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At Home: Indebted Christmas is around the corner, and the holiday shoppers are packing the malls in search of the perfect gift. Yet underneath all the tinsel and trimmings is an ugly truth: the bill, which will come due in January. In fact, Canadians are falling further and further into debt?and financial analysts are alarmed… Read more »
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If you have undergraduate courses ending December 31, 2011, 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 »
Lately there’s been a lot of Santa Claus-related controversy. From concerns over safety to taking on the economic downturn, the man in the red suit doesn’t seem quite so jolly this year. Get back in the spirit of the season with these links: Santa Tracker Sure, NORAD is busy with airspace control and defense issues…. Read more »
At Home: How to Save a Life Teens and social media: the horror stories abound. Yet perhaps the bullying and negative behaviours aren’t the whole story. After all, as some recent news shows, right-thinking youth can use social media to save lives. As the Ottawa Sun reports, ?[two] Montreal-area teens . . . helped save… Read more »
We hear a lot about having a ?greener? Christmas, but It’s hard to work our eco-consciousness into the crazy melee of schedules, parties, shopping, baking, and expectations that characterize the holiday season. Here are two super-simple fixes to make the season a little brighter for the planet: It’s a wrap: Get creative with your wrapping… Read more »
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At Home: Slackers Beware Mind drifting at work? Easily distracted? Slackers, beware! Your boss may be watching?with a high-tech device that seems tailor-made for futuristic fiction. As The Globe and Mail reports, ?Ontario nuclear plants are the first in their industry worldwide to test-drive a futuristic gizmo that measures employees? concentration by reading brain waves.?… Read more »
If you have undergraduate courses ending December 31, 2011, 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 »
LeapPads, singing dolls, and Lego Star Wars sets: these are just a few of this year’s top toys. How do they stack up against the most popular choices of the past? Click through this week’s links for the scoop on some other top toys. Simple Success Sure, ?simple toys? usually refers to traditional wooden toys… Read more »