Drugs alone can't stop disease in sub-Saharan Africa: We need diagnostic tools to match. TED Senior Fellow Frederick Balagadde shows how we can multiply the power and availability of an unwieldy, expensive diagnostic lab -- by miniaturizing it to the size of a chip.
Cambridge — Social technology expert, Ladybug Teknologies Inc., announced yesterday that its BAQ Tracker Mobile software application will help build “informed consumption” communities throughout the Kitchener-Waterloo region.
Family Violence Project of Waterloo Region Presented Award for Outstanding Services to Victims of Crime
Waterloo Region - The Family Violence Project of Waterloo Region at Mosaic Counseling and Family Services received a Victim Services Award of Distinction for service providers who deliver outstanding services to victims of crime. The award was presented this morning at Queen’s Park by Attorney General Chris Bentley and Kitchener Centre MPP John Milloy.
Waterloo – Bruce Riedel, a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), terrorism expert and special advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama, will speak at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on April 29, as part of CIGI’s ongoing Signature Lecture Series.
World News - “The International Monetary Fund has proposed a set of broad taxes on the financial industry to guard against future crises, and the levies that would target ‘excess’ profits and compensation as well as raise hundreds of billions of dollars in the United States alone….” [The Washington Post/Factiva]
WATERLOO - University of Waterloo graduate students will present their diverse scholarly findings to the public next week at the largest research conference of its kind in Canada.
Waterloo Region – Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc. (JDIMI), the largest independent insurance brokerage in Canada, is pleased to announce a new Western Ontario branch, situated in the Cambridge Corporate Centre which opened its doors in January 2010.
TORONTO - In the wake of record industry losses, consumer bankruptcies and the recently announced voluntary Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada, the credit card industry has been transformed from one of the most profitable areas of lending to one of the least.
World News - “Worsening public debt problems could undermine gains in global financial stability and prolong the weakness of the credit markets, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.
TORONTO - Thorough analysis of research conducted by Henry Mintzberg from McGill university, Jeanne Liedtka from the Darden school, and Philip Kotler from the Kellogg School of Management, has identified the need for organizations to develop a stronger focus on Strategic Thinking, as opposed to Strategic Planning, in order to successfully navigate the post-economic downturn business world, says The Beacon Group, a Canadian-based professional services firm.
World Bank - “For the first time the World Bank is opening up access to all the information in its database: anyone can look up information on other economies as well as the state of poverty, health and education in all corner of the globe.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Sandra Pupatello, Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade, yesterday acknowledged that General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) has repaid its loans to the governments of Canada and Ontario in full. Both levels of government continue to hold common and preferred shares in General Motors Company.
New Hamburg – The Community Players of New Hamburg (TCP) is delighted to announce that the organization has received a $40,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The grant is being offered to permit TCP to acquire a portable stage/seating system to augment its stage platforms and provide better seating for its patrons.
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