Jessica Watson is taking on the challenge of the many sailors before her, to sail solo, non-stop, unassisted across the world’s oceans. She is not the first youth to sail across the world, in fact, there are numerous other sailors such as Zac Sunderland and Michael Perham who sailed before they turned 18. Jessica is…
This week, we will take a look at another amazing individual, an extraordinary youth who has achieved beyond her peers. Alia Sabur, unlike her peers, earned a B.S. (Bachelor of Science) at a age of 14 with an IQ that is off the chart, then went on completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in the field…
Nonono, I am not talking about EU the European union, eU is my new acronym — Not exactly an acronym, but close enough =) for extraordinary Youth. What do I mean by extraordinary youth? Simply put, they are groups of people who have achieved something greater than what most adult would, for instance, young artists…
Born in the small town, Clavering, Essex, of England, Jamie Oliver is a English chef with a vision to change the way we eat. For the past decade, Jamie has launched numerous campaigns in United Kingdom raising awareness about the importance of eating healthy food. Now, he has extended his vision to change people’s habit of…
Do you ever stare at a sheet of data, reading the numbers across the page, and you just don’t understand what the numbers are implying? Or even at just a bunch of ideas and concepts you cannot connect the dots for? Pivot can help you make sense of all those information and data that is readily available…
If you have been to the cinema lately, chances will be that you have a very good idea of what 3D movies are like. In fact, there are 3D movies being released all the time, Avatar being the most popular one lately. If you have had the opportunity of seeing a 3D movie, you were probably…
Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, IE has executed over 100 missions involving thousands of undercover agents. The group is based in New York City. They make all kinds of funny scenes in all kind of places. See for yourselves and leave…
Have you ever wondered about how systematic news reports have always been? You maybe bored out of your mind watching news reports on TV, or you may find it interesting — if so, I applaud you. The one thing we can be certain of is that news reports are important and sort of part of our everyday lives. It…
If you have ever traveled to Japan or shipped stuff to Japan, or even better, just go on Google map and look closely at a random street in Japan, you will find that in Japan, many streets are unnamed. And if you look a lot closer at the map, you will find that the blocks are identified…
Since High School graduation is just around the corner for a lot of us, saving money to go away to universities and colleges maybe important for you. As students, we have limited financial bases and sometimes, limited support. How can you save for college when you are in college, or even before you start college? Here are some…
Looking like the big brother of the iPhone, everyone is hyping over the new iPad coming out soon this year! The iPad isn’t a typo of iPod, which one can imagine why people would think so since it was just unveiled. So, what is the iPad? It is simply put, a larger version of the iTouch or the iPhone. …
Since 2007, there has been a high percent of honeybee hive die-offs (30-70%) occurring in US and parts of Canada. This syndrome is called Colony Collapse Disorder or Honeybee Depopulation Syndrome. European beekeepers have observed a similar phenomena in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, and initial reports have also come in from Switzerland…
Earlier this month, 16 climbers stepped foot on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, one of world’s largest stratovolcanoes, approximately 19,341 feet from sea level. These climbers are doing this to raise awareness of the billion people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water. They hope that this climb will raise awareness of the global…
Burj Khalifa, originally named Burj Dubai, has officially become the tallest building as of January 4, 2010 when the world welcomed its opening. It stands 828m tall with 160(162) floors, almost twice as tall as the Empire State Building, and is able to swing back and forth for 1.5m at its tallest point when strong wind…
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 as we know that it has been. Although almost everyone in the world celebrates the new year on the first day of the first month, January 1st, many cultures celebrate the…