For those who are not aware, recently a documentary on Youtube has gone viral accumulating over 11.5 million views in only 2 DAYS! It is a video that aims to bring awareness of the Invisible Children Inc.’s campaign in Uganda called “Kony 2012.” If you have not watched this video, I would highly recommend taking the…
As we all know, winter never sleeps in Calgary, with mother nature dealing out large amounts of snow over the last three weeks. Along with the usual inconveniences winter snow brings, a parking ban instilled by the City of Calgary…
The 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend just wrapped up in Orlando this weekend, but you can still catch all the highlights and most memorable moments online. Throughout the course of these three days, top pick players from around the league were selected to participate in a variety of challenges to showcase their talents. It’s also a…
Absolutely amazing TED talk from Sir Ken Robinson, an amazing speaker about all things education. This video will totally change the way you view education, creativity and the world around you. So use your creativity and think of ways to change your world: enter the Mayor For A Day contest and use your creativity to…
It’s really quite a mystery… for the continent that reaches an astonishing freezing temperature of −89.2 °C, how are liquid lakes still present on Antartica? The answer, surprisingly, is quite simple – the lake is underground. Below the icy glaciers of the massive White Continent lie around 300 sub-glacial lakes. Due to geothermal heat and pressure,…
If anything could make Stephen Harper seem warm and fuzzy, it’s a pair of baby panda bears. Embarking on a five-day voyage to China, Canada’s conservative main man sealed a deal with “panda diplomacy,” a term used in a Globe and Mail article. Beyond their cuteness, these pandas are a sign of progress in the political…
There’s been a story circling on the internet, but it hasn’t really gotten enough attention to become a full-blown news story. I heard about it through YouTube from this video
Canadian teenagers have an optimistic outlook on their financial future, according to a recent survey.
A study done by the British Columbia Securities Commission revealed that teenagers have high expectations for their future earnings.
As many of you know, the United States is having their presidential election this November. Here’s a video of a lesser-known candidate who seems to be extremely fond of oral hygiene and ponies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFXXAuDK1Ao
A closer look at some of the common themes between the most popular tweets in the year of 2011!
That’s right, here is YOUR chance to hang out with Mr. Naheed Nenshi for the day! Spend a day in the mayor’s shoes and make your mark in our city! This new project is brought to you by Youth Central‘s Mayor’s Youth Council of Calgary and is related to Mr. Nenshi’s 3 Things for Calgary Initiative. Not too familiar…
For those of us in Grade 12, the coming days are a harbinger of stress and hours of studying – diploma exams are here. Worth 50%, these 2-3 hour multiple choice and/or essay exams are often the deciding factor when it comes to things like passing and failing a course; getting into the university of…
Author’s note: Is there any topic that you would like to see covered in four paragraphs? Leave it in the comments below and maybe I’ll cover it in a later blog. Update: Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA, said on Friday that he is pulling the bill “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”…
It’s been all over the news and it’s been especially big on the internet. I see resistance to SOPA and PIPA in social media, and other places on the internet that share information. I don’t like SOPA and PIPA either. Yay. What exactly is SOPA and PIPA? Well, m’dears, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)…