AUSU congratulates new party leaders! AU students are spread all over Canada and the world, but AU’s funding comes from the Government of Alberta, so It’s important for us, as AU students, to remain aware of political issues in Alberta. Alberta’s political parties have recently undergone some transitions, as both the Progressive Conservative and Liberal… Read more »
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Is there anything quite so lovely as packing for a getaway? Such is my thought as I plan for an extended weekend with my husband, two kids, daughter-in-law, and sweet grandson Grady. We will be heading to what they call a cabin on the shores of Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta’s biggest body of water. In… Read more »
Film: Submarine (Warp Films 2010) Director: Richard Ayoade Screenwriter: Richard Ayoade, based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne Cast: Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Stefan Rhodri, Sally Hawkins ?For one human being to love another human being: that is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate… Read more »
AUSU congratulates new party leaders! AU students are spread all over Canada and the world, but AU’s funding comes from the Government of Alberta, so It’s important for us, as AU students, to remain aware of political issues in Alberta. Alberta’s political parties have recently undergone some transitions, as both the Progressive Conservative and Liberal… Read more »
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Book covers can conceal lots of dark, fearsome things. Delve inside their pages and you might come across ogres or pirates or murderers. Rarer, but equally scary, lurks another literary danger: an author’s epic-sized ego. When this emerges into daylight, lawsuits and quarrels can wreak havoc?even on unsuspecting readers who’ve dared an unflattering review. So… Read more »
As I write this on Saturday afternoon, I am 1,110 words away from completing my first-ever National Novel Writing Month challenge. I wrote just shy of 2,500 words today. I’ve averaged over 1,800 words per day, which is above the 1,667 needed to finish in the full 30 days. I will over-write just to be… Read more »
“Happy New Year! The Conjunto Roque Moreira wishes you peace, health, happiness, success, and we hope in 2011 we can go to Canada to show our work to this wonderful country . . . We have news! We begin to record our new CD in January. Cheers!? Anderson Almeida, drummer and vocalist for Conjunto Roque… Read more »
Because my mind and soul are promised to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) for several more days, my ability to generate my own column topic this week was kaput. So when someone suggested I discuss the concept in Suzy Welch’s book 10-10-10, I jumped on it. My task became to read the book and hope… Read more »