Global Youth Summit (GYS) is an annual event that gathers high school students from the Calgary area to take local action on global issues. Through art and music, workshops, video projects, small-group discussions and participatory learning, we share skills and build relationships in order to impact our local community and our world. GYS is a local…
With the possibility of the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, many are asking about how nuclear radiation leads to the presence of diseases within the human body. This curiosity was echoed by my recent viewing of video of the experiences of the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: White Light/Black Rain.…
The other day I was talking to a friend about the standards of journalism in various publciations. “It was awful,” she said, “I was reading an article from [a local publication] and noticed several grammatical errors! I wrote the editors an email about how unimpressed I was.” “Oh that’s awful!” I answered. I have always…
I recently saw this YouTube channel, which is authorized by NASA. This channel has posted many videos about the International Space Station and many other interesting things that happen there. Here are a few pretty cool examples! [youtube mgSCH6q9gY8] [youtube FxFOm8BC4GE] [youtube 0hiu7IaIWds] [youtube C4vncl39wuw]
“I figured if I was going to make the world a better place I’d do it with a muffin” These muffins are seriously the BEST. A hint of coffee taste, walnuts and chocolate chips. See the recipe below (and do it fast, your life will be deliciously changed for… ever!) And if you can, get some colourful…
Moccasins have been one of my new-found loves during this transitional stage from cold to warm. Not only are they comfortable, but they are warmer than a ballerina flat, and tend to have more grip. They also convey a natural and effortless sense of style; the type that says “I have comfortable, down to earth…
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to spend a week at home, wrapped up in blankets completely sick. Extremely fun 🙂 Here are five small tips to help you survive the recent bug that’s been going through Calgary. 1) Drink hot liquids Remedies such as sugared ginger tea help clear the nasal passageways during a cold.…
Make sure you watch in HD for better sounds and video 🙂 [youtube u4dyHwdG8u4]
The creativity of youth serving in young offender centres, attending group homes or drop-in centres or general disadvantaged youth is being tapped to give back to the same resources and organizations they are now using. By designing t-shirts as part of the new “Tees at Risk” program, these at-risk youth find an outlet for their…
On Friday, I had the chance to go see the movie “Battle Los Angeles” with a couple of friends. This movie was not quite what I expected… but then again, movies are rarely what I expect them to be. The plot is quite simple; an alien race invades earth for our resources and a group…
With St. Patty’s day coming up (Thursday if you guys have forgotten ;D), why not entertain you with some statistics and random St. Patrick Day-related tidbits?! Lab 42 surveyed 405 social networkers and represented the data in a very creative way! Google sneaks out street view leprechaun for St. Paddy’s Day. Doodles on search engines…
Have you heard of Japan’s catastrophe tsunami (8.9 earthquake) that happened last Friday? This earthquake is the fifth of major quakes in the world and it came with a tsunami. This earthquake affects not only environmentally but also business, technology and every area of our life. It destroyed everything in some major cities and impacted almost…
Here are another two contestents on Churchill Idol, a singing competition at Sir Winston Churchill High School. [youtube SMG-iQ4l2fE] [youtube kvrPhKgd_VI]
The magicial tale of Scheherazade, and the collection of her stories from One Thousand and One Nights, captures the exotic and mysterious aura of the Middle East and South Asia. The story goes that the Sultan Shakriar, fearfully distrustful of the inconstancy of women, had sworn to execute every single one of his wives after the first…