Researcher Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in measurably cleaner indoor air. ____________________ Construction Recognition
Cambridge - The GVCA was recognized at the Canadian Construction Association's National Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona earlier this month as being the best construction association in Canada.
National PSA featuring "Charlie Farquharson" uses humour to tackle issue
VANCOUVER - A recent IPSOS-Reid survey commissioned by the BC Institute of Technology's Living Laboratory, found that seven-in-ten Canadian seniors report having a mobility or health issue that reduces their quality of life due to a physical limitation and that in many cases increases their risk of falling. However, 46 per cent of them do not use an assistive device (cane, walker, scooter, etc).
LOS ANGELES and WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.- Live Nation (NYSE:LYV) and Ticketmaster Entertainment (Nasdaq:TKTM) announced that they have each received an expected Request for Additional Information from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding their proposed merger.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quite a few technology companies could lose their independence in the next year or so as the battle among industry giants IBM (IBM.N), Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) and Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) heats up.
Company Recognized for Bringing Lifesaving Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to the Mainstream Consumer Market and Elevating the Satellite Industry With SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger
MILPITAS, Calif., - Globalstar, Inc., the world's largest provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and individuals, today announced that its highly acclaimed SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger(tm) product is the sole recipient of the 2009 Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) Innovation Award.
Statscan - The February composite leading index fell 1.1% after a 0.9% decrease in January, with 9 of the 10 components declining. The housing and stock markets continued to post the largest declines, while losses in manufacturing steepened as the auto industry began to implement extensive shutdowns at the turn of the year.
"The overall avian influenza situation in Bangladesh has stabilized with significantly less outbreaks, said the World Bank on Thursday. However, the funding agency said Bangladesh remains a high-risk country for avian influenza outbreak.... With the detection of first human case of avian influenza in May 2008, Bangladesh has moved into the 'Pandemic Alert Stage,' said the Bank...." [Xinhua/Factiva]
VANCOUVER - The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), announced last Friday that the federal government has reached its goal of reducing by 20 percent the burden of paperwork required of Canadian small businesses.
NEW YORK- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. and Clean Edge, Inc. announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX(r) Clean Edge(r) Global Wind Energy Index (Nasdaq:QWND), which will become effective with the market open today.
MISSISSAUGA - CAW and labour activists, including laid-off workers, will rally at the Mississauga constituency office of Ontario Labour Minister Peter Fonseca today at 11:00 a.m. as part of the union's Save Our Severance campaign.
TORONTO - The Canadian Auto Workers union will be opening talks with Chrysler, tomorrow Monday March 23 in Toronto. "Getting to the bargaining table with Chrysler has taken longer than expected," said CAW President Ken Lewenza.
LINCOLN, NE: Pradeep Kumar Nampoothiry, a student at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, was selected as the recipient of the Organic Crop Improvement Association Research and Education (OCIA R&E) 2009 Scholarship Award.
LINCOLN, NE: The Outstanding Organic Farmer of the Year is a yearly award honoring and recognizing talented producers who certify to the Organic Crop Improvement Association’s (OCIA) level of excellence. OCIA Research and Education (R&E) is proud to give tribute to Victor Chrapko and honor Elizabeth Chrapko as the Outstanding Organic Farmers of the Year.
The January retail sales numbers presented a welcome piece of data in what has otherwise been a endless stream of poor economic results. Clearly this alone does not indicate that we are at the end of this recession, nor even the beginning of the end.
WATERLOO – Editor and essayist Bruce Serafin has been posthumously awarded the 2008 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for Stardust, a collection of essays by the author published in June 2007.
Waterloo – Hans-Werner Sinn, acclaimed German economist and President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, will give a talk on the global financial crisis at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on April 1, as part of CIGI’s Signature Lecture Series.
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