Following violence this past week, the First Nations group is deserting camp at the site of disputed lands in rural Ontario. Although for one gleaming moment it looked like an agreement was on the way, what former Ontario Premier David Peterson has described as “heartbreaking” ( CBC News 2006) developments have once again stood in… Read more »
I’ve been writing this column for several years now. Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it’s not. Sometimes the words come spilling onto the page and the biggest job becomes pruning and shaping until only the best five hundred words I can muster that week are left. Sometimes, in passing, I think about you dear reader… Read more »
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Q: When you think back to your time on Earth, what are your fondest memories? A: Well, I always thought it be the cum laude university degree or the Lexus, with its leather seats and ivory-coloured dash. Maybe it’s closing that last-minute deal with Insulcon. Turns out, though, it’s a whole bunch of weird things…. Read more »
S.L.A.P. Update Old Mine Rd. “City Slicker Valley” – third leg – 19km This section offers the most beautiful views of the Smoky River Valley. It is the fastest and easiest part of the race, mostly dirt road and creek crossings, very slippery and rocky. The racer will pass through the lowest point in the… Read more »
Health Plan for AUSU Members – Announced Finally, AUSU members can save on health and dental benefits in Canada! Your council has struck a deal with Student Benefits Administrators, an affiliate of Ingle International and Imagine Financial Ltd., to provide great rates to AUSU members on their commercial insurance products. The program offers a range… Read more »
Dear Barb: I have been married for five years and I recently discovered that my wife had an affair. I was aware that our marriage was difficult at times, but I was devastated when learning of my wife’s infidelity. She is very sorry and wants to work on our marriage. I know that affairs are… Read more »
May 2, 1676, Mary Rowlandson and her two children were released after having been captured by Indians in King Philip’s War. Mary’s six-year-old daughter did not survive the ordeal. In 1682, an account of her captivity was published as A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Reference: Rowlandson, M. W…. Read more »
All along the sun-drenched Avenue of the Affluent, the cheering throngs are gathered. Right at the very front, there are the few hundred or so very important industrialists. Occasionally, they turn to entertain and enlighten the crowd with their talking-head hand puppets, calling out the news of the day. There are the hangers-on, the brightly… Read more »
Calling all computer programmers! Athabasca University’s School of Computing and Information Systems is proud of their newly-opened course, Software Engineering (COMP 410), written by Associate Professor Dr. Fuhua (Oscar) Lin. Software Engineering (COMP 410) is designed to give computer science students the tools necessary for programming large-scale software projects, including planning techniques, software reusability, different… Read more »