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On a winter weekend The Paradox Theatre Company production of "Top Girls" continues tonight (and Saturday, and December 14-16) at 8:00 in "Studio 180" in the Humanities building. (I wrongly said in yesterday's Bulletin that it's in the Humanities Theatre itself; Studio 180 is the much smaller studio theatre nearby.) The weekend brings two dramatic readings of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol". Saturday night at 8:00, the show is at St. John's Church in downtown Kitchener, with UW president David Johnston reading one of the parts. (Tickets 743-7275.) Sunday night at 7:30, a different cast does the same story at St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church (tickets 746-0792). A dinner (by invitation) in honour of Jim Kalbfleisch, ending his term as UW's vice-president (academic) and provost on December 31, will be held Sunday evening in South Campus Hall.

Non-credit course looks at laughter

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Put Laughter in Your Life, a "highly interactive" professional development course, runs all day on Tuesday, January 23. "Participants will gain an appreciation of the importance of humour and laughter in the workplace through an exploration of the theoretical basis of humour and its therapeutic value," says the recently published continuing ed calendar. No laughing matter, the cultivation of humour has been linked to enhanced creativity, stress reduction and "organizational/corporate wellness".

A half-day version of the same course, with the same instructor, was offered in UW's staff training and development program in October, to a capacity crowd.

Among the other new professional development courses being offered in the continuing education program next term are Hiring the Best: Interviewing and Selection Skills for Managers, Business Ethics, and Selling Skills to Improve Your Future.

New under the business communication and languages heading is Effective Negotiating Strategies, and offered for the first time in the computing skills section is Introduction to the Internet.

Ideas in the tradition of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell will be explored in the first-time personal development course, The Hero Within. Based on Carole Pearson's book The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By, the six sessions will illuminate "six archetypes or aspects of self: the Innocent, Orphan, Wanderer (seeker), Warrior, Martyr (caregiver), and Magician."

Another new personal development course will be The Journey of Life: The Search for Meaning, taught by St. Paul's United College professor emeritus Al Evans. "Don't ever let Dr. Evans retire," said a student after taking another course taught by the popular prof. "He is a gold mine of experience and information."

Kids with an interest in Web page design are invited to sign on for two courses offered for three Saturdays in March: Photoshop and Frontpage (for ages 7 to 10) and Flash 4.0 (for ages 11 to 13).

Among the new online courses offered are Marketing Your Business or Organization on the Internet, Introduction to VisualBasic 6.0, and DreamWeaver.

Registration for these and other continuing education courses this winter can be done by mail, by phone (ext. 4002), by fax (746-4607), on the web site, or in person at the department's new offices at 335 Gage Avenue in Kitchener.

Regular, full-time UW staff are eligible for a 50 per cent discount; faculty and students receive a 25 per cent discount on most courses.

A correction This week's Gazette included a note about a spring trip to Guatemala and Costa Rica, led by Peter Frick of St. Paul's United College. The phone number for information was given incorrectly; it should be 885-1465 ext. 214.

NRC office moves off campus

"After seventeen years," says a memo from the IRAP staff, "this IRAP satellite office leaves Needles Hall to move up the road into the Canadian Innovation Centre. The staff at IRAP enjoyed their stay at the UW Office of Research and hope to maintain the unique dynamic relationship fostered with the University community over the years."

Waterloo, says their memo, "is one of the key centres within Canada's Technology Triangle. Both IRAP and the University of Waterloo have contributed to the success of small and medium-sized enterprises and industry innovation in the area. Industrial Technology Advisor (ITA) Dr. Ernie Davison was the key contact from the beginning of the creation of the IRAP office on campus until his retirement last August 1. Dr. Davison assisted numerous companies with projects, some in parallel with University of Waterloo research, by bringing the appropriate expertise through the IRAP network and services. This legacy for innovation now goes to ITA Paul Burgener."

IRAP's new address is A1-490 Dutton Drive, Waterloo N2L 6H7. The phone number is 746-1989.

Something trivial for the weekend

We even have prizes. Bob Copeland, marketing manager in the UW department of athletics, has kindly provided a Warrior sweatshirt, a Warrior T-shirt and set of Warrior coasters ("for holiday entertaining"), a total prize value of $61, for the most trivial reader of the Daily Bulletin, or at least the one with the most correct answers.

Here are the questions:

1. What is the name of the Newfoundland police force?
2. What are the opening words of the novel Paul Clifford by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton?
3. The singing duo Caesar and Cleopatra gained fame under another name; what were they called?
4. What is Max Yasgur's claim to fame?
5. In which classic rock song are you counselled not to be alarmed if "there's a bustle in your hedgerow"?
6. What is the largest rodent in North America?
7. What Irish-born writer wrote musical reviews for a London newspaper under the pseudonym "Corno di Bassetto" before establishing himself as a dramatist?
8. What brand of apple was used as the logo for the Beatles' recording company label?
9. Which African nation's capital is located at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile?
10. How do the tails of whales and sharks differ?
11. What major European country does not belong to the United Nations?
12. How many operas did Beethoven write?
13. Across which four countries does the region known as Lapland extend?
14. What do Rudolf Nureyev's legs, Betty Grable's waistline and Jimmy Durante's nose all have in common?
15. What do the Greek commander Agamemnon and the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat have in common?
16. What is the lowest body of water on earth?
17. Which country has the oldest surviving Parliament?
18. By what name are Steven Page and Ed Robertson, Jim and Andy Creeggan, and Tyler Stewart better known?
19. Who wrote the theme for the "Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson?
20. On the "Andy Griffith Show", what did Barney Fife keep in his shirt pocket?
21. Who is the only woman ever to have been married to both the King of France and the King of England?
22. Which Broadway musical has a title inspired by a painting by Marc Chagall?
23. To what family of plants does the asparagus belong?
24. Which black performer was the first to have a starring role in a television series?
25. What is the most popular given name in the world?

If you're supposed to be studying for exams, please don't get carried away on researching the trivia.

CAR

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