Feb 21 2009

Montreal scientists unlock mystery of early molecular mechanism – CBC.ca

Montreal scientists unlock mystery of early molecular mechanism
CBC.ca
Two Montreal researchers have proposed a new theory for a question that has long vexed evolutionary biologists: How did a mechanism thought to help build life self-assemble?
Mystery about origin of life solved Times of India
Origins Of Complex Structure Explained By University Of Montreal … Medical News Today (press release)
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Feb 21 2009

Friday Apple Links: Dancing with the Woz edition – Ars Technica


TechRadar UK

Friday Apple Links: Dancing with the Woz edition
Ars Technica
In this week-ending roundup of interesting Apple tidbits, we have iTunes taxes, German Mac cloners telling Apple to bring it on, turn-by-turn GPS navigation for your iPhone, Apple's Wayne Westerman talks multi-touch inspiration, and more.
Mozilla, Skype join iPhone jailbreak fight Register
mocoNews.net – Skype And Mozilla Petition For IPhone 'Jailbreaking … Washington Post
Macworld – CNET News – Electronista – Inquirer
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Feb 21 2009

Steam Weekend Deal – Best Indie Games – GameFocus


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Steam Weekend Deal – Best Indie Games
GameFocus
The current weekend deal on Steam features the newly created Greatest Indie Pack at 75% off for .99. The package includes Klei Entertainment’s puzzle game, Eets, Dark Castle Software’s retro shooter, Gravitron 2, Exkee’s physics-based puzzle game, …
Steam Weekend Deal: Greatest Indie Pack Nintendophiles
The Weekend Steam PALGN
Cinema Blend
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Feb 21 2009

BMW has all the right moves – StarPhoenix


The Gazette (Montreal)

BMW has all the right moves
StarPhoenix
On the day the price of gasoline dipped below 70 cents a litre for the first time in several years, I had to fill up the turbodiesel-powered BMW X5 I was driving.
2009 BMW 335d The Gazette (Montreal)
Diesel Now Less Than Premium As Gas Prices Surge TheCarConnection.com
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Feb 21 2009

DICE Predicts The Future of Gaming – GameFocus


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Feb 21 2009

Canon announces 2009 Powershot camera line-up – Digital Home


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Canon announces 2009 Powershot camera line-up
Digital Home
Canon Canada this week announced its new 2009 PowerShot camera line-up which includes ten new models. Features to look for on some of the new cameras for 2009 are: the inclusion of Canon's Digic 4 Image Processor; a Smart Auto feature which selects the …
Canon PowerShot G10 high-end compact camera Reg Hardware
Canon PowerShot G10: high end and compact and very, very good. Do … TECH.BLORGE.com
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Feb 21 2009

LittleBigPlanet sweeps gaming awards – TechRadar UK


TechRadar UK

LittleBigPlanet sweeps gaming awards
TechRadar UK
It was a big, big night for LittleBigPlanet last night, as the DIY platform game swept the board at the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas, one of the many ceremonies vying to be the Oscars for video games.
Little Big Planet' leads video game awards in Las Vegas The Canadian Press
DICE 2009: God of War: Chains of Olympus Rocks IGN
Red Herring – Gamasutra – ElectricPig.tv – TAXI Design Network
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Feb 21 2009

New MRI design frees up space for patients – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

New MRI design frees up space for patients
CBC.ca
Magnetic resonance image of the head and shoulders of a human volunteer taken by the researchers shows more details than conventional scans.
MRI machine plugs in today Peace Arch News.com
Bigger MRI machine may be less claustrophobic Reuters
United Press International – National Geographic – ETH Life – Nature.com (subscription)
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Feb 21 2009

Growing Arctic sea ice likely to melt, says scientist – CBC.ca


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Growing Arctic sea ice likely to melt, says scientist
CBC.ca
A University of Manitoba climate researcher says the growth of Arctic sea ice in 2008 is not cause for optimism. What scientists are seeing is mostly thin, first-year ice that is likely to melt during the summer, David Barber is quoted as saying this …
Return of ice may not be good news Canada.com
National Satellite Mistakenly Shows California-Sized Ice Mass … AHN
National Geographic – ShortNews.com – Space Ref (press release) – Science Magazine (subscription)
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Feb 21 2009

Wisconsin Passes Digital Download Tax

McGruber writes with news that the State of Wisconsin has passed legislation to extend sales tax to digital downloads. The new law will go into effect on October 1st. Estimates suggest that the 5% tax on “downloads of music, games, books, ring tones and other video entertainment” will bring in .7 million annually. “[Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle] has been fighting for the change for years. He and other state officials say it is a matter of fairness: Internet vendors shouldn’t have a tax-exempt advantage over Wisconsin’s brick-and-mortar retail stores.” Similar legislation has been proposed in North Carolina, and we’ve previously discussed New York’s foray into taxing sales made online in addition to downloaded purchases.

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