Jane Poynter tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2 -- an experience that provoked her to explore how we might sustain life in the harshest of environments. This is the first TED talk drawn from an independently organized TEDx event, held at the University of Southern California.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion is adding another smartphone to its BlackBerry lineup as it aims to win market share among both executives and mainstream consumers despite tough economic conditions.
Kitchener - For the third year in a row the Conestoga Graphic Design program was involved in designing a poster for The Charcoal Group to be displayed at their Martini’s Restaurant in Kitchener.
Agreement now concluded with all five of the airline's Canadian-based unions and Air Canada Pionairs on Pension Funding Moratorium Agreement
MONTREAL- Air Canada said today that it has reached tentative agreements on a 21-month pension funding moratorium with the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) representing approximately 3,200 pilots and with CUPE representing approximately 6,700 flight attendants.
New 3G World Phone Keeps You Connected on High-Speed CDMA Networks in North America and UMTS/HSPA Networks Abroad
Waterloo - Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Tour™ – a powerful new 3G BlackBerry® smartphone for CDMA customers in North America. The new BlackBerry Tour smartphone offers state-of-the-art communications and multimedia capabilities with outstanding mobile performance and consummate styling. It is a feature-packed and highly refined world phone that keeps you connected and lets you tour the world in style.
TORONTO - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Colleen Schenk was re-elected as President of OPSBA at the Annual General Meeting held on June 13, 2009.
Waterloo - Seven hundred professionals in student affairs and services from universities and colleges across Canada arrived at Laurier for the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) annual national conference yesterday.
"It's about transportation, packaging, the absurdity of moving water all over the world"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At New York's Del Posto, diners can share a $130 entree of wild branzino fish with roasted fennel and peperonata concentrato and a $3,600 bottle of Dom Perignon. They cannot share a bottle of Perrier or San Pellegrino water.
HAMILTON - "We are pleased with U.S. Steel's announcement that they will be calling back approximately 800 workers at the Hilton Works facility," said Bill Ferguson president of United Steelworker (USW) local 8782.
OTTAWA — Patrick Leblond, assistant professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, has been selected as a Canada International Council (CIC) Research Fellow for 2009-2010.
TORONTO - KPMG International's survey reveals a decline in consumers currently bundling their packages of subscription services down to 39 percent in 2008, compared to 47 percent in 2007.
MONTREAL - Bill 40 amending the Balanced Budget Act, currently being debated in the National Assembly, is unjustified and opens a Pandora's box, says Michel Kelly-Gagnon, president and CEO of the Montreal Economic Institute.
NEW YORK/WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Boston Globe and a key union held marathon talks over employee concessions on Monday and will reconvene on Tuesday, raising the possibility of a new outcome to a bitter labor dispute at the 137-year-old daily newspaper.
The Cochlear Implant Program at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) working in collaboration with researchers at The University of Western Ontario’s National Centre for Audiology, has joined 16 other world-class centres to form HEARRING – the International Network of Comprehensive Hearing Implant Centers of Excellence.
New research could help scientists tackle infestation of Great Lakes
Hamilton –Scientists have found the existence of two types of males of a fiercely invasive fish spreading through the Great Lakes, which may provide answers as to how they rapidly reproduce.
Kingston - Peter Harrison, a Deputy Minister of the Government of Canada, joins Queen’s University as the new director of the School of Policy Studies, and Professor and Stauffer-Dunning Chair of Policy Studies. Dr. Harrison has been the Skelton-Clark Fellow in the School since June 1, 2008.
TORONTO - York University researchers have designed a prototype of a space elevator that would carry equipment and tourists to 20 kilometres above Earth.
TORONTO - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, announced that the Government of Canada is providing $450 million to the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) in support of small and medium-sized enterprises and innovative firms.
Every year companies look for ways to increase sales. This year is no different, only with today's economy, the answers seem to be harder to find. One sure way to increase your sales: focus on your first string.
Meeting to focus on the “Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for East Asia”
Seoul, Republic of Korea – Close to 400 of Asia’s leading decision-makers from business, government, academia and civil society from over 35 countries will participate in the 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia, which opens in Seoul, Republic of Korea, this week.
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$10 Million in First EPA Grants to Develop Climate Change Showcase Communities
WASHINGTON - EPA is announcing the availability of up to $10 million in first of its kind, “Climate Showcase Communities” grants to local and tribal governments to establish and implement climate change initiatives that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
WATERLOO - The Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP) at the University of Waterloo will hold a public event next week with two guest speakers on how to communicate better with people with dementia.
"Some 1.9 million jobs disappeared across the European Union in the first three months of this year - the sharpest drop in payroll numbers on record, the EU statistical agency Eurostat said Monday.
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