Kecak is a form of Balinese music drama, originated in the 1930s and is performed primarily by men. Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a circle of 100 or more performers wearing checked cloth around their waists, percussively chanting "cak" and throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from the [...]
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The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gaétan Tardif has been named Chef de Mission for Team Canada at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Dr. Tardif is a dedicated long-time volunteer within the Paralympic Movement. He first became involved during the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games as a member of the [...]
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For my dad’s birthday this year, rather than invite a bunch of friends over for a big summer BBQ, my dad decided that he wanted to spend some quality time with just the family. He asked my mom to come up with a fun idea and that this was what he wanted to do to [...]
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I attended Making Sense of the Oil Slick discussion panel at the BC Marine Museum last night, and found that there is a lot of stuff that a lot of people simply don’t know! (or maybe people just don’t want to know?)
The panel consisted of:
- Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada
- Professor [...]
Meet Callum Ng, Canada’s young ambassador to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
“Hello, my name is Callum Ng, I am Canadian and I love sport. I want everyone, whatever their background, all around the world, to find a love for play. It might be in sport, it might just be a little [...]
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This August, Singapore will host the first ever Youth Olympic Games. Overall, there will be over 3500 athletes competing in 201 events, divided by age groups 15 to 16, 16 to 17 and 17 to 18. Over all there will be 26 sports represented.
Qualifying for the Youth Olympic Games requires at least the [...]
The city of Singapore will host the first ever Youth Olympic Games this coming August! Check out the winning bid video that the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 bid team used to woo the International Olympic Committee, and sway their votes in Singapore’s favor against the other short-listed competing city, Moscow.
Watching this has [...]
“Everyone — Official Theme Song of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Sung by Jessica Mauboy, Steve Appleton, Jody WIlliams, Tabitha Nauser & Sean Kingston.
The music video for “Everyone” was shot entirely in Singapore. The singers were filmed performing the inspiring tune against iconic Singapore backdrop/landmarks like the city skyline, [...]
