Wednesday December 30, 2009

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Ted Talks

Carolyn Porco flies us to Saturn

Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco shows images from the Cassini voyage to Saturn, focusing on its largest moon, Titan, and on frozen Enceladus, which seems to shoot jets of ice.

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Human Resources

Increase in Hiring Expected in New Year, Reveals CareerBuilder.ca's Annual Job Forecast

Rehiring Laid-Off Workers, Flexible Work Arrangements, More Green Jobs and Less Business Travel Among Trends for 2010 -

TORONTO - CareerBuilder.ca, released the results of its latest survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, which tracked projected hiring trends for 2010. The survey, titled "2010 Canadian Hiring Forecast," was conducted from November 5 through November 23, 2009 among 255 hiring managers and human resource professionals in private sector companies.

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Environment

Ontario Needs at Least One Billion More Trees

Trees Ontario urges a green New Year's Resolution: help plant a tree and address a serious tree planting gap in southern Ontario

TORONTO - More than a billion trees need to be planted across southern Ontario to help restore natural cover and protect our watersheds, Trees Ontario has announced.

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Global Economy

World stocks slip as year-end nears
Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks slipped and the dollar was stable on Wednesday as investors wound down for the year after booking stellar gains in a recovery rally stretching back to March.

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Technology

Virtual goods give Web firms new revenue in ad slump
Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Internet made shopping without checkout lines a no-brainer. Now, some Web companies are betting that people are ready to forsake another shopping tradition: tangible products.

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Intellectual Sovereignty

Industry Minister Clement Approves Ciena's Acquisition of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks Division

OTTAWA - Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, made the following statement regarding the purchase of Nortel Networks Corp.'s Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) division by Ciena Corporation:

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Retail

Retail holiday sales improve after dismal 2008
Phil Wahba and Jessica Wohl

MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers performed better during the holiday shopping season this year than in historically dismal 2008, in line with lowered expectations, according to data released on Monday.

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Media

The Fifty Best Employers in Canada: ROB Magazine and Hewitt Associates Examine Employee Engagement

TORONTO - Today, Report on Business magazine releases the 11th annual list of the Fifty Best Employers in Canada and looks at how the best organizations ensure employee engagement over the span of their careers.

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Oil

Industry Minister Clement Approves the Petrochina-Athabasca Oil Sands Corporation Transaction

OTTAWA - Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, made the following statement regarding an application made by PetroChina International Investment Company Limited (PetroChina) on a proposed purchase of properties owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corporation (AOSC):

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