Feb 25 2009

Sinkholes below Lake Huron hold strange ecosystem: researchers – CBC.ca


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Sinkholes below Lake Huron hold strange ecosystem: researchers
CBC.ca
By Sharon Oosthoek, CBC News The Middle Island sinkhole is open to Lake Huron, creating a gradient of biological activity. A nine-metre boat is also visible in this aerial photo for sense of scale.
Salty sinkholes home to rare bacteria in Lake Huron Regina Leader-Post
Strange Beings Found in Great Lakes FOXNews
Science Daily (press release)
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Feb 25 2009

BCIT receives $1 million donation – News1130

BCIT receives million donation
News1130
BURNABY (NEWS1130) – BCIT has received a million donation to help build the Rivers Institute at the school. Rudy North of Vancouver is the generous benefactor.
BC Institute of Technology creates Rivers Institute Georgia Straight
The Rivers Institute at BCIT-A First of Its Kind in British Columbia MSNBC
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Feb 25 2009

Samsung is Canada's favourite brand of cell phone in 2008 – Digital Home

Samsung is Canada's favourite brand of cell phone in 2008
Digital Home
Korean consumer electronics Samsung was the top seller of mobile phones in Canada during the final quarter of 2008 according to a recent report by IDC Canada.
Samsung Tops Mobile Phone Customer Loyalty in Canada here’s how!
Loyalty Keeps Samsung at No. 1 Spot in Canadian Wireless Market Canada NewsWire (press release)
Mobile Today
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Feb 25 2009

Hollywood’s new double feature: DVD and Blu-ray in one box – Christian Science Monitor


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Hollywood’s new double feature: DVD and Blu-ray in one box
Christian Science Monitor
By Chris Gaylord | 02.25.09 With Blu-ray sales doddering, movie studios are scheming new ways to get consumers more comfortable with the high-definition discs.
Sony, Philips, Panasonic to create single Blu-ray license CNET News
Sony, Partners Try to Establish New Blu-ray Fees PC Magazine
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Feb 25 2009

NB student creates new Apple application – Calgary Herald


Bend Weekly

NB student creates new Apple application
Calgary Herald
Jason Brennan says he’s not a keener in school – which is precisely why he needed a program like the one he created for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch devices.
Home Zone: Hook up your Apple and become heart healthy Bend Weekly
Getting fit with your iPhone WWAY NewsChannel 3
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Feb 25 2009

China's growth is no figleaf for the real source of CO2 emissions … – guardian.co.uk


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China's growth is no figleaf for the real source of CO2 emissions
guardian.co.uk
Whenever a government or a corporation doesn't want to do something, it blames China. You want fair terms of trade? Sorry, not when China's dumping its goods on the world market.
China Exports Made It World’s Largest Greenhouse-Gas Factory Bloomberg
Outsourcing Emissions: Assigning Responsibility & COP15 Huffington Post
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Feb 25 2009

The future of sporty is small – Metro Canda – Edmonton

The future of sporty is small
Metro Canda – Edmonton
Going down the gears as I shot uphill in my Fiat 500 Abarth, I realized that I was enjoying the future of sporty driving. The 500 is a very cool city car, but get this 135 bhp racing version boosted by Fiat’s performance division and it becomes real
Fiat 500 gets a sporting boost expressandstar.com
Fiat 500 Abarth Kerala Online
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Feb 25 2009

Microsoft to Launch Windows Mobile 7 Next Year – PC Magazine


Ars Technica

Microsoft to Launch Windows Mobile 7 Next Year
PC Magazine
by Mark Hachman Microsoft will launch the next major iteration of Windows Mobile, or Windows Mobile 7, in 2010, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft says there’s room for a netbook-like server TG Daily
Microsoft Readying Low-cost Windows Server OS PC World
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Feb 25 2009

Scientists Mull Future After Carbon Satellite Crash – New York Times


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Scientists Mull Future After Carbon Satellite Crash
New York Times
By LAUREN MORELLO, ClimateWire Nine years of work disappeared in five minutes yesterday when a NASA satellite crashed into the icy waters near Antarctica.
NASA names chairman for Orbiting Carbon Observatory investigation Xinhua
NASA picks chairman to lead satellite crash probe San Jose Mercury News
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Feb 25 2009

Your new Kindle is talking — but not paying – Reuters


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Your new Kindle is talking — but not paying
Reuters
Amazon’s hotly anticipated Kindle e-reader got even more press on Wednesday, but not the good variety. In an op-ed titled “The Kindle Swindle” that appeared in the New York Times Wednesday, the president of the Author’s Guild, Roy Blount Jr.
E-books cost too much, Kindle forum writers complain Computerworld
Cost-Justifying the Kindle 2 PC World
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