I have had my license for almost two decades. I have driven in wind and rain and snow and ice and, quite by accident, a thunderstorm that produced tornadoes. I spent two winters in Alaska, where roads don’t get salted because we all want to protect the moose. I should know a thing or two… Read more »
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 »
Several years ago I wrote a column extolling the virtues of handyman extraordinaire Mike Holmes. Actually, it bordered on becoming an ode. I talked about his gold necklace, bib Carhartt overall, and bulging biceps. That sexiness aside, I said that what most women really love about him is the commitment to get the job done,… Read more »
Film: The House of Tomorrow (2011) Directors: Hanan Kattan and Shamim Sarif Screenwriter: Shamim Sarif Genre: Documentary ?Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass,the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase ?each other? doesn’t… Read more »
Ingrid D. Johnson is a Winnipeg-based singer-songwriter with a deeply soulful rhythm-and-blues feel that evokes girl pop singers of the early ?60s. She recently released her debut full-length album What About Love? with her band The Funky Fresh Crew. A Jamaican who immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of four, Ingrid’s contribution… Read more »
Stress is ubiquitous today. Our jobs are stressful, our lives are full of deadlines and expectations, and even our families and children are stressed. Many of us feel constantly ?under the gun? and, as a result, our health suffers. But did you know that stress can also affect our weight? It’s all about the individual… Read more »
If you have undergraduate courses ending December 31, 2012, you’ll want to note the University’s special holiday exam procedures?and order your final examinations as soon as possible. If your course contract date is December 31, you must submit your exam requests before the University closes for the holidays. Athabasca University will be closed from December… Read more »
If the materialistic push of the holiday season has you feeling disgusted, it might be time for a new take on gift giving. This week’s links offer some alternative gift choices and practices that you might not have considered. Catalogue Order Sure, you could drop $50 on a gift for someone who already has everything–and… Read more »
At Home: Healing Poetry There’s increasing awareness of the healing power of art, and both creating and experiencing it are seen as a form of therapy. In fact, health care practitioners have been offering art therapy to patients to speed the healing process, whether mental or physical. Now, It’s the health care workers themselves who… Read more »
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