Calgary News Watch

As thousands of Calgarian Harry Potter fans lined up for the final release of the boisterous series that has created a frenzy amongst it’s fanbase. Fans across the nation have become flattered with the sesries in general. From the heroic Harry Potter to the patience in waiting in the lines at your local bookstore. This can be a real eye opener for some individuals and also the bookstore owners.

“Approximately 6700 books delivered by 90 drivers were expected to make there way into bookstore’s across Calgary,” said Canada Post Spokesperson Sandra Sobko.

However they were not to be sold until 12:01 Saturday morning. Even Canada Post drivers were strictly to stick to the schedule. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in the enormously popular series. Read the rest of this article »

According to the folks at Blockbuster, Blu-Ray rentals outsell high definition DVD rentals. As such, they’re investing and boosting their Blu-Ray inventory to over 1700 discs.

Currently only about 250 out of 8,000 stores worldwide offer the Blu-Ray option.  As sales grow, Blockbuster will expand that number.

So what’s the advantage?  Standard HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray?

Sony’s Blu-Ray creation offers crisper images, sharper colors and by far a better picture.  Read the rest of this article »

We’ve all heard the news, read the statistics, and perhaps even discussed the topic with family, friends, physicians. Obesity kills. It causes a variety of complications.

So why do we Calgarians feel that we’re not at risk but the rest of the world’s obese is?

In a recent study by the Canadian Obesity Network, 89% of the responses from overweight Calgary residents agreed that the greater the weight, the greater the risk of heart disease. However only 8% admitted that they were included within that risk. Read the rest of this article »