We’ve spent the first few weeks of the new year sweating the small stuff?abbreviations, initialisms, and other short forms. We’ve looked at Canadian usage and examined when to use capital letters and periods. This week we’ll wrap up our quick survey on short forms and sort out some more basics: plurals, possessives, and more. Double… Read more »
Most people will get through their entire lives without ever having delivered a eulogy. And they will be grateful for having dodged the bullet. Most people dread both public speaking and emotionally charged situations like funerals so this combination is especially tough. Most people doubt their ability to hold it all together. They wish to… Read more »
It’s no secret that the tech sector has a deep-rooted culture of sexism. This dark side of tech has been hitting the headlines lately, with stories that range from #GamerGate to Microsoft’s CEO saying women should have “faith” that they’ll get a raise. Which raises an interesting question: does technology (inadvertently or not) reflect the… Read more »
So this week my attention has been on the economic news coming out. The Bank of Canada has supposedly “shocked” investors by lowering the overnight rate a quarter of a percent. If you don’t already know, the overnight rate is the rate at which banks borrow money to lend to people like you and me… Read more »
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Cold? No better way to warm up than with a mug of hot tea. In fact, the drink is so appropriate a match for winter weather that January has been designated National Hot Tea Month. Click your way through your next tea-drinking session: Make Your Selection Black vs. green? Oolong vs. herbal? And what in… Read more »
As students, we acquire a breadth of knowledge and even expertise in our respective fields. Additionally, we might engage in captivating hobbies that keep us in a state of flow for considerable hours. For instance, a communications major may develop expertise in the art of public speaking, while an English major may hone the ability… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than for you to write for The Voice, write in a journal every morning and night, write creative stories, write blogs, write a dissertation, etcetera, etcetera?basically, for you to become the ultimate writer you possibly can be by writing every and any chance you… Read more »
My name is Philip Kirkbride. I’m a college graduate from Ontario studying at AU. I’ve always wanted to do an exchange program or study abroad but never found the right time to do so. This is part thirteen in the story of how Athabasca University has allowed me to create my own study abroad program…. Read more »
Mehmet Polat is a Turkish master of the oud (the Arabic lute), a musician noted for having developed new techniques in his playing and for mixing different musical traditions (Turkish, Arabic, Azerbaijan, Persian, Indian, Flamenco, and Jazz, to name a few) in his compositions. Along with the Mehmet Polat Trio (with Sinan Arat playing ney… Read more »