Jan
31
2009
Health Care Now
Why has the Obama administration been silent about one of the key promises during the campaign — the promise of guaranteed health care for all Americans?
Jan
31
2009
Kid overcomes bullying thanks to video games
Check out this very heartwarming story on how a kid overcame bullies and made new friends thanks to video games.
Jan
31
2009
Michael Steele Becomes First Black RNC Chair
Former Maryland Lt. Gov Michael Steele will be the new chairman of the Republican National Committee.”It’s time for something completely different,” Steele said following his victory. “And we’re going to bring it to them.”
Jan
31
2009
Exchange Comes To Linux as OpenChange
joesmart writes to tell us that new work on OpenChange and KDE seeks to bridge the gap between groupware compatibility and open source. KDE developer Brad Hards spoke at the Linux.conf.au conference and said the goal of OpenChange is to implement the Microsoft Exchange protocols as they are used by Outlook. “OpenChange has client and server-side libraries for Exchange integration and relies heavily on code developed for Samba 4. It is open source software licensed under the GPL version 3. Hards said more work is being done on the client side and ‘we have code for the server,’ but estimates another 12 months of development is required to produce an OpenChange server ready for production.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Jan
30
2009
Migratory instincts protect caribou herds – Calgary Herald
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Migratory instincts protect caribou herds
Calgary Herald – 29 Jan 2009 Mountain caribou have a genetic nimbleness that could help them endure the threats of climate change and other challenges to their habitat. Study urges special help for mountain caribou Globe and Mail Caribou are ensuring their survival Calgary CTV Canoe.ca – The Canadian Press – Science Daily (press release) all 37 news articles |
Jan
30
2009
Unannounced Turok Sequel Canceled Amid Layoffs – Wired News
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Unannounced Turok Sequel Canceled Amid Layoffs
Wired News – 5 hours ago By Earnest Cavalli January 30, 2009 | 3:47:16 PMCategories: Business Matters The economic crunch continues to take its toll on the gaming world as layoffs hit Disney Interactive Studios' developer Propaganda Games. Disney cuts jobs, drops Turok sequel CVG Online Turok Sequel Canned XboxAddict.com GameSpot – Eurogamer – Digital Spy – Fudzilla all 25 news articles Langue : Français |
Jan
30
2009
Science community sees budget promises as mixed bag – CBC.ca
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Science community sees budget promises as mixed bag
CBC.ca – 28 Jan 2009 by Paul Jay, CBC News Science and technology industry observers were of two minds about Tuesday's federal budget, praising its boost to high-tech infrastructure, but questioning the conditions placed on many funding programs and wondering why research … Money for bricks, but not talent Globe and Mail Innovation the key Windsor Star Science Now – ScienceCareers.org all 6 news articles |
Jan
30
2009
Canada requesting firms report use of nanomaterials – CTV.ca
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Canada requesting firms report use of nanomaterials
CTV.ca – 29 Jan 2009 EDMONTON — Canada is poised to become the first government in the world to require companies to provide information about their use of potentially harmful nanomaterials in products, experts say. |
Jan
30
2009
Federal budget drops funding for key science agency – TheChronicleHerald.ca
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Federal budget drops funding for key science agency
TheChronicleHerald.ca – 29 Jan 2009 By The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The federal budget shut out Genome Canada, the only agency that regularly finances large-scale science in Canada. Budget erases funding for key science agency Globe and Mail Genomic Funding Cuts Saskatoonhomepage.ca Science Now – Scientist all 9 news articles |
Jan
30
2009
Budget commits $50 million to quantum computing centre – IT World Canada Blogs
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Budget commits million to quantum computing centre
IT World Canada Blogs – 29 Jan 2009 Canada will become home to the largest concentration of quantum computing talent in the world, thanks to 0 million in funding from government and the founder of Research in Motion Ltd. • A M boost for cutting-edge science Waterloo Record Canada commits million to quantum computing center Nanowerk LLC Exchange Morning Post all 6 news articles |
