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Mayor’s Environment Expo 2013- Animal Welfare

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I went to The Mayor’s Environment Expo on June 8th and came across a really special booth, and a great conversation with the organization founder – Carol W. Tracey.

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If I ask you “How happy are your meat(food)?” What will your answer be? I found it’s really unfair to our animals because we enjoy them but sometimes we mistreat them. They don’t get a say, how people should raise the them (pigs, cows, sheep, chicken etc.). How bad the animals living environments can be. The inhuman conditions they are in. You might ask “How do I buy Happy meat then?” I would say buy from the Farmers Market! Or buy from a company/producer that you know are responsible. Support the people who are protecting our animals welfare! Buy Happy And Eat Happy 🙂

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2. Animal Circus – No to animal abuse! (They are NOT money maker)

Do you enjoy the entertainment time in circus? Or watching a movies ? There is another important thing I have learned in this booth, it’s about animal abuse by circus and on movies. I would like to draw your attention to the importance of people abusing animals to earn money as our animal are not suppose to do that in a normal way – especially an aging elephant.

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I watched an article about eating contest in Calgary. I personally don’t argee with those kind of contest, if they have money to do those kind of wasting food contest why not donating food to people in need? What do you think about this form of contest?

Want to learn more about the organization? Talk to the founder directly! (She is so NICE!)

ADVOCATING FOR ANIMAL WALFARE AND THE ENVIRONMENT – Carol W. Tracey – aware@shaw.ca

Thanks to Carol for such amazing discussion!

The flood, the city, the people, their hearts

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998259_10100511000678556_884796793_nNewspapers, social media, television, and every local radio station are tuned in to one topic in Calgary: the 2013 floods. In fact, the word “flood” is starting to look funny in my eyes after seeing it so much. Conversations on the street are overwhelmed with “flood” “flooding” “evacuation” and various other terms and phrases that are all talking about the Southern Alberta 2013 flooding.

The tragedy is undeniable, the devastation immense, but in all this darkness, Calgary has come together. We’ve brought our own light. Many of you have probably heard stories about people reaching out, heroes helping others, and an unbelievable group of citizens ready to take a stand and lend a hand. When a call for 600 volunteers was issued for the stadium, a flabbergasting 7000 people showed up!

Through all of this, I’m starting to gain pride in my city :). Yes, there are still going to be those few people who aren’t willing to good, even those who may rather do bad. Price gouging, looting, and other crimes have arisen within all the chaos, but I think we are strong enough to look past that. I believe we need to lead by example.

Businesses and organizations have made an effort to support our city and it’s people too. Crave cupcakes is selling s’mores cupcakes and donating the funds to flood relief, Jelly Modern Doughnuts have been giving free donuts to volunteers and clean-up crews, yyc food trucks are having a fund raiser today… The list goes on! It seems nearly everyone is willing and wanting to help.

Now that we know our city is capable of doing such great things, and now that we have truly seen the tremendous size of Calgarians’ hearts, why not take it further? In my opinion, we’ve come face to face with a spark that could and should lead our city to be something special.

Maybe more of a community, more than just a geographical label.

This post was a lot of me sharing my random ideas and opinions. What are yours?

If you’re wanting to help, there are many different facebook pages and websites already formed to lead the way. Check out http://www.yychelps.ca. Or check out Wentao’s article, as he listed a lot of links.

Also, check out all the other Youth Are Awesome posts related to the flood: https://www.youthareawesome.com/tag/yycflood/

 

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An Interview With Curtis Glencross

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Yes, I had the opportunity to interview a Calgary Flames player at the World Partnership Walk but this wasn’t the first time I had met him. Two years ago at the same walk, same location and probably same time we were in a two-legged race and a potato sack race together. Firstly, I would like to say he is an incredible guy and extremely down to earth.  Without a doubt, I was very fortunate to be able to interview him this year at the walk. Although it was a short interview, I really appreciated the time he took to answer my questions.

