One. Zoolights is the most popular and largest light show in Calgary. The interactive display boasts more than 1.5 million individual light bulbs arranged into the shape of animals, birds and Christmas figures. It runs from November 27 to January 3, 2010. Entrance fee is $ 8 for adults and $ 5- for children.
Two. Lions [...]

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Really, what can be better to put oneself in a Christmas mood than listening to the beautiful music of Handel’s Messiah?
Ivars Taurins, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal  baroque conductor, knows how to get into character. This month, Taurins will slip into a fat suit and a powered wig to transform into fiery 18th century composer [...]

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One. Uglovka, Russia. A powerful homemade bomb sent a high-speed Moscow-to- St.Petersburg train careening off the tracks, killing at least 26 people in what’s being considered an act of terrorism, Russian officials said.
Two. Calgary, Alberta. November 19 is a world toilet day- and what the world needs now is more of them. Toilets save eyesight. [...]

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