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…
DetailsI know you do! Hosted by YouTube celebrity Dan Brown and with the help of other notable figures (such as MysteryGuitarMan, MemeMolly and JPizzle, just to name a few), this game game show is composed entirely of YouTube videos, all linked to one another. If you think you’ve got the answer, click on it and…
DetailsKids Up Front started ten years ago in Calgary, giving tickets to kids who couldn’t afford to go. Two years ago they partnered up with Ryan Getzlaf, a former Calgary Hitmen player, who provides suites where kids can come watch games at the Saddledome. These kids get to eat chips, cookies, and nachos, meet the…
DetailsBack when I was junior high school I remember Gorillaz making quite an impact on the radio and amongst my classmates, particularly the hit “Feel Good Inc.” What I don’t remember is ever really listening to them – just a group I never bothered to get into. So when their third LP (Plastic Beach) dropped…
DetailsLooking to be inspired this week? The 2010 Global Youth Summit (GYS) put on by the wonderful people at the YMCA is THIS FRIDAY and you can still register! GYS is a community initiative created by and for, Calgary youth who are interested in international philanthropy. The event provides opportunities to both attend and volunteer. The theme “Make…
DetailsThis is slightly unusual for me, but I am going to review a novel intended for a preteen audience. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick follows a social outcast named Max, a teenager who is very large and has an intellectual disability. He lives with his grandparents because his mother is deceased and his father is in jail.…
DetailsEven with the Olympic games over, most of us are still feeling the rush of patriotism! Every time the Olympics come around, I always wish they lasted longer. I love watching the different sports and keeping up to date with who has the most medals. This year was an amazing record breaker for our Canadian athletes,…
DetailsHey folks! This week in YAA’s Perspective series, we’re going to stop time. Yeah, that’s right! All we need is a camera and a little bit of ingenuity. 🙂 To explain the project to you, it’s pretty simple. We’re going to take a picture of a falling drop of water so fast that there’s no blur in…
DetailsMost of the food drives I hear about tend to be pretty straightforward – you scrounge around in your cupboard for anything that’s good and then you drop it off in a box somewhere and maybe get $2 off admission to a concert. But an idea that seems to be gaining popularity around the country…
DetailsDid our Where It’s Art: Please Do Not Taste the Artwork series interest you? Got nothing to do this coming weekend? Come check out the L’Arche Calgary Cake Walk and the Lindt Chocolate Competition! This Sunday, March 14th, 2010 from 12pm to 3:30pm, you can take part in this family friendly event which actually showcases…
DetailsIt’s that time of the year again! The Calgary High School Improv League (CHIL), a group of high school students from schools all across the city have been working for months, learning about the art of improvised theatre, thanks to the Loose Moose Theatre Company. CHIL will be presenting all they’ve learned through a little…
DetailsIf 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…
DetailsA follow up on Sunday evenings 82nd Academy Awards! The hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin started the ceremony with a glamorous entrance being lowered from the ceiling and humor was present throughout the show, especially ones regarding Avatar. (Ben Stiller’s Na’vi makeup suits him) Speaking of Avatar, the movie was highly anticipated and was…
DetailsFirst of all: Flash mob 101 – A flash mob is when a mob of people seemingly randomly show up and do something seemingly random then peace out immediately afterwards leaving a stunned and often confused audience. Check ImprovEverywhere if you are unclear about the definition, or check out YAA’s recap of some of the more…
DetailsInternational Women’s Day is a globally renown day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Yesterday was International Women’s Day, but I thought I would share a bit about this day and my thoughts on its purpose. In the early 1900’s, women were suffering from inequality and oppression. This…
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