The first question I asked was why he decides to come to the World Partnership Walk every year. He replied by saying he has established a good partnership with a major sponsor, High River Toyota and they asked him to come two years back and he has attended ever since.

Secondly, I asked what has stood out to him at the World Partnership Walk . He answered by saying, the support was amazing and really stood out to him whenever he attended. (Rain or Shine)

Lastly, of course I had to ask this, was he ready for his upcoming season? He swiftly replied by saying he is extremely excited and preparing. Go Flames, Go!

Glencross was also co-MC that day and was a huge participant!  Thank you for supporting such an amazing cause it means a lot!

But Glencross wasn’t alone that day he also came with his buddy Backlund #11 from the Calgary Flames! He too came out to support and was truly a genuine and down to earth guy as well! I got two pictures with both of them, except the one with Glencross turned out blurry but I have one of him hosting,  and I definitely have one of some friends and me with Backlund.  So here are those pictures:

 

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Watermelon Swan

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Watermelon Swan

Hey guys, this past weekend was uneventful. Our city got pummelled by nature and thus we were given the mandate to stay at home for the whole weekend. Which totally sucks. The weekend is the best part of the week: the whole city gets around and socializes in an attempt to brighten their lives. Usually on such occasions (mostly sick days), I brighten the dull and gloom by spending time with my Television and some Peter Sellers (Aaah PINK PANTHER!!). This weekend, however, I indulged in one of my side hobbies, art or to be more specific, the culinary arts. You see, I went through high school doing three years of Foods Classes and I thought “no better time to make use of my three semesters worth of knowledge”

After much thinking (and browsing Tumblr – like a lot), I came to the idea of making a Watermelon Swan. The whole idea of carving has always interested me as my grandfather was my role model and he was an avid whittler. After scouring the internet, I came upon this lovely article: http://www.stufftotweet.com/tweetthis/wikihow/how-to-carve-a-watermelon-swan which details the individual steps of making a watermelon swan.

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According to my foods teacher, you must always have a loose sketch and a plan when you are doing such activities. Then you must start drawing on your watermelon

As you can see I drew an outline on the watermelon
There’s a faint trace of an outline

Then you start carving. I used a pairing knife for the carving and I would sporadically also use a chef’s knife to clean up on the inside

 

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I wasn’t pleased with my results and I made another one the next day. This time I also cut up a myriad of fruits and put those in it, making sure to get a lot of different colours and shapes in. Tadaaa!

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Robb Nash, a musical inspiration

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The whispers.

The rumouring stories.

The undeniable facts.

The news titles: another takes his life.

It’s all a shock at first; the occurrence of death is not an experience we encounter every day. Nor is it something we want to face. A few weeks later? How do you feel about that person who’s suddenly missing from the hallways of your school? Has the school community effortlessly forgotten about it?

It is a grim subject, but it is still one we need to confront. No, “cyber bullying” is not a term that others make up for misbehaviour. No, they didn’t think it could cause any damage. No, it’s not something you would find in a fictional novel where the main character is struggling through adolescence.

It is reality.

Upon reading Lily’s article on self-harm, the undeniable truth is that insecurity is something we feel, and there are those who are struggling because of it. Those who are closer to our lives than we would ever imagine; not just some random person walking down the halls at school. A few months ago, Robb Nash was invited to my high school to host a school-wide assembly to share his story.

Robb Nash is a survivor of a devastating car accident, where he was on the brink of death, mentally and physically. How does one cope with such excruciating, unendurable pain?

Inspired by events that followed, Robb found his way out of depression. Today he performs songs and share his experiences with others, hoping to create world changers.

What I loved about the performance of his band is that he doesn’t glorify his recovery. He tells the blatant truth as it is. His music reflect the struggles that many are going through – and through his music, he really inspires others. His easygoing personality makes his story personal and approachable. He creates a sense of hope for those in the dark abyss. He motivates others to be compassionate.

