Recently Wanda Waterman spent several weeks in Tunisia, where she crossed half the country, visited several cities and villages, and stayed with a traditional Tunisian family. This travelogue series chronicles her adventures and experiences in the Maghreb. Read the first part of the series here and the second part, here. ?To travel is to discover… Read more »
Volume 20 Issue 20 - 05/25/2012
It’s crunch time, and you’ve been a bit overwhelmed. You’ve been burning the candle at both ends and finally your blood and sweat and tears have paid off. You don’t have delusions of grandeur, but you think that what you wrote turned out fairly well. Ignorance is bliss . . . until the grades arrive…. Read more »
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AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »
Regular readers know how I love books and all they offer. My passion isn’t limited to the latest and greatest, though, so I was tickled to find an old coil-bound book called Edmonton Hospital Diet Therapy Manual. I am both amused and amazed by how much things have changed?and how much they’ve stayed the same…. Read more »
It’s the stuff of every neo-Luddite’s worst nightmare: machines and computers that replace human workers. Computers that can replicate human expertise, and even perform tasks thousands of times faster. In education, robograders seem to fit that bill, but the technology has a long way to go before it gets a passing grade. The word ?robograders?… Read more »
Film: Benda Bilili! (official website) (National Geographic Entertainment) Genre: Documentary, Art House Cast: Coco, Roger, Ricky, Theo Writers/Directors: Florent de la Tullaye, Renaud Barret ?Not only do physically disabled people have experiences which are not available to the able-bodied, they are in a better position to transcend cultural mythologies about the body, because they cannot… Read more »
Acid and alkaline. You may remember these terms from your high school chemistry class, but odds are you haven’t thought about the concept of pH in years. But did you know that acidity and alkalinity play an important role in our everyday lives?and in our bodily health? Chemistry and Your Health In fact, acidity and… Read more »
Summer’s a hot time to buy or sell a home, and competition is fierce. One aspect of home selling That’s grown hugely in popularity in recent years is home staging. Simply put, home staging means setting up your house so it looks more attractive to prospective buyers?and it may not always be as simple as… Read more »
At Home: The Family Jewels A would-be thief got a little more than he bargained for when a jewellery heist went awry. Now he’s waiting for the evidence to show up?and it won’t be pretty. As The Toronto Star reports, the 52-year-old Richard Matthews has been accused of possessing a diamond worth $20,000. The catch?… Read more »
Summer’s fast approaching, which means It’s time to look out for your skin. Protecting yourself from harmful UV rays is essential to good skin health, but many sunscreens on the market contain toxic chemicals that are damaging both to your health and to that of the planet. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to determine the… Read more »
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