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Apple unveils the best photos from the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge

April 13, 2022

Canadian photographer Peter McKinnon was included on the curated panel of international judges who reviewed tens of thousands of images. The winning images are now featured on apple.com, the @apple Instagram and on billboards in select cities around the world. Via Apple.com press release Over the course of several weeks earlier this year, iPhone photographers from around the world shared their best macro photos for the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge, making even the smallest details seem ...

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7 School Valentine’s Gifts That Aren’t Super Bad for the Environment

February 2, 2022

I know, I know. “Stop being such a grinch, James” (or whatever the Valentine’s Day equivalent of a Grinch is). Valentine’s Day at school is just a bit of fun, right? Well, aside from me having to buy 21 little Valentine’s Day cards I have to sit down and convince ...

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Office Life is Dead. What Work in 2022 Will Look Like

December 19, 2021

Thanks to the transforming and evolving pandemic that keeps coming back in waves to change what we had become accustomed to, our jobs will never look the same. Office based Monday to Friday jobs are a thing of the past. There never was a good reason to make everyone sit in the same windowless ...

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Teaching Gratitude and Reflection Over the Holidays

December 2, 2021

We try every year to push the lesson that ‘it’s better to give than receive’ and force them to say please and thank you, but lecturing isn’t the way we’re going to see results. Slowing down in a situation and taking in what’s going on and how we feel in the ...

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2021 Black Friday Shopping List and Hot Deals

November 24, 2021

Hold on to your hats, you just know all the brands are going to be making up for a slow couple of years with an epic Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend. While it’s still a few days until the official Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, I’ve found a few early launches. Keep ...

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But I want the bluuuuue cup! The battle for control and choice with kids

November 4, 2021

Do this, don’t do that, stop licking the cat, brush your teeth, bedtime! Kids don’t get much choice in most of their day and this often leads to two situations: 1. Tantrums and breakdowns. 2. Requesting a particular cup, fork, toy, game, and then a tantrum. Often at the worst ...

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Sign up for Science World’s Fourth Annual Girls and FREE STEAM Event

November 3, 2021

*sponsored My daughter is already absolutely fascinated with everything science, technology, sensory, and experimental so this feels like an event made for her. Science World is always a family favourite place to visit and they’re really championing girls, women, those who identify as ...

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Parenting and Keeping Kids Safe in the Metaverse

October 29, 2021

It was always on the horizon and well-used in science fiction, but now the Metaverse has a clear timeline thanks to Facebook’s rebranding to Meta and their strategic development of a digital world that surrounds us. With the evolution from book-like web ‘pages’ to spaces that ...

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How Brands Choose Influencers

October 25, 2021

Brands are using Influencers and Content Creators to help advertise their products, gain brand awareness, and foster a relationship with the audience you’ve painstakingly grown over a number of years. While it can be a tiring job to get your profile in front of your favourite brand or ...

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