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Rejecta Mathematica
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In every manufacturing process there are pieces made which do not meet a standard set by the manufacturer, these pieces are hopefully filtered out by quality control. In academic publishing there is a similar...
Invasion of Manitoba wetlands
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Delta Marsh, located about 25 km north of Portage la Prairie, is a Canadian Heritage marsh and an internationally recognized wetland of great importance. Every year thousands of migrating birds nest in its waters....
Think you’re a survivor
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There’s a lot of hate in the world today. As a social activist, I’d like to do my part to try to reduce some of the baseless negative judgments that are often thrown about...
Manitoba and Saskatchewan look to ban texting while driving
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Increasing evidence regarding the dangers of distracted driving has a number of provinces considering legislation to ban texting and talking on held-held devices while driving.
Manitoba passed legislation this summer and Saskatchewan recently announced it...
What’s the big deal?
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Go ahead, think of a number at random, any number, I’ll wait . . . what was your number? If you chose was 67 then that’s kind of eerie, mainly because that was my...
Sometimes the best medicine is no medicine
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Mr. Wright was dying of cancer. Confined to his hospital bed, large tumors invaded much of his body. His prognosis was bleak — to say the least — yet he had not given up...
To the appendix, from the heart
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Dearest Appendix,
We need to talk. The vibe between us has been kind of, I don't know, "off" lately. You know what I'm talking about. The stilted conversation, the furtive glances. I feel like you...
