Cristina Acevedo is a Youth Central volunteer, as well as a member of the TD Youth Earth Ambassadors. With a fantastic number of volunteer hours under her name, she has also started an environment club in her school. Cristina is consistently taking roles in special projects and sets a prime example for other youth volunteers…
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So many of us already know about IB, but for those who don’t, please excuse me as I lift up the rock you have been living under. International Baccalaureate is an academically enriched and challenging program that presents rigorous and innovation provoking learning continuum of education. In other words, its a program that lets you…
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Because: Writing can help yourself, others around you and the world at large. There will always be an excess of readers in the world, but not always enough people to tell the stories. That’s where writers come in. They have the wonderful skill to manipulate words to convey their message, whether it be recounting their…
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On March 15, Calgary witnessed another marvelous fashion show! PARKSHOW Spring/Summer 2014 was truly an event to attend, everything about it, from the atmosphere to the fashion, was perfect. Many local designers had the opportunity to showcase their magnificent work on the runways, and were also around prior to the shows talking about their clothing…
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Infographics are a great way to visually present information. They have creative and sleek methods of design and presentation. I will be posting a series of Infographic of the Days over the next weeks. These are the ones that are interesting or that catch my eye. Today’s infographic gives name to Dr. Seuss. We can…
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Most every teenagers in the present day own at least one electronic device. They occupy our time during the day with social media, games, work and other activities. As useful, amusing and distracting these devices are, they may also be a culprit in the lack of sleep plaguing many modern youth. There are many reasons…
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Recently, for a math assignment I had to make a title page. There were zero limitations and it challenged me to think creatively. How can I combine math and art to produce a creative piece that has many levels of depth? The answer was staring me in the face; it was fractals! Fractals themselves are…
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After 17 days, the search for survivors onboard the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 came to a grim conclusion. The news was officially declared by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak this past weekend, concerning the plane that was last determined to be lost in a remote area of the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Australia. Dressed in black,…
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With the recent snow storm in Calgary on the first day of spring, I decided to investigate if Canada really did have the coldest weather around. Here are the top five coldest countries in the world. 5. United States of America When you think of America, you probably imagine the warm sunny beaches and the…
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You use it for tea, soup, cakes, toast, and even as medicine, but honey might not be as sweet as it seems anymore. Since 2006, researchers have noted a significant decrease in the population size of bees in North America. An estimated 10 million beehives have been wiped out, a tragedy worth $2 billion. But…
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I don’t know about you, but my lips get very dry and I am always on the hunt for a new and better lip balm. That is, until my mom suggested making them myself. For this recipe to make a sugar scrub for your lips, you will need: 1 teaspoon of olive oil 1…
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On Nov. 7, 2013, the latest member of the “I’ll just kill some time and play this game – oh dear I’ve been playing for an hour now I should stop, but after this round – actually, um one more -oh gosh it’s been three hours I should probably put this down,” franchise was released.…
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While scrolling through the internet, I found this set of intriguing pictures of countries made with various foods. Created by photographer Henry Hargreaves and New-York based food stylist Caitlin Levin, the culinary photographers call the food maps project “a playful representation of out interpretation of food from around the world.” The foods used in each…
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UBELONG I would love to travel Africa or Latin America one day. What UBELONG does is that it provides a great opportunity for you to go abroad and try something new! Especially someone who is a budget travelers I can for sure say that UBELONG program is well worth it; from what I have read.…
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I’m still fascinated with the Northern Lights, so why not put a local spin to it? Here’s an amazing timelapse of an aurora sighting just over pretty much the top of our roofs: Find my timelapse archive here. 🙂
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