Global waste could rise to 70% by 2050 as urbanization and populations continue to rise, according to the World Bank, particularly South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, are set to generate the biggest increase in trash. World Bank’s urban growth specialist Silpa Kaza states, “South Asia’s waste will double, sub-Saharan Africa’s waste will triple,” so, why…
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A short continuation to the Cool Kazoo. After recently writing an article about the kazoo, I got one for myself. It took me a week to realize that I was playing it from the “wrong” end, or the end not typically played from. How embarrassing. I guess I wasn’t paying very close attention to how…
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We’re getting to the end of the school year and I’ve noticed that everyone is obviously super stressed. Exams are coming and people are starting to study. By now, I’m sure everyone has figured out how they like to study, but just in case, here are some tips on how I personally study for exams.…
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There has been a growing trend of plant-based and vegan diets across the world. Although many are interested in the environmental sustainability, health improvements, and other benefits, there is a growing population of vegetarians and vegans who are attempting to live a cruelty-free diet. Its estimated that 9 billion animals are killed each year for…
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Scientific publishing is a hugely profitable business regardless of its narrow audience, weighing somewhere around the size of the film industry. In order to make money as a traditional publisher, not necessarily scientific, a multitude of costs must be covered. These costs range from paying writers, employing editors to commission, shape, and check the articles,…
DetailsForward Gaming Region: North AmericaClosed Qualifier Result: 7W-0L Forward Gaming, the new kids on the block. They haven’t made much of a splash as of yet, but perhaps that will change with the EPICENTER Major. They’ve struggled to break the top 8 at minor tournaments, struggling to break top 10 at majors, sometimes even failing…
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Sicko. A documentary that investigates health care in the United States by focusing on the pharmaceutical industry and it’s health insurance. Michael Moore is famous for his works concerning globalism and capitalism. It compares the for profit/private care system to the public health care system. This 2007 documentary focused on several different countries during it’s…
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With final exam season just around the corner, many students typically try to frantically cram information from the beginning of the semester before their exam or diploma. However instead of trying to pull all-nighters and study for hours and hours at a time, there are many ways to retain the same amount of information without…
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The multiverse is the concept that there are alternate realities in which things are ever so marginally and/or vastly different.This means past the expanse of our observable universe there exists another observable universe where things are different: welcome to the multiverse. Such possibilities are exciting, and intriguing. It allows us to imagine that somewhere there…
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Waking up early is a difficult task for many people. Generally, waking up is the most dreaded part of anyone’s day. However, it is arguably the most important part of your entire day. I personally believe that how you feel when you wake up can determine your mood throughout the day. I find that whenever…
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In the fragmented world that we are living in today, it is more important now than ever that we are able to get to know and support our fellow neighbours. One way the community of Edgemont aims to promote this type of community building is through its One World Celebration. One of the greatest ways…
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ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, is a type of sensory stimulus, and is often described as a tingling sensation that helps (or at least is supposed to) you relax! The concept of ASMR content on social media is fairly recent, and the contrasting reactions to ASMR is very evident. Personally speaking, my initial exposure…
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In the last two posts of this series I talked about the influence groups of social media such as Twitter and the false information of vaccines that go around. I also contributed the second post into some data on how vaccines do really help people to avoid harmful diseases. The image seen above of the…
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The Beauty Community is very chaotic at the moment. There’s been a scandal after scandal, and one popular scandal is the James VS. Tati feud. If you are unfamiliar, Tati Westbrook’s 48-minute video named “BYE SISTER” blew up within minutes. Tati accused James Charles of sexual harassment, behaving entitled and behaviour which was inappropriate for…
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I recently finished reading this book while I was sick. Amongst a pile of tissues and wrapped in a blanket, I found that the book was beautiful, and I regret that I could not appreciate it in more dignified manner… oh well. Frankly, I have no idea how to describe the complex yet wonderfully captivating…
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