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Wednesday February 11, 2009

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Ted Talks

Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius




Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

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Brick Brewing

Chairman and Founder, Jim Brickman resigns from Brick Brewing's Board of Directors

WATERLOO - Brick Brewing Co. Limited (the "Company") announced that Chairman and Founder, Jim Brickman has resigned from the Board of Directors.

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Buying a Home

Down payment assistance provided to 99 households in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo

WATERLOO - The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario announced more than $881,388 in funding to 99 households in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo under the Homeownership component of the Canada - Ontario Affordable Housing Program.

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Business Adviser

Unintentional Piracy: Is Your Software Legal?
By Jocelyne Lafreniere, Leader, Contract Compliance, KPMG

Billions of dollars are lost each year to illegal and unlicensed software installations. In a recent KPMG survey, 87 percent of software industry executives indicated that their companies suffered such losses, with 34 percent of them estimating those losses to be more than 10 percent of total revenues.

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Appointment

Thoughtcorp Inc. Expands Team with Industry leading Data Management Professional

TORONTO - Thoughtcorp Inc., an innovative technology consulting and services organization to some of Canada's leading businesses, announced the appointment of Ian Abramson to the role of Director, Enterprise Data Group.

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Potato Blitz

Don Cameron and the Kitchener Rangers Help Fight Hunger

KITCHENER WATERLOO – Local broadcaster, Don Cameron knows a thing or two about potatoes, and he knows a thing or two about community spirit. Raised in a family of sixteen in Prince Edward Island, Don remembers helping with the potato harvest and taking potatoes home to share with his family.

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Home Inspectors

Alden E Gibson RHI Attends InspectionWorld, Leading National Conference for Home Inspectors

Breslau - Alden E Gibson RHI of Inspections by Gibson, a local home inspection business, has just returned from InspectionWorld Orlando, the premier annual conference for the home inspection industry.

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Integrated Training

Dynamic Team Tackles Solutions In Tandem For Management & Front Line

TORONTO - Ascent Learning + Development Inc. and Stem Consulting have joined forces to launch an integrated training solution providing their clients with numerous benefits. Clients report increased operational efficiency, improved staff retention, bottom line profits and increased guest satisfaction scores as a result of their program.

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Buy Canadian

Labour Leaders Make Joint Call for Buy Canadian Policy

TORONTO - CAW President Ken Lewenza and USW National Director Ken Neumann jointly criticized the Harper government's insufficient stimulus spending and called for the establishment of a Buy Canadian policy for publicly-funded purchases at a press conference held in Ottawa.

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Take Care

Stay Clear! Stay Safe" as warm weather melts snow

TORONTO - With spring like temperatures this week, The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) are urging people to exercise extreme care around Ontario waterways, particularly those that are near hydroelectric stations and dams.

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Micro-bloggers Help Out

Twitterers in 180 global cities unite to raise $500,000 for clean water

Thousands of Twitter micro-bloggers – from more than 180 cities worldwide – have joined forces to raise funds for a charity that provides safe drinking water to people in the global south.

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Financial

South East Asian Banks Urge Reforms On World Financial Architecture

"Governors from central banks in South East Asia recently urged bold and urgent reforms on the international financial architecture as a bid to restore global stability and confidence.

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Distributor of the Year

Accolade Reaction Promotion Group Named 'National Distributor of the Year'

TORONTO- Accolade Reaction Promotion Group, Inc. - a division of Golf Town Canada Inc. and Canada's leading corporate merchandise services firm -- has been named "National Distributor of the Year" by the Promotional Product Professionals of Canada.

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Biobus

Barcoding, OVC Dean to Be Featured on TV, Radio

Guelph - Some "modern-day Darwins" from the University of Guelph will be featured on the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet. Thursday. Alex Smith of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) and the team involved in the Biobus program appear as part of an hour-long celebration of Charles Darwin.

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Engineering Scholarship

Steel industry employee receives sustainability scholarship by the Faculty of Engineering

Hamilton - Greg Zilberbrant, a student in the Master of Engineering and Public Policy degree program at McMaster, is this year's recipient of the Norm Lockington Sustainability Scholarship.

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Satellite Radio Bankruptcy

Sirius preparing possible bankruptcy filing

NEW YORK - Sirius XM Radio Inc has been working with its advisers to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing, the New York Times reported on its website, citing people close to the company.

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Energy

Households and the Environment Survey 2007

STATSCAN - Increasing numbers of Canadian households are taking advantage of energy and water-saving devices in their home, and environmental issues are influencing household purchasing decisions and consumer habits.

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Legal Air Services

Legal aid

STATSCAN - In 2007/2008, legal aid plans in 10 provinces and territories spent $670 million on the delivery of legal aid services.

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Buyout Market

Buyout Industry Activity in Canada Continued at Strong Levels in 2008

TORONTO - Deal activity in Canada’s buyout market demonstrated continuing resilience in 2008 with a level of investment activity comparable to 2006, according to the industry’s statistical report released today by Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) and research partner Thomson Reuters.


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