In this engaging talk from the EG'08 conference, New York Times tech columnist David Pogue rounds up some handy cell phone tools and services that can boost your productivity and lower your bills (and your blood pressure).
WATERLOO - A top water expert will discuss how to conserve drinking water and make it more widely available to millions around the world during a public talk next week at the University of Waterloo.
Global Intellectual Property Analysis Finds Foreign Companies Dominate List of Top Ten U.S. Innovators While Chinese, European, Japanese and Korean Rankings Showcase Homegrown Technologies
PHILADELPHIA -- The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters released the results of its 2008 Global Innovation Study today, analyzing the leading innovators by key region over the last year. The study, which tracked the top ten innovators in China, Europe, Japan, Korea and the U.S. on the basis of total number of unique inventions issued in granted patents and published patent applications, found that 70 percent of top ten innovators in the U.S. were non-U.S. companies. In contrast, home region innovators dominate the Asian and European top ten lists.
Waterloo - I would like to make a comment to the article "Successive Frozen Funding..." (March 25, 2009). This article states that 3.7 full time equivalent staff have been laid off as a result of lack of funding... this number is accurate but does not give an image of the number of individuals who received notification.
WATERLOO - Brick Brewing Company announced today the launch and re-design of their new corporate web site at www.brickbeer.com with a fresh new look, expanded content and improved navigation tools. "This overhaul has been a long time coming.
TORONTO - In the current economy, being out of a job for an extended period no longer carries the stigma it once did for top managers, according to a new survey. Executives polled felt that, on average, a senior manager could be out of work nine months before his or her career prospects were adversely affected.
Kitchener - March 23-27 is National Co-op Week, recognizing the value and importance of co-operative education at Canada’s colleges and universities, and Conestoga College is marking the occasion by naming the recipients of its Co-op Student of the Year Award, as well as a Co-op Employer of the Year.
New curriculum designed to alleviate province’s shortage of trained mobile application developers; will give students a clear edge over the competition
OSHAWA – Recognizing the province’s need for software developers who can meet the increasing needs of the mobile application industry, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has announced the launch of a new Mobile Devices course aimed at providing students with specific training in the development of applications for mobile gadgets such as smart phones.
No one knows stress better than a salesperson who is trying to close deals during a global financial collapse. How is the retrenching affecting your resources to deliver? Is the competition hiring newly unemployed sales talent - those who are extra hungry… and extra talented? What is your customer really thinking about now - your features and benefits, or saving his job? And, as if it wasn't stressful enough, you're under pressure to achieve seemingly impossible goals.
Kingston - Psychology professor Tom Hollenstein has co-authored a study showing that exposure to alcohol in movies and commercials may increase the amount that people drink.
- Abusive dominance inquiry response to increase in complaints -
OTTAWA - Diane J. Brisebois, Chair of the StopStickingItToUs Coalition and President and CEO of Retail Council of Canada commends the Competition Bureau for investigating Visa and MasterCard under the "abuse of dominance" rules of the Canadian Competition Act.
Statscan - Spending intentions on research and development (R&D) in the health field amounted to $6.2 billion (current dollars) in 2008, an increase of about $53 million over the previous year.
Waterloo Region, ON – Access Waterloo Region is an information fair for people with disabilities and their families, a resource booklet, and now a dynamic and regularly updated website.
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The value of Israeli high-tech company mergers and acquisitions fell by nearly one-fifth in 2008 to $2.64 billion, the Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center said on Wednesday.
Kingston - Queen’s University Faculty of Education has launched a community outreach centre aimed at better integrating educational services with community groups and local schools, and helping researchers to better understand barriers students face while pursuing math, science and technology education.
OAFB calling for further investments in adult benefits, skills training, non-profit supports, and worker protections in midst of economic downturn
TORONTO - The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) seeks further investments to fight poverty and recession from the provincial government in tomorrow's budget.
The lifetime risk of alcohol-use disorders for men is more than 20%, with a risk of about 15% for alcohol abuse and 10% for alcohol dependence. For women*, the lifetime risk is less than half that of men, at 8-10%. And while there is a widespread public perception that treatment simply does not work, some strategies are highly effective — and recovery can begin with a trip to your doctor.
TORONTO - The 2008 newspaper readership data released today by NADbank shows The Globe and Mail has the largest combined print and online readership of any newspaper in Canada; a weekly average of 2.93 million, up 4 per cent from last year.
North America - According to figures reported by research firm In-Stat, just 11 per cent of all wireless subscriptions worldwide were 3G at the end of 2008. But this number is expected to grow to 30 per cent by the end of 2013.
* Denmark and Sweden continue to be assessed as the world's most networked economies for the third consecutive year in The Global Information Technology Report while the United States moves up one position to third place
* China improves 11 places and takes the lead of the BRIC economies for the first time
Geneva, Switzerland - Denmark and Sweden once again lead the rankings of The Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009, released today by the World Economic Forum.
Expert Says Power Pharmaceutical Lobby Prevents Patients From Receiving Alternative Treatments
US - As medical research continues to confirm that many natural remedies to common and sometimes catastrophic illnesses are safe and effective, many physicians find themselves in an untenable dilemma.
Contemplate the beauty of nature for a moment. It often enhances our everyday lives--whether it’s manifested by the numerous species of small, cute mammals that scurry around close to our homes, the colorful gardens in our parks, or the grandeur of a summer sunset. Bird watchers will tell you how beautiful their favorite creatures are too, yet that beauty can be marred when birds become a nuisance or even a threat to life, health and property.
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