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Thursday June 23, 2011
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Ted Talks
Daniel Tammet: Different ways of knowing
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Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia -- meaning that his perception of words, numbers and colors are woven together into a new way of perceiving and understanding the world. |
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Energy
Solar panels on Regional Operations Centre generating power and revenue
Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo has completed the installation of solar panels on its Operations Centre on Maple Grove Road in Cambridge and is generating power back into the grid.
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Grant
Inaugural Vital People grant awarded
Waterloo – It is with great pleasure that The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation announces the first ever recipient for their new Vital People grant program. Ramy Nassar, recognized entrepreneur, community volunteer, and leader is “both humbled and thrilled to be chosen by The Foundation for their inaugural Vital People grant.”
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Aquisition
Acquisition Announced of Metranome Inc. and Availability of Mobile Developer Program
Desire2Learn Mobile Developer Program enables third-party developers to integrate their mobile applications, products or services, into Desire2Learn Campus Life, a product of Desire2Learn’s acquisition of Metranome
Kitchener-Waterloo and Baltimore - Desire2Learn Incorporated, a leading provider of enterprise teaching and learning platforms, announced the acquisition of Metranome Inc. and the availability of the Desire2Learn Mobile Developer Program.
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Education
PATHWAYS KITCHENER CELEBRATES AS FIRST COHORT LEADS THE WAY TO A GRADUATION NATION
Kitchener - Four years ago, Angela Doric and Shubhagata Sengupta were two of one hundred students who joined a new program in Kitchener called Pathways to Education.
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PSA
Disappearing motels subject of July exhibit at Rotunda Gallery
KITCHENER – Independently owned and operated motels in their various states of decay captured on Polaroid 600 film are the topic of the July 7th exhibit at the Rotunda Gallery with a reception from 5-7 p.m.
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Energy
Siemens Canada goes live with solar inverter manufacturing
Local production supports customers in meeting government FiT requirements
Burlington – Siemens Canada’s Industry Automation division has begun local manufacturing of its SINVERT solar inverters for the Canadian solar photovoltaic market. Manufactured at the company’s Burlington facility, the manufacturing of PV Inverters in Ontario allows Siemens’ customers investing in commercial and large ground mount applications, to meet the “minimum required domestic content level” set by the Ontario government’s feed-in-tariff program.
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Award
Sibley award winner 'strong role model'
by Suzanne Morrison
Hamilton - Preparing doctors who are knowledgeable and competent to practice has been integral to the career of Joseph Ferencz, winner of the 2011 John C. Sibley Award. The Sibley Award is presented annually to a part-time faculty member in the Faculty of Health Sciences who have made outstanding contributions to the education of health professionals.
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Community
PCL and Subtrade Partners Build Community
TORONTO – PCL Toronto employees are showing off their generous community spirit again. PCL Constructors Canada Inc. and the CNIB announced a partnership that will help enhance the independence of blind and partially sighted clients through building improvements at CNIB’s Lake Joseph Centre (Lake Joe).
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Award
Finding reduces swine fetal loss, nets researcher prestigious award
Kingston - Chandra Tayade has received a prestigious award from the American Society for Reproductive Immunology for his research. A new drug that stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in the uterus lining of pigs could be on the market in a couple of years. The drug will significantly impact the commercial swine industry by addressing spontaneous fetal loss and increasing litter size.
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Mental Health
Ontario's Government Releases Comprehensive Mental Health And Addictions Strategy
Toronto - Over 50,000 Ontario kids and their families will now have quicker and easier access to the right mental health supports, when and where they need them. Ontario released a Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, which focuses on children and youth in the first three years.
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Volunteerism
Strong Employee Volunteer Programs Benefit Corporations and Communities More than just 'Chequebook Philanthropy'
Innovative Tool Capitalizes on Skills-Building Potential of Volunteer Work
OTTAWA - Research about the changing landscape of volunteerism in Canada identifies comprehensive Employee Volunteer Programs as critical to effective community building. A new tool helps employees give back while developing essential skills to advance their careers. To capitalize on skills-building potential, Volunteer Canada and Manulife Financial developed a new tool, titled Skills Plus. The tool identifies hard skills required for certain occupations.
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Patent
Corporation is Granted Patent on Core Technology, Cementing Leadership Position for the Production of High Volume, High Purity Steviosides
VANCOUVER - GLG Life Tech Corporation, the vertically-integrated leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality stevia and all natural and zero calorie food and beverage products, announces that one of its current patent applications, submitted in 2008 by its 100% owned subsidiary -- Qingdao Runde Biotechnology Company Ltd., has been granted by the State Intellectual Property Bureau of the People's Republic of China.
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Farming
Principal field crops
Statscan - As of June 3, 2011, Prairie farmers had either planted, or intended to plant, a record area of canola and greatly increased areas of durum wheat and oats in the 2011 planting season. In the East, Quebec farmers anticipate a record high area for soybeans. Seeding has not been completed in all regions, as reported by farmers.
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EI
Employment Insurance
Statscan - In April, 598,400 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down by 6,500 (-1.1%) from March and the seventh consecutive monthly decline. The number of beneficiaries fell in six provinces, with the fastest declines in British Columbia and Alberta.
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Guest Column
Spend Less and Get More with True Integrated Marketing
By David M. Mastovich
What do senior leaders of organizations, regardless of size or industry, think when they are asked to commit more resources to messaging and selling? While those working in the field talk about different disciplines like Marketing, Public Relations, Sales, Communications and Advertising, decision makers tend to lump them all together.
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