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Monday March 1, 2010
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Ted Talks

Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory


Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy -- and our own self-awareness.

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Transportation Requirements

Descartes Provides One-Stop Shopping for Neptune Shipping

LONG BEACH, Calif./Waterloo - Descartes Systems Group, a federated global network logistics solutions provider, announced that Neptune Shipping, an international non-vessel operating common carrier, is using a series of services from Descartes to help it comply with ocean regulatory requirements and deliver enhanced cargo services to its customers.

OTN Showcases Telemedicine Solutions at HIMSS10

TORONTO - As one of the world's largest and most active telemedicine networks, the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) will faciliate more than 100,000 clinical encounters and distance education opportunities for more than 300,000 people across nearly one thousand sites this year.

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Education Awards

Conestoga Awards Scholarships to Degree Program Students

Twenty-three students in degree programs at Conestoga College are the recipients of more than $30,000 in entrance and academic achievement scholarships provided by a number of College and community donors. Presentation of all these honours took place on February 25.

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Technology

ORION tests data storage project

Toronto - A new project is testing the use of an ORION service to support off-site data storage for Ontario research and academic institutions.

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Exhibition

Youth art project by d3 Artworks, Inc. unveiled at ROOF (Reaching Our Outdoor Friends)

Cambridge, ON – The artists, apprentices and youth participants of Cambridge’s d3 Artworks Inc. will unveil the 12th installment of the United Youth Vision Cultural Artwork series of projects dating back to 2002 on March 1.

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Haitian Relief

Local Insurance Brokerage raises more than $8,600.00 in support for the Haitian Relief Effort

New Hamburg - Josslin Insurance Brokers Limited is pleased that through the personal contributions of their employees they have raised more that $8600 for the relief efforts in Haiti. Josslin corporately kick-started the project with an initial “seed” donation of $1,000, and then matched all donations by employees, to reach the total gift of $8600.

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Research Funding

Supporting New Ideas, New Discoveries And Jobs In Waterloo Region McGuinty Government Boosts World-Leading Research

Ontario is helping researchers in Waterloo Region make new discoveries that will improve the lives of people around the world while building our economy at home. The province is investing $20,826,487 to support 6 leading-edge research projects at the University of Waterloo.

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Market Expansion

Brick Brewing announces market expansion to Atlantic Canada

WATERLOO - Brick Brewing Co. Limited today announced that it has entered into a sales agent agreement with AMCA Sales & Marketing ("AMCA") for Atlantic Canada. The new agreement will continue to December 31, 2012.

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Research and Innovation

Province Invests $7.2 Million in U of G Research

Guelph - Two research projects that will enhance the University of Guelph's reputation for revolutionizing agriculture and facilitating the transition to a bioeconomy received more than $7.2 million in provincial support.

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Science and Business

Fusion conference to explore sustainability in science and business

WATERLOO - University students skilled in blending scientific outlooks with business methods will explore how business, technology and science can sustain themselves at the Fusion conference to be held Friday and Saturday (March 5-6) on the University of Waterloo campus.

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Video Technoology

Waterloo Company a Leader in Network Video Surveillance Technology

TORONTO - Covington Capital Corporation ("Covington") is pleased to announce the completion of a CDN$2.5 million investment in Waterloo-based Aimetis Corp. ("Aimetis", the "Company") as part of a total financing round of $5 million.

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Online Learning Tools

Visual Education Centre Signs Contract with the Ontario Ministry of Education

TORONTO - Canada's leading distributor for educational resources Visual Education Centre announces that it has signed a three-year contract with the Ontario Ministry of Education on behalf of its interactive educational media-on-demand service, Learn360(TM).

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Finances

Edward Jones can now refer their clients to Manulife Bank products to help clients become debt-free sooner and build savings

WATERLOO, - Edward Jones, a leading Canadian financial services firm, has formalized an association with Manulife Bank of Canada to integrate innovative debt-management and banking solutions into the financial plans of their clients.

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