Lemme see
What happens now to this one.
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Ryerson Facebook Debacle Marches On
If you have listened to the news recently you have likely heard of the case:
Ryerson University Student Chris Avenir has a Facebook page that he used with his fellow classmates to share notes, and ideas during study for a college technology class. His instructor discovered the site, and gave Mr. Avenir a failing grade.
Further, his professor hauled Chris Avenir before a University Academic Board, and charged him with Academic misconduct. Initially Chris Avenir was found guilty, and expelled. Then, Avenir appealed the decision before a Ryerson Faculty committee and their decision is pending.
If it were just that simple, it would be no problem. But the backlash and negative publicity that the university has been suffering has been considerable. Notable authorities on both sides of the issue, both in the technology world and the Academic world have been lining up, with opinions flying fast and thick. More 0 Comments Published by Search on 3.16.2008 at 16.3.08.
Ryerson University Student Chris Avenir has a Facebook page that he used with his fellow classmates to share notes, and ideas during study for a college technology class. His instructor discovered the site, and gave Mr. Avenir a failing grade.
Further, his professor hauled Chris Avenir before a University Academic Board, and charged him with Academic misconduct. Initially Chris Avenir was found guilty, and expelled. Then, Avenir appealed the decision before a Ryerson Faculty committee and their decision is pending.
If it were just that simple, it would be no problem. But the backlash and negative publicity that the university has been suffering has been considerable. Notable authorities on both sides of the issue, both in the technology world and the Academic world have been lining up, with opinions flying fast and thick. More 0 Comments Published by Search on 3.16.2008 at 16.3.08.
Improving the environmental performance of buildings in North America can cut the region's carbon emissions more than any other measure
The rapid take-up of current and new technologies could save the equivalent of the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by transport in the US, it concluded.
However, it added that developers and homeowners were not willing to pay the extra cost for energy saving measures.
Buildings are responsible for about 35% of the region's man-made CO2 emissions.
The report published by the Commission for Environmental Co-operation (CEC), an international organisation created by Canada, Mexico and the US, said it was possible for the most efficient buildings to consume 70% less energy than conventional properties.
Each year, it said, energy used by buildings in North America resulted in more than 2,200 megatonnes of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere.
But it said that it was possible to reduce this by 1,700 megatonnes, compared to a "business as usual" approach, by 2030. More on the BBC 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
However, it added that developers and homeowners were not willing to pay the extra cost for energy saving measures.
Buildings are responsible for about 35% of the region's man-made CO2 emissions.
The report published by the Commission for Environmental Co-operation (CEC), an international organisation created by Canada, Mexico and the US, said it was possible for the most efficient buildings to consume 70% less energy than conventional properties.
Each year, it said, energy used by buildings in North America resulted in more than 2,200 megatonnes of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere.
But it said that it was possible to reduce this by 1,700 megatonnes, compared to a "business as usual" approach, by 2030. More on the BBC 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
Arms attached to spacewalking robot
The arms of a $209 million spacewalking robot named Dextre, were attached Sunday by astronauts on the International Space Station, a report said.
The 12-foot, Canadian-built robot was created to take on some repair duties typically performed by human spacewalking astronauts, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Astronauts Rick Linnehan and Mike Foreman grunted as they worked to loosen the robot's fastened-down arms from its transport bed and attach them to Dextre's shoulders, the report said. Full Post 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
The 12-foot, Canadian-built robot was created to take on some repair duties typically performed by human spacewalking astronauts, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Astronauts Rick Linnehan and Mike Foreman grunted as they worked to loosen the robot's fastened-down arms from its transport bed and attach them to Dextre's shoulders, the report said. Full Post 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
Roof cave-in kills Quebec man
A 55-year-old man from St-Gérard-des-Laurentides north of Shawinigan has died after the roof of his home collapsed Sunday morning — the second deadly roof cave-in within a week in Quebec as efforts were stepped up to remove heavy snow from building tops.
The man, a woman and two children were inside their house Sunday when the roof came down around 7:20 a.m. ET, Quebec provincial police said.
The woman and children managed to get out safely, but the man was trapped in the rubble, police spokesman Mark Butz said.
Police and firefighters found his body around 8:15 a.m., Butz said.
An investigation is underway, but police believe the weight of the snow on the roof caused it to collapse.
Last Wednesday, three women died after a snow-laden warehouse roof collapsed in the small Laurentians community of Morin-Heights, northwest of Montreal.
