The ever famous photo of the planet Earth taken by the crew members of Apollo 17 on Dec 7, 1972. The photo depicts the sensations of vulnerability, fraility and isolation associated with our planet in the vastness of the cosmos.
Now that we are a couple of weeks into the new year, I think it’s time to make some predictions into what the new year will hold, and see what we have left behind in 2011. The video shown below is a Google Production which they usually do to recap what the year has been…
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“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This Chinese proverb accentuates the importance of what I consider to be the greatest tool a person can be given: education. I believe that education is paramount to having a successful…
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Youth flocked to the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and took over this performance. Why? Because it was Tchaikovsky on the program!
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Julian Beever, better known as The Sidewalk Picasso, is the producer of anamorphic drawings – optical illusions created with chalk. This English artist brings pavements to life across England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Although the following pieces of artwork do look as though they have depth and dimension, they are completely flat. How…
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blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ A huge part of Chinese New Year, for me, are the lights. The crackle and boom of fireworks were ubiquitous during the 15 days of celebration – even before that. Lanterns and dazzling lights take over the streets. Every year, when the huge countdown clock on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala reaches…
DetailsDear future university students, I know I’m just a first year student, but I’ve proved all the teachers wrong! They scare us and tell us that our marks will drop significantly lower, but I’ve found I’ve maintained my marks, and even improved them from high school. Maybe it’s because I like university more, but it’s…
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What do you do when you first get home from school? Research has shown that most kids come home from school and go on a social media website. This results in homework being done late at night. They end up losing track of time and spend hours and hours on the computer. Time management is…
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Junior high students usually assume all the “high schoolers” get the big awards. And sadly, sometimes that’s true.
But what students may not realize is that being older isn’t a large factor for most of these awards.
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So I’m pretty sure that you all know how much I love buying indie games, especially when they’re on sale. In fact, I think I have a horrible habit of buying PC games on sale and never play them. That’s okay, developers love people like me! Anyway, I have a fantastic deal-breaker for you today.…
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Bryan Berg claims that he has been exposed to the delicate art of card-stacking since he was eight years old. Over time, he developed an interest of stacking cards; today he holds a Guinness World Record.
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