At Home: Toasty Texting Let’s face it: we’re a nation of addicts, addicted to our portable technology. When we want to check our smart phone’s email app or send a text, nothing can stop us?not courtesy, not safe driving practices, not the law. Not even, apparently, the winter’s chill. As the Toronto Star reports, a… Read more »
At Home: An Apple A Day What looks like an apple, smells like an apple, and tastes like an apple?but doesn’t turn brown like an apple? The answer: an apple. That is, an apple from the ?Arctic? variety bioengineered by a specialty fruit grower in Summerland, B.C. As the CBC reports, the new strain of… Read more »
If your course contract ends on December 31, 2010 you’ll want to note Athabasca University’s special holiday procedures for requesting and writing final exams. Because the University will be closed for the holidays at 4:30 pm MST on Thursday, December 23, 2010 (it will reopen 8:30 am MST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011), it has… Read more »
It’s crunch time at the North Pole, and the elves in Santa’s toy workshop are working overtime. In their honour, this week’s links will examine some of the fascinating history of toys, dolls, and games. If You Build It Lego sets have been popular with the young generation since they were first introduced in Europe… Read more »
If your course contract ends on December 31, 2010 you’ll want to note Athabasca University’s special holiday procedures for requesting and writing final exams. Because the University will be closed for the holidays at 4:30 pm MST on Thursday, December 23, 2010 (it will reopen 8:30 am MST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011), it has… Read more »
At Home: No Place to Go As the holidays near, we’re often reminded to think of those who lack the comfort and security of a home to call their own. But according to a new study, there’s another vulnerable but often-forgotten group: those whose housing conditions are unsafe or unhealthy. As the CBC reports, a… Read more »
Need a reason to celebrate? Friday, November 26 is the loosely-designated National Cake Day, and this week’s links examine the popular dessert from all angles. Hungry yet? Grab your own favourite flavour of cake, and start clicking. Not Your Ordinary Cake Move over, boring birthday cakes. These masterpieces from a Russian cake decorator are less… Read more »
The Christmas shopping season’s started, and the store aisles are teeming with gifts nestled into plastic packaging. Plastic packaging that will, unfortunately, be headed for landfills come December 26. During the holidays, some waste is going to be inevitable. But this year, when we give gifts, let’s also think about bestowing a gift upon the… Read more »
If your course contract ends on December 31, 2010 you’ll want to note Athabasca University’s special holiday procedures for requesting and writing final exams. Because the University will be closed for the holidays at 4:30 pm MST on Thursday, December 23, 2010 (it will reopen 8:30 am MST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011), it has… Read more »
At Home: Making Crime Pay Every year, millions of dollars? worth of ill-gotten property is seized by the Alberta government. Ranging from small electronics to cars to even real-estate, the property’s then forfeited to the province through its Civil Forfeiture Office. This year, the funds gained from the sale of the forfeited property are being… Read more »