Video of the Day: North Koreans weeping hysterically over the death of Kim Jong-il
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSWN6Qj98Iw
The Greek and Euro crisis: Explained in four paragraphs
First off, national debt (debt owed by a central government) is in no way a new problem. In fact, every developed country in the world has at some point amassed some form of debt (owing another party).
Video of the Day: The Girl Effect
[youtube 1e8xgF0JtVg] The Girl Effect is about empowering young girls to end the cycle of poverty and create a brighter future for themselves and the world. It’s not hard to get involved! Our ability to change a life is so attainable that we have no excuse to underachieve. Don’t become sheltered in complacency. Concern will shed…
Cheating: a world-wide issue, not just during exams
Let’s face it – all, or at least, most of us have come across the oh-so-crazy concept of cheating (surprise, surprise) some time in our lives, whether it be ourselves, our friends, or our classmates that have been practising the cunning art.
Canadians showing arrogance in hockey?
Canadians have this reputation of being welcoming and amiable, but that goes out the door when it comes to hockey. We scoff at American patriotism, but at the same time, do the same during the Olympics and the World Juniors. Maybe it’s time to recognize that while Canada is great, other countries can be great too.
The – almost – epic comeback of the tournament
Any hockey fan, or anyone living in Canada, for that matter, can relate to that memorable Tuesday night where they watched in despair for 40 minutes, lived through 15 minutes of hope…
Internet pirates found in parliament!
This week, a popular blog caught federal staff downloading content illegally. “Busted: Canadian Parliament hosts BitTorrent pirates,” reads the Jan. 1 entry on TorrentFreak, a blog dedicated to the popular file sharing program. They investigated the downloads associated to the House of Common’s IP addresses, an internet ID number, and found that there were a…
The fight for the Canadian $50 bill
In March, the Bank of Canada will be coming out with a new polymer $50. The current version of the bill has the image of Alberta’s Famous 5, but those five iconic women will soon be replaced by the CCGS Amundsen, an amazing part of Arctic technology and research. This Arctic research vessel is going…
Premier Redford’s crackdown on youth smoking
Premier Alison Redford is starting to announce her wide-ranging plan to crack down on youth smoking, satisfying the promises she made earlier this year in a survey from an anti-smoking group.
Connection between fighting and NHL player deaths
Derek Boogaard was recruited to the NHL mainly to be an enforcer. After having a record of fighting over 180 times in the Junior Hockey League, he continued this trend as he entered into the big leagues where in his 277 NHL career games he scored a total of three goals and accumulated 589 penalty minutes.…
Flickr – Fairytale
Today, I just wanted to feature Flickr member rosiehardy’s Flickr Stream called “Behind the Scenes – Fairytales (What REALLY went on with those characters behind closed doors!)”. She has found an amazing way photograph her own recreation of scenes from popular fairy-tales and link each picture to an important statistic or fact about a real crisis in our world. For…
Life: The ultimate mystery
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns as people find their place in the world, grow, and have new experiences. Everything and everyone is there for a moment and then is gone, as though every moment is hanging on a single thread as everything else dwindles away around it. It’s hard to hear the…
NBA Lockout is coming to an END!
With more updates coming in by the day, we can see a very nice and fitting end to the NBA lockout! Teams can now hold informal training, practice sessions, and managers can now start working on the financial side of the game (contracts, deals, etc.). Starting on Christmas, a new season consisting of 66 games…
Windstorm of the century in Calgary: Nov 27, 2011
I lived in Calgary all my life and never have I experienced a windstorm of this magnitude! There were tornado warnings announced near the outskirts of Calgary.
Video of the Day: “We Are The Many” by Makana and my views
[youtube xq3BYw4xjxE] It is my opinion that, despite having a valid point at first about the decreasing amount of control the financial minorities have in the world’s economy, the Occupy movement has gotten increasingly off track. Although many of the protesters raise a fairly significant point about how financially successful minorities control a large part…