Suicide notes are not something we, as a society, should shy away from. We should be the ones who encourage others to abandon them. What can you do as a high school student? Why, exactly this: organize events and invite groups like Robb Nash’s to your school. Promote school spirit. Make everyone feel like they belong. It seems simple – and maybe like a futile attempt to save someone’s life – but I can guarantee that you will make an impact that you’ll never regret.

Last but not least,

remember this:

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It is up to you to change the news titles!

Be sure to visit Robb Nash’s official website for more information.

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Mayor’s Environment Expo 2013 – Recycling & Composting

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MayorEnvironmentBanner2011Today I went to the Mayor’s Environment Expo, I learned a lot about how to be environment friendly and what we don’t usually know or talk about it. I would like to introduce you to some of the interesting facts and booth.

1. Did you know how long does different materials takes to decompost?

Tin Can- 200Years

Disposable Diapers – 450Years

Newspapers – 6 months

Apple core – 2 months

Milk Carton – 3 months

Plastic Bottle – 450 Years

Stytofoam Cup – 50 Years

6-Pack ring(The plastic that holds canned pop together) – 400 Years

Glass – Undetermined

Info from The Girl Guides of Canada booth

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If you are living in Alberta or Canada you might know Alberta are full of oil sand, but how do we reach it? By ripping and digging our earth. That causes pollution and taking up the animals habitat, making our animals getting endanger or threaten to be extinct.

Here are 2 interesting profile of threatened animal in alberta

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This is Grizzly Bear’s Profile – Only 600 of them left (In Alberta), a health population needs a little more than 1500 of them 🙁

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Woodland Caribou – Threatened because the massive loss of habitat.

Information from CANADIAN AND WILDNESS SOCIETY (CAWS) booth

3. Calgary Transit

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I found one interesting fact about Calgary Transit system. Did you know Calgary’s Transit system is fully run by wind energy? They are 100% renewable!

To save the environment, take more transit and use less personal vehicle. Reduce your eco-footprint! How? Click HERE!

Thanks to all the organization that are in The Mayor’s Environmental Expo – you guys are awesome and I learned a lot!article-new_ehow_images_a01_vc_sd_reduce-ecofootprint-800x800

 

Flood-drops, Nature’s Beauty during Calgary’s Chaos

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Flood-drops, Nature’s Beauty during Calgary’s Chaos

The rain that’s been plaguing Calgary for about a month now hit a new level this week, with the flooding and evacuation of many neighbourhoods, and even Calgary’s downtown. With flooding nothing like the flash-floods Calgary usually experiences, roadways and schools city-wide were shut down, and its safe to say the weather has definitely become more than an annoyingly rainy start to summer.

While the rain is bad news for us, for nature it brings renewal and beauty. Determined not to overlook the wonder in even the tiniest leaf my Canon and I braved the downpour for the sake of photography.

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For more Youth Are Awesome blogs related to the flood click here.

 

Photos and Videos: The Alberta Floods

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Downtown Calgary under flood conditions.

 

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At around 9:00pm on Thursday, June 20th, the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta announced a State of Emergency. This shocked many Albertans and took many by surprise. During this time, the government ordered the evacuation of many areas within cities, townships, and neighbourhoods. This forceful upheaval of persons caused by the floods were shocking to most. Things like these rarely happen in Canada, never the less, in Southern Alberta. Yet no matter how hard, Alberta has been strong and has showed fortitude in these trying times.

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The Mayor being in Toronto at the time, and the Premier being in New York. It just seemed like any other day.  People just headed home to enjoy dinner with their families. It seemed like any other Thursday night. Business as usual. Most even were at disbelief of such a flood. Personally, I was at total shock once I turned on the news to hear the Premier and the Mayor announce a state of emergency. Downtown Calgary and 20 Calgary neighbourhoods were forcefully shut down. Many were confused to hear news that their precious down town had been submerged in metres of water.

