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YOUTH ARE AWESOME

Youth Are Awesome, commonly referred to as YAA, is a blog written by youth for youth. YAA provides the youth of Calgary a place to amplify their voices and perspectives on what is happening around them. Youth Are Awesome is a program of Youth Central.

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Yearly Archives: 2009

Happy New Year!

We're off to catch up on our year-end/decade-end countdowns and to ring in 2010!  We will see you Monday with new posts for a...

Sam’s Weekly Serving of NeRd: Picnik time!

Need to spruce up a photo?  Feeling a bit bland?  Then say hello to Picnik!  You don't need to be a nerd to enjoy...

What is Calgary doing about idling?

Officially, the city isn't actually doing much. But with these new Idling Reduction Signs, YOU can do something! There are currently two signs you...

Internet Fame: DeviantArt

I've been a member of DeviantArt for about 5 years now, though I've never really used it religiously.  But like any social networking site,...

YouTube’s Best

You've heard from me before that YouTube can make a person famous. Well, now, I have some proof of some videos that have gone...

Listen Up and Read: One Track Mind

This was so awesome that I obviously had to share. One Track Mind is a site that features a new indie music track every day...

“Notebook”

For your last Wednesday of 2009, I thought I would share a video that will make you say "wow." I came across this video a...

Read This: The Fade

My latest book review is of Chris Wooding's The Fade.  This story takes place on the moon of some uninhabitable planet.  The people of...

Quick facts about new year

Every year after Christmas, there comes New Year's Day - the first day of the first month has always been celebrated, or for as long...

A New Place to Listen to Your Favorite Tunes!

For all you contemporary, pop, rock and hip hop lovers, check out CKMP-FM, branded as AMP Radio Calgary, as an alternative to your usual radio...

Flash!

A flash mob is... A group of people who organize on the Internet and then quickly assemble in a public place, do something bizarre, and...

MashPop

We've talked about year-end countdowns, and there are tons when it comes to pop culture, whether it be music, television, film, etc. I recently came...

Happy Holidays!

We are off to enjoy some eggnog, play in the snow and check out all the holiday lights around the city, all while listening...

Sports Legends: Edition 2- Soccer

This is the second in a series of posts dedicated to athletes who were legends in their respective sports! Today’s Sport: Soccer There have been many fantastic...

X-Weighted: Families

There's a new opportunity in Calgary for those of you (and your families) who are looking to start the new year off with a...

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