Fifty Years in the Making
At The Salvation Army National (now Territorial Music School) you meet young, talented musicians from across the territory. It is amazing to believe this camp has been around for 50 years.
Adult Music Camp 2019
This past Victoria Day long weekend marked the third installment of the Canada and Bermuda Territory’s Adult Music Camp (AMC). The weekend was put together by the team from the Music & Gospel Arts department (MAGA). It’s a time to meet up with old friends and make new ones.
Pushing Perceptions of Female Superheroes
Women have often been the subject of controversy in comics. Frequently subjected to gender stereotypes, women have been depicted as supporting characters with heightened sexual characteristics. In 1941 American psychologist William Moulton Marston created the fantastical character of Wonder Woman, the first widely known female superhero.
Solar Wind Makes “Magical Compound”, NASA Scientists say
NASA scientists say there could be a way to make water on the moon, which would allow mankind to establish a permanent presence.
New Canadian Food Guide – A Fresh Take on Healthy Living
The new Canadian Food Guide presents a radical change to the 2007 version. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor revealed Canada’s new food guide on January 22 at a market in Montreal. The 2019 guide places a focus on cooking more often, finding enjoyment in food, paying attention to eating habits and turning healthy eating into a social event.
MAiD: When is the Patient Capable of Consenting?
The Canadian senate passed a law to allow for medical assistance in dying in 2016. The criteria to qualify includes being mentally competent and being at a state of physical health where death is foreseeable in the near future.
Inciting Passion in Work and Life
I recently listened to Cal Newport’s So Good They Can’t Ignore You audio book after a friend recommended it. Newport suggests to develop a set of skills (career capital) that you like well enough to excel at, to become “so good, they can’t ignore you”. What? Have I been delusional in thinking I required a passion for my job to be fulfilling?
The Lonely Bookshelf of Empty Journals
How do you remember extraordinary events and things that happen in your life? Perhaps you are blessed with excellent long term or photographic memory, but for the rest of us, we need some way to keep those memories together. Maybe it’s a keepsake box, a chest, or a photo album. For me, it has always been a journal.