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Merchandise Still for Sale We still have some locks and memory keys available for sale. Both of these were designed with ease of mailing in mind, which means they’re small enough to be easily stored pretty much anywhere. The wristband USB key is a unique way to carry around your assignments, online materials, and even… Read more »

On a sweltering August night in 1791, the floodgates of repression burst open in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (known today as Haiti). It was the beginning of one of the most successful anti-slavery uprisings in history, although the violence of the revolt pales beside the systematic atrocities committed by the colony’s slave owners, both… Read more »

What is a Respiratory Therapist? Respiratory therapists (RTs) are allied health professionals providing individuals with cardio-respiratory and respiratory care. RTs assess and provide therapeutic treatment to those suffering from respiratory problems, in collaboration with other health care workers. Some of the diseases treated by RTs include asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and pulmonary… Read more »

The Olympics are chock full of finely conditioned athletes, a remarkable display of the feats that can be achieved when the human form is at its peak. We can’t guarantee you a gold-medal physique, but this week’s list of unusual exercise equipment is definitely high on the curiosity scale. Hawaii Chair As the video says,… Read more »

At Home: Science helps define Arctic border of Canada While most Canadians probably aren’t familiar with the area called the Lomonosov Ridge (an underwater shelf), it is nonetheless the most important piece of Canadian land in the matter of our Arctic sovereignty as of late. While our neighbours to the south have often disputed our… Read more »

Release Date: April 1, 2008 Label: RCA Tracks: 12 plus 1 bonus Rating: 9 It seems like a mere few months since the whole Anti-Flag controversy over the switch from independent record labels, like Fat Wreck Chords and A-F Records, to major label RCA (Radio Corporation of America). As it turns out though, For Blood… Read more »

CD: Corb Lund, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! Release date: 2007 Label: Stony Plain Records One night my sleep was troubled by a name that kept dinging away repeatedly in my dreams. That name was Corbin Lund. While I was lying there trying to figure out who that was, I consoled myself with a promise to… Read more »

Winnipeg companies go out on a limb to retain new employees WINNIPEG (CUP) ? During the lazy days of summer, It’s easy to ponder quitting your job in favour of floating around for a few months. For past generations this daydream would have been just that?a dream. But for those born in Generation X and… Read more »

Reginald Shepherd is an American writer and academic. He has published five books of poetry. His latest work, Orpheus in the Bronx, a group of essays proposing a new understanding of?and direction for?modern poetry, was published by the University of Michigan Press as part of its Poets on Poetry series. The Voice recently reviewed Orpheus… Read more »