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Action-film director Michael Bay attacked with air conditioner
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Michael Bay, known for his work with Armageddon and Pearl Harbor, was attacked with an air conditioner on set while filming yet another Transformers sequel in Hong Kong. Vendors were paid a certain amount to let the filming happen in their areas, but one vendor in particular wanted four times the amount that was being…
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Finding a healthy balance in the summer
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Last year for Orientation Week, I wrote a couple tips that first years especially should follow if they want to find a good balance between academics, health and sanity. I wrote seven different things that are important for the first-year student body if they want to make it through the year healthy, as well as…
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Leafs shake up roster for upcoming year
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Plan the Stanley Cup parade. Well, not quite. It may not be time to utter the fabled ‘Stanley Cup Parade’ chatter, but the Toronto Maple Leafs certainly did add some integral components to an already promising roster this 2013 summer. Coming fresh off of a lamentable game seven playoff overtime loss to the Boston Bruins,…
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Summer Universiade in Kazan: Day 4
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Day 4: Monday, July 8 MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS Team Competition – Final 1. Russia, 273.150; 2. Ukraine, 269.950; 3. Japan, 269.700; 17. Canada (Evan Cruz, Halifax, N.S., Tariq Dowers, Mississauga, Ont., Aiden Marsden, Sherwood Park, Alta., Cory Paterson, Oakville, Ont., Joshua Stuart, Richmond, B.C.), 239.950. Individual all-around – Qualification Round 42. Joshua Stuart, Richmond, B.C.,…
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Summer Universiade in Kazan: Results for days 1, 2 and 3
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The Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, has officially been underway for three days, with mixed results coming from the Canadian athletes. Laurier’s women’s soccer player Kelsey Tikka is also in Kazan for the national team. Day 1: Friday, July 5 Badminton: – In team competition, Canada lost to Russia 5-0 and Poland 3-2, and…
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Taylor Swift is here to stay
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If you’re hoping that Taylor Swift will disappear from the music industry, you’re going to be waiting for a very long time. Performing at the Rogers Centre on June 14 and 15 as part of her Red Tour, Swift’s concert showed an appreciation for the musical aspect at the core of the glitzy show, as…
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‘You Can Play’ campaign reaching high expectations
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Times are changing. And I like it. There’s no question that there has been a rising trend focusing on the commitment to diversity and inclusion in sport. The NHL made the big leap a while back partnering with the You Can Play project, and Wednesday, another major sports league joined them. Major League Soccer, or…
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Open Cord: Our favourite songs of the summer
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Q: It’s (almost) summer. So that means cottages, beers, patios and good music. In celebration of the best season almost being here, what is your summer anthem? Jody Waardenburg, Lead Photographer: I’m not sure if I really have a specific song in mind for summer, but there is this band called The Radical Something that…
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The evolution of Hollywood’s top leading man
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If you haven’t seen The Great Gatsby just yet, there is a very good chance that you will walk out of that theatre feeling absolutely in love with Leonardo DiCaprio. And really, how could anyone blame you? I didn’t think that I could love him more; I have been obsessed with the 38-year old actor…
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The Cord on Sports: 2013 NHL Playoff Predictions
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The Cord Sports Staff have taken on their inner hockey guru and have predicted how the upcoming playoff series match ups will play out. The predictions will play off a point system, with the winner of a series giving three points, the correct number of games giving two points and the correct Stanley Cup winning…
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