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Monday May 3, 2010

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Ted Talks

Lies, damned lies and statistics

In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating "the optimum TEDTalk" based on user ratings. How do you rate it? "Jaw-dropping"? "Unconvincing"? Or just plain "Funny"?

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Arts & Culture

LEADING CANADIAN ARCHITECTURE FIRM SELECTED FOR CAMBRIDGE PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX

CAMBRIDGE – Leading Canadian architectural firm Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc. has been selected as the successful candidate to design the new Cambridge Performing Arts Complex, located at 46 Grand Avenue in Galt.

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Technology

PrinterOn Chosen To Power Select Networks of Public Printers for HP Eprint

KITCHENER – PrinterOn announce late April that it has entered into an agreement with HP to allow users of HP ePrint to search and print to the PrinterOn public network of printers called PrintSpots®.

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Xquarterly

Co-operators General Insurance Company reports first quarter 2010 net income of $31.8 million

GUELPH - Co-operators General Insurance Company announced its consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2010. For the first quarter, Co-operators General reported a consolidated net income of $31.8 million, compared to a net loss of $6.4 million for the same quarter in 2009. Earnings (loss) per common share was $1.41 for the first quarter compared to ($0.38) for the same period last year.

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Education

Conestoga to Host National Conference of Polytechnic Colleges

Kitchener - Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning will host the annual general meeting and national conference of Polytechnics Canada on May 10-11 at its Doon campus in Kitchener.

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Economy

Mitel's Credit Rating Raised by Standard & Poor's

OTTAWA - Mitel Networks Corporation, a leading provider of IP-based communications solutions, today announced that on April 29, 2010, Standard & Poor's (S&P) Rating Services raised Mitel's long-term corporate credit rating to a 'B' from 'B-' and attached an outlook of "stable" to Mitel's credit rating.

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PSA

Small Gains Made Toward Ending Homelessness

Kitchener - The 2010 Homelessness and Housing Umbrella Group (HHUG) Report Card was released Friday, using data from 2009. Local politicians joined members of the HHUG and other housing groups to hear that the overall Housing Stability Grade for 2010 is a “B-”, the same as last year.

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Fund Raiser

Great cause, dinner and blues for dancing too!

WATERSTREET BLUES BAND at Victoria Park Pavilion, Victoria Park, Kitchener, ON

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PSA

Heart and Stroke Foundation Opens Registration for 7th Annual Row for Heart Program

Kitchener - Have you thought about learning to row? Are you interested in getting out on the beautiful Grand River this summer? Are you looking for an opportunity to get active and support a great cause while meeting fantastic new people?

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Education

Technical students showcase imaginative, real-world projects

Tech@Work: Conestoga Presents Best Student Projects

Kitchener - Senior-level students from 14 Conestoga College programs will present their work at the Tech@Work showcase on Tuesday, May 4. Presentation of the projects will be in a trade show fashion, so that industry professionals can examine the projects, make inquiries and even use the opportunity to recruit these final-year students for employment.

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