400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery. ____________________ Office Health
Website, Webinars and Cross-Country Seminars will help Businesses with 500 Employees and under Plan for the Economic Impact of a Pandemic
WINNIPEG - The International Centre for Infectious Diseases (ICID) and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce are providing free tools to help small and medium-sized businesses plan for the economic effects of a pandemic.
Waterloo Region - A new on-line travel magazine features travel articles, news, photos and contests from around the world. Joyoftravel.ca is a publication launched by a small group of media-savvy people in Waterloo Region.
Kitchener – Did you know you can see The Children’s Museum from the top of the CN Tower? So says the handout which includes a savings of up to $35.00 per person to the CN Tower being handed out to Museum visitors.
Union Going Global to Track Product and Reach Vale Customers
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers (USW) protested the arrival of a shipment of Vale's copper in the German port of Brunsbüttel on Sunday October 11, 2009. USW was joined by leaders of mining unions from around the world.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), acknowledged the landmark achievement of Canadian scientists involved in the first-ever decoding of the metastatic breast cancer genome.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - ImageSoft, Inc., a leading provider of innovative technology solutions to automate, streamline and improve workplace processes, announced that it has been selected by the Canadian Automobile Association South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) to implement an enterprise content management solution for the organization.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While optimism among small U.S. businesses perked up slightly in September, owners saw little to celebrate as they planned to cut inventories and trim their workforce, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
TORONTO - With summer weather finally gone, more Canadians will spend hours at the gym sculpting their muscles, but most will neglect one of the most important ones - the foot. Recent studies show neglecting the feet leads to chronic foot, knee, back, and joint pain.
TORONTO - Environmentalist and actor Woody Harrelson, who is devoted to educating young people about sustainability, will receive an honorary doctorate from York University during convocation ceremonies on Saturday, October 17.
Kitchener-Waterloo — A new book of Canadian entrepreneurial wisdom and inspiration based completely on contributions by business owners has been released and includes Kitchener-Waterloo’s own Rod Foster, CEO of Covarity Inc.. The publishers of the book – Canada's Credit Unions - selected Foster as one of 102 contributors and grassroots business experts.
"Farming in developing countries needs $83 billion of investment a year if there is to be enough food to feed the world in 2050, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.
Cambridge - Leadership is tough at the best of times but when the economy is tanking and you can't see any light at the end of the tunnel - what then? Do we hide under a rock or do we come out swinging?
Europe's Largest Exhibitor Adds Another IMAX(R) Theatre Following Success of IMAX Digital Locations and Growing IMAX Film Slate
TORONTO - IMAX Corporation and ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group, Europe's largest exhibitor, announced an agreement to install an IMAX(R) theatre in the exhibitor's multiplex in Cardiff, Wales.
TORONTO - A study by York university researchers reveals that humans identify animals first by shape and then by texture, with minimal use of colour cues.
Waterloo Region - Sustainable Waterloo is pleased to present its first educational forum for the 2009/2010 season, focused on LEED (environmentally sustainable) office buildings.
Guelph - The University of Guelph is hosting Go ENG Girl Oct. 17, a free one-day event for girls in grades 7 to 10 and their parents to learn about programs and careers in engineering.
Toronto - The Knowledge Management Group is pleased to announce that Six Sigma Consultant - Andrew Milivojevich has been awarded "Fellow" status by the board of directors of The American Society for Quality (ASQ).
OTTAWA - Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), issued the following statement on the announcement of this year's prestigious Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings of the top 200 universities:
Dufferin - If you hadn’t heard of eHealth before, you probably have by now. eHealth Ontario was set up by the Liberal government in the fall of 2008 to finally bring Ontario’s medical records into the electronic age. It would allow health care professionals to share medical files and cut down delays and transfer errors for patients.
Hoboken, NJ — There’s no doubt about it: the past year or so has been a lean time for most companies. And while there’s hope that the worst (economically speaking) might be behind us, we aren’t out of the woods yet.
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