Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned.
Statscan - Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.1% in the third quarter, the first quarterly gain since the third quarter of 2008. Final domestic demand advanced 1.2%, as capital investment and personal expenditures both increased. Real GDP was up 0.4% in September, as most major industrial sectors increased their production. ____________________ Consumers
Half of Ontarians are still planning to spend less this holiday season
TORONTO - RBC established a new monthly benchmark index - the most comprehensive consumer index in Canada - describing Canadian consumers' assessment of the economy and their personal financial situation.
WATERLOO - The top quark is the heaviest known type of quark, and possibly the last. Particle physicists sometimes refer to it as the "truth" quark, not always with tongue in cheek. On Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm, as part of PI's Public Lecture Series, Prof. Michael E. Peskin will review current knowledge of the top quark and explain how this knowledge has been obtained through experiments at the giant particle accelerators. Future experiments, which might reveal the top quark's deeper mysteries, will also be described.
Waterloo - Laurier professors Doug and Joyce Lorimer were each awarded the Donald C. Savage Award on Friday, Nov. 27 at the fall council meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT).
The following story, written by Larisa Schieven, appears in the December, 2009 issue of Glebe Report.
Ottawa – Some of us may have wondered why we age. Answers vary from “inevitable wear and tear” to “making room for future generations.”Carleton Biology professor Dr. Tom Sherratt has recently come up with his own theory for aging which he suggests better explains the facts.
The Copenhagen Treaty is about Climate Change? Maybe.
In a few short weeks, Canadian Prime Minister Harper (and other world leaders) will be pressed to sign a Treaty, the Copenhagen Treaty, that would change forever life as we know it. Some say he will not sign the treaty, or only if Obama signs it, which would only be if China signs it, which .... Be that as it may.
TORONTO - As a tumultuous year comes to a close, and Canadians turn their thoughts to holiday shopping and social gatherings, Ernst & Young is offering 12 days of tax gifts worth peeking at now.
OTTAWA — Dr. Paul Corkum, this year’s winner of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, will lead a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Ottawa that will be home to Canada’s fastest X-ray laser flash.
Chemical Producers Call on Minister of Labour to Act Quickly
OTTAWA - The Canadian manufacturing sector can ill afford yet another strike and work stoppages from CN workers, especially in this fragile economic recovery. Manufacturers, including chemical producers, rely heavily on rail transportation to receive raw materials and to ship manufactured chemical products to ports and customers.
In her new book, Own Your Life, 7 Essential Steps to Independence, author, speaker and lawyer Suzanne B. Quinn guides the reader through the seven essential steps to personal and financial security and independence.
Imagine how different your life would be if you looked forward to work. You were excited to get up in the morning, eager to start your day because you really enjoyed what you do. Doesn't sound possible? Erase that negative thought from your mind immediately, if you ever hope to achieve "living your passion". It can be done.
Guelph - A University of Guelph microbiologist will help lead a new international research network hoping to find better ways to fight disease-causing bacteria, including microbes that cause hard-to-treat hospital infections and dangerous gut ailments.
Announcement will strengthen Ontario's position as a world leader in micro-satellite technology
CAMBRIDGE - COM DEV International Ltd. will benefit from an investment of $5.2 million to create world-class micro-satellite system technology, products and services. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, made the announcement at the company's headquarters in Cambridge yesterday.
Waterloo Region - Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, Associate Medical Officer of Health for Waterloo Region, today confirmed there has been a third local death attributed to H1N1.
CHICAGO - - DALSA Corporation, through its Rad-icon Imaging division, announced general availability of the Helios10 MD panel, the first product in the company's new Helios family. With an active area of 20 x 25cm, the Helios10 MD is the first CMOS X-Ray panel from DALSA of this size and form factor, a medical-grade cassette package with an integrated handle.
OTTAWA — As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) approaches, the University of Ottawa’s Institute of the Environment is host of the live broadcast of the latest Munk Debates which will address one of the most pressing public policy issues of our time: How should the world respond to climate change?
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation launches toolkit to encourage advisors to ‘Ask the Giving Question’
Waterloo – In addition to host and inspiring our community to participate in the recent Random Act of Kindness Day, The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) has launched an online toolkit to encourage financial, investment, and legal advisors to ‘ask the giving question’ in their discussions with clients over the coming year.
Toronto - When seven out of 10 children do not meet the minimum recommendation of five servings of vegetables and fruit each day, it’s time to get kids in the kitchen.
WATERLOO - Descartes Systems Group , announced today that Con-way Freight, a leading North American less-than-truckload carrier, is joining the pilot phase launch of the Advance Commercial Information (ACI) Highway electronic filings with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). ____________________ Transportation
WATERLOO - Descartes Systems Group, a federated global logistics network, has joined forces with New Trend International Logistics Technology Ltd. (NTI), a leading Chinese material handling technology provider, to extend and accelerate logistics technology infrastructure throughout China.
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