X-Weighted: Families

There’s a new opportunity in Calgary for those of you (and your families) who are looking to start the new year off with a bang.  X-Weighted: Families is a reality show which will be shown on the Slice network that wants to inspire everyone to get healthy in 2010, and to get involved in all…

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The Sounds of Anti-Christmas

Now don’t get me wrong I love Christmas and I especially love winter.  I like going skating, drinking hot chocolate and having to deal with my hands becoming lobster claws when I put mittens on, but my favourite part might just be the music.  Dean Martin classics are great, but somedays I like to rock…

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Practical Disasters – Ep. 2

Since the holidays are just around the corner, a lot of people are spending time participating in ice-related activities, like ice-skating and ice-fishing, etc.  It is important for you to know how to survive if you are unfortunate enough to fall into the water down below ice. There are plenty of ways you can fall into an icey lake…

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Take a Closer Look

‘Did that statue just blink and move?’ The answer  is yes,  it actually did, but that is no ordinary statue…. it is a ‘living statue‘! What is a  ‘living statue’?  It is a person with realistic makeup, and costume who poses very still for a certain period of time, acting like a statue. There are…

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Feeling Creative?

Windows’ Paint is soooooooooooo 5 minutes ago.  Thanks to the internet, you don’t even need your own computer, or a pad of paper and a pencil in order to let the artist inside of you roam free. For the painter in you, there’s Artpad – you can paint and paint (digitally, of course) to your…

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Read This: Storm Thief

Storm Thief is a novel by author Chris Wooding.  The novel is set in the future on an island-city known as Orokos.  Orokos is constantly threatened by “probability storms” – random storms that warp reality and can make anything happen.  There is war on the island along with crime and cruelty.  The force of governance…

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More Christmas Lights!

We talked about them earlier this week, and in the spirit of the season, let’s chat about them again: Christmas lights.  This time, the lights aren’t stationary… They’re moving!  Here’s what I can tell you about these types of set-ups: Everything happens via a type of rudimentary computer called a “controller.” They cost a lot. (Think $10,000!)…

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Is Vinyl Making a Comeback?

Last summer, I had the good fortune to peek into a garage sale while walking home and find a record player for the excellent price of $10.  When I brought it home, my dad asked why I was interested in playing records.  My answer was somewhere along the lines of, “Dunno… they’re cool.” Later that…

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Last Christmas by Crazy Frog?

It’s that time of year again! Christmas is in the air. We all love our classic holiday songs, but there are some awesome remakes out there! “Last Christmas” is a song originally by the British pop duo, Wham.  Have you ever heard the version by Crazy Frog?  The video is funny, and I thought I’d…

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