The owners of Gourmet du Village said in a statement that snow removal had been scheduled to take place the same day the accident occurred.
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The man, a woman and two children were inside their house Sunday when the roof came down around 7:20 a.m. ET, Quebec provincial police said.
The woman and children managed to get out safely, but the man was trapped in the rubble, police spokesman Mark Butz said.
Police and firefighters found his body around 8:15 a.m., Butz said.
An investigation is underway, but police believe the weight of the snow on the roof caused it to collapse.
Last Wednesday, three women died after a snow-laden warehouse roof collapsed in the small Laurentians community of Morin-Heights, northwest of Montreal.
The owners of Gourmet du Village said in a statement that snow removal had been scheduled to take place the same day the accident occurred.
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A life lived 'to the fullest' as a soldier
The sad refrain of a military marching band drifted across a snow-covered northeast Edmonton cemetery Saturday as more than 500 mourners followed a hearse carrying the body of Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze to its final resting place.
The 25-year-old with the Edmonton Garrison's Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regiment died two weeks ago during a routine resupply mission about 45 kilometres west of the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan. A homemade bomb went off under his armoured vehicle.
The full military funeral, which was held in both Japanese and English, was closed to the media. Full Story 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
The 25-year-old with the Edmonton Garrison's Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regiment died two weeks ago during a routine resupply mission about 45 kilometres west of the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan. A homemade bomb went off under his armoured vehicle.
The full military funeral, which was held in both Japanese and English, was closed to the media. Full Story 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
Canada expects offer of extra troops at April NATO summit
Canada expects its NATO allies will soon offer 1,000 more soldiers to support the Canadian contingent in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said on Sunday.
Troops from Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and the United States have borne the brunt of the fight against the Taliban, but MacKay has been pressuring other NATO countries to provide more support and continued his efforts at a NATO summit in Brussels on the weekend.
In addition to at least 1,000 extra troops, Canada is looking for equipment including helicopters and unmanned surveillance aircraft.
"Those 1,000 extra troops — that is really a minimum," MacKay told a conference of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, where transatlantic security issues were debated. Full Story 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
Troops from Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and the United States have borne the brunt of the fight against the Taliban, but MacKay has been pressuring other NATO countries to provide more support and continued his efforts at a NATO summit in Brussels on the weekend.
In addition to at least 1,000 extra troops, Canada is looking for equipment including helicopters and unmanned surveillance aircraft.
"Those 1,000 extra troops — that is really a minimum," MacKay told a conference of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, where transatlantic security issues were debated. Full Story 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
Tibetan capital quiet after Chinese show of force
China’s state-run Xinhua news agency said 10 people were killed in Friday’s anti-government protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa but the Tibetan government-in-exile in the northern Indian city of in Dharamshala, told Agence France-Presse the actual figure is more than three times that number and possibly higher.
“We are confirming approximately 30 deaths, and we are even hearing numbers of over 100 dead, but this number we are unable to confirm,” Tenzin Taklha, a senior official of the Tibetan government-in-exile told AFP Saturday.
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“We are confirming approximately 30 deaths, and we are even hearing numbers of over 100 dead, but this number we are unable to confirm,” Tenzin Taklha, a senior official of the Tibetan government-in-exile told AFP Saturday.
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Conrad Black's son charged in hit-and-run collision in Toronto
Fallen media baron Conrad Black's eldest son has been charged in connection with a traffic collision in downtown Toronto that left a man injured.
Thirty-year-old Jonathan David Black was charged Sunday with failing to stop after an accident, careless driving, driving while under suspension and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
Black, a former model, will appear in court on April 28.
"We're alleging that the collision involved a vehicle that rear-ended a second, stopped vehicle and we're also alleging that the driver of that vehicle backed up and then left the scene," Det. Wally Watts told The Canadian Press. Read More 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
Thirty-year-old Jonathan David Black was charged Sunday with failing to stop after an accident, careless driving, driving while under suspension and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
Black, a former model, will appear in court on April 28.
"We're alleging that the collision involved a vehicle that rear-ended a second, stopped vehicle and we're also alleging that the driver of that vehicle backed up and then left the scene," Det. Wally Watts told The Canadian Press. Read More 0 Comments Published by Search on at 16.3.08.
Its amazing we don't do this more often
This is an amazing thing this internet thing.
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