SNAPCHAT

Snapchat is a mobile messaging application used to share photos and videos, texts and drawings.

In the last year it has became hugely popular especially with young people.

There's one feature that makes Snapchat different from the other social media: when you text someone, the text will disappear after a few minutes.

It's very simple to use: you take a photo, you can edit it and you can send it to a friend or you can public it to your personal "story".

One of the most popular features of Snapchat are the "Lenses" which allow users to add fun real-time with special effects and sounds.

The latest update  to the Snapchat app now allow users to upload photos and saved Snaps from their device photo albums called "memories".

Lulu, the potbellied pig who saved her human's life.

When Jo Ann Altsman suffered a heart attack while vacationing in the Pennsylvania woods, Lulu, her housebroken potbellied pig sprung into action. After crying for a minute,Lulu, broke through the gate of the mobile home they were in and ran toward the street. When a car would approach, the pig would walk into the road and lie down. 
Each time the car didn't stop, the pig ran back inside to check Jo Ann and then back to the road. A motorcyclist stopped and followed the pig to Jo Ann, where he used his phone and he called the 911.

What a brave piggie!!

CANADA

Geography:

Canada is situated on the north of America and is bordered by the United States in the south; Atlantic Ocean in the east; Pacific Ocean in the west and Artic Ocean in the north. Large parts of south Canada are covered by plains; west of Canada mostly consists of rolling terrains, mountains and rivers. Also a number of large lakes ore located in Canada. The climate is polar on the north and mild on the rest of the country. The largest cities are: Toronto,Vancouver, Alberta, Montreal...

Culture:

Canadian culture is influenced by British and American influences. Canadian literature is divided to French-English languages literatures. Some importants autors are: Cohen, Atwood, Moodie..
Art culture follows Europeans trends and importante painters are: Krieghoff, Kane, Bush..

Government and politics:
Canada has a parliamentary system within the context of a constitutional monarchy, the monarchy of Canada being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II, who is also monarch of 15 other Commonwealth countries and each of Canada's 10 provinces. As such, the Queen's representative, the Governor General of Canada , carries out most of the federal royal duties in Canada.


Sport:

Sport in Canada is really important and consists of a variety of games. The most common are: Ice hockey, lacrosse, Canadian football, curling, ringette.. All of them exept for soccer and curling are consiterated "domestic sports" as they were invented by Canadians.

Cuisine:

Canadian cuisine varies depending on the regions. The most common are: "pantine" that is a dish, originating of Québec, made with fries and cheese curds; another dish is the "butter  tarte" made with butter, sugar, syrup and eggs. Canada is also famous for their syrup: the "Maple" syrup.

Language:

The most used languages are: canadian/english but in some parts of Canada, like Québec, they speak french.

Bob Marley was born in Jamaica February 6, 1945. 

His father was a Jamaican of English descent.

 His mother was a black teenager. Bob started his career  with

The Wailers, a group he formed with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingstone.

The Wailers collaborated with Lee Scratch Perry, resulting in some of the 

Wailers' finest tracks like "Soul Rebel"or "Duppy Conquerer".

This collaboration ended  when the Wailers found that Perry, thinking the 

records were his, sold them in England without their consent. However, this 

brought the Wailers' music to the attention of Chris Blackwell , the owner of 

Island Records.

Blackwell immediately signed the Wailers and produced their first album, 

"Catch a Fire".

In 1974 Tosh and Livingston left the Wailers to start solo careers.

 Marley later formed the  band "Bob Marley and the Wailers"

In 1977 Marley consulted with a doctor when a wound in his big toe would not heal. 

More tests revealed malignant melanoma.

The cancer was kept secret from the general public while Bob continued working.

Returning to Jamaica in 1978, he continued work and released "Survival" in 1979,

 which was followed by a successful European tour.

It was a time of great success for Marley, and he started an American tour to reach blacks in the US. 

He played two shows at Madison Square Garden, but collapsed while jogging in NYC's  Central Park on September 21, 1980. 

The cancer diagnosed earlier had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach. 

Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on May 11, 1981.

He was 36 years old.

Weird Sport: where love is the key to success. <3


Born in Finland, wife carrying is a contest wich the


male competitors race while each carrying a female


teammate.The objective is for the male to carry the


female through a special obstacle track in the fastest time.


Major competitions are held in Sonkajarvi, Finland,


Monona, Wisconsin and in Marquette, Michigan.


Talk about tough love.

I just made a new Voki. See it here:

I just made a new Voki. See it here:

ASK.FM

                                                             

 Ask.fm is a popular social network. It was launched in Latavia in 2010. It has became very trendy worldwilde but, it also can be quite dangerous.
Ask gives people the chance to ask or answer all type of questions. 
Your  questions  can be for a specific person or  you can post it publicly. 
Sometimes, you can also find less plesant questions and very bad answers.
Ask.Fm  guarantees anonymity, so it has became  a way for teenagers to exchange insults and threats, and this has had very serious consequences.
So a few teenagers  committed suicide after being cyber bullied on this site.
Like Hannah Smith, a 14 year old girl who killed herselfs for the messages she was getting.
But this website can be a lot of fun.
You can make new friends from many different countries and learn about other cultures, new music ecc, but you need to remember that you must be careful who you talk  to. If  someone contacts you,using sexual comments, or a comment that you find bullyng, report it and block them.