The airplane can be annoying With all of the germs And the kid behind you that could be a soccer star And the woman beside you who loves to go barefoot Let’s not forget the claustrophobic washrooms with the toilets that are too loud And the baby that is afraid of flying that can be…
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Volunteering is a big part of our city, your involvement is really important. Looking for ways to help out with the flood clean-up efforts in Calgary? You can self-organize and lead a volunteer team to head down to one of Calgary’s affected communities. Go to www.calgary.ca for up to date information on affected areas. More of…
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This photo is anything but conventional. Yes that is a robin, yes he is indeed sitting on a horse and yes, I took this picture. The title of this blog post however, seems not at all fitting for the scene and may have raised some eyebrows so let me clear a few things up. This…
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A super sweet and super nostalgic medley of some of the best Disney songs by AJ Rafael. Hope you enjoy and just feel the childhood coming back from within you.
This was our Calgary Zoo during the flooding time the little Island in the middle of the river. During the flood, a lot of Calgarians offered their help — through various ways! And zoo staff had worked really hard to save those needing the most help —- The Animals. The Calgary Human Society opened their…
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Summer is the perfect time of year to get delicious and ripe seasonal fresh fruit. In celebration of the end of the school year why not make a batch of chocolate cupcakes with strawberry buttercream icing? To add a whimsical touch, try rainbow icing; a fun and easy way to decorate your cupcakes uniquely. Piping…
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So…it’s summer! What do have planned? Going on vacation? Summer school? In July, I’m off to Saint-Jean University in La Pocatière, Quebec for a full French immersion program called Explore. Explore is a five-week, French-language bursary summer program that allows you to: 1. Discover and learn French in a new region of Canada (usually Quebec)…
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Summer in Cowtown is the prime “festival season” as it is a “construction season”; the vibrancy is meant to be taken in through participation, not realizing you have missed out on the fun after hearing about it through post-festival media coverage! Here is a set of festival listings that I have found to be useful…
Detailshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8 We buy stuff everyday, no matter if it’s food, water, pen, pants, paper, paint, computer, shoes ……… Just A LOT of things, but wait a minute, do you ever realize where do they go after you trash it? or even what it takes to make some really simple stuff, like a pen! So, I…
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The physical impact of the flooding in Calgary remains yet to be fully seen, but the awareness for the bond we have to our city is an aspect growing more prominent day by day. Let this video be a source of hope that’s needed to carry out the recovery – All credits go to Robert…
DetailsJust thought, since all of the terrible events that unfolded on Calgary. It would be nice just to see some happy and uplifting weather news. In Vancouver, Global News: BC 1 meteorologist, Kristi Gordon, was doing the Noon News Hour segment until something frightened her. A spider had found his way onto the live news…
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Since school has been shut since Thursday, I have had the chance to see a few movies. Some in the theatre, some on dvd, so here are some mini reviews of the hottest movies for the summer! Monsters University Rate: 8.5/10 Review: It tied in wonderfully with the first story, it was cute however the…
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What do you think is better Mac or PC? Before we get too far in, I will be using the term PC as a replacement for Windows even though the term personal computer does apply to both. We will go through a few differences and you can decide for yourself which is better First…
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Summer break is just around the corner for most students and I just want to get the word out there of a cool program happening this summer called the Seminar on the United Nations and International Affairs. It is a weeklong camp for teenagers that focuses on international issues through debates with representatives of the United…
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Urban planning here in Calgary need to account for the parking crunch; in Japan, bike storage is gobbling up prime real estate that is hard to come by in such an urbanized country. Engineers created underground parkades to solve the car crunch, so now they have devised a method to park all those bicycles and…
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