Remember when we all stayed glued to our television screens while the gold medal hockey game in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics had just reached the critical turning point? Both the Canadian and USA star-studded teams entered overtime. All players on the ice glistened with sweat as every moment seemed to last a decade, and every…
Many are still unfamiliar with the multiple other (honestly, much cooler) effects that music can have on the mind and the body. And trust me, there are a lot.
FEATURED “LOL” OF THE WEEK: A lesson to the boys and the girls. Treat your man/woman right.
*Quick disclaimer before you watch this video: It may be considered offensive to some people. The issue of reckless driving IS marginalized in this video, and neither I nor YAA endorse reckless driving by any means. With that said, this PSA does have a bit of an interesting twist at the end.
As a kid, I had always wanted to sleep with the stars and close my eyes to the beautiful twinkle of the clesetrial bodies. Who knew it would turn out to be a reality in just a decade? Forget the space travel offers and suborbital deals! This is the real deal with nearly a $1 million/ per person for a 5 day trip.
Since the turn of the century, technological advances have created another world that all of us participate daily. However, we take certain precautions to guard ourselves from harm. We have passwords to act as our shield on the internet. But exactly how safe are these passwords of ours? Whenever we see networks hacked, those companies…
Are you worried about the lack of services available in our city? This includes the availability of firefighters and policeman. Alderman Gord Lowe is absolutely flustered on the decisions being made in our city. What happened to listening to the people, the ones who make up our city? According to the “Our Budget. Our City.…
http://www.cjsi.ca/shinefmevents/gleekout/ Are you constantly singing? Or were you born dancing? Or maybe you just want to try something new? Well here’s your chance! This Saturday Sept 17, the Youth Singers of Calgary in conjunction with Shine 88.9FM and Cardel Place are holding a free Glee workshop for youth of all ages. Personally, I have been…
This might just be one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen. A modern day samurai displays superhuman accuracy and reaction time by cutting a pellet fired from a gun in half. [youtube Qzhs1Z8Rwnk]
Last week I had the privilege of experiencing Cut! Costume and the Cinema, a beautiful limited-time exhibition at the Glenbow Museum. The exhibition is home to 43 incredible costumes taken straight from period films including but not limited to Pirates of the Caribbean, The Duchess and Finding Neverland. And as a lover of fashion, the…
I’ve wondered to myself in the past how much more productive (depending on how you define this term) my days would be if I hadn’t spent a third of it unconscious.
We all know that the iPhone 4 can easily brag about it’s many features, from the App Store to its speed. However, its limitation is its camera. Though it has a praisable 5 megapixels, a 5x zoom, and HDR (High Dynamic Range) capabilities, it still can’t quite compare to that of a DSLR (Digital Single…
If you are part of debate and speech at your school, you might have heard of a few of these. Basically, a fallacy is a mistaken belief, or a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid. For instance, if you’re arguing with someone and they go “Well yea? You’re just dumb.” that’s a fallacy.…
Simply, it’s been ten years; but don’t forget. The memorial lights at Ground Zero.
Go see a FREE OUTDOOR FILM screening on the rooftop of the Alexander Calhoun Library! Raging human atrocities and massacres ravaged the African country of Liberia. This savage civil war knew no boundaries- villages were pillaged by child soldiers, innocent civilians were targeted by the rebels and government alike and terror trapped many fearful persons…