CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. By Bobby Helms What a bright time, it’s the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the clock Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet That’s…
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I thought this was a photo until I saw the animated WIP (work in progress). I know, right? Mind blown. Okay, so MayFong is a digital artist on deviantART (<– Best source for original art *-* -squeals-), and wow, she’s so good at what she does. So yep, enjoy đ Sigh. Talented people. …
DetailsI lived in Calgary all my life and never have I experienced a windstorm of this magnitude! There were tornado warnings announced near the outskirts of Calgary.
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A pretty interesting look at the American dollar, what it’s worth, what you can buy with it, and how it’s being used by our friends at xkcd.
I was truly amazed when I watched this video illustrating the effects of the phantom flex camera that films everything in extreme slow motion (that’s 2, 564 frames per second for all you techies). The results are truly exceptional and very much “Inception”-like. [youtube LRo-L9zYf-M]
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We’ve all been there: you do a math test, you’re feeling really confident, and then you get the test back, and you’ve got one question wrong! After you look to see what happened, you say “Oh, I see what I did wrong!” Somewhere, you’ve made a (as my dad labels it) “careless mistake” in either…
DetailsIf you’re ever in search for a missing gnome that walked out of your garden at night, you can probably find the miniature man hanging out with the other 1,600 gnomes found at Ron Broomfield’s home. Broomfield, now 77 years old, not only has a passion for collecting gnomes, but dresses up like his…
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For the past week, I have been reading a book about the holocaust called “Night” by Elie Weisel. Although many of you may already have read this short but influential book, I felt I should do a book review on it. “Night” is a short and real-life story about a Jewish boy, Elie Weisel, who are one…
DetailsSuch a great way for Samsung advertise, although the awesomeness might detract attention from the actual product. =P
Although it’s still months until Youth Week Calgary 2012 (April 21 -28, mark your calendars, people!), preparations are already in the works and prizes are already being collected. In case you’re not quite sure what Youth Week is all about, it’s youth from all over the city coming together to celebrate and engage in the…
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Hey iPhone owners! Tired of lame picture-editing applications from the App Store? WordFoto is something I found and thought to be pretty cool. The concept of the application really captured my interest – it turns pictures into word mosaics, which is really great for school projects, if I must say (not to go into a…
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I was getting quite tired of reading depressing novels so I decided to look for books that are funny or satirical. What I did not expect was a novel thatâs so much more than that. Basically, âGood Omensâ is a comedic take on the Christian end times (most vividly described in the book of Revelations)…
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After reading Richie’s blog post about Saying “Hello” In 10 different languages, I’ve decided to look up those three tender words that should be nearly universal: I love you. And with the holidays coming up, I thought, why not spread the love? Yes I know, it’s not December yet. I don’t care! I love Christmas…
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A physicist from Ottawa has recently used lasers to generate large sets of random numbers. According to the Montreal Gazette, Ben Sussman is a physicist who works on quantum technologies at the National Research Council.
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Since the very first day I noticed the construction of the new science centre, Telus Spark, I have been on the tips of toes wanting to go. When I finally saw the finished purple and blue structure resembling an ice castle driving down Deerfoot Trail, I was extremely, EXTREMELY excited. There are a few differences…
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