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Canmore, High River, and Sundre are three communities that have been hit the hardest. The Bow River has congested to the point where these communities have been evacuated. Emergency services have been scrambling to ensure the safety of the citizens of Alberta. The Canadian Army has also been deployed to ensure that the rescue efforts go smoothly.

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Responses to the flood have been generally under control. The City of Calgary announced the closures of every public school as well as the conversions of community centres into emergency shelters. 20 neighbourhoods of Calgary have been declared evacuated. These neighbourhoods also include the Downtown core. The Mayor announced that everyone should stay home and avoid any business in Downtown Calgary.

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The Mayor of Calgary, Naheed Nenshi, announced on Sunday that the flood waters are officially lowering. Certain displaced persons were given the go ahead to return to their homes. Throughout many communities, this was a sigh of relief. The federal government announced also their continual support to this province. Though, flood levels in Calgary and parts of the province are receding, it gives no amnesty to test the water. The mayor urged citizens to STAY AWAY FROM THE RIVER OR THE FLOODED AREAS. Though many out of curiosity, may have the temptation to do so. It is still risky since no one knows whether the land will give weigh. This flood is not over. The expenses to rebuild the damaged areas will take almost a year to accomplish. Though, the Mayor still optimistic. Promising that just because Calgary is submerged, that Calgarians will still be able to have a chance to enjoy the stampede. Quite a large promise made by the mayor, but still, shows the strength and courage many Albertans have.

Downtown Calgary on Saturday, June 22 2013

Though no matter how hard the floods may come. Alberta is a strong and proud province. Like what the Premier had said during a press conference, “Alberta is resilient and strong.” Calgary Emergency Services and the Mayor, Naheed Nenshi, have responded magnificently to this terrible storm. Once hearing news of emergency, the Premier, the Canadian Army, the Mayor, and the Prime Minister, came to Alberta at the first sight of disaster. Great kudos to all the courageous men and women who have spent their time and energy to ensure that everyone in this Province stays safe. Alberta is a close knit community and this disater has brought the best out of Alberta. Together, Alberta and all of Canada can pull through this. Hand in hand, united and strong, we will rise from this and come back bigger and better.

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Aerial view of the Calgary during the flood
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Photos byCTV News Calgary & CTV News 

Those Awareness Events in 2013 – #ABFlood and #YYCFlood efforts, powered by social media

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Those Awareness Events in 2013 – #ABFlood and #YYCFlood efforts, powered by social media

(A friendly note – please enjoy all of our blogger’s contributions on the 2013 Alberta Floods that can found HERE)

It started with a flood, and it will end with a flood.

The surging water was able to lash out a flood of physical damage; this disaster has been declared by Premier Redford as the largest flood to ever happen in Alberta. In contrast, it hasn’t washed out the resilience of Albertans; in fact, it is far from doing so. Let this perhaps be one of the strongest displays of solidarity and perseverance. This tweet perfectly alludes to our situation:

This month’s article in my awareness events series will be different from previous ones; intuition provoked our awareness that the flood victims require assistance in multiple aspects. Our information gateway in the form of social media did the rest. Let’s outline some of those social media trends that has done wonders in promoting this awareness and activating goodwill all around.

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#yycflood (#yycfloods), #abflood (#abfloods), #medhat (#mhflood), and #highriver on Twitter – Being constantly updated with fresh content, these hashtags have been utilized heavily by both official sources and local citizens. @cityofcalgary, @CalgaryPolice, and @AB_EmergAlert, and @nenshi himself are just some of the notable government sources that are conveying essential information about developments. In turn, our media and citizens (there are just way too many active figures to count) are using this hashtag to document this flood in their neck of the woods and to retweet information to their followers.

Being the broadest, most representative of the Twitterverse’s response to this disaster, #ABFlood in particular is currently a Calgary trend on Twitter!

