Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices. ____________________ Theoritical Physicts
WATERLOO - Prof. Stephen Hawking appeared via video from Cambridge, UK, Saturday. Hawking, 67 the best-known cosmologist of our time, is still recovering from a chest infection that forced him to cancel a trip to Canada earlier this year. During a video connect, Hawking announced that he's looking forward to “spend a month at Perimeter next year”.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said more than 2 million businesses now use its online office software, and the Web search leader is going global today with an advertising campaign to lure customers away from Microsoft Corp and IBM products.
Guelph - A University of Guelph physics professor will join some of the world's leading scientists, thinkers and writers in the fields of physics and space exploration at this month's Quantum to Cosmos Festival, hosted by the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo.
Registered Dietitians warn Canadians missing out on important health benefits
MONTREAL - Registered Dietitians from Dairy Farmers of Canada in collaboration with Dietitians of Canada today released the results of a national survey that revealed that many Canadian adults are not consuming the recommended number of daily servings of any of the four food groups.
Kitchener – On Sunday and in celebration of National Science and Technology Week, The Children’s Museum presented Nano-Science Day in association with the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo.
TORONTO - In celebration of Small Business Week, Retail Council of Canada's Independent Retailer Task Force released the results of a year-long research initiative into small business retailing in Canada. The Task Force, made up of independent retailers from coast-to-coast held town hall meetings in all regions of the country.
Toronto – Manufacturing still matters. That’s the message from organizers of the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show 2009 (CMTS), where more than 500 manufacturers and distributors prepare to convene in Toronto at the Direct Energy Centre, October 19-22, 2009.
Hamilton - Samir Chidiac, P.Eng., professor of civil engineering, has been appointed the new director of the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice at McMaster University effective September 1 for a five year term.
Alumni of Distinction winners to be named on October 22
Kitchener - More than 20 nominees, their families and guests, and senior Conestoga officials will gather for a special evening reception on Thursday, October 22 to name the winners of the 2009 Conestoga Alumni of Distinction Awards.
CAMBRIDGE - COM DEV International Ltd. today announced that it has been named one of the top 15 employers in the Waterloo area for 2010. The designation recognizes employers that lead their industries in providing exceptional places to work by offering the most progressive and forward-thinking programs in such areas as physical workplace, work atmosphere, training and skills development, performance management, benefits, and community involvement.
Kitchener - On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, in partnership with Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and the Waterloo Catholic School Board, Sutherland-Schultz Ltd. (SSL) is hosting the 4th annual Industrial Careers Night.
GRIMSBY – When Tony Garchinski heard a loud crash just after 9 p.m. on Friday, September 25 he didn’t think much of it. That is, until he awoke the next morning to find the windshield of his mom’s Nissan Pathfinder with a huge crack in it. Making note of the ‘unusual’ rocks he later found on the car’s hood, Garchinski chalked the incident up to vandalism and filed a police report.
Washington - 10 tips, published as Fridays guest insight on Washington Post Leadership line. This bizarro leadership style will earn you recognition from the hired help and solicit some form of leadership tag that will keep the monkeys off your back and stall your business - forever.
WATERLOO — The Honourable James Moore, federal Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, visited Laurier Friday to announce funding for Wilfrid Laurier University Press and the Association of Canadian Publishers.
HAMILTON - In response to popular demand, the free Entrepreneurship 101 Lecture Series is back at McMaster University. This year’s series is even bigger with 12 sessions starting October 21 and running through early 2010.
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson.
KITCHENER – As a unique addition to this season’s screening schedule, The Grand River Film Festival is proud to present the Hobo Film Festival – a touring film series showcasing the hobo and tramp culture in the United States.
"Energy ministers from industrialized economies pledged Thursday to strengthen their commitment to help emerging and developing countries introduce energy-efficient technologies as part of efforts to fight global warming.
OTTAWA - On Friday, Gary Goodyear marked the beginning of National Science and Technology Week by saying he "would like to wish all Canadians, particularly children and young adults, an enjoyable and memorable time during National Science and Technology Week. I am honoured that Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk will officially launch the week from the International Space Station, where he has lived and worked for the past several months."
Kitchener - Tonight and tomorrow morning, Conestoga College hosts its annual College Fair – the area’s largest information fair on post-secondary educational opportunities available at Ontario’s colleges.
Ottawa – Young Canadians are invited to participate in the 2009-2010 Racism. Stop It! National Video Competition by creating and submitting videos that share their views and ideas on ending racial discrimination.
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