a…
Everyone knows a balanced diet is essential to one’s health. Do not let the title fool you, kids’ foods are the best tasting food, so the following list of nutritious yet delicious food is what you need for an active and healthy life: Beef (made in Alberta): protein and B vitamins, niacin, zinc and iron,…
Say hello to “Ardi,” a hominid who lived in what is now Ethiopia about 4.4 million years ago . The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the infamous Lucy, who was long thought to be the earliest skeleton of a human. A study of Ardi, under way since the first bones were discovered in…