Warning: Battlefield 3 is a “M” rated game (17+) Now that the Battlefield 3 open beta is over and the game is only a few days from release, I feel like I should talk about some improvements from the beta that I hope to see in the main game. 1.) The number one problem people…
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Six months from now, Calgary might just experience the best Youth Week its ever had. Why? Because planning has already began with the five Youth Week ambassadors. Our very own Youth Are Awesome Steering Committee as well as the Mayor’s Youth Council are collaborating on this event to make it truly spectacular. That means over…
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If you have been following the news lately, you will probably have heard of a new phenomenon spreading across the globe by the name of Occupy Wall Street (OWS). Originally organized by a Canadian group known as Adbusters, the protests have spread from New York to various other cities in the US along with China,…
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I really don’t get it. Sure, a movie can have a horrible plot, and all the same, be fun to watch (even just to jeer at). If this weren’t true, why would the Twilight series have so much box office success? Badum ting! (Pantomime drum and crash cymbal)
DetailsEver been in a situation when someone asks you a question that is one Google search away from the answer (why did they ask you that question in the first place!), and you’re just feeling a bit too nice to ask them to Google it themselves? Well, Let Me Google That For You is a…
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Grade 12 is an exciting year. In the somewhat distant future, a grandiose celebration of achievements is ahead, but that only comes after one last year of hard work. After more than a decade of formal schooling, it is said that during this last year, some acquire a condition known as Senior-itis, linked to apathy…
DetailsFor all you Chemistry geeks out there, you need to subscribe to HouseholdHacker. Here is a video of how you can make waterproof sand, the very substance used to clean oil spills. [youtube 6qxUizOCyUE]
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Boo, the Pomeranian, is simply irresistable. He has recently hit the YouTube channels and spread like a virus. Boo has thousands of fans worldwide, probably nearing a million. Boo is possibly cuter than my dog. Boo has a unique shaped head. Boo is cute. Boo is <3
DetailsDon’t you just love the serendipitous moment of accidentally finding photographic inspiration? This beautiful scene just walked right under my nose while I was sitting in Starbucks one evening.
I literally screamed when I found out I had the opportunity to see Avril Lavigne in concert! Seriously. I grew up listening to her classics such as “Sk8ter Boi” and “Complicated.” And I know you guys did too, as every one of my friends went through that “Avril Lavigne phase” in life. Also this being my…
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Lately, Einstein’s theory of relativity has been stripped of its ingenius. And while I was looking into this topic, I came across Einstein’s riddle. I had first been given this question a few years back and although it’s a bit of a struggle at the beginning, it made sense in the end. So try it…
DetailsThis summer I volunteered at the Calgary Chinese Community Service Association and we painted murals to go up around the community with the help of many of the children from summer camp. After two months of hard work the murals were finally put up late last month. The aim of these murals is both to…
DetailsThis video is a pretty fun and creative representative of some major events in world history utulizing frame by frame animation (note: some creative license may have been taken). It’s a final project for a course, spanning 2,100 flipbook pages, and took around three weeks to build. The result is something that could definitely be…
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So last time, you learned how to spell or how not to spell things wrong. This time, we’re going to investigate what it means to say things literally. Just for kicks. For more of this funny stuff, click here. Note: Some of the language and content in this blog isn’t so PG. Here’s a link…
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As Grade 12 is upon many of us this year, it’s time to start thinking about taking action on universities and finding ways to help pay for it. Even if you’re not in Grade 12 yet (or if you think you aren’t eligible for any awards), there are still plenty of opportunities to land scholarships!…
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