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#yychelps and #yycfloodhero on Twitter – These hashtags are dedicated specifically to bring awareness of the need for all kinds of assistance and to express gratitude to those who provide them. Countless organizations including @UnitedWayCgy, @calgarydropin, @RedCrossAB, and @tascalgary are working on their front to fulfill their mission and update everyone on the help they require. @660News in particular is advocating for the use of #yycfloodheros to recognize all those dedicated Calgarians that impact all corners of Calgary.

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#yycgreedy – Beware of price gouging! This hashtag aims to document alleged incidents of such illegal price hikes.  Read this Metro News article that outlines some of the viral incidents.

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@YYCFlood and @yychelps – These two are important aggregator acccounts on Twitter regarding the flood. YYCFlood serves to retweet all kinds of news pertaining to the floods while yychelps is sharing info on where to volunteer on rebuilding Southern Alberta. The latter has their own website with valuable links.

 

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Hashtags on Facebook – New to the implementation of hashtags, the Facebook community has also utilized all of these hashtags. Click away – #yycflood (#yycfloods), #abflood (#abfloods), #medhat (#mhflood), #highriver, #yychelps, #yycfloodhero, #yycgreedy. Do note though that you can only search for those hashtags if you have a Facebook account and are logged in to it.

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Calgary Clean Up – This popular pick is one of the Facebook community pages set up for aggregating updates on our flood situation. This initiative is run by YYChelps.ca and as you can see, it has already garned 28,063 likes as of Sunday night.

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Calgary Flood – This is one of the other Facebook pages that documents the floods with some interesting flood photos from everyday citizens being shared by them. Oh, who can forget this?

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Siksika First Nation’s Flood Info –  Siksika First Nations has been severely hit by this flood; they have also created a facebook page for news related to their rebuilding efforts.

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Google Crisis Map – The Google Crisis Response has uploaded a map with pinpoints for warnings and evacuation zones across Southern Alberta.

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Interactive Google Map – Global News created a map that displays shelter listings from other helpful Calgarians. This map is a public collaboration and you can add to the list.

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Photo-crazy Pinterest and Flickr – On Pinterest, #YYCFlood is flooded with all sorts of damage photos; the City of Calgary has also created a Calgary Flood Flickr group.

We YVC volunteers want to lend a hand too – If you are an organization looking for help for the clean-up efforts and would like some of us youth to assist you, please DM @YouthCentralYYC!

Please don’t hesitate to inform me of any social media sources I may have missed or correct me on anything by dropping me a comment or tweeting me through @WentaoHello. I welcome any links that you give me to help our readers get informed. The flood of information is priceless in this challenge.

Thank you to all of those who are maintaining these social media links! You can read the previous articles on my series here and I strongly urge you to read our other bloggers’ 2013 Flood posts through this tag!

An Important Announcement from CBE

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If you have not yet been informed about this, the CBE sent out a very important message regarding exams next week.

Due to the devastating flood that enveloped southern Alberta last Thursday, the Calgary Board of Education, along with the CCSD, and Alberta Educations had worked together and came to the conclusion that for the safety of students and staff, all non-diploma exams this week (June 24/2013) have been cancelled and remaining diploma exams are now optional. The board is allowing full exemption from remaining exams next week, and the students who choose not to partake in the now optional diplomas will have their teacher-awarded mark as their final grade. All CBE schools will be closed on Monday June 24 except for those wishing to take their diplomas.

Students from flood-affected schools who choose to write their diplomas will write them in the designated school given here. Please visit this link to find out further information regarding this change.

For Other blog posts regarding the flood, click here.

