Scottish funnyman Rory Bremner convenes a historic council on the TEDGlobal stage -- as he lampoons Gordon Brown, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and a cast of other world leaders with his hilarious impressions and biting commentary. See if you can catch a few sharp TED in-jokes.
Waterloo Region - The Life Sciences Commercialization Model for the Waterloo Region report was presented on Monday as the initial step toward growing the life and health sciences cluster, and the need for related wet lab space in the region.
Waterloo Region - Family & Children’s Services is in need of more foster parents in the community to care for children in crisis. There are over 500 children in care, and only 300 foster homes.
OTTAWA - Yesterday, at the Canadian Club of Ottawa, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, made the following statement on a newly announced $300-million late-stage venture capital fund for Canadian investors:
Kitchener – Kitchener/Cambridge area employers expect a mild hiring climate for the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
UN Challenged to Provide Sound Evidence for Catastrophic Forecasts
COPENHAGEN - The International Climate Science Coalition today released the names of over 140 leading climate experts from 17 countries who are asking the United Nations and other supporters of this month's Climate Change Conference to produce convincing OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE for their claims of dangerous human-caused global warming (AGW) and other changes in climate.
Reaches # 2 spot on best selling business books list in Globe and Mail
TORONTO - Launched on November 23, Splash, an introvert's guide to being seen, heard and remembered, ranked second in sales according to BooksForBusiness.com.
Waterloo - Given their vulnerability to external economic events, small developing countries (SDEs) are particularly cognizant of their place in the world economy. Moreover, given their reliance on international trade for prosperity, SDEs are also concerned about the rules and institutions governing the multilateral trading system.
SAN DIEGO - OccuLogix, Inc. dba TearLab Corporation, announced yesterday that Health Canada has issued a Medical Device License for the TearLab Osmolarity System. TearLab is intended to measure the osmolarity of human tears to aid in the diagnosis of patients with signs or symptoms of Dry Eye Disease (DED).
The launch of the official biography of Robbert Hartog, C.M., M.A., O.C. Robbert Hartog has been described as a Canadian Treasure. A short remembrance of Robbert that was printed in the YMCA of Cambridge’s 2007 Annual Report.
Waterloo Region - Investigation by the Tri-Cities Transport Action Group (TriTAG) reveals that the planned 2010 budget for the Region of Waterloo is heavily skewed towards road expansion and makes minimal investments in transit, cycling, and pedestrian infrastructure.
Deloitte research reveals companies face significant and growing IT talent gap
TORONTO - In response to the most challenging economic conditions since the 1930s, many organizations have been forced to take drastic actions to streamline their IT workforces and keep IT labour costs in check.
Vancouver – A new wave of international exhibitors and delegations from some of the world’s largest economies will add their voices to the vibrant, engaging and action-oriented conversation at GLOBE 2010, being held March 24 to 26 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Geneva, Switzerland – To mark today's International Anti-Corruption Day, leading experts brought together by the World Economic Forum developed proposals to help tackle corruption.
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