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Sheryl Sandberg: Women have not made progress in corporate America in a decade

Sheryl Sandberg: Women have not made progress in corporate America in a decade

Sheryl Sandberg is not backing down. The Facebook chief operating officer's book "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" goes on sale Monday amid criticism that she's too successful and rich to lead a movement.
As NYC soda size rule looms, changes start in places from coffee shops to nightclubs

As NYC soda size rule looms, changes start in places from coffee shops to nightclubs

NEW YORK, N.Y. - At barbecue joints, coffee counters and bottle-service nightclubs, a coming clampdown on big, sugary soft drinks is beginning to take shape on tables and menus in a city that thrives on eating and going out.
Around Town: University gets it Write On

Around Town: University gets it Write On

UVic celebrates its many writers, past and present, as part of IdeaFest

Rosa Harris-Adler: Poll suggests boomers unwilling to downsize

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” — American author James Baldwin (1924-1987) “Size is not grandeur, and territory does not make a nation.

Global voices: Climate change, Arab Spring linked

They say a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a tornado on the other side of the world.
Ask Eric: Is it safe to eat imported basa fish?

Ask Eric: Is it safe to eat imported basa fish?

Dear Eric: Just recently I ate a white fish called basa. It was very delicious and no bones.
Cindy MacDougall's Baby Makes Six: Bridezilla at the daddy dance

Cindy MacDougall's Baby Makes Six: Bridezilla at the daddy dance

My six-year-old daughter is ferocious when it comes to physical affection between her father and me. If she had her way, kissing and hugging between the parental units would be forbidden.

The Parent Rap: Avoid trying to control pre-teen daughter

Last week, a dad asked for advice dealing with his pre-teen daughter. “My daughter is 11 going on 22,” he wrote. “She is very confidant and independent, venturing out by herself with friends to the mall, swimming pool and movie theatre.
Study uses 'House of Cards' to see if Canadian Netflix users like binge viewing

Study uses 'House of Cards' to see if Canadian Netflix users like binge viewing

TORONTO - Canadian Netflix subscribers have mostly chosen to savour the new Kevin Spacey political drama "House of Cards" rather than binge on it, suggests a study by Solutions Research Group Consultants.
Keep control on the home front

Keep control on the home front

New technology lets you monitor and manage home systems from remote locations