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Mar 14 2008
Art Garfunkel was born on November 5, 1941 in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City. Some know him best for the work he did as part of the duo Simon and Garfunkel. He has also achieved great success as a solo artist with hits such as the remake of I Only Have Eyes for [...]
Feb 27 2008
Pop singer Kate Ryan was born on July 22, 1980 in Tessenderlo, Belgium.  She was playing guitar and piano by the time she was eight years old. At sixteen she joined the pop group Melt, but quit the group for a solo career after two years. Her first solo release, Scream for More, was a [...]
Feb 20 2008
The hit show “Happy Days” aired from 1974-1984.  One of the most memorable moments in the series came when the character Fonzie jumped over hungry sharks on water skis. It was from that scene that the term “jump the shark” originated.  The term is used to describe television shows that have reached their peak. As [...]
Feb 19 2008
Grammy award winning singer Nelly Furtado was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on December 2, 1978. She wasn’t born into the music business but instead used her talents to rise from daughter of a working-class family to chart topping singer.  Her first single, “I’m Like a Bird”, earmed her the Grammy for the Best Female Pop Vocal [...]
Feb 12 2008
Niel Young has been a major influence on both the folk and rock music scenes since the 1960’s. He was born in Ontario, Canada on November 11, 1945. He began playing music in high school and played with the successful group Buffalo Springfield. He left the band in 1968 to go solo. His efforts were met [...]
If you remember a few months ago, we answered a question on “where do wolves live.” That answer led to more questions about the life of wolves and we thought we would answer one of those questions today. If you do have more questions about wolves, feel free to email us your question or to [...]
If you are looking for a specific breed for the dog Laika, you won’t find one. For those of you who are aware of the dog, you’ll know that she was the first living creature to be sent into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2. The momentous flight was launched November 3, 1957 with [...]
Growing up in British Columbia, I always had an interest in Haida art and that spark was nurtured during a school visit to the UBC Museum where I saw many different examples of Haida art that was absolutely breathtaking. For me, that art represented what it meant to be from the Northwest coast and there [...]
Although it is often a big mystery as to what an antioxidant is specifically, it may be surprising to know that we consume antioxidants in many of the foods that we eat, especially if we are following a balanced diet.
With this knowledge, it is important to understand that antioxidants are vitamins, phytochemicals and some nutrients [...]
If you have even been a child, you have probably held a snail in your hand as you tried to figure out if there was some way to smuggle the snail into your house without your mom finding out. I know I did and I loved the designs that I could find on the shells [...]