When People Come Together…

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I don’t think people naturally seek to help others everyday. We’re just too busy. Five days ago you would’ve seen me studying for exams, not giving care for much else. You would’ve seen a businessman, going to his office to sign his daily papers and you would’ve seen a college student, going for her day out with friends. But a day later, when we turn on the T.V, and see the latest news on the Alberta floods, I had immediately put down my pencil. The businessman puts down his papers, and the college student puts down her phone. We stare at the TV and watch as our own city floods to horrendous heights. We are amazed at the destruction that this flood causes and we are shocked when we realize how much impact this flood must have on the people effected. Eventually everyone looks at their T.V, newspaper, phone, or radio and we all in cohesive unison, have the notion that there must be some way we can help.

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With the emphasized news on the Alberta flooding this week, this post is an obvious consequence. However throughout the entire time of planning, I considered what aspect I should write about the flooding. Do people need to know more information? Not really, with all the media focusing on this story, it’s not that hard to find info on it. Do people need to know more ways on how to help? Sure, maybe some advice would be good. Don’t take long showers, help out the victims any way you can, and when the opportunity comes, volunteer for clean-up since there will be eventually be a large need for it.

However what I really wanted to share this week, is the way that people are consistently attracted to these kinds of events. As we ignore the controversies with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, or we turn away momentarily from the political jabber on Syria; the world from North America, to Europe, to even the Middle East, look at the Alberta Flooding in international attention. What kind of event would I call the Alberta Flooding? Well I would call it similar to the event Operation Breakthrough in 1988.

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Operation Breakthrough was an international effort, to free three Grey Whales in Alaska which were stuck in packed ice. This event generated so much media attention, that the whales were eventually helped by international organizations and governments. There was even a cooperation between the U.S and the Soviet Union to free the whales. Take note that this event was during the Cold War, and a cooperation between these two nations is a mere example of the events significance. Operation Breakthrough was a media phenomenon, that attracted people because of it’s humanity, and human cooperation. Finally the world momentarily ignored it’s conflicts, and truly came together to support a truly humane act.

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Although I don’t think the Alberta Floods are so big of a media phenomenon as Operation Breakthrough, nor as international. The general feeling of humanity is significant. Why most people are so absorbed in the Alberta Floods, other than it’s environmental awe. We see people on Facebook writing about how we can help, and friends who express their concerns on the victims in the flood. We see public service-men going out of their way to help the affected, and mayor Naheed Nenshi expressing his congratulations on humanity during these harsh times:

“It is unbelievable at the dedication of people to keep their neighbors safe whether their police officers, fire fighters, guys who pump out water, or citizens who take in friends of family, it is a blessing for us to have so many engaged in community and public service.” by Naheed Nenshi

Let us not forget that when Alberta returns to ‘normality’, and the world returns to the attention of conspiracy, war, and controversy, we remember that people at least had some highlights in history like Operation Breakthrough, and the Alberta floods, that showed that people can come together in times of trouble. At least we can nag at our long time notion that humanity has no hope for moral good, when we remind ourselves that we in fact, have the capability to be humane.

 

References of Pictures in Order;

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Neighbourhood poutine from the Family Fry Guy

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Neighbourhood poutine from the Family Fry Guy

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On the same Sunday when I went to Shogun Teppanyaki Grill, I also went and ordered poutine from the Family Fry Guy when 4 food trucks went to Otafest this year. Cheese curds…..mmm……

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Being the mascot of the food truck, the specialty is of course on everything fries! I ordered poutine with their option of melty cheese versus the traditional curds; it was cheesy, but yet it wasn’t. (I’ll let you decipher the pun there :P)

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Very cheesy! 😛

For $7,  there were certainly quite a bit of poutine filling the box and my stomach. The box seemed to have an everlasting supply of fries for a while. (This definitely counts as a large size to me……..No, I should’ve just kept this as a secret so you’d get this pleasant surprise.)

And the cheese….. I’m completely done with the traditional cheese curds now. (Don’t hate me if you like poutine the way it is!)

