Jan 29 2009

Mitel and IBM cross-license tech – Ottawa Business Journal


Ottawa Business Journal

Mitel and IBM cross-license tech
Ottawa Business Journal – 21 hours ago
By Ottawa Business Journal Staff Mitel has signed a cross-licensing agreement with IBM (NYSE:IBM) that will allow both companies to use patents covering unified communications technology.
Mitel Announces Patent Cross License Agreement with IBM MSNBC
US Patent Awards: Where Has All the Innovation Gone? TechNewsWorld
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Jan 29 2009

HOW TO: Survive a Social Media Revolt

There have been numerous ‘revolts’ on Digg (social news), hundreds of thousands of users have created numerous groups to stage protests on Facebook (social networking), and hundreds of blog posts have been written about how terrible Twitter’s service and up-time used to be and what a poor job they were doing in communicating their problems ..

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Jan 29 2009

Apple Approved iPhone Inter-process Communication

Great news for iPhone development, as Apple now allows apps to communicate with each other. Here’s how it works.

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Jan 29 2009

Teachers Need an Open Source Education

palegray.net writes “Teachers are sorely in need of an education in what open source software is, what it isn’t, and how it can benefit their students. A recent news story at the Reg discussed the case of a Texas teacher who accused those distributing Linux to students of committing criminal acts. A HeliOS blog entry exposes a “higher education” culture of apathy, lies, and fear of open source software. Things have got to improve, and that improvement needs to start with misguided teachers getting their facts straight.”

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Jan 29 2009

Disgruntled customer offered Virgin job – China Daily


Telegraph.co.uk

Disgruntled customer offered Virgin job
China Daily – 35 minutes ago
A passenger who wrote a complaint letter about the standard of Virgin Atlantic's food has been offered a job by Sir Richard Branson.
Sir Richard Branson praises Canada for avoiding recession for so long The Canadian Press
Author of Virgin letter offered chance as airline's food tester Telegraph.co.uk
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Jan 29 2009

God stays in school speech despite group's campaign – Globe and Mail

God stays in school speech despite group's campaign
Globe and Mail – 26 Jan 2009
Edmonton — The University of Alberta has reached a compromise on a push by a group of campus atheists and agnostics to take God out of convocation ceremonies.
U of A changes God reference in convocation speech AOL Canada
U of A grad not quite Godless Edmonton Journal
Calgary Herald – iNews880.com – ScienceBlogs – Edmonton Journal
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Jan 29 2009

Shelter opens in Fort St. John – Alberta Daily Herald Tribune

Shelter opens in Fort St. John
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune – 12 hours ago
FORT ST. JOHN, BC – A so-called extreme weather shelter has opened in Fort St. John so homeless people have a place to go when it’s dangerously cold to sleep outside.
Cold weather fills Salvation Army shelter KSWO
Charity short of campaign 2009 goal Pekin Daily Times
Nova News Now – Southeast Missourian – ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA – Nanaimo Daily News
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Jan 29 2009

MacKenzie pulp mill taken over by ministry – CTV British Columbia


CTV British Columbia

MacKenzie pulp mill taken over by ministry
CTV British Columbia – 27 Jan 2009
The BC government has intervened in a potentially dangerous situation which could threaten a small northern community. A pulp mill north of Prince George is at risk of losing its workers and of leaking a dangerous chemical.
Owner of troubled BC mill says he’s not responsible for The Gazette (Montreal)
Fears of chemical spill spur province to take over BC mill Globe and Mail
Vancouver Sun – AOL Canada – The Province – Prince George Citizen
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Jan 29 2009

Porsche to Offer Exhaust Note Tuning System – U.S. News Rankings & Reviews


Autoblog.nl

Porsche to Offer Exhaust Note Tuning System
U.S. News Rankings & Reviews – 17 hours ago
You climb in, fire it up and hit the gas, listening for that deep, rumbling exhaust note that always sends a shiver up your spine.
Carry on Carrera Metro Canada – Ottawa
Porsche offers push-button exhaust sound enhancement for 911 Auto123
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Jan 29 2009

Night Falls – Torontoist


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Night Falls
Torontoist – 27 Jan 2009
The University of Toronto has purchased the McLaughlin Planetarium from the Royal Ontario Museum for million, with plans for "academic use.
U. of T. Buys Old McLaughlin Planetarium Land From ROM For Million CityNews
U of T gets room to grow, ROM gets out of a jam Globe and Mail
Exchange Morning Post
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