And you thought polyphasic sleep (https://youthareawesome.com/polyphasic-sleep-guide-sleeping-2-3-hours-day/) was a miracle. Thai Ngoc, a Vietnamese farmer born in 1942, claims to have stayed awake for over 38 years. Supposedly, his story was that after coming down with a fever in 1973, he hadn’t been able to sleep a wink. He’s tried medication, traditional folk remedies, and even liberal doses…
My 3 Things for Calgary! 1. Mow the neighbor’s lawn Through mowing neighbor’s lawns, it is entirely possible to maintain the aesthetic appeal of ever street and neighborhood in Calgary. In doing this, the general atmosphere surrounding the Calgary area will become more visually pleasing. 2. Organize a Block Watch As Calgary grows in population, the…
Beat boxing, sampling, and guitar! Phenomenal sound
When I think of Calgary, I think of a four letter word: home. It’s the place that I’ve grown up in, and what better way to give back to my home than to partake in Mayor Nenshi’s “3 Things For Calgary” campaign? My plan is simple. All it takes are simple notions that people will…
I started practicing hot yoga about a month ago and have seen how great its benefits can be. I have never sweat so much in my life, but it is calming and relaxing activities while still getting a great workout. Our lives are very stressful with school and exams, but everyone need that chance to…
Pain. Certainly anyone in their right mind would say that pain is an unplesant experience they would like to avoid. But not Tim Cridland. He doesn’t experience it the same way most people do. He doesn’t cringe or flinch or run away from the source of pain. Studies on Cridland has shown that he’s able…
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On Friday, mayor Nenshi launched a campaign called “3 Things for Calgary” – advocating for a better community by encouraging our community members to do three things that will make Calgary a better place. When I heard Nenshi said, “It could be big things like, join your local community association or it could be small…
There is nothing more disappointing than hearing about an event that you would love to go to… and then finding out its over already! After missing out on some fantastic opportunities in Calgary, I began making sure that I stayed “in the loop” concerning all the exciting things happening in the city. Here are a…
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, located at Portrack House near Dumfries in Scotland is a private garden created by Charles Jencks. It opens once a day each year and funds raise money towards cancer research.
Joseph Pujol was no ordinary man. He could fart the high and low notes. That’s right, fart. To him, farting wasn’t merely a way to release bodily gases. It was a creative way to express himself, as strange as that may sound. He was capable of imitating sounds such as animal calls, musical instruments and…
Last weekend, I had the power to keep NATO troops in Libya until the economic and political state of the country stabilize…
At least under the jurisdiction of high school Model United Nations.
A video a friend sent to me; quite amusing, and if you don’t think so, well it’s only seven seconds of your life. =P
Many great artists of our time wrote the most romantically moving scores or painted the most emotionally expressive pieces. A few of them, however, suffered great fits of depression and mania.
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami seems be one of those books that most people have heard about, but few people have actually read. It’s premise is definitely memorable enough; in the future, Japan is now part of the totalitarian state of the Greater East Asia Republic. As part of a mysterious military program, a random…