The organization for the next generation

If you like science, teamwork, web designing, or even just an experience to change your life, you should join FIRST. FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. In their words, their “mission is to show students of every age that science, technology, and problem-solving are not only fun and rewarding, but…

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Canadian music is wonderful too

I think that where a particular band/singer/artist/acapella group is based should, and never does, have an impact on whether or not you enjoy their music.  Even so, I’m pleasantly surprised when I find someone I’ve been listening to is from Canada, and thus this post is for five Canadian bands/artists that I’ve been following recently.…

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Typhoon Haiyan in pictures

As we all know, on November 8 typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, killing as many as 4,000 and leaving millions displaced from homes and without food or water. Aid has slowly been coming in, however damage complications in rural areas are complicating recovery. Although the typhoon has passed, the worst is yet to be over…

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The Virtual Keyboard

Introducing a fairly new and innovative technology: the virtual keyboard. From the photographs, it looks very interesting. A small, compact device projects a keyboard on a flat surface that is touch-sensitive. This keyboard is a helpful tool in typing and can reduce the agony in typing on a tiny phony screen or an uncomfortable tablet…

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Choosing a career path

There are many people out there who don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. You can blame it on becoming apart of a community you didn’t feel like you belonged in. Many times parents contribute to children being unhappy with their jobs. Remember what they say: if you love your job,…

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The nostalgia tag

For some reason this weekend, I was reminded of all the great old pop punk music from  back in the day (Panic! at the Disco, Fall out Boy, All American Rejects, etc.) Since then I have been obsessing over all of my old favorite songs and many other things from my childhood. I hope my…

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The iKnife

There is the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Now, there’s the iKnife. No, it doesn’t have apps and games and music on it, but it does so much more than that. It identifies cancer cells. When removing cancer, surgeons try to cut as precisely as possible: not too much should be out, but there…

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