Sleepless Nights.

Disclaimer, this post is extremly cheesy and very personal. If you get bored or happen to fall asleep reading it, just look at the pretty gifs. Have you ever just had one of those nights where you just can’t seem to fall asleep. Those nights where no matter how hard you try to hit the…

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20,000 Books Under the Bow: donate your used books, DVDs, CDs to the Calgary Public Library on July 27!

The flood relief efforts have been extraordinary at rebuilding our city: even with the excitement of the Stampede long gone, summer in Calgary has never been so promising, the streets continuously bustling with countless festivals and activities. However, that is not to forget the tremendous damage brought on by the natural catastrophe. The Calgary Public…

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Images That Make You Think: Pawel Kuczynski

Pawel Kuczynski is known for his many illustrations centering political and economic satire. When I first saw this set of images, I found them to be extremely powerful and astonishingly true. He focuses on widely known global issues and depicts them in an almost surreal, yet very disturbingly permeable way. Kuczynski is a talented artist…

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Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament is back!!

Hey Yu-Gi-Oh fans!! We are Back!! And here is your chance to win a Gold Series 3 Prize…once again! Where: Forest Lawn Public Library. When: 24th july Age Group: 13-17 years NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!! Free Pizza snacks!             Wednesday July 24 1-3  Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament – Are you up for the challenge?  Come…

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Stampede 101: The Superdogs

Every year that I’ve been to the Calgary Stampede, the President’s Choice Superdogs Show remains my absolute favourite.  Being a big canine fan, there is nothing else I’d rather be doing than spend forty-five minutes watching my furry friends, run, jump, skip rope, weave and perform for the audience to their hearts’ content.  It’s clear…

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Finding Kind- A Documentary

  A few weeks back I received the magnificent opportunity to attend a documentary “Finding Kind” at the ConocoPhillips Auditorium thanks to Youth Central and Youth Are Awesome! Finding Kind was a documentary regarding girls and the reasoning behind why they are so mean towards one another. Two girls decided to find the answer by…

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How to Deal with Mourning

Recently, my grandmother passed away at the fulfilling age of 92. This week has been an emotional conquest for my family and I. But through it, I have been able to uncover a few tips on how to deal with mourning over a loved one. When I first was notified of my grandmother’s death, I…

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Should cosmetic surgery = career success?

A few weeks ago, I came across a news article that spoke volumes about society nowadays. According to Maclean’s On Campus, increasing numbers of Chinese women are going under the needle, putting China in 3rd place (behind USA and Brazil), for the highest amount of cosmetic procedures performed annually. The most popular operations are “eyelid…

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Soft, Soothing Songs

These are some of my favourite, easy to listen to songs to play to whenever I need a break or just feel for calmer music. There’s a great mix to this list, from soft and mellow to more upbeat (though nothing too crazy), and from sad and melancholic to uplifting . I also love putting…

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Got a Bad Teacher? Here’s Jeff Bliss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iflIOklflrg Give that kid an award. And the a Nobel prize – Alana Mayfield (Top comment on video) Many of us know a bad teacher. They may be non interactive, unpassionate, unfair or maybe a mix of all these traits as they educate students with a lack of vigor and seriousness in their work. Jeff Bliss…

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