I just love Prezi. It’s a great tool to share ideas and thoughts through stylish, creative and animated presentation. You can create a free account on the Internet and test drive already designed templates. The templates allows the addition of Powerpoint slides, videos and pictures quite easily with a click of button. The application creates a poster…
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So for me, exams have just finished and I recently got my results back. To say the least, I was utterly disappointed/shocked/angry/saddened/in despair over one mark in particular. And when I say I did poorly, I really mean I did poorly- my final mark brought my average down ten (plus) percent. Yup, ten (plus) percent.…
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Have you ever felt the need to check your Facebook newsfeed every ten seconds? Or tweet about whatever you’re doing every few minutes? With the lure of social media – whether it is Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, or the countless other platforms – it’s extremely easy to get caught up with the online world of…
DetailsOn December 28, I had the opportunity to go to a magic and illusions show for the very first time. I’ve seen street performers, and Penn and Teller: Fool Us show, but I’ve never seen a truly magical show. [youtube HueFI_DT5yA] This year, the Magic N’ Miracles Benefit Magic Show featured Murray Hatfield, an illusionist…
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What a game 5-4 for the Anaheim Ducks! But I have got to say the Calgary Flames put up an amazing battle on Monday. First and foremost I would like to thank Kids Up Front for giving me the fabulous opportunity to attend the game and I’d like to say it was an adrenaline pumping…
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I first started realizing that our family camera was totally incompetent because every time we took a night portrait mode photo or any mode actually, it looked like our souls were coming out of our bodies. The blur was that bad. So after years of convincing my parents, we get a Canon Rebel T4i and…
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I had the opportunity to go to the Voix Humaines & Charles Daniels concert at the Christ Church Elbow Park on Saturday, and it was amazing. First off thank you very much to Tokie Brideaux from Calgary Music Events for giving me the tickets! I went to the pre-talk show to learn a little history…
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I had a conversation with my friend to the south, an American. I was astounded by her basic lack of knowledge about its northern neighbour and would like to clear a few things up. If you have a friend who’s never experienced the cold, desperate wasteland of Canada, send them here. It’s Cold! Yes and no.…
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Update (01/28) – The stories are now released and you can read them and the constellation’s report here. We are taught to be resilient when we face hardships; we keep going through difficult challenges with optimism—in reality, many seniors who struggle with poverty are willing to take steps to improve their well-being. But many of the…
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I really like videos like this, how they send memorable messages through such simple ideas. There are no twists, no flowery plot lines to distract the audience from the main idea, and no wasted moments. This is a video that can change your day, and maybe even more.
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Calgary is a city that has been improving dramatically as it grows, but one group has not been able to offer much input to Calgary – youth. Youth frequently find it difficult to seize opportunities to participate in Calgary’s improvement, and often cannot get their ideas heard. Youth Central and the Mayor’s Youth Council have…
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So I watched Les Mis. And I may or may not have cried. Of course, it was fabulous. If you have no experience with Les Mis…you should probably Wikipedia before you watch it in theaters. There are plot bunnies flying EVERYWHERE. Breaking off from that tangent, I was surprised that everybody did so well. Especially…
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I find the best way to focus on and sustain a study session for any length of time is to have a great playlist to listen to while I work. The songs I chose are a combination of slow and fast songs. Slow songs are great to play quietly while really trying to concentrate; they…
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I know that Christmas is technically over – but who says that gingerbread houses are reserved for Christmas? Besides, this snack (along with a steamy mug of hot chocolate) is the perfect treat for exam break. Take about 15-30 minutes out of your day for this festive treat. Begin with your run-of-the-mill gingerbread…
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Final exams are finally hitting high school students and I don’t even have to design my own science lab to know that the rate of procrastination with the added stress is definitely increasing as well. Studying may seem like rocket science at times and I feel like “procrastination” is actually the perfect solution towards helping my…
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