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The Mindful Bard – For Your Consideration

DVD: For Your Consideration Release date: February 20, 2007 Director: Christopher Guest. Written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy Starring Catherine O’Hara, Ed Begley Jr., Bob Balaban, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, John Michael Higgins, Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Rachael Harris, Jennifer Coolidge, Chris Moynihan, Fred Willard, Jane Lynch The movie opens with a… Read more »

Nature Notes – From the Backyard to the Biosphere. LEK and TEK

LEK and TEK: Invaluable Local Conservation Expertise–and the Ethical Complexities of Knowledge Sharing When thinking about the act of conservation, many of us tend to picture professionals (maybe biologists, ecologists, physical geographers) out in the field collecting data, processing samples, and crunching numbers in their labs, plugging info into computer simulation models, and coming up… Read more »

Scholarships & Awards

JEANS FOR GENES DAY SCHOLARSHIP Administrator: Canadian Gene Cure Foundation Award Amount: $2,000.00 Award Deadline: Friday, October 20, 2006 Notes: Students fundraise money for Jeans for Genes Day to benefit the Canadian Gene Cure Foundation and Canadian genetic research. Those who raise $1000 or more, are eligible to win a $2000 scholarship. Phone: 604-224-1010 Ext… Read more »

Editorial – Access Denied

In Canada, we have an interesting (and often confusing) blend of funding and service in our health care system. Is it public? Is it private? Who pays for it? Who delivers the services? Those questions, and the prickly debates they can lead to, are characterized by a couple of recent rows over health services. Specifically,… Read more »

Click On This – Half-Baked

We are compelled by our very natures to certain terrible habits that we cannot avoid–eating, sleeping, that sort of stuff. Filthy, but what can ya do? This week we have some treats; food, and food for the soul. Hobo Soup This reminds me of those classic translation troubles English-speaking companies have when they try to… Read more »

AU Tutor Bio – Shawn Fraser

As an assistant professor in the Centre for Nursing and Health Studies since 2006, Dr. Shawn Fraser has already seen some exciting developments within the Centre. One of these is the new thesis-based Master’s program beginning this fall. ?In terms of our program,? explained Dr. Fraser, ?we have a thesis-based Master’s course That’s . …. Read more »