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The Family Fry Guy has became an instant favorite. The ratings are coming your way:

Service – 5/5 – Excellent service! 🙂

Food – 4/5 – The poutine themselves were amazing, but I wished there were a bit more of a selection on their menu. They are the Family FRY Guy though, after all. The cheesy cheese were a great example of how creativity was introduced!

Value – 4/5 –  There was a LOT of poutine.

Location  (what, location?)   Food truck character and design – 5/5 –  I enjoyed all the ways the fries were “dressed up”!

As per my Twitter bias, their Twitter account is @FamilyFryGuy! Hey Seph, you better invite them next year!

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Greek Festival!

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Greek Festival!

From Friday onwards the Greek – Calgarian community will be hosting a festival to commemorate happy living. In the words of the event description:

Festivals have been a religious and cultural tradition of Greek society since Ancient times. Primarily held to honor or receive favour from the gods or to celebrate the changing of the seasons, this ancient rite was characterized by music, dance, athletic competitions, wine, and of course, food. It was an excuse for the entire community to join and celebrate the ideals of family, friend-ship and philoxenia – generosity towards strangers.

And so we bring you our Annual Greek Festival – an opportunity to share our Hellenic culture with our fellow Calgarians. And when something works, why change it? So, this festival, too, is about music, dance, wine and food. But it’s also about coming together as friends, having a good time, and saying, “Efharisto” (Thank you) to Calgarians for enabling us to continue supporting youth projects, the development of our Community, and many charitable organizations within Calgary.

It sounds like a lot of fun. Ever since I have read the Percy Jackson books, I have gained a fondness for Grecian culture. It’s about a young teenager who finds out he is a demi – god and then has to deal with the consequences of that. It also explores a lot of Greek history, which I quite enjoyed. There is also the delicious Greek food, live bands,


There is an entry fee of $5 dollars and it is located at the Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. The location is fairly close to the Westbrook station so it’s an easy place to get to. For more information: http://calgaryhellenic.com/greek-festival/

Here is a photo of  the inside happenings of last year’s event:

Hopefully, it’s a good one!

Video of the day: Coca-Cola The Open Happiness Project

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This Summer, Coca-Cola will be launching the “Open Happiness Project” where they share inspiring stories of citizens across Canada. Are you excited? We get to hear from a variety of people who are passionate about changing the world. This is a breaking point for Coca-Cola Canada where they can share the stories of these inspiring people across Canada. We get to hear from philanthropists, founders of nonprofit organizations and simply the people who perform random acts of kindness everyday. You can stay updated by keeping updated on their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/CocaColaCanada/videos.

Coca-Cola has worked tirelessly to find these inspiring stories and they will be making documentaries on all these citizens chosen for this campaign. Here is a snip clip on what’s in store for Coca-Cola’s Open Happiness Project!

The Open Happiness Project

http://youtu.be/F6M6KYVSvCE

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Guilty Pleasure

Alice :)
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So lately, I’ve been kind of obsessed with particular reality TV show , and I’m hoping no one will judge me, but…

it’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians!!!!

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Like most people, I wonder why they are so famous, I mean they do not do anything. But honestly, their lives are so interesting to me. It’s almost like I’m living in another world when I’m watching the show, and I can see how they live as millionaires, and how they interact with each other or other people.

I’m extremely surprised, but I think I actually learned quite a lot from this show, like how to interact with family, socialize, and treat myself sometimes.

However, DUN DUN DUN.

There’s been lots of talk as to how reality TV shows are scripted and all that jazz. I mean, does the Jersey Shore cast really act that crazy in real life? Are the romance on The Bachelor actually real? Are the winners on American Idol, The X Factor or The Voice legitimate? Are the Kardashians acting?

What do you think? Is reality TV honesty completely true? Is it completely scripted? or Just partially scripted? Maybe my life is just dull, but I’m quite surprised and skeptical that some people’s lives can have so much going on and constantly full of drama. Nonetheless, it’s still interesting and I’m open for more reality TV. 🙂

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