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It’s harvest time and Thanksgiving and Halloween approach, so thoughts of many a soul turn to bringing in the crops and raking in the sugar on the 31st. The latter may just be a treat, an extra, but the basic truth of the matter is that if we don’t eat, we don’t live. Food might… Read more »
It’s a night in late summer. we’re gathered around the barbecue in the back yard of my friend’s cabin on the Sunshine Coast. There are maybe a half dozen of us, drinking beer and eating grilled oysters. There’s this American guy from Idaho–checked shirt, baseball cap, one of those foghorn voices you can hear from… Read more »
At Home: Canada Revenue Agency obtains list of sellers from EBay The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has won the right to obtain information from EBay Canada concerning those EBay members who have managed to make a living from their online businesses. After a legal battle based on a very weak criticism of the collection of… Read more »
She is kicked again and again and again. At one point, what looks like a concrete block is thrown on her. Whether this is the fatal blow or not is unclear. What is clear with frightening certainty is that the girl, 17-year-old Du’a Khalil Aswad, lies dead, murdered in cold blood by an angry mob;… Read more »
Five members expected to attempt defederation this year WOLFVILLE (CUP) — The membership of the Canadian Federation of Students may drop significantly in the next year. Three students’ unions have initiated the defederation process and several others are examining their options. CFS National Chairperson Amanda Aziz has confirmed that her office has received requests for… Read more »
Release date: September 26, 2007 Label: Nuclear Blast/Roadrunner Records Tracks: 13 Rating: 10 This Finnish new-metal band has succeeded in creating an overwhelmingly operatic experience with their sixth studio release, Dark Passion Play. Thanks to the collaboration between the five existing Nightwish members and the London Session Orchestra, this entire record plays like a night… Read more »
DVD: Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Release date: 2006 Director: Zhang Yimou. Written by Zhang Yimou, Zou Jingzhi, and Wang Bin Takata, an elderly Japanese fisherman, launches himself on an odyssey of reunion. He is trying to win back the affections of his dying son Ken-ichi before it is too late. Takata hopes that… Read more »
For AU tutor Anne Nothof, all the world truly is a stage. A tutor and academic with Athabasca for the past 25 years, Dr. Nothof is a specialist in the history of drama, and she has presented conference papers on theatre in such far-flung places as England, Russia, Israel, and Mexico, to name a few…. Read more »
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