Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples' thoughts -- and judges their actions. ____________________ Improving Bottom Line
New distribution deal to outsource TBS deliveries and contribute to the $2 million cost savings commitment for fiscal 2010
WATERLOO - Brick Brewing Company announced today that it is expanding its current partnership with Ryder and outsourcing its distribution to The Beer Store. The company has also changed its Direct Delivery service to Licensee and the LCBO which is now be managed directly through The Beer Store.
Kitchener - Goliger’s TravelPlus welcomes Liz Ward and Vicki Nash-Moore to the Corporate Travel Services division. Liz, Corporate Account Executive has responsibilities in the areas of account management and business development.
TORONTO - RBC and the Canadian Olympic School Program, today announced the 16 winning schools through the RBC 2010 Olympic Torch Relay School Team Torchbearer Spot Contest, where students have the opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame as team torchbearers in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.
Waterloo Region – The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council will receive nearly $3.4 million over 45 months from the National Crime Prevention Strategy administered by Public Safety Canada for a collaborative gang prevention project involving several community partners.
Statscan - Throughout most of the 1990s, the gross domestic product (GDP) of unincorporated enterprises grew at a similar rate to that of corporations. However, since the late 1990s, the growth rate of unincorporated GDP was well below the growth rate of corporate GDP.
China’s domestic growth must be shaped to create a win-win dynamic with its trading partners
Dalian, People’s Republic of China – Chinese prosperity can be a win-win for the world, according to business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
TORONTO - Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) strongly urged parliamentarians to work together to ensure that Bill C-26, a sweeping piece of legislation targeting motor vehicle theft, is passed by the Senate as quickly as possible upon Parliament's return on September 14.
OTTAWA- Export Development Canada (EDC) announced its business volume in the first half of this year reached $38.2 billion, an increase of $2.5 billion over the same period in 2008.
Waterloo - CIGI Special G20 Report: Flashpoints for the Pittsburgh Summit is a compendium of brief policy papers by respected academics and practitioners who have studied the G20. The special report highlights the breadth of CIGI's research on economic governance, financial regulation and reform, international trade, and the capacity of the expanded G20 leadership to prevent or resolve future crises.
Business leaders call for concrete results from the UN Climate Change Conference
The UN expects developed countries to commit to clear emission targets
The private sector will have to finance the bulk of the money needed to deal with climate change
Dalian, People’s Republic of China – Business leaders at the World Economic Forum called for concrete results from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. “We need to see three things coming from Copenhagen or shortly after,” said Caio Koch-Weser, Vice-Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group.
AURORA, ON, and MOSCOW, Russia - Magna International Inc. ("Magna")and Savings Bank of the Russian Federation ("Sberbank") announced that their joint offer to acquire a 55% interest in Adam Opel GmbH ("Opel") has been selected by both General Motors Company ("GM") and the Opel Trust as the preferred solution to address the future of Opel.
TORONTO - Canada's federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for tourism met today to discuss ways to strengthen the competitiveness of Canada's tourism industry. The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), and the Honourable Monique Smith, Ontario's Minister of Tourism, co-chaired the meeting.
TORONTO - People who suffer from severe anxiety respond much better to psychotherapy for anxiety if they receive motivational interviewing first to prepare them for change, a study led by York University has shown.
Toronto - Ten years ago, the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto set out to redesign business education with a curriculum based on Integrative Thinking. Ten years later, the School has implemented this curriculum, which continues to evolve, earning the Rotman School a global reputation as one of the world's most innovative business schools.
In an interview with Hurriyet, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Philippe Le Houerou said that "...Turkey would get over from the crisis more easily.... Le Houerou said, 'The 2001 crisis has been tackled so successfully in Turkey that you are in an advantageous position as compared with other countries in this current crisis,' and reminded that other countries were dealing with both the crisis faced by the financial sector and the economic crisis, but Turkey was dealing with only the impacts of economic crisis....
OTTAWA - NAV CANADA announced its traffic figures for July 2009, as measured in weighted charging units for en-route, terminal and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the same month in 2008.
London - Uri Mayer, one of Canada’s most respected conductors, and Cecil Rorabeck, one of the world’s leading experts on hip and knee replacement surgery, will receive honorary degrees when The University of Western Ontario hosts its 294th Convocation in October.
Ontario - Members of the University community are invited to nominate their favourite professor for the 2010 TVO's Big Ideas Best Lecturer Competition.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Avaya Inc. issued the following statement in response to a motion filed by Verizon Communications Inc. on Sept. 9, 2009, in the U.S. Bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware related to Avaya's bid for Nortel Enterprise Solutions:
TORONTO - G-20 ministers should avoid creating a new layer of regulation to counter future systemic financial risks, according to a newly released C.D Howe Institute study. The Commentary by Nick Le Pan, former Superintendent of Financial Institutions, cautions against current G-20 proposals to expand regulation to include system-wide macroeconomic risks.
Ottawa – Carleton University launched an innovative program to ensure all students have the tools necessary to leverage their Carleton degree in a difficult job market.
TORONTO -- “At the end of the day,” “it is what it is”: The workplace is overwrought with clichés, buzzwords and industry jargon, often preventing “synergy” between coworkers. Terms and phrases like these are among the most overused in the office, according to a recent survey, and do not offer a “value proposition”.
MONTREAL - Before unusual items and despite the difficult economic situation, Transcontinental's profitability in the third quarter increased due to its rationalization program and the daily efforts by employees across the organization to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
KITCHENER - Frank Valeriote, Liberal Critic for the Southern Ontario Economic Development Agency (SODA), again decried the Conservative government's slow action in implementing their January budget promise to get SODA up and running.
Premier says China will combat climate change, oppose protectionism, protect intellectual property; Premier asks World Economic Forum to help developing world by promoting the Millennium Development Goals
Dalian, People’s Republic of China – Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, opened the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, laying out an ambitious agenda to reinvigorate China’s economy while meeting social goals. He explained his nation’s stimulus plan and called for increased cooperation to meet collective challenges as the world recovers from the recent financial turmoil.
This year’s finest selections of wines from around the world are…!
Toronto – Fifteen of Canada’s foremost wine experts convened in Niagara-on-the-Lake last week to judge more than 750 entries in the InterVin International Wine Awards. Top sommeliers, wine writers, educators and winemakers assessed wines from 16 countries during the intensive three-day blind tasting staged at the fabulous White Oaks Resort & Spa.
TORONTO - Teranet Inc.'s President and CEO Jay A. Forbes announced today that Lauren Boulding will be joining the organization's leadership team as Director, Human Resources on September 28, 2009.
KITCHENER - Ballet Jörgen Canada is pleased to announce that the company will be holding auditions for the 2009-2010 winter tour of the Group of Seven Nutcracker. Young dancers aged 8 to 18 are invited to open auditions in each of the 12 performance locales across Ontario to earn a role in either their local performances, or to join the youth touring cast.
BELLEVILLE - After recent announcements by Sears Canada to cut its employees' vacations, alter their benefits and other terms of employment, and to layoff call-centre employees at its warehouse and call centre operation in Belleville, employees have reached out to team up with the United Steelworkers (USW) to advance their interests.
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations.
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